Infants and adults fall to infantile paralysis fears and pork trade notes
A long column recounts fears of infantile paralysis across the United States with cases in New York St Paul and Minneapolis. It discusses research at Rockefeller laboratories, efforts to find a toxin antidote, and the infectious spinal nature of the disease. Other items note Germany's pork import certs and high pork prices, a yacht writer on Shamrock, and light human interest vignettes about parrots, robbers, and odd legal cases.
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Ouriyonk
New York
Privat
St Paul
Minneapolis
Rockefeller Laboratories
Germany
America
Shamrock
Cotton Crop Deteriorates Across States Amid Rainfall
Monipulé Tennessee reports a July 7 versus June 24 comparison shows wider deterioration in cotton in Oklahoma and Texas, while North Carolina and Tennessee remain steadier. Excessive rainfall continues, with two weeks of rain dominating east of Texas and Oklahoma. Most fields show grainy growth, poor cultivation, and submerged lowlands with some abandonment. two weeks of sun could boost recovery. Weevils threaten Louisiana and Texas.
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Monipulé
Tenn
Oklahoma
Texas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Louisiana
Lynched Blacksmith in Rayville After Sheriff Killing
In Rayville Louisiana J C Freeman known as the town blacksmith killed Marshal C Chenault on June 25. Sunday night he was lynched in his own smith shop with a streamer reading The outcome of Attorney Monroe's appeal. Sheriff Traylor reported the mob acted quietly and used keys to free Freeman before the lynching.
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Rayville
J. C. Freeman
C. Chenault
Monroe
W. N. Traylor
Delhi
Anletly
Ftce
Freeman
Stone Mason Tries to Kill Family Then Commits Suicide
In Sandusky Ohio Andrew Federkiel 69 a stone mason locked his wife and three daughters in rooms poured gasoline on furniture and fired the house. He then threw himself before a Lake Shore train and was cut in two. Mrs Federkiel severely burned. neighbors rescued the four women. Federation had been shot two years earlier during a quarrel with his son.
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Stone Mason
Sandusky
Ohio
Andrew Federkier
Lake Shore
Federkiel Wa
Federkiel
Brookins Soars to 6175 Feet in Wright Biplane Flight
Walter Brookins set a world altitude record at 6175 feet in a Wright biplane over Atlantic City New Jersey. Engine trouble and limited fuel forced a glide to land with spectators watching as engineers tracked the ascent before a safe descent.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Brookins
Wright
Besch
Brookins
Plate
Cured of Pellagra Claims by Blood Therapy in North Carolina
Durham physician Mrs Baxley of Hillsboro reported curing the most aggravated pellagra case seen in the state through an injection into the blood. The claim, attributed to Drs and medical men, suggests pellagra is a blood disorder rather than a skin or dietary ailment.
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North Carolina
Sage
Ite
Durham
N. C
Mra
Baxley
Hillsboroia
Act Anc
Pension totals rise as payments hit historic peak
Washington figures show pension disbursements for the year ended June 20 1909 reached 161 978 703 27 with 956 194 pensioners including survivors widows and dependents. Civil War survivor deaths pace 22 000 annually, while rolls have grown since 1890 from 489 725 to near one million, amid ongoing pension legislation and new eligibility rules.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Brazilian Cotton Expert to Visit United States
The Brazilian ministry of agriculture plans to send a renowned cotton specialist to the United States to study American methods and to recruit American experts to Brazil. The goal is to improve cotton cultivation by inspecting and instructing in the main cotton growing regions.
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Washington, D. C
Ministry of Agriculture
United States
Brazil
J J. Lléchta
Rio Janeiro
Roosevelt backs Poindexter in Senate bid amid Sagamore Hill talks
Oyster Bay report says Theodore Roosevelt signaled support for Miles Poindexter in Washington Senate race. Roosevelt frames stance against Secretary Ballinger and echoes conservation themes from his prior administration, while Poindexter endorses Poindexter for the seat. Roosevelt’s attitude toward the Taft administration remains guarded as he weighs his national position.
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Oyster Bay
Theoilure Roose
Cuwntatan
Miles Poindexter
Bia
United States
Richard Boblinger
Interior
Taft
Teddy
Chicago
Tfl
Ballinger
Priday
Theodore Roosevelt
Poindexter
Washington
Roosevelt
Black Crowd Seizes Courtroom In Pittsburg Riot
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania more than 100 Black rioters gathered at Center Avenue police station to demand a colored jury and attacked the magistrate and officers during Monday night Johnson celebration. Several prisoners were clubbed. two women jailed earlier were remanded on new charges without bail. White transit workers refused routes through the Wylie avenue district after the disturbance.
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Center Avenue Po
Johnson
Center Avenue
New Groves
Alperin
Wylie Avenue
LYNCHING OF Newark RAider Etherington Follows Jail Raid
Newark Ohio reports Etherington, 22, a state and saloon league raider, lynched after doors of Licking County jail were battered down. He confessed killing William Howard, owner of Last Chance restaurant and ex police chief, amid mob fury following alleged bootlegging raids.
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Newark
Ohio
Carl Btverington
State and Saloon League
Licking County
Etherington
William Howard
Howard
Corn acreage increased in July crop report
Washington July crop report shows corn planted area at 114,083,000 acres, up 5,312,000 acres or 4.9 percent from last year. New York notes three masked burglars targeting St. Leonard's Church rectory in Brooklyn, a struggle leaving priests bruised and a man cut.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
New York
St. Leonard's
Brooklyn
Koni
Copet
Wulher Sandera
Bleached Flour Verdicts Return by Federal Jury
A Lexington Nebra ska jury found 625 sacks of flour adulterated and misbranded after more than five weeks of testimony. The flour, bleached by the Alsop process using nitrogen peroxide, was seized from the Lexington Mill and Elevator Company and sold to a Castle Missouri grocer in possession of the purchaser. The government argued the flour was not made from first grade hard wheat and labeled as a fancy patent.
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Banana City
Lexington Mill & Elevator Company
Lexington
Neb
Castle
Alsop
Hyde receives life sentence for Swope poisoning
Dr. B C Hyde was condemned to life in prison with hard labor by Judge Ralph Latshaw after conviction for poisoning Colonel Thomas H Swope. Hyde and his wife, who stood by him, kissed as the judge overruled a motion for arrest of judgment and ordered Hyde to stand. Nearby, Curtiss Curtas made an eight minute flight near Atlantic City, skimming the ocean shore and climbing 1 500 feet above sea level after a near mishap.
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Kansas City
B. C. Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Ralph 8. Latshaw
Latshaw
Dr. Hyde
Curties
Atlantic City
N. J
Glenn H. Curtas
Curtiss
Oil Comeback sparked by Oklahoma and Indian Territory
A historical note recalls oil's rise from early Western Pennsylvania production to future booms in Oklahoma and Indian Territory. It chronicles wildcatting, massive land grabs, and a rush of capital as gushers rewarded pioneers, signaling a new era in American drilling. A Sunday school joke about the gas meter punctuates the piece.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Weet Virgins
Ohio
Indiana
Kanan
Oklahoma
Great Gushers
Collings Sandial
Midas and his gold touch folly in odd satire
A surreal tale shows Midas avanzado to gold touch power with a wary entourage. He muses on future abundance while a sleepy wife named Tabane lingers in the background, hinting at a domestic counterpoint to his gilded dreams.
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Midas
Puck
Tabane
Nevar
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