Longworth Undergoes Appendectomy At White House
Mrs. Alice Longworth wife of Representative Nicholas Longworth and President Roosevelt’s daughter-in-law was operated on for appendicitis at the White House. Dr Finney of Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore led the procedure with Dr Sophie Nordhuff Jung and Surgeon General Rixey assisting. The operation was successful and Mrs Longworth rested well after a brief recovery period.
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Alice Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
White House
Washington, D. C
Finney
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Sophie Nordhuff Jung
Rixey
Navy
Longworth
Attorney D M Sleeth Killed in Acton Interurban Wreck
A high speed interurban line crash at Acton Indiana killed Shelby County attorney D M Sleeth and injured eleven others. Passengers describe a chaotic wreck as cars jumped the track and were hurled into the debris. many survivors believe more lives were spared and all injured are expected to recover.
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D. M. Sleeth
Shelby County
Acton
Ind
Dynamite Accident Kills Four Near Bristol Tennessee
Four people die in a dynamite accident on John Duff’s farm ten miles west of Bristol Tennessee. Willis Duff aged fifteen was playing with dynamite when it exploded, killing him instantly and fatally burning Mrs Nathaniel Barnes Mrs Elijah Moody and her child in the house fire that followed.
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Bristol
Tenn
John Duff
Willis
Nathaniel Barnes
Elijah Moody
Mohawk Combination Mine Reopens Quietly at Goldfield Nev
Fifty six men work at the Mohawk combination mine while over a hundred signed the Mine Owners' Association agreement but only a portion appeared. No molestation reported and union pickets are weak. No other mines tried to reopen.
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Goldfield
Nev
Mine Owners’ Association
Major Pawnee Oklahoma Fire Destroys Block of Businesses
A large blaze in Pawnee Oklahoma wiped out a full block of buildings with losses around 200000 dollars. The QO P Co H department store Weinberg dry goods store Robinson grocery Globe Hotel Mentzer Brothers hardware Masonic Lodge and the post office were among the structures burned.
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Pawnee
Okla
Qo, P. Co. H
Weinberg Dry Goods
Robinson Grocery Store
Globe Hotel
Mentzer Brothers’ Hardware
Masonic Lodge
Brenner Elected Swiss President for 1908
The Federal Assembly at Berne elected Dr. Ernest Brenner a radical to be president of the Swiss Republic for 1908. Brenner is vice-president of the Federal Council, succeeding Edouard Muller who is the present chief executive.
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Federal Assembly
Berne
Switzerland
Ernest Brenner
Dr. Brenner
Federal Council
Edouard Muller
Bank Cashier Shoots Himself at Hersher Bank
R. E. Easton, cashier of the State Bank at Hersher Illinois, committed suicide with a revolver. Directors later reported the bank in good condition. No motive for the act is known.
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R. E. Easton
Hersher
Sousa II Abandons Tour for Bronchitis in New York
Bandmaster John Phillip Sousa II, at his Madison Avenue home in New York City, has bronchitis forcing a pause in his tour at Buffalo. He expects to resume in about three weeks.
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Sousa II
John Phillip Sousa Fa
Madison Avenue
New York City
Buffalo
Fire destroys Cadillac wood alcohol distillery
A wood alcohol distillery at the Cummer, Diggins Company chemical plant in Cadillac, Michigan, was entirely destroyed by fire. The loss amounts to $100,000, partly covered by insurance.
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Cadillac, Mich
Cummer, Diggins Company
Mother of Congressman Crumpacker Dies at 86 in Valparaiso
Mrs. Theophilus Crumpacker, mother of Congressman Crumpacker, died suddenly at her Valparaiso home. She was 86 and had lived in Porter County for six decades. Indiana doctor Louis Rice, 69, of Madison, shot himself in a personal crisis and died at once.
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Crumpacker
Theophilus Crumpacker
Congressman Crumpacker
Valparaiso
Ind
Porter County
Indiana
Louis Rice
Madison
Senate and House Snap Sessions In Early March
The Senate met at noon with William P Frye elected president pro tem while Democratic support favored Daniel. Resolutions on bond issue information were laid over and later considered with finance committee action promised. The House had a brief session. no business beyond greeting Oklahoma. Jeff Davis of Arkansas delivered a maiden speech denouncing trusts before adjournment.
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Senate
William P. Frye
Daniel
Clay
Culberson
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Oklahoma
Culverson
Aldrich
Tillman
Committee On Finance
Secretary of Agriculture
Texas
Georgia
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Seeking Cause of Poverty at New York Charity Jubilee
Governor Hughes urged addressing poverty causes over symptoms at the New York Charities Organization Society silver jubilee. He framed the society as a democratic agent, aiming to remove root environmental factors causing physical misery, moral decline, and economic inefficiency among workers. He cited preventable work casualties as a national disgrace.
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Gov. Hughes
New York Charities Organization Society
Beit
New Telephone Hearing Method Found by Two Women
Two young St Louis women discover that lips need not touch a telephone transmitter to be heard. The method, claimed germ proof and non fatiguing, places the transmitter against the chest or other body parts. Prof Calvin M Woodward of Washington University notes the chest transmits chest vibrations to the wave.
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St. Louis
Calvin M. Woodward
Washington University
Colorado Attorney General Drops Common Law Strategy Against Trusts
Attorney General Dickson campaigns against the State coal and grain trust, contending common law suffices to curb the price surge. He seeks an injunction for secret monopolistic practices, with penalties of fine or imprisonment. He argues opposition inflames public demand for confiscatory measures.
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Dickson
Colorado
State Supreme Court
Price of Fresh Meats Drops Amid Retailer Concessions
Since the start of financial stringency the large meat packers granted a 1 percent concession to retailers and pushed a 20 percent cut in livestock prices. Retailers have reduced meat prices by 3 cents per pound in many zones.
Senate elects Frye pro tempore amid capital notes
The Senate chose William P. Frye of Maine as president pro tem, a role he has held since 1806 except when serving as president of the Senate. Secretary Cortelyou and British ambassador Bryce declined invitations to the Chicago Real Estate Board banquet planned for early next year.
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Senate
William P. Frye
Maine
Treasury
Cortelyou
Mr. Bryce
Chicago Real Estate Board
Roosevelt ends third term talk with firm stand
The president reaffirmed on a White House statement that he will not seek renomination or re election. The note, prepared with secretary Loch, surprised many and left allies and opponents weighing the implications of his decision.
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Roosevelt
White Clouse
White House
Loch
Balloon voyage from Pittsfield to Canterbury with seven aboard
An immense balloon named VLE America carried seven passengers on a successful Pittsfield Mass to Canterbury N H flight with Leo Stevens as pilot. Near Marshall Cal a sharp curve caused a Northwest Pacific train derailment and a plunge into Tomales Bay. shallow water saved the crew and passengers from disaster.
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America
Pittsfield
Mass
Canterbury
N. H
Leo Stevens
Marshall
Cal
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Tomales Bay
The Tragedy of a Skeptic Soul in Ashbourne's Wedding Plans
Lady Mabel Ashbourne faces scorn as her poem The Skeptic Soul falters under critics. Lord Mallow falls hopelessly for Mabel while she prepares for an August wedding to Roderick Vawdrey amid family tensions and social scrutiny.
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Ashbourne
Iife
Mabel
Lady Mabel
Roderick Vandrey
Mab
Tyrolean
Alps
Miss Tempest
Abey
Mabel Ashbourne
Roderick Vawdrey
Lord Mallow
Mr. Vawdrey
Roderick
Briarwood
Curious lovers and aristocrats at Ashbourne misadventure
In Ashbourne a pair of cousins inspires gossip from visitors. Lord Malon and Lady Mabel drift from engagement chatter to quiet garden reflections, amid debates on romance, reputation, and a distant ruin excursion. The scene blends charm with growing inner restlessness.
Forbidden Passion in the Garden Between Mabel and Lord Mallow
In a sunlit garden scene Lady Mabel Ashbourne and Lord Mallow share a silent bond over an open Dante volume. He confesses happiness and misery, lamenting he can only be a minor figure in society, while she hesitates to yield to love and upholds her betrothal.
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Mabel
Lord Mallow
Dante
Paolo
Mabel Ashbourne
Francesca
Bethrothal
Peculiar Stamp Arrangement Hints From Two Authors
In a quip a literary tyre asks about mailing an article to a magazine. Percob ium suggests placing many stamps inside and prepaying the return postage to signal the author is an old hand.
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Tyre
Percobium
Didnt TM Like the Job in Public Ad Debate
quote from Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a confrontation about self made status and advertisement for fields with a remark that the speaker was proud of self reliance and muscular independence.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Origin of the term bumper linked to Pope health toasts
A terse etymology notes that bumper, meaning a full glass, derives from a Catholic practice in England where after dinner toasts to the Pope used the phrase su bon pere. Over time this gave rise to the term bumper with its related meanings.
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Wumper
England
Pleasant for Clarence Voice in the night echoes from porch
A fragmentary scene shows a mother calling a girl named Marie to return home, her sharp voice cutting through the night. A second voice on the porch challenges the command, saying this isn’t Jack and mentioning Ciprescer Me with unclear context.
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Marie
Mamma
Jack
Ciprescer
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