Printy Case Settled Morning After Trial in Chicago
Roy Mahon administrator seeks $20 000 for death in a separate suit against the Illinois Central Railway. The Printy case against Chicago Great Western Railway was settled out of court Saturday morning, with plaintiff to receive about $5,000 and costs. Jury selection then began for Elmer C. Mahon administrator versus Illinois Central over the Dyersville automobile train collision, seeking $260,000.
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Clay M. Priny
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Printy
Elmer C. Mahon
Illinois Central Railway Company
Wigs of spun glass offer hygienic, versatile substitute
Harper's Weekly reports a new artificial hair breakthrough using spun crystal. The product can be colored to any shade, finely woven, and weighs little, promising hygienic advantages and a close resemblance to human hair.
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France
Harper’s Weekly
News Travels in Hospitals
A nurse describes a wireless telegraphy like system in hospitals where every ward learns of patient cases. Despite strict secrecy, gossip travels fast and wide, as hospital staff and patients discuss even delicate illnesses and outcomes, prompting the question of how the news spreads.
Dusty Victory of Samothrace in New York Home
A New York woman hires Norah as a new maid and praises her efficiency but discovers the plaster statue Victory of Samothrace is dusty after a week. Norah confesses she avoided dusting it because her fingers are awkward and she feared breaking the fragile statue.
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New York
Norah
Samothrace
Mode of Concealment Sparks Public Controversy
An enterprising man proposes keeping the transaction secret while a sage counselor urges starting a controversy to ensure the facts never become public. The exchange highlights tension between secrecy and disclosure in dealings.
No clear event headline from town remark
Quote from Houston Post remarks on a man seeking to raise funds after boasting about local knowledge. The dialogue contrasts his boast with his subsequent efforts to borrow money from townspeople.
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Houston Post
Colombo Claims Finer Harbor in the World Claim
Colombo in Ceylon asserts it possesses the finest artificial harbor globally. The claim highlights port facilities, design, and capacity as a point of pride for the city.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Flood Crisis Deepens Across Louisiana With Widespread Marooning
New Orleans reports record flood volumes as Torras crevasses widen and threaten new breaks. Lettsworth crowds include hundreds marooned in homes. Black River refugees suffer hunger and exposure amid rising misery and poverty.
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New Orleans
Torras
Lettsworth
Black River District
Louisiana
No Orders For Iowa Nats Guard Denied
Des Moines May 4 Special Sensational rumors that National Guard members have orders to move due to border disturbances are emphatically denied by the adjutant general’s office. No orders indicating a change in the situation have been received.
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Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Adjutant General
Italians Seize Rhodes Island in Aegean
Rome reports the Italian fleet seized the Turkish island of Rhodes this morning. Rhodes is among the largest Aegean islands, covering about 450 square miles with a population near 30,000.
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Aegean Sea
Rome
Rhodes
Distinct Value of Pictures and Wall Choices
A columnist urges thoughtful wall art choosing beauty over dull relics. The piece mocks old prints, advocates removing meaningless works, and promotes hanging restful, elevating pictures by good painters and affordable modern reproductions.
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Juliet
Romeo
Lincoln's Lament Over Life and Legacy
A reflective missive speaks of mortality and the wish to leave a lasting impact. The unnamed author recalls Abraham Lincoln's hardship and laments the inability to improve the world with one life. The tone is somber and philosophical about fame and moral duty.
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Abraham Lincoila
Sudden Death of Herman Possart in Vevey Switzerland
A cable announced the sudden death of Hermann Possart at Vevey Switzerland. He recently married Cornelia Rider and lived in Berlin. Further details on the cause are awaited. Baby Alain Conzett, age one, died of scarlet fever at 85 North Glen Oak Ave. This follows the prior loss of their four year old daughter from the same illness. funeral was held Saturday at Linwood.
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J. V. Rider
Hermann Possart
Vevey
Switzerand
Mr. Possart
Cornelia Rider
Berlin
Baby Conzett
Alain
Andrew Conzett
North Glen Oak Ave
Linwood
North Side
Bennie
Benjamin
Youngstown
President sends papers on Judge Archbald impeachment
The president transmitted the Norris resolution papers to the House Judiciary Committee regarding Judge Archbald of the commerce court accused of using office to secure railroad favors. Taft says full public disclosure is not yet in the public interest and impeachment decisions rest with the committee. Attorney General Wickersham also forwarded investigation results urging further committee scrutiny.
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Washington
House
Norris
Archbald
Taft
Judiciary Committee
Wickersham
House Judiciary Committee
Archibald
Commerce Court
Aqused 10 Action Conformity to American Regulations
Early appearance of icebergs explained suggests strict adherence to American regulations will be pressed. Officials indicate Conformity 10 actions may be required to meet standards.
Titanic Disaster Spurs U S Watch on Lifeboats and Derelicts
Washington officials push to enforce American safety rules for ships and to address derelict vessels after the Titanic sinking. The crew warns that hundreds of derelicts roam the seas posing navigation hazards while icebergs appear earlier due to a severe winter.
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George Clinton
Washington
United States
English Board of Trade
Congress
Archibald W. Butt
White House
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Cape Race
Louisiana Lou Entices Dubuque and Quincy Teams Tonight
The Louisiana Lou company at the Grand entertains the Dubuque and Quincy ball teams this evening. Teams will occupy stage boxes on both sides as the closing show of the season plays amid a final Chicago company performance.
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Dubuque and
Quincy
Louisiana Lou
Louisiana
Grand
Dubuque
Chicago
Land dredge from Dubuque Boat and Boiler leaves harbor
The C. B. and Q. land dredge built by Dubuque Boat and Boiler works departed Friday with the Whitner for Victory Wisconsin to work on double trackage this summer. The 120 by 39 foot vessel costs about 60000 dollars and features a 350 horsepower engine, two Lyons boilers, a 18 inch sand pump and 16 inch runner. The harbor test proved satisfactory and the dredge sailed after five p.m. to begin its season.
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C. B
Dubuque
Lyons
Telegraphic News Briefs Across North America
National 스트 징: six thousand freight handlers strike in Chicago affecting nearly all railroads. Beloit high school contest awards Irving Brown first. Rockford and Beloit winners noted. Algona Steel Corporation formed in Ontario with capital rise to thirty million, taking over Soo Line industries. Texas immigration debate urged by Root amendment. Wisconsin socialist Berer defends stance. Mexican federal army defeats Orozco at Torreon per reports. William Neilson Company building collapse in Toronto traps workers. two dead, many injured. Inter national Harvester subpoenas issued in dissolution case. Cyrus and Harold McCormick named.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway Freight Handlers
Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
Irving Brown
Rockford
Richard Blazer
Allen Wright
Columbus
Toronto
Lane Superior Iron and Steel Company
Saulte She Marie
Ont
Algona Steel Corporation, Limited
Soo Line Industries
Washington
Texas
House Committee On Immigration
United States
Berger
Wisconsin
Orozco
Torreon
International Harvester Company
St. Paul
Cyrus H. McCormick
Harold F. McCormick
I Painted the Picture Noted in the Met
An art student at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is heckled by a plainclothes man who criticizes the painting. The student resists, and the stranger reveals he is the actual painter Abbott S Thayer.
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Abbott S. Thayer
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
Parchment From Human Skin Attributed In Historic Tales
The National Magazine recounts legends from Old Gaul where Abbe Rivas claimed a thirteenth century Bible used satiny human skin as parchment. It also notes Gayer de Sansale of the Sorbonne asserting parchment once came from dressed and finished human skin for decrees.
Elephant grants bun request with proper salaam memory
A London Zoo elephant demonstrated memory and manners when an Englishman coaxed a bun by teaching the animal to raise its trunk to its forehead and say salaam kuro. Keeper notes the pachyderm had not heard the phrase in 17 years since arriving from India.
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London Zoo
India
the Sunday Magazine
Austria opens Europe’s most complete textile school
The article reports the opening of what is claimed to be Europe’s most complete school for textile industry instruction, located in Austria. It highlights extensive facilities and programs designed to train workers in the textile trades.
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Europe
Austria
Chicago Live Stock Market May 4 Highlights
Hogs receipts 6000 with estimate for Monday 36000 and next week 135000. Light to heavy hogs ranged 7.15 to 7.75. Cattle and sheep receipts small with prices steady and tops around 9.10 for cattle. Sheep native 5 to 9.80 and lambs 6.50 to 9.80 amid slow opening trading.
Chicago Grain Letter Highlights Corn and Wheat Trends
Wheat gains at May and July contracts amid renewed damage reports from Kansas and cautious outlook ahead of the government Tuesday report. July leads, September discounted. corn rallies from local selling and healthy demand. oats see a small rise as receipts grow. hogs lift provisions while cash trade stays poor.
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Chicago
Kansas
Grain and Wheat Price Report From Cash Markets
The notice lists cash market prices for barley, corn, and wheat across various grades and qualities. Entries include No 2, No 3, No 4 whites and yellows, standard and S G M Y, with prices quoted per bushel or unit and mixed bid asks. Wheat prices cover No 2 red through No 4 and northern soft, with values ranging roughly from $1.00 to $1.20 per bushel.
Grain prices in Minneapolis cash markets report
The Minneapolis closing cash market figures show No 1 Northern wheat at 1.16 1 4 dollars, No 2 at 1.14 1 4 to 1 1 2 dollars. No 3 yellow corn 76 77 cents, No 4 68 72 cents. Oats No 3 white 55 1 2 cents to arrive 54 1 2 cents, No 3 52 53 1 2 cents. Flax at 2.16 1 2 dollars to arrive 2 13 1 2 dollars.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Closing Outside Market Wheat May July
The New York close figures show Wheat May at 1 23 1 2 and Wheat July at 1 2. These prices reflect the period closing values in the exterior market.
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New York
Grain Futures Mixed Across Markets
St Louis reports Wheat May at 1.16 with July 1.1138 and Corn May 82c July 7 3 4c. Kansas City shows Wheat May 1.09 1 4 July UL oro and Corn May 79 1 2c July 76 5 8. Minneapolis notes Wheat May 1.1334 July 1.22 and Corn unchanged. Liverpool marks Wheat 1 8 to 3 8d higher on May, Lincoln closing Wheat higher and Corn steady to 1 4 lower.
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Kansas City
Wheat
Minneapolis
Liverpool
Local and Foreign Stock Prices Feed Market Board Ticker
A dense report lists eminent stocks traded in New York and Chicago including Copper American Locomotive Illinois Brick American Sugar and more. The page shows closing prices and performance notes across major rail and industrial firms with figures such as 105% 116% and 78% in a snapshot of market activity.
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Amal
Illinois Brick
American Sugar
American Smelting
S$ Steel
Missouri Pacific
Pennsylvania
Cagawente
Southern Pacific
Sccaneenee Union. Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Bea Atchison. Com
Ucieeteueen Great Western
St. Paul
Cot
Erie
Ee Keen
Illinois Central
Éhenaneae Western Union
Scseesseuet Ae
Utah Copper
Nevada Copper
Cotton Market May Close Cited at 11.08
Today's cotton close stands at 11.08 dollars per hundredweight with yesterday's finish at 10.91. The market shows a modest gain as traders react to supply demand signals and market volatility.
Boy Scouts Promise Peace Across Troops
Editorial urges Boy Scouts to refrain from fighting rival troop members to secure world peace without external mediation. It argues unity among scouts can prevent conflict and promote harmony globally.
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Dip
Dubuque School Bid Calls for New Grammar Building
Dubuque Iowa April 30 1912 sealed proposals invited by the Board of Education for erection and completion of a new grammar school building with six letting categories and required cash or cashier’s deposits ranging from 200 to 1000 dollars. bids must be sealed and submitted by May on blanks provided with plans and specifications viewable at the Board office and architect’s office in Louis Mo deposits refundable on plan return with specified fees for full plans or specifications.
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Board of Education
Dubuque
Iowa
Board Education
Buque
Wm. B. Ittner
Atect
Louis
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