New General Staff to Modernize U S Army
Washington military authorities say the general staff plan adopted by Congress will transform the army. Aug 15 marks Miles's retirement and the abolition of General Commanding with a 42 member staff led by Chief of Staff S. M. B. Young. Cortin and Carter named as first chief assistants.
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Washington
United States Army
Congress
Miles
Army
S. M. B. Young
United States
Military College
Ufe
Jine
Henry C. Cortin
William H. Carter
M. B. Young
Roosevelt Decries Mob Law and Lynching in Indiana Letter
President Roosevelt writes Gov Lourbin of Indiana praising actions against lynching and condemning mob law. He warns that lawlessness fuels crime, demands swift punishment for rape or murder, and calls for courts to protect rights without delay. He urges universal defense of due process while eradicating technicalities. A second item notes a Kansas City suit by Mrs. Evan Dorsey claiming $3000 for typhoid from impure city water.
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Koondeck
Durban
Indiana
Lyaching
Roosevelt
Lourbin
Sexus
Rane
Daily Press
Kansas City
Evan Dorsey
City
Mere act of treading on match was fatal
Miss Marie Murphy of Pontiac Illinois visiting Denver died after stepping on a match on a sidewalk which ignited her clothing and burned her body. She died at a hospital before her father could arrive and was to marry Dr Albert Anderson of Montreal upon returning home.
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Marie Murphy
Pontiac
Denver
Colo
Miss Murphy
N. Tanquary
Colorado
Albert Anderson
Montreal
Canada
Railroads plan lines and services across the South and West
Southern Pacific to equip telegraph lines with telephones between New Orleans and El Paso. Atlantic Coast Line buys East Shore Terminal property at Charleston. Missouri, Kansas and Texas allocates 1 million dollars to enlarge Sarsons shops. Coast Line adds through passenger service Charleston to Augusta. Frisco eyed for fast St Louis to Houston service. Chicago railroads revive Stickney tract control talks for water yards and car exchange. Michigan Central sues state for 6 million dollars over charter repeal. Oil used for dust control on desert tracks across Arizona New Mexico and California totaling 316 miles.
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Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Fl Paso
Atlantic Coast Line
East Shore Terminal Company
Charleston
US. C
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Sarsons
Kan
S. C
Augusta
Chicago
Stickney
Ite Watel
Michigan Central
State of Sickle
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Old Clothes Trade Survives Recession and New York Shipments
New York leads in shipping old clothes to all parts of the country as districts like Seventh and Eighth avenues become centers for the trade. Dealers pay commissions to street soliciters who gather discarded garments, while demand shifts with economic conditions. Also noted is a German report of a Central India tree whose leaves conduct electricity, and the tobacco rolls nicknamed negro-head.
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New York
Bronway
Forty-second Street
Trinity Church
New York Times
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Thirty-eighth Street
India
Gcalewel
Postal Willbi
Monticello
Wild Animal Trade Shapes Global Markets and Demands
An article notes the vast business of buying and selling wild animals across the United States and abroad. It cites New York firms and Hagenbecks, with high demand from public menageries, private zoos, and circuses. A dealer’s yearly imports include elephants, camels, tigers, leopards, pumas, and bears, while cubs are eagerly sought for homes and later returned or gifted back. A letter describes a lion cub that consumed a Newfoundland dog.
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New York
Hagenbecks
Kitty
Frank Leslie
Imaginary bonnet on Earth axis puzzle delights class
A visitor at a school asked a lower grade class to name the axis of the earth. A pupil answered an imaginary line from pole to pole and was asked what bonnet could hang on it. The examiner praised the reply and left amused by the imaginary bonnet.
New Cook Every Day Town Topics Humorous Exchange
The note from Town Topics jokes about always finding a new cook in the country. An ad bit aside claims loneliness, with a playful line about bringing a new cook almost daily. The rest of the fragment shifts to a catarrh remedy advertisement touting Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a money‑back offer and supplier details.
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Hall
E. J. Cheney & Co
Foledo
Ohio
J Cheney & CO
Toledo
Mosquitoes Affected by Kerosene According to Yonkers Story
In a Yonkers Statesman snippet a reader asks about kerosene effect on mosquitoes and a reply claims it makes light ning bugs of them. The note mirrors early 20th century home remedies and misinformed household lore.
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Pilotbush
Yonkers Statesman
Doans Kidney Pills Help Mrs Conlin of Carbondale
Mrs P Conlin of Carbondale Pa says she was forced to use a crutch for months and could barely walk. After her husband bought Doans Kidney Pills at Kellys drug store she felt relief in days and by two weeks could walk without pain or ache and has remained well since.
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Doan
P. Conlin
Carbondale
Mr. P Co & Greenget
Sara
Kelly's
Senator Butler Endorses Peruna for Digestive Ailments
In a Washington letter Senator M C Butler of South Carolina recommends Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble claiming it cures catarrh linked digestive issues. He notes Peruna addresses catarrh anywhere from head to stomach and emphasizes natural digestion without artificial methods.
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M. C. Butler
South Carolina
Peruna Medicine Co
Washington, D. C
Peruana
Peruna
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Atlantic Coast
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