Man Declared Insane After Roosevelts Daughter Improbable Suitor
Henry Weilbrenner, a demented man, was arrested after attempting to reach Sagamore Hill to see President Roosevelt and marry Miss Alice Roosevelt. He was found with a loaded revolver, declared insane by doctors, and placed under Nassau county custody after lunacy proceedings.
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Oyster Bay
Henry Weilbrenner
Roosevelt
Mineola
L. I
Weisbrenner
Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt
Weilbrenner
Secret Service
Syosset
Justice Franklin
Miss Roosevelt
Alice
Theodore
Franklin
Stewart
Haines
Nassau County
Dr John Waughop Dies Aboard Moana At Cape Flattery
Dr John Waughop longtime superintendent at Steilacoom Insane Asylum dies at sea aboard the Canadian Australian liner Moana. He had been suffering heart disease in Honolulu and died around 2 30 p m near Cape Flattery while returning from Hawaii. The Times notes a secret Russian circular to curb anti semitism issued by Interior Minister von Plehve.
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Waughop
Seattle
John Waughop
Steilacoom
Moana
Cape Flattery
Honolulu
London
the Times
Jewish Labor League
Russia
von Plehve
Critique of Disease Expansion by Modern Commerce
Opinion piece condemns medical overreach and the creation of disease for profit. It contrasts John Doe’s supposed affliction with how society profits from illness. The piece warns against unchecked ambition and rapid wealth pursuit over solid principles.
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John Doe
John
San Francisco Bulletin
Farmers Urge City Help to Ease Labor Shortage
The Minneapolis Journal notes a West farm labor famine with scarce hired men and domestic servants. It urges city residents lacking funds to move to the country, work hard in farm households, and join the labor force to relieve farms and families.
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Orange Judd
MiInneapolis Journal
The Get Rich Quick Habit Imperils Honest Craft
The piece laments a fading ethos of steady work and skilled craft. It argues today’s youth chase sudden wealth, aiming for millionaire status at 80, defecting from patience and mastery as luxury costs rise and sharp shortcuts proliferate.
Home as Foundation of Virtue and Free Government
The Philadelphia Ledger argues that the home is the foundation of civilization and a free government. It stresses that family influence shapes virtuous citizens, with school and religion as aids, and warns that drifting from home due to busy schedules or misaligned interests weakens social bonds.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Should Ministers Learn a Trade
A Philadelphia clergyman who studied Protestant denominations urges young men entering the ministry to learn a trade before or after ordination. He argues practical work would enrich pastoral service and provide a fallback in poverty, though time spent away from theology may harm some called to ministry.
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Philadelphia
New York Observer
Reforming Balfour: From Idle Dreamer to Premier
A long profile traces Arthur J. Balfour’s transformation from a lazy, disengaged official to England’s premier and chief secretary for Ireland. It notes his early neglect of duties, swift political ascent, and eventual mastery of Irish governance, while highlighting his academic inclinations and longing for a quiet life to read, write, golf, and avoid politics.
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Lord Balfour
England
Arthur J. Balfour
Loeal
Scotland
Parliament
Lord Salisbury
Ireland
Salisbury
Parnell
Balfour
House of Commons
Legend of a Horseshoe Nail Revisited in New History
A sober volume by Count d Herrison reevaluates a legendary tale of a kingdom lost for a horseshoe nail. The work reframes the myth with historical and biographical context, suggesting the legend’s dramatic claim may rest on romanticized origins rather than proven facts.
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d’Herrison
Empress Eugenie Fails to Save Empire Over Riding Dress
In September 1870 Paris buzzed after the Sedan surrender as Empress Eugenie debated how to announce abdication and shell attempted regency. A fashionable riding outfit proved crucial but unavailable, dooming the plan and ending the Napoleonic empire.
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Eugenie
Sedan
Napoleon
Paris
London
Emile de Girardin
Tuileries
Louis Quinze
London Birth Rate Figures and Picnic Chaperon Traditions
The piece notes 400 births daily in London and 250 children starting school each day. It mentions chaperons at girl and boy picnics to ensure proper behavior and prevent early consumption of refreshments.
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London
Fox and Shields Named in Telephone Directory
The notice lists E. H. Fox and E. E. Shields in the telephone directory entries.
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Enterprise of Medicine
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London Express
IDLER
Empire
University OF
Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
State of
Washington
Edward M. Randall, A. M. D
Tacoma
WASII
Paul Smits, M. D
J. A. Mapes, M. D
Aberdeen General Hospital
DR. M. Robbstapp
Heron and
H Streets
Hayes & Hayes’ Bank
P. E. Kierland, M. D
Olsen’s
Aberdeen
Wash
Everett E. Lane, D. D. S
Heron Street
A. C. Kinnison
R. E. Whittaker
Aberdeen State Bank
J.C. Cross
Attorney-at-Law
Kaufman Blk
Aberdeen, Wash
E. H. Fox
Kaufman Block
Eeees
E. E. Shields
R. E. Taggart
Attorneys-at-Law
C.a.clark
George A. Black
Canadian Pacific Railway
G Street
R. L. Caldwell
Notary Public
J. C. Cross
Telephone
F. Street
Aberdeen Livery and Transfer Co
Pfund Bros., Proprs
Grays Harbor
Storey Bros. Transfer Company
George Hilton’s
Market St
Tel
Fred Redinger
OUR House
C. Vammen
G Bt
Heron
Humbolt
Fred Hewitt
Propr
F Sta
K. Bowes
J. M. Bowes
Prop
Heron ST
the Heffron
D. J. Heffron
L. W. Walker
Wolff-American
Yale Wheels
A. Ingebrightsen
City Library
F. and
Market Street
J. M. Walker
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