Maisie Declines Romance After Telegram Bet
MaisieMassie makes seven marriage proposals by telegram after a bet with friends. Horace Sands and others respond, some politely refusing while one accepts, leading to a pursuit of love. Sands struggles with engagement thoughts, meets Massie again, and faces a rekindled chance as a final telegram arrives.
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Tom
Fred
Mr. Howard
Mabel
Raven
Mr. Hamlin
Maisie
Susan
Rorace Saxids
Chambers
Mias Massle
Max Welby
Horace
Mira Malste
Welby
Pearls of Thought Epigrams on Love Jealousy and Time
A collection of quips and wry observations from Eve's Epigrams quoted in the New York Telegram. It touches on discretion, persistence, gossip, future mysteries, distance, letters, youth, friendship, mood, value of diamonds, careers, opportunity, love and cheerfulness.
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Cupid
Sindbad
New York Telegram
Powder Trust Agreement Shown in Powder Price Pact
Evidence in the Powder Trust inquiry reveals an international accord to control powder supply and prices. President Almon Lent of Austin Powder Company testified about a 1897 pact dividing global markets, with European firms staying out of the Americas and American firms barred from Europe, plus price fixing through appointed factory chairmen. The agreement spanned ten years and lasted until revised by the signatories, with Canada and vast regions allocated to respective sides.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Powder Trust
Mahaffy
Almon Lent
Austin Powder Company
Trust
Lent
New Jersey
Europe
Asaole
South America
British Columbia
Dominion of Canada
Asia
Dr Birdsong Kills Rival Doctor Pitts in Hazelhurst Office
In Hazelhurst Mississippi Dr T J Birdsong shot and killed Dr A B Pitts after a dispute over Birdsong's boisterous conduct and visitors. A porter named Sumrall testified Birdsong returned with a pistol and fired multiple times, killing Pitts instantly.
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Hazelhurst
A. B. Pitts
T. J. Birdsong
Pitts
Birdsong
al Sumrall
Dr Pitts
Mrs Chesebrough a death by own action in Bristol
Mrs Emma Russell Chesebrough wife of yacht designer Albert S Chesebrough and sister of Mrs Samuel P Colt shot herself in her Bristol home near Providence Rhode Island Melancholia from insomnia listed as cause She was thirty nine born in Bristol daughter of the late Judge Jonathan Russell Duliock who served as Lieutenant Governor 1860 61 and Supreme Court justice 1862 64 Ptomaine poisoning kills two in Chester County Pennsylvania Two members of the family of George Vanhorn die and three others ill from tainted sausage from a local grocery John Vanhorn eight and sister Mabel sixteen died after suffering agony
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Providence
R. I
Emma Russell Chesebrough
Albert S. Chesebrough
Samuel P. Colt
Bristol
Chesebrough
Jonathan Russell Duliock
Rhode Island
Supreme Court
George Vanhorn
Menden Hall
Chester County
John Vanhorn
Mabel
Land Gift to West Point From New York Gardener Legacy
The New York Times notes a landmark gift of land east of Constitution Island on the Hudson River to the federal government for West Point. The transfer faces possible technical hurdles but Mixy Warner will keep residence and gardens undisturbed for life, ensuring continued water supply and pasture. The island’s historic fortifications and proximity suit military needs as West Point expands.
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United States
Sage
Miss Warner
Constitution Island
Hudson River
West Point
New York State
Mixy Warner
Miliary Academy
New York Times
Treasury denies Carmack statue for Nashville post office
The Treasury Department in Washington refused Postmaster A. W. Wells of Nashville Tennessee's request to place a statue of the late United States Senator E. W. Carmack on the Customs House Grounds in Nashville.
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Sam Bara
Carmack
Treasury Department
Washington
A. W. Wells
Nashville
Tennu
E. W. Carmack
United States
Custom House
Prison Chief Sanctioned in Kazan for Prisoner Abuse
At Kazan Russia M Dubinoff the local Commissioner of Police was sentenced to six years' imprisonment at forced labor for ill treating prisoners.
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Kazan
Russia
M. Dubinoff
Potice
Texas Froga Farm Frolics and Frog Leg Trade
A Des Moines Register and Leader item quotes George J. Hutt describing huge Texas frogs. He recounts Hornea A. Brown’s farm frog pond where frogs are harvested for legs as an easy profit, with two frogs feeding six people. The piece also mentions Clemenceau’s long Carlsbad visits and perceived political appetite.
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Texas
George J. Huttman
Hornea A. Brown
Towa
Des Moines Register and Leader
Senate picks Florida’s Milton with striking looks
Feeds describe Senator Milton as a heavy black mustache, long hair, likened to a Spaniard but not one. Taft vows to abstain from wine as he readies for presidency. Roosevelt says no worry about ex president. Several notes cover empires, science leaders, explorers, and a German diary plan.
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Milton
Florida
Roosevelt
Taft
William H. Taft
J. W. Roberts
Toston
Dr. Grenfell
Labrador
Richard Cockburn Maclaurin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Colin Maclaurin
Edinburh
The Suffragist Movement Fore Shadowing A Woman's Revolution
A World editorial argues that the US suffrage movement, women entering industrial work, and rising divorce figures signal a broader women’s revolution. It predicts households and society will transform as women gain independence, potentially shaping global destinies and challenging traditional governance.
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United States
Women Lead Revolution in Turkey Abolishes Veil Customs
Reverend Charles E. Jefferson, returning from Turkey, described the sultan’s new regime, noting a cabinet of reform, dismissed spies, and happier people. He highlighted women driving the revolution, forming clubs and adopting new roles, with veils falling as era of “new womanhood” begins.
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New York City
Charles E. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
Turkey
Baptist Ministers’ Conference
Madison Avenue Baptist Church Hall
Bishop Doane Urges Family Life Reform Across Faiths
A Federal Council report on Family Life quotes Bishop William Croswell Doane warning that marriage sanctity erodes as divorce rises and birth rates fall. He urges prohibition of certain drugs and ads, better midwifery standards, and strong support for motherhood. All churches agree divorce threatens society and homes.
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Philadelphia
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Rt. Hov
William Croswell Doane
Episcopal Diocese
Albany
United States
The Tube Woman Shape in Directoire Paris Fashion
In Paris the Directoire dress craze drives a new back silhouette. Designers order a straight line front and back, creating the tube figure nicknamed the tube woman. Corsets of extraordinary length, rubber or elastic tissue with whale bone, reach nearly to the knees and are displayed in major shops.
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Paris
France
Directoire
Plan Uprising Against the British In India
Vancouver dispatch reports British officers in the Pacific Coast area uncover a proposed revolt against British rule in India. Scattered outrages are alleged to occur to distract troops, with a major uprising planned for April at Amritsar and stocks of modern arms hidden across districts.
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India
Vancouver
B. C
Pacific Coast
Amritear
Rear-Admiral Sperry Fleet Enters Malacca Strait Today
Swarthmore College redefines charter to become nonsectarian. Oklahoma plans to form an association of banks to guarantee deposits. New York City Board of Aldermen passes anti ticket speculating ordinance. City Chamberlain’s balance shows 169700.50 in unclaimed salaries. China's infant Emperor ascends throne as Hsuan tung. Naval gun production plans for fourteen inch guns in Washington Navy Yard. Hudson River bridge site studies favor three routes. Canada pays 335000 for Quebec Bridge assets to rebuild for National Transcontinental Railway. Victorien Sardou’s death raises French Academy vacancies to six. Reverend Wilkins rebukes Sta parsimonious treatment of ministers. Powers conference for naval warfare laws opens in London. General Simon enters Port-au-Prince with 8000 troops and backs national assembly choice.
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Sperry
Malacca Strait
Swarthmore College
Oklahoma
New York City
Hsuantung
Washington
D. C.) Navy Yard
Hudson
Manhattan
New Jersey
Quebec Bridge Company
M. Victorien Sardou
Railroads Control Most Federal Judges Says Bristow
Lawrence conference speaker J L Bristow former Assistant Postmaster General warned at a state meeting that railroads control most federal judges and urged careful selection of judges. He favored lawyers unaffiliated with railroads or large corporations for judicial roles.
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Lawrence
Kan
J. L. Bristow
Chester L. Long
United States Senate
Global oil, power and trade notes across early 1900s
A compilation of economic developments reports petroleum and mineral finds in Boonah Queensland and Britlab India, a $4 million water power plant in To klo, opium shop counts in Shanghai, Belgium auto imports rising, Rangoon rice shipments, and Japan's 1907 trade figures. It notes camphor oil monopoly in Foochow and a Mysore Bangalore lighting shift to hydro power from Cauvery Falls with Schenectady made equipment installed by Americans.
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Britlab India
Toklo Electric Light Company
Tuanlang
Shanghai
Pekin
Belgium
Rangoon
Straits Setlements
Ching
Japan
India
Foochgn
China
Bangalore
Mysore
Cauvery Falls
Sant
Schenectady
Steady Advance in Eggs Across Markets and Stocks
Ongoing egg price surge in New York City and nearby markets pushes storage eggs to forty cents a dozen while large operators profit from pre-advance purchases. Receipts of eggs have topped twenty thousand cases in a week with similar conditions reported in other Eastern markets. State and nearby markets fetch fifty to sixty cents. low grade stock sells for twenty to twenty five cents. Improper packing causes fruit decay, and many apples go into cold storage. Pig iron prices rise to thirteen fifty a ton in Birmingham. Cotton crop totals reach twelve million bales with 11,064,000 moved by December 1. Colorado potatoes debut at ninety cents a bushel amid premium pricing. Staples like tobacco and wool show firm prices. New England eggs fetch twenty four to forty cents, fresh stock rising toward storage levels. Immigrant arrivals remain steady as labor demand increases.
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New York City
Jersey City
State
CER
Colorado
Michigan
Worth at Woot Gold Dispatch From Helena Mont
A Sun dispatch from Helena details a gold ore find valued at 30 million dollars, with ore at eighty percent purity. It debates ore value versus gold price, notes coinage value, and recalls Boer War rumors about Kruger allegedly taking over a million sterling in gold.
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Sun
Helena
Mont
Kruger
New York Sun
Trifling Drawhacka Complains About Print Quality
A humorous exchange mocks a lengthy critique as trifling and poorly written. The critic retorts that despite flaws it showed some merit, while the printer lists enough faults to dismiss the communication. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quote is cited.
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Hheleus
Cleveland Plain Denier
Suggestions for Inventors and Everyday Inventions
A London Express article praises inventors while lampooning failed ideas. It highlights movable heads on studs, umbrella design flaws, and a better rotating self cleaning doormat. It imagines sliding roofs for bedrooms and a fountain pen with ink level gauges to prevent leaks and stains.
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Napoleon
Goloshen
the Express
Lancet
London Express
Danger In Cheap Furs Warns Of Sanitary Risks
The Woman's Home Companion warns that cheap furs may harbor germs due to unsanitary production. It notes buyers should beware of contamination, unhealthy workers, and poor conditions in fur manufacturing before purchasing.
Man's Greatest Pleasure: A Bohemian Magazine Quip
A Bohemian Magazine item lists what it calls man’s greatest pleasures as hearing ourselves talk articulating listening to ourselves ejaculating conversing speaking and talking, framed as a humorous aside on self talk.
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Bohemian Magazine
Conway Seeks Bandmaster With Varied Town Duties
Conway, short of a bandmaster, advertises for a cornet player who will also serve as a toll minder, hawker, boat and carriage inspector, storekeeper, and other duties as directed by the town clerk. The notice appears in Western Mail.
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Conway
Uncaught Criminals and Public Opinion Reflections
A Parisian La Journal opinion urges careful handling of crime discussion. It cautions against hasty punishment for burglars and assassins, comparing to a fable about a bear and its skin before capture, and calls for effective crime catching strategies.
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la Journal
Paris
INVALID SAD PLIGHT AND OLD TALE OF OXTAIL SOUP
A fragment recounts a severe bout with inflammatory rheumatism and curing with Cuticura Resolvent and Ointment, dated 1907. It then shifts to a tale of oxtail soup origins in Paris during the Reign of Terror, noting noble beggars and discarded tails feeding a later dish.
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Lavina J. Henderson
Broad St
Stamford
Paris
New England
English Title Rumors Stir Anglomaniac Circles
American heiresses seek noble titles and unbound wealth in marriages as advocates debate Astor’s peerage bid. Harsh Atlantic commentary contrasts with permissive logic about social ascent and wealth. Meanwhile drug ads, postal service notes, and industrial gold output are glimpsed in brief lines.
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United States
Mr. Astor
Atlantic
Ship Shawr razor offers postpaid sale at twenty five cents
The piece notes rapid improvements in manufacturing boosting quality and sales in safety razors. The Ship Shawr razor from Book Publishing House is marketed postpaid for 25 cents, touted as superior to pricier rivals and recommended in multiples for best results. It cites broad appeal across classes and regions.
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Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
New York
Leonard St
N. Y. City
Fre and wife hide money as Bernal uncovers 2000 in gold
D F Bernal, whose brewery losses were not fully insured, finds 2000 dollars in gold hidden behind his chimney after his wife reveals she saved sums of money for years. Local notes mention remedies, English fly importation for poultry, a rheumatism cure, piles treatment, and New York City debt service nearly twenty million dollars daily.
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D. F. Bernal
Shia
Bernal
New York City
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