Notable Early 20th Century Global News Snippets
A deadly mine explosion at Rhymney Iron colliery in Glamorganshire kills miners while a rescue attempt by Manager Bowen and two companions fails. Sir Edmund Monson, former British ambassador to France, dies. Hans Grade wins the Lanse prize for a German-built aircraft flight. The Korean Patriotic League praises Ito's assassination as independence progress. A Santiago demonstration honors General Jose de San Martin. In St Petersburg a Duma interpellation causes disorder and a reading refusal by Secretary Zamyslovski.
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Rhymney Iron Company
Glamorganshire
Wales
Bowen
Edmund John Monson
France
Hans Grade
Germany
Ger Inman
Korean Patriotic League
Prince Ito
Ito
Santiago
Chill
Jose de San Martin
Maipo
St. Petersburg
Russia
Duma
Zamyslovski
Various 1909 notices span rail pay rise to estate bequests
Laborers of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad will be paid $1.65 a day for October work instead of $1.50 starting November 1. Patrick H. McCarren leaves all property to his mother, worth about $30,000. A Philadelphia dinner hosts 400 guests by the Manufacturers’ club. Bishop Hobart Hare’s will bequeaths $5,000 to granddaughter Mary Hare and $1,000 each to Miss Helen and Miss Mary Peabody. A St Petersburg rumor says powers sent a joint note to Russia on Manchurian affairs. Vehicle prices may rise for 4,000 dealers, despite cheaper autos. Detroit mass meeting adopts Ferrer praise and execution condemnation. John Bigelow donates 400-acre Mount Airy to Highland Falls village. Railroad accident casualties fall for year to June 30, 1909. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society raises more funds than ever. Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries sign for a fight by July 5. Exports rise sharply in September. Japan to probe assassination plot of its statesman. Roosevelt heads to man-eating lion country. Prof Lowe claims a two day Los Angeles to New York dirigible.
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Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Patrick H McCarren
Mary McCarren
Philadelphia
Manufacturers’ Club
William W Hobart Hare
Mary Hare
Helen
Mary Peabody
St. Petersburg
Russia
Tri- State Vehicle and Implement Dealers’ Association
Ferrer
Spain
Detroit
John Bigelow
New York
United States
France
Mount Airy
Highland Falls
Interstate Commerce Commission
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Beethodist Episcopal Church
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Japan
Roosevelt
Prof
Lowe
Los Angeles
Cal
Leper release on Hawaiian island and other items
A diverse wire of items notes a possible leper release in Hawaii, a congressional challenge on central bank policy, a Delaware & Hudson directorate vacancy filled by Robert S. Lovett, and emigration pressures on Greece. Also reported are Red Cross stamp sales in Nebraska, land drawing outcomes for Wm Engle, a Dolly Varden actor's personal note, a fatal religious act, election speeches, a Bigamy case in Oregon, Japanese gratitude to the U.S. for Hudson Fulton visit, a will bequest to Yale, and Patten's cotton market gains.
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Fowler
Aldrich
E. H H. Harriman
Delaware & Hudson Company
Robert S. Lovett
Greece
United States
Red Cross Society
Nebraska Society For
Engle
Aberdeen Land
Dengle
Tripp County
Aberdeen
Daniel Edwin Hurley
Dolly Varden Company
New York
Frederick H Ward
Baptist Church
Freewater
Ore
Washington
Prince
Princess Kun
Japan
Matsui
Hudson-Fulton
Levy I. Shoemaker
Wilkeskarre
Yale University
James A Patten
Army officers ordered back and officials penalized in 1906 events
Washington reports restoration actions as three aeronautics officers return to duties, Perkins suspended without pay, and Gilberts salary reduced amid administrative irregularities. Other items note Chilean guano and silver claims settlement efforts, Cuban lottery mail fraud probes, Chinese students in US colleges, Brownsville inquiry visit, Roosevelt Africa exploits, and Prince Ito’s memorial arrival in Tokio.
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Washington
School of Aeronautics
Omaha
Neb
Frank Walley Perkins
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
John J Gilbert
State Department
Alsop
Chile
Post Office Department
United States
Brownsville
Tokio
Prince Ito
Harbin
Manchuria
Minnesota congressman linked to Cannon crowd dispute
The article notes that the Minnesota congressman who followed J. Adam Bede faces accusations of aligning with the Cannon faction. Jeffries and Johnson signaled a potential finish fight. A Gom pers family reunion honors Solomon Gom pers in New York. Fort Bliss Colonel J. E. Houston fails to complete a ninety mile endurance ride and may face the retiring board. In New Orleans Speaker Cannon calls rivals peanut politics and tommy rat. Omaha street car strikers persist amid insurgent attacks. Senator Dolliver wins in the circuit court of appeals over a book account suit. Two Kan sas City brothers are arrested in the Van Royen murder case with one confessing. Dr. Cook responds to critics at Hamilton accusing Peary of instigation.
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Minnesota
J. Adam Bede
Jeffries
Johnson
Gompers
New York
Solomon Gompers
J. E. Houston
Nineteenth Infantry
Fort Bliss
War Department
New Orleans
Cannon
Tommy Rat
Omaha
J. P. Dolliver
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ware Leland
Kansas City
van Royen
Cook
Hamilton, Mont
Peary
Frances Starts Movement for 500 Washington Lobbyists
New Orleans reports the Lakes to the Gulf deep waterways convention adopting a plan to send 500 delegates to Washington to push Congress to deepen the Mississippi River. Former Missouri Governor David R. Francis led the push citing feasibility and insisting federal funding and action are needed.
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New Orleans
Taft
Washington
Congress
Charles Scott
Mississippi
Committee On
David R. Francis
Missouri
Mississippi River
Army Engineers
The
Oklahoma Guaranty Fund aids Columbia Bank depositors
More than half a million dollars from state banks under the deposit Guaranty law has been used to pay depositors of the insolvent Columbia Bank & Trust company which failed over a month ago. Over $400,000 in deposits remain unpaid with only $1,122 cash on hand, though assets appear sufficient to cover the remaining deposits, according to a preliminary statement by A. M. Young, state bank commissioner.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Columbia Bank & Trust Company
A. M. Young
Cholera Cases Reported in German Districts
Washington reports ten new cholera cases in Germany to the state department via the U S consul agent in Berlin. Three cases come from Andreisch ken, three from Schoepen Niederung, one from Heydekrug, and three from Labjan districts.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
United States
Berlin
Andreischken
Schoepen
Niederung
Heydekrug
Labjan
Silk Trains Compete For Silk Cargo Eastward
A Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound special train departed Monday night with 390000 dollars worth of silk bound for New York and officials aim to beat a Northern Pacific silk cargo train that left Seattle 21 hours earlier valued at 360000. The race spans the Pacific against the Blue Funnel liner Aanfa and the Milwaukee steamer Tacoma Maru. The Aanfa arrived here Saturday the Tacoma Maru Monday.
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Long Brace
Tacoma
Chicago
Milwaukee
Puget Sound
New York
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Pacific
Blue Funnel
Mner
Aanfa
Tacoma Maru
Three of Mabray Gang Held for U S Court
San Francisco. E. C. Moore R. B. Harrison and Frank Brown, alleged members of the Mabray band of swindlers, were held to answer to the United States court at Omaha by U S Commissioner Peacock.
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Mabray
San Francisco
E. C. Moore
R. B. Harrison
Frank Brown
United States
Omaha
Peacock
King Menelik Nearing Death in Abyssynia
Addis Abeba reports King Menelik, recently stricken with apoplexy, is dying and the end is expected within a few hours. The aged monarch’s condition has prompted international concern as Abyssynia faces leadership uncertainty.
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King Menelik
Addis Abeba
Abyssynia
Menelik
Rail freight, cars increase outpace last year
A September bulletin from the Bureau of Statistics reports the nation’s freight car movement rose beyond September of last year. It notes idle cars have disappeared, while signs of a forthcoming car shortage emerge as the month ends.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Licenses for Commission Businesses Penalized in State
State law requires a recensa from the pure food commissioner for commission businesses plus a $10 fee and a $2,000 county bond. Only seventeen firms, all Omaha area, have paid under protest. The county attorney enforces compliance, likely via complaints.
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Omaha
South Omaha
Food Department
Population estimates from Nebraska city clerks list
City Clerk Ozman compiles population estimates for state league organization. Notable figures include Omaha 150000, South Omaha 43000, Hastings 12000, Fremont 10000, Nebraska City 10000, Kearney 8500, York 7600, Plattsmouth 5500, Fairbury 5500, Alliance 5000, Holdrege 4000, Seward 3250, David City 2300, Aurora 2300, Blair 2300, Ord 2500, Superior 2500, Central City 2500, Hebron 2000, Neligh 2000, West Point 2000, Tekamah 2000, Humboldt 1800, Hartington 1500, Sainton 1500, Wisner 1200, Weeping Water 1200, Syracuse 1200.
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Nebraska
Ozman
State League of Municipalities
Omaha
South Omaha
Hastings
Fremont
Nebraska City
Kearney
York
Plattsmouth
Fairbury
Allance
Holdrege
Seward
David City
Aurora
Blair
Ord
Superior
Central City
Hebron
Pawnee City
West Point
Tekamah
Humboldt
Lartington
Sainton
Wisner
Weeping Water
Syracuse
Public Lands approves Milford girls home elevated tank contract
The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings awarded a contract to Des Moines Bridge and Ironworks for 2095 dollars to build a 25 000 gallon elevated tank at the Milford Girls Industrial Home. It will serve fire protection and water supply for the institution.
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State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Girls
Milford
Des Moines
Inspecting Nebraska National Guard at Lincoln
Major E. H Phelps will inspect company F of the Nebraska National Guard at Lincoln. On December 12 members of National Guard companies statewide attending the state university are expected to report for inspection with company I at this time.
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National Guard
E. H Phelps
National Guard of
Nebraska
Lincoln
State University
Swedish coupons barred for local lines by commission
No free talk coupons offered by a Chicago supplier to Fairbury Telephone Company were allowed. The state railway commission ruled the proposition would discriminate against others and could not be permitted.
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Lncal
M_ Bartlett
Fairbury Telephone Company
State Railway Commission
Chicago
Fairbury
Treasury Warrant Shortage Prompts State Appeals
State Treasurer Brian reports warrants totaling 11000 dollars unpaid as cash is exhausted. He has written to county treasurers urging swift remittance, noting many have paid nothing to the state for six months.
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Brian
Telephones to be Installed in Depots Across Several Cities
Burlington informs the Railway Commission that it will install telephones in depots in multiple communities where needed. It argues the Bartos act is unconstitutional and noncompliant with that law, while the act requires railroads to furnish depot telephones.
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Burlington
The
Railway Commission
Rattlesnake Trophy Arrives At Secretary of State Office
Miss Leach, a branch clerk in the office of the secretary of state, received a five foot rattlesnake skin with twelve rattles and a button from her Arizona-based brother. He killed the reptile in his front yard with a short handled hoe. The skin, nicely tanned, will decorate the secretary’s office walls.
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Arizona
Leach
Secretary of State
Robbers Sought After Manley Bank Heist
A $1,500 reward is offered for the Manley bank attackers with detectives on the case but no trace has been found and the chances of capture appear slim.
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Manley
Druggist McCabe Granted New Trial On Liquor Case
Nicholas McCabe, druggist of North Platte, wins a new trial after the supreme court rules that admitting a county judge's search warrant as independent evidence is error when the complaint charges he sold liquor personally and he did not testify. The case will be tried again.
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Nicholas McCabe
North Platte
Supreme Court
Tragedy in Clay Center: Rural Carrier and Miss Die in Suspected Murder Suicide
A farmer found Leroy Foster and Miss Inez Cox dead in a buggy near Clay Center Nebraska. Federal inquest found Foster shot Cox then himself after arranging a fatal plan. Foster, 23 or 24, was a rural mail carrier. Cox was a stenographer. Evidence suggests premeditation and a planned murder suicide following a rejected marriage proposal.
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Clay Center
Miss Cox
MMM
Howard
Harvard
Foster
Missax
Motor Car Plunges From Bridge Near Nebraska City
A young farmer, John Haller, of ten miles southwest, rode home Friday with his mother when a collision at a city bridge caused the car to break through the railing and fall twenty feet. The mother landed on brush and escaped with life. Ballerman suffered severe injuries, including a broken arm in three places and facial lacerations. The machine was wrecked and Ballerman was taken back to town for care.
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Nebraska City
John Haller
Aller
Ballerman
Prairie Fire Destroys Large Nebraska Feed Crop Farmland
A severe prairie fire near Nickens Nebraska burned for about three hours Saturday afternoon two miles east of town. Started by a westbound Burlington train, a strong northwest wind hampered control. A one mile by four mile strip of land was wrecked, with over a hundred tons of winter feed lost along with range. R Fidler, Smith Brothers, and Charles Hublitz suffered the heaviest losses, including hay and feed.
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Nickens
Neb
Burlington
R . Fidler Smith Brothers
Charles Hublitz
Hunter Accidently Shot at Dempster Factory Foreman
Beatrice Neb-Andy Eliott, foreman at the Dempster factory machine shops, was accidentally shot in the leg Sunday morning by Starry Hurst during a hunting trip near the John Scheve farm. Eliott, taken to a local hospital for treatment, is not expected to suffer serious injury. Other hunters William Shook and Bert Thomas joined Hurst and Eliott during the outing.
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Hunter
Beatrice Neb
Andy Eliott
Dempster
Starry Hurst
Wurst
William Shook
Bert Thomas
John Scheve
Eliott Hurst
Eliott
Threshing Machine Tragedy Causes Bridge Collapse
M. M Bass, about forty five, died when a threshing engine and tender fell from a bridge on Rose creek in Thayer county Nebraska while crossing at night. He lived three miles north of Hubbell and left a wife and ten children. The bridge had not been planked before the crossing. Bass hat remained on his head after the fall.
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Hebron
Omaha Shooting Sparks Divorce Case Drama
Ned Arthur Sturges, son of a noted attorney, fired five shots at Nathan Castal on a downtown street corner Sunday night as Castal walked with Mrs. Sturges. Castal was fatally wounded. the couple had separated three months and her divorce hearing was due Monday.
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Omaha
Ned
Arthur Sturges
Nathan Castal
Castal
Sturges
Fine Remedy For Colds Promised By Druggists
A newspaper item explains a home remedy for colds using whiskey glycerine and Concentrated pine compound. Dedicates half pint whiskey two ounces glycerine half ounce pine compound with four daily doses. Pine product sold in half ounce air tight bottles labeled Concentrated.
Lending and Repayment in a Brief Vintage Exchange
A short dialogue portrays a gentleman asking for a dollar from a friend. The request is framed as need, but the reply hints the lender expects repayment. The humorous tension rests on the push and pull of borrowing and returning money between acquaintances.
Cure of Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
George F Lambert of Mahanoy City Pa reports severe eczema on his boy’s skin. After many doctors failed, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent brought rapid improvement. by two months the child was entirely well. Boston company Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. promoted these remedies.
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George F Lambert
West Centre St
Mahanoy City
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Solo Props
Boston
Typographical Unions Lead Fight Against Tuberculosis
The Typographical Union built a sanitarium in Colorado Springs for laborers and supports treatment through related unions. The International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union plans a similar facility. Phato Engravers aid tubercular members by funding treatment nationwide. Boot Workers urge members to join united anti tuberculosis efforts.
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International Typographical Union
Colorado Springs
International Printing Pressmen
International Boot Workers’ Union
The Rare Gift of Courtesy in Civic Life
The piece argues courtesy extends beyond niceties to fair treatment of all citizens in business. It condemns keeping a poor citizen waiting and granting interviews only to the affluent, asserting wisdom can lie in poverty as well.
Long-Panter Mary At Dance Dilemma
Mary a fourteen year old Long-Panter sobbed to her sister after saying three boys invited her to the dance. Her sister reassured her that choosing among suitors is not a grave issue, noting the playful mix up in the young girl's response.
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Mary
L Harper's
Postum Health Breakthrough Promises For Coffee Lovers
A reader extols Postum as the cure for coffee induced indigestion and sleeplessness. The testimonial credits Postum with immediate relief after switching from coffee, praising its easy preparation and consistent results. The ad encourages trying the product and reading The Road to Wellville booklet.
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BIG River Projects
Frances
Oklahoma Guaranty Fund
Treasury
Boy
Cuthura
Wellville
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