Unburying Herculaneum Aims To Reveal Ancient Life
Scandia Journal notes plans to dig Herculaneum from the tufa cover with Italian government consent and Italian-led official direction. If successful, light will be shed on Roman life, with expectations of bronze statues, marble mansions, and libraries. two modern villages sit atop the buried city.
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Herculaneum
Pompeii
Stabiae
Vesuvius
Waldstein
Cambridge University
Herdéulaneum
New Chinese Opium Regulations Seek Decisive Suppression
Beijing imposes strict rules to end opium use within ten years. No new poppy cultivation allowed and existing fields reduced by ten percent yearly. Addicts must taper their use while nonusers are forbidden to start. Morphine imports banned as officials urged to set abstinence example. Public opinion in the press supports stronger action.
Corollary Effort to Enforce Army Uniform Respect
The Leavenworth cases show officials pressing to curb dealers who buy uniforms and equipment from soldiers. Fines of 1000 dollars were imposed on guilty dealers, with soldiers implicated also facing punishment. The government stresses respect for uniforms and swift action against theft.
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United States Army
Navy
Leavenworth
Kan
New York Post
Emperor Josef Collects Menu Cards From Monarchs
A fragment notes Franz Josef collecting menu cards given by monarchs. The czar hosted President Faure at a dinner where a renowned French artist painted a double sided black marble card, described as a rare museum piece. The text preserves the notion of imperial diplomacy through culinary memorabilia.
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Franz
Josef
Ausria
President Faure
More Deadly Than War Comparisons Stir Call for Records
Dr. Josiah Strong highlights deadly industrial tolls in the United States. He cites New York City 1904 fatalities of 4,162 and argues for compulsory, accurate records of deaths and injuries to reveal the true scale of industrial casualties and prevent needless loss of life. He warns that thousands face execution-like fates over a decade without reforms.
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New York
America
New York City
Department of Health
Josiah Strong
American Institute of Social Service
United States
Spain
Christmas at Washington at the White House dinner
The White House hosted its annual Christmas dinner with President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt receiving Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth as guests. Marine band members provided music as the capital observed a day largely free of formal government business.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
United States Marine Band
Afl
Fairbanks
Stallard Returns to Face Embezzlement Charge
Otto D. Stallard, cashier at the People's National Bank in Sedan, Kansas, returned voluntarily to face charges he embezzled about $20,000. He left the bank in September, left notes claiming no personal wrongdoing, admitted false entries, and offered to aid in correcting the books. He has not yet been arrested and will be watched.
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Coffeyville
Kansas
Otto D. Stallard
Sedan
People’s Naional Bank
Stallard
Dallas
Tex
Ilinois
Salvation Army Feeds New York Poor at Grand Central Palace
New York enjoyed clear winter weather as 37,000 city residents shared in Christmas dinners by the Salvation Army Timothy D Sullivan and Bowery Mission. Commander Eva Booth distributed 5000 baskets and 1000 bags each with a fowl and fixings for a family of five, enabling recipients to take meals home.
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New York
Salvation Army
Timothy D. Sullivan
Bowery Mission
Eva Booth
Grand Central Palace
Palace
Booth
More Trouble by Negro Troops at Fort Leavenworth
Fourteen soldiers, mostly from the ninth cavalry, were arrested by order of Captain Walsh after a riot on a streetcar Monday night in Leavenworth. Four shots were fired into a car with passengers. The incident mirrors a prior clash involving discharged 25th infantry men at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, and unsettles colored troops there.
Receivers Appointed for Mobile to Middleton Railroad
Upon the insolvency petition by Ambrose Monell Thomas Morrison and John McLeod the chancery court named F. E. Dewey and J. Lewis Danbler as receivers for the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City railroad running from Mobile to Middleton Tennessee a 360 mile line.
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Mobile
Ala
Ambrose’ Monell
Thomas Morrison
John McLeod
Chancery Court
F. E. Dewey
J. Lewis Dantbler
Jackson, and Kansas, City
Middleton
Tenn
Assault by Negro Soldier Sparks Race Tension in Reno
In Reno Oklahoma Mrs T S Clifford and her sister Mrs S H Clarke were assaulted by a Black soldier from the 25th Infantry as they attempted to pass him. The attacker fled as a crowd searched the town. Police roped off the area while Fort Reno was alerted and absentees were noted. The women plan to identify the assailant among soldiers off post.
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Reno
T. S. Clifford
25Th.infantry
Fort Reno
Clifford
Will
Fort Rend
Chinese Relief Fund Grows with Red Cross Aid
The China famine relief effort expands as $1,000 subscriptions push totals to $6,000. The Chinese minister thanked Secretary Root for U S goodwill toward the sufferers. Chinese in San Francisco pledge $4,000 to Shanghai relief committee.
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Washington
Red Cross
Root
San Francisco
Shanghai
Inquiry into Brownsville Rioting Probes Army Guard
Investigating team led by M. D. Purdy and Major Blocksom with W. W. Merchler arrived in Brownsville to examine the 1906 rioting by negro soldiers. Four witnesses were questioned on Thursday. the probe will take weeks and is being conducted privately.
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Brownsville
Bronsville
Tex
M. D. Purdy
United States Attorney -General
Augustus P. Blocksom
Inspector General's Department
W. W. Merchler
Taft
First church closure under separation law in Azay Sur Indre
The mayor ordered the cure to leave both presbytery and church edifice under the separation law. The curé quit the building and the church was closed as communal authorities prepared to take over.
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Paris
France
Azay Sur Indre
Earthquake Destroys Part of Arica Town in Chile
An earthquake wrecked half of Arica in Tacna province and damaged surrounding towns in Chile. The tremor caused extensive destruction with significant structural damage reported in the region. Local authorities scramble to assess casualties and secure affected areas.
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Chile
Santiago
Arica
Tacna
Death of Clay County Clerk Soper Reported in Missouri
The dead body of Lee B. Soper, 38, Clay County Clerk, was found in a shed behind his Liberty home. A 22 caliber rifle lay nearby with a bullet wound in his head. Authorities believe the death was self-inflicted amid personal health and sentiment concerns.
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Liberty
Lee B. Soper
Clay County
Jay
Militia Withdrawn From Scooba and Meridian
Troops stationed at Scooba, scene of recent race trouble, returned Thursday afternoon in charge of Governor Vardaman who went there Wednesday night to assume personal command. Returning officials say apprehension has passed and there were no disturbances on Thursday.
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Scooba
Meridian
Miss
Vardaman
General Hudson Improving Hopeful for Recovery
Topeka physicians report Gen J K Hudson condition slightly improved. Close relatives say his health offers hope for recovery as treatment continues.
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Hudson
Topeka
Kan
The Mysterious Power of the Digit Nine
A foreign “pro of occult science” touts a simple numeral trick with the number 9. By multiplying any number by 9 and summing the digits, the result’s digits add to 9 or a multiple of 9. Examples: 9×2=18, digits sum to 9, 9×545=4905, digits sum to 18, and 9×7352=66168, digits sum to 27. He claims vast fun in 9 and its digit-sum property.
Funny Book Triggers Carriage Laughter Across Aisle
A train car erupts in contagious laughter as readers across the aisle share a mysterious humorous book. The cover is hidden, yet each passenger bursts into fits of giggles, from the reader to the boy a few seats away, until the traveler departs unaware of the title.
Vast Wealth of the South Powers Its Future Growth
The South possesses coal, oil, and natural gas riches, with water power to back them. Its potential adds at least 3,000,000 available horsepower for electricity, powering interurban lines, mines, and factories. Development could cost $250 to $300 million and employ up to 6,000,000 men, echoing Swiss precision in southern mountain industry.
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Great Britain
Germany
Pennsylvania
Switzerland
Postum Cereal Co declares products comply with Pure Food Law
The Postum Cere al Co a Battle Creek Michigan announces that all packages of Postum Cereal Grape Nuts and Elijahs Manna sold by any jobber or retailer comply with the National Pure Food Law of 1906 and are not adulterated or mis-branded. Notary oath dated December 15 1906.
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Elijah
Congress
Postum Cerreal Co
W. Post
Battle Creek
Mich
Benjamin
F. Rem
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Scandia Journal
A. B. Kimball
Scandia
Dr. Strong
el Reno
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
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