Keswick Colony of Mercy Honored for Reform Efforts
An 1910 Marshfield Times report profiles the Keswick Colony of Mercy at Kenwith Grove New Jersey founded by William Rawe. It praises reforming inmates learning healthy work, chapel devotion, and self sufficiency while noting a strict no swearing rule and progress toward financial self support.
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Keswick Colony of Mercy
Kenwith Grove
N. J
William Rawe
Philadelphia
Hove
Jersey
Wu Saloon
Danger of Draughts And Longevity Of Birds In Canary Varieties
A fragmented discussion compares the danger of draughts to fresh air exposure and notes that draughts may trigger illness via micro organisms. It then records a gardener ornithological note on skylark aging and long lived canaries, including aging examples and the decline of certain fancy breeds.
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Canary
Cigar Box Camera From Frugal Craftwork
A fall camera can be made from two or three old cigar boxes by youths skilled in carpentry. A fourteen year old built one for about 50 cents and produced good pictures using a pin prick in tin foil as a lens. Interior subjects require longer plate exposure, sometimes hours.
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St. Nicholas
Fame and Long Life in the Park Promenades
Quote filled item notes the Cross of the Legion as beneficial for health. Montaged lines discuss encouraging long park strolls. Text includes playful banter about health, longevity, and promenades in a municipal setting.
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Cross of the Legion
Fhiegende Blastter
Racecar Confusion In Rainy Speeds Meter Debate
Dialogue shows Rainy claiming speed awareness via balance while Otto Feend dismisses a speedometer. Quire notes no need for device as balance suffices. The exchange highlights humor and skepticism about instrumentation in everyday life.
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Otto Feend
Pueblo Riot Sparks Fractured Mexican Revolution
Federal troops quashed a Pueblo uprising tied to Francisco I Madero as anti reelectionists faced arrests across Mexico. Reports say 40 killed, three wounded, including a police chief and an army major. Circulars from San Antonio endorsed Maderos constitutional bid and outlined a campaign plan.
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Mexica City
Mex
Pueblo
Persens
Ifantry
Franciaro Madero
Jeader
Mexico
Buena Vista
Canmnea
Orizaba
Aniliaz
Vera Cruz
Fudalgo
Coahuila
San Lula Potosi
Nuevo Leon
Jalisco
Guanajuato
Yucatan
Zacatecas
Madero
San Antonio
Tex
Francisco I
Caste Robelo
Hidalgo
Diaz
Francisco Madero
Pachuca
Texas
Taft Tours Panama Canal Progress and Opening Outlook
President Taft visited the Isthmus to review Gatun dam work and the Culebra cut, expressing optimism for the canal’s 1913 completion within the $875 million authorization. Lt. Col. Goethals proposed fortifications with Army and Navy representation. Delegations of workers spoke on wage increases tied to U S inflation, noting differing conditions and a successful U S–run commissary.
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Panama
Taft
Gatun
Goethals
Cosonel
Congress
Isthmus
Culebra
United States
Standard Oil Wins Case In Jackson Tennessee
Judge John E. McCall instructed the jury to acquit the Standard Oil Company of Indiana in the federal case brought by the government on Elkins law freight rate concessions. The trial, before a weeklong proceedings, mirrored other anti rebate prosecutions pursued under Roosevelt era policy, including a $29 million sanction later overturned on appeal.
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Jackson, Tenn
John E. McCall
United States District Courh
Standard ON Company of
Indiana
McCall
United State
Elkins
Tennessee
Standard 61l Company
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Kenesaw M. Landis
Chicago
Federal Court of Appeals
Militant suffragettes raid Parliament in London briefed arrest wave
About 116 of the 1000 suffragettes marching on the Parliament building were arrested after clashes with police near the House of Commons. Led by Emmeline Pankhurst, the protesters pressed to reach Prime Minister Asquith to demand a vote on women’s suffrage. Police limited arrests, three leaders later met with Asquith’s secretary but were told no vote would occur this session.
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London
Parliament
Aively
Bre
Emmeline Pankhuret
House of Commons
Asquith
Parliament Square
Pankhurst
Houe of Commons
Taft Allows Pinchots to Submit Brief on Cunningham Alaska Claims
President Taft replied to Gifford Pinchot and Amos Pinchot granting permission to submit briefs on the Cunningham Alaska coal land patent issue. He advised sending the briefs to the executive office before December 1, with secretary Charles D. Norton authoring the letter. The letter, made public Tuesday, responds to fears the Interior Department may recommend patenting the Cunningham claims.
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Washington
Taft
Gifford Pinchot
United States
Amos Pinchot
Mr. Pinchot
Pinchot
Charles D. Norton
Interior Department
Vanderbilt Girls Hurt In Accident At Estate Fence
Barbara and Margaret Rutherford daughters of Mrs William K Vanderbilt were slightly injured Friday when their automobile crashed into a fence just outside the entrance to the Vanderbilt estate Idle Hour Oakdale Long Island New York.
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Vanderbilt
New York
Barbara
Margaret Rutherford
William K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Estate
Oakdale
L. I
Saine in State Offices Flood Delays Paris Officials
River Seine rose with flooding in Paris causing water to flood the lower city and alter conditions in the basement of the foreign office on the Quai d Orsay as Friday brought higher levels and disruption to state offices.
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Saine
Paris
Seine
Foreign Office
Quai S'Oruey
Robin J. Cooper Is Acquitted In Carmack Murder Case
Nashville reports that Robin J. Cooper, charged with the murder of Senator Edward Ward Carmack on November 9 1908, was acquitted Tuesday in criminal court on a recommendation by Attorney General A B Anderson. The case closes a noted chapter in Tennessee court history.
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Robin J. Cooper
Nashville
Tena
Edward Ward Carmack
A B. Anderson
Tennessee
Mother Held for Child Murder in Philadelphia
Mrs Anna Kelly aged thirty five in Philadelphia held for further hearing on a charge of killing her youngest child through neglect. Police say she is mother to nineteen children, fourteen of whom are dead and five have been adopted.
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Philadelphia
Anna Kelly
Dix Campaign Bill Details Campaign Spending
Gov-Elect John A Dix reported campaign expenses totaling 4,272.32 dollars, according to an election experience statement filed with the secretary of state on Friday in Albany New York.
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Dix
Albany
John A Dix
Aviator Ralph Johnstone Dies In 800 Foot Plunge At Denver
Denver crowd of up to fifteen thousand witnesses Ralph Johnstone holder of the world aviation record plunged from 800 feet in his Wright biplane at Overland Park. Despite a struggle to avoid disaster the right wing gave way and the machine fell to the ground. Johnstone, thirty, married with a widow and two children, had recently set an altitude record of 9475 feet at Belmont Park this year.
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Denver
Colo
Ralph Johnstone
Overland Park
Johnstone
Binife
Johnstons
Belmont Park
Kanass City
New York
Sailors Riot in Cherbourg Clash With French Gendarmes
U S sailors from the second division of a battleship in Cherbourg clashed with gendarmes after a harbor leave visit. Two hundred bluejackets reportedly vandalized a cafe, were expelled, then stones and force were exchanged before calm returned.
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Cherbourg
France
Sallora
United States
Feet
Pay Honor to Miss Willard at National Hall of Fame statue
About 600 members of the National WCTU gathered in Baltimore during their convention to honor Frances Willard. Miss Anna Gordon delivered the keynote eulogy and the delegates laid flowers at the statue’s feet as "America" played.
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Washington
Francis E. Willard
Capitol
National Women's Christian Temperance Wilon
Baltimore
Anna A. Gordon
First Real Silent Hospital in Detroit Using Light Signals
Detroit introduces the world’s first noiseless hospital. A light signal system replaces bells and messengers, wiring call alerts throughout the vast hospital to silently inform nurses and doctors where and when they are needed.
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Bella
Detroit
Mich
Eld
Tariff Revision Demanded by Knights of Labor at Convention
The Knights of Labor of America ends its thirty fourth annual convention by pledging to push Congress for sweeping tariff revision. They blame high living costs on tariffs and warn the Democratic party must act or risk a new party forming to focus on tariff reform.
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Washington
Knights of Laboor
Notable Early Airminded Fatalities Across Europe and America
A 1908 1909 roll lists numerous aviation and motor accidents killing officers and aviators. Names include Thom as B Us S and Orville Wright linked fatalities, Delagrange and Le Blon in Europe, plus others in France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, England, and the United States. Dates range Sept 1908 to Nov 1917, with multiple near-Washington and European incidents.
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Selfridge
Lieut
Thomas B
Orville Wright
Washington
Delagrange
Leon
Bordéaux
France
le Blon
Herbert
San Sebastian
Spain
Michalin
Chauvette
Lyons
Speyer
Eugene
San Fernnclaco
Robl
Stettin
Germany
Wachter
Charlea
Rheimen
Rolle
Capt
Bournemouth
England
Kinet
Nicholas
Brupsela
Daniel
Ghent
Poillot
Edmund
Chartres
Hass
Metz
Chauver
Giz
Alpa
Johnstone
Ralph
Denver
British fete to American fleet at Portland visit
The first division of the American battleship cruising fleet led by Rear Admiral Schroeder arrived at Portland near Gravesend as the third division weighed anchor. The visit stirs great interest in England with plans to entertain the sailors, who receive full privileges at naval canteens and Weymouth harbor facilities. Vice Admiral Henry May hosted Schroeder and his captains aboard the Dreadnought, marking a landmark courtesy to foreign sailors.
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England
London
Schroeder
Connecticut
Portland
Murdock
Gravesend
Lonnie
Str Whlam
Henry May
Home Fleet
Weymouth
Gold coin spill on crowded Pittsburg street causes near riot
At Fifth avenue and Smithield street two national bank guards dropped a bag containing $20,000 in gold. A crowd surged as the coins showered the street. Guards drew revolvers and mounted police rode in to control the scene. All money was recovered without loss.
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Pittsburg
Fifth Avenue
Smithield Street
National Bank
Cholera Suspected Aboard San Giorgio In New York Quarantine
Two deaths occurred during the voyage of the steamer San Giorgio from Naples and Palermo. A ninth passenger fell ill with symptoms described as suspicious and indicative of cholera. The ship was detained at quarantine for examination of passengers by Health Officer Doty.
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New York
Naples
Palermo
Five Seamen Drowned in Greytown Castle Collision
Five seamen lost their lives Friday when the Britet tramp steamer Greytown Castle ran into and sank the tug Sea Prince inside the entrance to the Golden Gate.
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San Francisco
Golder Gate
Fear for Trongate safety voiced in Baltimore
Baltimore agents expressed anxiety over the safety of the British steamship Tron gate which sailed from Boston to Baltimore on November 20. The vessel’s fate remained uncertain as reports from the Fear Ocean Steamship line circulated.
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le. Laat
Baltimore
Vestel
Tron Gate
Boston
Baltimor
Schurz challenges a boastful poet at dinner
Carl Schurz dines with a poet who boasts about politics and office. The poet says he would rather be a third-rate poet than a first-rate statesman. Schurz challenges him by shouting that he might indeed be a statesman.
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Schurz
Carl Schurz
Made Him Ridiculous Joseph Lester Interview on Yacht Chanticler
In a clipped exchange on his yacht Chanticler, Joseph Lester warns against inaccuracies in interviews. He quips that a man can look ridiculous if misquoted, likening a Frenchman misreading English to a blockhead.
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Joseph Lester
Chanticler
Goncelt’s Opinion Recalled After Recent Campaign
In the Detroit Free Press excerpt a jab about Goncelt’s past favor shows the subject’s rise and the late electoral setback. The lines suggest a public shift from esteem to disappointment after an unsuccessful recent run.
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Goncelt
Fimec
Detroit Free Press
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