Weekly News Notes Highlight Early 1910s U.S. Briefs
Enlistment in the navy for the week ending September 21 reached 308, the highest since January. President Taft likely to order fourth class postmasters into classified service affecting 36,038 positions. Army personnel absent due to disability from drink face pay forfeiture. Attorney General Wickersham to retire March 4. Standard Oil criticisms urged upon Taft amid antitrust and religious garb rulings. Food costs from 1890 to 1912 up about 40 percent, meat up about 65 percent. Wage disputes in Boston area to be brought to state board. strike paused. Alameda Hotel collapse in Kansas City kills three, injures four. A Denver man admits false murder accusation. another man convicted for real murder. Hijacking incident injures a priest, a policeman, and two sailors on New York Hudson waterfront. Grand Rapids teachers threaten jobs over pay. Train collision near Rochester kills two, injures many. Hoover farm sells for a record price per acre in northern Winola. Severe storms sweep the Dakotas and Minnesota. snow and rain in Crookston. Marines sail from Philadelphia to Santo Domingo. Strawn, Illinois shooting death. rail yard crash in Minneapolis. A Chinese candidate nominated in Boston’s Seventh Ward. first Celestial nominated for tidal office. Massachusetts and New Jersey primaries show Foss renominated. Hughes leads in New Jersey senatorial contest.
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John Patchin
D. D. Dykstra
Otley
Logan
Webster County Fair Association
Clinton
Johnson Counties
Grand Mount
Twenty-second
Iawa
Twenty-eighth
Wesley Bryant
Creston
United States
Opening game of world series in New York October 8
The opening world series game will be held in New York on Tuesday October 8 and the series will alternate between New York and Boston until a winner is decided. In a signed statement Chicago National League president Charles W Murphy blames some players for the pennant miss on overindulgence in strong drink. Other notes include record mile at Kalamazoo and various injuries to notable figures.
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New York
Boston
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago Baseball Club
Cuban government faces cash crisis over sewer bill demand
The U S charge d affaires Hugh Gibson presses Cuba to pay a 400000 monthly installment for Havana sewer and works, signaling worsening Cuban financial distress amid postwar political turmoil. The piece also notes Mona Lisa’s relocation, Peru's new president Guillermo Billinghurst’s oath, and various international incidents.
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Hugh Gibson
Havana
Iowa Utilities Transfers and Mead Visit Highlight Des Moines Notes
The Iowa Railways and Light company transfers to Town Railway and Light under a $10,000,000 trust deed. Elwood Mead of Melbourne, Australia visits Iowa State College to address engineering students, praising state river and water knowledge. Committees gear up for a Des Moines missionary conference October 16 to 23 with 500 visitors expected and extensive exhibits.
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AYI
Marshalltown Light, Power and’ Railway Company
Jonas & Hovey
Independence
Town Railway and Light Company
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Railways and Light Company
Ames
Methodist Women’s Missionary Societies
National Missionary Conference
Des Moines
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Latter Day Saints
Magnolia
Tabernacle
R. C. Hvans
Neagh
Neb
Iowa Canning Company
Vinton Canning Company
Miller
Council Bluffs
Clarinda
Copeland
Missouri Valley
Emerson
Jake Kochersperger
Clarence Barnes
Muscatine
Bertha Lovewell
F. L. Powell
Algona
Thien
Fort Dodge
Iowa Falls
Typhoon Kills and Devastates Japanese Coast
Tokyo reports a fierce typhoon on Monday killed about 300 with death toll expected to reach 500. Nagoya and Osaka suffered heavy destruction. thousands homeless, ships sunk, and telegraph lines down. Damage estimated at 5.9 million dollars with extensive relief underway. The Kicko Maru vanished with all aboard.
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Tokyo
Japan
Fubuki
Tachibana
Yoxaloh
Nagoya
Aichi
Shikou
Osaka
Ita
Arbuckle Estate Leaves Heirs Among America's Richest Women
John Arbuckle died last March leaving a $29,618,344.60 estate, appraised in New York. Transfer Tax Appraiser Monahan reported the Arbuckle Bros. co partnership held nearly $100,000,000 in property. Sisters Christina Arbuckle and Catherine A Jamison receive $14,806,672.33 each, making them among the nation’s wealthiest women. Inheritance tax totals $1,158,433.78.
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New York
John Arbuckle
Monahan
Kings County
Arbuckle Bros
Christina Arbuckle
Brooklyn
Catherine A. Jamison
Pittsburg
America
Arbuckle
Morgan Receives Senate Campaign Probe Subpoenas
Telegraphs were sent to J. P. Morgan Cornelius N. Blea Jr. Orma dy McHarg and W. W. Tegelhoff by Senate committee chair Clapp demanding attendance at hearings in Washington next Monday. Subpoenas were issued to several prominent New York financiers and politicians. Morgan said he is willing to testify but cannot travel on Monday due to prior engagements.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Cornelius N. Blea, Jr
Ormady McHarg
W. W. Tegelhoff
Clapp
Senate Committee
Washington
Former Speculator Stalin Murder Shock in Janesville
B L Dwyer once a noted stock speculator in Janesville Wisconsin was found dead in the railroad yards with a bullet wound to the head authorities believe he was murdered read of a former money maker who endured multiple fortunes and misfortunes in the stock market and his mysterious death in the yard stretches tonight as detectives investigate the case
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Stalin
Janesville
Wis
B. L. Dwyer
Pair Kill Selves In Pact In Richmond Ind
In Richmond Indiana on September 48 William Johnson and Mrs Roy C Wyman killed themselves by drinking carbolic acid in front of Mrs Johnson and Mr Wyman. The two families had been friends for years.
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Richmond
Ind
William
Johnson
Roy C. Wyman
Wymen
Oil Counsel Withdrawn in Watera-Pierce-Standard Oil Case
In New York on September 88, Commissioner A. L. Jacobs ordered Robert W. Stewart, counsel for Standard Oil, to withdraw amid a dispute over his conduct in the Watera Pierce Standard Oil litigation.
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New York
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil
Watera-Pierce-Standard
A. L. Jacobs
Marriage by Bargain in Irish Peasantry Revealed
George A Birmingham notes in an Irish woman’s memoir that peasant marriages often involve bargaining with dowry items. A cottage tale recalls a chest bought for a bride, with a sheep and a yearling bullock as part of the agreement. The bride’s chosen question and the couple’s happiness follow.
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George A. Birmingham
Ireland
Treat pimples and blackheads with Cuticura products
A compact home remedy recommends applying Cuticura Ointment gently to affected areas for five minutes then washing with Cuticura Soap. Regular bathing with Cuticura Soap helps prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Free samples and a Skin Book are offered by Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Woman Returns From Seventy Day Tour Of Europa
A woman likely kin to Mrs Partington speaks of a seventy day European tour. She recalls many sights but says the highlight was hearing French pheasants sing the mayonnaise Youths Com Danton.
Joppa Loses Ground After One Important Moment
A quoted fragment notes that Joppa failed to hold a good position due to losing his head on a critical occasion, with the cause described as being cut off.
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Joppa
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