Outlaws Arrested for Demanding Governor Wilson Gold
Three members of a Ramapo region mountaineer gang were jailed in Essex County after sending a letter to Governor Wilson demanding 5000 in gold with death as the penalty for noncompliance. Officers trailed them for weeks, engaging in gunfire during a capture at Ford's Mine near Wharton. The group included Warren Duan, his brother Jacob, and Seeley Davenport. alleged writer Snake Jacobin also targeted artist Thomas M. King and H. J. Meisel of Dover.
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Newark
N. J
Dee
Ramapo
New Jersey
Essex County
Wilson
Ford
A. Butler
Clinton A. Larrabee
United States
L. G. Beekman
William G. Puttle
Pension Bureau
Warren Duan
Allas Pete
Jacob
Alias Nig
Seeley Davenport
Hias Snake Jacobin
Thomas MT. King
Ledgewood
H. J. Meisel
Dover
Live Stock Markets Update From Neuanen
Live stock market report from Neuanen dated December 1 shows cattle supplies high and prices firm. Cattle demand strong with prime and choice grades cited. heifers and fresh cows priced around four to seven dollars. Sheep and lambs see steady to higher demand with lambs around ten dollars, hogs up with prime heavy at about seven to eight dollars.
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General Marketa
Ruttehr
Seceipia
Iadiiec
Pennsylvania
Hennery
Sadie
Henery
Sim de
Matic
Bermuda
Long Island
Y. Laket
Southerh
Welles
Aerial Scouts in Flight Amid Bullets and Bombs
Bulgarian aviators in Adrianople era fly above Turkish defenses dropping propaganda and bombs. Two sky men die, including Dr. Jules Constantin, the daredevil of the air, as observers report perilous missions and nerve under fire.
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Turkey
Adriany- Die
Maritza
Air Ten
Jules Constantin
Constantin
Doyen
Jordinnod
Surman
Tehntalja
Bennett Burleigh
London Telegraph
Adrianople
Selim
Apeak
Farmers' Fairy Godfather Seeks Expert Advisor
Government aims to hire a farm architect to guide farmers nationwide under the Bureau of Plant Industry. The appointee must study farm needs, families, and household work across conditions and report on adapting design and architecture to local requirements.
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Department of Agelenture Tar
Bureau of Plant Dedustry
Denver bid to extend road to Salt Lake City
A Denver business figure proposed a transcontinental line across the mountains to Salt Lake City if Colorado citizens would cooperate and extend the road, aiming to connect Newnan Erb Tunnel and copper districts with Denver.
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Rackiga
Newnan
Eniiroad
Copper
Denver
Cay
Colorado
Saltharke City
Minute News Tangles of Trials and Tales
A quirky column cites a Georgia killer en route to a wing and quotes on wrong turns. A New York appellate panel weighs lease break rights for tenants. Hopkinson Smith notes Uncle Tom’s Cabin’s global imprint. Laura Jean Libbey urges girls to kiss for Christ. A Harvard professor ponders worm intelligence as a side inquiry. A runaway horse bolts into a bakery and darts toward a saloon.
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Georgia
d'loWne Wing
Wong
Appellate Division of
New York
Hopkinson Smith
Laura Jean Libbey
Weks
Harvard
Grey and Knox Clash Over Panama Canal Tolls
Leading figures Grey and Knox engage in a dispute over tolls for ships passing the Panama Canal. The controversy centers on tariff levels and policy implications for international trade and canal revenues.
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Panama Canal
Evolution of the Handkerchief From Shame to Fashion
A survey of how handkerchiefs shifted from taboo to everyday display, tracing Josephine's use to conceal a tooth irregularity and England's stage customs, alongside a humorous aside about social scruples and affection. Also notes on seed dispersal by the grapple plant and a science focus on fulminate of mercury and explosive chemistry.
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Josephine
England
Transvaal
Orange River
New Wireless License Law Takes Effect Friday
Washington reports 300 wireless operators, amateurs and professionals, have received licenses under a new wireless law requiring gov ernment accounting. The law affects all vessels leaving ports with passenger capacity over fifty and routes of 200 miles or more, mandating two operators on ships and one on alert for distress signals.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Ancient Glass and Curious Ponderings From Antiquity
A British Museum note cites the Slade collection with an ancient lion head glass piece dating back over 2000 years B C. It also ponders a physics thought experiment about dropping an iron ball through a hypothetical Earth tunnel and where it would settle. The page includes brief quips on preaching and a humorous exchange about a window and a slot machine.
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Slade
British Museum
London
Hall
Beth
Tts
Goethals Seeks Major General Rank In Goethals Bill
Senator Sanders of Tennessee introduces a bill to promote Colonel George W. Goethals chief engineer of the Panama Canal to major general in the army engineering corps. The move aligns with President Taft's wish to honor Goethals as head administrative officer at Panama under civil rule.
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Bogniah
Washington
France
Germany
Britain
Leonard Wood
Staf
United States Army
Balkans
James Allen
United States
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Army Engineering Corps
Sanders
Tennessee
Tay
Goethals
Panama
Regulators Try Whistle System for Downtown Pedestrian Traffic
A Chicago plan tests policemen whistle signals to regulate crosswalks in the downtown district. Pedestrians would wait for a signal before crossing, replacing free street crossing amid traffic. The test aims to control flow as it expands city's public safety measures.
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Chicago
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