Round About the World: Notable Happenings and Debuts
A global roundup notes Theodore Roosevelt Jr moving to manage the corporation’s western houses with San Francisco as HQ after leaving the Thompsonville plant in June. Dr Frederick A Cook sails from Rio to New York March 18 with stops in Colon and Mobile. John Mitchell leads a nationwide rest-for-workers crusade. Retired Brig. Gen L L P Bradley dies at 88 in Tacoma. The US president and Canada’s governor general to greet each other in Albany. Bishop Henry W Spellmeyer dies at 76 in Atlantic City from heart disease. Philip Bender to Sing Sing for four years nine months after bigamy sentence. Laney Evans, USDA rice statistician, proposes low-grade rice for cattle feed.
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
New York Dispatch
Thompsonville Conn
Western Houses
San Francisco
Frederick A. Cook
New York
Rio Janeiro
Colon
Mobile
Ala
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
L. L. P. Bradley
Tacoma
Wash
United States
Canada
Albany
N. Y
Taft
Diaz
Mexico
Henry W. Spellmeyer
St. Louis
New Jersey Methodist Episcopal Conference
Atlantic City
N. J
Denis
Philip Bender
Long Island
Sing Sing
Laney Evans
United States Department of Agriculture
Various 1909 News Bits Blink Across the Atlantic and U.S.
A mix of 1909 items: Davis criticizes Ballinger before a Taft inquiry. Taft taps Neill for Philadelphia probe at labor federation request. Patten faces mob in Manchester and cheers in Liverpool. Nellie Chaplain dies in bed from pipe smoke at 80. A London bank opens to women. Capron jailed for embezzlement. A Cairo jail mob wounds one, kills none while seeking lynchings of two accused youths.
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Ballinger
A. E. Davis
Taft
Canal Zone
Mr. Davis
Davis
Philadelphia
Commission For the Foundation of Industrial Peace
Neill
Washington
National Federation of Labor
Cotton Exchange
Manchester
England
Liverpool
James A. Patten
Chicago
Jefferson County
N. Y
London
R. P. Johnson
New York
John D. Rockefeller
George A. Capron
United States Express Company
Englewood
Capron
Cairo
Ill
John Trapp
Lincoln Wilson
Taft Urges Census Aid as March Work Begins
President Taft issues a proclamation urging all Americans to answer census inquiries promptly and accurately as enumerators start work April 14. The Illinois Republican Editorial association heard telegrams from Taft, Speaker Cannon, and Senator Cullom emphasizing genuine Republicanism.
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Taft
United States
Cannon
Cullom
Illinois Republican Editorial Association
Senate Chamber
Springfield
Jamestown
John Hanson
Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
General Committee of
Lord Rosebery
House of Lords
Col. Roosevelt
Nile
Khartum
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Kellogg Attacks Standard Oil Case Before Supreme Court
Washington D C Frank B Kellogg lawyer for the government argued before the Supreme Court that Standard Oil Co is a monopoly and a combination in restraint of trade. He warned that if corporations gain control socialism and anarchy will follow, contrasting the government's facts with Standard Oil's defense and predicting long term corporate dominance.
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Washington, D. C
Standard Oil Co
Frank B. Kellogg
Government
Supreme Court
Congress
Mr. Kellogg
John G. Milburn
Corporation
Milburn
Mr. Milburn
Kellogg
Hope
Halt Called On Strike Plans In Chicago
Rail workers in the west faced a potential nationwide disruption as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen halted their strike plans after the federal government signaled intervention. About 30,000 workers were prepared to strike, risking 120,000 miles of rail. Government mediation will seek a peaceful settlement.
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Chicago
West
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Prominent Boston Man Dies at 82
Frederick B. Wentworth of Boston aged 82 died of pneumonia at his home. He was the oldest active member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., joining May 23, 1864, and had served nearly 46 years as a sergeant. He was popular among members and wore the bearskin head-dress with pride.
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Boston
Mass
Frederick B. Wentworth
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co
Wentworth
Ancient and Honorary Artillery Co
Pennsylvania Happenings: Wills Auditor General and Road Bid
Register of Wills Martin of Philadelphia paid Auditor General Young 34948 as the state tax on writs in the month just closed. The state highway department will seek bids for 10000 feet of road in Erie county marking the year’s first contract. Fish Commissioner Meehan plans to sue polluters of streams in Monroe county after speaking at Stroudsburg. About 700 dentists will attend the Pennsylvania State Dental society meeting in Harrisburg June 28 to 30. State Zoologist Surface will attend early orchard demonstrations in Cumberland and Dauphin counties.
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Register of Wills
Martin
Philadelphia
Young
State Highway Department
Erie County
Meehan
Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Pennsylvania State Dental Society
Harrisburg
Keystone State
Cumberland
Dauphin
Lee named steward of Somerset county home farm
R. L. Lee, longtime orchard inspector in the state zoologist division, has been appointed steward of the Somerset county home farm and will begin duties on April 1.
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R. L. Lee
Somerset County
Guard announces duty assignments for recently elected officers
National Guard headquarters releases the general monthly orders assigning five newly elected officers to duty in the Eighth Infantry. Among those named are Battalion Quartermasters Jesse Webb Ralph C Crow and Harry Herman Baker.
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National Guard
Eighth Infantry
Jesse Webb
Ralph C. Crow
Harry Herman Baker
Nurses Registered Reaches Over One Thousand In State
More than 300 certificates of registration for nurses were filed with the secretary of the commonwealth Robert McAfee. Including 785 already registered, the total number of registered nurses in the state exceeds 1,100.
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Secretary of the Commonwealth
Robert McAfee
Food and oleo law arrests span western counties
Dairy and food division agents report seven arrests in McKean and Warren counties for illegal food sales while Venango sees action against preserved cat sup cherries and pickles. Allegheny enforces cider vinegar law with four arrests for products not from orchards.
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Dairy and Food Division
McKean
Warren
Venango
Allegheny
Mason and Dixon line commission report bound copies issued
Bound copies of the Mason and Dixon line commission report have been distributed at the capitol. The volume, compiled in 1902 and published under 1909 act, includes maps and credible historical data. The commission featured Dr. O H Tittman Isaac B Brown and William Bullock Clark. Lawsuits against estates tied to state capital contracts have sheriff actions started in Dauphin county with 30 day response window.
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Joseph M. Huston
State Capitol
Commonwealth
Huston
Supreme Court
Shumaker
Snyder
Mason and Dixon's Line Commission
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Capitol
O. H. Tittman
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Internal Affairs
Isaac B. Brown
William Bullock Clark
Dauphin County
Power of the imagination ends heat woes from wrong thermometer
In a tale of misread warmth Mr Billtops discovers his thermometer was five degrees off causing two years of discomfort. He finds his parlor reads 72 while his room stays around 67 and learns the power of imagination as he replaces the faulty device and finally feels truly warm.
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Billtops
The Bishop of London and the Salmon on the Tay
A bishop told Guild of St Edmund members a tongue in cheek tale about the weighty title on luggage and a Scots gullie who dubbed him the Minister of London. He recalled six salmon catches as emblem of his inflated Tay reputation.
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London
Guild of St. Edmund
Keep Up with the Procession in Everyday Life
A reflective editorial urges readers to stay engaged with daily events rather than retreat. It celebrates observing the passing days as a source of joy and suggests opening windows and letting the world in.
When the Telephone Was New in New Haven 1878
A historic first exchange opened in New Haven in 1878 marking early growth of telephone service. It showcases the era when pioneering lines connected residents and businesses, shaping communication in the region.
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New Haven
Reformed Thrift Scribe Regretted Past Yen
A conversation hints at a reforming spendthrift admitting past excesses after declaring retirement from wasteful spending. The exchange underscores a change in habits and the lingering memory of prior extravagance.
Markets Update From New York To Chicago
Money on call steady at 2 1 4 percent. Sterling exchange around 4.86 95. Grain and live stock prices vary by city with Minnesota spring patents at 6.00 to 6.60 for flour. Wheat at 1.19 4 per bushel in Cleveland. corn 62 3 4c. oats 49 4c. Cattle, hogs, and sheep show mixed gains across Toledo Buffalo and Pittsburgh markets. Chicago reports May wheat 1.13 4, May corn 64 3 4c, May oats 45 4c, May pork 25.72, May lard 13.82.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Ohio
Chicago
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Sabattus Maine and Graniteville Vermont women report relief from pregnancy and menopause related symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials praise its effectiveness and urge others to try the herbal remedy. The ad notes the product has stood as a standard female health remedy for thirty years.
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Sabattus
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
H. W. Mitchell
Graniteville
Charles Barclay
R.F.D
Lydia £. Pinkham
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General News
Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Kermit
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Ethel
Brotherhood of
Brotherhood
Thomas K. Laughlin
Allegheny Cemetery
Barney Oldfield
Daytona
Fla
Renk
African Sudan
B .C. Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Kansas City
Col. Swope
Hyde
James Breck Perkins
Rochester
Garfield Hospital
Western Penitentiary
Power OF the
Toledo
Mar
Pittsburg
Dr.May
W. H. May
Pearl Street
California
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
E. L. Lomax
Omaha
Masey Fenwick & Lawrence
Washington D.C
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