Roosevelt tour visits Tennessee and Georgia in 1910 campaign
Theodore Roosevelt campaigned through the South with stops in Bristol Knoxville Rome and Atlanta. He spoke on tariff policy at Atlanta and addressed a large crowd supporting the Southern Conservation Congress and a memorial fund for Joel Chandler Harris. He also toured Black voters and urged forest and water preservation.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Bristol
Knoxville
Tennessee
Rome
Atlanta
Georgia
Roosevelt
Martha Berry
School For
Mountain
Southern Conservation Congress
Joel Chandler Harris
Remus
New York
Jap Skein
Corpus Christi
Texas
Maine
Tenn
Jacksonville
Mla
New Orleans
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Bureau of Entomology
South
New England
L. O. Howard
United States
Robert L. Taylor
Nashville
Aberdeen
Miss
J. H. Miller
L. C. Steele
H. Q. Linde
Steele, Miller & Co
Corinth
Mississippi
Ohio
Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louis
Brotherhood leaders forward survey on labor legislation stance
President W. G. Lee releases a list of questions sent to lodges of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Order of Railway Conductors to pose to candidates about proposed labor laws. The EP Church convention in Cincinnati approves suffragan bishops. Frank M. Lupton, prominent publisher, dies by suicide in Brooklyn after mental illness follows surgeries.
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W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of
House of Deputies
Protestant Episcopal Church of America
Cincinnati
Frank M. Lupton
F. M. Lu
Congress
Cleveland
Ohio
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Moody resigns from Supreme Court to take effect November
Associate Justice William H. Moody submitted his resignation to President Taft with the exit to occur November 20. The article also notes 1910 US automobile output reaching 80 000 cars valued around 240 million dollars and reports Portugal's republic proclaimed with Theophile Braga named president.
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Washington
William H. Moody
United States Supreme Court
Taft
American Automobile Association
United States
Portugal
Lisbon
Theophile Braga
Manuel
Gebraltar
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Testimonials Headline
Testimonials from Mrs J Mitchell of Sabattus Maine and Mrs Onaries BancLay of Graniteville Vermont extol Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief during childbirth and menopause. The notice urges women to consider the 30 year old standard remedy made from roots and herbs.
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Sabattus
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Yalcian
J. Mitchell
Graniteville
Mrs. Onaries Banclay
R.F.D
Lydia £. Pinkham
Proposal Discussion Between Stace and Gladys
A fragment shows an exchange where Gladys Wise defers a proposal and vows to reply after the other party finishes speaking. The snippet hints at a formal consideration and timing for an answer.
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Algy
Miss Wise
Gladys
Willies New Teacher Receives Pocketknife Gift
Willie will get a new teacher next week who will grow to like him over several terms. The teacher testified her affection by presenting a four bladed pocketknife with a promise he must not cut school furniture.
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Willie
Willis
Cleveland Plaindealer
Bridge collapse shocks Plankville town
A local bridge near Plankville collapses after recent repainting. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes officials are puzzled by the failure and the town council seeks answers about the sudden failure of the refurbished span.
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Plankville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dame Nature Hints When the Food Is Not Suited
An Arizona man reports long lasting breakfast troubles eased after switching from coffee and starchy foods to Postum and Grape-Nuts. He says he lost headaches and distress, gained 12 pounds, and digests meals better. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Arizona
Wellville
Methods For Young Teachers A Practical Guide
Just from the press a new book titled Methods For Young Teachers offers simple direct guidance on elementary school management and instruction. Sixteen chapters cover the teacher premises organization lesson teaching examinations and reports school government and curricula. Cloth bound 272 pages postpaid $1.00 stamps accepted via P O Box 866 Manila P I.
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U. S
Cotton Prices Soar to New Highs in Active Market
Cotton futures surged on strong English market cues and Lancashire news. October contracts rose to 1.80 above prior close while March climbed to 14.73, about 2 cents per pound higher, with the market finishing firm up 20 to 84 points despite some profit taking.
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Standard Oil Company
J. J. Clarke
Europe
Far East
United States
Moltke
New York City
A. H. Doty
Swinburne Island
New York
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Starkville
Colo
W. R. Hearst
Atlantic
Pacific
Frederick W. Mansfield
Boston
Massachusetts
Hughes
United States Supreme Court
White
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Savannah
Unions Quiz Candidates on Railroad Legislation Questions
Cleveland Ohio union leaders mail a list of questions to candidates for Congress and the state legislature. The topics include workers compensation for railroad injuries, strict anti negligence rules, boiler inspections, compulsory arbitration opposition, rail structures near tracks, anti injunction measures, fraternal magazine privileges, crew experience limits, and changes to the 16 hour service law.
Wu Ting Fang Seeks End of Chinese Queue
Former Chinese minister to Washington explains in a memorial to Pekin why he seeks an imperial edict to abolish the queue and permit changing hairstyles and dress to conform with Western ideas, saying Chinese abroad have been mocked by foreigners and urged action.
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Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Pekin
North
Central
South America
Weak Banks Warned by Comptroller as Distressed National Banks Fall
Washington reports that national banks in trouble are being forced out of business. In the year ending October 1, 1913, 113 banks liquidated. four chose to quit, four failed into receiverships, and 105 dissolved for lack of stability. Comptroller Lawrence O. Murray vows to push weak banks to solid foundations or exit.
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United States
Des Moines
Gibraltar
Lisbon
Portugal
Washington
Dd. C
Lawrence O. Murray
Good Roads Convention Closes With Conservation Call
The Southern Appalachian Good Roads association in Knoxville wraps its second annual meeting. President W. W. Finley of the Southern railway urges road improvements to boost the back to the farm movement, enlarge country life, and widen social, educational, and market opportunities. He calls for conserving energy and finances in road policy. Other speakers include Rep. W. R. Austin and railway officials.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Appalachian Good Roads Convention
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway
W. R. Austin
Tennessee
M. V. Richards
Land and Industrial Department
The
M. O. Eldridge
W. J. Craig
Atlantic Coast Line
Rivers On Rampage Floods Across Ohio Valley States
Heavy rainfall produced a wide inland sea from eastern Texas to near Pittsburgh. Two deaths were reported as Mrs. A. J. Burchfield and her grandson drowned near Dyersburg Tennessee. Rail washouts disrupted mail delivery in parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, with extensive crop and farm land damage.
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Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennesee
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Pittsburg
A. J. Burchfield
Dyersburg
Tenn
Louisville
Tennessee
Wreck of the Main Undergoes Preliminary Study
Havana reports Captain Ferguson of the US engineer corps directs American divers and drillers surveying the Main wreck as borings suggest the vessel has settled little since the catastrophe. Labor Turns Down Socialism in Chicago by a wide margin as Typographical Union No. 16 rejects cooperation with the Socialist Party. Chattanooga's 13th census shows a population of 44,604, up 14,450 from 1900.
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Havana
Cuba
Ferguson
United States Engineer Corps
Chicago
Socialist Party
Chattanooga
Washington
Tenn
Wasted Fortune On Skin Trouble Healed By Cuticura
Mrs Bertha Sachs of New York credits Cuticura Remedies with curing a long lasting skin inflammation after extensive doctor visits and hospital care. She used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and reports complete recovery. Her sister in law Morris Sachs confirms the story and notes his support from local Jewish benevolent groups.
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Bertha Sachs
Second Ave
New York
N. Y
Queer Ques tions About Abel Death Mystery
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader joke asks who killed Abel and resolves the riddle with Cain. The caller admits betting on Goliath, then concedes Cain was correct, humorously lamenting the lost bet and winter overcoat.
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Abel
Cain
Goliath
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Man, 70, Marries 20 Year Old In Unusual Union
A 70 year old Ohio man wed a 20 year old woman and deeded her 500 acres of land. The marriage faces a divorce dispute as grounds are challenged by the young spouse.
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Ohio
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