American Heiress Marry Montague Eliot in London Society
The ceremony united Miss Post and Montague Eliot with Lord Barrymore officiating as the bride’s godfather in a service attended by the American embassy and London society. A reception followed at Mrs. Adair’s Carson Street home with over a thousand invitations. Guests included Crown Princesses and notable figures, while Eliot’s lineage ties to the Earl of St Germans and Royal circles were noted.
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London
St. George's Church
Hanover Ware
Agnes Post
Charles
Whitelaw Heid
Amer
Lord Barrymore
Miss Post
Dorothy Smith Barry
Claire Frewen
Bache Ana
Crown Princess
Sweden
Duke of
Connaught
Roumania
George
Montague Eliot
Edward
Bible Instead of Wedding Ends Engagement in Courtship Scam
In Chicago on June 22 a story emerges of Thomas Foulkes of Danbury Virginia who was refused marriage by Ladayvine Miller and her brother J Marion Miller. They are indicted for obtaining money and property through a confidence game claiming Foulkes paid between 19000 and 20000 over eight years of engagement.
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Chicago
Thomas Foulkes
Danbury
Ladayvine Miller
J. Marion Miller
Millers
Foulkes
Miss Miller
Man Recovers Speech While Dying in Hartshorne
Frank Thompson aged forty one who had been deaf and dumb since childhood recovered speech and hearing as a large head abscess was lanced while dying in Hartshorne Oklahoma on June 22 He told his mother he would die in an hour a prediction that proved false.
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Dunne
Hartshorne
Okla
Frank Thompson
Missionary Intelligence Promotion Aims for Stronger Study
A staged survey shows half of theological seminaries treat mission study as part of required curricula though many offer only brief courses. It argues for native leadership over expatriate missionaries, with funding from native churches and communities rather than mission boards.
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American Theological
Commssion
United States
Where History Began at Amenophis II Tomb
Albert Bigelow Paine, writing for Harper's Weekly, tours the tomb of Amenophis II, noting the glass covered sarcophagus, a small electric globe over the sleeper’s face, and the king’s dignified, unmoved visage. He claims the pharaoh predates the Exodus and classical heroes, placing him before Troy era.
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Albert Bigelow Paine
Harper’s Weekly
Amenophis II
Egypt
Hector
Achilles
Paria
Troy
Moral Guasion and a Strap
A cartoonish tale from the New York Mail describes a man who lends his son Willie to a woman for a week to test her moral suasion methods. The plan backfires when she asks permission to whip the boy after the week, revealing the quixotic nature of the proposed reform.
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Willie
New York Mail
Confucius on Kingcraft and Trust in Governance
A dialogue on kingcraft ends with Confucius stating that a ruler needs sufficient food and troops and above all a trusting people. When pressed, he emphasizes that trust sustains a state more than food or soldiers, noting that people perish without trust.
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Confucius
Magistrates Debate Parody Phrase in London Scraps
A humorous misprint altered a judicial declaration about resident magistrates. The original said they "could no more state a case than they could write a Greek ode" but was read as they "could no more state a case than they could ride a Greek goat" in London Scraps.
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London
Baptist Encampment Opens in Virginia Beach
The annual encampment of Virginia Baptists began in Virginia Beach on June 22. It will run ten days with representation from all parts of the state.
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Virginia Beach
Big Railway Strike In Canada Looms as Wages Stand Off
A joint committee representing railway trainmen and conductors rejects the conciliation board award. The proposed wage increase of about twenty five percent is refused, signaling a likely strike by roughly 15 000 workers on Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk. The ultimatum is sent to Vice President McNicholl.
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Montreal
Can
Board of
Minister of Labor
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
Two Roads
McNicholl
Desert Flora and Fossil Forests of the Colorado Desert
Travel Magazine describes the Colorado desert as hosting stream beds that briefly carry water after rare rains. It notes desert willows, Valverde green trees, and dense Ironwood, all leafless and under twenty feet tall, plus fossil trunks in sheltered sands indicating a tropical past.
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Colorado Desert
Travel Magazine
Rub the Other Eye Cinder Lesson Recited in Chicago Record
A Chicago Record-Herald anecdote recounts advice from an engine driver: do not rub the injured eye with a cinder but rub the uninjured eye vigorously until the particle works free. The narrator recalls trying the method after a cinder hit his eye and reports success.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Taxing the Language Cartoon Snippet
A brief cartoon caption shows a daughter asking for shopping money and a mother replying that taxes must be paid with a taxtermist potentially arriving soon, reflecting early humor about taxation.
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Boston Transcript
The Value of Art De Friend What Is That Picture
A fragment discusses art and interpretation with a line about art's value and a quote on learning. It mentions Milwaukee Wisconsin and a six week board and lodging. An aged Aeschylus adage appears in the text.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Aeschylus
On the Way Meekton Chooses Bridge Over Debt
A tactless relative urges gratitude from Mr. Meekton claiming he owes everything to his wife. Meekton replies that he will owe nothing if he quits playing bridge with his wife and her mother.
Her Slip
A fragment shows a flirtatious exchange where one character fears a dog might bite if kissed, and the other notes the dog has never bitten anyone before.
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Yny
Millers in Convention Opens in Minneapolis
About one thousand flour makers attend the opening day of the annual convention of the millers federation in Minneapolis Minnesota with sessions beginning this morning.
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Millers In
Minneapolis
Fire Insurance Agents Hold West Virginia Convention
Huntington hosts the West Virginia Local Fire Insurance Agents annual convention opening at 10 o'clock yesterday and concluding with adjournment last night after a busy day of proceedings.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Back After Twenty Years, Kokomo Citizen Returns
Kokomo Indiana June 22 After being mourned as dead for twenty years M J Clancy formerly a prominent citizen has returned to his home here He spent the years in Central America.
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Kokomo
Ind
M. J. Clancy
Central America
Cousins Die on Gallows in Lancaster Jail
Waller and Benjamin Aston were hanged together in Lancaster County Jail for the murder of Alfred Hallman in Pequea township in January 1909. The execution took place today as part of a long legal process following the crime.
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Cousins
Lancaster
Waller
Benjamin Aston
Alfred Hallman
Pequea Township
Malden Home Coming Draws Crowd to Charleston
They're Coming Home in Charleston on June 22 as Malden town spirit grows and residents prepare a lively homecoming event with local motives spreading through the community.
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Charleston
Malden
Here
Not Sign of Lunac'
Anderson Indiana reports the circuit court set aside a lunacy finding, ruling that writing poetry is not evidence of insanity. The ruling stems from a case where poetry was used as the basis for mental health determinations.
Children Born to Death in Tredell Texas
Playing with matches caused the deaths of two infants of J. O. Taylor in Tredell Texas on June 22.
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Tredell
Texas
J. O. Taylor
Millers National Meet opens in Minneapolis with 700 delegates
The Millers' National Federation convenes in Minneapolis at the West Hotel with 700 delegates from across the United States and abroad. The three day sessions cover milling industry topics and a post meeting excursion to Yellow Stone Park. An accompanying ad touts Electric Bitters as a health aid for women, claiming benefits for nerves skin and vitality.
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Minneapolis
United States
The
Millers’ National Federation
West Hotel
Yellow Stone Park
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