Various World Events Stir Public Life Across Nations
A wide mix of reports spans the week with pet animal deaths in Central Park, a Jersey actor's passing, Boston mayoral results, Massachusetts anti license gains, a Nashville shooting and suicide, battles in China, a record grain cargo sailing from Tacoma, a Columbus light plant fraud case, Nebraska regent appointment, Missoula train disaster injuries, Arkansas political marriage, a fatal mob clash in Carrollton, a Hamilton death in New York, a failed bridge collapse in Va, Ohio congressman death, Cripple Creek strike resolution, a teenage elopement in St Louis, a Newport will dispute in court, and a Dutch queen dowager near danger at Het Loo.
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Central Park
New York
James Trenry Stoddart
Senaren
N. J
Joseph Jefferson
George A. Hibbard
Boston
Massachusetts
Carrollton
Ala
Will Low
Wiglowe
Alexander U Hamilton
Alexander Halamilton
Washington
Aid de Camp
Tarrytown
N. Y
Tram
Joseph TH. Outhwaite
Ohio
Columbus
Ife
Congress
Fortifications’ Board
Ohio State University
Western Federation of Miners
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Colorado City
Margaret Vedova
St. Louis
Charles Virgen
Jefferson City
St. Charles
Clarence Siman
Siman
Vendova
Margaret
Williams
Emily C. Gibbs
Newport
R. I
Barnard College
Supreme Court
Het Loo
Wilhelmina
Holand
U S Mint Rushing Gold Coin Amid Demand for Small Change
The U S Mint in Philadelphia operates at full tilt with Secretary Cortelyou demanding 60 million dollars in 20 gold pieces over three months. Daily coinage, new heavy machinery, and vast bullion shipments drive production as demand for smaller silver coins remains unfilled.
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United States
Philadelphia
Cortelyou
Oklahoma
James Polock
Buchanan
Roosevelt
Senate sessions crowd with private pensions and nominations
Congress leaders push through numerous private pension bills while President nominates Regis Post and others to Porto Rico posts. Senate debates bond issues and treasury information as Oklahoma greets, with limited House activity and adjournment looming. Educational reforms and universal schooling proposals draw interest, alongside science and charity initiatives and a major Esperanto endorsement.
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Senate
Regis S. Post
Porto Rico
W. IF. Willoughby
Judson la Moure
North
South Dakota
Edward S. Fowler
New York
House
Clay
Culverson
Secretary of the Treasury
Aldrich
Tillman
Committee On Finance
Secretary of Agriculture
Crusade to end Christmas gift giving by Chicago club
The Chicago Woman's Club launches a drive to make Christmas day about joy not gifts. Led by president Mrs. I S Blackwelder and reform chair Mrs. Henderson, the effort calls the Christmas gift tradition pernicious and harmful to American values.
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Chicago Woman's Club
I S&s. Blackwelder
Filen MM. Henderson
Reform Committee
Custon
Claristinga
Perniciouw
Ameicans
Causes of Poverty Highlighted at Charity Jubilee Speech
Gov. Hughes urged addressing root causes over immediate relief at the New York Charities Organization Society silver jubilee. He framed the society as democratic action aiming to remove environmental factors causing physical and moral decline and economic inefficiency.
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Gov. Hughes
New York Charities Organization Society
New Phoning Method Using Chest Vibration
Two St Louis women discover you can hear a telephone by placing the transmitter against the chest or other body parts. Profs Woodward of Washington University notes the principle is not new but applies to the telephone. He says sound vibrations in the lungs reach the wire through the chest, aligning with stethoscope practice.
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Thomas L. Burt
Independent
Burt
St. Louis
Calvin M. Woodward
Washington University
Common Law to Catch Trust In Colorado Attorney General
Colorado Attorney General Dickson adopts common law to curb the trust threat. He says the state moves against a grocery coal dealers combine accused of secret monopolistic practices. If proven, an injunction would follow with possible fines or imprisonment. He argues opposition fuels calls for confiscatory legislation later.
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Dickson
Colorado
Theron
Railroad Commission
State Supreme Court
Senate Elects Frye Pro Tem in National Capital
The Senate chose William B. Frye of Maine as president pro tem, a position he has held since February 7, 1806, except when he served as president of the Senate. Treasury Secretary Cortelyou and British Ambassador Bryce declined invitations to the Chicago Real Estate Board banquet planned for early next year.
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Senate
William P. Frye
Daniel
Clay
Culberson
Secretary of the Treasury
Oklahoma
William B. Frye
Maine
Treasury
Cortelyou
Bryce
Chicago Real Estate Board
Peruna praised by users in letters from St Louis and New York
Readers report satisfaction with Peruna after years of use in their families. A St Louis reviewer endorses it for catarrh of the head and throat and a New York letter cites cures in a seven year old and in the writer. Peruna Tablets offered for those who prefer solid form.
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R. Edward M. Burtt
N. Jefferson Ave
St. Louis
Rae
Charles Levy
Allen St
New York
N. Y
Peruna Almanac Promotion and School Board Speech
A historical notice promotes the 1908 Peruna Almanac while reporting Homer Floyd's first school board speech. He deflects duties outside his remit, praising District Number Three students for prompt recitations and noting the teacher holds responsibility for judging answers.
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Homer Floyd
Hwfe
Calling the Kettle Black Rustic Scene
A rustic sits by a stream as the parson's daughter passes. The loafer Carver boasts of the fisherman’s poor luck, claiming the old fool has not caught anything for six hours while a watchful eye notes his long vigil.
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Carver
The Villain Woman Hires Detective Over Suspected Husband
A Kansas City Times clipping notes a woman seeking a detective to watch her husband after receiving flowers and candy from town. The vignette highlights deceptive signals prompting inquiry into the spouse.
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Sle
Kansas City Times
Man and Wife Gain Weight On Grape-Nuts Not Meat Diet
A Illinois reader credits Grape-Nuts with curing indigestion and boosting weight, claiming initial meat-heavy eating caused illness. The couple and a neighbor report improved health, with the wife gaining 40 pounds and the husband from 95 to 125. The ad-style paragraph ends with a pitch for Postum Co. and The Road Wellville booklet.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Clinton
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Pacific Coast
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Stott
Tacoma
Wash
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Waterloo
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Missoula
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Arkansas
Tse
Col. Peel
CUR RE
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U.S. Mint
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Agassiz School
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