Pieces of Thought on Society and World Affairs
A scattered column reviews diverse topics from fashion and suffrage to politics and science. It notes a New York milliner, English as a world language, English compulsory schooling in Guatemala, and a playful poke at aeronautical claims. The piece also references Toronto, Maine eels, autocracy, and a Texas preacher incident in a mosaic of observations.
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New York
Abe
Caat
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
Guatemala
Happenings of the World Spur Broad Headlines
A sweeping digest notes Senator La Follette defending tariff revision and enduring attacks as night sessions begin in the Senate. Plans for U S aerial defense include balloon stations along the coast under Brig Gen Allen. Other items cover resignations at Moore's Hill college and Missouri medical school, a jail sentence for George Baglin, and varied international and domestic events from Alaska to Georgia.
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la Follette
Senate
Senator la Follette
United States
Gen
Allen
Army Signal Corps
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Alaska
New York
Count von Bernstorf
Germany
England
Edward Payson Weaton
San Francisco
Laramie
Wyo
W. 8. Bovard
Moore's Hill College
Richmond
Ind
University of Chattanooga
Andrew Walker McAlester
School of Medicine
University of Missouri
George Baglin
United Copper Company
Arthur MacArthur
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Dickie
Albion College
Rose
Milwaukee
Seattle
Wash
Massacre figures disputed and other era news items
A Russian embassy statement in Washington denies 36 000 slain and cites 4000. A Russian inmate in Alaska owes life to Mrs Taft who urged commutation. A Somerville Mass murderer turns on victims after insanity. A coroner ties Mrs Archer death to cyanide. A St Louis mother kills children then herself after husband’s embezzlement arrest. A Tallahassee jailer overpowered as Mark Morris is lynched. Cholera in St Petersburg resurges. Subway ticket sales rise in New York. National Conference of Charities opens in Buffalo with E P Bicknell presiding. Michigan battleship begins first trial trip from Camden. Criminology experts meet in Chicago. Jusserand presents a gold medal to San Francisco for earthquake recovery.
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Francisco
Ghay
Fox
J. M. Green
Richland
Tex
Gov. Smith
Georgia
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
M. L. Bowman
Milwaukee
New York Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Albert T. Patrick
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Virginia Hot Springs
Alexandretta
Asiatic Turkey
Dourtyul
Roosevelt Rifles
East Africa
George Phillips
Battle Creek
Michigan
Des Moines
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain Railroad
Little Rock
Ark
Mahila
D. A R
Matthew T. Scott
Bloomington
Ill
William Darragh
Washington
Isthmian Canal Zone
United States
Lima
North Platte
Douglas
Wyo
Enrico Caruso
Milan
Italy
Bella Vedova
Imperial Valley
San Diego
Cal
Salton Sea
John J. Binkley
Evansville
Ind
Wellington Hotel
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Frankfort
Willzon
Canada
Barab-Richman
Springfield
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Taft
William Penn
England
New York Chamber of Commerce
Gould
York
Iwich
Michael Perovich
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mra. Taft
John Murphy
Somerville
Mase
Joseph Carleton Archer
Los Angeles
Oneida
John Glaesser
St. Louis
Gleasser
Tallahassee
Fla
Mark Morris
Langston
St. Petersburg
National Conference of Charities and Correction
America
Buffalo
N. Y
E. P. Bicknell
National Red Cross
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
New England
Northwestern University School of Law
Jusserand
San Francisco
Breathitt County feud ends with sheriff shot in Crockettaville
In Crockettaville, Breathitt County, former Sheriff Ed Callahan was fatally shot at his store while talking with his brother Green. Callahan’s son William narrowly escaped during the ambush as two assailants fired from a distance of about 200 yards. Mrs Callahan aided the wound’s control before fainting. Green Callahan refused to identify suspects. Bloodhounds were requested from Lexington seven hours after the shooting.
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Jackson
Breathitt County
Crockettsville
Ed Callahan
Callahan
Crockettaville
Green Callahan
William Callahan
Young Callahan
Callaha
Magon
Green
Ekatawa
Lexington
Fire Ravages Northeastern Village. Major Losses Reported
Presque Isle, Maine, reports a devastating fire that destroyed the entire northeasterly section. One hundred dwellings, the Congregational church, the Masonic hall, two potato storehouses, and the Canadian Pacific station burned, with 1,000 residents left homeless and losses around 300000 dollars.
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Presque Isle
Congregational Church
Masonic Hall
Canadian Pacific
Cat Lessons and Canary Squirrels in Shared Nest
An old farm cat on a Waterville area farm adopts a young squirrel after kittens are taken. The cat nurses and guards the cubs, transporting them from the tree to her box, then welcomes the young squirrels as tame members of the household. A Brussels servant story and a Panama treaty note follow, detailing service manners and canal zone rights.
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Faiér
Waterville
Shelder
America
Brussels
Conservatoire
Panama
Republic of Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Was Not In Her Hair
A mother jokes about applying vaseline and gasoline to a child’s hair to remove dandruff, prompting the child to report shiny hair and explaining the gasoline was used to remove “dandelions” as a humorous misunderstanding.
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Margaret
Mamma
Margie
Teaching the Blind Entertainment in New York
Miss Winnifred Holt of New York organized a hippodrome program for the New Association for the Blind. The show featured swimming races fancy diving life saving and butterfly dancing with participation by blind children. Miss Helen Keller praised how the event displayed courage and strength in a well-developed body.
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Winnifred Holt
New York
New Association For the Blind
Helen Keller
Kidney Pain Relief Pills Sold Locally
Patient describes irregular pains in back and loins and relief after taking pills for three days. Pills marketed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York 5 cents a box. sold by all dealers.
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Selfish tariff remark echoes Missoula anecdote
The Selfish Invalid and Senator Dixon discuss a tariff proposition in a tone of sarcasm. Dixon cites a Missoula anecdote about George Cartwright who sickened and groaned for a week while his wife quips she’d rather have the whole family ill than him.
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Dixon
George Cartwright
Missoula
George
Throwing kisses in ancient and modern arts of affection
The Atlanta Constitution notes that throwing and catching kisses are natural acts not requiring instruction. It argues expertness is unnecessary, emphasizing the spirit behind the gesture rather than skill across ages.
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Atlanta
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General News
Sherif Breathitt
Posse
Presqué Isle
Kingston
Jamaica
Knight Landing
W. F. Nixon
J. H. Dungan
Decatur Cereal Co
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Lowe
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Madman
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A. Graham
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Winchester
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