Burnham Found Dead in New York Home
Frederick A. Burnham former president of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance was found dead in his bed at 64 East Seventh Street New York due to asphyxiation. The Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company was placed in receivership in February. Burnham faced prior charges of larceny and forgery tied to company funds with a prior conviction overturned on appeal.
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New York
Frederick A. Burnham
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
East Seventh Street
Mr. Burnham
Burnham
George Burnham, Jr
George Eldredge
MISS PECK RETURNS FROM South American ascent
New York boards greet Annie S. Peck of Providence Rhode Island as she returns from a Peruvian Andes tour. She scaled Mount Huascaran, one of the world’s highest peaks, crediting Swiss guides for her perilous ascent on the slope.
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New York
South America
Mount
Huascaran
Annie S. Peck
Providence
R. I
Alliance
Cristobal
Mount Huasearan
Miss Peck Reaches Summit of Huascaran At 24000 Feet
Miss Peck recalls reaching the Huascaran summit on Sept 2 with guides Rudolph Taugwalder and Gabriel Zum Taugwald. A fall during descent nearly carried them over a cliff. they were saved by careful rope work and Taugwalder’s braced stance. She credits endurance over mere muscle for ascent success.
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Miss Peck
Huascaran
W. W. Graham
Himalaya
Rudolph Taugwalder
Bank Cancels Letter of Credit for Castro Trip
Caracas reports the Bank of Venezuela has cabled Berlin and Paris to cancel the unlimited letter of credit granted to President Castro during his departure from Venezuela for Europe.
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Caracas
Bank of Venezuela
Berlin
Paris
Castro
Venezuela
Europe
Blanket of Snow Buries Tri-State Area in Snow Depths
Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware lie under six inches to a foot of snow. The weather blankets the region with heavy accumulation affecting travel and daily life.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Governor vows Sunday law enforcement in Comal County
Austin reports the governor will enforce the Sunday law and other state laws in Comal county next Sunday. He offered no details on method but implied plans are ready. The administration may then tackle suppressing clubs and dispensing liquor on Sundays statewide.
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Austin
Comal
Texas
Supreme Court Upholds Stock Law in Tex Rail Case
The Texas and Pacific Railway company versus P W Webb from Eastland County confirms the 1905 stock law prohibition on livestock from running at large. Webb had sued for damages after his horse was injured. the court found the caption with two subjects to be a limitation on existing provisions and affirmed the law’s validity.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
P. W. Webb
Wastland County
Webb
Supreme Court limits public service company liability in worker injuries
The supreme court rules a public service corporation is not liable for injuries to its employees when seeking to impose duty to inspect for defects in objects workers handle unless there is evidence the defect existed. The South Western Telegraph and Telephone Company vs N B Tucker from Brazos was reversed and remanded.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Public Service Corporation
Southwestern Telegraph ‘and Telephone Company
N. B. Tucker
Brazos
Christmas Crowd Advances Through Chicago Stores
Chicago observers describe a record holiday crowd spreading since December 5. They note steady, orderly behavior and expect a 5 to 10 percent rise in total sales, with each extra shopper adding a dollar of sales value.
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Chicago
Husband shot by wife after dance in Kansas City
Frederick Peterson was shot four times by his wife Rose Peterson as they were returning from a dance. Married three years, they lived apart for a year. Rose Peterson had filed for divorce last month. He sought reconciliation and persuaded her to attend the dance. they quarreled and he allegedly slapped her. She fired a revolver, was arrested, and showed no remorse.
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Kansas City
Frederick Peterson
Rose Peterson
Public prosecutor backs mother in Castellane custody suit
In Paris on December 23 M Matter public prosecutor advised the court to keep the three children with their mother despite Count de Castellane's bid to award custody to his mother. The prosecutor concluded the mother should retain custody.
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Paris
M. Matter
Count de Castellane
Woman confirms Texas arrest as husband Henry Agar
Mrs Agar of Princeton Indiana admits to a newspaper man that the man under arrest in Texas is her husband Henry Agar. A Brownsville relative confirms the identity, and Mrs Agar says the report of his being drowned now seems true and like a return from death.
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Princeton
Ind
Bureau of Animal Industry head denies Louisiana hoof and mouth outbreak
Dr Melvin, head of the Bureau of Animal Industry, denies reports of a hoof and mouth disease outbreak in Louisiana. He says the trouble is largely over as stockmen and farmers alarm over every minor ailment. The department monitors all states in the Mississippi Valley.
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Washington
Dec
Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Hague Foreign Office Denies Venezuela War Claim
The Hague dismisses reports that Venezuela has declared war on the Netherlands. Officials say the rumor likely stems from Vice President Gomez stating Venezuela is in a state of defense after the Holland seizure of the coast guardship Alexia.
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the Hague
Dec
Foreign Office
Venezuela
Netherlands
America
Europe
Bogota
Colombia
Gomez
Holland
Alexia
The Blue Mosque of Ibrahim Aga in Cairo
Robert Hichens in Century describes the blue mosque, also called the ibrahim aga mosque, as a striking Cairo landmark. He contrasts its rough exterior with the dazzling interior of purple and blue tiles that evoke sea and sky, offering an uplifting, almost ecstatic, artistic marvel amidst a modest court.
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Rome
St. Peter's
Cairo
Mohammed Ali
Citadel
Ibrahim Aga
Loggia
Etna
Gamia el Movayad
el Abmar
Robert Hichens
Night rider testimony in Rankin case ends without jury
William Russell, a self confessed night rider, faced cross examination with a pistol visible in his pocket. The prosecutor removed him to dispose of the weapon, and the court ruled the remark about threats not admissible to the jury. Warren Morris, third rider to testify, corroborated Fehringer and Russell.
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Union City
Tenn
William Russell
Rankin
Warren Morris
Morris
Garrett Johnson
Fehringer
Russell
New Zealand Faces Rapid Habitat and Life Changes
The article notes drastic ecological transformation driven by human activity in New Zealand. It warns that native Polynesian populations are dwindling under European settlement while imported species proliferate, altering streams and wildlife including large trout from Europe and America.
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New Zealand
Engineer R. B. Smith Found Dead in Texas Home
R. B. Smith, 65, railway engineer for the International and Great Northern, was found dead in his bed at Bea, Palestine, Texas, on December 28. The death is reported as sudden. no further details are available.
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Palestine
Tex
R. B. Smith
International
Great Northern Railway
Robbery at Interurban Railway Office in McKinney
McKinney Texas December 23 thieves broke into the Interurban railway office and stole a small amount. Police investigated the break in and search for suspects continues in the town.
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First National Bank
Bryan, Texas
J. W. Howet
Guy M. Bryvan, Jr
H. O. Boatwrieut
Vu. McInnis
Cash’r. R. W. Howl Asn Cash’r
Governor Campbell
GLUE
Bea
Joe BR
Dallas
Texae Capital
Society of Life Insurance
Joe B. Reed
Reliabe
John Wittman
Tailo
James & Nunn
Manhattan Policy
S. L. Boatwright
Joe Kosh
E. Boyett
S. H. Franklin
Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell’s Book Store
Bryan Roller Rink
Fina
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