Famed Defender Darrow Named Executor in Garrock Will
Clarence Darrow, famed defender of the McNamara brothers, was named executor of the will of Wesley C. Garrock of Chicago filed in the probate court. The will drawn July 11, 1906 disposes of property in Illinois and Colorado with Sarah J. Dobler of Jo Daviess county named as beneficiary.
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McNamara Brothers
Wesley C. Garrock
Galena
Darrow
Chicago
Wesley C. Garlock
Illinois
Colorado
Sarah J. Dobler
Jo Davies County
Russians Kill in Tehran Crisis Following Regent Dismissal
Reports from Teheran describe soldiers guarding parliament after Regent dissolves Mejliss. W. Morgan Shuster, American treasurer general, dismissed but supported by public sentiment. Fighting lingers in Tab riz with hundreds dead and atrocities alleged as Russians press toward Persian territory.
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Shuster
Teheran
Persia
St. Petersburg
W. Morgan Shuster
Mr. Shuster
Tabriz
Tabris
Resht
Russia
Lynching of Negro in Maryland After Pool Dispute
Baltimore report details King Davis a Black man who shot Frederick Schwab in Fairfield, then was lynched by a mob in Brooklyn. The mutilated body was found behind the town jail after breaking in and removing the cell lock. Authorities had no early clue to the mobsters. Davis claimed self defense in the pool hall quarrel with Frank Schwab.
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Baltimore
King Davis
Frederick Schwab
Fairfield
Brooklyn
Davis
Schwab
Frank Schwab
Reyes Surrenders in Mexico City Revolt
Gen Rafael Reyes, leader of the revolt against President Madero, surrendered to federal troops at Trevino to Col Garcia Lugo. He admitted defeat and said he had called for revolt against misgovernment and tyranny. He will be kept at Trevino until official notification.
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Mexico City
Rafael Reyes
Madero
Trevino
Col
Garcia Lugo
Lugo
Mexico
Reyes
Prepare to Resume Hostilities in Peking
Reports say both rebels and imperialists plan to renew fighting after failed Shanghai talks. Foreign intervention is not favored here. Yuan Shih-kai reportedly threatens to resign as premier without stronger financial backing from the government.
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Peking
Shanghai
Yuan Shih- Kat Haa
Salads in Winter Cookery Insight for Housekeepers
The article urges expanding winter salad options beyond bread and butter, noting limited tomatoes and celery but suggesting new combinations. It advises using cold vegetables creatively in Italian Russian and jardiniere styles and highlights potato salad as a valuable versatile dish with beets and celery when paired with a proper dressing.
Good Hints About Pastry
Practical guide to making pastry in a cool place. Keep hands utensils and ingredients cold to avoid heaviness. Rub shortening with cool fingertips and add water slowly to balance moisture. Handle gently, roll lightly, and bake in a hot oven for light texture. Pastry can rest several hours in a cool place.
Practical Household Tips For Storage And Cleaning
Advice on organizing storage bags by material type for dress fabrics and trims. Tips include saving time when searching by using matching bags, removing grease stains with cold water and soda, heating a knife to ease beeswax cutting, and air drying and beating woolen blankets to restore look and feel.
Meat Shortcake From Leftover Meat Delights
A practical old recipe for using cold meat and gravy. Chop meat, simmer in a pan with butter and seasoning, thicken with flour, and prepare a biscuit like shortcake. Bake, then split and fill with hot meat and gravy, top with crust and serve immediately.
Cowboy Graham Gems Recipe
One pint sour or buttermilk and one teaspoon soda are stirred with half cup sugar and one cup flour. Add half cup corn meal, two cups graham flour, half cup molasses and one teaspoon salt. Bake in gem pans for thirty to forty minutes.
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Graham
Devil's Food Cake Method and Frosting Option
A recipe describes creaming butter with sugar, beating yolks, adding baking powder and milk, folding in stiffly beaten egg whites, melting chocolate, and vanilla. The batter bakes 40 minutes in a deep pan, with optional frosting after cooling.
Prune Whip Dessert Preparation Guide
Prune whip recipe details wash and stone one pound prunes chop fine then beat with the whites of four eggs and one cup sugar for fifteen minutes. Bake moderately for half an hour and serve with whipped cream and a little sugar.
To Renovate Leather with Egg and Water
Leather items may be refreshed by mixing equal parts white of egg and water and applying with a soft flannel cloth. Rub gently then allow to dry to restore sheen and suppleness.
Lethbridge Wins Dry Farming Congress For 1912
Lethbridge Alberta secured the 1912 Dry Farming Congress after a unanimous city vote. Alberta and Saskatchewan have shown strong interest with provincial exhibits and prizes. the event is expected to be the largest in Western Canada. Magrath reports wheat yields of 47,000 bushels from a thousand acres nearby.
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Canadian West
American West
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge
Arthur Perry
John Baxter
Edmonton
Shakespeare Footnote in a Southern Drawing Room
A woman dusts a southern drawing room and questions a bronze bust labeled Shakespeare. She asks who this man is and learns he is a celebrated poet who died centuries ago. The dialogue captures local perceptions of a famed author as common knowledge.
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Shakespeare
Lize
Juliet
Chile
Missy
Dr Pierce’s Pellets Ad Promotes Health Benefits
An old promotional blurb touts Dr Pierce’s Pellets as small sugar coated tablets easy to take like candy. It claims they regulate and invigorate the stomach liver and bowels and discourage griping. The note ends with a morbid line about a day to avoid dying.
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Dr. Pierce
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Cook County
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Emma Street
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Peoria
Harry Tibbetts
Durance Vile
State Teachers’ Association
Saill
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Divernon
A R Connolly
Mount Carmel
Henry Carlson
Georgetown
Texas
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Woodstock
W. C. Jones
Hugh Magill
A. J. Olson
Lewistown
Elgin
Alfred B. Church
Gail Borden
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Pontiac
John Pittman
Sterling
Sterling Poultry Association
William McClare
New London, O
James McMahon
Joliet
Mary Hetrick
McMahon
Bureau County
Coal City
Gus Kenda
Postal Savings Bank
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Merna
Martin Murphy
Gussie
Schubert
Mississippi River
West Frankfort
T. R. Rushing
Fred Gosnell
Rushing
Gosnell
Brazil Black Coal Company
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Wyoming
Emil Meeske
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Rock Island
Samuel Montgomery
Kahoka
Andrew Montgomery
Port Byron Academy
Maryland
Gen. Reyes
Darley
Real Esta
British Columbia
Graham Island
Pacific Coast
Merrill & Merrill
Grande St
Vancouver
B.C
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Prince Albert
Sask
Market Point
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ABN Land Investment Company
Minden
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Goodfaby & Son
Nevada
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