Remarkable health notes and mixed industry snippets
A set of short items touches on health claims for Peruna from Mrs Strobe, a description of mercury mining and handling, crab behavior, coffee consumption by country, ancient jury concepts, Volapuk language, shoe powder benefits, and miscellaneous notes including Winslow's Teething Syrup and a stat about French women earning wages. The entries blend consumer remedies, mineral processing details, curiosities, linguistic trivia, and product notices.
Fourth's Death Roll Rises From July Firework Toll
The Chicago Tribune reports revised Fourth of July casualty figures nationwide: 7 dead and 2,624 injured. Fatalities include 37 by fireworks, 16 by gunpowder, and 3 by heart failure from explosions. injuries span fireworks, carbon monoxide, gunpowder, torpedoes, toy pistols, runaways, and bombings with a fire loss over $525,935. Chicago led with 13 killed.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Firearma
Runawaya
Fircarnia
Bombennes
Verbal Bet Ruling Declares Individual Wagers Not Crime
New York City Justice Bischoff in the New York County Supreme Court ruled that Melville Collins did not commit a crime by accepting money on a bet at Sheephead Bay racetrack two weeks ago. The decision says no state law punishes casual bets between individuals unless gambling tools are used, and no written memorandum is required for such transactions. Justice Bischoff discharged Collins and stated that an oral bet of five dollars with Police Captain Rahl and accepting payment after the race is not a crime under the new anti gambling law.
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New York City
Melville Collins
Justice Bischoff
New York
Supreme Court
Hughes
Elder
Kings
Colling
Court of Appeals
Sheepshead
Bischoff
George Wheelock
Metropolitan Turf Association
August Belmont
Medford man saves mother as canoe capsizes on Mystic River
A hawser across the Mystic River above Cradock Bridge capsized three canoes carrying sixteen people during a river trip to Mystic Lakes. Three occupants drowned: Mrs. John J. Burns, the Burns’ sixy five year old mother, and Reta Cooper. The Burns boy, a sister, and Sadie Bowen perished while Mr Burns and Mrs Burns aided others and clung to the hawser until rescued.
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Medford
Mass
Mystic River
Cradock Bridge
John J. Burns
John J., Jr
Reta Cooper
Mary Burns
Burne
Sadie Bowen
Ahe Burns
Two Die In Love Tragedy In Upstate New York
In Middle Granville, Troy, John Morrison twenty six of New York fatally shoots Miss Mary Quigley twenty four at her home after she refused to marry him. Morrison then shoots himself in a nearby woods. Quigley had recently left New York to escape his advances.
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Troy
N. Y
John Morrison
New York
Mary Quigley
Middle Granville
Morrison
Quighey
Year ends July shows 640 seriously injured in autos
Boston reports 62 killed by automobiles in the year ending July 1 with 21 in autos and 41 not. The Safe Ready Automobile Association issued its first annual report noting 640 persons seriously injured and highlighting dangers of reckless driving.
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Boston
Safe Ready Automobile Association
Orchard Gets Life Term in Idaho Clemency
Boise Idaho The State Board of Pardons commuted Harry Orchard from a pending hanging for the murder of ex Governor Frank Steunenberg to life imprisonment. The board’s unanimous vote carried the clemency with no opposition. Orchard remained opposed to any interference with his sentence.
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Boise
Idaho
State Board of Pardons
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
Orchard
Massachusetts Agriculturist Grafts Tomatoes to Potatoes
Worcester mass Alfred Sader of the State Agricultural Commission grows potato and tomato vines on a single plant at the experiment station. The work, the culmination of years of testing, began last February when grafted tomato plants to potato vines. Above ground the plants bear tomatoes while underground the potatoes are egg-sized.
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Worcester
Mass
Alfred Saderman
State Agricultural Commission
Soderman
Pitcher Dies but Game Goes On in Winsted
George Washington, a Negro pitcher for the Philadelphia Giants, collapsed dead in the dressing room as he readyed for play at Winsted Connecticut. Coroner Higgins ruled heart disease. He pitched his last game in Hoboken Sunday. the Winsted team lost 7 to 1 as the game proceeded. The Agriculture Department notes a plentiful fruit harvest this year.
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George Washington
Philadelphia Giants
Higgins
Hoboken
McKinley’s Bodyguard Dies from 1901 Wound
Albert Gallagher longtime secret service agent and McKinley bodyguard who seized the assassin’s wrist died here after liver complications linked to injuries from the 1901 Buffalo shooting. He was mistaken for the killer and beaten by the crowd in the incident.
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Chicago
Albert Gallagher
Secret Service
United States
McKinley
Galixeiftr
Buffalo
Gallagher
Vienna ban on dueling hailed with imperial decree
The Anti-Dueling League in Austria reports success as the Imperial sanction approves a decree prohibiting dueling without military court consent. In Paris, theatre officials ban hats of excessive size in theatres with fines. In New York labor movement figures show more left the US for Europe than returned in six months to July 1. Paterson undertaker William H. Watton dies from a peach nut lodged in his throat. In Omaha, Mrs. Sarah Gerrie saved her sister Mrs. Frank Perry by blood transfusion. both arteries marred yet Mrs. Perry is expected to recover.
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Vienna
Austria
Paris
Theatre Commission
Lepine
Paterson, X. F
William H. Watton
Market Street
Omaha, Neb
Sarah Gerrie
Frank Perry
Orltsh
Flora Wilson
Wilson
Jean de Reszke
Isabella Heecher Hooker
Henry Ward Beecher
Countess of Warwick
Maria Pla
Portugal
Margario Palmer
William J. Palmer
Colorado Springs
Train Wreck Near Boonville Kills Four, Injures Ten
A northbound passenger train on the Rome, Utica and Ogdensburg line collided head on with a southbound freight one mile east of Boonville New York shortly after 4 AM. The fatalities include A W Hageman brakeman J J Michael fireman S G O'Brien engineer A Leber engineer and Bateman killed by pitched ball Paul Morgan 21. The wreck follows a deadly incident with local obituaries and a stormy weather note.
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Boonville
N. Y
Rutertown and
Ogdensburg
A. W. Hageman
Utica
J. J. Michael
Edison
SG. O'Brien
Uulea
A.leber
Utlca
Meat Price Hike Blamed on Trust Profits and Corn Costs
New York City reports a sharp rise in meat prices by the Beef Trust, condemning the move as profit driven. Retail butchers face bankruptcy as rail freight costs and market manipulation bite, with widespread increases across beef, mutton, and pork. Prices for brisket and corned beef rise, while wholesale and retail margins tighten under pressure from corn costs and a perceived shortage that is disputed by market data.
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Beef Trust
New York City
Washington Market
Peter J. Hickey
Meat Trust
Washington
New York
Chicago
Sohat
Popuious East Aide
Jefferson
Influx of Population Lifts Texas Cattle Prices
Fort Worth market records show cattle on the hoof at $5.75 to $6 per hundred pounds for best grass fed steers and $7.25 for corn fed steers, highest prices in Texas history. Two years ago prices were much lower with a large calf crop and open ranges contributing to steady gains amid new settlers and land occupation.
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Respo
Fort Worth
Texas
Hard Times Produce Male Children in Cleveland
Dr Frank Kraft, secretary of the American Institute of Homeopathy, claims the sex of infants can be influenced by practical methods grounded in evolution theory. He says no new principle is involved, only application of the survival of the fittest idea, outlined in a new book just off the press.
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Frank Kraft
Cleveland
Ohio
American Institute of Homeopathy
Kraft
Ames
Omaha Water Case Highlights City and Company Dispute
In Omaha the city charges the water utility with supplying unadulterated water and with denying payment on that basis. The testimony notes that Miss Agnes Thomas in Byron Maine captured a thirty pound turtle, while Paris social circles and other international notes reveal marriages, appointments, and labor developments. The report covers diverse items from labor unions, medical opinions, and notable marriages to global events.
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Omaha
Neb
Byron
Agnes Thomas
Téan Red
London
Paris
Lyceum Club
Lotta S. Rand
Lynn
Mass
Bifad
Boston
Charltsea
Mary Garden
Joan de Reszke
Mios Ursuln
Juliet Morgan
J.“Pierpont’ Morgan
William Fitzsmen
Tuxedo
Railway Official Sees Strong West Crop Outlook
W. C. Brown senior vice-president of the New York Central Reports the West's crops are exceptionally good with winter wheat and corn prospects strong He notes farmers have money in bank despite limited railroad traffic and calls for rail lines to ready equipment for crop movement He also mentions onions potatoes raspberries and a generally prosperous agricultural year.
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New York City
W. C. Brown
New York Central Lines
Indiana
Ilnois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwest
West
Coyotes hunted in Manitoba using collie dogs
A Carman correspondence from Forest and Stream describes hunting coyotes in Manitoba. Hunters drive old coyotes from dens with collie dogs to reach the young. Alexander Aimo and his son dug out fourteen from two dens in one day, another man thirty five, totaling ninety four, with a government bounty of two dollars per coyote across districts.
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Manitoba
Alexander Aimo
Ds Tann Hag
Carman
Carthage Pioneered Commercial Paper Says Davis
In Carthage and Her Remains Davis argues that commercial paper originated with the Carthaginians, who borrowed the idea from the Phoenicians, noted as the foremost traders known.
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Davis
Carthage
Her
Australian Cadet Corps and Boy Military Training
Australian youths undergo military style drill through cadet corps attached to forces. Most large schools maintain cadet bands in khaki uniforms armed with light rifles. Annual shooting matches show many youngsters already skilled marksmen.
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Australia
Savings the Massachusetts Woods from gypsy moths
Massachusetts woods have been treated to save the North Shore from gypsy moth destruction. Over 1000 acres have been cleared and burned to remove underbrush and nests, with workers creosoting by tree climbers. About 420 men have been at work and roughly 900 more acres found with varying nest density.
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North Shore Woods
Boston Advertiser
Health and Kidney Pills End Health Struggle
A Tennessee reader credits Dean's Kidney Pills with reversing a long illness caused by rheumatic pains and fatigue. The note notes the product's quick relief and claims the medicine restored health, adding the price and supplier details. The piece also includes disjointed text on bone growth and a list of famous youngest sons, cited in a later section.
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C. R. Shelton
Pleasant Street
Covington
Tenn
Scaysi
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Wife Wins as Husband Switches to Postum
A letter from a wife details coffee related health issues and how switching to Postum improved her condition. She credits stricter preparation and family adoption, noting her husband eventually agrees to drink Postum and they are no longer coffee slaves. The notice endorses Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Ilsman
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Albergo Popolare hotel for the poor in Milan
A Milan hotel for the poor named Albergo Popolare was opened seven years ago with a four year old dormitory project. The society reports capital of 82955 dollars and donations of 13124 dollars. 1907 net profit 5244 dollars. daily hotel earnings 61 dollars. restaurant 40 dollars. 453 inmates include lawyers, students, clergymen, soldiers, and many artisans. Foreigners from multiple nations visited after hearing of the hotel. Dormitory averages 368 persons daily. earnings 21.19 dollars daily, down from 1906. Costs per flight 4 to 6 cents. Similar hotels rise in major Italian cities. Oratory fragment ends with a quotation from Washington Herald.
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Milan
Albergo Popolare
Italy
Doctor Ads Promote Cuticura For Eczema Cure
An advertisement narrative cites a child’s eczema case cured by Cuticura products. A testimonial from Miss Anabel Wilson of North Branch Michigan recounts extensive facial scalp itching and scabbing resolved by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The piece also includes a sensational line from the New York Press warning about false Promisers and a separate note on Dr Isaline’s nerve remedy.
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Anabel Wilson
North Branch
Mich
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Ton Baseball Baume
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Atlanti, Ga
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New England
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Porto
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American Federation of Labor
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Maine
International Paper
International Paper Company
Glengy Pass
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Hutter
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Quenec
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Indard
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Fimla
Tikpee Amr i Vfgftan EA
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Roget
Sir Henry Campbel-Bannerman
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Coleridge
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Beventeen
Johann Christian
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wagner
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Daniel Webster
Rembrandt
Schumann
George Ellet
Charles Lamb
Oratory
Bradder Jackson
Bradder Simmons
Washington Herald
St.Vitus
Fic Syrup Co
L Steen Paper
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Pt AN
Dany Ae Betas
Charterhouse &A
Auadent Pais Austrie
Vaukt Corp
Thompson
Fred. F. Field CO
Brockton
Nan
Eges
J. Wamilton Ayers
Reuters
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