Mexico Question Grows On Prisoner Cook In Custody
Washington reports friction over Mexico holding American railway conductor James A. Cook in Quedalajara without bail or trial since last August on robbery charges. The State Department warned Mexico such delays provoke criticism in the U S and urged a prompt disposition of the case amid calls from Congress and the Order of Railway Conductors for action.
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Washington, D. C
Dee
J James A. Cook
Quedalajara
Cook
Tle
United States
Department
Mexico
Pion
More
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American boy in Grenada jail amid new regime
Washington December 28 a dispatch from Leon reports a son of an American citizen in Granada was beaten and arrested by officials installed by Zelaya's successor. The U S consulate has not received orders but will act. Managua says reforms limit law but aims to seize seas for Zelaya loyalists. In Mexico, Zelaya's ally Jose Santos Zelaya returned aboard the gunboat General Guerrero.
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State Department
Granada
Mare
Mautriz
Zelaya
Leon
Madine
United States
Managua
Salip Crux
Mexico
General Guerrero
Jose Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Leri
Corinto
Linr
Guerrero
Nias
Dr Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promises Relief
Airdale ad promotes Dr Swamp Root as a remedy for weak kidneys and related blood impurities. It asserts kidney trouble causes sickness and urges readers to request a sample bottle by mail while warning against imitations and misnaming.
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Iimét
Fionn x
Hood's Sarsaparilia Promotes Health Through Blood Corpuscles
A fragmentary report describes Hood's Sarsaparilia as boosting the body's corpuscles to fight disease germs. The ad claims it combines over 20 remedial agents and has long been proven effective, though details are unclear.
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Hood
Taft's Program Faces Early Senate Troubles
Washington reports Tafts program prompting radical corporate control ideas may stall in the Senate. The president’s plan, seen as radical, aims to curb railroads under tighter federal oversight, with Nelson Wilmarth Alden seen as a key force shaping opposition. The aim is to rally support but risk angering insurgents and Democrats backing stronger property controls.
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Senate
Washington
Canares
Taft
Frysland
Neleon Wilmarth
Elsem
Nelson W
Nilson
Property Corporation Control
Trains Crash on Sharp Curve Kill Five
Five trainmen died and two were fatally injured in a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Western Railroad. Two freight trains collided at a sharp curve midway between Htrakerike and Fort Hitner. Three locomotives were demolished and engines hurled into embankments.
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Tran
Baltimore and Ohio Western
Hendon
Htrakerike
Fort Hitner
Dotra
Storm Losses In The San Sibastian Flood Disaster
Dec 28 reports detail vast flood damage in Spain with Santa Christina left only three houses standing and Lavi clinic church surviving. Bunemivente town north of Zamorra, population 5000, submerged for five days. village of Wilhear destroyed. graves in Cuatile Plateau ruined. 700 lives lost and property damage estimated at 20 million dollars. ongoing assessments place total losses near 29 million.
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San Sibastian
Spain
Just World
Santa Christina
Laviclina Church
Bnemivente
Zamorra
WiNuhear
Cuati
Locomotive Strikes Infant at Plymouth NH Crossing
A fatal accident near Lin Wentworth station in Plymouth New Hampshire Sunday night left Abbie Libby struck by a locomotive. The infant, 0 years old, died instantly with severe injuries reported.
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Plymouth
Misa Abbie Libby
Lin Wentworth
Wien
Sie Tee
Hi Het Moti
New Commandant in Charge in Boston Navy Yard
Boston December 28 Captain Joba Fremont appointed commandant of the battleship Mieresippi and Rear Admiral Alltam to become commandant of the Boston navy yard. The change follows ceremonies honoring the new leaders and the new commandant marks a significant shift in naval leadership amid formalities.
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Boston
Joba
Fremont
Mieresippi
Alltam
Boston Navy
W Sires
Neatin
Seat Tirteen
Pune
Ecommandans
Wreck of Five Masted Schooner Davis Palmer Near Boston
Wreckage washed ashore at Windmill Point Hull indicates the five masted schooner may be the Davis Palmer from Boston bound to New York with 422 tons of coal. Masts stuck above water and crew feared lost. names of several crew members listed as missing or unconfirmed.
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Boston
Windmill Port
Hull
Davie Palner
Hind
Haid
Hall
Dewint Soper
Davis Palmer
Henry the Malling
Cors
New York
Volger
Paislat
Davis Tetmar
Tesla
Abe
Dayle Palaner
Virat
Oesain
Moston
Mariner's
North Aquare
Enemml
Tovseph
Boothbay
Mestenvant
E. Spencer
England
Hidolph
Nowa Srotla
Sweden
EB Baswt
France
J. Bolter
Galloping Over Rough Mountain Road in the Andes
An excerpt from The Andean Land describes a perilous ascent along a narrow rocky road in the Andes. The passage depicts a steep, zigzagging path with steep dropoffs, a speeding team and wagon, and a driver urging the horses with a cracking lash as the rider faces a churning journey up the towering slopes.
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Andes
Herves
Osborn
Whose Wheezy Sound Sparks Fast Family Quips
A fragment from a 19th century page note captures playful exchanges about a wheezy sound in a family setting. The kid asks about the father’s asthma and jokes about inside organs and microphones. The tone hints at light humor amid domestic dialogue.
All Who Would Enjoy Health Through Right Living
A fragmented ad asserts that good health comes from right living and proper recreation, with medicines dispensable under ordinary conditions. It promotes the California Pig Syrup Co genuine Syrup of View and Elixir of Serna as the perfect laxative, urging purchases from leading druggists.
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California
California Pig Syrup Co
Very Fine Birds. Wife’s Comment on His Hunting Trip
A newspaper tale from St Louis Republic about a hunter boasting of his partridge kill and his wife’s witty reply. After returning with two brace, he proclaims fine birds but she asks if they are theirs, noting he would have failed tomorrow. The humor hinges on bragging and a clever wife.
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Sien
Milady
Robert
St. Louie Repub
Byways of the Pacific Coast Ranch Life Anecdotes
A fragment from a Western scene recalls a rancher's frontier talk about lodging and work routines. A backstory of a man arriving eastward, sleeping in hay, and the terse frontier logic of finding shelter and a job. The voice captures rough humor and practical survival in early ranch culture.
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Pacific
Clinoy Johnson
Dior
Norway's Bill of Fare in Century travel tale
Caroline Thurber recounts in the Century a humorous Norway visit noting a diet of fish and boiled potatoes, with playful exchanges about chickpeas, milk abundance, and varied breads. The narrative preserves country culinary quirks and traveler observations amid tastings and local fare.
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Caroline Thurber
Norway
Pinchot Defends Self Against Special Interests
Gifford Pinchot, head of the U S forest service, rebutted attacks by special interests in a University Club speech on Conservation and Equal Opportunity. He argued predatory wealth targets public resources and warned the great conflict between few privileges and many rights will define policy, urging defense of public property and Roosevelt-era measures.
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New York
Dee
United States Forest Servick
Gidard Pinechot
United States Forest Service
University Club
Pinehot
Mort Jenny
Gecekewries
Hfe
F Trust
Couikege
Ralnone
Sepik
Pittsburg
Tatuyn
Thie Coumter
United States
Forestry Service
MSL
Cleon
Steamer in Distress Report from Halifax Boston Aid Gone
A Halifax reported distress of a steamer with assistance from Boston no longer available. The vessel, named in the dispatch, was said to have been in distress and broken from its course, with no further details on its fate or location.
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Halifax
Boston
Intifax
N.S
Atlantic
Pape's Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
A promotional note touts Pape's Diuretic as a harmless, rapid cure for kidney and urinary disorders. It claims immediate relief from backache, headaches, rheumatism, and urinary symptoms after a single free dose, urging readers to purchase a fifty cent treatment and warning there is no superior remedy anywhere.
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Pape
Pate
Thempean & Pape
Cincinnati
Clan
A Habit of Murder in Kentucky Justice
A rough tale set in Kentucky centers on Bates a condemned man slated for hanging and Lin Ekemp who rallies support for a pardon. The governor arrives with deputies to prevent interference while Lin tries to sway public opinion and distract with social pretense as the clock ticks toward the execution.
Kentucky's Last Stand and a Blocked Burial
In a chaotic sequence, a governer order led to Daniel Bates’s body being handed to Eliza Skemp amid sudden executions and public crowding. The jailer hesitated and Kentucky retreated through the streets as a Confederate fighter faced dawn, ending with the grim conclusion of Liz and others witnessing the hanging.
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Kentucky
Aberift
Joseph Bates
Eliza Skemp
Biel
Tirana
Liz
Lis
Emigrant Potsters and Potatoes in Foreign Trade Debate
Fragments describe discussions on emigrant workers and potato seed exports, mentioning the Columbee governor general and Lord siudenmelt. A sensational crowd scene includes a man praising a brand of cigars and a countering shout from a bystander about personal health after smoking.
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Siudenmelt
Gavan
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