Senator Cummins Voices State On Dowell Exit In Des Moines
Des Moines reports Senator Cummins home for Christmas says Dowell left race not at his urging and hints he may not campaign in Seventh district. He calls his railroad rate bill the session's live wire and expects Taft's message to favor it. Postal savings bank debate also looms large in Congress.
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Dowell
Postal Savings Bank
Des Moines
Cummins
Congress
H. A. Rawson
Seventh Congressional District
Senator Dowell
Taft
Fourth victim identified in Dows bridge tragedy
Dows Iowa December 19 Everside a wealthy farmer living east of town was the fourth person to die in the railroad bridge accident. He was found beside the north approach with a broken neck a crushed skull and a face so disfigured he was hardly recognizable.
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Dows
Everside
Old School Minstrel Man Daniel Kenner Dies
Daniel Kenner, about sixty, longtime circus and minstrel performer of the old school, died at his Oskaloosa home from asthma and complications on December 19.
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Oskaloosa
Daniel Kenner
Kenner
Farmer Kuntz Killed in Train Collision Near Charter Oak
William Kuntz a wealthy farmer and his wife were riding a buggy when a Milwaukee Northbound train struck it near Charter Oak Denison area. Kuntz was killed and his wife fatally injured in the accident reported December 19.
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Denison
William Kuntz
Charter Oak
Decatur County Pioneer Henry Hendrickson Dies
Henry Hendrickson a pioneer of Decatur county died suddenly in Decatur City IA after driving to town to fetch a sick neighbor to the doctor. The death is attributed to heart disease.
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Decatur County
Decatur City
Henry Hendrickson
Forest City to Have Peat Plant
Forest City Iowa reports National Peat Fuel and Gas company of Chicago plans a peat plant near town costing 10000 dollars to open next spring.
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Forest City
National Peat Fuel and Gas Company of
Chicago
Fourteen Below Shatters Winter Cold Record
Sioux City reports the coldest weather of the season with the thermometer at 14 below zero on December 19. The frigid conditions affect daily life as residents bundle up and seek shelter from the bitter wind chills.
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Sioux City
Parr to Receive Substantial Sugar Fraud Reward
William Loeb Jr, collector of the port of New York, approved Richard Parr’s moiety claim in the sugar fraud case. Parr, deputy collector and original informer, stands to gain up to half of the proceeds from the $2,135,486 paid into the treasury as restitution for duties evaded by under weighing, estimated near $1,000,000 if Treasury approves.
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New York
William Loeb, Jr
Port of
Richard Parr
United States Treasury
American Sugar Refining Company
Parr
Treasury Department
Manufactory of Explosives Explodes Near Caserta
A factory of explosives exploded near Caserta resulting in five deaths and five injuries. Local authorities reported the incident occurring on December 19 in the Naples region, with casualties including factory workers and nearby residents. Emergency responders rushed to the scene.
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Naples
Caserta
Thousands at Leopold's bier in Brussels palace
King Leopold lay in state as thousands filed past the catafalque in the royal palace. Priests chanted Miserere and nuns tolled rosaries while Princess Louise and Baroness Vaughan pursued ongoing legal actions over the king's estates.
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Brussels
Leopold
Royal
Prince Albert
Grenadier Regiment
Congo Independent State
General Socialist Organization
Congo
Albert
Louise
Vaughan
Tug Penelope Burns Off Ohio Shore
The tug Penelope of Cleveland burned four miles off Lorain while fighting ice floes in bitter cold. Its three crew members escaped after a life threatening struggle with the ice.
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Ohio
Lorain, O
Penelope
Cleveland
East St. Louis Car Wild Negro Highwayman Shoots
An armed black highwayman shot and wounded a motorman and conductor on a street car in East St. Louis Illinois. The car went four miles as the assailant fled with a small sum from the conductor.
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East St. Louis
Til
N. P.o'brien
E. W. Goody
O'Brien
No Quorum in Either House Delays Holiday Business
Washington December 19 With fewer than a quorum in both houses little business will be conducted before the holidays. The House will pass minor bills and close the District of Columbia appropriation. The Senate plans to confirm Werace H. Lurton as associate justice of the Supreme Court with limited opposition.
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Senate
Washington
House
District of Columbia
Werace H. Lurton
Supreme Court of the United States
Trade With South America Shows Record Imports in 1909
Washington reports that trade between the United States and South America in 1909 will surpass all prior years with total commerce near 260 million dollars. Imports from South America reached about 175 million, exports 83 million, coffee dominates with Brazil supplying over 600 million pounds, and ten months’ coffee usage totals 64 million dollars.
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Washington
South America
United States
Brazil
Taft Returns From Funeral Trip To White House
President Taft and his son Charlie return to Washington from Watertown Connecticut after attending the funeral of Mrs Horace D Taft sister in law The president’s train was over an hour behind schedule and went directly from Union Station to the White House
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Watertown
Washington
Taft
Charlie
Conn
Horace D. Taft
Union Station
White House
Cardinal Satelli Relapses in Nephritis Battle
Rome report states Cardinal Satelli has relapsed with nephritis and extreme weakness. Delirium is frequent and doctors fear a fatal outcome.
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Cardinal Satelli Iell
Rome
Cardinal Satelli
Increase in toy imports
Washington reports a rise in Christmas toy imports with Uncle Sam noting more children on Santa's list. The year’s toy value in the United States has grown, with at least 7.5 million dollars of toys imported, up from 6.93 million dollars the previous year.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
United States
Germany
Ancient Eyeglasses in Roman Times Highlighted
A New York Post note recalls ancient use of spectacles with a playful remark by a schoolgirl about Roman fondness for glasses, framing early vision aids in a historical light.
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New York Post
Polar records prompt Copenhagen inquiry into Cook claim
The New York press reports that Copenhagen investigators will likely reject Dr. Frederick A. Cook's polar records as inadequate for scientific judgment. Friends say Cook may be abroad in Christiansand Norway, with secretary Walter Lonsdale aboard the steamer United States, on a voyage tied to Thanksgiving Day.
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Copenhagen
Cook
Explorer
New York
Frederick A. Cook
Christiansand
Norway
Death Pact or Murder in Newark Home Sisters Found Dead
Two aged spinster sisters Frances and Mabel Ritchfe were found dead in their Newark home. Frances lay on the floor while Mabel dangled from a clothes-line above a door. A hatpin injuries suggest possible struggle after a joint death act.
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Harpin
Newark
N. J
Frances
Mabel Ritchfe
Indictment Planned for Three Sisters in Ocey Snead Case
Three sisters Virginia Wardlaw Mary Snead and Caroline W Martin face indictment by the Essex county New Jersey grand jury for the murder of Ocey Snead whose body was found in a bath tub in Fast Orange New Jersey Extradition requests for Mrs Snead and Mrs Martin will be filed after the indictments Prosecutor Mott says both sisters aided in securing the house where Ocey Snead died.
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Ocey Snead
New York
Virginia Wardlaw
Mary Snead
Caroline W. Martin
Fast Orange
N. J
Essex County
Brokaw Divorce Case Could Go To Trial This Week
In New York a high profile separation suit between Mary Blair Brokaw and W Gould Brokaw may be resolved this week or may extend longer. Counsel expressed uncertainty and Baldwin signaled a lengthy cross examination if Mr Brokaw testifies.
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New York
Brokaw
A Visitor Tells Of Dog That Found Lost Sheep
At an English country inn on market day a visitor recounts how his dog, with the aid of a telescope, tracked and recovered six missing ewes from a moor area two miles away. The tale ends with the sheep brought home safely within hours.
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Bob
Icebergs of the North and South Compared
Report notes marked differences between Arctic and Antarctic icebergs. Arctic bergs are irregular with pinnacles and towers, forming in narrow fiords, while Southern bergs are flat topped and solid, reaching open seas via wide passages.
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Pittsburg Press
Markets Report for December 20 1909 Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep
Chicago December 20 1909 market report shows hogs with receipts about 48000 and prices mainly 8 25 to 8 60 for heavy shipping grades and 7 90 to 8 40 for light hogs. Cattle and sheep also noted with beef prices and stockers and feeders at 4 00 to 5 40 and 3 60 to 5 75 respectively. market closes with varied activity across classes.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Case at North American Live Stock
John A. Babcock files a case involving North American Live Stock Commission Company at U S Stock Yards Chicago Illinois. The document lists parties and venue details in a standard legal notice format.
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Case of North
American
LIVE
Stock Commission Company
U.S
Madriz Gains Enthusiastic Welcome in Managua Rally
Jose Madriz, judge and presidential candidate, arrived to cheering crowds in Managua Nicaragua on December 19. Troops and detectives cleared streets as Madriz walked to his hotel amid a furious crowd including residents of Leon who formed a protective bodyguard. Commissions from congress, the supreme court and Leon, Managua, Chinandega and Masaya greeted him aboard the steamer from Punta Arenas.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Jose Madriz
Central American Court of Justice
Cartago
Zelaya
Madriz
Corinto
Leon
Lberals
Viva Leon
Aca
Punta Arenas
Costa Rica
Congress
Supreme Court
Mamagua
Chinandaga
Masaya
Republic
Bluefields
Estrada
The
Revolut
Temps Extols Roosevelt as Foreign Associate Member
The Temps praises Theodore Roosevelt for his political and moral leadership and insists that peace must be defended by duty rather than fear. It notes his stance that war is evil but not the greatest of evils and honors his role as a messenger of national idealism.
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Paris
Temps
Theodorevelt
Academy of Moral and Polit Science
Roosevelt
Veit
Agriculture Bill Nears House Report After Recess
Washington Dee 19 The committee on agriculture closed the department estimates for the new fiscal year and is expected to report the bill a days after the holiday recess. It probably carries about 12000 dollars exclusive of continuing permanent appropriations.
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Washington
Dee
Agricultural Department
House Committee On Agriculture
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Astirani
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
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