Scientist wills entire body for cancer study
Dr. W. J. McGee a noted scientist and anthropologist died in Washington of cancer. He willed his whole body to Prof. Edward A. Spitzka of Jefferson College for dissection to study cancer cells and determine causes. McGee coordinated transfer to New York before death. Spitzka, famed geologist, was his choice. Dr. McGee was 59 and married Anita Newcomb in 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
W. J. McGee
Washington
Edward A. Spitazka
Jefferson College
McGee
Spitzka
Anita Newcomb
Newcomb
University of California
Mrs McLean Seriously Ill in Bar Harbor
Mrs John R McLean is very ill with pneumonia at Bar Harbor. Her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Edward B McLean are en route with Mme Bakhmetieff wife of the Russian ambassador after news arrived during the Newport horse show.
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Newport, R. L
John R. McLean
Bar Harbor
Edward B. McLean
Newport
Mme. Bakhmetieff
Markets News summarizes fluctuating grain and commodity quotes
The report lists steady to brisk figures in wheat and flour products with prices for winter and spring wheat patents, jute bags, and Minnesota and Michigan markets. Butter eggs and poultry prices are shown alongside New York wheat and corn trends, with mixed futures indicating irregularities and firming segments.
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Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Perth
New York
Manitoba
Chicago and Omaha Market Cattle Prices Across Regions
Market reports from Chicago East Buffalo and Omaha show cattle and hog prices with varied grades. Prices range from common steers to prime heifers and calves, with hogs and sheep fluctuating as buyers and sellers adjust.
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H.W
East Buffalo
N. Y
Omaha
Texas
Roosevelt to testify on Standard Oil fund in 1904
Roosevelt is expected Oct 2 or 3 to testify before the Senate committee investigating campaign contributions. Letters sent to Speaker Clark and Underwood named others to testify about a $100,000 Standard Oil gift to the 1904 Republican national committee. Records regarding Bliss and Sheldon show disputed handling of the funds.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate Committee
John D. Archbold
Penrose
Standard Oil Company
Republican National
Clapp
Vermont
Ucket
Senate
Champ Clark
Oscar W. Underwood
Baltimore
McComb
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
William B. McKinley
National
Taft Bureau
Joseph M. Dixon
National Roosevelt Executive Committee
Bliss
New York
Cornelius N. Bliss
Roosevelt
Mr. Bliss
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Taft
Sheldon
Keller to Move to Schenectady and Join Public Boards
Helen Keller of Wrentham Mass a noted blind and deaf woman will make her home in Schenectady N Y She is a life long friend of Mrs John Macy secretary to Mayor George R Lunn Keller will be appointed to the board of public welfare and to other civil boards She is a Socialist and will assist in local party affairs.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Helen Keller
Wrentham
Mass
John Macy
George R. Lunn
Miss Keller
C Public Welfare
Nero Wrecked After Liner Strikes Rock Off Rum Island
The Wilson liner Nero slammed a rocky ledge and was wrecked off Rum island on Scotland’s west coast. All crew members escaped in boats and were unharmed.
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London
Wilson
Nero
Rum Island
Scotland
Auto Taxes Bring State Million
Albany official estimate shows New York state revenue from automobile and chauffeur taxes this year exceeds 1 million dollars. The figure underscores the impact of motor vehicle levies on state finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Doomed Guadalajara Warned By Volcano Report
Mexico City seismograph officials warn Guadalajara 150000 residents of a sleeping volcano beneath the city. After 340 earthquakes in three months seven observatory scientists urge evacuation within a year, proposing Juanacatlag as a safe relocation site. Government papers moved to Mexico City. a September meeting will decide whether to heed the warning.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Republic
National Observatory
Mexico City
Observatory
Juanacatlag
Santiago
State Palace
Cay
Greeks and Turks clash on frontier amid casualties
Athens reports serious skirmishes between Turkish and Greek regulars on the frontier. Turkish troops attacked Greek blockhouses at Argyypolis Hagios Elias Tavis and Vryssi. The Greeks reported one sergeant and five men killed with two Turkish dead in another engagement. A Paris dispatch notes deadlock in unofficial peace talks between Italian and Turkish delegates in Switzerland.
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Athens
Greece
Argyypolis
Hagios
Elias
Tavis
Vryssi
Paris
Italin
Switerland
le Matin
Dodge Wins Absolute Divorce Decree in Nevada
Philip T. Dodge president of Mergenthaler Linotype obtained an absolute divorce from Margaret B. Dodge in Reno Nevada. He testified his wife of more than forty years refused to accompany him to cities where his business required him to work. The couple have two children, the elder over thirty five.
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Reno
Nev
Philip T. Dodge
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Margaret B. Dodge
Washington
Packey McFarland Defeats Joe Hirst in Olympia bout
In Philadelphia at the Olympia A. A. Joe Hirst battled Packey McFarland the Chicago stock yards champion but was defeated. McFarland at times held Hirst at mercy yet could not land a decisive punch while he smiled at others.
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Philadelphia
Joe Hirst
Packey Mcffarland
Chicago Stock Yards
Olympia A. A
McFarland
Hirst
Grand Circuit Opens at Charter Oak Park in Muddy Pacing Meet
At Charter Oak Park West Hartford Conn on Sept 5 a soggy track drew a large crowd as the Grand Circuit opened with two pacing divisions. In the 2:10 pace for $2,000 Knight Onwardo won Mansfield second Denver Jay third, best time 2 09 4. In the free for all pace for $2,000 Sir S won The Eel placed second Don Densmore third, best time 2 06 2.
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Charter Oak Park
West Hartford
Conn
Knight Onwardo
Mansfield
Denver Jay
Sir S
the Eel
Don Densmore
Dazzle Patch Sets Record at State Fair Races
Dazzle Patch, sired by Dan Patch and owned by M. W. Savage of Minneapolis, set a new regard for three year old colts by pacing a half mile in 59 1 2 seconds at the state fair races. Officials confirm the time as official though handlers say the half could be reached in 59 flat, time unofficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Dazzle Patch
Dan Patch
M. W. Savage
Savage, Minn
Man Declares Roosevelt a Dedham Selectman in Citizenship Bid
A Boston man claimed Theodore Roosevelt was a Dedham selectman and that the American flag was green white and blue while attempting to obtain citizenship papers in Boston.
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Roosevelt
Boston
Theodore Roosevelt
Dedham
Mrs Henry H Rogers Dies En Route Home
Mrs Henry H Rogers widow of Standard Oil magnate dies of heart disease in her private car Sunset while en route to New York from Bretton Woods New Hampshire. She is sixty five years old.
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New York
Bretton Woods
N. H
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil
White Mountain Express
Bishop C C Crafton Dies in Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports the death of Bishop C C Crafton of the Protestant Episcopal diocese after a week of critical illness. The dispatch notes his death on August 31 and confirms his long illness.
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Fond du Lac, Wis
C. Cc. Crafton
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Fond du Lac
Practical Whitewash Formulas for Farm Buildings
A farmer's guide explains several whitewash recipes for poultry houses barns fences hog pens and outside walls. It covers three formulas using lime water ground rice whiting glue salt zinc oxide ochre and skim milk with instructions to apply hot and preferably by spray pump for an even coat.
Neatest wire splice tool described in Iowa Homestead
A one inch by one eighth inch iron strap forms a splice tool with a hooked end and side notches. The splicer is clamped on two wires and turned to advance the splice, requiring a vise or pincers to hold the wires. Handle length varies with wire size, about six to seven inches for No. 8 wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Stutz Mason and Wercer Cars Win Elgin Race Meet
Three events on a single eight mile course at Elgin Illinois open day of the third annual two day meet produced record times. Winners include Harry Endicott in a Mason for the Jencks trophy 101 34 miles in 100 minutes 42 seconds Hugh Hughes in a Mercer for the Aurora cup 152 miles in 140 minutes 40 seconds Charles Merz in a Stutz for the Illinois trophy 203 miles in 184 minutes 32 seconds. No serious accidents. One death occurred when J R Ballinger and his brother were injured in an overturn on the way to the course. The day drew spectators who mostly used cars or grass seating.
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Elgin, Ll
Elgin
Jencks
Harry Endicott
Mason
Hugh Hughes
Mercer
Pullen
Trussel
Charles Merz
Gil Anderson
Elgin Automobile Racecourse
Ontarioville
J. R. Ballinger
Stromburg Carburetor Company
Chicago
William Ballinger
Wigin
Stutz
Merz
Anderson
Zengle
Fred J. Wagner
Combined crowbar truck aids moving heavy loads
A new combined crowbar and truck device assists moving heavy articles in workshops and warehouses. Used in sets of three for balance, it features a long handle, iron rollers, and a protective spike to grip without damage. It lifts loads to wheel across floors, handling three to four ton objects as easily as packing cases.
Garden ad notes on rye hay, manure and soil care
Rye may be cut for hay for all livestock. Poultry manure fosters onion growth. Stock raising is best insurance for farming. Clover sod enhances corn foundations. Use nitrate of soda or liquid manure for slow growth. Save seeds from vigorous plants and thin tall spindly growth. Reverse worn window blinds for a new look.
Senator Stephenson Recovers on Fishing Trip
Marinette Wis Aug 31 Senator Ysaac Stephenson is reported all right after an indigestion attack during a fishing trip down the Escanaba river Relatives received word that a doctor was summoned but he recovered quickly and continues his trip.
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Marinette
Wis
Ysaac Stephenson
Escanaba River
Potter killed by medicine in Seattle case
New York sculptor Louis Potter died after taking six bottles of an unidentified black fluid prescribed by a Chinese physician. Coroner J C Snyder stated treatment for a skin disease caused the death and said the fluid’s nature had not yet been determined.
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Seattle
Wash
Louis Potter
New York
Snyder
Potter
Justice Blair Dies in Lansing at Age 77
Justice Charles A. Blair of the Michigan Supreme Court died in Lansing after several weeks of illness. Born in Jackson in 1854, he was the son of Austin Blair, former governor of Michigan.
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Lansing
Mich
Charles A. Blair
State Supreme Court
Jackson
Austin Blair
Michigan
Young man’s second river voyage ends in tragedy
Edward A. Stiiley, eighteen, who had been saved from drowning, tried a canoe ride on the river again at Pittsburgh on August 31 and drowned before assistance arrived.
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Pittsburgh
Edward A. Stiiley
Bin
Mutible combination pool and billiard table patented in US
A Pennsylvania inventor unveils a folding pool and billiard table with a rubber bed that tightens for a flat surface. The frame adjusts to various dimensions and is built with removable corner pieces for billiards or pool, plus side pockets. The cue length is adjustable and the table can be used indoors or outdoors on land or water. it folds to stand upright when stored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Dirty Windows Exclude Light In Industrial Cities
A German professor reports unwashed windows in industrial cities cut light by 35 to 48 percent after ten days. If left unwashed for four weeks, windows may block up to 80 percent of light.
Global markets and tech notes from early 20th century clips
A compilation of world notes cites Buenos Aires as a top hide and wool market, 97 American manufacturers with Madrid agencies, Tokyo planning a 16 million dollar drainage program, German stove imports to Canada, and various industrial and scientific observations. It mentions sandstone water absorption, a Hamburg building of compressed paper, filing oil to prevent lead fill, gem exhibition colors, aluminum vise saws, burglar proof glass from France, copra production in the Philippines, use of lime in ancient agriculture, Ohio coal totals, zinc in stone arches, waterproof paper from Japan, and taxi meter wiring in London.
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Buenos Aires
Madrid
Tokio
Japan
Canada
Hamburg
London
France
Philippines
Pliny
Ohio
Florida inventor's plant support aids young growth
A Florida man designs a plant support device with a grooved standard driven into the ground and a wire coil with two arms that slide along the standard. The arms cradle the plant, guiding vertical growth and providing strong support during heavy rains and winds.
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Florida
Some Little Flower Hints for Window Gardeners
Advice on root care pruning and potting for window plants. Handle bruised roots cut off damaged portions, avoid overwatering, wait for new feeding roots before feeding, and restrict watering to dry surface. Build a shelf and wire arch to create a green window display using vines and cuttings for winter blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Plant in Cement Sidewalk Obstruction at Entryway
The article notes that a plant or vine pot placed at a home entrance in a busy city often blocks the path and causes wet sidewalks when watered, suggesting a better arrangement.
Sealed Underground Water Pot Covered By Earth
A practical note describes arranging a pot or keg in a walkout of sight, using earth to absorb seepage. A cover may be made for the pot as illustrated to hide and protect the setup.
Stable manure and orchard soil fitness determine fertilizer needs
Stable manure value in orchards hinges on soil conditions and climate. Some soils yield excellent fruit without fertilizer, while others require feeding. It is a matter of science and prudent judgment.
Fruit Varieties and Orchard Diversity
The farmer who grows fruit for family use should maintain a wider variety than a commercial orchardist, who must plant many of each variety to meet shipping needs and market demand.
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W. J. M'Gee
Wills
Mrs. M’lean
Sheridan
Wyo
Wells
Fourteenth Infantry
Clark
Underwood
McKinley
Dixon
Dodge
Linotype Company
Packey
Charter Sak
Sir R
Dazzle
H. H. Rogers
C. C. Crafton
Wife
James McManus
Anna
Mc Manus
Stutz, Mason and Wercer
Hughes, Merz and Endicott
Stephenson
Justice Blair
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