Hortulturists in Session at Salem
The thirtieth annual meeting of the Horticultural Society of Southern Illinois closed with J. W. Stanton of Richview elected president A V Schermerhorn of Salem named first vice president and E G Mendenhall of Kentucky chosen secretary Prominent attendees read papers and addressed topics on horticulture including Prof J C Blair of Urbana Prof G H French of Carbondale H A Trendley of Cincinnati and A L Klank Mount Vernon W L Tettemer St Louis attended to discuss improving fruit handling services with railroad representatives.
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Salem
Horticultural Society of Southern Illinois
J. W. Stanton
Richview
A. V. Schermerhorn
E. G. Mendenhall
Kentucky
J. C. Blair
Urbana
G. H. French
Carbondale
Woman Breaks Quarantine After Smallpox Exposure
Miss Ella Michaels contracted smallpox after visiting her hospitalized sweetheart Orel Burgess. She fled quarantine, traveled across country to Burlington, stopping at several farmers’ homes, raising fears she spread the infection. Health officers move to quarantine those she may have exposed.
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Flora
Ind
Ella Michaels
Orel Burgess
Burlington
James Home
Soldiers to Subdue Cowboys on Flat Head Reservation
Major W H Bread reports Indian police could not control Joe Merrigan and his band owning 1500 head of stock on the Flat Head reservation. Fifty men from Fort Missoula depart from Washington orders to seize the herd amid rumors of a deputy sheriff shot and policemen wounded.
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Missoula
Mont
Fort Missoula
W. H. Bread
Flat Head
Joe Merrigan
Vorey
Maxie
Washington
Paper Mills Close in Fox River Valley
Paper mills in Fox River valley near Appleton Wis close after a surprise shutdown on November 21 leaving workers unsure about future orders and supply chains. Local officials seek state aid to restart operations.
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Appleton
Wis
Fox Hoyer
Rail officials' party threatened by falls in Utah canyon
In Scofield Utah on November 27 striking Italian and Finn coal miners tried to roll a boxcar onto tracks in a deep canyon as a party of railroad and mine officials passed. The military stopped the attempt and several arrests were made. A sentry was fired upon from a house displaying a red flag until militia removed it. The shooter remains at large amid rising striker hostility.
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Scofield
Utah
Scoffield
Guard the Mines at Cripple Creek in Colorado
Military forces tighten security at large nonunion mines in Cripple Creek District. Nine prisoners freed from Camp Gasfield, while ten remain, including C. G. Kennison Sherman Parker and W. F. Davis of Union Stock. Suburban Florence and Cripple Creek wreck plot details reveal a railroad detective helped remove spikes. Accused McKinney confessed. Foster may offer alibi. Sherman Bell cites plots. Peabody reports no such threats.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Navy
Camp Gasfield
Bull Pen
C. G. Kennison
Sherman Parker
W. F. Davis
Union Stock Company
Florence & Cripple Creek
Railroad Company
Charles McKinney
Thomas Foster
McKinney
Miners Leader Arrested in Telluride Jail Hold
Telluride Col November 27 Guy Miller president of the Telluride Miners Union No 63 Western Federation of Miners has been arrested and jailed with seven other union men. The charge against Miller was not made public.
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Telluride, Col
Guy Miller
Telluride Miners’ Union
Western Federation of Miners
Miller
Medal proposal honor mothers of large families in France
Senator Piot, head of a movement to halt France’s population decline, suggests striking a medal and founding a special order for mothers with large families. He notes soldiers sailors and firemen are decorated and argues mothers perform the greatest service to the fatherland.
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Piot
France
Cary quips on open bank life joke at club
In a University Club luncheon, Mr Cary jokes about a friend's life being an open bank noting his mother in law would expurgate it. The remark appears in the New York Times.
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Cary
University Club
Mr. Cary
New York Times
Canine Intelligence Stuns Denver Post Report
An intelligent dog in an Eastern town swallowed two sticks of dynamite and went downtown to confront a man known to kick it when they met. The incident, reported by the Denver Post, highlights a remarkable canine response to danger.
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Denver Post
Dripping Citizens Clash Over Rainy Day Umbrella Incident
A rain soaked exchange between two citizens ends with one using an umbrella as a weapon, amid talk of weather benefiting crops. The event unfolds as witnesses describe the confrontation and its aftermath in a tense, rain stained scene.
Striking Chicago City Railway Ends After Mediation
Mayor Harrison announced a peace plan after ten hours of talks with the aldermanic committee and union and company representatives. The contract preserves all strikers in employment, creates an arbitration panel for violence charges, and sets wage arbitration with three appointees while preserving the current 24 cent hourly rate as a reference.
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Chicago
Chicago City
Harrison
Mining scheme shocks Kankakee investors in Giroux company
Financial circles in Kankakee are stirred by a mining scheme tied to the Giroux Consolidated Mines Co. Local capital of about 109000 is involved, with Joseph L. Giroux as head. Allegations include misrepresentation and multiple attachment suits after Giroux transferred notes to his wife. Mines are said to be in Mexico and Nevada. Giroux once lived in Bourbonnais.
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Kankakee, Ill
Giroux Consolidated Mines Company
Joseph L. Giroux
Senator Clark
Jerome, Ark
Kankakee
Giroux
Mexico
Nevada
Bourbonnais
Sullivan's Trophy Belt Sold at Auction for 2900
The diamond studded belt given to John L Sullivan during his 1887 peak was auctioned to J Rosenthal for 2900. The belt once valued at 10000 features a gold plate inscription flanked by diamonds and pictures of Sullivan, though many stones are missing after a history of misfortune.
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New York
John L. Sullivan
J. Rosenthal
Burglars Blast Nanticoke Postoffice Safe for Stamps
Robbers broke into the Nanticoke postoffice in Wilkes Barre area, blew open the safe, and took about $2,000 in stamps. Postoffice Inspector Gorman says experts conducted the job.
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Wilkesbarre
Nanticoke
Postoffice
Gorman
Reindeer Plague Wipes Out Russon Herds Near Market
A plague among northern Russia reindeer is decimating herds and hindering fishermen from bringing catches to market, reported from St. Petersburg on November 25.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Springfield grocer held for coloring oleomargarine
In Springfield Illinois on November 25 R M Deckum a leading local grocer was charged with coloring oleomargarine and selling it as country butter and was bound over to the federal grand jury.
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Springfield
R. M. Deckum
Federal
Assaulters Sought by Posses in Harmony Grove Georgia
Nov 25 Harmony Grove Ga. posses search for three white men named Chandler McGinnis and Fitzpatrick after they attacked a woman. Local reports say authorities chase leads as residents demand swift action.
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Harmony Grove
Chandler
McGinnis
Fitzpatrick
Nick Roberts Dies Era Pantomime Clown Humpty Dumpty Star
Cincinnati reports veteran pantomime clown Nick Roberts known for Humpty Dumpty is near death. He spent fifty years in show business and was a staple of the stage.
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Humpty Dumpty
Cincinnati
Nick" Roberts
Local Youth Claims Shanghaied Return From San Francisco
Circleville Ohio November 25 Ernest Gregg age 19 says he was shanghaied and taken to San Francisco three years ago and has now returned to his home.
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Circleville
Ohio
Ernest Gregg
San” ‘Francisco
Speaker Cannon Chooses Speakership Over Vice Presidency
Washington reports Illinois delegation pushes Cannon for vice president while Indiana claims second spot for themselves. Cannon opposes being forced to preside over the Senate and prefers the speaker’s chair, having criticized the Senate throughout his career.
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Senate
Speaker Cannon
House
Cannon
Congress
Fear of irrigation amendment sparks concern in Washington
Irrigation advocates warn Senator Hansbrough's timber and stone law proposal could wreck the irrigation act by allowing large tracts to be claimed by lien holders and speculators. George H. Maxwell of the National Irrigation Association cautions the measure would let owners swap forest-reserved lands for nonmineral lands suitable for homesteading, undermining homemaker settlements.
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Washington
M Hansbrough
Hansbrough
George H. Maxwell
National Irrigation Association
President Vindicates Pollick and Names Him for Judge
President nominates Judge John C. Pollick for a federal judgeship in Kansas after a heated delegation fight over the vacancy. Reports accuse Pollick of poker winnings from lawyers, with additional distressing family charges. Kansas lawmakers are urged to ballot until consensus is reached. Cy Leland, a Kansas Republican leader, discussed the affair with reporters at the White House.
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Kansas
Washington
John C. Pollock
Pollick
Capitol
Cy. Leland
White House
Ollock
Extra Session Will Not Adjourn Before December 7
Speaker Cannon and party leaders determine the extra session will stay in session until noon December 7. With the gavel fall ending the extra session, the regular session will begin.
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Cannon
Filipino Charges Reported on Filipino Students in California
W A Sutherland, in charge of Filipino education ventures, met Colonel Edwards to detail the placement of ninety six Filipino boys in Southern California homes. The youths, about 18, pledge to join the Philippine civil service upon returning home after educational study through next summer.
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Washington
W. A. Sutherland
United States
Edwards
Insular Bureau
California
Philippine Civil Service
Special Agent Resigns Over Detroit Transfer
Washington November 27 Special Agent T W Hentz of the treasury department Boston office resigned rather than move to Detroit preferring to stay in the eastern city.
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Washington
T. W. Hentz
Treasury Department
Boston
Detroit
Mud from lake is valuable fuel source in Iowa
A mud lake of 180 square miles in Hamilton county could yield 22 billion tons of fuel. Edward Atkinson of Boston says the mud contains carbonaceous matter and could form a coal bed if drained and dried. A company may be formed to prepare the mud for the market.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mdv
Hamilton County
Edward Atkinson
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
No Cars to Move the Crops in Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls reports severe pressure on rail cars during the harvest season. Dealers and shippers fear the potato crop cannot be moved properly and losses may occur. The wheat harvest around Idaho Falls is expected to reach about 400000 bushels, underscoring demand for additional transcontinental railroad capacity touching the valley.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Pennsylvania Railroad to Increase Construction Spending
New York November 27 Second Vice President Charles E Pugh said the Pennsylvania railroad will raise its annual construction expenditure by 30 million dollars next year despite retrenchment reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Charles E. Pugh
Woman Dies Sudden in Lafayette Church During Hymn
Mrs. Elias Burkhardt collapsed in the German Lutheran church in Lafayette Indiana during a hymn and died in her husband’s arms causing a citywide sensation.
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Lafayette
Ind
Elias Burkhardt
German Lutheran Church
Miss Goulds Thanksgiving Turkeys Given to Helpers and Families
Miss Helen Miller Gould followed her annual custom by distributing turkeys and cranberries to all her help and to many poor families in Irvington and Tarrytown New York. Her wagon was busy all day delivering to different homes.
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Miss Gould
Irvington
N. Y
Helen Miller Gould
Tarrytown
Lovers Use Field Glasses On Jersey Wedding
New York dispatch reports George Martin of Secaucus New Jersey courted with field glasses and caused his sweetheart Miss Alice Brewster to elope from their parents. They traveled to Jersey City where they were married.
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New York
George Martin
Secaucus
N. J
Alice Brewster
Jersey City
Burglary Convicts Escape From Bloomington Jail
Joseph Smith and Frank Jones were found guilty of burglary and sentenced to the penitentiary. The sheriff, preparing to move them to Chester, learned the pair had saved the bars from their cells and escaped.
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Bloomington
Ill
Joseph Smith
Frank Jones
Chester
Indian Slays Seven on South Piegan Reservation
A South Piegan Indian, under the influence of liquor, went amuck on the South Piegan reservation in Winnipeg Man. He killed his wife and six other tribe members before he could be secured.
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Winnipeg
Man
Amuck
South Piegan Reservation
Youthful killer exposes gang crimes and future plots in confession
Chicago reports that Gustav Marx, in a confession to Assistant Chief Schuet tler, names two accomplices Harvey Van Dine and Peter Niedermier and other members, detailing six murders and a planned winter crime wave including car barn raids and rail line assaults.
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Chicago
Schnettler
Gustav Marx
Quinn
South Side
Marsh
Addison Avenue
Marx
Rogers Park
Chicago City Railway
Seventy-ninth Street
Vincennes Road
Sluder
Schuettler
van Dine
Otto Street
Ashland Avenue
Otto Bauder
Emil Roeski
Chicago & Northwestern
Clybourn Junction
Niedermier
Roeski
North
Forty-Seventh Avenues
Peter Groske
Milwaukee Avenue
Greenberg
Robey Street
Roscoe Street
Sheffield Avenue
Frank Stewart
John B. Johnson
Express
Jefferson
John Quinn
Robbers Blow Open Bank Safe at Ewing Illinois
Mount Vernon Illinois November 25 robbers entered the Ewing bank and attempted to loot the safe using six charges of dynamite. Alarmed by the alarm three robbers fled, leaving their tools behind in the bank as they escaped.
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Ewing
Mount Vernon
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