Japanese plotters sentenced to death in imperial life attempt
D Kotoku wife and 23 others were condemned for conspiring to attack the emperor and imperial family. Two accused men were released. The chief justice said the plot involved explosives, burning offices, and assault on the imperial palace, with a plan to harm the crown prince.
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Tokio
Japan
D. Kotoku
Kotoku
Imperial
Mme. Kotoku
America
Kotokun
San Franchisco
Ames
Peary Near Pole Opinion Spurs Naval Affairs Action
Washington reports the House naval affairs committee finds Peary within 1.6 miles of the north pole thus supporting his claim. The panel’s conclusion comes as a bill to retire him with rear admiral rank faces debate and a minority critique questions the Geographical Society’s cursory review.
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Washington, D. C
Peary
North Pole
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Roberts
Massachusetts
Pearys
National Geographical Society Committee
More About Japanese Farming
Mr. Brown argues county land assessments vary wildly with Buncombe at 17 dollars per acre and Robeson at 6 dollars. He contends forty eight counties should not be a burden to progressive counties and suggests consolidation or transfer to another state to cut operating expenses.
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State Board of
Halth
North Carolina National Guard
Mr. Brown
Bunecombe
Robeson County
Cumberland
Chatham
Henderson
State Tax Commission
Cash and Checks in Mexico Indianapolis News
A Mexico city peculiarity shows cash handling habits among the middle class and laborers. Mexicans prefer cash for small deals, often carrying 200 to 800 pesos. A closer look reveals many carry large rolls of money and belts or pouches for funds, reflecting a culture where cash is visible during business.
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Indianapolis
North Carolina cities with populations over five thousand
A regional list identifies all North Carolina cities and towns exceeding 5 000 residents. It catalogs each location by name and notes the population threshold used for the designation.
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North Carolina
Winston-Salem Board Adopts Back Home Plan for Southern Migration
The Winston-Salem board of trade informs Johnson City Tennessee that five thousand school circulars will gather names and addresses of former residents who moved west. Railroads will invite them back to the South for farming fruit growing and stock raising opportunities. Railroads east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio will implement the plan at an Altapass convention.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Carolina, Clinchfield
Ohio
Board of Trade of
Winston-Salem
Board of Trade
Clinchfield
South
Boards of Trade
Ohio and Potomac Rivers
Milks Cow to Save His Burning Goods
In Norfolk Nebraska on December 6 a wagon loaded with goods caught fire. A fresh cow tied to the wagon helped by yielding milk after a boy named Fred Bentz, age 11, milked it into a pail and poured it on the flames, saving the wagon and its contents.
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Norfolk
Neb
Fred Bentz
Fairfax
LS. D
Bentz
Bessie
Fred
Death in Roaring Fire and Burns Promoted Remedy
An old advertisement-style notice discusses death from fire and promotes Arnica Balve as a rapid burn and skin ailment cure. It claims pain relief and inflammation reduction and mentions Bob Meunh Drug Co as a source.
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Bob
Meunh Drug Co
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Trouble Say Airbellows Man
E M Crease of Airbellows North Carolina describes two years of kidney pain backache and nervousness. After using Doan's Kidney Pills he reports relief with only half a box taken and recommends the remedy to others. Sold by all dealers and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for the United States. Remember Doan's.
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Bright
Doan
E. M. Crease
Airbellows
N. C
Price iOgents
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean's
Kitty Hero of Atlantic Sky Voyage Impresses Crew
A gray striped kitten joined Walter Wellman and his airship crew on a vast voyage over the Atlantic. The feline rode out the flight and later was reported safe in wireless messages. Months later tremors in China prompted relief caravans and army aid.
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English Channel
Moisant
Walter Wellman
Atlantic City
Pass
Vannaman
Atlantic
Kitty
New York
Downs
The
Trent
Wellman
Koong-Ala Tau
China
Crippled Boy’s Heroic Warning at Beacon Fire
A crippled boy in Tyrol during Napoleonic threat stands guard near beacon fires. He hobbles out with crutches to light a beacon after neglect by others, alerting defenders as French forces approach. He is shot but saves his country, his memory honored by a cross of martyrdom.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Eugene Holton
Marion Butler
Republican Party
Duncan Wing
Holton
Sampson Fox
Winston
Adams
Wickerham
Tyrol
Napoleon
Glory
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Linville Falls
Stover Wise
Grand Little Lost Cove
Father Mountain
Jim
I Hunter
House Committee
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Robert G. Valentine
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau
Valentine
Indian Service
Kitchen
Supreme Court
Mexico
Asheville
Charlotte
Concord
Durham
Elizabeth City
Fayetteville
Gastonia
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Kinston High Point Sane
New Berne
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Salem
Salisbury
Wilmington
Cewtennreae
Wilson
Mount Airy
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