Important News Notes Of A Week Condensed For Busy Readers
A weekly digest reports Aldrich backing a central bank as servant to financial institutions, West resigning as DC commissioner to return to newspapers, W Cameron Forbes becoming governor general of the Philippines with inauguration set for November 24, Taft buying a Limoges enamel portrait, Corbett heir to 250000, Taylor’s municipal judge expense note, Rover's critique of men raising sons, Hubbard elected Lincoln University Endowment president, Eliot warns on water power and coal land monopolies, and Woodcock’s 93rd birthday sermon in Kansas City.
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Aldrich
Bankers of
Des Moines
United States
Henry W. West
District of Columbia
West
Roosevelt
Washington
W. Cameron Forbes
Philippines
James J. Corbett
Pittsburg
Boston
Charles P. Taft
Limoges
Duke of
Nevers
Limousin
Franklin Taylor
New York
Sarah T. Rover
Mothers’ Club of
Thomas H. Hubbard
Lincoln University Endowment Association
O. O. Howard
Charles W. Eliot
National Conservation Association
Harry E. Woodcock
Congregational Church
Kansas City
National and local news briefs from across the nation
The nation's apple show opens in Spokane with a $25,000 prize list. A Jacksonville convention backs inland waterway plans. In Cairo Ill a mob lynches Will James and later burns his body. Henry Salzner is hanged and Arthur Alexander jailed as a suspect. Gov. Deneen orders militia. Taft outlines his message with irrigation first. Kingston Jamaica hurricane damage tops $500,000. Ransom Cable dies at 75. Various court and political notes recur across states.
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Spokane
Wash
Northwest
Mississippi
Apalachicola
Florida Penisula
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
Cairo (Jr
Will James
Anna Pelley
Henry Salzner
James
Arthur Alexander
Salzner
Alexander
Jeannette Ford-Stewart
C. L. Warriner
Cincinnati
Big Four Railroad Company
Taft
Richmond
Congress
Interstate Commerce
Postal Savings
Kansas Board of Health
Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Trinity Church
New York
Beipe
Washington
Wea
National Municipal League
American Civic Association
Charles J. Bonaparte
J. Horace McFarland
Kingston
Jamaica
William James
Cairo
Kankakee
Ransom R. Cable
Rock Island
Benjamin F. Cable
Chicago
Clara Brodenberger
Henry Brodenberger
Madison
Wis
James IF. Bendernagel
Williamsburg
William Arnold Shanklin
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Earl Bullock
Lawrence
Kan
Endora
Fred Starr
Bullock
William McKay
Wilson Pringle
Isabella G. McCosh
James McCosh
Princeton College
Princeton
N. J
Andrew McCosh
Gustav H. Schwab
Merchants’ Association of New York
National Council of Commerce
Directum
Nashville
Savage
Minn
M. W. Savage
Samuel L. Clemens
Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Moliere
Cincinnati University
Steve Wasmenski
Paterson
United States Army
John F. Weston
Department of California
Mlinois Odd Fellows
Springfield
Thomas J. Hall
Louisville
Merchants’ National Bank
New Albany
Ind
J. H. Fawcett
J. K. Woodward
Young Hall
Kentucky
United States
Stimson
Sugar Trust
United States Treasury
Montreal
Freck Pierce
Oklahoma Pipe Line Company
Adel approves ordinance to build interurban rail line
Voters in Adel Iowa cast 207 of 218 votes in favor of ordinance 48 authorizing Adel City Railway to build operate and maintain electric street and interurban rails through the town. The move links Adel to forthcoming interurban systems across Iowa increasing regional connectivity and growth prospects.
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Adel
Iowa
Supreme Court
I. M. Adams
Iowa Falls
Adams
John FB. Hollendors
Chicago, Great Western Railway
Marshalltown
Black Hawk County
Carroll
Hollendors
Anamosa Reformatory
Waterloo
Waterloo Istrict Dental Society
C. B. Miller
L. F. Kellogg
G. N. Shane
George P. Kier
Eldora
Louis G. Michael
Iowa State College
Ames
Bessarabia
Kisheniff
Russia
Dickenson
Kinsman
Des Moines
Nashville
Tenn
J. H. Koons
R. L. Chase
C. H. Gross
Post
Lee Leighter
Stilson
Minneapolis & St. Paul Railway Company
Stil
Quaker Oats Proclaimed Best Food For Health
The article extols Quaker Oats as a balanced diet improving health and strength for stock and people alike. It claims regular consumption boosts school performance, athletic output, and labor vigor, praising the product’s packaging options for families.
HUNTING FOR BIG GAME IN ONTARIO REGIONS
The Temagami area offers plentiful moose from October 16 to November 15 in a vast forest preserve with rich waters for many fish species. Red deer habitats lie south of Temagami in Muskoka Lakes Lake of Bays Maganetawan River Lake Nipissing and Kawartha Lakes districts. W S Cookson 135 Adams St Chicago offers Haunts of Fish and Game with maps and game laws from Grand Trunk Railway System.
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Ontario
Temagami
Muskoka Lakes
Lake of Bays
Maganetawan River
The Dollar Sign at the Resort Exit
Mrs Bluffer gets a $50 check from her husband as she leaves the resort. The proprietor promises to honor it and adds a flourish, saying he will worship the money. The scene highlights flirtation and gossip surrounding her stay.
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Mrs. Bluffer
Wadhams and the chicken coop dog riddle
The tale follows Judge W. H. Wadhams who suspects a thief has learned his routines. He keeps the old coop and stable hand, but replaces the dog. A groom named Scipio questions why Rover should be tied in the chicken coop with the new dog, adding a hint of mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wadhams
Mr. Wadhams
Wadhams
Jos
Scipio
Honor Where Honor is Due In Golfing Banter
A playful exchange captures two golfers at the tee. The first praises a long drive while the second credits luck and a wasp sting that interrupted his swing, reflecting lighthearted humor from a Punch magazine cartoon caption.
Careful Doctor Prescribed Food Over Drugs Story
A patient recounts a four year battle with gastritis healed by grape nuts instead of medicines. The letter praises a New York specialist and cites gradual recovery, weight gain, and improved energy after a year on the food. The ad notes the letters are genuine and frequently appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Wellville
Hueman
Contorted Toan Ads and a Safety Message Mystery
A fragmented historical excerpt shows scattered phrases about a toad themed ad and a safety slogan. It mentions thinking of safety and travel, with a curious prompt to buy talent and observe safe road travel. The text reads like a garbled OCR snippet with letters and captions drifting between ideas.
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U. P
A Maid Finds Missing Rug Remains in Dining Room
A Brooklyn woman reported a missing watch while visiting Ocean Grove in July. A maid, later returning home, found a dining room rug with three champagne corks, eighteen cigar butts, five cigarettes, thirty six burnt matches, and a pink satin slipper, prompting a reply from the maid seeking identification of the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
New
Yor
Brooklyn
Ocean Grove
Kidney Disease Says Dean's Kidney Pills Helped
A reader from Helena Montana describes a kidney condition with nightly urge and overwhelming need to urinate. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, the writer reports immediate relief and strengthened health, urging others to try the remedy priced at 60 cents at Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
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George S. Crowell
Helena
Mont
Heys
Dean
Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
A Hero and Baby Brother Toy Shovel Mishap
A mother sent Tommy to play with a toy shovel for a baby brother in a sand lot. She warned him to be careful but a scream drew her and the infant's wailing prompted questions. The exchange reveals a mischievous incident with a head rub from the shovel.
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Tommy
Mamma’ Junction
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Drs.London
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Avora
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Cedar Rapids
Conklin
Iowa City
Ed. Craig
Craig
Thomas Myers
Moery
State Historical Society
Horace Be, Deemer
H. W. Byers
J. S. Clarkson
New York City
W. G. Raymond
College of Engineering
C. E. Seashore
E. D. Chassell
Ralph Otto
C. H. Grove
Clinton
West Liberty
Belle Plaine
Adam Witctk
Sioux City
Margaret Mahoney
Garden Township
Frank Smith
Dougherty
Smith
Kate Yonker
Mercy Hospital
Michael
Boone
John McFarland
Edward J. Morse
Honey Creek
McFarland
Iarlan
Harlan
Charles McCarthy
Ferdinand Butzlaff
Allison
Greene
McCarthy
I. M. Fisher
Fisher
Wright County
National Horticultural Congress
Council Bluffs
John Mettalough
Winfield
Old Towa
Winfield United Presbyterian Church
Mt. Pleasant
Adam Bently
Uaught
Mars
Letitia Bellter
Marathon
Jobo Norton
Wiliam
Hingis
Cape of
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Bold
Druggists, Inc
Aming
Meyer
Jousik
Aanpauer
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