Sulu Sultan Arrives in New York to Seek American Bride
Hadji Mohammed Kiram, sultan of Sulu, arrives with fourteen retainers aboard the steamship St Louis. He plans a five month stay, seeks an American wife, and brings about 500000 dollars worth of pearls. He hopes to meet President Taft and maintain his status with US and British stipends.
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New York
Hadji Mohamed - Jamebo Kiram
Sulu
Jolo
St. Louis
Sam
Scott
Taft
Philippines
Hadji
Mr. Tafi
United States
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Philippine Party
Daft
Hadji-Kirem
Kirath
United States Army
British Borneo
Minister Advertises Church in Theatre Columns
Denver clergy spark debate by placing a paid church ad in a newspaper’s theatre section. Rev. Bernard C. Ruggles urges reaching crowds through show ads, arguing modern life demands new, visible methods for Sunday services.
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Denver
Bernard
Ruggles
First Universalist
Clurch
East Colfax Avenue
Lafayette Street
Wolfax Avenue
Bernard C. Ruggles
Ty” Brotherhood
Young People's Meeting
Universal
St. Church
Tam Gelek
Mr. Ruggles
Lutheran Pastor Disciplined Over Affair With Artist
Kansas City report reveals Dr J C Schindel was publicly sanctioned after a tribunal found him guilty for an intimate friendship with Mrs Aura Reynolds, later disclosed to be his daughter by a secret past union. Reynolds sought divorce amid property issues, with her foster sisters affected. Only Schindel and his wife knew the full story.
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Kansas City
J. C. Schindel
Aura Reynolds
Synod
Infantile paralysis deaths total near six hundred in 1909
Washington reports a mortality bulletin noting 569 infantile paralysis deaths nationwide in 1909 along with 116 pellagra and 65 rabies deaths. Data show higher burden in certain states with August to October peak and limited urban concentration.
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Atlantic Coast
Pellagra
Washington
Density Bureau
Boland
Creasy Wilbur
California
Colorado
Denver
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Inland
South Dakota
Varmont
Wie Foneln
Taft Prepares for Busy Week
Columbus dispatches say President Taft, after four days in Cincinnati, will return to Washington to lead a busy week with the cabinet. Judicial appointments and Supreme Court guarantees loom, new court of commerce plans are eyed, and fiscal estimates for the coming years are on the agenda along with department efficiency.
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Columbus
Taft
Washington
Wm New Court of Commerce
Nic
Panama
Gome Mentior
Politica
Burger Nominated by Republican Rats in Denver District
Boulder Colorado September 24 James C Burger of Denver was nominated for congressman by Republican district delegates in convention today only one ballot was necessary.
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Boulder
Colo
James C. Burger
Denver
Peteasary
Pavers in Phoenix Reported Earthquake Shake
A quake shock was reported in private messages from Winslow to Phoenix on a September date. The note mentions 4554 pavers affected and highlights localized tremor concerns in the area.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Pavers
Winslow
Two Men Killed by Train Near Marston
Ogden, Vial Sept 4 Two men walking along the Union Pacific track were struck by a train last night at Marston and instantly killed. The bodies were taken to Ravenside Hospital.
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Marston
Elephant in Lobby at Hotel Jefferson Stirs St Louis
An elephant wandered through the Hotel Jefferson lobby on Twelfth street in St Louis drawing crowd reactions. The animal squeezed through the door, caused a stir among guests, and was led out after posing with Republican officials including Charlies Morris and others at the hotel.
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St. Louis
Twelfth Street
Hotel
Jefferson
Deak
Khiuah
Miesour
Three Colorado Children Struck by Infantile Paralysis
Powell Colorado reports three girls under five with acute anterior poliomyelitis. Names Anna Diamond Katherine Shoe and the infant Loman Reavis, all healthy before illness. Disease begins subtly, then causes permanent muscle paralysis with later deformity. origin unknown though germ theory is common. One child paralyzed in both legs. others affected in arms and limbs.
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United States
Plan to Oust Mayo of Seattle by Recall
Seattle public welfare league perfected plans to recall Mayor Hiram C. Gill alleging law violations and malfeasance for tolerating a district with disorderly houses and gambling resorts.
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Mayo
Seattle
Wash
Welfare League
Hiram C. Gill
Senator George W Swink Dies at 71 in Rocky Ford
Former Senator George W Swink aged 71 of Rocky Ford Colorado died at his home at 4 am from paralysis and stomach cancer. He was father of the famous Rocky Ford cantaloupe and his death marks the end of a notable local career.
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Senator Swink
Rocky Ford
Colo
George W .Swink
First trial marriage before Denver courts seeks custody of child Dorothy Carroll
In Denver the juvenile court hears the case of Mrs. Katherine Young and George L. Young over custody of 1-year-old Dorothy Carroll. The couple lived as man and wife for a year before a formal marriage. The wards who raised the child claim Mrs. Young neglected support and seek adoption, while Mrs. Young wants custody. The jury did not agree and a second hearing is pending with Dorothy in the wards’ care for now.
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Denver
Katherine Young
George L. Young
Dorothy Carroll
H. A. Ward
Mrs. Young
Murderer Sought in Death of School Teacher Eva Swan
Police launch wide search in San Francisco for a killer tied to the death of Paso Robles teacher Eva Swan. Her body was found acid-scoured and buried beneath a basement bathroom in a sparse residential area, with investigators tracing evidence to a claimed operation by Dr. James Grant.
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San Francisco
Eva Swan
Paso Robles
Ben Gordon
James Grant
Detinue
Gordon
Miss Sway
Willan Saadie
Gondon
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