World and National Happenings Of Varying Note
A collage of brief items from around the globe and the U S reports political and military moves in Russia and China, German deficits, population unrest in Alabama, labor disputes in California, naval activity, and natural disasters from Mexico to Mexico's flood zones. Notable figures include Cook and Taft with mentions of Alaska travel and pole exploration.
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Taft
Alaska
Mexico
Cook
China
Floods devastate Zamora district and Tula town in Mexico
A Mexico City dispatch reports a cloudburst flooded Zamora district with overflowing rivers and miles of valleys submerged. Tula in Tamalpais state suffered a 45 to 60 foot high wave wiping out lower town sections, destroying San Juan bridge, washing away hundreds of houses and killing many. Mon terey severity cited as comparable. Northeastern state rail and telegraph lines ruined. about 7,000 residents isolated for four days. Thirty bodies recovered with more feared among shepherds and mountaineers.
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Mexico City
Morels
Zamora
Tula
Tamalpais
San Juan
Monterey
Vicin
Robbed Mails Wholesale Tie to Chicago Gang
Chicago police hold Allen Posner 26 and Emily Snyder 20 on suspicion of leading a mail theft ring. They allegedly stole letters and jewelry worth about $1,000 by rifling residence mailboxes after delivery, with two accomplices still sought. Snyder reportedly joined Posner in Chicago four months ago.
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Chicago
Allen Posner
Emily Snyder
Harrison Street
Postoffice
Stuart
Posner
Synder Girl
Gray
New York
Lynder
Tuberculosis Increase Cited By Nathan Straus
Nathan Straus presented detailed figures arguing tuberculosis grows rather than declines. He referenced New York City vital statistics showing deaths per 1000 rising from 2.42 in 1902 to 2.89 in 1907 and 2.29 in 1908, with deaths from tuberculosis edging up from 18.04 percent to 19.90 percent of total deaths.
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Budapest
Nathan Straus
New York
Medien Ctp
New York City
Robert Koch
Gakil
Cholera Serum and Vaccine Reported in France
Paris reports discovery of a serum and an injectable vaccine for cholera under the direction of Metchnikoff and Roux. Trials in Russia cut death rate from 50 percent to below 23 percent, with immunity claimed after subcutaneous inoculation.
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Paris
Salambini
Profesor Metchnikoff
Pierce Roux
Russia
Tennessee Chattanooga liquor shipment ban upheld
A court ruling sustains a local act prohibiting wholesale sale and shipment of liquor in Tennessee Chattanooga. The decision affirms restrictions on out of state or intrastate alcohol distribution under state law.
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Chaneclior Tt
Welcome for Dr. Cook May Honor Polar Flag Hoist
New York prepares a national and international welcome for Dr. Frederick A. Cook to mark his North Pole achievement. Arctic club members hope President Taft attend with other leaders and explorers such as Nansen Amundsen and Bernier expected to join. Cook may travel via Copenhagen and possibly visit Belgium and London on the homeward route.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
Arctic Club
Duke d’Abruzzi
Nansen
Ronald Amundsen
George Melee Fiala
Joseph E. Bernier
Bradley S. Osborne
Copenhagen
Captain Osborne
Northwest Passage
Belgium
London
Santa Fe plans fast mail train to Los Angeles
Santa Fe railroad aims to run a new fast mail and express service between Kansas City and Los Angeles. The move, part of a fare war with rivals, targets the Southern California mail, expected to generate about 1.25 million dollars annually for the lines. Principal traffic shifts involve Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific, with weighing of western territories starting next February.
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Chicago
Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Hillroads
Tsa
Pacific Coast
East
Cal
Southern California
Santa
Southern Pacific
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Missouri River
St. Paul
Santa Fe
St Louis
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Feo
Russians to Be Imported to Hawaii
Honolulu report says the territorial board of immigration decides to bring 560 Manchurian families to Hawaii. Agent L. C. Atkinson sails for Harbin to arrange the immigration and secure passage and settlement plans for the group.
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Honolulu
Territoria Board
Imm Han
Manchuria
L. C. Atkinson
Harbin
Hawaii
de Peng de Ectirgboegs
el Ston Fanatien Wills Toheesll
Islands
Hammond Buying Mine In Mexico City Deal
A report from Mexico City states Hammond plans to acquire a stake in the Santa mine with an investment toward a mineral deposit valued at about $200000. The article notes the formal agreement and parties involved.
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Hammond
Mexico City
Santa Mine
Suggestions From Farmers on the 1910 Census
Washington notes farmers are eager about the April 16 1910 census of agriculture and farms. The census director seeks input from farmers professors economists and agricultural experts to shape questions and schedules for accurate results.
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Washington
United States
Fante Pesenbe
Abicoes
Tes
Santa Fe Stirs Up Rivals
The Santa Fe proposes a new mail and train service between Kansas City and Los Angeles to cut travel time by ten hours. The plan demands 50 hours for over 1,800 miles at more than 87 mph including stops, prompting Western roads to seek government positions and dispatch notices to Washington.
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Chicago
Postoffice Department
Kansas City
Los Angee
Aday
Santa Fe
Kansan City
Los Angeles
Ranka
Washington
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Natural bridge found in Utah and Arizona region
Salt Lake City reports discovery of a natural bridge four miles north of the Arizona line. The arch spans 274 feet and rises over 900 feet, claimed as the largest known. Utah society members returned from an expedition along the Colorado river through Northern Arizona and Southern Utah.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Utah Society
Colorado River
Arizona
Arizona Line
Decisive Battle Set Amid Turkish Troop Movements
Reports from Peru dated September 6 indicate a final clash is anticipated as Turkish forces engage near a contested area. Advices received today describe a pitched battle in territory claimed by Turkey, signaling a turning point in the ongoing military engagement.
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Peru
Thea
Flood Devastates Batavia Java Area
Reports indicate widespread flooding in Batavia Java with many residents displaced and losses feared as waters rise. Local authorities assess damage while relief teams mobilize to assist affected communities.
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Java
Batavia
May Fight It Out In House Over Liberal Coal Laws
Congress faces a bitter clash over forestry and reclamation funding as Western lawmakers push for more liberal coal land terms and Alaska railroad data. The Ballinger Pinchot dispute looms, with Interior and forest services seen as key battlegrounds. committees will probe agency work and coal lands management next winter.
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Washington
Congress
Ballinger
Pinchot
Taft
Roosevelt
Interior Department
Forestry and Reclamation Services
House Committee On Agriculture
Forestry Bureau
Likewlas
Territories
Alaska
Department
Con
Crowd Out Whites
Special Agent Pierce of the bureau of labor and statistics reports in Marysville Calif that Japanese invasion impacts labor. He notes few Japanese in Chico with many employed steadily in orchards and fields and replacing whites where white men refuse work.
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Marysville
Cal
Pierce
Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Chico
Fishguard Route Heralded as Cunard Rail Triumph
London reports the inauguration of the Fishguard route bringing New York within five days of London, celebrated as a major triumph for Cunard Line and rail connections.
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Fishguard
London
New York
Cunard and
Rail
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Soan
Malcolm, Ala
Nesth Pol
California
Catalina Islands
Ol “House Nants
Admiralty
Count Zeppelin
North Pole
The
American Locomotive Company
Indiana
Hoe
Lenmark
Wickersham
Smern
Wilbur Wright
Mex
Dialville
Texas
Florence Vandervort
Nevada
Canal
Hill
Conard
Liverpool
Careyact
Colorado
Catanai
Sicily
Scordos
Santa Maria
Santa Maria Maggiore
Arctic Explorer
Durand
Lusitania Ia
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