Miss Brooks Finds Fortune After Hard Times
Miss Sarah Brooks, long denied work and shunned as too old, is astonished to learn she is sole living relative of John Peter Brooks. A Wayfarer advertisement reveals an unclaimed deposit of $4000 in the People's Savings Bank, left years ago, bringing sudden relief and hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Brooks
Sarah Brooks
John Peter Brooks
San Francisco
John Pater Brooks
Sarah
Washington
Tom
Caroline
Taft halts discharge of Negro soldiers on own authority
Secretary Taft directed General Ainsworth to telegraph Fort Reno to suspend the order dismissing three Negro companies of the Twenty-fifth Regiment until Roosevelt's return. The Cabinet officer acted without explicit presidential approval, a rare move seen as Taft backing the discharged soldiers. The act is viewed as unprecedented and suggests strong Cabinet support for the soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
General Ainsworth
Fort Reno
Roosevelt
United States
Mr. Bonaparte
Elderly Boston woman confronted by sharp stranger over vague inheritance
Miss Sarah Brooks, living frugally in a South End lodging house, faces a computed scam as a tall, pen-wielding man presents forged power and agreement papers claiming to act for her late uncle’s estate. She faints under pressure, but a timely intervening landlady blocks the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tie
Sarah Brooks
Tradh
Miss Brooks
South End
Ona
Irving Wilson
John Peter Brooke
Tollly
Tere
Norah
Turkey Reigns in Autumn Mead of Harvest Bounty
A quirky verse daydream contrasts seasons as the turkey usurps the throne from the elusive eagle and other creatures. Descriptions wander through pumpkins grapes and apples, celebrating harvest, thyme, and fare amid chilly skies and dusky woods.
Discharge of Twenty-fifth Infantry Men at Fort Reno
At Fort Reno Oklahoma twenty four members of Company B were discharged from the army without honor as Secretary Tufts order temporarily suspends action after a snow storm. Soldiers waited at the Adjutant’s office while pay transportation and discharge were issued in groups. about $2500 was paid. Some traveled home and some bought clothing in Reno. They remained orderly and calm despite the cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Reno
Oklahoma
Tuft
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Ofice
Kinney
Reno
Law and murder rate critique by Judge in Chicago
Judge Marcus Kavanaugh spoke to St Spinating College alumni arguing the last five years saw 1000 murders in Chicago and that crimes rose due to faulty law administration. He called the United States most criminal, with juries and the legal system described as loose and antiquated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marcus Kavanagh
St. Sp
Prison for Bank Wreckers Conviction Upheld
In Trenton New Jersey the Court of Errors and Appeals upheld the six year prison terms for Robert C Twining and David C Cornell. They were officers connected with the wrecking of the Flint National Bank of Asbury Park and the Monmouth Trust Company. The indictment involved presenting false papers to the bank examiner. They were out on bail pending the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
Robert C Twining
David C. Cornell
Flint National Bank of Asbury Park
Monmouth Trust Company
Immigration firms plan to ship 20000 Japanese laborers to Hawaii
Immigrant companies in Japan prepare to send 20000 laborers to the Hawaiian Islands by June. Captain Mizume, commanding the Japanese steamer Chiusa, notes six thousand young men are ready in Yokohama and that regular transport lines cannot handle the demand. The Chiusa recently brought over 100 immigrants to this port for the Ryukyu Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
Mizume
Chiusa
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Yokohama
Drowned in Puget Sound Steamer Dix Tragedy
Forty three passengers and crew drowned when the steamer Dix collided with the Jeanie Inga in Puget Sound near Port Blakeley. The Jeanie rescued thirty seven survivors, including Captain P Lermon. One cabin survivor, Alice Simpson, survived by clothing and was hospitalized. The collision was blamed on mate Charles Dennison's alleged carelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Puget Sound
Co Usion
P. Lermon
Dix
Jeanie
Alice Simpson
Gir
Port Blakeley
Blakeley Mill Company
Ten Mile Battle Ends With Posse Killing At Bay
James Harvey known as Wil Harris, a fleeing Black suspect who killed two policemen and three Black individuals in Asheville North Carolina, was cornered near Pletcher by a posse after a ten mile chase. He refused surrender and died intently laughing as bullets felled him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
George W. Vanderbilt
Biltmore
James Harvey
Forest City
Wil Harris
Pletcher
Anna Gould Divorces Count Castellane in France
The Countess de Castellane formerly Anna Gould of New York wins a divorce by sustained allegations with no alimony to the husband. The court bars the three children from leaving France without consent, but may grant permission if the Count proves himself unreasonable. The children remain under the mother’s care. the Count must see them only at his mother’s home. The Gould fortune finances the settlement as debts loom for Castellane.
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Countess de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Count Boni
France
Aseatul Bont
Mme. Gould
Une
Bent de Castellane
Rue Constantine
Rochecote
Grignan
Acosta
Deugnies
Routassaint
Jay Gould
Pan Marie Boniface de Castelane
Marquis de Castellane
George J. Gould
Miss Grould
Irving
Gonkd
Beanie
Castellenes
Hontface
Ger
Jay
Rockefeller Indicted Over Anti Trust Charges in Ohio
Grand Jury returns indictments under the Valentine anti trust law against Standard Oil Company of Ohio and top executives including John B. Rockefeller national director M G Vilas H P McIntosh and J M Robertson. Subpoenas left at homes in Cleveland were ignored with women in the families handling notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Five Die In Windsor Hotel Fire At Regina
A blaze destroyed the Hotel Windsor in Regina Man resulting in five deaths among 65 guests. Names listed include W Musster and L Musster of the Regina Milling Company, Donald Walker, Robert Johnson, and Harry Jones. several others were severely burned and may die. Loss estimated at 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Man
Windsor
Perbons
W. Musster
Regina Milling Company
L. Musster
Donald Walker
Robert Johnson
Harry Jones
Woman Dies After Kissing Dead Father in Grief
In Trinidad Colorado Emalie Martinez age twenty kissed the face of her deceased father Iadore Martinez who had died from blood poisoning. She had mourned him, fell ill the next day, and died twelve days after his father's death. The family resided in San Miguel, about fifteen miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Col
Emaliye Martinez
Iadore Martinez
San Micuel
Clu
Rev Dr Algernon Crapsey Found Guilty of Heresy
The Protestant Episcopal Court of Review sustained the ecclesiastical trial verdict that Rev Dr Algernon Crapsey rector of St Andrew's Church Rochester New York is guilty of heresy and he will be suspended from the ministry.
Prize of $50,000 for Airships Offered by Lord Northcliffe
Lord Northcliffe proprietor of the London Daily Mail offers a prize of 50000 dollars for an aeroplane achieving a notable feat. The contest will occur in the coming spring with a live event promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Northcliffe
London Daily Math
Jewish Protestive Committee Organizes in New York City
The American Jewish committee aims to protect preserve and extend the civil and religious rights of Jews and was organized in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Jewish Committee
New York City
Platt and wife agree to separate after married life
United States Senator Thomas C. Platt of New York and his wife have decided to separate after about three years of marriage. The formal notice cites "happy differences" as the reason, following extensive reports of unpleasantness and hints of scandal surrounding both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ure
Thomas C. Platt
United States
New York
Beefs and Railroads Dominate Early Reports
The Beef Trust plans a Soap Trust while Toledo faces rising costs. Woussee in Italy opens a municipalized steamer service. Mukden hosts a newly opened American Consulate General. French Minister Miland outlines government aims on the separation law amid coast artillery secrecy. Two Talliin aeronauts fly over the Alps to Milan. Pennsylvania Railroad plans a dining car conductors training school. Rawlings sentenced to death in Vale Jubtu for murder per health measures. Laaman’s National Assembly approves gambling bill for Panama Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Woussee
Italy
Mukden
Manchuria
M. Miland
French Chamber of Deputies
Talliin
Alps
Dina Basloon
Milan
Pennsylvania Raiload
Laveat
HiMth Gmeda
Rawlings
Vale Jubtu
Gia
Murdes
National Assembly of
Panama Canal Zone Governor Abolished by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt abolishes the office of Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and places the Chairman in supreme control of ongoing works, centralizing authority over timing and operations in the canal region.
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Panama
Roosevelt
Panama Canal Zone
Mount Culebra Volcano Eruption Reported Near Trinidad
Postmaster Sterz of Stonewall, living twelve minutes from the peak, reports smoke and vapor issuing from Mount Culebra about forty miles west of Trinidad California.
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Culebra
Trinidad
Cal
Sterz
Stonewall
Aerial Flight 15 Assured From 1907 Air Travel Hopes
Experts in London discuss the coming era of navigable flying machines. Santos-Dumont and Wright brothers are cited as leaders, with calls for motor improvements and private funding as governments debate official support. Colonel Fullerton outlines future war use and machine classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Santos-Dumont
Paris
Wright Brothers
America
Charles Stewart Rolls
Santos-Dumonts
Wrights
Dumont
Hiram Maxim
Ohio
Ife
Europe
Baden-Powell
Sir Hiram
Sieram Maxim
United States
France
Germany
England
Fullerton
Royal Engineers
Yeaingt
Supreme Court recess as funds exhaust for new work
Washington items report a Supreme Court recess to December 3 and funds for bar racks, quarters, and hosting plaints exhausted this fiscal year without half the work done. Notes on Kansas v. Government over Indian Territory lands, coastal defense needs, and river harbor costs. Also mentions Navy fingerprinting, dust removal, automobile mail distribution tests, and Philippine and Cuban affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Kansas
Indian Territory
Mackenzie
Navy Department
Ubar
Capitol
Hitchcock
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Global News In Brief From 1907 Era Headlines
A wide sweep of items covers military and political moves from Pershing’s Philippines to New York graft intrigue, rail crimes in Oklahoma and Texas, divorces, deportations, and court actions. Notable mentions include a comet discovery in Massachusetts, a New England political league, and a planned Antwerp to Amiens aviation monument.
Cubans Seek More Laborers as Governor Magoon Is Petitioned
Cubans petition Gov. Magoon urging increased immigration to aid construction around the Panama Canal. They express concern about labor costs and the burden of delays impacting canal progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magoon
Panama Canal
Feminine News Notes and Early Women Rights Efforts
A scattered 18th and early 20th century collage notes women’s rights topics in Paris and Berlin. References include Mrs Aurel Batonyt winning prizes with pets at a club show, serial contributions by Mrs Allee Hoga Rlee to St Nichols, and Mrs J Hien Foster designated to study women’s conditions nationwide. Mentioned are German chemistry lectures for women, and social scenes in Boston with Mrs Rogere Vane debating hats at a Colonial Theatre performance. Beth Colton from Massachusetts is cited as a linguist and religious scholar in Berlin.
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Paris
Sone
Russia
Aurel Batonyt
New York
Allee Hoga Rlee
Wingo
Lovey Minty
St. Nichols
Croft
Chemiserie Annalen
Berlin
J. Hien Foster
Ella Vvorkay
New British Ambassador Maw Lowides Named To Crete Post
Maw Lowides will succeed Sir Morties Panand as British Ambassador to Washington, D.C., taking over the Crete assignment and representing the United Kingdom in official dealings with the United States government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maw Lowides
Crete
Sir Morties Panand
A Washinecon
2. C
Indicted Counsel Rebuffs Perjury Charges in NYC Fund Case
Attorney for the Yellow Dog Mutual Fire Fund denounces perjury accusations in New York City. He argues the client’s testimony failed to prove intent or fraud, asserting the fund’s disclosures were adequate and the case hinges on disputed interpretations of financial records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor Dr. Gillette
New York City
Royal visit to Wind sor Castle with Nordic and Magda royalty
The King Queen and Crown Prine of Norway arrived at Wind sor Castle for a suite visit with King Milward Vito and Queen Alexandra of Magda.
Fragmentary storm notice from old Louisianan port
A damaged OCR fragment mentions McComhye at Chefmenteur Li and a fort built eighty years ago to defend New Orleans. It notes water and a spark from a pagan an unnamed source, with the text badly garbled and incomplete.
Meat Prices in Germany Spark Public Debate
A fragment suggests price controls on meat in Germany could be approved by the populace. It mentions 7 Mihi prices and references figures like Paice Bulow and public reaction to determine meat costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Popoe
Paice Bulow
Bourke Cockran Weds Anne Ide at St Regis
Simplicity marked the wedding of Miss Anne Ide oldest daughter of Henry Clay Ide former Governor of the Philippines to William Bourke Cockran at the Hotel St. Regis in Newports City.
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Bourke Cockran
Anne Ide
Henry Clay Ide
Philippines
Willicm Bourke Cockran
St. Regis
Neweports City
Southern pig iron price surge to $22 a ton
Southern pig iron reached a new level as No 2 foundry ore delivery prices advanced to $22 a ton, a rise of $9 from July. The market shows prices climbing for immediate delivery amid ongoing demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pig Iron
Alsace
Labor unrest and union activity update from world brief
The United Textile Workers plan a Providence meeting. A Vultalo Nova Scotia local of automobile workers and trimmers is established. Chicago switchmen win a three cent hourly raise from Western raid managers. A broad move to raise wages is reported with freight pay also under consideration. Toledo City Council will require cash pay to cover 43 000 switchmen. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen controls 20 000. Montreal unionists plan a labor tomeplo project costing 700 000. A new international group named the Brotherhood of Railroad Building Mechanics was formed in Boston Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Textile Workers
Providence
R. L
Vultalo
NS. Y
Chicago
Ynes
Toledo
Ohio
Brotherhood of Railway
Montreal
Can
Tome Plo
North America
Mystery Death On Garretson Estate Near Somerville
New Jersey report details a grave incident on Steven R. Garretson’s farm near Somerville where a horse stood driverless by a lane and an elderly man lay dead. Minla Rockefeller, a Civil War veteran and Rockefeller descendant, likely died after a wagon accident and exposure. Court talks audit duties and salaries. a prized centuries-old mahogany piano is highlighted. divorces and banking prosperity receipts appear amid a broader county news roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven RE. Garretson
Somerville
Longsa
Minla Rockefeller
Hunterdon County
John D. Rockefeller
Long
Rockefeller
Readington
Garretson
Delinquent Corporations Hit New Jersey Report
During the past year 3500 New Jersey companies failed to report to the State Board of Assessors at Trenton as required by law. The number of corporations assessed this year is 10,244. The tax assessed totals 3,523,971.67 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
R Board of Assessors
Trenton
Local notices and incidents from Aura to British trade
Frank Miller of Aura nets over 300 dollars from eleven hogs. Samuel Hobbs of North Woodbury hurt by trolley, hip and knee broken. Oxford residents claim fire company is useless due to internal dissensions. Mrs. Isabelle Rumer dies suddenly at her Palmyra home. A bench in Canton post office serves 35 years. Mrs. Fr N. Pancoast starts a New England Women colony movement in Durlington County. In Gloucester County gunning season week shows more game than in years. Williamstown mill produced 2500 barrels elder, 120000 gallons. expects 100000 more. Mrs. R S Williams forms Girls' Literary Society in Palmyra with officers listed. Farmers wives near Quinton form Country Woman's Club meeting biweekly. Four bands of gypsies winter below AliVille. Howard Kenderson of Claytona coping with wife ill, kids sick, health poor. Daniel E Tyson of Downingtown bitten by mad dog, hydrophobia treatment completed. Illegal fishing alert prompts extra wardens on Susquehanna. Britain’s foreign trade rises in August with imports up 10 million and exports up under 8 million. editors find the results satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Aura
Samuel Hobbs
North Woodbury
Oxford
Isabelle Rumer
Palmyra
Canton
Fr. N. Pancoast
Elizabeth Hang
Nelen Apple
Miriam Wolf
Bertha Jugge
Salem
Quinton
Ali Ville
Howard Kenderson
Claytona
Henderson
Daniel E. Tyson
Downingtown
Lawsdale
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Scato Game Department
Susqquehanna
Shakespeare copy sold to American buyer in private sale
In London a copy of Shakespeare's Passionate Pilgrim, one of only two known copies, was sold at private sale to an American buyer for 10900 pounds. The sale underscores high interest in rare early works and secures a historically significant edition for a distant collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
London
Bad- Ielan
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Hodge & Gammon’s
Theiro
Miss Gray
Euch
Hodge & Gammon's
Varius
Mrs. Tompkins
Tompkins
Wedge & Gam
Jimmie
N. ¥. Journal
Okla
Nelny
Thelytomes
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Bary
Sue
Fan
Dave
Sarah Ann
Clary
Colferch
Turkey
Noanore
Omar
Pall OM
Twining
Cornell
TAWA
Imuligendion Companies
Islands
Puget Sound, Wash
Jeanie Inga
Mite
Castellane
Mic
Gould
Wim
J.D. Rockefeller
Tosy
Corse
Iowa
Bank of
Henderson, Ill
Platts
Colorado Mountain
Philippine Commission
Cuba
Philippine Islands
John J. Pershing
Department of California
Mary Ia Mont
Platt
Lloyd
Chesney
Dent
New York Central Railroad
American Sugar Refining Company
J. W. Clower
Weatherford
Tex
Joseph Marx
Henry Judson Morris
Bopalusa
J. 8
Woods
Cross
Bank of Lahoma
Oklo
Harvard Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Taunton
New England Democratic Progressive League
Alexander Troup
Connecticut
National Congress On
Congress
American Beckers’ Association
Norway
Odessa
Prince Robert de Broglie
Jamaica
Mexico
Villareal
Krasnoyarsk
Siberia
Satsuma
Emperor Willam
von Buelow
Edouard Lachambre
Club Aeronatique
Vatican
George
Greece
Victor Emmanuel
Prince George of
Servia
Spain
Morocco
Nith
South Africa
Chateau Bay
Labrador
Coronel Somanovski
Rostof Grenadiers
Leopold
Brussels
Lumbag
Fritz Thaulow
Volendam
Holland
Christiania
Messrs
Yan, Guggenhelim and
Baio
Colonial Theatre
Rogere Vane
Mise Diz
Beth S. Colton
Asthaafpton
Mijos
Orientaligny
Yellow Dog
King
Tuet
The
Brotherhood of Railrond Building Mechanics
Wey
Maas
Mount Holly
Gaskill
Lippincott
Joseph Huff
William P. Bryan
Vincentown
Anns Reading Wood
Thomas Newbold
Anna Reading Wood
John Reading
Province of
Woodbury
Gloucester County
Raritan River
William Freeman
South Amboy
Ite
Britain
Great Britain
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