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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1911
Page
5
A compiled list of sporting feats and accidents from 1910 with entries on boxing and auto records by Ad Wolgast and Barney Oldfield, rowing by Cambridge and Oxford, horse racing through the Grand Prix and Derby, major football and tennis results, and a long tally of deadly mining and railway disasters in North America and Europe.
Prominent figures from literature art and politics appear on a list marking Edward VII as a victim of wartime or birthright clash. The extensive roll includes authors artists statesmen and soldiers, suggesting universal exposure to peril or consequence across social ranks.
Obituary roundup lists Agnes Booth, Darius Mills, Francesco di Paola Satolli, Gen Newton Curtis, Ezra Kendall, George Holland, Neil Burgess, Clay Clement, Don Obaldia, Louis James, Thomas Platt, Jake Schaefer, Phil Daly, Tom Browne, David Brewer, Alexander Agassiz, Menelik II, Robert Patterson, William Sumner, Mark Twain, Bjornson, Gen Alexander, J P S Gobin, Nord Alexis, Edward Bell, Pauline Viardot Garela, Dr Koch, various figures including editors, actors, writers, scientists, and statesmen with ages and cities. The roll spans April to July with many prominent names and nationalities.
A compilation lists meetings and openings of major groups across 1880s to 20th century in cities including Indianapolis Washington Mobile Buenos Aires Philadelphia Boston Atlantic City St Louis Toronto Minneapolis and Indianapolis from the United Mine Workers Daughters of the American Revolution Grand Army of the Republic and other associations with dates in April May September and October.
A compiled list details numerous large fires with multi location damage. Entries cover Jamestown New York Mateszalka Hungary Lake Charles Louisiana Ford Pennsylvania Seattle Montreal Benton Ann Arbor Campbelltown New Brunswick Boston Brussels Wallace Idaho Los Angeles Times Alabaster Michigan Victoria British Columbia Evansville Indiana and other sites with totals from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars and dozens of lives lost.
The Saxon forest policy shifts responsibility to smokers on forest roads. A 135 year old obligation to help extinguish fires remains, with fines up to 150 marks for noncompliance. New rules reduce the need for covered pipes, permitting various forms of smoking when wind and conditions are safe. Authorities stress personal judgment to prevent fires.
The Sale sian order founder Don Rosen is studied for possible beatification amid claims of prophetic gifts. A French nun recalls predictions of cholera in Rome and the pope’s Jerusalem vigil, while Pius X weighs the miraculous foresight in light of Rome’s looming health fears.
A brief notice notes a church titled Church of the Staly Cross of Jerusalem. It appears in a historical page segment and is described as a religious organization with a distinctive name. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
Rabbi J Leonard Levy of Pittsburgh and vice president of the International Peace Union proposed using Andrew Carnegie’s 10 million gift for universal peace to buy and destroy every war toy. He urged legislation to forbid sale of war toys, arguing they teach children to glorify soldiers, and called for an international religion to foster peace.
An ordinance in Tacoma Washington makes it a misdemeanor to buy an intoxicating drink for another. The piece resembles a verse lament about the waning charm of the old west and references past frontier figures and tales, noting the sheriff's intervention and a shift from heroic tales to modern restraint.
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