News Of The Week Highlights From Across The World
National Geographic committee seeks stronger proofs of Peary’s North Pole claim amid chaotic records. Kansas City delegates reject hosting 111 convention but pursue bid next time. Lenexa marshal wounded in three-robber chase. robbers escape. Standard Oil forms Oklahoma carrier to Baton Rouge refinery, easing oil transport. Oklahoma deposit guaranty funds leave 400,000 owed with 1,123 cash on hand. U.S. steel and pig iron output and sales set records October. North Dakota battleship ready for speed trials at 21 knots. Kentucky urged to guard tobacco farmers against night riders. First steam turbine locomotive tested. Southwestern Cement Plant in Oklahoma destroyed by fire. Loretto Academy costumes ignite. several burn fatalities. US weekly business failures total 217. Missouri state song contest offers 1,000 prize. May cotton hits 14.82, a high for years. WCTU at Omaha abandons sanitary Chautauqua salute. AT&SF railroad adds 600 shop workers in Topeka. Topeka jail escape uses cayenne. three escapees. Enid to host cooperative packing plant nucleus. Santa Fe mileage in Kansas yields 25,771,074 profit. Garter snake found in St. Joseph. Lakes-to-the-Gulf convention opens in New Orleans. Taft pledges river improvement. Leavenworth merchants test motor car service to prove profitability.
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National Geographic Society
Peary
North Pole
Etah
Kansas City
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Young
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
United States
North Dakota
Kentucky
North British Locomotive Company
Southwestern Cement Plaster Company
Loretto Academy
Hadley
Missouri
St. Louis
Omaha
Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Topeka
Kan
Enid
Santa Fe
Kansas
Robert Finsley
St. Joseph
Taft
Mississippi River
Lakes
Gulf
Leavenworth
Leavenworth & Western
Onaga
All Who Would Enjoy Good Health Urges Proper Living
A landmark argues right living and timely simple remedies for health. The California Fig Syrup Co promotes its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a truthful, perfect laxative. Buy the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, available at leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Miner Clarifies Rank Among Southern Officers
In a humorous exchange, Mr. Lannon addresses a man as major, noting many southern men claim high ranks. Texas Bill replies he is not a major but a miner, sparking light mockery of military titles in the region.
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Mr. Lannon
Texas
Bill
Rash Overcomes Boy with Severe Eczema Treatment
A parent recalls a boy covered in a painful itchy rash described as eczema. Dozens of doctors failed to help until Cuticura remedies were used. After about two months the child recovered fully. The letter from George F. Lambert of Mahanoy City, Pa, dates Sept 26 and Nov 4, 1907, accompanies Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. endorsement.
The Manager Teases Vainglorious Hamlet Actor
A theatrical manager mocks conceited actors by recounting a night when a Hamlet debut earned glowing reviews. The star boasted, claiming success, while the manager reveals he was in the audience and notes the audience did not miss the mishap in Ophelia's grave.
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Ophelia
Perplexed mother asks about treating baby sneezing fits
A reader suggests a controversial home remedy for infant sneezing, proposing gin, sugar and lemon peel as a remedy while warning to keep it from the father. The note contrasts with harsher measures like morphine and reflects old time beliefs in domestic medicine.
Watley Dreaded Diene Catarrh Cure Claim
$100 reward offered for proof of efficacy of Hall's Catarrh Cure and the only true cure stated to cure constitutional catarrh by direct action on mucous surfaces. Advertisement asserts success claims and urges readers to send for testimonials, with Toledo address and distributor claims. Also mentions a laxative product for constipation.
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Nall
Mmnodien
Hallé
F. J. Eae & CO
Toledo
Oss
Druewivu
Tadcnall
Ararat boast and odd musings in a tattered note
A fragmented passage features a boast about being first on Ararat, dismissive remarks about persuasion, puzzling lines on Bey and a reference to Hamline Wizard Sa. The text shifts to a Bengal prison scene noting tuberculosis kills about two prisoners per hundred.
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Bengal
India
Loring Flean Arrovgt Quote and Health Quip
An obscure line attributes a punning health quip to Loring Flean Arrovgt about a coughing fit and herbal remedy. It muses on fatigue at work and then shifts to a proverb about looking up for perspective attributed to De Lesseps.
Gaynor elected New York mayor by 75000 plurality
New York reports show William J. Gaynor elected mayor by about 75,000 votes over Barnard with Hearst a distant third. Across cities, Cleveland, Topeka, Philadelphia and Boston reveal varied outcomes from mayoral races to commission government votes and state races shaping local power dynamics.
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Gaynor
Barnard
Hearst
New York
William J. Gaynor
Board of Estimate
New York City
Tammany
Fusion
Board of Eldermen
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Queens
Richmond
Board of Estimates
Board of Aldermen
Comptroller
Queen
Tammany Hall
Wiliam J. Gaynor
Greater New York
Ghosts Vote in New Jersey as 1500 Names Struck
In Paterson New Jersey 1500 supposed voters were struck from the polling list after an inquiry found their addresses were in cemeteries Four arrests have been made in connection with the case and the investigation continues to determine how such entries appeared on the rolls
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Paterson
N. J
A Woman Wants a Railroad in Texas Idea
Miss Frances Storrs of Dimmitt Texas plans to build a railroad if no other offers operate it She asks President Ripley to run a 66 mile line with Atchison Topeka Santa Fe to Lovett county If feasible she will extend to the Gulf seeking a route to market for her farm products her Panhandle land was bought years ago at 50 cents an acre
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Chicago
Frances Storrs
Dimmitt
Tex
Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Lovett County
Gulf
Panhandle
Forest Fire Rages in Pike's Peak Reserve
A forest fire sweeps the Pike’s Peak reserve as Colorado College forestry class railroad workers and citizens join in the effort to combat the blaze in Colorado Springs on November 3.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Col
Pike's Peak Reserve
Colorado College
Tulsa Boy Disappears After Leaving Home
Delmar Davis a 13 year old Western Union messenger boy left home in Tulsa Oklahoma to gather pecans and has not been seen since. A searching party led by the boy's father conducts the search as authorities assist.
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Tulsa
Delmar Davis
Western Union
St Louis San Francisco Rail Show Top Kansas Train Service
Topeka Nov 3 The St Louis and San Francisco Railroad reports to the railroad commissioners that its train service in the last 15 days of September was the best of any Kansas road.
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Louisville
Kentucky
A. E B. Wilson
Topeka
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Kansas Road
Miss Muffet Escapes Spider In Boston Parlor
A Boston report describes a young girl perched on an ottoman when she discovered a spider nearby. Startled, she rose quickly and left the room, while the arachnid remained in the chamber.
Doan's Kidney Pills Heal Tipton Woman’s Painful Complaint
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri suffered from bladder inflammation backache and scanty painful secretions and fatigue. After using Doans Kidney Pills she was cured and has remained well. She urges others to remember the Doan's name and purchase at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan Jt
Tipton
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Nervous Lady Presses Aviator About Fatal Fall Story
A nervous woman questions a professor about an air accident rumor claiming an assistant died after leaping from a plane. The bold aviator downplays the tale saying the fall was about two thousand five hundred feet, far less dramatic than claimed.
Resino! Ointment Cited for Skin Ailments by User
D M Castle of Philadelphia praises Resino as a quick cure for skin ills and accidents. He says his family uses it entirely and never is without a jar, noting prompt healing and gratifying results.
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D. M. Castle
Philadelphia
Prisoner Dress Reform Sparks Mock Debate
In a quip about modern prison philanthropy the speaker jokes that abolishing stripes may lead to dress suits for well behaved inmates. A companion retorts that convicts already receive watches and chains, underscoring ongoing debates on inmate apparel and privileges.
Misfortune Added to Asa Paine's Auto Industry Tale
Asa Paine, vice-president of the American Automobie association, reflects in St. Augustine on car longevity and fashion. He recounts a Detroit dealer who kept an obsolete 1895 car on sale, slashing prices to $100, then $50 and $10, finally offering it free, only to find no buyers and even an identical junker placed beside it by night.
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Asa Paine
American Automobie Association
St. Augustine
Detroit
First Meeting After Hand Request From Father
Geraldine reveals she has not visited since the moment her suitor asked her father for her hand. Gerald responds that she has only just regained the ability to move about, marking a pause in their courtship.
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Geraldine
Father
Gerald
Why He Won Abou Ben Adhem Claim Cited
Fragmentary OCR yields a quirky line about Abou Ben Adhem asserting honesty about a vacation. The readable portion presents a boastful claim of truthfulness, followed by a rhetorical flourish. Further context and specifics are missing from the provided text.
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Abou Ben Adhem
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