Portrait of a Century: John A Shields in Federal Service
A historical profile recounts United States Commissioner John A Shields of New York as a lifelong public servant. Beginning as a 16 year old messenger in 1855 and rising to U S Commissioner in 1869, he later became clerk of the circuit court in 1888 and has served fifty seven years in federal offices. The piece highlights his longevity, wit, and notable daily duties including a single day fines totaling over 100000 dollars in railroad cases.
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United States
John A. Shields
New York
Shields
Commissioner Shields
Lord Dundreary
Johnny Shields
United States Circuit Court
Judge Bordwell defends handling of McNamara trial
Judge Walter Bordwell, the presiding judge in the Los Angeles McNamara case, issues a formal statement defending the trial’s termination and his views on outsiders influence, pleas changes, and the DA’s conduct, urging strict law enforcement regardless of status. He says the DA could have secured a guilty plea earlier if he had dismissed charges against James B. McNamara’s brother.
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Walter Bordwell
McNamara
Los Angeles
Geome
Bordwell
James B. McNamara
Arthur Bonar Law named new Unionist leader in Britain
Arthur Bonar Law, a Glasgow iron merchant and long time MP for a Lancashire district, becomes leader of Britain's Unionist party. He is seen as less statesmanlike than his predecessor Lord Balfour and faces a party split over Irish home rule. Law, born in New Brunswick and educated in Scotland, supports protectionism and served as parliamentary secretary of the Board of Trade 1902 to 1906.
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Unionist Party of
Great Briain
Arthur Bonarlaw
Lancashire
Lord Balfour
Balfour
House of Lords
Law
New Brunswick
Hamilton
Glasgow
Unionist
Scotland
Board of Trade
Bowles Wins Argentine Battleship Contract Bid
Rear Admiral Francis Tiffany Bowles secured the contract to build two massive Argentine Republic battleships, the Rivadavia and the Moreno, at his Bowles shipyards in Quincy Massachusetts. The price is undisclosed but implied to be substantial given size and armament. The Rivadavia is under construction in Quincy, reflecting Bowles’ standing as a premier shipbuilder of colossal warships.
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Francis Tiffany Bowles
Argentine Republic
Rivadavia
Moreno
Bowles Shipyards
Quincy
Mass
Rt Dyart
Aval
Taft to terminate 1832 treaty. Russia protests Sulzer
President Taft will terminate the 1832 treaty with Russia by formal notice after Moscow warned that Sulzer resolution in the House would insult Russia and sever friendly ties. Senate may approve and end the plan, avoiding a potential diplomatic rupture while preserving relations. Ambassador Baghmateff delivered Russia’s protest to the White House.
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Washington
Taft
House
United States
Congress
Senate
Stilzer
Bakhmateff
St. Petersburg
Russia
Sulser
M. Baghmateff
White House
Alfred G Vanderbilt Marries in England Amid Surprise Ceremony
Alfred G Vanderbilt son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt and heir to about 100 million pounds wed Mrs Margaret Emerson McKim in Reigate Surrey at a registrar ceremony. Witnesses included J. D Langdon and Ethel McCormack. Bridal party then attended a Gloucester house reception. Vanderbilt had divorced Elsie French in May 1908.
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London
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Reigate
Surrey
Margaret Emerson McKim
Isaac Emerson
Baltimore
Smith H. McKim
J. D Langdon
Ethel McCormack
Roy C. Gaffer
Walter Webb Ware
Gloucester House
Fogler Clarke Team Wins Six Day Bicycle Race in New York
Fogler of Brooklyn and Clarke of Melbourne won the Madison Square Garden six day race by one lap over six teams and set a distance record of 2718 miles in 142 hours 18 minutes. The event windup lacked the usual excitement of recent years.
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New York
Joe Fogler
Brooklyn
Jackie’Clarke
Melbourne
Aus
Madison Square Garden
Fogler
Clarke
Fellner Buys Cigar for Friends at News Stand
In a brief street scene Mr Fellner and companions stop at a cigar and news stand where the clerk quickly offers a dime cigar. After a playful exchange about price and dress the clerk adds another box and jokes about a pickle smoker in the village.
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Ness
Eczema Disfigures Baby Gilbert Then He Recovers
A Nebraska mother recalls her three year old son Gilbert suffering severe eczema from infancy. After failed treatments by two doctors the family used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, following directions, and within four weeks his face cleared. She urges others to try the remedies and notes a free sample offer from Cuticura.
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Gilbert
Mra. H. Albrecht
West Point
Neb
Boston
Inventions Talk of a Flying Machine
Bronson questions Woodson about inventing a flying machine. Woodson confirms and explains he must determine where it will light.
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Bronson
Woodson
Moliere’s Quip on the King’s Doctor Cures by Silence
Life notes that Louis XIV asked Moliere about his physician and the playwright replied that the doctor writes prescriptions which he does not take, yet he remains cured. The anecdote accompanies the tale of the Malade Imaginaire and reflects courtly wit about medicine and fame.
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Moltiere
Louis XIV
Moliere
Not Uncommon Fallacy and Local Pride Farm Tale
A rustic exchange features Farmer Countessel defending investing away from home due to local pride in the township's smart people. The dialogue hints at bargaining instincts and rural life, with satirical notes on trade and value and even a stray aside about shade trees in labor.
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Countessel
Baltimore waiter aims for Paris French posting
A Baltimore waiter tells a patron he is studying French hoping for a steady job in Paris at a hotel. He insists the owner wants a waiter who understands Baltimore speech, not Parisian fluency, to fill a language gap.
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Baltimore
Paris
Lippincott’s
Little Girl and Veteran's Little Girl Dialogue
A fragmentary exchange notes a girl asking about her veteran father’s missing limbs and a grave reference to his others being in Heaven. The piece then shifts to a health advert for Hamlin Air and a cigarette promo for Lewis' Single Binder 5e, concluding with a quip about a man’s mind and tongue.
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Home Herald
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