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Ten thousand visitors attend the 46th annual Illinois G A R encampment in Peoria. Reports include the Philippine friar lands bill, Darrow bribery trial panel of 13, pellagra in Missouri, counterfeits in Wichita, a wolf bite in Leavenworth, buffalo calves in Kansas, a Wabash bridge fire near Columbia, tornadoes near Lincoln, robbers in Keystone, a schoolhouse fire in Hegeswich, and Baker University commencement in Baldwin.
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Illinois
Peoria
Clarence
Darrow
McNamara
Missouri
Wichita
Leavenworth
Wichita National Game Preserve
Columbia
Linccoln
Neb
Keystone
Hegeswich
Baker University
Baldwin
Kan
Utah
Cottonwood Falls
Sasakwa
St. Louis
Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Dallas
Texas
Burlington
Houston
Tex
Melville
Atchafalaya River
Homicides Prompt Probe Of Private Asylum In St Louis
Two homicides and a patient in a private St Louis asylum prompted an in depth investigation. The report notes ensuing scrutiny of care and conditions at the facility amidst the deaths.
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St. Louis
Courtland
Kan
Coshocton
Missouri Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Parsons
Coffeyville
Kansas
Emporia
President Hill
Armour & Co
Chicago
World News Roundup of Murky Crises and Tragic Incidents
Eighty thousand waited outside Copenhagen to view the lying in state of King Frederick XIII. Notable deaths include Russian envoy Von Der Osten-Sacken in Monte Carlo and Prince George William in a Prussian motor accident. Rail and air disasters claimed lives in France and the U.S. while political shifts and legal actions echoed across Europe and America.
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Christianborg Chapel
Copenhagen
Frederick XIII
Dmitrijevitch von der
Russia
H. Crombert
English Channel
Nieuport
Belgium
Million for Manitoba League Promises Growth in Population
Manitoba aims to raise its population to one million with a provincially backed bureau. The plan promotes free local information for settlers on homesteads, land values, rail access, markets, and immigration support, highlighting vacant acreage, farming prospects, and city markets across Winnipeg, Bran don, Portage la Prairie, Yorkton, and others.
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Manitoba League
Manitoba
Iowa
Minnesota
Winnipeg
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Yorkton
Minnedosa
Dauphin
Morden
Manitou
Dominion
League
Million League
Has That Man a Mania for Osculation
In the Plain Truth column a witty exchange labels a man as a plain kissing bug, quipping about his affection for osculation in a humorous dialogue.
Doctor Recommends Resinol for Eczema Relief
Mrs V A Collins of McSherrystown Pa recounts her stubborn eczema cure after using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. She praises Resinol for scalp eczema in her infant and notes the product stops itching and heals eczema rashes ringworm and boils.
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V. A. Collins
McSherrystown
W. A. Lucas
San Diego Presses Daylight League Amid IWW Tensions
In San Diego the militant mood grows as the Daylight League gains interest to replace vigilantes. Bank president Julius Wangenheim backs the league noting citizens are ready to bear arms to defend their homes against the IWW campaign and its supporters.
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San Diego
California
San
Industrial Workers of the World
Real Mistakes of House Etiquette at eighteenth century tables
A historical vignette on the hostess role in dinner etiquette. The mistress directed ceremonies, announced courses, urged guests to begin, and endured social signals as she presided over carving and service. Lady Mary Montagu is cited regarding training with a carving master.
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Mary Montagu
Girl Conductors Run Atchison Street Cars All Day
Women conductors operated every car in Atchison Kansas with no male conductors. The street railway offered to donate all receipts to the Y M C A if it supplied the conductors. No change was given and tickets or transfers were not accepted. The receipts total is not yet announced. The seventh day of the campaign shows $60,000 raised toward a $100,000 goal.
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Atchison, Kansas
Street Railway
First Aiding Suicide Conviction In Oklahoma
Roy Peel convicted and sentenced to seven years for aiding Blanche Jones to shoot herself in Oklahoma City. Peel allegedly handed the revolver and dared the woman to kill herself, as stated in her dying declaration.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Roy Peel
Peel
Blanche Jones
Imperator Launches as World’s Largest Ship in Hamburg
In Hamburg Germany the Imperator of the Hamburg American line was launched before the German emperor. At 900 feet in length and 50 000 tons it becomes the world’s largest ship. Two sister ships of similar size will follow.
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Hamburg
Germany
Imperator
Osage City High School Graduates All Girls Class
Osage City Kansas reports the high school class of graduates includes valedictorian Mabel Carlson and salutatorian Kathleen Grosvenor with ten named girls listed. no male graduates are recorded in the class.
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Osage City
Kansas
Osage City High School
Mabel Carlson
Salutarian
Kathleen Grosvenor
Menrietta Kiesow
Winnie Gustafson
Esther Swanstrom
Ruth Kuykendall
Hettie Galatia
Pearl Baker
Physician Advised Cuticura Remedies for Eczema
Irven Hutchison of Three Rivers Michigan credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with curing a four year long eczema outbreak on wrist and shin. He describes severe itching bleeding sores that healed after using the products and recommends them to others, noting the condition runs in his family. A free sample offer and 32 page booklet are available from Cuticura Department L Boston.
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Irven Hutchison
Three Rivers
Mich
Woman’s Twelve Year Illness Reported Cured
Mrs Bertha Murr of Louisiana Missouri describes a twelve year illness with cramps and monthly pains after eleven doctors. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid improvement and restoration to health. She notes the product uses native roots and herbs and has no narcotics.
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Louisiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha Murr
4Th Street
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mass
Tragic Traction Engine Collapse Claims Manhattan Man
J. M. Castello was killed when the traction engine he drove broke through the Hunter Island bridge in Manhattan Kansas. Charles Wells had just stepped off and moved ahead moments before the accident occurred.
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Manhattan
Kansas
J. M. Castello
Hunter Island
Charles Wells
Irreverent thief claims time off motive in chatelaine theft
A magistrate questions a thief about stealing a young lady's chatelaine watch. The thief gives a wry reply that he was busy and wanted to take a little time off, implying the motive was to gain some leisure.
Garfield Tea Promises Youthful Energy and Longevity
To stay young or to grow young Garfield Tea is promoted as rejuvenating both appearance and vitality. A friend is defined as someone who listens to your troubles.
Fire devastates two Coldwater landmarks in Kansas
A blaze destroyed two two story brick buildings owned by the Masonic lodge and the Pennington Mercantile company in Coldwater Kansas. The estimated loss reaches 750000 dollars.
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Coldwater
Kansas
Masonic Lodge
Pennington Mercantile Company
Motor develops dog catcher wagon in Chicago
A large motor car once used by Assistant Chief Schuettler of the Chicago police has been converted into a dog catcher's wagon. William F. Stuart, superintendent of the city dog pound, announced the new motorized vehicle is now in service and claimed to be the first of its kind in the world.
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Cairo
Kansas
Cedar Station
Tex
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Neb
St. Louis
Topeka
Texas
Newport News
W. G. Drake
Olathe
Kan
John Bayman
Floyd Allen
Judge Massie
Hillsville
H. G. Waddle
Robert Warren
John Dunn
Somerset
Arthur Stringer
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Chas. Sessions
R. A. G. Flemming
Blackwell
Fred J. Southard
Minneapolis
Xenia
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Frank H. Barnett
Cincinnati
C. W. T. Richeson
Chicago
Ilinois
Schuettler
Police Department
William F. Stuart
City
House Upholds No Toll on Coastwise Panama Passage
By 147 to 126 the house reaffirmed that American vessels in coastwise trade may pass the Panama canal without tolls. The provision sparked a bitter fight but was met with cheers on the floor.
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Washington, D. C
House
Panama Canal
Atlanta busts sell dubious corn liquor test results
In Atlanta Georgia a test shows illicit “blind tiger” corn liquor contains 70 to 80 percent water leaving patrons short of value for months. The report highlights the ongoing issue of substandard bootleg liquor during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Blind Tiger
Tigers
Women Run 700 Acre Sussex Farm To Promote Feminism
A 700 acre farm on the Sussex Surrey border is controlled financed and worked entirely by women as the latest feminist development. Sympathizers have subscribed 50000 dollars to support the venture.
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London
England
Sussex
Surrey
Farmers to Open Stores in Lexington Kentucky
Kentucky farmers plan a cooperative chain of stores to cut living costs by reducing wholesale prices and passing savings to customers. The move aims to address high costs across the state and build a regional retail network.
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Lexington
Kentucky
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