Boys Die in Sand Cave at Fort Wayne Hill
Telegraphic report details the deaths of Walter Grossman 12 and Herbert Hoeltje 11 in a sand cave they dug on Michigan Avenue near Riedmiler Hill Fort Wayne Indiana. Heavy rain loosened earth trapping and crushing them as neighbors watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Cave
Walter Grossman
Herman Grossman
Herbert Hoeltje
Henry C. Hoeltje
Fort Wayne
Ind
Riedmiler Hill
Michigan Avenue
Unprecedented unemployment sparks broad relief efforts abroad
Reports from Britain describe deep unemployment with mass distaste and potential marches on London. Dublin Liverpool and other cities allocate public funds for relief while Premier Asquith plans a national relief program. Internationally, court rulings and political actions touch labor laws, Dreyfus affairs, and Irish land questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
London
Glasgow
Dublin
Moor
Liverpool
Sheffield
Birmingham
Asquith
Highest Court of
Australia
Accidental Shooting Claims Bloomington Area Father
David Shields, 45, was accidentally killed by his son Parker Shields, 20, while hunting near Bloomington Indiana. Parker was handling a firearm when the fatal incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
David Shields
Parker
Bank Closes After Run on Fort Scott Institution
The First National Bank of Fort Scott Kansas, a long established financial institution, shut its doors Friday morning after a run reduced deposits by about 56 000. The bank held total deposits of 702 090 at closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Fort Scott
Kan
Fire destroys Crystal Tee Company storage plant in Mount Carmel
A Mount Carmel Pennsylvania storage plant of the Crystal Tee Company burned down. Adam Counsellor his wife and child and Monroe Snyder who lived there were burned to death in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Tee Company
Mount Carmel
Adam Counsellor
Monroe Snyder
Former U S official Anson Wager fined for private card use
On a guilty plea Judge Carland of the United States court in Sioux Falls S D fined Anson Wager $300. Wager once served as United States commissioner at Dallas and used his frank on private postal cards. He was removed from office several days ago by Judge Carland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carland
United States Court
Sioux Falls
8. D
Anson Wager
Wagar
United States
Dallas
S. 7
Jump from Train Window Lets 13 Year Old Escape
Farl Wheeler of Janesville escapes from a reform school officer by leaping from a car window at forty miles per hour. He suffers no injuries and hurries away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farl Wheeler
Janesville, Jr
Rebate drives Rival Oil Firms seen in Rockefeller tale
John D. Rockefeller recounts the rise of Standard Oil before Referee Franklin Ferris. He details how rebates from railroads aided the merger of rivals, the absorption of competitors, and the creation of a single powerful oil trust, including figures like H. H. Rogers and J. D. Archbold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Ferris
New York
Thsday
John G. Milburn
Rockefeller
Standard Oi Company
Ohio
Rockefeller Combing
Oi!king
H. H. Rogers
John D. Archbold
Winckefeller Combine
Andean
Combine
Pennsylvania Railroad
Empire Pipe Line
Seaboard
Standard
Empire
Empire Concern
Disaster on Ellerman Sardinia as fire kills nearly two thousand
A Sardinia steamer bound for Alexandria from Valletta burned off Grand Harbour Malta. A gale hindered rescue efforts as nearly 2000 passengers and crew perished or were trapped amid flames, smoke, and panic with insufficient lifeboats and delayed lowering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellerman Line
Sardinia
Alexandria
Egypt
Valetta
Malta
Grand Harbor
End of Tobacco War Brings Kentucky Farmers Win
In Central Kentucky a deal ends the tobacco war as the Burley Tobacco Society secures an average price of 14 to 15 cents for tobacco crops over five weeks of negotiations. The agreement marks a shift from the American Tobacco Company’s prior suppressive pricing, proposing prosperity for Kentucky burley growers after years of low returns. The Burley Tobacco Society, spanning about fifty five counties, coordinates as a unified body with officers and an executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America Pobateco
Das
Partey Pobacee Society
Kentucky
United States
Burley Tobacco
Trust
Burley Tobacco Society
TEM
PRI
American Tobacco Company
New York
Flint
Barr wrecks and floods cut Panama area report
The text notes Barr village four miles away wrecked and five deaths near Muysarry. Lodi Methodist church and other buildings destroyed. A dam embankment overflows with extended length. rains trigger landslides in the Culebra cut and inundate railroad tracks on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
MuYserry
Lodi
Gatun
Culebra
Liner Sardinia Sailed From Liverpool With Passengers
Tugboats and swift vessels rushed to aid the imperiled liner Sardinia after a strong gale kept them at bay. Sardinia left Liverpool on November 14 with a cargo of general merchandise and a crew of forty four, plus about sixty passengers, many Levantines Maltese and Egyptians crossing to Alexandria. Passengers reportedly pitched tents on deck for shelter during the four day voyage, creating a difficult clearance of the ship’s duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardinia
Liverpool
Mediterranean
Malta
Alexandiria
Diverse 1900s Events Include Fatal Fire and Political Shifts
The clipping reports a fatal fire in St Louis with two children burned and a man missing, a Greenville Mississippi man found dead in a deserted house with a woman’s body nearby, and a large Minnesota store fire with stock and buildings lost and $48,000 insurance. It also notes Oklahoma's political tallies, naval battleships cited by Commander Neves, and various political and social items from Nebraska to Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teco Elks da Oghe
San Brancisces
Cal Zoological Garden
Gue
Leontbrose
Guglielmo Ferrero
Rowe
Oklahoma
Matthew Dirchard
Mars
Frank J. Mason
Paris, Prince
Florida
Sidney Street
St. Louis
William A. Biggs
Greenville
Miss
Biggs
Wells Brothers Company
Litch Seta
Minn
National Farmers’ Union Conference
New Orleans
Burley Tobacco Growers Organize Against Trust Prices
Arkansas and Kentucky farmers in the Burley district curbed production to counter high trust prices. The Burley Society reports an average 19 cents per pound for recent tobacco deals, signaling a shift away from night riding and violence as growers plan to store crops for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burley
Ecedlise
Burley Society
Burley Soety
Central
Kentucky
Swiss Halloon Wins First Prize in Balloon Race
The official long distance balloon race awarded first prize to the machine Helvetia. The fish balloon Danshee received second prize, with Swiss Kog- noted in the results.
Licenses Call for Food Handlers and Related Occupations
At a Philadelphia meeting on tuberculosis Dr Joseph F Net of the Health Department urged licensing of all food preparers and handlers collectors of garbage tenement house conductors and factory and home workers ice dealers and related occupations. He proposed Health Department issue licenses and revoke them for sanitary violations.
Making Fuel From Water Engine Idea Sparks Debate
Reports discuss Capt F C Warren's private claim of an engine using hydrogen extracted from water to power ships with repeated use. The concept relies on chemical separation and recombination to minimize loss and drive sea travel at high speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Warren
Kansas City National Bank to Name Perry as President
It is probable that J. W. Perry vice president of the National Bank of Commerce St. Louis will be named to succeed W B Ridgely as president of the National Bank of Commerce Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Perry
National Bank of Commerce of St. Louis
W. BR. Ridgely
National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
Two Tornadoes Sweep Western Arkansas Killing and Wrecking
Two tornadoes swept western Arkansas Monday afternoon causing deaths and severe damage across Lafayette Columbia Miller Pike Howard Heaip stead Montgomery Yell Pope Johnson Franklin Carroll and Piney. Piney suffered the worst losses with many buildings destroyed and a German settlement nearly wiped out. At Cravens four Rosin family members died and Berryville reports noted injuries and property losses estimated up to thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Lafayette
Columbia
Miller
Pike
Howard
Heaipstead
Montgomery
Yell Pope
Johnson
Franklin
Carroll
Knoxville
London
Berryville
Cravens
John Rosin
Creek Indians Endowment Sparks congressional showdown
A sensational claim says Creek Nation amassed seven million dollars through treaty provisions and rolled into surplus land allotments. The article notes newborns added to rolls, varying land appraisals, and a winter push for final settlement by tribal commissioners and the Interior Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Department of the Interior
Commissioners of the Five Tribes
Secretary of the Interior
Recovery Signals in Commerce and Trade Volumes
The Weekly Review notes a distinct recovery in commerce with larger bank payments, reduced trading defaults, fewer idle workers and freight cars, and encouraging investment. Rail and industrial activity rise with more ore, furnaces, and machinery use. merchandise stocks fall while luxuries perform. Failures rise in Chicago but overall trade shows gains in the North, East, and West. milder weather slows winter sales in the South. idle cars thin and pig iron demand strengthens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Review of
Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Wall Street
Gary
Pullman
Alvices
Pittsburg
United States
Canada
Lindstreet
Gatun Dam Sinking From Prolonged Panama Rainfall
Heavy rains over three weeks cause earth to shift on the Gatun dam crest near Panama. Engineers report subsidence as the structure settles under saturated soil. Authorities monitor the situation for signs of further movement and potential risk to the canal facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatun Dam
Election Repercussions Stir National Debate
The President dismissed George M. Stewart as postmaster of Seattle for soliciting campaign contributions. Elihu Root is urged to be Senator, replacing Platt, by the Vinton Teague Club in New York. Republicans seem likely to hold Congress, though House majority narrows. Debs draws about 800000 in official counts. socialists disappointed by losses in New York districts.
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George M. Stewart
Seattle
Wash
Elihu Root
United States
Platt
Vinton Teague Club
New York
Congress
Chuomet
Eners
Nebraska
Cannan
Trepburn
Elis Democratic
D. Jamison
Overstreet
Ta- Minna
McCreary
Pennsylvania
Charles S. Landis
North Dakota
Apa
Gompers
Federation of Labor
T Mhough
Chamberlain
Oregon
Roosevelt
United States Senate
New York State
Thomas ©. Phatt
William J. Ward
White House
Debs
Hilquit
Hunter and Stokes
Assembly
Automatic Train Protection Tested On Santa Fe Route
A device by J. Z. Simmen of Los Angeles to prevent train collisions is under investigation by the Interstate Commerce Commission. It records times trains enter and leave blocks, uses automatic interlocking, and can stop a train automatically if a signal is not obeyed within 1,000 feet. An official test is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Z. Simmen
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston Globe to Abandon Comic Supplement Sunday Issue
The Boston paper plans to drop its comic supplement, renewing debate on policy. Editors claim the paper no longer needs a lowbrow addition and call comics vulgar, tawdry, and lacking art or worthwhile ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Sterald
Cowie
Dhmie
Sunk volcanic peak Mount McCullough near Unalaska
A volcanic cone named Mount McCullough rose from the sea near Unalaska about a year ago and was estimated at 5000 feet. It has since sunk, with the revenue cutter McCullough returning to San Francisco to confirm the loss. A landlocked bay now sits where the peak stood, with soundings from eight to twenty five fathoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unalaska
McCullough
San Francisco
Auditor Blaisdell orders bid for saloon visits in road department
Harri snn roads auditor Ralf Blaisdell announced an order for bidding employees in his department to visit saloons for any purpose. Blaisdell had previously replaced women clerks with men for efficiency. In New York reports Marcella Sembrich, famed opera soprano, will retire after this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralf Blaisdell
Harrisnn
Blaisdell
Wiro
New York
Marcella Sembrich
Market prices in Chicago and major cities for grains and livestock
The report lists bid quotes for cattle hogs sheep and assorted grains across cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Cincinnati. It notes prices for No 2 wheat corn oats rye butter and clover seed and reports receivers appointed for the Studson River Electric Power Company and remarks by Major General Leonard Wood on war maneuvers and Philippine trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Ste
Cincinnati
Studson River Electric Power Company
Hudson River Water Power Company
Hudson River Electric Company
Hudson River Power Transmission Company
New York State
National Civic Federation Plans Annual New York Meeting
The National Civic Federation will hold its annual meeting in New York. Trade disagreements among employers and employees as a means of promoting industrial peace and prosperity will be discussed. Topics include Intelligent Insurance, Employers' Liability, and The Salary Loan Evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Civic Federation
New York
Argentine Wheat Crop Reports Conflict Market Impact
Reports on Argentina wheat forecasts conflict with storm and frost damage. Government estimates place the crop loss around 11 percent, while other figures vary, leaving the market uncertain about overall production.
Kaiser’s War Declaration Interview Summary Published
The New York World prints an authentic synopsis of Kaiser Wilhelm’s interview with Dr. William Bayard Hale. It claims Germany seeks Europe’s dominant role, England’s power wanes, France is easily controlled, and Russia is weak post Japan war. It warns of a Pan European war and notes Germany and America must act soon against the Anglo Japan alliance. It mentions Zeppelins as a wartime edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
New World
Kaiser Wilhelm
William Bayard Hale
Gergen
Norway
Edward
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
England
France
Russia
Japan
Transvaal
Orange Free State
India
Eagland
America
Notable Franklin Ledger Items From World and Local Events
G P Engelhardt returns to New York with stingless bee specimens from Guatemala. F L De la Barra named Mexican ambassador to Washington, succeeding Enrique Creel. Thomas McGrath, St. Louis election official, sentenced to four years for false returns. Rev Dr Myron W Haynes resigns Delmar Avenue Baptist pastorate, cites persecution. Col William P F Packer to undergo Bright's disease operation. J W Solomon narrowly escapes death after falling from a high voltage pole. Movement to depose R L Borden as Canadian Conservative leader in favor of Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper. Miss Elsie Dutton, 20, killed in auto streetcar collision. Manila medical board reports shore leave safe amid cholera-affected area. Cortelyou informs banks circulations tied to treasury certificates may retire up to 14 million. Banquet in Tokio for Pacific coast trade representatives. 200 business men attend. praise for receptions across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Engelhardt
New York
Guatemala
F. L. de la Barra
Enrique Creel
Washington
Thomas McGrath
St. Louis
Myron W. Haynes
Chicago
Delmar Avenue Baptist Church
William PF. ‘Packer
John A. Logan
Bright
J. W. Soloman
Salt Lake City
R. L. Borden
Canadian Conservative Party
Charles Hibbert Tupper
Elsie Dutton
H. FE. Dutton
Green Bay and Western Railroad
Manila
Cortelyou
Treasury
Tokio
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M. M
Lamphere
Flay Lamphere
Belle Gunnes
Gunnes
Laporte
Richter
Michigan City
Worden
Indians Court
Jovon
Stanley Ketchell
Grand Rapids
Mich
Billy Papke
Ketchell
Ketchel
Indiana
Goldie Gibson
North Salem
Ben-jamin Besom
Evansville
Fulton
Miami County
Columbus
Fulton County
H. M. Carter
Bayou Gouk
Chamber of Deputies
Major Dreyfus
Court of Cassation
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
St. Petersburg
R. &. Ryang
Victor Grayson
Colne Valley
John W. Riddle
Irish National Party
John E. Redmond
House of Commons
Frank
John ND. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
J. D. Rockefeller
Oil Company
Pssengers
Iaarbor
Dee
Cincinnati Post
Chagres River
George Heimrod
Berne
Switzerland
Omaha
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
State Railway Commission
Thomas
Tlisgen
Independence
Springfield
Mass
Count Anton Sigray
Count Szechenyi
Miss Vanderbilt
Count Haroncourt
F. A. Gosket
Rome
Frank Melville
Hippodrome
New York City
Walter E. Ammon
John Vanderbeck
Edward Lynch
The
American Ornithologists’ Union
Cambridge
Hey
Dean
Havoc
Piney
Uncle Sam
Evere Creek
Panama
Leonard Wood
Gen. Grant
Department of the Mast
Governor's Island
Gen. Wood
Philippines
Wright Brothers
Kaiser
Emperor William
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