Food prices slump as warehouses release 44,000 tons of dairy, poultry
Chicago officials report a market collapse after 44,000,000 pounds of butter, cheese, and poultry in two warehouses are put on sale by May 1. Commission agents face losses following failed price maintenance and rising cold storage releases, signaling broad wholesale price drops that affect producers and retailers.
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Wil
Turmbie
Satter
Buteas
Jona
Comaec
Chicago
Port Record Broken for America Over Three Hundred Million
The article reports a record foreign trade surplus for the United States in 1990, with imports and exports far exceeding previous years. It notes a massive trade balance swing and cites figures such as import totals and comparisons to 1907 values.
Balloon ceremony over San Antonio marks hopeful voyage
In Antonio Texas a dirigible voyage near San Antonio featured a ceremony on 800 foot altitude with participants Shelton and Wai among locals. Reverend HL Adams of the Cum Presbeteriam Church oversaw the event as the craft soared above the city amid mist and distant shouts.
BUSHER IN LOUISIANA PRODUCER RANKS NEAR CALIFORNIA
A special dispatch reports a Louisiana oil well ranking second only to California in output. The Bakersfield, California field is cited as the greatest, with the Louisiana gusher delivering about seven barrels per day and rising toward steady production. S. Stewart is noted as the second California producer in the listing.
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Bakersfield
Cal
S. Stewart
California
Weevil Infestation Report Stuns Oklahoma Cotton Area
West of Oklahoma City a federal survey declares 35 percent of cotton acreage infested by the boll weevil. W D Hunter heads the Southern field service reporting the startling percentage as part of a government effort to map infestation across the cotton belt.
Textile Mills Curtailment Ties To Stagnant Prices
Textile Exchange declares it impossible to profit with current staple and finished cotton prices. Meeting in Atlanta, delegates from Southern states and Midwest discuss curtailment, urging state groups to cooperate. They note cotton at 15 to 15½ cents and mills needing about 12 cents to declare dividends.
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Atlanta
Minois
Indiana
Esat
Mts
Sissippi River
Texan
Escape to Visit Mother Ends With Return to Prison
Life term convict Alan Con Pare escaped from the state penitentiary to visit his mother in Wetumpka. He reportedly braved rapids in the Coosa River December and returned to prison Wednesday citing the burdens of convict life and difficulty staying away from escape temptations. He claimed a rafted trip ten miles below here and abandoned a boat before completing his journey back to custody.
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Wetumpka
Alan Con Pare
Coosa River
Hat pin ban proposal passes city council in New York
New York City considers a fire safety rule banning hat pins protruding more than an inch. Aldermen discuss penalties and measurements, with a proposed fine of 59 dollars for violators. The ordinance aims to reduce fire risk and set a clear standard for hat pin length.
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New York
New York Ci
Grass on Deserts Experiment Spurs Southwest Plan
Uncle Sam supports growing grass on arid deserts in the Southwest to reclaim land for pasture. The plan, involving experimental grass species, aims to convert barren regions into usable grazing areas. The effort received backing from agricultural and scientific groups at a national convention.
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Worth
Tex
Tuscon
Ariz
Taft Seeks Broader Opium Trade Restrictions
President Taft sent a message to Congress proposing amendments to the opium exclusion act, backing Knox to curb opium prepared for smoking. The plan would prohibit any vessel trading from a foreign port to U S jurisdiction or between domestic ports from carrying such opium.
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Taft
Waanhington
T Congress
Knox
Mason Arrested On Fraud Charge In City
Kansas City man W L Mason claimed his grandfather George Hopkins of Pine Bluff Ark left him 200000 cash. He stated he bought two automobiles paying with checks but had no money and no grandfather, as the alleged fortune proved fictitious.
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Kansas City
W. L. Mason
George Hopkins
Pine Bros. Ark
Mason
Pine Buf
Carrie Nation in Eureka Springs Nervous Collapse
Mrs. Carrie Nation, famed temperance lecturer and opponent of alcohol, suffers a nervous collapse at her Eureka Springs home and fears her career may be over.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Progressive tariff reduction bill proposed in House
Representative Hobson of Alabama introduces a bill in Washington calling for a 5 percent cut in all Payne Aldrich duties one year after passage. Subsequent reductions would occur at the end of the sixth, eleventh, seventeenth and twenty first years, creating a staged twenty one year plan.
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Washington
House
Hobson
Alabama
Opposition to Fortification of Panama Canal Faces Backlash
In New York a joint meeting of the New York Peace Society and the Pew pew Ina state hears Rep J Poster and Chairman Tawney denounce large armaments as a menace to peace. They cite historic examples to argue against naval buildup and warn against fueling rivalries among nations.
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New York
Taft
Panama Canal
J. Poster
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Tawney
New York Peace Society
Pew Pew Ina
England
Congress
Theodore Hoonevelt
Negrees
Attorney Brandeis Urges Scientific Labor for Rail Rates
Washington reports Attorney Brandeis argues that current railway operating costs are high and wages are justified only with scientific management. He cites potential 7 percent to greater savings through cooperation and efficiency, urging railroads to adopt standardized management and reduce overall costs. The remarks accompany testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Interetate Commerce Commission
DD Brandets
Bromdeta
Coult
Looks Bad For Mrs Schenk In Poison Case Trial
In Wheeling, West Virginia, testimony in the Laura Farnsworth Schenk murder case reveals alleged long intimacy with Daniel Phillips and plans for divorce. Prosecutors seek swift action while the defense fights self incrimination claims. Separately, Washington requests immediate Panama canal fortifications funding of 5000 dollars from a total defense appropriation of 12,475,025.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Laura Farnsworth Sehenk
Johan Sehenk
Daniel Phillips
Phillipe
Washington
Panama Canal
Panama
Congress
War Department
Woman Admits Poisoning Son At Albany Rail Station
Edith Welber of Schenectady, a widow, confessed at a Wamp near Albany that she gave her five year old son George carbolic acid from which he died. Police say poverty and hardship drove her to commit the crime while she claimed innocence, weeping after the examination.
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Rochester
New York Central
Merc
Edith Welber
Schenectady
Albany
George
Melber
Sutherlin Widow Recalls Confederate Capital Home
Mrs. Jane Patrick Sutherlin of Danville widow of Maj. W T Sutherlin died at her historic home near the last capital of the Confederacy. She hosted President Davis and his cabinet after their flight from Richmond and the cabinet met there for the final conference and signing before Lee’s surrender.
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Danville
Jane Patrick Sutherlin
W. T. Sutherlin
Nere
Confederacy
Sutherlin
Davis
Richmond
Suoheriin
Gen
Lee
Harrisburg Man Indicted in Capitol Fraud Restitution
In Harrisburg the state paid restitution of 1.3 million dollars to the nnt of the capitol fraud case. The Commonwealth alleged the funds were from a scheme tied to officials and contractors connected to state capitol projects.
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Harrisburg
Nnt
Andrew Carnegie on strikes and labor independence
In New York the National Civic Federation delegates hear Andrew Carnegie state that about nine in ten strikes stem from employers' assistants rather than money issues. He argues more capital for labor increases employer profits and claims no strikes in 26 years. He asserts no one should influence his labor decisions but himself.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
National Civist Federation
Carnegie
Publisher Henry Burr Barnes Dies at Home in New York
Henry Burr Barnes president of A. S. Barnes & Co. died at his New York home from apoplexy. Born in Brooklyn Kug 1545, he was the son of A. Parses, founder of the publishing firm.
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New York
Henry Burr Barnes
A. S. Barnes & Co
Brooklyn
A. Parses
Bill targets saloon conduct and fortune telling
Jefferson City Missouri lawmakers consider a measure to prohibit treating in saloons and selling liquor to women. A separate proposal would make fortune telling a felony if enacted.
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Jefferson City
Pettit Will Set Aside After Family Dispute
New York Franc ia X. Petri won a court battle to invalidate his father William B. Pettit's will. The will left a $150 estate primarily to his wife, while Petri testified the elder Pettit engaged in eccentric pranks and once carried a pistol and a horn during rent collection from tenants.
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William B. Pettit
Young Pettit
Pettit
Ecto
Gardine Bill Passes In House Committee Report
Washington report notes the Gardiner Bill to bar admission of illiterate aliens over 16 was ordered favorably reported by the immigration committee to the House. The measure aims to restrict entry by non English literate individuals, shaping immigration policy debates.
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Washington
House
Committee On Immigration
Navy seeks 807 thousand for Mare Island hydraulics
Secretary of the Navy Meyer asked Congress for 807 thousand dollars to improve hydraulics of Mare Island straits and approaches in California to permit ships of deepest draft to reach the navy yard. Stella F James divorces Jesse E James son of Jesse James custody of four children and alimony of 100 dollars monthly.
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Washington
Meyer
Congress
Mare Island Straits
California
Shige
Navy Yard
Jesse James
Kansas City
Stella F. James
Jesse E James
Capt Jones to Return to Gulf and Ship Island Railway
Reports say Captain J A Jones will resume personal charge of the Gulf and Ship Island Railway within two weeks after the death of vice president J A Jones on Christmas day. Despite illness reports, the veteran promoter plans to marshal forces in Mississippi and reassert leadership of the property.
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Gulf and Ship Island Railway
Vicw
J. A. Jones
Gulfpeart
Jn Jones
Syrem
Minsterloot
Capt. Jones
Buffalo
Amt
Mississippi
Mississippi Debates Reapportionment Bills for Representation
Mississippi faces two reapportionment bills proposed by Rep Crumpacker to determine House size and base. One keeps 119 members at about 224 000 per seat, the other sets 422 members at 11 877 per seat. A 21 877 base would aid Mississippi in gaining an extra seat if adopted. The census reports Mississippi population at 1 797 000, about 9 0 percent short of eight seats.
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Representi Hon
Missionippt
Hbasic
Hin
Mississippi
Jackson Plans to Invite Wilson to Mississippi
Mississippi educators anticipate inviting Gov Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey to visit in the spring. Wilson, a leading Democrat and educator, would be hosted under state educator auspices and his arrival would be a noteworthy event.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Woodrow Wile
New Jersey
Wilson
H Ts
Sensation in Circuit Court as not guilty verdict shocks Greenville
In Greenville Judge J M Cashin swore in a new jury after a not guilty verdict in a whiskey case caused a mild sensational moment in circuit court. Aberdeen saw O T Jones fatally shoot H F Gilreath and then kill himself in a feud endgame between brothers-in-law who once shared a mill, gin, and smith shop. Jackson Confederate Veterans camp adopted resolutions protesting school book literature selections used in state public schools.
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Greenville
J. M. Cashin
Circuit Court
Washington County
Aberdeen
O. T. Jones
H. F. Gilreath
Prairie
Messrs
Jones
Gilreath
Sce
Jackson
Robert A. Smith
School Book Commission
Whitfield may not accept Hattiesburg presidency
Advices from Columbus and Hattiesburg suggest President Whitfield of the Industrial Institute and College may refuse the State Normal College at Hattiesburg. He did not deny the offer but indicated in a letter to a friend he does not seek the new job. The reasons remain unclear. Clinton Dr. J. T. Lowrey announces $75 000 raised to guarantee the general education board donation for Mississippi College. Endowment now $130,000. buildings valued at about $170,100, bringing total college plant worth to roughly $900,090.
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Columbus
Hattiesburg
Whitfield
Industrial Institute and College
State Normal College
Clinton
7. T. Lowrey
Mississippi College
General Education Board
Carnette
Emergency ration can turns food for soldiers into compact bars
Gen Henry G. Sharpe unveils an emergency ration can that packs a half pound of food in a blue four and three quarters inch can. The compact meal blends chocolate milk solids and malt with sugar and cocoa butter to create dry cakes that can be eaten hot or cold and stored for months.
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Washington
Henory G. Sharpe
Coeele Samsarny
Sherman
Thaki
Girl Heir to Great Wealth in Michigan City Trusts Fortune
Catherine Barker fourteen year old daughter of the late John W Barker inherits an estate believed to exceed 629 million. The fortune is placed under guardianship of First Trust and Savings Bank with income paid to the heiress until she reaches age. Related beneficiaries include Mrs. Nelson Luddington Karnes and Mrs. Harold A Richard son.
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Michigan City
Iette Mies
Catherine Barker
John WH Barker
Cty
Harker
Nelson Luddington Karnes
Chicago
Harold A. Hichard
London
Norton W . Barker
First Trust and Savings Bank
Hicapo
Mosquitoes from Yucatan Grow Vast and Aggressive
In New Orleans reports describe Yucatan mosquitoes as the largest in the world and ten times more voracious than Jersey mosquitoes. They were previously unknown in Mexico until ships from the United States carried them there, where they have spread alarmingly in their adopted land.
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New Orleans
Yucatan
Mexico
United State
Shaft to Dante monument proposed in New York
New York Italians, who already funded Columbus Garibaldi Verdi and Verrazano statues, plan a Dante monument. A 65 foot granite shaft will rise from the base to crown the figure of the poet with life size literary and religious figures and Dante’s hell purgatory and heaven scenes. At the foot a Roman wolf relief and above the head an American eagle with laurel crown.
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New York
Ecftttena
Columbus
Garibaldi
Verdi
Verrazano
Dante
Hell
Heaven
Romulus
Remus
Italian Memorial Planned For City Park
A proposed memorial tracing the symbol of the single stir would mark a modern Italy hope if city authorities approve. It would be assigned a place in one of the parks upon approval.
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Italy
Great Simplon Tunnel Could Be Destroyed In Seconds
Milan Italy reports the 14 mile Simplon tunnel linking Italy and Switzerland is armored against war. Engineers install mines at tunnel entrances to block use, with electric double steel doors at each end controlled from seven miles away. Doors tested weekly and designed to stall an express train.
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Milan
Italy
Switzerland
Novel Dish Pan Keeps Dishes Upright and Separated
An ingenious California invention places a ring center in a pan to hold dishes and flatware upright. Side bends hold knives forks and spoons separately while draining in the pan. The design replaces a cupboard for small households and aids washing by keeping items drained and accessible.
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California
Rice in Chinese fashion method of cooking rice
Instructions describe a Chinese rice cooking method that yields dry, separate grains. Rinse rice to remove starch, boil two quarts water per half pint rice, add rice slowly without stirring, drain when soft, bake briefly to dry, and serve immediately with individual salt to taste.
Left-Over Chicken and Oyster Pie Method
A recipe for using small amounts of chicken and oysters in a layered baking dish. Melt butter, layer chicken and oysters with cracker crumbs and seasonings, pour oyster liquor mixed with egg and milk, bake until hot and lightly browned, then serve.
Old Fashioned Lima Bean Soup Method
A historic recipe directs simmering three quarters pound Lima beans with three quarts water to a boil then adding kitchen bouquet one carrot and one can tomatoes. Simmer four hours, adjust with water as needed, then finish with butter and seasonings. Optional: add sliced Frankfurt sausages just before serving for richer flavor.
Efficient cake batter via ice cream freezer method
A tip to reduce batter beating when making several cakes at once. Place ingredients in order in a small ice cream freezer and turn the crank for minutes to produce smooth batter, offering a royal improvement over spoon beating the old way.
Vegetable Pie Recipe Summary
Ten ounces potatoes eight ounces carrots two onions two of butter one of flour one pint water half a head of celery paste cut vegetables small and stewed in water until tender placed in a pie dish with butter dusted with flour seasoned with salt and pepper covered with pastry and baked for thirty minutes in a moderate oven
Puff Paste Method Steps with Butter Flour and Lemon
A quick puff paste guide describes mixing six ounces butter with eight ounces flour plus a quarter saltspoon salt and the juice of a quarter lemon. The mass is worked into a stiff paste with cold water, rolled on a floured board four times, chilled hour or two, then baked in a very hot oven.
Spanish Baked Beans Recipe Summary
Boil navy beans until tender. In a baking dish combine diced bacon and onion, half a can tomatoes, two tablespoons sugar or molasses, cayenne pepper, and salt. Bake one hour until flavors meld.
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