Mixed International and Domestic News Briefs of the Day
A roundup covers Manuel Quezon asserting Filipino friendliness to Americans after Manila trip, Edwin Grosevnor resigning from Justice to practice in Washington, Alaska land policy praised by Clay Talman, and the Emancipation Proclamation painting undergoing a bath at the Capitol. Also notes Brooklyn Elks cornerstone, auto theft spike on Broadway, Carolina prohibition petitions, a Bevier death case trial with 72 witnesses, and a search for Happy Jack Hendrickson.
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Alaska
Clay Talman
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Diverse 1909 News Snapshots from America and Industry
A range of items touch on social aid in New York offering legal help for 10 cent fees, a colossal new hotel development with 1 000 rooms and 26 stories, a murder charge against actor Robert Maloney, and a grand jury probe into mobbing Charles H. Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners. Also noted are federal reserve act mailings to banks, Milwaukee department store bankruptcy, United Railroads life insurance for long-time workers, education board legal action in Chicago, Oregon governor closing saloons, a Minnesota case on tariff law, and Virginia iron ore land valuation.
Global storms and mills close as world news stalks Europe
Violent storms lash Germany and heavy snow swathes Berlin while Blackburn mills halt due to cotton slump. London reports Lord Northcliffe's health driven retreat abroad until Easter. Other items note cannibal casualties in Neu Mecklenburg and a Montreal water main break amid a fire. Pope Pius X welcomes the diplomatic corps at the Vatican.
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Pius X
Vatican
Prince von Schonburg-Hartenstein
Ambansador
Austria
Iungary
Beatrice Claims She Is Practicing Theory
A New York Evening Post note describes Beatrice, a young piano student, saying she practices her theory while her mother notices a lull in the playing. The child remains confident, insisting she is practicing.
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Beatrice
New York Evening Post
Lunch for moms in a big office building
Two neighboring schoolgirls meet in a large office building. One girl says she brings lunch for her mother, who works there, and asks about the other girl’s mother. The exchange hints at shared daily routines among working parents.
Philosophical Talk Turns on Horses Not Ideas
A humorous quip reveals the baron is more bored by philosophy than by conversation. The speaker jokes that Kant and Schopenhauer are actually the baron’s two horses, turning a candlelit debate into a playful misdirection.
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Kant
Schopenhauer
New York Evening Post
Coffee Myth Exposed by Postum Remedy Claim
A reader-style essay argues many fear coffee's harms while continuing use. It cites a Wisman whose headaches ended after switching to Postum, touting Postum's two forms, Regular and Instant, and urging readers to try it as a healthier beverage alternative.
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Wisman
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Patents by Watson FE Coleman of Washington DC
Patent notice indicates Watson FE Coleman of Washington DC offers free books with high reference quality and best results.
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Watson FE. Coleman
Washington, D.C
Ad Blurbs and Teething Syrup Ad Copy Fragments
Fragmented ad copy shows a Satanic majesty reference a fence advice and trading jokes plus Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims. The text lists Putnam Fadeless Dyes in cold water and teething uses.
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Putnam
Adv
Quiet Factory Reduces Unscheduled Breaks Amid Coughing
The piece notes a humorous exchange about appearance and health with a cough relief reminder. Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops are advertised as a remedy through local druggists.
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Dean
Convenience in the Sick Room
A sick person gains ease with a large shoe bag tied to the mattress side using safety pins. The bag’s pockets hold books papers handiwork handkerchiefs and daily articles for ready access.
Willing to Learn Pauline Meets Belle at Train Station
Pauline travels to the station to greet her friend Belle for a weekend visit. She excitedly says Mr Barnum the young millionaire will teach her to swim, astonishing Belle who thought Pauline already knew swimming.
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Pauline
Belle
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Edwin P. Grosevenor
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John W. Nisbeth
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Merle Drinkard
Hillis
Jack Hendricckson
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Foreign Office
London
British Foreign Office
Great Lakes
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Alice E. Malone
Sidney B. Harrison
N. L. Carpenter & Company
New York
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Robert Maloney
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Houghton County
O. Hilton
Federation
Organization Committee
Fiesty Department Company
Milwaukee
United Railroads
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Chicago Board of Education
Ella Flagg Young
Maclay Hoyne
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St. Paul
Minnesota
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Virginia
Berlin
Blackburn
England
Grewcome Tower of London
Sir Walter Raleigh
Guy Fawkes
Lyons
France
Lord Northcliffe
Dr. Delninger
Pr. Kempf
Neumecklenburg
Bismarck Archipelago
German New Guinea
Pire
Montreal
Des Moines
Baker's Gocoa
Baker's Chocolate
Walter Baker
U.S. Pat
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Tam
Amend
Sloan
Dds
Thomas, Harter
Philadelphia
A. Re
Manchester
Dr. Earls. Sloan, Inc
Boston, Mass
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