Seven Shocks Hit Chilean Towns After Earthquake
John Hicks American minister to Chile reports seven shocks felt at Talca, 140 miles from Santiago, as Valparaiso lay in ruins. The State Department urges prompt relief funds to Santiago. Taft appoints Hicks as Red Cross relief distributor to Valparaiso funds.
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John Hicks
Valparaiso
Buenos Ayres
Nacion
Talca
Chile
Santiago
Washington
Hicks
State Department
United States
New York
William H. Taft
American National Red Cross
New Whiskey Cure
Charley Howard of Red Hill relates a near fatal misadventure in Elizabethtown after heavy drinking. He dozed beside his mule tied by the ankle, was dragged by the animal across brush when a freight train frightened the mule, and he escaped bleeding and unclothed, swearing off whiskey forever. He expects recovery.
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Elizabethtown
Charley Howard
Red Hill
Howard
Trials Central Railroad
Local notes from Bigbyville residents visit homes and guests
Mrs Algie Rankin returns home to Theta after visiting Mrs Robert Woody. Mr and Mrs Myers and Miss Douglas of Texas are guests of Mrs Will Swan. Rev W H Baird returns from Dixon where he placed his daughter Creola in school. Mr Bingham Sowell returns from Nashville. Rev D B Trousdale, formerly of MecCain's, now in New York, is visiting with friends and relatives.
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Algie Rankin
Theta
Robert Woody
Myers
Miss Douglas
Texas
Will Swan
W. H. Baird
Dixon
Miss Creola
Bingham Sowell
Nashville
Trousdale
MecCain's
New York
Skeptical Crowd Boasts Eleven-Cent Cotton Claim
In Wisconsin and Mexico City reports, crowds challenge an avowed ascent by William Matterey, claiming a broken propeller shaft is a ruse, while a Texarkana meeting of the National Farmers Union discusses cotton prices, crop declines, and a proposed 11 cent minimum for middling cotton, with Mexico noting gold and silver in adobe walls during a city expansion.
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Oconto
Wis
Wm. Matterey
Chicago Aeronaut
Matterey
Green Bay
Bouyant
Lake Michigan
Texarkana
Ark
National Farmers’ Educational and Co-Operative Union
Duckworth
Thomaston
N. A. Shaw
Stewart
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
California
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
B. L. Griffin
A. Calvin
H. P. Hudson
E. A. Cook
J. B. Pickett
Sonth Carolina
Vate
Massacre and Loot in Siedice Riot Violence
Siedice in Russian Poland reports say terrorists and troops clashed after a Saturday night attack. Troops killed and wounded numerous policemen soldiers and Jews. Streets burned and panic spread as infantry were sent to restore order amid rumors and unrest.
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Siedlce
Russian Poland
Chris
Hans
Warsaw
Sledice
Jewieh
Stedice
Della
Siedlee
Discrimination and Temptation in Politics Echoed
A humorous Washington Star exchange discusses how politics tempts many, with Senator Sorghum noting the difficulty in discriminating between temptation and opportunity. The dialogue highlights political ambition and ethical ambiguity.
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Sorghum
diMcult
Washington Star
Assignment at Pulaski details debtor and trustees
Special to the Herald from Pulaski Tennessee reports grocer J Ray Abernathy made an assignment naming T EB Datley as Trustee. Heaviest creditors include Peoples National Bank at 1045 and Harwood Grocery Co. at 506. Assets exceed liabilities.
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Herald
Pulaski
Tenn
J. Ray Abernathy
T, Eb, Datley
Peoples National Bank
Harwood Grocery Co
Colored preacher dies suddenly at home on College Hill
Rev. Charles D. Dinson, a well known local colored preacher, died suddenly at his home on College Hill after returning from attempting to preach at White's Spring. Funeral held today from his church at 02 Galloway Street. he helped build many churches in the county.
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Charles D. Dinson
College Hill
Galloway Street
Parsee Visited Bishop Sparks Sun Belief Debate
A Parsee visiting a bishop in London argues sun worship by praising the sun despite the city’s long cloudy season. The exchange highlights cultural contrasts as the Parsee urges the bishop to see the sun as a splendid creation.
Gold fishhooks worth a king's ransom unearthed in Colombia
Arizona man FISHHOOKS OF GOLD shows four gold hooks found in 1866 while mining near Imall Cauca Colombia. He believes they are prehistoric Indian work, kept as mementos after giving away others. One hook once sold for $20, he refuses to name a price.
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J. Smith
Tucson
Ariz
Imall
Cauca
United States of Columbia
Desert duel over a western poultry show romance
A rugged western saga unfolds at a November poultry show in the West. Irrigation Ike vies for a ranch woman against Green River Bill. a gunfight erupts as the sun blazes over the desert town and Ike pursues the bride in a tale of love and strife.
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Columbia Automobile Cos
Jad
Ike
Green River Bml
Green River
Mosquito Theory Gains Ground in New Iberia Quarantine
On September six New Iberia, Louisiana, had quarantine lifted by the Louisiana State Board of Health after a yellow fever case. The main control relied on burning sulfur to kill mosquitoes in every house. Dr. C. H. Irton led the response and oversaw precautionary measures.
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New Orleans
New Iberia
State Board of Health
C. H. Irton
Louisiana State Board
Poultry Show Planned in Columbia Building Next November
The Middle Tennessee Poultry Association closed a deal with Columbia Automobile Co. to host their annual show in the car company's building starting November 27, with space and electric lighting. Manager A L Blocker provided the venue at a small rental. completion of the building is set for early October.
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Middle Tennessee Poultry Association
Columbia Automobile Co
A. L. Blocker
Split in Davidson Two Democratic Tickets Emerges
Special to the Herald Nashville Tenn September There is a prospect of two legislative tickets in Davidson county each claiming to be Democratic The County Committee rescinded the call for a primary and scheduled a delegated convention for October 24 The reform faction supports the primary while opponents linked to saloons and gamblers push the convention Chairman Tom Hart faced charges of arbitrary decisions. If the convention plan proceeds the reform group vows to oppose it and two Democratic tickets may run.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Davidson County
Tom Hart
Turtle meat sells at fifty dollars a pound
An oyster dealer notes that green turtle flesh can reach $50 per pound. He describes the meat’s origin from West Indies reefs, the transport process from nets to northbound ships, and the brutal handling by natives. He explains calipee and saltpash as prized portions and mentions live turtles sometimes fetching high chef-driven bids.
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West Indies
Epieures
New Orleans Times-Democrat
English swimmer Burgess completes 27.69 mile swim
A 24 hour swim event saw Burgess from England finish as the sole competitor besides him. Burgess swam over 100 miles during the week in the English Channel and Paris Car, New York Sun.
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Burgess
Paris
New York Sun
Golden Dolphins Guard Nishima Castle Water Source
A Chicago News report notes a Japanese Nishima castle with a gold lined water well and two large golden dolphins on the roof. The dolphins, centuries old, once toured Vienna, and one was lost when a ship sank Cleopatra's Needle fate echoed. it was finally reinstated after raising the artifact.
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Nishima
Japan
Vienna
Golden Dolphin
Chicago News
Novel Lipe Insurance Ant Themed Policy From France
A curious form of nate insurance, La Fourm, appeared in French manufacturing towns. The longer a man lives, the less he is entitled. A monthly payment of about one dollar guarantees heirs $1,000 if death occurs before 38, with payments tapering to $510 by age 51. The aim is to aid children if a parent dies young, while older heirs are more self supporting. Kansas City Journal.
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Kansas City Journal
Yucatan Chill Tonic Improved Guarantee Readily Backed by Drugstores
This ad touts Yucatan Chill Tonic Improved as a powerful malaria and fever remedy. It promises a full refund if not curing when taken per directions, urges purchase from local druggists, claims milder action than quinine, and appeals to nursing mothers while emphasizing rapid, noticeable relief and widespread praise.
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Anne
Yucatan
Nature
Mayor W. W. Rose Resigns Amid Day Law Contempt
Kansas City Kansas on September 6 reports Mayor W W Rose Vernon J Rose chief of police and John F Kelly captain of police agreed to resign their offices upon promise by State officials that contempt proceedings in the Kansas Supreme Court would be dropped The resignations followed Rose taking office after the court had trusted him for not enforcing the prohibition law during the anti day law controversy.
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Kansas City
Kan
W. W. Rose
Vernon J. Rose
John F. Kelly
Kansas Supreme Court
Rose
Supreme Court
Public Schools Open for All Students in Early Morning Attendance
The article notes both white and colored public schools opened Monday with large turnout as students returned from vacation. It mentions hundreds of children heading to school early and references a curious, incomplete humorous interlude about a lightning incident and a barber shop scene.
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