The Passing of the French Population Study
The article details France's population as 38,250,788 with 19,533,899 women and 18,761,889 men. It notes more unmarried men, 9,917,178 widows and 1,005,884 widowers, and analyzes family sizes across 9,781,117 households. It highlights that two thirds average under three children while small groups reach seven or more, including 24 families with seventeen children and 34 with eighteen.
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France
Europe
England
America
T Harney
Smell Quest Causes Kitchen Door Confusion
In a humorous scene from a Youth's Companion excerpt, children hover by the kitchen door on a Saturday morning, arguing over who smells more from the crack. Ethel and Tommy dispute fairness as Tommy complains of a cold limiting his sniffing while both seek another whiff of the tempting odors.
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Ethel
Mrs. Harwood
Tommy
Tom
Open and above board Lydia Pinkham sign invites scrutiny
A front building sign for Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound invites public inspection of the laboratory and business methods. It asks if the product is purely vegetable and promises access to letters from over a million women, asserting the sincerity of claims and the confidentiality of correspondence while urging doubters to verify.
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Lydia Ke, Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Train Massacre at Blocton Shocks Birmingham Rail War
Three men died and eleven were injured when striking miners fired on a passenger train bound for Blocton mines near Birmingham Alabama. The special train carried non union workers under guard of soldiers and deputies. The shooters fired from rocks above smashing windows as eight men were arrested and militia rushed to restore order.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Mineral Railroad
Blocton
Joe T. Colline
O. Z. Dent
Willard Howell
F. N. Dodge
Tennessee Coal Company
Cox
A. J. Myer
Robert Sigman
Comer
Hubbard
England's Good Wishes For American Atlantic Fleet Visit
The arrival of the American Atlantic fleet at Auckland stirs editorials in London papers alongside King Edward's Germany trip. The Daily Telegraph extols the historic cruise as advancing Hague peace aims and international tranquility, signaling the rise of the United States from western to cosmopolitan power.
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London
England
Auckland
Edward
Germany
Daily Telegraph
Great Britain
America
Hague
United States
Crowd Watches Fatal Race Across Monon Bridge
In Indianapolis area near the White River, Hubert Staley aged 17 and John Weston aged 19 attempted a 200 foot dash across the Monon railroad bridge. A passenger train struck them before the end, and both men died. Spectators watched the tragedy unfold from the riverbank seven miles from the city.
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Indianapolis
India
White River
Hubert Staley
John Weston
Monon Railroad
Chicago Population Estimated at 2 425 000 in 1908 Directory
Chicago, Ill population listed at 2 425 000 in the just issued 1908 city directory, marking an increase of 53 000 over last year. This annual census-like listing notes continued growth for the metropolis and reflects expansion in urban boundaries and services.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago
Train Wreck Kills Three Near Imboden Arkansas
A Frisco passenger train derailed twelve miles east of Imboden killing engineer Cooper and fireman Leé Booker, both of Memphis Tennessee, and another man named H. F. Overs. Four passengers were badly injured and several others lightly bruised or shaken. The mail car burned after the gas tank exploded. sailors helped extinguish the fire and saved baggage.
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Imboden
Ark
Cooper
Memphis
Tenn
Leé Booker
H. F. Overs
Global and national reforms and protests across nations
The Sultan of Turkey grants a constitution and plans to call a Parliament. Washington hosts initial steps toward a national aerial society. Governor Hughes signals willingness for renomination if party wishes. Portugal moves to expel religious orders. Emergency currency of 500 million dollars to be issued by Congress start. Taft calls swift justice a top public issue. New York plans a taller steel framed tower to replace Tower Building. Textile World Record criticizes U S for buying British khaki in the Philippines. New York Traffic Squad launches anti odor drive, arresting drivers for smoky exhaust. Russia prepares for cholera along the Volga and guards major cities. Maine and Alabama sail from Manila toward Singapore, then to the Atlantic.
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Turkey
Washington, D. C
Hughes
Chamber of Deputies
Congress
Taft
New York City
Textile World Record
Philippines
Traffic Squad
Russia
Volga
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Maine
Alabama
Manila
Singapore
Atlantic
Prominent Figures Note Major Events Across Nations
Ex judge Roger A Pryor of New York celebrates his eightieth birthday. Prince August son of Emperor William earns a medical degree. Roosevelt consults Harvard dean on his son Kermit freshman year. Yale reports contributions of 1 250 000 dollars plus 200 000 for science. William Mason’s death marks another loss for American music. Cantor argues London condemnation methods aid evictions in New York. Dr Adolf Meyer, Johns Hopkins psychiatry director, to tour Europe. Taft leaves Cincinnati for Hot Springs after joining International Brotherhood of Steam Shovelers and Dredgemen, plans to return by September 1 for campaign.
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Roger A. Pryor
New York City
Prince August
William
Germany
Roosevelt
Harvard
Kermit
Hadley
Yale
William Mason
Jacob A. Cantor
London
Adolf Meyer
Johns Hopkins University
Henry Phipps
Europe
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Hot Springs
International Brotherhood of Steam
Secret service to test legality of stage money in Washington
Chief Wilkie of the Secret Service proposes a test case to determine if issuing stage money, notably $100 bills freely sold, is unlawful. A recent case where a stage money bill was passed as lawful prompts the test against a manufacturer to settle the issue.
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Washington, D. C
Wilkie
Secret Service
Sultan urged to dismiss his harem in European fashion
The Times correspondent from Sofia reports an Adrianople captive envoy to the sultan swore fidelity to the new regime and carried a note warning that he remained under suspicion. The letter demanded the sultan dismiss his harem and live with one wife in European fashion, with threats of harsh treatment if he did not comply.
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London
England
Times
Sofia
Adrianople
Depot prepares 50000 gulls of under clothing for Philippines
Phila depot quartermaster ships 50000 gulls of orange red under clothing and as many hat linings to the Philippines for U S soldiers. Observations will study sun ray effects. At Geographical Congress final session a resolution backed an international consultative bureau of commercial geography and a committee of all geographical society secretaries.
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Philadelphia
Philippines
United States
Geographical Congress
International Consultative Bureau of Commercial Geography
Geographical Societies
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