Taft aides and navy orders figure in 1910 era notes
A mix of political and government items includes the Republican National Committee disclosure of contributions totaling 591000 plus expenses of 558311 with Charles P. Taft as top donor at 56000. Other notes cover Taft resuming work in Washington after a long vacation, Navy seabed depth limits, indictments in a cotton corner case, Beveridge returning money to donors, Adams resigning for GOP work, Strickland named to replace him, and land openings in Elko County Nevada with settlement and entry dates set.
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Republican National Committee
House of Representatives
Charles P. Taft
Denett
General Land Office
Humboldt National Forest
Nevada
Carson City
Elko County
Dantzler Schooner Searched for Filibuster Ties
The three masted schooner L. N. Dantzler under Capt Hmile Fremont sailed from Mobile without clearance papers. The U S revenue cutter Winona pursued the vessel believed headed for Honduras.
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L. N. Dantzler
Hmile Fremont
Mobile
Ala
U. S. Revenue
Winona
Honduras
Prairie Fire Destruction Near Euclid Minn
The season's first prairie fire scorched over 10000 acres near Euclid Minnesota threatening the village and destroying hay. In federal court at Peoria Illinois Myron Jordan of Rock Island Illinois was found not guilty on the obscene literature charge after indictment following an attack on Rock Island mayor. Theodore Roosevelt sues George A Newell publisher over an article claiming Roosevelt's drunkenness and lies. A Michigan state prison fire, costing fifty thousand dollars, occurred with guards noting inmates set it to avenge flogging during recent rioting.
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Euclid
Minn
Myron Jordan
Rock Island
Peoria
Lll
Jordan
Shehriever
Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Newell
Iron Ore
Ishpeming, Mich
Roosevelt
State of
Michigan
Jackson State Prison
Simpson
Bulgarians Capture Eski-Baba in Balkan War Advance
Bulgarian forces seize Eski-Baba linking Adrianople with Constantinople after heavy fighting. The victory redraws war hopes as Servian success at Uskub and Turkish loss at Adrianople disrupt European plans for a diplomatic settlement. The army then moves on Kirk-Kilisseh and nears the capital.
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Eski-Baba
Adrianople
Constantinople
Uskub
Kirk-Kilisseh
Notable figures in brief personal and civic news
The report chronicles Vice President Sherman’s serious gallstone illness at Utica and Roosevelt’s quiet fifty fourth birthday at Sagamore Hill. Also noted are the death of sculptor Mauritz A Ericson at Pelham New York and Belva Lockwood’s eighty second birthday wishes from across the nation. James P Brady’s donation to Johns Hopkins, Lillian Stevens’ re election as National WCTU president, Mrs C W Post found dead in Washington, and other short items.
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Sagamore Hill
N. Y
Roosevelt
Mauritz A. Ericson
Pelham, N
America
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
Collis P. Huntington
Belva Ann Lockwood
Washington
Equal Rights Party
James P. Brady
New York
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Portland
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Ore
Death sentences in court martial over Mexican revolt
The court martial condemned Gen Felix Diaz Maj Zerate Col Antonio Migoni and Lieut Lima to death for taking part in the latest Mexican revolt. In St Petersburg the crown prince reportedly had a good day sleeping three hours and showing improved appetite. German housewives stormed Berlin markets over meat shortages smashing windows injuring shopkeepers with missiles.
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Felix Diaz
Maj Zerate
Col
Antonio Migoni
Lieut
Lima
St. Petersburg
Russia
Berlin
Death Draws Near for Vice President Sherman
Utica New York October 30 and a relapse occurred October 25 placing Vice President James Sherman in grave condition. Doctors Peck Elsner and Janeway report a weak heart and kidney involvement with rest and pain control as he remains conscious and rational at his Genesee Street home. The campaign leader’s life hangs by a thread as his family gathers awaiting a possible summons.
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N. Y
Bright
James Schoolcraft Sherman
F. H. Peck
William Elsner
Syracuse
Theodore Janeway
New York City
Peck
Sherman
Mr. Sherman
Upper
Genesee Street
Washington
National Capital
Peck and
Elsner
Collision near Streetsville Kills 40 on CPR Express
Toronto reports a collision between the Chicago Express and a special infantry train on the Canadian Pacific near Streetsville. Initial counts list 12 to 40 dead and about 36 injured with physicians and relief trains rushing to the scene.
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Canadian Pacific Express
Special
Toronto
Mohammedans Revolt Against Chinese Authority in Shansi
Six thousand Mohammedans in Soping northern Shansi revolted on Monday declaring their independence. Chinese forces faced the uprising as authorities sought to restore order in the region.
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Peking
China
Soping
Shansi
Taft Leaves for New York Naval Launch Week
President Taft and the presidential party departed Tuesday for New York to attend the launching of the battleship New York on Wednesday and return Thursday morning to Washington.
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Gotham
Washington
Taft
New York
Proper Care of Utensils in Food Handling
The article stresses personal and kitchen cleanliness as essential to appetizing food. It urges frequent hand washing under running water, nail care, and avoiding coughs or sneezes near food. It cites bakery practices and calls for hygienic standards in markets and homes to prevent contamination.
Household Questions and Tips for Cooking and Care
Practical housekeeper advice on beating eggs with salt for lighter cakes, preventing woolens shrinking by line drying, kitchen tips for shoulder cooking, reviving drooping potted plants with ammonia solution, using vinegar to prep gas mantles, labeling jars, and plant care to avoid overwatering and root-binding in pots.
Instructions for Broiled Chicken with Hollandaise
A two pound chicken is dressed by singeing and splitting. The bird is wiped, seasoned, and rubbed with butter, then dredged in flour and broiled breast first. After about fifteen minutes browning, finish in a moderate oven for twelve minutes and serve on a hot buttered platter.
Preserved Quinces
Preserve quinces by washing trimming and quartering removing seeds and cores. Simmer peeled pieces in water to extract flavor then strain. Weigh fruit and measure sugar for syrup. Steam quartered fruit halfway then simmer in syrup until dark garnet color is reached.
Got Rich in Three Years
The account by H Patterson of Nutana Saskatchewan details how a $137 investment in a shack and lot in 1907, plus work as a hotel cook, led to farm ventures, additional homesteads, and eventual profits. By 1910 he claims to have cleared substantial gains including land and trader assets, aiming for a $50,000 profit.
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Liverpool Mercury
H. Patterson
Nutana
Saskatchewan
Canada
Liverpool
Sunburn
Patterson
Saskatoon
Ady
A Lucky Find in Rural Hire
Farmer Heck jokes about a candidate who joined his farm crew after a brief reaping stint. The exchange reveals the hired man chose stability over politics, staying with Heck permanently.
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Farmer Heck
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