Tramp King Dr Reitman Plans Reform Tour in City
A chaotic 1912 era report portrays Dr Ben Reitman, dubbed king of Hobodom, inviting New York City boy tramps to a Bowery mission to hear speeches by other panhandlers about an apparent planned union. The piece mocks reform rhetoric and outlines past efforts by Reitman including a Windsor Clifton Hotel banquet and the Brotherhood Welfare Association while noting his eccentric attire and itinerant life.
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New York
Ben Reltian
Bowery Mission
Hicky Hicks
Lake Shore
Cinneinnati Red
Reitman
Chicago
Windsor Clifton Hotel
Barrel House
Perma Union
Dr. Reitman
Brotherhood Welfare Association
Ben Reitman
Jokyl
Myde
Armerican College of Surgery and Medicine
Dong
Jal
Railway Mail Service Gains Daily Trains Between Greenville and Columbia
The CG, G patrons celebrate three mail and passenger trains daily in each direction between Greenville and Columbia. Anderson endorses the improvement and praises Congressman Aiken for securing added mail service after months of effort. The public is urged to recognize his contributions and the enhanced service.
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Southern Railway
Greenville
Columbia
Anderson
Aiken
Rabies Outbreak In Newberry County Horse
A mare owned by Wilbur Ganntt near Helena contracted rabies after a mad dog bite. The horse showed hydrophobia symptoms Monday and was tied Wednesday to end its suffering as recovery was impossible. An odd inclusion from local ads mentions a pineules remedy and rental costs in New York City, reflecting scattered OCR fragments.
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Newberry Observer
Wilbur Ganntt
Helena
Fraud Charge Looms Over Panama Bond Allocations
Washington reports that George W. Austin of New York filed in the District Supreme Court to restrain Secretary Cortelyou from issuing allocations on the recent Panama canal bond issue. The suit argues bids for seven million dollars in bonds were higher than accepted, risking a loss to the United States of seven hundred thousand to a million dollars and alleging defrauding through the bond allotment. Trial catarrh treatments are being mailed free by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin, promoting his remedy and sold by J W Bell.
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Washington
Tillman
Senate
Cortelyou
George W. Austin
New York
District Supreme Court
United States
Honda
Smith
Shoop
Racino
Wis
America Alone Has Humming Birds
Outing Magazine notes America holds a monopoly on humming birds with about 400 species, mostly tropical, while only eighteen cross into the United States from Mexico. It corrects the idea that hummers live on nectar, explaining they eat small insects that help protect blossoms and sometimes catch prey on the wing. The piece also touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a health remedy.
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Outing Magazine
Europe
America
United States
Mexico
Hollister
J. W. Bell
Navy to Start Recruiting Station in New Orleans
The Navy Department will establish a recruiting station in New Orleans Louisiana and has ordered Lieut. B. J. Pase to go there to take charge of the new office.
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Navy Department
New Orleans
B. J. Pase
An Insidious Kidney Trouble Warns of Hidden Danger
An old warning article notes kidney trouble as an insidious disease that may cause fatal malady before symptoms appear. It urges early use of Foley's Kidney Cure to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes.
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Reakzen
Foley
Bright
Bank Cashier Arrested in Portsmouth Closure
Norfolk, Va. Dec 19 Alexander B Butt cashier of the People's Bank of Portsmouth which closed its doors a month ago was arrested charged with nullifying the books of the institution to the extent of 24000 dollars.
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Norfolk
Alexander B. Butt
The
People's, Bank
Portsmouth
Editor's Bix Pranks and a Furious Visitor
In Harper's Weekly style a busy editor battles rumors of visitors as a stern wife arrives insisting she is the editor's wife. The scene ends with the office boy toppled by the accusing lady, prompting a new hire. An ad closes with a dyspepsia tablet promotion and dealer names.
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Harper's Weekly
Ofice
How to Avoid Pneumonia and Banking Critique
The piece notes Senator Tillman’s tirade against the President and Treasury over savings certificates amid bank runs and money stringency. It defends the government’s actions as aimed at stabilizing currency and public confidence, citing legal advice. Also promotes Poley’s Honey and Tar as a cold remedy.
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Newberry
Democratic Party
Tillman
Secretary of the Treasury
Poley
A.t Drugetata
The New South Speaker Urges Industrial Unity in Detroit
Locke trai of Asheville spoke at the New England Society banquet in the Hotel Pontchartrain praising the South’s postwar industrial rise. He cited agriculture waning in primacy as furniture and cotton manufacturing grow, aligning the region with the nation’s vast industrial system while pledging loyalty to the Union and the flag.
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Detroit
Mich
Locketrai
Asheville
N. C
New England Society of Detroit
Union
Dynamite Explosion in Palermo Kills 25 Injures 100
A massive blast at a military powder magazine in Palermo Sicily shook the town. Flames rose rapidly and spread to fallen ruins as rescuers aided the wounded. About 25 people were killed and 100 injured, with troops deployed to assist fire crews and clear debris.
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Palermo
Sicily
Dean
Adam Punished For Eating Forbidden Fruit
A school day Bible lesson described in the Men taal Star reports a Mod girls class where a student boldly answers Adam’s punishment as marriage to Eve. The exchange highlights curiosity and a shy student’s quick wit during questions about biblical narrative.
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Adam
Evo
Casting Pearls Before Swine in a New England College
A Washington educator recalls a humorous college day in New England where a venerable professor faced student restlessness. After a pause he leaned forward with a quizzical smile and asked the class to be patient, saying he had a few more pearls to cast.
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Washington
New England
Washington Star
First train runs under Hudson River in December
Report notes the first train was run under the Hudson on December 19 with only McAdoo Tunnel and railway officials aboard. Separate items describe Orangeburg women building a hospital, Cortelyou pursuing a trouble free itinerary, and Governor Annething denying a pardon for Clarence Phradkill serving a three year sentence for manslaughter.
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Hudson River
McAdoo Tunnel
Annething
Clarence Phradkill
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