Mails Used to Defraud Public Over Vacuum Carpet Cleaner
Warrants charge William P. Harrison, president of World Manufacturing, and Bruce Chorpening, secretary, with using the mails to defraud. The R. Armstrong Co. makes the vacuum cleaner sold for 8.50 each. 37,000 sold this year. Harrison and Chorpening were arrested and later released on bonds.
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Cincinnati
William P. Harrison
The
World Manufacturing Company
Bruce Chorpening
Post Office
Griswold
Harrison
R. Armstrong Company
Postoffice
Rathbone
Jarmon
Curtis
Kansas
Schwab
Hunt
Jackson
Harmon
Chorpening
United States
Adler
Funeral of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy Held in Boston
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy was buried in Mount Auburn cemetery after simple Chestnut Hill services attended by relatives household members Christian Science church officials publishing society and local students. About 120 people attended.
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Boston
Mass
Christian Science Church and Publishing Society
Greater
Mary Baker Eddy
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Chestnut Hill
Chicago and Omaha Live Stock Market Report
Market notes show Chicago receipts 35 000 hogs cattle 9 500 and sheep 18 900 with varied quotations for heavy to choice grades. Omaha reports cattle 4 400 head hogs 8 400 and sheep 3 000 with price ranges and declines noted. East Buffalo firm with strong hogs and lambs and higher calves listed by Dunning Stevens.
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Chicago
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Woman chained to wall by husband found in Boston home
A 23 year old white woman was found bound to a wall with a neck chain at 58 Middlesex street in Boston. Police say J H Taylor, a Black man, chained her to prevent her from fleeing. She claimed they wed last September and had been chained eight days with only one prior meal.
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Boston
Middlesex Street
J.H. Taylor
Taylor
Seek Bomb Throwers in Chicago Bombing Case
Federal authorities under General James K. Stuart begin a manhunt for the Slack Hand band of bomb throwers after an attempt to blow up a three story brick building at 108 West Twentieth Street in Chicago. Police cooperation is limited as inspectors pursue convictions in the Black Hand cases.
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Chicago
United States
West Twentieth Street
Modestino Mastrogiovanni
James K. Stuart
Postoffice
Bomb Explodes in New York Tenement Area
A dynamite bomb detonated in a vestibule on Forty-fifth Street awakened residents across fifty blocks of the East Side. The blast caused extensive damage but no serious injuries in an apartment house mainly housing Italians.
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New York
East Side
Forty-fifth Street
Old Postal Officer to Wed
A marriage license was issued to Albert Brown Chandler vice president of the Postal Telegraph company and Mildred Vivian a former company stenographer in New York. Vivian 35 lives with her mother on West One Hundred and Fortieth Street and Chandler 70 of Clinton Avenue Brooklyn plans to marry next Tuesday. Chandler has been with the Postal company since 1884 and served as a telegrapher at the war department during the Civil War. he is widowed with two grown sons.
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New York
Albert Brown Chandler
Postal Telegraph Company
Mildred Vivian
Vivian
West One Hundred and Fortieth Street
Chandler
Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn
Postal Company
War Department
Woman attempts self harm in Grand Rapids dispute
Mrs Alfred Finney swallowed aconite and fought a doctor trying to save her life. She struck her elderly mother in the eye during the struggle, a finger ring cutting the eye and endangering sight. A stomach pump removed the poison and she is recovering. The motive cited is a quarrel over a card party prize.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Alfred Finney
Will of Ju dus B E French Probate in New York
Decedent Ju dus B E French, steel car spring manufacturer, dies Dec 2 and probate papers reveal a generous estate. Mildred French Devereaux of North Randall receives all personal property and the trust income of 1 million dollars with further shares to her son Julian and daughter Aileen. Other relatives including Julia F. Boyce, Harry K. Devereaux, Ann Jennings, Nacy Van Gorde, Adelia Baldwin, Katherine MecKinnie and Julius and Edmund James receive specified sums, with the remainder to the daughter and her children.
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New York
Judus
Mildred French Devereaux
North Randall
Julian
Aileen
Julia F. Boyce
Harry K. Devereaux
Ann O. Jennings
Nacy Boyce van Gorde
Adelia Baldwin
Katherine S. MecKinnie
Julius F. James
Edmund James
General Johnstone, one of last Civil War generals, dies
General George N. Johnstone, age seventy eight, longtime resident of Tuscaloosa Alabama and one of the last surviving Civil War generals, dies at his home.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
George N. Johnstone
Chicago Strikers Vote on Peace Plan Amid Destitution
Chicago strikers begin voting on Hart Schaffner and Marx peace terms as 20 000 destitute residents face starvation cold and eviction. Arrests occur at Van Buren and Franklin streets as leaders distribute pamphlets in nine languages to rally support for acceptance.
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Chicago
van Buren
Franklin Streets
Harrison Street
Johns Balvin
Giuseppina Faranelli
Funza Tuminaro
Union Headquarters
LaSalle Street
Gault Court
Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Fair and Warmer Weather Ahead
Fair and warmer today and tomorrow across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with southeasterly winds. Highs in the 60s to 70s and light to moderate breezes boost outdoor plans.
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Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Victor Berger First Socialist Elected to Congress
Victor Berger becomes the first socialist member elected to the United States Congress, marking a historic breakthrough for the Socialist party in American politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Congress
French column routs natives in Senegal fight. 600 dead
A French column in the Onalai region of Senegal, French West Africa, routed about 5,000 natives on November 9, leaving 600 dead and many wounded. French losses included six officers and twenty-eight tirailleurs killed and seventy-five wounded. The Sultan of Massalet and Doudmourah and a former sultan of Oualai were killed.
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Paris
Onalai
Senegal
French West Africa
Tirailleus
Massalet
Doudmourah
Oualai
Hannah Taylor Died After Serving Soldiers On Gettysburg Field
Mrs. Hannah Taylor aged 80 of Columbus Ohio long aided wounded on both sides during the Gettysburg fighting. Her son Dr Henry M Taylor former assistant adjutant general of Ohio says she has been unconscious for ten days and is nearing death at her home.
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Columbus, O
Hannah Taylor
Henry M. Taylor
Ohio
Gettynburg
Hog Market Report from Chicago Crowded Trade
The Chicago hog market on December 9 1910 shows estimated receipts of 19000 with 4149 left over from yesterday. Prospects are strong to a shade higher for light hogs and mixed packers at 7.1547.55. Heavy shipping grades around 7.15997.57 with rough at 7.15 7.30. Cattle receipts 2500 and sheep 12000 with prospects steady for cattle and strong to 10 higher for sheep.
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Chicago
Second Report ilogs and Market Receipts Review
Estimated receipts today 18000, official receipts yesterday 30247, official shipments yesterday S853, official-left over yesterday 4149. Tomorrow's receipts estimated 12000. Market shows Bulk 748 to 760, Light 725 to 765, Mixed packers 725 to 765, Heavy shipping grades 725 to 765, Rough 725 to 750. Porkers 755 to 765, Pigs 675 to 7.0 SS.
Market Roundup: Steady Beef Receipts Across Classes
Estimated receipts show 3000 Market steady with cattle prices by class. Beeves bring 4.40 to 2.25 per hundredweight, cows and heifers 2.25 to 6.10, Texas steers 4.10 to 5.20, stockers and feeders 3.25 to 4.0, western cattle 4.10 to 6.20 per hundredweight.
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Texas
Market receipts for sheep and lambs show varied bids
Estimated receipts total 10000 with strong bids up to 10 higher. Native sheep range 2 50 to 4 40. Western sheep 2 75 to 4 40. Yearlings 4 25 to 6 50. Lambs 4 25 to 6 50. Western lambs 4 75 to 6 50.
Market update shows cattle prices firm and rising
Market reports lift prices with bulk cattle trading from 7.50 to 7.60, light also up from 7.30 to 7.70, mixed packers 7.25 to 7.70, paved 7.25 to 7.60, while cattle remain steady to 25 higher.
Grain Market Update from Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Beach-Wickham Grain Co furnishes market notes from Chicago dated December 9 1920. The report covers grain price movements and market outlook reflecting activity at the Chicago boards and related trading sentiment.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Postal Telegraph Building
Chicago
Illinois
Local Market Prices in Washington City Ledger
Prices for hay straw flour bran corn meal and butter listed for local merchants. Entries show per load or per sack and per hundred quantities with figures around 1.50 to 5.00 dollars. The text reflects a historic term and formatting showing market quotes for staples.
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Washington City
MacVeagh's Annual Report on 1 Per Cent Debt Plan and Reforms
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh urges Congress to authorize a plan for paying 1 percent annually to reduce the national debt, expand currency reforms, and streamline government operations. The 1912 estimate shows total federal expenses around $687 million with potential savings of about $18 million. a later figure asks Congress for $748 million. He hopes monetary issues rise above regional or party lines and renewed calls for gold certificates against bullion and foreign coins.
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Washington
Civil Service
Franklin MacVeard
Congress
Treasury
Repre
Veagb
Panama Canal
MacVeagh
Customs Service
Veneh
Eighteen Hurt In Midwest Car Crash At Starnes
Eighteen passengers including James C. Updegrove of Chicago were injured when a passenger car on the McKinley Interurban Traction Line collided with a standing freight train near Starnes east of Springfield. Slippery rails prevented the motorman from stopping in time.
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Springfield
James C. Updegrove
Chicago
McKinley
Starnes
Springheid
Danville
Reolia
Kalamazoo man commits cyanide suicide after job rejection
In Grand Rapids Michigan a Kalamazoo man named Judson ingested cyanide and opened gas jets at a local hotel before going to bed. His body was found by a chambermaid and a note said he was despondent over unemployment.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Dee. Judson
Kalamazoo
Infant dies after scalding incident in home
In Millersburg Michigan on December 9 a six months old child of Rey and Frank Copeland suffered severe scalds when a pot of hot tea was knocked from a table. The burns caused convulsions and the infant died shortly after. the scene is described as a Methodist household.
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Millersburg
Mich
Fdl
Rey
Frank Copeland
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Mrs. Eddy
Christian Science
A. B. Chandler
Miss Vivian
John Hays Hammond
Russia
Berlin
Dec
St. Petersburg
Johnstone
Weather Forecast
Victor Berger
Sultan
Gettysburg
Ilogs
Hoge
Reister & Son
John A. Babcock
Commission Merchant S. Yards
Ghigago
Exch’ge
Eee
Bert Judson
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