European notes and local curiosities collide in brief
A New York woman recounts a European medical tale from Bad Nauheim about an ill child and cautious doctors. The piece also mentions old local lore of the Old Spy Oak, a resignations at Hebrew Technical School, scientific talks on Magellan, soda tax talk, and various European urban statistics and discoveries.
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New York
Europe
Bad
Nauheim
Dey
Far West
Hig
Anna C,. Hedger
Hebrew Technical School For Girls
University of New Zealand
England
Canada
United States
Regulars Chosen On New Rules Committee
Washington reports the selection of six Republican members to the House Rules Committee after extensive caucus negotiations. Names include Dalzell, Lawrence, Sloat Fassett, Sylvester C. Smith, Boutell, and Bienes with votes ranging from 108 to 198. Gardner led insurgents with 33 votes. The article notes subsequent rail bill action and related land and conservation items in Congress.
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Keen St
Gaucus
House
California
Gait Shry
Boutell
Ilinois
Bogai
See Earntative Bienes
Ninesota
Big Seah
Insurgents
Gardner
Massachusetts
Two Auto Companies Included in Merger
New York March 2. Merger of Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing and E M F company approved by their boards. Walter H Flanders president and general manager of EB M F elected to Studebaker board alongside Frederick W Stevens of J Pierpont Morgan Co. Both now serve on BW M F board.
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New York
Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company
E. M. F. Company
Lo Bend
Ind
Walter H. Flanders
Frederick W. Stevens
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Bw, M. F. Company
Walsh Sued for 250 000 in Libel Case
Thomas B. F. Walsh, Colorado and Washington mine owner, is sued for 250000 in a District of Columbia Supreme Court action by Dethler C. Hansen a New York lawyer. Hansen alleges Walsh published in a Denver paper on July 12 1906 a statement calling Hansen a blackmailer and perjurer. Walsh arrived in Washington from San Antonio Texas in better health.
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Thomas BF. Walsh
Colorado
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Dethler C. Hansen
New York
Hansen
Walsh
Denver
San Antonio
Tex
Thomas. PF. Walsh
Sioux Falls Chosen for State Convention
Sioux Falls was chosen by the Republican state committee to host the state convention on July 6. The meeting will adopt a platform after the stalwarts and insurgents finish their primary contest.
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Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, & C
Rpublican State Committee
Major General Bell Slowly Recovering After Auto Accident
Washington reports Major General J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the army, injured in an automobile crash, is slowly recovering. A coroner's jury convened to investigate the circumstances of the accident.
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Bell
Washington
J. Franklin Bell
Army
A. J. Blecum
Roosevelt Day in Cairo Opens Historic Welcome Tour
Crowds greet Theodore Roosevelt in Cairo as he arrives from Luxor with Mrs Iddings and the Roosevelt party. They tour Ismailia district, visit the British agency, and plan a Ramose visit before overnight at the Mena House. The Roosevelts stay a week, sailing June 10 aboard the Auguste Victoria.
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Major Stack
jConaul
Iddings
Ted Oe
Roosevelt
Sharila Kamel
Mena House
Alderman Faints During Confessional in Pittsburgh Case
Five former Pittsburgh councilmen faced Judge Frazer and confessed to accepting money in a municipal graft case. All received suspended sentences, one fainted and was carried from the courtroom. Bail was posted by several indicted men for later appearance as efforts for pardons and appeals unfold.
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Frazer
Johnny Klein
Little River
Taft
Pittsburg
Elvic
Cook Down and Out in Weal March 24 Dr Cook Letter
Dr William A. Hi Axtell reports a letter from Mrs. Cook dated Val para mo Chile describing the explorer in poor health and without funds unable to pursue the claim of discovering the north pole.
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Helingham
Weal
William A. Hi
Axtell
Prederick A. Cook
Mason City Schools Elects New Superintendent Candidate
An election name appears for Mason City Schools selecting a new superintendent to succeed resigning leader Bupe the City Lrundenberg. The applicant, Professor Gil, Harvard graduate, has many years in Albia, MA, and is favored for the post.
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Mason City
Siheun Cay
Jane Marek Vo Blugh
Jane
Alan
Bupe
Lrundenberg
Gilavn Uea
Harvard
Aetie Albia
General Stame Weakens Amid Philadelphia Strike Turmoil
The disintegration of a general sympathetic strike to aid trolley workers leaves many rail and road services in flux. In Philadelphia, traction cars resume limited service as thousands of textile workers and builders return to jobs, easing city-wide disruptions.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Traction Company
Three Killed in Train Battle Involving Conductor
On a Baltimore and Ohio line train near Wilmington three men died in a gunfight that started on the train. Conductor C. E. Wellman of Philadelphia and porter Samuel Witetame were among the injured. Bethea a Wilmington park guard was killed after firing on police and the crowd.
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Del
Recht Bee & Ohio
Bega Wee
C. E. Wellman
Philadelphia
Samuel Witetame
Dillon
Ohh O. Wiley
Wilington
Matthew Haley
Meget
Lee
Elias
Bethea
Beart
Nine Farms Swept by Destructive Flames
Abilene Kansas March 26 a prairie fire started yesterday afternoon near the railroad tracks four miles west of Abilene and burned nine farms without loss of stock. Farmers in the burned area are left without tools or seed for spring work and with orchards and gardens destroyed.
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Abilene
Kan
Great Steamboat Concern Assured
Kansas City editors report the formation of a $1,000,000 steamboat company to operate on the Missouri River between Kansas City and St. Louis and upriver points. Subscriptions close March 31 with near 1000000 dollars oversubscribed, ensuring full capital. Plans call for towboats and packets for freight and express, grain, iron, and bulk goods, with full fleet ramping up by 1912 to handle up to 600000 tons and compete with rail rates.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
St. Louis
Pers
Battery Dan Dead in New York Life of a Saloon Keeper
Danielez Finn known as Battery Dan a prominent figure in New York life died yesterday. The longtime saloon keeper had also served as a state deputy sheriff and municipal court member, among other roles in his varied career.
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New York
Danielez Finn
Dan
Longahoroman
MacMonnies Marries Alice Jones in Civil Ceremony
Frederick MacMonnies, the American sculptor, and Miss Alice Jones daughter of the late Senator John P. Jones of Nevada, were married yesterday by civil process.
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Lugserine
Gwitserland
March
Frederick MacMonnies
Alice Jones
John P. Jones
Nevada
Wealthy Arendahe Merchant Burned To Death
A wealthy merchant of Arendahe Minn was burned to death in his store early today. The building and stock were destroyed with losses around 60 dollars.
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Wie
Arendahe
Minn
Settle Demands of Firemen Peacefully
Chicago March. Terms of settlement in the federal controversy between railroad managers and firemen were reached at a House meeting this noon. The agreement provides seniority rules and wage provisions applicable to all firemen regardless of union membership.
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Eteas
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Orissonige
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Efter Bavi
Or & Aire Oetabiieli
Oldfield Shatters All Auto Speed Records in Daytona
Day in Daytona Beach sees Barnaby Oldfield set three world marks on March 26. He hits 181.73 mph in the Daytona mile on a hard surface, then 2 miles in a blazing pace, and soon after 1 kilometer in 17.76 seconds, breaking records long held by rivals from Paris and Fiat. Oldfield eyes another mile speed target of 140 mph.
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Fla
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Demogeot
Paris
Oldfield
Merg
Knox
Lewis Strang
Fiat
David Bruce Brown
Walter Christie
George Robertson
Iirscher
Fe Weptyail
Carenth
Oldwield
Domestic quarrels end in two murders near Springfield
Jane Ze Fibert and his wife separated after two months of estrangement. Ward, an invalid, drew a pistol and killed his wife and himself as he claimed she must die. Ward, believed insane, is confined to his room and has not been arrested. Mrs. Ward was 19 years old.
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Egypt
Metropolis
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Luxor
Gabe
Kith Garden
Hunter
Jane Ze Fibert
Springfield
Zach Ward
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Strychnine Found in Dr Hyde Tablets Dropped
Chicago reports that trace amounts of strychnine were found in two capsules dropped from Dr B C Hyde’s pocket on December 18 while walking from Mrs O Bwops home to Dr G T Twyman’s office. Laboratory tests confirmed trace presence after earlier negative results.
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B. C. Hydee
O. Bwops
Independence
G. T. Twyman
Ludwig Hektoen
Ca Ea
Snatches Her Baby Nieces From Death in Railroad Chase
In Fairmount Indiana on March 26 16 year old Nettle Caskey saved her year old niece Martelle Casey from an oncoming Pennsylvania Railroad train. The girl chased the infant to safety amid rain and a passing engine and was pursued by the train crew until stopped.
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Ind
Nettle Caskey
Martelle Casey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nattle Ha
Sancey
Ugh
George Jardine
Fragmentary Taft Remarks Spark Confusion in New York
A garbled New York dateline from March 16 presents a appears to be a muddled account of President Taft remarks and public reactions. The text is heavily corrupted with stray fragments and non‑sequitur phrases that obscure clear facts or quotes.
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New York
Taft
Jean
Oxford Easy Winner in Great Boat Race
Oxford defeated Cambridge in the annual eight oared race from Putney to Mortlake by three lengths in a brisk breeze. The winning time and split marks at key points show a steady, favored effort with strong start and consistent progress along the Thames.
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Putney
England
Cambridge
Mortlake
Thames
Oxonians
Eee Se Riverside
Bettin
Hammer- Smith
Chiswick Church
Barnes Bridge
Anish
Harvard Professor Works as Laborer in Summer Work
Harvard professor Hugh W. W. Ransom, of the mathematics and civil engineering departments, worked as a laborer at 1.60 dollars a year with Bruaby company to gain practical experience. He stated that hands on work offered more learning than college alone and warned against assuming complete mastery of science without field practice.
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Hugh W.W. Ransom
Harvard Summer School
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