Near Duel For Girl's Hand Sparks High Society Rivalry
The sons of prominent figures, William Reyburn of Philadelphia and Rogers Wetmore of Rhode Island, clash over Miss Georgian Naury of Virginia living on Oregon Avenue Washington. Rumors of a challenge to a duel surface, with police involvement cited after threats.
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Rayburn
Senator Wetmore
Swords’ Points
William Reyburn
Rey
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Assembly
Rogers K. Wetmore
Rhode Island
Tousa
Georgian Naury
Virginia
Oregon Avenue
Washington
Reyburn
Mr. Wetmore
Wetmore
New England
Reggaro
Where the 1 600 000 Went Treasurer Files Expenses
George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican national committee, filed with the Secretary of State in Albany a statement detailing the expenditure of the 1 800 000 campaign fund. Chicago headquarters left 7 420, New York branch 11 100, New York State 284 076, Indiana 61 000, Ohio 21 745. Salaries for campaign and clerical work totaled 140 604. Receipts of the Chicago office were 428 680. State chairmen in 21 states received 1 000 each and 528 795 was distributed among the states.
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Republican National
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Albany
N. C
Chicago
New York
New York State
Indiana
Ohio
New Paper Ingredient From Cotton Stalks Emerges
A Washington bureau report announces a new paper-making ingredient sourced from cotton stalks, once a by product deemed useless. An Atlanta company with $500,000 capital has formed to pursue this process, claiming production costs around 15 dollars per ton.
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Bureau of Manufactures
Washington
Atlanta
Volunteers to Nurse Lepers in Charity Order
Sister Marcella, five years head of St. Joseph's hospital dispensary in Philadelphia, left the city recently to join the Sisters of Charity aiding a leper home near New Orleans. The report notes her dedication to nursing lepers for the remainder of her life.
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Marcella
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sixteenth Street
Girard Avenue
Philadelphia
Sisters of Charity
New Orleans
Sail Sar dina burned after voyage to Alexandria
Nearly 200 people aboard the Ellerman Line steamer Sardinia are believed perished when the ship was destroyed by fire soon after sailing from Valetta Malta for Alexandria. Other items note a Chicago slayer near execution, a bank robbery, two boys’ deaths skating on river ice, a cult founder’s death, Ohio counties drying laws, a Sheridan statue unveiling, a river man found murdered, and lynching of three African American men in Tennessee.
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Ellerman Line
Sardinia
Alexandria
Egypt
Valetta
Malta
Lamphere Found Guilty of Arson in Indiana Trial
Ray Lamphere was convicted of arson after a 26 hour jury deliberation in Laporte Indiana. Judge John C G Richter sentenced him to an indeterminate term of 2 to 21 years in prison and fined $5000. Jurors had initially split over murder in the second degree with life as penalty.
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Lamphere
Soa Porte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Laporte
John CG. Richter
Gunness
Belle Gunness
Massachusetts Firms Promote State Insurance Plan
Large Massachusetts stores and factories advertise cheap rates under the state savings bank insurance and annuity system to attract workers. Agencies opened via Whitman Savings Bank's insurance department influenced by Louis D Brandeis. Brandeis quotes suggest Massachusetts may pioneer an American old age provision and avoid British pension legislation.
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Massachusetts
State Savings
Whitman Savings Bank
Louis D. Brandeis
Charities
Brandeis
Farmers College on Wheels Trains Through Eastern Pennsylvania
The first Pennsylvania farmers' special left Philadelphia for a three day tour through eastern Pennsylvania. It carried representatives from the State College of Agriculture who will deliver free lectures to farmers at stations along the route. Topics include soil fertility, dairy output, livestock care, seed corn testing, and alfalfa cultivation. Circulars posted deny advertising gold and state the lectures aim to help farmers.
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Farmers College On
Pennsylvania Farmers
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
State College of Agriculture
Resignations and Appointments Mark Academic Shifts
Dr R S Copeland resigns from Michigan faculty to become dean at New York Homeopathic College. Prof Richard MacLaurin of Columbia accepts MIT presidency. Southern Minnesota teachers form committees for winter school legislation. William Benson, longtime Kansas City education official, dies at 57. Liang Ching Kwai arrives in Chicago to establish a Chinese school funded by government and merchants. Minnesota board of regents plans a new anatomy building after fire. John D Rockefeller via General Education Board offers Richmond College 1500000 dollars with 3500000 needed from Baptists to build a southern Baptist university.
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R. 8. Copeland
New York Homeopathic College
University of Michigan
Richard
Liang Ching Kwai
Chicago
America
San Francisco
New York
Minnesota Board of Regents
General Education Board
John D. Rockefeller
Richmond College of
Richmond
Baptista of
Baptist University
South
Rockefeller
R Tichmond
Sardinia Steamer Burn Disaster Near Grand Harbor
Nearly 200 aboard the Milerman Sardinia perish as fire sweeps the ship off Grand Harbor Malta while en route to Alexandria. Panic ensues as flames spread fast in gale winds. many passengers leap overboard or are trapped and die. Rescue efforts face perilous seas and limited lifeboats.
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Milerman Lee
Sardinia
Alexandria
Egypt
Valetta
Malta
Grand Harbor
End of Tobacco War Yields to Growers in Kentucky
After years of strife and night riders, the Aimer-Jean Tobacco Trust agrees to a five year deal with the Burley Tobacco Society. The price averages 200 cents per 1000 pounds for the 1907 crop and 17 cents per pound for 1907 product, totaling about 14 million dollars to farmers across about fifty five Kentucky counties. The arrangement shifts price setting to farmers, ending trust control and bringing renewed prosperity to Central Kentucky tobacco country.
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Aimer- Jean Tobacco Trust
Burley Tobacco Society
Kentucky
United States
Burley Tobacco
Trust
Ofiers
American Tobacco Company
New York
Burley
Burley Society
Wight
Sardinia Sinks After Wreck Off Liverpool
The liner Sardinia sailing from Liverpool November 14 with forty-four crew and about twenty first and second class passengers faced a fierce gale. Tugboats and swift smnhl vessels struggled to assist but could not reach the distressed ship. Decks were crowded with Levantines, Maltese, and Egyptians who camped on deck for shelter during the four day voyage, hindering orderly evacuation.
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Sardinia
Liverpool
Mediterranean
Mor Crow
Malta
Alexandria
Elks Fight Draws Death in San Francisco Garden
In a San Francisco zoological garden fight two elks clashed, resulting in the death of one elk. The incident disrupts local enclosures and prompts wildlife officials to review containment measures and safety protocols.
Swiss Balloon Wins Long Distance Prize
The official award of the long distance balloon race gave first prize to the Swiss machine Helvetia and second to the English balloon Banshee.
Ne Would License Food Sellers in Philadelphia Meeting
At a Philadelphia meeting on the tuberculosis problem Dr. Joseph I Nef of the Health Department urged licensing for all food preparers and handlers, all collectors, garbage men, tenement conductors, factory and home workers, leaders, and others with health inspections by the Health Department who could revoke licenses for unsanitary practices.
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Philadelphia
Joseph I. Nef
Health Department
Catholic Missionary Congress in Chicago Draws Vast Clergy
The Catholic Missionary Congress in Chicago gathered seven archbishops fifty bishops and numerous other clerics from the United States Canada and Puerto Rico. Led by Archbishop James Edward Quigley the event advanced the Catholic Church Extension Society's mission work resulting in the creation of about two hundred new churches and paving the way for a lasting national organization to carry on missionary efforts in the United States and Canada. The next congress may be held in Canada with Pope Pius X’s representative Diomede Falconio in attendance.
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Catholic Missionary Congress
Chicago
New World
Mityed Abhota
GOC
Thou Banda
United States
Canada
Porto Rico
James Edward Quigley
Catholic Church Extension Society
Franelg ©. Kelley
D. D
Lapeer
Mich
Pius X
Diomede Falconio
Baptist Union
Philadelphia
W. Bourke Cockran
New York
Cleveland Mayor Johnson Declares Fortune Lost and Poverty Return
Cleveland Mayor Tom J. Johnson announces his entire fortune is gone and he must live as poor as before. He will leave his Euclid avenue home for a smaller house and give up his cars to ride streetcars while continuing his fight against special privilege. He once served as treasurer of Municipal Traction Company, a firm now in other hands.
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Tom J. Johnson
Cleveland
Albert
Euclid Avenue
Johnson
Municipal Traction Company
Small Dealers and Bank Movements Feature Panic Era Notes
The Federal Court case and transfer to the local bank led by the Mayor's presidency reflect creditor threats and notes endorsed by the Mayor. Commercial agencies report many failures in the nine months, especially for small capitals, with totals rising sharply and hopes for recovery tied to election-day uncertainty over future government leadership.
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Deposits, Savings and Trust Company
Johnson
Dun
British cabinet backs arms build up after Balkam talks
Beale, premier Asquith told parliament that treaties are binding and Britain cannot recognize changes by any party. The move signals an end to limits on armaments and a plan for major construction and army growth.
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Asquith
Great Britain
Peruna Claims Restore Health From Long Catarrh
Miss Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston Illinois reports twenty five years of catarrh and a bad cough. She credits Peruna with curing the chronic condition and improving overall health. The ad also notes Peruna tablets as a convenient form and advertises a free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
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Sophia Kittlesen
Evanston
Bruggist
Perua
Governors of Michigan Not Native to State Origins
The Detroit Free Press notes that among Michigan’s colonial and territorial governors only one of seventy-one years of statehood is recorded as native to Michigan. Most governors were born outside the state, including Warner in England, Bilas in New York, Plagree in Pennsylvania, Winans in Avon New York, and Luce, Alger, Begele in New York or Ohio.
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Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Gov
Warner
Nottinghamshire
Bilas
New York
Plagree
Connenutville
Gov. Winans
Avon
N. Y
Luce
Gov. Alger
Ohio
Gov. Begele
New York State
Could Not Afford It. Provident Citizen Pleads Help
A plea from a poor washerwoman with rheumatism and hungry children prompts a Provident Citizen to offer help, but he declines due to lack of funds. The exchange mentions seeking amusement at a theater and a bite to eat afterward.
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New York Press
Living Adverts Glow of Health Speaks for Postum
A Tennessee woman credits Postum with resolving indigestion nervousness and insomnia after stopping coffee. She recounts headaches from caffeine withdrawal and notes weight gain and restored health since switching. She calls herself a living advertisement for Postum and urges others to try it.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
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