Notable Week in Review Personal Notes and Obituaries
A condensed weekly update lists deaths including Mrs. Horace B. Taft at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Gen. W. W. Dudley in Washington. It notes philanthropy by John E. Berwynd and Charles N. Crittenton, plus Taft’s nominations of Horace Harmon Lorton and George A. Carpenter to federal judgeships.
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Horace B. Taft
President Taft
Johns Hopkins ‘Hospital
Baltimore
Harvey Cushing
George Parish
New York
England
United States
Great Britain
W. W. Dudley
Indiana
Pensons
Washington
Bright
John E. Berwynd
Emmett Delton Williams
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
Kansas City
Charles N. Crittenton
Taft
Horace Harmon Lorton
Tennessee
Supors Court
Orge A. Carpenter
Chicago
Northern District
Illinois
Bethel
Multistate News Snippets From Early 20th Century Dispatches
National Knights of Columbus plan an August pilgrimage to Rome and Genoa, while Illinois financier allegations target Federal Life Insurance. Other items report two alleged bank robbers killed by dynamite near Tulsa, a Philadelphia coffin maker fire with heavy losses, a garage explosion injuring a man in Asbury Park, steerage condition study for immigration, and King Leopold's imminent death.
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Knights of Columbus
Rome
Genoa
Christopher Columbus
New York
Federal Life Insurance Company
Illinois Old Line
Chicago
Burton ©. Smith
Isaac Hamilton ‘Miller
Tulsa
Okla
Schrack & Sherwood
Philadelphia
Charles Bowler
Asbury Park
N. d
Spe
Eal
Com
Sission
Washington
Senate
Leopold
Bntrada
Alma Pat
Louisville
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Haan
Warpath by Solomon Islanders over intermarriage with whites
Reports from the antipodes via the Royal Mail steamer Aorangi say Solomon Island headhunters are on the warpath due to marriages between their women and white men. Other items note New York City's bonded debt at $1 billion, the resignation of Nicaragua's President Zelaya and efforts to resume U.S. relations, and a Washington debate on a heavy crackdown bill against white slavery.
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Solomon Islands
Royal Mail
New York City
Zelaya
Taft
United States
House
Washington
Immigration Committee
Yoséph Bergin
Burlington
Joliet, IL
Deneen
Bergin
Olive Lord
Plainfield
Ill
Copenhagen
Captain Loose
Cook
W. H. Sted
Illinois
Central Railroad
Tllenois
Springfield
Ttis
Illinois Central
Shininuna
Samnuseena
Wage
Aso Fining Company
James F. Bendernagel
Williamsburg
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Shipley
Des Moines
Corinto
Leopold
Princess Louise
Stephanie
Clementine
Henrietta
Maud W. Johnson
Seattle
H. B. Perham
Department
the American Federation of Labor
St. Paul
Minn
B. S. Osbon
New York
Arctic Club
August W. Loose
Osbon
Loose
Dr. Cook
Arbuckle ‘Bros
United States Treasury
National Sugar Refining Company
Arbuckles
East Orange
N. J
Osey Snead
Leopold III
Colorado River
Yuma Valley
Peoriall
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Navy Department
Congress
North Chicago
Race Riots Across the South Reported At Multiple Towns
Reports describe lynching of Coke Mills in Rosebud Texas after wounding a city marshal. In Grand Cane Louisiana three whites and three blacks die in a clash over hog theft accusations. In Magnolia Alabama Ernest Slade fatally wounded as Clinton Montgomery and others are surrounded in a barricaded house and a companion set it ablaze before Montgomery is killed.
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Rosebud
Tex
Coke” Mills
Williams
Grand Cane
John Allen
William Bower
Bower
Allen
Magnolia
Ernest Salde
Clinton Montgomery
Montgomery
Ernest Slade
N. G. Carlton
Tom Shields
William Lindsey
Fire destroys Arding and Hobbs store at Clapham London
A vast blaze at the Arding and Hobbs drapery store in Clapham southwest London started when an electric bulb broke igniting celluloid products. The three fatalities occurred as workers tried to escape. 300 staff and many customers fled as the building, covering an acre with five floors and 100 departments, burned in about an hour. Searches continued at midnight with several employees unaccounted for.
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London
Eng
Arding & Hobbs
Clapham
Ballinger Pinchot Feud Prompts Public Investigation Call
Washington reports a public inquiry into the Ballinger Pinchot dispute with Secretary Ballinger pressing for a full congressional review. President Taft agrees to investigate the charges and countercharges as party tensions rise over Cabinet loyalty and past dismissals.
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Taft
Congress
Land Office
Washington, D. C
Interior
Ballinger
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Department
Ballinger-Pinchot
R. Glavis
The
Bomb Wrecked Building In Prince Street Tenement
A time fuse bomb exploded in the lower hallway of a Prince Street tenement in New York City, badly damaging the building and blowing a hole in the floor over a basement fruit shop kept by Dominica Ambrose. No injuries were reported. A child once abducted from Ambrose’s family was recovered years later after a ransom. one kidnapper was arrested and sentenced to 15 years.
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New
Sisters Found Dead in Newark Kitchen Mystery Ties to Murder or Self-Destruction
Police report two elderly sisters Frances and Isabel Ritchie were found dead in their Newark kitchen after at least a week. Frances lay with a rope neck wound and a hatpin thrust. Isabel hung by a clothesline noose with weapon-like pin wounds near her breast. A note earlier suggested a joint death pact, but investigators considered murder or self-destruction, with neighbors noting Isabel's stated weariness of life.
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New York City
Frances
Isabel Ritchie
Ewark
Isabel
Willam H. McKenzie
Wayman
Edward F. G. Gordon
Gordon
Cigar Fire Kills Pennsylvania Senator in Media
State Senator Thomas Valentine Cooper aged 74 veteran politician and oldest member of the Pennsylvania legislature was killed by a cigar fire at his Media home. Family unaware of smoke woke to flames as he dozed drinking no outcry. investigators suspect heart failure or paralysis. Native of Ohio he moved to Media in the 1860s founded a newspaper later becoming Delaware County American and entered politics.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Valentine Cooper
Pennsylvania
Media
Ohio
Cooper
Delaware County American
Flames Cause Two Deaths In Toledo Stove Blast
Toledo reports an explosion from a gasoline stove in a shed that killed Arthur Dukes a boy while his father was badly burned. The incident occurred as the boy steamed stoves and the gasoline tank exploded. Arthur died hours later and the father’s recovery is uncertain. Zanesville widow Elizabeth Flash died from inhalation of flames after pouring carbon oil on a kitchen stove.
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Toledo
Arthur Dukes
Dukes
Zanesville
Elizabeth Flash
Dogs Not Mad but Drunk in Local Case
The Reeser authority concludes no rabies outbreak exists among dogs. investigators say the so called epidemic is due to drunkenness from gasoline fumes from cars. Captain J J Ford states there have been no genuine rabies cases for years.
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Reeser Fancit
J. J. Ford
Kasoline
Dronks
Statehouse Probe Expands to Force Bank Book Disclosure
Gov Harmon and Attorney General Denman press Senator Theodore Burton to negotiate with the treasury controller to obtain a federal order forcing national banks holding state funds to reveal their ledgers. Officials vow to pursue all legal means, with plans to sue for 6 percent interest on funds and target at least eight banks in Franklin County.
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Columbus
Theodore E. Burton
Cleveland
State House
Harmon
Denman
Burton
Controller of the Treasury
Ohio
United States
Booth
Wbuclid Avenue Trust Co
Zanesville
Branklinounty
Brave reporters rescue in Columbus basement fire at Dispatch
Fire in the basement of the Evening Dispatch caused panic among circulating room girls. Miss Mary Foskett, a stenographer, was rescued by reporters after ladders were placed to the second story. Firemen halted flames from reaching the elevator and composing room, while AP and telegraphers abandoned instruments amid dense smoke. Pending repairs the Dispatch moves to the Ohio State Journal plant.
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Columbus
Evening Dispatch
Mary Foskett
Associated Press
Dispatch
Ohio State Journal
Ten Inspectors Step Out In Columbus Ohio
William E H Haswell asks ten district examiners of the stationary engineers department to resign. Tenets include two Democrats and eight Republicans. All were appointed by former head Kennedy who resigned recently at Gov Harmon’s request. Acceptance timing not determined.
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Columbus
William E H. Haswell
Haswell
William H. Kennedy
Cincinnati
Harmon
Withdraw Public Lands Across West for Possible Legislation
Interior Department announces about 70 000 acres of public land withdrawn from entry in the west. Utah sees 1 320 acres, Colorado 37 474 acres temporarily withheld to aid proposed disposal legislation. Water power sites: Idaho 3 669 acres and California 34 852 acres also paused.
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Washington, D. C
Interior Department
Utah
Colorado
Ballinger
Idaho
California
Night Watchman Murdered at H P Plant in Cleveland
William Huebner aged 50, a night watchman for American Steel and Wire Co at the H P plant, was killed on duty in what police and Deputy Coroner Droege deem a premeditated brutal murder. He was struck on the back of the head and fatally shot as he lay on the ground. The investigation continues.
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Cleveland
William Huebner
Droege
H-P
American Steel & Wire Co
Tadeo the Targat
Half the Battle of Life on Self-Reliance for Women
A column argues women should train to meet emergencies with quick, decisive action. It warns that doubt after starting a task weakens effort, using cake baking as an example, and asserts necessity compels firm decisions to achieve full success.
Usefulness of Spiders in Sanitation
A compact note on spiders noting their mild nature and beneficial role. It states spiders feed on freshly killed insects, especially house flies, reducing pests. It notes their retiring habits and rare biting, comparing perceptions from Leslie's Weekly and cultural views.
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Musca Domestica
Insectife
Leslie’s Weekly
Ivory Fitted Boxes Capture Antique Dealers Demand
Old English ivory fitted work boxes, with numerous drawers and hidden compartments, are in high demand among antique dealers and modern girls. The upper section holds sewing utensils and many small ivory items, including spindles and tubes, making them intriguing and collectible.
Victory at Last hymn origin explained at Montclair service
Famous hymn Victory at Last by William Bradbury was traced to the night of Lee's surrender. In Trinity church Montclair New Jersey Bradbury and four friends hummed the tune on the ferry to New York. The service memory noted Bradbury's death in 1868.
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William Bradbury
Trinity Church
Montclair
N. J
Lee
New York
Bradbury
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Statehouse
Federal Aid
Senator Burton
Columbus Dispatch
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Tuion 'Amis Awaquisdaq
Osbaud
Maya
Atoulvaid
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