President's African hunting trip plans revealed
President will travel from Alexandria by steamers along the German East African line to Mombassa then by rail to Lake Victoria Nyanza. He will proceed to Uganda plateau for game, with son Kormit as photographer and two National Museum naturalists, using natives and guides along the way. He aims to visit mission stations during the 1909 Africa trip.
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Weth Velt
J. C. Hartzell
Methodist Church
Africa
Alexandria
Slommer
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Amombassa
British East Africa
Mombassa
London
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Lake Victorian
Uganda
White Nile River
Khar
Cairo
Kormit
National Museum
Nile
Hartzell
Washington Society Reads Winter Campaign Ahead
An air of expectancy fills Washington as winter campaigns loom and elections approach. The capital’s social season tightens etiquette for visiting, with strict rules dictating who calls on whom among supreme court wives, cabinet spouses, and lawmakers. Diplomats enjoy some relief, but must still navigate a cautious social ladder to gain access and status.
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Washington
Eupreme Court
House
Senate
Big Projects Overshadow Congress Meeting in December
Reassembling Congress in December will draw thousands to Washington from across the nation for a 14 day period of speeches. Governors will attend, and key events include the National Conservation commission, the Southern Commercial congress, and the River and Harbor congress with Ransdell as president. The discussion centers on the lakes to the gulf deep waterway and other river and harbor projects, amid a push to secure a $50,000,000 annual appropriation.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
National Conservation Commission
Southern Commercial Congress
Yarbor
River and Harbor Congress
Representative Ransdell
Louisiana
Country Life Commission
Conservation Congress
Lakes of The-Gulf Deep Waterway
Experts propose steps to save coal miners lives in U S
A group of foreign experts submitted a report to President Roosevelt through Secretary Garfield offering measures to cut mining disasters. They urge explosives review, improved water control, electric mining methods, safer shot firing, and the creation of regional training schools for fire bosses, foremen, superintendents, and inspectors.
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Mpohtanf
United Stars
Roosevalt
Mircggh
Garfield
Gso
First Quarrel in Early Married Life
A newlywed couple, Harry and his bride, endure an awkward start to married life. They argue over a simple plan to attend a theater, each avoiding hurt feelings while trying to appear content. The tension peaks after a brief silence, marking their first quarrel.
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Hubby
Harry
Marty
Five Signs to Guess a Painter’s School in Munich
The Munich Jugend lists five clues to identify a painter’s school. Classical follows gray skies and black grass, Realist uses blue skies and green grass, Impressionist mixes green skies with blue grass, Colorist favors yellow skies and purple grass, while a failed sign ends in a garbled last rule.
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Munich Jugend
Avatiledc subjects for young men and women in matrimony
Ar lon N. Guernsey explains essential facts every youth should know before marriage in plain terms for home reading. The book covers authentic information and guidance parents should impart to children as they approach manhood and womanhood, avoiding delicacy. It is offered by F. A. Davis Company for $1.00.
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Fastin
Arlon N. Guernsey
Mateors
F. A. Davis Company
Davis Bldg
Cherry Street
Philadelphia
The High Hat Lover in a Fiery Hotel Tale
A New Yorker despises high hats but yields to family pressure and buys one. He mocks it yet cannot abandon the hatred. At a country hotel fire he reenters among flames to salvage the hat, finally seizing it and escaping with a grim triumph as smoke fills the room.
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Chere
New York
Hair care tale from a wealthy swindler banker
The excerpt describes a 47 year old man with thick dark hair who appears as a swindling sideshow proprietor yet is a millionaire banker. He credits his full head of hair to going bareheaded in summer and daily use of brilliantine and brushing to keep it shining. He claims sun and wind would gray it, but oiling with brilliantine preserves the color and vigor.
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Jook
Special Train to Carry a Wreath for Empress Elizabeth
A court official’s lapse prompted a Budapest to Vienna special train to transport a laurel wreath for the tomb of murdered Empress Elizabeth. The wreath tradition at Godollo must reach the Capuchin vaults the eve of the anniversary. Currency and royal anecdotes follow about gold production, illiteracy rates, and royal tradesmen across Europe.
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Budapest
Vienna
Elizabeth
Godollo
Hungary
Attempt to kill Sir Andrew Fraser in Calcutta
A Ben gali man attempted assassinating Bengal lieutenant governor Sir Andrew Dend erson Leith Fraser at a lecture in Calcutta. The assailant, named Nhowdbury, fired twice but missed. Secretary Barber, an American, shielded Fraser and was wounded in the head as the attacker was overpowered. The incident mirrors three prior attempts and occurred amid a crowded audience at the town hall.
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Calcutta
Andrew Denderson Leith Fraser
Bengal
Burdwan
Barber
Your Men's Christian Association
B.D. Burton
Chisago University
Get Rich Quick Scheme Uncovered in New York
New York postal officials report a get rich quick swindle tied to George W Emanuel & Co private bankers. The firm allegedly used the mails to sell stock in a Mexican gold mine promising 29 percent yearly returns guaranteed by an international banking house. About 50,000 investors sent at least $500,000 to Emanuel & Co.
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New York
Storey-Coleton Company
Pennsylvania
George W. Emnanuel & Co
Imanuel & Co
N Emanuel & Co
Holland revokes treaty amid Castro decree clash
In Willemstad Nov 0 Holland cancels the 1894 Axil pact with Venezuela after issuing an ultimatum. If President Castro’s May 14 decree is not revoked by Nov 1, the 1894 protocol is no longer in force. Curacao orders its port open to arms imports and exports and will not intervene in revolutionary movements. In Chicago Nov 9, Prof. Frederick Starr criticizes US occupation of the Philippines and English-language adoption. He calls American teachers inferior and says Filipinos bear heavy taxes to fund improvements.
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Castro
Willemstad
Holland
Venezuela
Axil
Eifes
Curacao
Chicago
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
Philippine Islands
United States
Starr
Protestant Episcopals Meet in Fargo Conference
Prelates priests and prominent laymen of the Protestant Episcopal church from eight midwestern states gathered in Fargo for the sixth missionary department conference. The council opens with a festival and a service at Gethsemane cathedral.
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Protestant Episcopals
Fargo
N, DD
Protestant Episcopal Church
Middle West
Sixth Missionary Department
Colorado
Iowa
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Wyoming
North
South Dakota
Gethsemane
Taft's vacation interrupted by Brooklyn speech request
Taft plans a quiet vacation in Hot Springs Virginia are disrupted as he must deliver a speech next Saturday before the Prison Martyrs' Monument association in Brooklyn. He will leave his camp Friday night and return to his cottage after the engagement.
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Taft
Hot Springs
Prison Martyrs’ Monument Association
Brooklyn
Sheldon for Extra Session in Nebraska Prohibition Drives
Lincoln Neb Nov 9 Governor Sheldon telegraphed legislators urging an extra session to push statewide prohibition. If a majority responses favor a special session may be called to consider enforcement and legislative measures.
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Sheldon
Lincoln
Neb
Diet Set To Convene In Tokyo December 22
Tokio announced that the Japanese Diet will convene on December 22. The official notice, issued yesterday, confirms the date for the next session and outlines procedural expectations for lawmakers.
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Tokio
Banker Gets Ten Years For Bank Frauds
Denver, Nov. 9. John E. B. Goding, president of the defunct State Bank of Rocky Ford, Colorado, was sentenced to ten years in the state prison. He was convicted on charges of unlawful use of the bank's funds and receiving deposits after knowledge of insolvency.
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Denver
John EB. Goding
State Bank
Rocky Ford
Colorado
His Epitaph Reveals Humble Last Request
A dying man asks relatives to carve on his monument a simple line claiming he worked for his living. He fears relatives’ bragging about family connections and then falls into a peaceful sleep.
Castoria Bottle Review and Eye Color Observations
A reader notes the safety of CASTORIA for infants and children, urging mothers to examine every bottle for the familiar Lo LeKi signature and decades of use. The text pivots to opinions on temperament reflected in eye shapes, including stony, blue, and cross eyed traits.
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Cireluily
Scott
Matt—Bosh
Testimony Letter Promotes Peruna Cure Claim
A Kernersville reader describes stomach trouble and indigestion improving after using Peruna and Manalin. She says Dr Hartman diagnosed catarrh of the stomach and credits Peruna with her recovery. The letter urges others with similar symptoms to try Peruna, noting many similar testimonials in files.
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Lenora Bodenhamer
B.D. i
Kernersville
N. C
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