Better European horsemanship shown to Congress
Washington reports thirteen photographs from Ife illustrating European officers ahead of American troops in equitation. Gen Bell praises French cavalry methods and notes European practice of ongoing horseman training, endurance courses, and regular riding duties for officers from major to subaltern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bell
Washington
Ife
House Committee On Military Affairs
Europe
Germany
Italy
Made Mad by Microbes in Michigan Town
Grace H. Parker of Montague township is petitioned into the northern Michigan asylum at Traverse City by sister Violithia A. Parker. The sisters allege fear of deadly microbes has unsettled Grace’s mind, though she has never suffered a serious infection. George Parker accompanies them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Grace H. Parker
Montague Township
Violithia A. Parker
Northern
Michigan Asylum
Traverse City
Parker
George Parker
Deliberate Denver Stockman Becomes U S Citizen After 56 Years
William Edwin Mathews, 78, who first filed papers 56 years ago, was granted US citizenship after his long wait. He recalled his destruction in the Chicago fire and kept only a coat and trousers. Father of 23, he farmed near Mount Vernon, Golden. He served in the English army and in the US regulars after the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
William Edwin Mathews
Mathews
Chicago
United States
West
Evelyn
Thomas
James
John
Robert
Jeanette
Richard
Matilda
William
Samuel
Louise
Edwin
Martha
Josephine
America
Mount Vernon
Golden
Death of A M Goodridge in Kansas City Reveals Far Country Wanderer
A M Goodridge, about 60, was found dead in his West Twelfth Street room after months of homelessness and travel in search of wealth. Coroner Thompson ruled heart failure. In his belongings were letters from a Chicago clairvoyant promising wealth, long sickness followed by recovery, and marriage to a wealthy woman. A Chicago matrimonial bureau letter named several women seeking marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
A. M. Goodridge
West Twelfth Street
Thompson
Goodridge
Chicago
South Dakota
Lost Burial Money Gambling in Denver
A Denver gambling syndicate fleeced Breese of his last funds intended for his wife's burial. From Auburn New York, Breese lost all cash, baggage, and his watch while his wife lay dead. His friends sent $100 for transport home, but the gang claimed it for themselves, exposing a cover up to avoid exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Breese
Auburn
N. Y
Model Husbands To Order In New Benedicta Club
New York reports a Benedicta club training men to be ideal husbands. Twenty members meet Tuesdays at the Harlem Y M C A. Lectures cover happiness in marriage. Officers include F W Wheeler, Interborough railroad. President W F Randolph, a lawyer. and secretary treasurer W H Stillman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benedicts’ Club
Benedicta
Avery
Training School
F. W. Wheeler
Interborough Railroad
W. F. Randolph
W. H. Stillman
Small Boy Fights Wolf in Minnesota Pasture
In Crookston Minnesota an 11-year-old farmer’s son shoots a timber wolf that had cornered a shepherd dog. After failing with a rifle and shotgun, he retrieves his father’s rifle and kills the animal with a heart shot. A second item reports a failed mail order wedding turned divorce in Columbus after extreme cruelty, with Denman stating the union cost nearly $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookston
Minn
Henry Just
St. Hilaire
Marysville
Columbus
Frank L. Denman
Cornelia Doud
New Jersey
Denman
Expressman saves train from dynamite spill on tracks
Pat William Christley, an expressman, flagged a Bessemer and Lake Erie train when his wagon carrying 200 pounds of dynamite broke down on the tracks. The engine halted within two feet of the wagon, and railroad workers relocated the explosives to safety as relieved passengers contributed to Christley’s reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buller
Pat William Christley
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Christley
Jackson
Kingdom Come
White Wings First Transatlantic Marine Corps Formed
On the Hamburg American liner Graf Waldersee arriving in New York a snowstorm closed visibility and two feet of snow piled on deck. A New Yorker prompted the Italian steerage passengers to shovel, and about 900 men cleared the decks by tossing snow into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marine Corps of
Graf Waldersee
Frohlich
George Ade Fables: The Half-Portion Wilbur at Prom
A satirical sketch describes Wilbur, a notorious social butterfly at a prominent railway town prom. He flaunts charm and nerve, excelling at attentions to debutantes while avoiding commitment, as suitors and society figureheads debate his antics and temptations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ag Wilbur
Dupols
Wilbur
Gabby Young Squad
Esmeralda
Tessies
Palm Beach
Hortense
Beryl
Clarice
Little Miss Muffett Paraphrase With A Twist
A playful spoof reimagines the classic nursery rhyme with Little Miss Muffett counting diamonds on a tuffet until an old man threatens to squeeze her and takes all her diamonds away in a cheeky, rhythmic verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Muffett
Miss Muffett
Little Mies Muffett
Muffett
The Playful Beau and a Legal Partition in Iowa
An old tale features a fading suitor Wilbur in social circles and a moral about marrying first, followed by a separate legal notice detailing the partition of A B Clarkson estate in Mills County Iowa. The filing outlines shares for Barbara Clarkson and heirs, with dates set for the February 1908 Glenwood court term.
Simple Remedy For The Grip
Coughs from la grippe are dangerous as they often lead to pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and helps heal and strengthen the lungs so serious outcomes are unlikely. The genuine remedy has no harmful drugs and comes in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. A. J. Howe, Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Howe
Glenwood
Partition Petition Filed In Mills County Iowa Court
In Mills County Iowa February term 1908 Cora Lee plaintiff seeks partition of real estate described as the north half of the southeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the south of section 23 with other defendants named J C Clarkson Eva Henderson and Myrtle Sawyer among others. The petition is on file with the Clerk of the District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Iowa
Glenwood
A. B. Clarkson
Barbara Clarkson
G. L. Clarkson
A. F. Clarkson
J. C. Clarkson
Eva Henderson
Laura Brading
Mary Sawyer
Robert Sawyer
William Sawyer
Myrtle Sawyer
Rose Roland
Lee Roland
Ruth Roland
John Roland
Myrtle Roland
District Court
District Court of
Towa
Divorce Petition Filed in Mills County Court
Stella Howard seeks a divorce from Edward Howard on grounds of drunkenness and cruel and inhuman treatment. She also asks custody of their children and warns that failure to appear by the February term beginning February 4, 1908, in Glenwood, will default judgment be entered. Dated December 31, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Mills County
Stella Howard
Edward Howard
Edward Howards
District Court
Town
Glenwood
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Elihu Root
Walden Fawcett
Secretary of State
Alm of
New Benedicte
Gotham
Parente
George Ade Fables
Robert Howard Russell
Little Miss Muffett
Byron Williama
Idol
Fred
Meyer
Susafety
Gayety
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