Deserted convent halts chartreuse liqueur at source in France
The Carthusian monastery of La Grande Chartreuse in Isere has been abandoned after 1,000 years of activity as France's new associations laws expelled the monks. The famed Chartreuse liqueur, once produced in buildings 400 years old, will cease at the source. Exiled monks may relocate to the Isle of Wight, amid talks of England or the United States as possible sites.
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Isere
France
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Order of the Carthusilanes
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United States
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Instrument for Soil Experiments by the USDA Division
The USDA division of soils describes a new field instrument to study soil properties. It uses carbon electrodes and temperature cells buried in soil to measure moisture and other factors via electrical resistance. The unit scales on a decimal plan, permitting direct reading of several properties from the instrument.
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Division of Soils
United States Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
Brodie Named Governor of Arizona by Roosevelt
Alexander C. Brodie is named governor of Arizona with strong ties to President Roosevelt. A former Rough Rider and West Point graduate, he served in Cuba and at Montauk. He left the army in 1877 and has West, frontier and business interests, with a Valley Forge Monument later commemorating revolutionary troops. The Valley Forge shaft honors Valley Forge soldiers who died in the harsh winter of 1777-78 through fundraising by the Daughters of the Revolution.
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Alexander C. Brodie
Arizona
Washington
Territorial
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Brodie
Guasimas
Montauk
West Point
First Cavalry
Cook
Cuba
West
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Daughters of the Revolution
Cornwallis
A Great Strike Threatened by French Miners
French coal miners debated a general national strike after a referendum. Forty thousand voted for a November 1 strike, ten thousand opposed, and about 110,000 did not vote. It is unclear how many belong to the national federation.
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National Federation of
Harvard Sociologist H Gaylord Wilshire Moves to New York
The Harvard sociologist and editor H Gaylord Wilshire plans transferring his leading socialist newspaper from Los Angeles to New York. Officials view his threats as hostile to legitimate press, and the San Bernardino Times recalls calling him a pestilent nuisance and predicts his removal from California.
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Harvard
H. Gaylord Wilshire
Cincinnati
Harvard University
United States
Los Angeles
New York
California
Wilshire
San Bernardino
Bryan
Gotham
Back to the Timber and The Thanksgiving Turkey
A dramatic wartime style rally speech calls for a return to work and sport as men prepare for the upcoming football season. The speaker mixes bold commands with festive imagery referencing Thanksgiving and sports like baseball golf and tennis.
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Ne Plug
Four Deathly Attacks Plague Miss Hawkins of Ashtabula
Miss Lillian Hawkins survives four suspected poisonings and attacks in Ashtabula Ohio. From December to last week she faced choking with a cord binding, poison with strychnine, a vitriol assault, and laudanum in peaches. Authorities chase leads but offer no clear suspect.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Lillian Hawkins
Rock Creek
Labor Laws Observe Rigid Massachusetts Mills
Massachusetts enforces strict labor rules with mills operating 58 hours weekly. No woman or child works at night, and machinery runs from 6 30 am to 6 pm with a one hour noon break, except Saturdays start at 6 30 am and end at noon.
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Massachusetts
European Tax Methods Examined by Adolph Nathan
Adolph Nathan, former Chicago Civic Federation president, travels in Europe studying tax and government methods. In Berlin he argues European taxes focus on rent, interest, dividends and profits rather than on means of production, emphasizing taxation on results of production if profitable.
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Adolph Nathan
Chicago Civic Federation
Europe
Berlin
Dog in Texas Jealousy Leads to Child Rescue and Death
A Texas rancher’s wife Harris near Santa Rita loved her Irish setter. The dog, jealous over attention to her newborn baby, seized the child, carried it to the river, and dumped it into the water before the dog was killed by the owner. The baby was rescued after difficulties.
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Texas
Harris
Santa Rita
Duke of Hamilton Engaged to Nina Poore
The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, premier peer of Scotland and keeper of Holyrood Palace, announces engagement to Nina Poore. Once a naval lieutenant, he inherited his titles and estates in 1895, drawing wide interest in England.
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Duke of Hamilton and
Brandon
Nina Poore
England
Scotland
Holyrood Palace
Death of John MacDone Patriarch of Connemara Dies
John MacDone known as the Patriarch of Connemara dies in his cottage at Errislanin near Cilden on the west coast of Ireland. Born in 1776 he recalled the 1798 French landing under Gen Humbert at Killala.
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John MacDone
Connemara
Errislanin
Cilden
Ireland
Norway's Ancient Wooden Churches Endure with Tar Protection
Ancient Norwegian wooden churches, some up to seven centuries old, remain in excellent condition due to repeated tar coatings that protect timbers from extreme Arctic winters. The tar seal helps preserve these historic structures against severe frost and weather.
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Norway
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