Various early 1900s brief items and incidents abroad
Telegram style briefs report a Kansan congressman in peril of pneumonia, Scottish and Japanese political plots, a New York suicide, a Naples fire disaster, a Macedonian bombing claim, and a sunken schooner near Rhode Island. Also noted are Eagles convention plans, a Winton grocery collapse, New Mexico Arizona statehood talk, a Yale heir in industry, a missing labor leader, mass spindle idling in Fall River, Berlin police measures, Southern California wine and brandy outputs, a Tennessee marriage, Groesbeck bank losses, and Campbell-Bannerman denial of retirement rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sant Antimo
Naples
Berlin
Tageblatt
Black Sea
Charles Biot
High Commission For East Africa
East African Protectorate
Rhode Island
Order of Eagles
Baltimore
Winton
Quinn
William Johnson
New Mexico
Arizona
Smith
Congress
Franklin Farrel, Jr
Yale
Ansonia
Pittsburg Dispatch
Theodore Shafer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Cleveland
Fall River
Mass
Ministry of the Interior
Internal Revenue
California
Bristol
Tenn
Cloyetta Brownlow
W. F P. Brownlow
Jonesboro
Mark E. Pritchett
Pritchett
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Test her in port and the Madre’s a ship we wait for
Captain Bland and Captain Crystal negotiate a share of a raid on the Madre de Dios. Pope envisions a trap using a frigate escort while Grindal spots the targets and the three captains prepare to act together for a profitable takeover.
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Bland
Pope
Crystal
Brand
Captain Bland
Captain Crystal
London
Kingatown
Bee
Grindal
Bootewain
Julia Morton
Pursuit at Sea Aboard Gypsy Near Horn
Pope and Crystal fear pirate pursuit as the Gypsy gains on Bland’s brig. The crew toasts their ship and whiskey amid rising tension, planning a council and grim resolve to fight or die rather than surrender.
Pursuit and Escape in a Pirate Sea Chase
In a dramatic naval chase, Captain Pope and Crystal pursue a man-of-war. A shifting wind gives the brig hope as the frigate falls behind. At dusk the wind shifts and the pursuers glimpse a possible escape as the frigate abandons the chase amid frenzied celebratory roars.
The Thetis Crew Seeks Repayment After Madre Escape
On a calm Sunday morning the crew of The Thetis mutter with bitterness over Madre s escape. They admit their commander did not deceive them and vow to seize the Spaniard next, while Captain Pope and Captain Crystal swear in pursuit as the ship nears a fresh chance. Sail events rise with a fore-top message: Sail hot.
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Pope
Biand
Cadiz
Crystal
Julia Morton
Antilles
T'Gallant Yard
Bland
Pops
Johnny
Crystal Hai
Grindal
Mechanical babies drew for travel compartments
A London Answers excerpt describes a genius inventor’s circular about a mechanical baby for female travelers. The device pretends to cry and can be placed in a railway compartment, with prices listed for second, third, and fifth class models and claims it can mimic real infants or be stopped quickly.
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London
Dont You Think You Took a Long Run for Short Slide
A Judge editor recalls a New Jersey neighbor who sought world fame through lofty writing. After studying rhetoric and Harvard, the aspiring author submitted an essay deemed a masterpiece, only to receive a blue pencil rebuke: Dont you think you took a pretty long run for so short a slide. New York Times.
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R. K. Munkittrick
Judge
New Jersey
Harvard
New York Times
Pension Roll Tops Not To Reach Million Mark Again
Washington reports the annual pension commissioner's figures show 996 545 people on the pension rolls with 726 356 soldiers and 267 186 widows and dependents. The Spanish war roll totals 1 765 310 yearly. Recommendations target felon pensions and spousal eligibility, plus a new applicant exam method.
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Washington
Commissioner of Pensions
Ware
Bureau
Land Reclamation Fund Reports Cash On Hand Across States
Commissioner W A Richards released figures on the reclamation fund showing 1901 1902 and 1908 activity under the 1902 act. The current year brings 8,461,493 from public land sales in sixteen states and territories, totaling 16,191,836 deposited in the U S treasury. Nebraska 115,835 this year 264,036 overall. South Dakota 239,420 this year 546,982 total. Wyoming 272,923 this year 655,686 total in three years.
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General Land Office
Washington
W. A. Richards
Reclamation
United States
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Efforts to Enforce Pure Food Law Halt Imported Goods
The agricultural department in Washington reports strong action to bar imports prohibited by the Pure Food Act. Since August 1 about 600 shipments of meats wine olive oil and similar items have been held for examination to decide if their use is prohibited. Only one shipment white wine was refused entry. Special agents and consuls update Washington by cable and orders are issued to hold consignments at ports and send samples for analysis.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Department
United States
Washington
Morton Hosts Luncheon in Oyster Bay and Discusses Indian Frauds
President entertains Paul Morton of Chicago vice president of the Santa Fe system Francis De Leupp and Lt Gordon Johnston at Oyster Bay luncheon. Leupp, a Washington correspondent, was appointed to investigate alleged Indian frauds in the Oklahoma territory and has completed his report to the president.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Paul Morton
Chicago
Santa Fe Railroad System
Francis DE. Leupp
Washington
Gordon Johnston
Army
Rough Riders
Leupp
Oklahoma Territory
Omaha Steer Dead After Illness at Hunt
MILWAUKEE Wis A prized shorthorn steer owned by W F Christian of Omaha died Wednesday morning after bladder and kidney trouble. The animal had won red ribbons in Omaha and carried red and blue placards on its quarters. It had recovered from an earlier illness but suffered a relapse Tuesday night and died.
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Milwaukee
Wis
W. F Christian
Omaha
Happy Hunting Grounds
Ory District Race and Odd Ads
A fragmentary page notes a mock race where Rodrick jokes about a druggist scheme and a Liquor soaked substance. It mixes with stray lines on envy satire and punctuality, then shifts to an ad for Gold Laxative products and Defiance Starch, followed by a Glasgow housing critique and a line about superior Defiance starch.
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Ory
Rodrick
van Albert
Amber Remembered Miss Sinks Inheritance from Colorado Miner
Miss Eldora Sinks of Marengo Indiana has been notified of a five hundred thousand dollar bequest from B J Thompson a Colorado Springs mine owner and bachelor whom she met three years ago during a western trip. Thompson left all to her with no heirs.
An Early Chamberlain Speech
A friend recalls Joseph Chamberlain in school showing no speech talent, unlike later years. At a class debate, he mounted the platform with a bow and—silent—eliciting laughter as he quietly left the stage.
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Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
Arthur Balfour
Art of Rest Through Postum Food Coffee Use
Restful body and mind are achievable by stomach health before nerves and habits. Stop coffee to avoid mood dips and rely on Postum Food Coffee to rebuild nerve cells with natural elements. A hygienic sanitarium physician reports lasting benefits after switching, with the doctor’s name provided by Postum Co Ltd. Look for The Road to Wellville in each package.
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Indiana
Postum
Per
Postum Co. Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Vincent Borelng
Kansan
Pneumania
Parig
Richard Croker
Wantage, Eng
Arthur Gorman
Kobe
Japan
Viscount Kat Cura
Anna Bellew
P. F. Collier
Captain Pope
The
Madre
Waeed
Nelson
Chance
Glasgow Municipal Commission On the Housing of
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