Pious Pilgrims Honor Guadalupe Shrine In Mexico City
City of Mexico reports the 875th feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe drawing nearly 50,000 pilgrims from across the republic to Villa de Guadalupe church. Tradition places the apparition to Juan Diego in 1531 and notes the sacred image in the church, framed in gold with diamonds and jewels.
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City of
Mexico
Republic
Villa de Guadalupe
Mary
Juan Diego
Church of Guadalupe
Police arrest turfmen at City Park race track test
New Orleans on December 16 reports arrests of Placido Friger io and R M Sheffield bookmakers and W W Lyle track manager after attempts to test the Locke anti racing law at City Park. Affidavits were filed against others.
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New Orleans
Locke
City Park
Placido Frigerio
R. M. Sheffield
W. W. Lyle
Oregon Idaho Development Congress Opens in Yale
A three day meeting in Yale Oregon begins to promote the natural wealth and resources of Oregon and Idaho to attract capital and settlers. Representatives from numerous commercial organizations in both states attend the session.
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Yale, Ore
Oregon-Idaho Development Congress
Oregon
Idaho
Fires in Japan Create Nationwide Fire Language
Fires in Japan are so common that a national institution exists to study them and a specialized vocabulary has grown for every fire type. The language covers incendiary events, accidental blazes, fires from homes, neighborhood fires, shared fires, fires burning out, flames, and related actions and condolences.
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Japan
Chinese doctor ordered to pay wheat punishment
A Chinese doctor owes ten loads of wheat for causing a patient's death. While transporting the grain a man asks him to treat a sick relative. The doctor agrees to come soon and adds that the man may be cleaning out his barn in the meantime.
Nature plans well for mankind's need quote
A Washington Herald exchange notes a witty remark on invention and convenience, referencing a quip about ears being used to hook spectacles, highlighting the paper’s light style and social wit.
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Washington Herald
HeArtiste Debates Divine Height For Women
A witty exchange features He-Artiste claiming four feet as divine height for women, Darling countering with nine inches taller, and a sharp quip about laws catching files while hornets roam free. Anacharsis notes the banter.
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Darling
Taft pledges tariff revision stance at New York banquet
President elect Taft, in a grand Waldorf Astoria dinner with Governor Hughes and other leaders, urges faithful adherence to the Chicago platform and calls for an honest revision of the tariff. Wealthy financiers and Rockefeller circle figures fill nearby tables as talk of New York Ohio politics and a Taft successor dominates the night.
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New York
Taft
Ohio Society of New York
Astor Gallery
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Chicago
Roosevelt
Sherman
Hughes
Wall Street
Tafts
Rockefellers
John D
John D., Jr
William Rockefeller
P. A. Rockefeller
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
John G. Milburn
Frank B. Kellogg
William Nelson Cromwell
Panama Canal
Thomas F. Ryan
B. FP. Yoakum
James Speyer
Lord Revelstoke
Ohio
United States
Henry Taft
Spooner
White House
Cow Gets Drunk Behind Train in Coffeyville Incident
A Kansas City Times blurb recalls a brakeman describing a cow seen over a creek under a bridge near Coffeyville. The animal reportedly drank from the stream and caused curiosity as the brakeman leapt onto the last car and left town smiling.
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Kansas City Times
Thousand Isles Vacation Joke Quip Cited by Judge
Jimson asks about his wife with Weed replying she’s away on a “little vacation.” Weed says she’s gone to the Thousand Isles and will stay a week at each island. The exchange ends with a judge’s note.
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Jimson
Weed
Thousand Isles
A Saving Grace
A dialogue reveals Ethel’s marriage to Mr Gunson, who is much older yet wealthy enough to be her husband, prompting Lawrence to remark on money as the motive.
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Ethel
Mr. Gunson
Lawrence
Destruction of Ireland’s Forests Criticized in Irish Homestead
The Irish Homestead condemns the utilitarian shift in Ireland that prioritizes bank accounts over souls and laments the destruction of the country’s forests. It argues this folly harms national heritage and future generations.
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Ireland
The Bay of Fundy Flows Revealing A Plugged Ocean
A summer urchin, watching tides retreat, cries out in alarm that someone has pulled the plug from the ocean. The scene captures the bay's dramatic, rapid receding before a startled onlooker.
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Bay of Fundy
The Roller and the Proverb Dispenser Quote
A dialogue contrasts a proverb about rolling stones with a thinker noting life’s downhill pull. The exchange, cited from Chicago News and Holmes, playfully weighs momentum and direction in human conduct.
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Chicago News
Kinzer Jewelry Remembrance Promos Hit Silver Nook
Kinzer offers a roundup of silver novelties and remembrance pieces highlighting current jewelry trends. The retailer emphasizes tasteful memorial items and keepsake gifts amid a widening selection of silver accessories.
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Kinzer
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
Advertises De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as antiseptic and fast soothing for urinary pain. Pills sold at White Pharmacy and by druggists for 50 cents. Also promotes pulverized flour for bread and pastry on a dated 12-16-61.
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DeWitt
Nooksack Chief Hosts Northwest Potlatch With Gifts
Spokane reports Jim Yellowhamm of the Nooksack tribe held a potlatch at his Lynden area ranch for 400 guests from many tribes. Gifts valued at 3000 dollars were distributed, plus similar funds spent on food and drinks. The ceremony featured aboriginal rites including reburial of tribe dead, conducted at Chief Yellowkanim’s cemetery, ending with a medicine dance.
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Spokane
Wash
Jim Yellowhamm
of Washington
Northwest
Lynden
Yellowkanim
Fourteen Paint Creek coal mines closed by strike
In Charleston West Virginia on December 16, nearly two thousand workers in fourteen Paint Creek mines stayed home as a strike ordered by United Mine Workers district No 17 President Ben Davis took effect. Bosses remained at work but operations were halted. Company houses were to be vacated and operators planned to wait for strikers to move before bringing in replacements. The national executive board endorsed the strike and funds were promised. President Lewis offered strong support.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ben Davis
United Mine Workers of America
Paint Creek
Lewis
Taft Allies Set to Launch Ohio Senate Campaign
A fragment notes Mr Taft and several Ohio Republican leaders rallying to back his campaign. It suggests Mr Burton will begin an active senatorial bid in Ohio with party backing.
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Taft
Ohio
Burton
Jury Deadlock Delays Trial Of Eight Night Riders
Union City Tenn December 16 After a full day seeking two jurors the court adjourned with only two jurors seated for the murder trial of Captain Quentin Rankin defendants. Bickering between counsel grew sharper as Judge Jones threatened counsel with contempt and a week may pass to secure a jury.
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Union City
Tenn
Quentin Rankin
Jones
Pierce
Taft Withdraws Cabinet Offer to Congressman Burton
In New York on December 16 an official announcement said President-elect Taft has withdrawn the offer of a cabinet post to Congressman Burton and will not renew it. Burton had been spoken of as Treasury Secretary with the portfolio reportedly offered after a conference.
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Samuel F. Heaslip
New Orleans Jockey Club
Edward Corrigan
May Cella
Booth
New York
Congressman Burton
Taft
Burton
Fire destroys Enterprise Works in Fairmont area
A major blaze at Enterprise Works in Enterprise West Virginia destroyed the tipple slack bins boiler house and nearby buildings. The Fairmont Coal Company plant suffered about 75000 in losses as midnight fire raged on. Santa Claus shoppers are urged to buy at J M Behols Cash Store for Christmas goods.
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Tipple
Slack
Bolles
Enterprise Works
Fairmont
W. Va
Enterprise
Fairmont Coal Company
J. M. Behols
Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Rest for Stomach
An advertisement touts Kodol as a digestant to replace a tired stomach. It claims the product lets you eat anything without fullness or heartburn, behaving like a healthy stomach and never tiring. The small print guarantees refunds if unsatisfied and lists E. C. DeWitt & Co. of Chicago as the preparers.
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Kodol
E.C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
No Deformity There Tommy and Sister Clara
In a playful exchange Tommy and Sister Clara discuss Mr Tadwell lifting a foot. Tommy explains he wants to see which foot is better as Sister Clara teases Tadwell about his footwork before he comes to the rescue in a genteel moment.
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Tommy
Clara
Mr. Tadwell
Bluefield Confectionery Co Opens at Noon Thursday
Bluefield confectionery firm opens at noon on Thursday December 18 at 119 Princeton Avenue with a ribbon cutting and new storefront appeal.
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Bluefield Confectionery Company
Princeton Avenue
Public Auction of Bluefield Property on January 2 1909
Deed of trust dated November 25 1907 secures 520 and 53 notes to E H Brown. Trustee William Hicks to sell at noon to highest bidder in front of Flat Top Furniture Co Bluefield WV. Property at Exeter street Park Place addition lot six described. Cash in hand on day of sale.
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A. @. Edwards
Mary Edwards
William Hicks
EK. H. Brown
E. H. Brown
Mercer County
West Va
Flat Top Furniture Company
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield
W. Va
Exeter Street
Park Place
A. C
Fe. H. Brown
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Pedigo’s
E. Ss
West Virginia
Louisiana
Oregon-Idaho
Coffeyville
Holmes
White Pharmacy
Lynden, Wash
Batensve
Keiser
Metropolitan Men’s Furnishing Co
Elks’ Building
Bland Street
R. M. Fox
Sargent
M. G. Whitlow Hardware CO
Turk’s. We
Samuel Turk
Bluefield West
Just
Lowney’s
Samoset Chocolates
Opera House
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