Taft Arrives in Manila to Warm Reception
War Secretary Taft landed in Manila from Hong Kong at 4 39 pm and was greeted by Governor General Smith Major General Leonard Wood and Rear Admiral Hemphill. He praised Governor General Smiths leadership and signaled plans for policy direction, as thousands lined the streets and a liquor ban for his palace banquet drew attention.
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Manila
Taft
Hong Kong
Smith
Leonard Wood
Hemphill
Magoon
Havana
Philippines
Mr. Taft
Secetary
Inaugural National Assembly Opens In Manila
A damaged OCR fragment describes the opening of a national assembly in Manila with government officials present. Secretary of War addresses the assembly and a bishop leads prayers as civilians and military guests attend the ceremony at the Opera House.
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Neild
National Assembly
Secreiay
Waidali
Louk Place
Opera House
Atin
Muilary
Civi
Guulloruim
Mitek
Lerlis
Farny
Oriel
The Car Shortage and Rail Congestion Warning
The article warns of possible railroad congestion similar to last year and urges shippers to secure fuel and winter supplies early. It notes Great Northern's J. J. Hill admits growth outpacing capacity, but grain shipments are ahead, possibly easing coal and wood handling once grain moves. Farmers hoard prices and act quickly to avoid delays.
Penitentiary Sendings Highlight Local Crime Report
Sisseton South Dakota Oct 18 Sher uf Minder took Charley and John Johnson to six months for grand larceny William Matlock senior got nine months for horse stealing Jake Huska and Frank Goodboy received two and three years for horse stealing Federal control vote urged against nationwide railroad control by state commissioners in Washington with H J Ketchem backing county based railroad valuation plan.
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Sisseton
Sher- Uf Minder
Sioux Malls
Charley
John Johnson
William Matlock
Jake Huska
Frank Goodboy
Washington, D. C
H. J. Ketcham
Jaws
Peter Cooper Teaches Money Value With a Clever Discount
A humorous tale shows Peter Cooper offering a merchant a three year discount loan at 3 percent monthly, requiring only a $800 check. The merchant realizes the total interest far exceeds the loan, confirming the folly of borrowing at ruinous rates. The anecdote leaves the merchant resolved never to borrow at such costs.
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Peter Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Harpagon’s Final Bargain with a Barber
In a London Chronicle tale a dying Harpagon asks for a barber to shave before death. He quips that shaving a corpse costs five shillings, while a regular shave is two pence, and dies content at the savings. The tale ends with his last breath.
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Harpagon
France
Pawnshop sentiment over a watch with a woman's photo
A seedy youth pawns a watch with a woman's picture stuck in the back. The pawnbroker urges him to remove it, noting no man should leave such a keepsake in pawn. The youth plans to redeem later, though the broker doubts persistence.
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New York
Preas
Ageless Love in a Timeless Image
A quotation from Robert G. Ingersoll extols enduring affection. It declares that true love transcends age, with a woman who loves a man always seeing the gallant partner who won her heart, while time’s wrinkles do not define true affection.
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Robert G, Logersoll
Union In Failure Pictured
Balane notes men unite by vices and failures more than virtues and successes. He suggests love fades when one falls, unless real substance binds them. Michael Monahan comments on true honor leaving no room for hesitation and doubt.
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Balane
Michael Monahan
Grizzly Buries Man in Sand Then Leaves Him
Paul Sweet, a tannery owner near Santa Cruz, is dragged by a grizzly and her cubs into a sandy hollow. The bear buries him twice while caching prey, but Sweet remains still and escapes after several hours, breathing through a sliver of hat.
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Mr. Sweet
Lapse of Reasoning Among Two Benefactors Told
The tale shows Morse grappling with a problem in early telegraph design. An official at the Baltimore and Ohio Railway suggests wiring across a bridge to avoid sagging wires, a simple idea Morse had never seen. The exchange leads to the realization that wires could be fixed on bridges, enabling long spans for the new distance writing.
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Isaac Newton
Morse
Patent Office
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
Bismarck Answers Criticism Over Iron Cross Allocation
During a Paris siege the German statesman defends the first class iron cross distribution. He notes Moltke Roon Blumenthal also hold the award and adds that he and the Kaiser are entitled to such honors without complaint.
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Bismarck
Paris
Ernst
Saxe- Coburg-Gotha
Moltke
Roon
Blumenthal
Odd legacy in Weston will praises Jefferson management
Weston’s will notes he acted under Mr. Jefferson at Richmond and received from him every politeness. He bequeaths all his stock of prudence, claiming it the only good quality Weston believes the recipient needs.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Family of
Weston
Garrick
Jefferson
Richmond
Quotations and Proverb Snippets From Historic Papers
A compilation of brief quoted lines and maxims from Cleveland Plain Dealer and Manchester Union. The items showcase wry humor about fame drinking and desire with rural proverbs attributed to Pilpay and generic editors.
Startling affidavits emerge in Kaufmann case hearing
Sioux Falls Oct 18 hearing on a motion for a new trial in the Kaufmann Polries case proceeds before Judge E G Smith. Spectators are sparse and affidavits from jurors and defense witnesses are read while Mr Egan and Mr Aiken clash over bill of exceptions and admissibility of affidavits as Mrs Kaufmann’s mother prays quietly in court.
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Sioux Falls
Kaufmann-Polries
E. G. Smith
Circuit
Orr
G. W. Egan
Aiken
Mr. Egan
Smith
Egan
George Rice
Flandreau
Frank R Aiken
Kaufmann
Rice
John Poireis
Agnes Poireis
Steen
Government exterminating beasts in western forests
The government assigns eleven experienced trappers to eradicate wolves coyotes and other predatory animals from National forests across eight western states. They report significant stock savings and note pups and den litter hunts as effective. Bear and court actions feature in separate items, with one ranger killing an 800 pound bear and a Sioux Falls salesman fined for obscene letters.
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Uncle Sam
Great West
Wind River
Yellowstone National Forest
Vernon Bailey
Forest Service
New Mexico
Local Stock Association
Dixie National Forest
Utah
Bruin
Land Fraud Case in South Dakota Goes to Trial
Sioux Falls October 18. A notable United States court term disposes of a land fraud case involving John Anderson a leading stockman and politician from the Missouri river district of Board Dakota. Four indictments had been returned and the defense argued readiness for trial while the government sought continuances.
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United States
Wagner
Carland
Sioux Falls
S. D
United States Court
John Anderson
Missouri River
Board Dakota
Anderson
Dejfendant
Canton Bee Sting Fatality Near Farm
Michael Oakleaf died fifteen minutes after being stung on the temple by a common honey bee while working on a thipp farm near Canton S D Autopsy planned as physicians offer competing theories including heart weakness or brain injury from the sting Iripp the farm owner assisted him and carried him toward the farmhouse before help could arrive.
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Canton
S. D
Thipp
Michael Oakleaf
Oakleaf
Iripp
Get Rich Quick Scheme Ends in Injury and Confession
Davis, Oct 18. Railroad detectives uncovered a peculiar extortion plan by two section men near Davis. They loosened a rail and damaged a handcar to simulate injuries and file a damage claim. The claim agent pressed for details and the pair confessed after detectives pursued the case. They face possible prison terms.
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Davis
Heaviest Train Ever Pushed Into Deadwood
The Minneapolis Commercial club train to Deadwood proved the heaviest ever pulled by a single engine. Six heavy coaches and sleepers weighed in total 130 tons or 640 000 pounds, delaying arrival as passengers alighted along Wall street to Deanwood street.
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Minneapolis
Deadwood
Wall Street
Deanwood Stre
Lockport Mining Company Reorganizes Under Garfield Name
The Lockport Mining Company held last night at C. Searle's Meat Market to reorganize and continue the corporate existence. The Garfield Mining Company was formed to take over the Lockport interests with the same stockholders and holdings as under the old charter. Officers elected for the coming year were President James McQuillen, Vice President A. H. Lundin, Secretary-Treasurer C. J. Searle.
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Lockport Mining Compan
Searle
Old
Lockport Company
Garfield Minok Company
Lockport
James McQuillen
A. H. Lundin
C. J. Searle
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Recen
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Burns
Texas
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