The Impossible Club Minutes Read at Downtown Meeting
The Impossible Club met Monday evening at its downtown headquarters with all members present. Minutes of the first meeting were approved and a by law fine of 30 cents levied against Jorhins for a missing statement about a Springfield hotel clerk. Members recounted summer experiences, fishing tales, and a Kentucky trip with an umpiring anecdote before adjourning by 8:30 p.m.
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Iipossible Club
Adtidusit
Jip Dibble
Eplurs
Aud
Mr. Upkins
Amy
Eobins
Yedd
Mr. Jerkins
Wisconsin
David Harum
Mr. Pope
Noted Jewish U S Senator Candidates in Early History
The article discusses several early U S senators of Jewish descent born outside the United States. It covers David Levy Yulee of Florida, David Levy before adopting the Yulee surname, and Judah Benjamin of Louisiana, highlighting their origins in the West Indies, service terms, and connections to the Confederacy. It also mentions Benjamin Franklin Jones of Illinois and James B. Eustis of Louisiana in the broader contextual note on Jewish senators and political figures.
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Simon
Oregon
Germany
United States
Senate
South
David L. Yulee
Moria
Mech
Congress
Senetor Yulee
West Indies
Caime
Florida
Yutee
Levy
Morida
David Levy
House
Yulee
David Levy Yulee
New York
Fudah P. Benjamin
Louisiana
Ie, Ton
England
New Orleans
Mississippi
St. Croix
Benjamin Franklin Jones
Kentucky
Adams County
Ill
Confederacy
James B. Eustis
France
Uoder Cleveland
Evanston Hero Marries After Lake Rescue
Barton W. Patrick of Evanston saved Miss Strarts Cooper from Lake Michigan after she fell overboard during a row. He swam to her in near darkness, kept her afloat for about an hour until the Evanston lifeboat crew reached them, and the two later wed in Chicago. Cooper’s home was in Waukegan. The couple now resides in Evanston.
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Barton W. Patrick
Evanston
Miss Strarts Cooper
Patrick
Soung Tafridh
Miss Cooper
Waukegan
Patrick Bill
Boston Dentists Face Patent Dispute and Litigation
The U S circuit court decision in New York challenges a crown and bridge dental patent held by a company. It alleges widespread use by Boston area dentists and claims a yearly fee of 250 dollars per year for each year of use. Dentists plan appeals to higher courts if needed.
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United States Clicuit Court
New Y York
James F. Low
Crown
Roxton
New York
Love
United States Court of Appeala
States Supreme Court
New Emperor of China Speculation In Bogus Report
Fragmentary story suggests an empress may appoint a nine year old boy as emperor while a Chicago newspaper hints at a misread or hoax involving payments. Readability is limited. claims appear unverified and non-specific.
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Davigerdige
China
Chicago
Lim
Emerald Craze in Bogota Mirrors Dutch Tulip Fever
Minister Wart of Pogota reports an emerald craze in Bogota recalling Holland’s tulip mania. Muzo mines near the city produced lavish emeralds as stores faced frenzied buying and selling with prices soaring before a sharp decline by mid July.
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Wart
Pogota
Colombia
State Department
Holland
Bogota
Ety
Logeta
Toyota
Paris
Permanent Dewey arch plan gains funding support
Charles I L Nicoll, secretary of the Citizens committee of New York City, confirms the Dewey arch will be made permanent at an estimated cost near 590000. He notes strong financial backing and ongoing fundraising as wealthy New Yorkers are urged to join the plan and respond promptly to a committee invitation.
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Dewey Arch
New York City
Markle
Charles IL Nicoll
Citicens Committee
New York
Citizens’ Committee
Presidential order halts land sales in Hawaii for Pearl Harbor builds
The president directs that all proceedings for sale or disposition of public lands in the Hawaiian islands be discontinued. Any sales since the resolution of Rendition are void, purchasers refunded, and notices issued to cancel deals. The order, dated September 11, was kept from publication until Honolulu reached.
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Navy Department
War Department
Kawait
Pearl Harbor
United States
Mawaiian Islands
Eame
Honolulu
Society Women In A Saloons Odd 1900s Reception
A downtown Saginaw saloon announced a two to five reception for Indies with a mammoth music box program. At the appointed hour couples arrived and about 109 society women gathered, the barroom decorated while no drinks were served.
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Saginaw
Mich
City treasurer sentenced for $300000 theft in Gunspow case
A Gunspow city treasurer who stole 300000 dollars has been sentenced to five years penal servitude. The Chicago Times-Terra commented that a salary of 160000 dollars a year would be quite fair for work, reflecting on the alleged ruinous earnings.
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Gunspow
Chicago
Times-Terad
Caper Spurge Plant Description and Toxic Properties
The caper spurge is a two to three foot herb with milky juice and small reddish yellow flowers. It is cultivated in California Texas and the Atlantic states. the plant is highly poisonous causing skin irritation and severe internal effects if ingested or overdosed, with animals and children at risk.
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California
Texas
Atlantic States
New Jersey
West Virginia
North Carolina
Oats after oats and soil practices for clover seeding
Farmers advised oats as the main small grain and to avoid repeated seed failures. Use rough moldboard plowing in early spring, then cultivate tightly and sow grain and grass seed. If oats fail again, plow fall stubble, sow wheat or rye with grass seed in fall and clover in spring. Telegraph extension notes Khartoum southward.
Gift Goods and Accessories from B.AB. Choice
An advertising synopsis lists27 items including ladies stationery 24 new sheets azure pink or white, envelopes to match, fine Liberty Silk Scarfs in several colors, leather cases and pocketbooks, doll, napkin rings with “The Battle of Manila,” and men's neckwear and smoking jackets. Emphasizes novelty, variety, and a prompt mail order department for orders.
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Starling
Manila
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