Stories of Stewart and Nevada desperadoes in court and trail
Nevada Senator William M Stewart famed for Indian policy and courtroom grit, recounts his odd bravery and absent minded humor. The piece blends anecdotes of steering an armed Piute passenger, fighting a desperado with Derringers, and misplacing a watch while hurrying to a train.
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Nevada
Desperado
United States
William M. Stewart
Washington
Carson
Stewart
Mtbrecy
Downeville
Henness Pass
Truckee
Hunter's
Reno
Steamboat Springs
Ormsby
Savage
Mr. Stewart
Sam Brown
Kiting
Virginia City
Clent
Lundin Pushes Study of Old Age Pensions in U S
Representative Fred Lundin of Chicago introduces a House resolution to appoint a seven member select committee to study historical and international old age insurance and pension systems and advise on a feasible U S model. He argues youth and middle age planning could fund future infirmities and cites European postal savings banks as successful examples. The measure heads to the Rules Committee chaired by Mr Cannon with optimism for a favorable report.
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Fred Lundin
Chicago
House
United States
Lundin
Europe
Committee On
Cannon
Wyoming Colonel Bets $10,000 On Oats Yield
Colonel E J Bell of Laramie Wyoming wagers ten thousand dollars that his farm will produce more oats per acre than any land in western Canada. The contest is overseen by the national corn exposition in Omaha with Professor W I Fairchild of Lethbridge leading Canadian backers from Alberta. The offer is world wide and not limited to Canada.
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Omaha
E. J. Bell
Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming
Canada
Colonel Bell
Alberta
W. I Fairchild
Lethbridge
Monon Offers Candy to Women Passengers on Dining Cars
The Monon railroad from Chicago through Louisville and New Albany announces that dining car service will include a box of candy for every female traveler. The move may offset the Pennsylvania Road which serves tea to its Pullman passengers.
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Monon
Chicago
Louisville
New Albany
Pennsylvania Road
Pa’s Baseball Mood Wins and Woes at Home
A humorous verse about a father who berates the family ranch when his team loses yet admires them when they win. He scolds fans and spends on clothes, while the mother hints the home team is unbeatable and the family dynamic centers on baseball and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald i
Juvenile Psychopathic Institute Studies Child Criminology
The Chicago nonprofit aims to study child souls to curb juvenile crime. Led by Jane Addams Julia Lathrop and others the institute funds five years of psychopathic investigation by Dr. William Healy and an assistant to examine mental health environment family history and heredity of youthful offenders.
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Juvenile Psychopathic Institute
Chicago
Jane Addams
Julia C. Lathrop
William F. Dummer
Lincoln Park Boulevard
Allen T. Burns
Institute
Dummer
Juvenile Court Committee
Psychopathic Institute
Juvenile Court Society
Children’s Hospital Society
Miss Addams
Children's Hospital Society
Healy
Tlevald
Tablet to mark Star Spangled Banner spot at Fort McHenry
Plans are laid to place a bronze tablet at Fort McHenry Maryland to mark where the fagpole stood and the banner flown on September 13 1814. The tablet was cast for the government from a design by Francis B Wheaton advisor architect of the quartermaster general department.
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Fort Metleury
Maryland
Francis Scott Key
Francis B. Wheaton
Quartermaster General’s Department
National Ensign Inspires Star Spangled Banner Origin
Ambiguous fragment notes the National Ensign inspiring Francis Scott Key to write The Star Spangled Banner during a bombardment on September 13. It references Key and a marine role but details are unclear and partially garbled.
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Francis Scott Stey
Ryeering
Young Turkish Leaders Enver and Ningzi Bey Shape Constitutional Rise
Enver Bey and Majors Ningzi Bey and Enver Bey are portrayed as the brains of the Turkish constitutional movement. Enver is praised for staff skill and organizing power, while Ningzi is noted as a capable field commander. The piece contrasts Enver’s reform zeal with Major Niasl’s harsher record and peasant background.
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Enver Bey
Cheftek Pasha
Turkey
Ningzi Bey
Saloulki
Satoniki
Pancaldi
Berlin
Arma
Saloniki
Niasl
Peru
Monastir
Peter Fenelon Collier’s Eagle’s Nest Office Sketch
The article profiles Peter Fenelon Collier a New York publisher and hunter who kept a rooftop office called the eagle's nest with a barber, noting his punctual 8 o'clock habit and the barber's mint peppermint lozenge masking whiskey. The piece recounts Collier's insistence on restraint and a long‑standing routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Fenelon Collier
Fox Hunter
New York City
Memorial to Roosevelt Window At Metropolitan Temple
A stained glass window titled Equal Justice to All will be dedicated at New York City’s Metropolitan temple from May 23 to 30. The circular opening features a white robed figure with a torch and scales of Justice, inscription notes in memory of Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. Dedicants include Rev. Dr. James Wesley Hill and notable statesmen and churchmen.
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New York City
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Metropolitan Temple
New York
James Wesley Hill
Temple
Pamanne Roosevelt
Taft Receives Philippine Suitcase With Tax Data
President Taft has in his possession a large Philippine suitcase used by John S. Hord to transport statistics for Philippine tariff legislation. The mahogany frame features 120 native wood inlays with initials W. H. 7 in gold and P. 1 in pearl. The case is bordered by carabao hide with a Manila hemp handle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Philippines
John S. Hord
Internal Revenue
Washington
Messina Death Toll Rises in Earthquake Aftermath
Official estimates put recovered bodies in Messina at 25 000 and those still buried in ruins at 45 000. Both figures are minimum counts.
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Messina
Sicily
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Mont
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F. W. Hahn
Miles City, Mont
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A. P. O'Leary
Onice
Elliot & Coit
Bigtimber, Mont
D. Claiborne
Richard
Bie Timber
Montana
M. W. Barr
Biztimber
A. K. Wearne
Grand Hotel
A. G. Hatch
Bigtimber
J.T. Vaughan
Elliot and Cuit
B. J. Klein Hesselink
Bie Traveer
Alexander Fyfe
P. J. Sheeran
Main and Lewis Sts. Livingston, Mont
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Big Coulee
Melville Country
Edward Veasey
Melville, Muut
Senator Stewart
Chicagoan
Young Turk
Collier’s Daily
Roosevelt
Paul Oppermann
Howard House
John Watt
Frank Larson
Big Timber and
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Big Timber
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D. H. Masrh Contractor & Builder
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Hy Lu
Cen Wleu
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