News of a Week in Condensed Form at Home and Abroad
A compact weekly digest notes Charance Lerow’s death in Nyack and his role in NY city government investigations. Ellina to have a rooftop room in Washington aiding recovery. Irene Vankleek dies after a horse accident in Lewistown. Mrs. Harry Pollok aboard Vaderland with 150 stewards. American Geographers meet in Pittsburg. Hanola State Teachers’ meeting outlines public health and legislation themes in Chicago. Ohio School Improvement group focuses on rural schooling in Columbus.
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Charance Lerow
Sie
Nyack
N.Y
Lerow
New York
Sugar Trust
Ellina
Washington
Misa Irene Vankleek
Ithaca
N. Y
Montana
Lewistown
Mont
Harry Pollok
Vaderland
Association of American Geographers
Pittsburg
Iianola State Teachers’ Association
Chicago
Columbus
Ohio School Improvement Association
Monarchist plot in Portugal sparks executions and arrests
Reports from Lisbon relayed by Viscount De Alte in Washington reveal a monarchist plot to topple the Portuguese Republic was uncovered. Several suspects were arrested, and the ringleader has already been executed as authorities pledge the plot was suppressed.
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Republic of Portugal
Lisbon
Viscount de Alte
Washington
Plct
Carrier Mills
Mt. Vernon
Plece
Joseph G. Robin
New York
Washington Savings Bank
Tombs
Robin
Julia Kuttner Earle
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
New York State Supreme Court
Messina
Taly
West One Hundred and Seventy Ninth Street
Tampa
Frank King
Grafton
Mass
Quebec
Weir Mitchell
Univerasity of
Pennsylvania
Inter Cailegis
Neal
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Chemical So Gakgy
Scten
Airplane delivery to start for perfect LA newspaper
The Los Angeles Times plans its first newspaper flight on January 7 to San Bernardino sixty miles away. A series of events includes a dangerous letter to Police Commissioner Cropsey, canal expansion plans, and a Philadelphia widow fund.
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Los Angeles Times
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Cropsey
New York
Panama Canal Commission
Rodman Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Arch Hoxzsey
Mount Wilson
Cal
Madrid
Lisbon
Manuel
Portugal
New Republic
Rhode Island
Nevada
Butler
Morewood Lake Ice Company
Pittsfield
Mass
Augusta BE. Stetson
First Church of Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Galveston
Tex
B. F. Yoakum
Joe Masons
Cedar Rapids
Ill
Jim Mano
Detroit
Mich
Mano
Old Guard
House of Representatives
Patt
Starman
Ohio
Perry Centennial Commission
Chicago
Commodore Perry
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. P P. Mable
Railway Commission of
Cannada
Governmentea
United States
Canada
International Railroad Commission
Laffon
M. Paula
Indy
France
Brussels
Llewellyn Iron Works
Llewellyn Company
Stockton
Great Western
Otto Kraft
Freman
Que
Lewis Herkle
William Norton
Dubuque
Old Law 5 Good Law 1 8 Fine Opposed to New Road Law Indiana
Indiana Public Improvement association members at their annual meeting oppose changes to state road laws. They favor non taxable road bonds and oppose employment of convict labor in road building. The group includes contractors engineers and material men with officers listed. A separate note covers a motorman resigning after a collision with a hearse and an elderly woman named Susanna Hinton declared heir to great grandchildren’ estate.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Indiana Public Improvement Association
R. C. Wis
Logansport
RR. C. Hillis
W. ©. Dorsey
Terre Haute
Hls. Davidson
Whiting
A. Hi. Names
Munele
Wil Win Sitze
Melissa Sitze
Circuit Court
Susanna Hinton
Postmaster Vacancy In Hobbs Stirs Little Interest
Hobbs village five miles east of Tipton lacks a postmaster after resignation. A civil service exam was held to fill the position, with Dr. S G Downing agreed to operate temporarily. Patrons must wait for stamps or mail inquiries whenever the doctor is away.
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Tipton
Hobbs
Here
S. G. Downing
Wooden Leg for Father and Other Local News
A Putnamville boy named Karl Smith sought a wooden leg for his injured father and enlisted local officials in a petition drive, then fled after exposing the ruse. North Vernon to discontinue the old mail stage with Vernon. four daily mails on weekdays, none Sundays. A Columbus fire clock kept time after fire damaged home of Mrs. Mary Dewese. Shelbyville woman burns throat and hands when a powder-filled paper ignites in a stove, she is expected to recover.
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Greencastle
Putnamville
Karl Smith
Wilson
Miller
Hanley
A. Dfays
Corwin
Thomas
North Vernon
Postal Department
Vernon
Dixon
Columbus
Mary Dewese
Here
BB. W. Kinney
Peking
Shelbyville
Bertha McKim
Greensburg
Frank Tucker
Parrland
Dog Bark Sparks Burglary Escape in Washington Home
Mrs. Hen Kiefer heard the family dog bark and confronted a burglar in the hallway. The intruder did not answer questions and fled through the front door after she retrieved a revolver.
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Washington
Hen Kiefer
Kiefer
Child Smothered to Death in Lafayetta Home
Grace Lucile Cook, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cook of Lafayetta, suffocated in bed when wedged between her parents as the mother rolled over. The baby slept with the couple and was found dead the next morning.
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South Bend
Eissie Romine
Chester Romine
Miver Purh
Lafayettua
Grace Lucile
W. H. Cook
Shoe O
Bloomington to Get $100,000 Federal Building
Plans call for a new one story stone federal building in Bloomington with a $100,000 cost. Phases include a contract soon, work to begin in spring and completion by February. The project is slated at the Bloomington Federal Building in Washington details.
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Bloomington
Washington
Phang
Do O
Mecca Quarantined Over Scarlet Fever Threat
Indiana brief reports Rockville Dr Morris, county health commissioner, quarantines Mecca town six miles southwest of here due to scarlet fever threat. All public and private gatherings are forbidden. Also in brief: Henry F. Rief, 76, Indiana merchant policeman, injures from icy fall. Cecil Cowan, 10, shot in leg by father. Ralph Walker, 23, sentenced for forging names to checks.
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Rockville
Cl) Morris
Mecca
Here
Lawrence Eburg
Henry F. Rief
Rief
Jeffersonville
Cecil Cowan
Newccastle
Ralph Walke
Lou
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Jackson
Two Aviators Die in Separate Crashes in New Orleans and L A
Arch Hoxsey and John Molsant Roth died in air crashes as the year ended. Hoxsey perished near Los Angeles after a record flight of 11 474 feet. Molsant Roth fell near New Orleans while attempting a descent after a high altitude ascent.
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New Orleans
America
Arch Hoxsey
John 8
Molsant
Roth
Molsants
Hoxsey
Los Angeles
Mola Sant Koural
Paris
English Channel
London
Inter
Statue of Liberty
Sandden
Earth
Wreck on Miller Creek Railway Kills Six and Injures Two
A collision on the Miller Creek railway near Van Lear Kentucky killed six people and injured two. Victims include passengers and trainmen from Ashland Ironton and Vanlear, as a locomotive struck three coal cars after a portion of the mixed train broke away while approaching Vanfear to meet a Chesapeake & Ohio connection.
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Ashland
Khy
Miller Creek
van Lear
Wwers
Abere
Brakuian Cadettsbore
John Worley
Louka
Kry
Dingen
Dingen, PB Pugate and Lemyvel Mills, Vanbear, Kty., 0. A. Smeltzer
Ironton
Chesapeake & Ohio
van Fear
Jovomotive
Fire Destroys Five Story Building in Oklahoma City
Fire in the wholesale district caused an estimated 100000 loss after hydrants froze and water supply was delayed. Flames reached only to the second story initially, then a five story building burned as Oklahoma City’s full firefighting force fought to save nearby structures amid a 25 mile wind.
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Oklahoma City
Treasury Finances Show Deficit Shrinks in New Year
Washington reports that 1909 closed with a treasury deficit of about 26 million dollars after accounting for the Panama Canal expenses. At the start of 1910 the deficit stood near six million dollars, reflecting reduced outlays and ongoing fiscal strain on federal finances. Congressman's Wife Dead in Washington Emily J Wilkins widow of Ohio congressman Beriah Wilkins and former newspaper editor dies after long illness.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Treasury
Panama
Emily J. Wilkins
Berlah Wilkins
Conmeress
Ohio
Ste
Blown-Off Roof Scares Rock Island Train Passengers
A Kansas blizzard blew the top from a Rock Island passenger coach as the train ran at speed near Topeka. Passengers felt a shock and chill but reports say no injuries occurred.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Rock Island
Mistaken for a Burglar in Georgia Killing
In Dublin Georgia John Wyatt was mistaken for a burglar and shot dead by former Sheriff FE Hicks who shot him as he moved. Hicks did not learn of the mistake before attempting to awaken Wyatt. In Atlanta five hold-up men escaped from a jail deemed secure after successfully disguising as inmates.
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Dublin
John Wyatt
Hicks
Wyatt
Atlanta
Prine
Georgia
A Rend
New Year Outlook From Dunn & Co Trade Review
Dunn & Co weekly trade review notes a satisfactory holiday retail period with quiet end of year adjustments. Outlook shows strength amid limited immediate activity, with iron and steel at low capacity and dry goods costs rising, but overall financial improvement and expectations of heavy dividends.
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New York
R. G. Dunn & Co
Review of Trade
Steet
Costa
Market Prices Across Staples and Produce
The report lists prices for futures and commodities including patents for flour, various wheats, oats, and corn. cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs with bid ranges. poultry dairy and produce items with per unit or per crate pricing. Regional notes cover Cincinnati miscellaneous items and fruit and vegetable prices in detail.
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General News
Indiana Public Improvement
Association
J. H. Seivers
Etty Hnes
Indianapotts
State House
Ohio Valley Association
C. Brown
Indiana State Lbrary
Kettle
Benjamin WR
Head
Alfordeville
Thin County
Lafayette
Arthur D. Cunningham
M Lafayette
Boy
Fairland
Schol
Aotrip
Lilie Palmer
John Driscoll
Indiana News
Moisant
Western City
Uncle Sam
Iron and Steel
Hradstreet
Tay
Cincinnati Grain Market
Taney
Cincinnati
Cincinnat
Michigan
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