Words of Peace From OBrien Tribute to Japanese Warships
American Ambassador OBrien in Tokyo extols peace through naval strength and mutual respect as Admiral Sperry and fleet officers meet Japanese officers in a grand reception. The court and fleet plan an audience with the emperor and empress and a palace luncheon.
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Tokio
United States
Srerry
Imperial Hotel
O’brien
Sperry
Japan
Imperial Palace
Adm
Roosevelt
Tokyo
Yokohama
Pacific Coast
America
Tornadoes Ravage Clayton New Mexico and Other Regions
Clayton New Mexico reports a deadly tornado and cloudburst killing four residents including W. H. Paiget and J. S. Fox and injuring twenty others. The Union county courthouse and many homes were wrecked, water systems failed, and lines were down. Nearby Folhom saw flood panic with the Cimarron River near flood stage. Manila felt three earthquakes. Sharon Springs Kansas endured two tornadoes injuring a dozen. Johnstown Pennsylvania reports a contractor found dead after an apparent workplace incident.
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Clayton
N. M
Brendera
W. H. Paiget
J. S. Fox
W. H. Bowen
Thomas Downs
John Byrne
Union County Court House
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Folhom
Cimarron
Want it over
In a reflecting note from Cleveland Plain Dealer a father recalls a small daughter who, after being sent to bed as punishment, asks to be spanked to “get it over with.” She says lying in bed harms her sleep and would rather the spanking end it sooner.
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Wallace Knight
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cure at City Mission Shows Remarkable Recovery
Laura Jane Bates of New York reports a young woman admitted in a dire state with scabies paresis rheumatism and sores who improved after seven weeks of care. After using Cuticura products the patient slept well and within five weeks could seek employment. March 11 1907.
Legend of Magpie and Robin Origins Recounted
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt retells a French legend of magpie and robin at the crucifixion. The magpie with a jeweled head insults Jesus while the gray robin, reaching toward the thorn, receives a drop of blood that grants the red breast.
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France
Jesus
Insanity Defense During Trial Delays Proceedings
A lawyer questions a senator about a 350000 fee from a trust as the judge notes the defendant may be insane. The court adjourns to summon alienists while the case details unfold and the matter of responsibility hangs on mental state and legitimacy of prosecution.
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Jaid
Fly Youth and Boss Debate on a Fly Paper
A playful dialogue contrasts a boy and the boss about a fly paper. The boy asks where the boss worked last while the boss insists on the term fly paper and references the Daily Balloon as a source.
The Square Deal Picnic Speaker Goads Kids
A wealthy suburban benefactor who funded the Sunday school picnic addresses 150 children. He admits embarrassment and tells them it pays to be good, quipping that a man who deals from the bottom of the pack is buried at the public expense.
Deafness Cure Debate and Wellness Notions
An old advertisement warns that deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hal’s Catarrh Cure with a money back offer, then shifts to various anecdotes and patent remedies for teething and foot care, ending with a quip on debtors having better memories than creditors.
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Hal
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Sick Man Bursts From Bed To Help Medicine Bag
A Syracuse business man with pneumonia resists bed rest and begs to accompany his physician out to the field. He finally consents to stay in bed but insists on aiding the doctor with the medicine bag despite the illness and fatigue.
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Syracuse
Beides
Seaside Silhouette and Snippets of News
Seaside Silhouette reports a beaming Philadelphian finally winning love after a year with a Yonkers girl. A vignette from Delineator recalls Sabbath jokes as Edwin cracks cherries. Brazil begins Japanese immigration with 781 workers to coffee plantations, to be followed by more arrivals.
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Charley
Yonkers
Lippincott’s
Edwin
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Nellie
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Allen
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Dodds
Guare
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W. L. Douglas
Sloan
Sloan's
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Philadelphia
Board of Health
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Ephraim
Harper's Weekly
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Leo
Mrs. Henpeck
Emerson
Seaside Silhouette
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N. K
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Hilliard
Ohio
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Tennessee
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Jacksonville
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Big Great Northern Ride
Skicreg
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