Prolonging Life Through Exercise Temperance and Routine
The source cites Crispi and others asserting long life rests on regularity and abstinence. It notes American nonagenarian Neal Dow praising digestive health and avoidance of stress, cold, and poor diet, while referencing Siberia migration offers of 41.5 acres per adult and cheap rail rates to encourage settlement and resource utilization.
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Sydney Cooper
Legouve
Washingt Herald
Neal Dow
Maine
Iberia
Siberia
Russia
State Health Board Conservation Shows Large Savings
The Pennsylvania state board of health reports eight million dollars spent over four years in public health has saved twenty three million for the commonwealth. The board, praised for diphtheria control with antitoxin, notes the death rate from consumption fell from 134 to 120 per thousand and two new tuberculosis colonies are planned to expand efforts.
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Pennsylvania State Board of Health
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Board
Mammoth Cave Declines in Popularity and Access
Late reports note Mammoth Cave, once rivaling Nia gara Falla as a show place, is losing visitors. The site is hard to reach via a small rail line and its dilapidated hotel lacks modern accommodations. Proposals seek congressional action to designate it a national reservation and improve access. Possible decadence also due to new caverns and curiosities.
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Mammoth Cave
Niagara Falla
Boston Evening Transcript
Congress
Washington man fined for child labor law violation
A Washington man was fined for violating the child labor law by inducing several fourteen year old boys to compete in a pre heating contest. The case prompts debate whether cruelty to children would have been a stronger charge.
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Washington
New York Courts Affirm Right to Leave Home When Abused
A New York ruling supports a husband’s right to leave a home if his wife harps and attempts to suffocate him during sleep. The decision, though confirmatory, held that the man must fund the separation and related arrangements.
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New York
Man Sentenced to Sixty Months for Smuggling
A man in Newark has received a fifty month jail term for smuggling. The case notes indicate he was not a wealthy magnate, but a lesser figure involved in illicit trade.
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Newark
Gnillionaire
Americans Flogged and Detained in Honduras Under Davila Rule
William Barber a Kentucky bridge foreman details arrest and torture by Honduran police in Puerto Cortez. With two other Americans forced to bury a pauper, he was whipped, jailed four days, taken to the gunboat TumTumla, then cast ashore in Guatemala, later returned and jailed 25 more days in San Pedro.
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Puerto Cortez
Honduras
New Orleans
Davila
United States
William Barber
Kentucky
Tatumbla
Guatemala
San Pedro
Honduran rebels gird for attack on Puerto Cortez
In Honduran waters American warships patrol both coasts as 3000 revolutionists under Gen. Lee Christmas and former President Bonilla prepare to strike Puerto Cortez. They aim to start the revolt against President Davila before January 1.
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Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Honduran
Lee Christmas
Bonilla
Davila
War on Electric Trust to Start Soon in Washington
Washington officials announce plans to launch action against the so called electrical trust described by the justice department as the greatest trust in the world. Wade Ellis, former government trust buster, will lead the case for the government. Proceedings will begin without waiting for the Supreme Court rulings on Standard Oil and American Tobacco trusts.
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Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
Lalt
Electrical Trust
Wade Ellis
Supreme ‘Court
Standard Oil
American Tobacco Trust
Taft unlikely to call extra session for Sixty-second Congress
In Washington discussions revive the idea of an extra session after the Sixty-first dies. President Taft is not expected to call an extra session next spring to push the tariff bill. Officials say he favors legislative timing and restraint.
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Payne Aldrich
Washington, D. C
Washington
Taft
Deadly Chicago fire kills chief and 23 others at Nelson Morris beef house
A massive Chicago blaze at Nelson Morris & Co. beef house and nearby structures devastates the stockyards. Chief James Horan and many firefighters die after an ammonia explosion. Losses reach hundreds of thousands. mayor calls memorials and may pursue ordinances banning explosives in work sites. Recovery work continues amid mounting debris and danger.
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Chicago
Nelson Morris &Kc
Chicago Fire Department
James Horan
William Burroughs
Nelson Morris & Co
Seyferich
Busse
Olympic Theater
Stioe Manufacturer Dead in Chicago
Dwight Moses Wells, a prominent Chicago industrialist and long time merchant, died leaving a substantial estate. He built a notable Stone Street manufacturing firm and was active in local business circles. The death marks the end of an era for the city’s commerce sector.
New Height Record By Arch Hoxsey In Los Angeles
Arch Hoxsey of the Wright team raised the world altitude record to 11 474 feet in a 40 mile gale over Venice California. Seventy five thousand spectators witnessed his ascent at 1 pm and saw him spiral down to a cheering crowd after reaching more than two miles high.
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Gale
Los Angeles
Cal
Arch Hoxsey
Wright Team
le Ganeux
Pau
France
Hubert Atham
Venice
China Promises Reform Amid Assembly Tensions
Pekin reports the throne handles a poised national assembly with firmness. An edict, non-committal yet interpreted as urging public preparation for a program, hints at eventually establishing a constitutional cabinet and ministry responsible to the assembly.
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Pekin
China
National Assembly
Rebels for Annexation Aim to Free Chihuahua Republic
San Antonio reports that revolutionists led by Francisco I. Madero seek to free Chihuahua from Diaz rule and establish an independent state. If recognized as a republic, they would seek admission to the United States, similar to Texas. Information comes from United States secret service agents in San Antonio.
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Chihuahua
State
U. S. An
Texas
San Antonio
Fedcisco I. Madero
United States
Secret Service
Taft Approves Reclamation Loan Request
President Taft submits to Congress a petition linked to a reclamation loan. The proposal seeks approval for funding aimed at water management and land reclamation projects, reflecting the administration’s policy on agricultural development and public works.
Mob LYNCHES Chitwood in Hot Springs after venue change
In Hot Springs Arkansas a mob seized and shot to death Oscar Chitwood the mountaineer charged with killing Sheriff Jake Haupt last August. The mob masked and unidentified attacked as deputies attempted rescue. Chitwood and his brother George were shooting in town. Haupt was killed. George later died from wounds.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Oscar Chitwood
Jake Haupt
Chitwood
John Rutherford
Haupt
Benton
George
George Chitwood
Taft to shake up cabinet in March with removals
A Washington dispatch reports President Taft plans a March cabinet shake up. Potential removals include Interior Secretary Ballinger Treasury Secretary MacVeagh Secretary Knox and Agriculture Secretary Wilson. William Loeb Jr. and Charles D. Norton are named as possible successors to MacVeagh.
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New York
N. Y
William ‘Loeb, Jr
Roosevelt
Taft
Washington
Interior
Ballinger
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Knox
Wilson
Loeb
Charles D. Norton
Bandit Robs Train. Capt. Newbold Shot Near Northw estern Junction
Two posses scour woods around Northwestern junction while Kansas City area police search for the bandit who robbed 100 passengers aboard Missouri Pacific train No 11 shortly before midnight and shot Capt H L Newbold U S A near the scene.
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Kansas’ City
Northwestern Junction
H. L. Newbold
Wall collapses bury firemen in Philadelphia blaze
A five story D Friedlander Leather building fire in Philadelphia led to a collapsing wall that buried more than 40 firefighters. Twelve bodies were recovered, about twenty others were injured and many remain in ruins as police and rescue crews work to clear the site.
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Philadelphia
D. Friedlander Leather Company
Tottering
Obiet
Engagement Sparks Family Mockery and Parental Approval
The only son announces an engagement to his chosen partner, triggering a chorus of family comments. Relatives criticize her style and demeanor while noting she has no relatives. The son defends her, and the father finally voices cautious support, urging the match.
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Alene
Precious Plated Spoon Baby Mystery At Wealthy Family
The wealthy family explains their baby was born with a plated spoon in the mouth. They keep the silver spoon in a safety vault and use a cheap substitute, citing distrust of servants.
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Puck
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