Vancouver Riots Stirning Across Orientals Amid Strikes
A Vancouver raid seized 50 Winchester rifles and thousands of rounds bought for Chinese. Japanese consul Morikwa demanded militia protection as fires and vandalism target Japanese and Chinese property. Ottawa pledges Canadian regret and steps to quell disturbances. officials blame the Korean league’s anti Japanese agitation. Militia talk grows while 26 rioters face court. oriental quarter wrecked and indemnity disputes loom.
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Vancouver
B. C
New Westminster
Sam Kee
K. Morikwa
Bethune
Col. Holmes
Canada
Tokio
Foreign Office
Ottawa
America
Ishii
Bellingham
Korean League
Korea
Japan
Oriental
Dominion
Morocco Pay Demand From Cabinet in Paris
A Paris cabinet special meeting on September 10 concludes the Moroccan government should be held responsible for the July 30 Casablanca massacre and ensuing pillage and disorder. Indemnities to be fixed by an international commission.
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Paris
Casablanca
Rock Island Train Wreck Near Escondida Injures Dozens
El Paso reports Rock Island train No. 4 en route to Chicago left at six p m Sunday and wrecked at Escondida New Mexico six miles north. Of eight cars six were derailed and overturned but no fatalities occurred and most passengers sustained minor injuries.
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el Paso
Tex
Rock Island
Chicago
Escondida
N. M
Here
Retired Pittsburg Editor Hazlett Ends 40-Year Run
John N. Hazlett city editor of the Pittsburg Leader for 40 years has resigned and retired from active newspaper work. Known as "The chief," he is regarded as the oldest living city editor in America in continuous service.
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Pittsburg
John N. Hazlett
Hazlett
America
WORN TO A SKELETON PROMPTING KIDNEY PILL CURE
Mrs Charles N Preston of Elkland Pennsylvania describes severe fatigue rapid weight loss thirst and sugar in kidney secretions three years of dieting and then using Deans Kidney Pills. She reports immediate relief and weight regain after starting the pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
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Charles N. Preston
Elkland
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Cheer Sparks G A R Encampment Echo In Boston
A Life anecdote recalls a veteran encampment in Boston where a spectator atop a wagon urged the crowd to cheer, remarking she had lost two husbands in the war, illustrating fervor and public reaction to the event. An advice note promotes Defiance Starch as a stronger, thinner option for laundry that preserves fabric quality.
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Boston
A Hopeless Case
A businessman explains he gave up chasing a small debt from Bilkins who is strong enough to eject collectors. A writer suggests a woman collector, but Bilkins would not tolerate her. He ends up marrying the female collector.
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Bilkins
A Pardonable Fault and the Scottish Hen Tale
Dr. Edward Everett Hale discusses a finicky attack on statements and asks who is blameless. The anecdote recalls a Scottish woman selling a hen who has one fault she will lay on the Lord's day, highlighting the notion of human fault.
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Edward Everett Hale
Awell
Margot
Moon in Texas Exclaimed by Count in New York Tale
Tom Ochiltree, noted raconteur and John W. Mackay’s amuser, guides Count de Biscout to the Battery. The Count admires New York moon, exclaiming in Italian praise, until Ochiltree warns him to see the moon in Texas.
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Tom Ochiltree
Congress
New York
Amuser
John W. Mackay
Sam Ward
John Mackay
Count de Biscout
Battery
Italy
Ochiltree
Texas
Grape-Nuts Credited With Family Health Gains
A North Carolina mother recounts how Grape-Nuts helped her family after a Charlotte visit with the city mayor and physician. She describes weight gain for herself, rapid recovery for a severely ill toddler, and relief during a La Grippe illness when only Grape-Nuts and oranges were tolerable.
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N. C
Charlotte
Wellville
Truthful Farmer and His Foolish Son
An Iowa farmer accuses his son of being a fool while discussing the boy’s limited intelligence. The boy’s hay cart overturns in the barnyard as the exchange grows heated, the father insisting the child will always be foolish and remains unaware of certain facts.
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Iowa
Ferry Bright
Case of eczema in the south
I M Robert of Hydropolis Louisiana recounts a three year battle with eczema that resisted a doctor’s care until Cuticura Soap and Ointment were tried. After using the complete Cuticura Remedies his wife fully recovered and now highly recommends the products to their parish and locality.
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I. M. Robert
Hydropolis
A Falne Bird
An Irish hunter in a tall tale shoots a blue jay on a fence and finds a dead frog instead. He stares at the frog and declares the creature once looked like a fine looking bard before the shot blew the fibers off.
New Homes in the West Promoted for Homeseekers
Free pamphlet offers synopsis of U S homestead laws and guidance to secure a quarter section of farming or grazing land along Chicago & North Western Railway routes in South Dakota Wyoming and other states Special excursion rates to homeseekers Information by W B Kniskern Passenger Traffic Manager Chicago
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United States
Chicago & North-Western Ry
South Dakota
Wyoming
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago
Wedding customs vary across cities with humorous notes
The dialogue jokes about regional wedding customs with rice beans or beer and then pivots to a laundry starch ad pitch. It ends with a quip about popularity by tolerating others' talk. The tone mimics a society column fragment and a product pitch in one.
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New York
Boston
Milwaukee
Peat Gas Yields Promising Byproducts At Institute
Experiments at the Institute of Technology show one ton of peat from a nearby bog produced 100000 feet of gas 15 gallons of tar and five gallons of paraffin. Researchers claim the remaining six per cent ash could yield innumerable by products.
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The
Institute of Technology
Boston
No Headache In the Morning and Dealer Promotions
A fragmented read mentions Krause's Headache 1 capers for indulgence in food or drink, a 25 cent Norman Lichty Mfg. Co. nod, a Van Dyke quote, and smokers appreciating Lewis' a Binder cigars via Lewis' Factory dealer in Peoria Illinois.
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Krause
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria, Il
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