Week's News Record Highlights In Curious Mix
George T. Angell awards Miss Flavia Rosset $1000 for best Black Beauty dramatization among 13 entrants. Fire and police boards consider imitation department-store logs adorned with hosiery. W C Harrington shoots wife then himself in Los Angeles. Ella Daniels reunites with father Josiah Daniels after 42 years. Mary shows mood poisoning signs at Allegheny hospital with lavender skin. a 25 cent verdict issued. Chief Yeoman Fred Ruenzle loses dancing pavilion suit. Roosevelt funds prosecution to Supreme Court. Helen McGougar, famed temperance lecturer, dies at 70 in Lafayette. Baseball standings summary follows.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Flavia Rosset
Butler
Res 6Oi
Qmaka Board of Fire and Police
The
Woman's Club
W. C. Harrington
Central Avenue
Los Angeles
Cal
Youngstown
Ohio
Chicago
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Crystal Lake
Norfolk
Neb
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Miss Daniels
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Jenne Brown
Mary
Vleghens Seneral Hospital
Allegheny Pa
Ap Miersting
Amd
Dire Ven
Sueetland
Newport R. J
Fred J Ruenzle
United States Naval Training Station
Justice Sweetland
Newport Amusement Company
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Variety of small-town crimes and civic actions reported
A San Francisco bellboy found a wallet belonging to Louis A. Zeus of Chicago. In Toledo, W. H. Bennett was indicted on twenty three counts for interstate commerce violations. Judge McPherson jailed H B Tucker Jr for contempt at Leavenworth. George Sterling was arrested in York for an assault on Dr Pfaltzgraff, tied to a feud after Mrs Sterling's death. Dr Wiley denounces modern food additives as offensive to the gut. E R Barriman immunity noted after testimony aiding a crusade against trusts.
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St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco
Louis A. Zeus
Chicago
W. H. Bennett
Ann Arbor
Toledo
Ohio
McPherson
United States Circuit Court
Leavenworth
Kaw
H. B. Tucker, Jr
Uncle Sam Oil Company
George Sterling
York
5. K. Pfaltzgraff
Sterling
Death for Kidnapers in Roosevelt’s Next Message
Opinion piece argues kidnapping should be a capital crime with death penalty. It cites President Roosevelt may urge stringent measures, police favor harsher laws, and notes difficulty in catching kidnappers. It contrasts U.S. risks with Europe and emphasizes parental anger toward kidnappers and punishment severity.
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Congress
Roosevelt
United States
England
Europe
Fund to Fight Labor Unions at NAM Convention
At the National Association of Manufacturers convention in New York 300 members attended chaired by James W Van Cleave. Secretary Cushing noted opposition to eight hour day laws and court injunctions. Treasurer Stulman reported annual income around $180 000 and a 36 member committee was formed to raise 500 000 a year for three years to educate the public on labor dispute views. A poll of 3 000 members favored tariff revision, and President Van Cleve urged a federal corporation lay for interstate enterprises.
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National Association of Manufacturers
New York
James W van Cleave
St Laws
Cushing
Stulman
van Cleve
Guatemalan Border Tensions Trigger Mexican Military Mobilization
The article reports growing border tensions as Mexico massed troops along the Guatemala frontier in response to incursions and a Guatemalan government stance under President Cabrera. It notes cross border casualties, rebel activity in China, and European responses to colonial issues, including the Congo geography and Belgian control.
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Maaz
Mexico
Ocos
Guatemala
Taz
Diazza
Barnilas
Haywood Trial Opens as Orchard Testifies in Idaho Case
Boise dispatch reports Harry Orchard, self confessed killer of ex Governor Frank Steunenberg, takes the stand to implicate William D Haywood. Orchard’s testimony is expected to establish Haywood as accessory before the fact in the 1905 dynamite murder at Steunenberg’s gate.
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Steunenberg
Idaho
Boise
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Gold Mine in Wheat: Magic of Heredity and Value
Government expert W M Hays explains how plant breeding makes kernels valuable. He compares a single wheat kernel to a gold mine and cites heredity as the source of wealth in crops, noting that one seed can carry powerful traits and transform yields.
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Northwest States
Minnesota
Washington
W. M. Hays
Minnesota Experiment Station
Commonwealths
Peter Gideon
Great Northwest
Filipino thrift and self control urged for independence
Cornell professor E. M. Kemmerer told the American academy in Philadelphia that the Philippine postal savings bank shows providence gaps. by Jan. 31 there were 62 banks with 621 depositors, $92,500 on deposit, and Americans far outnumbered Filipinos among savers. He urged educational campaigns to teach thrift.
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Cornell
Philippine Islands
Porto Ico
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Philadelphia
E. M. Kemmerer
Cornell University
Philippine Savings Bank
Manila
Postal Savings Bank
English girl starts riot over Washington at Omaha high school
An English-born student at an Omaha high school caused a disturbance during a history class by denouncing George Washington as a traitor. The pupil, still viewing events from a British perspective, reacted to favorable remarks about the Father of His Country, triggering the incident.
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Omaha
George Washington
England
Noted TB Specialist Advocates Killing Hopeless Patients
Dr. A. Knopff, famed New York tuberculosis expert, urged at the National Tuberculosis Convention in Washington that hopeless consumptives be killed quickly and painlessly with morphine. He argued it as a sacred duty while a heated debate raged over medication and home treatment proposals for workers and schoolchildren.
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New York
William of
Germany
National Tuberculosis Congress
Washington
Jopf
Flick
Landished
Enopf
Opi
Congress
Felton
Lowmp
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Promised Nervous Cure
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cure nervous troubles by nourishing the blood and red corpuscles. It asserts strong personal improvement after using several boxes, reporting fewer dizzy spells and neuralgia and general nerve strengthening.
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Williams
Ali
Alveston
Dr. Williams
Seasonable Invention Prompted by Strange Ice Box
A reader describes a curious device named the "housekeeper's friend" that serves as a family ice box and can rapidly convert into two bins. The exchange notes its odd appearance and practical versatility as a seasonal invention.
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Ad in Olmsted NY
Free sample offer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Druggists and Shoe Stores in Olmsted Le Roy and surrounding area. Claims to cure tired sweating hot swollen aching feet and to ease corns and bunions with a simple shake in shoes. Draws on local addresses 25 in a historical ad style.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Global Methods of Capital Punishment Through History
The piece surveys how different nations have executed criminals, noting methods such as the guillotine in some places, the electric chair in the United States, the garrote in Spain, sword executions in Prussia and Bavaria, and shooting or hanging in Russia. It contrasts humane aims with enduring brutal practices.
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Brunswick
Spain
Prussia
Bavaria
Belgium
Russia
Great Britain
Austria
A Good Excuse Mentioned in a Philadelphia Press Item
The Philadelphia Press quotes a mother and son exchange about scholastic pride. The mother chides the son for not leading his class while he argues a boy may become conceited if he does lead.
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WilMe
Philadelphia Press
Looking for a Cook Says Citiman to Subbuba
A dialogue exchange shows Citiman questioning Subbuba about being a cook. Subbuba denies claiming to be one and mentions past cooks were not suitable. The brief exchange appears in a Philadelphia publication.
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Citiman
Subbuba
Philadelphia
Old Editor Reports Grape-Nuts Helped Him Regain Health
Oklahoma editor touts Grape-Nuts as worth a $2000 doctor bill, claiming 25 pound gain, boosted strength and brain power after illness. He credits the food with restorative effects and tasty taste that wins friends.
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