Shell game wreck exposes breakfast food fraud claims
Chicago Federation of Labor derides the breakfast food industry as a hell game and calls on the National Pure Food Commission to probe accusations that peanut shells are used in making such foods. President John Fitzpatrick cites a recent Michigan wreck showing cars loaded with peanut shells bound for Battle Creek.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
National Pure Food Commission
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation
Michigan
Battle Creek
Southerner Plans Balloon Ascent To Mount McKinley
Col H P Shirley of Nashville plans to scale Mount McKinley using a 20 foot diameter gas balloon without a basket. He will wear a harness to ascend while the buoyant bag prevents rock strikes and provides lift. The balloon is in New York for shipment as part of his novel climbing method.
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High Peak
New York
Col
H. P. Shirley
Nashville
Shirley
Lost Earthquake Not Found On Washington Instruments
Government officials seek to locate a reported earthquake noted by Washington instruments on Saturday morning. The event, described as a record breaking shock, could not be confirmed as of early reports from Washington.
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Washington Instruments
Washington
Earthquake Shakes Weather Bureau Recorded In Pacific
A strong earthquake caused a major vibration on the sesmograph at the Weather Bureau, surpassing any disturbance since the Messina disaster. The quake began shortly after 6, with origin estimated about 2,000 miles southwest of Washington, center likely in the Pacific Ocean.
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Weather Bureau
Messena
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Mrs Taft Purchases National League Grounds in Philadelphia
Mrs Anna Linton Taft sister in law to President Taft and wife of Charles P Taft of Cincinnati becomes owner of the National League baseball grounds in Philadelphia. Deed and lease filed show title in Mrs Taft, price cited as 250000 dollars, with a 99 year lease and option to buy after 20 years.
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Philadelphia
Anna Linton Taft
Taft
Chas. P. Taft
Cincinnat
City Hall
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago National League Club
Charles P. Taft
Recorder of Deed
Philadelphia National League Baseball Club
Killed on the Eve of the New Year
Charles Stine a prominent farmer near Memphis Missouri was killed by an accidental shotgun discharge while preparing for a New Year hunt. He was forty, married with six children, and the accident happened at his home early in the evening.
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Charles Stine
Memphis
Stine
Buried Treasure and Murder Toll in Bluefields Case
Police and county detectives seek $60,000 buried in the Bluefields area as eight people are murdered or implicated in connections to the crime. Harry Pennington was lynched near Hurley, Virginia, after claiming to reveal the money. Howard Little faces imminent electrocution for a sextuple murder tied to the same sum.
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Bluefields
West Va
Harry Pennington
Hurley
Virginia
Sara Baker
Polic
Pennington
Illinois Mine Disaster Probe To Continue
Seymour Stedman, attorney for the United Mine Workers of America, says the Cherry mine disaster will not be treated as closed with a simple causes inquiry. He is preparing a comprehensive report for miners officials as to blame and responsibility.
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Stedman
Cherry
Chicago
Illinois Department of the United Mine Workers of America
Cherry Mine
Seymour Stedman
Farmer Bound Over For Whipping Schoolmaster
In Nevada Iowa Joseph Thomas a Hamilton County farmer was found guilty in justice court and held to the grand jury under a $500 bond for whipping Prof E E Coe principal of Williams schools. Witnesses testified Thomas boasted of the assault and claimed harsher punishment might have killed him. The complainant wore a black eye in court.
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Nevada
Iowa
Joseph Thomas
Hamilton County
Thomas
E. E. Coe
Pricipal
Williams
Food costs and production must be studied, says Wilson
Secretary Wilson announces federal agents will investigate production costs and farmer profits to reveal truths about high food prices. He vows to publish findings regardless of whom it harms while blaming limited farming output and urban demand. The push aims to expose price disparities in beef and other farm products.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Taft Niece Louise Taft Marries George W Snowden
Miss Louise Walbridge Taft daughter of Henry W Taft and niece of the president married George W Snowden of Seattle this afternoon at the Taft home in New York. Invitations to the ceremony were extended to family and close friends.
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Louise Taftt
George W. Snowden
New York
Louise Walbridge Taft
Henry W. Taft
Seattle
Wash
Passenger Jumps Track Near Minooka in Rock Island Line
A Rock Island main line passenger train derailed near Minooka Illinois after the locomotive blew its cylinder head. The Golden State Limited traveling at 50 to 60 mph toppled down a ten foot embankment. One passenger Clarence Stone of Clinton Iowa was seriously injured with two broken ribs. five others suffered bruises and cuts. The train left Chicago at four last night and no fatalities were reported. Conductor Swift secured aid as Engineer Briggs investigated the mystery.
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Joliet
Ill
Rock Island Main Line
Minooka
Clarence Stone
Clinton
Iowa
Briggs
Swift
Golden State Limited
Chicago
County News Roundup From The Tribune
The Tribune compiles local items from across the county including municipal updates, school board notes, police blotter entries, road work reports, and community announcements. Major items feature county offices, local officials, and regional events impacting residents.
Brother of Dr. Cook says wife remains with him
W L Cook, brother of Dr Frederick A Cook, claims Mrs Cook joined her husband and still supports his North Pole claim. He says she possesses the explorer’s original records and that divorce rumors are unfounded. He expects a public appearance soon to shift public opinion and substantiate the claim.
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New York
W. L. Cook
Frederick A. Cook
Sprained Ankle Treated Faster with Liniment
A health note claims a sprained ankle can heal in less than a week with Chamberlain's Liniment. It states typical recovery is three days to a week, versus crutches for two to three weeks or months. Sold by J. W. Jericho & Co, jan.
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Chamberlain
J. W. Jericho & Co
Jan
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