Los Angeles Doctor Makes 7500 Mile Rome Run
Dr. James J. Choate of Los Angeles sails from New York to Rome to treat Mildred Browning who is ill in Rome. He plans rapid connections via London Paris Milan and Rome, hoping to reach within fifteen days. The Browning family are longtime patients and wealthy.
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Pauline Wayne the White House Cow Heads to Milwaukee Show
President Taft approves Pauline Wayne to travel from the White House herd to participate in a Milwaukee dairy show. The plan originated in Iowa and was endorsed by dairy official A. B. Cannon from the International Dairy Association. Authorities note the historic entry as the first by a presidential-affiliated cow since Thomas, with Pauline returning to the common herd afterward.
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Maderists Target Bullfighting and Gambling in Mexico
Abraham González, slated provisional governor of Chihuahua, says Maderists will abolish bullfighting and all forms of gambling in Mexico. He declares that gambling and racing bets are doomed and that President and the new regime oppose these activities since the revolution began on November 20.
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Abraham Gonzales
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Improbable Holiday Cheer Sparks Curious Conversation
A fragmented Boston Travel excerpt shows a playful exchange about Christmas and aid. One speaker wonders if a "beautiful lady" is pleased, while the other hints at generosity and confusion. The passage ends with a question about why someone is angry.
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de Caupier
Boston
Income Tax Amendment Gains Momentum Across States
The income tax amendment to empower Congress to tax incomes faces a mixed path as states consider ratification. With thirty states already ratified, New York and other key legislatures show potential action, while opponents argue about bonds and constitutional constraints. Support from governors and leaders like Taft, Roosevelt, and Root underscores broad, though uneven, backing.
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Municipal Congress and Exposition in Chicago September
Large turnout expected from major U S cities and foreign countries to attend the international municipal congress and exposition in Chicago from September 18 to 30. The event aims to compare city systems of government and civic achievements, with fame speakers and talks on health sanitation taxation public utilities and modernization including franchises street lighting water systems and housing.
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Schmitz Penniless Former Mayor Stranded in Mexico
Former San Francisco mayor Eugene Schmitz, who dodged state prison on graft charges, is reportedly penniless in Mexico. He lost about 500000 tied up in ventures aided by Oakland financier William J. Dingee, including a Santa Cruz cement factory and an Oroville mine. A letter says his brother's Sinaloa mine is also worthless, leaving only the San Francisco home in his wife's name.
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Lost Civil War watch found after seventy years
General Henry L. Burnett of Goshen New York received a silver watch sent by messenger during the Civil War from Chicago. The inscription read Presented to Major Henry L. Burnett by Hon A N Hoffman. A relative found the watch in a Chicago jewelry store.
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A. N. Hoffman
Ex-President Tyler Snubbed at Steamship Departure
In 1844 Tyler left the White House amid a cheering crowd. As his carriage arrived at the Potomac steamer, luggage piled, and servants in attendance, the boat pulled away while bystanders shouted a reproachful greeting. The captain refused the crowd, exclaiming for Tyler to stay. The moment was later lithographed and hung in Washington saloons.
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Perley
Bloodhounds in Crime Tales Versus Reality
A Washington Star critique argues bloodhounds are not more dangerous than poodles. their appearance is why they deter intimacy yet they rarely catch criminals. They may misidentify suspects and should not convict on hound testimony, as dogs may chase harmless leads or wag at a parson’s porch upon finding ham bones.
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