Week's Important News Notes From Washington to Persia
A survey of headlines covers Secretary Meyer on naval preparedness, federal deficits, postal service security, trunk-line fare rulings, Indian tribals lobbying Congress, winter navy uniforms, offers for battleships, expeditionary force readiness for China, corporate reforms urged by Elbert Gary, Wharton Barker’s Senate testimony, the president's trust focused message, a Fultonville Silk plant fire, ideal logging conditions in the North, a Jackson Michigan grandstand collapse injuring sixty, Indiana nomination signals, Rex Connors freed by diary evidence, Guilty pleas in Los Angeles and Llewellyn Ironworks cases, Hains divorce decree, a deadly Roxbury crash, Henton family's tragedy, Formosa logging machinery contract, Missouri 16-hour rail law ruling, Patterson murder trial, Persia’s crisis with Russia, Nanking sniper retreat, Mexico-US reciprocity, and Abdul Hamid jewel sale in Paris.
Bruce Brown wins second grand prize race on Savannah course
David L. Bruce Brown of New York drives a Fiat to victory in the Savannah Ga automobile course grand prize, breaking the world record for the 24 laps totaling 411.36 miles in 5 hours 31 minutes 10 seconds at an average 74.45 mph.
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David L. Bruce Brown
New York City
Savannah
Towboat Diamond Explosion Sinks in Ohio River
In avalon Ohio river near mid stream the towboat Diamond exploded killing Captain Edward Swaney and four crewmen. Five others were injured two gravely. The Alice Stationed nearby rescued five crew members as the Diamond sank amidst snow and splintered wreckage. Diamond Coal Company owned the vessel.
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Pittsburg
E. A. Swaney
Diamond
Ohio River
Avalon
Edward Swaney
Pittsburgh
James Friel
Hazelwood
Thomas Cunningham
Thomas Mershon
Joseph Hagen
Alice
The
Diamond Coal Company
McNamara Brothers Admit Guilty in Times Building Case
James B. McNamara pleads guilty to murder in the Times building dynamite case and his brother John J. McNamara pleads guilty to dynamite under Llewellyn Ironworks. Judge Bordwell sets December 5 and December 10 for sentencing. Franklin bribery charges remain to be pursued with new evidence cited by the district attorney.
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James B. McNamara
Times
Los Angeles
Cal
John J. McNamara
Llewellyn
Mass
Fredericks
James B.mcnamara
McNamara
J. B. McNamara
Bordwell
John J
Rose
James McNamara
Los Angro
America
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Franklin
Chauffeur Held as Slayer in Kaufman Murder
Chicago police arrest William G. Guttenberger twenty six charged with killing Mrs. Edmund Kaufman during a street robbery as her husband a wholesale merchant tried to resist. Investigators say Guttenberger fired the fatal shot while the chauffeur claims he was home.
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Chicago
William G. Guttenberger
Edmund Kaufman
Harvard Dinner Sparks Interest as Eliot Kin Dines with Goldman
In Cambridge Samuel Atkins Elliott Jr. grandson of ex president Charles Eliot hosts Miss Emma Goldman at the Harvard Union. Goldman praises Eliot's stance in the Pankhurst dispute and hints at a Cambridge lecture return in two months.
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Mass
Harvard
Samuel Atkins Hllot
Charles Hlrot
Emma Goldman
Harvard Union
Wife saves millionaire on estate shooting attempt
Baltimore based Capt. Isaac E. Emerson, a millionaire, was saved by his wife when a discharged employee on his Georgetown South Carolina estate tried to shoot him. Mrs. Emerson rushed between them, preventing harm.
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Isaac E. Emerson
Georgetown
S. C
Emerson
Germany Population Hits 64 Million in 1910 Census
Munich reports the German population on December 1, 1910 reached 64,925,993, with an increase of 4,284,504 since 1905. The final census data were just issued.
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Munich
Germany
Dialogue on reciprocity from a playful exchange
Tom explains reciprocity to Mabel as giving a hug in return for a kiss. She worries the idea could lead to annexation and wonders if she is ready for that step. The tone is light and conversational with a touch of whimsy.
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Canada
Tom
Mabel
The Proof: A Scrappy Exchange Over a Ghost
A short dialogue jabs at superstition as a non superstitious friend dismisses a ghost claim. One woman labels the friend an old hen while the other suggests the skeptic is a sensible skeptic who heard a ghost.
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James R. Gormely
John Gormely
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury
Mass
W L Douglas Trust Plan for Large Corporations
Former Massachusetts governor W L Douglas argues in the Boston Herald for licensing large interstate manufacturers and corporations. He says big firms deliver cheaper goods, offer returns to small investors, and employ skilled youth, while calling for clear licensing, full capital payment, semi annual public statements, and state level examiner boards.
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Germany
W. L. Douglas
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Washington
Lost His Independence In July Vow Reflected In Dialogue
A brief dialogue recalls the Fourth of July as a personal anniversary rather than Independence Day. Nagg and Stagg discuss why one character avoids the term, revealing a marriage event tied to the holiday.
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Stagg
Nage
Relief From Terrible Kidney Pain Promised by Doan's
A Terre Haute man recounts severe urinary pain and self therapy with hypodermics failing until Doan's Kidney Pills provided relief. He claims passing multiple stones after using the product and urges readers to remember the brand.
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Thomas E. West
12Th St
Terre Haute
Ind
Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Sleuth Guarded Jewels Protect Marlborough Duchess
The Duchess of Marlborough hires six former Scotland Yard detectives to guard her jewels at Sundern House Mayfair, three by day and three by night, at an annual cost over $6,000. She has installed advanced burglar alarms and safety devices, deeming the expense justified for peace of mind.
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Scotland Yard
Sunderland House
Mayfair
Virtue Glories in Persecution as a Flag Glories in Rage
Quotation attributed to Frederic Mistral about virtue and flag imagery.
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Frederic Mistral
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