Gompers Mitchell and Morrison Re-elected AFL Leaders in Toronto
At the Toronto convention the American Federation of Labor unanimously re elected Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison as heads. Count Boni de Castellane in Rome seeks papal annulment of his marriage to Anna Gould to remarry. President Simon of Haiti arrives Cape Haitien greeted by flags. Mrs Marie Radleigh of New York births her nineteenth child nine survived with a married daughter and grandchild. Rings worth $500 found and returned in Kansas City Union Station. Col Charles Smith 81 dies at Terre Haute after service in Mexican and Civil Wars.
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Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Toronto
Count Boni de Castellane
Rome
Anna Gould
Princess de Sagan
Simon
Haiti
Cape Haitien
Liberte
Marie Radleigh
New York City
Goldie Dixon
New Town
Margaret Adams
Chicago
Union Station
Kansas City
Col
Charles Smith
Terre Haute
Ind
Oil firm dis solved as illegal restraint in court ruling
Judge Wal ter H. Sanborn and three colleagues declare Standard Oil of New Jersey an illegal combination restraining trade and order its dissolution. An injunction will restrain further business in 30 days unless appealed to the Supreme Court. The article notes other international, labor, and crime items.
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Walter H. Sanborn
United States Circuit Court
District of
Missouri
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United States Supreme Court
Zelaya
Nicaragua
United States
Taft
Managua
R. Y. Williams
F. M. Morris
St. Pal
Cherry
Ill
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Committee On Boycott
Hedwig Zinda
Milwaukee
Pioneer
Clarence Compton
Sylvester
Albert Owen
Compton
Sylvester Owen
West Springfield
Mass
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Washington
Consuelo
Manchester
Consuelo Yznaga
New York
Miners Rescued After Seven Days in Cherry St Paul Mine
Twenty one men were saved alive from the St Paul mine at Cherry Illinois after seven days trapped in the second vein. Fire and debris blocked access to the third vein though rescues continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Cherry
Caracas
San Juan
Porto Rico
Haldane Cleminson
Chicago
Andrew Heil
Charles Benfield
Benfield
Taft
Knox
Nicaragua
LeRoy Cannon
Leonard Grose
of Zelaya
Buffalo
California
Panama
Independence
Shawneetown
Ill
Gale Bros
Cincinnati
Coliseum
San Francisco
North Dakota
Reclamation Fund
Pittsburg
Washington
Leonard Grace
Zelaya
State Department
Department
Managua
Revolutionary Army
Sherif F. R. Davis
Alexander County
Illinois
Cairo
Will James
Maryville
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Robert Morrison
Brooklyn
New York
Fire destroys half of Warrenton as town burns
Warrenton Virginia, summer resort noted for horse shows, faced a major blaze starting in a livery stable. With no water supply or local fire department, dynamite was used after 14 houses and the town building burned, the post office threatened, and help came from Alexandria and Washington. The outbreak left about half the town destroyed, with wealthy residents and horse breeders among the evacuees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Alexandria
Washington
Fauquier County
Wright Co forms aviation trust to control heavier-than-air flight
New York City reports the Wright Co backed by major financiers has formed a monopoly bid to control aviation in the United States and Canada. With a $1,000,000 capital and no stock for sale, the firm aims to take over Wright patents and regulate plane design and flight, with a Dayton factory planned and operations in Florida continuing to April. The Wrights will be actively involved in the enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Canada
Wright Co
Flying Machine Trust
Wrights
Supreme Court of the United States
Delancey Nicoll
Dayton
Florida
Auto Wreck Kills Three Near Cuthbert Ga
A wedding party returning from Cuthbert to Coleman was in a crash two miles west of Cuthbert. James Shepard Helene Mattox Horace Shepard and Mary Mattox were in the car driven by Curtiss Williams. Williams lost control while lighting a cigarette on a 30 foot bridge and the vehicle went to the railroad tracks. Three are dead and two are injured likely fatally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthbert
Coleman
James Shepard
Helene Mattox
Horace Shepard
Mary Mattox
Fort Gaines
Curtiss Williams
Williams
Central Railway
Murderer Teodoro Rizzo Executed in Auburn Prison
Teodoro Rizzo was electrocuted in Auburn prison for the murders of Theresa Procopio, seven, and Freddy Infusino, two and a half, in a Utica culvert on September 12. He received last rites at 4 AM and, after confessing, said goodbye to fellow inmates with no message for relatives.
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Auburn
N. Y
Teodoro Rizzo
Theresa Procopio
Freddy Infusino
Utica
Rizzo
Inherits Millions Still a Cop from Ireland Heir
New York City patrolman William Burke is notified that a deceased Irish uncle leaves him one million dollars but he plans to keep his police uniform and continue his duty.
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New York City
William Burke
Ireland
Baron George De Reuter Dies in London
Baron George De Reuter, younger son of the late founder of Reuters Telegram Co., and brother of the current managing director of Reuters, has died in London England.
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Baron George de Reuter
London
Eng
George de Reuter
Baron de Reuter
Reuter’s Telegram Co
Peron de Reuter
Reuter’s
State agencies report record hunting and tagging activity
The state highway department notes a rising demand for automobile tags as the season ends. The forestry department issued hunting permits to 3,000 people, a record high. Residents complain to the game commission about foxes harming game populations.
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State Highway Department
State Forestry Department
Office
The
State Game Commission
Governor Grants Respite for F Latampo
Governor Stuart has granted a respite to F Latampo who faced a death sentence by hanging on December 9 in Lock Haven. The stay extends until January 4, 1910 to allow the case to be reviewed by the board of pardons.
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Ov. Stuart
F. Latampo
Lock Haven
Board of Pardons
Arsenal of 140 guns seized by state game office
Kalbfus state Game Commissioner reports 140 firearms collected as penalties for foreigners violating naturalization gun laws. Most confiscations were carried out by state police.
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Kalbfus
State police lauded for curbing game and fish violations
State game and fish authorities praise the state police for cracking down on violators in the hard coal region. In other areas police efforts have lagged. The year’s arrests for game and fish violations are set to break records.
State Zoologist Warns on Orchard Planting
State Zoologist Surface notes many applications for designation of model orchards and urges balanced planting to ensure long term care and good crops, stressing the need for diligent maintenance by the people.
State Clerk Receives Requests for Judicial Lists
Hassler, the Commissioners' Clerk, reports two inquiries from residents. A western state woman asked for a full list of all 5000 justices of the peace, but no appropriation funds such dissemination. A Chicago man sought a complete statement of law on associate justiceships.
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Hassler
State Department
Chicago
Quo warranto actions dropped against half of brewing firms
Deputy Attorney General Cunningham dismissed the quo warranto proceedings against about 30 of 60 brewing companies accused of violating their charters by selling ice to the public or furnishing it to customers. Proceedings for the remaining firms continued to January 5. The complaints, filed by James S. Kerr, covered firms in Allegheny County and many between Altoona Ridgeway Erie and Washington.
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Cunningham
Allegheny County
Altoona
Ridgeway
Erie
Washington
James S. Kerr
Hallowe'en Memory Ends With Coarse Feed Command
Senator Bacon recalls a Tennessee autumn tale of hunger and a Halloween party at a farmhouse. A long wait for supper ends when an old farmer commands, Hold on, coarse feed yourself first, as guests finally dine on cake while the writer remains hungry.
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Hallowe'en
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Tennessee
State Board Grants and Denials on Pardons
The state board of pardons acted on several cases. Michael Davis of Lackawanna County, jailed 18 years for second degree murder, recommended for pardon after letters from Judge Edwards and DA Lewis argued manslaughter would suffice. Pete Jonosko of Allegheny, felonious rape, held under advisement. George P. Myer alias Charles E. Chambers of Chester, larceny, refused. Agnes Boland of Philadelphia, larceny, recommended after DA Rotan and James Travers letters. Philadelphia’s James Travers, highway robbery, refused. Rehearings were refused for Harry Brustlin of Philadelphia for assault and battery, and C. F. Reidel and A. N. Bahman of Lackawanna for forgery.
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State Board of Pardons
Michael Davis
Lackawanna County
Edwards
Lewis
Pete Jonosko
Allegheny
George P. Myer
Charles E. Chambers
Chester
Agnes Boland
Philadelphia
Rotan
James Travers
Harry Brustlin
C. F. Reidel
A. N. Bahman
Lackawanna
Man Charged in Reading for Disinfectant Swindle Linked to Dr. Dixon
William D. Moore, accused of selling a so called Metropolitan Disinfectant to farmers in Lancaster County via Dr. Dixon's name, was arrested in Reading. Dr. Dixon and Dr. Gilliland moved quickly after receiving farmer complaints that the swindle used the physician's name to push the product amid fears of Texas fever.
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William D. Moore
Dixon
Reading
Gilliland
Little Britain
Lancaster County
Moore
Forest lands taxed by state pay road taxes and school tax
Forestry Commissioner Conklin paid 16421.34 in road taxes for state lands at two cents per acre. The state also paid 17500 in school tax on the same lands.
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Conklin
Fish Commissioner Meehan Returns From Pollution Tour
State Fish Commissioner Meehan returned from the northern tier where he arranged with tanneries and other plants to stop stream pollution under the new pollution act and expressed satisfaction with conditions found.
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Meehan
Tier
Music as Anesthetic in Surgeons’ Rooms
A Geneva physician uses music to soothe patients under ether or chloroform, starting with the anesthetic and continuing until awakening. The method reportedly prevents hysterical reactions and nausea. A second physician uses blue light from a 16-candle-power lamp with a blue veil to induce sleep in two to three minutes.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Automatic Registration Machines in Berlin Post Offices
Machines for automatic registration of letters to be tried in Berlin post offices. One side faces the employee, the other the sender. The sender pushes the letter through, turns the handle, and the machine stamps, prints the receipt, and ejects it.
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Berlin
Immense Ocean Liners Olympic and Titanic Size Details
The Olympic and Titanic of the White Star line will measure 890 feet long with a 92 foot beam and 64 foot depth. From keel to pilot house roof the height reaches 105 feet while bow freeboard stands at 52 feet, a dimension enough to overtop large wave spray.
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Olympic
Titanic
White Star Line
Parcel Post Incident At Liverpool Street Station
A post office servant was seen at Liverpool Street Station London transporting a lady on a parcel post lorry to her train. The seated passenger appeared incapacitated perhaps by gout, sitting in a chair mounted on the service vehicle just above the label Parcel Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool Street Station
London
England
Parcel Post
London Hospital Beds Cost In London Hospitals
The average yearly cost of each bed in London hospitals is 450 dollars, reflecting hospital financing and patient care expenses. The figure highlights ongoing budget pressures and resource allocation within London’s health system.
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London
London Hospitals
Markets Plunge Through Major Commodity Report
Financial notes from New York show money on call firm at 4 5 percent and sterling exchange at 4 87.40 for demand. Grain and live stock prices listed for Cleveland Toledo Buffalo Pittsburgh and Chicago markets with bids on wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs potatoes hay cattle sheep and hogs across multiple cities. Chicago wheat for December noted at 31 09 14 with pork and lard futures also cited.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Ohio
Chicago
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