King Alfonso Called One of Spain’s Hardest Working Men
MARSHFIELD TIMES CO prints a tribute by Kellogg Burland praising King Alfonso of Spain as one of the hardest working rulers. The feature describes a grueling schedule from early morning duties, reviews, social obligations, and extensive physical activities including polo and shooting, plus evenings at theater or circus events.
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Kellogg Burland
Alfonso J
Spain
Alfonso
Kellogs Burland
Elx
Poto
Newepapera
Goez
Madrid
Anyrmal
Saea
Pelo
A Diminishing Dog in Tuscany Tale of Turco’s trials and courage
In Walks and People in Tuscany Bir Francia Vano recounts Turco a black and white farm sheep dog near Greve. Shot wounded and later poisoned Turco survived losing a leg and later an injured fore limb after a fierce battle with a larger dog. Despite two legs he still limped up to greet the author with a wild welcome marking youth and resilience.
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Tuscany
Francia Vano
Turco
Greve
Burslara
Himsel
Crippen's Money Estate Share Rules Deny Leneve Claim
London court bars Clara Leneve from inheriting any share of Dr. Manley Harvey Crippen's estate. Cora Crippen left over £500 in furs jewels and bank funds. Court follows Flores Maybries ruling, deeming it against public policy to reward slain husband or his representatives.
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Crippen
London
Clara Leneve
Manley Harvey Crippen
Cora Crippen
Leneve
St. Lewrence
Lords Justice of Appeal
Flores Maybries
Irusband
Es Crippen
Welber
Lissgye
Fragmentary dialogue from preserved text
The readable fragments show a conversation with garbled speech about ownership, hiding, and placing items. The chaotic lines reference lending hands, tense moments, and a hinted long relationship, but exact meaning and context are unclear due to damaged text.
Castly Truck Farms Prices Spark Farming Debate
A garbled account notes high prices for farming land near Clay Hall within ten miles, mentioning a foreign investor who in 25 years built assets near £9 and acres sold for 198,000. It cites various rates, hedging lot prices, and rental yields as the area pursues agriculture annually.
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Castly
New York
Eaisien
Thersars Lang
Rebels Evacuate Agua Prieta and Federals March In
Mexico City reports peace hopes after a Maderista armistice proposal. Foreign Minister de la Barra says Mexico regrets American fatalities and will ensure restraint to avoid border conflict. Rebels retreat from Agua Prieta as federal troops enter at dawn. Seven Americans among seven wounded in Douglas. Rebels suffer about 30 killed and 50 wounded. two Americans among the wounded.
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Mexico City
Maderistas
United States
Mexico
Francisco L. Dé la Barra
Agua Prieta
Sama
Douglas
Ariz
Medina
Agua Priceta
Lester Greene
Omana
George Prickett
Gleason
Railway and box firms Indicted for tax shipping fraud
Chicago April 20 the Hlein Jollee eastern Railway company and the Carrier Law company of Joliet along with Tatler a wood ply and strawboard box maker faced federal indictments. They are charged with illegally classifying straw board boxes as wood pulp and straw board to obtain low shipment rates.
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Chicago
Hlein, Jollee & Eastern Railway Company
Carrier Law Company of
Jollet
Tatler
Boy Alderman Freed In Palmist Death Probe
Peoria reports the coroner’s investigation into the death of Professor Wintried, a palm reader. Frank J. Begins, known as the boy alderman from the Sixth ward, faced arrest after a midnight brawl on election night but was exonerated by a formal verdict.
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Peoria
Wintried
Palmist
Tim
Frank J. Blegins
HBS
Blggins
E A Moseley Dies at Capital of Heart Disease
Edward A Moseley secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission and originator of touch labor legislation died in Washington at sixty five after a long illness. The immediate cause was heart trouble induced by acute kidney disease. He advised presidents and officials for a quarter century and helped pass safety device laws for railways. He was thanked by Massachusetts legislature and major railway labor groups.
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Washinster
Edward A. Moseley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Moseley
Wen
Massachusetts
Browne Seeks Immediate Trial on Bribery Charge
Springfield reports Representative Les O Neil Browne of Ottawa accompanied by G A Jones requests an immediate trial on a conspiracy to bribe charge. State's Attorney Edmund Burke agrees to proceed, Browne's case moved from next week to next Monday morning after discussions with Judge Creighton. Jones moves to quash the indictment, to be argued when called.
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Springfield
Nurke
Les O'Neil Browne
Ottawa
G. A. Jones
Thir City
Edmund Burke
Burke
Creighton
Postal Banks Show Gain in March Deposits
Washington reports growing use of postal savings banks with 201,941 dollars on deposit across 48 banks at March 1. Open accounts rose from 3,648 to 4,307 in March and average deposits climbed from 36.04 to 46.89 dollars. Western patronage remains higher than eastern. the figures cover only two months.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Four Hurt In Auto Wreck Near Windermere
London merchant Harry Gordon Selfridge his mother wife and one daughter were severely injured when their car failed brakes near Ambleside in the Cumbrian mountains. The vehicle ran off the Kirkstone Pass road colliding with a house and was reduced to wreckage.
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London
England
Harry Gordon Selfridge
Chicago
Ambleside
Westmoreland County
Cumbrian
Lake Windemere
Kirkstone Pags
Prayers to Go in Record in House Proceedings
Washington April 18 Speaker Champ Clark ordered the chaplain H N Couden prayers read into the early record on suggestion by Mr Ashbrook of Ohio Ashbrook praised the prayers as helpful to the house and country and Clark agreed to have them recorded hereafter
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Washington
Ashbrook
Ohio
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
House
H. N. Couden
Clark
Downs man caused courtroom attack on Judge and witnesses
Bloomington April 19. W W. T. Dodds, a driver from Downs, stood trial for insanity in county court. He seized a chair and launched a savage attack on Judge Hall, the jury, and witnesses, pulling nearly all into a fight. He was subdued, strapped, and later removed to Bartonville asylum.
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Bloomington
T. Dodds
Man of Downs
Senate Confirms Fisher as Interior Secretary
Washington reports the senate confirmed Walter L. Fisher of Chicago as secretary of the Interior without opposition, in a smooth approval on April 1. The action solidifies Fisher's leadership of the Interior Department.
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Senate
Flahee
Washington
Walter L. Fisher
Chicago
Interior
Cathedral of St John the Divine Opens With Distinguished Commonwealth Presence
New York April 19 dignitaries clergy and notable laymen opened the Cathedral of St John the Divine on Morningside Heights in a ceremony marking the crossing completion for a church planned to cost about 15 million dollars. The event featured 26 bishops 490 clergy and prominent attendees including Mrs William H Taft and Gov Dix while Taft himself was unable to attend.
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New York
Europe
St. John the Divine
Morningside Heights
William H. Taft
Dix
Taft
Warrell
Nova Scotia
Olmsted
Millspaugh
Kansas
Vincent
Ohio
Lyons
Newark
Burgens
Long Island
Harding
Washington
Mackay-Smith
Philadelphia
Gratton
Weller
Fond Dy Lic
Wis
Talbot
Hethlehem
Whitehead
Pittsburg
Brewster
Connecticut
Kinsman
Delaware
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Knight
Cuba
Sweeney
Toronto
Morris W. Livert
Moravian Church
Synod Hall
House pushes impeachment of Marquette prison warden
In Lansing on April 19 the House voted 77 to 19 to impeach Warden James Russell of Marquette prison. The body also backed a minority report urging Governor Osborn to dismiss the warden, a step Osborn refused, while allies of the warden supported impeachment to ensure a fair public trial.
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Lansing
Mica
House of Representatives
Straight
Branch County
James Russell
Marquette
Osborn
Grand Rapids Furniture Strike Paralyzes 60 Factories
Grand Haplds Mich April 20 the long expected strike of furniture workers in Grand Rapids became official as unionists from about sixty factories walked out. Between 6000 and 7000 union men plus 3000 nonunion workers are affected. The union seeks 10 percent raises and a nine hour day, while manufacturers refuse wage hikes and insist on private negotiations.
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Grand Haplds
Mich
Furniture Workers of
Grand Rapids
Citizens
Citizens' Committee of Inquiry
Steamer Lualtania wrecks off Cape of Good Hope
A Portuguese mail steamer lies on Bellows rock two miles southwest of the Cape of Good Hope. Passengers and crew were rescued by the Forte and a government tug, but eight people drowned during transfer. Lusitania also struck rocks nearby. no salvage is expected. In Victoria, a coroner's jury returned a manslaughter verdict against Captain A A Sears of the Iroquois for the Sidney disaster, with charges of mingling and desertion.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Lualtania
Bellows Rock
Cape of Good Hope
Forte
Sd Psopie
Jost
Wolien
Mozambique
Lisbon
Victoria
B.C
A. A. Sears
Iroquois
Sidney
Sears
Great Y W C A Convention Opens At Indianapolisis
The third biennial convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of America opened in Indianapolis with about 2,000 delegates and many visitors. Sessions will be in the First Baptist church while the association building serves as headquarters. Notable speakers include Dr Wilfred T Grenfell, Bishop Edward H Hughes, Dr Robert E Speer, President Henry Churchill King, Prof John Henry Strong, Prof Jeremiah Jenks, Rev Harry E Fosdick, Grace Abbott, and Lilhel Stevenson.
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Adianapolls
Ind
Young Women's Christian Associations
Edward
Paris Remains World’s Third Largest City in April Census
Paris, France, retains its rank as the world’s third-largest city with a population of 846,986 in April census, an increase of 124,226 from 1906. The report notes steady urban growth and the notable rise in metropolitan figures.
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Paris
France
Assembly Rejects Dry Zone Around State University
The assembly voted down the Axel Johnson bill and all amendments to create a dry zone around the state university. A one mile limit failed 7 to 31 and a five mile limit failed 65 to 23, leaving Madison to resolve the university’s fate locally.
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Madison
Axel Johnson
Johnson
Ellingston
University Regents
State Street
Resolution Denounces Lenroot Over Reciprocity Bill
At a Superior Commercial club meeting a resolution condemns Congressman Lenroot for his stance on the Canadian reciprocity bill and endorses its passage. The club votes to wire the resolution to Representative McCall of Massachusetts to be read on the House floor, and sends a similar resolution to Senator La Follette.
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Superior
Superior Commercial Club
Stata
Lenroot
McCall
Massachusetts
Louse
la Foilstee
Wisconsin Auto Industry in 1909 Census Findings
A preliminary Census report by Director Durand shows Wisconsin had sixteen factories producing 5,641 automobiles valued at 7,157,100 dollars in 1909. Michigan led with 42 factories and 64,921 machines. Wisconsin ranked sixth among states as U S auto output climbed from 1899 figures of 4,548,700 dollars to 194,722,000 dollars in 1995, with factory counts rising from 57 to 16 in Wisconsin.
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Washington
Durand
Wistonsia
Michigan
Wisconsin
United States
Bic
Five Officers Assigned to Border Maneuvers Detail
Adjutant General Boardman ordered five officers to San Antonio Texas for army maneuvers. Capt. Robert W. Mueller and Capt. Philip C. Westphal of Milwaukee Maj. Edward C. Barnes of Ripon Capt. Hugh E. Pomeroy of Appleton and Capt. Ernest A. Scott of Asland will report April 25 for a fourteen day detail. If maneuvers run long, two more details will come at fourteen day intervals.
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Afadison
Adjt
Boardman
San Antonio
Tex
Waleh
Robert. W. Mueller
Philip C. Westphal
Milwaukee
Edward C. Barnes
Ripon
Ugh E. Pomeroy
Appleton
Ernest A. Scott
Asiland
Shouli
Head Severed by Train in Oostburg Tragedy
Peter J. Grill president of Oostburg was killed by a Northwestern train while walking along the tracks. His head was severed by the wheels of the engine.
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Shevoygen
Peter J. Grill
Oostburg
Sheboygan Waterworks Reports Strong Yearly Finances
The Sheboygan water commission annual report shows receipts of 4,347.23 dollars and operating expenses of 17,430.81 dollars. Interest on bonds totals 374,400 dollars, with net profits of 342,466.42 dollars for the past year.
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Sheboygan
Candidate Not Eligible Postmaster Nomination Withdrawn
Washington DC. The nomination of Charles Brown to be postmaster at Montelfo Wis has been withdrawn after it was found Brown is not a legal citizen.
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Washington, D.C
Charles Brown
Montelfo
Wis
Brown
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