Innovations Aboard The Amerika Explore Ocean Luxury
The Amerika offers extensive amenities including a passenger elevator a florist shop dining room staffed by nurses a nursery stock push carts for deck parades hydropathic and electric baths masseurs and two gyms. Each stateroom includes a telephone and decks named after American cities. Upper berths are absent in saloon rooms and berths are larger than typical on ocean lines. The ship emphasizes third cabin accommodations and promises a smooth craft, a true story style.
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Atlantic Ocean
Amerika
Slamburg- American
Andeo
Enrte
Washington
Cleveland
Central
Porridge dispute and the Grape-Nuts testimonial reform
Berlin citizen files suit to stop a theatre from using his name for a charlatan character. A Huntsville Ontario reader lauds Grape-Nuts saying it aids a retired husband after pneumonia and influenza, noting weight gain and fewer stomach pains in a testimonial from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Tia Tender Feslings
Herr Dambitsch
Berlin
Huntsville
Ont
Thad
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Greason
Wellville
Pikes
Revolt Rages in St Petersburg as 45000 Strike
The article describes Moscow and St Petersburg erupting in worker strikes and uprisings. A 60,000 strong pretender to the throne gathers followers near Penza, with peasants killing nobles and factories shutting down. Riots spread from Kursk to Poltava and Odessa.
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Nicholas
Russia
Penza
Witte
Kursk
Kassatkine Rostkostaky
Stayns
Hig
Great Estata
Novoskoi
Poltava
Samara
Niazac
Moscow
Transcaucasia
Tiflis
Shusha
Odessa
St. Petersburg
Oyama Sets November 25 Departure for Tokyo Report
Field Marshal Oyama is ordered to return to Tokyo and submit a personal war report. He has named November 25 as the date to depart Manchuria following an imperial directive.
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Oyama
Tokyo
Manchuria
Camden man guilty of first degree murder in family killings
John Andrewa, on trial at Camden Alabama for ten days, found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life in prison.
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John Andrewa
Camden
Ala
Notable Leaders and Figures Highlight Global Life Moments
Maxime Gorky walked across Russia while Mayor Dunne of Chicago is praised as a lecturer. Pope and King Victor of Italy are noted for private travels. Baron de Rothschild distributed legacies to 119. Bjornson’s writings remain independent of politics. Ellot of Harvard heads college presidents with a high salary. John Linelan, state insurance chief, dies in New Hampshire. Admiral Beresford first European guest to view Japan’s world. Andrew Carnegie orders 500 copies of Wilfred Campbell poems for Carnegie Libraries.
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Maxime Gorky
Russia
Mayor Dunne
Chicago
Joseph H. Choatelia
New York City
Bryan
Frederick D. Grant
Grant Family Association
King Victor
Italy
Europe
Alphonse de Rothschild
Haileg Oscar
Sweden
Bjornson
Carlos Morales
Santo Domingo
Ellot
Harvanl
John
Linelan
Granite State
Penacock
N. H
Lord Charles Beresford
Japan
Andrew Carnegie
Wilfred Campbell
Carnegie
Strikes and unrest ripple through Russian Empire as crisis looms
Reports say a looming general strike threatens to paralyze commerce while rumors of martial law spread. In St Petersburg, authorities deny a plan to name Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich as dictator as Witte appeals to workers. Russians face martial law debates, Cossack loyalties wobble, and Polish autonomy protests surge amid government turmoil.
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Bouray
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Imperial Guard
Voulch
St. Petersburg
Japan
Germany
Poland
Nicholas
Neders
Witte
Cronstadt
Count Witte
Kursk
Assuan Dam Not A Success In Egyptian Cotton Outlook
Washington reports 1905 Egyptian cotton fail to reach pre dam era maximum. Lord Cromer notes 1904-5 sugar imports rose by 20,000 tons due to cotton replacing sugar cane for water efficiency. If Assuan Reservoir constraints hold, critics blame Philae’s upheaval as wasteful vandalism.
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Washington, D. C
Assuan
Thousands Idle in Japan as Troops Return
Tokyo reports thousands idle after war return, industrial mood and employment concerns rise. Albany dispatch mentions Governor Ligging pursuing insurance reform. Burk West Virginia town destroyed. global notes include Prince Charles to Norway throne and various societal figures.
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Albany
Sinking of Hilda claims many lives in Channel disaster
The cross channel steamer Hilda, 848 tons, left Southampton for St Malo amid fog and a gale. It struck rocks near Jardin Lighthouse and sank with over 100 aboard. Only five passengers and one crew member survived aboard the Ada rescue ship, with reports of many British officers among the dead.
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England
Southwestern Railway
Hilda
Iide
Southampton
St. Malo
Brittany
Jardin Lighthonee
Ada
Southington
Paris
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St. Ser- van
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Southwestern Railway Company
Loniou
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Grinter
Coffined in Steel Fatal Steel Plant Accident
In Philadelphia two workers John Forkin and Joseph Warde were crushed when molten steel breached a crucible pit at Midvale Steel Works. The coroner's jury ruled death by accident. debris and a suspected shell within the casting were buried at the plant yard.
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Philadelphia
John Forkin
Stella Street
Joseph Warde
Newcomb Yreet
Midvale Steel Works
Wille
Midvale
Were Getting Richer The rise in per capita wealth in the United States
The Treasury confirms wealth growth outpacing population with November 1 per capita circulation at 31.09 dollars the highest on record. Comparing to 1909 and earlier years the total money in circulation stands at 2 653 11 578 being up by over 69 million this year and by 513 9 30 1695 since 1900.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Treasury Department
Steamer Powmilten Collides Two Barges Off Providence Harbor
A steamer Powmilten with Captain John E. Ryan left Providence port colliding with two barges Ira A. Allen and Elhurab at 1:30 am. The barges sank in twenty feet of water, four people aboard including a 10 year old woman escaped by rowboat. The steamer incurred no damage.
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Providence
John E. Ryan
Ira A. Allen
Bimer Orhip
New York City
Elhurab
Platt Admits Expectation of Protection for Campaign Funds
Senator Platt testified that insurance corporations expected protection in return for campaign contributions and named a state committee chair. John A. Nichols said a river reference did not target anyone tied to Equitable or other companies. The testimony highlighted alleged quid pro quo and clarified who actually organized fund distribution.
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Sennator Platt
John A. Nichols
Depew
Equitable
Matt
State Committee
Hughes
Norman
Aa Rattons
Platt
Odell
Robert C. Morris
Qdell
Pratt
The
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McCurdy
New York Life
Ghvers
Poverty Parade Demonstrates for Work in London
About 50 to 60 thousand unemployed march along the Thames Embankment to Hyde Park, denouncing charity and demanding national work. Speeches urge Parliament to create employment. banners read we want works and there is no to human endurance as police keep order.
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London
England
Tondon
Thames
Hyde Park
Danners
Worcester magnate Stephen Salisbury dies at seventy one
Stephen Salisbury, Worcester’s leading benefactor and one of New England’s wealthiest men, dies after a short pneumonia illness. He stipulated in his father’s will that his vast estate be forfeited if he married. He left plans to donate to Clark University and technical institutes. The report notes his fortune estimated up to 20 million and details on land settlements in Ireland under Downshire.
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Stephen Salisbury
New England
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Qmarl
India
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Max Alvary
Andrew McConnell
Washapton, Inc
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Tamun
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London
Nathan Be Scott
West Virginia
California
Coleshill
Warwickshire
Ealing
Luella Adams
Colonnade Hotel
Seattle
Wash
Tara
New England States
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Adams
Lydia E. Pinkhoom
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
L. Douglas Strong
Saya
Prime Labor Eighth Hour Day Endorsed by AFL
The American Federation of Labor endorses a night hour day for union printers and instructs the executive council to continue negotiations after January 2. A four cent member assessment is ordered to support the action.
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Pittsburg
Pau
Ameren Federation of Labor
Gompers
Wholesale Prices Shown for Milk Butter Cheese and Groceries
New York price sheet lists standard quality milk per quart and creamery butter, along with state and Western dairy products, cheese, eggs, fowls, and produce. It includes per unit costs for beans, pears, cranberries, squashes, vegetables, fruits, grain, lard, and various live animals with prices for poultry, game, and livestock across multiple regions.
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UTTER
Creaamery
Penn
RiGfa
Davis
Kiefer
T Bartlett
Concord
Delaware
Mabima
Cal
Pacific Coast
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Corn Crop of 1905 Reaches Record 2.7 Billion Bushels
The American Agriculturist estimates the 1905 corn yield at about 2.7 billion bushels, the largest on record and 150 million bushels above last year. Favorable weather and late frosts aided maturation, while heavy rains damaged Missouri and Kansas crops.
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New York City
Missouri
Kaneas
American—Agriculturist
Mincie
Iowa
Ohio
Indiana
Nebraska
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
Huge Doughnut Bet Ends in Hasty Wedding
In Cass County Missouri a West Alton man named Treadmore bet a widow that his lifesize doughnut would win over her seventeen year old daughter. The doughnut, made after the widow’s model, was glazed with sugar and became a wedding token as Jaring married the doughnut’s model and plans to ship it to the Portland exhibition.
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Cass County
West Alton
Treadmore
Jaring
Portland
Narvation Scorcher and Booths Motor Mission Rush
An account of General Booth and the Salvador Army using motor transport to push rapid missions. The general urged speed, often exceeding thirty in his zeal, leaning on the driver while shouting aster to spur the chauffeur. He accepted village baskets of fruit, feeding the driver as they moved on.
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Salvador
Hig
Asteri
Tie
Aster
Anise
Alsanouth
M. AL PY
Prices and fortunes in butterfly collecting
Butterfly collectors struggle to value their holdings as prices vary. The blue butterfly of Brazil once sold for 0 to 7 dollars, but English shipments raised value to about 1 dollar for finer specimens. Discoveries surge then wane as collectors chase scarce varieties, only to find them abundant later.
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Brazil
Englind
Chicago
Desert Travel Echoes and Humorous Vignettes Across Lands
A mosaic of travel notes and quirky observations spanning deserts, palm varieties, marriage lore, and cultural quirks. The piece threads lines about endurance in life’s desert, a famed teething ring metaphor, diverging social scenes, and snippets on European humor and customs. It includes regional anecdotes from New York Tribune and London notes, plus scattered vivid images of animals, weather, and strange signboards.
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Cavela
Selahi
Wireless clock synchronization plan for Vienna clocks
Dr Max Reithoffer of Vienna Technical High School and government clock inspector Karl Morawetz developed a wireless telegraphy based system to synchronize city clocks. The plan, submitted to the City Council, would regulate public clocks free while charging a small fee for private timepieces.
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Max Reithoffer
Technical High School of
Vienna
Karl Morawetz
Menna
Itching Scalp Cure Promoted by Cuticura Soap Ointment
The ad recounts Ada C. Smith of Jersey City praising Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for curing an itchy scalp after scratching day and night. It notes her hair regrowth and continual use of Cuticura products. A separate satirical blurb mocks a stereotype about a Japanese husband and a wife managing finances.
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Ada C. Smith
Grand &J
Jersey City, N. J
Cure for Stomach Trouble by Absorption Wafer Trial Offer
Advertisement promotes Mull's Anti Belch Wafers claiming absorption cures for a wide range of stomach ailments with no drugs. Offers two boxes for 75 cents or a free sample via coupon, asserting the product is harmless and uniquely effective.
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Mull
Strange Find on Francl Coast Sparks Bracelet Mystery
Havre fisherman's wife drying codfish finds a gold bracelet in the flame. The ornament likely dropped from a lady passenger's wrist aboard an ocean steamer. The article also notes Sarah J. Hale as the author of Mary Had a Little Lamb and mentions Chinese women in warfare.
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Havre
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