Global 1912 items span government, finance and warships
Attorney General Wickersham announces dissolution of the Harriman merger after Supreme Court ruling. The revenue cutter service reports record saves at sea in 1912. Reclamation Service criticized. $25,000 sought for inquiry. The Webb bill passes, census methods debated, and anti-bucketshop fines total $50,000. Diplomatic and naval alerts rise in Central America. Taft comments on Alaska rail routes and possible government ownership. Inaugural plans for Wilson proceed with 8000 seating. Dominican revenues and debt drop noted. Navy instructor reports urged. Monarch tugboat sinks with fourteen dead.
Turbulent crimes and political upheaval reported across nations
The report details Arlen von Behren killing three workers in Evansville amid fear of violence, a Houston mob over ruling sheriff, and the murder of River Rucker after torture. It also covers Panama Canal tolls funding, a Detroit boot and shoe last trust dissolution, graft confessions in New York, an acquittal in a wife attack case, mutiny in Mexico City, the Salvadoran president's death, suffragette vandalism in Scotland, a pigeon show flight, Bryce and arbitration roles, and Bradley Martin's illness in London.
Gift transfers and high society weddings headline Missouri Pacific items
Personal bearing gifts for station agents accompanies reports of society events. Miss Helen Donahey presents cards to Mrs. Helen Gould Shepard. The president with Miss Taft attends Jean Culver and Edward McCauley Jr. nuptials at St. John’s Church. Ethel Belmont seeks separation from Raymond Belmont after eight days. Miss Eleanor Wise weds the Duc de Richelieu in Baltimore. The YWCA opens a new $506000 building on Lexington Avenue, another donation from Mrs. Helen Gould Shepard.
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Missouri Pacific System
Helen Donahey
Pittsburg
Kan
Helen Gould Shepard
Taft
Major Rhoades
Jean Culver
George T. Oliver
Pennsylvania
Edward McCauley, Jr
St. John’s Church
Washington
Eleanor Douglas Wise
Baltimore
Duc de Richelieu
Cardinal Gibbons
National Board of the
Young Women’s Christian Association
Lexington Avenue
New York
Explorer Scott Dies in Blizzard on Antarctic Return
News from Oamaru New Zealand reports Captain Scott and several party members perished after reaching the pole on January 18 1912 and failing to return. The Terra Nova relief ship relayed details of the disaster and named missing and dead explorers including Dr E A Wilson Lieut R Bowers and Capt L E G Oates. Widow Mrs Scott sails toward New Zealand unaware of the fate awaiting her. Admiral Peary and King George express condolences.
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Oamaru
New Zealand
Scott
Pole
E. A. Wilson
Lieut . R. Bowers
Royal Indian Marines
L. E. G Oates
Inniskillen Dragoons
Amundsen
Polar
Terra Nova
Christchurch
Cape Saunders
Port Lyttelton
South Island
Bis
Wellington
N Z
Explorer
Hving
Navy
George Murray Levick
Royal Navy
San Francisco
Cardiff
Antarctic
Captain Scott
Akarsa
George
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
The
Geographical Society
King George
Society
Royal Geographical Society
Admiral Peary
Washington
North Pole
Burlington
South Pole
Chicago Reduces Smoke Emissions Across Locomotives
Chicago reports a drop in smoke density from 23.3 to 14.92 percent over three years. Officials describe the change as a clear improvement toward reducing the nuisance, using a zero to 100 scale where 100 is dense black smoke.
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Chicago
Western Canadians Take Winter Holidays in California
An article notes a large exodus of Western Canada residents to spend winter in California. Many plan Christmas abroad or at home, with rail and steamship lines loaded. estimates exceed twelve thousand travelers. Wealth from wheat farms and ongoing returns enable holidays for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
California
Canada
Cuticura Remedy Promises Soft White Hands Overnight
An advertisement claims red rough hands can become soft and white in one night using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Instructions include hot-water soaking, drying, applying ointment, and wearing loose gloves. Promises relief for working hands and notes global sales and a free sample offer with a 32-page Skin Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Joyful Uncle Jim and the kitchen toothache joke
A Judge anecdote recalls Uncle Jim comforting a bumped head with a kiss and the palm clearing of the ache. The child grins and invites a visit to the kitchen where the cook has a toothache. The moment blends warmth and light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jim
Little Bob
Early Patent Remedies and Pathetic Advertising Patter
A jumble of 19th or early 20th century patent medicine claims. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets touted for stomach liver and bowels with sugar coated granules. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claimed teething relief. Laxative Brom Quin ine advertised cures in one or two days. Signature of B W Grove appears in ad copy.
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Dr. Pierce
B W. Grove
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Wickersham
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railroads
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Reclamation Service
House
Committee On Interior Department
United States Census
Durand
Nolo
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Navy Department
State Department
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Honduras
Beaupre
Cuba
Havana
Congress
Commission
Alaska
Sherman
Capitol
Wilson
Pulliam
Albert L Mills
United States Army
Monarch
Tchula Lake
Mississippi
Arlen von Behren
Evansville
Ind
Houston
River Rucker
Rucker
Emory R. Johnson
Department of Transportation
University of Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Panama Canal
Nany Canal
Detroit
United States Navy
Turkey
United States
Mich
Waldo
Thomas W. Walsh
Walsh
Dennis Sweeney
Whitman
James E. Thompson
James Hussey
Frederick O. Beach
Aiken
D. C
Felix Diaz
Mexico City
General Diaz
Bernado Reyes
National Palace
General Reyes
Samuel E Araujo
Republic of Salvador
Dumberton
Scotland
Stanley
H. Moser
Aurora
Minnesota
St. Paul
James Bryce
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Hague
Bradley Martin
London
Chesterfield Gardens
Ethel Lorraine Belmont
Raymond Belmont
August Belmont
New York State Supreme Court
Explorer Scott
Pacific
Robert F. Scott
Teddy
Billy
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