Ingenious tracer to trace freight shipments across routes
An article describes a perforated card tracer used to monitor freight. A small card carries a unique tracer number and blanks filled by the shipper with shipment data. At each handling point agents record dates and times, returning the card via post. The system aims to keep the shipper informed of progress, identify delays, and furnish shipment details to support claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A& Pest
Lagivacer
Ghipper
Wien
Ahlopst
Argentina Exports and Progress Highlight Global Role
Analyzing Argentina as a major world player, the 1909 trade figures show imports at 300 million and exports at 397 million dollars. The country leads in corn and meat exports, ranks high in wool and wheat, with vast cattle stock and expanding cultivated land from 1,000,000 to 74,000,000 acres over thirty years. English capital investment and progressive industry mark its growth.
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Argentina
Argentius
Inns of Chancery lost to time amid London changes
The account lists historic London inns once famous in literature and law from Clement's to Staple inn. It notes most have disappeared over time, with Staple inn remaining only by the advantage of an insurance company that bought it about twenty years ago.
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Inns of Chancery
Chandery
Clement’s Inn
Falstett
Shallow
New Inn
Sir Thomas More
Lyon's Inn
Coke
Furnivals Inn
Charles Dickens
Tharles Inn
London
Barnard’s Inn
Holt
Staple Inn
Jugo—Law Journal
Mushroom Poisoning and Identification Guide
The passage outlines distinctions of true mushrooms versus poisonous varieties, noting size usually under four or five inches and identifying signs of poisoning. It warns symptoms include nausea, drowsiness, and joint pains, and recommends giving pure olive oil as a treatment, though this seems unverified by modern medicine.
Nibbles the Wood Debunks Razor Sharpening Claim
Nibbles the Wood rejects a Washington Herald joke about a woman sharpening a pen with her husband’s razor. He asserts no women sharpen a pen but gnaws it to a point, dismissing the allegation as unfounded.
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Washington Herald
Old Style Airship With Star Shields Passing Gust
Dorothy notes the airship seen overhead is of the old style, lacking star shields on its wings, while newer models feature star shields. The brief exchange highlights a preference for newer designs in airship technology.
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Dorothy
Extradition Request In 1925 Governor Case
In 1925 a governor requested the extradition of a Jones described as a state aviator official and executive secretary. The document notes Jones was flying over the state and must be captured and retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
German Nobility Under Threat From Spanish Dancer
Signora Maria Tarragona, a Spanish dancer and friend of European royals, threatens to expose scandals in the private lives of Germany’s ruling families and officers unless police leave her alone. She claims connections to King Leopold, King Edward, and other royalties, and says she possesses proofs of many intimate associations.
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Signora Tarragona
Berlin
Maximilian Harden
Germany
Signore
Maria Tarragona
Europe
Leopold
Belgium
Edward
England
Becauna
Munich
Bavarie
Svendal
Urges Airships for Army and Canal Fortifications
Washington Secretary of War Dickinson endorses airships as military aid and urges Congress to fund the signal corps for instruction and field use. He asks for a total authorization of 19,546,843 for Panama Canal fortifications, including permanent posts, with 7,000,000 available immediately and 2,000,000 for naval establishments in the canal zone.
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Washington
Ward Dickinson
Congress
Signal Corps
Panama Cael
Canal Zone
Census total due today reports U S population
Washington DC reports the Census Bureau will announce the national population around 92,800,000. States already counted total 85,302,725, with 6,158,774 expected from unannounced areas. Director Durand notes a recount substantiates 39,000 of Tacoma’s claimed population figure.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Georgia
Montana
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Durand
Tacoma
Wash
Women Killed In Auto Wreck Near Stratford
A joy ride with two millionaire students ends in tragedy when a car carries four women and four companions is rear ended. Stuyvesant Peabody of Chicago and Benjamin Casper Thompson of St Paul are identified as seniors and members of college secret societies with ample funds.
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Stratford
Conn
Milford
Stuyvesent Peabody
Chicago
Benjamin Casper Thompson
St. Paul, Minn
Safe with $15,000 Disappears in Minneapolis Mystery
A mystery surrounds the disappearance of a small safe said to hold $15,000 and valuable merchandise from the Adams Express company office in Minneapolis Minnesota. Police investigate the Thursday incident as leads are followed and the missing items are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Adams Express Company
Porch Climbers Gain Rich Loot in Detroit Jewelry Theft
Porch climbers entered the residence of Mrs. J. Bilzabeth Stubl widow of Theodore Boal while the family dined Thursday and escaped with jewelry and diamonds valued at $8,000. Police pursued tips but no arrests reported. The incident occurred in Detroit Michigan highlighting holiday theft risk.
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Detroit
Mich
J. Bilzabeth Stubl
Theodore Boal
MacVeagh maps reform plan and monetary changes
Secretary of the Treasury Washington Franklin MacVeagh outlines a broad reform program in his annual report to Congress. He urges currency return, extended national banking laws, civil service reforms, a politics free customs service, streamlined government operations, and abolition of red tape. He cites 1912 fiscal year expenses of 630 million plus Panama Canal costs totaling 687.4 million, with net savings of about 18 million in executive departments. He criticizes the panic breeding banking system, arguing reserves are nonexistent and New York dominates lending, urging a system that prevents panics and reshapes credit policy.
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Washington
Franklin MacVeagh
the Treasury
Congress
Panama Canal
New York
Draft New Water Power Plan by National Conservation Committee
Washington. The National Conservation association executive committee considers a Water power policy plan drafted by Philip P. Wells to unite federal and state advocates. President Gifford Pinchot aims to protect public interests while promoting development of vast untapped horsepower in western mountain streams and eastern rivers.
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National Conservation Committee
Washington
National Conservation Association
Gifford Pinchot
Philip P. Wells
Association
Law Offteer
Forest Service
Roads Are the Victors Court Rules on Coal Carriers
The U S circuit Court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania ruled there is no general conspiracy among anthracite coal railroads to restrain trade or monopolize prices. It held Temple Iron Company a combination violating the Sherman Act and granted an injunction to restrain its continued anti trust violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Templa Iron Company
Temple Iran Company
Snow Breaks Drought Across Kansas and Missouri
A winter storm sweeps Missouri Kansas and Nebraska bringing snow to Sedalia Lincoln and areas toward the Colorado border. Rain and drizzle shift to snow as colder air settles in and temperatures fall across central and western Kansas breaking a three month drought in parts of the region.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Sedalia
Colorado
Lincoln
Neb
Dainties From Home Deadly at Randolph Macon College
Miss Nina Byererd of St Joseph Missouri died at Randolph Macon Woman's College Lynchburg from typhoid pneumonia contracted from a box of dainties sent from home six weeks ago. No other cases reported at the college.
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Lynchburg
Nina Byererd
St. Joseph
Eddy wills million to faith she founded in Boston
Mary Baker Eddy plans vast bequest in her 1904 Concord will. The Christian Science Church receives the major share including copyrights valued around 1.5 million dollars. Pleasant View estate at Concord to be sold. Mother church receives Chestnut Hill assets. Household members receive smaller sums. No gifts to George W Glover or Dr E J Foster.
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Boston
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Church
Board of Directora
Christian Science
Chestnut Hill
Pleasant View
Concord
N. H
George W. Glover
E. J. Foster
Taft Remembers Critics at Deep Waterway Meeting
President Taft refused praise or dialogue with a St. Louis delegation from the Deep Waterway convention after receiving a censored resolution. W K Kavanagh spoke for the group and read a softened copy of a harsher original. Taft told the visitors judges hear testimony regardless of abuse and dismissed them with a polite good day.
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Washington, DC
Taft
St. Louis
White House
W. K. Kavanagh
Deep Waterway Association
Havanagh
Austria Seeks Free Admission of American Beef
Ambassador Kerens reports Austrian legislature passed a law allowing free entry of American beef. It is unclear if the Hungarian assembly will concur. If Hungary does not agree, the Austrian measure may be ineffective.
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Washington
State Department
Richard C. Kerens
United States
Austria-Hungary
Kerens
Fighting Teacher Annie Kelley Weds in Chicago
Annie Kelley of Tolono, known as Fighting Teacher for evading judgment after whipping a pupil, married Clarenca Delavou of Tolono in Chicago. The bride’s defiant stance and public support followed them home to Tolono where they received an ovation after their return.
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Annie Kelley
Champaign
Tolono
Chicago
Clarenca Delavou
Dillagen
Abernathy Quits Under Fire as U S Marshal Resigns
Oklahoma Marshal Jack Abernathy, an Roosevelt appointee, submitted his resignation to Attorney General Wickersham in Washington after charges were filed. He did not await details of the accusations.
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Oklahoma
Washington
Jack Abernathy
United States
Roosevelt
Wickersham
French aviator sets altitude record at 10449 feet
Le Gagneaux breaks world high mark in France with an aviation altitude of 10 449 feet on Friday. He landed half frozen after a remarkable descent.
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Peu
France
MM. le, Gagneaux
Milwaukee Chief Resigns Sought by Mayor over Harmony
Milwaukee Mayor Emil Selder requests the resignation of Police Chief John T. Janssed on alleged grounds that he will not work in harmony with city administration. The move follows tensions between the chief and the municipal leadership.
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Milwaukee
Emil Selder
John T. Janssed
Milwaukee Journal ex-owner Julie Schaum dies by suicide
Julie W. Schaum former part owner of the Milwaukee Journal died Friday by shooting herself in the head. Reported cause is business troubles as the motive. The death occurred in Milwaukee and involves a prominent newspaper figure.
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Milwaukee
Julie W. Schaum
The
Milwaukee Journal
Many Salt for Old Homes New York Holiday Migration
More than 10,000 steerage passengers left the city Saturday bound for native homes to celebrate the Christmas holidays as trans-Atlantic travel surges.
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New York
Thin City
Detroit Enamel Bathtub Trust Hit by 16 Firms Indicted
Federal grand jury in Detroit charged 16 firms and 32 individuals with antitrust violations for controlling about 85 to 95 percent of enamel ware output. Indictments allege price fixing resale zones and forced uniform contracts to curb competition among manufacturers and jobbers nationwide. Defendants must appear in U.S. court and post bonds.
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Detroit
Mich
Wickersham
Federal
Grand Jury
United
Sourt Clemens
Mick
Baltimore
United States
Unite States
China moves toward constitutional cabinet after senate petition
In January 1911 Pelding notes China may see the removal of the Ja Ching regime as crowds support a constitutional cabinet. Provincial assemblies mark a step toward popular government, the first imperial senate met recently, and the empress dowager decreed an imperial parliament to convene in 1915 after a nine year buildup.
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Pelding
China
Lemislatius
Dead on battlefield rivals in Senegal clash with French
Official advices recount a September 9 engagement in Oualal Senegal West Africa where about 5 000 tribesmen attacked a French column. The fight lasted about ninety minutes ending in a rout with 600 dead and many wounded on the field. French losses included six officers and 28 tirailleurs dead and an officer three subalterns and 69 tirailleurs wounded. The sultan of Maasalet and Moudmourah and a former sultan of Qualat were killed.
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West Africa
Paris
Oualal
Senegal
Maasalet
Moudmourah
Qualat
Wilson enters toga fight in New Jersey senate clash
Governor-elect Woodrow Wilson challenges James Smith Im to accept the Democratic primary winner James E. Martine as the party’s choice for the senate seat once held by John Keon. Wilson vows to press the issue despite potential political strains.
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Newark
N.J
Woodrow Wilson
James Smith
Senate
John Keon
James E. Martine
Dr. Wilson
Sulzers Seek End to Duty on Meats and Cattle
Washington report notes Representative Sulzer of New York introducing a bill to repeal the duty on meats and cattle. The measure aims to place all meats and cattle imported for food on the free list, marking the first House effort this session to modify the take law.
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Washington
Sulzer
New York
of & Bill
Farmers and Merchants Bank to Open Friday
Macon Ga The Farmers and Merchants Bank will open Friday following a long period as a private bank run by J K and E L Hight for 40 years. Deposits of 190000 were in the bank.
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Run Closea
Macon
Farmers and Merchants Bank
J. K
E. L. Hight
Epnl
Envoy Edward Henry Ozmun Dies in Constantinople
Edward Henry Ozmun, American consul general in Constantinople, died Friday after a brief illness. Born August 8, 1857, in Rochester, Minnesota.
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E, H, Ozmun
A. S
Constantinople
Turkey
Edward Henry Ozmun
Rochester
Minn
Munyon’s Cold Cure Promises Quick Relief
A vintage ad extols Munyon’s Cold Cure as a preventive and remedy for colds and grippe. It claims rapid symptom relief, nasal discharge control, sneezing stop, fever reduction, and system toning, with a money back offer for empty bottles and free medical advice from Munyon’s Doctors.
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Seorth
Munyou
Munron
Tribute to Painter's Skill at The Hogue
A still life by Jan van Huysen in the antiyence at The Hogue was injured. Authorities believe the damage came from an attempt to shoo a large fly painted on a pale yellow center fruit. The gallery officers call it a tribute to the painter's genius.
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Jan van Huysen
Hogue
World Lost Calamity in a Manuscript Fire Incident
A high browed young woman laments a sweeping loss describing how a careless servant gathered manuscript sheets blown by wind from the floor and used them to start a fire in the grate. Miss Tartan comments on the burning shame of the event.
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Miss Tartan
Sense of Taste Revealed by University Experiments
Recent tests at the University of Kattan sag show the average person can taste quinine in one part per 59 000 parts of water. Detectable silt appears at one part per 640. Sugar tastes apparent at 1 part per 228 and common salt at 1 part per 48. In nearly all cases women could detect smaller quantities than men.
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University of Katt Sag
Eager to Work Health Regained by Right Food
A Michigan reader describes recovering from stomach and nerve troubles after a year of indigestion. After two months on Grape-Nuts, the writer reports no stomach issues, steady nerves, renewed interest, and readiness to work. The letter promotes Grape-Nuts as evidence of healing.
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Michigan
Thed
Eceu
Wellville
Hepligs
Reeson
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Wilson
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