Monticello Seminary Founded by Captain Godfrey
In 73 years Monticello Seminary has grown from a wooden structure to a granite pile with an artistic chapel. Captain Godfrey, who funded most of the project, hoped to educate girls despite early public scorn. Lucy Larcom found inspiration here, and the author recalls visiting the campus near Godfrey, Illinois, on a westward trip.
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Chicago
Alton Road
St. Louis
Godfrey
Monticello Seminary
Captain Godfrey
Mlinots
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Lucy Larcom
Kate Upton Clark
Brooklyn Eagle
Giggling Police Move Sparks About City Crime
A Dayton News excerpt notes Indianapolis may be the first city to recognize giggling as a crime and to punish it. An Indianapolis councilman reportedly filed an ordinance banning giggling or snickering during ticketed amusements.
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Indianapolis
p-Dayton News
Stingless Bees Cause Trade Buzz and a Farmer's Fury
John Barrett of the International Bureau of American Republics promoted Mexican bees as stingless and docile to boost U S Latin American trade. A Missouri farmer wrote angrily accusing Barrett of lying after ordering the bees from Mexico.
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John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Mexico
United States
Barrett
Missouri
Lord Kelvin Demonstrates Ignorance in Edinburgh
A local Edinburgh report recalls Lord Kelvin chairing a lecture where the Duke of Argyll was carried to an ante room. Instead of lighting wood on a fire, Kelvin tried to ignite a handful of sticks at a gas burner, surprising onlookers and amusing the audience.
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Lord Kelvin
Lord Morley
Edinburgh
Duke of Argyll
They Say Stranger I Say Golf Comment on Scoring
A brief dialogue notes players aim for low strokes on the golf links. The father explains that most men strive for as few strokes as possible, though achieving it often requires more.
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Daddie
Two Friends Married After Longstanding Feud Ends
Fragmentary dialogue notes two former close friends who drifted apart by a quarrel now revealed as resolved by marriage. The exchange hints at a reconciliation through a wedding ending a prior rift.
London clash ends with fiery roof collapse and police siege
In Sidney Street London a battle between 3500 police and soldiers and anarchists ends with a roof collapse. Three policemen and three civilians die along with three anarchists as the fire spreads. Peter the Painter and Dutch Tritz are named among the dead. Churchill visits the scene as the siege shocks the city.
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London
Sidney Street
Peter the Painter
Tritz
George V
Houndsditch
Ministry
Winston Churchill
Dock Strike Ties Up Barcelona Port Asto
In Barcelona 12 000 dock men and coal heavers strike halting all loading and unloading. American and German mercantile houses petition the government to send troops to the waterfront to clear accumulated merchandise.
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Barcelona
Spain
Diamond Found in Rooster Roaster Near Saratoga
A half karat diamond reported lost last June by Mrs Ava Luiz of Guttenberg was discovered Tuesday inside the gizzard of a rooster being prepared for the table by Mrs J B McConnell in Saratoga New York. The find adds an unexpected twist to a local mystery as removal and verification are pursued by local authorities.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Ava Luiz
Guttenberg
J. B. WcConnell
Widow of Berlah Wilkins Dead
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Emily J. Wilkins widow of the late Berlah Wilkins former United States congresswoman from hto died Tuesday at age sixty after a year of ill health
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Berlah Wilkins
Washington
Emily J. Wilkins
Congress
Wisconsin native to sculpt colossal statue for state capitol dome
Miss Helen Farnsworth Mears of Oshkosh Wis receives commission to carve a 16 foot high bronze statue for the dome of the new state capitol. The design features Greek drapery and a Wisconsin helmet with a badger, shield of arms, and a staff with an eagle and olive leaves symbolizing peace through law. She will begin work immediately.
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New York
Helen Farnsworth Mears
Oshkosh
Wis
Augustus St. Gaudens
State Capitol
Miss Mears
Wisconsin
Two Airmen Die In Aviation Meet Tragedy
Arch Hoxsey holder of the world altitude record of 11 474 feet was killed during a descent in gale conditions after reaching 663 feet. His aircraft collapsed and he perished from injuries in the wreckage. John B Molsant a Chicago native and noted aviator also died when thrown from a Bleriot monoplane during the same meet.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Arch Hoxsey
Hoxsey
New Orleans
John B. Molsant
Chicago
War Department Denies Japanese Plot Claims
Washington reports no information justifying published statements that Japanese activity in the Philippines is plotting against Americans. The repeated assertions have prompted a War Department reply denying any supporting data.
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Washington
Philippines
War Department
Seismic Warning Feared Near Spring Hill College
Mobile observer reports near continuous tremors at Spring Hill college as Prof. C Ruhlmann warns a great seismic upheaval is sure to come soon, signaling an imminent event.
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Mobile
Ala
Spring Hill College
Here
C. Ruhlmann
Wardell Prohibition Candidate Dies After Subway Illness
William T. Wardell, once the Prohibition candidate for New York mayor in 1896 and for governor in 1900, fell ill on a subway Tuesday and died within 15 minutes.
NAME NEW SOLONS In Some States the Toga-Weavers Have Been Selected
Washington notes the 1911 Senate elections by state legislatures with a net gain for Democrats. It cites 51 Republicans and 41 Democrats in the next Senate, 65 Democrat majority in the House, and 33 Senate seats to be filled plus vacancies from Dolliver Thompson and Clay. It lists states shifting from Republican to Democratic control and mentions few already chosen senators. It also highlights bitter contests in many states, with New York as a sample where Depew’s seat will be vacated and rivals include Shepard, Sheehan, and Littleton.
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Washington
United States
Senate
House
Dolliver
Iowa
Thompson
North Dakota
Clay
Georgia
Indiana
Nebraska
Montana
New York
Ohio
New Jersey
Maine
West Virginia
Missouri
Porter J. McCumber
Senator McKinery
Louisiana
J. R. Thornton
Democratic Party of
Empire State
Congress
Chauncey M. Depew
Edward M. Shepard
William F. Sheehan
Martin W. Littleton
Uncle Sam Opens Postal Savings Banks Nationwide
Washington reports Uncle Sam becomes a banker as an experimental postal savings bank opens in every state and territory. Depositors earn two percent yearly while designated second class post offices handle deposits without pass books. Government yields 2 1 2 percent to cover expenses and fund public improvements.
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Washington
Sam
Postal Savings
Postal Savings Bank
Hitchcock
Globe
Ariz
Oroville
Cal
Leadville
Col
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Anaconda
Mont
Carson City
Nev
Raton
N. M
Klamath Falls
Ore
Provo
Utah
Olympia
Wash
Laramie
Wyo
Bessemer
Ala
Stuttgart
Ark
Ansonia
Postal Savings Depositories
Postal Savings Banks
Uncle Sam
Wall Street
Train Hold Up Near Ogden Ends In Death
Two masked bandits stopped Overland Limited west of Ogden Utah at Reese nine miles out. Porter William Davis was killed and A W Taylor mortally wounded as a passenger was lightly injured. One hundred passengers robbed and train men lost valuables. Authorities notified and posses dispatched to scene.
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Ogden
Utah
Southern Pacific
Overland Limited
Reese
William Davis
A. W. Taylor
Cunningham
Lttle
Jeffries In Auto Wreck Near National City
Speeding car carrying Barney Oldfield and former heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries swerved into a ditch near National City and turned over. Both men escaped with minor injuries while a following car, carrying Frank Chance, picked them up and the group continued toward the Mexican border for a hunting trip.
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San Diego
Cal
Barney Oldfield
James J. Jeffries
National City
Oldfield
Jeffries
Frank Chance
Mexico
Lexow Dies. Reform Leader Behind City Probe
Clarence Lexow, famed for heading the 1894 New York City government inquiry and leading the 1897 sugar trust investigation, died Friday night at his Nyack home. A respected lawyer before entering politics, he became a noted reformer.
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New York
Clarence Lexow
Sugar Trust
Nyack
Mr. Lexow
Corey Quits as Steel Head
New York William Elisrey resigns after seven years as president of United States Steel. The resignation takes effect at the board’s pleasure and Judge E H Gary indicates he will perform the duties of the vacant office for the present.
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New York
William Elisrey
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
E. H. Gary
Five Children Die in Mineraville Fire Near Pottsville
Five children of John Markwsavage perished in a Monday blaze that consumed three houses in Mineraville's foreign quarter near Pottsville. Officials say the fire started from an overturned oil lamp.
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Pottsville
John Markwsavage
Mineraville
Here
Fear Balloon Hildebrand Vanishes Over Baltic
A balloon named Hildebrand rose December 29 with four passengers aboard and disappeared in the clouds while bound toward the Baltic Sea. authorities fear it is lost.
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Berlin
Hildebrand
Baltic Sea
Pleads Guilty to Bigamy in St Louis Case
St Louis real estate millionaire Drummond, tied to three elopements, pleaded guilty Tuesday to bigamy. He was sentenced to six months in jail and a 3600 fine. In Providence Rev Dante Wo bester Faunce died on his eighty second birthday, father of President W H P Faunce of Brown University.
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St. Louis
Charles
Drummond
Providence
Dante
Faunce
Rev. Faunce
W. H. P. Faunce
Brown Upversity
Opening of Indiana's first postal savings bank in Princeton
The United States Postal Savings Bank opened at Princeton Indiana at eight o clock with William E Simpson supervising under Postmaster Henry Tichener and Assistant Postmaster Lutie K Powell The first depositor George Grigsby deposited one dollar and a government certificate was issued A fifteen year old miner's son received a postal savings card and planned to build a large deposit with future stamps
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Princeton
Ind
Sz Nuel
Postal Savings Bank
Indiana
William E. Simpson
Henry Tichener
Lutie K. Powell
George Grigsby
Zohnoje Brennan
Indiana Bank Directors Settle Theft With Personal Funds
New Palestine bank directors Edward Fink John H Binford Charles Richman and Henry Fralch say they will replace 6416 stolen from the building Friday morning from their private accounts. They report no clue to the robbers.
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New Palestine
New Palestine Bank
Edward Fink
Julietta
John H. Binford
Charles Richman
Greenfield
Henry Fralch
South Bend
Charles Arthur Carlisle
George Milburn Studebaker
George M. Studebaker
Bess Haughton
John R. Haughton
Charles R. Huff
Verna Zigler
Newcastle
David Kelsch
Big Four Railroad Company
Indianapolis
Hancock County
Laporte
Smith
Indiana
Vincennes
W. A. Flint Company
Flint
George Brooks
Tarry Dubois
Ennis Buckles
Buckles
John L. Buckles
Anderson
Charles Colchin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Big Four
Crosang
Eighth Street
Michigan Hivelon
Colchin
Benton Harbor
Lich
Ruth Talmadge
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