Travelogue of a stalled train journey across the West
The author recounts a detoured Oklahoma to southwestern journey describing Shawnee delays with a New England Home Restaurant experience and daring prairie scenes. He jokes about milk lessons in a barn, a Peroxide blonde with a monkey and flask, telegraph pranks about Ringling Bros. elephants, sand storms near Yuma, and an Indian headwear market at Fort Yuma.
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Oklahoma
Shawnee
New England
California
Ringling Bros.’ Circus
Tam
Paso
Mexico
el Paso
Tucson
Fort Yuma
Union
Yuma
Vanity as the Trick Behind Wildcat Investments
John R. Thompson argues that vanity drives wage earners to invest in risky stocks against sound advice. He warns clever promoters exploit a desire for status and independence, using flattering appeals to lure small savers. The piece urges financial literacy and professional guidance before risky commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Bowles
Solid Rock Investment Company
Sarenough Securities Corporation
John R. Thompson
Savior of Qua Navy Inventor Pushes Grand Design
William Wilson of Paterson New Jersey appears at the capitol claiming to hold a revolutionary navy defense device. He describes a chain armor system around ships designed to deflect torpedoes and says the government should pay $75 000 to acquire and teach its use. Congress shows little interest as lawmakers dismiss his claims and he departs to continue his lobbying efforts.
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Washington
William Wilson
Paterson
N. J
Capitol
United States Navy
ABC
Uncle Sam
Wiliam Wilson
Navy Department
Neptune
Chesapeake Bay
Congress
John M. Jones
New York
John Jones
O'Grady
Priest Shot Down in Denver Church Mass
Italian immigrant Giuseppe Guarnaccio shot and killed Father Leo Heinrichs during Mass at St Elizabeth’s Church in Denver. He surrendered after a struggle with Patrolman Daniel Cronin and was moved to Colorado camps for safety, with vigilante talk following the tragedy.
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Denver
Col
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Eleventh
Curtis Streets
Guiseppe Guaranaccio
Leo
Daniel Cronin
Guarnac
Guarnaccio
Littleton
Colorado Springs
Mrs Slick Will Dispute Opens Probate In Johnstown
In Johnstown Pennsylvania a $150000 estate faces a contested will case. Frances Slick's purported will found under a floor oilcloth of her home names James Warfield of Conemaugh township as heir, with forty heirs challenging the claim. No decision yet.
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Johnstown
Register and Recorder
Griffith
Frances Slick
Conemaugh Township
James Warfield
Warfield
Epitaph Carved by De Witte for Reprobate Man
A dated epitaph notes a man who lived in sin and faced hatred, warning others to avoid such a life. The inscription, carved by De Witte months ago, recalls his disobedience to God and serves as a moral reminder.
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de Witte
Rooster Robinson Joke Sparks Baltimore American Mockery
A Baltimore American quip mocks a caller asking why a pet rooster named Robinson was chosen. The punchline contrasts the avian name with the phrase crew so, implying a playful mispronunciation.
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Rooster Robinson
Jack Robinson
Baltimore American
Six Die In Crash At Grade Crossing In New York
A foam specked wagon pair torn through the streets of Spring Valley New York sparked a grade crossing crash killing four instantly and two more later. Nine members of prominent local families were among the injured or dead with some rushed to Hudson county hospital Hoboken New Jersey. In Ohio an interurban wreck near Cambridge killed Rose Clancey and left fifteen injured, five fatally, in the early hours.
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Spring Valley
N. Y
Hudson County’ Hospital
Hoboken
N. J
Cambridge
Byesville
Rose Clancey
Australia Calls for Visit by American Fleet
Melbourne signals interest in inviting the U S battle fleet now en route to San Francisco. A government letter to President Roosevelt requests a visit to chief Australian ports to mark a new era for the region. In New York, society figure Mrs. Burden dies of gas poisoning, a notable society leader in Washington New York and Newport.
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Melbourne
Australia
San Francisco
Roosevelt
New York
Gotham
William Proudfit Burden
Q. H. P. Belmont
Burden
Washington
Newport
Riots in Teheran Kill and Wound Civilians
Ten people died and scores wounded in a riot on main street during a Muharram procession in Teheran. In Fayetteville North Carolina Chief Benton was shot dead by a drunken suspect named Sam Murchison outside his home. In Pawnee City Nebraska Oscar Frank was found guilty of manslaughter after a long murder trial over his wife’s death.
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Teheran
Fayetteville
N. C
Benton
Sam Murchison
Pawnee City
Neb
Frank
Oscar Frank
Duma Condemns Terrorism After Riots in St Petersburg
The Russian Duma approved a resolution condemning terrorism after recent terrorist riots in St. Petersburg, with a large majority supporting the denunciation.
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Duma
St. Petersburg
Brothers killed by train near Corinth in New York
Samuel O Sheppard of West Day Saratoga County and his brother Delbert Sheppard of Woodbine Iowa were struck by a Delaware and Hudson passenger train near Corinth and killed instantly.
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Gloversville
N. Y
Samuel O. Sheppard
West Day
Saratoga County
Delbert
Sheppard
Woodbine
Delaware & Hudson
Corinth
Illinois Central stock voting suit ends in Chicago
New York news says Stuyvesant Fish announced Sunday night that the contest in Chicago courts to block the voting of Illinois Central Railroad stock held by the Union Pacific Mailroad company is closed.
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New York
Woman's Backache and the Need for Immediate Attention
A historical note describes how backache signals strain on a woman's feminine system and lists accompanying symptoms like nervousness and headaches. It claims a single remedy quickly removes the cause and restores health.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound—Woman’s Ailment Remedy
Customer letters from Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving long standing backaches and menstrual related pains. The ad notes the product has for thirty years been a standard remedy for female illnesses and lists conditions it claims to address such as displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities bearing down sensations and nervous prostration.
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Lydia E. Pinkhan
Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Power of Deceiving in an Irish Tea Story
A Brooklyn woman harnesses a servant who is a model in every way except honesty. The mistress pleads for truth but Nora reveals the power of deceiving with a sly Irish smile asking what is the purpose of deception.
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Brooklyn
Nora
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Ec eczema cured after 55 years of torment
Hale Bordwell of Tipton Iowa reports an 55 year struggle with a severe eczema condition. After trying many remedies he used Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills for eight months and says he is cured. Nelson R Burnett of Tipton agrees with the testimonial.
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Hale Bordwell
Tipton
Bordwell
Nelson R. Burnett
What Causes Headache and Cold Remedies
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headaches. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. E W Grove on box 26. There is nothing ill said that is not it taken.
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E.w.grove
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New York State
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Nickets
Bud T
Chico
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Qua
Slayer
Fortune
Will
London
Baratta
Admiralty
Lafayette
Ind
Hugh de Witte
Indiana
Spring Valley, N. Y
Screp
Fish
Cuthura
Socrates
Dodds
Guaranty
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Cartersuit
Virginia
R.b.chaifin & Cinines
Webmond
Watson R. Coleman
Tentney
Washington, D.C
Termulow
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