SAPPENINGS OF A WEEK PERSONAL AND OFFBEAT
A roundup from an old newspaper column notes marriages and divorces including Ralph Hi Thomas and Mrs Helen Kelly Gould, plus Unions in 1909 and 1921. It mentions John Mosby losing a Justice Department post in Washington and Mrs James Sherman’s nervous attack in Baltimore. Also referenced are Greece’s minister Coromilas, Miss Cockrell, Mars canal markings by Schiaparelli, Taft naming George Otis Smith acting head of a new mines bureau, and W J Bryan’s return to Lincoln to engage in Nebraska politics.
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Ralph Hi Thomas
Treaster
American Sugar Refiningmpany
Helen Kelly Gould
Frank Gould
York City
Coli John
Mosby
Department’ ‘of Justice
Washington
Grant
James S. Sherman
John Hopkins Hospital
de Long
Big Moose Lake
N. Y
Sherman
Baltimore
L. A. Coromilas
Greece
Anna E. Cockrell
Cockrell
Schiaparelli
Sasconomer
Milan
Bryan
Clever youth bandit raid foiled near St Louis
A clever move by an unknown engineer thwarted three young bandits attempting to rob the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Southwestern flyer near Larimore, about fifteen miles from St Louis. Three suspects were jailed in St Louis for investigation as authorities review the incident. Police also report other varied items in national briefings including a request to inspect Modern Woodmen of America finances, a knee surgery case in Beverly Mass, and a Brooklyn trolley crash with fatalities and injuries.
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Ewineer
Larimore
St. Louis
St. Lous
Woodmen of America
State Insurance Department
F. S. Webb
Chicago
Charles D. Norton
Beverly
Mass
Brooklyn
George Bene
Rolley
Albuquerque
N. M
Nome
Alaska
George B. Grigsby
Porto Rico
Iglesias
Spanish Cortes
Maura
Manchurian Rail Plan Reported In Harmless Document
Washington details public release of a 237 word treaty between Japan and Russia signed in St Petersburg on July 1 4 1907. The accord aims to improve Manchuria railway cooperation and preserve status quo while expanding cross border rail services. It notes exchanges of related arrangements and calls for communications if any threat to the status quo arises.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
Russia
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
China
State Department
Glacier Rushes Forward in Alaska Described as Phenomenon
In Juneau Alaska a glacier in Rainey Hollow near Haiunes is advancing at about twelve feet daily with large ice masses breaking free with thunderous sounds from the rim where it calves. Scientists attribute the rapid flow to avalanches triggered by earthquakes and note a National Geographic Society expedition studying the event across Alaska.
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Juneau
Alaska
Rainey Hollow
Haiunes
National Geographical Society
To Shelve the Bill. House backs second reading on women’s suffrage
London parliamentary action reports a 299 to 190 vote passing the second reading of the women’s suffrage bill. Sponsor David James Shackleton, Labor MP for Clitheroe, Lancashire, chairs the measure granting parliamentary franchise to women with municipal voting rights. The government will shelve the bill.
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London
House of Commons
David James Shackleton
Clitheroe
Lancashire
Visionary X-ray expert Kassabian dies from cancer
Philadelphia physician Dr. Milhran K. Kassabian a leading X-ray specialist died in a city hospital from a skin cancer contracted years of Roentgen ray burns. He gained prominence for medical radiology work and served at a major hospital.
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Philadelphia
Milhran K. Kassabian
United States
Herrmann Elected Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks
Garry Herrmann of Cincinnati was chosen in Detroit to succeed J. A. Sammis of LeMars as grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He had been a candidate last year.
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Garry” Herrmann
Elks
Detroit
Mich
Cincinnati
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
J. A. Sammis
LeMars
Hermann
Sioux City Live Stock Prices and Revenue Appointment
Sioux City market quotes list top beeves at 7.60 and top hogs at 8.50. Willis C. Cook of Sioux Falls, S. C., named collector of internal revenue for the North and South Dakota district, replacing resigned Herman Lilerman.
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Sioux City
Washington Star Business Manager Dies After 30 Years
Newspaperman Newspaper Man D Washington, a longtime business manager of the Evening Star, tied to the paper's management for 30 years, died here Tuesday.
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Washington, D. C
Ton
The
Evening Star
Tie
Doan's Kidney Pills Promised Cure Ad
A public notice-like testimonial urges readers not to neglect kidney issues. It claims Dean's Kidney Pills quickly remove kidney disorders and cites Mrs. A. E. Fulton of Portland Oregon, describing swollen limbs and dropsy improving after use. It promotes the product price and dealer availability.
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Dean
A. E. Fulton
Skidmore St
Portland
Ore
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Untold Meaing of a Doctor's Tales in Chicago
A Chicago physician recalls how five children in his improvised home hospital cheered his daily visits during measles treatment. The youngest confesses the truth that their affection sprang from wanting to misbehave, not from gratitude, as they stuck out their tongues to please him.
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Chicago
He Rose to It
A five year old tells a companion that his father and he know everything. When asked where Asia is the boy replies that it is one of the things his father knows, reflecting confident parental knowledge. The exchange comes from Harper's Bazaar.
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Asia
Harper’s Bazaar
Cost of Spontaneity in Pursuit of Office
An aspiring statesman asserts he wants the office only if he is the people's choice. His campaign manager counters that becoming the people's choice is costlier than accepting a compromise candidacy, highlighting the price of popularity versus compromise.
The Judge Madam Questioned Oath in Court Exchange
The judge and the madam debate oath meaning while the witness notes a twenty year marriage as context. The exchange hints at credibility and domestic matters influencing testimony in a courtroom setting.
Amusement road to hell warned against by preacher
A preacher cautions against the amusement road from Chicago to hell. He argues recreation is vital but must be balanced by four rules: not extravagant, not harming health or mind, and not opposing morals. He urges rational, discipline guided pleasure and warns against lax churches and empty advertising. The talk ends with a jab at sensational poetry marketing.
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Chicago
Solomon
Hell
God
Coca Cola Cooling Drink at Soda Fountains
An advertisement urges Coca Cola as a cooling fatigue reliever and thirst quencher. It praises purity and flavor, priced at five cents at fountains and bottled form, and offers a 1910 baseball booklet and poem "Casey At The Bat" via a 2 cent stamp request to The Coca Cola Co. in Atlanta, Ga.
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Coca-Cola
Casey
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Miser of Sag Harbor Quotes on Economy and Wealth
The text cites Daniel W Field, a Sag Harbor mill owner, at Harvard, arguing economy is essential to wealth but warns against niggardliness. He cites Willam Brewst of Sag Harbor who never buys oysters, eating shells, as an example of extreme frugality.
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Sag Harbor
Daniel W Field
Boston
Harvard
William BreWwst
Willam
Dr Martels Female Remedy Promoted In Seventeenth Year Coverage
An old advertisement promotes Dr Martels Female Ailments claiming quick permanent relief from women’s issues. It touts a scientific remedy prepared by Stanajizas and urges purchase at local drug stores. A narrative aside mocks a babys swallowing a dollar and references popular elixirs and theatrical expense accounts.
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Ab Fall Yi Drug Stores
Eet
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Nicaraguax
Cuba
Iled
Order of Elks
Grand Lodge
American Institute of Homeopathy
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Estrada
Pearl Lagoon
Nicaragua
Madrid
San Jacinto
Venus
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N. J
Walter Brookins
Wisconsin
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Marinette and
Wausau
Medford
Prentice
W. J. Bryan
Grand Island
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Nevada
Supreme Court
Forester Graves
Walter Preston Brownlow
Jonesboro
Tenn
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Congress
Brotherhood of Railway
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Pennsylvania Railroad
James Maddon
New York
Buenos Ayres
Henry White
Baroness de la Roche
Rheims
France
Newark
Carl Etherington
Kentucky
William Howard
Williams
Wall Street
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
Bar Harbor
Maine
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R. B. Fisher
Neoga
Ill.) Presbyterian Church
Ohio
Michigan
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Indianapolis
Central Freight Association
Evin Flagg Young
National Education Association
Rosa
Kipling
Woodshed
DR. Martel
Nevitab Briggs
Dr. Pierce
Dodds
Guarat
Angus
National Live Stock Com., Co
Srs
Kansas City
St. Joseph
S. Omaha
Pbs John Deere Plow Company
Omaha, Neb
M. Spiesberger & Son Co
West
Banka
Lincoln
Nebraska
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