Restful Rooms and Ghosts of Childhood in Rain Shaped Vision
A reflective passage from the Grand Rapids Tribune describes a serene interior scene where rain enhances memory and childhood images emerge among trunks and cobwebs. It contrasts with reports of fast passenger ships and debates on Americans losing trade to foreign rivals, plus a note on pigeons and wireless telegraphy affecting navigation instincts.
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Dot
The
Washington Post
Robinson Crusoe
Man Wriday
Tifa Faringhea
Drunken driving dangers and odd modern tales raise alarm
The piece argues that many so called automobile accidents stem from liquor and unsteady nerves and calls for strict penalties for reckless driving. It notes bankruptcy claims in a Connecticut scheme, critiques ragtime, praises small harsh truths, and cites curiosities from California to Detroit and New York in a brisk, wry modern-essay tone.
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Notron
War on Sugar Trust Begins as Government Files Suit
In New York the federal government filed a voluminous petition in the United States circuit court against the American Sugar Refining company, alleging an unlawful combination to restrain trade and monopolize raw and refined sugar and by‑ products. It accuses Henry Havemeyer of $10,000,000 in stock gifts and seeks perpetual injunctions and asset enjoinments of related sugar concerns and rebates practices with railroads.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
The
Sugar Trust
United States Circuit
United States
Hanry A. Wise
Wickersharm
Sugar Company
Intaresta
Henry C. Havemeyer
Sugar Combine
National Sugar Refining Company of
New Jersey
National Sugar Refining Company
Hewells, Son and Company
New York Sugar Itefining Company
Long Island City
Claus Bosher
Mellen Havre Sugar Refining Company
Brooklyn
W. J. McCabe Sugar Metihing Company
Philadelphia
Flayemeyer
John J. Parsons
James
Post
National
Havemeyer
Gome
Vyvils
Western Sugar Refining Company of
California
Agis
Surat
Michael Cudahy Dead in Chicago Packing Leader Dies
Michael Cudahy president of the Cudahy Packing Company and last of the four pioneer meat packers died at Morey hospital after an appendectomy and double pneumonia. He was 60 and surrounded by his late relatives including three brothers three sons and four daughters.
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Chicago
Michael , Cudahy
Cudahy Packing Company
Ploneer
Morey Hospital
Hiry Cudahy
Appendields
Sin
Funeral Stoppage Honors Robert W. Taylor in Cleveland
Cleveland streetcars and all traffic halted for five minutes during funeral services for Robert W. Taylor, long serving judge of the United States circuit and district courts and former congressman. Taylor’s death prompts city tribute as mourners gather.
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Cleveland
Robert W. Taylor
United States Circuit and District Court
Nebraska Population Hit 4,192,214 by Thirteenth Census
The Nebraska population stands at 1,192,214 per the thirteenth census released Tuesday. This marks a rise of 125,914 people or 118 percent since 1900.
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Nebraska
Washington
Bailey sentenced to 30 years under new parole law
Rudolph Bailey of Washington was sentenced to 30 years for default and became the first convict to be released from the federal prison here under the operation of the new parole law. The warden released him Monday. George Dissell Arnold, fifty five, vice president of Bradner Smith & Co. paper manufacturers, was struck and killed by a streetcar Saturday in Chicago.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Rudolph Bailey
Washington
Stract
Chicago
George
Dissell'’ Arnold
Bradner Smith & Co
Kewanee
Charles Holt
Countess Tolstoi Stricken in St. Petersburg Dispatch
St. Petersburg dispatch reports Countess Tolstoi gravely ill with fever. The late Count Tolstoi’s will appoints his daughter as guardian of his unpublished works.
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Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
Tula
Tolstoi Ia i
Count Talsta
Eleven Trapped In Mine After Providence Explosions
A Friday explosion at Ming No 8 Providence Coal Mining Co trapped eleven men about 100 feet underground. Authorities fear all are killed as rescue attempts continue with uncertain outcome.
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Providence
Providence Coal Mining Company
Tax Report Highlights Corporation Returns and State Totals
The annual Royal Cabell internal revenue report shows 262 490 corporations filed returns with total capital 52.47 trillion and net income 274.32 billion. First year tax collected 27.29 million per company average 103.07 across 50 states, Illinois leads in taxes at 49.17 million, New York about 26 million, Kentucky 32 million, Indiana 28 million.
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Washington
Taft
Royal
Cabell
Revanua
Blu
Winola
Neag
Ilnoig
Tillnois
New York
Kentucky
Indiana
Bureau
Bomb blast rocks dense New York block
A bomb exploded on a crowded East Side block in New York, wrecking five stories and injuring many. Francesco Le Barbera, owner of the saloon, says a kidnaping case from years ago and threats linked to it may explain the attack, with Lieutenant Petragino connected to the earlier inquiry.
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New York
New York City
Elizabeth
Petragino
le Gardera
Lila
Ava
Petrosino
Italy
Bitter Irish politics threaten Ulster unity
London reports escalating Irish political tensions as Ulster delegates adopt a solemn pledge to pay no tax to Dublin and obey no decrees. A $50,000 fund is raised to buy arms, with Moen named to form a representation and many speakers urging armed resistance if home rule comes to Ulster.
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London
Ireland
Ulster
Dublin
Moen
repi+ monte
Illinois and Cook County Lead Population Increases
The 1910 census reports Illinois population at 5,638,591 with Cook County at 2,406,233, up 18.9 percent since 1900 and 26 percent since 1890. Rural counties lag, while the secret police reform shifts to Wilkie in the customs service, preserving separate agencies. Wooster University president Sylvester F Sco Vel dies of pneumonia after twenty years at Wooster.
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Washington—Illiois
Cook County
Washington
Customs Adrvice
United States
Europe
MacVeagh
John E. Wilkie
United States Accret Service
Witkin
Storm Claims 900 Lives In Astrakhan Dock Disaster
A tempest swept a Caspian Sea landing stage away on Tuesday, killing about three hundred Persian dock workers in Astrakhan. Rescue efforts continue as authorities investigate the accident and its eerie toll.
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Astrakhan
Russia
Caspian Sea
Carkeek Ordered For Trial In May Mayhem Link Ties To Racetrack Gang
San Francisco reports Jack Carkeek linked to a May trial in Omaha on U S circuit court charges amid a racetrack gang and prizefight controversy. Terre Haute notes Hungarian coal miner Diabatia found dead after excessive whisky. In Sullivan a coroner rules survival by overdose. Muskegon details a drunken brawl ending with two killed and multiple injuries, including George Kovacs and John Horniack in a scuffle at Muskego.
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San Francisco
Jack Carkeek
Bray Gang
Omaha
Tudga van Meet
United States Circuit Court
Terre Haute
Ind
Sullivan
Muskegon
Taft Urges Sharp Government Expenditure Cuts
President Taft told cabinet officers after reviewing next year’s department estimates that further cuts of substantial size are needed to align expenses with actual necessities. He summoned cabinet chiefs, Alexander of the rivers and harbors committee, General Bixby, and Speaker Cannon and Representative Mann for discussion on retrenchment and reform. The outlook for material legislation remains uncertain.
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Washington
Taft
Luco
Alexander
Bixby
Army
Cannon
Representative Mann
Chicago
White House
Sailors Win Their Demands After Mutiny in Brazil Navy
Brazil Congress grants every demand of mutinous sailors including general amnesty for officers and men who seized warships. Immediate effects include higher pay shorter service hours reduced work and abolition of corporal punishment. Sailors left port during the debate and their destination remains unknown.
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Rio Janeiro
Congress
Vesaela
Parliament Dissolved After War Time Speech and Arbitration
London announces the dissolution of parliament with a January 31, 1941 assembly date. Only Winston Churchill attends, as King’s speech mentions failure to reform the upper house and notes the Newfoundland fisheries arbitration at The Hague with hopes of improved cordial relations between Canada, Newfoundland, and the United States.
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London
Black Red
House of Commons
House of Peers
Winston Churchill
Lord Loreburn
Ha Constitutional Crista
Dward VII
New Foundland
United States
North Atlantic
Canada
Newfoundland
United States of America
Hague Tribunal
Rebels Hold Up A Train In Chihuahua Territory
Report from Torreon indicates revolutionists halted a Chihuahua and Pacific line passenger train between Chihuahua and Madera. About 100 insurgents disrupted the journey, three Mexican women were killed, cars ditched, passengers held for 24 hours yet well treated and released after extracting a promise from railroad officials not to dispatch soldiers.
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Torreon
Mexico
Chihuahua
Chihuahua & Pacific
Madera
Indictment of Gallagher for assault and weapon carry
Hudson county grand jury indicted James J. Gallagher in three counts for assault with intent to kill Mayor Gaynor and Street Cleaning Commissioner Edwards and for carrying a concealed weapon. The case was sent to Judge Blair of the common pleas court.
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Jersey City
N. J
Hudson County Grand Jury
Blair
Court, of Common Pleas
James J. Gallagher
Gaynor
Edwards
Hotel Fire Frightening Scene Ignites Fearful Night
A hotel blaze sparked a frightening night as guests fled amid smoke and alarms. Fire crews battled the flames while evacuations continued, halting services and drawing crowd attention to the danger and rescue efforts.
May Recall Reeves Rail Systems Crippled by Conflicts
El Paso Herald reports rumors of Gen Bernardo Reyes recalled from Europe to become Mexico’s vice president and seize control. Vice-president Corral ill and may seek Europe for treatment. Finance Minister Limantour expected to resign after Europe visit. A dynamite device found at Colonia institute amid anti American rioting. American and Canadian workers face shortages asPearson lumber interests struggle. rail service disrupted. Rebels led by Madero claim control between Minaen and Gusyno pilia and into valleys west of the Northwest railroad near the Sapnaripa border.
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el Paso
el Faso Herald
Mexico City
Bernardo Reyes
Europe
Mexico
Ding
Corral
Limantour
Reyes
Guadalajara
Institute of Colone
Madera
Chitahua
Pearson Fumiber
Teferal P
Douglas
Madero
Minaen
Gusynopilia
Pearson
Sapnaripa
Taft eyes deeper cuts as cabinet revises estimates
Washington reports a $14,000,000 reduction in next year’s running expenses following Taft’s cabinet briefing. The president seeks further cuts and postpones the cabinet meeting. He plans to meet senators and representatives, then focus on judicial appointments, inviting suggestions for potential bench candidates. McCrea of the Pennsylvania railroad met Taft, fueling talk of railway legislation ahead of Congress.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Senate
Congress
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Historic fare cuts to New York and Boston set for Jan
Chicago to New York and Boston will see deep price reductions starting Jan 2 by three eastern trunk lines the Grand Trunk the Exie and the Wabash cutting first class fares by $8 and affecting second class as well. The reductions follow a secret January 1 meeting of insurgent road reps.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk
Exie
Wabash
New York
Boston
Big Western
Drowning tragedy and varied Wisconsin notices
In Spooner lake Edith Hougen sixteen dies while aiding Lat Crosse rescuer Albert Dunham who broke through ice. Marguerite Morton and Wiehard Robinson wed in Racine home. couple to reside in Colorado Springs. A series of local incidents follow in Racine Kenosha Beloit Madison and other Wisconsin towns with deaths arrests fires and church and school updates.
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Superior
Fred Piper
Scranton
Kenosha
Mia
Mary J. Bradford
Renin Charles Iane
Atore
Diana
Bradford
Notioe
Belolt
Melalt College High School
Wnll
Shell Lake
Aow
Viroqua
Lara Kalventran
Vicln
Ily
Denver
Xenosha
Kenosha Coun'y Board
Janesville
Irene Babcock
Frank McNulty
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Freight Trai
Beloik
J. Hege
Trinity Tuy ‘Heran
Tacoma
Wash
Sheboygan
William Zenk
C. Reiss Coat Company
Tudsom
C. T. Burnly
Boston
Mre
Clara P. Barnes
Gilbert M. Simmengibrary
Marinette
Sons of Sweden
Neevah
William Krueger
Mise
Fiva Clausen
Grand Rapids
Frank
Louis Braun
Braun Farm
Edgar
Frank Braun
Waukesha
Montl
Milwaukee Road
John H. Means
J. P. Olierarg
Racine
M. C
Stevens
Fond du Lac
Jegrad
Trant
St. Patrick
Kradwell Drug , Company
Madison
Emery
Orleans
Man Overcomes Kidney Trouble After Doan's Pills
Byron Bennette of 1012 St Clair Ave Mast Liverpool Ohio endured months of bed rest with kidney pain swelling and headache. He fainted at 80 pounds and feared consumption. After six boxes of Down’s Kidney Pills his health improved and he remained free from kidney trouble for six years. He credits Doan’s Pills as saving his life. Sold by all dealers 16 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Byron Bennette
St. Clair Ave
Mast
Liverpool
Ife
Dann's
Foster-Milburn. Co
Buffalo
Nothing Sordid About Him The Editor and the Poet
The editor reviews a thin post in a calm tone while the poet jeers at his own fame. A playful exchange reveals tensions between journalistic integrity and poetic ego. The dialogue ends with a demand for $20 for sterilizing the system.
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Ula
Dante
Pape's Diapepain Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepain as a fast cure for indigestion, dyspepsia, gas, and sour stomach promising relief within five minutes after a single dose with a fifty cent package. It links this to supposed famous remarks about Henry Irving, illustrating period health rhetoric and public speaker anecdotes.
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Pupe
Pape
Quotation Marks and Odd Sayings in a Kansas Paper
A Kansas editor’s quirk places the word beer in quotes, echoing a ghost metaphor. The piece echoes local humor with fragments about a caller, Curbs, and a coal throw, amid ad-like lines on rheumatism and self-restraint from possessions.
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Kansas
Lim
Kaness City Journal
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