President-Elect Taft Heads Toward Inaugural Day
Washington reports show Taft resting after a light schedule as thousands prepare for the inauguration. Stands to hold 50 000 spectators line Pennsylvania Avenue, with weather mild but uncertain. Governors from many states plan to attend the procession, and a Taft Special train carries Georgians to the capital for the ceremony.
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Washington
Mar
Taft
Capitol
White House
Pennsylvania
Avenue
Weather Bureau
Weather’ Bureau
Braxton
Alabama
George IL. Lilley
Connecticut
Simeon Ss. Pennewill
Delaware
Idaho
B. F. Carroll
Iowa
Charles
Draper
Massachusetts
E. F. Noel
Mississippi
Macon
Georgia
Sperry Relieved From Duty as Atlantic Fleet Chief
Washington March 3 Rear Admiral Charles S Sperry requested to be relieved from duty as commander in chief of the Atlantic battleship fleet Seaton Schroeder is appointed in his place Sperry declined the presidency of the Naval War College preferring subordinate duties Richard Wainwright remains in command of the second squadron William T Potter moves to third division Rear Admiral Schroeder previously led fourth division Edward B Barry moved from New York naval auxiliaries to a higher office.
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Washington, Mar
Charles
Sperry
Atlantic Battleship Fleet
Seaton Schroeder
Naval War College
Pit
Richard Wainwright
William T. ‘Potter
Schroeder
Edward B. Barry
New York
Two Die in Gas Blast at Erie Coal Port Blanchard
Wilkesbarre Pa Mar 3 Two mine workers were killed and about a dozen burned by a gas explosion in No 14 colliery of the Erie Coal Company at Port Blanchard near Erie Fire followed the blast and six miners were entombed for hours but all survived some overcome by black damp were carried to the surface by fellow workers The two dead were foreigners
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Wilkesbarre
Erie Coal Company
Port Blanchard
Injured Jockey Dies After Santa Anita Crash
Jockey J B Wood of Frankfort Kentucky died yesterday in a Los Angeles hospital after a skull operation. He was injured when thrown from his horse Tom Lynch at Santa Anita race track and never regained consciousness.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mar
J. B. Wood
Frankfort
Santa Anita
Tom Lynch
Unfavorable To Anti Racing Bill Reported
Austin Texas March 3 senate committee reported unfavorably the anti racing bill recently passed by the house. It is believed a bill will pass amended to permit racing to continue under stricter regulations.
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Austin, Tex
Senate
House
Lucky Baldwin dies leaves vast estate in California
E J Lucky Baldwin, famed horseman, lay in state at The Cottage on his Santa Anita ranch after death. Body embalmed for San Francisco funeral next Thursday. Estate valued at 30 million dollars, largest probate in Southern California, with an equitable will design to favor heirs. Blanket mortgage of 1.5 million at Sherman Savings Bank reduces net to about 28 million.
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Los Angeles
Cal
E. J
Baldwin
Santa Anita
San Francisco
San’ Francisco
California
Brad
W.lee
Lee
Sherman Savings Bank of
Crum Resigns and Aids Taft in Customs Post
Charleston reports Dr William D Crum a negro and customs collector resigns effective March 4 to avert embarrassment for President-elect Taft. he claims no pressure and cites desire to spare Taft. Also, J G Blackwell dies at Pitt government testing station after inhaling gas fumes during a tank cleaning experiment.
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Charleston
S.C
Wiliam D. Crum
Néero
Taft
Roosevelt
Crum
Tillman
Pittsburg
United States
J. G. Blackwell
Maine Republicans Make Gains in City Elections
In 11 Maine cities voters elected Republican mayors in nine places, a gain of two from last year, and established Republican city governments in eight. Portland report notes shifts in local power across multiple towns amid municipal contests. Woburn pastor Rev. Dr. Daniel March dies at 93, author of several theological works.
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Maine
Portland
Woburn
Mass
Daniel March
First Congregational Church
March
Wire factory blaze in Medford causes 65000 dollar loss
Oliver Whyte's wire factory and adjacent property in Medford Massachusetts burned yesterday inflicting an estimated loss of 65000 dollars. Fire authorities fought the flames through the night and continued investigations into the cause.
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Medford
Mass
Oliver Whyte
Town moves three miles across prairie to rise again
In Kansas Western Kansas, Ulysses, Grant county seat, shifted its townsite about three miles from the North Fork bottom. The move followed debt, bonds, and a wave of professional voting. After years of hardship, new settlers arrived, a town government reappeared, and the community relocated to higher ground with better wells and water.
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Ulysses
Syracuse
Kan
Kansas
Grant County
North Fork
Cincinnati
Surprise
Kansas City
Blake
McMillan
Elwood
Resident Doctor of Leprosy to Represent U S at World Congress
Honolulu reports Dr William J Goodhue long time resident physician at Molokai Leper Settlement chosen to represent the United States at the World Leprosy Congress in Christiania Norway this year. He credits modern palliation surgical methods with reducing suffering and notes eucalyptus as a promising remedy for incipient leprosy while urging surgical relief to improve function and life span.
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Honolulu
William J. Goodhue
Molokai
United States
Christiania
Norway
Goodhue
Interesting Relics of Burns in Atlantic City
Campbell Wallace, a current Atlantic City resident, holds several Burns relics including a Bible that belonged to Ellison Begbie, who received it.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Burns
Scotland
Campbell Wallace
Ellison Begbie
Burns Relics and a Glasgow Magazine Item Describe Wallace Ownership
An article recounts Burns memorabilia including his song copy from the Glasgow Magazine in 1793 8 and six ladles once used for toddy with John Rankin. It notes stoupware from Auld Nance Tannock’s Tavern, Wallace’s birth near Lochlea, Rankin’s Galston ties, and Burns’ affection for Miss Beghie with a Bible marked by use. The Wallace Burns collection was shown at the Glasgow Burns exhibition of 1896.
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Burns
Glasgow
John Rankin
Hugh Reid
Mr. Wallace
Miss Beghie
Edinburgh Museum
Western Canada's Splendid Crop Yield for 1908
The census branch of the Department of Agriculture Ottawa reports Central Canada’s combined 1908 wheat yield near 107 million bushels, valued at about 85 million dollars, plus oats, barley and flax worth 35 million. A letter from Rev. Oscar L. King of Edmonton praises Alberta for farm opportunities, climate, education, and rail expansion, noting hard winters but good roads and forthcoming branch lines aiding settlers.
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Department of Agricultura
Ottawa
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Central
United States
Oscar L. King
Edmonton
King
M. V. McInnes
Detroit
Michigan
Noted Woman Press Agent in Covent Garden Circles
Mrs Charles Neave, newly entering business as a press agent, is praised by friends for helping top Covent Garden singers achieve success this season. She is the daughter of a titled gentleman and widow of an army officer.
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Charles Neave
Covent Garden
London
Reward for Catarrh Cure Claims by Hallas Catarrh Mura
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. I Cheney Co of Toledo with references from Walding Kinnan Marvin endorse F J Cheney. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as a blood and mucous surface remedy taken internally. Testimonials free. Price five cents per tile. Sold by all druggists.
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I. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Drugg
Halla Family
Sunset Cards Defy Mamma in Quiet Parlor Exchange
In a gentle domestic moment Dorothy quips she prefers picture post cards to the sunset, dismissing her mother's compliment as she keeps a stack of keepsakes. The scene captures a small domestic flirtation over sentiment and sentimentality.
A Cure For Colds and Grip
An advertisement touts Lane’s Pleasant Tablets to stop a cold at first sign, promising relief with one or two tablets. Sold by druggists for 25 cents, with a sample offered by Orator F Woodward of Le Roy New York.
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F. Woodward
le Roy
Man In Prison Never Tried To Escape
An exchange reveals a jailer calling a prisoner a model inmate. The visitor asks what he’s jailed for and the keeper, Bohemian, says bigamy.
If It's Your Eye Use Pettit's Eye Salve
Advertisement-style notice for Pettit's Eye Salve sold by Howard Bros. in Buffalo New York. Claims relief for inflammation itching lids aches and sensitivity to light with emphasis on eye care product availability at local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Confucius Quote on Present Sorrow and Future Thought
A concise historical reflection notes that a man who neglects future thought will face immediate regret. Though attributed to Confucius, the line emphasizes foresight over short sighted action and links forward planning to emotional consequence.
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Confucius
Garfield Tea T Overcomes Constipation And Regulates Organs
An advertisement notes natural laxative Garfield Tea T as helping constipation and aiding liver and kidney regulation. Garfield Tea Co. of Brooklyn, New York, offers remedies upon request.
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Garfield Tea
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Piles Cure Claim and Teething Syrup Ad Jumble
An old advertisement mix includes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething with claims to ease gum inflammation and wind colic, PAZO OINTMENT promising pile relief within 14 days, and a quip about wealth and silence. It references prices like 50s and authors such as Macdonald.
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Atlantic
Lucky” Baldwin
Kansas County
DR. Williati
Murine
Murine Ive Remedy Co
Chicago
Allen
Morton Co
No. Dak
Minnesota
Wisconsin
National Land Co
Minneapolis,Minn
J. W. Qrove
Ufe—Kavanagh
Macdonald
Dodds
Kldney
Guarney
Kemps
Balsam
Carters
Carter
W. WN. U
Des Moines
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