Reward for honesty may reach a million
Washington reports a proposed $1,000,000 reward to Richard Parr for exposing sugar frauds in the New York customs house following a two hour talk with Secretary McVeagh. Final settlement to come later this week as authorities consider the legal limits on rewards.
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Washington
United Government
Richard Parr
New York Custom House
Parr
Ma.Veugh
Taft
MacVeigh
Wickersham
Apinion
Secetary
Treasury
Thug Parr
William Loeb, Jr
Roosevelt
Gu Cdance
Taf
New York
Herbert Parsons
John E. Parsons
General Council
Yiel
Foreign Affairs Today Sets Conditions for Invitations
The department stated it will not invite foreign nations to participate until these conditions are fully complied with, signaling a pause in international engagement pending compliance assessments.
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Foreign Affairs Today
Lave Bee
Veil Charged To Woman After Wedding Mix Up
A wealthy New York department store customer had a $300 charge billed to her account for a bridal veil worn by her daughter at a downtown church wedding. A luncheon hour misstep led a store employee to witness the ceremony and later identify the veil, resulting in restitution.
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New York
Miss B
Chicago Record-Herald
A Powerful Weapon and a Boasting Hunter Tale
A man shows an old fashioned shotgun described as deadly to humans and beasts. He recounts firing at a charging grizzly, noting the gun’s kickback forced him back enough to reload, sparing his life and giving him the tale to tell.
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Ike
Sakhalin Island Climate Anomaly Surprises Researchers
Currews facts reveal Sakhalin experiences reversed temperature patterns with coldest air near the sea creating an arctic flora, while higher inland areas enjoy milder, even subtropical growth. The phenomenon involves strong winds and sea currents shaping unusual thermal layers across the island.
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Sakhalin
Siberia
Usuily
Sabbatin
Kindness to Teacher Joke Circulates in Family Chat
A mother asks about the fruit cake given by her nine year old Jimmy. He replies he gave it to the teacher who was absent from school, implying she enjoyed the treat. The exchange ends with a lighthearted note on generosity and the teacher's absence.
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Jimmy
Teacher asks what we want most in this world
The teacher asks the class what would make them perfectly happy and a bright boy answers with a sharp remark about wanting the things they do not have.
Infatuated Quips Prompt Noisy Sleep Talk Exchange
A Cleveland Leader reader quotes a wry exchange about someone who loves hearing his own voice. The remarks play on staying awake to listen even in sleep, highlighting humorous vanity and talkativeness.
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Cleveland
The Jail Visit Prompt Spurs Call for Faces to See
A short note from the Indianapolis News quotes a speaker planning jail visits. The statements mention seeing “a man” and then confess about forty people they would like to meet, signaling a broader interest in inmate contact.
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Indianapolis News
Goethe Quote on Hearts and Perception
A compact reflection notes that each person perceives the world through what they carry in their heart. The aphorism highlights inner views shaping outward understanding.
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Goethe
Classified Want Ad Request
Brief note indicates a want ad service offering to fetch an advertisement at 1 cent per word. No specific names, places, or dates provided.
Seyler Family Tragedy Feared Fatal Shooting
In Atlantic City Peter Seyler says he fired by accident while cleaning a revolver. His son Jasper, 22, is in hospital with a bullet wound to the left breast as William Seyler, recently acquitted in Jane Adams’s death, and Peter are jailed on site.
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N. J
Peter Seyler
William Seyler
Jane Adams
Jasper Seyler
Seylers
No. 6
Centennial Avenue
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William
Jasper
Seyler
Russia's Census Shows 160 Million Population
St Petersburg June 16 The population of the Russian Empire including Finland, based on 1909 data, reaches 160,995,200, up 38,199,000 since 1887. Russians 65.5 percent, Tartars 10.8, Polish 6.2, Finnish 4.5, Jewish 2.9, others 5.3. 86.5 percent in agriculture, 18.5 percent urban. sex balance varies by region.
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Russian Empire
Finland
Statistical Department
Poland
European
Russia
Caucasus
Siberia
Wrights two flights thrill spectators in windy Indiana
Indianapolis June 16 Wright lighted into two dramatic flights amid poor weather. He rose over two thousand feet after dark and, from that height, saw the sun while the earth lay in darkness. Wright called the view one of the most awe inspiring experiences and noted aviators may see sunset from high altitudes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Orville Wright
Wright
West Virginia to Grant Liquor Licenses Renewal
Point Pleasant June 16 Attorney General Conley ruled Mason county Clerk Mitchell must grant licenses for saloons for another year. Mitchell had refused payment saying accepting money would be illegal for him.
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W. Va
Conley
West Virginia
Sas
Mitchell
Mason County
Grant Heerses
Roosevelt Near Home After 15 Months Absence
New York reports Theodore Roosevelt is within 100 miles by dead reckoning of a welcome from New York upon his return to America after a fifteen month absence. The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria is a seventeen knot vessel and should cover the remaining distance at normal speed.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Roosevelt Arrives Harbor After Quarantine Delay
After twenty nine hours the former president reaches the harbor gateway at 5 a m on Saturday. The plan has him leaving the steamer at quarantine at 9 o clock that morning to keep the vessel from reaching port before its scheduled time.
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Gateway of Harbor
Col. Roosevelt
National salute to greet Roosevelt in New York
On June 16 New York will greet Theodore Roosevelt with twenty one guns as he returns. The battleship South Carolina and the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria lead a naval escort with a harbor display and a Hudson River tour. A flotilla of merchant ships will carry sightseers to witness the transfer from ocean liner to the Androscoggin. Mayor Gaynor will welcome Roosevelt at the Battery with Col Roosevelt replying.
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Theodore Roosevelt
South Carolina
Ambrose Channel
R. A. C. Smith
Arbor
Hudson River
I.e Bay
Col Roosevelt
Androscoggin
Co. R Rosevelt
Goarede
Battery
Gaynor
Col
Roosevelt
No agreement yet in Kansas City mining talks
Kansas City, June 16. No agreement was reached between the coal miners and mine operators today. Another meeting has been set for Monday. It will be informal, as have been all the conferences thus far.
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Kansas City
Conductor Struck By Engine In Yard Mishap
At about 1 am H S Loving attempted to board a yard engine but lost grip and was dragged several feet. One foot was badly mashed and he was taken to St Luke's hospital for treatment.
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H. S. Loving
St. Luke's Hospital
Be a Real Power in the World and be a constructive citizen
The text urges individuals to aim beyond mere wealth or status and become a force for community betterment. It promotes ambition to be a progressive citizen, not just a specialist, stressing the value of active, positive impact in society.
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Success Magazine
The Wild Beet Found Wild in European Sands
Beets were first found growing wild in sandy soils near the sea in Europe and western Asia. The wild beet is regarded as the original type by authorities and is noted for a slender root and a taste far different from modern beets. Cultivation dates back to 2900 B.C.
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Europe
Asia
Duke of Wellington Shaped by Shadow of Great Fame
The second Duke of Wellington endured his father’s fame and avoided public life. Bernal Osborne questioned his quiet rise despite talent, to which the duke replied that a long time under a great tree would leave one colorless like a pale ash.
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Duke of Wellington
Bernal Osborne
Too Clever. Hotel Clerk
A hotel clerk challenges Mr Barne, claiming he is the famous actor Romeo and demanding cash in advance. The exchange hints at Barne’s notoriety as a public figure in a New York Journal feature.
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Barne
Romeo
Juliet
New York Journal
Emerson Quote on Beauty as Art
The reader cites Emerson asserting that appreciating beauty is taste while creating beauty is art, highlighting a distinction between perception and creation in aesthetics.
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Emerson
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Ad for Wounds and Burns
A vintage ad promises prompt treatment with Bucklen's Arnica Salve for wounds from knives guns tin cans nails and burns. Claims it prevents blood poisoning or gangrene and serves for burns boils sores skin eruptions eczema chapped hands coins or piles, 25 cents at all druggists.
King At Home Laxative Praise From Buffalo Family
Paul Mathurka of Buffalo New York says Dr Kings New Life Pills have been a blessing to his family. Easy and sure remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles. Only 25 cents at all druggists.
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Kep
Dr. King
Paul Mathurka
Buffalo
N. Y
Daily Telegraph Want Ad Offers Trade of Items
A brief classified note proposes a swap or trade in everyday goods. It hints at casual bargaining and local exchange, inviting readers to respond with items of comparable value.
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Daily Telegraph
Geography through song in early New York schools
The New York Sun details how in upstate districts pupils learned geography by singing to popular tunes like Auld Lang Syne and Bonny Doon. Teachers used Pelton outline maps and verses to memorize nations, rivers, and capitals, with California defined as the newest state.
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Pelton
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Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Earth
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Oregon
Utah
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Mexico
Pacific
Europe
Turkey
Ils
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Greece
Athens
New York Sun
Monte Cristo Draws Crowded House in New York Theater
A Brooklyn Life item notes Monte Cristo thrilling a full theater as a man in a box heckles about Toboken while Napoleon-like claim echoes. The lively scene captures the play’s strong reception and audience banter in the city.
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Monte Cristo
New York
Monte
Toboken
Brooklyn
Silence as a Figure of Speech Cited in Parker Verse
A quoted line by Parker presents silence as a figure of speech and contrasts it with harsh descriptors. The fragment suggests a literary reflection on language and mood.
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Parker
Sauer's Flavoring Extractes Triumph Ad Claim
Quality has won for the C. F. Sauer Co largest sale on flavoring extracts in the United States. Sauer's is advertised as pure and preferred by consumers.
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C. F. Sauer Co
United States
Sauer’s
Stomach Cure Favored Natural Remedies
Discussion on stomach health notes that diet alone may not solve laxative needs and suggests a natural remedy. Praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a longstanding household aid for constipation digestion and liver trouble, advertised as available at Crockett Pharmacy Company and Geo. S. Landon.
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Dr. Caldwell
Crockett Pharmacy, Company
Geo. S. Landon
Dr Caldwell’s free sample laxative offered to readers
An advertisement promotes Dr W B Caldwell laxative as a tonic laxative with stomach and bowel benefits. It offers a free sample by mail from Caldwell and adds usage by adults and children, with prices of fifty cents to one dollar and details to contact Caldwell in Monticello Illinois and Pocahontas Virginia.
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J. 1 Funderbur
Sancaba
Tex
S. P. Mead
Wait
Coma
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