Wireless Brings Help Prevents Fire on Steamship
Captain Appleby of the Fall River steamer Providence acted quickly when a fire broke out on the freight deck with 350 passengers aboard. He sent a wireless alert to the Richard Peck, another Providence line steamer bound for New York. The two ships coordinated, passengers were transferred safely, and the Providence crew extinguished the blaze.
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Providence
Long Island Sound
Bands Point
Richard Peck
Wea
Attacks the President in Senate over Executive Encroachments
Senator Bacon of Georgia charged executive usurpation of legislative power and cited newspaper reports to show White House influence on lawmaking. The Senate passed the largest post office appropriation ever at $222,190,392, with debate over Rural Delivery and a $200,000 increase, while wage-earner pay was contested.
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Georgia
Washington
Senate
White House
Panama Canal
Simmany
North Carolina
Labor Leaders Announce Major AFL Conference
The collective council of the American Federation of Labor declares a world labor conference the most important since AFL formation. Over 100 national and international unions will attend the gathering in Washington on the coming Wednesday. General Organizer Herman Hovingen says the meeting will set new tactics and discuss court decisions affecting unions. President Gompers and the executive council seek input from all unions before proceeding.
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Thtigefty
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Gompers
Promises Fair Deal From Republican National Chairman
Washington reports that Republican National Committee chairman Harry M. New pledges to hear all contests and decide on their merits, denying any factional control or candidate favoritism as the Chicago presidential selection looms. Thaw Denies Insanity and Plans Trial. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw suit proceeds next week in New York Supreme Court.
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National Committee
Harry 5. New
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Chicago
Harry Thaw
A. Russell Peabody
Beau Fielding Enigma of English Social Life in William III Era
Beau Fielding, a fashionable yet purportedly incomeless fifth son of Thomas Wilson, lived lavishly in stately fashion. Rumors tied him to thefts and high-stakes gaming, yet his fortunes collapsed after his death left little beyond debts. His life sparked public curiosity about virtuous restraint and extravagance amid early modern London society.
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Wiliam Tit
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A Ashe
Blmeseck
John Law
Mississippi
France
Cau
Hot Pots of Heber Utah Geological Oddities
A Utah feature describes the hat pots near Heber City on the Denver and Rio Grande line as hot spring formations up to fifty feet high and a hundred feet wide. The water is heated and used for bathing and drinking, with silica and soda deposits shaping the formations. Visitors hear hollow rumblings from underground activity, while the pots sit amid fields and orchards.
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Heber City
Denver and
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Absa
Real Democracy and Aristocracy Merge in The Virginian
In a passage from Owen Wister's The Virginian, the speaker criticizes artificial social hierarchies and praises true democracy in America. The text argues that declaring independence acknowledged inequality and overturned titled privilege, while redefining merit as the measure of worth.
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America
Wister
Embarrassing Explanation Over Signage and Charges
A Cleveland Leader fragment recounts a sarcastic dispute where a customer questions a 25 cent charge on a sign stating 15 cents for first class haircuts. The barber deflects with a coy answer about clientele and value, while others compare their collections and offerings.
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Not a cent, rich men haggle over odds
A cryptic exchange hints at a tense bidding moment as an applicant pushes back. The fragment mentions pretending a grudge and tests of faith, with uncertain references to age and honor. The incomplete text leaves names, places, and a clear event unspecified.
Will Circle Globe and Suez Japanese Visit Planned
Washington reports the American battleship fleet will visit Hawaii Samoa Melbourne Sydney Manila for target practice and Suez return. The voyage, praised by foreign offices, aims to show friendship with Japan and reinforce world peace, with Puget Sound timing tied to San Francisco events.
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Hawaii
Samoa
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Australe
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Metcalf
Pacific
Australia
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Manila
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Suez
Puget Sound
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Baron Saito
Japan
Berlin
Magdalena Bay
How Hobson Landed on Naval Committee
Interview with L W Hite Bushey, secretary to Speaker Cannon, reveals Captain Hobson of Alabama was placed on the naval affairs committee by Minority Leader John Sharp Williams. Williams sent the minority assignments on Dec 18, 1907, Cannon reviewed them, and Hobson’s name remained on the list with one change not involving the naval committee.
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Marehilia
Richmond
Hobson
Alabama
Naval Affairs
Lilley
L. W. Hite Bushey
Cannon
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John Sharp Williams
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Mr. Williams
Teacher Fasts Thirty-One Days in Beach Town
Minaetta Priscilla Grove a Chicago school teacher now in Long Beach Virginia has fasted thirty-one days and believes she can continue fasting for a week or two more. She remains reasonably strong but limits walks to shade and five miles daily. She admits she tires more easily than earlier in the fast.
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Val
Minaetta Priscilla Grove
Chicago
Miss Grove
Meat Market Offers 24 Hour Meals and Home Made Mivata
Meals served at all hours and open day and night. Meal tickets furnished to regular boarders. J. Graff at 10 N Ninth St handles only the best home made fresh salt and smoked mivata. Call or phone your order.
Merchant Tailors Exquisitely Show Finest Suitings
The most exclusive showing of suitings showcases the highest class of workmanship.
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