Notable Weekly News Notes Briefly Compiled
Recent items include Alvy A. Adee traveling with his bicycle aboard the La Touraine to ease heart weakness, Benjamin D. Magruder’s death after a prolonged illness, and Thomas F. Ryan likely buying Charles T. Yerkes mansion and gallery for 1.239 million dollars. Manuel Estrada Cabrera re elected Guatemala president amid a tranquil vote. Mary Katherine Letterman named secretary to Mrs. Taft, succeeding Bite 6 Mary.
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Alvy A. Adee
Navre
la Touraine
Benjamin D. Magruder
Supreme Court of
Ilinois
Chicago
John B. Magruder
Thomas F. Ryan
Charles T. Yerkes
Sixty Eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
New York
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
Guatemala
Senor Cabrera
Mary Katherine Letterman
State Department
Taft
Mary
Ntfs
Roosevelt Session and Buenos Aires Expositions Mark 100th Argentina Jubilee
A Paris municipal council session honoring Theodore Roosevelt led to a luncheon with many French official figures. Buenos Aires marked the Argentine republic centenary with international expositions on art transport agriculture mechanics medicine and hygiene. Fire at Amsterdam O mine claimed 18 lives with seven survivors and officials described the grim scene as women mourn at the pit mouth. Samuel L. Clemens funeral in New York ended in Elmira with family buried nearby. Taft seeks quick inquiry into Ballinger affair as Knox cautions speed. Dolliver blocks rail rate pool vote delaying Elkins plan. US trade data show 10.15 million dollars of goods shipped to the Philippines in eight months ending February 28. W Wales arrested in Bristol for green goods mail scheme. Mulga Alabama mine rescue slow after a cave-in. Hunan China situation critical foreigners flee Changsha amid mobs. Peabody sued by Untermyer over insurance disclosure remarks.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Paris
Buenos Aires
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company
Amsterdam
Rd. Jones
Samuel L. Clemens
New York City
Elmira
Taft
Ballinger
Wickersham
Knox
Capitol
Dolliver
Iowa
Elkins
Bureau of Statistics
Washington
United States
Philippines
J. N. Harwood
W. A. Wales
Bristol
Tenn
Mulga
Ala
Hunan
China
Chang Sha
Charles A. Peabody
Mutual Life Isurance Company
Hig Pte
Samuel Untermyer
Mr. Peabody
Fires in Burlington yards cause $150000 loss at Lincoln
A gale fueled a long fire in the Burling ton railroad yards at Lincoln Nebraska causing an estimated loss of 150000 to the railroad. Only fragmentary reports noted the blaze and damage.
Life of Mark Twain the great American humorist
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, America's foremost humorist, born November 30, 1835 in Hannibal, Missouri. He left Hannibal as a boy, learned printing, wandered the Midwest, piloted steamboats on the Mississippi, and began writing as Mark Twain. His 1869 notes from Europe led to Innocents Abroad. married Olivia Langdon in 1870. four children.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
America
Mark Twain
Hannibal
John Marshall Clemens
Virginia
Elizabeth Lampton
Kentucky
Alleghantes
Mississippi River
Orion. Glemens
Sam Clemens
New York
Middle West
Ereat River
Horace Bixby
Hig “Lifa
Virginia City Enterprise
Twain
Calaveras County
Alta California
Europe
Orient
Miss Langdon
Mediterranean
Olivia, L. Langdon
Pimira
Mr. Clemens
Buffalo
Mark Twain Life and Trials Through the Years of Fame
A biographical sketch recounts Samuel Clemens known as Mark Twain, his rise from editor at the Buffalo Express to novelist of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, the 19th century fortunes and misfortunes of his publishing venture, family losses, financial setbacks, and later years marked by illness, legal disputes, and the death of his daughter Jean.
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Buffalo Express
Sterary
Hartford
Conn
Charles Dudley Warner
Arthur
Joan of Arc
L. Webster & Co
Clemens
Globe
Olivia S. Clemens
Florence
Italy
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Rogers
Clement
Brooklyn
Joy
Detroit
Mich
Massachusetts
Shel
Dye
Twain
Redding
Stormfield
Clara
Jean
New York
Bermuda
Virginia
Two Natures of World Wings and Feet
In this world two kinds of natures exist the winged and the walking. The walking are the logteiang the winged are the Instinctive and poetic Harriet Beech Stowe.
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Harriet
Beech
Stowe
Teacher Rank and Attracting Gifted Educators
A century old exhortation argues that education’s future rests on drawing the best and brightest into teaching and honoring the profession. It stresses quiet discernment in a household scene where Frances probes a visitor next door and recalls maternal words to the father.
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Frances
Mamaia
Papa
Berlin’s Gala Highlights Rakgan Creature Parade
A vivid Berlin spectacle features a creature named Rakgan described as a baboon with eight bright blue and purple facial tones, a bright red nose, and a grayled white beard and whiskers, drawing curious crowds to the gala.
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Berlin
Florida colony growth prompts bids for Ten Acres and Freedom
A travel note from Florida details rapid early development of the Burbank Ocala colony in Marion County, with settlers arriving daily along a railroad line. The piece highlights land cultivation, new homes, and strong endorsement of the colony, and promotes the Ten Acres and Freedom literature from Bow South Farm & Home Company in Chicago. It urges investment via a free book coupon and discusses missionary roles alongside government and trade in shaping civilization and liberty.
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Florida
Chicago
Gt. T
Burbank-Ocala
Marion County
Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast
Ocala
Burbank- Ocala
Banner County
Ocklawahe
Bow South Farm & Home Company
NEW South Farm & Home Company
Merchants Loan and Trust Bldg
Getting Even in a Family Moment
A five year old, William Balddiadain, is reprimanded by his father for interrupting his mother. He sulks and then pats his mother while declaring affection. The father asks if he loves him too and the child quips that the wire is busy, implying the telephone line.
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William
Postum for Mothers Nourishes and Strengthens Families
A testimonial on Postum coffee substitute highlighting its benefits for nursing mothers and a pale, fragile child. The writer credits Postum with increased milk supply, improved health, and general strength, urging proper boiling time for flavor.
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Neb
Albert Walter
Ruth Wheeler
Sandford
Ind
Cincinnati
New York Produce Exchange
Wilson
Nagel
Theodora Roosevelt
Republic
Bacon
M. Jusserand
Kansas City
Virgil Conkling
National Association of Lumber Manufacturers
New Orleans
Edward Hines
Joseph Leiter
Zeigler
Ill
Bell and Zeller Coal Interests
Albany
Legistre of
Louisville
Robert
Davis Colliery Company
W. Va
Henry Gassoway Davis
Wall Street
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Roosevelt
North Sea
Nord Holland
Cuxhaven
Germany
Wright Willingham
Rome
John M. Smith
Ri Yas
Camp Columbia
Havana
Cuba
Santa Clara
Tat
Supreme Court
Purcell
North Dakota
Senate
Ca Marack Hills
Miesouri Sociery
Waldorf- Astoria
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Joseph W. Folk
Wiliam Warner
Clement Yors
Taust
Wellville
Humay
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