Balloon Flight Seeks 20000 Foot Altitude In Experimental Test
Capt August Mueller and H C Hutchinson launched from Los Angeles in an experimental balloon aimed at 20000 feet. Illuminating gas filled the bag to keep the basket aloft for about twelve hours. They were last heard over the city as a storm threatened with a sighting reported near San Bernardino. Dick Ferris, balloon owner, believes it could not have stayed aloft through the night.
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Los Angeles
Cal
August Mueller
H.C. Hutchinson
United States
San Bernardino
Dick Ferris
Worst Predicts Food Shortage Threatens Nation
Washington November 14. President Worst urges urgent focus on agricultural life conditions as the United States faces a possible future food shortage. He warns it may take decades before broad public awareness and statesmanship mobilize needed reforms in farming and rural life.
Bleached flour hearing closes in Washington
Washington reports the bleached flour hearing closed with one week to file briefs for millers. Dr. Winton and Dr. Mitchell testified on nitrite reactions and fat changes from bleaching, noting no gluten change under moderate bleaching while cross examination yielded mixed answers. Secretary Wien promised a timely decision after briefs are filed.
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A. L. Winton
Chiago
A. §. Mitchell
St. Paul
Billett
Winton
Wien
Biliott
Unce Wien
Bryan Wins Nebraska Plurality In 164,179 Margin
Lincoln Neb Nov 24 Bryan's plurality over Taft in this state was 4179 according to today’s announcement by Secretary of State Juakis polled 120/267 votes and mie.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Taft
Juakis
Mie
Former Copper King Now a Recluse in New Mexico Mountains
Colonel Greene known as BIT Greene once dominated copper business with Greene Consolidated Copper and other major firms. Once a Wall Street titan with vast holdings and a lavish lifestyle, he fell after clashes with Lawson and Standard Oil crowd, ending his era in isolation in the New Mexico mountains.
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New Mexico
Colonel Greene
Bit” Greene
The
Wells
Wall Street
Old Mexico
Greene Consolidated Copper Co
Greene Gold Silver Co
Greene Consolidated Gold Co
Cananea Catileana Realty Co
Thomas Lawson
Standard Oil
Cummins Elected Iowa's U S Senator in Navy Death Vacancy
Des Moines Iowa November 24 at noon Governor A B Cummins leader of the Progressive Republicans of Iowa was formally elected United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator William B Allison His re election to the six year term next January is unquestioned
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Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
de Progressive Republicana
Iowa
United States
William B. Allison
Mutiny erupts among Chinese troops in Nanking
Pekin reported on November 14 that a mutiny among Chinese troops in Nanking, dated November 19, led to street fighting. Some foreign residents sought refuge aboard the British gunboat, while others remained ashore.
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Pekin
Nanking
Missing Valuable Papers Stun Cleveland Court
Cleveland reports county records vanish as missing affidavits from Standard Oil chiefs including John D Rockefeller and Oliver Payne surface. Authorities warn removal from public records is indictable offense under new statutes. officials seek recovery of documents tied to oil industry history.
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Cleveland
Charles P. Salen
Munpoen
New York
Kellogg
Yeater
John D. Rockefobier
Oliver H. Payné
Ae Ik
Aioe Ermanet
William Gehiteld
Cne
Puniahaite Ty Heavy Mt
Ofr
Giant merger plans in Chicago for elevated system
Chicago on November 24 reports plans for a $24,000,000 corporation to consolidate the elevated and streetcar lines of the city with a deal to supply power from an electric company. J P Morgan and allied New York and Chicago businessmen are viewed as controlling factors in the consolidation.
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Chicago
Bonn
J. P. Morgan
New York
DEDICATE NEW CHURCH AT ARTHUR NOV 24
Arthur North Dakota reports the dedication of a new Methodist Episcopal church with Rev J G Moore Rev Tourtellatte and Rev Bigelow assisting. $600 was raised and the church is debt free. The service included baptism of Alta Barbers Wilcot and Alton Theodore Burgum and a sermon from Psalm 48. The article praises the former pastor Rev L D Cook and thanks the current pastor and wife.
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J. G. Moore
Arthur
N. D
J. Moore
Grand Forks
Alta Barbers Wilcot
Alton
Theodore Burgum
Érmon
David
Ala
Moore
L. D. Cook
Washington
Heiress Drops Army Work Amid Publicity Turmoil
Miss Core Van Norden, daughter of William M. Van Norden of New York, will end her Salvation Army work today after intense publicity. Her family, displeased by press attention, has engaged prominent lawyer Shar to handle the matter as the story unfolds in Boston.
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Bostom
Core van Norden
William M. van Norden
van Norden Trust Co
New York
Salvaon Army
Poe
Shar
Tornado Ravages Arkansas Leaving Wide Destruction
Reports from Little Rock indicate a deadly tornado outbreak across Arkansas last evening. Death toll ranges from nine to fifty with hundreds of thousands in property losses as miles of land, forests, homes, churches and businesses are destroyed. Piney, a German settlement on the Tron Mountain railroad, suffered heavy damage and casualties remain uncertain as more reports come in.
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Little Rook
Ark
Arkansae
Terray
Piney
Tron Mountain
Knoxville
London
Victim’s body recovered in Gold Street gas blast
New York reports Vincent Doherty, a boy and second victim of the Gold Street gas explosion in Brooklyn, has been found as workmen clear debris. Officials expect most victims to be recovered today as the search continues in Tombs jail.
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New York
Vincent Doherty
Gold Street
Brooklyn
National Bank of North America
Charles W. Morse
Alfred J. Curtis
Morse
Mr. Curtis
Mr. Morse
Curtis
Presbyterians in New York Dissent on Roosevelt Letter
The Presbyterian ministers association of New York approves President Roosevelt's stance against voting against a candidate due to Catholic faith. They endorse a letter from New York Lutheran ministers that argues the Vatican claims to temporal power undermine patriotic duties when electing leaders.
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New York
Presbyterian Ministers’ Association of
Thin City
Roosevelt
Family Tragedy Ends in Double Homicide in New York
Carl Leves Baker, 67, returned home after an all night absence and opened fire at breakfast, killing his 17 year old daughter Mata and wounding his 63 year old son Frederick. Son John 19 disarmed him before a further shot could occur. Baker was arrested on murder charges and gave no motive. Frederick, wounded, had a recent church call from Yale in South Dakota and was preparing to wed.
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New York
Quest
Carl Leves Baker
Menbers
Mata
Frederick
John
Loete
Aullet
Yale
Rockefeller Testimony in Government Suit Over Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller testified in the government suit against the Standard Oil Co. detailing his stake in 1880s stock, denying memory of certain contracts with Rhemaid Schurmer and Teagle, and noting Standard Oil’s large but not unlimited lending in Wall Street. Archbold followed on the stand as the session closed.
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Washington
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oi Co
Standard of Co
New Jersey
Ite
Atonic Tsing
Rhemaid, Schurmer
Rockefeller
Nuit
SheMeld, Schurmer and Teagle
Standard
Standard Oil Co
Shemeld & Co
Wall Street
Archwold
Skeletons of mound builders found in East St Louis
Workmen digging for a hay warehouse excavation unearthed sixteen skeletal remains believed to be mound builders at second and St. Clair avenues East St. Louis. One skeleton lay upright in a stone tomb eight feet high beneath a heavy rock slab. After removing surrounding stones the tomb collapsed leaving the skeleton under seven feet of earth near its base. The bones include fifteen men above normal height.
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East St. Louis
Second and St. Clair Avenues
Sampson Nephew Murder Charge Stuns Rochester
Rochester New York November 24 Mrs Georgiana Sampson of Haimyra widow of Harris Sampson nephew of the late Admiral Sampson was arrested today charged with murdering her chief officer in a prior job.
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U. 8
Held
Rochester
N. Y
Georgiana Sampson
Haimyra
Harris Sampson
Admiral Sampson
Miride
Tragedy Near Ortonville Drowns Crossing Ice
Joseph Lee of an island near Big Stone Lake in Ortonville Minnesota drowned while attempting to cross to the Dakota shore. He pushed a boat ahead as the ice broke, exhausted after failing to board the boat, leaving a wife and aged about 35. His parents reside in Alexandria.
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Joesph Lee
Big Stone Lake
Ortonville
Minn
Joseph Lee
Dakota
Alexandria
Mme Eames Won't Give Up Operatic Career
New York reports confirm Mme Emma Eames, famed operatic star, will not return to New York for opera next winter. The recent notices misstate retirement plans. she has no intention of leaving the stage.
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Mme. Eames
Operatic
New York
Mme. Emma Eames
Iean
Mme
Hames
Entire Electoral of Mo for Taft Decisive Missouri Vote
Jefferson City Mo November 24 Gov Jos W Folk ruled under state law that all Missouri electoral votes go to William H Taft despite Bryan elector Brannock leading the Sixteenth district ticket Kiel the at large elector had fewer votes Brannock trailed the Sixteenth district republican Elector Taking the first elector as basis Taft plurality in Missouri stood at 1 026
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Jefferson City
Taft
Missouri
N UNQUIET LAND DISPUTE INVOLVES TWO NAMES AT PORTAL
A land contest in Portal North Dakota features Charles Finn challenging Samuel H. Porter for a quarter valued at 4000 dollars near Rival. Porter relinquished to allow Finn to file. Allegations claim Porter used an adjoining quarter under McCullough, moved to Iowa, resumed Porter name, and now plans to sell personal property while the deeded quarter’s deed contest awaits decision.
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Bella
Portal
N. D
Charles Finn
Samuel H. Porter
Ly Porter
Finn
Porter
McCullough
Iowa
Negro pays five for nearly hitting President Roosevelt
Washington, Nov. 34. Gilbert Boyer, a negro youth, was arrested on a charge of failing to heed a warning as he nearly collided with President Roosevelt while the latter was en route to a chore. The incident ended without injury.
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Washington
United States
Gilbert Boyer
President Roosevelt Sets Last Message For Congress
Washington November 24 Something out of the ordinary may be expected in President Roosevelts message to the coming session of congress It will be his last utterance of this character and it will be in a sense his valedictory The message will be to the American people more than to congress It will be prefaced by the usual public and offered position which he has outlined for nearly eight years He will cast his eye back over his term and ahead to problems the country faces and dangers to be avoided He will offer counsel on what should be done and what course to follow In contrast the president will discuss no one Managment has not been considered The draft has been completed for some time and only President elect Wm H Taft has read it The latter's Sunday visit was at the presidents request and reading of the message was the main purpose of the coming recess
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Awashington
United
North Deketa
Gelves
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Prestheens Mascora
Pat
Manengt
Wm. H Tart
Sensation in Regan case as Longacre recants tale
In the Regan trial a key witness, M. E. Longacre, testified that Regan did not enter the car and that only two grips were taken. Later he told the jury a different version, claiming Regan and Ridley helped steal three salt cases from a freight, intending to discredit Conductor Ridley’s statements. He said he fabricated the initial account after pressure from Ryan in jail.
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Richey
M. E. Longacre
Regan
Longacre
Longacry
Ryan
Barnett
Pollock
Ridley
N. P
Dilworth Weet
Caboose
Riot at Hong Kong docks over anti Japanese boycott
From Victoria B C November 24 a steamer report states six anti Japanese riots in Hong Kong. Rioters attacked two Chinese firm go downs on Kao Shing street valued goods six thousand dollars were damaged. Armed police dispersed the mobs and twelve Chinese were arrested.
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Kao Shing Street
Prominent British Capitalist Sir Henry Wilkinson Dies
Winnipeg, Nov 24. General Sir Henry Wilkinson, a well known British capitalist with mining interests in Lake of the Woods region, died last night in Kenora at age 9. He served with distinction in the Indian Mutiny with the Sixteenth Lavears.
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Winnipeg
Mov
Sir Henry Wilkinson
Lake of the Woods
Kenora
Senator McCumber Explains Roosevelt Call With North Dakotans
In Washington on November 34 Senator McCumber introduced President Roosevelt to several North Dakotans who had met with him earlier. The scene reflected ongoing efforts to engage regional supporters and discuss pertinent national issues.
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Washington
Senator McCumber
Roosevelt
North
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