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Moonlit Harvests Aids Wichita Wheat Gathering In 1908
Farmers near Wichita Kansas cut wheat by moonlight to hasten harvest. News notes reportHarold Whitlock killed testing device in Los Angeles and a Denver convict sentenced to hang. Rail shops burned in Salt Lake City. Several prominent deaths and trials across the nation are listed with civic and political notes.
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Denver
Harold Whitlock
Los Angeles
Senator O Gorman Named for Governor General of Philippines
Senator O Gorman recommended for mer Governor John A Dix of New York for governor general of the Philippines. Spain has accepted in principle secretary Bryan's proposal for inter national peace. Eighteen nations now have accepted Bryan's invitation. Senator Shaffroth was advised by the Secretary of Agriculture that five experts would be sent to Greeley to study the potato situation and causes of crop failure.
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O’gorman
John A. Dix
New York
Philippines
Spain
Bryan
Shaffroth
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Greeley
United States
McReynolds
John L. McNab
San Francisco
Wilson
Senate approves Indian appropriation bill for 11 million
The Senate passed the Indian appropriation bill carrying 11,000,000. Representative Goulden reintroduced his bill for a United States National bank of America. Secretary McAdoo asked 100,000 for vessels to enforce laws protecting Alaskan fish and fur animals. Pennsylvania accepted invitation to Gettysburg celebration and a committee of twenty was authorized.
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Senate
Goulden
United States National Bank of America
McAdoo
Pennsylvania
Flood toll rises across Kathiawar and world crises
Floods in the Kathiawar peninsula kill 300. A Montreal fire claims four firemen and injures three. Martinique quake causes panic with no deaths reported. Constantinople sentences twenty to death for involvement in an assassination. In Berlin a mass shooting in a Catholic school leaves several dead and wounded. Britain appeals for 250000 to buy Sulgrave Manor for a centenary peace celebration. A young American woman in London dies by suicide, linked to the Vanderbilt family through Sir Michael Herbert.
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Kathiawar
Arabian Sea
Montreal
Viola McKenna Hudson
London
Michael Herbert
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Sir Michael Herbert
Washington
Woman Freed on $2,000 Bond
Pueblo report says Mrs. Mary Muscatto wife of a Vineland storekeeper was jailed two weeks for alleged involvement in the shooting of ranch hand Stephen Kelly. She secured release on a $2,600 bond.
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Pueblo
Mary Muscatto
Vineland
Stephen Kelly
Remains of Eddie Quick Taken for Interment
Remains of Eddie Quick former Western league pitcher who died at Rocky Ford were sent to Denver for interment. Also noting Whiskbroom II won the Brooklyn handicap at Belmont Park with G M Miller second and Sam Jackson third.
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Eddie Quick
Rocky Ford
Denver
Whiskbroom II
Belmont.Park
L. I
Multiple events color early 20th century headlines
Reports from across the United States cover a birthday for Senator Isaac Stephenson in Mariette Wisconsin a armed village committee in Hopkinsville Kentucky to resist night riders injuries from a Sterling New York train derailment a kidnapping conviction in Salem Illinois and a violent assault case in Hot Springs Arkansas. Other items note a Philadelphia hospital interest in a boy of exceptional height shifts in federal prosecutions and a national plumbers association choosing Denver as its year headquarters.
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Isaac Stephenson
Marnette
Wis
Hopkinsville
Henderson County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sterling Station
N. Y
Frank Sullens
Ernest Harrison
Salem, I
Dorothy Holt
Will Norman
Garland Huff
Hot Springs
Ark
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital
Philadelphia
John Michael
United States Engineers
Mississippi
New Madrid
Niagara Falls
Missouri
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Leadville
Dak
Chris Irving
A. J. Davis
National Association of Master Plumbers
Denver
National Association
Right to Advertise Coca Cola
A political attack on Coca Cola advertising is used to muddy public opinion. The author notes a court ruling favored Coca Cola, comparing caffeine content to coffee and tea and discussing whether advertising Coca Cola is appropriate.
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Coca-Cola Company
Coca- Cola Company
Grand Trunk Pacific blast at Prince Rupert described as historic feat
An eyewitness recalls a major blast at the Grand Trunk Pacific terminal yards in Prince Rupert. A ridge of solid rock fifty feet wide and forty five feet high was demolished, leaving millions of cubic feet of shattered stone. About 50 000 cubic feet were removed at a cost near 5000 dollars.
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Grand Trunk Pacific Terminal
Prince Rupert
Canada
Cure of infant scalp scales with Cuticura products
A Portland reader describes a one month old with thick yellow crusts and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment as recommended, the scales loosened and disappeared and hair regrew within two months. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment and offers a free sample via post.
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Washington St
Portland
Ore
Baby
Ella Ehrlich
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Baby Twice Baptized in Royal Modern Miracle
Queen Alexandra agreed to serve as godmother to the first great grandchild of Mr and Mrs Gladstone. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Parish was christened in India and, after the parents returned, a second baptism was held at St Margaret's Westminster to honor the queen s wish.
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Queen Alexandra
Wrinkles as Headliners in Legislative Talk
A terse dialogue notes wrinkles as a metaphor for bill headings with the speaker pausing on their importance. The exchange hints at political framing and attention to surface details rather than substance.
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