Twenty Suffragists Start Albany Hike From New York
Twenty young women carrying Alpine staffs and "Votes For Women" sashes begin a 10 mile daily trek from Broadway and 242nd Street toward Albany to reach the governor elect's inauguration on December 30. They reach Yonkers early and speeches are paused by police. Also noted is a police raid on a cider warehouse in New Britain and local holiday offers.
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New York
Broadway
242Nd “Street
Albany
Sulzer
Yonkers
Pan Wolf
How Yale Students Spend Money Reveals Spending Gaps
Yale sociologist Professor William Bailey reports a fourfold budget split among necessities stationery pleasures and tobacco or intoxicants. Averages from five hundred upperclassmen show yearly spending of 809 on necessities 62 on stationery 203 on pleasure and 50 on tobacco or intoxicants, with total averages around 1100 dollars per student.
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New Haven
Yale
William B. Bailey
Crote Es Bailey
Bailey
American Colege
Mfe
Vassar
Smith Colleges
Smith Gee
Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr
Yale University
Hie
Blackhand King Shot Dead After Demanding $100
New York police report Anielo Prisco known as Zepo the Gimp or king of the black handers burst into Giosue Gallucci’s spaghetti house at 316 East 103rd demanding $100. A struggle for the gun ended with two shots to Prisco’s head. he died before Officer Smith arrived. Michael Morrelles, a waiter, was detained as a witness.
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New York
Anielo Prisco
Smith
Michael Morrelles
Suffrage Hike Leaders Plot Albany March Route
General Rosalie Jones and Colonel Ida Craft map the New York to Albany hike with daily camping stops from Irvington to Hudson and Rhinebeck. The expedition includes speeches, county balls, and a final march on the capitol to present a message to Governor Sulzer, aided by Adolph Major carrying supplies.
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New York
Rosalie Jones
Ida C. Craft
Albany
Pilgrim Army
Irvington on-Himdson
Ossining
Peekskill
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Wappinger’s Falls
Poughkeepsie
Rhinebeck
Germantown
Rensselaer
Capitol
Sulzer
Adolph Major
Brooklyn
Becker and four gunmen face impending fate in Ossining
In Ossining New York on December 16 former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and the four gunmen convicted in the Herman Rosenthal murder faced their looming end. The condemned men heard the last prayers as they were escorted to execution after Matteo Dellomo, not Ilomo, was executed in the same frail corridor. The official note called that execution a complete success.
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Ossining
N. Y
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Matteo Dellomo
Ilomo
Broek- Wr
Train Down an Embankment Near Cumberland Maryland
A Baltimore and Ohio eastbound passenger train No. 4 derailed on a 15 mile grade near Cumberland after striking a falling boulder. Both engines and all cars rolled down the embankment. One engineer was slightly injured and traffic was delayed. passengers slept through the incident.
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Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio
Here
Successor of Dr Wiley Named by President Taft
President Taft named Dr Carl Alsberg to succeed Dr Harvey W Wiley as chief of the chemistry bureau and head of the pure food law administration. Alsberg, a German born chemist now with the bureau of plant industry, has government service roots in Massachusetts.
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Washington
Carl Alsberg
Harvey W. Wiley
Chemistry Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Pure Food Law
Alsberg
Bureau of Plant Industry
Agricultural Department
Germany
Massachusetts
Taft
Wiley
R. EB. Doolittle
Dr. Wiley
Taft Appoints Chief Chemist to Lead Pure Food Bureau
President Taft personally appointed the chief chemist reflecting the post's importance as the Pure Food Bureau under the Secretary of Agriculture. Dr Alsberg, allied with Dr Wiley, largely supports his predecessor on pure food policy, differing mainly over bleached flour decisions.
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Pure Food Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Taft
Alsberg
Wiley
Paris shooting case ends as closed affair tentative
Paris December report says Walter De Mumm recovering in hospital after being shot by Marie Van Rensimer Barnes Creel a divorcee, with police considering possible action against Henri De Mumm for misleading officials. Rumors place Barnes in London but London denial cited. If Barnes remains in Paris police may pursue further inquiry.
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Paris
Walter de Mumm
Marie van Rensimer Barnes-Creel
Henri de Mummn
Berger Moves for Physical Value New Haven Road
Washington dispatch reports Representative Victor Berger of Wisconsin, the sole Socialist in Congress, offering a House resolution directing the secretary of commerce and labor to determine the physical valuation of the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad. The measure seeks an official estimate of its value, minus watered stock, and urges steps toward possible condemnation or purchase by the United States to curb private interests and high rates.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
New York, New Haven & Hartford
United States
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Congress
New Haven
Department of Commerce and Labor
Continental Condor Wonder In Pacific Skies
T. S. Van Dyke describes a solitary California condor on the Pacific coast. He notes its ten foot wingspan, white wing stripe, cliff nesting, and large eggs worth $100 in museums. The bird’s effortless glides, aerial displays, and near motionless wings intrigue him as he recalls sightings near San Jacinto and comparisons to other large birds.
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United States
Pacific Coast
Andes
California
Wilder
San Jacinto
T. S. van . Dyke
Oddball Life Snippets and Witty Quotations
A collage of clever quotes and anecdotes about James Lick the San Francisco tycoon and other humorous snippets. Includes Lick’s odd interview test, a bunko joke, a cartoonish discussion about proposing for money, a Bacon quote on cleanliness, a misread sign anecdote, and a light Boston Transcript joke. Also notes want ads at a cent a word.
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Kline’s
Main ST
MAS
Eline
Tistmas
E. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
New Britain
Contable Zebrere
Cyrus
Fairfield Ave
Courtinne St
Bill Bailey
Blackhand King
Hartford
Conn
Rue ST. Cecile
Becker
Berger
New Haven Road
James Lick
San Francisco
Lick
Bunkoed
Pittsburgh Post
Oscar
Fliegender Blatter
Bacon
Boston Transcript
THE
Smith-Murray CO
Santa Claus
Noah’s Ark
Wash Goods Dept
Amoskeag Mills
Blent
Aasort
Fairchild
Fulrchild
G.W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Cor
Arcade Jewelers and Opticians
Gem, JR
WEDEK
Burnham Dunham
Rexall
Jennie Hamilton
Main ST. Cor
State ST
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