Lurton Nomination Moves Forward Amid Age Opposition
National Capitol notes report favorable to Judge Lurton for the Supreme Court despite concerns over his age. Taft discusses census supervision and political use while the Rivers and Harbors congress closes with new officers. Senator Cummins introduces a sweeping Interstate Commerce reform bill.
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National Capitol
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Senate
Lurton
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Rio
Taft
Root
Horace H. Lurton
Tennessee
War Department
San Antonio
Tex
Taftin
White House
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
J. F. Ellison
John .A.fox
Cummins
Iowa
Pasadena crash kills woman and injures man
A car plunged 100 feet off an embankment at Pasadena killing Agnes Claypool and seriously injuring Harry Bissell. Other notes include a prize steer destined for a Columbia farmers' banquet, a railway land purchase near Wellington, and a deadly train wreck near Reidsville with ten dead and 35 injured.
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Pasadena
Cal
Agnes Claypool
Harry Bissell
Bissell
Missouri College of Agriculture
Sedalia
Columbia
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Wellington
Kan
Chicago
Buffalo Jones African Company of
New York
Africa
Ilinois
Cherry
Clyde Charles
Dalhart
Tex
Charles E. Neptune
Larned
Topeka
Gov. Deneen
Illinois
Missouri
Bradstreet Company
Kansas
National Good Roads Association
Union
Grange
National Good Roads meeting at Topeka largest ever held
The National Good Roads association in Topeka draws delegates from almost every state and Alaska for its largest gathering. Funds and failures in Oklahoma ripple through Tulsa and Kiefer banks following the Columbia Bank and Trust collapse. Coffeyville plans a $500000 steel mill employing 600 workers near a boom of industry.
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Eatin
Lassao
National Good Roads Association
Topeka
Society
Alaska
Farmers National Bank of
Tulsa
First State Bank of
Kiefer, Ok
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
Oklahoma City
Coffeyville
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Bankers’ Deposit Guaranty Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
National Geographic Society
Cook
North Pole
Ralph W. Cone
Department of Economics
University of Kansas
Hicks
Wayne
Kan
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Erie
South Coffeyville
Anti Zelayan Demonstration Reported in Managua
Vice-Consul Caldera reports to Washington an anti Zelayan demonstration in Managua the Nicaraguan capital. A Hongkong correspondent warns of an anti foreign outbreak in Pekin. The Roosevelt hunting expedition has killed 6 683 mammals and birds. Belgium’s King Leopold undergoes a life saving operation. The Nobel prize is shared by Baron D Estournelles de Constant and M Beernaert.
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Managua
Caldera
State Department
Washington
Leopold
Belgium
Baron D’estournelles de Constant
France
M. Beernaert
Hongkong
Pekin
Roosevelt
Major General Wood heads East Department and chief of staff
Reports outline Maj. Gen. Wood taking command of the department of the east and becoming chief of staff to succeed Gen. Bell. Benchmarks include Hearst dinner in New York for mayoral candidate defeat and various federal nominations and incidents nationwide.
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Wood
Department of the East
Staf
Gen. Bell
New York
W. R. Hearst
Senate
William J. Mills
New Mexico
Mary E. Roscoe
Great Bend
Kan
Chicago
Wisconsin
Haskell
Oklahoma
Leslie M. Shaw
Indianapolis
Aldrich
Standard Oil Company
King Leopold II of Belgium Dies at 98
King Leopold II died at 2:35 AM after a sudden collapse despite signs of recovery. No direct heir exists, so the crown passes to his brother’s son Prince Albert. Leopold, born 1837, married Archduchess Marie Henrietta. three daughters. Albert, born 1875, married Elizabeth of Bavaria. three children.
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Prince Albert
Brussels
Leopold
Thiriar
J’etouffe
DePage
Baron Coffinet
Brussells
Thirier
Coffinet
Leopold II
Leopold I
Prince
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Princess Louise
Louis Phillippe
France
Marie Henrietta
Archduke Joseph
Austria
Louise
Stephanie
Clementine
Phillippe
Count of
Flanders
Elizabeth of
Bavaria
Prince Leopold
Prince Charles
Marie Jose
Beacon Building Company Receives Wichita Charter
The Kansas charter board granted corporation papers to the Beacon Building company of Wichita with capital stock of 350000 dollars. The plan is a 10 story office building with lower floors for the Wichita Beacon publishing rooms and upper floors for offices. No mortgage is intended. stockholders will pay the full subscription.
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Wichita
Topeka
Kansas Charter Board
Beacon Building Company of
Wichita Beacon
Four Convicts Transferred to Fulton Hospital Insane Division
Jefferson City December 17 under orders from Governor Hadley and the state board of prison inspectors four insane convicts were moved from the penitentiary to the criminal insane division at Fulton hospital. Among them Edward Shaw who was convicted in Kansas City last March of second degree murder and given a 35 year sentence.
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Jefferson City
Gov
Hadley
Board of Prison Inspectors
Criminal Insane Division
Fulton Hospital For the
Edward Shaw
Kansas City
Kansas Cattle Suffering in Western Kansas
In western Kansas cattle suffer due to corn shortage and icy pastures. J Hi Gregory of Rooks County asked the railroad board for a special Central Branch train to haul cattle to market.
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Kansas
Topeka
J. Hi. Gregory
Rooks County
Railroad Board
Nansen Rejects Cook Claim Over Peary Polar Feats
Nansen accepts Peary’s North Pole claim and rejects Cook’s data. His decisive stance shocks supporters of Cook, shifts public opinion toward Peary, and follows prior criticisms by Captain Loose and George H Dunkle. Copenhagen University weighs the records as the controversy unfolds.
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Ihe
Denmark
Fritjoff Nan
Fred
Cook
Nansen
Robert E. Peary
Peary
University of Copehagen
University of Copenhagen
Pittsburg Set to Host Major Labor Strikes Against Steel Co
In Pittsburg the labor unions of the United States and Canada mobilize against United States Steel. Industry leaders hold secret conferences arguing stock ownership by 40 000 workers dampens strike risk as 175 000 nearby employees have not bought stock.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Canada
United States Steel Corporation
Harriman Lines to Seattle Passenger Runs Begin
Harriman system railways will begin running passenger trains through to Tacoma and Seattle on January 1 under a new traffic agreement, expanding routes into territory long dominated by James J. Hill and linking with Northern Pacific and Great Northern terminals.
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Harriman Lines
Seattle
Chicago
Illinois
Harriman
James J. Hill
Tacoma
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
Pinchot Won't Resign as Forester
Although absent in Washington, Gifford Pinchot chief forester will not resign his government post and accept the presidency of the University of Michigan. His friends say he has no intention to quit public service.
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Gifford Pinchot
Washington, D. C
Washington
University of Michigan
Evaporating Company Eyes Kansas Dairy Branch
Adolph Meyer and Fritz Krager representatives of a Highland Illinois cream evaporating company visit Wellington Kansas to establish a branch. They ask local farmers to supply 5,000 cows for dairy purposes.
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Kansas
Wellington
Adolph Meyer
Fritz Krager
Highland, Ill
Fire destroys Fort Scott printing plants in Richards Block
A fire at 3 30 am gutted the Daily and Weekly Tribune and Monitor plant and the Monitor Binding and Printing company in Fort Scott Kansas causing about 20000 dollars in losses. The five story Richards Block modular building housed upper level apartments where residents narrowly escaped harm as firemen saved people via fire escapes. Monitor plant founded 1862 was Southeastern Kansas’s largest printing facility employing 80 with George W Marble as manager and lead stockholder and editor and Robert B Barr as associate editor and major stockholder.
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Fort Scott
Kansas
Tribune and Monitor
Monitor Binding and Printing Company
Richards Block
Monitor
George W. Marble
Robert B. Barr
Last Descendent of Mohican Dies in Vineland
Vineland New Jersey reports Old Danny Deerskin, claimed last descendant of Mohican chief Mohican who once ruled South Jersey, has died. Deerskin reportedly claimed to be 100 years old.
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Mohican
Vineland
New Jersey
Danny Deerskin
South Jersey
Censor Bars Salome at Covent Garden Theater
London's censor refuses to permit Strauss Salome at Covent Garden theater planned for February. The production faces official ban amid censorship restrictions in England.
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London
Salome
Eng
Strauss
Convent Garden Theater
Agonizing Itching Cured by Cuticura Trio
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas describes severe eczema with itching and red pimples on ankles feet arms and scalp. After months of suffering and failed remedies he reports relief after two to three applications of Cuticura Ointment followed by use of Cuticura Soap and Pills leading to complete cure.
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Henry Searle
Little Rock
Ark
The Vacant Chair Remains A Lament In Oregon Journal
A reflective piece from the Oregon Journal recalls a vacant chair as a symbol of loss and memory. The narrator describes the worn rocker and the sudden misfortune of a milkman spilling furniture, triggering memories of sorrow and gloom.
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Oregon Journal
The Exception in a Domestic Scene
A child observes home dynamics in a vignette where a mother describes her frugal endurance of worn shoes and items while the father remains gentle. The girl quips that even the father seems harder to bear than the rest, highlighting family tensions with a touch of humor.
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John
Dollardy Sells Hotel Then Becomes Head Waiter
In the exchange from the Tips, Dollardy sells his hotel because profits were slow. He now occupies the position of head waiter, enjoying the elevated status in the dining venue.
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Dollardy
Wizard Oil Claims Loose Rheumatism and Neuralgia Foe
Rhyme promoting Hamlins Wizard Oil asserts rheumatism and neuralgia flee the premises. It advises vigilance in courtship and caution after marriage to maintain happiness.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Encourages Shoppers
A vintage advertising blurb promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the best choice sold at leading grocers for five cents. It also contains a satirical slogan about keeping one’s mouth shut.
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Red Cross
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Promises Teething Relief
An 25c bottle of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup promises to ease teething pain for children by softening gums reducing inflammation and curing wind colic. The ad contrasts this with the saying Better a poor man at large than a rich man in jail.
Cough Syrup Prescriptions Banished By Old Remedy
A historic medical ad proclaims a wild cherry bark and pine syrup tonic as a quick cure. It warns against common patent medicines causing more congestion and claims relief within five hours using a dosage of twenty drops every half hour for four hours followed by smaller doses.
Tuberculosis Care Gaps Across States
The article reports at least 300,000 poor tuberculous patients in the United States lacking funds for proper care. Only about 10,000 free beds exist nationwide, with most states offering none or very few. Massachusetts and New York are the only states with beds for needy patients, leaving many destitute consumptives without hospital or sanatorium access.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Alabama
Arkansas
Idaho
Kansas
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Philippine Islands
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
West Virginia
Wyoming
Massachusetts
New York
Man in Crowd Claims He Has Shot Woodpeckers
In a lecture hall an audience member bravely admits shooting woodpeckers, challenging the lecturer who asserts no one has prevented forest destruction. The moment frames a humorous clash over conservation and personal action.
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Everybody’s Magazine
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Liberty
Whent. Wilson
Princeton
Ata Hanes
Mansen
Peary— University
Fort Scott Tribune and Monitor
Merchant
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Cutiura
Western
Deneen
Saskatchewan
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Manitoba
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Ninth Street
Swift's Premium
America
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