Meat inspection reform urged by federal official
Washington January 2 The annual report by Dr A D Melvin head of the US Bureau of Animal Industry says half the meat eaten in the United States can be called uninspected and a real danger to the public exists He cites inefficiency due to lack of authority to reach intrastate business and urges adding state and municipal inspections to federal meat scrutiny.
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Washington
United States
A. D. Melvin
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Secretary of Agriculture
Melvin
Federal meat inspection report cites improvements and gaps
The study notes diversions of diseased animals to uninspected slaughterhouses and poor sanitary conditions. It argues for rigorous veterinary inspection at slaughter and highlights progress under the new law, with 36 million animals inspected and 1 million condemned, and 25 million pounds of meat condemned on reinspection, against an $8 million appropriation.
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Melvin
Burns kill old soldier? Confederate veteran dies in fire
Lynn January 2. Frank F. Smith 65, a Confederate veteran from North Carolina, died today when a fire started by a smoking man in bed ignited his clothes. His wife and five children survive. a daughter Annie Smith was burned while trying to rescue him.
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Lynn
Jan
Couple Die Within Hour in Malden Tragedy
In Malden on January 2 Charles Y. Simpson of 237 Washington Street died shortly after his wife. Mrs Simpson had been ill and appeared better, but heart disease claimed both spouses within the same hour. The couple’s deaths were attributed to heart disease by Medical Examiner Durell.
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Malden
Jan
Charles Y. Simpson
Washington Street
AFL Leaders Seek 10 Cent Assessment to Fight Steel Trust
Unions received a letter from President Samuel Gompers and Secretary Frank Morrison urging every member to pay 10 cents to fund a campaign against United States Steel Corporation. The missive condemns the Steel Trust as exploiting labor, calling its profit sharing a deceit that enforces worker subordination to deter unionization.
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Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Cuts Throat Of Young Wife In Taunton
Enrique Silva, 45, a Taunton resident, attempted to murder his wife by slashing her throat and then fled with the intent to drown himself. His wife, 30, is in critical condition at Dr. Frederick W. Abbott’s home and is not expected to survive. Neighbors note domestic trouble. Silva had previously faced an arrest for threatening to kill her.
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Taunton
Enrique Silva
Silva
Frederick W. Abbott
Whist Party Aids Free Home for Consumptives in Boston
The first of a series of whist parties to aid the Free Home for Consumptives will be held this afternoon in Society Hall at 168 Massachusetts Avenue. All interested in the home and local charities are invited to attend and help the women behind the effort stamp out tuberculosis in Greater Boston.
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Society Hall
Massachusetts Avenue
Greater
Boston
Weston Plans Another Transcontinental Walk From West To East
Edward Payson Weston, veteran pedestrian, announced he will undertake one more ocean to ocean trek. He aims to complete the journey in 100 days, starting in Los Angeles February 1 at 4 PM and arriving in New York May 28. His previous New York to San Francisco trek took 105 days.
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New York
Edward Payson Weston
Ocean
Weston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Quakes Reported Across Caribbean Islands
Jamaica records two light tremors with no damage. In Martinique no eruption at Mont Pelee and Soufriere remains inactive. Saint Thomas notes no earthquakes in the West Indies.
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Kingston
Jan
Port DE France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
ST. Thomas
West Indian Island
US Navy engineers reveal sea brake for giant battleships
The article describes a proposed ship braking system using two large steel wings attached below the water line. When deployed, the wings resist water to rapidly slow a battleship, potentially stopping it in half its length, though experts doubt the design's viability.
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United States Navy
U. S
Indiana
Paper price by dictation sparks antitrust inquiry
Herman Ridder urged Attorney General Wickersham to review claims from a New York banquet that A P P A president A C Hastings advised mills on prices. Details include restrictions by 46 newsprint mills, bids not to sell for spot cash, one year contracts, and alleged meetings to fix prices.
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New York
Herman Ridder
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Wickersham
New York City
International Paper Company
American Paper and Pulp Association
A. C. Hastings
United States
Wise
American Paper and Pulp Association of Daily Reports
General Paper Company
Fibre and Manila Poll
Fear for the Wyoming and Henry W Cramp Sailboats at Sea
Anxiety rises as the schooner Wyoming leaves Bath for Newport News on Dec 21 and goes 13 days without contact. The six master was the largest American sailing vessel afloat. The Henry W Cramp has been 20 days out from the same port to Newport News, with grave concern for both vessels.
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Wyoming
Bath
Newport News
Henry W. Cramp
Abandon Hope for Satolli
Rome reports all hope for Cardinal Satolli's recovery is abandoned as he repeatedly loses consciousness for hours and grows weaker daily. The Pope inquires daily about his condition while telegrams from America continue arriving at St John’s.
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Rome
Cardinal Satolli
St. John
America
Six Chinese Baptized at St James Parish
Six Chinese converts ages 25 to 60 from Kneeland street were baptized by Rev. Father McQuaid at the St. James parochial residence yesterday. Converts include Joseph Lee Joseph See Joseph Gee Joseph Fong Wah Joseph Wong and Joseph Wong Pole. Godfathers named Frank Birmingham William Cohalan Matthew Cunningham John Fong Ying Joseph Friark and Soo Hoo. Father McQuaid praised the converts as thoughtful and faithful in their new faith.
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Father McQuaid
St. James
Kneeland Street
Joseph Lee
Joseph See
Joseph Gee
Joseph Fong Wah
Joseph Wong
Joseph Wong Pole
Frank Birmingham
William Cohalan
Matthew Cunningham
John Fong Ying
Joseph Friark
Soo Hoo
McQuaid
Barn Fire Destroys Property In Reading
Reading, Jan. 2. Shortly after 5 pm fire started in the barn of J. W. Davies on Walnut street and within half an hour the structure and contents were destroyed with a loss of $8000. The flames menaced the house but the family and servants contained the blaze until the fire department arrived. Three horses and two cows were saved, but two automobiles and several carriages burned. An overheated steam boiler caused the fire.
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Reading
J. W. Davies
Walnut Street
Volunteers Offer for Foreign Mission Service
Crowding Convention Hall at the quadrennial Student Volunteer Movement convention, 92 students from Vassar Wellesley Women’s College of Baltimore Harvard Yale Johns Hopkins offered for service as foreign missionaries. They plan to depart within the next year under church boards.
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Rochester
N. Y
Vassar
Wellesley
Women’s College of Baltimore
Harvard
Yale
Johns Hopkins
Witness in Night Rider Trial Is Ambushed and Killed
James Middleton a farmer and key witness in a federal Night Rider case was shot dead near his Baldwin County home. Citizens aided the sheriff in a futile manhunt for the assassin. The trial involved six prominent men alleged to have killed sheep belonging to Comstock.
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Mobile
James Middleton
Baldwin County
Middleton
Comstock
Skipper and Grit Save Ship in Christmas Blizzard
The schooner George P. Hudson, carrying coal from Norfolk for Boston, arrived at Vineyard Haven scarred by the blizzard. Its Maine built hull and the seamanship of its Yankee skipper kept the vessel from ruin. Norfolk had feared for the Hudson as the steamer Katahdin sighted the crippled schooner off Five Fathom Bank lightship, but offered no aid.
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Vineyard Haven
George P. Hudson
Norfolk
Boston
Hudson Under Stormy Capes Voyage Endangered by Broken Anchor
The Hudson commanded by Captain Thomas battled a Christmas gale off the Capes of Virginia Light. A broken anchor chain and shifting coal cargo left the schooner riding with a heavy list, but crew managed to stabilize and head toward Boston to avoid salvage claims.
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Hudson
Thomas
Capes of
Virginia
Boston
Cape
Metropolitan seat sale opens today at Boston Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera seat sale for Boston opens this morning at the Boston Opera House. The season subscriptions are the largest in Boston, yet single seats remain across all sections. The opening Tristan und Isolde cast matches the New York production with Olive Fremstad as Isolde.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
Boston
Boston Opera House
Metropolitan
New York
Olive Fremstad
Isolde
Prominent G A R Veteran Dies in Dorchester
Andrew J. Holbrook a leading Grand Army man in the Dorchester district died suddenly yesterday He long served as postmaster of the Mattapan station in Dorchester district Funeral arrangements have not been completed
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Andrew J. Holbrook
Dorchester
Mattapan
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