Shattered Nerves and Shifting Coins in The English News
The article discusses symptoms of shattered nerves from overwork and sleep loss, urging eight hours of rest for recovery. It jokes about the double coin doubloon changing value, then critiques Chicago directory practices and questions the truth of population estimates, ending with a poke at the school census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Chicago Directory
John Smith
Southwest Street
Northwest Boulevard
Lfe
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Acquittal for Dreyfus affair shooter and other week remarks
A roundup notes Louis A. Gregori’s acquittal for firing on Maj. Dreyfus during Zola’s Pantheon ceremony. Other items include a leper escape in Louisiana found selling tickets, Bishop Spalding’s resignation, Fitzgerald cleared in a Chicago treasury theft case, Tolstoy birthday messages, Parker’s governor candidacy stance, Billy Sunday hammering away at sermonic plates, and Lilley nominated for Connecticut governor by Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A. Gregori
Maj. Dreyfus
Emile Zola
Pantheon
Dreyfus
John Mouton
Iberville Parish
New Orleans
John L. Spalding
Peoria
George W. Fitzgerald
United States
Chicago
Chetlain
Leo Tolstoy
Alton B. Parker
New York
Billy
W. B. Conkey Publishing Company
Hammond
Ind
George L. Lilley
Connecticut
Canadians Move Thanksgiving to Monday for Family Time
Canada adopts a new Thanksgiving date shifting to Monday to extend family reunions for travelers students and businesspeople and to protect the holiday's sacred character. The article also notes three mosquito types spreading diseases and urges immediate action to kill on sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Assassination Plot Foiled and National Resource Plans
An attempted assassination of New Jersey Gov Fort was thwarted by post office workers who found an infernal machine in the mails. The national conservation commission released the first resource inventory schedules aiming to curb waste. Other items note court Contempt denials in the Bucks Stove case, a Erie railroad wreck injuring 34, a rabies fear death, a Detroit seminary scare, a fatal organist case, London Eucharistic congress cheers, New York politics around Gov Hughes, a hangings and robberies, a Danish cabinet resignation, and royal heir concerns for Queen Wilhelmina ending in miscarriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Examiner Harper
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Stove & Range Company
Chicago
New York Express
Erie
Geneva
Fred Peterson
Springfield
Jenor Zberaiski
Buffalo
N. Y
Detroit
Father Withold Buhaczkowski
Willie Buallinger
Lon Ra
M. Alberti
Complex obituary and crime notes from early 1900s papers
A lengthy compilation reports suicides including Frank Bennett in New York and George Crouch in New York, a jail transfer for Harry Thaw, a Wisconsin woman’s self immolation, a Kansas City counterfeit arrest, and diverse events from Canada wheat yields to Michigan forest fires and a Turks Islands hurricane. It lists trials, strikes, fires, and political nominations across multiple locales with many named individuals and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank V. Bennett
New York
George Crouch
Harry K. Thaw
White Plains
N. Y
Ella Isbester
Salem
Wis
George Sands
Kansas City
Kan
Grand Marais
Beaver Bay
Michigan
Minnesota
Turks Islands
Grand Turk
William
Vosges Range
Orville Wright
London
Popland
Roosevelt
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Hugh Bell
Iron and Steel Institute
Cosmosdale Cement Company
Cosmosdale
Louisville
American Federation of Labor
Congress
John Temple Graves
Independence Party
Ponce de Leon Casino
Atlanta
Alexander Macomb
United States Army
Detroit
United States
Gen. Macomb
Michigan Society of the Daughters of 1812
Great Northern Paper Company
Millinocket
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of
Pennsylvania
Kenesaw Landis
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
United States Court of Appeals
English
Omaha
Neb
Charles E. Davis
Federick Austin
Fort Myer
Jacob Hernesniemt
Uma Otter River
Noble State Bank
Patricia Egan
Maurice F. Egan
Denmark
Copenhagen
Jerome Elmer P. Murphy
Loa Angeles
Cal
Great Britain
Phyllis Gray
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
Cincinnati
Philip Lilienthal
Anglo-California Bank
San Francisco
West Virginia
Swisher
Indépendence Party
Minne Wiliam
Methodist Opposition to Cannon Affects Littlefield Bill Action
New York reports that a Methodist stand against Speaker Cannon over the Littlefield liquor bill triggered a letter from former Congressman Littlefield. He defends Cannon’s right to his own views, noting constitutional questions and urging continued independence in leadership and party service.
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New York
Cannon
Littlefield
House of Representatives
Trapped in Tunnel Fire in Detroit Kills Two
In the Michigan Central tunnel under the Detroit river 200 workers were trapped when a Windsor Ontario side fire broke out. Superintendent W. R. Kimball and worker Bert Johnson died from suffocation. Bert Schumann alerted others before succumbing to smoke, while Frank Anderson and three others were rescued.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan Central
Detroit River
Windsor
Ontario
W. R. Kimball
Shaft
Bert Johnson
Crossel
Bert Schumann
Frank Anderson
Four Die and Many Hurt in Yezco & Mississippi Wreck
Clarksville Mississippi reports a passenger train wreck two miles south of town on the Yezco and Mississippi railroad. Four dead and 26 injured with two to three passengers still unaccounted for. Train No. 314 was the Jackson special departing Jackson at 6 25 a m.
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Assengers
Clarksville
Miss
Yezco & Mississippi
Here
Jackson
Reward offered in murder case of Mrs Lawless Rorschach
Norfolk Virginia news reports Lieut Frank Rorschach U S N offered a reward of 1000 dollars for information leading to the capture of the murderer or murderers of his wife Mrs Mary Lawless Rorschach who was shot and killed in her Portsmouth home one year ago.
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Norfolk
Frank Rorschach
Mary Lawless Rorschach
Portsmouth
Log Train Wreck Kills Three Near Samson Alabama
Three men were killed and others injured when a Henderson Bord Lumber Co. log train wrecked on a trestle about five miles north of Samson Alabama. The incident occurred on September 15.
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Samson
Ala
Henderson Bord Lumber Co
Red Men's Council in Bridgeport Meeting Report
Bridgeport, Sept 15. The great council of the Improved Order of Red Men convened with local delegates describing decisions on lodge affiliations and ceremonial steps. Attendees and updates remained listed in the brief dispatch from the city.
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Bridgeport
Great’ Council of the Improved
Orde
Night Sweats and Cough Promo for Peruna Cure
E W Walton of San Antonio Texas describes severe summer and fall catarrh with night sweats deep cough and chest pains. After using Peruna he reports rapid improvement and long term relief with occasional use for colds.
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E. W. Walton
Condr. S. P
Death from lead poisoning cited in Cowtown incident
Report notes a fatal shooting labeled death from lead poisoning by the St. Louisa Times. The exchange suggests a debate over terminology and responsibility surrounding the incident.
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Bill
Cowboy
St. Louisa
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims One Hundred Dollar Reward
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It features endorsements from Waldring Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists in Toledo and asserts the cure works internally on mucous surfaces. Hall's pills for constipation are also promoted.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
D. Wr
F. J. Cheney
Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Halls Family
Soldiers Learn to Stand on One Leg in War Talk
A speaker notes soldiers may learn to balance on one leg since injuries could clip a limb in battle, reflecting wartime caution and resilience.
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Karl
Papa
Rootless California desert cactus spreads after rain
A curious plant called the rootless cactus rolls across California desert floors for months and takes root with spring rains. It rapidly forms new growths, spread by shallow roots that reach moisture across a ten foot radius, feeding on both parent and surrounding soil.
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California Desert
California
Coffee versus Postum a Dakota woman's health turnabout
A Dakota woman recounts coffee causing cold sensations and health issues, then switches to Postum. She notes clearer complexion, headache relief, more energy, and no indigestion or nervousness, with her husband and children also benefiting. She cites Grape-Nuts as well and credits Postum with overall well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Dak
Postum Co
Battle Mich
The Safe Way to Buy Paint
Property owners can avoid trouble and expense by preventing misrepresentation and adulteration in paint. The Dutch Boy Painter trademark from the National Lead Company marks Genuine White Lead. The company sends a simple testing outfit and a free paint book to those who write to Woodbridge Bldg New York City.
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Woodbridge Bldg
New York City
Corot Helps Tenant Hidden Gift Sparks Family Joke
The painter Corot and his sister co owned property in Faubourg Poissonniere. A tenant tailor asked for rent help but could not intercede with the sister. Corot secretly paid the rent, later revealing he only did so because he and his sister split the payment, joking he receives half back as his rent share.
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Corot
Faubourg Poissonniere
Cure for Baby's Eczema Brings Clear Skin at Last
A Minnesota mother recalls her two month old daughter suffering a severe facial rash that worsened despite treatments until applying the Cuticura Remedies. Within two months the eczema vanished and the child remained clear, with no signs since.
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Stn
H. F. Budke
LeSueur
Minn
Sensible to the Last Panics Shaver in Jest
In a witty exchange a relative jokes about an uncle’s death and his will. Shaver retorts the uncle was not sensible at the end, noting the last act was disinheriting him. The line plays on expectations of respect and inheritance.
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Union
Stogie Minkers
Gallipolis
John White
Clarence Bayes
Abbie Rice
F. H. Rustin
Omaha
C. E. Davis
Shaver
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A dated testimonial from Gardiner and Chicago praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles without surgery. The ad claims the remedy has helped thousands for thirty years and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
S. A. Williams
Gardiner
Alvina Scherling
Claybourne Ave
Chicago
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