Weekly Review Of World Happenings And Politics
A condensed digest notes Roosevelt vetoing a James River dam bill in Missouri, oil and hydro power industry warnings, a $161 018 000 draft appropriation decision, Bacon calling for open public documents, Tennessee liquor ban passed, Theodore Burton elected to Senate, Shively to Senate Indiana, Frank franking for Mrs Grover Cleveland introduced, Brandegee selected to succeed himself in Rhode Island.
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Congress
Roosevelt
House
James River
Stone County
Missouri
Bacon
Senate
Tennessee
General
Theodore Burton
Cleveland
Ohio
J. B. Foraker
United States
B. F. Shively
Hemen- Way
Indiana
Grover Cleveland
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Brandegee Ofut
Himeself
State Assembly
Notable Trials and Ties in Early 20th Century News
Clara Morris lies ill in a serious condition as anxious relatives await. Taft is warmly welcomed in Atlanta for a grand banquet. Rinehart is convicted of wrecking a bank and jailed 15 years. Morgan gets five years. Rear Admiral Sperry meets Italy’s king. King faces hard labor 10 to 14 years. Cameron found guilty of conspiracy in Tube City bribery case. Aunger indicted for soliciting a $1,200 bribe. Burton elected U S senator by Ohio legislature.
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Clara Morris
Taft
Atlanta
B. F. Rinehart
Farmers’ and Drovers’ National Bank
Waynesburg
Elbert L. Morgan
Etc the Friendly
W. Va
Rear Admiral Sperry
Italy
Cardenio F. King
Boston
Charles 8. Cameron
Tube City Railroad Company
Pittsburg
William A. Martini
Tube City Railroad
George Aunger
Ashtabula
Theodore E. Burton
United States
Ohio
Notable Disappearances and Global Fire News Across Reports
Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth reappears in Oban Scotland ending a sensational disappearance tied to stock dealings. A massive blaze in Boston's auto storage plant destroyed 348 cars worth 750000 dollars. Nurses saved 15 patients when Trust Hospital in Biddeford Maine burned. In Messina Italians rescue children buried for 19 days. Jane Beatrice Mills wed the eighth Earl of Granard in New York. Aero Club of America president donates 1000 dollars for four prizes for first planes to fly 1 kilometer straight. 240 miners entombed in a Hungarian coal mine, 45 bodies recovered. Harry Keener admits farm killing claim. John Brazier receives life sentence for murders of Constable Cook and Dan Sims. Northern English shipowners begin steps toward an international union. California floods threaten damage. President Roosevelt rides 98 miles to enforce army orders amid bad weather. Omaha patrolman killed. three wounded in resort hold-up. Marine Engineers guilty of violating rules in Cleveland.
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Violet Gordon Charlesworth
Oban
Scotland
Boston
Mass
Trusl Hospital
Biddleford
Messina
Jane Beatrice Mills
Ogden Mills
D. O. Mills
Earl of
Veszprim
Hungary
Harry Keener
York County
John Brazier
Marietta
D. 1S
Cook
Dan Sims
England
International Union of
California
Roosevelt
L. A. Smith
Omaha
Neb
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Cleveland
Dozen Disasters and Trials Highlight Turbulent Era News
A wide range of incidents are reported including a head on collision in Colorado involving passengers and freight with 21 killed, a junior college outbreak of scarlet fever in Ithaca, a schooner wreck off Long Island with 12 dead, and a fatal pistol clash in Arkansas. Also noted are a Seattle family murder suicide, a college dormitory fire at Benzonia, a prison sentence for two bankers, Thaw mental trial, and a series of other tragedies.
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Ih & Rio Grande
Dotsero
Cornell College of Agriculture
Ithaca
N. Y
Swallow
St. Johns
N. F
Long Island
Lee Quinn
Fort Smith
Ark
Irvin Brassfield
Seattle
Wash
W. L. Seeley
IlMnois
Eckela
Kate M. Seeley
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Rena Seeley
University of Washington
Seeley
L. Trimball
Union
Navy Department
Italy
Benzonia College
Benzonia
Mich
William C
John 8
McKee
Elfenton
Clintonville
Harry K. Thaw
Frederick Herreshoff
Yale
J. B. Francia Herreshoff
New York
May Faulkner
Col
Denver & Rio Grande
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Flushing
Peter C. Haines, Jr
William E. Annis
Hains
Associated Hat Manufacturers
Nathan Sherrard
Ashland
Wis
Cyrus Campbell
Cherryvale
Kan
Robert M. O'Reilly
Army
Frances Livingston
Boyd
Louis Struvant
Dorchesett
National League For Industrial Education
James J. Hill
St. Paul
Corporation of
Harvard College
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Charles W. Eliot
Samuel Higgins
New Haven
American Snuff Company
Copeland
Topeka
Isaac E. Lambert
Emporia
Kansas
John H. Carmichael
Battle Run
Gideon Browning
Obituary notices of notable 19th century figures across cities
Obituaries report Capt. Gustav A. Busse father of Chicago's mayor and Civil War veteran, former Iowa State Senator Thomas D. Healey dying of pneumonia, Vice Admiral Morestvensky dying in St Petersburg, Miss Ellen Emerson daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson dying in Milton Massachusetts at 70, Homer E. Pond Civil War veteran and G A R and Odd Fellows leader dying at Leavenworth, John Heatty of Mount Vernon New York found dead in a Denver bath tub.
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Gustav A. Busse
Chicago
Thomas D. Healey
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Morestvensky
Togo
Sea of Japan
St. Petersburg
Ellen Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Milton
Mass
Homer E. Pond
Third
Wisconsin Volunteers Infantry
Kansas Department
Odd Fellowa Lodge
National Soldiers
Leavenworth
Kan
John ©. Heatty
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Denver
North Dakota legislature debates anti pass law and reforms
The North Dakota legislature mourns former governors Duluth native John Miller and E C D Shortridge while debating lumber duties and land titles. A joint committee investigates the state penitentiary as sessions discuss taxation, Lincoln birthday observance, and gifts to the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
John Miller
Duluth
E C.D. Shortridge
Purcell
Senate
Bramarck
J. L. McVey
Minnesota
North Dakota University
House Committee On State Affairs
House
General Fund
Pierce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lincoln
Andrew Carnegie
State University
Ployhur
Valley City
State Insurance Department
Burke
John Carmody
Hillsboro
S. E B. Ellsworth
Jamestown
Supreme Court
State Capitol
The Sign of Power and Calmness
The text argues that true power lies in calm control rather than reckless activity. It contrasts letting go with restraint, stating the calm person is the stronger, superior strength, not dull or lazy, and that activity shows lower strength while calmness denotes higher power.
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Swami Vivekannanda
Marine Insurance and the Consulado del Mar
Marine insurance is the oldest form of modern insurance. Its principles emerged in the fourteenth century among Barcelona merchants when the city was the capital of Catalonia and its sailors ranked among the world’s best. Around the same era, Barcelona issued the maritime code called the consulado del mar, the foundation for shipping law in many nations.
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Barcelona
Spain
Kingdom of
Catalonia
Many Banana Varieties Shown in Hawaii Imports
The article notes over 60 known banana varieties worldwide with Hawaii alone boasting about 40 distinct types. It highlights wide flavor differences from delicate to strongly cooked-use varieties and suggests most Hawaii types were introduced by whites.
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Hawaii
Chestnut Stand Rush Sparks Cash Register Idea
A man buys five cents worth of chestnuts from a roast chestnut vendor and is joined by three more customers, prompting a boy to quip that the vender will need a cash register and a girl to run it. The scene reflects brisk business and comic wit from the New York Press.
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Guinney
New York Press
Dorothy's plea to shoot the old carriage horse instead
In Home Chat style, Dorothy urges mercy by shooting a worn carriage horse rather than selling it. She hears adults discussing buying a new car while living with her grandfather, highlighting kinder treatment versus disposal.
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Dorothy
Mammie
Innstead
Similarity of Lead and Steel in Low Temperatures
A report explains that when lead is cooled in liquid air to very low temperatures it behaves similarly to steel at room temperature, acting like a helical spring. It notes iron becomes soft and inelastic at high red heat, while lead remains dull and soft at ordinary temperatures as it nears melting.
Oxford Becomes More Cosmopolitan In Modern Era
The Oxford community grows cosmopolitan as Rhodes scholars arrive and bring distinct national traits. The paper welcomes these students warmly, noting that stronger national characteristics evoke a deeper, friendlier reception.
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Oxford
Oxsford
Will Leaves Georgia Town for College Fund
Forty one Georgians gather at the death bed of Mr. Perkins as the will reveals all property to found a college. Tears flow and exclamations of disappointment echo with the word Kussim as they begin their journey home.
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Mr. Perkins
Men More Sensitive Than Women Opinion Satire
A Black and White column argues that men possess keener perception and quicker grasp of the world than women, while questioning who would want women to be different from their true nature.
Zoological Garden Director Reaches Vacation Note
The director of the zoological gardens was on vacation when his chief assistant sent a note mentioning a chimpanzee pining for companionship and asking what to do until the return.
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Zoological Gardens
Man's Rough Path Reflects Eternal Costs of Salvation
A quote from the Atlanta Constitution notes that times may be hard yet men always need money to buy salvation from a preacher, health from a doctor, and rights from a lawyer, illustrating the persistent toll of seeking aid.
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Atlanta Constitution
New England's Massive Hollow Concrete Dam Near Ellsworth
One of the era’s largest engineering feats, a 2,500 horsepower dam on the Union River at Ellsworth Maine, built with hollow concrete and costing about 500 300 dollars.
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New England
Union River
Ellsworth
Remarkable Diamond Writing Machine Destroyed by Inventor
A recently deceased Royal Microscopical Society member crafted a diamond writing device. the inventor reportedly broke it apart. A sample shows the Lord's Prayer written in 227 letters contained in 1,237,000 of a square inch, equating to 53,880,000 letters per square inch, about 15 complete Bibles. Deciphering requires a 1-12 inch objective, the lens used for studying tiny bacteria.
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Royal Microscopical Society
Banana plants thrive with little care in many lots
Many city houses and rural homesteads maintain banana clumps that require almost no attention. New shoots continually replace those that have fruited and been removed, keeping the plants productive with minimal effort.
Conscience and the Mind in a Manchester Union quip
A humorous remark compares conscience to health, noting that nine of ten men are just insane enough to avoid hospital, as printed in the Manchester Union.
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Addison
Manchester Union
Cures Colds Quickly Home Remedy Described
A historic home remedy claims to cure coughs and colds within a day. The formula mixes glycerine, Concentrated pine compound, and whiskey with precise measurements, to be taken every four hours.
Typists and a Quick Marriage Tale
A clerk recalls a typist who married a wealthy employer in under three months, noting the surprising speed of the union and the expert skills of the typist.
Cuticura Heals Woman After Prolonged Eczema Battle
A Highlandtown Md woman describes ten months of severe itching and disfigurement from eczema and her relief after four to five applications of Cuticura Ointment and two uses of the Full Cuticura Remedies. The testimonial notes she is now cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Kral
Highlandtown
Pottier Drag & Chem Corp
Bole Props
Boston
I Won’t Sell After Reading Description
A country estate owner considers selling but, after his agent presents a description, decides not to sell. He realizes he has long sought such a place and concludes he will keep it. The piece reflects on common stress in human relations and the idea of universal brotherhood.
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Ion
Great Northern Road
State University
Thomas Wilson
Omaha
Wilson
Board of Regents
Minnesota U
Universal Brotherhood
Schuyler C. Woodhull
Yale Graduate Secures Passport on German Frontier
A Yale graduate, addressed as a special envoy and seen with a be ribboned document, narrowly passes a frontier check. The officer tests Latin, then approves the parchment as sufficient for royal household use, eliciting relieved exclamations from the graduate.
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Yale
Jerushy John
Houury
Scott
Wise Postum letter touts health for stomach and complexion
A reader praises Postum over coffee after two years of use at home. She notes relief from indigestion and skin blotches, crediting her mother-in-law and a grandmother who also benefited. The testimonial from Battle Creek Postum Co. includes a tag line and promotional prompt.
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Gokes
Iowa
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
North Dakota clashes over Adjutant General office power shift
In Bismarck two rival state militia leaders claim legal authority as Gen Poole, backed by a district court writ, and Col Peake, occupying the adjutant general’s office under the governor. Poole seeks an injunction to halt Peake. the case heads to the supreme court.
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Bismarck
Gen. Poole
Burke
Northwest Hotel
Colil Peake
Capitol
Poole
District Court
Col. Peake
Supreme Court
Capitol Building
Northweat Hotel
State Guard
Gov. Burke
Peake
North Dakota Charters Granted to Ten Corporations
Alfred Claisdell secretary of state issued charters to ten Dakota firms including The Stock Security Co Fargo Reed & Raymond Telephone Co Fargo Alex Stern & Co Fargo First State Bank of Flasher The Flasher State Bank Central Telephone Company Medina 8 P Ireland & Sons Hankinson King Lumber Company Ellendale and related incorporator details. The article notes Taft Sherman electors casting ballots in Bismarck and committee appointments forthcoming.
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Alfred Claisdell
Stock Security Co
Fargo
N. D
Capital Stock
DD. F. Siegfried
F. E. Carson
W. E. Heller
Reed & Raymond Telephone Co
Hans, Hoglund
Hans, Hoglund, Harwood, N. D., N. B. Pinkham
O. K. Hanson
Harwood
Alex Stern & Co
Alex Stern
Maurice Kaufman
William Stern
First State Bank of
Flasher
W. F. Herzler
Chas, Schlosser
Henry Brown
Flasher State Bank
Hiram R. Lyon
B. W. Stephenson
Charles L. Timmerman
Joseph Ness
Mandan
Lyon
Minneapolis
P. King
O. King
Ellendale
N. Db
Adrian
Plural North Dakota Briefs Cover Deaths and Local Fires
Gottfob Schultz dies in Jamestown after weeks of illness in area hospitals. Williston riprap work progresses on river bank with a wide willow mat woven like a basket. North Dakota undertakers to hold state convention in Grand Forks February 16 to 18. Bathgate reports 3 000 bushels of grain burned at Thorp elevator with losses between 7000 and 8000 dollars insured. Northwestern Life Insurance claims record North Dakota business totaling one million dollars in new policies. Churches Ferry residence of W M Petrie burned completely, with contents, at 4 0 clock Tuesday morning.
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Acklin
Peter Guerts
Dickinson Post
Charles Merry
Hettinger
Lemmon
Ed. Barry
Adams County
Grand Forks
H. H Healy
F. Ruediger
The
State University
Milner
Andrew A. Newgard
Munich
N. D
Littl Hope
Mandan
Great Northern
Clyde
A. A. Newgard
George Barnes
Dickinson
N. P
Lne
South Heart
Roy Powers
L. K. Hassel
Powers
Carpenter Bros
Minot
Paulson
Flaxton
Jamestown
Howard D. Steffness
Stevenson
Round House
Hismarck
Hurke
N. Romer Rugby
Rugby
Andy Jones
Swords
Fargo
Sherif Albert Osman
Traill County
Patlent
Jamestown Asylum
William Haverland
Hillsboro
Sherif
Haverland
Osmon
Williston
North Dakota
Kohenchu
Bismarck
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Eugene Fretz
Neighbors Reported Musician’s Desperate Act
George Christie, famed composer and nephew of a disliked minstrel, claims he never regretted one song until he wrote a tune to Bert Fitzgibbon’s lyric. After a couple’s serenade and a barber shop performance drove him to despair, he attempted homicide via poison, presenting a carbolic acid packet to the couple with the note “This will stop your heart from beating.”
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George Christie
Bert Fitzgibbon
Christie
Christ
Drus Ature
Holy Families reshaped for missions draw laughs and lessons
A colporteur tours a Sunday school with four Holy Family images portraying different races. Children laugh at Western depictions while the vendor explains the images resemble Congo and China peoples. He argues Holy Families must reflect the likeness of the people they serve.
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China
Joseph
Congo
Mar
Hair Science by Frederic Goujon overview
Promotes knowledge of hair care and remedies for dandruff gray hair and hair loss. Notes the book Hair Science by Prof Frederic Goujon and lists 1h ane and Cie 723 Lexington Ave New York as the address.
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Frederic Goujon
Addres 1Hane & Cie
Lexington Ave
New Ork
Advice on marriage and equality from a veteran
The older man warns that choosing a wife to treat as an equal is wise, while the younger man counters from experience that a woman who would submit to such treatment isn’t worth keeping. The exchange reflects gender role views and social humor of the period.
Castoria Safe for Infants and Children Advised
Important notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure safety for infants and children and to confirm it remains a safe, reliable remedy as directed by medical guidance.
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Eduons
D. R. Streeter
Pub
N. Dak
BEF
Washington Notes
Gunderson
Duls
Lamoure
House of Representatives
Arne P Haugen
Tralll
Streeter
Emmons County
Haugen
Hellstrom
Voucher
Cass County
Burleigh County
Frederick Weyerhauser
State Board of Forestry
Weyerhauser
L. W. Hill
State Highway Commission
Kussim
North Dakota News
Fisckertall
Wahpeton
Richland County
George Demery
Charles Maeles
Michigan
J. White
Ward County
Grand Forka
John Thorson
Thorson
Benvon
McCluskey
Sheridan County
Sherman
M. O. Simonstad
Idmore
Anton Hanson
Hengon County
Herman Scheer
Wells County
Ed. Nichols
Nichols
Gottfiob Schultz
Spiritwood Lake
Jamestown Hospital
Bathgate
Churches Ferry
W. M. Petrie and
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Darling
George
Grove
Harn Kage
Allen
Crea
Western
Canada
Correspondenc Sifortat Ashoclion
Amatrae National Eiorsa Ki
Ottawa
Pak A Om
Grend Vert Torre
Dak
Dobos
Paul, Mise
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