In Charge at West Point Thomas H Barry Named Superintendent
Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry U S A becomes superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point. A standout cadet athlete and student he rose from Second Lieutenant in the Seventh Cavalry to Brigadier General under Roosevelt and to the pinnacle of Army ranks by 1908. His Cuban Pacification command earned him wide applause at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Barry
United States Military Academy
West Point
Supreme Court
O'Gorman
New York City
General Barry
Academy
Seventh Cavalry
Custer
Barry
First Infantry
Roosevelt
John M. Schofield
Philippines
Army of Cuban Pacification
Federal Chief of Mines Dr Joseph A Holmes Named Director
Washington insiders concede the best equipped man for the new bureau of mines post is Dr Joseph A Holmes. His appointment follows years of work reducing mine disasters as chief technologist of the geological survey with praise from coal operators engineers and miners. Holmes earned labor and capital trust and led a loyal team to improve mine safety and rescue imprisoned miners when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Holmes
Bureau of Mines
Washington
United States
Congress
Bureau
Holmes
John Hays Hammond
Dr. Holmes
Miners’ Union
Geological Survey
Technological Bureau
Woman who cost a' million at Deauville gowns unveil
Mrs William B Leeds of New York Newport and London drew high society at Deauville with a sequence of extravagant gowns and entertainments. Her former name Nancy Stewart, daughter of a Cleveland banker, married George E Worthington, then Leeds. He allegedly paid his wife a million for divorce and gifted jewels a yacht and a New York palace. A $200000 pearl necklace sparked a customs dispute over duty, which she won, saving about $50,000.
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William B. Leeds
New York
Newport
London
Deauville
France
Sulora
Nancie Stewart
Cleveland
Ohio
George E. Worthington
Leeds
New York City
Paris
United States
Treasury
Kingdon Gould Heads Gould Family in Europe Move
Kingdon Gould, 23, eldest son of George Jay Gould, travels with the Goulds to Europe to learn the railroad system he will lead. He has audited 8,000 miles of tracks, met managers and workers, and seeks continued prosperity as political concerns wane after fall elections.
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Kingdon Gould
George Jay Gould
Kingdon
Gould
Europe
Southwest
Dean's Kidney Pills advertised for pain relief and health recovery
An old ad describes George Hahn a C N W conductor recounting kidney pain after a wreck and recovery after using Dean's Kidney Pills. It also reports Red Cross Christmas Seals campaigns for 1910, noting new slogans and distribution changes to fund tuberculosis work nationwide.
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George Hahn
Arbor Ave
West Chicago
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Tiny baby's pitiful eczema cure tale
A two month old baby suffered severe eczema from head to foot with raw skin and a thick scalp scab. After failing doctor remedies the family used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting skin regrowth in days and improvement to a healthy four month old baby.
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Joseph Kossmann
St. John's Place
Ridgewood Heights
N. Y
Historical Ad Fragments Praise Various Figures and Medicines
A fragmented 19th century style text extols Realnol Ointment for skin eruptions and includes quotes praising perseverance and civic virtue from figures like Silas K. Hocking Elihu Burritt Leigh Hunt and Orison Swett Marden. The garbled display mentions sales tips for drugs and emphasizes personal appeal to readers.
Waggoner on Punishment Change at Berea Address
Dr. Robert L. Waggoner, president of Baldwin University, spoke at Berea Ohio on pedagogy noting the abolition of corporal punishment in the last 30 years. He quipped that earlier generations believed teachers lived by the motto that the sewish ia father to the taught.
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Robert L. Waggoner
Baldwin University
Berea
Doctor Waggoner
Fragmentary note on a sale offer and parties named Cheney
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a sales offer related to a proprietorship and a party named Cheney. It references a possible bid or exchange and an associated party, with unclear context and details.
Just Like Girl in Quirky Domestic Exchange
A humorous dialogue voice notes a girl’s culinary habits annoy the speaker. Phrases mix playful mishearings and domestically framed requests about fueling a car when the automobile fan isn’t functioning. The tone resembles light, dated humor from a social column.
Mothora Examines Bottled Castoria Notice
Important notice urges careful examination of Castoria bottles for infants and children, claiming safety and reliability. The text attributes quotes to Horatio Stebbens and John Bright, mentioning Lewin' Bier Straight Bodgar and a Pat caeee phrase.
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Mothora
Lewin
Not impregnable and a sharp Judge comical witticisms
Horace Avery, a British bar judge, grills a witness who proclaims himself a retired cheesemonger. The exchange ends with a biting quip about attaining gentleness and retirement. Also mentions M. Whitman quote and a New York Negro Business League delegate worth 4 million dollars amid racial-themed remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Avery
K. C
Avery
Negro Business Meats League
New York
Sprouting Up Judge Comment on Girls Playing with Boys
A fragmentary dialogue portrays a magistrate or judge interjecting as a mother questions a girl named Mary about playing with boys. The exchange hints at age and propriety tensions within a family scene.
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MINES
Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
American Red Cross
American National Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Cnses
Roy Bove
United States District
Harry Howe
Wichita Beacon
Bone
Kansas City Journal
M. F. Ryan
Bedford
Silas K. Hocking
Elihu Burritt
Lewis
Orleon Swett Marden
Leigh Hunt
Founda
Aeatalfom Natuty
Cheney
Newt
Horatio Stebbena
John Bright
PRY
Marine Eye
Eomare- Cenkes
Maries Eyre
Marines Eye Belve
Teton
Marine Eye Remedy
Paxtine
Florida
Celery Farma
Cll
The
Florida Homeland Company
400 Afientic National Dank Baliding
Dacksonville, Florida
W. N. VU
ST. Louis
Western Canada
Coliwey Teailitien
Bassir
Ciferent
Falra
Ees Foer
Anne
A. Wik
Canada
Tal Baake
Fas
Cindek
Leaunele
Meery Miebog
Fooree Taylors
Gcannada
S. Crawford
Ninth Street
Kansas City
Creucent Mig
Putnam
Adeless Dyes
J. C. Snalth
T. T. Munger
Whitman
Golden Medical
Lara
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo M. Y
Dr. Pierce
Desnoyers
Switzerland
Enrenger
Atyle
Desnoyers Shoe Company
Pine St
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