Congress Sees Roosevelts Praise At Tuberculosis Meet
President Roosevelt thanked delegates of the Sixth International Congress on Tuberculosis for their work against the great white plague. Resolutions urged vigilance against bovine tuberculosis and laws for mandatory case notification and public health registration. The gathering backed factory regulation, limits on child and women labor, sanitary housing, playgrounds, and hygiene education.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rome
Italy
Congress
Taft Invades Kansas With All Republican Factions Aboard
Taft tours Kansas with a special train as factions of the state Republican Party join the trip. He delivers fourteen speeches from the western border to Topeka, greeted by sunflowers and Taft banners. Notables traveling include Governor Hoeh, David W. Mulvane, N. J. Detley, Joseph J. Bristow, and Cyrus Leland among others.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Hoeh
David W. Mulvane
N. J. Detley
Joseph J. Bristow
Long
Senatersong
Curtis
Cyrus Leland
Wlr
Stubies
Fitegerald
Presumed Election Fraud Cases Surface in St Louis
Fragmentary notes describe alleged irregularities in St Louis election returns. Several men are cited as involved, with some already under arrest or charged, while others face ongoing investigations and public scrutiny.
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Louis Ftanil Yey
Tragic double murder and suicide in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis Ohio a man named Gus Tones after a quarrel attacked his wife and son, slitting their throats from ear to ear, then cut his own throat. He is reported to be dying.
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Gallipolis
Gus Tones
Tie
Moros and Scouts Clash in Mindanao Bloodshed
Belated Mindanao dispatch reports a clash between scouts and Moros on Keithley road. An outpost company of scouts repelled a fifty Moros party with one scout killed and two wounded, then nine Moros were killed and several wounded during the counterattack.
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Manila
Mindanao
Keithley Road
New York Custody Debate Delays Transfer in Bankruptcy Case
Judge Archibald ruled Sheriff Lane was not in contempt for not delivering Harry K Th to a U S marshal. Th is under habeas corpus review on his sanity before Justice Mills at White Plains, placing him under New York jurisdiction. Further action possible after habeas corpus ends to decide transfer outside New York.
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Scranton
Archibald
United States Court
Charles Lane
Westchester County
N. Y
Harry K. Th
W Ve
Pittsburgh
Thay
New York State
United States
New York
Howley Charges in Minnesota Labor Vote Plot
St Paul reports Howley president of the State Federation of Labor stated at Federation Hall he was offered 100 a week to influence the state vote and suppress Briar involvement. He promised to present letters at an AFL club meeting showing offers to top labor leaders for silence.
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St. Paul
George B. Howler
State Federation of Labor
Federation
Hall
Minnesota
American Federation of Labor Political Club
Irrigation Congress Ends With Notable Attendance
The sixteenth National Irrigation Congress completed its work in Albuquerque New Mexico. Delegates noted strong attendance and praised reclamation progress while foreign addresses informed Western delegates about irrigation advancements abroad.
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Albuquerque
N. Ab
Oqet. A
Sixteenth
National Irrigation Congress
Captains Put in Bad Light Over Star of Bengal Wreck
An official inquiry charges F Farrar and P Harmitton captains of cannery tugs Hallie Gage and Kayak with cowardice and desertion during the Star of Bengal wreck. Captain Wagner and Mate Johanson testified that crew blame rested on the towboat captains. Wagner ordered to swear to charges before the supervising inspector. manslaughter prosecutions possible.
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San Francisco
Turing
Star of
Benga
F. Farrar
P.harmitton
Hallie Gage
Nicholas Wagner
Victor Johansor
Res Amt
Wagner
Washington
Rioting Riot Brings Police clash at State University
In Virbana on Oct 4 a hand to hand clash between state university students and city authorities seeking arrests led Mayor Blaine of Champaign to fire a revolver at a resisting student. Five students were arrested for disorderly conduct and many police and students suffered injuries. expulsions may follow.
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Virbana
State University
Blaine
Champaign
Flood Death Toll Mounts in Hyderabad and Deccan
Upwards of 7,000 bodies have been recovered by the health department at Hyderabad as floods last week devastate the Hyderabad and Deccan districts. Officials fear the total death toll will exceed prior estimates.
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Bombay
Hyderabad
Deccan
Jealous Man Arrested After Fatal Hallroom Shooting
In Grand Forks New Brunswick on October 5 a white man’s son allegedly fired at his housekeeper Ellen Fulton a Black woman. Fulton died instantly and the suspect Jean Henry a Negro was arrested as he fled. A jealous motive tied to alleged romantic attention to Fulton by another Black man is suspected.
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St Paul
MarricMann
Grand Forks
N. B
Henry
Ellen Fulton
Hotels and Cottages Burn at Winthrop Beach Crest
Fire destroyed the Ocean View hotels and three large cottages at Winthrop Beach on The Crest. Loss estimated around 175000 dollars. Guests at Crest Hall escaped with aid from others and some valuables were saved from the blaze.
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Boston
Ocean View
Winthrop Beach
Crest Hall
Shot for Refusing to Elope in Cairo
In Cairo on October 5 Drew Marshall shot Mrs. Bechtel twice then killed himself. Bechtel is in critical condition. Marshall acted after Bechtel refused to elope with him from her husband and two children.
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Cairo
Drew Marshall
Mind Reading by a Boarding House Sherlock Holmes Figure
A humorous scene features a new boarder testing a boarding house sleuth’s character reading. The sleuth claims to deduce origin, wealth, beard texture, temperament, and even family wealth from the New Boarder while explaining social quirks and how grasping simple actions reveals traits. A second brief note mentions crocodile worship in ancient Egypt and early history’s fear-driven offerings from the New York American.
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Analgsia
Sherlock Holmés
Nomidad Reader
East
Sherlock
Funius
Trenty
Great
Republic
Boaker
Kansas City Star
New York American
Furious Russian Law Sparks Theft Premium Debate
A obscure Russian statute grants a supposed premium to thieves who prove possession of stolen goods for over five years. The thieves market, allegedly police-tolerated, openly sells long-stolen items, attracting both lightfingered gentry and their associates as well as some honest buyers seeking bargains.
Constant Squeezin exchange prompts vow on marriage
An exchange between Miss Fussan feather and her fiancé plays on stereotypes of marriage and romance. The dialogue hints at financial concerns and social expectations as the couple discusses future behavior after marriage. The fragment suggests a lighthearted, humorous tone about love and money.
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Algernon
Miss Fussan
Feather
Fragmentary London Exchange Reveals Tense Dialogue
A garbled London fragment shows a tense exchange between a prisoner and another speaker disputing praise and flattery. The incomplete text hints at a moral or legal confrontation, with uneasy tones and narrative ambiguity.
Unruffied Master-Mary Exchange Cited In Telegraph Snippet
A fragment from the Tendon Telegraph records a wary exchange about care and attention between a master and Mary. The dialogue notes a wife who often seals the servant, while a separate Horace line remarks that black care haunts the rich on horseback.
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Mary
Black Care
Horace
Powdered Peanuts Exposed as Market Raking Trade
A detailed exposé explains how peanuts are brushed, polished, sorted, and talc powder applied before roasting. It traces farmers to mills, the use of brushes, belts, and talcum to enhance appearance, and why retailers prefer evenly sized, spotless shells for consumer appeal.
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Michelangelo
Peanut Commission
Kansas City Journal
The Long Lived Pear in Michigan History
A fragment asserts pears outlast apples in hardiness and care. It notes pear trees near Monroe Michigan survived since early settlement by French settlers before Philadelphia was founded, claiming pear trees endure about two centuries while apples about one. An 11% year old apple tree bears fruit as well as sixty years ago per E P Powell.
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Monroe
Michigan
Seitlers
Venn
Philadelphia
E. P. Powell
Outing Magazine
Fire Comparison Dialogue Sketch
A brief dialogue contrasts expectations and reality in how a wife dresses, with Towne noting modest dress and Browne reacting to the idea of needing more. The exchange highlights perceived differences in comfort and desire for attire.
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Towne
Browne
On a Big Liner and a Cryptic Washington Quote
A fragmentary OCR item presents dialogue about moving to the main deck and a scrambled line credited to Washington Trevaid. It also includes a contrasting aphorism about heaven and earth attributed to Hare, creating a collage of quoted voices with unclear context.
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Broward
Washington Trevaid
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