World News Echoes From Across The Globe
A compact summary notes Gen. Leonard Wood receiving dispatches about peace near Guadalupe and Juarez, Taft's stance on the bathtub trust suit, and Louisiana backing for Panama Pacific expo funding. It references the Pujo committee, Debs arrest, New York factory probes, and various political and social events across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonard Wood
BE. Z. Steever
Guadalupe
Juarez
Balkan peace talks broken off amid Turko Bulgarian war deadlock
Balkan representatives at London agreed to end negotiations toward a settlement of the Turko Bulgarian conflict after more than a month of stalemate. In England the Brazilian battleship Rio de Janeiro launched at Elswick. Nazim Pasha shot in Constantinople as cabinet resignations followed war party fury. Manila wireless confirms Captain McNally of the Philippine scouts slain in Sulu with ten others. fourteen scouts wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rio de Janeiro
Elswick
England
Nazim Pasha
Constantinople
War Party
Manila
Zamboanga
Sulu
Patrick McNally
Philippine Scouts
Appraisal of Agassiz Estate Totals Two Million
An appraisal filed in New York assesses the estate of Prof. Alexander Agassiz who died in 1910. The total personal estate is valued at 2,126,253 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Agassiz
New York
Sickles Freed On Bond In Battlefield Fund Shortage
Gen Daniel B Sickles, Civil War hero and Gettysburg commander, faced a New York charge of misappropriating 23276 from the battlefield monument fund. He posted a $30000 bond and sought subscriptions to cover the shortage amid a tense family dispute with his son. Helen D Longstreet offered aid from Gainesville, Georgia, in a telegram to the NY attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daniel B. Sickles
State of
Harburger
Sickles
Fifth Avenue
Helen Longstreet
Gainesville
Lee
New York State
Republic
Helen D. Longstreet
Stanton Sickles
Stanton
Illinois Happenings Centeralias and More News
Illinois brief items report Sheriff Purcell capturing Sanford Martin wanted for the murder of Curley Phelps at Romine township after hiding in Iowa. In Sterling three Lau Tie sisters wed three Genuel brothers in a triple wedding at Frederick Laurie’s home. Rock Island Modern Woodmen council declines new rate schedule despite injunctions. Elgin A court fines a father for spanking a girl titled Miss. Duquoin second spinal meningitis death in Tamaroa. W C Harms’ wife dies, their son previously died. Pontiac Reddick business district narrowly escapes total fire destruction. L C Daggley hardware store burned along with adjacent building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Purcells
Sanford Martin
Curley Phelps
Romine Township
Martin
Phelps
Iowa
Romine
Sterling
Mary
Anna F
Jerinie Lautie
Henry
John
Joseph Genuel
Frederick Laurie
Manlias Township
New Harvester Co formed by in state and national officers
Articles of incorporation filed for the International Harvester Corporation with a $70 million authorized capital. The incorporators include Harold McCormick and William Lauderback of Chicago, William Saunders of Plainfield, John Chapman of Chicago, and Clarence Gregory and Robert Neilson of New York. The International Harvester company supports the title change to International Harvester company of New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
International Harvester Corporation
International Harvester Company
New Jersey
Cyrus H. M.co
Chicago
Clarence F. Gregory
Robert H. Neilson
New York
James B. Hammond Dies in Florida Hotel
James B. Hammond head of a major typewriter company died suddenly at the Hotel Alcazar in St. Augustine Florida on a Monday after cruising in southern waters. The multi million-are executive had been in his usual health and his body will be taken to New York for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Hammond
Jacksonville
Fla
Archduke Rainer Dies in Vienna at 97
Archduke Rainer, second cousin of Emperor Franz Josef, died in Vienna on Monday at age ninety seven after a period of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archduke Rainer
Vienna
Emperor Franz Josef
Mack's Son Becomes Raleigh Manager In NC League
Barl Mack son of Connie Mack namesake manager signs to lead the Raleigh team in the North Carolina league. It will be his first managerial post and marks a new step in his baseball career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Raleigh
N. C
Barl Mack
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Americans
Hyde Trial Opens Third Time for Swope Murder
A jury for the third trial of Dr. B Clarke Hyde for the murder of Col Thomas H Swope is completed in Kansas City Missouri. United States Senator James A Reed delivers the opening statement on Monday.
New French Altitude Record Set by Passenger Monoplane
Paris on January 29 reports Georges L. Gagneaux set a new French altitude record for a monoplane with a passenger, reaching 11 880 feet while carrying Miss Daries, a young English aviatrice.
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Paris
Georges L. Gagneaux
Miss Daries
Notable Bonfield dies at Kankakee. long service in railways and law
Obituary notes Kankakee native Thomas Philip Bonfield, longtime rail executive and lawyer, died at his home. He served in the state senate 1877 to 1881, helped locate Kankakee State Hospital, and was the village’s first president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Thomas Philip Bonfield
Kankakee & Seneca Railroad
Big Four Railroads
Henderson
Illinois Central
Rockefeller Jr describes origin and plans of the Bureau of Social Hygiene
John D. Rockefeller Jr outlines the formation of the Bureau of Social Hygiene two years after a New York grand jury investigated white slave traffic. The private body aims for lasting reform, studies vice conditions, pilots a Bedford Hills laboratory, and plans surveys in New York and Europe to develop humane, scientific methods for preventing crime.
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New York
Bureau of Social Hygiene
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York City
Rockefeller
Katharine Bement Davis
New York State
Reformatory
Davin
George J Kneeland
Abraham Flexner
Europe
Bureau
Bank cashier admits theft of funds in High Bridge
The High Bridge National Bank remains temporarily closed after cashier Abram L. Beaver confessed to taking about $100 000 of bank funds. Vice president J Henry Rose said Beaver turned over property valued at $25 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Bridge
N. J
High Bridge National Bank
Abram L. Beaver
J. Henry Rose
Beavers
Shields Elected U S Senator by Tennessee Legislature
Nashville Tenn Jan 25 The Tennessee legislature elected Chief Justice John K Shields of the state supreme court United States Senator for the term starting March 4 next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Wilson
Nashville
Wilson
United States Senate
Luke Lee
Tennessee
Morgan and Aldrich Visit Naples to View Pompeii Ruins
J P Morgan with former Rhode Island Senator Aldrich traveled to Naples on Thursday afternoon en route to Egypt. The pair toured Pompeii to inspect the ancient ruins before continuing their journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Aldrich
Naples
J. P. Morgan
Rhode Island
Egypt
Pompeii
Banks of Canada praise land values and farming prospects
The 1912 bank statements note stable institutions and credit for legitimate business. They cite rising Western Canadian land values, record wheat yields in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, and immigration trends toward farming regions as support for future land investments.
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Union Bank of Canada
Canadian West
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lashburn
Sask
Clarke
Iowa
Illinois
United States
Novel English ad uses photo in shop window for spouse
In a provincial English town a man advertises in a shop window with his photo and a note reading Wanted, a female companion to the above. Apply at this office. The gimmick aims to attract a wife through public display.
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England
It Takes a Genius to Save Money or Write Poetry
A reflective line notes that clever thinking aids both frugality and literary craft. The remark suggests wit connects budgeting and verse, implying skill and discipline unlock value in money and words.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Taft
Bathtub Trust
Louisiana
Rodenberg
San Francisco
Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
House Money Trust Committee
H. F. Davison
Pujo Committee
U. S. Senate
Wickersham
Congress
Montana
Senate
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Baltimore
Panama Canal
John Paul Jones
Naval Academy
Annapolis
New England
Boston
W. H. Shires
Hagerman
Golquitt
Texas
L. J. Flynn
Commerce Commission
Los Angeles
Cal
Pure Food Board
Pacific Coast
Eugene V. Debs
Terre Haute
Ind
Kansas
Debs
Andrew Carnegie
American Museum of Safety
Melvin
Ill
Frank Ryan
Harry Woods
Edward B. Shurtleff
Vermont
Fletcher
Nevada
House of Representatives
Topeka
Western College of Macon
Kansas City
Samuel Newberger
James Darling
Hackensack, N. J
John D. Rockefeller
United States Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Company
William E. Corey
The
Steel Corporation
Knickerbocker
Nellie Hills
Jesse McCune
Evansville
Richard Fredericks
Irving Level
Wall Street
Post Office
David R. Forgan
National City Bank of Chicago
New York Credit Men's Association
PS Acw
Gen. Sickles
Springfield
Charles O’brien
Warren Defrates
Sangamon Electric Company
Creighton
O'Brien
Rock Island
Woodmen of America
Illinois Supreme Court
Elgin
Thompson
Duquoin
Tamaroa
W. C. Harms
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Pontiac
Reddick
L. C. Daggley
Auilding
Sant Ace i
NEW Harvester CO
Cmon
J. A. Simpson
Woodford
J. D. Lewis
Alexis
Savanna
Elizabeth Coal
Niantic
Pritchett Bros
H. B. Hill
Taylorville
Palmer
George Meisner
Cyrus Dur
Martin Durbin
Trio
Bloomington
Union Station
Chicago & Alton
Big Four
Lake Erie & Western
Railroads
George Gal
W. M
Anna
Saffel
Champaign
Fred Caldwell
Gon
the Banks OF Canada
Ala
Aer
H. H. Wefel
Mobile
Florida
Acre
Terrell
N. A
Erdoll
Terrell P
Hay
Virginia Farms and Homes
R. B. Chaffin & Co., Inc
Richmond, Va
Kanane
J. N. Huuok
Cherryvale
Kan
Setern
Domceeia
Whatrmog
Dore
Itoba
Raton
C.j.broughton
Merchants L
Bidg
Chienge M4
W. Melanos
Jetterson Ave
Catroit
Ites
Ottawa
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