Letter to Roosevelt Declares Issue Now Between Men
Stamford May 30 Dr William J Young releases a letter to President Roosevelt arguing the conflict has shifted from animals to men It accuses the president of using his office to discredit a private citizen and demands a public retract or apology if his claims are proven false He promises to retract his book if shown false and to seek evidence of honesty and accuracy
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Stamford
Conn
William J. Young
Roosevelt
United States
Dr. Long
Mistaken Occupations Do Not Continue In Pursuit Not Fitted
Lida A. Churchill in the Delineator argues that choosing the right occupation is crucial for personal happiness and societal progress. The piece warns that pursuing unsuitable careers harms both individuals and the world, citing notable figures as examples and urging firm, dignified refusals to drift into ill-fitting work.
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Handel
Turner
Claude Lorraine
Schiller
Pascal
Lida A. Churchill
Flirting With Brook Trout Technique Taught by Circle
The article describes a fishing tip where a farmer boy outperforms a city fisherman by staying unseen near bridges and logs. It explains a method called flirting, using left hand to bend the rod and cast the worm precisely onto trout hiding spots, noting practice is needed but the tactic is valuable.
Indiana Native Leads United States Signal Corps Chief Post
Brigadier General James Allen, a native of Indiana, was commissioned at West Point in 1868 and joined the Signal Corps in 1890 after a long cavalry career. Known as an Indian fighter in the far west, he held a captaincy before transferring to the Signal Corps and now heads the department with a prestigious post in Washington.
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James Allen
United States Signal Corps
Indiana
Military Academy
West Point
Allen
Signal Corps
Far West
Cavalry
Washington
Judge urges settlement in McDonald will suit
In Prairie du Chien the McDonald will case ends with a judge urging settlement. Cynthia McDonald leaves $25,000 to her daughter. Fred A. McDonald sues to break the will. Judge Clementson proposes an $8,000 payment to the contestant to avert lengthy costly litigation.
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McDonald
Prairie du Chien
Cynthia McDonald
Fred A. McDonald
Winter & Esch
Joe B. Evans
Graves & Earl of
Sparta
C. H. Schweizer
McConnell & Schweizer
Clementson
Fire Ravages Decorah Dry Goods Stores
A major Sunday night fire in Decorah Iowa damaged A Neish & Sons dry goods stock valued at about 40 000 with 28 000 insured and Larsen Brothers clothing next door suffered smoke and water damage from a blaze that burned through the roof of Neish s building. total losses near three quarters of stock and building damage insured at 3 000.
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Decorah
A. Neish & Sons
Larsen Bros
Larsen Brothers
Neish & Sons
Neish
Mine Owner Killed in Idaho Runaway Accident
Missoula capitalist C. E. Arnold was instantly killed near the Success mine at Wallace Idaho when a runaway rig overturned after his driver was thrown out. Arnold leaped from the rig after urging safety and struck his head on a stump, fracturing his skull.
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Missoula
Mont
C. E. Arnold
Success
Wallace
Idaho
Arnold
Bride in Aberdeen Takes Strychnine Poison
Mrs. Eleanor Lynch a 23 year old bride who moved from Milwaukee two weeks ago killed herself by strychnine. She left a note begging forgiveness for being cross to her husband and asking him not to forget her. She was soon to become a mother and doctors suspect her poor health led to the act.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Eleanor Lynch
Milwaukee
Wooly and Hanson Win Cass Street Paving Contract
The board of public works awarded Wooly and Hanson the Cass Street paving contract from Fifth to Twelfth for 23 987 dollars. La Crosse Stone bid 23 995 40. Creosote block to be used. La Crosse Stone also won Main and State streets from Sixth to Seventh and Sixth from Main to Vine for 6 298 16, beating Wooley and Hanson at 6 579. Paving uses Purington brick with a curb.
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Wooly & Hanson
Cass
Wooley & Hanson Company
Summit County Republicans Endorse Taft for President 1908
The Summit County Republican executive committee votes to renew faith in Roosevelt and officially endorse William H. Taft for the Republican nomination. The resolution lists Taft as best representative of Rooseveltian policies and commends his qualifications. Senator Dick was absent from the meeting.
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Summit
Roosevelt
Akron
Republican County Executive Committee
Summit County
Theodore Roosevelt
William A. Taft
William H. Taft
Woes of Single Life Key Ring Comic Exchange
A New York Sun cartoon captures a bachelor maid lamenting the burden of many keys. She lists studio, club, desk, trunks, safety deposit box, piano, and other locks, joking that only a man could carry them all.
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New York Sun
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Floated and Docked After Grounding
The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ran aground overnight but was floated at New York and docked safely later. Captain and crew reported no injuries as the vessel resumed its voyage schedule.
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New York
Dresbach Minn News Local Social Notes
William Gettens returned home after visiting relatives in St Paul. John Poley tested a new trotter on Sunday. A daughter was born May 24 to Mr and Mrs Fred Zisch. Margaret Newman and Josie Glenn were elected teachers in District 69. Various locals visited relatives and traveled to nearby towns including La Crosse Seymour Trempealeau Winona.
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William Gettens
St. Paul
Minn
William Behrens
John Poley
Fred Zisch
Guatemalan Minister Luis Toledo Harrarte Biography
Luis Toledo Harrarte a Guatemala-born minister and physician born March 28 1871 in Guatemala City. He studied in Paris and earned medical honors in 1904 after touring England Spain and Belgium. He served Guatemala as first secretary in Brazil 1906 and was named minister to Washington last January. He helped secure Guatemala as host of the Pan American Medical Congress in August 1908. He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the military scientific corps of Guatemala.
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Luis Toledo Harrarte
Guatemala
National Central Institute
Paris
England
Spain
Belgium
Madrid
Brazil
Munoz
Washington
Pan-American Medical Congress
Military Scientific Corps
Los Guatemala
Mystery Riddles in an Old Paper Question Boots with Bootjack
A playful Q and A teases modern autos and a relic habit while recalling a columnist's aside about an old fashioned man who used a bootjack to remove his boots. The piece evokes era humor and coinages, mixing technology quips with quaint manners.
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