Giant sea monster harasses Mendocino schooner near Texas coast
Reports describe a forty foot long caper colored sea creature with a wide head that shadowed the Mendocino for four days and nights. The beast skimmed alongside the vessel, collided, and even slapped the hull with its tail while barnacles covered its body, and bullets and a revolver failed to deter it.
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Houston
Texas
Mendocine
Vanniy
Mendocino
Nothle
University of Wisconsin President backs price regulation plan
President Charles Am. Van Hise of Wisconsin urges a national commission to regulate prices and trusts akin to the Interstate Commerce Commission, rather than dissolving trusts outright, in a proposal discussed amid broader calls for oversight of large combines.
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van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Trust Carr
Boston
National Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bre
Charles Am. van Hise
University of
Concentration in Industry Address by Dr Van Hise
Wisconsin professor Dr Van Hise spoke to Harvard students on concentration in industry. A close ally of Senator Robert La Follette, he argued property owners bear public obligations and must manage assets for the common good, from mineral deposits to farms.
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Wisconsin
Harvard University
van Hise
Robert M. la Follette
Serpent and kitchenette cited in divorce rise
Judge W. M. Conley of Madera attributes many separations to modern temptations and cramped living. A statement from County Clerk Inlanda notes one divorce in Los Angeles for every three marriages, highlighting strain from limited space and temptations in the Eden of today.
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Stes
Los Angeles
W. M. Conley
Madera
California Judge Links Divorce To Idle City Life
The jurist attributed much of the rising divorce rate to devilish influence aided by restricted living spaces and idle apartment life for women, plus high living costs. Judge Conley urged remedies like gardens for women to stay active outdoors, noting that about eighty percent of California men earn around $75 monthly and some women spend a month's wages on a hat feather.
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California
Conley
Porteins Widow Awarded Twelve Thousand Damages
Spokane, Wash Mrs. Oliver widow of John A Oliver a Pullman porter killed in a Cheney wreck Jan 4 1911 was awarded 12500 against Northern Pacific Railway in U S district court under the federal employers liability act Judge Radkin sustained the verdict earlier he cut 25000 damages to 12500 Oliver signed an agreement with the company his widow could not obtain relief under common carrier law Overs wage was 24 a week but widow testified he brought home about 100 a month Counsel said 7 percent of the wages came from tips Only two witnesses testified
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Spokane
Wash
Oliver
John A. Oliver
Cheney
Northern Pacific Railway Company
United States District
Frank Radkin
DOG CALLS AID TO MASTER IN FATAL FALL
Jacob Finley fifty three years old of Thirtieth and Lowers streets fell fifteen feet onto a pile of stones from an embankment. His dog found him unresponsive and led Mrs Finley to the scene. She tried to revive him then notified police. He was taken to Delaware Hospital where doctors could not restore consciousness. The accident details and timing remain unclear.
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Wilmington
Jacob Finley
Finley
Writer Exposes Divorce And The Romance Streak
New York writer Mary Austin argues divorce stems from a hereditary romantic streak in human nature shaped by chivalric lore. She claims football and athletics reduce romance in men, while early political pressure on women may erode romantic impulses and threaten marital stability.
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New York
Mary Austin
Anil Gome
Austin
Legislative League
Poor servant leaves Philadelphia heiress to Edgar family
Alice Quinn aged eighty, long reclusive widow, died at 2803 Miller Street with more than 25000 in assets. She willed her Philadelphia house to Mrs. Edgar of New York and railroad bonds and cash to Edgar relatives. She had worked for the Edgar family and had received a monthly allowance since 1872.
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Philadelphia
Alice Quinn
Miller Street
J. Newbold Edgar
East Thirty-ninth Street
New York
Dlacksmith
Quinn
Edgar
Edgars
Poverty No Bar To Young Men Of State
University of Oregon seniors Burn Powell Dal las Jones and Leon Ray prove ambitious high school grads can attain higher education without aid and win top college honors. Powell, editor of the Emerald and glee club leader, funds himself by town work. Jones, YMC A president and Engineering Magazine editor, clerks and milks cows. Ray, bill president and debating team member, keeps expenses low by living frugally.
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University of Oregon
Burns Powel
Monmouth
Har) Jones
Dallas
Leon Ray
Eugene
Powell
Oregon Emerald
Jender
Glee Club
Orcheatra
Jones
Ray
Oregon
Canada Not Hostile Says New Premier Borden
Premier Robert Laird Borden, returning to Ottawa from Atlantic City, stated the Canadian election reflected no warlike spirit toward the United States. He said the vote backed a departure from 30 years of policy but did not reverse it, and he declined to comment on U S Steel actions.
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Borden
New Y York
United States
Robert Laird Rowen
Canada
New York
Atlantic Clos
Mire Borden
Warrren
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Witis
Sine? Old Daghelors and a Slightly Thinned Country
A fragment contemplates a society where males predominate and some older women face exclusion, remarking on the pity of seeing an old maiden amid shifting demographics.
Hermiston Light Plant in Sold to New Owner
Hermiston dec city announces Leos Shupe has optioned the Hermiston Light and Power plant. He plans to move here with his family and take charge, offering materials and repairs. Government delays reported on water right payments affecting project graduation timelines. upcoming payments set for March 1912. E H Bauermetater and William C Kirk of Spokane buy desert land entries, while John S Wilson of Springfield buys acres for future home, fruit trees noted. I E Davis to serve as Hermiston city engineer, connected to early project work.
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Hermiston
Ore
Leos Shupe
Hermiston Light and Power Company
Chishell
Board of Water Users’ Association
E H. Bauermetater
William ¢. Kirk
Spokane
Thomas CC. Coffmann
Coffman
John 8
Wilson
Springfield
Til
C. L. Upham
Chicago
I. E. Davis
Mr. Davis
Miss Mattie King Weds M E Park in Oregon City
Oregon City Oregon Miss Mattie King arrived from Shelvina Missouri and wed M E Park proprietor of a garage within two hours. The couple met on arrival, married at the Presbyterian Manse, and began housekeeping immediately after the ceremony.
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Oregon City
Ore
Shelvina
Mattie King
M. E. Park
Miss King
Parks
Mr. Park
Untamed Child of Nature Near Death
Ishi, the Tehama Aborigine known as the untamed child of nature, contracted pneumonia after living in the city in white man’s clothing. Once roaming Northern California forests in various weather, he endured months in captivity. City life weakened him, but physicians at Affiliated Colleges aided him. he is now reported out of danger.
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Ishi
San Francisco
Tehama
California
Advertising in Esperanto Seperainto Conquers Test Case
A New York business leader reports Esperanto advertising success, noting magazines as effective media and frequent inquiries for catalogs and prices from the United States and Europe. The letter argues Esperanto aims to prove itself as a viable advertising proposition and a lasting presence.
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Seperainto
New York
Fron
United States
Europe
Esperano
Stray Stories Echoed By Flat Overhead
A fragment from Stray Stories airs a comical exchange about neighbors and an overhead scene. The tale mentions a dentist next door and a baby teething, with a cackling hen providing a contrasting melody in spring.
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Newed
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Wonder Store
Pendleton, Oregon
Batte
Peterson
Porteins
Northern Pacific
Paseo
Trina W. Adams
Andleton
Will
Hermiston Light Plant
Leo Supe
SiImms
Gil
Missouri
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