Old World Affairs and Curious Global Notes
A sweeping collage of eccentric and solemn items: Betsy Meagher of County Sligo dies at 123 after scolding her 76 year old daughter over late hours. In the French army gardens supplement rations. Bolton town council seeks minimum bedroom space. Paris chefs use brains as calf substitutes. Dublin voting rules require a four door room. London mayor recalls dinners under public sympathy. Austria-Hungary faces a potato shortage prompting starch exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Meagher
County
Sligo
Thorley
Bolton
England
Paris
London Mail
Dublin
Portieres
Jord
London
Austria-Hungary
Woman's recovery after chronic illness with pink pills
Mrs. DC Weber of Columbus Ohio recounts a long denial of care and worsening pain and weight loss before she stopped doctor treatment and used Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She reports recovery from 102 to 132 pounds and credits the pills with restoring health. The pills are sold 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DC. Weber
South Front Street
Columbus
Ohio
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Campaign Apathy and the Outs Fight for Excitement
A Chicago Chronicle analysis argues campaign dullness stems from outs avoiding risk and ins lacking principled policy. It cites Parker as unifying the Democrats while Bryan and gold Democrats split, leaving Debs and Watson to rally smaller parties and aid Roosevelt's election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Chronicle
Parker
Bryan Democrats
Debs
Watson
Roosevelt
Political Notes from Early Editorials and Attacks
A compilation of editorial snipes from major papers criticizing Parker Roosevelt Cleveland Bryan and the Democratic Party. It contrasts Roosevelt's leadership with Parker and notes party disharmony and polemics about poll tax receipts and democratic tactics. Insights reflect partisan press debates during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
Roosevelt
Panama
Chicago Tribune
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Porter
Chicago Daily News
Ind
N. Y. Tribune
Philadelphia Press
Cleveland
Chicago Chronicle
Parker’s education in finance and the 1908 drift
The piece notes Judge Alton B. Parker’s evolving public speaking as he learns from experts on finances. It recounts misstatements about deficits and expenses, corrected by Boutell Allison Wright and the Treasury, concluding Parker could mature into fit presidential leadership by 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton B. Parker
Chicago Inter Ocean
Judge Parker
Roosevelt
Congressman Boutell
Panama Canal
McKinley
Cleveland
Philippines
Gov. Wright
Treasury Department
Parker Criticized Over Philippine Costs in New Rochelle
Secretary Shaw challenged Judge Parker’s Philippine figures in New Rochelle claiming Parker relies on Atkinson’s dubious estimate of 1.2 billion dollars. He argues Parker misstates costs, noting government maintenance expenses and shifts during party eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N. Y
Shaw
Judge Parker
Hudson County
N. J
Edward Atkinson
Philippine Islands
Atkinson
Parker and Roosevelt clash over Panama canal rights
The excerpt argues about US seizure of the Panama Canal site from Colombia, contending Parker would overturn canal legislation and return the zone, while Roosevelt defended the action as just and moral. It questions legality and asks if Parker would reverse policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Panama
United States
Canal
Republic of Colombia
Republic of Panama
Roosevelt
Congress
Canal Zone
Colombia
West Virginia Campaign Rumors Stir 4 Percent Question
The Cave Hill whirlwind campaign in West Virginia has left the state full of 4 percent mud and mixed accounts, reflecting uncertainty over voter sentiment and local impact as reported by Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cave Hill
West Virginia
Philadelphia Press
Three Die In Missouri Pacific World’s Fair Train Crash
A Missouri Pacific World’s Fair special train in Tipton, Missouri, caused three deaths and 28 injuries when section No 2 blinded by a yard headlight collided with section No 1 while taking on passengers. Among the dead are Mrs Bright Walker and Mrs Margaret Burke with J W Bagby among the injured and officials citing flagman neglect and driver carelessness as causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Tipton
St. Louis
Rameey
Bright Walker
Lewisburg
Margaret Burke
J. W. Bagby
Linotype Publishing Company
Topaz
Sedalia
Missouri Pacific
The Presidents Call for a Second Hague Conference
The note from Secretary Hay carries out the president’s instruction to propose a second Hague conference. It calls for reassembling to address neutrals rights and duties, private property in naval warfare, and port bombardment, and supports general arbitration treaties and periodic international peace congresses. The call is issued while the current war continues, noting the first conference was before the peace with Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hay
Spain
Rumors of Russian press reform denied by St Petersburg report
The St Petersburg dispatch says a Paris report claiming an imminent manifesto granting near total press freedom is false and not credibly supported. It notes relaxed restraints under Plehve and predecessors but says genuine freedom under constitutional rules is not yet realized and a press reform project is being considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Paris
United States
M. Plehve
Mmterior
Horrific Coke-Oven Murder Reported in Masontown
Masontown Pennsylvania on October 31 reports a man killed after being thrown into a coke oven late Saturday night. Steve Borok, a Bessemer coke plant worker, witnessed three men scuffling on the oven, then two men vanished as flames erupted. Coroner Hagan ordered the oven opened and found blackened bones. murderers remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masontown
Steve Borok
Bessemer Coke Plant
Borok
Hagan
Beef Trust in Peril Threatens Prosecution by Roosevelt
Chicago Oct 31 President Roosevelt will order prosecution of the beef trust based on evidence gathered by the department of commerce and labor. The agency reportedly offers conclusive proof the packers violated the laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Beef Trust
Roosevelt
Department of Commerce and Labor
Landslide Washes Elk Mountain Cemetery Into Platte River
Heavy rains at Elk Mountain caused a hillside landslide that swept the cemetery into the Platte River, adjacent to Cheyenne Wyoming, on October 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Elk Mountain
Platte River
Name in the Good Book Brings Laughs on the Road
J G Lord of Muncie recounts a Colorado highway encounter with Willie Hawks asking his name. When Lord says his own, Willie grins and declares he has heard of him in that good book. The tale ends with Lord continuing the drive amid the boy’s amusement.
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Lord
J. G. Lord
Muncie
Ind
Louisville Herald
Colorado
Willie
Willie Hawks
Mr. Lord
Local Color Brings Laughs at Bethlehem Tale
In Seneca Kansas a Sunday school tale of Mary and Joseph reaching Bethlehem ends with the Gilford house full of travelers. The audience roared at the vivid local color equating the town hotel with the inn in the holy story.
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Bethlehem
Seneca
Nemeh County
Kan
Philadelphia Press
Gilford House
Christ
Mary
Joseph
Mary and
California Charms Mentioned In Brief Pasadena Visit
A Boston mother and daughter visiting Pasadena stayed only two days, explaining the distance from their home in Boston makes the climate alluring yet far. The remark captures the typical New England perception of California during a social gathering.
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California
Pasadena
Boston
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Cure Child’s Rheumatism
Deep Valley Pennsylvania October 31 A Rheumatism case in Green county centers on J N Whipkey's daughter who recovered after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The ad claims kidney health removes uric acid causing rheumatism and praises the pills for saving the child from lifelong disability.
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Deep Valley
Green County
J. N. Whipkey
Dodd
Whinkay Baya
Odd
Daughter Rejects Suit Over Squint in London Tale
A dialogue from the London Tatler features a daughter refusing marriage to Mr. Smith because of a squint, while the mother argues a well-off man can have a minor optical flaw. The piece highlights class and appearances in a witty social sketch.
California Limited Tenth Season Returns With Faster Service
The Santa Fe California Limited resumes daily service on November 13 for its tenth season. Trains now use heavier engines and oil bedded tracks with smokeless operation. The route Chicago to Los Angeles covers about 68 hours over 2 205 miles with through service to San Francisco and Southwest land of enchantment. A Ray county man bets on twisting a mule’s tail. his father asks to bury the fool where he is.
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Santa Fe
California Limited
Kia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Southwest Land of Enchantment
Ray County
Denver Post
Extraordinary low rates to Nashville through Tennessee routes
The notice cites exceptionally low railroad fares from points in the North and Northwest to Tennessee Alabama Georgia and Florida via the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway with many rounds trips under one dollar. For details contact B F Hill at the C and St. L Ry Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
B. F. Hill
L. Ry
Marquette Bldg
Chicago
Ill
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Mrs. Weber
Arge
Canada
Western Canada
Western
Saovure Wifoamm
Duaggramson
Ottawa
Waodonton
Quincy Building
Bubcan
Big Four
Indianapolia
T- Molmes
Mrs. Maria
Lobbel Novelty Co
A. N. KA
Democratic
Gorman
Cochran
Belmont
Hearst
Beveridge
Tomlinson Hall
Current Political Notes
the Russian Press
Pennsylvania
New York
Kogoro Takahira
Peril
Indiana
New Haven
Yale
Philadelphia
Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ews
Manganer Manxory
Third St
Milwaukee, Wis
Fliss Claussen
Mus. Pinxiam
Lydia
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia I. Pinkhain
Duana M. Crausson
Penn .T
Lydia KE
Pinkham Med. Co
Lynn, Mans
Onan
Surains
Burns
Arbuckle-Goode Commission CO
Olive St
St.Louis
Pio
Slicker
A. J., Tower CO
Boston, U.S.A
Tower Canadian Company, Limited
Toronto, Canada
Aowers
Hindi Central Railiroad Company
Dubuque
Iowa
J. E. Mmmnity
Bree Sand
Mlading Company
St. Jecons
Nortover
Putnam
Wgc
Monroe Drug CO
Unionville
Missouri
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