Roosevelt asserts discovery of river Duvida before National Geographic
Washington May 27 Theodore Roosevelt says the river Duvida or river of doubt is as long as the Elbe and not shown on maps. He recounts months of exploration with rubber men, noting disastrous rapids, drownings, a murder suicide, and two unknown rivers with waterfalls unseen on standard maps.
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River Duvida
National Geographic Society
Rivera
Elbe
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Paraguay
Sacare
Tapajos
Yellowstone
Amooth
Ua Weld
Southern Illinois editors hear legislators at Carbondale meeting
About 150 newspaper men from across southern Illinois attended the Southern Illinois Editorial association gathering in Carbondale. Guests included Dr. H Shryock, State Senator W D Perry, and Governor Dunne with various speeches and a banquet.
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Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Southern Illinois Editorial Association
Southern Illinois Normal School
H. Shryock
W D. Perry
Mount Vernon
G W Harper
Illinois
J. J Winters
W B McKinley
Champaign
F Fitch
Owen Scott
Decatur
Illinois Briefs Report Elections and Local Tragedies
Staunton approves a $20,000 school bonds proposition in a special election. New Athens farmer Michael Schuetz dies after a field roller rolls over him as his team bolts. Pana names new school staff including William E. Andrews and Harry L Karnes. Bloomington reports a $38,000 bequest to Illinois Wesleyan University Hedding college and Deaconess hospital split. Chester covers Roger C Sullivan’s county tour with stops in Coulterville Sparta Blair and Bremen. Chicago notes injuries from a streetcar collision at 63rd Street and Robey. Marion City reports a fatal car train crash, injuries to several, and a shooting tied to Black Hand threats. Numerous other police and crime items, including gambling raids, a rail collision near Sag Bridge, and a deadly train incident near Bloomington.
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Margaret Lapham
Bloomington
Illinois Wesleyan University of Bloomington
Hedding College of
Abingdon
Deaconess’ Hospital
Peoria
Wesleyan
George McPherson
Tonica
Chester
Roger C. Sullivan
United States
William Cantrill
Randolph County
Coulterville
Sparta
Blair
Bremen
Grandview Hotel
Herrin
Burlington & Quincy
Marion City
Hartwell
Marionity
Johnline
Lydia Aikman
Frances Freeman
Marionity School
John Cline
Marion Duque
Joe Cicard
Murphy
Joe Ventimigia
Ventimiglia
Cook County
Michael Zimmer
Hiv
Zimmer
Pert Savers
Naw
G Savera
Ancona
Decatur
Empress Theater
Canada’s Rise as Wheat Producer Attracts U.S. Settlers
The article notes Canada’s growing wheat output from 58 million bushels in 1904 to about 200 million by 1918 and foresees Canada challenging Russia and the United States for top position. It highlights expanding U.S. settlement to prairie provinces, with groups arriving in Alberta and Saskatchewan aboard immigrant trains, bringing capital and livestock, and cites forthcoming Panama exposition as a transport boost.
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Anto
Saskatchewan
Alberta
New York Financial] Journal
Winnipeg
Erro Progress
Canada
France
India
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Canadian Prairies
Bassano
Oregon
Colorado
Calgary
Peers
Edmonton
Peter Goertz
Cardiff
McPherson
Kansas
Goertz
Rock Island
Dinner table confession at charity picnic encounter
A paying guest asks another if he is a policeman at a charity picnic dinner. The reply denies and the first man notes a "tough joint" being pulled in the other's fingers while glancing at the fried chicken. The dialogue hints at suspicion and curiosity amid a social meal.
Poor old Jagbsby Off the Water Wagon
A breezy Baltimore Sun cartoon caption notes Jagbsby’s Friday escape from drink with a candor that spares excuses. He accepts the scandal, stating he favors a scenic route over accountability.
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Jagbsby
Baltimore Sun
The Button Doctor
Florence Louise, seven years old, encountered a buttons incident after visiting a playmate. She calmly tells of Rena swallowing a button and others discuss it with a doctor called in. The judge notes the child’s upbeat view on specialists in medicine.
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Florence Louise
Rena
Limited Intentions and Proposal Letter Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment shows a man explaining his proposal to a woman about marriage, not financial support, with a dated tone from a Rehoboth Sunday Herald Almanac. The text centers on intent and social expectation rather than clear event details.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Proving the Punch
Skide and Skittles trade quips about a punchy tale while a puck remark underscores a playful exchange. The fragment hints at a lighthearted dialog in a sports or comic setting without a clear event or participants beyond generic terms.
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Skide
Puck
Disasters and a Personal Quip from 1870
A Paris humor note in Le Rire recalls a speaker confusing a year of disaster with his wedding year. The fragment hints at a joke about baldness dating to a terrible year and a misread date of 1870 versus 18707, reflecting light satire on timing and memory.
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le Rire
Paris
Was the go to church movement a success in your neighborhood
A Detroit Free Press reader reports that a church outreach event drew a full house and generous serving of food, suggesting the program succeeded in their community.
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