Fires claim two families in separate tragedies
Ewan Lake Nebraska, Nov. 7 reports a farmhouse fire that killed Fr W Carey’s wife and five children and two visiting girls, with Carey gravely injured. The blaze started when Carey lit the kitchen stove with coal oil, others in bed perished. In Washington three persons died from unknown gas fumes at 1809 T street, including Mrs Hebe Brennerman and her mother-in-law, plus eight month old Ontts Brennerman, found dead by stenographer Clarence Brennerman on return from work.
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T Street
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Congressionalbrary
Peril of high buildings sparks Big Apple warning
New York officials hear from Ernest Flagg and other architects on November 7 about congestion and deadly panic risks if 300-foot buildings are allowed under the proposed code. They warn streets could not handle mass evacuations, threatening a disaster unseen.
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Newr York
New York
Aldermen
American Institute of Architects
Society of Beaux Arts
Ernest Flagg
Flagg
Powey
Women fight bush fire near dynamite at quarry
In St Louis on November 7 two women, Mrs William Redford and her niece Marie Walsh aged seventeen, battled a bush fire within six feet of a shed storing dynamite at 4824 South Broadway. A crowd of about 100 watched as they beat back the flames with blankets and rails until the fire department arrived. The onlookers kept distance due to the dynamite danger.
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St. Louis
South Broadway
William Redford
Marie L. Walsh
Settlement of taxicab strike in New York
New York on November 7 reports the taxicab strike settlement after weeks of disruption and violence. The wage scales remain, with current chauffeurs kept on and former chauffeurs to be reinstated as cars become available following individual job applications.
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New York
Invincible Battleship Sets Wartime Speed Record Expectation
London reports the British battleship Invincible, newest navy addition, achieved 25 knots in a trial at 70 percent power. Officials expect full power to yield 30 knots, aiming for a world speed record, as the vessel nears completion.
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London
Cop er dies of paralysis after dummy drill injury
John Cooper, UNC student and varsity football player, died from paralysis three weeks after a September injur y during a preliminary practice tackling a dummy at the university.
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Charlotte
N. C
John Cooper
University of North Carolina
Next Delaware legislature will be Republican in both branches
A compilation of varied brief items notes the Delaware legislature expected to be Republican in both chambers. Other items report Morgan's donation to Glastonbury Abbey, Lisbon papers on Queen Maria Pin’s death, Japan's trade surplus, many New York women applying for hunting licenses, Roosevelt's possible New York Senate run, an incident rescuing Miss Roosevelt, Inland Crystal Salt Co plant destruction, a $100000 freight theft from the DL&W line, and improving railroad financial conditions per Franklin Lane.
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Delaware
J. Tierpont Morgan
Glastonbury Abbey
Great Britain
Lisbon
Queen Dow
Ater
Maria Pin
New York State
Roosevelt
New York
Miss Roosevelt
Inland Crystal Salt Co
Salt Air Utah
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Claims Readers Recoveries
Mrs Barbara Base of Kingman Kansas and Mrs Arthur R House of Moorestown New Jersey describe life saving cures after severe female troubles. For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains and backache inviting sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
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Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
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Why Saint Barbara Chosen as Patron of Gunners
The piece questions why Saint Barbara is the patron of gunners and notes there is no proof she intercedes for all gunners. It cites her role in the old French navy where Ste Barbe signified a gun room and mentions she is the saint of five prides in France while noting the pompous customs around her feast.
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St. Barbara
France
Supcors Pomplers
Westminster Gazette
Orino Laxative Promises Constipation Relief
If you suffer from constipation and liver trouble Foley's Orino Laxative will cure you permanently by stimulating the digestive organs so they will act naturally. Foley's Orino Laxative does not gripe, is pleasant to take and you do not have to take laxatives continually after taking Orino. Why continue to be the slave of pills and tablets. H. J. Moogk and Win. F. Junugkungz.
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H. J. Moogk
Win
F. Junugkungz
What's In a Name Mohammedan and Muscle Man Discussion
In a family moment Tommy asks if a Mohammedan is stronger than other men and Papa gently questions the assumption. The exchange turns on the idea of labels versus strength, with a calm father guiding the discussion.
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Papa
Tommy
If You are Over Fifty Read This Urges Kidney Remedy
A short health promotion notes that people over fifty suffer kidney and bladder disorders and Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure. It urges starting Foley's Kidney Remedy today with H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz as endorsers.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Letter Opening My Dear Senator Ends In Unknown
A Washington Star cartoon caption shows an eminent politician asking about mail. The secretary replies with a single letter starting My Dear Senator, then admits the finish is unknown. The joke hinges on the expected closing of such a letter and the secretary’s ignorance.
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Denar
Washington Star
Foley's Honey and Tar Advertisement Claims Cough Cure
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as clearing air passages soothing throat irritation and curing a stubborn cough. It promises healing of sore lungs and expulsion of cold with a note to refuse anything but the genuine yellow package by H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Tailored cleaning promise at BB Dye Works
To be cleaned, clothes must go to the BB Dye Works. We with them returned if not made exactly right. Our pressing is guaranteed also. 9-20d wtf.
Foley's Honey and Tar Lung Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for sore lungs, pneumonia and consumption risks. It claims to kill cough germs, cure obstinate coughs, heal lungs, and prevent serious outcomes. The genuine product is in a yellow package. H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkung.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkung
Jones and the Irish Dialect Tale Recounts
A friend notes Jones’s long Irish dialect anecdote was tedious and execrable in tone. He recalls the same tale retold about a Scatchman, with the dialect remaining notably similar, underscoring the story’s consistency across tellers.
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Jones
Convicted bankers sentenced to fifteen years in Atlanta prison
Alfred K. Curtin ex-president and Morse were convicted of misappropriation of funds from the National Bank of North America and falsifying bank books. Morse faces possible bail fight as to stay and potential new trial, while Curtin received a suspended sentence. Court proceedings drew emotional scenes from onlookers as the men prepared to serve the term.
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Atlanta
National Bank of North America
Alfred K. Curtin
Morse
Hough
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Henes
Mose
Violence at Porta de Mex parade shocks Lisbon crowd
Lisbon reports a local Progressist leader fired from a window at Porta de Mex during a Regen erator parade. Two bystanders were killed and a furious crowd surged toward the shooter, with troops needed to rescue him.
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Lisbon
Porta de Mex
Market quotes from Chicago Board of Trade and East Buffalo
Chicago market quotes show Wheat Corn Oats and Pork Lard prices with May July Dec futures and spot levels. Live stock totals include hogs cattle sheep and lambs with receipts and bid ranges from Chicago and East Buffalo trading firms.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Wisconsin
Tinos
Didiaun
East Buffalo
N. Y
Nev. & Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission Merchiants
Sao
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ingredient Highlight
The text notes hexamethylenetetramine as a German chemical used in Foley's Kidney Remedy. It is described as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine, advised for early irregularities to prevent serious illness. H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Mal le's Galena Van Buren Street 60c Suite
Readable text notes a shop or street reference with 60c pricing and location at Galena and Van Buren. Details are fragmentary but indicate a labeled item or ad style entry from a historical newspaper. No clear event or person identified.
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Malle’s
Galena and
van Buren Streety
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