Weekly News Notes From The Nation And World
Taft issues orders shielding ports and civil service expansion for postmasters. Nicaragua peace affirmed as 6,000 troops are discharged. Rail express rate case denial. Roosevelt recovering from Milwaukee shooting. Adell post office raid fire follows blast. Archbold cited in Waters-Pierce probe. Cholera feared in China coast. Gasoline explosion deaths in Oxnard. Becker Rosenthal graft story tie in. Chinatown shooting leaves multiple deaths and injuries.
Multiple World War I era incidents and political moves reported
A string of varied reports covers a jewelry theft in Boston involving Gertrude Hoff man, a fatal interurban collision in Michigan, naval movements near Taft, a Boston judge restricting maiden name restoration after divorce, Mexican rebels hijacking a train near El Paso, Bulgaria declaring war on Turkey, failed peace hopes, Ottoman Italian peace pact at Ouchy, Montenegrin advances and prisoners, Todor Lazaroff’s suicide, battles in Shronka mountain with Montenegrin losses, Missouri supreme court ruling backing the Progressive party, and Wilson canceling campaign appearances until Roosevelt resumes.
Red Sox win world championship at Fanway Park in dramatic 3–2 finish
Boston defeats New York Giants in the eighth game after ten innings to claim the world baseball title. Also reported: McCarty stops Kaufman in San Francisco. Marconi injured eye unsettled. Diaz advances on Vera Cruz. a successful 31 hour dirigible flight ends in Berlin. heavy Japan storm causes deaths and ship losses. Zavala confirms peace in Managua.
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State Women’s Clubs to Open October 23
The Indiana Federation of Women’s Clubs will hold its annual convention in Fort Wayne October 28, 24, 26 and 26 with more than 1,200 federated clubs expected. Anthony hotel will serve as headquarters and meetings will occur at the First Presbyterian church with registrations, council meetings, a resolutions tea, and a four o’clock opening ceremony arrangement planned.
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J. B. Moore
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Mise Allen D. Hole
Richmond
Ida 8. McBride
W. Douglass
Evaneville
Moses Epstein
Frankfort
W. C. Ball
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Woodbury
J. P. Ward
Vavay
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Sheriff Candidate Promises in Rural Illinois?
Candidate Williams, one of five seeking the Wisconsin sheriff honor, canvasses farming districts. A farmer's wife notes Thompson will promise to vote for multiple candidates, as she reveals he has already promised to others.
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Norman BH. Mack
National Monthly
Protected Both Ways on the Train Joke
A lighthearted anecdote about two conservative women traveling who meet a young girl. She explains she travels alone to see both sets of parents being step parents and biological parents at opposite ends of the journey, with four guardians watching over her.
It Is Easy for a Girl to Trick an Old Millionaire
A sharp observation on romance and deception notes that a young woman can feign affection to win an elderly millionaire’s favor. The remark underscores social dynamics of affection and wealth across generations.
Postum earns praise from grateful housewife
A housewife recounts how coffee caused nervousness and stomach troubles and how switching to Postum improved both hers and her husband’s health. A servant suggested the beverage, and the couple has used it ever since, noting they feel better after years of issues and repeated doctor advice to avoid coffee.
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