Vesuvius Threatens Naples as King and Queen Visit
Vesuvius grows more threatening with dense crater vapors and rising panic in Naples and surrounding regions. A San Franciscan man died from gas after approaching a fissure, tour visits to the summit halted, and relief efforts continue as King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena tour quake zones. The royals, exhausted, arrived in Rome to assess the relief work while crowds greeted them amid the crisis.
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I’m Glad I’m Married Yet A Comic Verse
A playful verse from a New Yorker notes the speaker’s marriage, praising his wife’s sweetness while humorously admitting occasional tensions. The speaker contends his spouse is a wonderful, resilient partner who can laugh through troubles, even as domestic frictions arise.
Laugh It Off Verses a Light Hearted Pickmeup Song
A whimsical verse urges resilience in daily mishaps and misfortunes. It playfully lists injuries and annoyances from hats to bumps, аяқ injuries, wasp stings, and sharp slights, urging the reader to laugh it off rather than mope. The rhymed quatrains maintain a light, old time newspaper voice.
Rooster Hat and Fad Sweep Paris and New York
Grace Margaret Gould notes in Woman's Home Companion that the chantecler rooster motif, born from Edmond Rostand's play Chantecler, has surged in Parisian fashion and spread to New York. Rooster designs appear on hats, veils, jackets, and parasols as a brief, fashionable craze among Parisiennes and American girls alike.
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Woman's Home Companion
Edmund Rostand
Paris
New York
Brostand
Railroad Empires After Harriman C M Keys Analysis
C M Keys in the June World's Work details six months of railroading upheaval since Harriman's death. He notes shifts of personnel and control, banking influence, new leaders rising, and Hawley’s and Moore's role, framing Edward Henry Harriman's epitaph. The issue also features an illustrated article “The President at Work” with Taft and Cabinet portraits and Taft in various scenes.
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Peary Speaks in Brussels During Honor Visit
BRUSSELS special. Commander Robert B. Apel lectured before a large audience Monday. An American representative attended the event in his honor, with map discussion and civic reception following the address.
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Brussels
Robert BE. Apel
Labor Federation Convention Highlights Virginia Action
The Fifteenth Annual Virginia Federation of Labor session in Portsmouth convened with 65 delegates. Richmond touted as the leading organizer, election of officers viewed, and plans pressed for an in-field organizer and broader local cooperation across Virginia.
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Phil Metz
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Legislative report praises charity worker for child aid efforts
The Portsmouth report from the State Federation of Labor urges convention to thank Dr. Guchanan of Richmond for backing legislation aiding children. Governor Mann's veto of the semi monthly pay day bill drew strong discussion while Tidewater delegates supported the Executive. no change noted as the Norfolk group remained silent.
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State Federation of Labor
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Norfolk
Great Hunter May Speak For Slemp In Ninth District
Reports from reliable sources say ex President Roosevelt will speak twice for Congressman Slemp in the Ninth District. He is booked to appear at the Abingdon convention July 29 and will deliver a second address. Democrats expect Roosevelt to split the party, while Slemp faces potential discomfort regardless of his stance.
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Ray
Chesapeake Steamship Company Advertises Elegant Ocean Liners
The Chesapeake Steamship Company promotes the passenger steamers Columbia Augusta and Atlanta for Old Point Comfort Norfolk Virginia. Schedules show daily departures from Baltimore at 6 30 P M except Sunday for Columbia and Augusta with connections to rail lines at Norfolk. The Atlanta sails from Baltimore on Tue Thu and Sat at 5 P M arriving West Point 7 45 A M and Richmond 9 20 A M calling at Gloucester Point Clement's Clay Bank and Allmond's. Through tickets baggage check and state rooms from city offices including 119 E Baltimore St and various agents.
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Insurgent Label Shapes Roosevelts Ninth District Visit
R Tate Irvine of Big Stone Gap cites the Ninth District Democratic leaders amid rumors of Roosevelts visit. He argues Roosevelt’s stance could energize Republicans if he backs insurgents or rally Democrats if he opposes them, impacting Taft Cannon and the party factions.
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Big Stone Gap
Ninth District
Roosevelt
Taft
Cannon
Slemp
Oxford Degree Conferred on Theodore Roosevelt
Oxford University conferred the degree of Doctor of Civil Law on Theodore Roosevelt on Tuesday, followed by his Romanes lecture “Biological Analyses in History.” The event was affected by King Edward’s death and was attended by Vice Chancellor T. H. Warren and the Earl of Halsbury among escorting officers.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Oxford University
Roosevelt
Haveen
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Oxord
Cambridge
United States
T. H. Warren
Magdalen College
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Gettysburg Monument Commission Meets in Richmond
A Gettysburg Monument Commission meeting convenes in Governor Mann's office in Richmond with Senator Edmondson Captain Read and Colonel Thomas Smith present. Artist William Sievers, designer of the memorial, has traveled from New York to discuss minor changes and the inscription sentiment to be added.
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Mann
Edmondson
Read
Thomas Smith
William Sievers
New York
Wild opening of New York market after rail compromise
Wall Street opened sharply higher on news of a temporary railroads government compromise, with standard railroad and industrial shares advancing 1 to 6 points. Trading was heavy as short contracts covered, but bankers doubted lasting gains until Taft railroad bill passage. A bright crop outlook followed, with government reports predicting record cotton and wheat production. Profit taking trimmed prices later in the day.
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