Tobacco firms buy Kentucky tobacco soon after trust dissolution
Lexington reports competitive buying by agents of former American Tobacco trust buyers in Kentucky as 8,000,000 pounds of barley tobacco held in warehouses sold to American Tobacco at 16.5 cents per pound. New York sees dissolution steps. Cantrill bill passage prompts census of tobacco supply to aid growers against price manipulation.
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Lexington
Kentucky
American Tobacco Company
Ohio
Washington
House
Uncle Sam
American Star Eleanor Perry Leads Offenbach Opera at His Majesty's
London reports American singer Eleanor Perry will star in Offenbach Orphee aux Enfers staged by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree at His Majesty's Theatre tonight. Tree praises her singing and acting, noting her beauty as Eurydice, while jokes about her foot size are dismissed.
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London
Cinderella
Sir Herbert
National Intercollegiate Socialist Society meeting in New York
Student Socialists from colleges nationwide gather in New York for the annual National Intercollegiate Socialist Society meeting. Local chapters reach nearly forty institutions and speakers include Congressman Berger, Mayor Lunn, Morris Hillquit, and John Spargo.
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New York
National Intercollegiate Socialist Society
Congressman Berger
Lunn
Schenectady
Morris Hillquit
John Spargo
Navy aviators to Cuba for winter flight tests
Navy aviators are ordered to Cuba for winter tests with likely departure from Washington. Biel eye and Kelsie Santiago named as scenes for Uncle Sam’s air operations. Flyers have spent months testing machines at Annapolis and will return there in the spring.
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Washington
Navy
Cuba
Re Biel
Kelsie
Santiago
Uncle Sam
Annapolis
Indianapolis mayors Christmas tree plan sparks debate
Indianapolis officials report Mayor Shank pushes a cost price Christmas tree program. The plan aims to move several carloads of near free trees in the city over the next three days amid sharp criticism from some officials described as socialist.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Shank
Wolves Reach Colorado in Numbers Alarm Local Stockmen
From many parts of Colorado reports say wolves have appeared in large numbers and threaten livestock later in winter. Packs have begun depredations and many stockowners report heavy losses already.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
May Parole Huston From Eastern Penitentiary
Joseph M Huston the architect of the state capitol may be paroled before Christmas from the eastern penitentiary where he serves a sentence for complicity in the capitol graft case The board of pardons can act today Huston was sentenced to six months to two years and would report monthly on behavior for the full two year term.
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Philadelphia
Joseph M. Huston
State Capitol
Eastern Penitentiary
Board of Pardons
Huston
Sidewalk Sketches Fashion Imitates Cost and Cruelty
A lighthearted critique of fashion’s snobbery and expense. The piece notes how styles shift rapidly and favor costly gowns, hats, and plumes, while punishing budgets and husbands who misread trends. It opens with wit about the dulling grip of fashion on society and ends with a jab at human vanity.
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Hubbard
Camille
Great Strike Feared in London After Holiday Meeting
London reports a gathering of labor representatives may trigger a strike across industries including collieries railway and postal services. Leaders warn against holiday disruption, fearing public sympathy loss if action occurs before Christmas. The McNamara case in America prompts commentary on unionism and employer resolve.
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London
McNamara
America
England
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury
An 1900s notice warns against mercury in catarrh treatments and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo Ohio. It promotes internal use and lists price and suppliers. The same page includes a lengthy original notice in Washington County Iowa court about A J Boyd vs Charles Burnham et al seeking to quiet title to outlet 39 in North East Brighton with a twenty year adverse possession claim and a lengthy description of the parcel.
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Washington County
Iowa
A. J. Boyd
Bartlett and Vincent sue in Iowa district court
In January Term 1912 the District Court of Iowa in Washington County heard案件 filed by Cora W M Bartlett and R D Vincent as plaintiffs seeking legal remedy against named defendants.
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District Court OF the
State OF
Iowa
Washington County
Cora W. M. Bartlett
R. D. Vincent
Quiet title action over land in Washington County Iowa
Plaintiffs allege fee simple ownership of a 43.5 acre tract in Washington County Iowa and seek to bar unknown claimants and surviving interests. The case cites the C R I & P Railway right of way and names numerous defendants led by the Rock Island and Pacific companies and heirs list. The January 1912 term is specified with avoidance of any personal claims against defendants. Attorney MARSH W. BAILEY represents plaintiffs.
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Section Thirty One
Township Seventy Four
Mount Pleasant Road
District Court
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Eicher & Livingston
Robert Martin
Elizabeth J. Conger
John Irwin
James G. Conger
Grace R. Conger
Hannah Irwin
A. A. Conger
Helen Grosscup
Margaret Martin
Margaret B. Martin
John H. Martin
William H. Conger
Cora W. Martin
Alfred T. Burris
Elizabeth J. Burris
Elmer Conger
Allen Conger
William B. Hays
Bessie M. Conger
David R. Miller
Maggie B. Miller
Julius A. Conger
Phil
W. A. van Doren
Marian Hart
John Hendee
Phoebe Hendee
William Robertson
Wm. Robertson
Sarah Robertson
Julia Hart
Thomas Beard
Mary Beard
Enoch Ross
Sarah Ross
Chi Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
C. R.I. & P. Railway Company
Clerk of the District Court of
Marsh W, Bailey
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J. A. Harwood & Son
McElhinney
Foley
Bright
B. W. Hall
Waverly
Chamberlain
Lemmon
Kentucky Tobacco
College Socialists
Meeting OF Representatives
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Charles Burham
Charles Burnham
Elbridge Reede
Thomas S. Mealey
Louisa Mealey
Thomas S. Maley
Louisa Maley
Samuel Maley
Samuel Mealey
Thos. S. Mealey
Jane Mealey
Samuel M. Heaton
Margaret Foreman
Sarah Hughes
Thomas Hughes
George Foreman
Charlotte Braden
Collier Braden
Amelia Heaton
William Heaton
Call F. Braden
Charlotte B. Braden
Margaret Forman
Geo. O. Foreman
John
A.J. Boyd
Windsor Grocery Telephone
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