Surprising Miscellany From A Bustling World
A miscellaneous roundup noting Spain in surplus funds, Lipton’s Shamrocks in the till, fair trials for criminals, Panama becoming a nation, debts from Britain and Holland, Chicago hearse drivers strike, Budd Doble’s race claim, naval minister greets in Greece, Santo Domingo politics, Chicago no-bathing fad, new Bertillon system, Monte Carlo profits, Carnegie’s piper Macpherson, Missouri rabbit roundup, performers’ earnings, Captain Dreyfus reentry, King Peter of Servia, American corsets vs German, Langley’s airship fixes, Plant estate inheritance fights.
Yale Daily News Faces $10,000 Libel Suit
The Yale Daily News, a student publication, is involved in a libel suit seeking $10,000. Editors are urged to rely on solid arguments rather than attack the reputations of individuals.
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Yale Daily News
Serum Treatment Sparks Medical Debate
A new serum touted as an absolute specific is reported to kill patients, leaving the medical fraternity unlikely to seek help except in the most desperate cases.
Reform talk and imperial warning reach Korea
Wu Ting Fang urges Minister Conger to inform the Empress Dowager that events are brewing in Korea. The dowager, though slow to rise, is alert to reformers, while wars are deemed a minor concern next to change.
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Wu Ting Fang
Conger
Korea
Doctor Claims Scarlet Fever Germ Lurks in Strawberries
A Boston doctor asserts the scarlet fever germ hides in strawberries and warns that any popular food or beverage may harbor a baleful germ, reflecting the era’s anxieties about disease and contamination.
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Boston
Lipton Signals Willingness for Another Cup Trial
Sir Thomas Lipton states he would consider another cup trial if a reasonable chance of victory exists in the absence of a defending challenger. He cautions he may not be as credulous as in past attempts.
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Prof
Langley
Thomas Lipton
Boston Paper Praises Chaplain Hale as Literary Prater
A Boston paper hails Chaplain Edward Everett Hale stating no man can craft a more beautiful prayer and views his efforts as a literary treat in the religious arts.
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Boston
Edward Everett Hale
Legislative focus narrows to Panama and statehood actions
The Capital notes predicted narrow Congressional work this session with Panama, appropriations, and statehood on the agenda. Treasury recommends 25000 for Minneapolis public building elevators while 1903 pension certificates reach 150828, about 25000 more than 1902.
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Panama
Notable Deaths of Public Figures Across Cities
A list of prominent figures who died, including actress Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Wormley Latimer in Baltimore and Gen. James Longstreet in Georgia. Also noted are Frank Hodges Clark in Evanston, Rev. Elisha W. Cook in Brooklyn, Capt. Frederick Pabst in Milwaukee, and others across New York, Texas, and Connecticut. The obituaries reference pneumonia, pulmonary edema, yellow fever, and illnesses, with mentions of their roles and origins.
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Mary Elizabeth Wormley Latimer
Baltimore
Frank Hodges Clark
Evanston
Benjamin F. Butler
Elisha W. Cook
Yale
Brooklyn
Frederick Pabst
Milwaukee Brewing House
William F. Kendall
Kansas City
Granby
Conn
James Longstreet
Gainesville
Multiple Disastrous fires and wrecks plague early 20th century
Deadly boiler explosion hit the British cruiser Wallaroo while fires devastated the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines and several factories and churches across the United States. A Maryland passenger coach plummeted down a mountainside. a train wreck near Topeka killed seventeen and injured thirty seven. The Indian Industrial School near Fort QuAppelle burned, losses exceed forty thousand dollars. Union School in Salt Lake City evacuated after a fire alarm. London Ontario chief and three firefighters injured in a wall collapse. Sterling Brothers shoe factory and warehouse burned, insurance in place. First Baptist Church in Indianapolis burned to the ground from an overheated furnace. Lane and Roach carriage and wagon works at Syracuse destroyed by fire. Wallaroo incident adds to string of catastrophic events.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Maryland
Fort Qu'Appelle
Topeka
Kan
Holland
Mich
C. de Kizer
First Baptist Church
Indianapolis
Ind
Lane & Roach
Syracuse
N. Y
Union School
Salt Lake City
Roe
London, Ont
Sterling Bros
Mannhaven
Donnybrookers
Alfred Blaisdess
Minot
United States
H. W. McPherson
Valley City
Minneapolis
Ray Gilmer
Reform School
Towner County
Great Northern
Splan
Armories Closed as Chicago Guardsmen Lose Shelters
Chicago regiments of the Illinois national guard had three armories closed by order of Building Commissioner Williams for insufficient exits. Twenty five halls were closed including the Sheridan club as owners press for relief. Prosecutions urged for those responsible for the Iroquois theater disaster with a meeting to be held this afternoon. Two more Iroquois deaths raise toll to 58. Agnes Hopkins declared insane and sent to Dunning after tragedy reports. Three new damages suits total 39000 seek Williams as defendant. No new evidence at coroner’s inquest.
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Chicago
Illinois National Guard
Williams
Sheridan Club
O'Neill
Arthur E. Hull
Mr. Hull
Agnes Hopkins
Engineer Murray
Senate Opens Inquiry Into Alleged Post Office Frauds
In Washington the Senate debated alleged post office frauds with Mr. Simmons of North Carolina urging an investigation. Mr. Platt of Connecticut denied GOP efforts to cover up wrongdoing and urged a focused inquiry by the post office committee. The Senate adjourned until Monday. The House provided 250000 dollars to counter cotton boll weevil damage and related pests, and passed 115 pension bills, adjourning until Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
N. C
Platt
Conn
Post Office Department
Post Office Committee
House
Heiress Loathes Attack as Acid Aimed at Eye
Pvt. St. Touts Jan. 10 report says Mrs. Frank La June, daughter of the late William H. Beck of Rome New York, be questioned about an assault in which a tramp tried to force carbolic acid down her throat and peppered her eyes. She is temporarily blinded and believes the attack was to kill her. Her estate is valued at 2 000 000 and she expects to inherit when she turns eighteen next December. She is separated from her husband whom she married recently after working in a local shoe factory.
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St. Touts
Frank la June
la June
William H. Beck
Rome
N. Y
Will Care for Panama Instructs U S Consuls Europe
United States Secretary of State Hay directs all European consuls to represent Panama in consular matters. Consul General Gowdy reports many Panamanian requests for invoices and services. three invoices were issued yesterday to Panamanian citizens.
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United States
Europe
Hay
Paris
Gowdy
Panama
State Department
Twenty Die in Los Laurels Mine Dynamite Explosion
Twenty men were killed and forty injured at the Los Laurels mines near La Yesca west of Guadalajara when a large quantity of dynamite stored in a powder house exploded. An American mine owner working a nearby claims suffered a fatal rock fall.
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Mexico City
Los Laurels
la Yesca
Guadalajara
Convicts Serv ing Life Sentence Lose Pension Rights
Washington January 10 Commissioner of Pensions Ware ruled that pension rights are barred by conviction and life sentence. The decision cited William B. Marsh, jailed in Detroit, for robbing U S mail in Idaho.
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Washington
Commissioner of Pensions
William B. Marsh
House of Correction
Detroit
United States Mail
Idaho
Dietrich Case Dismissed Over Nonmember Status
Omaha Jan 10 The trial of Senate Charles E Dietrich for alleged bribery in Hastings Nebraska postmaster appointment ended when U S circuit court Judge Van Devanter ruled Dietrich was not a senator at the time of the acts. The decision sets a precedent that a bought member does not qualify as a member or officer of the United States. The district attorney entered a nolle in related Dietrich cases and Hastings postmaster Jacob Fisher was released with a nolle as well.
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Omaha
Senate
Charles E. Dietrich
Hastings
Neb
United States Circuit Court
van Devanter
Dietrich
Congress
United States
Nolle
Jacob Fisher
Vatican denies plan for American primacy
A Vatican statement rejects any scheme favoring the United States as dominant. In other news, a bandit chief is captured by Chinese troops amid reports of mass casualties and village destruction. December emigrants from Naples total 4,689 with 3,883 headed to New York.
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Naples
New York
London
Bulgaria
Porte
Macedonia
Edward
Strike of stationary engineers abortive in Chicago
Several labor and political items are noted. The Chicago strike by stationary engineers against the Building Managers' association is described as abortive. Other items mention Archbishop Farley receiving a Pope Pius X photograph, Belden estate allocations, and various political and legal appointments.
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Building Managers’ Association
Chicago
Fire destroys seven Pisek business houses in North Dakota
A fire in Pisek North Dakota on January 10 leveled seven business buildings causing about 35000 in damage. The blaze began when a lamp toppled in the F B E Macha general store. Losses include Pisek Implement company 300 Frank Pavek 1000 F E Macha 7000 Krile Bros 5000 A Schnedar 2000 Loveik Bros 9000 Tony Lovcik 1300 Frank Sekora 500.
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Pisek
N. D
F.be Macha
Pisek Implement Company
Frank Pavek
F. E. Macha
Krilé Bros
A. Schnedar
Loveik Bros
Tony Lovcik
Frank Sekora
Prussian Priest Expelled From France Before Lecture
Catholic priest and Reichstag member Rev. Nicolaus Delsor was expelled from French territory yesterday without explanation. He was to lecture 800 people at Lunéville near Nancy when Commissary Renhart, once Delsor’s pupil in Alsace, arrested him and escorted him to the frontier.
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Berlin
Jin
Nicolaus Delsor
Reichstag
Luneville
Nancy
Renhart
Father Delsor
Alsace
Two Boys Drowned Crossing River Ice at Wheeling
Clarence Barbour and Alfred Brett, two boys from Wheeling West Virginia, attempted to cross the frozen river ice and sank yesterday as they rode the gorged ice. The incident occurred along the river shore where they had been skating.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Jan
Clarence Barbour
Alfred Brett
Manley Gifford Charged With Embezzlement In Illinois
Chicago January 9. Manley Gifford cattle raiser is jailed here after being charged with embezzling 11200 dollars from Smith Carey and Co stock yards commission dealers. The arrest followed an in town investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Smith, Carey & Co
Stock Yards Commission
Manley Gifford
Three Green Bay Aldermen Charged in Bribery Case
Alder men Albert L. Gray president of the city council George 8 Schwartz and Edward B Morgan were arrested and arraigned before Judge Hastings on indictments returned by the grand jury. All three aldermen released on $1 000 bail. Bribery in connection with city ordinances charged in each case.
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Green Bay, Wis
Albert L. Gray
George 8. Schwartz
Edward B. Morgan
D. Hastings
Germans to found colony on 4500 acres in Carleton county
Duluth January 10. Henry Harms Henry Mattfeld and E C Hartley of Carver county Minnesota have bought 4500 acres from the Boston and Duluth Farm Land company in Carleton county fifty miles west of Duluth for 25000 dollars. They will establish a colony of Germans from Carver county on the lands next spring.
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Carlton County
Duluth
Henry Harms
Henry Mattfeld
E. C. Hartley
Carver County
Minn
Boston and Duluth Farm Land Company
Carleton County
Conscience Stricken Chicagoan Sends 250 Dollars to Treasury
An unknown Chicago man mailed 250 dollars in currency to the U S Treasury treasurer requesting it be added to the penitence fund. The bills arrived and were delivered to the conscience department yesterday.
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Washington
United States
Penitent Fund
Conscience Department
County Attorney Arrested for Embezzling Bank Funds
Wellington Kansas reports County Attorney B E B Wilson was arrested for allegedly embezzling 3115 dollars from the Citizens Bank of Belle Plaine in 1902 while serving as its cashier.
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Wellington
Kan
B. EB. Wilson
Citizens’ Bank of
Belle Plaine
Oswego Lawmaker Arrested for Bribery in Kansas
Daniel F. Campbell former Bourbon county representative in the legislature was arrested in Oswego Kansas on bribery charges related to his last term. The arrest occurred yesterday as reported from Oswego.
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Oswego
Kan
Daniel F. Campbell
Bourbon County
Fire Causes Heavy Damage in Burlington Business Block
Fire last night in the J. W. Ritchey Furniture and Wyman Rand Carpet building damaged about half a block of business houses. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Burlington
Iowa
J. W. Ritchey Furniture Company
Wyman & Rand Carpet Company
Loas
Farmer Dies of Asphyxiation in Minnesota Fire Ruins
St James Minnesota January 7 P R Penner a farmer living four miles north of Butterfield is dead from asphyxiation A leaky stove removed from the wrecked hardware store and soft coal caused the fatality.
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St. James, Minn
P.R. Penner
Butterfield
North Dakota Briefs Highlight Growth and Crime
North Dakota towns push creamery plans and fire protection while roads, telephones, and post routes expand. Courts sentence wheat thieves and minor crimes. epidemics of scarlet fever and smallpox prompt public health focus.
Three Years After Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement
Eugenie Lario of Denver recalls in Denver papers her summer 1899 claim that Dean's Kidney Pills stopped her back ache after long desk sitting. She says the remedy has not failed her and reports no pain since. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo advertises the pills at 5 cents per box in druggists.
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Eugenie
Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Union Station
Denver
Col
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Cold Reception Comedian Play Snowstorm Punchline
A New England stage sketch jokes about a heavy frost after a snowstorm. The sally hinges on the snowbound setting and the quick comic comeback from the soubrette. The item showcases a light humor note from a Chicago gossip column.
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Chicago News
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Testimonials
One hundred dollar reward offered for any catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. A signed endorsement from Waldoing Kinnan, a wholesale druggist in Toledo, testifies to F J Cheney's honesty. The product claims to act directly on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available free, bottle 75 cents. Also Takeo Haji'e Family Pills advertised for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding
Kixnan
Makvin
Hal
Takeo Haji'e
Love and risk in marriage noted in Philadelphia bulletin
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes fear of risk in love and jokes about wives preventing husbands from an eye-opener. The short exchange reflects social attitudes and humor on marriage and temptation.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Doctor endorsed remedy used in New York Children's Home to relieve constipation feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and worm destruction. Over 30 000 testimonials offered at druggists for 25 cents with sample free. Address A S Olmsted LeRoy New York. Town Topics humorous exchange about a sundial and electric light.
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Mother Gray
New York
A.S. Olmsted
LeRoy
Sings a Different Tune After Divorce
Mayme Sumrox and Baron de Cash divorce. she is home again and sings a new tune. The Pueblo Chieftain notes her switch with a quip about a Yankee dude.
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Mayme Sumrox
Baron de Cash
Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass Test Fodder Crops
Promoted as top test fodder plants with impressive yields for hay and green fodder per acre. Claims Victoria Rape winds up 60 000 lbs per acre for sheep and swine feed. Plugs a mail offer to send 100 stamps to John A Salter Seed Co in Crosse Wisconsin for a catalog and seed samples.
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Victoria
John A. Salter Seed Co
Crosse
Wis
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Santo Domingo
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Sadie Peters
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William Turner
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Hagen
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Frank Gilmér
Lowery
Billings County
John Woodman
Park River
M. K. Allen
Cando
Gobang
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Perrin
Putnam
Dean Mus
Porkham
Lyse Pinkham
Bes Beren
Second St
Eriden
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