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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1910
Page
2
In Hagerstown yesterday H O Spickler showed eggs shipped last April to Philadelphia then stored cold and shipped back at a quarter of a cent per dozen. Cold storage eggs may look fresh but rattle when shaken or held to a candle and taste inferior when fried or boiled.
The United corporation announces a 1910 bonus totaling about 2.7 million dollars for officers and employes across the main company and subsidiaries. Payment splits 60 percent in common stock at 70 dollars a share and 40 percent in cash. Last year split differed with cash and preferred or common stock at set prices.
Senator Aldrich had a slight operation on his left hand to relieve tension of the cords between the index and middle fingers. The condition came from an injury last fall when he was struck by a street car on Madison Avenue.
Jason Meany of Chicago, claiming to be a seasoned thief, injured his hand when a rat trap snapped as he searched for a diamond ring stolen from Mrs. Julian Voorhees. The pain halted his escape and he faced potential imprisonment. Meany recalled his first burglary attempt in Chicago three years ago involving a trembling moment with a piano and a pistol-wielding woman.
Fifty years ago yesterday South Carolina’s legislature passed a bill dissolving the Union, triggering the secession leading to the Civil War. Other states soon followed, and within months hostilities began, plunging the nation into war.
In Utica on December 21, Peter Popp, 42, killed himself in Rome by swallowing carbolic acid after fearing he could not buy Christmas gifts for his crippled wife and four children. His wife had recently lost a leg after a tree fell, worsening the family’s hardship.
Mrs Minnie Flour sues for 2500 dollars alleging fright and injuries after a man named Thomas B Stone appeared suddenly in a dressmaker's room causing her to fall from a chair. She claims disability and modesty injuries from the incident in Cincinnati on December 21.
A Paris morning paper reports opera star Emma Eames engaged to baritone Emilio de Gogorza. Eames is the divorced wife of Julian Story of Philadelphia. De Gogorza's wife was Elsa Neumann who sued for separation and alleged alienation of affections. Damages of 50 000 were sought. De Gogorza comes from a notable Cuban family linked to Del Monte and Iznaga.
The government plans a major antitrust suit before 1911 against sections of the electrical trust. A suit will be filed in a U S court east of the Mississippi, using patent law interpretations to test the Sherman act. Officials say the case could cost at least $1,000,000 and surpass Standard Oil in scope.
Toronto reports the Farmers' bank, formed five years ago with head offices in Toronto and 31 branches across Ontario, has suspended payment. Its capital stock stands at 1.6 million dollars, about 600 thousand paid up, with deposits totaling roughly 1.4 million dollars.
Four month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fay of Cushter county was attacked by the family cat while sleeping in a crib. Doctors fear blood poisoning and may have to amputate the hand to save the child’s life.
In New York on December 21 Mario Rappa was found guilty in Brooklyn county court of complicity in the kidnapping of Michael Rizzo and Giuseppe Longo. He faces sentencing on December 27 with a possible 5 to 50 year range. Driscoll disqualified in Cardiff fight.
Observations from various stations show a mix of cloudy and clear conditions. Albany and Buffalo report cloudy skies, Boston and Chicago clear, New York cloudy, Philadelphia and Atlantic City clear, New Orleans clear, Washington clear. Forecast calls for cloudy today, fair tomorrow, continued cold with northwest winds.
Howard Newcomb of Baltimore and Mrs. Words Hall of Camden committed death by own action by inhaling gas in an apartment house here. They stuffed paper in door and window crevices to seal the space.
Tulsa Oklahoma mayor L J Martin says liquor and gambling figures offered him 3700 dollars monthly for protection. He vows to lead future raids against resorts personally.
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