Telegraph Trust Now Telegraph Trust Now
New York officials announce that control of the Western Union Telegraph Company passed to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. The move signals a merger push uniting telephone and telegraph under a single entity with capitalization near a billion dollars. Western Union stock dropped three points on the news.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Western Union
Gould
Postal Telegraph Company
Stock Exchange
Pope Pius X Episcopal Jubilee Begins in Rome
Rome marks the episcopal jubilee of Pope Pius X with messages of congratulations arriving from the Vatican and from abroad including several from the United States.
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Rome
Italy
Pius X
Vatican
America
Wool Trade Prices in St Louis Market Report
St Louis report dated November 16 shows stable wool prices with territory and western mediums at 24 29, fine mediums 23 26, fine 14 20.
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St. Louis
Wool market activity rises as mills seek new clip
The between season wool market shows unusually strong demand from smaller mills and active trading in Boston. Domestic stocks decline as buyers eye the coming clip, with Oregon staple up to 25 cents. Local meat market ads note beef and pork prices and lard at steady levels.
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Boston
Mass
Oregon
Bryan Man Disbarred From Practice
I J Dunn assistant city attorney of Omaha was disbarred from practice before the state supreme court for contempt. Dunn seconded Bryan's nomination at the Denver convention.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
I. J. Dunn
Omaha
State Supreme Court
Dunn
Denver
Creel to Succeed Diaz in Control of Mexico
El Paso Herald reports as authentic that Enrique Creel will enter the Diaz administration and take control of Mexican affairs. The notice cites alleged plans for Creel to replace Diaz in leadership.
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Creel
Diaz
Mexico
el Paso
Texas
el Paso Herald Today
Enrique Creel
Diaz to rest as Corral to assume active government charge
Cabinet reports Diaz to retire from active duties while Vice President Corral will take charge of the government, with Diaz resting in effect.
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Diaz
Corral
Francis J. Heney Leaving San Francisco in Disgust
Francis J. Heney, who led graft prosecutions in San Francisco for three years and failed to win district attorney, is reappointed as assistant U S Attorney General. He will depart for Portland this week to pursue Oregon land fraud cases including that against former land commissioner Binger Hermann.
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San Francisco
Calif
Francis J. Heney
United States
Portland
Oregon
Binger Hermann
Copper firm rumors denied by Utah Copper official
Globe Arizona November 16 reports C. McNeil declined knowledge of a rumored copper corporation and said he cannot comment on any reported organization linked to Utah Copper Company.
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Globe, Arizona
Utah Copper Company
Parsons & Lawrence Real Estate and Insurance Ad
An old classified style ad for Parsons & Lawrence Real Estate and Fire Insurance Notary Public urges listing property for sale or rent and promotes fire insurance. It markets total disability and double pay policies with Kansas City Life Insurance Co and asks readers to investigate and contact.
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North Main
Parsons & Lawrence Real Estate and
Kansas City Life Insurance CO
Parsons
Utah Copper Company Leader Proposes New Organization
M. McNeil of Colorado Springs serves as president of the Utah Copper Company, noted among the firms named in a new organization. The Utah Copper Company controls one of Utah’s largest copper properties.
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M. McNeil
Colorado Springs
Utah Copper Company
Utah
Turkeys Offered for Highest Cash Prices by U S Market
The ad announces top cash offers for sold turkeys by U S Market, inviting readers to write or call and providing a contact phone number 31 for arrangements.
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U.S
Sugar Trust Employes Plead Not Guilty Today
New York Nov 16 A plea of not guilty was entered today by James F Bendernagel former general manager of the Williamsburg plant of the American Sugar Refining Company and by six minor employes who were jointly indicted with him charged with conspiracy and effecting the entry to this part of sugar by false weights
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Sugar Trust
New York
James F. Bendernagel
Williamsburg
American Sugar Refining Company
Kansas City Stock Market Highlights for Nov 16
Cattle receipts reach 18000 with 700 southern cattle as market stays steady. Hog receipts total 15000 with prices 5 to 10 cents lower. bulk sales around 7.70 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 8000 and market firm with muttons 4.25 to 5.25 and lambs 6.00 to 6.60. S I Roberts leaves on a brief business trip this morning.
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Kansas City
Flood and Snow Disrupt Rivers Railways and Towns
Eastern Kansas streams reach unprecedented levels after three days of rain with towns Frankfort Centra lia Vliets and Vermillion flooded residents flee to high ground Lawrence floodings drive people from their homes Salina Manhattan Junction City see rising water Eight inches to snow blankets North Nebraska and South Dakota trains delayed Northern Canada steamer Ionic sunk with all twenty crew lost Blizzard roars in Wisconsin and Minnesota heavy snow UK and rail traffic slowed by gale on Lake Superior
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Kansas City
Kansas
Frankfort
Centralia
Vliets
Vermillion
Lawrence
Salina
Manhattan
Junction City
Central Branch
Missouri Pacific
Munca
North
Norfolk
Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
Black Hills
Wyoming
Winnipeg
Canada
Ionic
Northern Navigation Company
Passage Island
Lake Superior
Wisconsin
New Richmond
Wis
Minn
Duluth
Elm Trees For Sale At 8 To 12 Feet High
Fine home grown elm trees eight to twelve feet tall and soft maples offered. Inquiries directed to J. W. Ware at 110 West Tilden, phone 555.
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J. W. Ware
W. Tilden
American Topographers Lead World Map Conference In London
S J Kubel and Pailey Willis of the United States Geological Survey represent America at an international London conference to design a universal world map. The session follows the Geneva geographic congress with Lieutenant C S Close of the British Army presiding as delegates from Britain Germany France Austria Italy Japan and British colonies Australia Canada and India attend.
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London
Pailey ‘Willis
United States Geological Survey
Iisaersutuy
International Geographic Congress
Geneva
Switzerland
C. S. Close
Great Britain
Germany
France
Austria
Italy
Japan
Australia
Canada
India
For Rent An Office On Ground Floor Rear Building
Nice ground floor office space available in the rear of our building. Apply to Union Trust Co. 99g1i.
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Apply Union Trust CO
Miss Eleanor Whiteridge Weds Caras E Greenough at Grace Church
Miss Eleanor Whiteridge daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Waiteridge married today at Grace Church to Caras E Greenough Bishop Greer presiding The bridegrooms professional ties include the Third Avenue road office of her father who served as the U S representative at King Alfonso s wedding The ceremony was performed in New York on November 10
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New York
Eleanor Whiteridge
Frederick W. Waiteridge
Grace Church
Caras. E. Greenough
Greer
Third Avenue Road
United States
King Alfonso
Italian Smuggler Faces Hearing Over Hidden Watches
Evaresto Naghari an Italian was given a hearing on a charge of smuggling two hundred watches into the United States. The time pieces were reportedly concealed in a false-buttoned trunk and the case centers on this concealment method.
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Boston
Evaresto Naghari
United States
Oklahoma Birthday: Two Years Since Statehood Themes
Oklahoma celebrates two years since statehood on November 16 1909 with reforms including a bank guaranty law praised by supporters and criticized by bankers. The first legislature met in Guthrie, was Democratic dominated, and enacted measures such as a Jim Crow statute and strict prohibition.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Commonwealth
Union of States
Indian Territory
Roosevelt
C. N. Haskell
Guthrie
House
Senate
Oklahoma Territory
Haskell
Noted turfman Corrigan files bankruptcy petition
Edward Corrigan, the noted turfman, filed a bankruptcy petition in Lexington Kentucky. Assets listed at 13653 dollars and liabilities at 174000 dollars.
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Lexington
Edward Corrigan
Sun Spots and Earthquakes in Periodic Cycle
A reader discusses sun spots as periodic phenomena with an eleven year cycle, noting the 1904 5 maximum and ongoing spots since, mostly in the sun’s Southern Hemisphere. The writer questions a direct link to earthquakes and urges a clearer astronomy explanation.
Miss Clews Weds George Russell Peabody in New York
Miss Nathalie Clews daughter of Mrs John Clews and grandniece of Henry Clews Jr. married George Russell Peabody of London in a New York ceremony on November 16.
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Clews
New York
Nathalie Clews
John Clews
Henry Clews, Jr
George Russell Peabody
London
Sun Spots and Solar Disturbances Across the Sun
Roswell New Mexico reports on sun spots and their causes with facts about the solar envelope and hydrogen gas. The article notes the sun’s rotation rates by latitude, belts of activity near the equator, and possible links to Earthly weather and electrical disturbances.
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Earth
Missionary Meeting to be Held in Baltimore
Baltimore hosts a three day Laymen's Missionary Movement meeting following similar events in Washington and Boston. Leaders and attendees from religious groups expected to participate in talks and outreach activities starting this week.
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Baltimore
Washington
Boston
Episcopal jubilee marks Pius X celebration in Augusta
A grand event at St Peter's today honors Pius X with Episcopal jubilee observances. Pilgrims travel from many locales including the United States and France to participate in the ceremonies.
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Augusta
Cali
St. Peter’s
Pius X
United States
France
Gardner and Lewis Eye Welterweight Title in Boston Bout
A twelve round championship match tonight at the Armory A. A. in Boston pits Jimmy Gardner against Harry Lewis. The bout is expected to settle the welterweight title long disputed between the Quaker and the Lowell fighter.
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Boston
Armory
A. A
Jimmy Gardner
Harry Lewis
Lowell
Wanted to Rent First Class House with Acreage
A short classified notice seeks to rent a near town house with about five to ten acres. The advertiser requests a property that fits a pane plant setup and asks potential landlords to contact by phone at 133. The year 2012 appears in the text.
All Hope Gone in Cherry Coal Mine Tragedy
In Cherry Illinois on November 16 the St. Paul mine fire sealed the main shaft. Water and chemical gas extinguishers are to be used to fight the blaze. Doomed miners and grieving families observed by worn townsfolk as Red Cross aid organizes relief for orphans and widows.
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E. P. Bicknell
Washinton
National Red Cross
Relef
Greater Oakland Annexation Vote Underway in California
San Francisco reports a Greater Oakland election in progress to decide the annexation of Alameda to Oakland. Voters weigh the phased incorporation of Alameda and the regional impact on governance and services.
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Greater Oakland
San Francisco
Alameda
Oakland
Seminary Renaming Discussed by Pittsburg Trustees
Pittsburg trustees meet to consider changing the Western Theological Seminary name to Pittsburg Theological Seminary. The Presbyterian institution is under consideration for the new designation.
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Pittsburg
Western Theological Seminary
Pittsburg Theological Seminary
Weather Summary for Roswell New Mexico November Sixteen
U S Weather Bureau local report for Roswell New Mexico at 6:00 a m shows a max temperature of 71 and a min of 39 with a mean of 55 and no precipitation The wind is northwest at 12 miles per hour and skies are clear The forecast calls for fair tonight and Wednesday with colliers tonight Comparative data notes last year s high 62 low 22 and record extremes for this date 81 in 1896 and 14 in 1898
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Roswell
N. M
Fair
Collier
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Independent Meat Market
Frisco
McNeil
BIG Copper Corporation
S. I. Roberts
NEW Lea
J. F. Hinkle
W. T. Clardy
Roswell Realty and Investment CO
Belt
Daniel Drug CO
Miss Whiteridge
Pecos Valley Drug CO
Union Trust Company of
Savings Department
Roswell, N. M
N. P. Selden
Missionary Meeting
U.S. Market
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