Kansas City Produce Exchange Fined. Court Sets Aside
Judge Porterfield dissolved the Kansas City Produce Exchange and fined three members $8,500 total. Attorney W S Cowherd protested, the case was postponed to next day, and a commission may be appointed to take evidence. Fines included Armour Packing $7,500 and Grusk Commission $500 each for Hurst Produce & Commission. The exchange met daily to fix food prices amid prior indictments for operating a trust.
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Kansas City
E E. Porterfield
Kansas City Produce Exchange
Porterfield
W. S. Cowherd
Exchange
Cowherd
Armour Packing Company
W. L. Grusk Commission Company
Hurst Produce and Commision Company
Armour Company
Conkiln
Wealthy oil operator shot at Vincennes Union Station
C Edward Gibson, a Pittsburg-born oil operator who arrived in Vincennes five weeks earlier, was shot dead on the Union station platform early Monday. Menlo B H Moore, a theater proprietor and vaudeville producer, is charged with the crime amid reports it stemmed from Moore's wife showing attention to Gibson. Moore fled the scene and boarded a train, heading toward Washington Ind where he was arrested as he left the tram after visiting his wife’s parents.
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Vincennes
Ind
Edward Gibson
Pittsburg
Union Station
Menlo BH. Moore
Indiana
Moore
Gibson
Washington
Auto Turns Turtle Near Onedia Ill Kills Farmer
Joseph Cox a 50 year old retired farmer from qlesburg Illinois was killed instantly near Onedia Illinois when Adolph Munson of Chicago demonstrated a racing automobile The car went fifty five miles an hour struck a high crossing and overturned Munson is in a Galesburg hospital and probably will die
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Qlesburg
Ill
Joseph Cox
Onedia
Adolph Munson
Chicago
Munson
Galesburg
Firemen narrowly escape as walls collapse during hotel blaze
Four firemen fighting a blaze that destroyed two large lift buildings near New York had narrow escapes from being crushed. They were stationed at a water tower when a high wall fell, enveloping the tower with bricks and mortar, yet all emerged unharmed.
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Death
New York
Whisky House Burns in Lexington Fire Loss $509000
Fire gutted the wholesale whisky house of Brown, For man & Co. in Lexington Kentucky, causing an estimated loss of 509000 dollars. Firemen on the roof when the building dropped two floors sustained injuries to one man. Cause of the blaze remains unknown.
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Lexington
Brown, Forman & Co
Summer Hotel Burns at Baranac Lake NY Spectacle Lodge
A fire destroyed Hiawatha Lodge on Spectacle Lake at Baranac Lake New York. Only four or five guests were present and they saved their belongings as the hotel burned.
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Baranac Lake
N. Y
Hiawatha Lodge
Spectacle Lake
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Update
Sioux City quotations show Reeves at 5.25 to 6.00 and Top hogs at 8.50. Market activity reflects Monday trading in the Sioux City live stock market with price ranges for hogs and related lots.
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Sioux City
Reeves
Cardinals To Be Named by Paris Cardinal Consistory
Rome correspondent for La Liberte reports a consistory set for November 21 in which Pope Pius will create twelve cardinals. Ten will be Italians and two will be Frenchmen, marking a significant ecclesiastical appointment.
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Paris
Rome
the la Liberte
Pius
Negro Guest of King Copenhagen Meets Booker T Washington
King Frederick VII of Denmark hosted Booker T. Washington and discussed the negro race at length. The American asked for a copy of major publications during the royal audience.
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Copenhagen
Frederick Monday
Booker’ T. Washington
Week of Happenings In 1912 Media Narrative
A roundup of notable events includes the death of KLerna Wredenburgh in a state fair track accident, Governor Broward listed in critical condition, and various national incidents. Reports cover political, military, and social tragedies, plus notable achievements and new developments.
Acquittal in Virginia murder case shocks Nelson County
Mrs Roxie Howl was acquitted in Livingston Virginia of complicity in her husband Frank Howl’s murder. co-defendant John Moore faces death. In other news an Illinois fire killed Mrs Jennie Lileich and her father-in-law Conrad Lilteich after an oil stove explosion. Yale law school enrollment dropped to 22 with higher requirements. Debris search at Los Angeles Times site lasts over 30 hours yields five bodies. 12 hours later a bomb attempt targets Gen. Harrison Gray Otis’s home. Coal Gate Ohio marshal George W England shot dead by Frank Thompson. Northwest Indian powwow near Spokane draws about 4000. International Prison Congress opens in Washington with speeches by Taft and C R Henderson. National Federation of State City and Town Improvements meets in Worcester. Navy reports no action on the Dewey sinking. responsibility blurred between shipbuilder and civil engineer.
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Godfrey D. C. Chevalier
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China
Harry Grant
New York
John A. Dix
Congressman Suber
Supreme Court of the United States
Los Angeles
Cal
Timez Pub- Nahing
Itn
Los Angeles Morning Times
Washington
Amos W. Butler
Indianapolis
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Schoolhill
Wis
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Tillie Brandt
Lawrence Simon
Chicago
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Cal) National Bank
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Henry A. Shephard
Jerseyville
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Shepherd
Irving Meld
Uniteds States Fish Commission
Robert Thompson
Grant
San Francisco
Eva C. Swan
War Department
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Panama Canal
Henry Bh.juergens
Pittsburg
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New York Builders’ Association
Fa i
Roxie Howl
Frank Howl
Nelson County
Virginia
Livingston
John Moore
Oll Atove
Jennie Lilelch
Gladatone
John F. Dietz
Winter
Cameron Dam
Dietz
Los Angeles Times
Harrison Gray Otis
George W. England
Coal Gate
Ohia
Frank Thompson
England
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Spokane
Wash
International Prison Congress
Aft
C. R. Henderson
Congress
National Federation of State
Worcester
Mass
Navy Department
Tom Dewey
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Ivil
Murine Eye Remedy Ad and Misc Notices
An assortment of old advertising copy and quotes includes Murine Eye Remedy promotions with prices and mail order offers from Chicago, a gun and fur trade pitch from Minneapolis, and quips about preparation and romance. The fragmented items convey a bygone retail and lifestyle snapshot with multiple brands and sayings.
Translation or Translated: A Hebrew Pun in Class
A Sunday school exchange pits a teacher against the brightest boy. The boy explains Bilijah did not die but was translated from the original Hebrew, then the lesson shifts to a pastry joke about fractions and juice.
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Harry
Bilijah
The Weeds Return
Harker boasts of a risky bet and wins ten boxes of rank cigars sold for a dollar. His wife buys the entire lot from the window marked A Bargain Two dollars as a birthday gift.
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Harker
Vera’s Question About Across and Transatlantic Meaning
A child asks what transatlantic means and if trang means across. The mother dismisses questions, sparking a playful exchange about language and a pun comparing dogs to a cross parent.
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Vera
Professor Garner Returns From Africa with Ape Language Quest
Washington reports Prof Richard J Garner has returned after years studying African apes to learn their language. He carried specialized equipment and an iron cage for safe close observation. Garner claims to have learned some words and hopes to teach Susie the ape.
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Washington
Richard J. Ganner
America
Africa
Gayner
Garner
Susle
Susie
Garners
Rattle Used by Savages From Queen Charlotte Islands
A Vancouver report describes a carved wooden rattle from the Queen Charlotte Islands. The article notes it is not a Chinese idol but a native dancing rattle used by the Hat das to make noise for festivals, illustrating indigenous craftsmanship and ceremonies.
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Vancouver
B. C
Queen Charlotte Islands
Billiken
British Columbia
Pacific Ocean
Sleeping In Open Sparks Narrow Escape At Beattie Farm
George H. Beattie and L. B. Ralston narrowly escaped injury when a runaway team veered into the Beattie farm lane at Chagrin Falls. Both men slept in cots unaware of the danger until the horses passed between them, prompting each to seek shelter indoors.
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George H. Beattie
L. B. Ralston
Cleveland
Beattie Farm
Chagrin Falls
County Fair City
Beattie Estate
Ralston
Beattie
Womanly Woe: Love Rebuff Triggers Pitying Tearful Reply
A woman recounts telling a man she cannot love him in return. He reacts with visible sorrow, crying softly as she describes his dejected response and her urging him to move on. The exchange captures a poignant moment of unrequited affection.
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Jeanette
Tea talk fuels secrets in Harper's Bazaar excerpt
In a Harper's Bazar excerpt, Margaret asks if the girls were told the secret she and Josephine shared, but Katherine says she did not reveal it. Josephine arrived first with the revelation, shaping the tea party's tense moment.
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Margaret
Josephine
Katherine
Harper's Bazar
What do you do when a woman asks you her age
A witty quip from the Houston Post risks a playful line about age guessing. The remark, "Tell her what I think. It can't," captures the paper's light tone on a social topic.
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Houston Post
Indy's Doctor Endorses Postum For Daily Enjoyment
An Indianapolis doctor extols Postum as a daily pleasure and coffee substitute. He explains night rest improved after eight years of use, noting weight gain, calmer nerves, and better sleep while enjoying Postum prepared with cream. The letter ends with a call to readers to try Postum, asserting its genuineness and human interest.
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Indy
Kentucky
Wellville
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