Then They Spoke English A Cleveland Visit In Mexico
A pair of Cleveland businessmen touring Mexico City attempted to use a phrase book at a train station. The dialogue drew puzzled looks as they asked in broken Spanish and received simple thanks in response. One man finally blurted Donde estant, triggering laughter and a remark about the strange conversation.
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Cleveland
Mexico
Mexico City
Gracias
Donde Estant
Bill
Blue Blazes
Air travel prompts rapid shifts in world events
United States reports a surge in aviation headlines as spareonautics become routine abroad. In France and England, aviation raises legal and religious questions about air travel risks and possible use by criminals. In Mexico, Taft invites Limontour for talks amid unrest and Wall Street pressure over Diaz era disruptions. American mobilization and Pacific fleet movements follow, with troops, rail adjustments, and torpedo vessels preparing for deployment to Salina Cruz.
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Washington
America
France
Europe
England
Church of England
Protestant Episcopal Church of America
Thia
D. C
Jose Limontour
Mexico
Taft
Ambassador de la Barre
New York
Limontour
Paris
Diaz
Wall Atreet
Germany
Wall Street
Philosophy of Living Casts Doubt On Hitching To A Star
A St. Louis speaker questions the idea of hitching one s wagon to a star arguing preconceived ideals fuel discouragements. He notes many work hard toward a dream until around forty before giving up and suggests the value of persistence despite unlikely outcomes.
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Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis
Evers
Possemor
Milous Ore
Chicago News Letter on Truancy and Rail Costs
Chicago report discusses truancy linked to child labor and the need for school and labor law cooperation. It cites rail retrenchment, safety costs, and maintenance spends, plus Canadian western railway diplomacy and waterway debates influencing commerce and policy.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Chicago, Wiwaukee & St. Paul
St. Paul
Interstate Commerce
Baseball notes spark shifts across NL and leagues
Dave Shean, now with Chicago, will be the Cubs utility infielder. Tugs Raymond pitching in practice with the Giants despite a sore arm. After years away, Tenny Flaherty and Pfeffer return to the Boston Nationals. Pete Cassidy secures Wilmington South Side grounds for his Tri-State team. Hugh Jennings leads the Giants to the pennant and Cincinnati to runner up. Donovan of the Red Sox tests Engle and Bradley for Jake Stall’s old role. Russell Blackburn of the White Box plays winter basketball at Camden as Keating Hi KR. Durant sells Waterbury franchise to W L Prince with Prince and Carl Pace tied to Chickasha, Oklahoma.
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Dave Shean
Dave
Chicago
Cubs
Raymond Sh
Giants
Tenny
Flaherty
Pfeffer
Boston Nationals
Pete Cassidy
South Side
Wilmington
Dol
Hugh Jennings
Cincinnati
Donovan
Boston
Red
Tidewater League to Compare Circuits Across Virginia and Nearby States
The report notes Tidewater Baseball League circuit comparisons across Portamouth Norfolk Suffolk Newport News Old Point Hamp ton and surrounding Virginia areas. Eddie Hahn, ex White Sox World Series winner, signs to manage Mansfield O and P League team. Cincinnati Reds’ training squad is small but Ole Fox Griffith expresses optimism. Elmer Flick inks with Bill Armour Toledo. Flick debuted under Armour in 1897 with Dayton. Minneapolis manager Joe Cantillon plans to live with Rube Waddell at camp as the eccentric pitcher may pitch only on game days. Carolina Association managers named for Charlotte Lave Cross Winston Salem Charles Clancy Greensboro Robert Doyle Spartanburg Wm Laval Anderson J A Kelly Greenville Richard Smith.
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Norfolk
Suffolk
Newport News
Old Point
Hampton
Virginia
Tidewater
Eddie Hahn
White Sox
Mansfield
Cincmaati Reds
Ole Fox
Griffith
Elmer Flick
Cleveland
Bill Armour
Toledo
Flick
Under
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Wm. Laval
Anderson
J. A. Kelly
Greenville
Richard Smith
Dig Into It Says Senator Heyburn
Senator Heyburn of Idaho argues real mining success comes from grit and risk not science. He cites the Couer d Alene gold region and historic discoveries like the Comstock Lode and Pennsylvania oil wells as examples where pioneers and practical know how led to valuable finds. He urges action over lengthy study.
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Washington
Heyburn
Idaho
Couer d'Alene Gole
Big Mining Companie
United States
Comstock
Pennsylvania
Taft Begins Southern Trip To Atlanta And Augusta
President Taft leaves Washington with cabinet members for a southern tour. The trip aims at Atlanta for an address to the Southern Commercial congress and may extend a week or ten days barring official duties. He plans to visit Augusta and possibly more southern cities.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
South
Congress
Atlanta
Southern Commercial Congress
Washington
Augusta
DAR State Conference Opens in Pueblo on First Outside Denver
Pueblo hosts the annual State conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution drawing distinguished women from across Colorado. This marks the first time the gathering is held outside Denver, with several days of events planned.
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Pueblo
Colo
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Denver
Western Bowling Congress to Open in Spokane
Delegations from cities across the western United States and Canada will compete in Spokane for the fifth annual Western Bowling Congress tournament. Events include five and two man teams and individual contests with prizes totaling several thousand dollars over ten days.
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Western Bowling Congress
Spokane
Wash
United States
Canada
Anarillo Adopts Commission Plan in Texas Politics Rise
The piece notes Anarillo adopting the commission plan of government in Texas. It mentions Kansas City moving toward the Democratic national convention for 1912 and reviews new U S senators and court judges, including Luke Lea and Franela Pendleton, with notes on ages and lineage.
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Texas
Kansas City
Luke Lea
United States
Tennessee
Franela Pendleton
Supreme Court of
New York
George HH. Pendleton
Ohio
Democratic gubernatorial race and Senate chair talks span states
The piece notes ex senator Mel Urenry and William Addame as the Democratic gubernatorial contenders in Kentucky while Senator Bourne of Oregon is tipped to chair the Senate committee on vast offices. It also mentions Tom L. Johnson’s Ohio Bryan wing, Harmon support, Reed in Missouri, and Martine’s New Jersey seat with family tobacco ties. It highlights a New York suffrage parade, and lists Ways and Means committee picks split between the North and South with names from Alabama to Pennsylvania.
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Mel Urenry
William Addame
Cynthia
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Bourne
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Penrose
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Senate
Tom L.cJhnaon
Cleveland
Qhlo
Harmon
James A. Reed
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New Jersey
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Jacob Loribard
America
Oscar W. Underwood
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Choice B. Randall
Texas
William G. Brantley
Georgia
Dorsey W. Shackleford
Ollie M. James
Claude <Itehin
North Carolina
Cornell Hall
Tennessee
Francois Burton Warrison
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
Henry T. Rainey
Illnois
Winfield
Hammond
Minnesota
William Iughes
Andrew J. Pet 78
Massachusetts
A. Mitchel Palmer
P Pennslvania
Notable Southern Commercial Congress Opens in Atlanta
Atlanta hosts the third annual Southern Commercial Congress with senators diplomats and finance leaders in attendance. Taft and Roosevelt expected to speak later as government officials and business chiefs pledge a wide program to promote southern commercial development across states.
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Atlanta
Washington
South
Congress
United States
William H. Taft
Fhendore Roosevelt
National City Bank of
New York City
Arthur M. Harris
Harris Forbes & Co
New York
B. W. Griffith
First Nationa Bank of
Vicksburg
E. W. Robertson
National Loan and Exchange Bank of Columbia
Col
W. Fordyce
Hot Springs
Bible Statistical Oddities and Notable Verse Details
A compact note lists totals for the Bible: 3,566,480 letters, 697 words, 31,175 verses, 1,189 chapters, and 66 books. It highlights chapter lengths, verse positions, and peculiarities such as Esther 8:9 as the longest verse and John 11:35 as the shortest, with other intriguing counts and claims.
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Bara
God
Terry Town Election Yields Wet Victory for Ed Manton Ticket
Terry held its town election with Ed Manton leading a large majority ticket win. The town voted wet by more than two to one. Trustees Ed Manton 108 and Joe Colling 22, Walter Quillan 91, Bart Brucano 44. Clerk Merritt More 97, Treasurer W Speckman 105, Assessor W H Muir 57, Constable Frank Nef 4 and Matt Curnow 60, Justice Roy C Wright 86. Wet 92, dry 438.
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Ed Manton
Cera
Ed Man
Joe Colling
Walter Quillan
Bartrucano
Merritt More
W. ¢ Speckman
W. H. Muir
Constable
Frank Nef
Matt Curnow
Justice of the
Conlon Wins Bantam Title as Fighters Set for Paris Bouts
Johnny Conlon, the new bantam champion, boxes with a decide. Willie Lewis has signed for several bouts in Paris and will sail for France on March 28. Police in Indianapolis threaten to crack down amid promoter competition. Freddie Welsh loses to Watt Wells in the English lightweight title upset.
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Paris
France
Indianapolis
Freddie Welsh
Watt Wells
Nationals Off For Dixie And Exhibition Schedule
Boston Nationals depart for Augusta Georgia to train two weeks then move north for a series of exhibition games. The trip is led by Manager Fred Tenn and the Navera of the National League. Rome reports Countess di Trona murdered in a hotel by cavalry officer Baron Paterno who then wounded himself. The couple had met secretly and blackmail was suspected. Paterno is hospitalized guarded.
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Mass
Fred Tenn
Augusta
Georgia
Rome
Countess di Trona
Selena
T Hotel
Cuntess
Paterno
Countes Juila Trigona
Bason Aterno
Pinehurst Hosts Seventh Spring Tournament In Pinehurst
Pinehurst North Carolina March 6 Many famous golf experts arrived to compete in the seventh annual spring tournament at Pinehurst. Play begins tomorrow and runs through the week as a lead in to the United North and South Amateur Championship later in March at the same venue.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Gould trunks under the hammer at hotel sale
Unpaid baggage of Mrs Katherin Clemmons Gould including twenty two trunks cases and hat boxes left at the Hotel St Regis is up for auction in New York for a board bill. Management failed to reach Mrs Gould at her Lynchburg Virginia home or her ex husband Howard Gould who disclaimed responsibility. Reported debt exceeds five thousand dollars covering rent and entertainment charges during her stay.
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New York
Katherim Clemmons Gould
51 Regis
Howard Gould
Panhandle Cattle Raisers Converge in Dalhart for Annual Convention
A large, representative audience gathers in Dalhart Texas for the opening of the Panhandle Cattle Raisers Association annual convention. The three day event features addresses and discussions on issues of interest to cattle raisers.
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Dalhart
Tex
Panhandly Cattle Raiser’s Association
Chinese Woodchuck Causes Plague in China and Manchuria
Washington reports experts attribute the plague in China and Manchuria to a woodchuck like animal called han te ah. Fleas on the animals spread infection to trappers in eastern Manchuria who then carried it to Harbin and the coast as trapper numbers rose.
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Washington
China
Manchuria
Tina Jong
Tve
Harbin
Is It Worth While That We Jostle a Brother
Poem by Joaquin Miller questions the worth of trampling a fellow traveler in life. It laments harshness and pride, pleads for pity and mercy, and compares human cruelty to the beasts that fall around us. The author envisions all men humbled together as time and fate advance.
Deadwood Carriers Subject to Six Day Mail Check
Uncle Sam via the post office department requires Deadwood mail carriers to log every piece of mail for six days this week. The aim is to measure mail volume and assist department heads in assessing needs and operations of the local office.
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Uncle Sam
Post Office Department
Deadwood
Anarchist Arrest Tails King Alfonso Visit Spain
In Alcazar de San Juan Spain Marek L A and Veneura Carbonell were arrested at a railroad station before King Alfonso's arrival. L A allegedly planned to kill the king and hanged himself in jail after the arrest.
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Alcazar de San Juan
Spain
Marek L
Carbonell
Alfonso
Immigrant’s cash haul prompts customs inquiry
An immigrant arriving in New York raised customs suspicions after bumps were observed on him. An investigation found $11,000 in cash. He claimed he planned to go to South Dakota to buy a farm.
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New York
Wade
South Dakota
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