Diabolo and Other Fads in Play and Society
A survey of popular games from the diabolo to ping pong shows a shift from old toys to modern trends, with diabolo spreading from Europe to the United States and Paris. The piece notes tobacco use in the Navy, preservation efforts for Fort Lee and the Palisades, and rising opera star Elizabeth Parkinson through Melba’s mentorship, alongside brief cultural and political tidbits.
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Jene
England
United States
Paris
London
Metropolitan Opera House
Elizabeth Parkinson
Mme
Melba
Parkina
Guras City
Kground
Anarchist Plot Aimed at Brazilian Fleet In Rio
Brazilian police uncover a cross jurisdiction plot centered in Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis to damage part of the American fleet now in harbor. Conspirators, including Jean Fedder of Petropolis, flee to Sao Paulo, with arrests expected soon as police coordinate with Minas Geraes. Rear Admiral Pillsbury expresses disbelief at the plan.
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Rio Janeiro
Petropolis
Sao Paulo
Minas Geraes
Jean Fedder
Fedder
Washington
Paris
France
Germany
John F. Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Rio de Janeiro
Evans
Admiral Pillsbury
Train Falls From Trestle Kills Three In Corydon
Corydon Junction Ind three men died and two were fatally injured when a Southern Railway westbound engine from New Albany plunged 90 feet off a trestle dragging two freight cars and a caboose. The dead were engineer Clarence Dunham fireman W H Scott and brakeman Frank Carter. Conductor James W Pritchett and brakeman Clyde Stewart were injured. An Evansville passenger train passed the trestle 20 minutes earlier with Sunday excursionists onboard.
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Corydon Junction
Ind
Southern Railway
New Albany
Clarence Dunham
W. H. Scott
Frank Carter
James W. Pritchett
Clyde Stewart
Evansville
Rent Riot Tied Up in New York as 2600 Rally
Upper East Side landlord eviction clash drew 2600 plus sympathizers who hampered police, reserves called out, four women and several men taken into custody, marshal halted further dispossess warrants for the time being. Also notes death of Ohio educator Allen Campbell Burrows and fire destroying Maple Leaf mills elevator in Kenora with $1,000,000 loss.
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New York
Upper East Side
Kenora
Ont
Hedtey-Shaw Company
Miners Rescued After 46 Days Entombment in Nevada Shaft
Three miners A. D. Bailey P. J. Brown and Fred McDonald were rescued after 46 days entombed in the Alpha shaft of the Giroux mine at Ely Nevada. They were weak but not injured aside from the ordeal.
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Ely
Nev
Giroux
A. D. Bailey
P. J. Brown
Fred McDonald
Charles Emory Smith Dies in Philadelphia at 83
Charles Emory Smith longtime editor of the Press former minister to Russia and former Postmaster General dies in Philadelphia at age 83. He led the newspaper and held government posts during his long public career.
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Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia
the Press
Russia
En Auddenty
No Mercy for Ruef in bribery graft prosecutions
San Francisco prosecutors announce that Abraham Ruef will face trial on all bribery charges as immunity terms are said to end. Langdon to press every count, seeking to move cases to Superior Judge Lawlor and possibly appeal to the Supreme Court.
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San Francisco
Circuit Court of Appeals
Eugene E. Schmitz
Langdon
Abraham Ruef
Lawlor
Ruef
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Schmitz
Threy L. Foard
United Railways
Three Sailors Die From Wood Alcohol Poisoning
John Hart of the cruiser St. Louis died Thursday from wood alcohol poisoning after secretly taking the liquor. He is the third victim in a week with two other sailors blind and five others possibly unfit for active service. The men obtained the wood alcohol from linoleum cement.
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Vallejo
Cal
John Hart
St. Louis
Torpedo Boats Reach Rio as U S Fleet Arrives
The American battle ship fleet in Rio Janeiro was joined Friday by six torpedo boats from Pernambuco, anchoring near the sixteen large battleships in the harbor.
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Rio
Rio Janeiro
Pernambuco
Fatal Shooting in Ilinola Town Springfield
A likely fatal shooting occurred in Ilinola Town Springfield involving J Donal Stevenson a Breckenridge Colorado mining company salesman and C B Hewitt a lawyer. The incident happened on Friday during a rites event.
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Ilinola
Springfield
French rout Moroccan rebels in Settat engagement
News from Tangier reports Gen. d'Amade's French column clashing for ten hours with Mulai Rachid's forces near Settat. French victory despite heavy casualties, then advancing to Kasbah Her Rohid after destroying the enemy camp at Seirat. Arab lines, reinforced by Chaonia, mounted strong resistance before retreat.
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Tangier
Settat
Columm
d’Amade
Mulai Rachid
Murat Hafid
Hulaf Rachid
Massiacres
Casablanca
Gena d’Amade
Seirat
d'Amade
Kasbah
Harriman Ordered to Answer ICC Questions
Judge Hough of the United States circuit court on Thursday required E. H. Harriman to answer all questions from the Interstate Commerce Commission except those about the August 1906 dividend tied to Union Pacific and Southern Pacific stock. Otto Kuhn of Kuhn Loch & Co. was also ordered to answer ICC questions.
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New York
I. VW
Harriman
Hough
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Otto Tf, Kuhn
Kuhn, Loch & Co
Interstate Catamaree
Fire Tears Through Chicago Wholesale Grocery Building
Fire that began Friday night in a six story Market Street block building housing McNeil and Heggins caused extensive damage estimated at 600000. Several firemen were injured and a nearby hotel was evacuated amid the blaze.
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Chicago
Market Street
McNeil& IJ Heggins Company
Guatemala Railway Opens Linking Atlantic and Pacific
Guatemala City witnessed the opening of the Guatemala Northern railway, the third new line in the region, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with elaborate ceremonies. President Cabrera and government officials attended, joined by an American delegation led by Maj. Gen. George W. Davis to honor the project’s achievement.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Neaf
Gatin Armorica
Cabrera
George W. Davis
United States
Americas
Grand Jury to Probe Financial System in City
New York January 21 A grand jury appointed a committee to investigate alleged illegal acts linked to financial institutions and public service firms. The panel urged law amendments if needed and asked for public and newspaper cooperation to uncover crimes and clarify conduct. District Attorney Jerome stated sufficient staff exists to handle the inquiry.
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New York
We- Net
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Provident Life Assurance Society
Rittenhouse
Colorado
Provident Life
Jerome
Children Starved in Omaha as Court Seizes Kids
Emaciated children Robert Gertrude and Daniel Revins from Sidney Ohio were brought to juvenile court in Omaha. Judge Estelle ordered their care in county hospital after neglect and want of food were alleged. The parents Mr and Mrs James Revins quarrel over possession following the mother’s alleged theft of £250 from the father and departure with the children.
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Omaha
Neb
Robert
Gertrude
Daniel Revins
Sidney, C
James Revins
Estelle
Ohio
Sidney
Declared Story Untrue in Jackson Bank Embezzlement Case
James W. Harper and Wiley T. Smith, returned from Vancouver where they surrendered, were jailed in Jackson on Sunday night charged with embezzling $22,000 from the First National Bank of Hattiesbury last September. The local story claiming they were let into the bank and driven to use the combination by Cashbie Thomas was declared false Monday.
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Jackson, Mich
James W. Harper
Wiley T. Smith
Vancrouver
First National Bank of
Hattiesbury
Cashbie Thomas
Fish Given More Time In Illinois Central Stock Vote
Stuyvesant Fish and others seek to prevent the voting of 281 251 shares of Illinois Central Railroad Co stock at the March 2 annual meeting. They were granted an extension to January 27 to file reply briefs in a pending action in the superior court.
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Chicagen
Stuyvesant Fish
Ilinois Central Railroad Co
Superor
Three Trains In Mix Up Reported Near Milan
Milan January reports a multi train collision near the city injuring several and reportedly saving ten people. An express train from Bergamo collided with another lingered wreck, worsening the disaster as a Milan bound train struck the wreckage. Lord Curzon victorious in Irish peer vacancy election following Lord Kilmaine’s death. Morris Jessup in New York toward heart trouble with critical condition reported. New York and Albany dispatches note public guard reorganization bill pending passage.
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Milan
Jan
Reepores
Tome
Bergweno
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Ad presented
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a superior laxative for personal and family use. It claims gentle cleansing and relief without debility or dosage increases, and notes physician approval and the genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co. available at leading druggists.
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California Tig Syrup Co
Vignettes of wit and wisdom from old Times pages
The excerpt presents humorous and moral anecdotes featuring Mr Woodson on hats, Evangelist Torrey’s failed conversion in Chicago, Uncle Morton the Atlanta retainer, a flirtatious scene with two waitresses, and a child’s awe at Echo Mountain Pasadena lights. The pieces showcase period humor and social scenes with named figures and locales.
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Morton
Atlanta
Mo Ton
Belle
Echo Mountain
California
San Gabriel Valley
Pasadena
Banished Coffee Through Postum Change
A reader explains coffee’s harm and how Postum Food Coffee eased her family’s headaches. After switching, headaches ended and Postum replaced coffee at home. A friend tried Postum, learned to brew properly, and likewise banished coffee from both households.
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Postum
Ming
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Allen Campbell Burrows
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Morris K. Jessup
Mr. Jessup
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