Fire guts Alexandria tobacco stores and boats save most stock
At Alexandria Egypt a fire gutted customs tobacco stores with nearly 5 million dollars worth of tobaccos. Fire brigades aided by 200 sailors from German cruiser Freya saved most of the stock, with losses estimated at 1.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
Freya
George Henry Lewis
Sir George Lewis
Great Britain
Estrada
Nicaragua
Kabula Miiro
Katwe
Kabula Muro
Roosevelt
Kampla Unganda
Kisingo
Japan
Manchuria
Copenhagen University
Frederick A. Cook
Congressional threat over James Cook case implores action
Representative Hinshaw of Nebraska warned he will bring the James A. Cook case to Congress if the state department fails to secure a speedy adjustment. Other items report a Danville war museum fire destroying Lincoln relics, Yale receiving a 650000 gift for Hill House park, and various political and local notes across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinshaw
Nebraska
State Department
James A. Cook
Guadalajara
Mexico
Congress
Old War Museum
Danville
Lincoln
Yale
Olivares
Managua
Champ Clark
New York
Newsies
Herrin
United States
Madriz
Nicaragua
Senators and Governors Face Political Turbulence in Late Year
Excerpts detail expulsion of Dr. Cook from the Explorers' Club for alleged deception, debates on direct primary laws, and patronage concerns in Illinois. Mentions include Taft’s canal bond plan, Zelaya's Mexico stay, and a storm sweeping the Atlantic coast from Boston to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkettland
Nebraska
Explorers’ Club
Cook
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Indiana Teachers’ Association
Indianapolis
George Hanley
Colfax
William Edward Gladstone
Greece
Balkans
Armenia
Lorimer
Illinois
Taft
Zelaya
Mexico City
Knox
White House
Willard
B. & O. Railroad
P. L. Gue
Tecumseh
Neb
Perryopolis
Fayette County
George Washington
New York
Atlantic Coast
Boston
Norris Brown
Supreme Court
Washington
Hitchcock
Standard Oil
Bluefields
Topeka
Kan
John C. Pollock
United States District Court
Kansas Bank
William Payne
Mary
Hamilton
Ohio
Bryan
Cuba
Taft Works on Special Message to Congress on Antitrust Amendments
President Taft and cabinet finalize the details of a special message to Congress on proposed amendments to the interstate commerce and Sherman antitrust laws. He began work on the document Thursday as prospects for remedial legislation remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Congress
State Department
James A. Cook
Thomas Westmoreland
Circuit Court
Eastern District of Texas
Indian Territory
Maguire
Nebraska
George T. Liddell
Tecumseh
West Point
Thomas J. Doyle
Lincoln
Annapolis
Census Bureau
United States
Atlantic
New York
London
Blizzard Strikes Wide Region Amid Freezing Temps Across States
A sweeping blizzard hits Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas and parts of Mississippi with snow and cold. Reports list multiple deaths missing from the Soo line and a boy found frozen near Yellow Grass. Severe cold blankets Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas with records set in Kansas and Missouri towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
Winnipeg
Man
Sheriff Whitehead
Weyburn
Jos
Clark
Lang
John Hillborn
Releau
Lawrence Tremble
Estevan
Andrew Coleman
Dar‘vin Wood
Clem Bradley
Darwin Wood
Richmond
Kansas City
Kansas
Southwest
Oklahoma
Texas
St. Joseph
Taft Delays Interstate Commerce Message and Plans Aid
President Taft delays the interstate commerce bill message until early next week to confer with lawmakers. The anti trust message remains targeted for Thursday or Friday with a lender plan of 330000 for irrigation projects. He will also transmit attorney general papers on Gravis charges against Secretary Ballinger and reprint the Wickesham bill for congressional use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Congress
White House
Senate
Ballinger
Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Wickesham
Congressional Committees
Gamble bill transfers 160000 acres to North and South Dakota
The Gamble bill, reported from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, would turn over 160000 acres from Cheyenne and Standing Rock reservation school sections 16 and 36 to North and South Dakota. It includes a $415000 appropriation to pay Indians $2.50 per acre, amid opposition to a $1.25 offer and Interior Department asserting land and allotment values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standing Rock
Washington
Cheyenne
North
South Dakota
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Te Interior Department
No Peace for Nicaragua as War Fears Rise
Washington reports military activity continues at Managua. Unofficial tips say Estrada readies to advance on the capital, while Madriz moves an army eastward to meet him. A clash before Estrada reaches Managua could occur. details on strength and readiness are unclear.
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Washington
Madriz
Estrada
Nicaragua
United States
Cladera
Managua
Fire wrecks university medical college in Richmond
In Richmond on January 6, a three story brick building of the university college of medicine was wrecked leaving a $200,000 loss. Forty patients were hurried from the nearby hospital as sleet and rain hampered fire crews. The hospital was saved after fighting through ice coated plugs and slick streets.
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Richmond
Virginia Hospital
University College of Medicine
College
To Examine Cook's Record
Washington reports the polar data of Dr. Frederick A. Cook are en route for review by the National Geographic Society. Papers began from Copenhagen December 21 and should reach Washington by week’s end. Professor Gore Rear Admiral Pillsbury and Dr. Hayes will assess them and file a report early this month.
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Washington
Frederick A. Cook
National Geographic Society
J. H. Gore
Copenhagen
Gore
Admiral Pillsbury
W. M. Hayes
The
Geographical Survey
North Dakota postmasters confirmed and appointed
Washington January 6 The Senate confirmed H T Nelson Courtenay Lyman Brandt Park River C C Hutchinson LaMoure and W H Busch Oakes as North Dakota postmasters The previous day N C Lawrence Dickinson C C Jan kes Lansford J H Dooley Leeds H H Roberts Tower City C M Condie Westhope and E B T Halaas Carrington received appointments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Washington
Senate
H. T. Nelson
Courtenay
Lyman Brandt
Park River
C. C. Hutchinson
LaMoure
W. H. Busch
Oakes
N. C Lawrence
Dickinson
C. C. Jankes
Lansford
J. H. Dooley
Leeds
H. H. Roberts
Tower City
C. M. Condie
Westhope
Ebt. Halaas
Carrington
McCumber Prohibition Bill Aims to Bar Liquor on Federal Premises
Senator McCumber says the senate will soon pass a bill to prevent the sale of intoxicating beverages in buildings ships navy yards and parks and other premises owned or used by the United States government. The bill has Senate Education and Labor Committee approval and awaits upper chamber action with penalties from 100 to 500 dollars fine for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCumber
Senate
United States
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Mediation Ends Without Settlement in Northwest Rail Strike
Washington January 6 mediators under the Erdman act have abandoned efforts to settle the switchmen strike on the northwest railroad. Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Commissioner Later Netls held a final conference with H B Perham, finding no further action could affect a settlement.
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Wahsington
Jan
Northwest
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Netls
H. B. Perham
Estrada Implements Level Pay for Nicaraguan Forces
News from New Orleans reports General Estrada of Nicaragua has ordered a level pay scale for his troops. A full general now earns the same as a private, twenty cents in gold per day, under the insurgent government’s stipend plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estrada
New Orleans
Nicaragua
Heavy Blizzard Paralyzes Midwest Cities
A new furious blizzard rages across the middle west causing widespread delays in traffic, paralyzed streetcar service, and significant property damage according to reports from Lincoln Nebraska Kansas City Missouri and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Middle West
Lincoln
Neb
Kansas City
Omaha
Woman cuts lover’s throat then hangs herself in cell
Nashville report says Lizzie Crenshaw aged 28 killed John M. Jennings a book keeper by cutting his throat and later hanged herself in a police station cell with her apron strings. Jennings was alive when found and treated.
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Affinity
Nashville
Tenn
Lizzie Crenshaw
John M. Jennings
Jennings
Explosion Kills Three at Jamestown Door Plant
An oven gas explosion at the Dahlstrom Metal Door Co plant in Jamestown New York today killed three men and wrecked a large section of the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
Dahlstrom Metal Door Co
Handkerchief Said to Cause Alderman Chulip’s Death
In La Porte Indiana on January 6 Alderman Chulip died reportedly from starch used in a handkerchief that affected a sore on his nose. The incident hinges on the seemingly accidental inhalation or contact leading to fatal complications.
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la Porte
Ind
Chulip
Four Workmen Killed in Milwaukee Road Collision
Four workmen died and five were injured in a head on crash on the Milwaukee road between Gretna and Roscoe. A snow-clearing work train on the line and an extra freight train collided, killing three Bulgarians and injuring others.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Milwaukee Road
Gretna
Roscoe
Teenager Dies After Dare Leads to Self Inflicted Shot
Morton L. Rodgers, 17, Cincinnati, was urged by a companion to shoot himself and died instantly after raising a rifle and firing. The tragedy occurred on Jam 4 in Cincinnati. authorities investigate the incident as a possible murder suicide attempt.
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Cincinnati
Jam
Cure Report for Eczema with Cuticura Remedies
A Philadelphia mother recounts her six year old son suffering severe eczema for two years until using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as directed. She notes rapid improvement within hours and says two boxes of each product cured him with no relapse by age seventeen. She also reports another child improvement and endorses the remedies. The letter is dated Oct 20, 1909.
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A. J. Cochran
Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
His Little Mistake
A brief, satirical exchange ends with a quarrel over a star and a joking claim of ownership. The man and woman address misinterpretation of a celestial sight as Mars and resolve the matter amicably without escalation.
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Mars
Charity by Proxy in a Curious Tale from Life
An Oregon statesman, prudent with money, meets a beggar with a dramatic tale. He questions the man then tells his friend to give him a quarter, illustrating a reluctant, proxy charity moment in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Statesman
Statesman
John
Coats of Fire
Sunday school pupil faces ridicule for hand me downs at church. A defender replies I came with my mother's blessing ending the taunt with a strong, simple rebuttal. The brief sketch captures a moment of humor and family approval.
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ad and Teething Cure
An OCR fragment advertises Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and inflammation with claims of a 25 cent bottle. It also cites Plenge’s Pleasant Pellets as a laxative. The text includes unrelated maxims about friendship and truth.
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Congressional
Tate
Aetworks
Grier
Tle Trin Aha
Mme. X
Eczema
Plenge
Kidaey
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