Lorimer bribery inquiry at Senate adjournment pending final disposition
Washington Lorimer bribery probe report declares no direct link to Lorimer’s election and indicates no minority report yet. Full committee plans further action Tuesday before holiday recess as testimony volumes are distributed for review.
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Washington
Lorimer
Bulkeley
Connecticut
Frazier
Tennessee
Johnston
Alabama
Burrowe
Chicago
Illinois
Korimer
Torimer
Mix
President Taft downplays war scare amid peace pledge
President Taft told the American Society for the Judicial settlement of International Paliputes that the nation faces no danger from war fears. He urged Congress to increase readiness with trained officers ammo and guns. He cited strong coast defenses and peaceful relations with all nations. London tally reports four killed in a Cutler Street burglary shootout including three police officers.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
United States
London
Cutler Street
Fez Postal Station Pillaged Reported
A Tangier dispatch says a Fez postal station was pillaged with $10,090 stolen and additional bullion losses reported. The courier arrived in Paris noting the theft occurred on December 5.
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Fez
Paris
Tangier
Morocco
Destructive Tree Parasite Threatens Local Orchards
Text warns about a slow growing parasite that attacks branches and gradually drains life from infected trees. If neglected, it can ruin entire trees, underscoring the need for early detection and control.
English Women Smoke Pipes Says London Mail
The London Mail reports that English women prefer pipes over cigarettes, favoring a goat sized briar or neat meerschaum with a gold card case. It notes a shift from cigarettes to small cigars for a bigger, milder smoke.
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London Mail
Remarkable crippled boy cycles with pedal-less machine
George Anstey a twelve year old cripple from Leicester is hailed as a top young cyclist. The Leicester Cripples Guild fitted him with a two wheeled pedalless device covered by a padded axle tube. He propels himself face forward using wooden clogs strapped to his hands as all controls.
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George Anstey
Leicester
England
Leicester Cripples’ Guild
Height of aggravation defined by a boozy wit
In Fleet Street humor, a shaky-booted gentleman at a well known hostelry defines the height of aggravation as trying to catch a flea from your ear with boxing gloves. The quip, delivered with a boastful air, highlights playful London wit in Tit Bits.
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Fleet Street
London
Alaskan Luncheon Decor and Menu Featured in Sitka Table
An oval mahogany table displays woven Indian baskets, white drawnwork dollies at 12 covers, and a central frosted glass vase with spring blossoms. Four to four more vases echo the flowers while totem poles, water color place cards, abalone shells, and Indian-made dishes accompany a menu featuring salmon, duck, beef, berries, and Klondike themed desserts.
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Sitka
Yukon
Shungnak
Fragmented OCR text yields unclear event note
The readable portion shows jumbled phrases and names with no clear event, date, or outcome. No coherent individuals or organizations can be identified to form a factual headline or summary.
Disqualified Driver Complicates Amateur Contest Outcome
The judging panel ruled out a participant as a professional, despite claims of amateur status. The implicated individual is said to work in a government bureau, prompting questions about eligibility and conduct in the event.
Lightning Change The Manager
A quick scene cut and rapid double in a theater pageant. The actor recalls playing three parts in one night while the other two performers were unavailable.
Not Altogether Dead at Marlborough Conference
Mr Robert Butler of Marlborough England heard his own death announced while at Exeter during a poor law conference. A delegate proposed filling his Wiltshire central committee seat due to his death. Butler stood and said he was alive and well and willing to continue if asked.
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Robert Butler
Marlborough
England
Exeter
Butler
Wiltshire
Bankers and Bank Notes in Wall Street Talk
In a Wall Street gathering four men discuss U S paper currency and counterfeits. A broker reveals a $10 yellow back and asks who bears the portrait, prompting none to know. He finally identifies the first U S Treasurer Michael Hillegas, admitting he did not know it moments before.
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Wall Street
United States
Michael Hillegas
New York Tribune
Theologian Scoffs At Souls In Addison Quip
Des Moines theologian Dr Hiram C Cortlandt mocked Thomas Addison by mocking his belief in souls. Cortlandt compared Addison to a young woman who described locomotive building with crude analogies and a boiler pressure joke.
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Hiram C Cortlandt
Des Moines
Thomas Addison
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Mystery of the Nonresident Rat Bounty Enlivens Seattle Log
A humorous note claims a bounty on rats has drifted from Tacoma Everett and Bellingham to Seattle pockets. The joke suggests nonresident rats may skew Seattle’s census figures, as locals laugh at the unusual misallocation of the bounty and the growing rat joke in busy centers.
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Tacoma
Everett
Pellingham
Seattle
Two Very Old Ladies
A Dundee Advertiser note profiles Fray Dutkievits of Posem Prussian Poland born February 21 1785 at 125 years old and Babavashka born May 1784 nine months older. Babavashka lives Bavelsko with nearly 140 descendants drawing a joint allowance and recalls events from the early 1800s.
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Dutkievits
Babavashka
Posem
Prussian
Poland
Bavelsko
Dundee Advertiser
Too Ardent a Lover in Paris Ends in Prison
Georgette Fortano an embroiderer from Rue Sevres Paris is jailed for a month after she shattered a fire alarm to summon her fiance a local fireman but the diversion spurred a crew to respond and the plan failed leading to her arrest and court punishment.
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Georgette Fortano
Sevres
Paris
Fragmented OCR Note on Holidays and Regions
The readable text references Texas and California, mentions Minas sippi and the federal government, and discusses statutory holidays and Thanksgiving. It notes confusion over admission status and national observances amid garbled lines and misplaced phrases.
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Seana
Battana
Texan
Texas
California
Planting Wedding Cake Revival Spreads in Germany
Princess A Wilhelm promotes reviving an old custom where newlyweds plant saplings after their wedding. Multhausen in Thuringia leads the effort, inviting couples to plant oak saplings on a new road near town, part of a tradition to repair postwar ravages and once require youths to plant fruit trees before marrying.
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A Wilhelm
Germany
Multhausen
Thuringia
Weilding
Brandenburg
Man Laughs At Own Remark In Birmingham Court
A prisoner in Birmingham police court caused laughter when misreading a list of cases and mistaking a past shopbreaking conviction for a present misdeed. He claimed shopbreaking was eight years ago, prompting amusement as the court continued with other drunk and disorderly cases.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Mail
Libel suit over Grape Nuts claims in appendicitis debate
The Postum Cereal Co engages in a libel case with a weekly journal over advertising claims about appendicitis and Grape Nuts. Witnesses include Dr. Darlington, Dr. Webster, and Dr. Sachs, with testimony on predigested foods and avoiding unnecessary surgery.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
New York
Chicago
Mishawaka
Ind
Thos. Darlington
N._Y
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