European ships aid Asia Minor while US navy absent
The Hartford Courant notes criticism that aid to Americans in Asia Minor and native Christians has come from European warships alone. It laments the lack of a US warship on urgent coasts and argues the European station's abolition left the Navy tied to home and Pacific duties.
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Asia Minor
Hartford Courant
United States
Panama
Hawaii
Philippines
Asiatic
American Missionary Killed in Persian Revolt At Tab ris
The article notes Homer C. Baskerville, an American missionary, led a revolutionary sortie in Tab ris and was killed. It stresses his outsider status and that the United States and his church disavowed his actions, lamenting a promising life cut short by a grave error of judgment.
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Tabriz
Persia
Homer C. Baskerville
United States
Church Board
Suffragettes Stir Debate on Press Chirality and Male Reckoning
The piece argues that peaceful suffragette meetings go largely unnoticed by papers while confrontations with police at Pearth and other raids force ministers to act, challenging the press's chivalry and prompting the claim that men bear responsibility for the lack of coverage.
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Pearth
Peace by disarmament gains push from war department order
The War Department stops auctioning obsolete U S Army firearms, prompting commentary that disarmament aids peace. The piece argues that Central American nations unable to buy new guns must accept existing governments, implying war becomes a luxury for the wealthy.
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Order of the War Department
United States Army
Central America
Steward Gardens Aboard Liners Grow Shipboard Fruit
A transatlantic liner reports a steward tending a garden patch aboard to supply strawberries lettuce and radishes on request. Crops fetch high prices with strawberries selling for two dollars per small box. However general shipboard gardening seems unlikely given strong refrigerator facilities on most ships.
Indiana woman counted twice in marriage history debate
A local discussion notes that a woman married ten times is said to have nine husbands because one husband was remarried. If the presidency count is doubled for Cleveland, the same logic would imply she had ten husbands.
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Indiana
Cleveland
Business optimism rises with railways and dividends
Reports from multiple sectors show growing business especially in railroads and industrial concerns. May dividends exceed average and expectations, signaling brighter prospects with improving weather. A New York society polo attempt failed for women while a Connecticut woman wore overalls to break stone on a public road. Cincinnati observers note morning hours as best and sweetest, and a mystery line hints at a math inquiry.
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New York
Connecticut
Cincinnati
Senator Lorimer Reprieves House Stay for Tariff Bill
Senator elect Lorimer of Illinois plans to remain in the house until the tariff bill passes to aid Speaker Cannon amid threats of revolt. Senator La Follette accuses Senator Aldrich of tricks and leadership unfitness in a Senate speech. A 14 foot waterway from St. Louis to the gulf is deemed undesirable in a government report costing 128 million. Harm resigns as meat inspector citing filthy packing plant conditions. Dolliver amendments to wool tariff fail. Income tax supporters reject Taft substitute for corporate levy. Michigan battleship on trial hits 20.01 knots, above the 18.5 knot requirement. Taft reportedly undecided on veto of the tariff bill.
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Illinois
House
Cannon
la Follette
Aldrich
Senate
Congress
St. Louis
Gulf
J. F. Harm
Wilson
East St. Louis
Dolliver
Taft
Michigan
Washington
Kaiser Wilhelm Seeks Friendship With Britain At Potsdam
The German ruler told sixty British clergymen at Potsdam he is a friend of Great Britain. In Tokyo, Viscount Ara suke Sone was named resident general of Korea for Japan, with Prince Ito as privy council president. Dr. Paul Ritter presented to President Taft. George Ade named Purdue trustee. Carnegie and Sage gifts total 76.6 million for libraries and public causes. Commander Caldwell resigns from Navy. Mary Baker Eddy denies split with Delia Gilbert.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Potsdam
Great Britain
Viscount Arasuke Sone
Korea
Japan
Tokyo
Prince Ito
Privy Council
Paul Ritter
Switzerland
Taft
George Ade
Purdue University
Andrew Carnegie
Russell Sage
H. M. Caldwell
George Dewey
Olympia
Manila
Navy
Mary Haker G. Eddy
Christian Science
Delia Gilbert
Collisions Sink Submarine Kambala and Rescue Efforts Fail
News notes failed rescue attempts as 20 men aboard the Kambala were lost after a collision with the battleship Ristilov. Two divers died attempting to save them, while other world items include mutinies in the Philippines, a U.S. cavalry shooting at Fort Des Moines, and various international incidents and events.
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Ristilov
Philippines
John C. Raymond
James H. Washburn
Elijah Such
Corp
Lisle Crabtree
Second
United States Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Crabtree
Michigan
St. Petersburg
Ardabil
Persia
W. K. Vanderbilt
Chantilly
Knights of St. John
Sandusky
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Gas well in Wayne county draws 3,600000 cubic feet daily
Across Wayne county Ohio excitement grows over a gas well yielding 3,600000 cubic feet per day as neighboring regions report oil and gas activity. The item reflects era energy booms and local economic interest.
Manure spreader offers farmer big profits
The article extols manure spreaders over fork methods noting easier operation, even distribution, and wider coverage. It describes wagon box types attachable to wagons, powered by levers, usable with two horses, and cheaper than standard spreaders by 40 to 60 dollars.
Good Condition Before Lambing Time
W R Gilbert urges careful pre lambing care for ewes. He warns against excess fat masking poor bone structure and stresses extra food and daily attention to ensure strong ewes and healthy lambs. Maintaining ewe condition before birth reduces postnatal losses and improves outcomes.
Weaning and care tips for pigs and cows
The text advises staged weaning starting with the strongest piglets, housing the boar separately with exercise space, and keeping him thrifty. It stresses that good pigs require breeding and feeding, and that a poor milker affects herd profitability. It also covers milking reliability, gentleness, regular hours, and testing milk for butterfat and quality after freshening.
Dairy Hives Cut Drones With Moderate Cow Profit
In a cautious dairy operation the team decides to remove drones from hives. They note that profits from a single good cow are not large and plan to focus on steady production.
Adulterated Seeds Detected In Agriculture Department Check
In 1471 seed samples last year, 102 were adulterated or misbranded. The Agriculture Department lists test results and the firms named. Since the program began, the trade in adulterated seeds is said to have fallen off. The hen and her egg are relied on to pay grocers' bills and poultry literature sees wide readership. A stronger poultry education demand is predicted for New England.
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Department of Agriculture
New England
Detroit's Delirious Detective Adair Praised in Grand Rapids
The Detroit Free Press reports H. K. Adair, the detective, was praised in Grand Rapids for exposing an absconding banker. Adair claimed the man gave himself away by his morbid behavior and obvious suspicion, likening him to an old widow. An accompanying anecdote features a widow ordering a coffin with yellow pine.
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H. K. Adair
Grand Rapids
Mr. Adair
United States Postage Stamps Production and Volumes
The bureau and private contractors produce Uncle Sam stamps in Washington Dayton and Rumford under supervision. Stamped paper value for the year reaches 176,974,190 dollars with 9.77 billion pieces issued, and stamp books total 18.2 million, with growth cited. Projection expects postage stamp issues to exceed ten billion in fiscal 1909.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Dayton
Rumford
A. L. Lawebe
National Magazine
Faith Lesson Ends With Practical Price Tag
A Philadelphia Sunday school teacher uses three coins to teach faith hope and charity. A pupil admits only faith remains after the others were spent by mamma who bought meat to make hamburg steak.
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Philadelphia
Fanny
Relief from year long eczema after Cuticura trio
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas suffered a year of itching and dry, scaly skin. He tried many remedies without relief until two or three applications of Cuticura Ointment provided almost total relief. Continued use of Ointment Soap and Pills completed the cure. October 1907. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
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Henry Searle
Little Rock
Ark
Potter
Ask Father Clergyman and Son Share Sunday Digging
A humorous exchange has Willie defending worm digging on Sunday. He imagines his father would comment on the act, then quips that he knows what his father would say if Willie did not dig. The punchline points to the father fishing nearby.
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Clergyman
Willie
Wedding Interrupted by Apple Gift Prank at Court
A couple’s ceremony at the Shawnee county Court House stalled as a man burst in during the vows shouting a prank. He handed the bride and groom Grimes Golden apples before the marriage proceeded, leaving the couple startled.
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Shawnee County Court House
Schoch
Kansas City Journal
Prominent Men Test Postum Eases Old Age Coffee Harm
A southern public schools superintendent recounts his mother’s long heart and stomach troubles from coffee. After trying Postum at a merchant’s urging, the family switched entirely, and the mother’s health improved notably, with fewer headaches and better vitality.
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