Express Chronicle of Vast Grain Shipments and Global Notes
The Express reports a 235000 bushel corn load and 58000 bushel Darley shipment, notes Tin Can Trust plans for a large New Orleans plant, Astor owns 20 autos worth at least 100000 with 15000 yearly upkeep, London court orders 10 pounds 8s 10d to be paid in 209 years, and discusses Kongo River salt marshes and a shadow well for salt. It also mentions Consul General Guenther citing sunray cancer cures from German research.
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City of London
Rentoul
K. C
Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
Eastern capital plans electric railway from Portland to Roseburg
Proposed line runs via Salem and Eugene to Roseburg and would join a national transcontinental system backed by the same interests. The project aims to connect local routes and extend eastward from Oregon's coast, signaling a major transportation expansion.
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Eastern Capital
Portland
Roseburg
Ore
Salem
Eugene
Quail Catcher Locomotive Nets Draw Attention
Engineers in western Oklahoma recount quail deaths from engine contact and a Choctaw fireman claims to net birds with a front apparatus on his locomotive able to catch hundreds daily.
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Oklahoma
Athens autos taxed under Greek tariff law
In Athens there are only 12 motorcars, three owned by the king and princes. A luxury vehicle cost 20,000 francs. Prince Andreas's car was a gift from the czar of Russia. Foreign cars are taxed as four wheel carriages under Greek tariff law, with a duty of 300 francs.
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Athens
Greece
Tcing
Andreas
Russia
Wealth of Rockefeller Through the Years
A chronological summary shows John D. Rockefeller's fortune growing from nil in 1855 to an estimated 400 million dollars today. The figures trace milestones: 1865 five thousand, 1870 fifty thousand, 1875 one million, 1885 fifty million, 1890 one hundred million, 1900 two hundred eighty million, highlighting his rise as the era’s richest magnate.
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Rockefeller
Croesuses
Kentucky Exceeds National Corn Averages in 1905
The crop estimating board reports Kentucky averaging 29.7 bushels per acre for corn in 1905, up from 26.9 last year and 25.6 the ten-year mean. National average this year is 28.8 with ten-year mean 24.9, while Indiana leads at 40.7 and South Carolina trails at 10.9.
Lady Mary Hamilton Inherits Massive Duke of Hamilton Fortune
Lady Mary Hamilton, daughter of the late duke of Hamilton, comes of age to control a vast trust now yielding over 1 million dollars annually. She holds 150000 acres including Aaron Island and a grand Suffolk estate.
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Lady Mary Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
United Kingdom
Mary
Aaron
Suffolk
Prince Charles of Denmark Becomes Norway's King Haakon VII
Prince Charles of Denmark, invited by the Storthing and backed by a plebiscite, becomes sovereign of Norway at about 33. He is married to Princess Maud of England, daughter of King Edward VII, and his mother is a Swedish princess. The accession honors Haakon VI, a famed Norwegian hero.
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Prince Charles
Denmark
Storthing
Norway
Maud
England
Edward VII
Haakon VII
Harriman rises from stock clerk to railway magnate
Edward Harriman, the American railway king, began as a stock raker's clerk and built a syndicate owning 20,000 miles of railway. His frugal appearance is noted as he retreats to his estate in Orange County, New York, to live the country squire life after market battles.
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Edward Harriman
Harriman
Orange County
New York
Iowa lawmakers ready to wage war on primary election law
Des Moines awaits the 1906 Iowa legislative session with a strong push for a state wide primary bill led by Senator Lewis and Senator Crossley. Railroads plan to devote energy to defeating the measure while Gov. Cummins backs it amid internal opposition. The session also monitors Michigan and Wisconsin moves on primaries and notes a railroad criticism report and a steep drop in Iowa births attributed to reporting gaps and practices.
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Lewis
Russell Woodard
Des Moines
Iowa
Gov. Cummins
Senate Committee On Elections
Wisconsin
Lansing
Implement Men
Grover Cleveland
W. M. Weekly
United Brethren Church
Wolves Threaten Polk County Farms In Holiday Hunt
In Polk County especially Elkhaert township, big timber wolves raid pigpens and carcasses drawing farmers into a planned large hunting drive over the holidays. Elkhart reports wolves have grown brazen since the cold snap, venturing from river timber and even tailing travelers along roads with no human injuries yet.
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Polk County
Elkhaert Township
Elkhart
Iowa
Des Moines
Advance Municipal Ownership Plan for Des Moines Rail
At a meeting of business and professional leaders, James G. Berryhill unveiled a project for municipal ownership of Des Moines city railways. He claimed the plan could proceed without breaches of confidence and be effected in 30 days. A 14 member committee was appointed to work with other groups to negotiate along the proposed lines.
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Chicago
Des Moines
James G. Berryhill
Attendance rises at State University of Iowa
Attendance at the State University of Iowa continues to climb with the 1905 1906 term expected to top 1800 students, about 500 more than the previous biennium. The gains imply roughly a 23 1 3 percent increase in two years.
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State University of Iowa
Shonis to Speak at Drake University Commencement
Theodore P. Shonis, chairman of the Panama Canal Commission and Roosevelt's "$100,000 man," will deliver the Drake University commencement address in Des Moines in June. An Iowa native, Shonis has spent much of his career in western railroading.
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Shonis
Drake
Theodore P. Shonis
Drake University
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Des Moines
Shonts
Iowa
West
Bank Report Shows Increase in Iowa Deposits and Loans
State Auditor Carroll reports brighter bank conditions in Iowa with deposits in state and savings banks rising by over 3 million to exceed 154 million. Loans or bills receivable increase about 6.8 million, reserve ratios dip to around 20 percent, and total Iowa bank deposits since 1904 rise by more than 22 million.
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Carroll
Iowa
Savings Bank
State
Savings Banks
Loan and Trust Company
Independence Man Sentenced to Death for Mass Murder
William McWilliams pleaded guilty to killing his wife and five children in Independence. He beat them with a hammer and killed each child after summoning them, claiming they would be better off dead. Judge Platt wept while pronouncing the sentence.
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Independence
William McWilliams
McWilliams
Platt
Des Moines City Railway Fights Franchise After Court Ruling
In Des Moines the City Railway must defend its $2,000,000 property in district court after Judges Howe and Brennan rule the civic league cannot sue but Iowa's entry makes the attack on the franchise legal. No appeal will be filed. courts will decide if the franchise stands.
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Des Moines
Des Moines City Railway Company
Howe
Brennan
Civic League
State of
Iowa
Noel Found Guilty in Second Degree Murder
Elmer Noel convicted of second degree murder in the September 14 fatal shooting of Lee Addison in a coal shed near the Rock Island depot. Addison, who died from a chest wound, had earlier implicating statements suggesting Noel’s involvement though Noel claimed Addison’s death was self-inflicted.
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Avoca
Elmer Noel
Lee Addison
Noel
Rock Island
Addison
Fatal Fire Fatality in Fairfield Teenager Burned
Fairfield reports Bessie Henry aged 20 died when a kerosene can misidentified as gasoline caused an explosion while starting a fire at her father George Henrys home. She inhaled flames and died nearly instantly.
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Fairfield
Bessie Henry
George Henry
Miss Henry
Sidney youth dies from football injuries three weeks later
Sidney 18 year old Harry Rowe died from internal ruptures believed to be caused by injuries in a football game played three weeks earlier. He asked that no blame be placed on football for his death.
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Sidney
Harry Rowe
Man Pleads Guilty in Family Tragedy Case in Independence
William McWilliams pleaded guilty on three indictments for killing his wife and five children in Independence. Specialists say he shows no signs of insanity and he has expressed a wish to end his life, so he is being guarded under careful watch.
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Independence
William McWilliams
McWilliams
Burlington football players injured in Keosauqua game
Burlington pair Joseph Lynch and Thomas Tracy were severely hurt and carried from the field after a Keosauqua football contest. Lynch had a head wound. Tracy suffered abdominal injuries. Des Moines reports note other local incidents and notices across Iowa towns.
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Burlington
Keosauqua
Joseph Lynch
Thomas Tracy
Lynch
Tracy
Des Moines
Little Edna Hatch
Chicago
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Joan Calvert
Maude
J. H. Mathis
Elkhart
Hast Second
Walnut Streets
Oskaloosa
Charles Smothers
Deep River
Beatrice Creamery Company
Tama Reservation
Eldora
Audubon
J. A. Nash
R. H. Spencer
A. H. Roberts
Iowa Falls
Fire Claims Six Victims In Brooklyn Apartment Blaze
A mother and her five children died in a five story Columbus avenue and One Hundredth street fire Monday night. Two others injured and many tenants trapped or rescued by police and fire crews. Mrs John Thomason and her children aged seven months to nine years perished while seeking to save them. entry latch failure trapped them.
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New York
Columbus Avenue
Committees Named in Fifty-ninth Congress
Speaker Cannon announced chairmen for major panels. Key posts include Ways and Means Payne New York and Appropriations Tawney Minnesota. Judiciary Jenkins Wisconsin. Foreign Affairs Hitt New Jersey. Naval Affairs Foss Illinois. Public Lands Lacey Iowa. Immigration Howell New Jersey. Elections Mann Illinois among others.
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Washington
Cannon
Ways and Means
Payne
N. Y
Appropriations
Tawney
Minn
Jenkins
Wis
Hepburn
Hitt
Hull
Foss
Overstreet
Ind
Cooper
Fowler
N. J
Burton
Wadsworth
Lacey
Sibley
Gardner
Howell
Crumpacker
Mann
Ryan to reveal Harriman pressures on Equitable control
New York reports the legislative life insurance committee led by Senator Arm strong has pressed Thomas F Ryan to disclose what E H Harriman said or threatened to do to influence his handling of control at Equitable Life. District Attorney William T Jerome advised Ryan to answer and indicated Ryan would likely testify if recalled.
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New York
Legislative Life Insurance Investigating Committee
William L. Armstrong
Thomas F. Ryan
E. H. Harriman
Equitable Life Assurance Society
William T. Jerome
Ryan
Harriman
Edward Atkinson Dies After Sudden Illness
Edward Atkinson a Boston social and political economist died suddenly Monday from an acute indigestion attack affecting the heart He was 78 years old For four decades he was a recognized economic authority and served in public duties including an 1887 appointment by President Cleveland as special commissioner on bi metallism in Europe.
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Boston
Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
Cleveland
Europe
Curtis Made Captain at Michigan for Next Season
Ann Arbor December 12 Left Tackle Joe Curtis of the University of Michigan football eleven was unanimously elected captain for next year. Teammates voted for him partly for his play and to show belief that his removal from the Chicago Thanksgiving day game for alleged unnecessary roughness was unjustified.
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Ann Arbor
Joe Curtis
University of Michigan
Curtis
Chicago
Miss Roosevelt to Wed Nichols Longworth
Washington December 12 1919 Miss Alice Roosevelt announces engagement to Nichols Longworth of Cincinnati with a spring wedding planned. Knoxville Tenn December 12 Roy Walker six years old shot and killed by seven year old playmate Jesse Barber with a toy pistol during a game.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Miss Roosevelt
Knoxville
Tenn
Roy Walker
Jesse Barber
The Sultan Yields to Macedonian Financial Control Scheme
Constantinople dispatch reports the sultan has yielded and accepted the powers' collective note on financial control of Macedonia. In Wyoming, 90,000 dollars in gold from a shipper remains missing after the Overland Limited wreck and fire at Assay.
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London
Daily News
Constantinople
Macedonia
Big Sam
Rock Springs
Wyo
Railroad and Express Companies
Overland Limited
Assay
The Shopping Bag Venture On Broad Street Car
A Newark News tale on a young man aboard a Broad street car who offers a compact shopping bag as a safer way to carry bundles. He demonstrates the grip by untied wrappings, markets the bag for a dime, and is eventually removed by the conductor after quick sales.
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Newark News
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Dayton Resident
N R Roberts, of Dayton Tennessee, testifies kidney pills cured his kidney trouble. He says his back is now strong and he can stoop freely. He vows to keep using Dodd's Kidney Pills, noting no recurrence of the ailment.
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Dayton
Tenn
Dec
Dodd
N. R. Roberts
aRainin
Mack
W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
An insanity expert cited by Town Topics
Readings quote that people are eager to meet someone described as “insanity expert” and question how such a figure is perceived, reflecting local curiosities and reactions reported by Town Topics.
Laundering the Baby's Clothes Guidance
Mothers should supervise washing baby garments and use only Ivory Soap to avoid irritation from strong alkalies. Eleanor R. Parker notes concerns about chafing and discomfort from soaps. A rosy complexion quote attributed to the New York Press is followed by an ad testimonial for Piso's Cure for consumption from Ocean Grove, New Jersey, dated February 17, 1900.
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Eleanor R. Parker
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Crisis of Girlhood Promotes Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Emma Cole of Tullahoma Tennessee credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life during girls transition to womanhood. She describes years of pain and irregularities and urges mothers to seek its help and to write for free advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia HB
Pinkham
Emma Cole
Tullahoma
Tenn
Peabody Likely to Head Mutual Life Company
The World reports an agreement to elect Charles A. Peabody as president of the Mutual Life Insurance company at Tuesday trustees meeting in New York.
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Peabody
Mutual
New York
Charles A. Peabody
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
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