Deaths and major notices from a sweeping week
Mary Baker Eddy dies at age ninety in Boston after a cold illness. Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt dies in Virginia. Edward A. Smith dies in a Pittsburg taxicab. Elizabeth Allen found strangled in Shirley West Virginia. Ambassadors and sports figures noted with various incidents. Train wrecks, rail and political intrigue headline a week of deaths, accidents, and power shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science
Boston
Eddy
Chestnut Hill
Wesley Merritt
Natural Bridge
Philippines
United States
Edward A. Smith
C. Knox
Frank B. Smith
Crucible Steel Company
Pittsburg
Elizabeth Allen
Shirley
Philander C. Knox
Harry Lane Wilson
Mexico City
State Department
Mexico
Willie Boppe
George Slosfeat
New York City
Hoppe
Taft’s Annual Message Urges Economy and Reform
President Taft’s 1911 annual message to Congress covers conservation of public lands, Panama Canal fortification, and tariff review. He urges economy in government, forest land limits, canal fortification, merchant marine growth, parcels post adoption, and stronger anti fraud and antitrust enforcement, with praise for diplomatic arbitration and foreign relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Congress
Panama Canal
Tony
Executive Branch
Emsress
Oregon
Idlaho
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
Department of Agriculture
Natank
Passenter
United States
Latin America
Western Hemisphere
Das
Department of Justice
Department
Cnn
Secretary of the Navy
Permanent Court of the Hague
Great Britain
Peary Named Discoverer. Navy Suggests Retirement With Pay
Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer proposes retiring Robert Peary as rear admiral with pay from his pole discovery. Torrential France floods surge, villagers cut off, soldiers provisioning by boat. Boston banker Robert E. Devie, 23, vanished, with business losses reported between 300000 and 590000. Murder verdict for Joseph Wendling. life term set. Night Sergeant Wilfred French shot at Cairn Golgence HQ, Sheriff Bankston of Pulaski County moves crowd precautions. Banana Anna admits defrauding railroads, over 5000 in damages claimed. Berlin Monarchy bill to merge Berlin and suburbs for 3.5 million people. The New York and Texas to be named two new super-dreadnoughts. Acquittal for E. M. Heighe on manslaughter charge. Elbert Merida dies at ninety in Indiana. Calliar case confirmed. trunk found body identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peary
North Pole
George Vor L. Meyer
Navy
Congress
Peary
France
Boston
Robert E. Devie
Joseph Wendling
Law Bankston
Pulaski
Ciry
Bankstan
Banana Anna
New York Central Railroad
New York
Berlin
New York and
Texas
Meyer
E. M. Heighe
Pacific, Idaho & Northern Railroad
Quick recovery as rival bars resume after raid
A local drama unfolds as one establishment reopens 74 minutes after a raid while another bar’s fate remains uncertain. The incident highlights the persistence of nightlife venues and the quick return of some businesses to operation.
Odds and Life Lessons on Chance and Failure
A reflective note questions why failures proliferate, suggesting many chase rare wins on long shots. The writer muses on life as a test of endurance and belief, implying resilience matters more than immediate luck.
Bound to Make a Hit at The Playhouse
A promotional note claims the production blends current slang to attract youth with familiar strong language for older audiences, promising broad appeal across classes at the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills
Gillis
Acrobats Challenge Conventional Earnings Approaches
A Contrary Way notes an acrobat who defies accepted salaries and norms, earning largely through reversals that threaten big business interests. The piece questions the chosen path and its impact on established economic models.
New Era in Finance Prompts Public Accountability
The piece lauds Theodore N. Vail and AT&T for publishing a full inventory of Western Union assets after the Western Union takeover. An $18.867 million surplus was reduced to 3.136 million, sparking stock gains and a debate if openness marks a new era in corporate finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beld
Vail
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Theodore N. Vail
Purchasing Corporation
Gould
Telephone Company
Desl
Telegraph Company
Harper's Weekly
Timeliness and Reform in Philanthropy
The passage argues reform must be timely to be effective. It warns that partial decay can be removed and errors corrected, but once corruption hardens, revival becomes impossible. It critiques modern philanthropy for passivity and neglect, claiming it wastes effort reviving the dead and reforming dust rather than addressing current decay.
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertise Healthier Kidneys
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney ills causing backache headaches urinary troubles and dizziness. A testimonial from Mrs Beb of Dever Neligh Nebraska describes dropsy relief after short use and urges remembering the Dean's name. Sold by dealers for 60 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Beb
Dever
Neligh
Neb
Doan
Dean's
Cox
Foster-Milburn Co
Buialo
N.Y
Time Use Brings Brickmaking Idea to Foreman
A gentleman assigns duties to a general man including gleaning windows boots knives and messages, chopping wood and tending the garden for ten shillings weekly. The man asks about clay in the garden and imagines making bricks in spare time.
Swamp Root Advert From 1909 Urges Kidney Cure Claim
An old testimonial letter from W C Cook of Clinton County claims Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root cured his uric acid rich system after illness. Notary Dale Sheppard confirms the affidavit dated July 13, 1909. The advertisement invites readers to request a sample and booklet by writing to Kilmer & Co. and lists prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Clinton County
A. D
W. C. Cook
Dale , Sheppard
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Gale
Observations on Women in Government and Editor Rumor
Mrs. O H P Belmont, a leading suffragist, says women already do much governing. An editor about to marry explains that Miss Cash prompted his proposal, noting editors are observant and frank, and that Miss Dash influenced him more than anyone else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. P. Belmont
New York
Nell
Miss Cash
Miss Dash
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement promise
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by a constitutional treatment. It offers a $100 reward for proof of failure and invites readers to mail for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All den Vists
Taas Mall
Pilla
The Big Show and The Pyramids Fund Joke
Tourists claim a grand spectacle at the pyramids with a playful exchange about money. A bemused Mr Newrocks jokes that no single agency funded the stunt, suggesting a jackpot affair behind the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Newrocks
Castoria warnings and old ad snippets mixed with stray text
The fragmentary text blends warnings to mothers about Castoria and its signature with stray quotes and product references. It includes an unrelated painting remark and a Pettit’s Eye Salve note, plus garbled lines about drugs and domestic life, yielding no coherent news event.
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le Grand Reporter
University of Miinon
Council of Adminstration
Frank Berry
Trinidad
Col
Frank Belding
University of Kansas At
Padernalles
Chihuahua
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
G. S. Fernald
Pullman Company
Jack Thomas
A. B. Walton
New Jersey
George Crocker
Crocker
Albany
N. Y
Joint Legislative Investigating Committee
Missouri Pacific
Knobnoster
Ulster Unionist Council
Belfast
Ireland
Berlin Academy of Sciences
Lewis Ross
Dudley Observatory
C. Lord
Quincey
Doctor Koch
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Seattle
United States Steel and
Carnegie Pension Fund
United States Steel Corporation
Macao
China
Portngris
Patria
Winterauces
Nev
Mack Neal
Waverly
Eugene N. Foss
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States Senate
Provincetown
Mass
Pennsylvania
William J. Bryan
Haskell
Oklahoma
Senate
Gov. Bellamy
Helen Taft
White House
Carnegie Steel Company
Ccomony
Tion
International Mart
Sime
Tarif
Sso
Parcels Post
Postal Savings Bank
Post Office Department
General News
Benending
Skied
Ylow
Dobber
Wilbraham
Lowerby
Harper’s Weekly
Jane
Pettit
Howard Tiros
Huttale NY
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