Pine Forests Attacked By Destructive Disease
City dispatch reports a pine forest disease spreading across parts of the country threatening heavy losses to Amberlands owners. The commission of parasitology will advise lumber owners on prevention as the disease is said to cause about 30 million dollars in annual losses. Preliminary experiments under the commission show good results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Columbian National Life
Boston
Southern Department
Southern
Southern Securities
Georgia
Old Line Life Insurance
Exicco
Commission
Amberlands
Mes Astor Beauty Secret Revealed For Timeless Charm
A New York Evening Journal summary notes Mrs John Jacob Astor returns from Europe and Newport looking fresh. Her routine blends simple rest, early dinners, long walks, temperate meals, and gentle exercise to preserve youth. She plans to maintain these hygiene habits after resuming New York life.
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New York Evening Journal
John Yacoo Astor
Europe
Newport
New York
Astor
London
Ambassador Cheate
Mrs. Astor
United States
Sue
Lund
Misa Willing
Philadelphia
Merchants Plan Early Closing in Albany
Albany residents vote to curb hours with merchants and clerks meeting at city hall to set closing times. Plan calls for 6 pm closes in summer and 7 pm rest of year, with a joint committee collecting signatures to formalize the agreement. clerks voice optimism for successful adoption. Also notes Quentin Milner case and reorganizing the Albany Guards with Paul J. Brown named captain and early enlistments.
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Albany
D. F. Crostand
Quentin Milmer
Quentin Milner
Newton
Spence
Cordelia Milner
Uberty
Baker County
Milner
Quentin
Boxer County
Albany Guards
Paul J. Brown
Russian troops homeward bound amid Manchuria redeployments
Disjointed reports from Harbin and Kuancheng indicate Northbound trains loaded with Russian troops and equipment as authorities prepare for winter redeployments. Plans include demobilization, repurposing native buildings, and prisoner movement from Nagasaki, with bank branches and rail links to Dalny Port Arthur and Blagovestensk discussed. In Georgia, Fitzgerald sees renewed interest in colony receivership as Judge Whitfield may audit operations, while Macon contemplates a crowded mayoral primary with over two thousand residents registered and campaigns set to begin.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Kuanchengtgu
Linovitch
Vladivostols
Nagasaki
Russo-Chinese Bank
Tie Pass
Atar
Blagovestehensk
Kabarovsk
Fitzzgerald
Boung Whitfield
Brunswick
Fitzgerald
Colony
Old Soldiers* Colony Company
Whitfield
Tetcivers
Englishman’s Sex and Heredity Theory Draws Attention
Special Gable, London, Oct. 22. A. C. Fox-Dyles argues from genealogical data that patrician families tend to produce daughters, with many Norman lines surviving only in female lines. He notes baronies and surname patterns, and cites a medical friend who says first children are 70 percent girls due to favorable early marriage conditions. He posits adult wealth and maturity boost daughter likelihood, while plebeian lines show opposite trends.
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Special Gable
London
A. C. Fox-Dsyles
Battle Abbey
Henry VII
Elizabeth
Miles
Cniely
Gupnne
Mae Mslos
Tigat
Ana Lahmann
Schenck
Lehmann
Lahmann
Smith Day at Fair Promises Big Turnout in Macon
In Macon Georgia on October 22 preparations for Smith day are complete. Smiths from across the commonwealth will attend a barbecue for thousands. Prominent Smiths will speak and premiums await the tallest, thinnest, ugliest, and largest family member along with a prize for the finest young lady bearing the name.
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Macon
Tala
Rev Dunbar H Ogden Called to First Presbyterian
Knoxville Tennessee October 22 Rev Dunbar H Ogden of Columbus Mississippi has been called to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church to succeed Reverend James Park who has served as pastor for 44 years.
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Mr. Ogden
Knoxville
Tenn
Dunbar H. Ogden
Columbus
MlEs
First Presbyterian Church
Succeas de James Park
Turner Hall Burned in Pittsburg Fire’s Costly Loss
The Birmingham Turnverein hall on Jane street between South Seventeenth and South Eighteenth streets was completely destroyed by fire late today. Loss estimated at $50,000, fully insured. Fire blamed on an explosion of an instantaneous heater in the basement.
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Turner Hall
Pitsburg
Birmingham
Professor Judd Hangs Himself
Baltimore on October 22 reports 85 year old Professor Dwight Judd a former semant in the United States gulf survey at Washington and professor of bi icey at Georgetown University was found hanged by a rope from a rafter in his home on the old Frederick road. He had died by his own action.
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Judd
Baltimore
Dwight Judd
United States Gulf Survey
Washington
Georgetown Univesity
Old Frederick Road
Woman the Higher Type in Social Evolution Discussion
A fragmentary discussion argues that upper class marriages may fade and caste blur, with pedigrees racing through lines. The speaker suggests the female may be the higher type due to favorable conditions, while acknowledging potential disagreement on intellectual outcomes.
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Duke of Leinster
Leinster
England
Newsmash of humorous quotes from multiple papers
A collage of light gossip and wry exchanges from The New York Sun The Washington Star The Detroit Free Press The Philadelphia Press The Cleveland Leader and The Chicago News features quips about preachers grafiers sewing circles breakfast talk typewriter supplies and hobos A playful snapshot of period wit and social quirks across several cities with quick banter and character clashes.
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New York Sun
Enicker
Becker
The
Washington Star
Senator Sorghum
Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia Press
Der
Cleveland Leader
Binks
Atr
Spinks
Chicago News
Sunday School Tales and Kid Answers Stir Simple Laughs
A Sunday school scene features a new pupil, a young girl who answers shyly that God made the world. The anecdote shifts to a Canadian-born mother and a nickname for a nephew, “Little Canuck,” provoking playful protest as family conversations unfold.
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Heaven
Grandman
Ben
Canada
United States
Bess
Two-Fold Evolution Topics at Cape Town Address
The New York Tribune reports Professor Darwin's Cape Town address on evolution in life and matter, noting the progression from primeval chaos to organized forms. He discusses natural selection, divergence, and the cross links between biology, astronomy, and geology, while acknowledging ongoing controversies and possible applications to astronomy.
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New York Tribune
Darwin
British Association For the Advancement of
Cape Town
Charles Darwin
Alfred Russel Walace
Spenes
George Darvin
SMN
Great Sieges of History Port Arthur Siege Compared
Harper’s Weekly notes that during the Port Arthur siege General Stack surrendered between 20 000 and 30 000 men with fewer than 6 000 fit for duty. The article ranks Port Arthur with Vicksburg and Ulm in surrender scale but far below Metz where Bazthala s surrender surpassed 173 000 troops.
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Port Arthur
Harpera
Stacsael
Wis
Vickerburg
Ulm
Metz
Misheard Fragments of a Drowning Rescue Tale
The clipped OCR reads like a misheard dialogue about luck and rescue, with lines from two “Summer Girls” and a “First Summer Girl” discussing a drowning incident and a marriage claim. The readable bits hint at a short, sensational exchange rather than a full narrative.
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Aoman
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Columbian National
the Spectator
Sucerasful Life
Atlanta
Atlanta National Bank
Third National Bank
Columbian National Life Insurance Co
Alfred CG. Newell & Bros
Atlanta, GA
Oscar Shiver
Macaw Ga
Robertson
T. J. Conrad
Shiver
Murray County
Joe
Pius
Rome
Lapponi
Fehr
Fehr's Malt Tonic Dept
Louisville, Ky
HIVE
Japan
Odooks
Sith
A. K. Seiler
Mote
Patricin
Apollinaris CO. Ld
Auisata
Dul
Aus
R. Vmatts & CO
Whitehall Street
C. E. Folsom
Optician
Nately
Wile
Wille
Pittsburg
Dit
Hathaway
Bhathawayt
Hathaway & CO
Inman
Broad Street
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