Henry and Mary Argue Over Seeing Sarah Bernhardt
In a Marshfield Times snippet from February 1, 1011, Henry and Mary debate borrowing money to see Sarah Bernhardt perform. Mary urges treating her mother to the outing. Henry balks at the cost, quipping about nine beans and coal prices as they argue who should be included and whether to attend.
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Hetty
Henry
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
Thestar
Mnother
Bernhardt
Mary
Salmon Rescued From Flooded Boat Near Pitlochry
In Dut fallundy Pitlochry during a heavy flood Stewart Fergusson's cineman saved a boat's life by reaching with a long pole to rescue a salmon entangled in the water. The fish, about twenty pounds, was brought to safety then revived in clean water and swam free. The incident followed days of rain and a high river level.
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Dutfallundy
Pitlochry
Stewart Fergusson
Cineman
London Globe
End of Manellife’s Tale in Carlisle Jail
The Carlisle wife murderer Manellife spoke his last words and asked for a hymn. Rawcliffe, the Dean, recounts how the doomed man, while at the chaplain’s house, sang two verses of Sun of My Soul before execution, moving the chaplain and jail officers to tears.
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Manellife
Carlisle
Eng
Jar
Rawcliffe
Rawellife
Self Supporting Young Women at Oberlin College
The Oberlin College beneficiary aid report lists 26 women wholly self supporting and 14 partially self supporting. Of the self supporting group 40 teach school or work in offices, 14 perform house work, 7 are nursemaids and 11 tutor in the college, with one each as a companion, a music teacher, and a curio saleswoman. Other occupations include playground assistant, library assistant, postoffice assistant, artist, rug weaving, clerk, market gardening and seamstress.
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Oberlin College
Committee On
Ufe
The Official Jimswinger Fashion Note
A Columbia State excerpt describes a style guideline for a jimswinger suit with knee length frock coat skirts that swish as a statesman strides. It calls for a low vest revealing at least two shirt studs, reflecting period menswear detail.
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Columbia State
Pardonable Mistake Reported in Unclear Exchange
A garbled quote attributes a regretful remark to Pele Mels about urgent action and unseen pressures involving a wife. The fragmentary text lacks clear event, date, or context, offering only partial dialogue and misrendered phrases.
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Pele Mels
Taft 5 Brought In Lorimer Case
Kentuckian describes Senator Lorimer as a man of perfect morals and praises Lee ONeill Browne and Speaker Shurtlett. Senator Paynter of Kentucky defends judicial independence and rebuts claims of presidential influence in the Lorimer controversy during the Senate inquiry into his election.
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TAFT
Lorimer
Pralee
Lee O'Nell Browne
Payster
Senate
Mn Payneter
Supreme Court
Beveridge
Paynter
Owen
Oklahoma
Prais
Shurtlett
Lillnois House of Representatives
Lee O'Neil Browne
Seattle man shoots father and wounds sister in quarrel
John Drost, 22, Seattle, fatally shot his father Peter Drost, 55, and wounded his sister Phoebe, 19, after a quarrel. Police report the incident occurred on a Tuesday.
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Seattle, Wash
John Drost
Peter Drost
Phoebe
Celba Taken by Honduras After Severe Fighting
After a day of intense combat involving infantry and artillery, Celba fell to Bonilla revolutionists led by General Christmas. Casualties numbered ten killed and many wounded. American and British vessels and seamen monitored the Neutral Zone to ensure safety as government troops and rebels clashed in the eastern trenches and streets.
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Guerrero
Former D A Seeks Withdrawal From Nobin Case
New York reports Jerome seeks court permission to withdraw as counsel for Joseph G Nobin the indicted banker arguing Robin is mentally unbalanced. Jerome proposes appointing a commission to determine sanity. Meanwhile Railway Traction Construction faces involuntary bankruptcy in the U S District Court.
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New York
Jerome
Court of General Session
Joseph G. Nobin
Robin
United Statees District Court
Railway Traction Construction Company
Chinese Rioting Quelled by 2000 Troops in Hankow
Rioting against foreigners in Hankow subsided after 2000 Chinese troops arrived to protect aliens and sailors. Officials say twelve Chinese were killed and thirteen wounded, with no foreigners injured. The unrest followed a report that a British policeman killed a coolie.
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Hankow
Kansas Senators Clash On Senate Floor
A physical altercation erupted in the Kansas Senate after George H Hodges called fellow Senator Wd H Ganse a liar. Hodges, a Democratic candidate for governor, and Ganse, a Republican, traded heated words as the Ways and Means committee meeting of bath houses adjourned.
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Topeka
Kan
Ways and Mea S Committee of Bath Houses
Kansas
George H Hodges
Wd. H. Ganse
Senate
Hodges
Ganse
Favor Tariff Board Bill Passes House
Washington report says the ways and means committee favorably reported a bill to create a permanent tariff board of five members. The compromise measure aims to appoint the board by the president and is expected to pass the House amid surprising Democratic unity led by Cramp Clark.
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Washington
Ways and Mears
House
Eagidtn
Mengers
Cramp Clark
Girl Burned Lover Held In Bloomington Incident
Bloomington reports a 27 year old Luana Skelton arrested on a charge of pouring oil on his 16 year old sweetheart Lillian Litard and setting fire to her dress. The girl is horribly burned and in a dying condition after the Wednesday assault.
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Bloomington
Ind
Luana Skelton
Lillian Litard
New Spanish Church Act Moves to Parliament
Madrid cabinet on Wednesday decided to present to parliament a draft law regulating religions and other associations.
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Madrid
Progressive Republicans form National Progressive League aims
Washington reports the creation of the Republican Progressive League by leading Progressive Republicans to push popular government. Officers include Jonathan Bourne Jr and George Norris with aims for direct election of senators, direct primaries, initiative and referendum, recall, and stronger anti-corruption laws. The league seeks state and national cooperation to promote progressive legislation.
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Washington
Republican Progressive League
New League
Congress
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Oregon
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Gov. Chase Osborn
Michigan
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Moses E. Clapp
Minnesota
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
E. H. Hubbard
Iowa
Divine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Wiliam Kent
California
Girard Pinchot
Pennsylvania
George L. Record
New Jersey
United States
Republcan
National Progressive Republican League
America
Progressive Republican League
Jeague
French cruisers sail to Gulf of Mexico and U S coast
French cruisers Gloria Conda and Admiral Aube under Rear Admiral Duture d¢ Tajorte set sail from Brest France for a Gulf of Mexico cruise and to patrol the U S eastern seaboard outlining a strategic voyage with plans to visit viait U 8.
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Brest
France
Gloria
Conda
Admiral Aube
Duture d¢ Tajorte
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Joliet Rejects City Manager Form at Special Election
Joliet voted down the commission form of government Wednesday by 674. The defeat was driven by a larger foreign vote that helped sink the new plan.
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Dallet
Joliet, I.joliet
Sells Land On Sunday Fined In Test Case
New York real estate listing for sale on Sunday led to a five dollar fine for Thomas Dunford representing a fealty company. The case, brought by the Sunday Ob servance society, tested enforcement of Sunday sale prohibitions.
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New York
Thomas Dunford
Sunday Observance Society
Taft orders halt to Haiti San Domingo clash
President Taft instructed the American minister at San Domingo to prevent any war between Haiti and San Domingo. The move arises from protectorate powers after the United States guaranteed San Domingo’s debt to Europe. The telegram urged both governments to abandon arms, maintain the status quo, withdraw troops, and submit to arbitration with a joint move toward an early compromise.
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Washington
Haiti
San Domingo
Taft
White House
United States
San Domi Ngo
Russell
Traupa
Knox
Dominican Republic
Republic of
Phillips Dies of Wounds after Gunfire Incident
New York novelist David Graham Phillips died in Bellevue Hospital from shock and acute lumbar pneumonia following 61x gunshot wounds inflicted Monday by the demented violinist Fitzhugh Coyle Goldsborough who killed himself after the shooting. He fought, recognized his sister and brother in the ward, spoke of weakness, then hemorrhaged and lapsed at 10 39.
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New York
David Graham
Phil‘Hips
Ballevue
Fitzhugh’ Coyle Goldsborough
Phillips
Ite
Aime
Nixon Re-Elected In Nevada Senate Returns
In Carson City Nevada George Nixon, Republican, was elected United States senator to succeed himself by a legislature with a Democratic majority on joint ballot. In Cheyenne Wyoming the legislature elected D C Clark to succeed himself as United States senator.
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United States Senate
Carson
U. S. Accepts Arbitrate Frontier Dispute Between Haiti and Santo Domingo
Haiti and the Dominican Republic have accepted Secretary Knox's proposal to submit the border delimitation to arbitration. Both governments will withdraw forces while the process proceeds, easing long running tensions over the frontier.
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Haiti
San Domingo
Port Sau Prince
Knox
Ballot Boxes Found In Water In Perry Oklahoma
Fifteen ballot boxes used in the general election were found in the city water works reservoir on Wednesday. County officials were elected by small majorities.
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Perry
Okla
Will Hoppe Refutes Retirement Report
World billiard champion Willie Hoppe denied retirement claims on Wednesday, saying reports that his wife and father in law objected to his continued play were false. Hoppe plans to keep competing and defend titles despite ongoing personal rumors.
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New York
Willie Hoppe
Ia Votrue
Scrupulous Mistletoe Framed as Botanical Error
Maude asks about Mr Hibrow's reaction to a person standing under a mistletoe. Maymle reports Hibrow dismissed it as not genuine miste tos and said he could not think of taking advantage of botanical error.
Letter of Dr Pratt to C W Post on health, ethics
Battle Creek and Chicago correspondence discusses refuting falsehoods about nutrition claims in The Road to Wellville. Pratt praises Grape Nuts and Post, notes letters from physicians as testimonials, and urges printing with consent to counter misleading attacks.
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Bome
Battle Creek
Mich
B. H. Pratt
Butte
State St
Chicago
Geveral
Hare
Wellville
Tar
C. W. Post
C. W. Past
T Shell
Kelly
Evanston
Ilinois
Gregory
Wellile
Pratt
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