Random Snippets From a World of Oddities and Opinions
A collage of observations and quips covers railways in India, lemons shipped to the East, cremation as a dealer’s workaround, sailing season wisdom, labeling in grocers baskets, Dr Wendel on beauty, Rockefeller money advice, population comparisons, a New York case of wife beating, camera ethics with Spanish royalty, Bahia black diamonds and rock drilling uses, King Edward’s rocking chairs in Biarritz, a fossil dinosaur exhibit in Mainz, doctors on posture and hypnotic cures.
Debate on raising children and animal treatment in Muslim lands
The passage critiques child rearing methods and cites the proverb Spare the rod and spoil the child. It notes Muslims protect animals due to religious piety and warns against calling a Moslem a dog. It also mentions The Swiss Family Robinson not allowed at the Turkish customs for containing a dog named Turk.
Origin of the Phrase To Dun
The article explains the term dun as a creditor’s demand for payment. It traces origin to John Dun a Lincoln bailiff during Henry VII's reign. Over time the act of demanding payment became a proverb to describe someone slow to pay.
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John Dun
Lincoln
Henry VII
England
Dun
Russians Rout Persian Robber Tribes Near Belesuvar
Russian forces in Persian territory near Lenkoran engaged Berber and Kurdish raiders in a pitched battle. They routed the tribes and killed 34 Persians while losing one officer and seven soldiers. Cossacks destroyed Belosuvar and neighboring villages after house to house searches.
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Tiflis
Lenkoran
Belesuvar
Russi
Belosuvar
Kodzhabeklu
Zariah
Aldrich Bill Tabled by House Banking Panel
Washington. The house committee on banking and currency voted unanimously to table the Aldrich financial bill. A hearing was set for Rep. Vreeland of New York whose substitute bill was discussed briefly. The panel decided not to provide formal reasons for its unfavorable action.
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Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Vreeland
New York
House
McCarren Unseated as Delegate to State Convention
New York State Senator Patrick H. McCarren, leader of Kings County Democracy, was unseated Wednesday night as a delegate to the state convention at Carnegie Hall. The convention chose delegates at large and adopted a platform calling for an unhampered delegation to the Denver national convention.
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Pat McCarren
New York
Patrick H. McCarren
Kings County Democracy
Carnegie Hall
Denver
Dam Break Floods Craig area and damages in Montana region
News wires report Hauser Lake dam failure floods Craig Montana area causing millions in losses. Helena Power Transmission owner argues Wisconsin and Iron Co liable for flood damages. Great Falls and Boston Montana plant shielded. Great Northern line east of Wolf Creek flooded, crippling rail service for weeks.
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Helena
Mont
Craig
Hauser Lake
Helena Power Transmission Company
Gdners
Wisconsin Wie and Iron Company
Milwaukee
Bea
Studs
Bacon May Succeed Taft
Boston report notes a potential appointment aligning with personal friends of the Assistant Secretary, suggesting Bacon could fill Taft’s role.
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Bacon
Taft
Boston
Secretary Taft Expected to Retire From Cabinet
Robert Bacon notes that Secretary Taft intends to retire from the cabinet at an unspecified time. The decision is described as definite and not contingent on the national convention outcome.
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Robert Bacon
Taft
Floods Rage Across Southwest Leaving Deaths and Breaks
Fort Worth Texas reports Clear Fork and West Fork swollen to twenty year highs. A man drowns as bystanders cannot reach him. Rivers rise forcing residents to seek higher ground. In Arkansas levees fail on the Lower Arkansas River area forcing emergency action. In Ames reports of a prison levee break prompt convicts to help seal it and authorities to decide on cutting levees opposite the state farm to save detainees.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Clear Fork
West Fork
Nayton
Little Rock
Ark
Eas
Ames
Society Girls Aid Firefighting at Rogegg Residence
Baltimore society women Mary Bayly Fanny Bayly and Mildred Dulany helped firefighters by carrying water to curb a chimney fire at Miss Marie B Rogegg near Rogers Station. The rear of the house was badly damaged before the blaze was extinguished.
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Baltimore
Marie B. Rogegg
Rogers Station
Mary
Fanny Bayly
Mildred Dulany
Misses Bayly
Misa Rogers
Mies Dulany
Bandits Rob Chau Tauqua Bank For About $3000
Two men entered the Chau Tauqua bank west of Coffeyville Kansas by 25 miles and forced cashier C G Waterhouse and local businessman Del Bailey to unlock the vault. They secured roughly $3 000 in currency and fled into the Osage hills across the line into Oklahoma. A pursuit followed with four passes issued, but muddy roads hindered progress.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Robbers Enter Bank Vault In Brief Brisk Hold Up
The two masked men entered the bank and ordered cashiers Walterhouse and Wasley to raise their hands. They forced them into the vault, then closed the door and left. One robber was identified as William Tenant, 23, recently escaped from jail in Nowata, Oklahoma, after borrowing a large sum from the bank. Walterhouse said Tenant came in Friday to deal with a note.
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Walterhouse
Wasley
Ansley
William Tenant
Chautauqua
Nowats
Okla
Minnesota GOP Delegates Back Taft at State Convention
Minnesota Republicans at the state convention elected four delegates at large and instructed all 18 district delegates to support William Howard Taft. The convention authorized the national party vote to be cast for Taft as secretary of war once chosen by the convention.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Chicago
Taft
Panic Averted as Bijou Theater Clears After Fire Smoke
In Saginaw Michigan the Bijou vaudeville house emptied in two minutes Friday night after smoke from a gasoline lighting plant explosion filled the building. Flames leaped and the crowd kept clear as officials controlled the incident.
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Saginaw
Bojolaing
Senator Clapp Meets Crow Chief in Indian Affairs Hearing
In Washington, Senator Clapp of Minnesota chairs the Indian affairs committee. Chief Plenty Coos and fellow Crow leaders, witnesses for three weeks, enter the room with a interpreter and praise the treatment of Indians while presenting a war bonnet as a peace gesture to the committee.
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Washington
Clapp
Minnesota
Indian Committee
Plenty Coos
Montana Friday Reservation Home In Cops Band
Fragmentary text mentions Montana on Friday and police involvement with a band and a reservation. No clear events, persons, or organizations are identifiable to form a full summary.
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Montana
Fleet Celebration Opens to 2000 Sailors in San Diego
In San Diego a two day pageantry honoring fleet officers including Rear Admiral Thomas concluded with a 30 mile country picnic. About 2000 sailors visited ashore as 16 vessels at Coronado Anchorage were opened to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with boat launches and tours.
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San Diego
Cal
Thomas
Gu-A
Uberty
Coronady
Grain price tensions sweep Danbury dealers, Beaver attacked
The report notes dealers in Danbury facing attacks by grain traders aiming to deprive a rival of business. Some buyers are paying several cents more per grain than market prices and higher than prices at elevators in other towns, signaling competition and market friction.
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Danbury
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Vas. &. Francis, Pub
Lowe
Indian Railways
California
John D.rockefeller
Nashville Banker
Delaware
New York City
Alfonso
Bahia
Brazil
King Edward
Biarritz
Ongveriths
Ayac
Carnegie Museum
Iburg
Imany
Hungary
Karadagh
Persia
Tabriz
Aras
Baku
Tara Hpontie
Coaima
Talzaza
Tamet
Algeria
Foreign Legion
Great Falls
Texas
Arkansas
Akan
Osage Hills
Made Crow
San, Diego
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