Nobel Peace Prizes of 1912 and 1918 Awarded
The Nobel peace prizes for 1912 and 1918 were awarded to Senator Elihu Root of New York and Senator Henri La Fontaine of Brussels. Each prize is valued at 40 900 dollars. The committee report lauds Root for pacification efforts in the Philippines and Cuba and for managing the American Japanese dispute, noting his diplomatic aims and stature as a statesman.
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Bilhu Root
New York
Henri la Fontaine
Brussels
Belgium
Permanent International Peace Bureau
Berne
Switzerland
Root
Philippines
Cuba
High Court Refuses Female Lawyer's Bar Appeal
London December 11. The High Court rejected Miss Gwyneth Marjorie Bebb's appeal against the Incorporated Law Society ruling barring her from admission to the bar on grounds of sex. The court held a woman is not a person under the Solicitors Act of 1848, noting education and intelligence while denying the legal status. Miss Bebb is a Girton College Cambridge graduate.
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High Court
London
Gwyneth Marjorie Bebb
Incorporated Law Society
Wales
Miss Bebb
Girton College
Cambridge
Mrs Schuyler P Britton Magnate of St Louis Team
Mrs Schuyler P Britton is highlighted as owner of the St Louis National Team, described as the only woman magnate in the sector.
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Schuyler P. Britton
St. Louis
St. Louis Nationals
Wye
Waldorf-Astoria
Priest Unmoved at Murder Tale in Schmidt Trial
In New York court, Anna Hirt testified that Hans Schmidt, the priest and self confessed killer, arranged the murder of Anna Aumuller tied to immoral relations. Witnesses described finding body fragments from the Hudson River and Schmidt’s rumored relation to the victim as the trial proceeds.
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New York
Dec
Cart Vo
Hans Schmidt
Anna Anmuller
Anna Hirt
Schmidt
Hudson River
Anna Atminiler
Selmidt
Germany
Anna Aumuller
Ang
Schidt
Delehanty
Ile
Anna Anmuiler
Father Ivers
St. Andrew's Church
Kerney
Tella
Mery Rann
Shadyside
Anna Anmuilers
Hudson
Henry Roebjet
Union HI
Noo
Rept & der
George W. King
Jersey City
Anna Anraniler
Amelder
Anna Lenin
Brong
Miss Wirt
Ous
Anna Awmuller
Ruther Schmidt
Anna Awmuler
Bryan Promises A Peaceful Regime
New York December 11 Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan vowed there would be no cause for war for the present Washington administration. He spoke at a Delmonico dinner of the Canadian Society of New York and outlined a plan involving forty governments to reduce sources of international strife. He asserted the United States would not provoke Mexico or its people and would use all possible means to adjust troubles there. The dinner drew a large crowd including Canadian and British dignitaries.
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New York
United States
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Sorciety
Delmonico's
State Department
Wilson
Mexico
My. Bryan
Joan Willison
Toronto News
William ‘Tt. White
Caice
Canda
William Lyon Mackengzie
Tator
Viscount Campden
Cecil Spring-Rice
William Renwick Riddell
Canadian Supreme Court
Stenographer Missing After Abduction In Newburg
Newburg police seek Miss Margaret Grady a stenographer who vanished about two weeks ago after being seen with several sporting men from New York. Aubrey Hanmer a companion of Miss Grady was involved as the men allegedly took a ride through the country and then forced her into an auto after a breakfast at a Water Street Chinese restaurant. A passing officer witnessed the incident but dismissed it as a joy ride.
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Newburg
N. Y
Margaret Grady
New York
Aubrey Hanmer
Water Street
Hanmer
Weather observations from Spain area report
United States weather bureau notes show New York with snow yesterday and Albany snow amid cloudy conditions in Atlantic City and Chicago. Boston and New Orleans were clear with Washington and Boston showing cloudy skies overall.
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United States Weather Bureau
Spain
Temp Weather
New York
Albany
Atlantic City
Boston
Bullaro
Chicago
Touta
New Orleans
Washington
Brady Estate Valuation Put at About 72 Million
New York December hearing in the Anthony N. Brady estate before Transfer Tax Appraiser Charles M. Friend heard only a Hudson & Co. employee testify on securities value. State comptroller special counsel Eugene Lamb Richards cited preliminary figures indicating the estate will be about 72 million dollars, with total value under 100 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles M. Friend
Albany
Anthony N. Brady
Stock Exchange
C. J. Hudson & Co
Eugene Lamb Richards
State Comptroller
Advertise Early for Christmas Goods Shopping Now
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Mechanism of the Ear and The Cocoanut Etymology
The article explains the ear as a layered organ with membranes and tiny bones translating vibrations to the brain. It notes the inner structure with nerves like piano strings. It also discusses the word cocoanut, its Portuguese origins, and common misspellings blamed on a careless proofreader in Johnson's dictionary.
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Baubin
Piso
Johnson
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