Roosevelt Enjoys A Summers Day At Oyster Bay
Special Correspondent Ossier Bay describes President Roosevelt taking a long ride, chopping wood, harvesting oats, and socializing with neighbors. The piece notes his aversion to automobiles, the private grounds restrictions, and a clash over Fourth of July plans involving an opera house and a grove gathering in Oyster Bay.
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Ossier Bay
L. L. Juy
Roosevelt
Henry James
Long Island
The Hanging of Joe for Moving Pictures
New York report details the lynching of Joseph Rikard in Jamaica Long Island by a mob of moving picture artists. A ruse with a five dollar payment lured him, then a camera man guided him into a false job before the crowd stringed him up. Police intervened, freeing him and striking Joe’s face with riot clubs as he cried for help.
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New York
Joseph Rikard
Prcmre
Jamaica
Long Island
Jee
Mobile
Joe
Alabama
Jamaica Hospital
Weather Signs From a Pitcher Arm Tale
A veteran pitcher and catcher claim weather changes can be foretold by arm and shoulder pains. They note that old players often sense upcoming shifts before barometers shift, attributing it to muscle contractions from weather changes rather than rheumatism.
Letters From A Self Made Packer To His Son Percy
Paris July 6 1905 Dear Percy Imagine my surprise today when Wille Brush called on me at the hotel He is the young artist your ma met somewhere on the bridge whist and pink tea circuit He toured there to meet a female art enthusiast with money and your ma urged sending him to Paris to finish his art I agreed to fund two years He proposed business and we ended with $5000 of my money in return he gave me a poetic name for the close of home and a ham cover design He suggested oleo treatment to remain liquid and sold for alive He chose a $19000 a year packing house job but preferred drawing Willie later proposed canned game ideas cann ed partridge pheasant wild duck venison The plan includes labels and a label design in about thirty days Your affectionate father John Beefham
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Percy
Wille Brush
Wille
Willie
Paris
Jim
Hie Herd
Wight
Beefham
John Beefham
Wounded in a Duel Albert Sarraut
Under Secretary of State Albert Sarraut the French cabinet minister who clashed in the Dreyfus debate and was wounded in a sword duel is 34, with a career in the chamber of deputies begun in 1902. Born in Bordeaux, he practiced law and journalism before politics and is also an author. A quoted testimonial from J Walker of Sunbury, Ohio mentions Burdock Blood Bitters curing long indigestion.
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Albert Sarraut
Dreyfus
Chamber of Deputies
Bordeaux
Council General
FULKING AN AUTO SCORCHER KING OF FIJI DRIVES HOST’S CAR
The king of the Fijis enjoys excitement and prepares to ride in a touring car owned by Chas. J. Glidden of Boston. Glidden and his wife, fresh from the orient, note the king insisted on steering himself. The speed was faster than Glidden expected.
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Chas. J. Gilden
Globe-Trotter
Boston
Orient
Mr. Glidden
Widow as Nemesis in Keo County Murder Trial
The widow who allegedly avenged attorney Jas B. Marcum’s 3 year old shooting faces the trial of Curt Jett and Tom White. Although Curt Jett, J Hargis, and Sheriff Ed Calishantu were convicted of direct murder, the court freed the trio from the charge after yesterday’s ruling.
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Jas. B. Marcum
Freathitt County
Keoin YY
Court House
Jas, Hargis
Jude Curt Jett
Tom White
Jute Hargis
Ed Calishantu
Jaws
Jits
Preparations for big Southwest shooting tourney in Tucson
The Arizona Shooters Association plans a four day territorial tournament in Tucson this September with total prizes of 300 dollars. Inquiries come from all sections of Arizona and from New Mexico and southwestern Texas. Notable shooters include Webber, Martin, Julian, Steward, Ronstadt, and Thompson, with many newer participants joining. Several five man teams expected. cities Prescott Phoenix Morenci Bisbee and Douglas pledge representation.
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Joe Ronstadt
Arzona Shooters’ Association
Tucson
New Mexico
Texas
Ronstadt
Charles Webber
George Martin
George Julian
Fred Steward
Dick Ronstadt
W. H. Thompson
Ed Taylor
Harry Smith
Dr. C. A. Schrader
Tom Conlon
Will Julian
Prescott
Phoenix
Morenci
Bisbee
Douglas
Gran Quivera Dungeons Delusion Suspects Burials
Mrs. Clara Coffin, Gran Quivera proprietor, seeks county aid to prove her belief that multiple people are buried and enslaved among the Gran Quivera ruins. A blind landowner and author, Corbin is cited in Santa Fe reports as added context to the tale.
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Clara Coffin
Gran Quivera
Eld
Hstancia News
Corbin
Santa Fe
New Mexican
Wanderers Evening Citizen Noted Vacation Address
Notice requests readers to forward mail during vacations and to provide current address if paid at home, hotel, or street location. Falls within public notices style and preserves cautious postal guidance.
Otter Creek Chronicle Hears Odd Televised Whims
A jumble of quotes and quips from readers and editors spans politics, jokes, and social curiosities. Snippets reference Harriman, Japan trade, Bryan, and ballooning for the Senate amid lighthearted banter and local observations.
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Glen Cove
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Mike Kahoe
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J. Walker
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Gen. Paul
EL Paso, Texas
Santa Fe Central Railway System
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
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