Notable weekly notes on wealth and public figures
A digest of brief items lists N D Hills choosing preaching over wealth after selling a British Columbia coal ranch for 75 900 with later value pegged at 5 000 000. Other notes mention William Robertson opposing consular tenure, heirs inheriting nearly 2 million each from Mary Crocker Burton Harrison, A J Hawkins selling patent rights for 200 000, Sherburn Becker buying a NYSE seat for 96 090, Andrew Carnegie funding a 5 000 annual scholarship for Dennis Jabatt, Judge William H Hart tipped for Swiss minister, and E L Poole purchasing Mindoro sugar estate for 367 000 from the Philippine government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Hills
Brooklyn
British Columbia
Wiliam H. Robertson
Tangier
Morocco
New York
Mary Crocker Burton Harrison
Burton Harrison
Charles P. Crocker
San Francisco
A. J. Haukins
Upper Alton
United States
Sherburn At. Becker
the Boyagor
Cuba
San Jose
Mindoro
Havenmeyers
Storm toll and ship losses lead news across lakes
Seven sailors are known dead and 13 adrift or frozen as ships Clation and W. C. Richardson are lost after storms on the Great Lakes. The Clation burned off Point Pelee, Ontario, and the Richardson hit rocks near Buffalo. In Los Angeles precincts, Mayor Alexander’s lead narrows, outcome in doubt. Susan Stewart, widow of a Paymaster General, dies in Washington and will be buried at Arlington. Open air schools in New York tenements urged to fight tuberculosis.
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Lakerie
Clation
W. C. Richardson
Lake Erie
Southeast Shoal
Point Pelee
Ontario
Buffalo
Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander
George Smith
Susan Stewart
Stewart
South Grange
N. J
Washington
Andrew Dunlap
Dalting
National Cemetery
Arlington
New York ‘Association
St. Mark's
West Orange
William H. Stead
Ilinois Supreme Court
Treasury
MacVeagh
United States District Attorney's Office
New York
Carl Woojciechowski
Adam Pietdzyk
Hattie Zinda
Milwaukee
Pacifica
Manila
China
Japan
Labor union support for railroad switchmen strike
The American Federation of Labor will back the northwest railroad switchmen strike as far as its powers allow. Samuel Gompers announced this after a long talk with Frank Hawley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Northwest
Samuel Gompers
Frank Hawley
American Switchmen’s Union
United States
Lawrence O. Murray
Congress
Albert Hall
London
Herbert Henry Asquith
House of Lords
Ireland
American Ice Company
New York
State Supreme Court
Washington
Bureau of Public Works
Cabell
Internal Revenue Bureau
Q. E. Boley
Jacob Bell
Shreve
Mark Hanna
Newport
Fannie Dozorthrov
Leechburg
Beale
St. Paul
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
William ‘Tate
Toledo
George Preston Sheldon
Phenix Fire Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Greenwich Conn
William Crandall
Battle Creek
Mich
Marshall
Crandall
Cardenas
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Costa Rica
New Orleans
Erdman
House of Representatives
Steenerson
Minnesota
Council Bluffs
B. L. Powers
Denver
Col
Big fire devastates Racine plant and surrounding structures
A massive blaze in Racine Wisconsin destroyed the Racine Manufacturing plant plus the Dante Brotherhood hall and Mitchell Lewis wagon works warehouse, with total losses around 650000. The Racine plant carried 250000 in insurance. firefighters from Milwaukee arrived late, leaving many workers unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Racine Manufacturing Company
Dania Brotherhood Hall
Mitchell-Lewis Wagon Works
Hacine Manufacturing Company
Racing Manufacturing Company
Theames
Dante Brotherhood
Peter Zinnin
Froteon
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Department
Rochester Boss Bans Gambling In City
Mayor James Thompton orders end to gambling in Rochester and directs police action. He cites rising card games in local establishments and says he will make the city a cleaner place, warning against youth gambling habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thompson
Rochester
James Thompton
Thompson
Standard Oil Appeal Date Set After Wickersham Kellogg Conference
Washington agreement reached on hearing date for Standard Oil Company appeal from St Paul district court ruling. Government counsel Kellogg and Milburn stated the appeal could be taken up at the start of the new year after discussions with Attorney General Wickersham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Washington, D. C
Wickersham
Frank B. Kellogg
John G. Milburn
Standard Oil Company
United States District Court
St. Paul
Bleriot Hurt By Fall At Exhibition Crowd
French aviator M Bleriot famed for crossing the English Channel suffers a serious accident during an exhibition in Constantinople when his aeroplane collides with a house in front of a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bleriot
Constantinople
M. Bleriot
English Channel
Twin City Market Prices and Totals
Minneapolis and Duluth market notes from December 11 report grain futures: wheat at 1.10 for Dec and 1.18 for May, No 1 northern around 1.12 and No 2 at 1.10, dur um 93 and flax No 1 about 9.04. Livestock totals from South St. Paul show cattle with steers 5.00 to 6.75, cows 3.27 to 4.25, calves 3.50 to 6.50, hogs 8.05 to 8.20, sheep yearlings 5.25 to 5.75, lambs 5.00 to 6.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State House
L. A. Beach
G. H. True
L. A. Clemons
H. L. Felter
O. H. True
C. W. L. Schmidt
Central District
Little
Judge
J. J. Proudfoot
E. C. Worth
B. Stuart
F. O. Harrington
Charles ©. Garrett
I. Howell
William Bombergerm
William Langham
C. O. Garrett
F. ©. Harrington
Southern District
G. R. Bliss
J. W. Murphy
J. 4. Bender
I. P. Spencer
C. G. Blodget
D. BH. Moffett
Albia
A- B. Dennis
Cedar Rapids
G. O. Garrett
Adelphi
C. H. True
Edgewood
A. L. Clemons
Storm Lake
Eugene Secor
Forest City
W. GC. Haviland
Port Dodge
G A. Ivins
Iowa Falls
Twin City
Minneapolis
Duluth
Northern
South St. Paul
Chicago Live Stock Market Report Dec 12
Cattle prices steady with beef calves from 7 to 9.50, Texas and western steers around 2.80 to 4.25, cows and heifers 2.10 to 6.60, stockers and feeders 3.10 to 5.25, hogs rise with light at 3.05 to 8.55 and heavy 8.45 to 8.70, pigs 6.95 to 7.20, sheep steady natives 4.50 to 5.30, western 3.75 to 6.80, yearlings 6.25 to 7.65, lambs natives 5.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Fairy tale of prairie wheat profits near Regina
A tale from Central Canada praises land opened by the Grand Trunk Pacific, noting James Bailey near Grand Coulee raised 640 acres to yield 19,875 bushels of wheat and 4,750 bushels of oats in two years. Land bought at $18 per acre, now valued at $35, with total crop earnings of $17,550 and land value increase of $10,880, total $25,540. Agents offer rates and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Grand Trunk Pacific
James Bailey
Regina
Bailey
Grand Coutes
Tland
The Exception on Family Tensions Revealed by Child
A domestic scene shows a mother joking about worn shoes and gentleness while a child notes the father’s peaceable role. The exchange reveals a terse view of home life, ending with the girl’s remark to the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Shrine Temple
Frances Katherine Bargies
Walker Street
Kenneth Freburg
Haston Boulevard
Richard Lyon
C. J
John
Catarrh Cure Claim and Charitable Advice
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a $100 reward for a cure, asserting it acts on blood and mucous surfaces to build up the constitution. The note includes testimonials and mentions Toledo-based F. J. Cheney & Co. Also appears a social quip about courtship and marriage urging careful eyes post marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dress F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
D. Ad
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Buffalo Center Tribune
J.P. Boyd
Iowa
Buffalo Center
General News
True
Entwistle
Edward Entwistle
James E. O'Brien
State Board of Control
Oak Bluffs
Mutual Company
The
R. A. Walker
Nineteenth Street Hill
Patrick Makes
Hugh T. Patrick
Northwestern University Medical School
Polk County Medical Association
W. W. Wise
Board
Public Works
van Duyn
Worksgman
Alma Curtz
William Reever
West Fourth Street
P. G. Over
Galloway
Laura McCankey
J. W. Bain
Kansas
Lawrence DeGraff
John McD
Horn
B. F. Carroll
Iowa Implement Dealers’ Association
Maggie H. Daw
Hugh M. Schuler
Post Office
Niel Pierce
Colorado Springs
Edna Barton
Edwin Nye
Char, Wells
Tulsteer Othe
Yidderg
Central Canada
Dom
Brotherhood of Man
Sisterhood
Ana Chitt
California
Fic Syrup Co
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