Troops Ready to Invade China Amid Foreign Siege
Washington reports indicate 8 000 infantry and cavalry in the Philippines can be sent to China on short notice. 200 American troops arrived in Pekin as minister Calhoun says foreign guards are strengthened by Allies. The plan may deploy a full Manila regiment to reinforce Pekin and protect the Pekin to Tien Tsin railway for foreign nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Manila
Tien Talim
Pekin
Imperial
Philippines
China
Tien Tsin
War Department
State Department
Calhoun
Lregation Guard
Asiatic Naval Fleet
Shanghai
Eea
Tien Tain
Snake venom cures consumption claim shocks medical world
A Maryland Board of Health report credits Dr Joseph A Thompson of Hyattsville with curing tuberculosis using rattlesnake venom. The English-born physician, once near death in 1884, injected venom hypodermically after obtaining it from Brazil. After six months he is declared free from consumption, though risks and unsterilized venom sourcing are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Maryland
America
Hyattsville
State Board of Health
Guy W. Latimer
Hyatteville
Weir Mitchell
Philadelphia
Thompson
Brazil
Maryland Board of Health
Snake venom sacs prepared for scientific study in Brazil
Descriptive note outlines handling of venomous snakes at the entrance to a den in Brazil. Reptiles are stunned, beheaded, and their venom sacs are collected, preserved in alcohol, dried, shipped to scientists, sterilized again, and the sacs secured for research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Burma
Death ends water wagon prize drama in Amityville
The Amityville saga ends as Anderson dies from kidney and heart conditions after years of alleged nonhabitual drunkenness. He left a fortune of about $38 000 a year by inheritance and faced dismissal of his marriage and commitment to the Amityville Home for Inebriates. His brother James contested his release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugen
Amityville
L. L
Anderson
James Anderson
Mount Vernon
Broadway
New York
Gilsey
Andersen
Amityville Institution
Man seeks aid to rescue wife held by parents in Amherst
George Varno of Thompsonville asks lawyers to help recover his wife Ruth Smith, who he says is being kept by her parents in Amherst against her will. He reports an elopement last August after a quarrel with her father and says she has been detained, with clothes and money taken. He spoke with state officials and described a over telephone call where a supposed wife denied wanting to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Northampton
Mass
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst
Ruth Smith
Newton Smith
Miss Smith
Varno
Thompsonville
Western Electric Company
White Star Laundry
Smith House
Mother and Child Found Dead in Bed in Waterbury
In Waterbury Connecticut Special report Mrs. R P Hazel 29 wife of a traveling salesman for Manufacturers' Appraisal Company New York and Philadelphia was found dead in her room with her nine month old baby at her sister's home. The deaths were caused by illuminating gas the medical examiner ruling the mother turned on the gas to end both their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury, Conn
R. P. Hazel
Manufacturers” Appraisal Company
New York
Philadelphia
Court says he is not Kimmel in insurance case
A Federal jury in St. Louis ruled that the man claiming to be George Kimmel is not the real Kimmel. The panel said it could not decide if the real Kimmel was dead when the 1904 suit was filed and was sent back to determine if death occurred before the claim for insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Kimmel
George Kimmel
Uct
Amidon
Two Stores Burned in Stevensburg Culpeper County
Fire yesterday morning destroyed the general merchandise stores of FE A Chewning and J H Hitt in Stevensburg, Culpeper County. The Chewning building housed the post office. residences of the two owners were also burned. Chewning carried partial insurance, Hitt had none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culpeper
Stevensburg
Culpeper County
A. Chewning
J. H. Hitt
Chewning
Hitt
Dealutiful Dancers in Pittsburg Cornered by Police
Angelica Victores, Greek dancer, and her family faced police action after a dispute with husband Victoros. He was arrested. daughters aged eighteen and twenty were placed under jail matron care. Victores claims insanity and coercion. immigration inspectors to handle the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Angelica Victores
Victores
Wellesley Club
Philadelphia
Victoros
Ehghrteen
Greece
Vietoros
America
Vicctoros
United States
Marconi Made Life Senator After Refusing Nobility
Signor Marconi, famed wireless pioneer, was elected a life member of the Italian Senate in Rome today. He declined a royal tithe of nobility offered by the King, keeping his stance against accepting honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
Senate
Rome
Signor Marconi
Hoffmann Seeks Separation Amid Jealousy and Scandal
Edward Otto Hoffmann petitions the New York Supreme Court for separation from wife Adeline Hoffmann citing hot potatoes thrown at his head, a large carving knife chased at him, a third party introduced into their home after three weeks, accusations of infidelity, use of his funds for detectives and extravagant spending on pictures and furniture, and his claim that she earns well and needs no alimony. Wife served at 12498 Amsterdam Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Otto Hoffmann
Supreme Court
Adeline Hoffmann
Hoffmann
Amsterdam Avenue
Campaign Against White Slavery Unites Major Groups
In Washington special reports reveal a secretive, capital backed merger of leading organizations into the American Vigilance Association. The collaboration, aided by the Department of Justice, aims to launch what is described as the largest campaign against white slavery in U.S. history, with meetings held recently in New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Justice
New York
Chicago
American Vigilance Association
Palmyra Island Dispute Eases In House Of Commons
In the British House of Commons Under Secretary Acland stated the British government is unaware of any U S move to annex Palmyra Island in the Pacific. He noted Palmyra was abandoned by Britain, inhabited only by crabs, and once sold for one dollar. A U S cruiser was mentioned in relation to the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Great Britain
Palmyra Island
Pacific Ocean
House of Commons
Sailed from Hong Kong for Palmyra Reported US Claim
The note describes a voyage from Hong Kong toward Palmyra that sparked reports America intended to claim the island. The item outlines geopolitical tensions and speculative steps by the United States in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Palmyra
America
Oppose Organizing Negro Regiment in New York Albany
Special hearing held by the Assembly Committee on Military Affairs on Assemblyman Nelsons bill to form and equip a colored infantry regiment in New York City. Critics from the Adjutant General and the State National Guard Association cited governor, War Department, and funding concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Assembly Committee On Military Affairs
Nelson
New York City
New York
National Guard
Allan L. Regan
Adjutant General’s Department
Adjutant General
War Department
Menny
Russell Raynor
State National Guard Association
Cause of labor troubles eyed by bills for industrial relations commission
Washington special reports that both labor and manufacturing interests support bills in Congress to create a commission on industrial relations. A New York committee has backing from executives and railroads, tool firms, and publishers. Hearings will feature leaders like Louis D Brandeis and Samuel Gompers to discuss causes of unrest in industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
House
Senate
New York
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Montana, Wyoming and Southern Railway
Allied Boards of Trade of
Pittsburg
Waterbury Tool Company
Samuel Mather
Cleveland Cliff Iron Company
H. M. Kellogg
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Allen T. Burns
Americans Flee Mexico as Rebels Rise
In Mexico City a mass exodus of American families leaves for the coast while officials voice optimism. Reports say General Orozco has joined the rebels, weakening President Madero who admits federal troops are stretched and unable to quell the insurrection. He appeals to all good citizens to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Orozco
Madero
Zapata
Mexico
Insurrecto Retreat Near Chihuahua Reported
Advices from Juarez say General Villa the Federal commander has driven most rebel attackers from Chihuahua city and that by nightfall the insurrecto forces would likely be in retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Villa
Chihuahua
Madero vows loyalty to flag and law amid calls for power
In a Mexico City manifesto President Madero says it would be cowardly to abandon the legal framework and hand supreme power to a personal ambition. He pledges to defend the flag and the law and to die at his post if required to fulfill his duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Special
Madero
Rebels seize El Paso area as Chihuahua falls to Villa
In official advices received today Rebels hold Chihuahua and Governor Abram Gonzales has fled. Telegrams report Pancho Villa captured part of the city from Pascual Orozco and the former rurales, then were driven out of town. A mob demanded Gonzales resign and the executive joined Villa’s forces in flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Abram Gonzales
Pancho Villa
Pascual Orozco
Gonzales
Villa
Speech Return After Shipwreck Storm Draws Eyes
In a New York harbor account Miss Mary Lipsitz regains speech and hearing after a 17 year loss during a fierce North Atlantic gale aboard the steamship Campanella. Her mother and relatives rush to assist as officers break down the stateroom door during the hurricane ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Lipsitz
Atlantic
Campanella
Halifax
Rotterdam
Miss Lipsitz
Krussia
Father and Brothers
America
Chicago
United States Immigration Service
Halfax
Washington
M. M. Lipsitz
Catasauqua
New England
Americans Hold An Army At Bay In Velardene
Washington reports fifty three Americans besieged in Velardene by nearly three thousand rebels fighting for survival. Lines of communication are cut and the State Department seeks details on their whereabouts amid unease over the fate of the Asarco group including Eugene G. Blalock. General Orozco resigned from the Federal army effective March first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Velardene
Washington
Washington, D. C
Asarco
Eugene G. Blalock
State Department
General Orozco
Federal Army
Raines case hearings end. lunacy commission to rule
In Salem Virginia the hearing of witnesses in the Raines case closed this morning and the lunacy commission retired to executive session to study medical lines. Judge Moffett thanked counsel and outlined possible outcomes including sanity, murder verdict with electric chair, or asylum for treatment. The court praised Drs Drewry and King and noted a 30 day to nine month treatment window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Raines
Moffett
Flames In Tenement House Create Panic In Boston
Special report from Boston describes a fire at 467 Hanover Street North End that raced from basement to roof of a four story wooden tenement. More than fifty residents fled to the street as stairs melted into the blaze. Two women and men are dead and two more are dying with a fifth badly burned. The dead are Mrs Giuseppe Allegro age 45 and Giuseppe Crisafuti age 30. The dying are Antonio Francisco age 27 and an unnamed man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Hanover Street
North End
Giuseppe Allegro
Giuseppe Crisafuti
Antonio Francisco
Atlantic City Boardwalk chairpusher charged with murder
Special discovery showed arsenic purchased the day before his family fell ill and died. John V. Lewis, a Boardwalk chairpusher, was arrested on murder charges in Atlantic City as police continue the probe into Elmer aged three and Ruth one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Special
Arsenl
Elmer
Ruth
John V. Lewis
Poison Disaster Strikes Lewis Family at 1708 Oakland Ave
Police traced a fatal chain at the Lewis home where six children and the mother fell ill from spoiled oatmeal and milk. Two younger children died. others survived. Arsenic was later found in stomach contents after exhumations and a coroner's inquest. A prior infant death and another similar case occurred on October 17, 1910 and months later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Oakland Avenue
City Hospital
Westcott
Clarence Goldenberg
Thorpe
Truthful Captain Reports Sandworm Storm On Ferry Ride
William Duffy captain of the Bayonne City ferry between Bergen Point and Port Richmond New Jersey described a night voyage disrupted by a snowstorm followed by a sandworm storm. He claimed to collect two canfuls of sandworms as evidence, warning the colonel of the Ananias Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Duffy
Bayonne City
Bergen Point
N. J
Port Richmond
Hell
Ananias Club
Ice floes trap four steamers on Lake Michigan near Chicago
Four Lake Michigan steamers from the Goodrich Line were held by thick ice for hours in the floes off Chicago. The Indiana, Alabama, and Iowa became jammed, while the Flora M. Hill, a smaller vessel, fought free after a long struggle. Shipping will resume once the ice breaks up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Alabama
Iowa
Goodrich
Flora M. Hill
Virginia Counties Endorse Taft in Republican Rallies
In Staunton Augusta county Republicans elected fourteen delegates for the Tenth District and the State conventions. They endorsed Taft for renomination, re election of C Bascomb Slemp as State chairman and Alvah H Martin as national committeeman, with R A Fulwhler named district delegate. Col S Brown Allen and R A Fulwhler led the convention. In Culpeper Rappahannock county delegates were chosen for district and State conventions and instructed for Taft whose administration was praised. delegates to the district convention were C W Coates and R M Prest, with T B Hackley and A W Charke for district delegates.
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Staunton
Augusta County
Buena Vista
Mareb
Roanoke
Taft
C. Bascomb Slemp
Alvah H. Martin
R. A. Fulwhler
Chicago
S. Brown Allen
United States
Culpeper
Rappahannock County
Washington Courthouse
C. W. Coates
R. M. Prest
T. B. Hackley
A. W. Charke
Nelson County timber barons plan Rockfish Valley Railroad
Kestler Lesh & Co and partners with 16000 acres of virgin chestnut oak in Nelson County have bought more tracts to fuel a 15 mile rail link from Rockfish on the Southern Railway to a proposed tannery bark plant. Work to start when weather allows with many jobs projected. Local representation by Coleman Easley & Coleman. Rockfish Valley Railroad chartered months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Special
Kestler, Lesh & Co
Lock Haven
Heston
Mass
Nelson County
Rockfish
Southern Railway
Coleman, Easley & Coleman
Rockfish Valley Railroad
Will contest over Miss Campbell's New York will
Surrogate Fowler dismissed the challenge to Miss Campbell's 3 000 606 bequest to 61st cousins claiming undue influence. Executors Townsend and Mrs Pearson Campbell were alleged to wield fraud through delusions, but the judge found no evidence of fraud and upheld testamental capacity despite delusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Killaen van Rensselaer
Eleanor V. R. Fairfax
Olive Ve Kt
Gantry
Catherine V. R. Atterbury
Julia Ki. Lbreecker
Howard Townesend
Thomas Pearson Cam
Miss Campbell
Howard Townsend
Justine V. R. Townsend
Townsend
Macia
Declared Loan Co to Be a Lottery Indicted in Richmond
The Southern Loan and Trust Company with a Richmond branch is named a lottery by a federal judge in Atlanta. Officers Purvis Helm King and Smith face indictment. a demurrer was denied. Receiver holds company amid about 2,700 creditors and estimated liabilities around 400000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Southern Loan and Trust Company
Atlanta
United States
Newman
Thesrand
Post Office
Saffel
Richard Purvis
EB. O. Helm
Guy King
W. M. Smith
Mutiny Signal Flap Off Capitol Roof In Virginia
In Richmond on inauguration day a state flag was seen upside down on the Capitol roof amid cold winds and snow. The Adjutant General said no rescue call had been issued and the incident was being treated as a signal of distress by some lawmakers who urged a two senator and three representative rescue committee to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Capitol
Adjutant- General
Montague
Portsmouth
Old Dominion
Crearn
House of Delegates
Earthquake Tales and Cozy Fashion Amid Tremors
An old lady at a Nice hotel during an earthquake recalls tumbling from bed the ceiling cracking. She grabbed a fur coat and a long black suede glove, proclaiming she was the best dressed guest as others gathered in the hall. The London Chronicle notes a bygone era with a humorous line about knockers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
London Chronicle
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Angel Fisher
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