Little Harry Lory Far Away Diary Nodded to Fear
A historical vignette recalls Mrs. Jones warning her son Harry about a grocer who would “tend to you in a minute.” Four year old Harry returns with a nickel but no onions, claiming the grocer’s gaze frightened him. The tale, cited from Youth's Companion, frames a child's fear of adults.
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Mrs. Jones
Larry
Pietro
Florida
Ife
Lil
Everybody's Magazine
Brooklyn
Nora
Solo
Westville
Iagles
Wise Willie and the Doctor Tale Aged 6
A humorous feature contrasts Wise Willie with a nurse and doctor about the newborn. Willie jokes the baby may need new parts and the doctor’s address, while satirical notices advertise idealized jobs and payouts with no brains needed and all expenses paid.
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Willie
Confusing Odds And Saucy Dinner Talk At New Port
At a New Port dinner Craig Biddle notes perplexing odds on the Jeffries Johnson Reno bout and jokes about two girls discussing a secret. Nashville banquet speaker Col Robert G Carter recalls Dash of Company A as the tongueiest man and a tale of a food refusal by a grande dame. a cartoon caption from Puck features Milly and Tilly discussing a father’s photo.
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Craig Biddle
Newport
Jeffries-Johnson
Reno
Jeffries
Mary
Robert G Carter
Nashville
Dash
Company
Cash
Mayor Gaynor Reveals Shooting Tale In Family Letter
In a letter dated September 3 to sister Mary E. Gaynor, Mayor Gaynor recounts being shot by Gallagher and his feelings afterward. He links threats to Hearst newspapers and a July 4 Reno fight film controversy, noting menacing letters forced him to stop walking the Brooklyn Bridge.
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New York
Mary E. Gaynor
Allen
Gaynor
Gallagher
Evening Post
Tomkins
Dock Department
Hearst
W. R. Hearst
Johnson-Jeffries Neht
Reno
Brooklyn Bridge
Barker
New York American
Jefferies- Johnson
Priest Testimony Clears Woman in Pittsburgh Murder Case
In Allegheny County the court allowed a priest to testify about a dying confession while not fully vestmented, aiding Rev. Eather Kaziney of St. Michael's Braddock. He testified that Joli Mazarik said he shot himself with intent to kill after months of unemployment, leading to Annie Mazarik's acquittal.
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Pittsburg
Criminal Court
Allegheny County
Eather Kaziney
St. Michael's Church
Braddock
Annie Mazarik
Sunto
Joli Mazarik
Disease Prom Prom Chickens In Washington Case
Health officers examine dead chickens supplied by Dr John L Lewis a Washington physician tending an infantile paralysis patient to determine if transmission occurred from poultry The patient is a breeder of fine chickens under care at his farm involved in the case
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Washington
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
John L. Lewis
Georgian Goes A Killing in Abbeville Murder Suicide
Enraged man, B. Maness of Abbeville Georgia, shot and killed Mrs. Virginia Royal after she spurned his marriage proposals. He then fatally wounded her sister Mrs. Cole Williams and killed himself with a self-inflicted gunshot.
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Abbeville
B. Maness
Virginia Royal
Cole II, Williams
Chicago Lawn woman and two children killed in gasoline blast
Chicago-Ann Beller of Chicago Lawn and two children burned to death when Mrs Bellca tried to start the kitchen fire with oil. Two other children were probably fatally burned. The accident occurred as Mrs Bellca attempted to ignite the stove. Myron W Whitney dead in Sandwich Massachusetts noted as a popular base singer.
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Chicago
Ann Beller
Chicago Lawn
Bellca
Myron W. Whitney
Sandwich
Mass
President Wilson Named for Governor in New Jersey
President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton was nominated on the first ballot by New Jersey Democrats for governor at a stormy state convention. He arrived from the Princeton links after 4:55 PM to accept the nomination amid high delegates’ enthusiasm. Other nominees included Katzenbach, Hinchliffe, Harrigan, Wittpen, and Silzer with a platform aligned to Wilson’s positions.
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Trenton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
New Jersey
Katzenbach
Oex
Hinchliffe
Paterson
Harrigan
Essex
Wittpen
Jersey City
George Silzer
Wilson
Doctor Atkins Shot by Dr Rainey in Self Defense
Dr Louen V Atkins aged forty was killed by Dr James M Rainey secretary of Dr Rainey Medical Co at 152 Lake Street in Chicago. Rainey says Atkins threatened him with a revolver and he fired in self defense after a money dispute.
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Chicago
Louen V. Atkins
James M. Rainey
Hull Named Salina Postmaster by Taft Progressives
Salina Kansas George M Hull a Progressive Republican received a letter from the 1st assistant postmaster general notifying him of his appointment by President Taft to the postmaster position. Chicago Illinois dressmakers report skirts widening signaling end of hobble skirt style.
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Salina
Kan
George M. Hull
Taft
Chicago
Taft Not Dodging or Seeking Next Term
Beverly Mass reports deny Taft's retirement plans for 1912. Officials say no change in his stance on a second term and he will pursue his four year platform pledges. Taft does not intend to bid for nomination himself and leaves the decision to his party and the country.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Srld
Tatts
Teverly
Seison
Former City Engineer Beard Guilty in Street Sub Way Case
Reading authorities report former City Engineer Elmer W. Beard and contractors Penrose W. Hawman and Albert H. Hawman found guilty by a jury of conspiracy in a street sub way project. The verdict centers on Beard approving inflated material estimates beyond actual use by the contractors.
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Reading
Elmer W. Beard
Penrose W
Albert HW. Hawman
Beard
Lys Saari
West Point Colonel Wood Retires After Long Service
Col Edward Edgar Wood of the U S Army, 93, retires from active duty after 21 years as a top member of the academic staff at West Point. He led the modern languages department for 78 years, aging out under the age limit law.
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West Point
Edward Edgar Wood
Military Academy
Department of Modern Languages
Iint Law
Shakers Transfer Lands in Mercer County to Col Bohon
The Society of Shakers near Ulgh Bridge transfers 1800 acres of beet land in Mercer county valued at 150000 dollars to Col George Bohon. A cash consideration of 5000 dollars accompanies the deal and Bohon binds himself to support the individual members of the society for their remaining lives.
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Thanodsburge
Society of Shakers
Ulgh Bridge
George Bohon
Mercer County
Pohon
Preacher Harris Dies by Own Action in Georgia
In Cartersville Georgia Rev Dr Sandy H Harris husband of Mrs Cora Marrig who wrote A Circuit Rider s Wife recently published in the Saturday Evening Post died by his own hand at Pine Lops resort near Cartersville Archibishop Maclagan Dies of Pneumonia in London Will am Dalrymple Maclagan former York Archbishop passes away in London Newt leads Tipless Barbers movement in Pittsburgh to gain higher calling for barbers and Sir J C Shanley promotes to doctor status Red Men choose Cleveland as 1977 convention site in Toledo Cleveland traffic.
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Cartersville
Sandy H. Harris
Cora Marrig
Saturday Evening Post
Pine Lops Healthy Resort
Distiller Offers Compromise in Revenue Fraud Case
Lynchburg Wisconsin distiller T. M. Augie facing revenue fraud charges offers to pay 10 009 and costs to avoid a third trial in the United States circuit court. Judge McDowell continued the case to the next term pending possible acceptance of the tender.
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Distiller
Lynchburg
T. M. Augie
United States Circuit Court
Government of Revenue
McDowell
York County Savings Bank treasurer accused of embezzlement
Ingersoll, former treasurer of York County Savings Bank in Biddeford Maine, arrested after the bank's August 12 closure and state examiner findings of discrepancies. He faces embezzlement charges of about 3500 dollars and has been confined at home due to two prior suicide attempts.
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Ingersoll
Biddeford
Richmond Fy
York County Savings Bank
Skelton
Panama Canal Fortification Funds Backed by President
The Beverly Mass president urged Congress to appropriate at least 2 000 000 dollars immediately to begin fortifying the Panama Canal, signaling a push for rapid defensive measures and strategic positioning in a key global corridor.
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Beverly
Mass
Congress
Panama Canal
Death of Nathan Tambur ger Gimbel Brothers VP
Nathan Tambur ger vice president of Gimbel brothers department stores in New York Philadelphia and Milwaukee died at age fifty five.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Nathan Tamburger
Gimbel Brothers
New York
Philadelphia
Scranton Doctor Found Dead With Bullet in Head
Dr Jas E Thompson of Throop is found dead in bed with a bullet wound in his head. He recently returned from Toronto and had been in poor health and melancholy. Local police and coroner investigations are noted as the article mentions a mysterious death context.
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Scranton
Jas, E. Thompson
Throop
Toronto
Can Je
Chicago Population Rises to 2 185 289 in Census Update
Chicago remains the nation’s second largest city with a population around 2.185 million, up 486,708 in the last decade. New York grows faster at 38.7 percent, while Chicago’s increase trails the national average and nearby lake cities, with suburban migration dimming apparent urban growth.
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New York
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
London
Paris
Tokyo
Berlin
Cleveland
Baltimoro
Milwaukee
Detroit
Buffalo
Toledo
Through Whirlpool Passage Captains Courageous Voyage
Niagara Falls, Captain Klaus Larsen proved a motor boat can pass Whirlpool Rapids and Whirlpool. His craft the Ferro struck trouble between the seventh Whirlpool and Lewiston when engine failure left it adrift near Niagara University. Larsen was pulled ashore and later taken by electric car to Lewiston as onlookers praised the daring voyage in an eighteen by five foot launch.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Klaus Larsen
Wealthy widow held in Vermont murder case
Mrs J Marshall Dodge a prominent Lunenburg widow and major property holder is under guard in Vermont following an autopsy that found two additional gunshots besides the fatal shot. The wounds were embedded in the bedroom walls of her house and the death is attributed to self-inflicted gunfire.
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Lunenburg
J .Marshall Dodge
Itir
William Iecath
Dalton
N. H
Neath
Bede
Detroit Tunnel Ends Ferry Era For Detroit Windsor
The $15,000,000 Michigan Central tunnel under the Detroit River links Detroit to Windsor Ontario and signals the end of the car ferry, a famed Detroit marine feature, as regular freight service begins.
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Detroit
Windsor
Michigan Central
Mich
Michigan Central Railroad
Detroit River
Ont
Davis Found Dead in Steel Vault at Irle Office
Jarrett W. Davis manager of the Irle branch of National Cash Register was found dead in a steel vault at his Erle Pennsylvania office. A revolver lay beside him and authorities say business worries may have contributed. Davis leaves a wife and child residing in Columbus Ohio.
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Erle
Omice
Jarrett W. Davis
Lirle-Branch
The
Nation
Cash Register Company
Davis
Columbus
Oko
Ken Non Ends Life After Murder Trial Exit
Doniphan Missouri man Thomas N Kennon, on trial for murder aboard a barge, left court and killed himself in a hotel room. He left a note saying lies ruined me and goodbye to all my friends. Kennon was charged with killing neighbor P M Ulghes and pleaded self defense.
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Doniphan
Thomas N.kennon
Epidemic Paralysis Reported Across Pennsylvania Counties
The state board of health reports 658 infantile paralysis cases across 64 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Lancaster leads with 125 cases, while Philadelphia reports 79. The disease was recently made reportable in the state.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Board of Health
Lancaster County
Philadelphia
Feeble minded girl confesses axe killings in Oklahoma case
Ebby Shepard, sixteen, from Arkansas City confesses to killing J W Shepard and Taylor Shepard with an axe after claiming they whipped her. The Newkirk Oklahoma incident involves a feeble minded girl who says she was assaulted.
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Mer
Arkansas City
Ebby Shepard
J. W. Shepard
Teylor Shepard
Newkirk
Okla
Vidor
International Congress on Tuberculosis to Meet in Rome
The Seventh International Congress on Tuberculosis will be held in Rome from September 24 to 30, 1911, with representatives from many nations. An American committee of 100 will lead the U S delegation, headquartered in New York, under patronage of the Italian king and queen.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
New York
United States
Congress
Vittoria Agcoll
Romie
Cuticura Soap Promises Skin and Hair Benefits
A vintage advert and misc snippets tout Cuticura Soap with Ointment for skin scalp and hair care. The piece highlights antiseptic properties cleansing action and pore cleansing benefits plus a free Cuticura book from Potter Drug. It includes assorted humorous vignettes and reader letters about health and nourishment.
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Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Republican nominating scene in New Jersey and upstate turmoil
Vivian M. Lewis of Paterson was nominated for governor by the New Jersey Republican state convention. The upstate scene saw Vice-President Sherman defeated in Utica, signaling shifts in Roosevelt faction power. In Trenton the sena torial contest favored former governor Stokes by about 1 800 votes.
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New York
Old Guard
Roosevelt
Sherman
Republican State Committee
Seventh
Utica
Upstate
Albany
Patrick E. McCabe
Robert E. Whalen
Trenton
N. J
lFormer
Stokes
United States
Fowler
Murphy
Secretary of State
Two Italians Lynched Near Grand Central Avenue
Two Italian men Angelo Albana and Castenger Piccarrotta, arrested on suspicion of involvement in an attempted assassination of J. D. Easterling, were seized by a mob from sheriff deputies and lynched. The mob of 60 to 70 men hung them from a tree near Grand Central Avenue just beyond the city limits as officers pursued the rioters.
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Tampa
Fla
J. D. Easterling
Angelo Albana
Castenger Piccarrotta
Grand Central Avenue
Ble packers plan price surge as egg supplies await market
In Omaha the ble packers and commission men report nearly four million dozen eggs in cold storage ready for a price rise once released as strictly fresh. An advance of one cent a dozen already exists, with packers seeking profits from six to forty nine cents per dozen. Mexico also extends the duty-free entry period for corn, delaying any potential tariff changes.
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Omaha
Ble
Austin, Texias
Mexico
Nurse Who Cared for Taft Buried in Michigan
Mrs. O C Stauffer an army nurse who cared for President Taft during his Philippines tour is dead at Muskegon Michigan The obituary notes her service and connection to Taft and the army nursing corps.
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Taft
Muskegon
Mich
O. C. Stauffer
President Taft
Philippines
Bomb factory found linked to political plot
Police uncovered a bomb factory and arrested ten men. One detainee confessed to a political plot connected to the operation.
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Tlebon
G .Politicul
Hamilton Club Accepts Larimer Resignation After Roosevelt Episode
Directors vote to accept Senator Larimer's resignation following a three hour stormy debate. The Roosevelt episode triggered the move as members weighed the controversy and internal tensions. Nearby remarks from a relative about fashion provoked further chatter as no major outcome beyond the resignation is noted.
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Chicago
Hamilton Club
Senator Larimer
Roosevelt
Noisy Confidences of a Newly Wedded Matron
A married woman recounts a quirky street encounter with a dear friend. She rushes toward a jewelry store to check the cost of an engagement ring and explains she learned her fiancé’s business standing by buying a special report from a commercial agency.
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Washington, DC
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Hudson
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Lydia E. Pinkhan
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Lydia B. Pinkham
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Corea
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Ind
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