Washington Letter Ammonia Mishap Highlights Justice Harlan
In a Washington Letter, Associate Justice John M. Harlan recounts his ammonia mouthwash mishap and jokes about water, noting his 27 years on the Supreme Court as of December 20. He is described as tall and athletic, favoring open air golf and bareheaded fun, with a florid face and distinctive attire.
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Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Justice Harlan
Fie
Supreme Court
Remarkable Character Dr Leroy Taylor Dies in Washington
Dr Leroy Taylor a refined cultured man known in many countries died in Washington. He lived eight years in a fortified alley house in a negro settlement, amassed a rare library on occultism, sports trophies, and a fortune including 150 Washington houses, living as a hermit beside a luxury interior. Diplomats favor big expositions aiding education and American knowledge.
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Washington
Leroy Taylor
Massachusetts Avenue
Trord
Taylor
Portland
Ore
America
Baron Sternberg
Metropolitan Club
Sternberg
William
Panama in the Campaign. The youngest member in world politics
The new republic of Panama has played a notable role in the just completed campaign and draws global attention. It is described as the youngest member in the galaxy of nations, modest on the map yet comparable in size to Maine and in population to the District of Columbia.
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Great Britain
General Gudger
Panama
French Canal Company
Uncle Sam
Colon
New York
Republic of
Galaxy of Nations
Maine
District of Columbia
Courage and evolution sparks from bold authors
A quoted exchange shows a prominent author arguing that overthinking hinders growth, while the Washington Star notes the value of nerve in developing novels and artistic risk taking.
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Washington Star
Bright Future For Kittens In Kindergarten Line
Yonkers Statesman notes the Tom ICat telling the Kittens in the kindergarten that life should seem bright as they begin with nine lives. The whimsical remark frames a playful, child friendly moment in the paper’s humor column.
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Tom
Yonkers Statesman
Roosevelt Carries Nation as Returns Roll In
Early returns across New York Pennsylvania and Colorado indicate large Republican plurarities for Roosevelt and Higgins. New York tally shows Roosevelt about 174000 ahead for president with a Republican legislature. Pennsylvania reports a near 495000 Roosevelt plurality. Colorado yields three Republican congressmen and governor race margins favoring Republicans.
Roosevelt and Fairbanks Win National Ballot Returns
New York indicates Roosevelt and Fairbanks lead Parker and Davis with about 345 electoral votes to 133 as of early returns. Reports show Roosevelt carrying Michigan Wisconsin Indiana Illinois Ohio Iowa New York and Missouri with large pluralities, while Democrats gain governor seats in Massachusetts Missouri and Colorado. The Illinois and Indiana returns forecast a strong Republican majority in the next Congress and state legislatures.
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Denver
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Franklin E. Brooks
John N. Shafroth
R. W. Bonynge
H. M. Hoge
Adams
Peabody
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Parker
Davis
Roosevelt
Maryland
Massachusetts
W. L. Douglass
Gov
Bates
Missouri
Joseph W. Folk
Walbridge
Wisconsin
la Follette
Michigan
Warner
Ilinois
Deneen
Ohio
Fairbanks
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Utnons
Charles 8. Deneen
Congress
K. T. Rainey
M. D. Foster
Columbus
St. Louis
The
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Globe- Democrat
Election returns show Roosevelt leads nationwide in early tallies
Across states from Arkansas to Washington and beyond, Roosevelt plurality figures dominate. Estimates place Roosevelt ahead in Maine Rhode Island Oregon and Virginia while Parker trails in several southern states with varied majorities. Next Congress forecast shows Republicans sweeping both houses with a strong majority.
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Detroit
Micu
Roosevelt
Warner
Erms
Arkansas
Parker
Davis
California
Bard
Delaware
Preston Lea
Florida
Georgia
Idaio—Roosevelt
Gooding
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi
New Hampshire
McLane
Oregon
Rhode Island
McCall
Littleton
Washington
Ashington
Virginia
Dawson
Portraits of Secretaries of War Feature Poinsett Echo to Root
The article notes a portrait of James R. Poinsett, secretary of War 1837 to 1841, in a collection of war secretaries. A caption joke suggests adding ditto Elihu Root to the frame. Poinsett’s adventurous life, including a 1809 South American tour and anti-Calhoun role in South Carolina, parallels Root in decisiveness.
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NTE War Department
Root
Elihu Root
James R. Poinsett
South Carolina
Poinsett
Spain
Chile
Peru
Washington
van Buren
No Hurry Uncle Josh Land Sakes Buy Encystope Diar
A humorous exchange where Uncle Silas recalls buying a mysterious book from a book agent. Uncle Josh jokes it will take a lifetime to read, while the agent suggests installments. The banter captures rustic humor from Brooklyn Life.
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Josh
Land Sakes
Possible Cabinet Changes Amid Roosevelt Administration
Washington November 14 reports probable shifts in President Roosevelt's cabinet. Hay and Taft expected to stay. Cartelyou may enter private business or become secretary of the treasury. Shaw plans to retire March 4.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hay
Taft
Great Atlantic Coastal Storm Paralyzes U S Cities
A massive cyclone driven storm from Florida up the Atlantic coast disrupts Maine to Chicago. Telecommunication grids fail east of Pittsburgh and ships are wrecked on the Atlantic and Great Lakes. New York reports 78 mph winds, widespread outages, and a missing crew from a stranded barge near Sandy Hook.
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Maine
Florida
Atlantic
Pittsburg
Great Eastern
Great Lakes
Erie
Huron
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Canso
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
New York-Buffalo Chicago
Albany
Syracuse
Poughkeepsie
Staten Island
Robbery at Rio Ill Bank Triggers National Pursuit
Five posses from Gatesburg and nearby towns chase bank robbers who dynamited the Rio state national bank and escaped with 2000 dollars. Chicago detectives join with Illinois police as a hundred men pursue at daylight. St Louis reports arrest of Charles Gallagher tied to the raid with three companions detained for extradition.
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Ill
Rio State National Bank
Chicago
Illinois
St. Louis
Charles Gallagher
C. F. Huerburg
Galesburg
Rio
Gallagher
Jefferson City
Harry Morgan
Charles Sterns
James Barrod
Tere
Tragedy in Ohio Husband Kills Son Then Self
In Hamilton Ohio on November 14 Adolph Hummel, 59, shot and killed his son Frank Hummel, 82, as the son tried to defend his mother from abuse. He then killed himself after firing at his wife. The incident occurred during a drunken domestic attack.
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Son Stain
Hamilton, O
Adolph Hummel
Frank Hummel
York in Grip of Heaviest Early Snow Storm
In York Pennsylvania telephone and telegraph wires are down trolley cars stalled and trains delayed as a heavy early snow storm blankets the city and county. Snow is reported to reach a foot on the level with widespread transportation suspensions.
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York
York County
Local Foreman Dies During Church Service
Jacob Daniel Hutson aged 62 a longtime foreman with the Baltimore and Ohio railway shops in Chicago and later Newark Ohio dropped dead while attending devotional services in St Thomas Catholic church in Zanesville Ohio on November 14.
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Jacob Daniel Hutson
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Chicago
Newark
St. Thomas’ Cathode
Iowa Falls Couple Elopes After Parental Opposition
Miss Ethel Riley of Iowa Falls and Joseph Oeschger of Danville Pa eloped after parental opposition. The pair left for Alden then returned and married in Cumberland Maryland. They visited Washington before planning to reside in Danville Pa. The news surprised local friends.
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Ethel Riley
Iowa Falls
Joseph Oeschger
Danville
John R. Winters
Iowa Walls Manufacturing Company
Iowa
Alden
Miss Riley
Cumberland
Washington, D. C
Iowa Grain Growers Form State Elevator Group
Iowa farmers form the Iowa State Association of Farmers' Elevator companies to control grain trade. The Rockwell meeting elected J. H. Brown president and discussed efforts to discourage elevator firms and block Iowa farmers from Chicago and other markets.
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Farmers Farm Association
Iowa
Iowa State Association of Farmers’ Elevator Companies
Rockwell
Farmers’ Cooperative Societies
J. H. Brown
Rockwell Farmers’ Cooperative Society
Brown
Chicago
Polk County Sets Record in Criminal Court Convictions
Clerk B P Coffin reports 168 convictions in the year ending September 1 in Judge McHenry's criminal division. One hundred defendants sent to the penitentiary, 68 to county jail or fined. Fines total 6151, collected 3448. Largest conviction total in Polk County. grand jury praised.
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B. P. Coffin
Criminal Court
Polk County
McHenry
Palk County
New Industry for Eldora Bricks from Sand
Alfred Patterson of St. Paul promotes a sand brick process using Eldora beds of clay and sand. He partners with Eldora clay worker George Tolman to claim sandstone brick can be made cheaper from sand, with no burning needed and ready for wall laying.
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Walt
Alfred Patterson
St. Paul
Eldora
Hardin County
Chlemacher
Patterson
George Tolman
Tolman
Iowa Canned Corn Record Sets Statewide Output
Twenty one Iowa canneries produced 28,880,000 cans of sweet corn in the last year. Grimes Canning and Preserving shipped 1,440,000 cans from Grimes and 850,000 from Dexter, five times its 1903 output. A superintendent calls the year the greatest in the canning business, noting pumpkins in vast numbers and no tomatoes processed.
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Iowa
Grimes Canning and Preserving Company
Grimes
Dexter
Bear mauls grandson near Des Moines park bear cage
Harold Herriott, grandson of Lieut. Gov. Herriott, narrowly escaped a Des Moines incident when a bear dragged him toward a cage. A bystander pulled him free. he sustained serious injuries as his mother witnessed in distress.
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Harold Herriott
Gov. Herriott
Des Moines Park
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