Notable 1909 Headlines From A Distant Era
A collage of early 20th century items. Curtiss wins grand prize in Bresele competition, Harriman buried on his estate, Duke of Abruzzi travels to Marseilles, and early reports on railroad rebates. Taft prepares for a 13,000 mile tour. Peary refutes Cook claims. Anita Stewart marries Prince Braganza. various political, crime, and exploration notes color the era.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Bresele
Edward WH. Harriman
Harriman
Arden
Duke of the
Marseilles
Himalayas
Switzerland
Katherine Elkins
New York World
Department of Justice Wii
Taft Outlines Plan For Central Bank On 52nd Birthday Tour
President Taft, on his 52nd birthday, began a 13,000 mile cross country tour with a Boston to Albany train leg. In Boston he told 3,000 banquet listeners that commerce would rise, and he outlined monetary reform including a central bank to curb 1907 style financial shocks. He warned against Wall Street control and political manipulation, praising Senator Aldrich while urging unity between East and West.
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James J. Fill
Milwaukee
Twin Cities
Taft
Boston
United States
Albany
Boston and
Mgr
Aldrich
Wall Street
Benatar Aldrich
Beaves Long for $9 Hold Up and Taft Pardon
A pardon grants L A Potter, an Illinois man once aged 65, release after 24 years for a Texas stagecoach hold up that netted $9 and a watch. Potter, who grew up as a cowboy in the west, served time at Chester and Leavenworth after his May 20, 1885 life sentence. His wife and a Mason bank president lobbied for clemency, noting the sentence was excessive and the watch was returned.
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Mino
Ilinola
Taft
L. A. Potter
Fatter
Salem
Texas
Chester
Leavenworth Penitentiary
J. W. White
Garman National Bank of
Mason, Texas
Soldier Kills 2% Year-Old Sister in Cleveland Home
Coroner Boesger rules a 2% year old girl died from a rifle shot fired by her 10 year old brother Wilbur Graf. The mother found Eleanor Graf dying after Wilbur used a 22 caliber rifle belonging to their father and obtained a cartridge from a neighbor. The child died before a doctor arrived.
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Cleveland
Eleanor Graf
Boesger
Wilbur Graf
Goldier
Wilbur
Lttle
Canada Claims North Pole Lands in Imperial Reply
Canada asserts all territory north of the American continent to the pole belongs to Canada as hinterland in response to a British Commons question. The claim relies on exploration gains and formal possession by Captain Bernier, now missing in the far north.
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Canada
Pole
House of Commons
North Pole
Cook
Peary
North American
Bernier
Far North
Mexican Flood Wipes Out Towns and Rail Line
Report from Xico tancatl, Mexico, describes a flood along the Tampico branch of the Mexican Central Railroad between the San Juan River and La Cruz. Widespread devastation includes many towns wiped out, plantation destruction on the Tamesi River, and irrigation works along the San Juan river with losses in the millions.
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San Juan River
Mfatamoros
Tampico
Mexican Central Railroad
la Cruz
Italian Instructor Beaten by Masked Assailant in Indianapolis
Italian instructor and religious teacher Nicholas Accomondo at Pletcher Place Methodist Episcopal Church in Indianapolis was badly beaten by a masked man with a club after threats. Accomondo alleges Black Hand involvement and says he has received repeated threats from certain Italians.
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Nicholas Accomondo
Pletcher Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Indianapolis
Accomondo
Accomando
Black Hand
Quds Bends Reports on John W Schorr Racing Comeback
Reports from Memphis say John W Schorr plans a large scale return to racing. Chicago’s Charles A Comiskey has spent 100000 for new players this season and about twenty five youngsters remain on his squad. At Saratoga Rocky O Brien owned by James McManus won the 17000 Hopeful stakes six furlongs at 40 to 1 before 15000 spectators. R O Little, former Internationallat, won the New York State tennis championship singles at Crescent Athletic Club, def. Robert Leroy 6 1 3 6 3 8 6, J B Handy and L B Goodwin staged a strong battle in 440 yard swim with Daniels winning in 6757 4 5.
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Memphis
John W. Schorr
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago
Saratoga
Rocky O'Brien
James McManus
R. O. Little
Internationallat
Crescent Athletic Club
Robert Leroy
Columbia University
J. B. Handy
New York Athletic Club
L. B. Goodwin
Uinole Athletic Club
C. M. Daneiels
Daniels
Taft on National Problems and Monetary Reform
President Taft criticizes the patched monetary system and outlines two core aims for a central bank free from Wall Street and not used for politics. He expresses hope for a satisfactory money system before the end of the administration and warns of the need to repair economic foundations to avoid future storms. He notes broad free trade and regional prosperity, stressing interdependence of U S regions.
Death Valley Crossings Claim Two Miners Lost
Bodies of Emery Bodge and Tom Wlanz, miners who perished crossing Death Valley from Rhyolite, Nev, were found west of Skidoo, Cal. They carried two canteens but likely exhausted water halfway. Eldredge, president Eldredge of National Sewing Machine Co, has been missing three weeks seeking a brother. Desperation and heat killed the trio after a 130 degree day.
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Emery Bodge
Tom Wlanz
Death Valley
Mallee
Skidoo
Cal
Eldredge
National Sewing Machine Company
Young Eldredge
Nev
Bullet in His Brain Heals and Is Discharged
Frank Blaine survived a 22 caliber bullet lodged in the center of his brain after a personal crisis. He left Casualty Hospital in Washington, D C stating no major discomfort beyond head and neck pain. Doctors expect no lasting ill effects. An X-ray confirmed the bullet’s position. Elsewhere a storage house collapse in Pittsburg killed one and left two missing with many injured.
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Washington, D. C
Frank Blaine
Casualty
Blaine
Cella
Pittsburg
New York Banker Died By Own Hand At Grand Union Hotel
J W Castles president of Union Trust Co cut his throat with a razor at the Grand Union Hotel in New York. He was 111 years old for several months and suffered nervous exhaustion from overwork. Union Trust, at 80 Broadway, held deposits exceeding 60 million dollars and Castles had led the bank since December 1908 after leaving Guaranty Trust Company. The panic era weighed heavily on him as his health declined.
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J. W. Castles
Union Trust Co
John W. Castles
Union Trust Company
Broadway
Grand Union Hotel
New York
Castles
Guaranty Trust Company
Lexston
England
Thomas Diskine
Hampstead
Lord Erskine
Charles G. Harper
London
Lora Erskine
Hampstead Heath
Erskine
Widow to receive $100000 for saving life in railroad incident
Mrs. Hattie Carhart Winders of BWamaburg New Jersey will gain a $100000 legacy for saving a young man’s life seven years ago after a ride to Princeton. Estate agents in England traced her through an advertisement and say the bequest stems from the accident in which her quick action halted a runaway horse and saved the traveler.
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Rowmakt
Hattie Carhart Winders
Bwamaburg
N. J
Colleges and educators receive honors and grants
Hastings board names Irene Cox supervisor of music and English assistant. Duluth normal school hires Charles Frazee. Western College for Women gains a $250000 endowment led by John Grand Newman. Charles City College reports a lightning strike with no serious damage. Minnesota U sets 80 percent senior average for freshmen eligibility. Frederick Blarr to Tokio as anthropologist to study Japan. Taft may lead Chicago 800000 students in a ceremonial honor march. Morningside College secures 10000 more toward 160000 goal and reaches 400000 endowment.
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Hastings
Minn
Irene Cox
Cloquet
Western College For Women
Oxford
Ohio
John Grand Newman
Charles City College
Charles City
Minnesota
Frederick Blarr
Chicago University
Tokio
Japan
Taft
Chicago
Morningside College
Sioux City
American Education Board
Morningside
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Cited In Personal Testimonials
A Camden New Jersey reader endorses Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from headaches back pain fatigue and nervous weakness. Gardiner Maine testimonials claim cure of a female illness and avoidance of hospital surgery. The piece also retails a short anecdote about Lord Erskine and a legal reflection on democratic principles.
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Camden
N.J
Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
W. 2
Valentine
Lincoln Avenue
N. J
Gardiner
Lydia B. Pinkham
Ean
A. Wilitame
Lydia
Doctor's Wife Endorses Grape-Nuts for All Ages
A nurse testifies to the benefits of Grape-Nuts and albumen water for the sick and weak. She describes a home recipe of soaked Grape-Nuts with egg white and fruit juice, praising nourishment for stomach trouble nerves and brain fatigue. The letter ends by highlighting the famous book The Road to Wellville and asserts such testimonials are genuine.
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Areca
Maby
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erik
Treasury Department
Loeb
Union Trust Company of
Interior Department
la Follette
Wisconsin
Battle Harbor
Labrador
Dr. Cook
Anita Stewart
Prince Braganza
Scotland
Lord Tweedmouth
British Admiralty
John A. Johnson
Meyer
Navy
Ballin-ger
Alani
Annie Silver
Leah Tripp
Rhode Island
William
Porter
Western Millonaire
American Medical Association Journal
Onanders
Copenhagen
Attorney General
Pennsylvania
Frank J. Gould
Hotgs
Denmark
Christiansand
Norway
TAF
President
The
Central Bank
President Taft
Beaves
Erickson
Fenoves Gn
Olleges
Charles Frazee
Richmond
Ind
Duluth Normal School
Minnesota Normal Board
George
Macaulay
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