Brief News Notes From Around the World
D O Mills a New York banker and philanthropist died suddenly at his Millbrae winter home of angina pectoris. Emperor William consents to betrothal of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm with Princess Agathe von Ratibor. Wilson and James elected leaders at Political Science Association meeting in New York. Dolliver ill in Washington to be treated in New York. Robert Bacon presents credentials as ambassador to France to President Fallieres. Maceo claims to be sole living son of Gen. Maceo and seeks lunacy commission ruling in Los Angeles. Reid Murdoch & Co. president Murdoch dies leaving 2 to 2 1/2 million for charities. Baroness Wilmowski of Bonn visiting New York. Sultan of Turkey accepts grand vizier Hilmi Pasha’s resignation. Hakka Bey may form new cabinet.
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D. O. Mills
New York
Millbrae
San Mateo County
San Francisco
William
Friedrich Wilhelm
Prussia
Vince Albrecht
Brunswick
Agathe von Ratibor Und Corvey
Zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst
Fallieres
Elysee Palace
Daniel Antonio Maceo
Gen
Maceo
Los Angeles
Pinar del Rio
Thomas Murdoch
Reid, Murdoch & Co
Chicago
Wilmowski
Bonn
Germany
Krupp
Turkey
Hilmi Pasha
Hakka Bey
Rome
Fifteenth anniversary events mix with disasters and changes
The Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge marked its fifteenth founding anniversary with public ceremonies attended by educators and officials. In separate incidents, a Rock Island passenger train derailed near Trenton Missouri killing three and injuring many, while a bridge ice jam near St. Louis likely drowned 20 workers. Other items note fires, ship collisions, a banker’s prison term, tobacco night riders, a $50000 gift to American University, a railroad presidency change, and smallpox cases in New Orleans.
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Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
California
Rock Island Railroad
Trenton
McKinley Bridge
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Moses Rosenbloom
Syracuse
N. Y
Wolf Peerlman
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Philippines
Charleston
Mare Island
Cal.) Navy Yard
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Burley Tobacco Society
Kentucky
Tennessee
Central West
American University
Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States
Washington
H. A. Mudge
Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railroad
B. L. Winchell
Frisco
New Orleans Parish
White House
New York City
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
J. Pierpont Morgan
Trinity College
Hartford, Conn
New York
Binger Hermann
Portland
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Hazel
United States
Buffalo
Wright Brothers
Herring-Curtiss Company
Glenn H. Curtiss
Matthew J. Whittak
Worcester
Mass
Kansas City
Fruit and Produce Exchange
Jackson County
Grand Jury
Exchange
Spencer Trask
Saratoga
Queen Victoria
Laporte
Ind
Maybelle Seymour
Chicago
William Stearnie
A. D. Melvin
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Warren Street
Morris Nathanson
Uncle Sam
Standard Oil
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Altara
Sonora
Mexico
Guadalajara
Mex
the Order of Railway Conductors
J A. Cook
Six railway presidents fail to sway president on interstate acts
Six railroad leaders who met the president to press amendments to the interstate commerce act left disappointed as no shift in his proposed message emerged. The visit failed to halt the president's planned stance. The session left the group dejected and empty of results.
Monoplane pioneer Leon Delagrange killed in France
Bordeaux report says noted French aviator Leon Delagrange died when his monoplane collapsed during a gusty wind. The crash crushed his skull under the motor. Delagrange had set distance and speed records and was famed for daring flights at Issy Doncaster Rheims and Juvisy.
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Bordeaux
France
Leon Delagrange
Delagrange
Aerodome
Juvisy
Henry Farman
Doncaster
Issy
Rheims
Taft Faces Republican insurgents in capital clash
Washington observers report a growing rift as Taft battles party rebels in Congress who oppose the administration's legislative program and vow continued confrontation. The conflict escalates from a single shot to a broader dispute over patronage and political alignment.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Three Die as Buffalo Cereal Plant Explodes
An explosion and fire at the Buffalo Cereal Co plant in Buffalo N Y kills three men and injures nine with only one survivor among 12 elevator workers. The 140 foot concrete brick elevator collapsed through the mill roof. eight of the injured are not expected to recover. Officials cite grain dust spontaneous combustion and total losses estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Cereal Co
Phones Sister Is Then Hanged In Westchester Pa
Jan Chogwoski, granted permission to speak to his Chester sister by long distance, cried out that he did not commit the murder of Harry James and his wife found slain in their barnyard with skulls crushed. He broke down, was taken to a cell, then recovered to face death.
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Westchester
Chester
Jan Chogwoski
Chogwoski
Harry James
Pennsylvania Happenings January Actions Noted
The state Board of Pardons will convene its January session on the 19th. Trials in the alum baking powder cases are likely the week of January 17. Commission Clerk Hassler distributes commissions to judges and new county officers, totaling about 180. Game Commissioner Kalbfus releases a pamphlet on quail protection and winter trapping methods.
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Board of Pardons
Hassler
State Department
Kalbfus
Fish Commission Commends Tug Perry Crew for Recovery Work
Fish Commissioner Meehan sends Erie a copy of the commission action praising the state tug Perry crew for its role in recovering the bodies of drowned men.
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Meehan
Erie
The
Fish Commission
Perry
Dairymen's Association Elects New Chair in Altoona
Dairy Commissioner James Foust is elected chair of the executive committee of the Central Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association formed recently at Altoona.
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James Foust
Central Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association
Altoona
Improvement Reported Across State Typhoid Outbreak Areas
Less typhoid than usual is being reported to state authorities from various parts of the state and in towns where outbreaks occurred conditions are generally improved.
Pittsburg Seeks Law Reforms for New Building Code
Pittsburg architects and civic bodies plan to urge the governor to back changes in laws to allow adoption of a new building code, the current code being labeled old-fashioned and inadequate.
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Pittsburg
Death of Maj. Gen John A Wiley Shocks Pennsylvania
Major General John A. Wiley, a famed Pennsylvania military figure, has died at his Franklin home from interstitial nephritis and brain heart and organ complications, drawing tributes from state leaders and veterans groups.
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John A. Wiley
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Fisheries Lab at Schuylkill for Water Analysis
The fisheries department prepares its laboratory for water analysis from the Schuylkill and other streams. Fish Commissioner Meehan will personally oversee this branch of work.
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Fisheries Department
Schuylkill
Meehan
Bail promoted official suffers violent mental breakdown
Bernard H. Bail, second vice president and general traffic manager of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co., was recently promoted, then became violently insane in his office after a struggle and was moved to a hospital for the insane.
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Bernard H. Bail
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co
Sinking Fund Commission Report Confirms Debt Exceeded
The annual report shows receipts of $165 872 14 and disbursements of $156 168 29. It confirms prior statements that the sinking fund debt is exceeded by the fund.
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Sinking Fund Commission
Doctor Rothrock Assigned to Reading Sanatorium
Dr. Jacob Rothrock, long associated with Mont Alto sanatorium, has been chosen to lead the Reading sanatorium on Neversink Mountain. He has been prominently identified with the Mont Alto institution for years.
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Jacob Rothrock
Mont Alto Sanatorium
Reading
Neversink Mountain
Rothrock
Mont Alto
Tribute to Maj. Gen. John A. Wiley by Governor Stuart
Gov. Stuart issued general orders from the National Guard of Pennsylvania announcing the death of retired division commander Maj. Gen. John A. Wiley and paying high tribute to his service.
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John A. Wiley
Edwin S. Stuart
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
State road work halted by heavy snows
Heavy snow blocks all new road construction statewide. Highway department engineers file final work reports. Statewide mileage of improved roads is expected to exceed 700 miles.
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Highway Department
Retirement Cases Transfer of PA Insurance Office
David Martin of Philadelphia, the retiring state insurance commissioner, has turned over to his successor Samuel W. McCulloch all books and papers of the office, including several million dollars worth of bonds held by the department to protect insurance policies in Pennsylvania.
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David Martin
Philadelphia
Samuel W. McCulloch
Pennsylvania
State issues nearly three thousand 1910 automobile tags
The article notes that about 3,000 1910 automobile tags have been issued and many mail requests are awaiting processing. Over 1,600 drivers’ badges have also been issued with more applications expected. It recalls that in 1904 tags issued were about 35,000.
Rail accidents in Pennsylvania rise in November reports
Railroad commission records show 104 fatal and 840 non fatal accidents on Pennsylvania railroads in November up from 79 fatal and 664 non fatal the previous year. Trolley lines killed 13 and injured 294, versus 17 killed and 274 hurt in November 1908. Increased casualties are blamed on higher business volume.
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Railroad Commission
Pennsylvania
State Pardons Board Prep For January Session List
The state board of pardons has cases listed for the January session on the 19th. Officials anticipate an unusually large winter list.
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State Board of Pardons
Exhibition of state museum prints honors principals visit
The exhibit of prints of famous paintings and works of art from the state museum, created in honor of the visit by state high school principals, is most complete and drew much attention from capitol attaches. The works use a new brown tint process and include some of the best known world pieces.
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State Museum
Capitol
Gush About Bygone Days and Modern Comforts
The Washington Star reflects on how memories of boyhood on farms and villages contrast with today’s conveniences. It notes lacking streetcars, gas lights, telephones, water supply, and other luxuries, while praising simple pleasures like the old swimming hole and annual circus visits. Most would not return to those days.
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Washington Star
Prehistoric Cogul Figures Drawn as Ancient Fashion Icons
Sir Ray Lankester notes ten painted female figures on a Cogul rock shelter in Catalonia. Each about seven inches tall, they wear short skirts and sleeves with conical hair, dating tens of thousands of years to the reindeer epoch. The scene, though primitive, carries a modern silhouette of shirt skirted figures at play.
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Cogul
Lerida
Catalonia
Sir Ray Lankester
London Telegraph
Sundowner custom on Africa’s west coast
The Sundowner is a west coast Africa practice distinct from the Australian sundowner. It marks a quarter hour between heat and night’s chill and serves as a communal rite to ward off the evening cold.
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Africa
Market News Roundup From New York and Several Cities
Financial news notes money demand and sterling exchange in New York. Regional figures show grain, butter, cheese, eggs and potatoes prices. cattle, sheep, hogs and hay values listed for Cleveland Toledo Buffalo Pittsburg Chicago with varied prices across farms and markets.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Ohio
Americans Pioneering Canadian West Lands
The Iowa farmer explains why families seek land in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, trading high Iowa land prices for cheap Canadian acres. He notes staying together as families, keeping sons from city life, and the appeal of a new flag plus shared roots as the Great North American land rush continues. The piece reflects a wide, explanatory tone from the Toronto Globe.
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Iowa
Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Cear
Saskatchewan
America
Kansas
Minnesota
Mid-West
Canadian
Toronto
Ontario
Globe
Barber Quarrel Over Change Sparks Unusual Deal
In a terse street exchange a man asks for half a dollar to pay for a haircut. The other offers a quarter and proposes a haircut in exchange for the loan. The dialogue ends with an unconventional trade of services for cash.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward and Testimonials
A Cleveland period advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan and Marvin and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces plus testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Mure
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden Led Sun Shine Society
Cynthia Westover Alden founded the International Sun Shine Society and serves as president general. The group reportedly has 3,000,000 members and was christened with 18 sponsors in New York City at Christmas 1896, earning the nickname child of the press through Alden’s newspaper connections.
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Cynthia Westover Alden
International Sunshine Society
New York City
Alden
New York
Astor Will Funds New York Newsboys Thanksgiving Dinner
Mrs William Waldorf Astor provided in her will that New York newsboys receive a Thanksgiving dinner. This year about 2000 newsboys attended as afternoon papers paused work for a holiday.
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William Waldorf Astor
New York
Astor
A Dye That Will Color any Fabric
Mrs. Adam Herbeson writes that Dyola colors wool cotton silk and mixed goods perfectly. Dyola Dyes come in 16 fast brilliant colors. 10 cents per package at your dealer. Write Dyola Burlington Vermont for color card and directions.
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Adam Herbeson
Burlington
Convenience store puff pricing sparks playful dispute
The Difference notes a humorous exchange about puff prices with a shopper quoting six puffs for a dollar from Rattleighs and a counterpart claiming 60 puffs for ten cents, highlighting bargain contrasts in a local ad scene.
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John
Rattleigh’s
Scott
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MR. Taft
Sundowner
Western
Nene Wen
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