Week's World Events Highlight Uncertain Pole Claim
Dr Frederick A Cook confesses he cannot confirm reaching the north pole in a New York magazine. Mexico's General Diaz sworn in amid formal ceremony. Pugilist Jem Mace dies in England at seventy nine. Miner Juan Mesias recounts a mine explosion causing mass desertions. Weyerhaeuser pledges a 150000 auditorium at Augustana College. Rochester contractor Thomas McLoughlin dies after a fall. Brig Gen James Oakes dies after a street incident in Washington.
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Frederick A. Cook
New York
North Pole
Seok
United States
General Diaz
Republic of Mexico
Jestas
Jem Mace
Jarrow
Tyne
England
Juan Mesias
Frederick
Trinidad
Col
Lss
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
St. Paul
Augustana College
Rock Island
Thomas McLoughlin
Rochester
N. Y
James Oakes
Washington
Political shifts in Britain and regional woes across 1911 news
United Kingdom politics sees Hon. A J Balfour pressuring a referendum on tariff reform should Unionists win the election, while in the U S a violent chase ends with a posse killing Mack Neal after a Waverly Va shooting. Elsewhere John Gerard Foster dies in White Plains after fifty years in an asylum, leaving $500000. Gold is reportedly found in Antrim county Michigan with deadly hunting accidents tallying twenty dead. Naval spending for 1911 stands at $126 million, Harmon defeats Harding by 100377, and a Caspian hurricane claims many lives with ships lost near Astrakhan.
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A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Mack Neal
Waverly
John Gerard Foster
White Plains
N. Y
John Grost
Antrim County
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
United States Navy
Congress
Navy
Meyer
Harmon
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Caspian Sea
Astrkhan
United States Steel and Carnegie pension fund created
The United States Steel corporation combines with Andrew Carnegie’s relief fund to form an $13,000,000 United States Steel and Carnegie pension fund to provide pensions for employees nationwide under defined conditions. A busy news patch notes mutiny in Macao, ore theft in Nevada, briquettes from ore dust, a 1000 foot dry dock planned in Brooklyn, Tolstoi son blame, Seattle vote smoking ban, Malaya attack on French, Salome at Chicago Opera, Chicago strike talks, Brandeis rail savings offer, Michigan hunting accidents, and more.
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United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
United States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund
Macao
China
Portugal
Pairia
Winnemucca
Nev
Carnegie Steel Company
Count Tolstoi
Tscherikoff
Seattle
Freight Wreck on Pennsylvania Near Greensfork Causes $50000 Loss
A westbound through freight collided with a westbound local freight at Greensfork, ten miles west of Richmond, causing property loss over 50000 and traffic delays. One brakeman injured, others escaped. The wreck destroyed six local cars, damaged a grain and poultry firm building, and officials cite signal failure as cause.
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Redmond
Pennsylvania
Greensfork
Richmond
Martindale & Harris, Grain and Poultry Shippers
Richmond Division
Crushed Under Train Michigan City Tragedy
Mrs. Alfred McCarty, 56, of Otis La Porte county, is in a hospital after falling under an incoming Monon train at the Tenth street crossing near the prison. She and a grandchild were being taken to visit a sick relative when the train started as they stepped from it. Her legs were amputated above the knees and she is not expected to survive.
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Michigan City
Alfred McCarty
McCarty
Otis
Laporte County
Tenth Street Crossing
Watch Found in Cabbage Solves Garden Mystery
Mrs Graves, while preparing kraut, cut open a four-pound cabbage and found a silver watch hidden within its leaves. Her husband had lost the watch last June while at work in the garden, and its recovery clarifies the unsolved mystery.
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Richmond
Fort Wayne Man Dies of Injuries After Robbery
Joel Garrison aged fifty one was found unconscious in a stone yard after an assault and robbery. He died at St Josephs hospital from his injuries as detectives investigated. Garrison had come to Fort Wayne last spring from Wabash where he had long lived. He was a widower.
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May
Fort Wayne
Joel Garrison
St. Joseph's Hospital
Garrison
Fort,Wayne
Wabash
Pearl finds in Sugar Creek oyster meal spark three gems
George Wyrick and family in Sugar Creek township found three pearls while eating oysters. Two pearls valued at 26 dollars each and a third valued at fifty dollars were recovered during the meal.
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Shelbyville
George Wyrick
Sugar Creek Township
Waterloo Hotel in Ashes
The Locke hotel in Waterloo, a frame building from 1859, was completely destroyed by fire. Owner William J. Fisher of Kendallville reports a total loss of about $7,000 with $3,500 insured on the building and $2,500 on contents. The office safe and a piano were saved from the blaze.
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Waterloo
Locke
Indiana
William J. Fisher
Kendallville
Powder Mill Fire Threatens Gary Town
Aetna Powder Company's nitrator building in Gary suffers a diesel nitroglycerin blaze. Two thousand pounds of nitroglycerin burn as work crews face possible death and passengers flee. Firefighters, with strong town discipline, prevent spread and contain the blaze with no major losses. The plant has stood at its site for thirty years.
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Gary
Aetna Powder Company
Hmits
Aetna
South Shore Interurban
Adtna Powder Company
Baby Fatally Burned In Lamp Accident Near Darlington
Sixteen month old Leslie Olin Swank died from burns after overturning a lamp while playing near a chair. His nightgown caught fire, his mother rushed to help but could not prevent fatal injuries from the blaze.
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Crawfordsville
Leslie Olin Swank
Seth Swank
Darlington
Indiana News In Brief A roundup of local notices and incidents
Sullivan Postmaster Holmes says rural route five out of Sullivan will be cut due to three unrepaired bridges. Columbus Darcey Lewellan returns from Maine with two deer. Rushville Henry Trobaugh dies after cutting throat in suicide attempt. survived by wife and eight children. Sullivan Three-year-old Lawrence Riggs underwent brain surgery in Chicago and is expected to recover. Logansport Cotterman trial delayed again, moved to January. Columbus Rev Robert M Philips faces divorce suit alleging nagging and false accusations by wife Susan A. Philips. Michigan City Fire chief resigns. slow alarm responses blamed. Greenfield Gypsies ordered out of town after fortune telling complaints.
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Sullivan
Holmes
Columbus
Darcey Lewellan
Reeves Pulley Company
Maine
Rushville
Henry Trobaugh
Lawrence Riggs
Chicago
Logansport
Robert Cotterman
James T. Brown
Robert M Philips
Fast Columbus Christian Church
Susan A. Phillips
Michigan City
Emil Myer
Greenfield
Harvest Dinner Highlight From Portland Bishop
Bishop Charles W. Smith praised the harvest spirit at a Portland dinner while recounting a farmer's stubborn view. He described a golden autumn visit where the farmer, despite a record harvest, warned there might be no hay for the young calves, signaling cautious optimism and ongoing concerns about supplies.
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Charles W
Dr Martel's Female Pills Declared Standard Remedy
An advert proclaims Dr Martel's Female Pills as the sealed standard for seventeen years. It claims a scientifically prepared remedy for women's alimenta with quick and permanent results. The pills are advertised for sale at all drug stores.
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Gale
Marmaduke Recollects a Barber Incident
Marmaduke recalls a barber's shave and its odd reference to a childhood game called Hunt the Hare. Bertle asks what the barber said, noting the strange remark that sparked the memory.
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Marmaduke
Bertle
Sharp wit and prize cutting prowess cited
The remark highlights a contestant known for her sharp skill. She consistently wins whenever she cuts for a prize, underscoring her reputation for precision and success in competitive events.
Homeseekers Rates West Via Nickel Plate Road
Tickets on sale December six and twenty with liberal return units. Inquiries to F. Parnin, T. P B. A., Ft. Wayne Indiana. Ad text includes medical and moral commentary and promotes Hamlins Wizard Oil for pain relief amid various statements.
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Nickel Plate Road
Liberal Return
F. P. Parnin
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Minneapolis Woman
A Minneapolis reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female troubles and weakness. The letter urges other women to seek the remedy and notes Pinkham offers confidential, free advice from Lynn Massachusetts, with testimonials supporting its benefits.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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