Brief Review of a Week's Events Round About World
Political roundup notes Democratic chairman Mack attacks George’s Sheldon over alleged trust ties while preparing to strike at W M Cromwell. Edward W. Townsend of Montclair New Jersey author of Chimmie Fadden stories is nominated for Congress in New Jersey's Seventh. William H. Tate spoke in Lincoln Nebraska and William J. Ryan closed a three week tour with a large meeting in Greston, Ta.
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Mack
Democratic National Committee
George’ S. Sheldon
W M Cromwell
Republican Advisory Committee
Edward W. Townsend
Monclair
William J. Gryan
Gresion
Notable figures suffer shocks and indictments across states
Thomas W Lawson is injured after a car accident near North Scituate Massachusetts. W K Hicks of Minneapolis education board faces graft charges. Bishop Michael Tierney of Connecticut suffers apoplexy. Lieutenant Frank Evans, son of Admiral Evans, to face court martial for absence, profanity and intoxication in Manila. James W Quillan of Spavell, bank owner, indicted for deposits after insolvency. Nat Goodwin divorces Maxine Ellett in Reno. Dr Alexander Mann elected bishop of Washington Diocese. W D Ryas resigns as United Mine Workers official to join arbitration in Southwest Coal Operators. Theodore Roosevelt Jr begins work at Hartford Carpet plant. Yancey Carter indicted for concealed weapons. Sir George Truscott elected lord mayor of London.
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Thomas W W. Lawson
North Scituate
Mass
W. K. Hicks
Minneapolis Board of Education
Michael Tierney
Connecticut
Prank T. Ewans
Admiral Evans
Ai Menila
James W. Quillan
Spave,ll
Nat Goodwin
Maxine Ellett
Reno
Nev
Alexander Mann
Trinity Episcopal Church
Toston
Washington
W. D. Ryas
United Mine Workers of America
Southwestern Gaal Operators’ Association
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Hartford Carpet Corporation
Thompsonville
Conn
Yancey Carter
Independence Party
Georgia
George Truscott
London
Founders Week Opens as Europe Tensions Rise
War in eastern Europe grows clearer with Bulgaria’s bid for independence from Turkey and Austria’s annexation moves in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founders Week begins in Philadelphia marking 225 years since William Penn founded the city.
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Europe
Bulgaria
Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Philadelphia
William Penn
Manila Bay
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Tarenium
Moh Ai Hickman, Jr
Salt Lake City
Youngstown
Relley
M. M. Vaughn
The
Californian
Eureka
Gal
Circus
New Brunswick
N. D
Cogswell
Tenement fire, bear attack, strikes and deaths in news
A mosaic of early 20th century incidents including a tenement fire in New York with possible fatalities, a bear killing a baby in Tucson Aziz, and the Canadian Pacific machinists’ strike called off. The record covers tuberculosis debates, river incidents, cathedral dedication costs, political removals, robberies, and a wave of disasters from hurricanes to train crashes and fires. It notes officials’ actions in Port Huron, Detroit, and Westchester, plus a New York life-saving honor roll and wartime naval movements around Manila.
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New York
Tucson
Aziz
Canadian Pacific ‘Machinists
Robert Koch
Daniel Zanden
Calumet River
South Holland
St. Bonifroe Cathedral
Winnipeg
Man
Gol
J. G. Marey
Minot
N. D
Sperry
Manila
Foley
Denson
Aline
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Lincoln Avery
Port Huron
Mich
Charles H. Dailey
Treasury
State Bank
Deweese
Neb
Pire
Winthrop Beach
Boston
Mass
Crest Hall
Oceanview House
Simmer
Immigration Department
California
United States
Montreal
League of American Municipalities
Silas Cook
St St. Louis
Wellsville
Franklin Grove
American Bankers’ Association
Denver
George M. Raynolds
Chicago
Lewis E. Pierson
Floet
Spencer
N. Ct
Southern Railway Company
Pittsburg
Sugar Ridge
Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad
Towling Green
Hattie Demer
Kalamazoo
Louis J. Feys
Detroit
Sheriff Lane
Westchester County
Jackson
Washington
London
Ainst Gay
Henry
Wickwire
Indiana
Knisely
Froderick Austin
United States Volunteer Life-Saving Corps
REGPENS BALKAN PROBLEMS The Question of War Continues Stirring Europe
In Tirnovo Bulgaria proclaims independence with its czar, signaling a potential shift that could redraw eastern Europe. Russia and Austria-Hungary maneuver as Britain edges toward a balancing act with Prussia and Germany. Analysts warn a Berlin treaty review and possible war if powers clash over compensating advantages.
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London
Tirnovo
Bulgaria
Aussia-Hungary
Ferdinand
Bosnia
Terzegaving
Europe
Berlin
Pravee
Russia
Haiy
Germany
Tyrone
Great Britain
Austria
Thirteen Years Taken by Letter to Travel Across Bridge
A Brooklyn roofing dealer, Wporm, rushes to Manhattan after receiving a promising bid letter. A clerk explains the bidder is dead thirteen years. The envelope shows it was mailed August 6, 1804, revealing a long-delayed correspondence.
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New York
Thomas F. Davis
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Colonel Stewart to Retire From Army Post
Washington reports the medical board of army officers found Colonel William F. Stewart incapacitated from active service due to heart disease. Stewart will testify and produce witnesses of his own regarding his condition and status at Fort Grant, Arizona.
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Medical Board of Army
Washington
Wiliam F. Stewart
Unite States Army
Arin G
Fort Grant
Ariz
Roosevelt
Stewart
Purpose of President Appointing Rural Life Commission
Washington The country life commission, appointed by the president last August, is under way. He plans to send a special message to Congress on rural life conditions and has asked the commission to report its findings before October so he may study them before proposing legislation.
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Washington
Hfe Commission
Congress
Stock Rate Case Advanced by Railroads
Louis James R. Gray, clerk of the United States circuit court, received a communication from Attorney General Bonanarts requesting the injunction suit filed by fifty five western and southwestern railroads be advanced on the docket. The suit seeks to restrain the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing a rate reduction on shipments of livestock from the southwest to Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph and other key destinations.
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James R. Gray
United States Circuit Court
Bonanarts
Western and Southwestern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Creamery Conflict Deepens In Iowa Center Fight
Creamery men in Iowa await Interstate Commerce Commission decision on cream rate while big centralizing creameries clash with small cooperatives. Hearing in Chicago described as pivotal, threatening farmer interests, soil fertility, and future dairy industry balance amid a broader battle between cooperative and large-scale plants.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Towa
Printing Primary Ballots Controversy In Des Moines
Des Moines faces criticism over who will print ballots for the November 3 senatorial primary. Debate centers on whether the secretary of state or local counties print ballots, with concerns fed by former State Printer Murphy. Journal calls for law amendments, but politicians deem the issue unlikely to affect turnout or costs.
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Des Moines
Ecounty
Stats
Murphy
Clarinda Journal
Des Moinés
$100000 Will Case Submitted in Newton District Court
The Sullivan will case in Newton District Court stalled on questions of soundness of mind and undue influence. About forty witnesses testified, with four hundred pages of depositions offered. The contested will involves a $100,000 estate and a decision is not expected until December.
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Newton
Acte
Tragic Hanging of 14-Year-Old Near Pella
A 14 year old boy was found hanging from a tree in willows near Pella. A young lad discovered the body and alerted workmen. The victim appeared to have climbed the tree, looped a wire around his neck, and leaped, leaving the body about ten feet above ground in a gruesome scene.
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Pella
Abolish One District Shifts Iowa Methodist Plan
Northwest Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal church asked the presiding bishop to cut districts from five to four at its next session. Robert Smythe will finish his Sioux City district term next year, and the move would mean no new district superintendent is appointed, with absorption of this or another district by the remaining four.
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Rockwell City
Northwest Iowa
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert Smythe
Sioux City
Malvern to Tabor power line project approved at countys vote
The Malvern Light Power and Heat Company began stringing nine miles of wire from Malvern to Tabor to carry current to the town. The franchise passed 74 to 11 at a special election. Reports note injuries to several workers including H B Linn and J G Stewart while repairing lines and bridges. Weather notes say September drought ended with rain, aiding pastures and crops. R. H. Van Winkle, veterinary surgeon of Asinn, was killed by a fast freight after stepping onto a track. Lawrence Dennenny, a pioneer transporter, died at Iowa City aged 84.
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Malvern Light, Power & Heat
Malvern
Tabor
Elbert Hubbard
Town Historical Department
Custer Battle Field
Harlan
Linn
Atlantic
Falr Association
Willam Spring
Marshalltown
Dallas
Tex
Shari! You Paul
Colorado
Des Moines
T. W. Evans
Embleys
Paul
Shereliffe
Sherteliffe
J. G. Stewart
Creston
Durlington Road
Villisea
Daniel Payden
Creston Net
Mr. Payden
Central
Jules Kelleher
Marshalstown
Kelleher
Lawrence Dennenny
Iowa Ity
Dennenny
Carroad
R.H. van Winkle
Asinn
van Winkle
Gardiner woman cured by Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs. J H Bennett of Gardiner Maine says back pain and bladder inflammation kept her bedridden four months. After using Dean's Kidney Pills for three months she was completely cured and never troubled again. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. H. Bennett
Fountain 8T
Gardiner
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Polite Boy Noted In Humble Seat Tale
An editor cites a Houston Post anecdote about a well behaved boy who politely stood aside to offer his seat to a lady, then amusingly claims the boy later gave a seat to a bulldog after plucking dew from a pear tree.
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Houston Post
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warned
Warning against using catarrh ointments containing mercury warns that mercury harms the mucous surfaces and overall health. Reputable physicians caution against such preparations and promote safer treatments. The text mentions Wall's Catarrh Cure by F L J Cheney Co as an internal remedy and notes testimonials and availability through pharmacists. The passage also includes unrelated quotes about beauty and portraits.
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Wall
FL J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Trieda
PF. J. Cheney & Co
Diigeists
Irice
Ipation
Important to Mothers Castoria ad and snippets
An assortment of newspaper filler lines includes a Castoria safety reminder for infants, a mock Wasp-like dialogue about a Wall Street figure, notes about a free cook's book from Jaques Manufacturing, a W. C. Baking Powder reference, and a Latin proverb praising nobility in disdain. The items read like period advertising and light humor.
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Jaques Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised Cure
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration. It features testimonials from Mrs Will Young and Mrs Augustus Lyon and claims years of proven effectiveness in restoring women to health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Lydia Eb, Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
Fast Earl
Mrs. Pinkham
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