Unburying Herculaneum Reveals Ancient City’s Life
The Italian government will permit Prof Waldstein of Cambridge to direct Italian led digs into Herculaneum, buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD. Excavation aims to expose houses with art objects and ancient libraries, potentially uncovering bronze statues, marble work, and manuscripts once thought lost.
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Herculaneum
Pompeii
Stabiae
Vesuvius
Waldstein
Cambridge University
China Moves to End Opium Trade in Ten Years
The Chinese government enacts strict regulations to suppress opium use within a decade. No new cultivation is allowed. existing fields shrink by ten percent yearly under confiscation penalties. Addicts must reduce annual consumption, new users are forbidden, and morphine imports are banned. Public sentiment echoed by Chinese press supports abstinence.
Lawsuit Over Secondhand Uniform Trade Sparks Army Honor Debate
A Leavenworth suit targets secondhand clothing dealers for buying uniforms from soldiers. Officers report similar traffic near army posts and suspect unscrupulous dealers incite soldiers to steal government gear. Fines of 1000 dollars were imposed in Leavenworth, with implicated soldiers likely punished. The New York Post says uniforms deserve respect when worn properly and offenders must be prosecuted.
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United States Army
Navy
Leavenworth
Kan
New York Post
Emperor Franz Josef Collects Rare Menu Card
The Austrian emperor Franz Josef gathers menu cards with royal contributions from other sovereigns. His finest piece is a black marble card from a dinner hosted by the czar for President Faure, painted by a renowned French artist with dish names in white ivory.
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Franz Josef
Austria
President Faure
Dann M. Wettleton Chosen Speaker in House Caucus
Clay County resident Dann M. Wettleton is picked as speaker by the House caucus while C. L. Saunders of Douglas County is selected president of the Senate, signaling leadership balance.
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Douglas County
Legislature in Session in Nebraska Senate and House
The Nebraska legislature enters its session with Republicans in caucus naming leaders to preside over both chambers after weeks of speculation and maneuvering. The selection ends the months of wire pulling and doubt as the bodies organize.
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Nebraska Legislature
Nettleton Named Speaker By Nebraska House On Ballot
After a hard day, the Nebraska House selected Dan Nettleton of Clay County as speaker over Adam McMullen of Gage on the third ballot. An open ballot with a majority vote was agreed, and Nettleton, 66, veteran of the Civil War, supports corporate regulation and state railway commission oversight. The caucus also set the house organization with Barnard as chief clerk and McMullen as temporary chairman among others.
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House
Dan Nettleton
Clay County
Adam McMullen
Gage County
McMullen
Mr. Nettleson
D. M. Nettleton
A. D. Flanagan
Johnson
J. H. Kinnon
Lancaster
A. C. Crosthwaite
A. C. Comstock
Douglas
J. W. Craig
Gage
W. T. Caldwell
Clay
Elmer Stetson
Saline
Clyde
Barnard
Pawnee
Senate Organization Elects Republican Caucus Stalwarts
The 28 Republican senators held a quiet caucus behind closed doors chaired by State Senator McKesson of Lancaster. A seven member standing committees panel was chosen with six district reps and Phillips of Holt as at large member. Officials named include President pro tem C L Saunders Secretary B H Goulding and Chaplain Rev Geo W Martin. Each senator gains one elective office or two appointive posts in the distribution.
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McKesson
Lancaster
Sackett
Gage County
Senate
Wilson
Pawnee
Saunders
Douglas
Wiltse
Cedar
King
Polk
Wilsey
Frontier
Gould
Greeley
Phillips
Holt
C. L. Saunders
B. H. Goulding
Kearney
W. H. Reeder
York
Geo. W. Martin
Normal
G. W. Hober
Fullerton
G. H. Washburn
Hamilton County
Mell M. Schmeid
Dakota City
Speaker Nettleton of Fairfield A Nebraska Legislator
Speaker Daniel M. Nettleton was born in County Antrim Ireland November 3 1840. He came to Nebraska in 1872 settling in Clay county and remains a retired farmer in Fairfield. He served in the Fourth Illinois Cavalry until 1864 and was twice elected to the legislature in 1883 and 1885. He carried presidential electors votes to Washington and is noted for wit and slender tall stature despite a ready Irish repartee.
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Daniel M. Nettleton
County Antrim
Ireland
Illlinois
Fourth Illinois Cavalry
Paw Paw
Ill
Cross Bayou
Mr. Nettleton
Nebraska
Clay County
Fairfield
Inez
Washington
Argu
Minatare Editor Samuel D. Cox Shot Dead by Hotel Keeper
Samuel D. Cox editor of the Mina tare Sentinel and former Lincoln Daily Call publisher was killed in Minatare Saturday night after a street scuffle with E. B. Kennison landlord of the Enterprise hotel. Kennison fired three shots the third hitting Cox in the chest. Cox had been publicly denouncing the saloon trade and had ties to irrigation work. He leaves a wife formerly from Evansville Indiana and parents in Humboldt Nebraska.
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Samuel D. Cox
Minatare Sentinel
Lincoln Daily Call
Minatare
Kennison
Enterprise Hotel
Cox
Keeley
North Platte Valley Water Users’ Association
Lincoln
The
State University
Laura S. Thompson
Evansville
Ind
Humboldt
Neb
Disaster on Baltimore & Ohio Train Kills Dozens near Terra Cotta
A Sunday evening collision on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Terra Cotta suburb of Washington fatality count reaches thirty eight with about fifty injuries. Frederick City local train 66 departing station was struck by an eight coach westbound passenger train. Train engineer reportedly ignored a red signal, causing the disaster. The occasion ranks among the district s worst rail accidents since the Ford Theatre collapse years ago.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Terra Cotta
Washington
Frederick City
Ford Theater
District of Columbia
Taft in receptive mood on presidential run
Secretary Taft states he is not seeking the presidential nomination and does not expect to be the Republican candidate. He notes objections to his availability while continuing official duties but does not rule out a hypothetical decision if the opportunity arose.
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Taft
Washington
JOLT FOR KUROPATKIN CONFISCATION REPORTED
St. Petersburg papers say General Kuropatkin's multi volume Russo Japanese war book has been seized by authorities. The work reportedly critiques the Russian system and details the general's conflicts with the war office amid the war effort.
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St. Petersburg
Indictments Return in New York Life Case Against Perkins and Fairchild
A New York grand jury indicts George W. Perkins and Charles S. Fairchild for forgery in the Prussian loan matter. Each faces six counts based on alleged falsifications and non bona fide stock transfers tied to the security and trust company. Perkins posts $10,000 bond. Fairchild is reportedly abroad while the jury criticizes the action as benefiting policyholders.
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Grand
New York City
New York Life Insurance Company
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Chas
Fairchild
Secretary of the Treasury
New York Security and Trust Company
Perkins
J. Pierpont, Morgan, Jr
Cleveland H. Dodge
Grand Jury
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Europe
Security and Trust Company
Messrs
Jerome
A J Cassatt Dies Suddenly President of Pennsylvania Railroad
President Alexander J. Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad died in Philadelphia on December 28 after a heart attack described as Stokes Adams syndrome. He was at his city residence when death occurred, with family present, after a period of illness since a visit to Bar Harbor and a lengthy convalescence at Haverford.
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Pennsylvania Road
Alexander J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bar Harbor
Haverford
Mrs Sage Will Not Immediately Distribute Sage Fund
Mrs Russel Sage widow of the financier released a statement saying she will not promptly distribute her late husband’s funds. She argues she has many personal needs and that the money should be directed by philanthropy to cases with nearer claim, rather than to people in other cities. The message cites discretion over timing and allocation.
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Russel Sage
The Nine Digit Mystery in Numeral Magic
A foreign occult teacher touts the numeral nine as a fortune telling force. He claims any number multiplied by nine produces a product whose digits sum to nine or a multiple of nine, with examples like 9 times 5645 yielding 4509 and a digit sum of 18.
Made Them All Laugh on a Train Car
A humorous scene unfolds as a reader’s funny book causes laughter across passengers. The cover is hidden, but the pages provoke fits of suppressed merriment from a young woman and contagious grins from others as the train nears its stop.
Vast Wealth of the South Powering Industrial Potential
The South holds vast coal oil and natural gas resources and, with water power, could yield 3,000,000 available horsepower for transmission. Developers foresee $250 to $300 million needed, creating up to 6,000,000 workdays of equivalent capacity and fueling interurban electric lines and cheap factory power. Manufacturers' Record notes favorable climate for skilled work in southern mountains.
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Great Britain
Germany
Pennsylvania
Switzerland
Postum Cereal Co pledges pure, properly labeled foods
The Postum Cereal Co and subsidiaries guarantee that Postum Cereal, Grape Nuts and Sajah's Manna sold by any retailer comply with the 1906 National Pure Food Law. The statement, sworn Dec 12 1906 before Notary Benjamin F. Rem, asserts products are not adulterated or misbranded and will remain pure.
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Postum Czrtat Co
W. Post
Battle Creek, Mich
Benjamin F. Rem
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Diller
Republi
Dan M. Wettleton
Caucus
House Republicans Caucus
Senate Organization
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Kuropatkin
George W. Perkins and
Transaction
Ciers
Mrs. Sage
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