Brother Finds Sister After Years apart In New York
Jim Lawless, a Navy veteran, locates his sister Minnie Mulligan in the Bronx after years of searching. He traced their kinship through a Bible note and a Bridgeport memory, meeting at 1172 Tinton Avenue. The siblings plan a Christmas reunion and future contact with two brothers.
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New York
James
Gerve
Sam
Navy
Minnie Mulligan
Thomas Mulligan
Union Railroad Company
Bronx
Lawless
Bridgeport
Conn
Minnie
Eva Farrell
Fairfield
Frank Walsh
George
Jim
Howard
Jim Lachess
Walsh
Mr. Mulligan
South Carolina
Katie Howard
Kate
Weirginia Acquires Site for Military Grounds
Norfolk VA Special. Deeds transferring the proposed site for a state military smoke and rifle range at Virginia Beach were delivered to Major S Heth Tyler by Harvey M Dickson of the Industrial Commission. The state plans to begin sanitary preparations for encampment and target practice next summer with Norfolk and Southern Railroad committing 20000 in track work along the coast and the state allotting at least 36000 for improvements.
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Norfolk
Virginia Beach
S. Heth Tyler
Commonwealth
Harvey M. Dickson
Industrial Commission
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Permanent organization to be made in Columbus May en Dorse la Follette
A progressive Republican conference in Columbus today aims to form a permanent organization with possible endorsement of Senator La Follette for president. The group plans a declaration advocating downward tariff revision popular election of US Senators and a graduated income tax. Invited speakers include Senator Moses Clapy Attorney to DPD Brandeis United States Senator Crawford of California Senator Work of California Coraman E. A. Morse of Wisconsin and Gifford Pinchot.
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Columbus
U. Special
la Follette
United States
Moses Clapy
DPD
Brandeis
Sena Rawford
California
United Stat
Work
Coraman E. A. Morse
Aconsin
Gifford Pinchot
U S Circuit Court A Thing Of The Past
A report from Washington notes the passing of the United States circuit court as part of a judiciary code reform enacted by Congress, effective January 1, 1912, with the federal district courts to absorb its business while the circuit courts of appeal remain.
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RES
Tlstory
United Ates Tribunal
Wrington
D. C
United Sta’ Icuit
United States
Federal District Courts
Congress
Circuit Courts of Appeal
History of Rockingham County in Handwritten Notes
Harrisonburg Virginia Special report notes John W Wayland of the State Normal School gathering material across Rockingham County for a new book titled History of Rockingham County. The excerpt references Handel and a lullaby analogy as a judge’s remark on an observance.
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Rockingham
Harrisonburg
John W. Wayland
The
State Normal School
Rockingham County
Love for Gold Caused His Death in Mill Fire
New York special reports a blaze destroying the Mutual Milk and Cream Company depot at 124 to 224 East Twenty second Street. Two Italian wagon washers known only as Tony and Joe perished inside. Tony returned for money and was killed, Joe went back to help him and died, while driver William Allen barely escaped. Fifteen workers faced smoke and flames as firemen fought the two hour blaze that threatened nearby tenements.
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New York
Mutual Milk and Cream Company
East Twenty-second Street
Tony
Joe
William Allen
Police Catch Heroin Dealers in Brooklyn Court Case
In Gates Avenue Court Brooklyn a 21 year old man Louis Erbin and 19 year old Grace Stuart faced charges over heroin. Detectives traced heroin sold through drug stores and saloons amid claims of schoolchildren becoming addicted. Stuart testified Erbin, who used the alias Louis Fisher, induced her to take the drug. Health chemist Clarence Vekroth found seven dozen heroin boxes in Erbin’s room. Bail set at 2000 for grand jury.
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New York
Louis
Rbin
Gates Avenue Court
Brooklyn
Grace Stuart
Voorhees
Erbin
Steier
Miss Stuart
Stelter
Louis Fisher
Hull Street
Snedeker Avenue
Clarence Vekroth
Health Department
Mary Mannine
Greene Avenue
Miss Start
Ida Twetgen
Wreck Narrowly Averted in Bristol VA Freight Derailment
Several freight cars derailed on the Chesapeake and Ohio at Bristol Virginia. A passenger train on the adjacent track struck one derailed car but the engine stayed on the rails. No injuries were reported.
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Bristol
Chesapeake and Ohio
Governor Upholds Death Sentence for Ely Kent
Windsor Vermont special report states Governor affirms the death sentence for Ely Kent, convicted of murdering Miss Delia Congdon, a deaf mute, in Tallingford. Kent is to be executed at the state prison next Friday afternoon.
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Windsor
Ely Kent
Delia Congdon
Kent
Tallingford
Washingtonians Spend $25,000 Welcoming New Year
Washington hotel and cafe managers report about 25 000 spent by diners at New Year celebrations with diners spending more on average than last year. They note higher spending if the day had not fallen on a Sunday, and say alcohol sale ordinances were strictly observed across the city.
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Washington
D. C
Liberian Inauguration Honors New President
Dantel Howard was inaugurated president of Liberia in Monrovia, succeeding President Barclay. The ceremony marked a peaceful transfer of power as Howard assumed leadership of the West African nation.
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Munrovia
Liberia
Dantel Howard
Barclay
Gompers Declares Independence From Outside Interference
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, rejects impeachment motives and vows to govern AFL independently. He criticizes labor abuses, cites the Triangle fire and shirtwaist disaster, and condemns using women as a means to advance private property. He spoke before the Knights of Momus, urging protection of workers' lives.
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Washington, D. C
Fredericks
Los Angeles
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Fredericks
Gompers
Knights of Momus
District Attorney Fredericks challenges Gompers on McNamara links
Los Angeles district attorney John D. Fredericks asserts he has detailed knowledge of the McNamara dynamite case and calls Samuel Gompers to pressure J. J. McNamara to reveal the full union involvement. He says a public request from Gompers is insufficient and urges action to root out the cancer in labor unionism.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Cap_tain
John D. Fredericks
Attortes
McNamara
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Samuel Gompers
J. J. McNamara
Gompers
Fredericks
San Quentin Prison
McNamaras
Banks Cannot Sit in Legislature in Norfolk
Norfolk mayor Riddick accuses Benjamin A. Banks of lacking naturalization and nationality, claiming Banks born in Russia and never legally naturalized. He pledges to present further evidence amid City Hall conflicts over Freemason Street extension and Jefferson Hall condemnation during Banks's alderman tenure.
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Norfolk
Benjamin A. Banks
Riddick
Mr. Banks
Mr. Ranks
B. A. Banks
Russia
City of Norfolk
Banks
Jefferson Hall
Missing son of murder suspect vanishes from Martinsville scene
Reliable reports say Sam Jones, son of Mrs. Westey Jones, who was killed last week in Henry county, has disappeared. He has not been seen since Saturday morning and is believed in hiding or to have left the county. Authorities suspect his involvement in blockade whiskey near his home and will pursue the charge. A conference with Commonwealth's Attorney J. H. Stanley and a Roanoke detective directed an investigation.
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Martinsville
Sam Jones
Westey Jones
Henry County
Jones
Commonwealth's Attorney
J. HH
Stanley
Roanoke
Trade conditions improve rapidly says Henry Clews note
Henry Clews & Co major endorses cautious optimism for 1911 outlook. Trade conditions are sound with light stocks and strong credit and wages rising. Yet labor unrest and looming strikes, coal conflicts, plus political volatility mark persistent risk this presidential year.
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New York
House of Henry Clews & Co
Interim policy outlook for 1911 amid cautious peace hope
The text weighs pro and anti favoring positions on economic and political missions. It argues that in time economic forces will prevail while interim policy remains cautious but hopeful. It assumes international peace but notes potential trouble from foreign tensions and the risk of an England Germany collision last summer.
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England
Germany
Aviator Atwood Falls From Hydroplane Off Point of Pines
Boston mass special aviation report says aviator Harry N. Atwood, holder of the cross country record, fell into the ocean during a hydroplane flight from Point of Pines toward Portland Maine. He was rescued unconscious by a passing fisherman and rushed ashore in critical condition as his wrecked machine lay beside him.
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Boston
Mass
Harry N. Atwood
Point of Pines
Nahant
Atwood
Portland
Maine
Richeson to Enter Insanity Defense for Murder Trial
In Boston, special reports say Rev. C. V. T. Richeson, accused of killing Avis Linnell, met with counsel at Charles Street jail ahead of a trial set to start in two weeks. Discussions covered his self mutilation with tin and potential insanity defense plans with alienists.
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Boston
Mass
C. V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Charles Street
William A. Morse
Philip R. Dunber
Richeson
Beverly R. Harrison
John L. Lee
Virginia
Editors Urge Harmon Appeal Over Wilson For 1908
The Petersburg Index Appeal notes Republicans harshly attack Woodrow Wilson while tolerating Harmon’s candidacy, urging Harmon's notice as a man of quality. It cites Wright and affairs with Mamah Borthwick stirring Hillside, Wisconsin, threatening a tar and feather sentiment. Fireworks regulation debates in Norfolk and Virginia cities, plus Roosevelt’s Ananias Club, fresh eggs price in New York, and various national topics appear in a compendium of editorials and comments from Roanoke Evening News and other papers.
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Judson Harmon
Harmon
Wilson
Buckeye
Petersburg
Earle
Wright
Chicago
Mamah Borthwick
Hillside
Wis
Borthwick
Wisconsin
Roanoke Evening News
Lynchburg
Richmond
Danville
Norfolk
Virginia
Gambler Freed From Jail Sentence on Appeal
In Lynchburg Virginia KR. T. Bell pleaded guilty to a gambling charge appealed from the Police Court and was fined 250 dollars with a 500 dollar bond. He had previously been fined 200 dollars and sentenced to three months in jail in the Police Court. Judge Christian waived the jail term on appeal.
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Lynchburg
KR. T. Bell
Christian
Women Voters Shape 1912 Campaign Outlook in Washington
Washington dispatch notes women voters after California enfranchisement will influence the 1912 campaigns. Democrats plan January committee meeting in D C to set a national convention, with Taft facing rivals in a party split and debates over preferred sons and delegate methods across states.
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Washington, D. C
California
Milady
Taft
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Maltimore
St. Louis
Maryland
del Cs
North Dakota
Oregon
Nebraska
Wisconsin
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Medkal Neck
Woodrow Wilson
Judson Harmon
Oho
Wilson Fields
Harmon Cines
Champ Clark
HCO
Mirreuri
Dutieul
Falk
Missouri
Clark
Oscar W. Underwood
Alihima
South
Marshall
Indiana
New York
$20,000,000 Dollar Trust Proposed for Troy Shirt Firms
A $20,000,000 men's collar trust is announced with negotiations led by Max Oscher for Harvey, Fisk & Co. Legal work is directed by William E. Kesselburgh. Targeted plants include Troy and its branches. Four firms are reportedly favorable: United Shirt and Collar Co., Tim & Co., Searle Manufacturing Co., and Van Zandt, Jacobs & Co.
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Troy
N. Y
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco Trusts
Steel Corporation
Max Oscher
New York
Harvey, Fisk & Co
William E. Keselburgh
Albany
United Shirt and Collar Co
Tim & Co
Searle Manufacturing Co
van Zandt, Jacobs & Co
Speeding home to Dike he dies on train
Robert Joost of Brooklyn left Camp Verde to see relatives before dying on a train arriving at Union Station. Passengers aided him, a clergyman led a prayer, and police took the body to the morgue awaiting relatives. A sister Emma Joost and a signer Grandma ask him to visit during the holidays. Joost, once at 297 Atlantic Avenue, likely unmarried.
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Washington, D. C
Robert Joost
Brooklyn
Union Station
Joost
Camp Verde
Emma Joost
Atlantic Avenue
Richeson Declared Insane Amid Murder Case in Boston
Special dispatch reports Rev Clarence V. T. Richeson charged with Avis Linnell murder showing signs of insanity. He recently recovered from an operation and refers to his cellmate Butts as "man Friday." He says they will move to Virginia to live on a plantation after release.
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Boston
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Richeson
Butts
Virginia
Chinese Rebels Form Tentative Cabinet Under Sun Yat Sen
In Nanking Sun Yat Sen announces a tentative cabinet with Li Yuan Heng as vice president and Wu Ting Fang as foreign minister among others. A Hankow battle rages as 4000 rebels attack the city, bombard gates, and heavy losses are reported on both sides.
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Nanking
China
Chinese Republic
Sun Yat Sen
Li Yuan Heng
Huan-Hein
Wu Ting Fang
Wen Tsing-Yao
Chen Chin-Tao
Wo Chung-Hui
Ching Pi-Kueng
Chang-Chien
Tsai Yuan-Pot
Chang Yan-Chi
Weng Shun- Hui
Yale
Middle Temple
Assault Repulsed at Hankow by Imperialist Defenders
Dispatches report Hankow repulsed a rebel assault today by 20,900 Imperialist defenders. Rebels withdrew intending to renew bombardment at daybreak.
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Shanghai
Hankow
South could grow rubber by tapping pine and Osage orange
Florida Times Union reports researchers consider new sources for rubber keep pace with demand. Pine long leaf and scrub pine offer resin and potential rubber sap, with Osage orange explored as an alternative. French and American scientists pursue methods to convert sap into caoutchouc, aiming for profitable southern plantation tapping.
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Tropics
Florida Times-Union
Hero of Cherry Mine Dies in Montana
W. W. Taylor, rescue director and mine superintendent during the Cherry mine disaster, died in Round Up, Montana, two days ago of blood poisoning after a holiday visit with his daughter. A slight shoulder scratch became infected.
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Chicago
Ill
W. W. Taylor
Cherry Mine
Taylor
Round Up
Mont
Odds and Ends Fragments and Epigrams from 1910s Columns
A collage of humorous quotes and misheard lines from early 20th century papers. Bits reference Emerson on peace, debutantes versus society leaders, Uncle Rasberry in a drug store requesting a beat plaster, Elbert Hubbard on feeding his soul, and domestic science as leftovers.
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