Taft Hughes Feud Winds Through National Convention
Report from Chicago outlines New York support for Hughes at the presidency while Taft strength is noted. Woodford calls New York’s backing crucial for any ticket, with vice presidency debated among delegates as California and western states prepare to join.
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Ford
New York
Hughes
Woodford
Chicago
Taft
Albany
Massachusetts
Maine
California
West
Eczema Remedy Zemo Promises Cure For Skin Ailments
A St. Louis chemist claims a simple local treatment called Zemo cures hundreds of eczema cases once deemed incurable. By combining active principles of vegetable drugs the remedy allegedly stops itching and germ activity, producing clear skin. Homer Closson endorses Zemo and offers it for sale.
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St. Louis
Zemo
Homer Closson
Homer Closson & Co
Pence Panhandle Conductor Called Home by Ill Father
Frank Pence, a conductor for the Pence Panhandle line, is in Piqua Ohio due to his father’s serious illness. His father died yesterday. Hutchins Funeral for Thomas Hutchins set for Sunday at 11 from Crooked Creek church with Rev McNeeley to conduct. Masso Funeral for Estellozzi Masso to be held at 9 this morning at 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 Observance
At a Thursday meeting the Foresters set memorial services for the following Sunday. They will assemble in their hall for exercises and appoint a committee to visit graves of departed members to decorate them with flowers.
New Ball Team Otto Juniors Organizes Fast City squad
The Otto Juniors form a new baseball team claiming speed and challenge any accepting club. First game set for Denver on June 21 with new suits in a week. Roster includes Say ers catcher, Miller pitcher, 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
Farmed Martin Pavalock dies after buggy crash
Martin Pavalock of Wills township dies from injuries after a horse frightened by an automobile driven by F H Storms of Michigan City caused him to be thrown from a buggy into a barbed wire fence. Blood poisoning followed the lacerations.
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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 Mayoral Recount
The recount of 128 ballot boxes shows Hearst gaining 23 votes, bringing his total to 238 in 630 boxes examined. With 1,318 boxes left, officials expect a final result by month end.
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Associated Press
New York
Wm. R.hearst
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. A 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
Washington June 12 The convention of the national grand lodge Order of Good Templars adjourned tonight after electing and installing officers Resolutions praised Governors Haskell and Glenn for Prohibition stands The new officers include Grand chief templar George F Cotterill Seattle Grand counsellor A M Leffingwell Watertown Grand vice templar Mrs A J Pyle Richmond Grand electoral superintendent E Dinwiddie Washington Grand secretary juvenile work Mrs Emily M Peters Seattle Grand secretary Willard O Wylie Boston Grand treasurer Mrs M B Morgan Bennington Grand vice chancellor Mrs M Clellan Brown
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Grand Chief Templar
George F. Cotterill
Seattle, Wash
Emily M. Peters
Seattle
Wash
Wilard O. Wylie
Boston
Fort Wayne Grand Rapids Game Protest Upheld
President F R Carson of the Central League sustains Fort Wayne manager Hendricks protest from the Grand Rapids game at Grand Rapids. He says the last Grand Rapids run should not count as Umpire Chill should have called the batter out on a third strike. The game will be replayed.
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Dent F. R. Carson
Hendricks
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids
Carson
Muldowney
Chill
Trains Reach St Paul After Montana Washouts
Three Northern Pacific trains with about three hundred passengers arrived in St Paul today after being held up by Montana washouts. They were routed via the Oregon Short Line to Denver to Omaha and then St Paul. Reconstruction work continues amid great difficulty and many near collapses of earth and weakened bridges are reported.
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Associated Press
St. Pauli
Northern Pacific
Montana
St. Paul
Oregon
Hardwood Lumbermen Name Detroit For Next Meeting
The National Hardwood Lumbermen's Association closed its session in Milwaukee selecting Detroit Michigan as the site for the next gathering and electing officers. O O Agler of Chicago was named president with F A Diggins of Cadillac Michigan as vice president and Geo D Burgess of Memphis Tennessee as treasurer. One secretary to be chosen later by the board.
Pension List Sees Franklin College Latin Head Resign
Franklin Ind June 12 Professor Francis W Brown head of the Latin department at Franklin College resigns and will be placed on the Carnegie pension list. Brown joined the Franklin faculty in 1867.
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Associated Press
Franklin Ind
Francis W. Brown
The
Franklin Col
Board of Directors
Carnegie
Brown
Franklin College
Governor appoints Barnard to Lafayette police board
Governor Hanly announced the appointment of Richard Barnard to succeed Fred Meyer as president of the Lafayette board of police commissioners. Meyer resigned from the post.
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Richard Barnard
Fred Meyer
Board of Police Commissioners
His Conception of Art
A famed artist discusses his celebrated painting The Bullfight with a visitor. The exchange turns to admiration of art before the visitor quips about carving juicy beefsteaks from the hefty bullock.
Time scales of thought and perception in Helmholtz lecture
The article discusses Helmholtz's view on neural and sensory speed. It cites reactions to shocks, whale defense timing, star moment estimations, and the difficulty of synchronizing ticking sounds. It notes that thought may be slower than commonly believed and that perception timing varies among senses.
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Helmholtz
Detective Reveals Man Hid Money In Neckwear Story
A railway detective recalls spotting a countryman on a train who kept adjusting his necktie. The farmer admitted concealing money in the tie, and the detective notes the man’s habit exposed the hoard. The tale ends with the farmer failing to keep his hands from the cravat.
Rate as Judges of Ivory
An ivory dealer explains that a dozen tame rats on his garret payroll evaluate tusks by gnawing. He claims rats detect animal glue in ivory, proving quality, earning a loaf and cheese per week, and that rats are cheaper judges of value than humans.
Deserter branded as pensioned veteran from Crimea
Nottingham lifelong soldier J Tomlin, now 81, receives an army pension for Sevastopol. He was invalided home with typhoid after furlough and, unable to read or write, did not inform officers. On expiry he was wrongly posted as a deserter, arrested en route to rejoin, and sentenced at Aldershot court martial to wear the letter D.
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J. Tomlin
Nottingham
Eongland
Sevastopol
Crimea
Aldershot
Burns Song Narrates Dane Who Won Whistling Contest
An old tale tied to Robert Burns recalls a whistle used by a Dane in Anne of Denmark's retinue. The instrument sparked a drinking bout won by the last to blow it, with the Dane dominating until Sir Robert Lawrie of Maxwelton finally toppled him after three days and nights of hard contest.
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Robert Burns
England
Anne of
Denmark
Robert Lawrie
Maxwelton
Tillman Deflects With Champagne Metaphor
A reporter asks Senator Tillman about an opponent's speech. He replies the speech was like champagne with lots of froth and very dry, delivering a pointed, tongue in cheek assessment.
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Tiltiman
Tillman
Senator Tillman
Moroccans Use Love Charms in Folklore Tales
Mrs Mansel Pleydell describes Moorish women using charms to gain or keep lovers. A widely reported method involves shaping a ball from shredded fabric worn by the man, heated in clay and kept near embers to compel affection. A second spell reportedly uses donkey ear tips simmered into the man’s food to induce folly and love.
Two Doctors and a Ten Dollar Fee
A Chicago physician tells of two Wisconsin doctors one older with many cures and a younger with potential. An emergency visit leads to a demand for ten dollars as the elder urges payment before the younger will be sent. The farmers fear a funeral costs more than the fee.
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Chicago
Medico
Wisconsin
Harper’s Weekly
Morocco Between Europe and Africa Remains Unbothered by Progress
The article notes Morocco sits near Spain with nine miles of strait at the closest point and that despite proximity to Western progress the country resists it. It describes a large land with a harsh Christian-hostile sentiment among natives who guard a land said to offer endless harvests when tilled.
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Africa
Morocco
Europe
Spain
Unique Luther Coin Found in Novgorod Excavation
A Luther coin discovered in Novgorod, unearthed in an old house undergoing reconstruction, features Luther’s head on one side and a fool's cap when flipped. The reverse displays the pope with devil horns, pairing a pope and a fool in reverse. The Latin inscription links the two figures, and no similar coin is believed to exist.
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Luther
St. Petersburg
Berliner Tageblatt
Novgorod
Where the Shoe Pinched in the City Court
A flat dweller complains about a crying child disturbing his sleep and threatens to seek aid from the board of health, prompting a suggestion to contact the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The exchange highlights the neighborly tension and concern for health and welfare.
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Board of Health
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Cautious Aberdonian Reply on Father’s Sudden Death
A cautious Aberdonian avoids directness when asked if his father’s death was sudden. He slowly pulls his beard and says, Aye, it was once sudden for him. I ne’er kent o’ ma feather bein’ in a hurry be fore.
No Matter About Him Stray Story Teaser
A playful exchange over a valuable horse named beauty. The owner presses for prepaid hire while the buyer fears losing the animal. The dialogue hints at loyalty and gambles in a rural setting with voices from Firstmount and Stray Stories.
Remedies for all diseases and the search for cures
A discussion on myriad medical fads and the need for disease specific treatment. The piece argues against universal remedies, noting some illnesses respond to drugs while others need fresh air, climate change, dieting, or avoidance of medicine. It cites Leslie's Weekly as the source of the viewpoint.
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Aiady
Leslie’s Weekly
Right And Left Handedness In Mental Development
George M. Gould argues mentality shapes brain structure with one sided development. He notes right handedness aligns with speech and writing centers on the left and that attempting to force left handed children to use the right brain side can cause lifelong impairment.
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George M. Gould
Philadelphia
The Modern Woman on a Lenox Avenue Train
A tired four year old on a Lenox Avenue subway car disrupts his mother with persistent cries for Mamma. An elderly man asks if he has a father and the child nods, promising to call him to give his mother a rest.
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Lenox Avenue
N. Y
Smuggling Still Flourishes in England Says Report
The annual report of the customs commissioners shows the most detected smuggling attempts since 1895. Fines topped 32,104 with penalties totaling 21,900 dollars. Seizures included 11,222 pounds of tobacco and cigars and 82 gallons of foreign spirits.
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England
Commissioners of Customs
Whalebone Worth Millions in 19th Century Trade
A century ago whalebone topped ten cents a pound and ships rarely returned with cargoes. From 1844 to 1860 output averaged 2.8 million pounds annually, peaking at 5.69 million in 1853 as prices rose to a dollar. Total American whalebone landings in the 1800s exceeded 90 million pounds, valued today at about 450 million dollars, a sum that would have made a possessor among history’s richest men.
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America
Taking No Chances and Domestic Weekend Plans
Johnson tells his wife he will stay home to tidy the house and help with tasks while Mrs Johnson sends the children to grandma's. She notes her husband, a church deacon, can still hit his thumb with a hammer.
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Johnson
Maria
Heiress Plans Talk With Mother After Europe Trip
The young heiress confesses affection for Clarence but insists on consulting her mother who returns from Europe tomorrow. She fears their mother may have arranged a marriage to a nobleman during the trip.
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Clarence
Europe
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