Scott to Stay in Antarctic Another Winter for Science
Captain Scott will remain in Antarctica for another winter to finish scientific and exploration work begun on the Terra Nova voyage. On January 8 he was about 150 miles from the South Pole and advancing slowly as winter closes in. The Terra Nova left Christchurch November 29, 1910 with 58 officers and men, dogs, and three motor sledges, pursuing both pole reach and scientific study of geology meteorology gravity and ice formations.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Robert F. Scott
Antarctic
Scott
Akaroa
Banks Peninsula
South Pole
Pole
Terra Nova
Ross Sea
Polar
Christchurch
Great Plateau
Presidential Preference Primary Law Enacted in Springfield
Governor Deneen signed the presidential preference primary bill, making it law with an emergency clause. The April 9 statewide primaries follow swift passage by both chambers, 110 to 0 in the House after Senate approval. Taft leads the Republican slate. the petition was filed before formal notice.
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Springfield
Deneen
House of Reprsentatives
Senate
Taft
Sangamon County
E. Wheeler
United States District
H. A. Converse
George B. Gillispie
Sugar Trust Trial Fails In Sherman Act Case
New York jury clears directors John E Parsons Washington B Thom George H Frazier Arthur Donner of violating the Sherman antitrust law while directing the sugar trust. Prosecutors had charged the four with conspiracy under the act in the United States district court.
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New York
John. E. Parsons
Washington
Thoman
George . H. Frazier
Arthur Donner
Gore Near Death Appears in Questioned Report
A fragmented note mentions Gore near death but lacks clear details or corroborating context. No further specifics available in readable text.
Taft rejects intervention amid Mexican turmoil
Washington reports intense rumors on Mexico ranging from U S intervention to dispatch of an embassy guard in Mexico City. The only action connected to the situation was sending 1000 standard rifles from New York to arm the American colony there, done with Mexican government consent and under Ambassador Wilson’s recommendation. President Taft maintains no ground for intervention despite recent Mexican military engagements.
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Washington
Mexico
United
States
New York
Wilson
Taft
Philip Hichborn Dies by His Own Hand in Washington
Philip Hichborn a Washington millionaire and member of a leading family was found dead in his bathroom from a self inflicted wound. Despondency over his wife eloping with Horace Wylie a noted clubman is believed to have caused the death. Mrs Hichborn a woman about thirty five is described as beautiful. The pair are thought to be abroad in Europe.
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Washington
Philip Hichborn
Horace Wylie
Hichborn
Wylie
Europe
Freel Allen Captured Near Hillsville in Carriage Shed
Freel Allen age eighteen, youngest of the Allen gang, was captured in a carriage shed at his father Jack Allen’s home eight miles from Hillsville Virginia. Detectives Tom Felts and Harry Lucas traced him after the gang shot and killed five men in the local courthouse. He surrendered to authorities.
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Hillsville
Freel
Allen
Jack
Tom Felts
Harry Lucas
Kenosha in Fever's Grip Spreads Scarlet Fever in City
Dr C Spencer of Madison, an investigator for the state health board, was sent to Kenosha to examine scarlet fever conditions as panic grows. Health Officer Spaulding says conditions are improving, while the board notes rapid spread and public concern echoing with a message signed by Kenosha's leading residents.
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Kenosha
Wis
Madison
State Board of Health
Harper
J.B. Spaulding Hag
States ‘Board
Catholics Show Big Gain in U S Population
According to the 1912 Kennedy official directory the Catholic population in the United States reaches 16 015 569 clergy and laity total showing a decade increase of 4 038 813 from 40 976 757 last year.
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United States
New York
United ‘States
Bituminous Coal War Deepens as Pennsylvania Mines Idle
In Pennsylvania 170000 miners in the anthracite region are ordered to quit, signaling a national coal stoppage as operators refuse higher pay. President White says the action equals a strike with essential workers kept at pumps. A separate bituminous wage settlement ends a broader labor dispute with limited raises and no cost increases. London confirms the royal assent to a government minimum wage bill.
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Cleveland, O
Pennsylvania
United States
White
New York
Wilkesbarre
John P. White
London
Lorimer Wins Out as Senate Seat Is Upheld
Washington reports the Special Investigating committee upholds Senator Lorimer of Illinois in the U S Senate. The panel, 6 to 3, sustains the last congress vote and bars further action. Edward Hines is exonerated, and a separate 5 to 0 ruling says Lorimer had no knowledge of any corrupt dealing. Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin is declared elected 40 to 34.
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Washington
Lorimer
Illinois
United States Senate
Senate
Jones
Edward Hines
Chicago
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Boston Health Test Sparks Marriage Row
A national health marriage controversy centers on Dean Sumner of Chicago and reaches Lynn where John Charles Thompson, son of wealthy parents, is denied a marriage license to Violet Wade. Thompson, 30, is said to be in poor health after a head injury six months ago requiring a skull plate.
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Boston
Dean Sumner
Chicago
Lynn
John Charles Thompson
Weathy
Violet Wade
Thompson
Wool tariff reform splits Republicans and Democrats in Congress
The Dill tariff bill would cut wool duties by about 47 percent, lowering prices for clothing and wool products. Eighteen Republican progressives and two regulars joined Democrats in favor. Nye and Stevens of Minnesota supported the measure while Francis of Ohio opposed it. Some Republicans favored only small reductions, arguing the Democratic bill went beyond tariff board recommendations or legislative need. The wool bill may reach the president in its current form, as Taft previously vetoed a similar measure.
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Aldrich-Payne
Nye and Stevens
Minnesota
Francis
Ohio
Tariff. Board
Confordance Committee
Taft
General Grant on Sick Leave from East Department
Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, commander of the department, left Governor's Island on a four month sick leave due to a serious illness resembling the one that felled his father. General Tasker H Bliss in temporary command. location of Grant is kept secret.
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New York
Department of the East
Governor’s Island
Frederick Dent Grant
Department
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Governor's Island
Fragmented notes from a chaotic 1920s column
A garbled collection of names and incidents including Ploetz rescues and a drowning, a prisoner release in Ohio, a marriage between Hazel Phipps and her father-in-law, servant labor worries in Columbus, and civic updates from Bloomington Shelbyville and Newcastle with weather bureau news and birthday tributes.
Lyda E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A garbled report extols Lyda E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as reliable for female ailments. The narrator describes backache relief after using the product and urges others to try it.
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Notre Dame University
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Chicago - Weather Bureau
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