World events span politics to disasters in brief notes
A Washington stand on prosperity contrasts with a push for woman suffrage. Marye named ambassador to Russia, Wood to lead the War Department with headquarters in New York. Debates over trust legislation continue as Nevada adopts a new divorce law. Robberies, railway incidents, and plague precautions color a busy era with many named places and figures.
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Wer
Washington
Wood
Department of the Host
New York City
Evans
Various Global Tensions and Disturbances Reported Abroad
Reports from Mexico City describe panic among residents as foreigners flee toward Vera Cruz while disaffection runs high among troops. Brazilian and American diplomats urge Americans to depart. In Sarajevo, a confession ties a murder plot to Princip and Cabrinovitch, with Serbs clashing with Bosnian Muslims amid arson and rioting. Japan withholds treaty details on land ownership, while Ulster volunteers clash in Tyrone. In racing news, Suntatr wins at Newmarket and Edmund Payne dies in London. Carlo Tresca acquitted in Paterson trial.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Garlic as Possible Cure for Tuberculosis Gains Dublin Doctor Support
Physicians on this side of the Atlantic explore garlic as a potential tuberculosis treatment. A Dublin doctor notes years of study and a published book, with trials at New York's Metropolitan Hospital. Garlic juice, containing allyl sulfide, is said to quickly affect throat tuberculosis and lupus tuberculosis of the skin, especially in early stages.
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Atlantic
Dublin
Metropolitan Hospital
New York
Italy
Suffragist Charlotte Perkins Gilman Defends Movement
At a Colony Club luncheon in New York Hon Mrs Charlotte Perkins Gilman, famed suffragist, responded to an “anti” remark with a sharp quip about confidence in the suffrage cause. She said the hen may not swagger but is prudent, never cackling before laying the egg.
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Wilson
White House
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Colony Club
New York
Unseasonable Appeal Prompts Shelter Sympathy Clash
Citizens debate aid for homeless as bitter cold tests compassion. One speaker urges sympathy for those without roofs while another resists blanket pity, noting the hardship of sleeping outdoors in harsh weather. Local figures weigh relief measures amid wintry conditions.
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Senate
Washington
United States
Postum Replaces Coffee for Stomach Ailments
An Indiana woman recounts her family switching from coffee to Postum after coffee caused stomach distress and headaches. She notes Postum’s dark color, coffee-like taste, and that it ended their coffee ills for about a decade. She shares how her husband grew to prefer Postum, and that Postum comes in Regular and Instant forms.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Postuih
Blindness Fates Three Year Old After Scissors Injury
A three year old boy, Thomas Inglesbry, was severely injured when a playmate swung scissors at him during a newspaper puzzle. The right eye was pierced and the left eye also damaged, leaving him likely blinded and in critical condition at the Polyclinic hospital. Doctors fear removal of the injured eyes may be required.
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Thomas Inglesbry
Inglesbry
Fundamental Principles of Health 7 s Bright's Disease
Article reviews kidney diseases as preventable mostly through sanitation, diet, and hygiene. It notes rising deaths from Bright's disease, links to urbanization and food handling, and urges public and individual action to improve cleanliness, water quality, and food preservation to curb illness.
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Wright
Vital Statistics Registration Area
Chicago
United States
Irving
The Cure Idea and Natural Law in Society
A dated essay argues that disease crime and accidents arise from natural law and human behavior. It advocates prevention over punishment, linking health and morality to environmental balance, intelligent breeding, and early training. The text foresees fewer prisons, more social institutions, and universal preventive efforts.
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Acientife
Stort
The Hidden Link Between Infections and National Health
An article asserts that small surface accumulations rather than roots cause disease, predicting that Bright’s disease and chronic kidney and heart conditions stem from metabolic imbalance. It links mild infections and poor hygiene to widespread toxin buildup from tainted water and food, driving economic and health decline.
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Hright
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George T. Maryer
San Francisco
Russia
Russla
Marye
Theodora Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Kern
Indiana
Senate Democratic Caucus
House
Thea House
Nevada
State Supreme Court
Carson City
Nev
Worthington
District Court of
Reno
Boise
Idaho
Sherif
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation
Meacham
Ore
Lansing
Detroit
California
Alger County
Michigan
United States Express Company
Champ Clark
Genevieve Clark
Potomac River
Fort Washington
Manila
Mare Island Navy Yard
S San Francisco
George Royal
Institute of Homeopathy
Atlantic City
N. J
Argon
Crs
Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Dean Lewis
Charles $. Mullen
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine Railroad
Cambridge
Mass
Grand
Hampden
C. Burnham
Kalamazoo
Jackson
Mise Ruth Dionne
Milwaukee
Solomon Hartman
Racine
Wia
New Orleans
Stepa
Activa Stepa
Blue
Burlington
Chicago Limited
Hannibal Bridge
Clay County
Missouri
Brazil
Mexico
Huerta
State Department
Puerto Merco
Lionel Carden
Francia Ferdinand
Hohenberg
Sarajevo
Nedelja Sabrinovich
Prinzip
Belgrade
Maj
Milan Pribitcheviteh
Cabrinovich
Kragujevarz
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Francis Ferdinand
Takaki Hato
Tokyo
Japan
Omageh
Tyrone
Ireland
Suntatr
Drillmore
Curtain
Newmarket
England
Edmund Payne
London
Carlo Tresca
Paterson
Peopl
Seville
Libby
Daisy Fly Killer
Marold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
Young
Temple Strait
Mase
Columbia
Ny Sebatouk Ln Thas
Falda
Wee ‘Elumbia
Ite
Purtlewians Wok Dé Bond Corp
Vesoouver
British Colleie
Souther
Sulocheap
Wiileee
Bert
Anmne
Omer
Ain Farm
Swans
Lina
Kodaks
Bape
Albert S. Gray, M. D
A. S. Gray
Bright's
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