Million-dollar offer to test Friedmann tuberculosis serum
Charles Finlay, head of Aetna National Bank, pledges one million dollars to bring Dr. Friedmann's Berlin tuberculosis serum to America for a 100-patient New York test in a free sanitarium setting. He aims to prove 95 of 100 cures, with tests across primary to tertiary TB stages and open disclosure of results.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Charles KK. Finlay
Aetna National Bank
America
F. F. Friedmann
Berlin
Finlay
Thirty-fourth Street
Rex. Lee Paris
Princeton
Friedmann
Arthur Friedmann
Colorado Springs
Aetna Bank
Lawrenson Brown
Saranac Lake
Dr. Friedmann
Imperial Board of Health
Germany
British Empire
Russia
Mr. Finlay
Oldest Chicagoan Edwin Gale Dies in Oak Park
Edwin C. Gale, believed to be Chicago's oldest resident by residence, died at his Oak Park home at age 101. He moved to Chicago with his parents in 1835 aboard the Illinois from Buffalo to Fort Dearborn and helped bring the first piano to the city. Gale spent most of his life in the drug business.
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Chicago
Edwin C. Gale
Oak Park
Gale
Illinois
Buffalo
N. Y
Fort Dearborn
Gale House
Postoffice at Hawthorne Farm Serves Insull Estate
Washington issued orders to establish a postoffice at Hawthorne farm Samuel Insull's summer home two miles south of Libertyville. Andrew Effinger will be appointed postmaster, likely by President Taft. The office serves only the Insull estate and his private needs, amid questions over public benefit.
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Chicago
Washington
Hawthorne Farm
Samuel Insull
The
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Edison Company of Chicago
Libertyville
Andrew Effinger
Insull
Taft
Mr. Insull
Volcano eruption drives Mexicans from homes near Colima
Refugees flee the area around Mount Colima as lava, ash, and fire erupt from multiple craters. Hundreds abandon farms and towns for Manzanillo and other safe locations while continuous ash showers darken the sky and tremors rattle the region.
Balkan Delegates Weigh Action After Constantinople Revolt
Rumors swirl in London and Paris that the sultan of Vorkey was dethroned and a republic proclaimed, but officials deny it. Balkan delegates debate delaying action until the new Turkish government clarifies its stance while Young Turks resist.
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London
Paris
Berlin
Vorkey
Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Adrianople
Turkey
Balkan
Reenad Pasha
Selih Bey
Osman Nizami Pasha
Nizami
Germany
Nazim Pasha Buried as Cabinet Attends Funeral
The funeral for Nazim Pasha, slain last night, was held this morning in Constantinople. Grand Vizier Mahmud Shefket Pasha and War Minister attended, then cabinet members swore allegiance at the palace. Foreign Minister Noradunghuan Pasha was later briefed on the foreign situation.
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Constantinople
Nazim Pasha
Mahmud Shefket Pasha
Noradunghuan Pasha
Warships of nations ordered to Porte
Italian British and other warships have been ordered to proceed immediately to Turkish waters according to dispatches from Mediterranean ports today.
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Porte
London
Cuts Corset Laces to Keep Wife Home
In Jersey City a divorce petition by Mrs Ella J. Fryer alleges her husband cut up her corset strings and shoestrings and destroyed furni ture to keep her from going out. She, mother of six, says he also cut up dresses and ruined furniture, and she cites his wealth and income. The case notes a prior order requiring $10 weekly child support.
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Commercial Tribune
Jersey City
Court of Chancery
Ella J. Fryer
Socialist recall motion roils Haywood faction in New York
In a nationwide party crisis, Walter J. Millard urges every Socialist to vote yes or no on recalling W. D. Haywood from the national executive committee. The party debate centers on direct action versus political action and the legacy of labor sabotage.
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Ohio
Socialist Party
W. D. Haywood
Walter J. Millard
West Court Street
Commercial Tribune
Millard
National Socialist Lyceuum Bureau
State of
New York
W.D. Haywood
National Executive Committee
United States
Haywood
Steunenberg
Idaho
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Inaugural Plans Shaped By Democratic Opposition
Washington January 24 There will be no inaugural reception for Woodrow Wilson. The ceremony will be simple with the parade possibly cut. Senate Democrats oppose a public reception and Governor Wilson’s Trenton remark helped seal the decision.
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Democrats
Wilson
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Capitol
Congress
Senate Democrats
Actress Demands Divorce in Fake Wedding Case
Pittsburg report details Mary Hall a leading stage actress suing for divorce from William R Antisdell claiming their Utah marriage was not legally valid Antisdell a former Philadelphia newspaperman and theater press agent had earlier married another woman and denied Hall's prior marriage Hall says she was deceived and seeks annulment The case highlights Hall's status in stock company circuits and Antisdell's controversial romantic history.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Mary Hall
Hunt Stock Company
Cincinnati
PE. H. Sothern
William R Antisdell
Philadelphia
Harry Davis Stock Company
Antisdell
Miss
Scotland
Antisdéeh
Miss Hall
Davis Stock Company
Farmington
Utah
Justice of the Peace
Oviatt
Edward A. Atwood
Elizabeth Abbott
Antisdel
Justice of the Peace Orness
Antisdes
East
Mayor’s Bigelow streetcar stance sparks urban clash
The mayor battles Bigelow’s bill to revoke the streetcar franchise as county treasurer Hopkins confronts him, signaling a heated power struggle over a $7,000,000 traction plan. Citizens and merchants mobilize against long-term franchise favored by the administration while hints of rerouting and legal routes unfold at City Hall.
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City Hall
Billy” Hopkins
Billy
Hopkins
Times-Stars
Traction, Company
Times-Star
Post
Hunt
Licitor Bettman
Bigelow
Commercial Tribune
House of Representatives
General Assembly
A. Hoop
Traction Company
Bettman
Cincinnati
The
Greater Park System
Cincinnati Traction Company
Debs Arrested on Federal Obstruction Charge in Indictment
Eugene V. Debs socialist presidential candidate was indicted in the Third district of Kansas for obstructing justice. U S Marshals Tom Martin and David Franklin arrested him in Terre Haute ind and he posted a 1000 bond. The case moves to the May term and Debs plans to testify.
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Third District
Kansas
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Debs
Tom Martin
David ¢. Rankin
Indianapolis
Fort Leavenworth
Appeal To
Reason
Federal Grand Jury
Elk shipped east to prevent starvation in herd
Three carloads of elk from Yellowstone National Park arrived in Paul, Minnesota, to widen grazing areas. Howard Eaton, in charge, says fencing failures caused mass deaths at ranches as the herd, about 50,000 strong, suffers from scarce hay. One car heads to Clearfield Pennsylvania, another to Renova Pennsylvania, and the third to Marlington West Virginia.
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Paul, Minn
Gan
Yellowstone National Park
Northwest
Tanges
Howard Eaton
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Clearfield
Renova
Marlington
W. Va
Bank Robbery Ends With Cashier Locked In Safe
Oklahoma City Jan. 24 After three masked men robbed the State Bank of Mounds Oklahoma and locked cashier C. T. Brown in the safe they fled with cash and silver. Police chased them but details remain incomplete due to the unsettled pursuit.
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Guadalaspara
Mexico
Jacent
Mount Colima
Envo
Oklahoma
City
Oki
State Bank of
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Timothy Hogan
Mr. Hunt
Schoepf
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