Taft Victory Closer as Hughes Debate Stalls at Convention
In Chicago delegates gather and discuss a Hughes versus Taft ticket with New York backing Hughes for president, while vice presidential prospects remain unsettled. John Hays Hammond shows tentative support for Fairbanks, and Indiana delegates hint at boosting the VP choice to energize the race.
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Ford
New York
Hughes
Woodford
Chicago
Taft
Albany
John Hays Hammond
Zemo Claims Cure for Eczema in Local Discovery
A St Louis chemist reports a simple local remedy named Zemo that supposedly cures eczema by destroying germ activity in the skin. Endorsed by Homer Closson, the product is offered for sale by Homer Closson & Co with claims of genuine medicine and proven success.
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St. Louis
Zemo
Homer Closson
Homer Closson & Co
Pence Panhandle Conductor Franks Pence Dies Father Illness
Pence Panhandle conductor Frank Pence is in Piqua Ohio summoned by his father's illness who died yesterday. Hutchins funeral for Thomas Hutchins set Sunday at 11 from Crooked Creek church Rev McNeeley to lead services. Masso funeral for Estellozzi Masso who died at his Toledo street home from lockjaw will be held this morning at nine from St Vincent de Paul church Father Crosson officiating.
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Pence
Piqua
Ohio
Masso
Estellozzi Masso
Toledo Street
St. Vincent de Paul
Father Crosson
Foresters Plan Memorial Day Observances
At a Thursday meeting the Foresters set memorial services for one week from Sunday. Members will gather at their hall for exercises and a committee will visit and decorate the graves of departed members with flowers.
New Ball Team Otto Juniors Form In City Contest
The Otto Juniors organize a fast new baseball squad ready to challenge any accepting opponent. They will wear new suits in a week and play their first game in Denver on June 21. Roster includes Say ers catch Miller pitch Strong short Ryan first Johnson second Barnes third Anderson left Clary Center Hickman right Weedkind substitute Joseph Dinnigan manager.
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Otto
Denver
P. Sayers
Miller
Strong
Ryan
Johnson
Barnes
Anderson
Clary
Hickman
Weedkind
Joseph Dinnigan
Farm proprietor dies after auto crash in Indiana
Martin Pavalock of Wills township died from injuries after a buggy collision with an automobile driven by F H Storms of Michigan City near New Carlisle. He was thrown against a bareed wire fence. both arms and legs were severely lacerated and blood poisoning followed.
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Associated Press
Laporte
Ind
Martin Pavalock
Wills Township
Pavalock
New Carlisle
F. H
Michigan City
Hearst Gains 23 Votes in New York Recount
Recount of 128 ballot boxes in the 1905 mayoralty election shows Hearst gaining 23 votes. Hearst has gained 238 votes overall in 630 boxes examined with 1,318 boxes remaining. conclusion expected by month end.
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Associated Press
New York
Wm. R
Hearst
Jury Locked Up In Capital Metal Furnishings Case
Harrisburg June 12 The jury in the Capital Metal Furnishings contract conspiracy case has been locked up for the night and the verdict, if any, will be received by Judge Kunkle tomorrow morning.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg Pa
Capital Metal Furnishings
Kunkle
Good Templars Name National Officers
The national grand lodge of the Order of Good Templars adjourned after electing and installing officers. Resolutions praised Governors Haskell of Oklahoma and Glenn of North Carolina for Prohibition support. New officers include Grand chief templar George F Cotterill Seattle and Grand secretary Willard O Wylie Boston.
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Good Templars
Haskell
Oklahoma
Glenn
North Carolina
Prohibition
George F. Cotterill
Seattle, Wash
A. M. Leffingwell
Watertown
N. Y
Emily M. Peters
Seattle
Wash
Wilard O. Wylie
Boston
Central League Hears Fort Wayne Protest On Tie
President F R Carson of the Central League sides with Fort Wayne Manager Hendricks over Grand Rapids last game at Grand Rapids. The protest says the final Grand Rapids run was invalid as Pitcher Muldowney struck out the batter. umpire Chill should have ruled him out. The game will be replayed.
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Hendricks
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids
Carson
Muldowney
Chill
Trains Reach St. Paul After Montana Washouts
Three Northern Pacific trains carrying about three hundred passengers arrived in St. Paul after washouts in Montana. Rail traffic moved via Oregon Short Line to Denver and Omaha. Subsideing water allows reconstruction but weathers ongoing dangers from caving earth and weakened bridges.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Montana
Oregon
Hardwood Lumbermen elect officers and set next meeting
The National Hardwood Lumbermen's Association closed in Milwaukee selecting Detroit as the site for the next gathering. Officers chosen include President O. O. Agler of Chicago Vice president F. A. Diggins Cadillac Michigan and Treasurer Geo. D. Burgess Memphis Tennessee. A secretary will be chosen later by the board.
Franklin College professor resigns to join Carnegie pension list
Franklin Ind June 12 Professor Francis W Brown Ph D head of the Latin department at Franklin College tendered his resignation to the board of directors and will be placed on the Carnegie pension list. Brown first joined the Franklin faculty in 1867.
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Associated Press
Franklin Ind
Francis W. Brown
The
Franklin College
Brown
Governor names new Lafayette police president
Governor Hanly announces Richard Barnard to succeed Fred Meyer as president of Lafayette police commissioners. Meyer resigns after serving 74 years? The notice confirms Barnard appointment by the governor in Indianapolis.
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Richard Barnard
Fred Meyer
His Conception of Art and the Bullfight Jeer
A satire on an artist boasting a celebrated painting. A visitor praises the work and the painter calls him an admirer of art. The exchange pivots to a crude joke about beefsteaks carved from a venue, reflecting street humor of the scene.
Real Speed of a Thought Explains Perceived Delays
Professor Helmholtz argues that a whale perceives a threat in about one second and must another second to relay orders to its tail. He notes human nerve processing makes rapid thoughts feel instantaneous, with timing estimates in astronomy and experiments showing slower perception than commonly believed.
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Helmholtz
Hidden Money in a Tie Sparks Train Tale
A railroad detective notes a countryman adjusting his necktie repeatedly and deduces money is hidden in the tie. The farmer admits placing bills in the neckwear, and the detective explains the clue lay in the act of tucking and adjusting the knot.
Rate as Judges of Ivory
An ivory dealer claims rats on his payroll judge ivory quality. He describes how about six rats gnaw yellow tusk heaps to test for animal glue content, noting furrows indicate excellence and that rats detect it cheaper than humans.
Deserter branded as pensioned Crimean veteran
J Tomlin of Nottingham aged 81 has just received an army pension and replacement medals for Sevastopol. After returning from Crimea he fell ill with typhoid and, unable to read or write, did not inform his officers. On his furlough’s expiry he was deemed a deserter, arrested en route to rejoin, and sentenced at Aldershot court martial to be branded with a D.
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J. Tomlin
Nottingham
England
Sevastopol
Crimea
Aldershot
Whistle Tale of Danish Guest in Burns Song
A Burns poem recalls a whistle used by a Dane who visited England with Anne of Denmark. The drinking bout began with the whistle on the table and the winner was the last to blow it. The Dane defeated all challengers until Sir Robert Lawrie of Maxwellon finally toppled him after three days and nights of contest.
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Robert Burns
England
Anne of
Denmark
Robert Lawrie
Maxwellon
Tillman Describes Opponent Speech as Champagne
A reporter asked Senator Tillman for his view of an opponent’s address. He replied that it was a fine bottle of champagne with lots of froth and very dry.
Moroccan Love Charms Attract and Fool Lovers
Mrs Mansel Pleydell describes Moroccan charms used by women to win or keep lovers. One charm hides shards from a worn garment in a clay ball kept near live coal to heat devotion. A second spell involves donkey ear tips cooked into the man's food to make him foolishly lovesick.
Economic ethics test in midwest medical tale
A Chicago doctor recounts two Wisconsin physicians one seasoned with cures the other newly rising When the older doctor offers to pass night duty to the younger he demands ten dollars upfront The farmers refuse then the elder persuades them to pay after arguing the funeral would cost more The anecdote appears in Harper s Weekly with a bitter winter setting and a moral about value and obligation.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Harper's Weekly
Remedies for all diseases no universal cure all
The article argues no universal remedy exists for every disease. It notes many fad treatments gain followers, but each illness requires specific care learned by medical experience. Some ailments respond to drugs, others to fresh air or climate. many need no drugs and simple dieting.
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Aimpre
Lesliee
Right and Left Handedness in Mental Development
George M. Gould argues that mentality shapes neural structure with one sided brain function. He notes right eye dominance correlates with right handedness and warns that forcing left handed children to use the right side can cause lifelong impairments in writing and speech.
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George M. Gould
Philadelphia
Morocco and Its Narrow Strait to Europe
A vivid, antiquated tour of Morocco describes its northwest position near Spain, its large size and isolation from explorers, and the locals’ hostility to Christians. The piece notes Morocco’s climate as summery and its soil yielding abundant harvests when tilled.
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Africa
Morocco
Europe
Spain
The Modern Woman on Lenox Avenue Subway
A four year old boy on a Lenox avenue subway train kept his mother in turmoil with a whimpering cry. An elderly man asked if he had a father and the boy nodded yes then ceased crying, telling his mother to rest.
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Lenox Avenue
N. Y. Sun
Unique Luther Coin Found in Novgorod Discovery
A St. Petersburg scholar’s coin collection revealed a one of a kind Luther coin from Novgorod found during house reconstruction. The piece shows Luther’s head and a fool’s cap on reversal, with a pope and devil horns on the other side, and Latin text stating that Luther becomes a fool and the pope a devil when reversed. No similar coin is known to exist.
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Luther
St. Petersburg
Berliner Tageblatt
Novgorod
Smuggling Up Despite Fewer Tobacco Seizures
The year ending last March saw the largest number of detected durables smuggling attempts since 1895. 3,104 people were fined for smuggling and penalties totaled 21900. Tobacco and cigars seized weighed 11222 pounds and foreign spirits 82 gallons.
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England
Commissioners of Customs
Whalebone Worth Millions in 19th Century Trade
From 1844 to the Civil War whalebone output averaged about 2.8 million pounds annually with a peak of 5.69 million pounds in 1853 and prices up to one dollar per pound. Since 1860 production declined, but total 19th century American whalebone landings exceeded 90 million pounds, worth about 450 million dollars at current values, potentially making the owner one of the world's richest men.
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America
Where the Shoe Pinched
A flat dweller laments a crying child and ponders reporting to the board of health while a friend suggests the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The tale centers on the neighbor’s inability to sleep and tension in the court.
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Board of Health
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Cautious Aberdonian Answer in Stray Stories
The caution of an Aberdonian shown when asked about his father's sudden death is highlighted. He draws his hand from his pocket and, adjusting his beard, replies with a cautious Scottish remark that it was his father's death were sudden yet unhurried in tone.
Horse Sale Banter Amid Early Hiring Terms
Dialogue from Grays Stories features Mr. Lendout and Firstmount discussing a horse rental. Lendout insists on advance payment to hire the horse while Firstmount fears the animal may be lost if not secured.
Taking No Chances
Johnson tells his wife he will stay home to tidy the house and help hang pictures while Mrs. Johnson sends the children to grandma's for the day. The aside notes she knows her husband is a church deacon but jokes he may still hit his thumb with a hammer.
I Admit I Love You Yet Must Speak to Mama
A young heiress confesses love to Clarence but insists she must consult her mother before any engagement. Mama has been in Europe for three months and is due home tomorrow, possibly having arranged a match with a nobleman.
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Clarence
Europe
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