Exhibition of nearly 200 dolls from many nations
Indiana reports on a New York doll exhibition featuring almost 200 pieces spanning eras from ancient to modern. The collection includes Peking palace dolls from the dowager empress era, Egyptian mud dolls, Dutch fishwives, Lapland snowshoers, Indian soothsayers, Mexican runners, French lace makers, and New England country girls joined by curious artifacts like a bamboo doll and seaweed materials.
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New England
California
Mary
Nelly
College baseball rules face change on student players
The Youth's Companion notes growing support from college leaders to allow bona fide students to earn money by summer baseball while preserving the principle against professional play. The shift reflects a more sane view of college sport and the balance between athletics and earning funds.
Old Time Campaign Imagery Returns in Political Boosts
A nostalgic tone frames modern candidates through humble origins. Cannon campaign literature recalls "feet in the soil" while Watt is linked to journalism, Knox is shown on a Valley Forge farm plow, and Gray as a locomotive engineer. The piece asserts the country remains safe.
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White House
Cannon
M. Watt
Cincinnati
Knox
Valley Forge
Judge Gray
Cost of living in France rises five years to 1907
Statistics show broad price increases across staples from bread to coal and fish. Bread up 15 percent and beef 22 percent, vegetables 45, coal 34, petroleum 10, butter 14, cheese 25, coffee 25, and many other items. Do the French blame it on trusts.
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France
Wisconsin man’s bid to corner lime burger cheese fails
A Wisconsin man dropped $30,000 in a failed attempt to corner lime burger cheese, claiming he thought they were millions. The University of Chicago severed the chief executive amid a large-scale scandal.
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Wisconsin
Week's World News Roundup Highlights Political and Social Turmoil
A broad digest covers a 145 to 156 House vote on a post office bill, a 160 to 125 party line passage on campaign finance reform, and a national monetary commission proposal. It notes storms, fires, murders, indictments, and disasters from the United States to Europe, with brief notes on politics, weather, crime, labor clashes, and maritime ventures.
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White
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Lilley
Connecticut
Multiple arrests and resignations reported in scattered cases
James Brimmingstail of Dowagiac faces a murder related arrest and six suspected killings. J H Wade resigns UM secretary in a probe of accounting irregularities. Rev R A Ellwood resigns after a woman accuses him of writing letters. Mae C Wood loses divorce suit. Platt denies marriage and letters authenticity. Ruth Miller murder verdict. Sarah Morasch guilty of first degree murder. David Sheehan sentenced to 18 years for desertion. McIntyre indicted for grand larceny.
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Iliness
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Kansas City
Kaw
Ruth
Miller
David Sheehan
San Francisco
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Mae Wood
Miss Wood
T. A. McIntyre
New York
Cco
Multiple city accidents and crimes dominate early 20th century news
The report lists trolley collisions in Philadelphia and San Francisco with deaths and many injuries, a Newark man strangling his wife, a St. Louis merchant struck by lightning while golfing, a marshal shooting his former sweetheart and self-inflicted death in Indiana, French police recovering securities from the liner Savoie theft, a Chicago murder in the electric light district, a fatal fire at J C Wintermeyer's box factory, and Democratic state conventions in Michigan Missouri and South Carolina voting for Bryan.
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San Francisco
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W. H. Howard
St. Louis
Glen Echo Golf Club
Marshal Hollowell
Mary Fertel
Rushville
Ind
Savoie
Robert C. P. Holmes
Chicago
J. C. Wintermeyer
Michigan
Missouri
South Caro Na
Bryan
Riots Strike Chester Street Cars as Mob Attacks
A Monday night riot in Chester Pennsylvania sees a mob of about 3000 attack Ches ter Traction Co cars across Ward lines. Police fire on the crowd after shots from officers and a motorman shoots a boy named Harry Kelley during unrest near Claymont.
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Chester Traction Co
Seventh and
Edgemont Avenue
Sergt. Noden
Demby
Third
Jeffrey Streets
Delaware Line
Ninth and Highland Avenue
Claymont
Harry Kelley
Red Pepper Hurled In Face Amid Bank Messenger Robbery Attempt
In New York on the East Side two men attempted to rob Jefferson bank messenger Samuel Adelman of 45,000 dollars near 83 First Street. They forced revolvers under faces and hurled pepper spray, but fled after Eva Javnowitzka, 20, tackled one attacker and knocked a knife away. Police suspect the Black Hand society.
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New York
Jefferson Bank
Samuel Adelman
Messenger
Joseph Neizer
Eva Javnowitzka
Black Hand
Public execution lesson for foreign miners planned in Pottsville
Sheriff Clay Evans will publicly execute Felix Radzius on Tuesday to educate the foreign population in the coal region. He hopes Polish Hungarian Slav Lithianian Russian and Italian leaders will relay the event to their communities to prevent murders.
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Pottsville
Clay Evans
Felix Radzius
Evans
Ramrod Pierced Heart Fatal Mishap at Cordova Farm
Easton Md May 26 A Cordova farmer Theanas Parrott fired his shotgun while his wife was at church. The ramrod pierced his heart and the ceiling as the weapon discharged likely by a trigger pull with his foot. He was found wearing blazing clothing.
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Theanas Parrott
Cordova
Rabid Dog Scare Grips Baltimore In May Bites
Baltimore reports 45 people bitten by mad dogs since May 1, part of a citywide scare. Police note earlier in April also saw bites, highlighting growing public health concern.
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Police Department
Over the Falls. Spokane, Wash. May 26.-Jobr , John Miles and a
Spokane brief reports a mishap on May 26 involving individuals named John Miles and Jobr. The fragment provides no further details on cause, outcome, or location beyond the mention of Over the Falls.
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Jobr
John Miles
Warship as Workshop in Swift Battle Readiness
The New York Sun explains warship life as a busy workshop where the crew trains for a one hour sprint to kill in battle. Outsiders are kept away during crucial prep as officers demand focus, toil, and exact synchrony while the ship cruises thousands of miles.
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New York Sun
Moose Swims Out to Sea From Saco Ferry District
A large bull moose fled dogs and crossed into the Atlantic from the Saco ferry area. George Peterson watched the creature depart toward the breakwater and vanish, likely exhausted and drowned. William Edgecomb and sons saw the pursuit as the monster caused fences to be toppled and barricades thrown aside. The ferry resident kept watch for hours but the moose did not return.
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George Peterson
Atlantic
William Edgecomb
Bay View
Wennebec Journal
The Little Weakness in Human Nature
A reflection on how people thwart their own success by vanity and overconfidence. It contrasts those who rise by effort with those who topple their progress through puffed up pride and reckless habits, noting persistent climbs that end in falls.
Paradie by Peary and a grocer's apples tale
An admirer praises Peary as a better explorer with each trip. A grocer named Uncle Josh explains that some customers want barrels opened at the top while others want them opened at the bottom, though the apples are the same.
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Groser
Cresson
Josh
Parson Proposes Shop Behind Parsonage
The village parson asks Henry the blacksmith to move his auto repair shop to the back of the parsonage. The parson muses about profit while hinting at joining hearts of runaway couples.
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Henry
Amithy
His One Wish Do you believe in ghosts asks the man
A reflective piece centers on a man who renounces superstition and asks if belief in ghosts persists, exploring doubt and the nature of faith.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Testimonies from women in Gardiner Maine and Chico claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured female troubles without surgery. The ad cites decades of use to treat displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and other symptoms and invites readers to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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S. A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alvina Sperling
Cleybourne Ave
Chico
Chicago
Vydia E. Pinkham
Booker's New York remark on saloon closures shocks crowds
The Los Angeles Times relates Booker T. Washington in New York praising closing Southern saloons and facing a sharp objection. A tale follows of a youth returning home Easter morning after heavy egg nog, red-eyed and pale, trying to sip coffee at breakfast while his mother questions his late hours.
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Tuskegee
New York
John
Los Angeles Times
Birthday Surprise Sparks Husband Bet
A playful exchange centers on a birthday wish and a husband promising to let his wife choose. The wife anticipates a surprise anyway, while the husband bets there will still be a twist in the gift.
Doctor touts Grape-Nuts as a perfect food
Dr talks of food and says much disease stems from poor diet. He cites personal relief from malnutrition and heart palpitations after using Grape-Nuts with milk. He urges the public to trust the food’s scientific basis and worth. Read The
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