Notable Short Items From A World Of Science And Society
A Chicago doctor kills a burglar not his patient while bookmaking faces drawbacks at racetracks. Wilbur Wright earns prizes as Orville heals, Russia conquers cholera, and Li Sum flags yellow journalism. AiRship advances excite Wellman as New York trains office boys, and Berlin notes women’s rising university roles with 440 entering high school and degrees granted.
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University of Berlin
Tageblatt
Astor’s Merit Gift Seen Shaping The Next Prize
Last year a car was given to young Mr. Astor for not being at the foot of his class. This year speculation grows on what form the merit award will take with suggestions of another automobile or a runabout aeroplane. The notion of exhausting suitable presents for him is considered dreadful.
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Astor
Precaution Against Coal Dust Explosions Advised by Prof Galloway
Prof William Galloway proposes mitigating coal dust in mine roadways by regular salting with water crystalline salts or mixtures rich in water, or by adding dusts of clay slate limestone chalk or similar substances to render the dust as innocuous as dampened water, reducing explosion risk.
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William Galloway
Two Jameses of Kentucky contrasted in politics and professions
The article contrasts Ollie M. James a Democratic lawyer with Addison James a Republican physician. Ollie is described as imposing in size, vocal and ardent, while Addison is portrayed as quiet and unassuming and a modest doctor.
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Jameses
Kentucky
Ollie M
James
Addison James
Ollie
Addison
Representative James
Remarkable Freak Newspapers From Madrid Chronicles
The Lu minaura in Madrid used phosphorous ink to glow in the dark. The Regal printed on edible dough sheets provided nourishment while reading. Le Bien Etre offered a 40 year subscription with pension and free burial.
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Madrid
le Bien Etre
New York Officials Claim City Fireproof in Principle
City officials declare much of New York practically fireproof though real proof comes only when a blaze tests a building’s resistance and whether it burns.
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New York
Forests Ravaged by Moths in Saxony and Fire
A report notes moth damage to Saxony forests while fires destroy others. The author argues for human action to prevent or repair nature’s ravages this year.
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Saxony
Sal ome Dance At County Fair Noted By Georgia Editor
A Georgia editor witnessed the Sal ome dance at the county fair and affirmed it was correct. He attended with his lunch and remained on site until the lights went out, making him an on the ground authority.
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Georgia
Talstoy’s Domestic Life With His Wife and Beliefs
The text notes Talstoy’s domestic life as singular, despite his wife disagreeing on religion and sociology. The countess is described as 16 years younger than her husband and still beautiful and charming, mother of three children.
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Talstoy
Hreband
Metcalf Resigns as Navy Secretary Due to Ill Health
President accepts Secretary Victor Metcalf resignation effective December 1. Truman H. Newberry of Michigan to be appointed as his successor. Metcalf has suffered a long nervous illness and will leave cabinet duties. The president commends Metcalf’s loyal service and Newberry is noted for his public spirit and future naval influence.
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Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Washington
Victor H. Metcalf
Navy
Metcalf
California
Atlantic
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Congress
Mr. Metcalf
Mich
Heney Shot In San Francisco Courtroom
Francis J. Heney, a leading anti corruption prosecutor, was shot and seriously injured in Judge Lawlor's courtroom during a recess in the Ruef bribery trial. Morris Haas, an ex convict and jailed saloon keeper, admitted to the shooting saying Heney ruined his life and branded him as an ex convict while four children waited at home.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Lawlor
Abraham Ruef
Heney
Lane Hospital
Haas
Duke
Honey
Germany's Radbod mine disaster claims hundreds of lives
An explosion and subsequent fire at Radbod mine near Hamm Westphalia killed 339 men and left 302 others lost. Rescue attempts failed as flames raged. a specialized relief corps arrived but could not enter. Flooding was ordered as the situation deteriorated.
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Hamm
Westphalia
Germany
Radbod
Courrieres
France
Emperor William harshly censured in Reichstag debate
Berlin reports a sharp Reichstag session over interpellations about conversations published in the London Daily Telegraph. Critics attacked the emperor’s court and constitutional handling. Chancellor von Buelow spoke briefly, with one confidant saying the throne must curb speech or risk removal. Conservatives joined the chorus with radical and liberal elements.
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Berlin
William
Reichstag
London Daily Telegraph
von Buelow
Matricide plot by 86 year old heiress in Chicago
May L Otis, age 86, plotted to hire a killer to murder her mother for a $7300 inheritance. She paid cash, signed a $2400 note, and aimed for a clean kill, warning against an ambulance scenario. The supposed conspirators included a private detective agency head and two city detectives.
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Chicago
May L. Otis
Miss Otis
Six Chinamen Drowned Off Buffalo Breakwater
A boat carrying ten Chinamen and three white men wrecked near Michigan street in Buffalo. Six Chinamen drowned. four survivors were rescued by a police boat crew while the three white men escaped. One rescued survivor, Mack Quong, spoke English learned in a South Bend class. The group had traveled from Toronto a week earlier and stayed in a barn on the Canadian side awaiting entry into the United States.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Michigan Street
Mack Quong
South Bend
Ind
Toronto
United States
Okmulgee Race Riot Left Five Dead in Oklahoma Shootout
In Okmulgee County five people were killed and ten wounded in a Sunday clash between Jim Deckard and law officers. Sheriff Edgar Robinson and Assistant Chief Henry Klaber were among the dead as Deckard fired from his house after a confrontation at the railroad station. Governor Haskell ordered militia to Okmulgee, easing tensions and dispersing the mob by evening.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Jim Deckard
Edgar Robinson
Okmulgee County
Henry Klaber
Chapman
St. Louis & San Francisco
Steve Grayson
Grayson
Klaber
Deckard
Robinson
Haas Ends His Life in San Francisco County Jail
Morris Haas, who shot Francis J. Heney, killed himself in his jail cell Saturday night. He lay in bed under a blanket when a muffled pistol shot was heard. Guards found Haas dead with a bullet wound, a concealed one shot deringer hidden in the back of his shoe.
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San Francisco
Morris Haas
Francis J. Heney
Haas
Hans
Bank examiner dies in Carroll bank tragedy
The second tragedy at the failed First National bank of Carroll ends with the death of BE B Shaw, the bank examiner in charge from West Union Iowa. He was found dying in his hotel room after a night of illness and later died in hospital from brain hemorrhage.
Oil Rehearing Denied in Standard Oil Indiana Appeal
The United States government petition for a rehearing of Standard Oil Company of Indiana's appeal from a $29,240,000 fine was overruled by Judges Grosscup Baker and Seaman of the U.S. circuit court of appeals. The court upheld the original opinion reversing Judge Landis.
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Chicago
United States
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Landis
Grosscup
Baker
Seaman
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
JudgeLandis
New Head for Wesleyan New York
William Arnold Shanklin elected president of Wesleyan University Middletown Conn. He has led Upper Iowa University Fayette Ia since 1905 after graduating from Hamilton College in 1883.
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Wesleyan
New York
William Arnold Shanklin
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Shanklin
Hamilton College
Not Guilty in Embezzlement Case at Allegheny Bank
Pittsburg Pat Addison C Altaffer a former discount clerk at Allegheny National Bank was found not guilty on aiding and abetting former Cashier William Montgomery in the embezzlement of over 200000 from the bank Friday.
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Pittsburg
Pat Addison C. Altaffer
Allegheny National Bank
William Montgomery
Receivers Appointed for Cleveland Rail and Municipal Traction
Judge Taylor of the federal court named Warren Bicknell and Frank A. Scott as joint receivers for the Municipal Traction Company and the Cleveland Railway Company in Cleveland Ohio on Thursday.
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Cleveland Car Lines
Cleveland, O
Taylor
Federal Court
Warren Bicknell
Frank A. Scott
Municipal Traction Company
Cleveland Railway Company
True Bills Against Coopers in Carmack Murder Case
The grand jury on Friday returned true bills against Robin Cooper Colonel D. B. Cooper and ex Sheriff John D. Sharp charging them with the murder of Senator E. W. Carmack.
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Coopers
Nashville
Tenn
Grand Jury
Robin Cooper
Col
D. B. Cooper
John D. Sharp
E. W. Carmack
New Divorce Law Passed in South Dakota
Sioux Falls South Dakota voters approved a change raising the required residence for divorce from six months to one year on November 3. The measure carried by about two to one according to unofficial counts.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Tarney Named Surgeon General of the Army
Col. George H. Tarney is appointed to succeed Surg. Gen. R. M. O'Reilly as surgeon general of the army, the secretary of war announced on Friday in Washington.
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Col. Tarney
Washington
George H. Tarney
Army
R. M. O'Reilly
Secretary of War
Des Moines Paper Merges Tribune Into Register and Leader
The Register and Leader of Des Moines has bought the Daily Tribune and will publish it as an afternoon edition starting December 1, under the Tribune name. The move preserves the Tribune’s Democratic alignment while boosting the Register and Leader’s reach.
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Des Moines
Des Moines, Ta
The
Register and Leader
Daily Tribune
Tribune
Veteran Educator Resigns from Cornell Faculty in Ithaca
Dean Thomas Frederick Crane of Cornell University resigns after 41 years with the faculty in Ithaca New York. He announced his departure Thursday ending a long career in higher education and university service.
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Ithaca, N. Y
Thomas Frederick Crane
Cornell University
University
Aged Widow Named Sole Heir to $100000 Estate
Trenton New Jersey Mrs Mary Wheeler Somerby of Newburyport Massachusetts an aged widow was declared the sole heir to an estate valued at 100000 by an order filed in the chancery court Thursday.
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Trenton
N. J
Mary Wheeler Somerby
Newburyport
Mass
Chancery Court
Illinois Property Valuation Adopts Higher State Total
The state board of equalization adjourned Thursday after adopting committee reports. The total assessed property value in Illinois stands at 1,262,515,156 dollars, up from 1,251,974,306 dollars in 1907.
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Illinois
Springfield
State Board of Equalization
Bold Blackmail Attempt Ends in Denver Bank Arrest
A woman calling herself Mrs H C Cones forced Mrs Genevieve Chandler Phipps to drive to a bank to obtain 10000 dollars under threat of dynamite. At the bank she was overpowered by special officers and arrested. She spoke incoherently and is thought insane.
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Denver
Cal
H. C. Cones
Genevieve Chandler Phipps
Lawrence Phipps
Pittsburg
Life Sentence for Train Wrecker in South Carolina
Clarence Agnew, the man charged with murder and wrecking a passenger train near Duncan South Carolina, killing the engineer and fireman, was found guilty on Thursday and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Clarence Agnew
Southern Railway
Duncan
Fire destroys Acme Marvester yard in Bismarck loss $150000
Fire of unknown origin ripped through the Acme Marvester Company yards and warehouse in Bismarck North Dakota causing about 150000 dollars in damage. The blaze damaged storage and disrupted operations at the facility. Fire crews battled the flames but the cause remains undetermined.
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Bismarck
N. D
Acme Marvester Company
Well Known Priest Found Dead at St. Charles College
Baltimore report states Rev. George Ernest Viger of the Sulpician Order and longtime St. Charles College faculty member was found dead in his Ellicott City room Wednesday morning. He had served over 47 years in the college and was widely known across the country.
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Baltimore
George Ernest Viger
St. Charles College
Ellicott City
Big Department Store Burns in Litchfield Fire
Wells Bros. Company’s large department store in Litchfield Minnesota burned at six a.m. Wednesday causing an estimated loss of stock and building value totaling sixty thousand dollars.
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Litchfield, Minn
Wells Bros. Company
Emperor of China Reported Dying
Reports from Peking say the Emperor was moved to the death chamber Friday afternoon and was still breathing at two o clock. Edicts named Prince Chun regent and Pu Wei heir presumptive.
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Peking
China
Prince Chun
Pu Wei
Fatal boiler blasts claim workers in Kentucky and Virginia plants
In Kentucky at the Miller Lumber Company plant near Pound four men died and four were seriously hurt after a boiler explosion. In Wise County Virginia a sawmill blast killed three men outright, fatally injured two, and seriously injured two others Friday.
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Sergent
Miller Lumber Company
Pound
Pound Gap
Norton
Wise County
Peoria Satire: Cash Hidden On Reclusive Woman
Asylum attendants at Bartonville uncover over $1,000 in cash and CDs and deeds tucked in the clothing of Mrs. Mary McMasters, an elderly recluse. She had threats to burn her home and herself. Superintendent Zeller seeks any possible kin to locate family.
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Peoria
Bartonville Institution
Mary McMasters
Zeller
Election Official Convicted in August Primaries
Thomas McGrath an election official for the second precinct of the Third ward was convicted of making false returns and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary.
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St. Louis
Thomas McGrath
Girl Killed In Auto Accident In Green Bay
Miss Elsie Dutton, 20, daughter of H E Dutton of the Green Bay and Western railroad, died Wednesday afternoon in a collision between an automobile and a street car in Green Bay Wisconsin.
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Green Bay
Wis
Elsie Dutton
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Dowager Empress of China Dies At 2 PM
Tsze Hsi An the long ruling dowager empress died Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. Her death followed the emperor Kuang-Hsu's passing the previous day. An edict announced Prince Pu Yi as emperor a three year old son of Prince Chun, regent of the empire, placed on the throne.
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Peking
Tsze Hsi An
China
Kuang-Hsu
Prince Pu-Yi
Prince Chun
Taft Plans Special Session to Tackle Tariff Reform
President elect Taft said he would call a special session of the Sixty-first Congress shortly after March 4 to address tariff revision. He spoke after a White House visit with President Roosevelt and departed for Cincinnati for family matters.
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Tariff
Washington
Sixty-first Congress
William H. Taft
White House
Roosevelt
Taft
Cincinnati
Burglars Loot South Bend Post Office for 18653 Stamps
Burglars robbed the South Bend post office Saturday night seizing 18653 in stamps. Police and post office inspectors are short handed and lack a crew to pursue the thieves.
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South Bend
Ind
No Engagement Proclaimed Between Elkins Daughter and Duke
Washington reports Senator Elkins declared Sunday night that no engagement exists between his daughter Miss Catherine Elkins and the Duke d Abruzzi.
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Elkins
Washington
Senator Elkins
Catherine Elkins
Duke d’ Abruzzi
Fire Devastates Indiana Reformatory and Plant
A large fire in Jeffersonville Indiana destroyed five buildings at the Indiana state reformatory and nearly the entire Indiana Manufacturing Company plant across the Ohio River. Total loss estimated around 250000 dollars.
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Louisville
Indiana State Reformatory
Indiana Manufacturing Company
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ohio River
Plow Factory Partly Burned in Omaha
Fire destroyed the west half of the Nebraska Moline Plow Company's factory in Omaha Nebraska early Sunday morning. The loss approached nearly 100000 dollars and included the plant's contents.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska Moline Plow Company
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsement Promotes Safe Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative option. It emphasizes gentle action, natural effect, no after effects, and physician approval. The notice urges purchasing the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co. through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Flossie Footlight and Winnie Wings Clash Over Wedding Rituals
In a comic exchange, Flossie Footlight questions a Japanese wedding rite involving burning a bride’s discarded toys, while Winnie Wings reacts with horror, joking about cremating former lovers.
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Flossie
Winnie
Fun for Happy Couple Ends With Military Intervention
A chaotic celebratory scene saw the bride carried in a barrel and dumped into a river while the groom was bound and hung by his feet from a tree. Police struggled to control the crowd as friends caused disturbances. The military intervened to restore order amid exchanged shots and a late report of calm.
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Puck
Severe hemorrhoids cure with Cuticura treatment
A child recounts a long struggle with piles and eczema before self-treating with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. After a month the health improved and maintenance followed, noting the remedy saved money and pain, with credits to J H Henderson Hopkinton NY.
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J. H. Henderson
Hopkinton, N. Y
Twain Critiques Sculptor’s Work as Beautiful but Not True
Mark Twain and friends visited a young sculptor’s studio. They praised a piece showing a young woman coiling her hair. Twain remained silent then said, It is beautiful, but it is not true to nature. The crowd pressed for reasons and Huck Finn’s father quipped she should have her mouth full of hairpins.
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Mark Twain
Mark
Tom Sawyer
Deafness Cure Claim From Hall's Catarrh Cure
An 19th century advertisement argues deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh caused deafness. It offers one hundred dollars to any case not cured by the remedy and promotes related Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Dugeists
Snake blocks beer barrel in Lake Altoona incident
A group of foreigners tapped a keg at Lake Altoona Pennsylvania but could not draw beer. Investigation found the bunghole blocked by a snake that entered the empty keg and was drowned when the keg was filled.
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Lake Altoona
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