Turbulent World Rounds Up News From Across Nations
The Bessemer Herald reports a wide set of events including the death of Amzi Lorenzo Barber and a rare beatification ceremony for Joan of Arc. It notes Harvard’s Pickering offering Mars talk for a sum, Chicago’s pneumonia tally, and Trinity Church’s 213 year silence being broken. Refers to turmoil in Constantinople, Taft at a ball game, and various political and social incidents across the United States and abroad with numerous named figures and places.
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Amzi Lorenzo Barber
Eveat Asphalt Company
Joan of Arc
William Henry Pickering
Harvard University
Mars
Chicago
Trinity Church
New York
Thatalje
Constantinople
Constanti-nepie
Massacres in Adana and Abdul Hamid Abdication Rumor
Reports from Constantinople indicate five thousand killed in Adana within eight days amid Muslim fanaticism. Abdul Hamid II abdicated according to cipher dispatches, with Mohammed Rechad Effendi named successor by the Young Turks. Rumors of the Sultan's flight and refuge circulated as constitutional troops surround Constantinople, while Smyrna reports the murder of Andre Kopassis Effendi and American missionaries in Mersina are reported safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdul Hamid
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Constantinople
Mma
Russia
Yussef
Zzedin
Sea of
Marmara
Black Sea
Smyrna
Asiatic Turkey
Andre Kopassis Effendi
Samos
Mer- Sina
New York
Bread Costs Surge as City Faces Bitter Shortages
New York fears famine as bread could rise to 7 cents a loaf with flour up 40 cents a barrel and wheat prices buoyant. Bakers report 6 cent loaves in some shops, others warn 5 cent sales may end as flour climbs from six to seven dollars a barrel, squeezing profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Chicago
Demand 6000 or murder threat shocks Preston community
Six young men were arrested in Preston Minnesota on suspicion of threatening murder and kidnapping. The complainant Emil Dreckman reported receiving a demand for 6000 dollars and a follow up note threatening his family if payment was delayed. A mob surrounded his home at night, firing shots and shouting, leading to police investigations and arrests. A dynamite box was found on the porch with a note linking the demand to harm the complainant or his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Minn
Emil Dreckman
Counterfeit $1,000 bill found at Roscoe church
A $1,000 counterfeit bill was found in the First Methodist Church collection plate in Roscoe Pennsylvania last Sunday. Authorities suspect a regional counterfeit ring as the note was identified as fake by a local bank and the Post Office Department called it a highly clever circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Roscoe
Post Office Department
Denounces Wheat Deal and Predicts Market Smash
Secretary Wilson defends the Agriculture Department figures on wheat reserves, calling James A Patten's charges a scheme to rob consumers. He asserts 143 million bushels were in farmers hands on March 1 and warns that Patten's cornering plan will fail as ongoing buying leads to a market smash.
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James Wilson
James A. Patten
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Sec. Wilson
Patten
America
Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Secetary Wilson
Fight for the Pennants. Standing of Clubs in the Principal Leagues
Baseball fans follow the pennant race as standings unfold in the major leagues. The article tracks leading teams, key clubs, and overall performance across the circuit, highlighting tight races and notable shifts in place.
Boats Clear from Buffalo After Ice Navigation Opens
Ten large lake freighters passed through ice and reached clear water off Point Abine twelve miles up Lake Erie on Friday. Union pickets monitored the waterfront, but no trouble occurred. Nine of the steamers carried nonunion crews from engineers to deckhands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Point Abine
Lake Erie
Many Die In Burning St George Hotel Fire
Six bodies recovered and possibly eight to ten others buried in the ruins of the St George Hotel in San Francisco after an early morning blaze. The three story frame lodging house, housing about 200, burned so rapidly that occupants could not dress and many escaped by rooftop jumps or fire escapes. Six injured, one fatally, and property loss estimated at 125000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
St. George Hotel
Elevator Boy Rescues Girls From Gotham Blaze
Tony Sarino, an elevator operator, raced his car through dense smoke to the Empire Building at Broadway and Bleeker Street New York. He made multiple trips up and down the shaft to rescue about 150 girls on the tenth floor while others used fire escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
Empire Building
Broadway
Bleeker Street
New York
Tony Sarino
Sarino
California turf magnates seek Tia Juana race track rights
A party from California travels to the City of Mexico to negotiate race track operation at Tia Juana in Lower California, Mexican territory. Also noted are New York Senate Codes Committee praise for Agnew bill limiting race tips and odds in papers, and other sports notes from Santa Anita and billiards world championship.
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California
Mexico
Tia Juana
Agnew
Senate Codes Committee
New York
Los Angeles
Czar
Gloria
Billy Delaney
al Kaufman
Jack Johnson
Delaney
Kaufman
Johnson
George F. Slosson
Calvin Demarest
Chicago
Center Space Nursing
Taft Urges Philippine Tariff Revision With Payne Bill
President Taft transmits a War Department recommended Philippine tariff revision to Congress. The measure aims to raise revenue while preserving free trade with the United States, increase internal duties, and align Philippine rules with U.S. customs. A tariff board led by Col. George R. Colton consulted business interests in Manila, urging swift passage alongside the Payne bill.
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Congress
Secretary of War
Congres
Philippines
United States
Dickinson
Clarence R. Edwards
Insular Bureau
The
War Department
Philippine Islands
Payne Transill
Philippine Assemly
Senate
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Insular Collector of Customs
George R. Colton
Masila
L S
Payne
William Hi. Taft
Congress Debates Tariffs and Census Delays in Session
The Senate and House moved on tariff revisions affecting free list petroleum and Philippine industries. An income tax proposal aimed at high earners was introduced. Census and civil service provisions faced committee battle, with adjournments and a Senate executive session confirming Thomas C. Dawson to Chile.
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Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Committee On
Philippines
Bailey
Philippine Islands
Aldrich
Carmen
Daniel
Mnior
Committee On Finance
House
Washington
Setmater Stone
Amd
Cummins
Thomas C. Dawson
Chile
Family Is Thin Blooded in Tyrone Pa Fatal Bleeding
Gerald Lower, youngest son of Edward Lower, died after a fall on a timber caused a mouth bleed that could not be stopped. The family has buried three children in three years due to bleeding. Ralph, two, died from a small facial cut after a fall. Jesse, two, bled to death from a head injury. Physicians say the blood fails to coagulate on contact with air. Four other relatives also died from bleeding.
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Gerald
Edward Lower
Tyrone
Ralph
Jessie
Smugglers Offer Reward to Port Official
Smugglers offered $260000 for information to Will iam Loeb Jr collector of the port of New York. They sought protection for duties on Paris gowns and other goods recently smuggled. Loeb refused the offer, mirroring a prior attempted bribe, showing the syndicate’s desperation as only part of their operations had been uncovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William Loeb, Jr
New York
Paris
Loeb
Child Man Growing at Last Shows Thyroid Treatment Hope
Harry Needleman, a 27 year old man with underdeveloped body and mind due to thyroid deficiency, underwent surgery in New York in February and has since returned home. Over the last month he gained height and exhibits signs of mental awakening after daily thyroid powder doses from sheep. The treatment requires continued thyroid intake for life to prevent regressive growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Needleman
New York Hospital
Wireless Stations Planned for Gulfport Installations
Arrangements completed for wireless telegraph stations at Gulfport. A Bronx Zoo toad named Mrs Methuselah, about ten years old, reportedly died recently. A Panama Canal steam shovel cleared a record ROE cubic yards in an eight hour day. Representative Ramsdell proposes Treasury borrowing authority for water and war improvements. A Springfield tobacco factory owned by C. C. Bel & Son was seized for Imperial Tobacco. San Francisco warehouses of the Harry Johnson and John Breaner companies burned with cargo. Reynolds Arcade in Rochester NJ suffered a $100,000 to $170,000 loss. The business district bordered by Main, East and State streets faced threats.
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Gulfport
Methuselah
Bronx
New York
Panama Canal
Ramsdell
Louisiana
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Shek Bermor
Seeger
C. C. Bel & Son
Springfield
Imperial Tobacco Company
San Francisco
Harry Johnson Company
John Breaner Company
Reynolds” Arcade
Four Corners
Rochester
Dames
Main Street
State Street
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Michigan
TES
Taft
Boston
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Ranmors
Salkan Abdel Hamid
Virginia
Sothern
Reno
Nev
Mecca
Adana
London Missionary Board
Reston
Rogers
John Mitchell
Yale
Sameel Eberly Gross
Lesert
Illinois
Friends of Good Government
George Leavins Lilley
Connecticut
Hartford
Turkey
Roosevelt
Paul O. Stensland
Henry W. Hering
Niagara River
Amma May Sheridan
Party
Tarsus
Dersia
Islands
W. O. Clark
Clark Street
Beears
Wall Street
American Federation of Labor
Harvey G. Furbay
Oreman
Chicago and Northwestern
Gridiron Club
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Finois
State Livestock Commission
McPherson
United Sates District Court
Kansas City
Missouri Railroad
Young Turk
Stantinople
Minnesota
Saint Sofia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston Ever
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Indianaplis
Toledo
Louisville
Kan
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Columbus
Philippine
Revenue System
Gen. Edwards
President Taft
Work of Congress
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