Roosevelt Made Life Member Of Baseball Association
The article notes President Roosevelt became a life member of the National Baseball Association and received a camp for games in twenty two leagues across the country and Canada. It also discusses Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco stepping down to a ceremonial role with a seven member business committee guiding city affairs amid corruption indictments.
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Roosevelt
National Baseball Association
Tweny
Canada
Schmitz
San Francisco
California
Farmers optimistic on crop prospects after cold spring
Reports from farming districts show strong outlook for crops despite cold weather. Farmers note ground seed has developed roots that will aid growth, corn is planted late but expected to mature before frost, and South Dakota eyes another bumper year following a decade of high yields.
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South Dakota
Ruef pleads guilty to graft charges in mercy bid
The San Francisco graft figure Abaama Ruef switches from innocence to guilty pleas on multiple indictments. He admits conniving to obtain money fraudulently while claiming his innocence on certain transactions and cites concern for his aging parents and sister as a motive to spare them. The court audience is moved by his tearful statement.
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Abaama Ruef
San Francisco
Ruef
Aberdeen Aims To Surpass Watertown In Population Growth
Aberdeen revises its figures after Watertown’s new census directory shows rising numbers. The city, aided by a 25,000 population booster group, claims gaining over a thousand residents annually as it pushes to become the state's largest town.
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Watertown
Aberdeen
Aberdeen City Progress and San Francisco Mayor Defends Graft Allegation
Aberdeens town pride cited as evidence of steady growth while San Francisco Mayor Schmitz denies graft charges and asserts he remains mayor. He rebuts claims that seven advisory appointees control the city postquake and denies taking any money from Ruef.
Ohio GOP chairman says Taft supporters firm in state
The Ohio Republican central committee leader says Taft has two thirds of Ohio behind him and opponents have yet to declare. He notes Senators Toraker and Dick show belligerent stance on the presidential candidate issue and hints they should support Taft. Taft planned to visit South Dakota June 15 to Sioux Falls to meet Senator Kittredge.
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Republican Central Committee
Ohio
Taft
Toraker
Big Jolly
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Kittredge
Pierce Faces Perjury Charge in Texas Indictment
H Clay Pierce, head of Waters-Pierce Oil and tied to Standard Oil interests, is indicted for perjury in Texas. He was arrested in St Louis and extradited on bond of twenty thousand dollars. If convicted he faces a penitentiary term amid Texas political controversy.
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H. Clay Pierce
Pierce-Waters Oil Co
Texas
St. Louis
Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
Venus of Milo in Louvre Paris Controversy Over Origin
The Venus of Milo is attributed by some to Alexandros of Milo era, with claims a damaged base misled rulers about age. Found in 1820 by a peasant on Milo, it was donated to Louis XVIII. The statue, made from two marble blocks, bears two repaired blemishes and shows goddess-like form rather than human beauty.
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Venus of Milo
Louvre
Paris
Alexandros
France
Milo
Rivere
Louis XVIII
New York Tribune
Fleeing prisoner shot as officer says it was an accident
A Philadelphia officer admits firing at a fleeing prisoner saying it was an accident while his superior questions proof. The accused officer asserts his action with a blunt reply that he hit him.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Surprise Birthday Dill Prompt in Domestic Chat
A short dialogue plays on birthday plans between a wife and husband. She expects choice, he jokes about a gift named Dill rather than a surprise, implying a humorous twist in the birthday exchange.
Better Than Dying Life Anecdote Quip About Castor Oil
A classroom quip contrasts a biblical admonition with a family habit of taking castor oil the next day. The pupil reminds the teacher that their family follows that routine, highlighting a lighthearted cultural joke.
A Helping Hand in Harpers Weekly Romance
Rich old uncle vows to leave all to his niece in a brief excerpt from Harper's Weekly. The niece thanks him and suggests a small gift, reflecting a light domestic scene typical of period society pages.
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Harper’s Weekly
Two Old Acquaintances Meet in New York
In a New York restaurant Dalton and Holloway, two former friends presumed dead, reconnect after eight months apart. Dalton explains his quiet life with five children while Holloway reveals his wife is in Europe and he has about $600 left. They trade guarded news and farewells as Holloway hints at a final desire.
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Wilitt
New York
Burt
Loco
Mexico
Calif
No Man’s Land
Sharpless
Jim Luke
San Francisco
Dalton
Holloway
Monte Carlo
Dal
Europe
New York Advertiser
The Odorous Onion A Favorable Word For a Pungent Veg
The onion, born of the lily family and widespread from Asia to the Nile and Mississippi, is celebrated in ancient texts and modern towns alike. It appears in Greek and Roman history, Egyptian writings, and biblical memory, praised for its honesty and flavor.
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Moses
Egypt
Spain
Itly
Siberia
Honduras
Nile
Mississippi
Macon
Charlotte
Nashville American
Queen Alexandra Arranges Palace Love Wedding
At Buckingham Palace Queen Alexandra counseled an unhappy upper housemaid in a love affair and sent both she and her suitor to Sandringham for a respite. The couple have returned and a wedding at Buckingham Palace is planned soon.
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Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Sandringham
London
Boston Earthquake of 1755 Shakes City
A November 18 1755 tremor lasting nearly five minutes leveled chimneys and cracked bricks across Boston. Observers described moving houses detonations like coaches over paving, with church spires and Faneuil Hall vane toppled. People fled crying in fear as judgment day fears spread.
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Boston
the Times
Henry White
New England
Faneuil Hall Market
Poets and Vices Through The Love Of Life
G K Chesterton criticizes modern cynics in London News for whitewashing vices. He cites Swinburne Kipling Henley and John Davidson as praising lust cruelty drunkenness violence or obscenity as expressions of life.
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Rudyard Kipling
Lke
Mr. Henley
John Davidson
G. K. Chesterton
London News
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