Monkeys Celebrate Christmas Dinner at Bronx Zoo
Special: The Bronx Zoo held a Christmas meal for Spicer Susie Baldy and other monkeys. The event featured a tree, presents, bananas and milk, with Susie requesting a cigarette and the group singing as they returned to their cages. In New York Miss Edmands, once engaged to Richeson’s alleged poisoning victim Miss Avis Linnell, seeks a broader field in the metropolis after recovering her health.
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New York
Bronx Zoo
Spicer
Babily
Susie
Bronx Nn
Zoo
Ever
Anow Baldy
Baldy
Bela
Major
Baby
Alice
Hebe
New England
Richeson
Avis Linnell
Miss Edmands
Boston
Discharged workers deny wholesale thefts in firm
Mr Donnelly defended the honesty of supply division employees while acknowledging six were discharged for dishonesty last year. Charges and investigations were implied as potential remedies to remove dishonest individuals from the workforce.
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Binda
Donnelly
Richmond Veteran Newsboy Vanishes After Ambulance Run
Robert Taylor a longtime Richmond newsboy aged about 70 to 80 vanished after an ambulance ride from Floyd Avenue to Broad Street last Sunday. Police, alerted yesterday after friends reported his disappearance, found no trace of him in his East Main Street room, and neighbors feared he might be dead. He was a Virginia Military Institute alumnus and once ran a mercantile business but had no known relatives in Richmond.
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Richmond
Robert Taylor
Gentry
Belton
East Main Street
Comn
Taylor
Floyd Aven
Broad
Rockbridge
Virginia Military
Trying to Forget Richeson in Boston Trial
Miss Vidler, fiancée of Rev. Seep W. Richeson, awaits trial in Boston on an Avi 1fo charge as she seeks to bury scandal from her life. British family members in Boston decline to discuss plans as the story unfolds.
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New York
Vidlér Mamas
Seep Vv
T. Richeson
Boston
New Yong
Judge's Son Sentenced in Newark Court
Daniel A. Dugan Jr the son of a district court judge was sent to Newark county jail by Judge Brady after he ran down and killed Leo McDermitt with a touring car. He faced manslaughter and assault charges and injured Sylvia Tichener. Edward McDermitt caused a disturbance seeking the prisoner as he was led away.
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Orangdr
N. J
Daniel A. Dugan, Jr
Daniel A. Dugan
Leo McDermitt
Newark
Brady
Orange Police Court
Sylvia Tichener
Edward McDermitt
Irish babies the heaviest in Boston study says
In Boston the Irish babies are described as the strongest physically with an average weight advancing to 9% pounds, higher than any other group. Italian babies average lighter, and Norwegian infants show greater vitality in some Boston areas than the American average.
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Boston
Mass
Ten Don'ts for Young Men from Br oxton Mass
Special to the Daily Globe lists Dr Albert Marlon Hyde's Christmas creation Ten Don'ts for Young Men warning against old fashioned views on parents and schooling urging restraint in spending on entertainment avoiding get rich quick schemes and respect for women urging church attendance and modest language with references to fathers mothers and the community values in a 1900s tone.
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Brocton
Mass
Albert Marlon Hyde
Newton
New System Eliminates Death in Anesthesia
An improved vapor anesthesia method using warmed water to deliver ether or chloroform aims to reduce death risk to zero and lessen postoperative nausea. Described by Dr. James T. Gwathmey and Dr. Charles Paskerville, with widespread usage at several major hospitals.
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New York
James T. Gwathmey
St. Bartholomew's Hospitals
Charles Paskerville
M. P. Denton
Bull
Couple dies within hours both buried in Wichita graves
Wichita Kan Special Mr and Mrs George Bailey pioneer residents born on the same day seventy six years ago died within four hours both buried here yesterday Bailey a Civil War veteran died at his home while his wife died in an Osawatomie Kansas insane asylum Neither knew the other was ill
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Wichita
Kan
George Bailey
Bailey
Osawatomie
Treacherous Arab in Tripoli Dies in Market Incident
An Arab condemned for treachery against Italian soldiers in Tripoli died in a related market incident today. A warning banner issued by General Ca n warned natives of dire consequences for treachery as Italian authorities posted notices.
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Tripoli
Can
London Sends Old Virginia Bonds to Fund New Century Bonds
Virginia's forgotten old state bonds valued at 6003.54 dollars have been sent from London via New York and Richmond to the Second Auditor for funding. Dew will issue new century bonds in their stead. Interest stopped July 1, 1891, so holders lost twenty years of interest. Many coupons were used for taxes, and all coupons must be found intact to be funded.
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Richmond
Virginia
London
New York
Dew
Illness Forces Bedside Wedding in New York City
Miss Elizabeth Devreaux Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs John Beverly Robinson of New York City cannot leave bed due to a serious illness Her wedding to Dr William McKim Marriott of Washington University will occur at her bedside The couple met in St Louis where she visited her father a Washington University professor The wedding was moved up to avoid delaying the ceremony.
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New York
Elizabeth Devreaux Robinson
John Beverly Robinson
William McKim Marriott
Washington University
Mace
St. Louis
Robinson
English murderer caught in Yonkers
Police arrest James Lowerie alias Jimmy Johnson in Yonkers on the Leeds England murder charge of Peter McA Harvey dated August 29. He allegedly confessed claiming self defense and will be extradited.
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Yonkers, N. Y. Special
James Lowerie
Jimmy Johnson
Peter McA
Harvey
Leeds
England
Lowerie
Man Keeps 35 Cats and 2 Dogs in Bethel Home in Divorce Suit
Samuel W Odell a 74 year old Civil War veteran of Bethel Kan sues Sarah L Odell for divorce in Wyandotte County District Court. He describes life with his wife and her 35 cats and 2 dogs as intolerable comparing it unfavorably to prison experiences and recounts pets occupying beds and meals intermingled with household life.
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Samuel W. Odell
Bethel
Kan
Sarah L. Odell
Wyandotte
Andersonville
Henry Meade
Pomeroy
Odell
Dell
Norfolk Landmark Merges With The Virginian Pilot
Norfolk will lose its Landmark daily as the paper merges into the Virginian Pilot Publishing Company on January 1. Charles Abell, who bought the Landmark for 125000, becomes a minority stockholder. the Grandy and Menaman heirs retain control with Lucien D. Starke as manager.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Landmark
Virginia
Virginian-Pilot Publishing Company
Charles S. Abell
Landmark
Virginian Pilot
Albert Hl. Grandy
Michael Mlennan
Lucien D
Richmond Post Office Sets Christmas Mail Handling Record
The Richmond post office and its branches processed 1,200,000 pieces of mail in the 72 hours before Christmas Day with no losses or complaints. About 230 workers handled intake, sorting, and delivery, and 28 extra men with seven extra wagons supported the peak rush as operations returned to normal.
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Richmond
Manchester
Oil Price Rises Five Cents Per Barrel in Pittsburgh
The Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency, now the buyer for the old Standard organization, announced the first oil price advance since Standard Oil's dissolution. The increase is five cents per barrel.
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Pittsburg
Standard Oil Company
Joseph Seep
Old Standard Organization
Russia Moves to Bar American Jews in Duma Bill
In St Petersburg a Nationalist backed bill to bar all American Jewish citizens from Russia is introduced as a complemento to higher tariffs on American manufactured goods. The measure aligns with a December proposal by M Guchkof and has Octobrist support. In parallel, regional authorities demand a boycott of American goods amid taft era tensions.
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ST. Petersburg
Dumin
United States
Russia
M. Guchkof
Duma
Taft
Provinciial Council of
Kherzon
Count Stenbock
State Dept Adds Motion to Boycott Imports
The State Department announced today the movement to boycott American imports following the abrogation of the 1832 treaty. Washington officials described the action as a formal response to the treaty's dissolution.
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Sam
Washington, D. C
State Department
Linse-In
Deposed Sultan Abdul Hamid Reported Dying
Ex Sultan Abdul Hamid, recently moved from Salonika, is critically ill and reported to be dying. The former ruler’s condition has been kept secret, fueling consternation among old regime Turks who oppose the Young Turk government.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Salonika
Teporta
Young Turk
White Hope Fighters Set for Ten Round Clash in New York
Carl Morris of Sapulpa Oklahoma and Tom Kennedy of New York will meet in a ten round heavyweight bout at the Empire Athletic Club. Morris is slight favorite after recent form. Both boxers finished training and rested today, each confident of victory.
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New York
Carl Morris
Sapulpa
Okla
Giant
Tom Kennedy
Empire Athletic Club
Morrin
Military Court to Try Reyes in Mexico City
President Francisco Madero denied any pardon for General Reyes who faces treason charges. Reyes will be tried by a military court with General Plesge presiding, and amnesty could follow if he is found guilty.
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Mexico City
Francisco Madero
Mexico
Reyes
Madero
Nuevo Leon
Plesge
Shot Wife Four Times by Boston Man Before Court
Special-Frank E. Ryan twenty eight year old of Boston was arraigned in Somerville Police Court for attempted murder of his eighteen year old wife Georgiana Ryan. Ryan fired five shots at his wife four bullets struck her. A sixteen year old witness William Frink followed the suspect on a bicycle and alerted authorities. The victim was taken to Somerville Hospital and not expected to live.
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Boston
Mass
Frank E. Ryan
Somerville
Georgiana Ryan
Ryan
William Frink
King George Narrow Escape in Tiger Hunt
A sensational report from Bombay recounts King George narrowly escaping death during a tiger hunt in Nepal. The king, guarded by two Indian marksmen, shot after the tiger leaped onto the royal elephant, with the animal killed by bullets from both sides and a final shot by the king.
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Bombay
George
Nepal
India
Howdah
Curley Targets Johnson Again In Flynn Challenge Bid
Jack Curley repeats plans to challenge Jack Johnson on behalf of Jim Flynn. He expects to travel to Chicago next week to make the offer in person and refused to confirm a $30,000 inducement, saying it would be substantial.
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Jim Flynn
Johnson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jack Curley
Jack Johnson
Chicago
Harlem Tommy Murphy Fades After Ten Round Decision
New York report says lightweight contender Harley Tommy Murphy barely edged Joe Redell on points at the Royale Athletic Club. Once seen as Ad Wolgast’s logical successor, Murphy’s prospect in the West has diminished in the eyes of fans.
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New York
Harlem
Tommy" Murphy
Murphy
Joe Redell
the Royale Athletic Club
Harley Tommy
Ad. Wolgast
West
The Marvelous Griffith Found Dead in Springfield Hotel
Arthur F. Griffith famed lightning calculator known as The Marvelous Griffith was found dead in bed at the Nelson Hotel in Springfield Mass. Medical Examiner Russell cited apoplexy as the cause though details of the brain’s condition remain unsettled. Griffith rose from farm life to fame on vaudeville stages across Europe and America and had recently appeared in Poll's Theater Bridgeport Conn.
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Mass
Arthur F. Griffith
Griffith
Europe
America
Nelson Hotel
BE. K. Nadel
Poll
Bridgeport
Conn
Russell
Elkhart
Ind
Chicago
Harvard University
Julian C. Coolidge
Mathematics Department
Bost
Old Lynn shop seeks father's bench and kit
Mr. Winslow hopes to locate his father's work bench and shoemaking kit in a remaining Lynn shop. He aims to restore the bench and kit to their original condition as they were in his father’s era, preserving a piece of the hometown craft.
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Lynn
Mr. Winslow
Memorial event recalls 1811 Richmond Theater disaster
A century after the Richmond Theater fire that killed seventy four, Governor Mann and Mayor Richardson spoke at Monumental Church. They urged a $50,000 endowment to sustain services before the church's 1914 centennial, noting Richmond's history of tribulation.
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Richmond
Temple of Worship
Monumental Church
William Hodges Mann
D. C. Richardson
R. A. Gibson
James W. Morris
Governor Mann
Morris
Richardson
James Morris
Father of beef trust questioned in Chicago trial
A. H. Veeder dubbed father of the beef trust testifies in the United States District Court as the ten millionaires’ trial resumes. He challenges sub divisions of the proposed $500,000,000 pool and the absorption of Gustavus Swift interests, noting no deal occurred without financial backing. Swift-controlled Bibbler Van Wagener Co. and D. M. Anthony Co. figure in the exhibit contract.
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Chicgo
Ill
A. H. Veeder
Beef Trust
National Packing Company
Chicago
United States District Court
J. Ogden Armour
Butler
Veeder
Gustavus Swift
Bibbler van Wagener & Co
Newark, N. J
D. M. Anthony & Co
Fall River, Mays
Mr. Swift
Members form "death by own action" club in House
The House forms the death by own action Club after members opposed a $30 raise, warning that voting against the pension bill risks rapid retirement to private life. Representative Ier of Massachusetts is named as a president amid warnings the Senate and veto may erase the opposition’s impact.
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Washington, D. C
Suicide Club
House of Representatives
Ier
Massachusetts
Senate
Rapid progress in Richeson murder trial
Boston mass special the active turning of the wheels of the judicial system will call the Reverend Clarence V Richeson in the Superior Court on January 16 to face a murder charge. The city council draws 2765 men from the voting list to form a venire for twelve jurors. Leading Boston lawyers oppose secret trials for murder defendants as contemplated by a bill for the coming legislature. Richeson is reported to be recovering from self mutilation and is expected to be well by week’s end.
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Boston
Mass
Clarence V. T Richeson
Herbert Parker
Massachusetts
Richeson
The Power of Tolerance by George Harvey
George Harvey argues for tolerance as central to American values and history. He links the Constitution’s adoption to tolerance and urges moral vitality in sports and national character, stressing faith in the nation and the preservation of natural resources. He warns common sense as America’s enduring asset.
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George Harvey
Russian Policy Forces Shuster From Persia via Russian Route
State Department dispatch from Tehran reports Russia demands Shuster depart Persia by Russian route. He will travel through Baku and Batum.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Russell
Teheran
Shuster
Persia
Baku
Batam
Goan Cohen Lapses Into Prolonged Unconsciousness After Accident
In South Norwalk Connecticut Goan Cohen of New York lies unconscious at Norwalk Hospital five weeks after a trolley car strike. Doctors say he may live for years in this coma despite his physical strength, with no dissolution evident except natural death, and no cure yet achieved.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Goan Cohen
New York
Cohen
Norwalk Hospital
Didn't Kill His Man
In Baltimore Special Josiah Dickens a barber rushed to Southern Police Station claiming he murdered his employer John Beltmiller of 1245 Light Street He confessed he ran to be arrested and was detained after Beltmiller appeared with facial wounds from a ring then Dickens attacked him and was charged with assault.
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Baltimore
Josiah Dickens
Southern
John Beltmiller
Light Street
Dickens
Beltmiller
Mayer
End of Italian Turkish War Seeks Renewal of Talks
Renewed efforts to end the Italian Turkish War are reported as Italy and the Powers exchange notes. Actions aims to secure a peace or settlement and bring hostilities to a close.
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Rome
Italy
Lynching Attempt Ends in Two Deaths in Hickman
Report from Hickman Missouri describes a mob clash with a Black man who barricaded in his home after an altercation with a white man. Two white men, Frank and Lewis Ramsey, were fatally wounded as the mob attempted to lynch the Black resident. Local sheriff and posse arrested several participants as a posse dispersed the mob.
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Hickman
Ewell
Barfield
Frank
Lewis Ramsey
Grees
A. Posse
The Gentler Charity Talk By Rev Sylvester Horne
The Washington Star notes a dinner speech by Rev Sylvester Horne praising charity grounded in absolute sympathy and humility. He cites a London promoter’s wife who visits a poor New Cut home to observe, but judges with condescension, illustrating the need to uplift unseen by slumming.
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Parliament
London
Adewell
Washington Star
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