Distribution of Germs From Microscopic Air Experiments in France
The Marshfield Times reports Bonnier, Matruchet, and Combes conducted French tests on airborne germs using aspirator samples and nutrient solutions. Results show fungal and bacterial colonies vary by location, altitude, and medium, with notable decreases higher in the atmosphere and with distance from forests.
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Gaston Bonnier
Matruchet and
Combes
Fontainebleau
Lamon
Pasteur
Alps
The
Dauphine
Back Number and Moving Picture Education Notes
A citizen recalls a backstage social circle and a dismissive remark from a government figure about a deceased official. Separate items discuss private schools adopting moving picture machines and a university extending film use in educational outreach. A comical stamp story follows a twin birth and a joke about stamps and a baby’s gender.
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Connecticut
Alee
University of Wisconsin
Muncey's
What Living Well Means
Epictetus contrasts living well with living profusely. True living arises from contentment order decency and frugality whereas profuseness comes from dissoluteness luxury and disorder. Do not seek praise for profuseness. pursue sensible living and inner virtue.
Barometer on Buggins Reveals Cynical Statesman’s View
In a brief exchange, Buggins’ friendship is described as flattering to the cynical statesman who notes it only flatters those with influence. He admits the flattery does not flatter him but serves as encouragement from a man who avoids affability unless it benefits him.
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Etatesman
Mable
Doing Him Best
A snippet shows a tense exchange with partial dialogue about owing someone and a command to move toward a hallway, implying a moment of confrontation or instruction. The readable lines capture a charged, informal interaction without full context.
Hidden Profits Revealed in Chicago Packings Case
Witness Walter Weber testified that the National Packing company sold about 4 million dollars in hides during 1909 and 1910, noting hides were not counted in beef cost. He said hide allowances were paused in 1907 and resumed in 1910, and margin records were maintained by branch managers.
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Chicago
Triat
Willan Hi. Weber
National Packing Company
Armour & Co
Morris & Co
Swift & Co
Weber
Edward Tilden
Tilden
National
Halph Crews
Counss
Wilkerson
Navionsl Packing Company
Natonal Packing Company
Duke Unnoticed In Walks In New York City
The duke and the duchess of Connaught with Princess Patricia and entourage tour New York with social engagements and sightseeing. He walks daily from the Reid residence along Fifth Avenue, unrecognized by hundreds, enjoying views of the city before departing for Washington to see President Taft.
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New York
Janu
Duke
Ducheng of
Connaught
Patricia
Georges
England
Whitelaw Reid
Fitta Avenue
Para
Cornelius Vanderhilt
Washington
Taft
Fire in Black Hand War Threatens St Louis Factory
A fire of incendiary origin partly destroyed the Salvator Viviano Macaran Manufacturing plant in central St Louis near the so called Black Hand district. The blaze follows a spree of Black Hand outrages that have kept police busy since Friday and occurred about three blocks from the site where an Italian headless body was found last Friday.
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St Louis
Salvator
Viviano Macaran Manufacturing Company
Mexican packing firm suit seeks 37 million in New York
Mexico City reports Henry De Kay, receiver for the Mexican National Packing Co, filed a 37 million dollar damage action in New York against the Bank of Montreal over the collapse of the United States Banking Co. The suit seeks compensation for losses tied to the failed financial institution.
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Filac
Mexico City
Mexican Gaya A
New York
Henry de Kay
Mexican National Packing Company
Bank of Montreal
United States Banking Company
Dr Webster Sentenced for Life in Joliet Prison
Dixon Michigan January 23 Dr Harry Ke gin Webster was sentenced by Judge Richard Farrand to life imprisonment at Joliet for the murder of his wife Bessie Kent near Oregon. The judge urged Webster to seek peace with God as he begins his life of hard labor and to pay the prosecution costs. Webster asked to be taken to jail immediately.
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Dixon
Harry Kegin
Webster
Richard
Farrand
Joliet
Bessie Kent
Wood
Oregon
Toom
Arraed Ward
Nie Jawa
JeMet
Return of stolen money fuels Boulder mystery
In Boulder Colorado on June 24 Charles W Howland manager of the Boulder Elevator amp Mul company opened an express package from St Paul Minnesota and found 500 in 20 bills with a note claiming 400 dollars was stolen from the company in 1885 when the office safe was blown open The note says to acknowledge receipt to Rev Moynahan St Thomas college St Paul Minnesota The incident links back to a prior theft and reveals a repayment with interest years later
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Boulder
Colo
Charles W. Howland
Boulder Elevator & Mul Company
St. Paul
Minn
Moynahan
St. Thomas’ College
Mine
Divorce ends want ad marriage of King and Southard
Fontiac IM Jan 24 Henry Clay King sixty, chief orchardist for Senator H M Dunlap at Savoy, divorced from his want ad wife twenty eight who he married last September Geasia Southard Centertown Kentucky. She visited home and refused to return, ending the match after advertising for a wife drew about six hundred inquiries from across the United States.
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Fontiac
Henry Clay King
Fairfield
King
H. M. Dunlap
Savoy
United States
Geasia Southard
Centertown
Death warrants for Rev Richeson served in Boston
Death warrants ordering the execution of Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson for the murder of Avis Linnel were served upon Governor Foss Warden Bridges and Sheriff Quinn. The warrants allow confinement in the Charles street jail until May and execution in the state prison death chamber during the week of May 19.
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Boston
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnel
Foss
Bridges
State Prison
Sher Quinn
Suffolk County
Hide
Charles Street
Tobacco Competition Restored After Trust Dissolution
Attorney General Wickersham announces public interests served and competition to be restored under the tobacco trust reorganization. He testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in executive session for more than two hours. Baltimore date noted.
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Waellington
Jan
Wickersham
Tobacco Trust
United States Supreme Court
Withersham
Senie Committee On Judiciary
Woman burned to death at Indiana University bonfire
Mrs Anta Blew, fifty, of Wabash, perished from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire during a bonfire at the Phi Beta chapter house at Indiana University Bloomington. She fainted and fell into flames, was rescued hours later, and died in hospital. Her son Michael is a freshman at the university.
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Bloomington
PHI Pal
Indiana University
Anta
Michael
Beary Cabot Lodge seeks American academy of arts and letters
Washington January 24 Beary Cabot Lodge KIN proposes an American academy of arts and letters reintroduced in Congress by Representative S qy den of Texas. The measure was referred to the House Library Committee.
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Washington
Beary Cabot Lodge
American Academy of Arte and Letters
S Qyden
Texas
Committee On Library
Steel Trust Denies Monopoly Threat to Export Markets
Washington reports President J J Farrell of United States Steel denies monopoly claims to the Stanley committee. He cites growing capital, new furnaces, and non controlled mills in the industry. Farrell says U S Steel exports are not aimed at crushing rivals and compares US output to Europe, noting the fund for employees totals about 1.7 million with bonuses for suggestions and a stock subscription plan granting shares with a five dollar per share home dividend until paid.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Stanley Investigating Committee
House
J. J. Farrell
Mr. Farrell
Steel Corporation
British Steel
Nye
Germany
Belgium
United States
England
Farrell
Jassear
Clairman Stanley
Mil
Reed
Frozen to Death in Wilds Near Legrand Ore
Roy Grandall formerly of Kirkwood aged 11 perished from cold after three days lost in the Blue mountains foothills. A pony located the body twenty miles back on Five Points creek and transported it to Legrand.
France demands Italy bend to hanouba case and recalls threat
Paris asserts that Italy must arrest and surrender Turks aboard the Hanouba to French authorities or risk France recalling its ambassador from Rome. France warns it will deploy warships to escort its steamer as Camille Barrere arrives in Rome to press the demand. Meanwhile French ships sail from Toulon for Mediterranean maneuvers with armoured cruisers and destroyers assembling off Cherbourg for joint operations with coast fortifications.
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Paris
Italy
France
Rome
Mediterranean
Camille Barrere
Hes
Fulgar Quinst
Leon Gombetta
Erneat Renat
Ove
Toulom
Nice
Nyeres Jalanda
Minister of Marine
Cherboug
Gloire
Conde
la Marseillaise
Misinformed Hitchcock Charged Over Rail Mail Car Safety
Urban A Walterg editor of the Denver Harpoon testified before the house post office committee accusing Postmaster General Hitchcock of misinforming congress about railway mail car conditions. He cited ten year losses and injuries, noting 117 clerks and three weighers killed and 4,000 seriously injured from 1901 to 1910 in the United States. Walterg presented 6,000 letters from mail clerks protesting conditions and said fears of discharge kept many from complaining.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Congress
Urban A. Walterg
Denver
Calo
Harpoon
House Post Office
United States
Walters
Department
Turks Freed After Manouba Arrests In Sardinia
Nome January 24 Italian government orders immediate release of 29 Turks detained aboard the French mail steamer Manouba They are now at Cagliari Sardinia Four are found to be phystelany and the rest hospital attendants connected to the Red Crescent Society The release followed a conference between Marquis di San Giuliano Italian foreign minister and Camill Barre French ambassador to Italy Both expressed deep regret over the incident
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Nome
Cagliari
Sardinia
Tred Crescent Society
Marquis di San Giuliano
Camill Barre
Waly
Hoth
Argentina breaks with Paraguay over reparations demand
Buenos Aires warns Paraguay relations will be broken off unless in the Interim the Paraguayan government provides compensation for attacks on Argentine chipped property and citizens. In La Crosse Wisconsin a baseball player may not be paid unless he accepts ordinary chances of the game, per a national commission decision.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine
Paraguay
Argentina
la Crosse
Wis
Jax
Hasaball
National Commission
Granite men seek exhibit building at state fair
The Wisconsin Retail Granite and Marble association closed its convention with a push for a mineral and metallurgy building on state grounds. A governor’s action was urged to authorize the project to showcase the state’s stone resources. New officers were elected: Louis Mueller Portage president, H Blumenthal Columbus first vice, Herman Lueloft Sheboygan second vice, F Lueckslager Monroe third vice, G G Kigler Plymouth secretary, H Schal Stevens Point treasurer. The group voted to Madison for the next nominating meeting and discussed a new labor tax law.
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Wisconsin Retail Granite and Marble Association
Union
Louis Mueller
S'orlage
H. Blumenthal
Columbus
Herman Lueloft
Sheboygan
F. Lueckslager
Monroe
G. G. Kigler
Plymouth
H. Schal
Steves Point
Minnesota
St. Cloud
Madison
GASH ROAD TAX IS FAVORED
About half the counties in the state have adopted the cash system for highway taxes under the law from the last regime. At recent county board meetings affirmative action was reported by the state highway commission. Counties listed include Ashland Barron Buffalo Chippewa Columbia Dane Douglas Eau Claire Florence Grant Green Green Lake Juneau Kenosha Lafayette Lincoln Marinette Pierce Portage Price Racine Rock Richland Walworth Vernon Trempealeau Waukesha Waushara Winnebago. The commission bulletin notes the old system of calculating road taxes is inefficient.
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Portage
Price
Racine
Rock
Richland
Walpace
Vernon
Trempealdan
Walworth
Waukesha
Waushara
Winnebago
Commission
Wisconsin railways tax assessed in 1912 increase
The Wisconsin state tax commission released the 1912 assessment on railway properties. Total value stands at 25,085,000 with taxes totaling 3,604,155.58 dollars, payable in two installments, February and August.
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Madison
Wisconsin State Tax Commission
Wisconsin
Aguinet
Farmhouse Fire Destroys Morton Home in Cumberland County
The Morton farmhouse near Washburn, Cumberland County, burned to the ground with all contents. Oscar A Morton and his wife escaped with two children while a year-old baby and a two-year-old boy perished. Fire started from a stove as the family slept. the parents attempted to rescue the children but were cut off when fire blocked the kitchen exit.
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Cumberland
Oscar A. Morton
Washburn County
Here
Mr. Morton
Morton
Fire destroys Shawano general store, $20,000 loss
A blaze threatened Shawano and destroyed the general store of M. Chemison, gutting the structure and contents valued at twenty thousand dollars. Firefighters contained the flames after extensive effort, with the incident impacting the local business section.
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Shawano
M. Chemison
Want McKay for Office fe Madison petitions circulated
Petitions are circulating in Madison seeking the appointment of Capt. W. J. McKay as state pension clerk to replace Gen. C. H. Russell who resigned. The move aims to fill the vacancy promptly with a military veteran.
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McKay
Madison
W. J. McKay
Atate
Tate
C. H. Russell
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