Governor Taft to assume duties as secretary of war
The report notes Taft will travel to Washington in January to take up his new role. It also covers wide-ranging items from a massive dead letter year to elections, crime, and scientific advances, reflecting a broad national news snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Washington
Blackfoot
Montana
Jake Williams
United States
Williams
United States Grand Jury
Sheridan
Fifth Cavalry
Philippines
R. T. Huszard
Funston
Aguinaldo
F. A. Fischer
Bureau of Standard Weights and Measures
Fischer
Cortelyou
Congress
Hitchcock
Tonac Stoddard
Territory of
Arizona
Stoddard
Wiggins and Fischer
California
St. Louis Exposition
Golden State
The Slaver Chapter Ends On A Troubled Sea Night
In a darkened seafaring scene Pope asks Crystal about steering the brig at dusk and the pair debate staying afloat through nightfall while tension grows over a pursuing voyage. Crystal moves to the wheel as the binnacle lamp is lit and the dinner table image fades into the stormy sail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Crystal
Pope
Father
Laura Pe
George
Jonathan
John
Vicar seeks 25000 dollar gift for Dickens Settlement plan
Rev W H Longsdon of St Michael's London aims to found a Charles Dickens Settlement in Lant Street. He seeks a founder with a gift of 25000 dollars to buy and repurpose a warehouse into classrooms clubs gym and reading rooms with top-floor bedrooms for students and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Longsdon
St. Michael's Borough
London
Charles Dickens
Lant Street
Church of St. Michael
Little Charles
Bob Sawyer
Langadon
Belpera
Esther's Experiment In Mustard Taste Adventure
Four year old Esther noticed others eating mustard at dinner. She mimicked by daubing bread with mustard, biting it, then hid the bite and said she would wait until the jelly gets cold. The incident appeared in Calcago Little Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesther
Calcago Little Chronicle
Prize Fights Stir Controversy Across Public Debate
In a lively exchange, one speaker defends prize fighting as beneficial while another questions its value. The debate hints at broader concerns about masculinity and social impact, using the so called manly art as a focal point.
Strictly Nautical Cup Seekers Follow Shamrock Ir
The line asks what the cup seekers will be after Shamrock Ir. They’re Ivoand-afters, a playful term likely indicating future followers or successors in a nautical betting or cup pursuit context.
Market Report Shows Steady Cattle and Mixed Hog Demand
Cattle receipts steady with slow trading and little price change across grades from cornfed to common stock. Hogs show a choked up uptrend with slow overall activity and uneven shifts, while sheep quotations list varied western lamb and feeder prices. The World Rollo notes the death of Adventist Goenree Stuart of Wolcott Kansas and a light editorial on fashion and smoking trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wight
Bert Ehtwelgini
Yenteriay
Yeaterday
Tatvkers
Isai
Cattle and Hogs Market Report From Rural Texas Sale
Market notes show cattle steady to strong for natives and wethers, stockers and feeders slow and lower. Hogs down, top around 5.70 with bulk sales near 5.50 to 5.70. Sheep and lambs steady to strong with native lambs near 1.00 to 1.20 and western lambs around 2.00 to 2.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Alves
Pyne i
Grand Trunk Plans Australian Trade With Pacific Partners
Public announcement reveals Grand Trunk intends to place three modern steamers in the Australia route via Tacoma in competition with Oceanic and Canadian Pacific lines. The Australian and Puget Sound Steamship Company ties Hill lines to handle Tacoma Chicago traffic, with Pacific Coast carriers providing direct connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Grand Trunk
Tacoma
Oceanic Steamship Company
Canadian Pacific
Australia
The
Hill Lines
Pacific Coast Company
Australian and Puget Sound Steamship Company
Chicago
Mule Too Tough for Street Car
A mule team crossing North Ninth Street in St. Louis was struck on the flank by a streetcar. The car was damaged and several passengers were bruised, but the mule rose, brayed loudly, and continued with the wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
North Ninth Street
Missouri
Foul Play Feared After Mason Certificate Theft
In Indianapolis Indiana a Black man known to police is held awaiting an investigation into a Scottish Rite Masons membership certificate found in his possession. The certificate bore James Chatfield of Ossian Indiana. Chatfield had left for Kansas City and relatives fear foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Scottish Rite Masons
Jame Chalfield
Ossian
Chatfield
Kansas City
Fortune May Find a Pot but Industry Must Make It Boll
A concise historical note contrasts the idea of luck in finding wealth with the need for steady industry to turn opportunities into lasting profit. It emphasizes practical effort over chance, urging builders to cultivate resources and labor for durable gains.
Protest Against Statue of Lee at Hall of Fame
Dayton Ohio Union Veteran Legion ends its annual meeting with a resolution bitterly protesting and denouncing plans to place a statue of General Robert E Lee in the Hall of Fame. The resolution says such an act would insult living Union soldiers and the memory of those who died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Dayton
Union Veteran Legion
Robert E. Lee
Vincennes Inventor Frank Schaukeo Holds Record
Frank Schaukeo of Vincennes Indiana is described as the country’s record holder for inventing and patenting numerous devices. He reportedly declined no fewer than 6024 instruments of various kinds and obtained patents on all of them, yet none made him wealthy though he earns a small income from some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schaukeo
Vincennes
Ind
Queen Presents Curated Creature Stiffened Gallery Cache
The queen of Italy has donated a fine collection of animals and birds to an Italian natural history museum. She stuffed many specimens with her own wands during a yachting cruise in northern waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Mother Grays Sweet Tewders for Children Ad
Promotes Mother Grays Sweet Tewders used by nurses at the Children’s Home in New York to ease constipation feverishness teething and regulate the bowels. Claims 20000 testimonials and free sample from A 8 Olmuted LeRoy N Y, with druggists selling at 2d. Also contains assorted social notes on gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
LeRoy
Public address condemns skyscrapers as health hazards
Wheeler H. Peckham of New York argues that tall office buildings threaten public health. He laments hospitals serving the poor while skyscrapers may spread consumption by crowded, narrow streets in lower Manhattan, drawing serious city attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler H. Peckham
New York
New York City
Manhattan Island
Fences at 97 Still Fights Way to Old Age
Ernest Legouve, the oldest member of the French academy, enters his 97th year and maintains vigor. He visits a fencing hall each morning at 1 o clock for a lively 15 minute bout with an instructor. His daughter Mme Desvalileres is 68 and devoted to exercise, capable of swimming the Seine twice without resting. He hopes to keep his fork razor and sword steady in his hand until the last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Legouve
French Academy
Mme. Desvalileres
Seine
M. Legouve
Remedy for Backache Promoted by Local Resident
In Sabra Montana on October 19 a widespread belief arose that back pains have diminished. A local man, Gottiied Min, is credited with finding and sharing a remedy that neighbors report as successful, while Mr. Mill recounts kidney and back pain relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabra
Montana
Gottiied Min
Mill
England Candidate Faces Harsh Ballot Reality
A candidate running for office in England confronts the grind of campaigning, contrasting with expectations of easy victory as he travels, speaks, and asks for votes amid crowded races and public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Complementary roles blur as men and women face instability
Reading the line about equality, observers note shifting expectations when traditional male and female roles lose their clear support. Experts discuss social and economic factors contributing to perceived instability and the impact on households and communities.
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National
Asociation of Life Underwriters
Baltimore
HH. H. Ward
Cleveland
Indianapolia
Murphy
Hobart
Tasmania
Waterloo
Carnegie Art Galleries
Pittsburg
Massachusetta
New Flampshire
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Board of Education of
Thierity
Mount McKinley
Ferdinand A. Cook
Seattle
Valdez
Alaska
Seale the
Cooks Fold Peak
Wilmington
Del
Mma F. Quigley
Philip Quigley
Philadelphia
Secret Service
Lyons Register
Roberts
Lewis and Clark
Capt. Pope
Misa Laura
Inger
Selaing
Jan Bia
Kingston
Atlantic
Crystal Ukewiee
Crystalho
Hart
Holmmana
Thetis
Ott
Crys
Captain Pope
Aman
Pepe
Lonathan
Grindal
Slaver
Esther
South Omaha
Soutie
Omaha
Goenree Stuart
Wolcott
Kan
Mr. Stuart
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
America
Bert
Sawyer & Sci
East Cambridge
Mase
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