Norway Honors Bjornson On Seventy Fifth Birthday
Norway prepares demonstrations across literary circles to mark the seventy fifth birthday of Bjornstjerne Bjornson. The national poet, born 1832, is celebrated for his peasant life novels and reformist advocacy, with praise of his oratorical power and dedication to public welfare.
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Christiana
Norway
Bjornstierne Bjornson
Bjornson
Heltberg
Henrik Ibsen
Jonas Lie
Synnove Solbekken
Bjornsoy
Grim
Market Quotations and Stock Declines Amid Bank Failures
New York market mood soured as Kansas City and Pittsburg bank failures dampened sentiment with little asset declines. Copper and steel fell on metal trade weakness while overall averages slipped about two points. Call money and currency strengthened as money conditions tightened. Cotton rose early by about fifty cents but eroded to close near Friday levels. Chicago grain market showed listless trading with minor gains evaporating toward close.
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New York
Kansas City
Pittsburg
New York Bank Statement Shows Reserves Rise
Weekly report lists increases in reserves 6,779,075 with deposits down 8,431,900 and circulation up 1,528,300. Loans fall by 11,682,900 while legals rise 1,337,000 and specie gains 3,384,100.
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New York
Blue Ribbon Vanilla Finest Extract Highlighted
A brief promotional note praises Blue Ribbon Vanilla as a high quality extract that balances delicate aroma with strong flavor. The description emphasizes superior refinement and robust taste.
Sunday Dining at Belmont Cafe Menu
Celery Sunday dinner at Belmont Cafe under Manager E Sloat features Royal Roast Turkey with cranberry sauce creamed potatoes stewed tomatoes sweet corn roast goose and pies including mince pie and New England pumpkin pie with coffee and fruit selections like lobster salad and pineapple.
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Belmont Cafe
Sloat
New England
Western Federation to aid Goldfield strikers and probe troops
Denver executives of the Western Federation of Miners vote to levy dues to support Goldfield strikers and discuss a possible congressional inquiry into President Roosevelt’s dispatch of troops. In Goldfield Nev troops arrive, 283 men march to an encampment under Col Reynolds and the town remains quiet.
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Denver
Colo
Western Federation of Miners
Congression
Roosevelt
Aoe
Goldfield
Sparks
Congress
Wall Street
Sperks
Maroney
Godfield
Federation
Goldfield, Nev
Goldfields
Co] Reynolds
King Oscar Nears Death as Sweden Faces Crisis
King Oscar's health deteriorates with heart trouble and periods of unconsciousness. Physicians intensify stimulants to prolong life, as the royal family gathers and the Bishop administers last rites amid grave, worsening prognosis.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Oscar
Associated Press
Chamberlain
Premier Lindman
Blue Sunday Promised New York City Today
New York faces a blue Sunday as old statutes are strictly enforced under a new interpretation. Police Commissioner Pingham issued orders applying Justice O Gorman s ruling to close all places of amusement on the Sabbath, leaving millions to seek entertainment elsewhere for twenty four hours and possibly longer.
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New York
New York City
Justice O'Gorman
Pingham
Americans’ death sentences commuted in Mexico
Three Americans Richardson, Macon, and Harle, condemned for the murder of Mitchell and Devers and for attempting to collect their life insurance, had their executions moved to twenty years in prison after a commutation.
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Chibauhau
Mexico
Richardson
Macon
Harle
Mitchell
Devers
West Virginia Forecast Warmer Sunday Then Rain Monday
The West Virginia forecast calls for a warmer spell on Sunday followed by rain on Monday. Temperatures rise and moisture is expected to move in by Monday.
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West Virginia
Republican Party Chooses Chicago for 1932 Convention
The Republican national committee selected Chicago as the 1932 convention site with Kansas City and Denver as rivals. Denver promised 100000 dollars toward expenses. Chicago emphasized expenses only. June 16 was set for the convention date.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Warner
Kansas City
Scott
Sensational Incident in Caleb Powers Trial Report
Georgetown Kentucky December 7 sensational testimony in Caleb Powers trial reveals an alleged plan to intimidate witness Wharton Golden. A contempt of court hearing is set for Monday against Owens a private detective tied to Powers. The Lexington Leader article about alleged actions by Attorney General and a secret copy trace the publication route raising judicial scrutiny.
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Georgetown
Goebel
Caleb Powers
Lexington
Meern
Owens
Morris
Wharton Golden
Commowealth
Franklin
Golden
R. Lee Davis
Lexington Leader
Davis
Owen
Secarce
Far West
David
Wharton Colden
Reefing Robe Found in River Could Implicate Dignitary
A fisherman near Collock on the Leegoard Air Line river found a fine robe used by Catholic priests or Episcopal bishops entangled in a fish trap. A visiting businessman reports no local church figure is known missing in the area, but the robe suggests a very large man heavy enough to wrap around three ordinary men after drying and cleaning.
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Greensboro
N. C
South Carolina
Collock
Leegoard Air Line
Fatal Gas Explosion at Colorado Fuel and Iron Plant
One worker was killed instantly and four fatally injured in a gas producer explosion at a Colorado Fuel and Iron furnace in Pueblo Colorado this afternoon. Four others were seriously hurt in the incident. Authorities investigate the blast and its causes.
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Puebo
Colo. Dee
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Death sentence for accomplices in Louisiana child murder
Nicolina Gebla and her brother Leonardo Gebba were today sentenced to death by hanging as accessories in the kidnapping and murder of eight year old Walter Leap in Haheville Louisiana. The Geblins joined a Payt that resulted in the boy's capture.
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Haheville
Dee
Nicolina Gebla
Leonardo
Walter Leap
List
Gebbins
Three Boys Drowned Crossing Flint River
Three boys drowned this afternoon while crossing the Flint River near Flint Michigan on the ice. The victims are Joseph Randall 10 Floyd Randall 8 and Ernest Boutelle 12.
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Flint, Mich
Res
Flint River
Joseph
Floyd Randall
Ernest Boutelle
Deadly mine disaster in Monongah halted rescue efforts
At 9 pm twenty five bodies were recovered from Monongah Fairmont Coal Co mines 6 and 7 with hundreds more feared dead as deadly black damp slowed operations. Miners numbered 478 entered yesterday plus 100 uncounted workers raising total potential deaths above 650. Rescue crowds and shuttered bars marked a town in shock as officials vowed full investigation.
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Monongah
W. Va
Fairmont Coal Company
Leo. L. Malone
J. M. McGraw
Pitt
West Virginia
Fairmont
Mononesh
Pune'ag
Mother of Secretary of War Taft Dead in Milbury Mass
Milbury Mass December death announced at 12:20 AM from the bedside of Lourea Maria Taft mother of William H Taft secretary of war. Mrs Taft widow of Alphonso Taft who served as secretary of war and attorney general under Grant and later minister to Austria and Russia. She was attacked in July with indigestion and suffered a gradual breakdown thereafter.
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Milbury
Mass
Lourea Maria Taft
William H. Taft
Mr Bryan Speaks to Nebraska Democrats
Omaha crowd attends a Dahlmann Democratic club banquet at the auditorium with about 1200 present. After the program, the hall was opened to the public and about 3000 people took the chance to hear the speech by Wo. J. Devan as the principal guest.
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Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
Democrats
Omaha
Nev
J. Devan
Dahlmann Democratic Flud
Nobel Prizes To Be Read Tuesday In Stockholm
Stockholm Dec 7 The five Nobel prizes funded by Alfred Nobel will be read next Tuesday marking the eleventh anniversary of his death. The names of most of this year’s laureates are already known and the awards cover science medicine literature and peace.
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Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Nave
Sully Prudhomme
Mommeen
Bjoerasen
Mittal
Hehegara
Stenkiewicz
Carduect
Sir William Crockes
London
Var Hoff
Germany
Fishcher
Arrhenius
Sweden
William Rameau
England
von Bayer
M. Mossen
France
A. A. Michelson
Universty
Chicaito
Michelson
Roentgen
Loreng
Zeemann
Holland
Mar Currie
M. Bacqueral
Lord Rayleigh
Hangsland
Lenard
Thomson
Nobel Foundation
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
Stearned Academies
Nobel
Rich Families Unite in High Society Wedding
New York December 7 wealthy social leaders gathered for the marriage of Miss Gladys Mills daughter of Mr and Mrs Ogin Mills and Mr Henry Carnegie Phipps of Pittsburgh The ceremony occurred at St Margaret s Church followed by a breakfast and reception at the Mills residence in Staatsburg A special train carried guests from the city The union joins two vast fortunes The bride granddaughter of Ogden Mills renowned as one of America s wealthiest men and connected to prominent families The groom Henry Carnegie Phipps is among four children of Henry Phipps noted Pittsburgh coal and steel magnate
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New York
Gladys Mills
Ogin Mills
Henry Carnegie Phipps
Pittsburg
St. Margaret's Church
Staatsburg
Miss Mills
Uipps
Henry Phipps
Exterminating Head Hunters in Formosa
San Francisco reports a sensational plan by Japanese authorities to exterminate Formosa head hunters by electrified fences and gunfire. Walter Cuften of Formosa Mercantile Company cites about 100000 head hunters infesting the coast and recounts a raid on a treasure party that left only three survivors.
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San Franccco
Vermoea
Walter Cuften
Formcea Mercantile Company
Kound
Night Riders Turmoil Sparks State Guard Deployment
Hopkinsville Kentucky December 7 five hundred night riders caused up to two hundred thousand dollars in property damage this morning. Hundreds of shots were fired and several persons are badly injured. Governor Keckiam ordered a company of Kentucky state guards to report for indefinite night duty to protect witnesses and aid sheriffs. Major E Bassett commanded the guard contingent.
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Hopkineville
Keckiam
Meacham
Breathitt County
Kentucky State Guards
E. , Bassett
Hopkinsville
Recommendation to appoint receiver for California Live Deposit and Trust
San Francisco banks and the state attorney general may pursue legal action to place the California Live Deposit and Trust Company into receivership after its suspension. The California bank commissioner found reserves of only about 400000 dollars versus a required 1800000, with assets of nine million totaling potentially only two million realizable for depositor claims.
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San Francisco
Cal
A.S. Webb
Californ
Veak
Hawley Toy Line Attracts Young Shoppers
The W. P. Hawley Merchandise Company invites families to bring or send the little ones to view a new line of toys and books for children.
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The
W. P. Hawley Merchandive Company
Mine Operators and Inspectors Meet Here
Chief James W. Paul of the department of mines invites mine operators and inspectors to a Bluefield meeting on December 11 1907 to discuss enforcement of mine laws. Topics include blasting on solid ground dust control explosive gas and medical supplies. Foremen and explosive manufacturers are urged to attend for fuller understanding and cooperation.
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James W. Paul
Department of Mines
Norfolk and Western
Norfolk and Wiern
Paul
Charleston
Bluefield
Mercer
McPowell
Minge
Missing Young Contractor Strangely From Sharp County
W M Page of Sharp's camp Pinecton arrived in the city seeking his son Oscar Page who left with a large bill of goods from Andrews & Thomas and has not been heard from since. Oscar is about 4 years old? 6 feet tall with dark hair and gray-tinged mustache and is married with two children in Toronto. He carried about 100 to 150 dollars and is owed around 500 in salary. He may have gone to Pocahontas then possibly Columbus or Cincinnati. police in Pocahontas and Keystone were asked to search. Friends in Columbus exist. M Pate asks any Elks or Old Fellows to help locate him.
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W. M. Page
Sharp
Iewr Pinecton
Oscar Page
Huh, Andrews& Thonas
Young Tage
Rearcke Elks
Te Old Fellows
Toronto
Canada
Roanoke
Page
Ths City
Pocahonts
Pocahontas
Keystone
Columbus
Cinginnati
M. Pate
Man Decapitation Reported Near Midway
A man employed at Tom’s Coach is said to have been run over by a car yesterday and killed. The incident occurred near Tom’s Creek where a cement company operates a nest and the Norfolk and Western line runs up to Coehuen to unload and remove loads.
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Logan
Midway
Toms Co
Toms Creek
Ceat
Norfolk and Western
Coehuen
Christmas Gift Deposit and Local Advertisements
A small deposit buys a Christmas present and it will be held for pickup on Christmas. Dilger's reports low sales at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Engraved visiting and nl items make nice Christmas gifts. Daily Telegraph business notes Country sausage and Suba Barnes. The want ads discuss titles and reciprocity as George Eliot noted the multitude of human claims.
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Dilger
Daily Telegraph
George Elliot
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