Barons Arrival Loses Enthusiasm in Akord Reception
Baron Komura the Japanese peace plenipotentiary arrived in Tollo from Vancouver on October 16 amid guarded streets and a subdued crowd of government dignitaries. He rode in an imperial carriage to the palace as troops and police watched nearby. M Terauchi ordered the army to refrain from commenting on peace terms and advised readiness to join colors when the emperor commands.
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Tollo
Baron Komura
Japan
Vancouver
B.C
M. Teroaulchi
Little Girl Dies After Funeral Flowers Accident
In Chicago on October 16 Isabella Walker, ten, died after an automobile struck her while crossing Ashland Boulevard. She lay on a pillow of white roses carried by the driver toward a funeral, as rescuers rushed to a physician. The involved driver T F Stevens hurried to the home of a friend with the floral tribute.
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Chicago
Isabella Walker
Ashland Boulev
T. F. Stevens
Mace
Riend
Bryan City Seeks depository proposals from banks
On October 27 1905 Bryan seeks sealed proposals from banks bankers or associations in Brazos county to act as city depository. Proposals must include interest rates offered and be accompanied by a certified check of at least one half of one percent of 1904 city revenue. Mayor R H Harrison Secretary C M Spell Bryan Texas October 13 1905.
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City of
Bryan
Brazos County
State of Texas
A. D
Banking Incorporation
Banking
R. H. Harrison
C. M. Spell
Tex
Real Estate Drive in Bryan Brazos County Listings
J W Batts offers multiple Bryan area parcels from 5 to 400 acres. Prices range from 5 to 12.50 per acre with homes, fences, barns, and improvements. parcels lie north, east, and near towns including Allen Academy and Hall’s addition. Terms offered on demand.
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Town
Brazos River
Bryan
School House
N. B. Cole
Hall
Caldwell
Allen Academy
Insurance Chief Opposes Permits Cancellation in Texas
Austin reports Insurance Commissioner Clay's inquiry into New York Life Equitable and Mutual Life finds them solvent but mismanaged. He urges reorganizing the firms and prosecuting guilty officers, warns against blanket permit cancellations, and notes Governor Lanham will decide renewals on December 31 with cooperation to reform.
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Austin
Clay
New York Life
New York
Equitable
Mutual Life
Texas
Mutual Life of
Insurance Department
Lanham
Bryans in Japan to be warmly entertained in Tokyo
William J. Bryan and his family arrived at Yokohama and will spend two weeks in Japan. They plan a five day visit to Tokyo where Marquis Ito and Count Okuma will host a dinner for Bryan. The Japan-American society will invite him to speak at the Young Men's hall with Count Okuma presiding.
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Tokio
Ito
Okuma
William J. Bryan
Yokohama
Japan
Marquis Ito
Privy Council
Mr. Bryan
Count Okuma
Gray's Appointment as Field Agent for Rice Duties
Washington Oct. 16 F N Gray of Houston has been named field agent for the bureau of statistics department of agriculture Secretary Wilson announced Gray will visit regions to inspect crop conditions and observe local agency work He is noted as an authority on rice culture having edited the Rice Industry
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Wilson
Washington
F. N. Gray
Houston
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Gray
Exposition Attendance Tops 2.5 Million
Gates closed at 10 this morning as Lewis and Clark Exposition records 59,690 Sunday attendance. Grand total for the fair reaches 2,545,509 in Portland, Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Five Trainmen Killed in Illinois Freight Collision
Five trainmen died when a heavy double header freight on the Iowa Central railroad struck cattle on the Seaton track near Oskaloosa Iowa. The impact at twenty miles an hour piled two locomotives and eleven grain and lumber cars in a wreck beside the rails.
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Oskaloosa
Seaton
Ill
Iowa Central Railroad
Tragedy in Sioux City: Father Kills Wife Then Himself
In Sioux City Iowa on October 16 E H Darrow shot and killed his son's wife Lillian Darrow in a hotel back and then shot himself in the same right temple. Both died instantly with the cause of the double tragedy not known.
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Sioux City
E. H. Darrow
Lillian Darrow
Saloonist's Mistake Ends In Critical Condition
Oklahoma City on October 16 reports Stephen Straugh, a saloon keeper, drank corrosive sublimate prepared to kill bedbugs, thinking it whisky, and his condition is critical.
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Oklahoma City
Stephen Strough
Peace treaty with Russia goes into effect in Tokio
In effect since Monday, the treaty with Russia took effect in Tokyo and its text was published in the afternoon.
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Tokio
Russia
Admitted to Bail in Georgetown Shooting Case
Georgetown Texas October 16 Mrs Nelson Lacky shot her husband as he tried to gain entry to the house and she posted bond of two hundred dollars for her release.
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Georgetown
Tex
Nelson Lacky
Williamson Sentenced for Defrauding Public Domain
Oregon Congressman John Newton Williamson was sentenced to ten months in prison for conspiracy to defraud the U S government of its public domain. Willard N. Jones and Thaddeus Potter were found guilty in the same conspiracy case.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
John Newton Williamson
United States
J. N. Williamson
Willard N. Jones
Thaddeus Potter
Nine Sunday reports first time under ten yellow fever cases
New Orleans reports nine new yellow fever cases and three deaths by 4 pm Sunday marking the first day with fewer than ten cases since the outbreak began. Other towns show varied activity with Hanson City four cases, New Iberia one case and one death, Tallulah two cases, Pensacola fifteen cases and two deaths, and Mississippi towns Cited as Vicksburg four cases two deaths and Natchez seven cases one death.
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New Orleans
Hanson City
New Iberia
Tallulah
Pensacola
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Natchez
Earthquakes Felt in Jamaica and Cuba Amid Parallels of World News
Jamaica reported two shocks while Santiago de Cuba felt tremors over a weekend period. Reports from Texas note deaths and fires, including Frank Winker found dead in Texarkana, and Connersville and Paris area blazes causing substantial losses. Military, political, and local incidents span from a U S attache appointment to court rulings on building codes and public safety events.
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Jamaica
Frank Winker
Texarkana
Polk County
Texas
Major Paxton
United States
City of Mexico
Smith
Dallas
Santiago de Cuba
Conner & Collum
Connersville
I. T
Grand Tour Wardrobe of Sir Ralph Verney in 1561
A detailed inventory of Sir Ralph Verney's travel wardrobe and baggage for a 1561 continental trip. Items include night caps, cuffs, shirts, handkerchiefs, gowns, crape, waistcoats, stockings, and toilet gear. Also listed are personal jewelry, powder, perfumes, and travel trunks bound for Lyons and Florence.
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Tomain
Ralph Verney
Continent
Edmund
Lyons
Florence
Phisick
Sir R. Hastings
Rose Viniger
Viniger
Paris
Chicago News
Better Than the Toothpick With Dental Floss Endorsement
A Leslie's Weekly response argues toothpicks damage teeth and promote false prestige. It suggests using dental floss after meals and mocks social objections as mere shaming. The piece frames floss as healthier and less harmful than toothpicks in polite society.
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Prim
Betty
Leslie’s Weekly
Politeness of Children in a Party Tale
A London girl tries to exit a party with a practiced courtesy saying she must thank the hostess as instructed by her mother. A contrast appears with a boy who, after one insufficient chocolate, answers with a simple desire for more.
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London
Johnny
Vast lunar halo and solar reach described
The piece describes a enormous ring around the moon spanning many moons, and estimates the sun’s size so vast that it would take five years at express-train speed to circle its apparent surface. It notes the impossibility of reaching near the sun within 2,000,000 miles and frames the cosmic scale with vivid, speculative travel ideas.
Ruling the Roost Delicate Household Power Tale
In a wry aside a Mrs. Chillingly recalls her husband agreeing to let her settle small matters while he decides the big ones. The pattern repeats daily with minor issues and infrequent major ones, ending with her guiding the household.
Mirthful Exchange Over Hiring A Maid
In a playful exchange Mrs. Vandine suggests Mrs. McCall interview her maid who would be glad to work for McCall. McCall wonders why she should keep her own maid. Vandine notes the maid desires a simpler wardrobe and fewer duties. A closing quip from Franklin about wishes and trouble adds humor.
The Giant Caucasus A Tale Of Races And Ruins
W B Hodgson describes the Caucasus as a vast, snow bound barrier between the Caspian and Black seas. He notes seven languages, ancient tribes, and a mix of pagans and Christians, with Shamul the Avar leader and Circassians resisting Russia before 1864. The terrain fostered division, blood feuds, and mass Circassian emigration to Ottoman lands.
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Russia
Persia
Arabia
Caspian
Black Seas
W. B. Hodgson
London News
Caucasus
Alps
Europe
Babel
Ararat
Noah
Christ
Corsica
Shamul
Charlemagne
Daghestan
Shamyl
Gunib
Moscow
Mecca
Black Sea
Armenia
Bulgaria
Asia Minor
Two Sides to It on Living Costs Today
Chicago Tribune notes that the cost to live now is higher than before and argues it is worth more to live in the current era. The column contrasts expense with value, showing the social impact of rising living costs.
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Keeker
Nokeek
Chicago Tribune
Envelopes Rise After Penny Postage Introduction
The article notes that envelopes were scarcely used before the advent of penny postage, highlighting how the postal system transformation spurred a new packaging habit and daily mailing practice.
The Mediaeval Kitchen Rise From Hearth to Home
In the middle ages kitchens were informal spaces where meat was slaughtered and prepared, blacksmiths worked by the fire, and daily tasks mixed with cooking. Coal entered kitchens around 1245, the brick oven appeared by 1400, and stoves later replaced open fire with new cooking implements.
Break a Bad Temper
An admonition on temper and parenting urges patience before punishment. It warns anger leads to regret and suggests cooling down before disciplining children. It also notes tempering a child early, preferably before age six, to prevent lifelong difficulties.
Running the Gantlet Origin and Indian Adoption
The running the gantlet punishment originated in the British navy and was copied by American Indians after observing it in Virginia and Canada. Sailors on each side struck the penalized man with switches as he ran between two lines, a brutal form of torture observed by the Indians.
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Virginia
Canada
Huxley Charts Weights of Man as Thirteen Elements
Huxley presents tables listing thirteen elements in the human body eight solids and five gases. The analysis highlights the body's chemical composition and the relative state of these elements within human tissue and fluids.
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Huxley
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