Wealth of Farms Passes All Records in 1908
Secretary Wilson reports 1908 farm product value at about 7.78 billion dollars, four times mine output, with corn leading at 2.64 billion bushels valued around 1.62 billion. Cotton, hay, wheat, and sugar crops also set records, while dairy and poultry output push overall farm wealth toward historic highs.
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Wilson
Stirling
Keith Cotton
Washington
Department of Aegricxiture
United States
Panama Canal
Ccreale
Totel
Tobeco
Debate Over Iona Island Prison Plans In New York
Warren and Wetmore seek a preliminary injunction challenging the New Prisons Commission authority to appoint an architect for the Iona Island prison project. The case hinges on the 1906 and 1907 law authorizing a three design competition with prizes, and whether Beardsley’s plan fits cost and future extension requirements. The governor says he cannot intervene. litigation continues as questions of property rights and veto power are argued.
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State Commission On New Prisons
Iona Island
W. J. Beardsley
Poughkeepsie
Beardsley
Warren & Wetmore
Franklin B. Ware
Ware
Commission
Hughes
Board of Award
Commission On New Prisons
Warren & Wet
Tribune
Diver’s Air Shut Off During Steamer Wreck Fight
A diver on the wrecked steamer H M Whitney beneath East River shafts was nearly killed after a dispute over air pumps halted his supply. Thomas Russell is jailed on felonious assault charges after allegedly attacking Benjamin Parkins, who lies in Harlem Hospital with a fractured skull. George Smith remains under medical care as hospital staff treat ear and facial injuries.
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H M. Whitney
East River
Ward's Island
George Smith
Merritt & Chapman Wrecking Company
Thomas Russell
East 126Th Street
Benjamin Parkins
Harlem
Russell
W. H. Morse
South Ha
Parkins
Smith
Harbor
East 122d Street
Bennett
New York
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Amity Street
Healy
Harbor Squad
Liners in Storm's Grip Delays Hit Atlantic Vessels
Wireless updates from belated liners report unusually rough Atlantic weather. Vaderland from Antwerp remains 1100 miles east of Sandy Hook and will land passengers late Wednesday or early Thursday. Columbia from Glasgow, 66 miles east of Sandy Hook, battles a stiff gale and docks Wednesday. La Bretagne behind schedule will land Tuesday morning. Celtic from Liverpool, two days late, is due this morning.
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Atlantic
Red Star
Vaderland
Antwerp
Sandy Hook
Columbia
Glasgow
la Bretagne
Celtic
White Star Line
Liverpool
Judge Gary Visits Bowery Mission for Work Plan Aid
Judge E H Gary head of the Steel Trust and Mrs Gary visited Bowery Mission's breadline and donated a large sum. The party plus Captain Henry De Mar and others contributed about four thousand dollars. Gary proposed transporting willing workers to western mines to relieve labor shortages. De Mar left a thousand dollar gift.
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E. H. Gary
Steel Trust
Gary
Bowery Mission
Judge Gary
John G Hallimond
John Lang
Clark
Chicago
Avery
Henry de Mar
de Mar
Captain de Mar
Hope in divorce sermon by Rabbi Krauskopf
Philadelphia telegram reports Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf of Temple Keneseth Israel arguing divorce courts uplift the nation and liberal laws abroad would curb moral rot. Cites census showing one in twelve marriages ends in separation, three quarters of petitioners are women, with two million separations in twenty years. He sees a brighter future for conjugal life and domestic happiness.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
United States
Joseph Krauskopf
Temple Keneseth Israel
Krauskopf
National Census Bureau
Bankers Keiran dupes claimed not church notes
Pittsburg December reports indicate Patrick J Keiran's alleged dupes may not target clergy but note signatures. In Pennsylvania bishops must sign church property notes for legal validity. Rev A Kazinecy of St Michael's Braddock says he will sue for embezzlement against Keiran tomorrow.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Patrick J. Keiran
Pennsylvania
A. Kazinecy
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church
Braddock
Auit
Keiran
Cardinal Gibbons Urges Abstinence From Intoxicants
Baltimore December 13 Cardinal Gibbons addressed a confirmation class and urged youths to abstain from all intoxicants until adulthood. He answered a letter about Catholics voting for non Catholics, saying a man must obey the nation’s executive regardless of religion.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Acquit Ruefs Lawyer of Bribery
San Francisco December 13 A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury early today in the case of Frank J Murphy Ruefs lawyer charged with attempting to bribe a juryman Kelly to vote for Ruef The jury deliberated exactly twelve hours nine ballots were taken before a verdict was reached
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San Francisco
Frank J. Murphy
Abraham Ruef
Kelly
Ruef
Rinehart Case Tragedy Drives Heir to Suicide
Ira Minor, heir to a $500,000 fortune, shot himself after a delayed verdict in the J B F Rinehart wrecking case at Waynesburg. A Waynesburg College student and son of John P Minor, he had followed the trial closely, seeking word on the jury. He died last night, leaving letters before the fatal act.
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Brg
the Tribune
Washington
Penn
J. B. F. Rinehart
Waynesburg
Ira Minor
Minor
Waynesburg College
John P. Minor
National Bank of
Rinehart
Army Man Held Up Near Fort Hancock
A quartermaster officer returning from a New York draw of 1400 dollars was halted by two masked men near Highland Beach. They searched the army wagon but found nothing of value, and fled into darkness. No one at Governor's Island had heard of the incident.
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Tribune
Red Bank
N. J
Fort Hancock
Quartermaster’s Department
New York
Highland Beach
Druggist Held in Death Mystery
Harry Gordon a druggist of 421 Bushwick avenue was arrested as a precaution after Samuel Shapiro of 181 Ellery street Williamsburg died at St Catharine's Hospital from gas asphyxiation. Shapiro, whom Gordon had hired to peddle cologne, slept on a couch and autopsy showed death by asphyxiation though a bottle of nitric acid found on Shapiro. Relatives knew of no motive for suicide. Police held Gordon pending coroner's inquiry.
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Harry Gordon
Bushwick Avenue
St. Catharine’s Hospital
Samuel Shapiro
Ellery Street
Williamsburg
Gordon
Shapiro
St. Catharine's Hospital
Hughes
Stagg Street
Firemen Discover Hidden Still in Hopkins Street House
Firemen responding to a smoke alarm at 241 Hopkins Street in Williamsburg found a complete illegal distilling operation on the top floor. Police and Secret Service agents investigated, seeking occupants of the deserted two story frame building in the Eastern District ghetto.
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Williamsburg
No. 241
Hopkins Street
Eastern District
Secret Service
Holland declares act of war amid Venezuela clash
Willemstad curacao dec 13 Dutch cruiser Gelderland towed the Venezuelan coast guard ship Alix after seizing her off puerto cabello. Alix crewed and towed to Willemstad as Dutch plans to demonstrate against Venezuela continue with other warships off La Guaira Maracaibo and plans to send de Ruijter to join.|
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Curacao
Puerto Cabello
Venezuela
Holland
Castro
Caracas
Netherlands
M. de Reus
Caracan
Europe
la Guayra
Maracaibo
Jacob van Heemskerk
Friesland
Gelderland
Venezuelan
de Ruijter
United States
Paul Kritzer
Transvaal
South Africa
Marseilles
Bolivar
Miranda
Margarita
Castro Arrives In Cologne After Paris Visit
President Castro of Venezuela arrives in Cologne at 11 tonight from Paris for medical consultation on possible surgery. If surgery is needed, Dr Israel may perform it in Berlin. He limits statements to his suite and confirms intent to settle Venezuela’s diplomatic differences with France.
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Castro
Paris
Berlin
Venezuela
Israel
Temps
France
Santander
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