Disease outbreak of cattle traced to Buffalo shipment
Officials report thirty five cattle in Montgomery county near Norristown infected with a fever. The source carload of twenty two cattle came from Buffalo and all infected animals will be killed. No confirmed link to five Danville children, according to Dr Fox.
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Danville
Montgomery County
Norristown
Buffalo
Schech
Fox
State Health Department
Harrisburg
Buffalo Stock Yards Ground to Standstill as Quarantine Enforced
East Buffalo Live Stock association endorses a railroad shipment ban to Buffalo amid quarantine measures for foot and mouth disease. Two Niagara county cases and one Erie county herd destruction prompt yard cleansing delays as over 20,000 head arrive for local packing. weekly losses exceed 46 thousand dollars.
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Buffalo
N. Y
East Buffalo Live Stock Association
Melvin
Washington
Pearson
State Department of Agriculture
Niagara County
Erie County
Fast Buffalo
Van Vlissingen Forgeries Totals 1.54 Million, Receiver Says
After examining documents in the Van Vlissingen case Chicago Title and Trust receiver William C. Niblack reports forged mortgages notes and deeds totaling 1 539 423 89. Van Vlissingen now serves time in Joliet forgeries and claims 750 000 would cover the forged papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Peter van Vlissingen
William C. Niblack
Chicago Title and Trust Company
van Viissingen
van Vlissingen
Joliet
Missing Jewels Found in Roxbury Home
The mystery of jewels missing from Mrs. Julia Harmon Stahl widow of Chick Stahl was solved by finding the jewels at a Roxbury home after they vanished from her body in South Boston last Sunday night.
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Boston
Julia Harmon Stahl
Real Estate Leader Keniston Dies by Suicide in Hotel
Charles B. Keniston, head of a major Fifth Avenue real estate firm, died at the Hotel Seville from a self inflicted gunshot. He had been troubled by a nervous disorder. His associates report he left his affairs in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles B. Keniston
Fifth Avenue
Seville
Keniston
A universal grab game at the tariff hearing
Washington hearing before the ways and means committee on wood and food manufacture tariffs drew the label universal grab game from Representative Champ Clark as lumbermen pressed for protection. Minnesota voices urged free lumber or minimal duty while others defended duties to fund revenue and forest preservation efforts.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Missouri
Ways and Means
Clark
Boutell
Illinois
Canada
United States
Minnesota
F. B. Lynch
St. Paul
A. £. Gilbert
Duluth
Arthur Rogers
T. M. Knappen
M. J. Scanlon
Minneapolis
Thomas B. Walker
Fatal Fire in a Montana Mine Kills Three
Putte Mont Nov 21 Three men are dead and six missing after a fire in the fourth drift east from No 2 slope at the Northwestern Improvement Company mine in Red Lodge. Firemen and fifty volunteers battled flames, transporting 1090 men to the surface as others were hospitalized in exhaustion.
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Putte
Mont
Northwestern Improvement Company
Red Lodge
Samuel Gaspers
John Maston
Andrew Jokala
Platform collapse injures dozen at Mercantile plant
In Dayton Ohio on November 21 a platform carrying more than 100 female workers collapsed during a photograph session at the Mercantile corporation plant. Fourteen were injured. three seriously, including Clara Seegar with possible life threat, Bertha M Showalter with hip injury, and Grace Wilson with broken ribs. Ambulances rushed to the scene as a wild panic spread and other workers sustained only bruises.
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Dayton
Mercantile Corporation
Clara Seegar
Bertha M. Showalter
Grace Wilson
Youth pursued by mob in Letts lynching threat
In Muscatine Iowa on November 21, George Dalton of Letts is chased by armed neighbors led by hounds. He is in danger of lynching amid suspicions he attempted to murder his widowed mother by setting her house on fire, from which she was rescued before the walls collapsed.
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Muscatine
George Dalton
Letts
Union City
Tenn
Joe Johnstone
Reelfoot Lake
Johnstone
Thurman
Wisconsin and Chicago Fight for Western Championship
Wisconsin and Chicago prepare for the key Western football clash at Camp Randall. Fans from both schools flood Madison streets and alumni travel to cheer, amid confident predictions of a close, hard fought game. A separate report from Union City describes a night rider assault tied to a divorce case.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Cardinal of Wisconsin
Maroon
Chicago
Camp Randall
Cor ‘Hell
Badgers
Wisconsin Rooters
Wisconsin
Stagg
Yale and Harvard meet for East football title
Yale and Harvard clash in New Haven for the East football championship. Betting is even money as both teams seek the title, with neither side defeated this season and high confidence on both squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Carlisle Meets Minnesota in Ferocious Football Clash
Minnesota and Carlisle collide in Minneapolis on November 21 for a season defining football showdown. Both teams project victory and bring confident lineups to the field in a high stakes contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Carlisle
Minnesota
German count dies by own action in Bern incident
Paris dispatch says Count Rhenar, second secretary of the German legation in Bern, leapt from a window during fever and died. He was son of Baroness von Nieust, morganatic wife of Prince Charles of Baden, and was engaged to a niece of Prince von Buelow.
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Paris
Berne
Switzerland
Count Rhenar
von Nieust
Charles of
Baden
Prince von Buelow
Bomb Explodes At Saloon Back Alley During Gambling War
In Chicago on November 20 a bomb numbered 25 exploded in a rear alley behind James O’Leary’s Halsted street saloon. The blast shook blocks, windows shattered, patrols arrived, but damage was minor and no serious injuries reported. Police seek the bomber tied to illegal gambling dens. A month earlier detectives watched a similar blast near a different building.
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Chicago
James O’leary
Halstead Street
Fatal street shooting shocks Tecumseh residents
On Tecumseh main street a man identified as Bill Johnson shot and killed Ow ear Jones in view of about 100 bystanders. The killing followed Jones providing information to authorities leading to a raid on Johnsons residence for illegal liquor.
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Tecumseh, Okla
Bill Johnson
Tecumseh
Ow Ear Jones
Jones
Johnson
One Killed and Two Missing in Illinois Central Collision
A dense fog likely caused two Illinois Central freight trains to collide at Berwyn near Chicago. One man died, two are missing, and several were injured as both trains caught fire after the wreck.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Berwyn
Taft to Visit Georgia at Augusta in December
Mr. and Mrs. Landon A. Thomas of Sandy Hits suburb receive telegram from President-elect Taft accepting invitation to be their guests. Judge Taft and family will arrive in Augusta on December 15.
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Augusta
Landon A. Thomas
Sandy Hits
Taft
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Geo. Kokalaris
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John Rochford
Peter Capretz
Groom
Firet St
Register Building
Main Street
Mower Co
Edmunds, Co
Interstate
Pennsylvania
New York City
Dren
Danville, Pa
Department
Montana
Dr. Price
Reelfoot Lake Night Riders
German County
Georgia
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