World News and Local Notes Roundup
Acting Secretary Winthrop orders Sunday rest on ships while the Hudson Fulton stamp goes on sale September 23. News items span from tariff battles to a fatal revolver duel in Newtonia Missouri and a fire‑damaged Westminster College rebuild plan.
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Winthrop
Navy
Pressed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
Ac E
Fort Scott
Kan
Chanute Cement and Clay Product
Coney Island
Ethel Byington
Brooklyn
Stock Exchange
E. H. Harriman
United States
Rock Island
W. F. Powell
Pratt Kan
New Democratic League
Saratoga
N. Y
St. Louis
Mississippi
Beverly
Mass
Taft
West
White House
City of
New York
Knox
Thomas C. Dawson
Iowa
Halley
Harvard Observatory
Kingston
Navy parade features Roosevelt at Hudson Fulton celebration
The Roosevelt will be featured in the Hudson Fulton naval parade opening the New York celebration. Also noted is Dr Cook sailing the schooner John R Bradley with supplies valued over 20000 dollars and a postponement of testimony in Missouri oyster suit against International Harvester until September 29.
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Boaman
John R. Bradley
Dr. Cook
Missouri
International Harvester Company
Peary
New York
Global News Roundup From 1909 Era Highlights
Cuba forecasts 1.6 million tons of sugar the island's record harvest. Abdul Hamid westernized ruler writes a history of his reign. Mexico's President Diaz marks his 80th birthday. Samuel Johnson bicentenary observed at Lichfield England birthplace date noted. Forty seven Chinese students to study in the United States funded by Boxer indemnity return. Sweden cabinet plans to abolish rank and precedence except for military officers. Ancient Order of Hibernians votes to Ireland 1910. Dr Cook given honors at Christiansand seven guns fired by royal order.
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Cuba
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Diaz
Mexico
Samuel Johnson
Lichfield
England
United States
China
America
London Daily Telegraph
Copenhagen
Sweden
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Ireland
Dr. Cook
Christiansand
Haakon
Notable Disappearances and Disturbances Linked in Early 1900s News
Reports list the custody of Rev W M Stuckey and Lorena Sutherland in Illinois after disappearing from Williamsburg Kansas about August 1. Other items note robberies, deaths from pitched balls, Taft reviewing veterans, Shackleton’s next polar attempt, and Dr Cook sailing toward New York.
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W. M. Stuckey
Williamsburg
Kan
Lorena Sutherland
Waukegan
Fil
William Davis
Benton
Wichita
Charles Pinckney
Dayton, O
Taft
Grand Army
Essex County
Beverly
Shackleton
South Pole
Charles A. Richards
Hutchinson, Kan
Earl McCreary
Wellsville
Cook
Explorer
Copenhagen
New York
Edward Moody McCook
United States
Hawaii
Kansas
Peary
Associated Press
North Pole
Frank E. Brown
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Omaha
Union Pacific
Hitchcock
Washington
Seattle
Oregon
Montana
A. A. Richards
Wellington
Daily Mail
Baron Takahira
Japan
William Lloyd Garrison
Lexington
Mass
E. H. Harriman
Arden
Rheims
Brescia
Aldrich
Senate
House of Congress
Judge Frees Poor Postmaster in Compassionate Ruling
A postmaster caught taking a small amount from the postal till receives six months in jail after the judge learns the motive and hardship. The prisoner asks to delay sentence until next November to harvest crops and support his family, and the judge agrees to defer.
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Dyer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jerrold Wit and the Umbrella Over a Duck
Douglas Jerrold’s wit is recalled in a series of anecdotes about his sharp retorts on nervous first nights and a self deprecating remark about a friend’s book. He is described as benevolent to the point of offering an umbrella to a duck in rain.
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Douglas Jerrold
Jerrold
No Short Haul for Him on the Railroad
A Billville man, riding his first train trip, refuses to disembark at a conductor's stop claiming the ticket ends nowhere. He offers another dollar and declares he will stay until the road ends, insisting the journey must have an end.
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Billville
Road Opened To Mount Rainier Park Travel
Engineer Eugene Rick Secker opened the government road in Mount Rainier National Park on Independence Day. Autos and wagons can now travel from tidewater to Narada Falls near Paradise Valley with comfort. The maximum grade is four percent and nearly twenty autos, all loaded, used the road.
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Mount Rainier
United States
Eugene Ricksecker
Mount Rainier National Park
Tidewater
Narada Falls
Snow Line
Paradise Valley
Ricksecker
Postum Credited With Health Benefits In North Carolina Family
A North Carolina public schools superintendent reports his mother, a long time coffee drinker, improved dramatically after switching to Postum. He recalls heart trouble and stomach issues diminishing, headaches decreasing, and overall health returning to normal as the family adopted Postum. He notes his own and others in the family benefited, though the mother’s case was especially pronounced.
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North Carolina
Postum
Tragedy and Mottoes on Odd Bank Notes Across Tales
A bank note displays a wrathful inscription accusing a killer as a collector reflects on hidden tragedy behind simple phrases. The piece moves through Queen of Portugal mottoes urging outdoor life and thrift stories about a Midlands housewife who saved egg yolks while mercurial poison danger loomed, ending with Tit-Bits flavor.
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Midlands
The Trouble Setters Find Offspring Living Large
A sympathetic friend consoles a mother over her daughter’s marriage. The mother laments that Julia and her husband have already claimed the best room in the house, highlighting a domestic squeeze and family dynamics in a light domestic vignette.
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Julia
American praise by Princess Duleep Singh at New York dinner
Princess Duleep Singh lauded American women as beauties and American men as kind and handsome. She asserted the United States offers pattern husbands, contrasting with European views of Eve and the apple. She concluded with a wry European saying about the apple and sharing.
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Duleep Singh
New York
Europe
America
A Queer Malady and the Doctor’s Plain Talk
Sprigg visits a noted physician seeking health advice in a humorous pomposity filled scene. The doctor bluntly notes the heart and lungs are affected while quipping that Sprigg’s manners are also altered.
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Sprigg
The Most Unkindest Cut First Guide
A humorous exchange frames a hunter and guide discussing an injury as a sharp joke. The guide recalls being shot at while pursuing a deer, adding a wry note on danger in hunting.
Defiance Starch Promises Easier Home Shirt Waist Care
A smooth iron plus Defiance Starch offers home laundering for shirt waists with proper stiffness and finish. It claims less wear on fabrics and no sticking to the front, making ironing a pleasant experience.
Judge cites baby ploys in jury sympathy cases
Judge Williard M. McEwen told Illinois State's Attorneys' association that he knows of four criminal cases where a baby influenced juries to acquit. He noted the same baby appeared across cases with different supposed mothers, highlighting manipulation of sympathy.
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Williard M. McEwen
Illinois State’s Attorneys’ Association
A Rare Good Thing for Sore Feet
A testimonial from Mrs. Matilda M Holtert of Providence Rhode Island praising Allen's Foot-Ease for relief of sore and tired feet. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with prompt relief to feet.
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Allen
Matilda Mholtert
Providence
R. I
Black Hand Extortion Threats Reported by Wives
Mrs Bart says a letter warned her husband of dire consequences unless a ransom was paid. Mrs Smart reports her husband also faced pressure over bills, consistent with intimidation attempts linked to extortion.
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Black Hand
Bart
Smart
Lesson from the Bee and the Busy Learner
A brief quip notes a schoolteacher asks what lesson the bee teaches and Tommy Tuffnut answers not to get stung, framing a simple classroom jest about caution and curiosity.
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Tommy
Perry Davis Painkiller Ad Sells Digestive Relief
Dyspepsia from slight indigestion avoided by Perry Davis Painkiller. Offers relief for cramps with 25c 3c and 50c sizes. Also notes bees traveling two miles from hives and returning home.
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Perry Davis
Sweden to Electrify Key State Railways
Plans are being made for the electrification of the more important state railways of Sweden. Smokers also like Lewis' Single Binder or for its purity. It is never doped by tobacco in its natural state.
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Omaha
United States
Oman
Holder
I State Collth
Man Ward
Ishicitaa Bn Association
Kellogg
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek
Mich
Sweden
Defiance Starch Improves Laundry Results at Home
The note praises Defiance Starch for giving stiffness with much thinner application, preserving fabric beauty and wear. It claims Defiance is stronger than other starches, eliminating the paste buildup and poor appearance common with ordinary starches.
What’s the Matter with Baby
A playful dialogue begins with questions about why a baby cries. Several neighbors suggest causes such as a pin, hunger, or teething. Bobby notes the baby’s kicking and clenched fists, deciding the child wants someone his own size to roughhouse with.
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Bobby
Sub Rosa Secret Exchanges Echoed In Quiet Confession
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a tangle of confidences as three speakers swap a kept secret. One remarks on a promise not to reveal. another relays a hidden tale. a third politician remarks on a mean act.
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Sub Rosa
Pettit’s Eye Salve Sells Widely Through Druggists
Good for sore eyes the Pettit’s Eye Salve is praised as curing eye diseases everywhere. The product is distributed by Howard Bros and is available at druggists in Buffalo and beyond.
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Howard Bros
Buffa Ony
Half Done First Lady Your husband has merely fainted
A witty exchange notes a fainting incident with playful banter about handling emergencies. The dialogue contrasts First Lady and Second Ditto voices remarking that men often do things by halves. The lines convey humor and social dynamic.
Red Cross Ball Blue Promotes White Clothing
A 2 oz package of Red Cross Ball Blue promises to whiten clothes and make them look like new. The ad notes the product costs 5 cents.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Notes Teething Relief
An old promotion touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic with claims of soothing guras and reducing inflammation. The ad mentions a price of 25c per bottle and ends with a unrelated line about a dead beat earning more credit than he deserves.
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Foreign Affairs
Utless
Teds
Portugal
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. W
Dr. Pierce
Dispensary Membal Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Pierce
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