Navy honors five torpedo destroyers with hero names
President Roosevelt approved naming five torpedo boat destroyers under construction after noted American seamen. Listed are No. 17 Joseph B. Smith, No. 18 Roswell H. Lamson, No. 19 Samuel W. Preston, No. 20 Charles W. Flusser, and No. 21 Samuel C. Reid, with brief deeds and wartime actions cited for each.
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Washington, D. C
Ameria
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Joseph B. Smith
Smith
Congress
Merrimack
Roswell H. Lamson
Samuel W. Preston
Preston
Fort Fisher
Anuary
Charles W. Flusser
Flusser
Miami
Albemarne
Plymouth
N. C
Fire destroys Chicago Great Western coal sheds in Rochester
A blaze in Rochester Minnesota burned six railroad coal cars and about 450 tons of coal at the Chicago Great Western coal yards. The fire raged all afternoon and is believed started by tramps or a locomotive spark. Firemen confined the flames to the yards.
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Rochester
Minn
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Dover Gold Medal Four Named Top Best
Dover reference highlights Gold Medal Four as the sole best pick in the JEMIMA feature.
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Dover
Jemima
Might Miss Something
A reminiscence reveals a woman telling a suitor she would return his letters unopened. The exchange notes he might have sent matinee tickets hidden in the notes, implying a potential if ill-fated romance and the man's possible persistence.
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Edyth
Bryan Scare Invasion Of The East And The New Bryan
New York dispatch discusses the Bryan movement spreading to the East as Taft campaigns begin. It traces Bryan’s evolution from 1890 to 1908, noting his tempered stance, growing cross party appeal, and Roosevelt’s influence shaping the campaign. It also reports Western New York reception, tariff fears, and local opinions on Bryan’s potential win without New York’s electoral votes.
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J. C. Welliver
New York
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Bryan
Middle West
Roosevelt
Rochester
New Yorker
Buffalo
Igorrotes Big Attraction At Inter State Fair
At the Inter State fair the Igorrotes village drew large crowds as mysterious headhunters fascinated spectators. A Western writer quips a doggerel tribute to the Igorrotes and mother dogs along their travel route with a cautionary lullaby urging quiet vigilance. ARTHUR R. GREENE.
Foley's Kidney Cure Claim Edges Medical Ads
The advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as able to cure any kidney or bladder trouble not beyond medical help, asserting no medicine can do more, per O. T. Erhart.
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Foleys
O. T. Erhart
Guardian sought for Lang by his three children
In Denison Iowa the three adult Lang children petitioned the district court to appoint a guardian for their 68 year old father John Lang alleging his 22 year old wife, whom he married after his first wife died, is gaining control of his $70,000 property through deeding. They claim she is immoral, not home often, and associating with other men while his finances and judgment are in question.
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Taft
Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Marshalltown
Spt
John Lang
Charter Oak
Denison
Lang
Cchldren
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Kingsford’s
Oswego
America
Janet M. Hill
Alice Cary Waterman
Kingsford
T. Kingsford & Son
No. Y
Tenant Lamson
Port Royal
Fort Wagner
DuPont
Samuel C. Reid
Reid
General Armstrong
Fayal
Rota
Doerflinger’s
Bryan Scare
East
Welliver
Kansas City
St. Louis
A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Foley
David M. Pfaelzer & CO
Chicago, Ill
Nels Thompson
Fouth
Fourth Street
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Big Ole Moon
Yander
Yaller Pup
Ki Yi
Arthur R. Greene
Inter State
Rice’s Dog and Pony Circus
The
Fair Association
Directors of the Fair
H. Spence
E. M. Wing
Geo. H. Ray
van Auken
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