Thirteen Below Zero in Western Plains Cold Wave
The weather bureau reports the coldest season point at 7 am Monday with Norfolk at 12 degrees below zero and Omaha at 3 below. A 25 degree drop in western Missouri and Kansas marks the sharpest fall in 24 hours. The dip reached Oklahoma City at 25 above zero with heavy snow in northern Nebraska and southern Dakota.
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Omaha
Neb
Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Missouri
Oklahoma City
Nebraska
Dakota
Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Chapter Marks 132nd Anniversary
Richmond December 7 Phi Beta Kappa Alpha chapter, oldest in America, celebrated its 132nd anniversary at William and Mary College Williamsburg with a notable meeting addressed by Dr William Alderman president of the University of Virginia.
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Richmond
Phi Beta Kappa Society
America
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
William Alderman
University of Virginia
Conductor Hampton to Seek Commutation for Mexico City Killing Sentence
Sam Hampton a former Texas and Pacific railway conductor imprisoned in Mexico City faces a possible commutation from a death sentence to life imprisonment. Attorney F B Stanley is said to have urged President Diaz for leniency and a final hearing is expected this month, described as a mere formality.
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Fort Worth
Sam Hampton
Texas and Pacific Railway
City of
Mexico
F. B. Stanley
Hampton
Stanley
Diaz
Notorious Texan Escapee Nabbed in Cincinnati
Cincinnati authorities arrest George Carroll aged sixty five. He is alleged to have escaped from a Decatur Texas jail where he had a twelve year sentence for cracking and robbing a safe near Bridgeport. He is also said to have escaped from the Mississippi penitentiary in Jackson where he served ten years for a similar crime.
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Cincinnati
George Carroll
Decatur
Tex
Bridgeport
Mississippi
Jackson
Arkansas River Swallows East Barraque Street
At noon Monday the Arkansas river breached East Barraque street from Georgia street to the boat landing a three block stretch. It destroyed the Arkansas Packet company warehouse and forced property owners along the south side of Barraque street to tear down four blocks of houses.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Barraque Street
Georgia Street
Arkansas Packet Company
Maintenance of Way Employes Hold Annual Convention in New Orleans
The annual convention of the International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees opens in New Orleans with several hundred delegates representing about 50,000 railroad workers in the United States and Canada in attendance.
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New Orleans
International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
United States
Canada
When a President Resigns Defined by Statute
The article cites section 151 of the revised statutes defining resignation evidence as a written instrument signed by the president or vice president and delivered to the secretary of state, per the Washington Post.
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Washington Post
Texas and Texans. November receipts and local incidents
Receipts of Dublin post office totaled 1 009 50 for November. Sawmill near Timpson owned by S G Childs burned, loss 5 000 dollars. Wolves seen near Sherman. poultry and calf losses reported. Milam county farmer W R Gambrell harvested 2 000 bushels of corn at 50 cents per bushel. Georgetown to spend 10 000 dollars to improve First National Bank building. Dudley Cowart of Bonham committed suicide after death of brother. six miles from Ladonia. J D Meecham burned to death when lamp exploded. door locked prevents rescue. His Logic. The Angry Mother."
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Dublin
S. G. Childs
Timpson
Sherman
W. R. Gambrell
Milam County
First National Bank
Georgetown
Dudley Cowart
Bonham
Ladonia
J. D. Meecham
Manufacturing Chords Boston Transcript Exchange
A brief dialogue notes a daughter’s progress being splendid as she works at Beethoven’s works and mentions a pottery place. The exchange reflects a light cultural aside in a newspaper snapshot. The piece conveys a character study rather than a hard news item.
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Beethoven
Boston Transcript
York town pawns flea battle sparks comic row
In Yonkers Statesman dialogue a debate between Egbert and Bacon is lampooned as a playful exchange about a flea refusing to face a scratch, ending with a jab about the creature’s courage.
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Egbert
Is the number of stars infinite
The article notes astronomers believe the star count is not infinite, since infinite stars would blind the sky. It cites light and gravity arguments, which rely on no loss as possible limits. With absorption or loss, infinity remains possible, making the question inconclusive.
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Earth
Chicago Record-Herald
Strength of an Eagle and The Call of Egypt
An essay argues about how much a bald eagle can carry, comparing weight and lifting feats with hawks and owls, including anecdotes of carrying prey and a rifle-shot eagle. It segues to a vivid quotation on Egypt's allure and a humorous dialogue about burglary from The Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
Mrs. Hewligus
Mr. Hewligus
Those Dear Girls Maud You Say Jack Proposal
Dialogue pieces reveal accusations of proposals and love claims between Maud Ethel and Jack with a witty aside about deception. The Boston Transcript notes a quote about self-deception by Greville.
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Maud
Jack
Ethel
Angel
Boston Transcript
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Greville
Texas
Hasam
Joe B. Reed
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John Wittman
Merchant Taile
S. L. Boatwright
Holmes Confectionery
Joe Kosh
Hamilton & Kosh
Rear First National Bank
S. H. Franklin
Eastman Kodak Goods
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