Roosevelt Tour Through European Royalty and Brussels Farewell
Theodore Roosevelt journeyed through the Netherlands and Belgium amid formal welcomes. In Roosendaal and Het Loo, Queen Wilhelmina hosted the former president with ceremonial guards and a royal coach. In Brussels, he received an enthusiastic reception before departing for the Netherlands. He discussed Congo action with Colonial Minister Renken and reflected on reforms anticipated by King Albert after Leopold’s death.
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the Hague
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosendaal
Wilhelmina
Arthur Beaupre
Het Loo
Hague
Prince Henry
Mr. Roosevelt
Renken
Congo
Albert
Leopold
Mr. Roose
Confederate reunion ends as Mobile hosts 1910 event
The Confederate reunion concluded in Mobile Alabama with a Mardi Gras parade for visitors, no sickness reported, and praise for Camp men in the procession. Delegates chose Little Rock Arkansas as 1911 reunion host and backed officers election as the United Confederate Veterans closed its session.
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Mobile
Ala
Londin
Little Rock
Ark
New Means
United Confederate Veterans’ Ascochit
Winchester Swept by Fire Destroys Major Wholesale Plant
Fire in Winchester Virginia gutted the planing mill and lumber yards of Glaize & Brother and damaged W B Bakers flour mill and elevators, a wholesale mercantile house, and the Baltimore and Ohio passenger station. The blaze lasted hours with high losses and fears of arson. Fred L. Glaize and H F Byrd's skating rink also burned, causing substantial damage. Measures saved the wholesale district despite live wires complicating efforts.
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Winchester
Glaixe & Brother
Virginian
W. B. Baker's
Sona
Haker & Co
Baker
Glaize & Brother
North Kent Street
Fred L. Glaize
H. F. Byrd
Arge
Capacity of the Earth Estimated Population Limit
Harper's Weekly notes Earth’s fertile lands totaling 28 million square miles plus steppes and deserts. With 207 people per fertile square mile, ten per steppe and one per desert, the capable population is about 6 billion. At the time the world holds just over one quarter that figure, and if census growth continues, full capacity could arrive in 2072.
Bee Hives On Freight Routes Draw Wary Glances
A New York Sun quote notes drivers fear hazards from beehives on tied freight routes. The driver urges labeling bee hives with caution signs to prevent accidents and boat collisions, citing dramatic near-misses with a open hive scenario.
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New York Sun
A Farmers Complaint from the Chicago Record Herald
A farmer vents that despite claims of princely living and hard work, income remains tight as prices rise. He notes high costs for meat and goods, a Sunday suit he wears to court, and his wife’s modest attire. He argues farmers save through thrift yet seek fair pay.
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Pan Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Smuggling in trunks tied to dressmakers trial
New York trial of Philip A. Phillipsen former customs inspector and May S Moore and Isabel Holland modistes over alleged sleeper trunk smuggling. Theresa Mahoney of Washington testified she saw inspectors in conversation with Miss Elizabeth Dinsmore and heard Phillipsen mentioned. Dinsmore stated arrangements with Fawcett to bring trunks into the U S for 500 each.
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New York
Philip A. Phillipsen
May S Moore
Isabel Holland
Modister
Theresa Mahoney
Washington
Elizabeth Dinsmore
Fifth Avenue
Pawceett
Phillipsen
Pawcett
Fawcett
Miss Dinsmore
Paris
Phillipson
Robert Schwartz
Gordon Battle
The Countless Fans and Early Season Logins
A fragment reflects fan chatter about optimism from science claims and urging early logins this season. It notes that fans favor acting early rather than delaying. The text shows casual opinions without clear events or named entities.
Ballinger Takes the Stand in Conservation Controversy
Washington scene as Richard A. Ballinger Secretary of the Interior testifies before a special Senate and House committee. He outlines his background, early career, and how he came to head the General Land Office in 1907, claiming no Alaska interest and detailing reforms and money safeguards.
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Washington, D. C
Richard A. Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Senate and House
Pinchot
Glavis
Ballinger
Nelson
R. A. Ball
General Land Office
President Roosevelt
Senator Piles
Washington
Roosevelt
Garfield
Garfield Himelf
Watson Allen
Alaska
Pioneer Mining Company
Nome
Land Office
Seattle
Treasury
Clarence Cunningham
Plain channel catfish caught in swift currents
Exaggeration aside I report catching a small plain channel catfish about five inches long in swift water. The fish did not bend my bow or put up a serious fight, yet I recount the details to prove I tell the truth as observed in Washington Herald style.
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Fareanth
Washington Herald
Very Annoying. It is Annoying Now and Then To Have To Work
The piece reflects on habitual irritation in daily tasks and the repetitive nature of work. It contrasts patience with fatigue, noting the strain of repeated duties and the universal human tendency to find tasks tedious at times.
The Footled Poor and a Proletariat Observation
A fragmented quotation features an eminent magnate mispronouncing words about the proletariat. The text mocks a farmer named Von and claims the farm is sterile yet suitable for golf inks, revealing satirical wordplay and misstatements.
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von Farmer
Not Sorry Fiend Is Dead Says Girl At Rutherfort
Ruthersport N J Special. Miss Anna Kipp, a one year old society girl, describes a brutal assault by Clarence Woods near the Hackensack River boathouse. Woods fought a posse with a repeating rifle, then died of a self inflicted or gunshot wound after a siege. Miss Kipp recounts wounds and shock, Woods’ descent into dissipation, and his mother and sisters mourning at the Kattel home.
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Rutherfort
N. J
Anna Kipp
Hackensack River
Woods
Clarence Woods
John Kattell
Miss Kipp
Clarence
Kattel
Desperado
Funeral pomp of rich Chinese mirrored in their obsequies
The wealthy Chinese funeral customs are lavish and ostentatious. Heirs fear even modest burials would insult the family gods. Processions feature many pallbearers, spirit chairs, and grotesque idols alongside memorial items to propitiate deities.
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Croesus
Prudence, a Park Poem About a City Romance
Edward W Townsend of the New York World recalls courting Prudence, a farmer-born woman who works in a building elevator. Their Sundays strolls in the park reveal her garden knowledge and playful affection as he jokes about trees, crocuses, and roses.
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Saya
de Reddy
Edward W. Townsend
New York World
Forty Four Passes In Virginia Pharmacist Exam List
The State Board of Pharmacy released the names of 44 successful examinees from 82 applicants. Registered pharmacists include Benjamin Blosser of Lynchburg and H L White of Fredericksburg among numerous others in Virginia and nearby areas. assistant pharmacists also listed with towns such as Danville Newport News and Richmond.
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Richmond
State Board of Pharmacy
Benjamin Blosser
Lynchburg
H. L. White
Fredericksburg
Danville
Frank <A. Robey
Herndon
Julian S. Booker
Norfolk
James T. Phillips
Petersburg
D. Cc. Yancey
Kimball
W. Va
R. W. Matthews
L. A. Yancey
Wilson
N. C
E. M. Wallace
Harrell S. Falconer
Newport News
Crowder White
Newport Neva
J. A. Thompson
T. C. Hall
Williamsburg
E. D. Cole, Jr
Sampton
C. L. Coleman
D. H. Lewis
Victoria
Oc. & Chowning
Urbanna
D. Atkingon
Linwood H. Cosby
E. B. Kilby
H. G. Cobb
Franklin
Fred O. Williams
Thomas ¥. Wortham
Carroll L. Sprinkel
W. E. Locke
Woodstock
W. G. Hill
J. W. Martin
R. L. Goode
Lindsay
William H. Harrison
Jersey City
N. J
Richmond Grain Market Quotations Open in Richmond
The Richmond grain market reports wholesale quotations for No 2 red Western and Va new at 1.13 and 1.12 per bushel, No 3 red at 1.11, and various bag lot prices. Oats and corn prices follow with car and bag lot figures for Virginia and mixed lots, including No 2 white and No 2 mixed at different cents per bushel.
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Virginia
Wong Verdidecsiasaes
Snowstorm Grips East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
Snowstorm raged through Tuesday across East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia affecting Bristol and surrounding areas. The event disrupted travel and winter conditions continued into the night with heavy snowfall reported by local officials.
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Tennessee
Bristol, Tenn
East
Virginia
Quotations on Law and Common Sense in Courtroom Dialogue
A brief dialogue notes that sometimes lawyers see the law aligning with plain sense. The exchange acknowledges mutual agreement and lighthearted felicitation when cases fit ordinary reasoning. The tone suggests quiet confidence in judicial practicality and shared humor among practitioners.
Census Squabble Over Head of Family Note
A Detroit Free Press item reports a domestic dispute where a wife demanded her name be listed as head of the family on the census sheet left at their home. The quarrel and the census issue underscore domestic tensions reflected in local chatter.
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Detroit Pree Press
Swift Retribution for Son Who Beat Mother
A New Jersey man William West of Wolleytown is found dead in a burning room after beating his mother who died soon after from the shock. West’s companion survived intoxicated. neighbors and firefighters arrive to discover the tragic blaze and corpse remains.
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New York World
William West
Wolleytown
N. J
West
Turmoil in a Chicago Home As Housework Goes Awry
A Chicago Evening Post poem depicts a dawn of domestic chaos as rugs lie on the lawn, plasterers and paperhangers collide with broken statuary and ruined floors. The scene shows beleaguered homeowners amid smoke, indigo stained batter, benzine flavored coffee, and a hall sleep space amid a tumultuous attic and cellar.
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Suez
Chicago Evening Post
China and Japan contrasted in American views on trust
The Philadelphia Telegraph quotes Ne Poong Chew from the Chinese Daily Chung Sail Yal Po arguing Americans on the Pacific Coast will soon trust Chinese more than Japanese. He says China’s common people pushed reform, while Japan’s top‑down progress leaves lower classes unenlightened, and notes British colonies in China face harsher tyranny than the Chinese Empire.
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Pacific Coast
China
Ne Poom Chew
Chung Sail Yal Po
San Francisco
Japan
America
Philadelphia Telegraph
Danville votes wet by ten in after dry regime
In Danville Virginia a special election returned a narrow wet victory by ten votes out of 1154 cast in four wards with North Danville abstaining. The result ends seven years of alternating dry and wet rulings, signaling broader liquor access for surrounding states and potential townwide liquor trade growth.
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Danville
North Danville
Cirys
North Carolina
South Carolina
Geo
Curious Quotes About Taste From Famous Figures
A playful stock anecdote recalls Robert Browning asking a young lady if she liked Keats, and she replies she has never eaten any. The misattributed tale also links Napoleon Bonaparte, Jim Fisk, Geronimo, General Boulanger, and Lord Byron in a humorous, if dubious, parade of famous names.
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Robert Browning
Naoleon Bonaparte
Turey
Jim Fiske
Geronimo
Boulanger
Byron
An Old Timer’s Witty Sayings Attract Laughs
An old timer proclaims the self styled eldest living humorist. He recalls seeing a bootjack once, provoking laughter. The quip highlights playful stubbornness and small town humor in a lighthearted moment.
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Lving
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Virginia State Ins. Co
Virginia Company
Stone
Southern Poultry Supply Co
Washlington
Reperiment A
Daisy Fly Killer
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DeKalb Ave
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Glaize
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Tanner Paint & Oil Co
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Piedmont Business
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R. A. Ballinger
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Prudence
State Board of Pharmacy Examinations
Richmond Produce Market
Wallerstein Produce Company
Richmond Tobacco
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U. S
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Water St
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Tarboro
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CTS
Standard Sales CO
12Th Ave
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