Prominent Guardsman Shot at Delaware County Home
In Media Pennsylvania two sisters, Mrs Florence Erb and Mrs Catherine Beisel, plead not guilty to charges of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Captain J Clayton Erb at Red Gables on Oct 6. The case centers on a bitter family quarrel after Erb barred Beisel from visiting. Beisel pleads self defense. Erb denies complicity.
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Media
J. Clayton
Erb
Israel W. Durham
Pennsylvania
Florence Erb
Catherine Beisel
Captain Erb
Red Gables
Village Green
Delaware County
Beisel
Dreyfus in graft cases and Pittsburg park license
Pittsburg December 29 reports Bar ney Dreyfus president of the Pitts burg Baseball club may testify in graft cases. The Allegheny park near the former city line once required annual passes for all council members with a nominal license for the baseball management. After city consolidation the large council made passes impractical, and a prohibitory license ordinance was proposed but never acted upon.
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Pittsburg
Barney Dreyfus
Allegheny
Allegheny Council
Resemblances Between Ancient and Modern Grafters Noted
Washington December 29 James Bryce presided over the fifth annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. Professor Henry Jones Ford of Princeton University argued that historians find substantial identities between ancient and modern bosses grafters and spoilsmen, illustrating the universal principle that like causes produce like effects.
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Washington
James Bryce
American Political Science Assolation
Henry Jones Ford
Princeton University
Historians Meet Today Annual AAC in Richmond
Members of the American Historical Association gather in Richmond for their annual meeting where papers on American history will be read. The association aims to promote historical studies and is led by George B. Adams, Yale University professor.
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American Historical Association
Richmond
George B. Adams
Yale University
Bath considers mass meeting to aid banker Morse
Bath Maine December meeting to seek a new trial for Charles Morse, convicted Bath banker and Morse’s birthplace, led by Mayor George. Mass meeting aims to discussWays and means for obtaining a new trial as city officials plan discussion today.
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Bath
Charles Wen Morse
City Gone
Morse
George
Land merger aimed at Texas ranches by James J Will
Denver dispatches report a planned Texas ranches merger across seven million acres, valued at 75 million dollars. James J Will is named as the driver behind the proposal amid Colorado and Southern territory coverage.
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James J. Hill
Texas
Denver
Colo
Colorado and
Southern
James J. Will
Cooper stay in jail in Nashville murder case
Judge W M Hart denied bail to Colonel Duncan B Cooper Robin Cooper and John D Sharp in the Carmack murder case. The trio were returned to jail to await their trial set for January 20.
Start Sulphur Test With Humans Today
San Francisco December 29 a campaign of experiments to show whether sulphur dioxide used in drying fruit harms the human system will be begun today by local doctors and chemists. The sulphured fruit will be served to the health squad once daily during the luncheon as a test amid the ongoing dispute between Washington pure food authorities and California dried fruit packers.
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San Francisco
Washington
California
Weather Forecast for Midwest Realms
The forecast calls for Illinois fair conditions while Indiana expects rain and lower Michigan and Iowa will see partly cloudy skies. Wisconsin will experience increasing cloudiness as the day progresses.
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Ilinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Market Report From Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago markets mixed wheat corn oats and live stock with hogs at 5.45 to 6.12 per hundred weight and cattle rates from 3.85 to 9.00, lambs at 5.75 to 7.75, turkeys 16c per lb and geese 10c, while East Buffalo reports higher cattle prices, strong hogs and steady sheep with best lambs at 8.00 and calves up to 9.7564, Elgin butter prices listed across grades.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Searlings
Wethers
Elgin
Robert Emmet Fisk Dead in Berkeley at 71
Robert Em met Fisk longtime editor of the Helena Montana Herald and confidant of President Garfield and James G Blaine died in Berkeley California aged seventy one He served thirty five years as editor of the Helena Herald and was a familiar political figure in his era
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Robert Emmet Fisk
Berkeley
Cal
Helena, Mont
Herald
Garfield
James G. Blaine
New San Francisco Chief a Hustler
San Francisco reports the accession of Chief Cook as police chief, succeeding the late Chief Bigegg, marked by a major Chinatown raid. One house yielded 180 Chinese gamblers arrested, the largest raid since the fire.
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San Francisco
Cook
Bigegg
Caesar's cavalry prowess praised despite critics
The article notes Roman cavalry importance and mixed critique of Caesar as a cavalry commander. It cites a Prussian officer Warnering who ridicules Caesar's horsemanship, yet Caesar still conquers, with a legendary horse reputedly having a human fore foot aiding victory.
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Warnering
Caesar
Panic at Picture Show Hearing Delayed in New York
In New York the hearing on whether to extend the temporary injunction blocking theater closures was adjourned as lawyers were not ready to argue. A moving picture house once under the injunction reopened and a fire broke out, triggering a panic but people escaped unharmed. In Manchester Connecticut a fire started by a burning film forced thirty five patrons to flee through windows.
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New York
Supreme Court
Eidty
Manchester
Conn
Six Athletes Suspended for Professionalism
The Amateur Athletic Union registration committee suspended six prominent athletes in New York on December 29. The list includes Melvin W. Sheppard Charles Bacon Harry F Porter George W Bonhag of the Irish American Athletic club F Bellars of the New York Athletic Club and J J Lee formerly of the Boston Athletic Association now unattached. They were charged with professionalism for accepting or asking for excessive expense allowances. Five of the six earned honors at the London Olympic meet.
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New York
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Melvin W. Sheppard
Charles Bacon
Harry F. Porter
George W. Bonhag
Irish-American Athletic Club
F. G. Bellars
New York Athletic Club
J. J. Lee
Boston Athletic Association
London
Judge Upholds Anti-Tipping Ordinance in Race Form Case
Los Angeles December 29 Superior Judge Jamison issues ruling in the Sylvester Saal case. Saal was prosecuted for circulating a San Francisco newspaper containing a racing form chart. The opinion holds to prevent dissemination of tips via local law.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jamison
Sylvester Saal
San Francisco
World records fall at Santa Anita Park
In Los Angeles on December 29 two new world records were set at Santa Anita Park Chapultepec carried 112 pounds and ran six furlongs in 1 11 over Lady Irma a two year old carrying eighty five pounds ran five and one half furlongs in 1 04 4 5 both performances marked outstanding speed at the track
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Anita Park
Chapultepec
Lady Irma
Fifty-Two Pound Jockey Wins at Emeryville
In Oakland California on December 29 Robert Harrington a fifty two pound boy rode Em eryville to victory on Em and Em a long shot at 30 to 1 owned by James Coffey his employer. The midget pushed hard throughout and surged ahead to win in a driving finish.
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Oakland
Cal
Robert Harrington
Emeryville
James Coffey
Admits Woman Was SLAIN Barred by Acquittal
In Hot Springs Arkansas on December 29, authorities report the body of Mrs. N J Horn found near Arkadelphia. William Shuffield confessed the killing was by his brother Hardy Shuffield who has since died. The brothers were tried and acquitted, barring further action. The husband vanished and is believed slain.
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Hot Springs
Ark
N. J. Horn
Arkadelphia
William Shuffield
Hardy Shuffield
Collision Kills Nine in Great Northern Freight Crash
Nine men died and others injured after a collision between a freight train and a work train near Great Falls. Eight of the victims were carpenters. The dead include H. Morrissey, Charles Fuller, Charles Peterson, and MLW Beall, with details reported from Faribault Minnesota.
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Great, Fills
Mont
Great Northern
Saving a mother and baby through blood transfusion
St Louis reports Mrs Kate Smith eight recovered from dementia causing unconsciousness and violence. Mrs Mamie Sims sacrificed blood to transfuse into her sister. Physicians credit Sims with saving Mrs Smiths life and the newborn baby born after the transfusion thrives.
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St. Louis
Kate Smith
Mamie Sims
Household hints for rust stains and cleaning windows
Advice offering economical methods for cleaning rust from tin with brown paper and vinegar. A window cleaning wash uses dissolved lump starch in water, dried then polished. A stain remover combines soap suds ox gall turpentine fullers earth with paste leaving to dry and repeat if needed. A pork and suet pudding dish method with flour pepper salt and water is described for cooking.
Geranium Sachet And Aromatic Fillings
A home craft note outlines a geranium sachet made from crushed geranium leaves orris root lemon peel and ground vanilla bean with options to favor one scent. It also offers a strong scented filler for pin cushions using dried coffee grounds allspice cinnamon cloves musk and vanilla bean, noting thorough oven drying.
Improved Roasting Pan with Automatic Basting Feature
The text describes an enhanced roasting pan that automatically bastes meat. It includes a percolator operated by heat and water in the pan, with an inclined bottom guiding water toward the percolator. A level roasting plate raises the meat above the water flow for efficient basting.
Roasting with a Water-Cooled Percolator Method
The process describes placing two quarts of water in a pan beneath a roaster, adding a percolator and roasters, then covering and heating. Steam bubbles through an aluminium pipe, lifting a check valve to spray water over the meat during the standard cooking time.
Actor shot and killed in Denver room tragedy
Denver report states actor Charles Carter Darey known as Byron Allenton was shot in his room by Bert Bell and died instantly. Mrs Bell escaped by scaling a fire escape to the third floor. Hiell, held as a prisoner, claims unwritten law as his defense.
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Denver
Charles Carter Darey
Khown
Byron Allenton
Bert Bell
Northwestern road electrification planned within three years
Milichen Wis Dec 21 workers on the Chicago Northwestern line report officials are preparing to electrify the road from here to Chicago. The plan is expected to be carried out within three years.
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Mt. W
Millichen
Wis
Chieave
Dato Gece
Mrs McRaney’s Experience With Foley’s Kidney Remedy
Mrs McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with ending three months of bed confinement from kidney and bladder trouble after two doctors could not help. After two bottles she felt renewed and urges other suffering women to try the remedy. H J Moogh and Wm F Jungkunz.
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McRaney
M. McRaney
Prentiss, Miss
Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Pumpkin Jelly Delicacy From String Bean Like Strips
A historic recipe calls for six pounds peeled pumpkin six pounds sugar six lemons and one fourth pound green ginger root. Cut pumpkin into thin strips then mix with sugar and refrigerate overnight. Add rind juice pulp and chopped ginger. boil to a thin marmalade consistency. Yields ten to twelve jelly tumblers.
Cheese lagers recipe instructions
To make cheese lagers take one cup ful of flour one tablespoonful of butter one-quarter of a cupful of grated cheese one-quarter of a teaspoonful of salt a dash of cayenne one-half of a teaspoonful of baking powder Miz with water ag fg biacult Roll out.
Bake Pale Brown In A Moderate Oven Phrase
A fragment describes baking instructions likely mentioning bake pale brown in a moderate oven and a thin, eatenhale inell strip phrase. The readable text focuses on cooking guidance without full context or complete actions.
Wax Extraction Method From Beehive Wax
To prepare beeswax place comb in a coarse muslin bag with a small stone as a weight. Put in a kettle, cover with water and boil. The melted wax rises to the water surface while sediment stays at the kettle bottom. Remove the wax when it cools.
Potato Soup Recipe Note Improves Flavor At Finish
Chop potatoes finely and boil in ample water without draining. Near completion fold in half a cup sour cream a bit of butter and seasonings. The final taste is surprisingly rich and appealing despite humble description.
Numbering the Trons for Stove Use
Housewives are advised to number the trons with chalk to easily identify which tron was used last on the stove when multiple trons are present. This simple labeling method helps prevent mix ups and ensures proper tracking of cookware usage.
Notter to Ride Abroad In Germany Contract
The Sporting World reports jockey Joe Notter plans to ride in Germany next year if plans hold. He, who led east in wins this past season, signed with M. Weinberg & Co to pilot their horses abroad.
Notter Relished as Top Jockey in California Rides
The text lauds Notter as one of the best jockeys of recent years noting his victories aboard Keene horses in many stakes races over the past two years. It adds that he is currently riding in California.
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Notter
California
Plan for American Racing Circuit in Mexico
Plans to introduce American racing in Mexico move forward led by Colonel Matt J. Winn of Louisville. He will visit Mexico with Alger non Daingerfield and Lyman Davis to review facilities for a proposed five city circuit including Mexico City, Monterey, and Juarez. The Mexican government would fund 25,000 annually for ten years and grant racing privileges for twenty years, with a $25,000 Derby slated for January 1910.
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Mexico
Matt J. Winn
Louisville
American Turf Association
Colonel Winn
Algernon Daingerfield
Eastern Jockey Club
Lyman Davis
Louisville Jockey Club
City of
Monterey
Juarez
Jockey Club
City of Mexico
Spreckels Quits Racing Game in Arcadia Sale
Rudolph Spreckels, millionaire sugar and railroad magnate, quits racing after selling his horses at Arcadia paddock California to trainer W Covington. His Bobra Visten stable with studs farms mares and yearlings valued about 300000 is dispersed as racing ends.
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Spreckels
Rudolph Spreckels
Milonaire Sugar
Arcadia Paddock
California
Baldwin
W. Covington
Bobra Visten
Olympiad Fate in Berlin or Stockholm Rumor Sparks Debate
Berlin 1912 Olympic prospects debated as James Lightbody reports to the German Athletic Union that Berlin faces doubts about hosting the 1912 games. He suggests Stockholm is likelier due to military class spirit and Sweden's reluctance to fund. Also notes Spreckels trainers falter and 1903 golf season lauded with Myopia Open tie between Fred McLeod and Will Smith.
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Sweden
James Lightbody
Berlin
German Athletic Union
Stockholm
Myopia
Fred Mcleod
Will Smith
Michigan to Have Crew as Ann Arbor Builds Dam
The University of Michigan will form a crew for the first time. Ann Arbor plans a new dam to back up the Huron river, creating space for rowing. A boat house, coach, and equipment requests will go before the board of regents at the next meeting.
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Michigan
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Huron River
Board of Regents
What are volcanoes as explained by scientists
Scientists debunk popular myths about volcanoes describing them as holes in the earth's crust rather than mountains formed by burning lava. They note that volcanoes emit materials from beneath the surface and are results of geological processes rather than burning centers.
Understanding Volcano Eruptions Through Steam and Light
Pearsons Magazine explains that eruptions generate clouds of steam at the summit sides and base, not smoke. The apparent flames come from molten material reflecting on the steam clouds, while friction from moving material causes electrical discharges that illuminate the scene.
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Pearson's Magazine
Voting Without Ballots in Early 1800s Charlottesville
In Charlottesville Virginia Albemarle County residents gathered under locust trees near the courthouse on the fourth Wednesday in April 1804 to choose a member of the House of Delegates. No ballots were used and voting was by voiced choice for Ludwell Cary amid crowds of Federalists and Democratic Republicans, with punch bowls and celebratory scenes described.
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Charlottesville
Albemarle County
Mary Johnston
Lewis Rand
House of Delegates
Ludwell Cary
Luxurious Hotel Refused Bathless Guest in Odd Demand
In a New York Times anecdote a worn traveler enters a grand hotel asking for a bath without a room. The clerk quotes rates and the guest requests a bath with a ciderdown pillow in the tub. The exchange ends abruptly with a cold stare from the clerk.
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New York Times
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Slayer
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Sporting World
Joe Notter
Fl Tremor
Perfection
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