Sugar Refineries Directors Face Potential Criminal Action
New York reports indicate American Sugar Refining directors may be punished for complicity in a long-running wholesale port robbery. Officials say Attorney General will pursue those with guilty knowledge, including high officials, as cabinet backs a full investigation. James B. Reynolds denies wrongdoing amid new scrutiny of sugar trust frauds.
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James B. Reynolds
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Rescue Amid Fire In Willamport Hut
Arthur Love was rescued from a burning hut in Willianport Pennsylvania after dragging a companion to safety. Both men suffered severe burns and smoke inhalation with Love later collapsing from loss of blood. The fire trapped them as a lodge caught fire and a window was forced open during the escape attempt.
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Richmond youth football victim dies after game
In Richmond Virginia a youth football player collapsed after a game last Saturday. The injury worsened to pneumonia and leading to his death despite care. The incident prompted questions about safety and medical response.
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Portugal's King Manuel Comes to England in Quest for Bride
London reports King Manuel of Portugal arrived from Cherbourg as a guest of King Edward but seeks a bride and consort. The king will stay about a fortnight with banquets, orders, and Windsor forest outings while speculation swirls about Edward's daughters and possible matches including Princess Alexandra and Louise Battenberg, with Maiden Maud of Fife also considered.
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England
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Windsor Forest
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Alexandra
Stafford
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Battenberg
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Louisa
Prince Louis of Battenberg
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Maud of Fife
Judge fines Meyers for mail fraud and juror threats
In Trenton New Jersey Judge Crash sentences Edward M Meyers of Red Bank to 160 dollars on an indictment for gull use of the mails after Meyers wrote to jurors insulting them with terms lik Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold. Also reports Indiana divorce action and a counterfeiting gang in New York importing counterfeit five and two dollar bills from Italy.
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United
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Edward M. Meyers
Red.Bank
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Meyers
Trattora
Judas Iscarlot
Behedlet Arnold
Italy
New York
Uniter
Wilton J.fin
Counterfeltera
Ollye
Eat
Simple and Attractive House First Floor Plan
An advertisement describes a simple attractive first floor plan with living room, dining room, parlor and kitchen on one level, two bedrooms and bath on second floor, with potential for three bedrooms. Exterior is brick with slate roof and exposed closets. Cost listed as 200 dollars. editor offers to finish complete set of plans and specifications for design No. 872.
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Unis
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Canine Justice and Eskimo Doge in Polar Society
Eskimo dogs exhibit independent pack justice with large bullies attacked by the pack and punished for leg injuries. The narrative notes a curious social order among dogs and contrasts it with human labor in cold regions. It also touches on an isolated Arctic community where women perform the heavy work and a yearly October feast marks settlement patterns. A Seattle smoldering incident reports boys stealing a locomotive and crashing it after an attempt to stop.
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Etter
Vamp
Evee
Luis
Chalu
Phere
Virtue in Smoking Exposes a Topeka Husband
A Topeka man argues with his wife over smoking and a missing pipe. He searches the street and finds no pipe, realizing his ten dollar bill was missing from his pocket. His wife calmly retrieves the pipe, prompting him to admit there is no virtue in smoking.
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Busbittid
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Edgar Aig
Morulog
Bith
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Relief for Kidney Trouble
A testimonial claims kidneys are blood filters and urges Dean's Kidney Pills to strengthen and invigorate kidneys. A New York representative sells the remedy and praises relief from back pain and kidney complaints, urging readers to buy only the Dean's brand.
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Braddock
Tate
New York
United States
Providence Student Paddled and Ducked Under Water Pump
Providence, November 16. Vernot Edger Babington, a Brown University student from 1911, was paddled and ducted under a pump by fellow students after a controversial letter to the Providence Sunday Journal criticizing fraternity power. The student body supported the act and urged swift punishment, while accusations of coaching bias and exclusion circulated. The crowd assaulted Babington in a campus procession, leading to his removal to the pump for rough discipline in a charged campus climate.
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Taft to hold talks with rail leaders on reform of commerce law
President Taft begins a series of conferences with railroad executives Senator Elkins Attorney General Wickersham and officials Nagel Knapp to seek amendments to the Interstate Commerce and antitrust statutes. The aim is to strengthen the law against rebates and unjust discrimination while ensuring evenhanded treatment and honesty.
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Nagel
Knapp
Interstate Commerce
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Shim
Supreme Court affirms amended liability act scope
The Supreme Court ruled the amended federal liability act constitutional for territories and the District of Columbia, after previously void in several states for affecting domestic commerce. The last winter Congress narrowed the act to exclude domestic commerce, solidifying the act’s validity overall.
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Boston widow Chesbrough held in smuggling charge
Mrs Fre mont B Chesbrough of Boston is jailed in $2600 bail by Judge Cross in the United States court on a smuggling charge. She allegedly entered at Hoboken with gowns concealed in a trunk with a false bottom. Officials say the goods are worth $26,000 but she allegedly declared only $109 as dutiable.
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Hoboken
Suffocates in Mine at Slattery Colliery
Pottaville Pa Nov 16 After hours under fall of coal rock and debris explosion at Slattery colliery the body of William Young 35 of Pottaville was recovered. he suffocated while trying to dig out. Astor's Nourmahal yacht not reported from New York Nov 16 owned by John Jacob Astor and flying New York Yacht Club flag. reportedly en route to Porto Rico West Indies storm danger noted. friends worry about location.
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William Young
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Astor
New York
Steate
John Jacob
New, York
Porto Antonio
Olnce
Porto
Rico
Slizzard Raging In Minnesota Alarms Minneapolis
A fragmentary clipping from Minneapolis on November 16 reports a fierce blizzard sweeping the northwest. The copy is garbled but conveys a large winter storm with strong winds and heavy drifting.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Ming
Besting the Boaster A Lightning Calculator Showdown
A garbled dialogue scene features a boastful lightning calculator boasting of arithmetic prowess. A puzzled interrogator challenges the device, claiming it could age by 17,101 years if improved. The crowd reacts with sarcasm as the exchange reveals the gadget’s boastful pretensions and mockery of learning.
Smokestack Vents and Smoke Flow From Ocean Vessels
Fragmentary OCR describes smokestacks on Teediit Feure vessels with torsion effects and heat impact. Notes a steeper incline in smoke dispersion and a method to draw smoke above the stack. Mentions testing or secondary tests and a top of stack design influencing smoke flow.
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Abe
Fragmented Note on Tent Wind Hazards and Hunter Safety
A garbled item discusses wind effects on tents and hunter activities. It mentions antigens, crowding, and safety concerns around ground elements. The text references observers noting wind directions and possible hazards, with unclear names and points.
Fragmented Historical Notices From Welsh and Viennese Bits
The text reports disjointed 18th century excerpts. It cites Welsh events with unclarified figures and a separate Vienna incident where Prince Alexander of Thurn and Taxis was thrown, suffering rib fractures and other injuries amid scattered notes on advertising and business activity.
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