British Bill to Protect Wild Birds Faces Roadblock in Lords
The British parliament may not pass Lord Avebury's bill restricting import of wild bird plumage and skins, with exemptions for ostriches eider ducks and food birds. The measure limits museum specimens to licensed cases and sets fines. critics warn of flawed design and cultural impact on travelers and women fashions.
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United Kingdom
England
Great Britain
London
James Buckland
Americans push housing reform among Mindanao natives
The Army and Navy Journals report Gov. Johnson promotes a stable government for non Christian tribes in Mindanao. He urges each family to farm hemp and replace nipa huts with wood houses, using army officers as examples to inspire adoption. Officials claim huts breed disease and epidemics, praising the American-led push as elevating the race.
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Philippines
Mindanao
Army
Closer union eyed for British South Africa colonies
Delegates from Cape Colony Transvaal Orange River Natal met in Pretoria to discuss interstate customs and railway rules and passed a resolution for a closer political union. A convention with 12 Cape delegates 8 Transvaal 5 Orange River and 5 Natal would draft a provisional constitution.
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Amur River Rail Line Proposal Gains Ministry Backing
A Siberian railroad extension along the Amur river wins ministry support and promises to open 40,000,000 acres of corn land. A Kansas farmer draft evader died while fleeing, underscoring the era's harsh social tensions and the ailing economy.
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Amur
Week in review highlights varied world events and figures
A broad survey of political and social headlines includes Roosevelt's farm reform push, Thaw's bankruptcy petition, Taft touring for a West Virginia show, the Brownsville affair fallout, Zeppelin's airship journey, and multiple international incidents. Also noted are political resignations, imports on immigration, and disaster reports across the globe.
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White Sulphur Springs
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Brownsville
William F. Vilas
Wisconsin
Notable Calamities and Crimes Dominate Early News
A string of incidents from across the nation includes a Cleveland pastor killed in a car plunge near Sylvania, a Birmingham train attack by striking miners, two Methuen officers found beaten to death, and Kentucky officials censured for sympathies with night riders."}
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Minneapolis
Cleveland Brown
Deane
Fiona Belvins
Mylius Erichsen
Greenland
Elizabeth Barnett
Bay City
Mich
Ty” Cobb
Charlotte Lombard
Augusta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Puget Sound
Wash
Ohio Traction Cars Crash Heads on Misread Orders
A head on collision of electric streetcars near Piqua Ohio killed three and injured about 40 with many in critical condition. The crash happened on the Western Electric line when both motormen misread running orders, believing the other car was in a siding.
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Sidney
Piqua
Western Electric
Shelby County Infirmary
Nine men killed and many injured in York mill boiler explosion
A boiler blast at the York rolling mill caused the deaths of nine workers and left nearly a score more seriously injured. The blast wrecked the mill center, drew thousands to the scene, and damaged nearby property. Rescue efforts used ambulances and wagons due to the high casualty count.
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York Hospital
Broomal, Schmidt & Steacy Co
Animals Used to Test Drugs Warn of Harsh Truths
A Los Angeles Times excerpt describes a chemist detailing how animals such as chickens dogs and frogs are used to test ergotine hasheesh and digitalis. The piece notes human testing risks and mentions fatal outcomes from overzealous self experimentation.
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Corry
Los Angeles Times
The Grampus Gourmet Narrates a Whaling Tale
The captain praises the grampus as a formidable sea creature and describes its hunt of bowhead whales. A mates team aids in the chase, gripping the whale by the lower lip, then entering the mouth to eat the tongue, leaving the dying whale behind.
Iron dollars steal the show at Denver Democratic convention
A tale from the Denver convention shows attendees preferring silver over paper money. A Tammany man paid with a $1000 bill and asked for change. A barber-like clerk had a porter fetch 999 silver dollars and a 23 cent piece in a wheelbarrow, delivering the change.
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Denver
Tom
Germville Banknote Germ Kiss Microbe Joke
In Germville a playful cartoon caption describes a “kiss microbe” character tied to a banknote Germ in a Chicago Daily News humor item. The gag personifies germs as household objects and a tongue in cheek dialogue.
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Chicago Daily News
Getting Back at Her Half Holiday Scene
A brief theater exchange shows Mr Cute requesting a song from Miss Brown after being refused. Miss Brown asks what to sing and he suggests a mournful line about loss. The fragment captures comic or romantic tension in a short skit.
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Eczema Healed After Cuticura Use
Mrs David Brown of Locke Arkansas describes a two year eczema struggle with leg sores and sleepless nights. After trying two physicians and many treatments she found relief using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with three applications and reports no recurrence twelve months later.
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David Brown
Locke, Ark
Her Reason
A Dayton area witness in an Ohio damages suit explains she came to court only after subpoenas. When asked for a reason for disobeying the summons she replies there is smallpox in the area and she feared prejudice from the court.
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Ohio
Dayton
Jedge
Senator Folker and Albany race fixing tale emerge
An Albany legislator recalls Senator Folker risking life to vote against racing. He cites race-track trickery anecdotes including a Gloucester jockey overheard saying the favorite would not win unless the reins broke.
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Albany
New York
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