Regular Democrats to caucus on organization in Tennessee
Nashville notes that the regular Democrats in the state senate and house will caucus on organization with dates to be set as members arrive. A Senate and House caucus aims to decide on organization, while other major questions like the U.S. Senate candidate and state officials will be tackled in later talks. Independent Democrats plan a Friday night conference, and Republicans plan a Saturday night meeting to decide their course on organization and early-session matters.
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Nashville
State Senate
House of Representatives
House
United States Senate
General Assembly
Maxwell House
United States
No Place for Picture of Julia Ward Howe
Boston officials reject placing a portrait of Julia Ward Howe in Faneuil Hall. A memorial committee planned the portrait after her death. a municipal arts official said the commission prefers a bust in the Boston Public Library instead of hanging Howe's likeness alongside Washington and Lincoln. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertised as a cure for coughs and throat irritations with dealer availability.
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Julia Ward Howe
Boston
Municipal Arts Commission
Faneuil Hall
J. Templenan Cooledge, Jr
Howe
Boston Public Library
Washington
Lincoln
Hooper Rejects Senate Candidacy in Wake of Rumors
Nashville December 29 Governor-elect Hooper declared he will not run for the United States Senate under any circumstances. The statement responds to rumors that a bid to send him to Washington could free him from the governorship.
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Nashville
Hooper
United States Senate
Washington
Hall's Catareh Cure Promoted by Physicians
Local applications fail to reach the disease seat. The ad extols Hall's Catareh Cure taken internally, claiming it acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts the remedy is not quack medicine, prescribed by top physicians, and combines tonics with blood purifiers to treat canarrh. Testimonials promised.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Arumrints
Cadets and Montana Girls Meet President at White House
West Point cadets led by Senator Dick of Ohio and Montana schoolgirls chaperoned by Senator Carter visited the White House in Washington on December 29. The gathering was noted for its hopeful chatter about future romances as the group met the president and exchanged formal introductions before departing in their separate directions.
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Washington
West Point
Ohio
Montana
Carter
White House
Cardul Relieves Long-Lasting Rain Sickness Claim
Ednn Rutherford of Douglasville recounts five years of chilling fevers after a rain incident and four doctors without relief. She credits Cardul, a tonic for women, with restoring her health and now feels much better after months of suffering.
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Douglasville
Tex
Ednn Rutherford
Regulars Move to Block Nashville Assembly
Knoxville Tenn Dec 30 Desperate effort to organize the house and gain control of both legislative houses. Regulars seek to keep several East Tennessee Republicans away from Nashville Monday to prevent fusion majority. One Republican allegedly promised to remain home to miss the organization.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Nashville
Tyson Denies Senate Bid Announcement Today
Knoxville December 30 Col L D Tyson denies rumors he will announce his candidacy for the United States Senate today. He has many friends urging him as a get-together candidate but he declines the move.
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Knoxville
Col. L. D. Tyson
United States Senate
Buster Dunns Engine Tumbles in Mascot Train Wreck
Passenger train No 42 wrecked near Mascot with Engine 1247 derailing into a ditch. Engineer Buster Dunn unhurt, fireman slight injuries, express messenger bruised, news butcher fractured wrist. Knoxville crews rushed a replacement train three hours late. no passengers injured beyond shock.
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Ditch
Knoxville
Whole Township Indicted In Ohio Voting Fraud Case
Jefferson township in West Union Ohio faces mass indictment as every citizen is charged with selling votes. Judge Blair plans a temporary government without voters until disfranchisement expires. Two ministers added to the indictments, with confidential confessions possible. Total indictments reach 1155.
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West Union
Ohio
Jefferson Township
Blair
Plead Guilty Before Indictment in Ohio Vote Bribery Case
In West Union Ohio Judge Blair opened court with a dozen men confessing to selling votes for small sums. Grand jury returned 73 true bills, total indictments reaching 1071, 377 already pled guilty. Forty more unindicted men came to plead guilty, as the investigation will continue for two to three months.
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West Union
Ohio
Blair
Probably Enter the Race for U S Senator Wright Says
Nashville December 30 Gen Luke E Wright of Memphis former secretary of war indicates he may become a candidate for United States senator. Wright and his son Maj E E Wright arrived in Nashville and he declined further comment but may decide by tomorrow. His friends think he will enter the race in earnest.
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Nashville
United States
Luke E. Wright
Memphis
Wright
Maj
E. E. Wright
Maxwell House
Gen. Wright
Tennessee
Population density by state per square mile
Rhode Island leads population density with 508.5 people per square mile. Nevada sits at the low end with seven tenths. Other figures include Tennessee 52.4, South Carolina 49.7, North Carolina 45.3, Georgia 44.4, Alabama 41.7, Mississippi 48.8, Louisiana 36.5, Arkansas 30, Texas 14.8, Florida 13.7.
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Rhode Island
Census Bureau
Nevada
Tennessee
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Florida
Arctic traveler Dr. Frederick A. Cook to lecture in Des Moines
Des Moines December 30 Dr Frederick A Cook Arctic traveler has accepted an invitation to lecture in Des Moines in February under the auspices of the Press Club of Des Moines. Proceeds will be donated to charity.
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Des Moines
Frederick A. Cook
Press Club of
Imprisoned Ogden Clerk Robbery Linked to Chicago Confession
Ogden Utah Dec 30 Court records confirm Edward Hoeven's Chicago confession claiming he held up George Smith a hotel clerk in Ogden about a year ago stealing 90 dollars. Hoeven learned Smith had received an eight year sentence for the theft and surrendered in Chicago. He will be brought back here for steps toward Smith’s release.
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Ogden
Utah
Edward Hoeven
Chicago
George Smith
Hoeven
Smith
Calwell’s Syrup Pepsin A Cure For Stomach and Bowel Trouble
Advertises Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a regulator for stomach liver and bowel complaints misattributed to nerves heart kidneys or blood. Claims quick cure with guaranteed results and offers a free sample from Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello Illinois, price is six and one dollar per bottle.
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Dr.Caldwell
Pepsin
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Man fined $200 for hugging wife too hard in Kansas City
A Kansas City man was fined $200 after a court deemed his affectionate embrace of his wife excessive. The case highlights the odd charge of overzealous affection and the courtroom's unusual punishment.
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Kansas City
Denies Pr prophecy of deficit in Tennessee race
Nashville dispatch reports Democratic candidate DeLong Rice attacking Beau Folk over a claimed January 1 1911 deficit. Rice accuses Folk of ignorance or intent to damage state credit, while endorsing Comptroller Dibrell's view that no deficit will occur and a treasury balance exists.
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Nashville
DeLong Rice
Beau E. Folk
Rice
Folk
Treasury
Mr. Folk
Tennessee
State Capitol
Dibrell
Boiler Explosion Ails In Pittsfield Accident
A boiler explosion near Pittsfield Massachusetts injures workers and halts nearby operations. Emergency crews respond as investigators assess blast cause and safety lapses.
Ice plant boiler explosion kills engineers and workers
In Pittsfield Massachusetts on December 29 a boiler explosion at the Morewood Ice Company plant by Morewood Lake killed engineer William Dunn and employee Edgar Allen among about thirteen believed dead. Dozens were injured as other victims, predominantly Italians and Poles, were moved from the wreckage. One body was found 150 feet from the plant and another 100 feet away.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Morewood Ice Company
Morewood Lake
William Dunn
Edgar Allen
Unusual offer on Zemo skin cure at City Drug Co
The City Drug Co offers Zemo and Zemo soap to all ages with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. A clear liquid for external use is claimed to cure eczema pimples dandruff and various skin eruptions in infants or adults.
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City Drug Co
Commutation for Morse Plea Gains Traction
Washington friends of Charles W. Morse the New York banker in Atlanta peniten tiary push a presidential commutation to Taft. Mrs Morse and Senator Hale urge the idea on Attorney General Wickersham noting a five year sentence could drop to about three years eight months with good conduct. Morse has served one year.
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Charles W. Morse
New York
Atlanta
Taft
Morse
Hale
Atty Gen. Wickersham
Wickersham
Family of queer names shocks Tennessee town
Orville Donoho of Red Boiling Springs visits with eight siblings bearing peculiar names like Orville Rey and Nellie Vex. The Carthage News notes the odd clan lineage from the late Squaire Donoho, while a separate prophecy claim by Mr. Folk is challenged by public records.
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Orville Donoho
Red Boiling Springs
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