Christian Science dispute ties up federal sick pay
A Baltimore custom inspector, William JH Myers, a Christian Scientist, cannot produce a physician's certificate for sick leave under federal rules. Treasury officials and Surveyor Ravencroft disagree on eligibility while Myers seeks sick pay and faces possible discharge if ill or not ill.
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Mrs. Eddy
Uncle Sam
William JH. Myers
Baltimore
Myers
Treasury
Ravencroft
Cortelyou
Postage stamp issues honor Jamestown Exposition
New stamps add to authorized issues for the James town Exposition. A five cent stamp bears Pocahontas, eight million copies planned for foreign postage. A one cent stamp with Captain John Smith in green, ten million printed, and a fourteen million two cent stamp with the scene The Founding of James town in red.
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Pocahontas
John Smith
Jamestown
Roosevelt Conspiracy Claims Stir Ohio And Nation
Washington dispatch charges a conspiracy of rich men including Rockefeller Harriman and Hearst to defeat Roosevelt policies by influencing national conventions. The report says the effort started in Ohio and Pennsylvania and aims to sway all states before convention delegates are chosen. It cites Roosevelt’s anticipated public response and notes other crimes and donations by Carnegie.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rockefeller
Harnan
Hearst
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Harriman
Buckeye
Woman Found Dead in Attic Rain Tank
Special to Express reports the body of Mrs. August Ruck wife of a local businessman was found last evening in the rain water tank in her attic. She had been ill for a year and investigators suspect she ended her life there while despondent or temporarily insane.
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Wapakoneta
August Ruck
New Chrome Nickel Steel Rivets Boost rivet strength
A Paris Academy of Sciences communication by M. G. Charpy reports a study of steel alloys and reveals 2 chrome nickel steel rivets offer 2.5 times the strength of standard rivets without extra precautions.
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Paris Academy of Sciences
M. G. Charpy
They Are My Kaiser My Kinder My Kirche Theme
The German Empress answered a question about what she values most. She stated four preferred things that begin with They are my Kaiser, my kinder, my kirche and my kitchen, meaning her King, her children, her Church, and her kitchen.
Make It A Park On Fort Defiance And Fort Winchester
The defunct notes propose preserving historic sites in Defiance by securing land along Second Street to the Fort grounds near the Auglaize river. A park could be laid out with the library, creating a dual-river city space. Citizens are urged to consider an appropriation to build protective walls against river erosion.
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Defiance
Fort Defiance
the Express
Fort Winchester
Auglaize River
Second Street
Fort Grounds
Washington Street
Congress
Surgery on the Stage in Selections of Dramatic Realism
The article argues plays should avoid using the stage as a medical clinic. Visual realism can illustrate themes but risks diverting drama from its proper mission. First aid demonstrations may fit incidentally, but major operations should not be staged for audiences.
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Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Pittsburg
Medical College
Bees and Blue Flowers Challenge Darwin's Bee Preference Theory
G W Bulman challenges Darwin's idea of bees preferring blue flowers for pollen and nectar. He argues bees visit various colored blooms and even despoiled petals for honey, suggesting the so called "azure-loving bees" may be driven by commerce rather than flower color alone.
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Darwin
G. W. Bulman
Bulman
Lord Avebury
Fragmented quotes mix seafaring satire and social comment
A tumbling series of clipped excerpts covers officers profiting from prize money, a Wall Street critique of the fight between government, corporations, and markets, and brief social quips about women in France and a charity donor's ethic. The fragment ends with a line about a divorce law.
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Wall Street Journal
Lighthouses For Sale As Odd Villa Residences
Three lighthouses come on the market as desirable homes. Two at Portland Bill and one at the South Foreland Dover have been repurposed with the lantern room turned into a study and library. Auctioneers note the structures are solid, with keeper’s houses and passages, suitable for bungalow-style living.
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Portland Bill
South Foreland
Doved
Dover
London Daily Mail
Trinity House
Portland
Corporation of
Weymouth
Liberia Farmers' Alliance Convened in Monrovia
The first Farmers' Alliance convention in Liberia was held in Monrovia. The African Agricultural World reports Liberia will develop its agricultural resources as a result of the meeting.
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Farmers’ Alliance
Liberia
Africa
Monrovia
African Agricultural World
Steel Ties Adopted by Bessemer & Lake Erie Railway
Chief Engineer Porter announces that exclusively steel ties will be used on the Bessemer & Lake Erie railway. The note signals a shift to steel for track stability and maintenance.
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Bessemer & Lake Erie
Porter
Great Britain
Welding by electricity on rails promises solid joints
The article notes welding by electricity has advanced to a point where apparatus can be carried to railroad tracks and two rails can be joined as solidly as if cast in one piece. It contrasts with other topics including drugs causing death and vaporizing gold with electric furnaces.
The Seagull Thief and the Fishermen’s Bond
A vivid contrast frames the seagull as guardian over sea nets and boats at sea yet a thief on land. The piece cites-era prose noting gulls aid fishermen, share spoils, and even bring luck, while on shore they raide roosts, steal young birds, and clash with sparrows in St James’s.
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London Daily Mail
Tempe
London
St. James's Ps
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Rules for Aeroplane Race Arranged by The Matin
The Matin publishes rules for an aeroplane race set for July 1, 1908. French made machines will compete with no name or form distinction, must travel Paris to London within 24 hours using only own propulsion, with a 250000 francs prize for the winner.
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The
Matin
Paris
London
Emerions Coal FDS History of Industry Since Discovery
History of Pennsylvania coal industry from discovery of bituminous and anthracite, production in 1904 and 1905, and growth of mines. Notes include regions, output values, employment, wages, immigrant labor shifts, and industry centralization amid railroad mergers.
Negro recruit seeks thirty year navy term defied by finger
Samuel Franklin Fitts, described as gigantic and muscular, asked to serve thirty years after four in the navy. He claimed to be married, but his finger missing from his hand led to rejection. The Pittsburgh Gazette notes his plan and joke about his name.
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Navy
Samuel Franklin Fitts
Fitts
Yassah
Marshall Field on Bonds and Growth Theory
A 1905 World’s Work profile recalls Marshall Field advising a young bond salesman. Field supports bonds yielding under four percent but values investment only in assets with growth potential. He treats surplus funds as money to grow by backing solid, expanding ventures.
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New York
Marshall Field
Mr. Field
Busines
Field
Defiance Home Saving and Loan seeks foreclosure in Ohio suit
Notice filed in Defiance County Court of Common Pleas by The Defiance Home Saving and Loan Association against John C Diehl and Anna Diehl. Action to determine amount due on a July note and foreclose Lot No 42 in Southworth Addition Defiance City to satisfy the claim. Defendants must answer by May 7.
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John Dichland
Anna Diehl
Weh
Foster County
North Dakota
Defiance Home Saving and Joan Association
John C. Diehl
Sald Pisintii
Said
Snia Pinintii
Southworth
Defiance
Defiance County
Ohio
John C. Diebl
Anna Diebl
Defiance Home Saving and Loan Association
Winn & Hay
Kor
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