Pith of the Week's News Old World and the New
Highlights mix social notes with national affairs. Wickersham travels to Omaha to address the prison congress while Navy Secretary Meyer explains a $3.0 million yard-accounts discrepancy as due to old bookkeeping. The pension commission reports 28,985 fewer names and a $3.498 million cut, proposing check mailing to save funds. Washington and Lenox social events noted with a dog show glimpse.
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Washington
New York Society
Lenox
Mass
Wickersham
Omaha
Neb
Congress
George von L. Meyer
Navy
Washington Yard
Commissioner of Pensions
Choate Hosts Golden Wedding Dinner at Naumkeag
Personal notice states Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate saved a dinner for fifty at Naumkeag Stockbridge Massachusetts to honor their golden wedding anniversary. Harold S Vanderbilt and Miss Eleonora Sears reportedly entered a trial engagement to last till next summer. Cardinal Gibbons’s dual jubilee was celebrated in Baltimore Cathedral with remarks by Dr Felix Adler claiming morals were regressing and democracy bore responsibility.
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Joseph H. Choate
Naumkeag
Stockbridge
Mass
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Eleanora Sears
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Gotch Defeats Beell in Straight Falls at St Joseph
Sporting Frank Gotch world champion wrestler defeated Fred Beell former champion in straight falls at St Joseph Missouri. Gotch took the first fall in 11 minutes 30 seconds and the second in 10 minutes 8 seconds. A crowd of 37 000 witnessed Chicago American League win its third straight in city championship series defeating the local National League club 4 to 2.
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Frank Gotch
Fred Beell
St. Joseph
Gotch
Chicago
Insurgent Leaders Back La Follette at Lake Forest Meeting
A diverse set of political notes from the era includes insurgent Republican leaders endorsing La Follette for President at Lake Forest Illinois. Taft pledges to Oregon and praises the Oregon as the first Panama Canal ship if feasible, while other items note legal actions, appointments, and scandals across the nation.
Colossal Parade in New York Honors Columbus Discovery
Jol R Walsh returned home to Chicago after prison release, greeted by his family. Mayor Gaynor reviewed a New York parade of 26 000 honoring Columbus discovery. Ecumenical Methodist conference in Toronto created an international peace commission. A McClelland testimony sparked an Abany N Y investigation into vice. Senator Jeff Davis and Leila Carter wed in Ozark Arkansas. Giuseppe and Carmello Nicolosi jailed for life for kidnapping Angelo Marino. Memorial for T R Timby at Battery Park. A seven year old Benedict Annello struck a Montclair teacher with a chair. Herold Bruff, son of Union Metallic Cartridge president, died by suicide in New York. Postmaster Hitchcock alerted to Seattle forgery of postal savings certificates. Princeton nominating committee undecided on university president. Lorimer election inquiry noted editor postmaster removal pact. California women push to enroll to secure ballot amid suffrage debates.
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Gaynor
New York
Columbus
America
Ecumenical Methodist Conference
Toronto
International Commission For the Advancement of World Peace
Robert 5. McClelland
James W. Osborne
United States
Jeff Davis
Little Rock
Leila Carter
Wallace A. Carter
Ozark
Ark
Chicago
Guiseppe
Carmello Nicolosi
Angelo Marino
T. R. Timby
Battery Park
Edith M. Chase
Montclair
N. J
Benedict Annello
Herold Bruff
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Hitchcock
Seattle
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
Lorimer
Shepherd
Jerseyville
California
Multiple 1908 World News Items From Imperial Conflicts
Foreign General Malvar dies in Manila as war updates across Europe and Asia fill dispatches. Italy plans air and bomb attacks on Tripoli while Naples reports a strange eastward comet tail. Madero declines urging Suarez for Mexico vice presidency. Italian squadron seizes a town on Bomba Bay, Turkish troops surrender in fort. Ten thousand Italians in Smyrna face dire straits and interior Asia Minor civilians suffer. Constantinople contemplates peace terms with Italy. Salonica and Smyrna may see fleet intervention if massacres resume. French marine orders restrict powder aboard ships to four years. Aboard the Olympic in Belfast, a survey is conducted. Repair costs for Hawke estimated at 1 million dollars. pianist Vladimir de Pachman inherits 300000 dollars after a brother’s death. Philippe Verrill Michels dies from a gunshot wound at Winnemucca. Ex-King Manuel and Dom Miguel reportedly plan to overthrow the republic then submit to Portuguese electorate for annuity. Italy’s 22000 troops in Tripoli push against Turkish positions. Mahometan East Indians at Calcutta urge London intervention against Italy. Portugal imprisons monarchist suspects and convenes Cortes. Reports claim a Chinese revolution spreading. Hankow hosts Manchu massacre. a San Francisco paper notes a republic declaration.
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Malvar
Aguinaldo
Manila
Tripoli
Naples
Italy
Madero
Pino Suarez
Mexico
Bomba Bay
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Constantinopls
Salonica
Turkey
Olympic
Belfast
Hawke
Valdimir de Pachman
St. Petersburg
Philip Verrill Michels
Winnemucca
Nev
Miguels
Manuel
Dom Miguel
Caneva
Plot to Blow Up Taft's Train
A dynamite plot against President Taft's special train near El Capitan, Santa Barbara, failed after watchman A Jenkins and deputies uncovered 39 sticks of high grade dynamite under a bridge span. Suspects fled as shots were fired. authorities recovered 39 sticks and fuse, averting possible disaster. Police believe anarchists and Southern Pacific workers were involved.
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Southern Pacific
Taft
Santa Barbara
Cal
A. Jenkins
Southern Pacific Road
Gaviola
United States
Jenkins
el Capitan
Wines
Santa Barbara County
Maine Potato Prices Rise In Penobscot County
Potato buyers in Penobscot County including Dexter Corunna and other points have raised pay to 55 cents per bushel for late varieties with some at 65 cents. This marks the top price of the season as bumper crops and broad farm prosperity are noted across Maine despite higher costs and better returns.
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Penobscot County
Portland
Dexter
Corunna
Maine
Sleeping Family Slain in Ellsworth Home
Will Showman, a chauffeur, his wife and three children, all under five, were found murdered in their Ellsworth Kansas cottage as they slept. The victims’ faces were battered beyond recognition by an axe. Police have no motive yet. A neighbor discovered the bodies.
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Ellsworth
Kan
Will Showman
Showman
Progressive Republicans Back La Follette at Chicago Conference
Two hundred Progressive Republicans gather for their first National conference in Chicago and endorse Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin for President. They call for a direct primary to express presidential choice while remaining silent on initiative referendum recall, conservation, and direct election of U.S. Senators.
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Chicago
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
United States
Old and New World Briefs for the Busy
A compact roundup notes Philip Verrill Michels died from an accidental gunshot wound in Reno New. The Duke of Connaught arrives in Quebec to assume Canadian governorship. The Boston Excise Board bans singing in Bohemian venues. Baltimore court rules against the Bath tub Trust in a dissolution suit. Pittsburgh council members push for clean governance and curb women smoking in public. A Brooklyn woman, Elizabeth Dutcher, to appear on the Socialist ticket for Alderman in the Forty second District. Bat Masterson sues Frank B Ufer for 10000 in slander over remarks about shooting Mexicans and Indians in the back. Secretary Lanier sues Postmaster General Hitchcock over distribution practices favoring the Outlook, with Theodore Roosevelt as contributor.
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Philip Verrill Michels
Reno
New
Duke of Connaught
Quebec
Genral
Canada
Boston Excise Board
United States District Court
Baltimore
Bathtub Trust
Pittsburgh
Tener
Brooklyn
Elizabeth Dutcher
Pierrepont Street
Bat” Masterson
Frank B. Ufer
Ufer
Lanier
The
American Review of Reviews
Hitchcock
Outlook
Theodore Roosevelt
News from New Jersey and Local Notices Summary
Reports from across New Jersey chronicle farming, fisheries, and public life. Notable items include Senator Briggs donating books to Roebl ieg Library, Glassboro Methodist harvest profits over 100 dollars, health concerns from typhoid in Mantua, a 16 year old with third set of teeth, and a 72 year old man’s death in Hamilton Square. The South Jersey tomato crop yields exceed expectations, Andes E Budd receives 250.64 dollars for eight dressed hogs, and Glassblowers migrate from Glassboro as machines replace hands. Local governance discusses tax rates in Mercer County and fire equipment in Hightstown, while Camden thefts and prison terms prompt warnings. Other items cover a New Jersey horseman, a Philadelphia lecturer, and a variety of civic initiatives in Woodbury, Trenton, and Williamstown.
Second Temple’s Foundation Laid in Jerusalem Lesson
The article presents a Sunday school lesson for October 22, 1911, outlining the return from exile to Jerusalem around 537–520 BC, the initial focus on temple foundations, and the role of Haggai and Zechariah in urging temple rebuilding. It highlights religious devotion, music in worship, and the missteps of prioritizing homes and farms over God’s house, ending with the call to seek first the kingdom of God.
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Second Temple
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Bethlehem
Lfe
Haggai
Arige
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G A. R. Wet Srans
Felix Adler
Lake Forest
Ill
la Follette
Toledo
Electrical Trust
Columbian Sterling Publishing Company
United States Circuit Court
Lorimer Investigation Committee
Blair
Lormey
Fairbanks
Charles Dennison Price
New Orleans
Cavite
W. Charles Willis
Patchogue
L. L
Central Islip Insane Asylum
Clinton Prison
Henry Scherp
Westchester County
New Rochelle
N.Y
Jol R. Walsh
Calcutta
London
England
Portugal
State
Hennery Ames
Tate
Neenery
Brussels
Virginia
Mid
Colery
L. Il
Bskt
Sammons
Romaine
Tvs
Ubbard
Long Island
Jersey
Moe Bskt
Minneapoli
Wheat AG
Northern
Duluth
iWestern
Rio No
New.jersey
Briggs
Roeblieg Library
Glassboro
Leo McAfee
Johnsonburg
Mantua
William Fagans
Hamilton Square
Albert Hooper
South Jersey
Andes E. Budd
Woodbury
Mount Royal
Whitney Glass Works
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Willamstown Improvement Association
Edna Shute
Walter Hewett
Ead Camden
Justice Rough
Henry Leffman
Philadelphia
Collingswood Public Library Association
Mercer County Board of Taxation
Trenton
T Hightstown Council
E. V. Mansell
State Home For Girls At
Hightstown
C. L. Stafford
Detroit
New Jersey
Williamstown
Tampa
Fla
George Duer
Camden
Williamstown Glass Company
Gloucester
B. F. Matthews
Forked River
East Brunswick
Slover & Stonaker
Old Bridge
Ernest C. Hinck
Germany
Imhoff
Glen Ridge
East Orange
Hinck
Essen
John Kischner
Europe
Wenonah
Walter Musier
Recorder Stackhouse
Elzra
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Prophets
Hageal
Zecharac
Daniel the
Dan
Cyrus
Cambyses
Darius
Zerubbabel
Judea
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