Dining customs and curious notes from 17th to 20th century muse
The piece compiles eclectic observations from dining hours in old chronicles to modern curiosities. It mentions dates and practices from ducal households to Siamese attire, English cheese makers, and a mix of social anecdotes. It also touches on suffrage activism, trolley innovations, and a global slew of miscellaneous facts.
Axman Kills Family of Three in Couny Bluffs
A notorious ax murderer strikes near Councy Bluffs, killing Mr and Mrs Thompson and their 43 year old son six miles east of town. No clue left behind, weapon used described as heavy hammering axe, neighbors void of notice, previous attacks at Villieca and other states blamed on fanatics. Detectives Burns and Orton pursue leads with limited success.
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Bluffs
Kansas
Colorado
Oregon
Illinoia
Martin Thompson
Councy Bluffs
Thompesons
Taso Bors
Villieca
Burns
Orton
Rioters Battle in Streets of Duluth
Rioters seized Duluth streets for hours as strike breakers faced mob violence. Nonunion conductors and motormen were attacked, property damaged, and shots fired near car barns. Iron workers from boiler shops led the unrest. police dispersed the crowd with no injuries reported from police fire.
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Duluth
Minn
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Express officers prepare to challenge new ICC rate cuts
Washington officials report express company representatives will appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission next month to contest the reduced rates recently promulgated. Early rumors said they would not oppose the cuts, but New York confidentials now indicate a fight to block the reductions. The backdrop is Congress debate on government takeover of express firms.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Vinegar Case Decided by Health Department
The department of agriculture announced judgment under the pure food law on alleged adulteration and misbranding of vinegar held by Mitchell Fruit and Grocery company of Mitchell South Dakota shipped by Haarmann Vinegar and Pickle company of Sioux City. Condemnation and forfeiture were ordered with costs to the claimants and release of the product to the claimant under a $200 bond.
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Department of Agriculture
Nothce
Mitchell Fruit and Grocery Company
Mitchell, & BD
Haarmann Vinegar and
Costa
New Distance Record For A Aeroplanes Made
Frampes France September 14 M Fourny a French aviator today broke all records for distance and duration of night while competing for the Criterium prise offered by the French Aero club. Fourny started over the seven kilometer circuit of the Ktam pee aerodome at 6 534 m At 4 o'clock this afternoon the airman had covered 800 kilometers and was still in the air hoping to remain until o'clock tonight.
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Frampes
France
M. Fourny
Freight rates on autos attacked by commission
Washington report says the Interstate Commerce Commission faced a challenge to the existing freight rate of 74 dollars per hundred pounds for automobiles less than carloads from New York and other eastern points to Pacific coast terminals. The case sought a reduce rate for other self-propelling vehicles to 4 dollars and 50 cents per hundred and a further demand to cut automobile rates to 4 dollars.
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Washington
New York
Pacificoast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Vote Buying Scandal Revealed in Georgia
Madison County grand jury returns indictments charging 12 men with buying and moll ing votes in the recent democratic county. Meany are taairiments on the same darken. New York Curlew will cling here after midnight for lobrers on the beat White Way, per Magistrate Cornell.
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Madison
Organ County
New York
Cornell
Funeral rites and mourning color in Tokyo for late emperor
Processions in Tokyo marked the funeral of Emperor Mutsuhito with a grand funeral car bearing the casket. Attendees included high officials, ministers, and foreign diplomats, while Emperor Yoshihito and Empress Sadako prepared to receive the guarded casket at Aoyama amid torches and ceremonial rites.
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Tokio
United States
P. C. Knox
Aoyama
Yoshihito
Sadako
Rnkeda
Aouma
Santo Domingo Revolt Sparks US Intervention Move
Washington reports the United States plans immediate action as a Santo Domingo revolution threatens foreign interests. Warships will be dispatched, as customs houses under treaty protection face seizure risks. State Department preparations under way for swift response.
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Washington
United States
Santo Domingo
State Department
Prices farmers received fall sharply in Aug Sept
Washington Sept 14 The department of agriculture reports a larger drop in average farm prices for major crops from August 1 to September this year than last. The nine crops cited corn wheat oats barley rye flax seed potatoes tobacco cotton and hay show a 7 percent month decline, versus 4.4 percent a year ago, with September 1 prices 28 percent below last year and modest gains versus earlier dates in 2010 through 8.
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Department of Agriculture
Two German Aviators Injured In Military Plane Crash
A military aeroplane accident today left two German officers hurt. One aviator sustained a broken leg and the other a broken arm. Dresden was reported as the location, with brief details on the incident.
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Dresden
Snaowy
Rept
Engineers to Elect at National Stationary Engineers Meet
Kansas City Ada Sept final session of the National Stationary Engineers Association in Indianapolis Springfield Mass contesting for next convention officers elected and pace set. John Arthur Ward vice president Citheens Bank of Georgetown Booth Beattie Herolee Ward indicted by federal grand jury for white slave law violations. Flight stunt noted for meet with biplane soaring to altitude above 1.00 feet with engines off.
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Ada
National Stationary Engineers
Trost
Indianapolis
Springfield
Mass
San Francisco
John Arthur Ward
Citheens Bank of
Georgetown
Booth Beattie
Herolee Ward
Seattle
Cunningham coal leases canceled in Alaska land dispute
Washington reports final government ruling voiding the Cunningham Alaska coal land claims for alleged patent frauds tied to the Ballinger Pinchot controversy. Secretary Fisher affirmed Commissioner Dennett’s findings that entries were improperly allowed, with 6250 acres of claims valued in the millions canceled.
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Cunningham Alaska
Fisher
Retary
Dennett
General Land Office
Cunningham
Interior Department
Cunningham Group
J. G. Cunningham
Clarence Cunningham
Department
Morgan-Guegenheim
Cunninghams
Public Service
Forester Pinchot
Louis R. Glavis
Theze Office
Clatn
Miners Clash With Militia as Cabin Creek Tensions Rise
In Charleston West Virginia 1200 militiamen under Major James Pratt enforce martial law in the Cabin Creek district. The Ohley Coal stables and tipple were set ablaze, 25 militiamen repelled the arsonists, and threats to dynamite mines were found. Governor Glasscock’s commission reopens its probes with Bishop J C Donahue presiding and several miner and operator leaders slated to testify.
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W. Va
Cabin Creek
Kanawha
West Virginia
James Pratt
Ohley Coal Company
Ohley
Clarksburg
Cochrane
Mucklow
Glasscock
Paint Creek
J. C. Donahue
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Turko Italian War Chiefs Reach Terms
London dispatch reports from Rome via Italian censor that Italian and Turkish delegates in Switzerland have reached a peace treaty. Turkey will recognize Italy's occupation of Libyan coasts, withdraw Ottoman forces, and not oppose Italian expansion inland. Italy will recognize caliphate religious jurisdiction in Libyan provinces and grant a redeemable loan of 120 dollars. Turkey will yield 12 Aegean islands to Italian administration while retaining sovereignty over the rest.
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Windy, stormy weather halts Chicago aviation trials.
Wind conditions at Chicago aviation field were too poor for any takeoffs this morning. Officials hoped weather would improve for this afternoon's program, which includes a 12 mile monoplane race, a 12 mile biplane race, and an accurate landing contest from 1,000 feet between French and American aviators.
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Unknown Goddess Statue Discovered Near Ancient Remetery
In Athens at Sopi li the discovery of a hitherto unknown goddess statue is reported. The head resembles that of a second aged figure and relates to papers tied to an earlier church or watchers. The find occurred in the altar area of an ancient cemetery unearthed years ago.
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Lare
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Ann Poelas
Volo
Unclear fragment mentions Will and possible meal or drink
Fragmentary text references a will and a potential meal or beverage change. No clear person, organization, place, date, or event is identifiable to form a full news item.
Tricky Tale Involving Rosa Seen By Neighbors
A fragmentary note recalls Rosa leaving for a distant location with uncertainty about her return. Mrs. Loulee, a neighbor to Mrs. Asa, mentions a man who may again attempt contact and hints at a possible Green Tetana reference. The text includes a garbled quotation about threats to return if another person does not turn trick.
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New York Lawyer Burton Gibson Arrested for Murder in Szabo Death
Burton Gibson, a New York lawyer linked to Rosa Menachik Szabo, was arrested on a first degree murder warrant after Szabo died early July on Greenwood Lake. Investigators cite possible jiu jitsu strangulation. Gibson protests innocence and awaits Middletown court action with deputies watching his Rutherford home.
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Burton W. Gibson
Rosa Manachik Ssabo
Greenwood Lake
Degraw
Orange County
Gibson
Rosa Mensohik Szabo
Middletown
Interest of Labor and Capital at National Engineers Meeting
Report from Kansas City on the National Association of stationary Engineers convention. Speakers warn against interference by any party between employers and workers over wages. The union seeks fair handling of pay and opposes actions that would disrupt labor relations.
Mary results in various states and party shifts
Denver and Colorado report early statewide primary returns reversing a Republican victory for Roosevelt progressives and indicating party splits. Connecticut delegates nominate John P. Bradley for governor and a ticket supporting Taft. Washington results show no Democratic governor winner above 40 percent, signaling second-choice votes may determine the nomination.
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Thomas
Beattie
Wash
Hugh C. Todd
Seattle
Grandfather Clause Fails in Arkansas Elections
In Little Rock September 13 voters rejected the grandfather clause amendment and related measures. The recall of all electives to limit legislative sessions to 100 days was approved, signaling a mixed result in Arkansas voter decisions.
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Ark
Arkansas
Light vote cast in Arizona primary in Phoenix area
A light vote marked Arizona’s statewide primary held yesterday to choose three presidential electors and one congressman in the Phoenix county area. Reported turnout showed about 10 percent of the entered vote cast in the county where Phoenix is located.
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Melanie Book Arcade
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Aris
Consr
White Wife of Jack Johnson Kills Self
Chicago sept 13 Mrs Jack Johnson wife of the champion pugilist shot herself last night intending to move to Las Vegas New Mexico Her husband went to buy tickets and found her on the floor with a bullet wound The bullet passed through to two maids in the room before she died at a hospital The incident occurred while she wrestled with a revolver and a drawer when the maids attempted to intervene in the plan to end her life
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rMa
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Las Vegas
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Clarence Duryea
Indianapolis political figure dies after car crash in Shelbyville
Charles H. Rogtes Bell, 69, longtime national committeeman from Shelbyville Indiana, suffered fatal injuries in a mobile accident last Monday. The veteran party official died at a local hospital after the crash.
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Chas. H. Rogtes. Bell
Bhelbyville
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Aviator Paul Peck Dies After Crash in Washington D C
Aviator Paul Peck of Washington D C holder of a joint flight record was killed when his plane crashed in gusty wind during a night flight. He attempted a landing but struck the ground as the engine hit him in the neck. he died at St Anthony de Padua hospital.
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Chicago
Paul Peck
Washington, D. C
St. Anthony de Padua Hospital
Valentine Faces Government Inquiry Over Liquor Allegation
Washington reports that Robert G. Valentine resigned yesterday as commissioner of Indian affairs amid charges he took liquor on an official visit to an Indian reservation in Oklahoma. The case will be investigated by the Department of Justice.
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Washington, D.C
Robert G. Valentine
Indian Affair
Oklahoma
Car Strike at Superior Delays Railway Service
A disrupted car strike at Superior stops trains and blocks Duluth Union Line crews from operating. Limited service resumes as workers return to jobs, halting normal rails traffic and delaying schedules in the region.
Mexicans Are Still Playing With Fire
Gayle Pass Tex Sept 18 In tolerable conditions in two thirds of Mexico today to develop another big excursion of Americans and even continue to move forces toward the border. A federal movement from the north and a southern Pacific line mobilization aim to trap rebels. Government demands protection for Americans prompt the northern push. Reports from Bri general Bruver deny a federal garrison surrender at Ojiniga and claim rebels repulsed. A force under Romana Tampa disabled a train south of Naco and seized a sign at San Pedro while threatening to dynamite bridges if repairs occur.
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Menico
Alata
Federala Mova
Southern Pacific
Mexico
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Trains Reported Near Scene of Conflict in Juares
Fragmentary dispatch describes three trains near a conflict zone. It mentions Gen. aes Indiana, Samen, and Bonora volunteers aboard trains moving toward Agus Prieta, with federal infantry escort and only a small number of federal soldiers remaining in Juares. Lieut Co. H. L. Roberts led the escort, and the first train reached Douglas early this morning.
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Nani Paso
Agus Prieta
Aes
Indiana
Ahr Caine
Juares
H. L. Roberts
Twen- F.second Infantry
Douglas Earely
Rebels Demand Agua Prieta Surrender as Clash Looms
Aris Douglas reports rebel Col Antonio Rojas demanding surrender of Agua Prieta within 24 hours or face an attack by 1000 men. Federal garrison numbers 200. An American, John Scott, delivered the message after being held by rebels and escaping through lines south of Caballona. Rojas allegedly has 000 well armed men at Capellone.
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Aris
Antonio Rojas
Agua Prieta
Rojas
John Scott
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Capellone
Agua Priea
Federal forces surrender Ojiniga to rebels
The federal prison at Ojiniga Mexico surrendered to rebel forces late yesterday. News reached Marfa Texas today via advices from Ojiniga, about sixty miles away. General Sanches led federal troops in Presidio seeking ammunition when the surrender occurred. Separate dispatch from New York reports Southern Pacific asks Washington protection for Mexican interests as rebels move through the country, with bands of 100 to 3,000 men attacking lines and burning bridges.
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Ojiniga
Marfa
Tex
Mexico
Sanches
Presidio
New York
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State Department
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Taft Meets Chandler Anderson on Mexican Situation
President Taft received Chandler P. Anderson, Counsellor for the state department, at Beverly Massachusetts. The discussion touched on conditions in Mexico and reflected Anderson’s interest in the Mexican situation.
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Taft
Chandler P. Anderson
State Department
Heverly
York Head
Anderson
Mexico
Battle Still Raging at Ojinaga in Mexico Border War
Reports from border towns today indicate the battle of Ojinaga continues with federals defending the town nearly out of ammunition. Marfa Texas telegraph service notes heavy fighting and scarce supplies as the conflict persists.
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Alleged Murderer of Raymond Is Held
Chicago Sept 12 Arthur J Raymond known as Bugs died from internal hemorrhages and brain injuries due to external violence a coroner jury ruled. Fred Cigrang age 26 was held to the grand jury charged with causing Raymonds death Witnesses said Cigrang kicked Raymond unconscious in a fight on September 1 Raymond was found dead in a downtown hotel last Saturday.
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Arthur J. Raymond
Bugs
Fred Cigrang
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Cigrang
Mond
No Cars Running in Duluth Today
Duluth Minn Sept 12 street car employees strike fully grounded transit as no cars operated. Authorities report no rioting amid misinformation while city officials and civic groups press for arbitration to settle the dispute.
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Clisene
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Illinois Air Meet Begins Late Today
The Aerio club of Limnola hosts a 10 day aviation meet at Cicero field starting at 3 PM. More than a score of American and foreign aviators enter events with total prizes of 24000 dollars. Despite a fatal plunge at Lane and Ernoun, pilots consider withdrawing from races.
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Paul Mack
Lane Andernoun
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