Sargent on immigration address at Jewish Chautauqua Society
Frank L. Sargent commissioner of Immigration spoke at the Jewish Chautauqua Society in Philadelphia on Immigration and the Future of Our Country. He said abuses are declining under Roosevelt and Ellis Island reforms are improving detention facilities and sanitation while seeking 800000 dollars for building extensions. He opposed importing workers that would lower wages and prices and said they would be sent back.
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Jewish Chautauqua Society
Philadelphia
Frank PL Sargent
Simon Wolf
Washington
Union of Hebrew Congregations
Sargent
Roosevelt
bureau of immigration
Ellis Island
America
congress
Dipped in the icy surf at Atlantic City for wager
William Peissinger and B Dickson, both New York City businessmen, braved the cold in Atlantic City to win a champagne supper and prove they could bathe in winter. They swam off Kentucky avenue on a frigid day, claiming the cold was no worse than summer water once underwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
William Peissinger
J. W. Kramer & Co
8. B. Dickson
Kellar Jewelry Manufacturing Company
New York city
Kentucky avenue
Mr. Dickson
Filipinos Urge Governor Taft to Remain in Manila
Manila reports show 8000 demonstrators marching to Matacanam palace urging Governor Taft to stay. Speakers from Federal Liberal and Nationalist parties say his presence preserves order and national policy. Taft states departure decision not yet made. policy to endure remains.
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Manila
Taft
Matacanan
Mr.Tatt
Evans
Manila Bay
Kentucky
Congressman's Sudden Death in Washington D C
Representative Thomas H Tongue of Oregon dies at his residence in Washington at 1 PM from heart failure following a dyspepsia attack. He had been in good health during the current session. Tongue's daughter Bertha attempted home remedies as doctors were summoned but he died before aid arrived.
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Tongue
Washington
Thomas H. Tongue
Oregon
Bertha
Mr. Tongue
Temperature Drops and Wind Tie to Cold Spell
Jan 12 report from Chicaco notes a 24 degree fall in under two hours with temperatures near zero. A brisk northwest wind intensified the chill though no deaths were reported due to precautionary measures. The entry also mentions an unrelated incident where a person named Gyramite dismembers him in a separate town.
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Chicaco
Reading Company sets weekly coal haul record in 1910s surge
Reading Pa Jan 12 Officials report the week ending last night saw a record 1 4 200 cars of anthracite coal moved along the main line and branches, with an average of 1 790 cars per day, boosting shipments toward New York. The coal famine worsens, threatening industry closures in smaller towns. Independent producers seek higher rates, with domestic sizes at seven dollars per ton at Lattimer mines as prices rise nationwide.
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Baer
Seal conpanies
Strke—Saler Agenue
Philadelphia
Reading
Stacr
New York
Reading Company
Schuylkill county
Hazleton
Lattimer
C. Pardee’s Sons & Co
fourmerix
Latitimer
Royal procession shooting in Madrid shocks court
A man named Feito fired at a royal carriage during King Alfonso and Queen Christina’s return from church. The shot missed, no injuries occurred, and guards captured the assailant. Feito claimed no intent to kill the king and suggested personal insanity. He was taken to police custody and examined by a magistrate, with letters to Roosevelt Edward the German emperor and Mexico’s justice chief found on him. His wife, a Frenchwoman, allegedly confined him in a lunatic asylum.
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Feito
Duke of Sotomayor
Roosevelt
Edward
Germany
high court of justice of
Mexico
Abram S Hewitt Dying Former Mayor Of New York
Abram Stevens Hewitt former mayor and philanthropist is dying of obstructive jaundice in New York. At age, he has been bedbound since Thursday with doctors and family nearby as authorities note his decline and possible end within the day.
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New York
Abram Stevens Hewitt
New York city
Ab. Hewitt
Hewitt
C. woot
E. L. Keyes
I Keyes
Francis Delaneld
Hewit
iro
J. Ofren
Afeo
Mra
ius
Manor
Bubonic plague reported in Mexico and two deaths
Fragmented report states bubonic plague has broken out at Ter mosile with two deaths, while a separate item notes Erie engineer Edward Walsh killed by a passing train near Avoca. Other garbled lines mention Telegraph Company charters and various stray words without clear meaning.
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Mexio
Termosile
Edward Walsh
Erie
Avoca
Telegraph Company of Canada
de devines
North America
Millionaire's Wife Perished In New York Fire
Plerine Henry wife of Philip Henry a millionaire coffee merchant and daughter of banker Leonard Lewisohn was burned to death in a blaze at 4 East 56th Street. Alberta Eyichson a maid died later after leaping from a fourth floor window. Henry was slightly burned. a policeman rescued him as firemen arrived. The fire spread quickly from unknown cause, with the body found on the second floor.
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P. S. Henry
New York
Plerine Henry
Philip
Henry
millonaire
Leonard Lewisohn
S6th street
Alberta Eyiehson
Bowen Leaves Venezuela Farewell At La Guaira Station
United States Minister Owen departed Caracas for Washington, with Castro and the Caracas ministry, the city’s society, German residents, and other foreigners bidding him farewell. The train reached La Guaira at 113, and officials ferried him to the Dolphin before noon.
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Castro
Caracas Society
La Guaira
United States
Owen
Caracas
Washington
Bowen
Uripbin
Witt Cattlo Blows Safe in Pestoff Public Office
An early morning robbery at the Pestoff public office saw six armed men attempt to open the safe while Watchman Joly Myers challenged them. A fusillade erupted as the gang fled. shots fired injured no one, and a bystander accidentally shot at Myers while others continued the escape with a few dollars taken from a drawer.
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Wetecman
Te neacer
fan
eari ben vesterdas
Joly Myers
Myers soas
Henry Nalis
Unclear Historical Duel Mentioning Pistol Spar Event
Fragmentary OCR text references a pistol spar event near a camp, naming James Bryant and others in a January timeframe. Details are garbled with misspellings, making specifics about location, organization, or outcomes uncertain.
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annona
Satuday
James Bryant
ada
Administration Move to House Next Week on Trust Bills
Washington January 12 report says the House will review and likely report a revamped anti trust bill based on Attorney General Knox plan adding public city and other features. Senate action remains uncertain but a final measure before March may trigger an extra session. trusts fight vigorously with hidden interests pressuring the process.
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Washington
house
Khos
senate
senate committee
congress
Roosevelt
Inferts
Imean
Sugar Trust
Standard of Trust
Beef Trust
Flour Trust
Coal Trust
south
Standard Oil Trust
friends of the
Cottonseed Oil Trust
Duel Challenge Involving Princitti And Count Bellerardi
Rome reports the foreign minister Princitti faces a duel challenge from cavalry officer Count Bellerardi. Their seconds say the ministry need not fight yet Bellerardi vows to find a way to compel a confrontation. In Washington, Speaker Hem and Roosevelt discuss mediation on the ongoing legislative matter.
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Rome
Princitti
Count Bellerardi
Signer Princiti
foreign ministry
Cem Bellezaire
Signer Prine
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