Notable Obits And Headlines From A Week
Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy founder of Christian Science dies at age ninety at her Boston home after a quiet lingering condition. Maj Gen Wesley Merritt dies at Natural Bridge Virginia bringing memories of war service and leadership. Edward A Smith dies in a Pittsburg taxicab while en route to hospital. Elizabeth Allen widow found strangled at Shirley West Virginia with money missing. Philander Knox and Frank B Smith Jr die in Pittsburg taxicab while son rushes to hospital. Harry Lane Wilson seeks leave from Mexico City post signaling calmer Mexico. Willie Hoppe defeats George Slosson in New York City to keep billiards title and collect 1600 dollars and diamond medal.
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Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science
Boston
Mrs. Eddy
Chestnut Hill
Wesley Merritt
Natural Bridge
Philippines
United States
Edward A. Smith
Philander C. Knox
Frank B. Smith
Crucible Steel Company
Pittsburg
Elizabeth Allen
Shirley
W. Va
Harry Lane Wilson
Mexico City
State Department
Mexico
Willie Hoppe
George Slosson
New York City
Hoppe
Dia Toond
Peary named discoverer of north pole in official note
Secretary of the Navy George von L Meyer proposes retiring Robert E Peary as rear admiral with pay backdated to his pole discovery. Flooded France suffers widespread inundation as streams overflow and villages are besieged by water with soldiers delivering provisions.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
George von L. Meyer
Navy
Congress
Peary
France
Boston
Robert E. Davie
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Wilfred French
Cairo
Ab Bankston
Pulaski County
Bankston
Banana Anna
New York Central Railroad
New York
Prugsian
Berlin
Accuracy and Publicity Spark Confidence in Western Union Deal
The Western Union takeover by AT&T prompted a full asset appraisal. Management revealed a reduced surplus of 5.136 million, asserting accuracy and publicity as essential. The stock rose, signaling public trust and a possible shift toward open corporate governance.
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Vail
Western Union
Ihe
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Theodore N. Vail
Purchasing Corporation
Gould
Telephone Company
Telegraph Company
Themelves
Harper's Weekly
Telephone and Telegraph
Timeliness in Reform Efforts and Historical Critique
The excerpt argues that reforms work best when timely and warns that delaying action allows decay. It critiques modern philanthropy for remaining passive until a critical moment, letting the sick perish and the misguided wander, while expending effort to recount the dead and reform the living.
Cincinnati Delegates Push Ohio River Improvement Plan
Delegates to the Rivers and Harbors convention head to Washington led by Col. Thomas Egan to urge Congress to fund major Ohio River work from Pittsburgh to Cairo. They will seek continued occupancy of Ft. Thomas to protect Cincinnati business and regional tourism.
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Cincinnati
Rivers and Harbors Convention
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Cairo
Thomas Egan
Congress
Washington
Ft. Thomas
Southern Educational Meet Set for Chattanooga
The executive committee of the Southern Educational Association named Chattanooga for the next annual meeting December 27 28 and 29. It will be the largest and most important educational gathering to date in the South.
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Chattanooga
The
Southern Educational Association
South
Paralyzed Boy Dies After Drug Poisoning
In Paducah Kentucky 14 year old Charles Waltman of this county drank a bottle of neuralgia relief drug imitating his mother. He became blind and suffered intensely before dying two hours later as a physician arrived.
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Paducah
Charles Waltman
Waltman
Eid
Oklahoma Cotton Yields 194.7 Lint Per Acre This Season
The state board of agriculture reports in its December bulletin that the average lint cotton yield per acre for the current season is 194.7 pounds. This compares with last season’s estimated average of 145 pounds and assessors’ returns indicating 156.2 pounds.
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Guthrie
Okla
State Board of Agriculture
Dietz Family Members Released on Bail in Hayward Case
Mrs. Hattie Dietz her son Leslie and daughter Myra were freed on bonds of 10000 4000 and 500 respectively after their cases were called. Attorneys for John F. Dietz filed a writ of habeas corpus demanding Sheriff Madden appear January 10 1911 to show cause for holding Dietz as a prisoner.
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Hayward
Wis
Hattie Dietz
Leslie Dietz
Myra Dietz
John F. Dietz
Madden
Diets
Reunion Dates Set for United Confederate Veterans in Little Rock
George W. Gordon announced the next annual United Confederate Veterans reunion will be held in Little Rock Arkansas on May 15 16 and 17 1911. The Confederated Southern Memorial Association will meet in Little Rock at the same time.
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United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
George W. Gordon
Little Rock
Ark
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
Cleveland Judge Conway Noble Dies After Fall
Conway W. Noble a twice elected Common Pleas judge in Cuyahoga county plunged seven stories from his seventh floor office in the Society for Saving building. He opened a window for air due to breathing difficulty and fell to his death before help arrived at the hospital.
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Cleveland, O
Conway W. Noble
Common Pleas
Cuyahoga County
Society For Saving
Navy Stops Work on Battle Ship New York
Secretary of the Navy ordered immediate cessation of all preliminary work on the great battleship New York. He said the navy yard cannot complete the ship within the cost limit set by Congress.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
New York
Navy Yard
Congress
Noted Omaha Scout Pat Ryan Found Dead in Room
Omaha residents mourn Pat Ryan once the plains most famed scout and guide. He was head of the Indian department at the World’s Fair in St Louis and led exhibits at the Chicago and Buffalo expositions and the Mississippian exposition in Omaha.
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Secu
Omaha
Neb
Pat Ryan
Plains
Ryan
St. Louis
Big Hotel Planned in San Francisco for Panama Exposition
Final arrangements for a new hotel costing 1,500,000 have been perfected. It is the first of two large hotels planned, an investment tied to hopes that San Francisco will secure the 1915 Panama exposition.
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San Francisco
Keyser Gives $100000 to University Endowment Fund
Baltimore reports R Brent Keyser a prominent capitalist and board chairman donates 100000 to the Jobs Rap king university endowment fund. Chicago notes a suit over alleged car repair fraud against Illinois Central railroad fixes total at 4600000.
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Keyser
Baltimore
Jobs Rapking University
R. Brent Keyser
Thuateea
Chicago
Ilinoia Central Railroad
Mra
Jennie Peal
Stacy
Trade Report Indicates Mixed U S and Canada Conditions
New York notes dry weather and cold spanning a wide area with good cotton prices aiding southern trade while heavy footwear and rubber goods lag due to lack of snow. Failures total 217 in the U S and 32 in Canada. wheat and corn exports show declines. Dun reports cautious optimism with steady dry goods prices and improvement in shoe trade and steel orders.
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New York
Bradstreet
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Iron and Steel
Pennsylvania Railroad
China
Markets and Livestock Prices from Cincinnati and Area
The notes show flour patent and grade prices, various wheat corn and oat quotes, and Cincinnati live stock figures. Cattle ranges include whippers, butcher steers, heifers, cows, and cannery products. hogs, sheep, bulla Bologna, calves, and minor items listed with price bands.
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Cincinnati
Doan’s Kidney Pills Advised for Kidney Health
An old advertisement touts Doan’s Kidney Pills as a remedy for weak kidneys. A Nebraskan resident cites dropsy and swelling in 1909, reporting quick relief and normal kidney function after use. The copy urges buying the product at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Also includes a brief comic exchange about strong punishment.
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Dean
E. E. Dewey
Neligh
Doan
Doan’a
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Fragments of Midwestern Humor and Oddities
A collage of quirky lines and ad like snippets. The text includes jokes about marriage optimism responses to mishaps and a seller at a chestnut stall. It references Pettit's salve sales and a light anecdote about flowers and diamonds in a dating era.
Darwin’s Gardener Describes His Ill Health
A gardener recalls Charles Darwin’s decline noting the naturalist wandered the garden and stood idle for long periods. The observer believes purposeful work might have helped him and implies better health through activity.
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Mr. Darwin
Triumph of Optimium Over Aged Kinship Vexations
A brief comic exchange shows a robust nephew and a feeble elder. the optimist reports ailments from rheumatism to teeth being pulled, then humorously notes two remaining teeth are opposite each other. The scene captures a light, period-voice tone with witty self-deprecation.
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Optimium
Uucl
Sufficient Forthcoming Name Causes Local Fame
In Minola a father learns his sixth baby arrived and proclaims Sufficient as the name. Neighbors say he meant originality. A New York family welcomed a tenth daughter. the baby’s name Marron comes from the French word for chestnut, a nod to an oft told tale.
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Minola
New York Tribune
New York
Marron
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Trinidad
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University of Kansas At Lawrence
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Albany
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Berlin Academy of Sciences
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Dudley Observatory
C. Sh. Koch
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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William J. Bryan
Taft
Haskell
Oklahoma
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Winstrow
Pettit
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Postum Corsa Co., Ltd
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