Greater Economy Urged by MacVeagh
Washington reports secretart MacVeagh urges retrenchment in 1911 federal expenditures with total estimates at 671 million dollars down from 1910. he calls for flexible revenue measures, stronger banking reforms, and a contingent fund for his department while warning against disorganization in government finances.
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Washington
Franklin MacVeagh
Panama Canal
M&cVeagh
MacVeagh
United States
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Mer. MacVeagh
Doxey Couple Held in Poisoning Case
In St. Louis on December 7 a grand jury held Dr. Loren D. Doxey and his wife Dora for the alleged poisoning death of William J. Erder last July. The panel found evidence of guilty knowledge by the doctor.
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Loren D. Doxey
Dora
Conor R
Wm. J. Erder
Taft Re-elected Red Cross President Delivers Address
President Taft, re-elected head of the American Red Cross Society, spoke in Washington on December 7 calling for an endowment of five million dollars to sustain the society’s work.
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Taft
Washington
American Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Pierce Not Guilty Oil Magnate Acquitted in False Swearing Case
The jury in Austin Texas returned a verdict of not guilty today in the case of H Clay Pierce charged with false swearing after a trial that concluded this afternoon. Pierce, an oil magnate, faced the charge in federal court.
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Austin, Tex
H. Clay Pierce
Million and a Half Waters-Pierce Oil Sold at Auction
The Waters-Pierce Oil Company property was sold at public auction in Austin Texas on December 7 to satisfy outstanding claims. Officials reported the sale plan and bidders' names while noting the final bid amount and legal backing of the sale.
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Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Oil
iWag
New Swedish Gun Aims to End Recoil and Fire 1125 Shots Hour
An early 20th century note discusses a Swedish inventor Mr Sjogren who claims a recoil free smokeless rifle with a rate of 1125 shots per hour. The article links this advance to ongoing weaponry progress from Maxim to modern armaments and notes its potential army adoption.
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Mr. Maxim
Sweden
Fred
Sjogren
The Real Bona Fide Limit to Earth
A young woman recalls hearing the word limit as slang and narrates discovering a true limit to earth last Monday. She visits a woman seeking someone to play piano twice daily for half an hour at lunch and dinner, expecting accompaniment to meals.
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Earth
Money In Rats and the Value of Rat Skins
The Indianapolis News notes rats, though disease carriers alive, hold commercial value when dead. Rat hides are used for book covers purses photo frames and gloves. Scandinavian and Norwegian rats are especially prized for these uses. bodies can also fertilize soil.
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Scandinavia
Indianapolis News
Old Timer Chief Spencer Dies at 110 in Klickitat Territory
Chief Spencer aged 110 a Klickitat died on the Fort Simcoe reservation. He witnessed white settlement arrive in 1843 and in 1856 served as guide to Colonel Wright and Major Raines. Volunteers in 1850 killed his entire family near the Cascades. His second family children Wilber and Lancaster Spencer of Toppenish rise as local businessmen.
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Fort Simcoe
Colonel Wright
Major Raines
Columbia River
Cascades
Chief Spencer
Wilber
Lancaster Spencer O
Toppenish
Seattle Post-Intelligence
Long Pipe Aimed To Link Oklahoma Oil Fields To New York
The longest pipe in the world would stretch from Oklahoma oil wells to New York harbor. Oklahoma’s oil fields are the nation’s most active, but the line is not expected to be used immediately for full transport. The system is planned as emergency provision for future depletion of Pennsylvania and West Virginia fields.
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Oklahoma
New York Harbor
United States
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Scientific American
Foley's Kidney Remedy Praise From Claremont Neighbor
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire reports buying Foley's Kidney Remedy a year ago and says it cured a severe long standing kidney problem. She endorses the medicine and recommends it to others. Sold by all druggists.
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Joyce
Claremont, N. H
Foley
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