President Eliot resigns at Harvard and Roosevelt plans
Harvard President Charles W. Eliot resigns next May and a successor remains to be chosen. The Outlook says Theodore Roosevelt will start work March 5, 1909, and sign his own articles. Other items note Cuba, St Louis fire losses, wage hikes on Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain, and various deaths and incidents.
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Eliot
Harvard University
D’alma
Cuba Libre
Union Station
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
F. O. King
Atkins Minn
Theodore Roosevelt
Craighead County
Ark
Montecal
Count Zeppelin
Lake of Constance
Vera of
Wurtemberg
Charles A. Hengerer
William Hengerer
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation Sets November Twenty-Six
President Roosevelt issues the annual Thanksgiving proclamation noting steady national growth in strength wealth and population and designating November 26 as the day of thankfulness. He urges balance of material well being with moral and spiritual progress and calls the nation to oppose evil while pursuing righteousness.
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Roosevelt
Bryan Defeated in Third Run as Roosevelt Lead Now
A fragmented wartime era update shows Bryan losing for the third time though making gains in the western states. Ohio reports a win while lagging behind Roosevelt’s four year plurality. Taft’s total electoral vote and senate results are listed with margins.
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Bryan
Western States
Taft and Roosevelt lead as Republicans dominate post election
Early returns show William Howard Taft winning the presidency with 311 electoral votes to Bryan's 172, while Republicans gain control of the next House. Indiana Ohio and New York shift toward Taft, with Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota voting Republican. Dems win Indiana governor and likely legislature. Missouri Missouri votes for Bryan. Senate remains Republican heavy. Cannon Payne and Dalzell reelected.
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William Howard Taft
United States
James
Sherman
Bryan and
Kern
Taft
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
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Marshall
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Deneen
Chicago
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Cook County
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Parker
Chanler
Kearst
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Hisgen
Hearst
Shearn
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Senate
United States Senate
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Washington
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Messages from the Dead in British Psychic Research Journal
The Journal of the British Psychical Research Society publishes Sir Oliver Lodge’s view that messages came through medium Mrs. Holland Jones. The messages, blurred and broken, describe communication difficulties and compare Peter Gurney’s spirit to standing behind frosted glass, with consciousness obscured after death.
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The
British Psychical Research Society
Oliver Lodge
Holland Jones
Gurney
Society
F. W. H. Myers
Congress Denounces Koch on Tuberculosis Transmission
At the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington the body voted nearly unanimously against Koch’s theory that tuberculosis is not transmittable from animals to humans. The resolution urged continued bovine TB prevention and recognizing possible man-to-animal propagation. President Roosevelt attended and praised scientific work. the gathering supported factory law, anti child labor, teacher hygiene training, and modern health facilities.
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Washington
Robert Koch
Germany
Sv. Koch
Rome
Roosevelt
New Propeller a Success Demonstrates New American Propeller
In a long water tank a model battleship 1 1/2 feet long with new vertebrate propeller ran nine seconds to traverse the tank then reversed instantly as if a brake were applied. An Eck motor supplied power, and engineer Riviere controlled the test. The claim is that an ocean liner with this propeller amidships would run faster with less vibration and no racing danger.
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New York
Riviere
Steel nets defend ships against torpedoes in bay tests
Tests in Narragansett Bay show the new steel nets withstand even the latest Whitehead torpedo. Five shots were fired from 1,200 to 1,500 yards with torpedo speed up to forty knots. the missile did not puncture the net or cause serious damage.
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Narragansett Bay
End of the Coffee Corner Causes Big Loss for States
New York coffee merchants report that three Brazilian states have abandoned efforts to corner the world coffee market after an estimated loss of 15 million dollars. The move ends a high risk attempt that unsettled traders and raised prices briefly.
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New York
Serum to Cure Eczema At London Hospital Report
St Johns hospital London reports diphtheria antitoxin as a specific for a skin form of eczema. They describe the eczema as diphtheria of the skin and claim the antidote cures it. The finding links a skin infection to diphtheria treatment within hospital observations.
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St. John’s Hospital
London
England
Weather and Magnificent Crops Across Western Canada
A Winnipegg Free Press correspondent reports exceptional wheat yields in Southern Alberta’s Pincher Creek district with 40 to 50 plus bushels per acre and many fields No 1 Northern. The district enjoys low land costs, strong profits, diverse crops, and new rail access via Jim Hill’s Great Northern line. Other regions report splendid wheat oat and barley yields, while Canada offers 160 extra acres to settlers at 3.00 per acre.
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Winnt
Free Press
Pincher Creek
Alberta
Crow's Nest Pass
British Columbia
Jim Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Canada
Marshall (Minn.) News-Messenger
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Minnesota
Abduction Deception Ends With Public Kiss Gone Wrong
A well known New Yorker in Chicago greets a young woman who hugs him and claims to be his daughter. The man insists she is his long lost child, prompting the arrival of a police officer who notes the diamond pin in the girl's hand and jokes about the trick being older in New York.
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Michigan Central
Chicago
New York
Perfect Health From Kidney Puls Relieves Mrs Richmond
Mrs R C Richmond of Northwood Iowa says years of kidney trouble backache dizzy spells and bearing down pain ceased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. After three boxes no sign of trouble remains and her health is perfect. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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R. C. Richmond
Northwood
Iowa
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Fragmentary 19th Century Snippet Mix
A garbled collection of names and quotations appears from a Chicago Tribune fragment. It references Leander in a cold exchange with Hero about hiring a kid, mentions Carnegie medals, notes opinions on Lewis Single Binder cigars, cites an anti opium crusade in Malaysia, and remarks on a plant claimed to cure opium habits in Selangor.
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Hero
George
Chicago Tribune
Malay States
Selangor
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