Taft to Speak at New York Pennsylvanian Dinner
A 1911 item notes President Taft will be chief speaker at the annual New York Pennsylvania society dinner on January 21 1911. Miss Myrtle Berger of Chicago flies a racing auto on the Santa Monica course at near ninety mph. Moses C Wetmore a key Missouri Democratic leader is injured by a horse and wagon in St Louis. Robert G Clowry resigns as Western Union president and Theodore N Wall is appointed to fill the vacancy. Senator Mikins aims to return to Congress after Christmas. J Armstrong Drexel sets a new aeroplane height record of 3970 feet in Philadelphia.
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Taft
New York Pennylvania Society
Myrtle Berger
Chicago
Santa Monico
California
Cal
Moses C. Wetmora
National Democratic Committee
W. J. Bryan
St. Louis
Robert G. Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
Theodore N. Wall
Senator Mikins
Congress
Gol
Moses C. Wetmore
Missouri
Brazil Navy mutiny and political unity under Fonseca
General news reports Brazilian fleet mutiny rumors amid strong support for President Hermes Fonseca. Other items: a Washington judge rules an avalanche loss was providence. Mexican revolutionary leader Madero wounded near Guerrero. U.S. conscription debate. bankruptcy filing for J R Whiting & Co. Ruef denied new trial. parcel post proposals. mutiny rumors in London. Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway convention opens in St. Louis. Dutch Neck pastor and wife murdered. Democratic edge in upcoming house.
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Brazil
Minas
Gareas
Sao Paolo
Bahia
Moriana
le J Imstead
Hermes Fonseca
Everett
Wash
Wellington
Francisco Madero
Guerrerro
Dove
Hagle Pass
Tex
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Frederick Dent Grant
Department of the East
United States
Europe
Feldheim Company
Chicago
J. R. Whiting & Co
St. Clair, Mich
Abraham Ruef
San Francisco
District Court of Appeals
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
London
St. Louis
Andrew Armstrong
Presbyterian Church of
Dutch Neck
Trenton
N. J
Joseph Seais
House of Representatives
Yaster
Washington
Italian ransom demands shock Brooklyn readers
A pattern of sensational items fills the page including a ransom note demanding $5,000 for each of several Italian youths in Brooklyn, grisly murders and suicides, aviation pioneer Octave Chanute’s death, Mexico revolt notes, Suffragette violence against Ireland's Birrell, and other wide ranging world news items.
Woodbine Man Shoots Self as Officer Arrives
Walter Beckwith, a farmer six miles northeast of Woodbine, fatally shot himself in his home in the presence of an officer sent to arrest him over alleged domestic troubles. A family member reportedly filed a sanity complaint with county officials. Beckwith asked to change clothes. the officer accompanied him. in the room he drew a revolver from a dresser and fired a shot into his neck before intervention.
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Woodbine
Walter Beckwith
Beckwith
Board of Commissioners of Insanity
Iowa Supreme Court Bans Woman from Liquor Sale
In Des Moines a single Iowa case bars a woman from liquor sale despite being a registered pharmacist. Mayte Carragher of Loyd County appealed after her permit denial, arguing voting rights on tax and bond measures. The court ruled voting status does not make her a qualified elector.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Mayte
Carragher
Loyd County
Fire Loss At Pomeroy Barn Strikes Local Doctor’s Property
The fire at Dr. D. T. Martins barn caused a loss between 2500 and 3000 dollars. The barn was well built and insured for 750 dollars with 260 on contents, not covering total loss. Two Jersey cows and one horse perished. the horse, buggy and harness belonged to K M Saunders and partly insured for 200 dollars. Household goods valued at 1000 dollars, uninsured, belonged to Dr Loran M. Martin, formerly of Sioux City, now in Canadian Texas.
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Loran M. Martin
Sioux City
Canadian
Texas
Iowa News Notes Chronicle of Iowa Mining and Crimes
Two hundred miners at Gibson mines near Des Moines struck over a weighmaster demand. William Springer becomes Manson postmaster succeeding Tom D. Long after thirteen years. Ida Grove citizen Ropart Mein dies of apoplexy after supper. Dubuque memorial hall levy and constitutional convention lost. Toll block fire in Clinton causes 7000 plus damage, water-heavy. Nashua fireman Kenyon injured with skull fracture. Boone car explosion destroys Dr. Cruikshank’s auto. occupants uninjured. Calhoun county man Jay Pickett husked 715 bushels in 5.5 days, a potential record. Monticello section boss Charles Hisler dies in Anamosa auto crash. others injured. Charles Grilk’s failed bid for Congress cost 20000. Grilk and committee share. Will Strong’s Bronson home robbed. small cash taken.
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Gibson
Des Matnesn
William Springer
Manson
Tom D. Long
Ropart Mein
Ida County
Ida Grove
Dubuque
Clinton
Sheridan Club
Charles Hisler
Milwaukee
Monticello
Anamosa
Hisler
Grilk
Will C. Strong
Ear Bronson
Iowa and Midwest Uproar and Local Notices
Henry Halt shucked 165 bushels of corn in nine hours near Whiting. Carl Leopold, LA saloon keeper who hanged himself, lived in Ida County twenty five years and amassed a fortune. The $126,000 M. G. A. Burlington drive nears $40,000 with $11,000 subscribed Saturday. total $61,000 raised. Ames declamatory contest saw Perry G. Emerson win first, C. R. Hutcheson second, Howard Vaughn third. Charles Ecker, Milwaukee road engineer, died at North McGregor after a water gauge accident. Lewis M. Garrett promoted to chief clerk at Des Moines pension office, succeeding M. L. Robertson. Mrs Francis Gilliland, 93, pioneer Iowa woman, died at Councel Bluffs. Senator Shirley Gilliland of Glenwood is related. Martin Garvino, thought dead, reappeared in Clinton after presumed burial. William McFarlane selection for Milwaukee road foreman held up amid machinists and engineers dispute. Thomas Manchester pressed for Jim River division post. rivalry with Rhine and others.
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Henry Halt
Whiting
Carl Leopold
Los Angeles
Ida County
Burlington
Ames
Perry G. Emerson
C. R. Hutcheson
Howard Vaughn
Charles Ecker
Milwaukee Road
North McGregor
Lewis M. Garrett
United States Pension Agency
Des Moines
Garrett
M. L. Robertson
W. W. Will Cox
Francis Gilliland
Iowa
Councel Bluffs
C. P.lucas
Gililand
Mills County
Iown
Shirley Gilliland
Glenwood
Martin Garvino
Clinton
Mississippi River
William Mcfarlane
Iowa and Dakota
Thomas Manchester
Jim River Division
Engineers’ Brotherhood
Rhine
Minneapolis
State board seeks new appropriations and reforms
The state board of control asks 31,214,300 in special appropriations and power to transfer incorrigible youths to the state asylum. It also seeks non resident insane care in institutions, higher per capita allowances for colleges and facilities, and several minor recommendations including epilepsy care. Anes College bans class scraps after hazing reinstatement of eight students under Acting President Stanton. Democratic campaign deficit tallied at 479 with 6,961 spent and 6,482 raised. A bill to force payment for school books by parents is proposed. Fort Dodge civic league opposes saloons. Billy Sunday spoke against them. Marshalltown paid 5 bounty on a wolf pelt. first record of two wolves killed in the city.
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State Board of Control
State Reformatory
College For the
Clarinda
Mt. Pleasant
Independence
Fort Madison
Anamosa Penitentiaries
Anes College
Stanton
Reed
Democratic State Central Committee
Civic League of
Fort Dodge
Billy
Waterloo
Armory
Mutiny Ends as Rio Janeiro Accepts Navy Demands
Brazilian Congress in urgent session grants the sailors full amnesty and pay raises after a mutiny that aimed to capture the capital. Mutinous ships returned to sea and disappeared, while Rio Janeiro resumed normal life amid public suspense and fear of British complications.
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Rio Janeiro
Congress
Fonseca
Great Britain
Hetty Navy
Taft pushes broad publicity for corporate returns
President Taft approved treasury rules under the corporate tax law to make all returns public. The measures, designed to ensure accurate annual filings under penalty, establish wide publicity of corporate affairs and take effect immediately.
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Treasury
Washington
Taft
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Quiet Restored in Mexico Amid Reports of Wounded Man
Passengers on a train from Mexico report that an American named Storey was wounded in the Parral fighting while Thomas Lawson was accidentally killed. Communications and rail service were active with no fighting reported between El Paso and Mexico City. Reuters notes reinforcement troops were to quell rioting at Parral, not to restore order there. A San Andreas wreck near Barredos killed ten soldiers, three women, and a baby.
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el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Storey
Parral
Thomas Lawson
Fi Paso
Mexico City
Fparral
Torreon
H. J. Collins
W. C. Stewart
Madera
Barredos
San Andreas
Two Hurt In Hotel Fire At Winthrop Beach
A hotel fire at Young's hotel in Winthrop Beach Friday sent a mother and her son leaping from windows. Both were severely injured and likely not to recover while 16 other occupants escaped unharmed.
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Boston
Young’s
Winthrop Beach
Spain Alarmed by Quake Felt in Several Cities
Earthquake tremors were reported Friday in Corunna Vigo and Ferrol causing alarm among residents though no damage was reported officials noted the temblor did not trigger injuries or structural harm and military and civil authorities monitored the event from Madrid
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Spain
Madrid
Corunna
Vigo
Ferrol
Penitentiary Penchant for Punishment and Forgiveness
An advertisement style clipping references Pens and tonics with unstructured claims. Mentions Pettit's Eye Salve for 250, Realnol remedy for quick work, and Ungt Refinol praised by A. Hatch of Cleveland. It juxtaposes moral statements with product pitches and generic drugstore notes in a dated tone.
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Hatch
D.D
Cleveland
Ohio
Riddle on January and April Birth Traits
A professor states a January birth makes a girl prudent and fond of dress while an April birth makes a girl inconstant and fond of hostessing. The question asks in which months girls are not fond of dress, implying the professor’s answers none.
Deafness Cure Claims Through Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local means and must be treated systemically. It explains deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous membrane of the Eustachian Tube, causing impaired hearing, sometimes from catarrh, and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any case cured by local methods. The notice invites readers to request free circulars from ORENEY & CO. in Toledo, Ohio, and mentions a product called Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
Tree
Fr. Oreney & CO
Toledo
Dros Unaists
Papes Diapepsin touted as instant indigestion cure
A 50 cent Pape's Diapepsin ad promises rapid relief from indigestion and stomach misery within five minutes. It claims to prevent fermentation, digest food, and leave no undigested matter or foul breath, urging readers to buy at local drug stores. In the same column a New Orleans man jokes about undergoing an operation in Philadelphia to save face with friends.
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Pape
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Telegraph
The Senators and the Wit Bishop Ward in Nashville
The wit of Bishop Seth Ward amuses Nashville as he leaves a reception with two senators. A companion notes the bishop is not like his master who preferred a carriage, but Ward counters that such an animal no longer exists and they ride in a waiting car.
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Seth Ward
Nashville
Bishop Ward
Bishop
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