Birth Rate Decline Spurs Church Debate on Procreation
At the Anglican Church congress, Mr W C Whetham urged religious motive to curb the "Plague of empty cradles" noting birth declines especially among thrifty artisans and upper classes while Catholic families remain near normal. The 1910 UK birth rate fell to 26.19 per thousand, with lower marriage and higher infant survival rates, and TB deaths continuing to fall.
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England
Angelican Church
W. C. Whetham
Trish
Scotland
London
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Register-General
Germany’s nobility urged into naval service by the Kaiser
Berlin reports that Kaiser Wilhelm II favors recruiting noble youths into the navy to craft an exclusive officer corps. The shift aims to place naval leaders from prominent families, offering a cheaper, quicker path to rank and prestige, with potential future captains commanding cruisers or battleships.
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Berlin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Germany
Kaiser
Paterson Man Sued by Widowed Mother on Honeymoon
Emil Brockeart of Paterson faces a $600 damages claim from Mrs. Emily De Rose, a widow with thirteen children, alleging he promised marriage and caused injured feelings during his honeymoon after a three month stay in Belgium. She says he proposed in January 1912 and set a September wedding date, despite eight of her children living. Brockeart denies knowing her beyond casual acquaintance and says she is much older and he viewed her as a mother figure. The district court officer arrested him on a capias signed by Judge Klewert after De Rose’s complaint.
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Paterson
N. J
Emil Brockuert
Brockeart
Helgium
District Court
Rogers Locomotive Works
Klewert
Emily de Rose
Sult
de Rose
For sale Scotcn Collie puppies and stud dogs ad
Por sale Thoroughbred Scotcn Collie puppies bitches five dollars each and stud dogs seven fifty. Sold by W L Little R J Box 76 Amity Oregon.
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W L. Little
R. J
Box 76
Amity
Oreson
Cougars Reported In Pilot Rock Foothills
Stockmen near Pilot Rock face losses as cougars surge into foothills ten to twenty miles south. Frank Byrd reports three steer kills while others suffer cattle depredations. Pine Dick, I Lima, and Clarence Adams ranch areas confirm sightings near Yellow Jacket road Owings pasture Bear creek and Ukiah Pilot Rock relay. Government hunter S W Purdy arrives from Pendleton with hounds to eradicate the beasts with Adams.
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Pilot Rock
Frank Byrd
Pine Dick
Millard Dick
Yellow Jacket Road
Ed Burns
I. Lima
Clarence Adams
Bear Creek
W. Purdy
Pendleton
Grain sack must go says farmers at tri state meeting
About 250 farmers from Washington Oregon and Idaho gathered in Walla Walla to push eliminating grain sacks and building bulk handling elevators. They argue bulk handling would save thousands annually, cut handling costs, and reduce need for many sacks. The gathering also discussed cooperative banking and other vital Northwest farming topics.
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Walla Walla, Wagsh
Northwest
Farmers’ Union of
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Baga
Tristate
Young Bandits Die In Cave Death Tragedy
In East New York two 12 and 9 year old boys Johnnie Pecorella and Bully Blum lie dead in a vacant Hopkins Avenue lot their cave collapsed on them. Authorities say a gang of 15 to 20 youths aged 8 to 14 formed a robber cave with a tunnel trap and crude furnishings. Nearby bandits discovered the scene and investigators describe the cave as a polished hideout with signs of brutal oaths and plans. The incident highlights juvenile delinquency rather than a conventional crime chase.
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New York
Johnnie
Billy
Hopkins Avenue
Hull Street
Johnnie Pecorella
Rattleawake Jack
Bully Blum
Bill the Biter
Johnny Good
Rob Roy
George Wood
Red Eye Mike
Rattlesnake Jack
Caive
No man is Stronger Than his Stomach
The Medical Adviser by RV. Pierce offers guidance on delicate questions every man or woman should know Tone reflects a 19th century medical advice column. Readers are invited to send 31 one cent stamps for wrap and mail costs to Buffalo NY.
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RV. Pierce
Buffalo
Sree
Rattlesnake Johnny Pecorella Guards Bandit Cave
In a Descriptive Tale bandits fear Deadwood Dick on their trail and spend a night guarding a cave. Johnny Pecorella nicknamed Rattlesnake Jack spends the night, returns home, then the cave is found with two boys unearthed. The bandits become frightened children.
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Johnny Pecorella
Deadwood Dick
Sherif
Cochise County
Deadwood
Bill the Biter
Billy Blum
George Woods
Biter
Johnny Good
Rift in Suffragist Leadership Causes Desertions
London reports a serious split between the Pankhursts and the Lawrences within the suffrage movement. Hundreds abandon the Pankhursts to join the Lawrences, who have funded the cause and aim to unify women’s groups. Christabel Pankhurst faces arrest warrants and allegedly plots to ruin ballots by using corrosive matter in municipal boxes. Police are investigating and monitoring the threat.
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London
Pankhursts
Pethick Lawrences
Lawrences
Christabel Pankhurst
Faris
Lawerence
Lyceum Course Promises Entertainments For Community
The Lyceum course, booked through the Redpath Lyceum Bureau, brings Monatville Flowers on Nov 15, the Bergen Marx Quartet on Nov 29, Gov Hoch of Kansas on Jan 8, and John F E Gunekel head of news boy's union Toledo, on Feb 10, offering entertainment that informs and inspires while elevating art and reducing low quality shows.
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Great Reader
Bergen-Marx Quartet
Gov. Hoch
Kansas
John FE. Gunekel
Boy’s Union
Toledo
Ohio
Deserter Followers Threaten Ministers as Plots Emerge
Reported deserters and deranged followers of Christabel vow to throw vitriol at Cabinet Ministers. Plotters aim to set fire to government buildings, forcing tighter politician security. Pankhuests face life threats from otters as their schemes provoke danger and unrest.
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Christabel
New Cunarder Laconia Sails Feb 15 for 71 Days
The new Cunarder Laconia departs February 15 on a 71 day voyage offering a $400 up package including steward services chotela guides drives and shore trips with January 4 itinerary notes and Timea Building New York by F C Clark.
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Orient Cruise
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Marvel CO
Ee Tate
Empire Meat Co
Spokane
Wash
Faust
T. F. O'Brien
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N. Pendleton
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