Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Shown Linked to Vaccines
A government report details multiple outbreaks of foot and mouth disease traced to contaminated vaccine virus from Mulford and Parke Davis firms. Experiments by Mohler and Rosenau showed infection in cattle and sheep, with transmission possible and vaccine handling criticized. The report notes a large federal effort costing about 200000 and credits cooperation, stating no human transmission from vaccine has been confirmed. The quarantine neared lifting as infected areas were cleared.
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Buffalo
Danville
Watsontown
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
Mohler
Rosenau
New England
Mulford Company
Parke, Davis & Co
Mohler and Rosenau
Man
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bishop Dowling Consecrated Bishop of Trinidad
May 17 report from New Dublin notes Father Dowling was consecrated bishop yesterday by Archbishop Walsh following his appointment as Bishop of Trinidad.
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Dublin
Father Dowling
Trinidad
Walsh
Intoxicated hoggishness over electric law imposed in twelve towns
Hartford Courant notes law restricting sales by electric plant owners to neighbors in twelve towns. Bridgeport firms Hall and Howland Dry Goods challenge the penalty, while public and business leaders push to repeal or amend the measure. The attorney for electric interests withdraws a substitute, deeming the law unfair and limited, leaving widespread risk still present in 156 towns.
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Hartford Courant
Bridgeport
Wheeler
Kickers
Howland
Electrie
Wart remover ad at Cyrus Pharmacy promotes wart removal
An advertisement touts Cyrus Wart Remover as the painless solution to removing unsightly warts in a few days. It promotes availability at The Cyrus Pharmacy located at 253 Fairfield Avenue and 186 Cannon Street.
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Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon St
CleanEasy Hand Cleaner Ad Promises No Skin Injury
An old advertisement touts CleanEasy as the best hand cleaner that protects skin while removing stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt. It claims instant action for hands or clothing with a large can priced at 10 cents and lists Stratford as the origin. Weather notes follow with sunrise sunset times and moonrise.
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Wm. R. Winn
Stratford
Priest Opposes Dish Pan Hats in Catholic Church
In St Louis on May 17 Reverend T. T. Finan at Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church criticized the new dish pan and tub style hats worn by women. He urged simplicity in dress and cautioned against choosing spouses for appearance. He warned fashion extremes threaten stable marriages and appealed for modest, beholders.
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St. Louis
T. T. Finan
Holy Angels
Finan
Signal Mars in Steel Tank by Wireless
Professor David N Todd of Amherst College Observatory outlines plans to send wireless sensors in a sealed tank aboard a balloon to ten miles up to intercept possible Mars messages. He will attempt this in September when Mars is nearest Earth, with aeronaut Leo Stevens guiding the craft. Estimated cost will not exceed 5000 dollars.
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Boston
Mass
David N. Todd
Amherst College Observatory
Mars
Earth
Todd
Professor Todd
Leo Stevens
New York
New Novel Hits Social Pittsburg
Pittsburg May 17. The new novel The Woman of Mystery by John Reed Scott former city attorney will be suppressed here if possible for those attacked to have it suppressed. Many incidents are recognizable by club people with Sewickley Heights Pittsburg suburbs and the Allegheny Country Club named in the book.
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Pittsburg
John Reed Scott
Sewickley Heights
Pittshore
Allegheny Country Club
Scott
Plenty of Strawberries in Delaware 1909 Season
Dover reports record strawberry harvest with vines yielding Luxurious berries unseen before. Delaware's three counties valued at 730000 to 31000000 dollars, with a 750000 estimate implying about 3 cents a quart for ripe fruit. Farmers hope to prosper from the fruitful season.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Peninsula
Midgets Wed And Unite Dynasties In Abyssinia
May 17 report states Prince Sidi Jeassu aged 12, heir to the throne, wed Princess Romanie aged 7, granddaughter of the late Emperor John. The union ties the Kine Menelik line to Empress Taitou’s circle and powerful chiefs, a politically significant alliance.
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Addie Abeba
Abyssinia
Sidi Jeassu
Kine Menelik
Romanie
John
Taitou
Poet George Meredith Seriously Ill in England
Box Hill England May 17 George Meredith Englands poet novelist and essayist is seriously ill at his home here His illness began last Friday after a long walk and his age raises gravest fears for his condition
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United Press
Box Hill
England
George Meredith
Roosevelt specimens to be shipped soon
Warrington Dawson reports from Nairobi British East Africa that Professor Edmund Heller, with the Roosevelt party, arrived with more animal specimens prepared for shipment to the United States. The lot includes thirty complete bodies and parts from twenty others including a charging rhino, two bull giraffes, and six lions, all salted and packed, with many described as the best seen.
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Warrington Dawson
United Press
Nairobi
British East Africa
Edmund Heller
Roosevelt
United States
Heller
The Stock Market May React After Rapid Rise
The stock market may show reactions after its recent rapid rise, but the piece argues there are solid foundations for industrial and commercial progress. It recommends buying standard and promising secondary issues for eventual profit, noting no need to wait beyond normal reactions barring accidents.
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Watson, Alpers & Co
Boston Officials Guilty of Larceny and Conspiracy
Special from Citied Press. May 17. Leo F. McCullough former president of the Common Council and Attorney James T. Cassidy found guilty of larceny and conspiracy by a Superior Court jury before Judge Sehoficta. Jury reached verdict after six hours deliberation. Bail raised from 1000 to 1000. Second trial over a book alleging fraudulently obtained city funds.
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Aborten
Leo F. McCullough
Common Council
James T. Cassidy
Criminal Superior Court
Sehoficta
Ana
Two Brothers Claim to be World’s Strongest Men
In Voluntown Connecticut two siblings Elmer Bitgood 300 pounds and Doane Bitgood 225 pounds claim to be the world’s strongest men. They demonstrate lifting a 2420 to 2490 pound stones and other feats at their farm with local townsmen certifying the weights. The brothers 21 and 23 years old invite challengers to try a straight back lift with no trick lifting.
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Voluntown
Moosup
Conn
Elmer
Doane Bitgood
Broadway
Norwich
Apollo Brothers
Donne
Apollo
Doane
Bitgood
Welghs
Welzhs
Fighters Readies Round Table Of Matches Across Cities
Philadelphia crowds expect Jack Johnson to defend against Jack O'Brien in a six round bout with Johnson favored to win. O'Brien vows to press the negro champion, while Billy Papke and Stanley Kitchell weigh risks for a ten round clash in New York. James J. Jeffries trains with James J. Corbett in Chicago, hoping for sharper form, and Hugo Kelly contemplates retirement after loss to Billy Parke in San Francisco where Papke eyes the middleweight claim. Mexico City boxing resumes with Bert Davis beating Kid Laviga in the lightweight title fight near the federal boundary.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Jack Johnson
Jack O'Brien
O’brien
Johnson
Tommy Burns
Australia
Fettle
New York
Billy Gibson
Billy Papke
Hugo Kelly
Stanley Kitchell
Papke
Kitchell
San Francisco
Billy Parke
Kelly
Ketchell
Mexico City
Mex
Tiasmantia
Federal District
Bert Davis
Kid Laviga
Mexico
Preachers Condemn While Cuban Officials Witness Bull Fight
American ministers in Cuba denounce bull-fighting in sermons as Cuban leaders and cabinet members attend a park bull-fight. The scene prompted a policeman to intervene after a disturbance at the event amid protests over the sport and other debasements.
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United Press
Havana
Cuba
Gomez
Park J
Sete Martes
Cuban crowd enjoys bullfight as bulls suffer losses
The report notes the bullfight lacked peak form from both bulls and bull-Mehters, who were Mexican. One bull died, but the event succeeded as a warm up and demonstrated that Cubans still favor the spectacle.
Carnegie Received by King Victor at Rome Today
Rome May 17 King Victor Emmanuel hosted a notably cordial audience with American Andrew Carnegie Mrs Carnegie and their daughter lasting over an hour. The King praised Carnegies education charity and asked about his life while noting his arts knowledge and engaging conversation. A palace trader said the King was unusually open with a foreign visitor.
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United Press
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Italy
Palace &Trades
Turkish Troops Relieve Armenians at Hadjin
London reports Turkish forces from Constantinople have relieved the Armenian defenders of Hadjin. The message praises Armenian bravery and loyalty saving the American mission and protecting much of the town while Moslem mobs looted the surrounding countryside. Hadjin suffered relatively small losses.
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London
Constantinople
Hadjin
Hadisin
Hendrickson Loses Finger After Bicycle Collision
Christian Hendrickson, 80 Pacific Street, was riding a bicycle when his bike collided with a car driven by Al Poland at Clinton and Pairfield Avenue on Saturday. His left little finger was amputated at Emergency Hospital by Dr. Krause.
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Christian Hendrickson
Pacific Street
al Poland
Clinton and
Pairfield Avenue
Krause
Conway Jumped From Trolley. Severe Wound Reported
John Conway aged 53 of 53 Lafayette Street jumped from a trolley on Stratford Avenue opposite St. Michael's Cemetery and sustained a severe scalp wound. He received care at Emergency Hospital.
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John Conway
Lafayette Street
Stratford Avenue
St. Michael's Cemetery
Ladies of the A. O. H. Attend Initiation in New Haven
The degree team and Ladies Auxiliary of the A. O. H. traveled to New Haven yesterday to perform the Initiatory degree for a class of 140 candidates. State officers and many county officers witnessed the ceremony. Fairfield county president Mrs. Mary Mulloy and city treasurer Mrs. M. J. Fenton attended. The work was held in Music Hall.
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Ladies” Auxiliary
New Haven
Mary Mulloy
Fairfield County
M. J. Fenton
Treas— Aor
New Haven Sisters Hospitality After Banquet For Travelers
After an elaborate banquet with over 500 covers, the ladies returned to the city last evening tired but well repaid by the hospitality of their New Haven sisters. Mentions Ozone Powder and a call to buy one pound at grocer.
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New Haven
Died in Prison With Pardon Near Trenton
Dr Reuben Thompson of Red Bank died in the prison hospital after a hem orrhage. He had served nine of eighteen years and was to be pardoned next Wednesday. He refused parole since clemency would end his medical practice and leave him with no livelihood. He had treated six convicts during his incarceration to stay aligned with his profession.
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Trenton
Reuben Thompson
Red Bank
Thompson
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