Public health alert warns against whooping cough dangers
Washington reports a United States Public Health Service article by Dr. W C Rucker warns of whooping cough spreading in winter conditions. He notes underfed children suffer severe effects and that the disease killed over 10 000 American children in 1911, urging green armbands and caution against sharing pencils and gum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S
Washington, D. C
United States Public Health Service
W. C. Rucker
Rucker
United States
Rockefeller agrees to appear before Pujo committee
William Rockefeller will appear January 13 before the Pujo committee at Washington to testify on the money trust. Samuel Untermeyer, on behalf of the committee, announced the acceptance of service by Rockefeller through his counsel John A. Garver. The search for process servers around Rockefeller's Fifth Avenue mansion, his Tarrytown home, and relatives’ Greenwich residence ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Rockefeller
John A. Garver
Pujo
House of Representatives
Washington
Money Trust
Samuel Untermeyer
Untermeyer
Mr. Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
Tarrytown
Greenwich
Conn
Russia Abolishes Serfdom After Half Century
St. Petersburg reports the council of the empire adopted a resolution ending the last vestige of serfdom in Russia. The transitional stage concludes after fifty years with lingering opposition to abolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Russia
New Life Boat Proves Unsinkable Design
Government experts tested Ole Brudea egg shaped life boat built to carry 20 people with food and water for three weeks. Tests confirmed the inventor's claims about the craft's unsinkable performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ole Brude
Three Hundred Chinese Soldiers Killed Near Hatang Cheng
Three hundred Chinese soldiers died in a clash with Tibetan forces near Hatang Cheng on the border of Tibet. Chinese troops also lost six machine guns in the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheng Tu
Sre
Huer
China
Hatang-Cheng
Tibet
40 Greeks Break Kissing Records in Columbus Event
In Columbus Ohio a playful event set a record with 400 kisses exchanged in three minutes by 40 young Greeks aligned with a Balkan army theme. Ten older Greeks joined in bidding them farewell as the scene unfolded at the union station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Union Station
Greece
Three Die In Suspected Self-Destruct Pact
Three people were found asphyxiated in a Chicago South Side flat. The deceased are Jobo Kline 35 Mrs Trosa Kline 35 and Charles Kaffaher 35 brother in law of Mrs Kline. Police suspect a death by own action pact.
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Chicago
South Side
Jobo Kline
Trosa Kline
Charles Kaffaher
Senator Jef Davis Dies in Little Rock
United States Senator Jef Davis died at his Little Rock home at 12:30 this morning from apoplexy. Davis had served in the Senate since 1907 and earlier three terms as Arkansas governor. He left Washington December 13 to spend Christmas holidays, having recently complained of dizziness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
United States
Jef Davis
Davis
Senate
Arkansas
Stephen Brundidge
Arkan Sie
Capital Hill
Washington
Republicans threaten bitter contest over Taft and Wilson appointments
Washington reports Republican leaders led by Senator Brad ley of Kentucky threaten a harsh Senate battle if Democrats block Taft era nominations. In the wake, Democrats plan a caucus after March 4 to decide a debt-related action and timing for the special session.
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Washington, D. C
Bradley
Kentucky
Taft
Wilson
Senate
Woman Senator Wins Lunch Break Support in Colorado Senate
Denver reports Mrs Helen King Robina the first woman senator in the United States. She seats with concise remarks as male colleagues demand lunch due to hunger. When seconding Austin Blakey for president pro tem, she notes the need for food and supports Blakey as a strong veteran.
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Denver
Colo
Helen King Robina
United States
Colorado
Robinson
Austin Blakey
Blakey
Pip Kills $2,000 Rooster
In York Pennsylvania R. J. Kinsley mourns the death of a black Orpington cock. An offer of $2,000 had been made for the fowl, but Kinsley refused to sell. The pip caused the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pip
York
R. J. Kinsley
Kinsley
Blast Kills Three Miners in Joplin Mine Disaster
Three miners from Joplin named Jack Pickle Fred Fisher and Jimer Smith were buried under dirt after a 52 pound dynamite charge exploded in the Imperial mine. The accident left authorities investigating the blast and locating the missing workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin, Mo
Jack Pickle
Fred Fisher
Imer Smith
Joplin
Imperial Mine
Mary Smith Wreck Claims Two Crew At St Pierre
The British schooner Mary Smith is a total wreck near Port Langlade St Pierre Miquelon after dragging ashore. Two crew members are dead and the ship was bound from Nova Scotia to the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Mary Smith
Port Langlade
Nova Scotia
Son of U S Senator Dies After Self-Inflicted Shot
C Martius Smith, son of United States Senator Elliot D Smith, died from pneumonia after an operation following an accidental self-inflicted gunshot while hunting with his father near Lynchburg Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S.S
Lynchburg
Martius Smith
United States
Ellison D. Smith
Calero May Not Return to U S
Senor Don Manuel Calero will not return to the United States unless President Madero accepts his resignation as ambassador. He left Washington for Mexico City and remains abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calero
U. S
Washington
Madero
Don Manuel Calero
Maxie City
United States
Union Men To Be Freed On Bonds in Appeal Case
In Chicago the United States court of appeals granted a writ of superaddons and ordered 34 imprisoned workers released on bonds from Leavenworth while their appeal proceeds. Ryan’s bond set at 70000, others at 60000 per year plus 10000 per year for each additional sentence. Attorneys Kram and Zoline argued for the workers, Miller for the government, with Miller opposing the writ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Court of Appeals
Federal
Leavenworth
Ryan
HM. Kram
St. Louis
E. N. Zoline
Tren Workers
Chareal Miller
Indianapolls
Miller
United States
Herbert S. Hockin
Bond
Bailey resigns from U S Senate in Texas
Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas resigns from the U S Senate, effective immediately, via letter to Gov Colquitt and Senate President Pro Tem Gallinger. His term would have ended March 4. KT M Johnston of the Houston Post is in Washington, Bailey says Colquitt will appoint him to succeed Johnston, with the legislature to elect to fill the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Colquitt
Six Die as Train Hits Buggy in Dennison
A grade crossing accident near Dennison Iowa killed six people at midnight when a Northern passenger train traveling fifty miles per hour struck a buggy. The victims include Jacob Reimers thirty seven, Mrs. John Reimers twenty three, Carl Evers thirty one, Minnie Evers fourteen, and a six year old boy, son of John Reimers, who was also injured. Bodies were thrown into a nearby field and death was instantaneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison, la
Jas
Jgbo Reimers
John Reimers
Reimers
Carl Evera
Minnie Evera
Carl Evers
Representative Wedemeyer Vanishes After Panama Incident
Washington report states Representative Wil liam W. Wedemeyer of Ann Arbor Michigan suddenly went insane at Colon Panama during President Taft’s visit to the isthmus and jumped overboard from a ship where he was detained. His body has not been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilam W. Wedemeyer
Ann Arbor
Mich
Colon
Panama
Taft
Isthmus
Mississippi Rail Plans Loom Amid Slow Construction
Mississippi trails some southern states with new rail lines, though plans are shifting toward the Pearl River Valley route from Jackson to Columbus and Birmingham. Illinois Central engineers surveyed the line, with over $250,000 in property options north of Jackson for shops and terminals, while Panama Canal harbor projects remain in paper. Prosecutors out of office in Mississippi after a 1919 county option vote, 40 counties retaining and 34 abolishing the county prosecuting attorney role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mississippi
Railway Age Uarette
Southern
Pearl River Valley
Prairies
Columbus
Birmingham
Corps of Engineers
Mllnois Central
Chicago
Railway expansion eyed from West to Union Mississippi
The proposed line from west to Union Mississippi would connect with the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago system and extend into Pearl River Valley and Lake county. Plans include rapid eastward extension from Meridian to Tombigbee River. Starkville dealer D A Saunders sold a carload of sixteen hand mules raised in Oktibbeha County noting favorable climate and pasture.
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Union
Miss
New Orleans
Mobile
Chicago
Pearl River Valley
Lake County
Meridian
Tombigbee River
Starkville
D. A. Saunders
Oktibbeha County
Dyer pardoned after long petition in Rankin farm case
Sam Dyer, a white prisoner at Rankin farm, finally receives a pardon after a lengthy effort. Hazlehuret notes a local six foot diameter poplar towed by W. T. Wade, estimated 18 000 feet of lumber per cut, with large timber potential and a roughly two hundred net to the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Sam Dyer
Rankin Farm
Dyer
Port Gibson Mourns Death of Local Resident Mary Humphreys
Port Gibson records the passing of Mary Jeffries Humphreys, widow of Captain Ben Humphreys and a long-time resident. The obituary notes she was 3 years old at death and clarifies she was not related to Governor Ben G. Humphreys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Gibson
Mra
Mary Jeffries Humphreys
Humphreys
Ben Humphreys
Ben G. Humphreys
Millionaire Dies in New York Furnished Room
Alexander Mercer Pell aged 42 died in a furnished New York room after settling a $1,000,000 marriage dowry. His landlady found him in bed with 2 costs in his pocket, ending a mysterious, abrupt demise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alexander Mercer Pell
Acre Hamesa Temple Plans Peotone Attendance in Dallas
The Hamesa Temple invites Peotone to the Im ore 1 meeting in Dallas Texas next May. Prof Carlo chief musician at A and M College will lead a 35 piece band to accompany the Arab Patrol to the Texas city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acre —Hamesa
Dallas
Texas
Carlo
A. and M. College
Townsend Planation Sold in Mississippi Sale
The John Townsend plantation on Big Black Creek in Mississippi covering 1 024 acres sold to J B King for 15000. Townsend will move to Connecticut while King plans a leading stock farm and frequent visits to Vicksburg. A. G. Russell completed the sale. King aims to develop a premier stock operation. A transfer of business locally is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
John Townsend
Big Black
J. B. King
A. G. Russell
Panic in New London Poorhouse Fire Claims Inmate
Fire at a local poorhouse in New London Connecticut caused a panic among inmates. One person died from burns and three were overcome by smoke and shock after a blaze in a two story structure with a basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Foss Re–inaugurated as Governor in Massachusetts
Gov Foss and state officers-elect took the oath in the assembly chamber of the Massachusetts state house. Immediately after the ceremonies both houses of the legislature convened to begin the new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Foss
Boston
Foss
Assembly
State House
Crew of Foundered Ship Reaches Port
The crew of the British steamer South Atlantic, which foundered in mid Atlantic, arrived in Buenos Ayres aboard the steamer Edenien after being rescued by another vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
mid-Atlantic
Establishing Stock Farms in Mississippi to Raise Cattle
Mississippi farmers plan large scale stock raising as buyers from the West and North seek blooded cattle for breeding. Home raised stock have fetched high prices in St Louis, with Copiah County's J. M. Mathis selling ten Devon cattle to New Orleans at top price around 14 cents per pound, about 80 per head.
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Jackson
Mie Wasippi
Mississippi
St. Louis
Copiah County
J. M. Mathis
New Orleans
Cotton crop to shrink nationwide in coming year
State and federal agriculture experts in Mississippi forecast a definite reduction in cotton acreage for the next crop year, with some estimates up to ten percent. The boll weevil spread drives the decline, especially in central and eastern counties hit hardest last year, while farmers shift toward truck farming in several southern counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mississippi
Auto in Quicksand Near Matches County
In shallow creek water workers tried to free a sunken auto valued at 1500. They brought timber and two men to lift it but the vehicle disappeared under quicksand after building a dam. The incident left the car a total loss.
Ten Hour Law Adheres in Mississippi Mills and Woods
Pending final disposal by the United States Supreme Court, Mississippi oil mills and lumber plants strictly follow the ten hour law. Day and night shifts yield 20 hours daily. three eight hour shifts failed due to unsatisfactory wages and laborer dissatisfaction. In Greenwood Leflore county two farm land sales show rising values, J. B. Equin buying Wm Wall plantation for 30000 dollars (~600 acres) and the Quiver place sold by Jones of Schia ter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
United States Aupreme Court
Mississippi
Greenwood
Leflore County
Equin
Wm. Wall
Quiver
Jones
Schiater
Farmer Sells Massive Hog and Lard Yield Report
Coldwater notes farmer Mark Scott of Love Station sold a 379 pound dressed hog for over 30 dollars. Eight gallons of lard were produced from the trimmings. In a separate item, about 100 pardon petitions are on file for Governor Brewer to review in the Brewer administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater
Mark Scott
Love Station
Jackson
Brewer
Colonists to Mississippi Land Deal In Gulfport
European capitalists secured an option on 30 000 acres from L N Danizell Lumber Co in Harrison and Jackson counties for Belgian farming colonisation. The other items note the murder of Dr W W Ford near Coffedeliah and amid local license talks in Vicksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Gulfport
L. N. Danizell Lumber Company
Harrison
Jackson Counties
Four Dimensions of Love in Pauls Prayer Inspires Spiritual Vision
The article dwells on Ephesians 3 18 19 to measure life by breadth length depth and height of Christ s love It contrasts worldly vision with spiritual depth urging persistence in ethics reform and truth grounded in the Bible It cites figures like Luther Willard Nightingale and Frances Willard and calls readers to measure life by God s fullness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard University
Paul
Christ
Many
New Yorker
Hattery
Yonkers
Chicago
China
Japan
Europe
Mars
America
Bis
Christ Jesus
Martin Luther
Dwight L. M . Frances Willard
Florence Nightingale
Automobile Precedes Fall on Aketion Way
A terse accident note reports a vehicle proceeding toward a fall on Aketion Way before a collision or incident near Washington Post coverage. This brief item records the sequence of events and location involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aketion
Cee
Washington Post
Mississippi cattle boom tied to tick eradication and informed farming
The article argues Mississippi should diversify production into beef and dairy cattle to weather market limits. It praises the state’s favorable climate, notes investors buying land, and stresses eradicating ticks, improving pasture, shelters, and nutrition. It advises starting with top stock, breeding to improve herds, and using state bulletins to guide feeding plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Mississippi
Mississipp
Missierippi
Agricultural College
District Attorney Whitman Describes Embezzling Suspect
New York District Attorney Whitman commented on a western banker who stole from depositors. He noted the man lived beyond means with luxury items and a family, and that the downfall followed as the man became crooked after losing his wealth.
Beggars and Vagabonds Face Six Months Imprisonment in Winter
A Victorian notice warns beggars and professional vagabonds that October winds lead to winter quarters and a six month term of imprisonment for offenses during the season. Delinquents aim to hide until spring, with enforcement by the authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Piosente
Davis Funeral Cortege Draws Thousands In Arkansas
Gov Donaghey and successors in office join avowed U S Senate candidates at the funeral for Senator Davis in Little Rock. An estimated 25 000 lined the route from First Baptist to the cemetery with about 16 000 more around the Davis home. The two mile procession and vast church crowd reflected wide rural and urban attendance. The service was led by Rev Ben Cox with aid from Rev K R J Bowers. Congressmen Cravens Jacoby Goodwin Ploy Green Reece attended, along with Arkansas figures Gov Donaghey Bishop Winchester Sheriff Hutton and Attorney General Norwood. The Arkansas National Guard supplied about a thousand troops.
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Little Rock
Ark
Davie
Peron
Arkansas
Judge Evans
Booneville
Washington
Clarke
O'Norman
New York
Martine
New Jersey
Bryan
Florida
Pomerene
Ohio
Kellar
Cravens
Jacoby
Goodwin
Ploy
Arktanesr
Green
Vermont
Reece
Kansan
Hal Norwood
Arkansas National Guard
Brundidge Opens Arkansas Campaign Headquarters
Little Rock reports former Congressman Stephen Brundidge traveling to the city to launch his bid to succeed the late Senator Davis. Attorney General Hal Norwood confirms his candidacy. The political scene tightens as Gov Donaghey seeks a short term run and Gov-elect Robinson may back Donaghey if he declines to run for the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Stephen Brundidge
Davis
Hal Norwood
Donaghey
Robinson
Auto Bandito Fight Police in Chicago Robbery
Four automobile bandits invaded downtown Chicago after robbing a North Side jewelry store of 1200 dollars worth of diamonds. Pifty detectives chased them as they fired revolvers at police and terrorized crowds on a main street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Side
Steamer Julia Lukenbach Sank in Chesapeake Incident
The Baltimore bound steamer Julia Lukenbachk with Captain H Auguerne Gi bert his wife and 14 crew members aboard from Port Tampa reportedly sank after being rammed by the British steamer Indrakulka near Tangier Island in Chesapeake Key with 16 drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
H Auguerne Gibert
Julia Lukenbachk
Port Tampa
Chesapeake
Tangier Island
Appointment of Johnston to Houston Senate Seat Announced
Gov Cobguitt announced R. M Johnston as successor to Joseph Wakey in the United States Senate for the term expiring March 4. Johnston serves as president and editor in chief of the Houston Meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tea
R. M Johnston
Presient
Efitor Lechief
Houston
Joeseph Wakey
United States Senate
Gev. Cobguitt
Emperor Francis Joseph Reportedly Ailing and Strolls at Scopem Brunn
Reports circulated abroad about Emperor Francis Joseph’s health while he walked for about thirty minutes on the gallery at Scopem Brunn castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viensa
Francis Joseph
Two Die as Wirdstorm Strikes New York Vicinity
Reports say two people killed and about fifty injured when a semi hurricane swept the New York area. Property damage is estimated at around 250000 dollars in the affected vicinities. Dozens of residences and businesses suffered damage as officials survey the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miners killed in Imperial mine blast at Webbly area
In Webbly Mo Three wishers and Joplin men Jack Pickle Fred Fisher and Elmor Smith were buried under a ton of rock after 62 dynamite charges exploded at the Imperial mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webbly
Mo—Three Wishers
Jack Pickle
Fred Fisher
Elmor Smith
Joplin
Imperial Mine
Toledo Surgeon Peter Donnelly Drowns In River
Dr Peter Donnelly, a Toledo surgeon with national reputation, drowned when his automobile left a dock and plunged into the Maumee River. The car curtains were up and the surgeon could not escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Toledo
Peter Donnelly
Tia
Maumee River
Record Flight Sets Five-Passenger Biplane Time
Arthur Fuller exceeded the world duration record in a biplane carrying five passengers. His flight lasted one hour six minutes and five seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulhhauses
Germany
Arthur Fuller
Veteran Editor Nearing Death In Utica NY
Utica New York veteran editor E Preentiss Bailey 18 years old? Wait. Bailey age confusion. Bailey has been editor of the Daily Observer for over 60 year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
E. Preentiss Bailey
New York State
Bailey
Daily Observer
Oklahoman nominates interior secretary candidate
Senator Robert Owen of Oklahoma presents Robert Rogers, an Oklahoma lawyer, to President elect Wilson as the nominee for Secretary of the Interior in Trenton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoman
Trenton
N. J
Robert L. Owen
Oklaho
Wilson
Robert Rogers
Oklahome
Interior
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A. Mc Iill
Jack Smith
Edgar Brafield
Butch
Napoleon Jones
McGill
Philadelphia
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Fred and
Will Cole
W. W. Ford
Coffedeliah
Ford
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Whitman
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Gov. Donaghey
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U.S. Senate
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