Brief Review of a Week's Events in 1914 World
A digest from Washington notes and world columns. The Panama Canal Zone governance, coal mine rescue stations, a North American conservation conference planned for February 18, and Roosevelt's involvement in Gompers contempt cases are among items. Also covered are Taft's campaign plans, canal opening dates, a Johnstown shooting, Rome and Moscow reports, and various accidents, fires, and legal rulings across multiple states and countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal Zone
House Committee On Foreign and Interstate Commerce
Charleston
Colon
United States Geological Survey
White House
North America
Roosevelt
Canada
Diaz
Mexico
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Bonaparte
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morreon
American Federation of Labor
Justice Wright
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Bucks Stave É Range Company
St. Louis
Taft
Texas
Congress
Panama Canal
California
Joseph Buckline Bishop
Canal Commission
Notable 1908 World News Highlights
A roundup of high profile events includes William J Powell sentenced to 180 days in a Los Angeles workhouse on a vagrancy charge, Lloyd G Griscom resigning as ambassador to Italy, H W Poor & Co facing creditor assignments with liabilities likely 1 to 2 million, Jack Johnson defeating Tommy Burns for the heavyweight title in Sydney on points after 14 rounds, Cipriano Castro signaling surrender of Venezuela’s presidency in Berlin, Tomas Ryan resigning from 31 corporate directorates, H Barr Elliott arrested for bank robbery in Enfaula, and William H Newman resigning as president of the New York Central effective February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Elery
William Jefferson Powell
Los Angeles
Cal
Lloyd G. Griscom
Italy
Henry W. Poor
H.W. Poor & Co
Wall Street
Jack Johnson
Tommy Burns
Sydney
Australia
Johnson
Cipriano Castro
Berlin
Venezuela
Tomas F. Ryan
H. Barr Elliott
First National Bank of
Enfaula
Seismic disturbances hit Virginia City as multiple disasters unfold
A week of earthquakes gripped Virginia City Montana while maritime disasters claimed lives across the nation. The Rhine tugboat wreck near Frankfort Michigan left the captain and three crew dead, Jeanie Lettipit schooner wreck off Hox Island Virginia drowned five of six crew, and H M Cox of Portland Maine died after a hotel fall in Hot Springs Arkansas. The Pan American Congress opened in Santiago Chile with L S Rowe leading the American delegation. The Little Rock board of trade was destroyed by fire, causing extensive losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City
Mont
Rhine
Frankfort
Mich
H. M. Cox
Portland
Hot Springs
Ark
Jeanie Léppitt
Hox Island
Messina Earthquake Devastates Calabria and Sicily
A powerful earthquake and ensuing tsunami wrecked Co senza Catanzaro and Reggio di Calabria in Calabria, with Messina Sicily partially destroyed and many lives lost. Telecommunication failures delayed full assessment as rivers of water overwhelmed Catania and a torpedo boat dispatch reported Captain Passipo burned while rescuing others.
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Rome
Cosenza
Catanzaro
Reggio di Calabria
Calabria
Messina
Sicily
Gatania
Messin
Italy
Pomnell
Herculaneum
Catania
Reggio
Nicotera
Passipo
Nebris
Large Coal Deposits Reported Under Yellowstone Park
Montana Coke and Coal Company manager Hilson says a vast coal seam lies beneath Yellowstone Park. He estimates deposits extend several thousand feet and predicts future development within twenty to forty years as exploration continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Helens
Mont
Ethel Roosevelt Hosts White House Society Night
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, youngest daughter of President Roosevelt, led a formal debut on Monday night in the White House east room. Mrs Roosevelt and Ethel welcomed about four hundred guests in the blue room before the seating began at 10 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Ethel
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Battleships Pass Aden on World Tour to Suez
The sixteen American Atlantic fleet battleships under Rear Admiral Sperry cruised around the world and moved past Aden en route to Suez. The fleet sailed from Colombo, Ceylon on December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden
Aralia
Sperry
Suez
Coloma
Ceyland
Taft to Visit Isthmus Panama One Week Stay
President Taft plans a one week stay on the Isthmus of Panama and will be hosted by Colonel Goethals. Mrs Taft accompanies him, and six civil engineers will travel with the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Augusta
Taft
Colonel Goethals
Through Trains To Sound Inaugurate New Service
St Paul Minn Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads with Burlington plan through service from Chicago to Seattle Tacoma and Portland before Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. Officials confirm arrangements with announcements to follow in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Great Northern
St. Paul
Minn
Pe Cne
Chicago
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Watchword for Economy Shapes Iowa Legislature Budget
Des Moines reports the upcoming session will stress economy and retrenchment with a focus on reducing running state expenses. A key bill to create a board of regents for three state colleges is expected to pass, while shifts of departments and an independent insurance bureau figure as major fiscal ideas. The session faces no broad political upheaval, with a caucus likely January 9 to declare a speaker choice among several candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Laws
Board of Regents
Whipple
Mare
Friends of the Hill
Insurance
Banking
Department of Accounts
Secretary of State
Board of Parole
Ets
Insurance Department
Tew Iilis
House
Marston
White
Darrah
Stillman
Lee
Hackier
Harding
Feeley
Sullivan
Clarke
Kendall
Byers
Eaton
Plan for New Grandstand at State Fair Grounds
The Iowa department of agriculture has secured plans for a steel grandstand at the state fair grounds and seeks legislative appropriation in the coming session. The stand will be 100 feet back from the track, with a sword statue in front, steel construction, and fireproof design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department Or Agriculture
Iowa News Roundup Echoes in Early State History
A sprawling statewide snippet reports a puotheer farmer killed by a horse in Page county, a Lansing bullion plant set to open January 1 with fifty workers, and a Council Bluffs man injured by an automobile. It notes rabbi t counts, a Waterloo widow fatally injured in an electric car incident, and a land division of 3695 acres valued at 422641 dollars. The piece also covers a Webster City district court claim by a boy’s father, a Mason City eagle feast bear meat, Grazier’s temporary assembly seat, and a Campbell of Marion county election result publication ruling. Additionally, recommendations for Iowa’s legal department reorganization, an indictment for extortion in Pottawattamie county, and a kindergarten critic appointment at Cedar Falls are included. Sheriff Linville tracks a horse thief in Mills county, a Galveston case, a notable medical crisis in Austin Minnesota, and Henry Rhynsburger’s poultry export push from Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
John Stormer
Rome
Joan of Arc
Papa
Oneonia
Arlington Hotel
Baron Catte
Col
Muraki
Moscow
Irvine
Hargis
James Hargis
H. A. Shadow
Curtice
Julia Pice
Powell Formich
Michael Milanovitch
Cleveland
Formich
Clement Armand Fallieres
France
Place de Pehoile
Alappis
United States
Lenemont
Longf
Cal
Englewood High School
Chicago
Denver
Oakland
New York
George C. Hurlbut
American Geographical Society
Uione Hurlbut
Broadford
Smyth County
Virginia
A. Gollahorne
Ravia
Okla
Fidelia
Christian County
Kentucky
Boston
Joan de Coste
Warsaw
Naples
Hermosilla
Mexico
First National Bank
Monrovia
Milan
Kan
Clearwater
Holliday
Wellington
McClellan
Pittsburg
Voters’ League
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Stock Exchange
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Republic OW Company
Ohio
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Missouri
Supreme Court of Missouri
Commonwealth
Albert Hubbard
East Aurora
James Dunbar
Puotheer
Page County
Lansing
James Wiatt
Council Bluffs
Auto
O. B. Courtwright
Waterloo
George Wells
Grundy County
Secon
Donald W. Moorehouse
Webster City
Williams
Richard Ivey
Mason City
Winnipeg
Canada
Col. T. A. Potter
Hagles
George W. Grazier
Knoxville
General Assembly
J. D. Teter
Marion County
Marion Conty Board of Supervisors
Taylor County
Pottawattamie County
C. A. Wilding
Charles McKown
Crescent
Wilding
I. Dowell
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
Frances C. Portman
Decorah
Stout Training School
Menominee
Wis
A. C. Gunsaulus
West Union
Masonic Lodge
G. A
Vicksburg
Missionary Ridge
Leokou Mountain
Sherman
Atlanta
Linville
Mills County
Len Jones
Pacific Junction
Hamburg
Skidmore
Iman
Lafayette French
Austin
Mim
Albert Lea
Henry Rhynsburger
Pella
Towa
Atlantic
Rhynsburger
What the Dollies Had Illness Spreads Dollies In Home Tale
Little Mary grows ill and her mother debates appendicitis or convulsions with Granding. The next day Mary improves, but the child reports two dolls sick saying Givendolyn has spiders and Marguerite will have convulsions, reflecting a family scene of concern and childish imagination.
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Mary
Granding
Givendolyn
Marguerite
Intolerable Itching Eczema In Baby’s Face
A mother recalls severe eczema on her six month old's right cheek spreading to the face and eyes. After months of failed doctors and costly ointments, use of Cuticura Remedies cleared the eruption by the next morning and the skin fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. EB
Gumbin
Sheldon
Potter ‘Drug & Shem
Carp
Bolo Props
Doston
Altruists Troubles Stump Missionaries in Dark Gossip
In a pointed clash of tone, locals debate the true source of upheaval as phrases clash over missionaries versus altruists. The exchange captures a tense moment reflecting broader social frictions and reputational currents.
Wise Kid Reflects On Education And Grandmother Role
A seven year old niece-writes correspondent named Lila shares a view that education begins with a grandparent. She explains her motivation after being remonstrated for studying too hard, saying she expects to be a grandmother someday.
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Hille
Lila
A Perfect Gentleman and Other Oddities
A fragment includes banter on engagement with Charley noted as “one of the nicest fellows” and a retort about a tramp. Also a quip about belief and desire from Penny Pictorial and Heliodorus.
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Codling
Chappie
Penny Pictorial
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Washington Notes
General News
Yellowstone Park
Miss Ethel Roosevelt
Nellie May Schlee
Lincoln
State Normal
Peru
England
Germany
National Civic Federation
Nebraska Territorial Pioneers’ Association
NebraskanSale Historical Society
Junkin
Fred H. Quincy
aSima
Kansas
Bankas
Central City
Helen Gould
OWA News
Brian
Baby
Cutiura
Zamboz
Charley
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Aso
Heliodorus
Dodds
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