Secret of longevity cited by aging British figures
The London Chronicle reports aging notables like Sir George Birdwood and Lord Wemyss celebrate vitality and continued work. They credit diligence, purpose, and avoidance of idleness as keys to long life, with anecdotes of enduring activity from politics, law, and colonial service.
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London
George Birdwod
South
Lon W. Ines
Lord Strathcona
Cha Tupper
Russel Wallace
Lord Halebury
Lord Roberts
George Birdwood
Lord Morley
Maxim
Thomas Hardy
Charles Tupper
Canada
British North America
Sir Wirdwood
Plato
Jong
India
the Gods
Sir
Birdy
Wemyas
Waterloo
Edward
Prince of Wales
Lord Salisbury
Dr. Johnson
Lord Yas
House of Commons
Lord Wemyss
Lord Halsbury
Jas
Brown ‘Minor
Henry
Manville
Herodotus
Lond
Strathcona
Dominion
Victoria Street
Igh
Montana Cement Production Grows in 1912 Era
Montana joins national cement surge as 1912 output and value rise. The article notes Montana’s rising role in Portland, natural, and purgulan cement despite varying barrel weights. It cites U S ecological survey data and compares 1911 and 1912 totals, underscoring industry shifts and measurement caveats.
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Montana
United States
Ernest F. Borchard
United States Ecological Survey
Portland ‘Cement. Ie
Pustotan
Portland, Cement Manufacturing Company
Modern Woman Attire Criticized By Church Leader
In Greenpoint New York the Rt Rev Mgr Patrick F O Hare rector of St Anthony's preaches that the modern woman obsesses over dress. He warns of a moral atmosphere of poisonous gas and urges return to commandments amid visible excess in public dress and cosmetics.
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Mgr
Patrick F. O'Hare
Church of St. Anthony
Greenpoint
N.Y
Mary O'Hare
Billy
Blind Telegraphist Proves Skill Overcomes Darkness
Stanley K E Schnabel of Bethlem Pa, a veteran telegraph expert, was suddenly blinded but continues to work for a news organization. He types swiftly to capture over 10 000 words daily with few errors, aided by a developed touch system. His hearing sharpened, his memory improved, and he compensates for vision loss with remarkable discipline and concentration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley KE
Schnabel
Bethenem
Mr. Schnabel
Press Association
THIRTY HITS AND FOUR HOMERS FOR BROOKLYN IN CHICAGO GAME
Baseball details show Brooklyn and Chicago slugging through a high scoring tilt. Leach Stengel Schulte Williams provide homers while Fister Needham Stengel and Cutshaw add triples. Ragan Wagner Lavender pitch, final score Brooklyn 8 Chicago 8.
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Chicago
Leach
Stengel
Schulte
Willams
Fister
Needham
Cutshaw
Ragan
Wagner
Lavender
Brooklyn
Mile
Oakland Triumphs In Oakland Afternoon Tilt On Three Runs
In a Pacific Coast League doubleheader San Francisco Seals faced Kililay and Hawker. Leifield’s eleventh inning double wins for Oakland as Kililay and MalarKey hold. Morning game ends with Leifield and Clark connected two bagger, Kililay on the mound.
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San Francisco
Chicago Cubs
Kililay
Leifield
Hawker
Seals
Malarkes
Oakland
RIE
San Francheco
Oakland Ethe
Laifield
Clark
Baker
Schmidt
Malarkey
Mitze
Sacramento Beats Venice Tigers In Twin Bill For Fourth Win
Sacramento won twice over Venice Tigers 4 to 3 and 2 to 2. Hallinan sparked an eighth inning surge in the morning game to seal the win. Klawitzer held the Tigers to five hits in the afternoon while Koestner struggled as Sacramento tallied runs.
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Sacramento
Scamento
Venice Tigers
Hallinan
Klawitzer
Tigers
Koestner
Morningham Rhe
Ventee
Klepfer
Harkness
Eliott
Venice
Wia
Liliott
Klowitter
Biss
Angels Take Double Header From Portland In Los Angeles
In a two game set at Los Angeles Portland dropped the morning contest as Tozer and Higginbotham matched in a pitchers battle. Four of Higginbotham's five hits came in the first inning and the afternoon game totaled 32 hits with Portland scoring on Krause and Fisher's pitching. James held the Angels to six safeties and four runs through seven innings before tiring.
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St. Vows
Philadelphia
Fins
St. Louis
Sallee
Geyer
Kennicy
St. Iseoneen
Swive
Wingo
Brennan
Kill
Los Angeles
Portland
Tozer
Higginbotham
Higinbotham
James
Angels
Portland Beige Sond
Higginbotham and
Berry
Tozer and Byrnes
Arbogast
RUE
Portland Mine
Los Angele
Tatteries
Krause and
Fisher
Crabb
Jackson, Perut
Canton Situation Grows Sterner Amid Refugee Flight
Mongkong Aug 9 The Canton crisis deepens with lights out at midnight and fear of mutiny. Refugees flood ships and trains leaving the city. Seventy traitorous Cantonese soldiers were shot Friday. A $60,000 reward is offered for Governor Chan’s head. Foreign guards man the concession area as international fleets, including American and Japanese ships, strengthen Canton’s defenses. Hongkong sends troops and stores for a rapid mobilization. Fifty thousand refugees entered Hongkong last week. Cantonese troops are described as unruly and demanding higher pay.
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Mongkong
Canton
Chan
Hong Kong
Hongkong
Bryan's Protectorate Policy Passed Shelved
Washington August 3 secretary Bryan's plan for an American protectorate over Nicaragua was shelved for the time being. The senate foreign relations committee asked the state department to submit a new treaty omitting the protectorate, limiting the pact to original negotiations that included a 3 million payment for canal rights a naval base site and lease of Caribbean islands. The committee said future policy on a Central American protectorate had not been decided.
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Washington
Bryan
Nicaragua
Senate Committee
Polley
Senate
United States
Bay of Fonseca
Com Islands
Caribbean Sea
Lucy Page Gaston Makes Cigarettes Distasteful
In Chicago on August 3 Miss Lucy Page Gaston, longtime anti smoking advocate, tested a chemical that she claimed repels smoking by altering nicotine. She sprayed the fluid into a messenger boy’s mouth and said the method was provided by a chemist and tested effective. Reporters declined to try it.
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Chicago
Lucy Page Gaston
Cow Attack Injures Mount Holly Residents
An angry cow mauled Harry Y. Kester and Mrs Woodington along with her son Norman in Mount Holly New Jersey. The crowd intervened as the animal gored Mrs Woodington breaking her nose. Kester fell over boards and the cow attempted to gore him before the crowd drove it away.
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Harry Y. Kester
Ninnines
Woodington
Norman
Mount Holly
N. J
Kester
Review of the Week in the Big Leagues
New York amid two months left in the season shows Phila delphia closing the gap on the Giants and Cleveland gaining in the American League. Boehling and Marquard shine for Washington and New York respectively as pennant races heat up with strong pitching and a bruising Labor Day boxing card noted with injuries and show details.
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New York
McGraw
New York Giants
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Mack
Giants
Ban Johnson
Birmingham
Vic
Washingtonians
Chief Boehling
Washington
Boehling
Browns
St. Louis
Mitchell
Grifith
Hall
Maurice ‘Thompson
Harry Forbes
McCarthy
Labor Day
Douglas
McCarty
Eddie Maddigan
Allard and
Benz
Clabby Defends Boxing Game Amid Frameup Talk
Jimmy Clabby defended the sport after a controversial draw with Hicks in Butte. He blamed fans and referees for harsh calls while praising Hicks footwork. Clabby urged stricter refereeing and ticket rain-check ideas to protect spectators and the sport’s integrity.
Huerta Declaration Sparks Wide Interest in Mexico
Continued report notes young engineer of Scotch Mexican heritage educated at Notre Dame who joined Diaz opponents and became a key Madero ally. It covers rhetoric on Japan relations, envoy Jaz planning Aug 15 departure from Vancouver, and statements on immigration, U S ambassador Wilson, Mexican loan talks in Paris and Brussels, land sale legality, and envoy arrival without demonstrations.
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Notre Dame University
Diaz
Madero
Mexican Congress
Chamber of Deputies
Francisco
Felix Jaz
Mexico
Japan
Vancouver
Amboinrony
United States
Henry Lane Wilson
Paris
Brussels
A. Leon “Gracida
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