Global Briefs: Nobles, Notables, and Notable Departures
Baron des Planches bids farewell to the Italian colony in Washington before leaving for Italy on February 21. Col. Edwin S. Jewett, 71, general passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific, dies in Kansas City. W J Bryan supports county option in Nebraska. Raisuli rumored dead in Tangier from poisoning. Mumm injured in accident. companion aviator Johannsen dies. Czar Nicholas angered over Grand Duke Michael’s divorce. Former VP Fairbanks attends Rome chamber. King Gustaf recovers in Stockholm. Paul Morton rumored to be England ambassador, denying offer. Mrs Pauline Brooks dies at 113. Gifford Pinchot cites need for public opinion to sustain conservation.
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Baron Mayor Des Planches
Washington
Italy
Col
Edwin S. Jewett
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Kansas City
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Tangier
Morocco
Raisuli
Djebala
M. Mumm
Bordeaux
Pau
France
Johannsen
Czar
Nicholas
Russia
Grand Duke
Michael
Fairbanks
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
King Gustaf
Stockholm
Paul Morton
Navy
Whitelaw Reid
England
New York
Pauline Brooks
New York City
Gifford Pinchot
Advances in merit system and notable 1909 incidents
The twenty sixth annual report of the United States civil service commission highlights merit system advances. Notable items include Roosevelt linked to an Antarctic expedition, a fatal head on train crash near Macon Georgia, graft disclosures in state printing, and various legal and criminal cases across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Taft
Roosevelt
United States
Donald McMillan
Peary
Georgia Southern & Florida
Macon
Missouri Penitentiary
Hopkins
Lieut
B. Fredericks
San
State Printing Department
Inchan Angan
Prince Ito
Japan
Harbin
Tenth and
O'Fallon Streets
St. Louis
Beaumont
Tex
William Crook
Oliver Spitzer
American Sugar Refining Company
Williamsburg
Martin
United States District Court
New York
Federal
Atlanta
Fort Ford bank raid and Taft Lincoln day remarks
Raiders using nitro glycerin blew the State bank safe at Ford Kansas and fled with £3375. Attorney Paxton testified on Swope estate while Taft defended administration policies at Lincoln day event. Other items include Roosevelt's pending visit fete, Lima steamship loss, and various court and political happenings.
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Ford
Dodge City
Kan
Hadley calls for recount in Missouri Senate fight
Gov Hadley challenges Senator Stone to a ballot recount claiming none were burned and vows to appoint Folk if Stone not honestly nominated. Stone replies from Washington seeking full facts and assurance ballots in primary have not been tampered with before recount.
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Senator
Missouri
Jefferson City
Hadley
Senator Stone
United States
Stone
Folk
St. Louis
Kansas City
Washington
Lady Constance Richardson to Sail for New York City
New York reports Lady Constance Richardson the barefoot dancer and sportswoman will sail to New York within days. She rails at King Edward for banning her court appearances. She plans vaudeville shows here to fund a boys school she started in Scotland. her husband Sir Edward Richardson faces financial reverses.
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New York City
Constance Richardson
Edward
Constance
Scotland
Sir Edward Richardson
Oil Magnate Rockefeller Receives $4.05 Million Dividend
The Standard Oil of New Jersey directors declare a quarterly dividend of $15 a share. John D. Rockefeller, owner of 27 percent of the stock, will get $4,050,000 on March 15. Since 1898 he has received $118,179,440 in dividends, with $451,722,000 distributed overall. The trust has produced $1,100,000,000 in profits since 1882, with about $30,000,000 in a surplus fund. Rockefeller also earns $50,000 annually from a one fifth interest in Childs Restaurant Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Childs Restaurant Co
Tillman Loses Custody Dispute Over Grandchildren
Columbia reports the state supreme court ordered Senator and Mrs. Benjamin R Tillman to surrender custody of Tillman Jr and his wife’s two children. The ruling finds a deed transferring custody invalid absent both parents signatures, amid claims the mother is unfit and the father cannot provide a better upbringing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman
Columbia
S. C
Supreme Court
Benjamin R. Tillman
B. R. Tillman, Jr
Tillmans
Harrisburg Conference to Hear J H AndersonFebruary 23 24
The state fish hatchery men meet in Harrisburg with J H Anderson of the United States service scheduled to speak on February 23 and 24. The attorney general portraits gain two new additions James Todd 1835 1838 and his son the current attorney general marking a rare father son in the same cabinet post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Anderson
The
United States Service
Harrisburg
Attorney General’s Department
James Todd
Tobacco Ban Applies to All Pennsylvanian Rail Staff
A Penn sylvania Railroad Co policy now requires every employee at passenger and freight stations on lines east of Pittsburg and Erie to abstain from tobacco while on duty. The order covers station personnel and crew members aboard passenger trains, marking a sweeping reform in on duty conduct.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Pittsburg
Erie
State Challenges Medical Institute’s New Jersey Charter
The attorney general’s department sues the State Medical Institute of Megion alleging unlawful business in this state under a New Jersey charter. It contends no foreign or domestic corporation may practice medicine here, directly or via registered physicians, arguing medicine may be practiced only by individuals.
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Attorney General’s Department
State Medical Institute
Megion
New Jersey
Pennsylvania railroad to test wireless telegraph system
The Pennsylvania railroad plans to install a wireless telegraph system at selected points to evaluate its value for transmitting commercial messages. It will not replace regular telegraph in train dispatching, but aims to relieve wires currently burdened with commercial traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rabbits Damage Bark on Young Trees in Pennsylvania
Snowy sections of Pennsylvania see many complaints to the state department of agriculture over rabbits stripping bark from young trees. A Westmoreland County grower reports 1200 trees planted over three years losing bark and seeks simple remedies to stop the damage.
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Pennsylvania
Division of Zoology
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Westmoreland County
Harrisburg convention eyed school legislation push
Statewide school superintendents and directors in Harrisburg held conventions and expect legislative committee meetings later to frame school bills. Support grows for a comprehensive bill modeled on last winter’s measure vetoed by the governor. A four year term for school directors is proposed to align with constitutional local elections in odd years.
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Harrisburg
Jones & Laughlin plans four 500 ton blast furnaces
Superintendent Lewis leads 50 men as the second 500 ton blast furnace is blown in at Pittsburg. The $750,000 unit follows the first which started January 1 and precedes two more similarly priced furnaces to be blown in by mid and late April. The 36 mill tin plate plant will start 12 units by April with tin plate deliveries in June. The Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad plans trackage and other enlargements as the plant grows. Smallpox cases rise to 43 in the county with no deaths.
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Pacific Navigation Company
Lima
Haamblin
Straits of Magellan
Strahurst
Perry Tedder
Glenwood
Fla
Dana
United States District Court
Topeka
Kan
Jackson
Kansas
Lincoln
Lincoln League
Chicago
Columbus
Ind
Borah
Idaho
Gov
House
Committee On Printing
Justice Wright
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
Kingdom
Berlin
Kildysart
Deal Beach
N. J
Daniel O’day
Standard Oil Company
House of Representatives
Illinois River
Lockport
Utica
Farallon
Illimna Bay
Alaska
Victoria
Seattle
Valdez
Department of Commerce and Labor
E. G. Babbitt
Yokohama
Knox
Harrison and
Fitzgerald
New York
Taft
Hughes
Lewis
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
Pittsburg
Ohio
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
State Bonds Offer To Save State Over Two Thousand Dollars
State Treasurer John O. Sheatz received a bid to sell 183 800 dollars of state bonds due in 1912 to the sinking fund commission. George W. Kendricks 3rd offered 161 and interest the largest single offer ever made. The bid likely will be accepted for an estimated saving exceeding 2 000 dollars to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Sheatz
Sinking Fund Commission
George W. Kendricks
How Old Are the Falls
The article surveys geological methods for dating features and cites Niagara Falls as an example. It traces evolving estimates for when the river formed and when the cataract began, listing ages from 55 000 down to about 9 000 years and settling recent figures at about 32 000 years for the river and 31 000 for the cataract, with past height around 420 feet.
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England
Niagara Falls
The
Cleveland Leader
What He Wanted to Know
Rev Dr Peckman tells a Jersey City club tale about a worm in water then whisky to illustrate liquor harm. A man in the back shouts asking what brand of whisky was used, interrupting the moral lesson with a practical question.
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Dr. Peckman
New Jersey
Jersey City
Kentucky Circus Draws Mixed Reactions
Senator McCreery recounts a Kentucky town where colored residents eagerly anticipated a circus while Rev. Peter Jefferson opposed it. The preacher attended the opening, claiming vigilance over his flock and warning of fiery judgment to come.
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Senator McCreery
Kentucky
Peter Jefferson
Pete
Law
Marie John
Still the Same Dialogue Quip Recalled
A brief exchange recalls meeting Dunkey after years with remarks on how he has not changed much. The humor centers on his self perception versus how others view his past.
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Dunkey
World-Long Search Quote in Puck Almanac Style
A brief quotation from Puck notes that people seek the man who is slightly above or below average. The remark frames a perennial pursuit of exceptional or underperforming figures as a curio of public interest.
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Puck
Markets Report Across Cities With Grain Livestock Prices
New York money on call eases to 2 3 percent. Sterling at 4 86.25 for cash. Grain and live stock vary by city: Minnesota spring patents 6.00 6.60 for flour. wheat No 2 red 1.26 percent. corn 66 cents. oats 51 a/b. butter 30 30l4 cents. eggs 26 4. potatoes Ohio 40 48 cents. Livestock prices show cattle 5.75 6.25. calves 10.00 10.50. sheep 6.00 6.25. lambs 8.50 8.75. hogs around 9.30. City by city notes include Toledo wheat cash 1.25, corn 66 c, oats 49 c. Buffalo cattle 6.00 6.75. Hogs 9.30 9.50. sheep 6.75 7.25. Pittsburg cattle to 6.75. Chicago wheat 1.12 1/4. corn 67 c. oats 47 1/2. pork 23.35. lard 12.52.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Ohio
Chicago
Polish Marriage Laughs at Mixed Up Names
A story from Lippincott's Magazine recounts a Polish couple before a justice of the peace using a lengthy name fusion. The official struggles with the syllables, finally announcing the pair as husband and wife and noting the union of their two names. The piece ends with a proverb on patience quoted from Stuart.
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Justice of the Peace
Zacharewicz Perczynski
Loekowarda Jeulinski
Zacha
Leo
Lippincott’s Magazine
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General News
John J. Vertrees
Ballinger- Pinchot
Louis R. Gravis
Ballinger
New York Republican Club
Republican Party
Margaret H. Swope
Chrisman Swope
Anna Houlihan
B. C. Hyde
John G. Paxton
Swope
Battle Creek
Mich
Parkinson
Paris Figaro
Fallieres
Elysee Palace
British Isles
Fayette County
Toledo
Buffalo
Stuart
Lyndonville, Vt
Carter
Absorbine, JR
F. Young
Temple St
Springfield, Mass
Stuart Medicine Company
P. O
Gillette
Kitselman Bros
Muncie
California
Californi
California Oi
SAG. & Loomis CO
Phe
Bidg
San Francisco
Eugene C.brown
McGill Big
Washington, D
U.S. Pat
U.S. Sup
Mrs. GS
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