Happenings Across Globe Stir History in Briefs
Brig. Gen Clarence R Edwards resumes duties in Washington after weeks in Europe. Cubs catcher John Kling faces a three year ban for playing against Logan Squares in Chicago. W E Hotchkiss of Chicago Otto J Habhegger of Milwaukee named by President Taft to oversee next year census in their cities. Lord Kitchener named field marshal of British army. Bishop Edmund M Dunne enthroned in Peoria diocese before 6500 priests and dignitaries.
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Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Washington
Europe
Logan Squares
Chicago
John Kling
Cubs
W. E. Hotchkiss
Otto J. Habhegger
Milwaukee
Taft
Lord Kitchener
Edmund M. Dunne
Peoria
Harriman dies as Peary dispute reverberates nationwide
Edward H Harriman the famed railroad financier dies at Arden New York surrounded by family and physicians after months of illness Tributes pour in from leaders of finance and industry. Commander Peary arrives in Labrador with a brief note on his North Pole discovery and disputes Dr Cook's claim. Drowning, a boy’s fall, and several crime and finance events fill the day, including embezzlement charges and bank robberies.
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Edward H. Harriman
Arden
N. Y
Harriman
Peary
Battle Harbor
Labrador
North Pole
Frederick Cook
Pole
Cook
Copenhagen
Frederick E. Cook
Christianaand
Denmark
New York
John A. Vincent
Springfield
Edward A. Vincent
Raymond Long
Salem
Joseph McNerny
North River
Noah R. Marker
Tipton
Ind
First National Bank
William H. Marker
Andrew J. Hobbs
Banque Provinciale
Yamachiche
Three Rivers
Que
Aero Club of
Belgium
Admiralty
London
Norfolk
Virginia
George W. Goethals
Panama Isthmian Canal Commission
Beverly
Mass
Taftoon
Gov. J. 8
Canal Zone
Missouri
Carthage
Iellonal Red Cross Society
Harriman Dies at Arden Ends Great Railroad Career
Edward H. Harriman, financier and builder of Union Pacific, died at his Arden New York home after a long illness. The death, confirmed from New York, follows a relapse and possible autopsy. Harriman’s career shaped Wall Street and rail transportation, survivors include widow, two sons Avery and Roland, and three daughters. He built Union Pacific to high efficiency and dividends, with health decline traced to stomach trouble.
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New York
Edward HH. Harriman
Arden
N.Y
Harriman
Hempstead
Long Island
Lyle
N. Y
Mr. Harriman
Tower Hill
New York City
Wall Street
Stack Exchange
Judge Lovett
Union Pacific
Avery
Roland Harriman
Robert L. Gerry
Mary
Carol Harriman
Tragic Utica triple child murder shocks city
Three children lured from home were found in East Utica with one dead and others wounded. Theresa Procopio age 7 killed, Ferdinando Infusino age 30 months mortally shot, Fannie Infusino age 6 wounded. Police at a loss, bloodhounds ineffective, amid tense foreign-ethnic community unrest.
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Utica
N. Y
Theresa Procopio
Ferdinando Infusino
Razor Used By Castles President Dies at Grand Union
New York. John W. Castles president of the Union Trust Co. at 80 Broadway killed himself at the Grand Union hotel late Monday by slashing his throat with a razor. Ill for months from nervous prostration caused by overwork, Castles had led the bank since December 1908 after leaving Guaranty Trust Co. Born in Polk county Texas about 51, his fortune was near 40 million.
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New York
John W. Castles
Union Trust Co
Broadway
Grand Union Hotel
Castley
Guaranty Trust Co
Castles
Mr. Castles
Polk County
Texas
Bullet Pierced Boy Walked Four Miles in Chicago
George Cleary a 12 year old boy walked four miles to a doctor with a bullet wound near his heart after being struck while his brother Joseph Cleary 18 fired at a target. Dr L D Rogers of the National Medical university treated the wound which pierced the back. The brothers were alone when the accident occurred and the injury puzzled physicians.
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Chicago
George Cleary
L. D. Rogers
National Medical University
Joseph Cleary
George
Young Cleary
Lightning destroys New Orleans church in blaze
In New Orleans at St. John the Baptist Cathedral on Dryades and Cilvio streets a lightning strike caused a near total fire loss estimated at 200000 dollars, partially insured. Fifty people inside the church including a priest several nuns and many parishioners were lightly shocked.
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New Orleans
St. John’s Cathedral
Dryades
Cilio
Boiler Explosion Shatters Lurline Baths in San Francisco
A boiler burst at the Lurline baths, 2163 Geary street, San Francisco, injuring about ten people with several thought fatally. Women patrons were hurled through bath compartments into the street as the building sustained near total wreckage.
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San Francisco
Cal
Lurline Baths
Geary Street
Cure for Eczema Promoted by Cuticura News Ad
A personal testimonial details recovery from dry eczema after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The patient, Captain George P. Bliss of Morris Manitoba, describes severe itching and leg sores improve within days, with the note dated 1907 and 1908. The item also references health mottos and a Mount Rainier road opening by Eugene Ricksecker with autos and wagons to the area.
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George P. Bliss
Morris
Manitoba
Potter Drug & Chem
Corp
Sole Prope
Hostom
Mount Rainier
United States
Eugene Richasecker
Mount Rainer National Park
Tidewater
Narada Falls
Snow Line
Paradise Valley
Ricktecker
Postum Use Cited To Aid Elderly Health
A Catholic Standard and Times piece cites Postum as improving health in old age. A North Carolina school superintendent describes his mother’s heart trouble easing after switching from coffee, with family members noting better headaches and digestion.
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Catholic Standard and Times
North Carolina
Quaker Oats Advocates Strength Through Diet
An editorial style piece argues old Greeks valued health and strength and endorses Quaker Oats as the best food for building bone, muscle, and nerve. It urges farmers and workers to feed farmhands large amounts of oats and cites translations about women postmasters and early postal service history to illustrate merit and progress. It also mentions a dye brand Dyola and a Venus time-keeping puzzle, presenting brief varied anecdotes.
So What's the Use A Parade of Witty Bits and Jests
A collection of humorous snippets and quips on fishing luck patriotism and social signals. It includes a joke about a man claiming two fish and a sarcastic remark about bites plus a satire on public office ambitions and a datingflower gift trope.
Deadbeat Gets More Credit Than He Deserves Quote
Fragmentary OCR reads a line about Elon Allay 3 cures wind calla and a remark that a dead beat always gets more credit than he deserves. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear context or identifiable events or persons.
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John Dorsey
Omaha
Othello Ratloff
Jack Johnson
al Kaufman
San Fransent
Sprague
Cincinnati
Mias Cross
Rockford
Ill
Wickersham
Ballinger-Pinchot
John Early
Orville Wright
Berlin
J. Pierpont Morgan
Robert A. Waleh
White Bear Lake
Minn
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Malakoff
Tex
William Starr
Kenosha
Wis
Harrisburg
South Bend
Jacob Wagner
Posey County
Indiana
Pendleton
Ore
Spain
Union
Tacoma
Wash
United
Birmingham
Ala
Farmers’ Union
Congress
Mount Robson
Canadian Rockies
George Kinney
Victoria
B. C
Winnipeg
Scott Sprague
Miss Cross
James M. Tanner
Union Veteran Legion
Philadelphia
Samuel M. Clement, Jr
Kentucky Rapids Transit Company
Dover
Del
Henry Hill
Nettie Jones
Langham
Bertha Rocha
Golden Gate Park
Ballinger
B Lefebvre
Pases
America
Market Reports
Timot
Gwe
Gimlet
Fibbs
Hammer
Cuticura
Eczema
Portugal
Madagascar
Braine le Comte
France
Alexandrine de Rue
German Empire
Nitherlands
Burgundy
Lorraine
Elizabeth Harvey
Portsmouth
N. H
Lydia Hill
Adam Herbeson
Burlington, Vt
Venus
Senator Sorghum
Pettit
Howard Broa
Buffalo, N.Y
Pacific Coast
North Western
Los Angeles
Portland
Puget Sound
Clark
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