New York Legislature Eyes Certainty on Compensation Bill
Governor Glynn attended a legislative hearing on the workmen's compensation measure marking a historic move. Lawmakers expect swift passage, with a Friday vote and possible sine die adjournment. A Massachusetts ballot bill amendment aims to align party emblems with new primary rules.
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Glynn
Albany
Martin H. Glynn
Senate and
Assembly Insurance
Assembly
State Commission of Awards
Alfred F. Smith
Senate
Massachusetts
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Diphtheria Mary Found In Wheeling Girl Immune To Germs
In Wheeling West Virginia health officials report Mildred Shilton a 14 year old girl acts as a diphtheria carrier carrying millions of germs in her system yet never showing illness. The board of health links her to a diphtheria outbreak among Madison school pupils on the island in Wheeling.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Board of Health
New York
Mildred Shilton
W. C. Etzler
Shilton
Madison School
Mrs Wilder Dies In Geneva N Y
News reached Saratoga Springs New York last week of the death at Geneva New York Wednesday of Mrs Annie HB Wilder of Brooklyn daughter of Dr John Leland Perry a famed Northern New York physician from the mid 19th century. She was born in Saratoga 71 years ago and her first husband was William H McCaffrey proprietor of the American and Delphi hotels here for many years.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Geneva
Annie Hb, Wilder
Brooklyn
Wilder
John Leland Perry
New York
Saratoga
William H. McCaffrey
American
Delphi
Advertising Push From Gas Association Budget Plan
The National Commercial Gas association discussed promoting newspapers and magazines to win public confidence in gas as a lighting agency and fuel. A $300,000 national advertising fund, with half raised, will hire experts to write persuasive gas copy for distribution to member papers.
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National Commercial Gas Association
Quarter Session Court Record of Proceedings
Monday December 8 court opened with Grand Jury sworn. Indictments returned. cases disposed include Seifert found not guilty after costs. Vertner Adams desertion and non support guilty with $85 monthly and $1,000 bond. Pietro Sandale felonious assault pleaded guilty. Fred Nelson larceny guilty with $50 fine and three months jail. Grand jury report notes five indictments. recommend courthouse improvements and praise Brady for farm and hospital management.
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Graf
George Seibert
Nolle
Vertner Adams
Pietro Sandale
Fred Nelson
Grand Jury
Court House
Grand
Rouse
Brady
Tener Holds Informal Reception
Governor John K. Tener of Pennsylvania, newly elected president of the National League, arrived from Philadelphia and presided over an informal reception in a private hotel suite before the league owners reconvened their annual meeting in New York.
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Tener
New York
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania
Waldeorts- Astoria
Governor Tener
Philadelphia
Death of Miss Mary Laura White in County Records Office
Miss Mary Laura White copyist in the Register and Recorder office died suddenly Sunday night after returning home from a friend's house. Born May 11 1897 in Canton Connecticut, she lived in Concord and Stoneham before moving with relatives to Warren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 30 PM at Justice Wheeler's home.
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Mary Laura White
Register and Recorder
Wilbur J
Laura Evitts White
Canton
Conn
Concord
Mass
Stoneham
J. E. Wheeler
Warren
Register and Recorder’s Office
Court House
Crandall
Allen
Wood
Bassett
The
Presbyterian Church
Second Auxiliary Missionary Society
Wibur J. White
Kane
Selden
Defunct Bank to Pay Five Percent Dividend
Creditors of the defunct George W. Harlock bank of Bath had a hearing before referee Delmar M. Darrin in Addison at Bath. George W. Peck the trustee in bankruptcy petitioned for a dividend disbursement and the referee granted an order directing payment of a five percent dividend to be paid within two weeks.
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George W. Harlock Bank of
Bath
Delmar M. Darrin
Addison
George W. Peck
White House Mint Bed Removed At The White House
The White House mint bed planted by Andrew Jackson and famed by Theodore Roosevelt in a libel suit has been removed. Roosevelt described mint used in juleps during his era, but Wilson’s administration made no use of it. the party responsible for the removal remains unknown.
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Washington
White House
Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Michigan
Wilson
Pennsylvania Railroad Cuts Pittsburg Shop Force Hours
For the first time since 1897 1908 the Pennsylvania railroad reduces shop forces and curtails hours in the Pittsburg district. Rails for the coming year have not yet been ordered in bulk but will be issued as needed by officials this year.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
The
Pennsylvania
Dickerman Dies In Accidental Shooting Tragedy
William E. Dickerman 52, treasurer of Morgan & Hamiston of New Haven, died at home from a shotgun wound. Medical examiner calls it probable accident after family says he went to shoot a cat, tripped on cellar stairs and the gun discharged. Dickerman was a well known Connecticut figure.
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Mal
North Haven
Conn
William E. Dickerman
Morgan & Hamiston Company
New Haven
Goodyear
Dickerman
Former Justice Sentenced for Bootlegging in Ohio
Columbus Ohio December 11 Former Gallia county justice of the peace CO C Clark pleaded guilty in federal court to bootlegging and was sent to Ross county jail for 90 days Judge Sater suspended the sentence during Clark’s decision on resigning as justice of the peace Clark resigned but the judge ordered him to serve the term as well
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Columbus, C
C. Clark
Gallia County
Ross County
Sater
Clark
Justice of the Peace
Hazelton's First Alderman Dies After Milk Diet
Thomas F. Laubach, 82, longtime Hazelton resident and first alderman, died of gastritis. He had lived on a milk only diet since 1881 due to chronic stomach trouble and had become rosy and robust after abandoning other foods.
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Thomas F. Laubach
Hazelton
Farmers Build Flour Mills in Montana Co-op
Construction begins on the first of six cooperative flour mills near Billings Montana with Yegen chosen for a 25 barrel capacity. Other mills are planned for Park City Hedges and Glasgow as farmers aim to return to the old grist mill toll system.
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Billings
Mont
Yegen
Park City
Hedges
Glasgow
Pastors as Sunday Umpires Foreseen at Meeting
Myron T. Scudder of New York declared at the New Jersey Sanitary association annual gathering at the Laurel in the Pines in Lakewood that within a decade clergy will umpire or referee baseball games after Sunday services. He argued orderly outdoor sports on Sunday are proper.
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Myron T. Scudder
New York City
New Jersey Sanitary Association
Laurel In the Pines
Lakewood
N. J
Kansas City Food Burnings Destroy Thousands Of Items
The Kansas City food inspection department destroyed thousands of pounds of unfit food over the last two weeks. The haul included more than 50 dozen dressed rabbits, seven cars of potatoes, two cars of cabbages, 200 dozen eggs, 800 pounds of fish and oysters, and a daily average of 25 gallons of milk. Much of the food was burned in bonfires.
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Kansas City
Food Inspection Department
Democratic State Treasurer Indicted in New York Case
Arthur A. McLean of Newburg, treasurer of the Democratic state committee, was indicted by the New York grand jury. Two indictments allege violations of the corporation law that makes it a misdemeanor to accept campaign contributions from a corporation.
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Arthur A. McLean
Newburg
Democratic State Committee
Supreme Court
New York
Hunter Mistakes Deer Fatal Shot in Shamokin Brief
John Haines of Shamokin Pa was shot and killed while gathering hogs after a hunter mistook him for a deer. J H Gemberline Lloyd Scroyer and Lank Kreger of Selinsgrove surrendered to authorities amid the investigation.
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John Haines
Shamokin
J. H. Gemberline
Lloyd Scroyer
Lank Kreger
Selinsgrove
Haines
Guards Keep Watch Over Morgan Grave In Hartford
Almost eight months after John Pierpont Morgan was buried on Cedar Hill in Hartford Connecticut the tomb remains guarded by an armed man. Morgan was laid to rest April 14 in a concrete lined grave beneath a heavy stone slab.
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J. P. Morgan
Burt
John Pierpont Morgan
Cedar Hill
Hartford
Conn
Morgan
Sibley and Miss Rew Wed at River Ridge Farm
Hon. Joseph C. Sibley married Miss Ida L. Rew at River Ridge Farm near Franklin. Rev. Herbert A. Ellis officiated in a simple ceremony attended by close relatives. The couple will reside at River Ridge Farm and are noted in church and social circles in Franklin.
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Joseph C. Sibley
Ida L. Rew
C. L. Rew
Franklin
Mr. Sibley
River Ridge Farm
Herbert A. Ellis
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Gas Supply To Emporium To End This Year
At a stockholders meeting of the St. Marys Gas Company the decision was made to discontinue natural gas to Emporium after December 31 because of limited supply. Residents must switch to coal and the Novelty Incandescent Lamp Company plant may also shut down as a consequence, affecting the town's principal industry.
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St. Mary’s Gas Company
Emporium
Novelty Incandescent Lamp Company
Sui cide by Gas In Arch Street Rooming House
A middle aged man identified as Samuel Smith from Rochester New York committed suicide by inhaling gas in a rooming house at 1625 Arch street Philadelphia. He rented a room after arriving yesterday and deposited 120 dollars in a local bank before buying a rubber tube. A chambermaid smelled gas, the landlady found him dead in bed and the body is in the morgue.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Smith
Rochester
N. Y
Arch Street
Franklin National Bank
Smith
Dow
Prosecutions Dropped in Bayless Pulp Case Flood Verdict
The last of the famous criminal prosecutions against Bayless Pulp and Paper officers of Austin, Pa. related to the 1911 Austin flood was dismissed at Coudersport, Pa. by Judge John Ormerod. The disaster killed 80 people and caused $3,000,000 in property loss.
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Bayless Pulp & Paper Company
Austin
Coudersport
John Ormerod
Love causes shooting ends in attempted death by own action
Albert Grassbaugh a 24 year old Akron street car conductor shot and fatally wounded himself at Clem Durbin's home in eastern Knox county after persistent courtship of Miss Alice Durbin was spurned. He fired three shots through a window then killed himself.
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Mt. Vernon
Albert Grassbaugh
Akron
Clem Durbin
Knox County
Grassbaugh
Alice Durbin
Fumes Cause Two Die in Uniontown Boardinghouse
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on December 11 William Lunn and Charles Costello glass workers were asphyxiated by fumes from a gas stove whose defective chimney failed to vent.
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Uniontown
William Lunn
Charles Costello
Staffordshire County Council Votes Low Weekly Wage
The Staffordshire England county council votes a minimum weekly wage of 4.86 dollars for able bodied road men under 60.
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Staffordshire
England
Dog Saves Woman in Norwich Boarding House
Mrs. Dora Rivenburg of Norwich New York was overcome by gas in a boarding house run by Mrs. Grace Bowles. A pet dog scratched at a neighbor’s door and alerted a boarder, enabling timely rescue of the unconscious woman.
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Dora Rivenburg
Norwich
N. Y
Grace Bowles
Brooklyn Still Offers Cash for Joe Tinker
The bidding for shortstop Joe Tinker of the Cincinnati Reds narrowed to four clubs. The Giants withdrew, likely due to a pending trade that would bring Kenetchy to John McGraw’s Giants from the Cardinals in exchange for several players, possibly including Merkle, Herzog, Wilson and Snodgrass. Brooklyn remains willing to pay $25,000 for Tinker.
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New York
Joe Tinker
Cincinnati Reds
Foster
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Kenetchy
John McGraw
Fred Merkle
Herzog
Wilson
Snodgrass
Brooklyn
Tinker
Widow Gordon Accused in Mental Dominion Suit
Thomas I. Gannon of Rochester New York sues for 50000 in Scranton federal court alleging Mrs. Margaret E Gordon of Stanton controls his mind by psychology and metaphysical thought. He claims for 15 years she has wielded power over his actions and physical functions and can cause him pain or weakness. Gordon, a prominent local widow, is described as about 30 and wealthy.
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Margaret E. Gordon of
Stanton
Thomas F. Gannon
Thomas I. Gannon
Rochester
N. Y
United States
Scranton
M. B. Gordon
Gannon
Gordon
Michael Gordon
Montana Cattle To Drop To 165000 Head This Year
D W Raymond Montana stock commission secretary says cattle shipped from the state will total not more than 165000 head this year, down 25000 from last year, due to water shortages as settlers have filled water holes. He urges a leasing system before restocking occurs.
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Montana
D. W. Raymond
State Board of Stock Commissioners
Mr. Raymond
Governor Endorses Tuberculosis Day Amid Death Decline
Governor Glynn praises the fall in tuberculosis deaths since the white plague campaign began. He notes New York City deaths dropped from 262 to 166 per 109 000 and state rates fell from 182 to 117 per 100 000 since 1907. He supports observance of national tuberculosis day.
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Glynn
Homer Folks
State Charities Aid Association
New York City
Incendiary Fire Destroys Lodi Village Business District
An incendiary fire last week destroyed much of Lodi's business section in Seneca county, with losses pegged at 75000 dollars. The village library and Masonic Temple burned, while residents fired at an arsonist fleeing a clothing store, likely averting casualties. Fire units from Willard and Interlaken rushed to the scene.
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Lodi
Seneca County
Masonic Temple
Willard
Interlaken
Pin in the Stomachs of 6 Month Old Child
A Lakeside hospital in Cleveland treats a six month old child of Mrs Earl Dow of Lorain Ohio. An open safety pin is seen in the infant stomach on X ray. Doctors say an immediate operation is required to save the baby's life. Dr George W Crile leads the case and will likely perform the procedure.
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Cleveland
Earl Dow
Lorain
Lakeside Hospital
George W. Crile
Lakeside Surgical
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