Attempted assassination at Norwegian castle shocks royal security
A Swede fired at the Christiania royal castle aiming to kill King Haakon VII but failed. Police seized the assailant who claimed intent to kill the king. the king and Queen Maud were not in residence and no officials were injured. The king, crowned in 1906, is married to Princess Maud of Britain and has a son, Crown Prince Olaf, born in 1903.
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Norway
Christiania
King Haakon
Haaakon
Queen Maud
Voxenkollern
Haakon VII
Tha Try
Frederick ‘Gee
Sweden
Land Dispute Over $3 Million Pelham Manor Property
Edmud Jessup, a Northern Connecticut farmer, sues to recover a Pelham Manor estate valued at about 3 million dollars. He claims he owned an undivided fourth share and that his three sisters who initially sold the property believed him dead. The case hinges on heirs and consent to sale of the prominent New York lands and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmutd Jessup
Connecticut
Pelham Manor
Jeanp
Jessup
Till Sutt
War on liquor grinds on railroads and banks abroad
Railroads across the nation press abstinence on workers with orders banning intoxicants on or off duty. Chicago and Northwestern reports 6000 employees as total abstainers. Baltimore and Ohio bans any train staff from drinking. By year’s end nearly a million railroad workers live under abstinence rules. Financial institutions may follow with bank staff barred from saloons gambling and speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Fifth Avenue National Bank of New York
Syndicate Buys Big Texas Ranch and Cattle
A Chicago syndicate linked to Swift & Co has acquired the G W Littlefield ranch in Texas Panhandle. They purchase 3 000 000 acres and 20 000 head of cattle for about 3 million dollars.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
G. W. Littlefield
Texas Panhardle
Army Shortage and Post Office Reforms Debate
The piece discusses manpower gaps in the U S government noting 25 000 army shortfall and 90 million country population plus 40 000 uncommissioned troops. It covers Post Office Department reforms, pay disparities, and Congress pay raises, with details on the Capitol dome project and pension costs and Pacific fleet sentiment. West Point graduates receive commissions after 108 cadets graduate and Taft addresses them.
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Uncle Sam
West Point
Congress
West Point Military Academy
Taft
Wolves Terrorize Texas Ranches Prompt Wolf Eradication Fight
Ranchmen near Fhicinal Texas struggle to curb increasing wolf numbers. Coyotes attack calves and lambs while hydrophobia cases rise with more than 100 people seeking mad wolf treatment at the Texas State Hydrophobia Institute in Austin. Corrals and vigilant hunting are used to protect families and stock from nocturnal predation.
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Fhicinal
Tex
Austin
Suffering in Prison: Suffragette Mothers and Daughters
Describes harsh prison regimen for suffragettes, detailing daily routine, clothing, meals, work, and discipline. Notes a mother and daughter leading a mob, and references hydrophobic cattle attack at a pasture.
WHEN CHINA'S EMPRESS DIES AND THE JAPANESE QUESTION
A Manila correspondent says the dowager empress dies and Japan may seek Manchuria, risking Philippines involvement. With Evans fleet in the Pacific the US would have sixteen battleships and eight cruisers against Japan's thirteen battleships and five cruisers. Still, locals doubt hostilities will erupt soon.
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Taze An
China
Philippines
Manila
Japan
Manchuria
Evans
Pacific
Uncle Sam
World war threats and Pacific defense forecasts
The article notes Japan could land 40 000 troops in the Philippines within a week and that 11 000 U S troops including the constabulary are in the islands. It argues a large Philippine force is necessary to counter Japan and warns of potential war driven by Japanese power and arrogance.
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Central Bureau
Washington
Japan
Philippines
United States
America
Global Labor Unions Rise Across North America and Europe
The report notes widespread union growth including 17 928 workers in Canadian foundries and mills, 1500 Adelaide soap and candle workers forming a union, the Boston Bakers Union as the largest in the country, and new unions forming in Alexandria and Lynn. It mentions wage lineages, rest-day laws in Italy, hospital and medical staff unions, a central bank proposal in Mississippi, and a NY federation pledge to support women's trade groups. It also cites youth newspaper laws in New York and a Danish Belgium Portugal Sweden and Switzerland accord to begin in December 1910.
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T. Paul
Lynn
Mass
L. Shoe
New England
Ontario
Canadian
Maritime Provinces
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Mississippi
Farmers
Jackson
New York State Federation of Workingmen
Syracuse
Women's Trades Union League
Jts
Great Britain
New York State
San Francisco
New York
Denmark
Belgium
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
Suffragettes in England Willing to Become Martyrs
The article describes suffragettes in North London facing imprisonment with resolve, noting they accept jail as their smallest burden. Detainees are segregated in cubicle cells, stripped to a single garment, and moved in small groups, highlighting harsh treatment in custody.
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Prisin
London
Lon
Notable Linked Breaks Shifts in Carnegie Trust and Public Health
Lestie M Shaw cuts ties with Carnegie Trust Company of New York. Actress Blanche Walsh falls gravely ill and is rushed from Shreveport to a Memphis sanitarium. A man aged 84 is found in possession of first sections of a letter on Slettrid Street in Honolulu.
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Lestie M. Shaw
Carnegie Trust Company of
New York
Blanche Walsh
Mt. Shreveport
Memphis Sanitarium
Heeolulu
Hard Luck Tales From A Turbulent Local Column
A collage of tragic and odd incidents from the era includes George W W Glover of Lead suffering from a leg ailment while seeking naturalization, Edward A Dunne found dead of heart failure after fifteen years ranching, Walter White jailed in Harrisburg after removal from a train, Henry Kahen’s suicide in Sioux City, an inebriated Lena Anderson harming herself with carbolic acid in Minneapolis, Hoggar May Reid suing the Pullman company for ejection from a private car, and Sophisi Baratoni injured in a shaft incident at a copper plant.
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George W.W. Glover
Mary ‘Baker
Eddy
Christian Scientist
Deadwood
Edward Adumne
Roosevelt
Washington
Walter A White
Madison
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Henry Kahen
Sioux City
Iowa
Kahen
Woodman Hall
Cedar
Sinneapolis
Lena Anderson
United States
Champion Copper ‘Company
Trade conditions in Chicago show renewed activity and easing finance
BR Dun & Co summarizes a week of improving trade in Chicago with more wholesale buyers, stronger demand for textiles textiles and furnishings, and better millinery sales. Freight dispersion improves. building permits rise. currency shipments and bank clearings grow while discount offerings stay moderate.
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Chicago
BR. G. Dun & Co
Trade shows mixed growth as spring opens in New York
The Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes week to week gains in distributive trade but overall business activity remains weak. Conservative purchases of staples persist and prices remain uncertain in many lines, especially cotton goods, with monthly indicators suggesting substantial shrinkage. Weekly failures reach 287 in the US and 49 in Canada, up from prior periods.
Historic midwest commodity price roundup across cities
The report lists Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo wheat corn oats rye and barley prices. It covers cattle hogs sheep and regional grain quotations with bid ranges and quality descriptors for each market.
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Chicago
Bbc
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
New York
Lee We Creamery
Toledo
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Pelham Manor, N. Y
Naha
Congressional Committee
Post Office Department
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Fecbeane Vdatiod
Bert
Senate
Postoffice Department
United States Treasury
Dude Sam
Capitol
Goddens
War Department
Pacific Coast
Oregold
California
Texas
Uss
Panmuurst
Dowager Empress OF China
Adelaide
South Australia
The
Boston Bakers’ Union
Alexandria
Prisean
England
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