Alfalfa Flour Fad Inspires Creighton Club Omaha
A Creighton Alfalfa Club correspondent extols alfalfa as cattle food and a flour substitute. Reports from Creighton University describe alfalfa meal and baked goods including gems muffins and breads, claiming greater energy and easier digestion than beefsteak. Households in Omaha adopt alfalfa in meals.
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Nébuchadnezzar
Omaha
Creighton Alfalfa Club
Creighton ‘University
Culinary Department
College Club
International and Local Trade Union Movements in 1908 1909
The report notes new clerks unions in Freano California and ongoing disputes in Mon treal over bonuses. It cites unions seeking charters from the A F of L and committees proposing sick benefit funds. It records wage reductions among Cumberland miners and Ashton engineers, and coverage of union unemployment trends in New York State and Britain.
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Pnién
Freano
Cal
Montreal
Canada
International Association of Marble Workers
Washington, D. C
A. F. of L
Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men
Soston
Masc
Nses
New York Central Federated Union
Women's Trade Triton League
International Typographical Union
St. Joseph
Minneapolis
Uneto
San Francisco
Prades Council
New York State
Cumberland
England
Durham
Northumberland
Ashton-under-Lyne
The Hidden Plans of a Gentle Conspiracy
In a stalled voyage a man named Stewart weighs a drastic life choice and a marriage fraught with secrecy as Miss Thorne wrestles with love duty and escape. He presents a risky alliance while she recalls a broken home and a life torn by wealth lineage and impending public scrutiny.
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Orwell
Migs
Thorne
Stewart
Plaris
Orkwell
Paris
Aleno Dieuffier
Wea
Horeg Murindred
Miss Thorne
Mr. Stewart
Brett
Christmas Day Reflections on Lost Dreams and Memory
The excerpt meditates on lonely hearts during Christmas as people seek distractions from memories. It contrasts indulgence in travel, drink, and comfort with deeper, painful reflections on a shattered past and desolate future hours.
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Hrighton
Paris
Nice
Lifeboat design and bee basket curiosity discussed
An 18th or 19th century style note compares lifeboat capacity and launching methods on ships to improve emergency readiness. A separate observation notes a bee worker’s hind leg fringe forms a cage-like pollen basket used to store provisions for days.
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Jary
In Doubt Tow Do You Plead and Court Question
In doubt the judge asks Tow to plead and whether he is guilty or not. Tow claims he has not yet had a chance to appeal his case. The Detroit Free Press frames a puzzling courtroom exchange.
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Prisner
Detroit Free Press
Horrible disaster echoes in Cleveland Leader mockery
In a Cleveland Leader snippet a harsh survivor remark and biting comment on the aftermath reflect a tone of grim curiosity and ironic derision about the event and its lone survivor.
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Cleveland
Quake Shocks Reach Chicago and Midwest Regions
A strong earthquake was felt across four states from Chicago to Iowa and Wisconsin. Reports described window breaks and faint rumbling with duration ranging from five to thirty seconds, causing alarms but no serious damage and prompting seismic readings in Peoria.
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Chicago
Springfield
Milwaukee
Burlington
Towa
Kalamazoo
Elgin
Evanston
New Weather Bureau
Peoria
Federal “Building
Iowa
Freeport
Aurora
Bloomington
Kewanee
Geneva
Streator
Dixon
Rockford
MoHus
Janesville
Beloit
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Muskegon
Lici
South Haven
Denton Harbor
Mich
Streater
Joliet
Cas
Earti
Hedsack
Senator Bailey in Fist Fight in Senate Corridor
Texas senator Joseph W. Bailey clashed with New York Times Washington correspondent W Sinker Manning in the Senate corridor on Thursday afternoon. Bailey used Manning’s umbrella to strike the writer, causing no serious injuries beyond umbrella damage. The dispute arose over a Times article about Aldrich and a group of Democrats Bailey called “Aldrich men.” Bailey denied the accusations on the Senate floor and directed insults at Manning as the misunderstanding unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
W. Sinker Manning
Washington
New York Times
Senate
Bailey
Manning
Times
Aldrich
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Ten
Four In Boat Party Drowned In Dam Incident
A party of eight on a line tunnel launch capsized near Love's Nook on the river above a dam of the Consolidated Water Power Co. Four drowned including Miss Bessie Bowecker and Miss May Anderson and Ralph Anderson. Only Miss Bowecker's body was recovered. four others were rescued and resuscitated after difficulty.
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Plente
Onshiice Wates
Dan
Consolidated Water Power Company
Ciand
Anderson
Bessie
Bowager
Miss 2
Forse
Miss May
Ralph
Miss Bowager
Ig Island
Love's Nook
Wednesday Wins English Derby at Epsom Downs
Britain's favorite horse Wednesday wins the English Derby at Epsom Downs racing from a field of fourteen rival thoroughbreds. Owned by King Edward, the winning horse cements Derby glory for Winn Derby and Minoru connections.
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King's House
Minoru
King Edward
Britain
Wednesday
Epsom Downs
Historic timeline items and a perilous accident summary
A long OCR fragment lists dates and events from 1637 to 1905 including battles, law, and explorations, with notes on American and world history such as the Pequot war, Endicott, the Philadelphia convention, the Rhode Island vote, and the Synoptic list of 19th century milestones. It ends with a tragic rope skipping accident in Sioux Falls where 10 year old Bertha Snow ruptured an intestine and lay unconscious for four days.
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The
Republic
American Review of Reviews
Little Bertha Snow
Sioux Falls
Vast Radium Find Reported in Portugal Stream
Dispatches from Lisbon confirm a British mining engineer found extensive deposits of radium in a stream near Guarda on the Paris Lisbon Railway. The element appears as uranite phosphate crystals and is noted for health giving qualities.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Guarda
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