Composite national notes from a late 1910s issue
The item surveys varied topics including Tassels on Nasik chief magistrate Tippetts Jackson assassination, Menelik’s grave condition, Consuelo Dukes estate, and World events. It notes Peary skepticism about Cook's pole claim, Vatican bishops appointments, and U.S. naval incidents. It mentions Roosevelt satatunga, Irish canal politics, Zelaya, and bank solvency updates.
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Arthur Mason Tippetts Jackson
Nasik
Bombay
Menalik
Abyssinia
Consuelo
Duchess of Manchester
Viscount Mandville
Duke of Manchester
Vaughan
Belgium
Los Angeles
Zelaya
James O'Reilly
St. Anthony of Padua
Minneapolis
Reichsrat
Vienna
Robert E. Peary
Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
Disaster headlines and political notes paint a busy week
A mix of crises and reports spans U S life saving efforts in disasters to Peary proofs, a Pittsburg Ky killing suicide, a Nicaragua rebel victory with hundreds killed and prisoners taken. The Big Four cashier is jailed six years, Senator McLaurin dies, Omaha show attendance totals rise, Ballinger Pinchot probe calls grow, industrial education study eyed, Wilard offered B&O presidency, Foraker named US marshal, trans Atlantic storms, river and harbor bill planned, coffee use costs 64 million dollars this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peary
South Pole
North Pole
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Kermit Roosevelt
Col
Roosevelt
Isthmian Canal
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Young
First State Bank
Keifer
Oklahoma
Smedley D. Butter
Marine
United States
Dixie
Congressman Butler
West Chester
Philadelphia
Sarah Ennis
American Mining Congress
Washington
National Bureau of Mines
McLaurin
Mississippi
District of Columbia
House
Taft
Ballinger
Richard Parr
Grand Army
Atlantic City
Frances
Isabel Richie
Newark
N. J
United States Life Saving Service
Schley
Cook
Pittsburg
Senator McLaurin
Brandon
Miss
Bureau of Labor
Willard
B. & O. Railroad
Creighton M. Foraker
New Mexico
Supreme Court
Alexander
House Committees On
Inward Passenger Movement and White House Talks
figures from the immigration bureau show 115650 inbound travelers in November with 85049 immigrants planning US settlement and 15659 citizens returning on temporary visits. Taft meets Gifford Pinchot on US participation in Roosevelt's proposed international conservation congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
United States
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Forestry
Agricultural Department
Taft
International Conservation Congress
Roosevelt
Hague
Mexico
James A. Cook
State Department
Wilson
Representative Scott
Kansas
Cook
Scott
Thomas Dawson
Council Bluffs
Chile
South America
Treasury
Leonard Wood
Army
J. Franklin Bell
Wood
Tough Riders
Taft seeks federal ban on farm futures gambling
President Taft plans to urge Congress to prohibit gambling in wheat corn cotton and other farm products. He argues such speculation harms legitimate industry and would protect the public. A White House conference and a bill by Representative Scott of Kansas are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Taft
White House
Scott
Kansas
House Committee On Agriculture
New England Blizzard Hits Cities From New York to Boston
The Christmas blizzard claims lives across New York and Philadelphia areas and causes mass disruption. Traffic and streetcar services fail. Boston faces a 5 million dollar loss with a tidal surge flooding Chelsea and forcing thousands to evacuate. Power outages affect 32 towns with restoration hoped by tonight.
Railroads Withdraw Offer On Reemployment For Strikers
At noon today the northwestern railroads withdrew their offer to abide by the Chicago wage conference and to re employ the striking workers as positions could be found. The third vice president of the Northern Pacific affirmed the firm stance, and the strikers await the Washington conference between President Pernam of the Railway Telegraphers Union and Interstate Commerce Commission members. No further developments reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northwestern
Chicago
Eberhart
Northern Pacific
Washington
Pernam
Railway Telegraphers Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
Six Days Storm Believed To Have Lost Eleven Schooners
St Johns Newfoundland December 29 reports say eleven New Foundland schooners with sixty crewmen are believed lost in the Christmas blizzard. The six day storm, peaking Sunday, caused widespread property damage across the island colony. Telegraph lines inland are down and Placentia flooded for three days, with its main street like an ocean beach.
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St. Johns
N. F
Placentia
Railroads Hold Out In Strike Walkout
Governor Eberhart fails to unite rail officials and strikers. Northern Pacific Third Vice President Slade and Great Northern general manager Gruber refuse immediate reinstatement, offer to submit wages and hours to Chicago conference and bring workers back only on vacancies. Workers have until Friday to accept.
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St. Paul
Eberhart
Slade
Northern Pacific
J. M. Gruber
Great Northern
Chicago
Burt
North Dakota Educators Convene for ANNUAL convention opening day
Hundreds of teachers from across North Dakota attend the second day of the North Dakota Educational Association convention in Minot. After a slow start, most educators arrived last night and today, with first sessions held in several departments.
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Minot
North Dakota
North Dakota Educational Association
Wreckage of Schooner David Palmer Found After Storm
Masses of wreckage from the fire masted schooner David Palmer of Boston were washed ashore at Hull. It is believed the vessel struck an outer ledge during yesterday's storm and broke up with the loss of all on board, twelve men. The Palmer had been sighted near Cape Cod on Saturday in Massachusetts Bay.
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Boston
David Palmer
Hull
Palmer
Cape Cod
Massachusetts Bay
Americans Not Tortured In Nicaragua Executions
Reports that Grace and Cannon, American recruits in the insurgent forces, were tortured before execution by President Zelaya are denied. The state department in Washington possessed the facts a month ago, and local belief that details had been publicized through official channels is unfounded.
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Mangua
Nicaragua
Grace
Cannon
Zelaya
State Department
Washington
Indiana Woman Disfranchised for Perjury Sentence
In Laporte Indiana Special Judge Truesdell sentenced Mrs Alma Cromwell wife of a farmer to the state prison for two to twenty one years for subornation of perjury and disfranchised her for two years.
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Laporte
Ind
Indiana
Truesdell
Alma Cromwell
Indiana State
Shot by son injures Duluth farmer's wife near Pike Lake
Duluth reported that A. M. Olmem, wife of a farmer near Pike Lake, was shot through the hips at noon yesterday when a rifle her 6 year old son was playing with was accidentally discharged.
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Duluth
A. M. Olmem
Pike Lake
Zelaya Arrives in Mexican City to Cheers from Central Americans
Jose Santos Zelaya, self-styled titular president of Nicaragua, arrived in the Mexican city on December 29. He was not met by Mexican officials but greeted by about 200 Central Americans and Mexicans who cried Long live Zelaya Long live Mexico and Down with the Yankees.
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Jose Santos Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Lve
Mexico
Nebraska District Attorney Pick Headlined by Senator Brown
Senator Brown has sprung the name of Attorney General Thompson for Nebraska district attorney. President Taft sent a long list of important diplomatic nominations to the senate. The Nicaraguana congress elected Dr. Jose Madriz as president.
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Brown
Thompson
Nebraska
Taft
Senate
Jose Madriz
Chaffee Swindler Suspect Robbed
Minneapolis report says Charles Adams, also known as Re Adams, arrested in New York last week, identified as one of the men tied to the $25,000 Minneapolis gold brick swindle and matching the description of the swindler who defrauded H. F. Chaffee of Am enta North Dakota out of $26,000.
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Minneapolis
Charles Or
Adams
New York
H. F. ‘Chaffee
Amenta
N. D
Taft Cancels New York Dinner and Carnegie Hall Speech
President Taft canceled his New York engagement due to stormy traffic. He was to dine with Andrew Carnegie and address the American Historical Association at Carnegie Hall.
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Washington
Taft
New York City
Andrew Carnegie
American Historical Association
Carnegie Hall
Auto Show death near Columbus Ohio
Frank McGill 38 of Coshocton was killed near Newark while en route to the Columbus Automotive show. His car skidded in snow and overturned shortly after leaving Newark.
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Columbus
Frank ,McGill
Coshocton
Newark
Strikers May Take Grievance to Washington Rail Firm
St Paul reports indicate union leaders have left for Chicago and Washington to seek intervention from the Interstate Commerce Commission or President Taft to avert a general strike amid a dispute between switchmen and railroads. President Hawley remains in Duluth directing strike actions.
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St. Paul
Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
Perham
Railway Telegraphers
American Federation of Labor Railway Section
Chicago
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
Pres
G. B. Howley
State Federation of Labor
Duluth
Estrada Rejects Madriz Peace Terms in Nicaragua
A Bluefields telegram reports General Estrada will not accept the new president Madriz as peace basis. Madriz proposed a suspension of hostilities and sending a commission, but Estrada refuses to recognize the assembly’s authority and denounces Madriz as a usurper.
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Washington
Revolutionary Party
Legislative Assembly
Madriz
Estrada
Maedriz
Whole towns devasted by sweeping floods in Spain
San Sabastian reports the destruction from last week's floods. Santa Christiania has only three houses standing while La Vicilla's church remains. Ben Avenue near Zamorra, with 5,000 residents, was underwater five days and traffic moved by boat. Villabeza is destroyed and Castile plateau crops ruined.
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San Sabastian
Spain
Santa Christiania
la Vicilla
Ben Avenue
Zamorra
Villabeza
Castile
Gunmen sent from Boston amid Chinatown bloodshed
Scores of detectives and patrolmen swarmed Chinatown in New York following a deadly feud between tongs. Police say five Hip Sing members were executed in Boston for killings of Leong tong members, and the gunmen were dispatched to seek revenge.
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New York
Dog Saves Five Horses From Night Theft Near Cooperstown
On the Thomas Riley farm near Here, a watchdog barked loudly waking Riley to find five horses tied together and prepared for a trail. The would be thieves fled in darkness, only to be found hiding nearby the next morning, a few hundred feet from the barn.
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Cooperstown
Thomas Riley
Riley
Fire Aboard White Star Liner Celtic En Route To Liverpool
A fire was discovered in the hold of the White Star liner Celtic about four days out from New York. The vessel steamed toward Liverpool and arrived safely yesterday. The blaze, starting amid bales of cotton, burned unnoticed while burning but no passengers were aboard at the time.
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Liverpool
New York
Paul
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Georgia
Vestal
Hampton Roads
Weather Bureau
New England
Chelsea
Island End
Son
Chaffee
Pres. Perham
The
Federation of Labor
General Estrada
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