Minister Sues for Defamation of Character in Washington
Spokane reports Rev. H. G. Buss former Colfax pastor now in Kansas City has hired Spokane counsel to file a $100000 defamation suit in federal court against First Baptist Church officials and deacons. The suit cites his removal from the parsonage after a June 2 incident involving a church committee and a gunfight scene during which Mrs Buss fired a loaded pistol.
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Whitman County
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Ice Pack Worst Ever Blocks Ohio River Traffic
Pittsburg reports extreme ice along the Ohio from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. Since 1875 rivermen note no prior December depth, with half a million dollars in waterfront and shipping damage expected before thaw. Ice gorges threaten East Liverpool Steubenville Wheeling and New Martinsville with navigation halted for days.
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Steubenville
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Cincinnati
Votes for Women in New York Support Suffrage
The wife of the next New York mayor expressed strong support for woman suffrage. Mrs Gaynor stated that every taxpaying, self supporting woman should have the franchise. Mrs Gaynor joined Mrs Belmont and Mrs Annie Bryce at a suffrage luncheon hosted by Mrs Martin W Littleton.
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Annie Bryce
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Senator Belcourt predicts King Edward visit and Anglo-American alliance
Ottawa banquet hears belief that King Edward will visit Canada and the United States. If he comes there will be a close alliance between Great Britain and the United States to secure world peace for all time.
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United States
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Ottawa Board of Trade
Blizzard Claims Sixty in Newfoundland Coast Loss
St Johns Newfoundland December 29 Eleven schooners and crews totaling sixty men are believed lost in the Christmas blizzard. The storm caused extensive property destruction across the island colony.
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Explosion Kills Five at Reading Plant
Five men were instantly killed when a boiler exploded at the Metropolitan Electric Company's new Reading, Pennsylvania plant today. The blast occurred in the morning and investigators began work to determine the cause and assess damage.
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Taft to Attend Louise Taft Wedding in New York
President Taft will depart Washington for New York to attend the wedding of Louise Taft daughter of Henry W Taft. He will be accompanied by his daughter Helen his son Robert and Captain Butt and will return to Washington Friday.
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Taft
New York
Nice
Louise Taft
Henry W. Taft
Helen
Robert
Captain Butt
Governor orders extradition of two Newark murder suspects
Albany news confirms Governor Hughes authorized the extradition to New Jersey of Mrs. Caroline B. Martin and Mrs. Mary Snead, both under arrest in New York City, in connection with the murder of Mrs. Ocey Snead in East Orange.
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Hughes
New Jersey
Caroline B. Martin
Mary Snead
Newark
Mra Ocey Snead
East Orange
New York
New York Stocks Open Higher on Broad Volume
Prices moved briskly upwards at the opening with large volume. Gains were uniform and widely distributed while the undertone remained firm though the market showed restraint.
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Metal Stocks See Interest In Specialties Trade
A few metal stocks and several specialties drew attention during trading, with investors focusing on standout issues. The session reflected selective appetite as certain groups outperformed others. Proponents noted unique drivers behind the gains in these segments.
Origin of the rod and land measures in feudal times
The rod or perch originated as a unit to urge oxen and control plows. It served as a handy land measure in feudal allotments, with one rod equaling a quarter acre and four poles equaling an acre. Gunter's chain (66 feet) later aided decimal land calculations, while rods influenced brickwork and hedge, ditch, and fence measurements.
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A Cautious Scot Denies Baptism to His Babe
A Scots elder refuses to expose his child to a minister he deems unorthodox leading him to seek a strictly pious pastor. He tours towns to find Erskine but finds fishing and hunting lure the ministers away. Hearing music at a door, he leaves, fearing the tiddle implies improper behavior.
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Overshoe Prank on Rock Island Train
A man aboard a Rock Island through train at Englewood briefly left the car to walk. He later realized he had only one overshoe and threw the other on the platform. Returning to his seat he found the lone overshoe and, disgusted, flung the final shoe back toward the platform shouting there is a pair of overstices for somebody.
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Englewood
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Masons Honor Memory of Gen Albert Pike Centenary
Washington notes the centenary of Gen Albert Pike the patron saint of Scottish Rite Masonry. The supreme council distributed medals and planned observances while recounting Pike’s diverse career as soldier journalist lawyer and poet. He lived in Massachusetts Arkansas New Orleans Memphis and Washington and influenced Masonry as grand commander and author of rituals.
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Harvard University
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New Orleans
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Elkhorn
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Royal Order of
Leo XIII
Student Volunteer Movement opens sixth international convention
Rochester New York December 29 The Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions begins its sixth international convention in the city with over three thousand delegates from American colleges and universities. Speakers include Ambassador James Pryce Bishop McDowell Bishop Hendrix Bishop Lloyd Gofford Pincher Baron Nicolay and Samuel B Capen among others.
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Dwight L. Moody
America
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McDowell
Chicago
Hendrix
Kansas City
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Virginia
Gofford Pincher
Forester
United States
Paul Nicolay
Russia
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Boston
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Forty Years Service in the Cavalry Ends
Brigadier General Winfield S. Edgerly, former commandant at Fort Riley, was placed on the retired list for physical disability after a retirement board found him incapacitated. A New Hampshire native and 1870 USMA graduate, his career spanned nearly forty years, largely in cavalry, aside from a brief Spanish War assignment. Col. Walter Howe of Coast Artillery fills the brigadier general vacancy caused by Edgerly’s retirement.
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Winfield S. Edgerly
Mounted Service School
Fort Riley
Kan
Edgerly
New Hampshire
United States Military Academy
Inspector General
Walter Howe
Coast Artillery
Fort Hancock, N. J
Spokane Wage Scale Boost Puts Workers On Eight-Dollar Day
Spokane officials report city council action raises laborers pay from 2.75 to 8 dollars daily. Labor unions expect the higher scale to set a new Northwest benchmark and prompt broader wage adjustments across industries.
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Spokane
Wash
Teamsters Win Day Wage Increase to Six Fifty
Teamsters from 35.50 to 6.50 a day for eight hours will raise city and regional wages. Spokane tops the Northwest in ordinary labor pay, except Butte. The gain came after two months of lobbying by labor unions and two teams, with no strikes. City council approved the ordinance unanimously after committee review.
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Spokane
Northwest
Teamsters
Barge Safe After Christmas Storm Rescue
The steel barge Badger, lost from the steamer Bay State in a Christmas storm between Boston and Newport News, was towed into Hampton Roads today by the Dutch steamer Saramacca, confirming its safety.
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Boston
Newport News
Hampton Roads
How to Prepare Cranberries for Turkey Accompaniment
This guide explains selecting, cooking, and serving cranberries in porcelain or earthenware. It covers jelly and marmalade methods, candied berries, and the best storage, noting they improve after cooking and should be kept in glass or earthenware.
A Victorian Cold Care Guide to Rest and Sweat
The piece advises bed rest and gentle sweating to curb a cold. It recommends minimal fluids, gruels, soups, hot baths with a whisky drink, and warm room rubs. Do not chase every remedy, as many colds mix with grip germs and cure takes longer than a day.
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