The Reality of Rabies In the National Capital
D Issty chief of the Bureau of the National Animal Industry argues there is a clearly defined rabies disease. He cites Aristotle and medical history, noting rabies exists in humans and animals, with bite transmission and characteristic symptoms. His investigations reveal rabies has persisted in Washington for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Issty
Bureau
National Animal Industry
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
The Value of Cheerfulness by Margaret E Sangster
A domestic essay on cheerfulness as essential in home life. It argues wives and mothers should cultivate serenity amid cares, shaping a cheerful milieu to foster ease and happiness for all, linking health, diet, rest, and trust in God to sustained good cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Sangster
How to Write Stories by E A Alden Editor of Harper s
A condensed view on creative writing emphasizing that great stories emerge from internal cultivation rather than active observation. The author equates mental culture to a storage that releases like lightning and stresses discipline and economy in transforming material into forceful, natural prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Alden
Harper’s Magazine
The Shirking Woman and Publicity in Medicine
An essay on shirking as a female virtue links discipline and conscience to progress for women while noting dangers of overwork. It argues educational shifts in kindergartens foster selective task avoidance and clever diplomacy in housework. A Syracuse Telegram note cites Dr. Cyrus Edson advocating newspaper advertising for physicians as a public convenience and professional standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrick
Wonenorth
Bison
Golum
Callier
Weekly
Syracusy
Cyrus Edson
New York
Edson
Lily
Wong
Hime
From Dictation to Style in Herbert Spencer
A fragment from Facts and Comments where Herbert Spencer reflects on his writing style. He notes his early non prescriptive method before 1800 and claims later works were dictated. He recalls judges remarking that Social Stance style outshines his later prose, attributing this to dictation’s deteriorating effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
Sea Air and Skies in Summer Dream Poem and Surgical Tragedy
A lyrical vignette evokes summer seas and bright light, then cuts to a dramatic hospital scene in which Dr. Clavering demonstrates surgery before a class. A fatal outcome follows as the surgeon contemplates the risks, and the next morning he is found dead, leaving a note revealing a family motive behind the alleged mercy.
The Man Who Read His Neighbor's Paper at Night
A New York Sun reminiscence laments a man who visited neighbors to read their newspaper each evening. He aged in memory as a fixture in small towns, finally leaving earth unseen by city dwellers. The tale pivots on his nightly routine, the lamp, and a departed era of quiet curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ling
Jie
Ula
Atberk
New York Sun
Wiliam Talmadge
Lambertville
Mekhiley Hospital
Trenton
Fragmented reflections on economy and virtue in wartime prose
An excerpt heavy with garbled text cites Eyanklin and Thucydides on restraint and fortune, then shifts to an analysis of economic pressures in Ames. It notes rising meat prices, dearer breadstuffs, higher rents and wages, and broader living costs. The piece critiques prodigality and urges frugality as fashion, citing Warper's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aday
Guam
Memory of Aged Dabkard Preacher at MWancock
An elderly Dabkard pastor in Ma niversity village MWancock is remembered for forty years of service without salary or compensation. He reportedly performed more baptisms than any other local preacher and was famed as an orator. Witnesses say he spoke with strong conviction and zeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punvard
Mwancock
Heydace Weller
Duankard
Auto crash on Park Avenue bridge kills Jersey man
Frank J. Matthews of Jersey City died when his automobile struck a trolley rail on the Park Avenue bridge over the New York and Long Branch railroad at Elberon New Jersey. The crash threw the car down a 35 foot drop injuring two others, including Mrs W O Cobb of Tresmond Virginia and chauffeur Rudolph Meyers. Coroner Flork ordered an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elveron
N. J
Frank J. Matthews
Jersey City
Berneath
W. OB
Cobb
Tresmond
Vass
Monmouth Memorial
Long Branch
Patrick J. Grant
Church of the Paulist Pathers
New York
Matthews
Ebautienr
Meyers
Mar Matethews
Wihlower
Dillon Cotlinge
Sidney Avenue
Deal Beach
Grant
Neal Beach
Mra
Zink
Coluntin
Asbury Park
Elberon Cottage
AM Soci
Flovk
Roger & Sehneider
Lyon
France
Certave Sala
Milan
Klondike Growth of Poverty in Harvest Year
Government est imates show total yield not exceeding 14 million dollars this year. Since 1897 thousands of prospectors have searched every creek and ravine with no new discoveries in the region. At Dawson ten applicants vie for each work chance while transport firms keep up the legend of Dawson as a poor man s paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthingtuine
Phat
Depia
Bryson la Suit Bally
Tte
tesimiansTanufacturers
Kent
Lynching Verdict Reported in North Carolina Case
The coroner’s diary notes the lynching of Tom Jones, a colored man, after an assault on a white woman. The jury states they will inquire into the death and that public defense fears for wives and daughters amid the alleged crime. The account reflects the era’s brutal racial tensions and community reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamea
Bea
North Carolina
Charlotte
D. C
Botha To Lead The Boer People
Lawton learns that Kruger declares a festival will take place after a conference between former President Kruger and Boer leaders. General Botha acts as the Boers' figurehead while reports from London describe a tense readiness as wartime tensions rise and leadership shifts unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botha
Lundon Cablington Bruxses
Telph Siys
Krier
Buthi
Delarey
Kiuger
Dyoto Vesden
Ceneral Botha
Unclear court case involving CHE Commission member
An unclear report describes a court matter involving Mredertak Bortynoprletur and a member of the CHE Commission named Sibyling Morite Legare. It mentions an appeal to a Supreme Court body and a transfer of funds or costs related to St. Paul’s Cathedral. Details are fragmentary and difficult to verify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mredertak Bortynoprletur
Ad Edeward O'Brien
Myevdem
Main
Dave Eel Sheen
Morite Legare i
CHE Commission
Mublisting En Corti Avidele Fa Freydem
Supreme Compt
Isda
MG Paul's Cathedral
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Robbery at Aberdeen Bank Foils Vault Heist
In Aberdeen South Dakota robbers entered the bank vault area and attempted a side entry to access the vault. The event involved the First Natomank at the scene and notes about silver holdings and a stored stock of Sachs. Authorities are investigating the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Hank Robie
Aberdeen
Ie Silver
Din Sachs
Man a Wrecker Sentenced Ten Years in Whareany
Mach from England extradition case ends with guilty verdict. Diaz and Tie accompany Wrecker during proceedings as sentences imposed in Whareany Washington. Ten year term upheld for the offense and prison time follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mana Wrecker
Tie Wrecker Diaz
Mach
England
Wah
Whareany
Wash
Tut
New Jersey News Summary Of Crimes And Local Affairs
A chaotic Atlantic City incident involves a Black waiter from the Royal Palace and a man named Boyd Cinton in a serious case, with police pursuit and a boat capsizing near Somers Point. Gloucester County imposes automobile speed limits on country roads and town streets, with penalties including fines and jail. Reports detail assaults in Perth Amboy, a teen’s fatal reaction after an appendicitis operation, and a wedding disruption seized by a constable. Tomato prices rise for Salem County farmers while Jersey oyster demand surges. A Philippine exhibit features a captured wingator, and various county developments touch schools, gas introduction, and town growth, with widespread public-safety notices and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Cinton
Othe Canfield
Avene
Atlantic City
Leander Sith
Royal Palace
Southantic City
Tyaki
Dintvat
Smith
Hazel Moore
Somer's Point
Mghell
Wellee Eldridge
Lin
Webee Jumpet
May
Laoag
950000 For Maun the John. Cater Brown Library
Prominent Brown University figure in Providence weighs a purchase for 56000 to acquire the first map bearing the label America. The artifact, valued at 950000, belongs to Prince Wolfenburg of Wolfegg, Württemberg, Germany, adding a rare historical note to library holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John. Cater Brown
Minor Washington Highlights Of The Week
Plans for a Washington reunion of Civil War veterans in October were announced. The prevailing view in Washington was that the President's Providence speech would serve as a campaign document. Sir Robert Bond, Newfoundland Premier, headed to Waeling to renegotiate the Gond Blaine ratification. Secretary Wilson returned from the West saying Iowans are protectionists and support Roosevelt. Major George A. Armes of Washington was shot by two former tenants. the wound is not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingterry
Washington
Providence
Robert Bond
Newfoundland
Waelingon
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
George A. Armes
Mixed Philippines unrest and global news brief
Fragmented overseas and domestic items report ongoing tensions in the Philippines under Governor Taft and Public Instruction chief Bowen with cholera figures cited. Other notes touch naval and industrial affairs, marriages, suicides, accidents, and notable society events across the United States and Europe.
Triple life confession clears Oklahoma burial mystery
James Pendleton mayor of Gentry Missouri led a triple life as C S Morris of Emporia Kansas and Ida Cox of Gentry. He confessed to orchestrating the burial of C S Morris in Orlando Oklahoma to avoid bigamy charges and to enable his plan to rejoin his Gentry family. A crate of peaches and a forged grave plan unraveled the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Orlando
Logan County
Oklahoma
James Pendleton
Gentry
Bigapy
Lewe
Collin
Morris
Fog
John Cox
Pendleton
Grace Obley
Okla
Ida Cox
Morria
Ala
Joho Cox
C. 5
Perry
Gentrys Mo
Cox
Lew
Sherif O'Connor
Operators Refuse Arbitration in Anthracite Strike Conference
In New York City leaders of coal carrying companies announced no new arbitration plans for the coal strike. They said President Mitchell and mine workers cannot influence outcomes and that Pierpont Morgan will not intervene. Reports from mining districts showed workers applying for jobs and positions that the strike had not yet occurred, with no reopening timetable decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Society
Armour
Omaha
Thussell Sage
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cape May
Ariel Mitchelson
Tariffville
Connsali
New York City
Vacco Neltle
Charles. Joluneon
Philadelphia
Zoda
C. M. Vick
Russellville
May Yan
Alen
Robert KR
Ben Ington
Newport
R. T David H. Levitt
Episcopal Diocese of
Missouri
Alump
Colorado
Wall Street
Gates
Brrth
United States
TP. Morgan
Coal Toads
Camibine
Amd
Charles L. Sur
Fnr
Mitchell
Pierpont-Morgan
Avita—Hseu
Tully
Miles Going to the Philippines on Presidential Permission
Lieutenant-General Miles travels to the Philippine Islands with the President’s permission to inspect army conditions there. Earlier plans involved command of forces in the Philippines and China, but approvals were withheld by President McKinley and later by President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Miles
Philippine Islands
Cortelyou
Green goods raid nets multiple arrests in Newark
Post office inspectors under LT. W. Swift raid green goods operators in Newark and New York City. Arrestees include George Bradford alias Nigger Baker Elmer Brown alias Kid Lehman Saswaki Gottleb alias Sheeny Sani and others. Authorities seize bank notes gold bricks and a wooden chest believed to hold stolen funds. Caperssi held as witness as the plant is toppled in a landmark case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Ofice
New York
Boston
Philadelpha
LT. W. Swift
Loci
Mande
Newark
Green Goods
Green Goods” Trust
George‘j
Sheeny MfcGuire
Tamea McVickers
United States
Hitchcock
Gottlieb
Ward Entor
J. T. Cortelyou
Aduimy Express
Anthony Caporllis
New Haven
Conn
West Street
Treasury Department
Express
Green Goody
Pennsylvania
Feom
Caperiss
Renulne
Coniv
Capeross
President in New England tour amid nationwide enthusiasm
President Roosevelt began a New England tour landing at New Haven aboard the yacht Sylph and traveling by carriage through crowded streets. In Meriden 20,000 cheered as 1,000 schoolchildren sang, and Hartford welcomed him with a drive past his home Victoria. He praised drives over handshakes, while crowds and veterans joined in warm greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortford
Roosevelt
New England
New Haven
New Haver
John P. Studley
Board of—Alderbrew
Ereetedain
Progran
Meriden
Grand Army
Mayflower
Hartford
Victoria
Pape Park
Fois
Unclear Historical Incident Report in Ward Tragedy
Fragmentary OCR describes a child named Bertha Powell age nine in a hospital ward involved in a doctor play incident that led to a death. The text is garbled with many misspellings and unclear names making specifics and locations uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
Bertha Powell
Hy Hospital
Claeunud
Ole
Pve
Ittby
Cleero Mizer
Clement Wyre
Polxugons
Ultzer
Whit
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Fourth Estate
Lydia Kendall Foster
Boston Transcript
Van
Great Hospital
John McKeen
Clements
Clavering
Hius
Bik
Sus- Denke
Jay
Sylvia
Clemente
Nik
Dr. Clavering
Iun
Tolu McKeen Chiver
New York Evening Sun
Witlam Routford
Thucydides
Glidstone
Snato Acpident
F. J. Matthews
Bre. W. Te. Cole
Kichmond
Klondike
Lawton
Kruger Vooltivaly
Yavar
New Jersey
Gloucester County Board of Freeholders
Horeen
the Fac
Horry
Robert Tartan
Perth Amboy
John Rhodes
Rhodes
Hartman
Hartmam
Sthades
Cupid
Cupid Mude
Bridgeston
Adam Floyd
Mika
Anna Griner
Petrit
Mas Griner
Floyd
Jal
Salem County
Jersey
Mauriee Hilver
Moy
Auc
Elurich
Qivineto
Deu Tae
Wefarm School
Antc Boosh
Tobin Wheles
Thong Lowe
Otterson
Philippines
John F. Riey
Din House
Kearny
Philppiney
Rite Tives
Dnirgeport
Inel
Hallmonton
Sylem County
Westvilles
West Nase Win
South Tearsey
Ashermen
Anne
Woodbury
Jourk
Avery Thora
Bridgeron
Chaffee
Manila
Frank
Bowen
Taft
Big
Pilippines
Getition
Mindanao
Blenk
Porto Rico
Domeatic
Toreign
Austins
Bohemia
Germany
Marsalfour
Lorraine
Berlin
Frederick Roosevelt Reevel
Vivian May Sarfurdis
US. Grant
Priew
Coburg
Ont
Rutherford ‘Rinyvesant
Kingston
Charmes
Enghind
Ae Sultan
Itary
Wille
Cuban Horse of Representatives
Alina
Ameren
Santiago
Havana
Cuba
Shipphays
New Yorks
Lier
Jehu
Dubai
Mexica
Bessie Bopebill
Porte Ynonto
Russia
Sevenoaks
Eleurtyn
Eand
Mayor Pendleton
Gentry, Mo
Cox and “Morris
Dna Confessionale
Hla
The
Washington, D. C
Wiles
Oneral Miles
China
McKinley
Everal
Manchester
Lyncashire
Durglara
Larwell
Ind
Toure
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Alalse
Vauneefate
Lord
Wim
WeeStept
Joly EB. Wright
Waverly
Ten
Alwa
Wright
Roney
Padilla
Boyaen
Naive Constabulary
Magadalena
Sorsegom Luzon
KiMed
KiVed
Oma Lucomoye
Mexico City
Abig Green Goods
N.d
Olive Broad
Cornish
Bee O
Shaynon
Mires
Nettleton
Miss
James Hope
Mydog
Bufnul
Muskogee
Eam
Port Riley
Kansas
Sthe
Wien
India
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