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A roundup of disparate items from around the globe reports bankruptcy proceedings involving United States Motor company in Trenton New Jersey political shifts including Henry of Texas backing an April inauguration date price notes reporting eggs selling 75 cents a dozen in New York and various crime and political events across cities and states.
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Trenton
N. J
United States Motor Company
Henry
Texas
Long Island
Jersey
New York
St. Joseph Street Railway ‘Company
Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway
Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Condersville
Ind
J. Sam
Salt Lake City
Independence
U. S. Navy
Mare Island Navy Yard
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Philadelphia
C. M
St. P. Southwest
Ottumya
Bourbon County
Kansas
Topeka
Virginia
Los Angeles
American Car and Foundry Company
Terre Haute
North Collins
N. Y
Cattaraugus Reservation
Texas State Text Book Board
Lincoln
Colquitt
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Pettis County
Sedalia
Horn
Frisco
Beaver County
Utah
Lawrence
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Altrt-Horse Thief Association
Indictments hoped in rebating case against Chicago coal firm
Federal probes anticipated against a Chicago coal company and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad on rebating charges. In Dodge City the land office final proofs totaled 120, reclaiming 22,400 acres in southwest Kansas. A crowded Democratic primary in Columbia Missouri may pick the postmaster with 15 candidates. Health officials tighten Atlantic coast precautions as Balkan cholera concerns rise. A Portage Ohio bank robbed by yeggs with five dynamite blasts yielded 4000 dollars.
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Chicago Coal Company
Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad
Dodge City Land Office
Kansas
Columbia
Public Health Service
Yeggmen
Mann Bank
Portage, O
Revolt in Rocheport Prisons Kills Five in France
Reports say five people were killed and three wounded in a prison revolt at Rocheport France. Other international items note Balkan nations ready to hear Turkish peace terms and Balkan war calls from sultan to stop fighting.
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Rocheport
France
Edmonton
Alberta
Arctic
Circle
Roth
Mexico City
Mexico
House of Commons
Monastir
Scutari
Notable Crime and Public Affairs Roundup Across States
A swept list reports on Officer George Claus shot and killed by local gang members in Buffalo New York. Carmi Thompson named US treasurer by President Taft succeeding Lee McClung. Editor H O Jeffries acquitted of murdering Irene Goheen. Alcatraz prisoners Franey and Mullin captured after escape. Several accidental deaths and legal cases span Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Virginia with multiple trials and verdicts. New presidential voyage to Bermuda and a Kansas governor elected by statewide vote noted.
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Carmi Thompson
United States
Taft
Lee McClung
H. O. Jeffries
Nonato
Arthur Robinson
Hutchinson
Clay Center
Kan
Gorham
Albert Whitfield
Hudderson
St. Louis
Melvin Davis
Frank Ryder
Rawlins
Wyo
Campbell
Floyd
Claude Allen
Virginia
Supreme Court of Virginia
Elijah Mayfield
Macon
E. G. Lewis
United States District Court
Frank Parks
Lillie Green
W. W. McCanless
Shady Bend
Taf
Iva Johnson
Alice Jones
Bartlesville
Cholera Wipes Out Turkish Lines Besieging Constantinople
German war correspondent reports 5 000 cholera deaths daily along the Tchataldje line near Constantinople as Bulgarian assaults fail to breach Turkish fortifications. Describes scenes of starving troops, masses of corpses, and dire conditions at Hademkeui and San Stefano amid winter and broader Balkan warfare.
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Constantinople
London
Eng
Tchatalide
Adrianople
Tchataldje
Berlin
Hademkeui
Eugene Zwenger
Tageblatt
Tichataldje
Kustendje
Romania
San Stefano
Boxecars
Ashmead Bartlett
Daily Telegraph
Constanza
Dule-Burgas
Lule-Burgas
Fall of Monastir Ends Turkish Hopes in War
London reports the capture of Monastir by Serbians who took three pashas including the commander Zekki Pasha, with 50,000 troops and 47 guns. Monastir, Macedonia's key Turkish stronghold, falls, marking a decisive wartime victory and undermining Turkish prospects.
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London
England
Monastir
Zekki Pasha
Turkey
Macedonia
Greeks Aid Serbs in Turkish Capture Reported
A telegram from Belgrade notes Greek forces moving to aid the Serbians and possibly cutting off the Turkish retreat southward. The Serbians celebrate what is described as a decisive victory, surpassing the capture of Saloniki, with Scutari reportedly surrendered.
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Saloniki
Belgrade
Scutari
Alcoholism Killed a Convict at Leavenworth
Ed Collins a post office robber died of acute alcoholism at Leavenworth after officials admitted giving him liquor to brace him during transport from St Paul. An inspector investigates the incident as Grimshaw states delirium tremors afflicted Collins and a moderate drink was deemed necessary.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
United States Penitentiary
Ed Collins
St. Paul
Minn
United States
Grimshaw
Frank Potts
Hydro-aero plane of Tony Jannus destroyed by fire
The hydro-aero plane on a St Louis to New Orleans flight caught fire as it started. Tony Jannus and photographer W H Trafts jumped to safety after the engine back-fired. Spectators pushed the burning craft into the river and only the frame and engine remained. Jannus arranged for a replacement machine.
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St. Louis
Tony Jannus
Jannus
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Chauffeur sinks car in San Francisco Bay over repair bill
H H Hart of Oakland followed employer orders and drove a $4 500 motor car off a ferry into San Francisco Bay. After the car sank he offered to pay expenses if a pile driver could hammer it deeper. The man hoped to drown the car after repair costs totaled about $2 000.
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San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Cal
H. H. Hart
Oakland
James Litz
Bay
Hart
Ex Presidents to Receive Carnegie Pension for Public Service
New York news reports the Carnegie corporation plans to pension former presidents at 25 000 dollars annually each. The fund aims to let ex leaders share their experience with no financial concerns. Unmarried ex presidents would receive the same amount for life.
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New York
N. Y
United States
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Silk Quilt To Jail In Seventh District Campaign
In the seventh district suffrage campaign Mrs. Minnie Johnson Grinstead offered a silk crazy quilt to the district with the most funds raised. The quilt by Mrs. S. A. McClain of Santa Fe aged 92 was awarded to Great Bend and will be used in the city jail.
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Larned
Kansas
Minnie Johnson Grinstead
Liberal
Seventh District Association
S. A. McClain
Santa Fe
Kan
Great Bend
Lawyer Fined for Contempt in Sneed Murder Trial
Cone Johnson of counsel for J B Sneed paid 100 to insert a defense link in the second trial for the murder of Captain A G Boyce. Johnson loudly questioned the record despite court orders and was fined 160 for contempt, which he paid.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Cone Johnson
J. B. Sneed
Sneed
Capt
A. G. Boyce
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Highwayman Steals $1000 From Claremore Bank
A back door entry at the state bank of Foyil in Claremore Oklahoma yielded a $1000 robbery. The thief mounted a horse and fled into the woods as bloodhounds are requested by the sheriff to pursue the robber.
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Claremore
State Bank of Foyil
Federal Troops Surrender After House to House Fight
Federal troops defending Palomas, near the Mexican border, held off 300 rebels in two engagements before surrendering. The defense, centered around a Mexican port town, ended after a strenuous, house to house confrontation.
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el Paso
Texas
Palomas
Shot Leaves Roadhouse Ends in Oklahoma City Death
Guy Blackburn aged 18 died in a hospital after a shooting at a roadhouse in Oklahoma City. He had begun to leave in a motor car when the gunfire erupted Saturday night.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Guy Blackburn
Blackburn
Saved Sister by Strategy in Chicago
Italian girl Luigi Naorao sacrificed herself by leaping before a motor car to thwart the kidnapping of her 15 year old sister Nicollata near their Chicago home.
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Chicago
Illinois
Luigi Naorao
Nicollata
Peruna laxative change prompts call for old formula
A reader questions if Peruna remains effective after formula changes and notes the new version has a laxative element. The reply explains the old Peruna Ka tarna lacks laxative, while Manalin is sometimes added. a Katarna version is being manufactured for those needing the original, with contact details for obtaining it.
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Peruna Company
Columbus
Ohio
Katarno
Katanna Company
Contention in damage suit over slander closing arguments
Closing arguments in a slander suit before Judge Ben M. Smith are described as the jury considers a defamation claim. The plaintiff’s attorney ridicules gratitude as constitutionally required, while the defendant’s counsel objects, prompting a quip about citizenship and gratitude.
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Ben M. Smith
Chicago Evening Post
When I Want a Suit I Go to London Joke
A village tailor and the vicar trade barbed quips about London giving better goods and sermons. The vicar orders hats and kerchiefs, while the tailor retorts that he travels to London for sermons and tailoring.
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London
After Dinner Joke From Pecos Valley Apple Country
A New Mexico joke sets a scene in Pecos valley apple country where a rival is asked the riddle what is worse than biting into an apple and finding a worm. The punch line lands on finding half a worm provoking a dry local humor note.
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Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Racing Men Take Joy Rides In Sulky Question
A quote exchanges curiosity about how racing men enjoy joy rides in a sulky. The dialogue notes intrigue over a sport practice and its appeal.
Noted Tensions Rise in Town’s Psychological Drama
A blunt manager bluntly declares the town’s mood as going broke while a grim pattern emerges: men who die for women often fall to an injured husband, shaping a troubling local color.
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Bradley
Ill
California
Wilson
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
George Claus
Buffalo, N. Y
William Conran
John Schrank
Col. Roosevelt
Hamilton
Bermuda
J. H. Bower
Salina
McPherson
William Neff
Hillsville
John Jaggelt
Herkimer
Suleimanieh
Greece
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Balkans
Omaha
S. B. Hartman, M. D
Dr. Pierce
Reale
Eae
Fuhrer
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