Nevius Elected Commander in Chief of Grand Army
Col. Henry M. Nevius of Red Bank New Jersey won the top post at the Grand Army encampment in Toledo Ohio on the first ballot by 454 votes to 254 for Van Sant and 90 for Dickason. The nomination was then made unanimous and officers for senior vice commander junior vice chaplain in chief surgeon in chief were selected along with Mrs Gillman president of the Women's Relief Corps.
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Nevius
Grand Army
Henry M. Nevius
Red Bank
N. J
Grand Army of the Republic
Toledo
Ohio
Nevins
van Sant
Minnesota
L. T. Dickason
Illinois
New Jersey
J. Kent Hamilton
C. C. Boyce
California
J. F. Spence
Tennessee
G. Lane Tannehill
Maryland
Women's Relief Corps
W. L. Gillman
Roxbury
Mass
London Registry Wedding Ties Field Widow to Drummond
Mrs. Marshall Field Jr of Chicago wed Maldwyn Drummond in a quiet ceremony at the Westminster Registry Office opposite Buckingham Palace. Drummond, 36, hails from a Hampshire family and is linked to social sports circles including polo and hunting with ties to the Duke of Westminster.
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Younger Field le
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
Westminster Registry Office
London
Eng
Maldwin Drummond
Edgar A. Drummond
Registry Office
Buckingham Palace
Drummond
Hampshire
Sir Victor Arthur Willington Drummond
Charles Lamson
New York
Japanese Steamer Sinks Off China Prefecture
News by the Tango reports the Japanese steamer Bankok, 2359 tons, sank off China Prefecture on August 6. Twenty eight lives were lost. nine of the 37 crew were saved while the vessel was loaded with coal from Kuheran.
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Tango
Bankok
China Prefecture
Kuheran
World's Champion Pauper Dies After 85 Years
Hezekiah Monk, born in Herkimer County Poor House in New York, spent life as a public charge and died at the same institution after 85 years. In Urbana Ohio a fire destroyed the Baker Egg Case plant causing about 60 000 in losses with 25 000 insured.
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Hezekiah Monk
Herkimer County
N. Y
Urbana
Baker Egg Case Company
Ohio
Ohio Bank Closed in Insolvency Action in Niles
The First National Bank of Niles Ohio was closed by order of its board due to insolvency. FP. Tillinghast named receiver. A separate blaze in Cleveland destroyed lumber valued at $100,000 in yard stock.
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Sullivan
Ind
Colonado Theater
Ohio Bank
First National Bank
Niles
Ohio
Tillinghast
Cleveland
Vermont Governor Prouty Wins Plurality In 1906 Gubernatorial Race
Vermont returns show Lieutenant Governor George H. Prouty elected governor by about 28,000 votes over James B. Burke, with Republicans trailing 8 percent from 1904. Independence Party and other bids contest the close statewide result amid national interest in fall outcomes.
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Vermont
George H. Prouty
James B. Burke
Bell
Prouty
James B. Durke
Burlington
National Committee
Burke
Democratic National Organization
Independence Party
Rutherford B. Hayes
Volunteers Form Lexington Cavalry to Aid Night Riders
A group of prominent Lexington business and professional men have volunteered to organize a cavalry company to aid in patrolling the tobacco belt at night, aiming to deter night riders.
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Lexington
Socialist author Robert Hunter Nominated in Sixth District Race
Nominated by the Sixth District, Robert Hunter a wealthy New York Socialist author enters the Assembly contest. Northern states call for thousands of harvest hands with wages from $1.75 to $3 per day plus board as elevator workers across the region respond.
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Robert Hunter
New York
Assembly
North Dakota
Minnesota
The Fatal Three Miss M E Braddon Chapter V
Mildred presses George Greswold on his hidden past asking about his first wife. He reveals a failed, loveless marriage and a need to forget, while she struggles with jealousy and trust, fearing a deeper secret behind his silence. The conversation shifts to the duration and nature of that earlier union and its demise.
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Castellani
Shakespeare
Mildred
Mr. Greewold
Pamela
Sims
George
Love
George Greswold
George Ransome
Pamela’s Prattle Sparks Troubled Quiet at Enderby
In the Enderby house George Greswold senses a new unease as Mildred seeks a private talk in the library. The couple resumes a tense, quiet exchange about an unseen danger while Kassandra the dog offers quiet companionship.
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Pamela
George Greswold
Kassandra
Mildred
George
Greswold
Enderby
Phicor
Portrait of a Wife Drives Mildred to Sorrow
In a tense exchange, George shows Mildred a morocco case with his former wife’s cabinet portrait. Mildred gazes at the image, then collapses at his feet, overwhelmed by the likeness and the memories it stirs.
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Deste
George
Marah
Mildred
Mystery at Ivy Cottage Drives Mrs Greswold’s Sudden Departure
Mrs Greswold fells faint after a tense night and leaves En Derby Manor in a traveling cloak and bag. She tells no clear reason, plans a private visit to Ivy Cottage near Romsey, while her husband thinks she will return at dinner. The coachman assumes a short visit with two elderly ladies. The groom learns Mrs Greswold is not at Ivy Cottage. The scene ends with the question of her whereabouts hanging over the house.
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George Greswold
Salisbury
Pamela
Brie
Ivy Cottage
Romsey Station
Enderby Manor
Greswold
Dentistry on the street in China with improvised tooth repair
A street dentist in China presented a patient with four missing upper front teeth. He selected suitable teeth from a heap, drilled longitudinal holes, threaded them with wire to bind the pieces, and inserted wire ends into adjacent teeth. The resulting gap filled, the patient’s bite was restored.
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China
North China Daily News
Rat Economy in Paris Rat Pound Fashioned for Profit
Parisians have created a rat pound where thousands of rats thrive in a deep walled pit. A dead horse is dumped nightly to feed them, and monthly gas starvation keeps the population in check. Rat skins are processed into gloves, signaling a novel, if grim, commerce.
Remark on Dottie and wealth in candid chat
A quotation reveals a speaker urging a proposal to Dottie, noting she has plenty of money, even if she is considered homely. The remark contrasts material wealth with personal appeal in a social light.
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Dottie
Seedless tomato becomes comic mail joke in Congress corridor
A Boston Herald correspondent recalls a rural constituency tale where a constituent asks an Iowa representative to mail seedless tomato seeds by return post. The exchange highlights reform ideas versus practical policy in a light political vignette.
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Burbank
Booton Herald
Poe
Down
Massachusetts
The
Iowan
Bay State
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Gray Endorses Dean's Pills for Kidney Trouble
Reverend G M Gray of Whitesboro Texas testifies that four years ago he suffered severe lumbago and pain with every movement. Dean's Pills removed the difficulty after a short time and he offers his name to help others with kidney trouble. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Peake
G. M. Gray
Whitesboro
Tez
Dean‘sa
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The Phoenician Alphabet and Other World Notes
Rea Crest Ball Blue is advertised for home use. A New York review praises the Phoenician alphabet as the parent of many writing systems, noting Egyptian influence but celebrating original invention. Other items include a mercury vapor lamp with 3000 candle power and a Swiss patent for 4 cent paper waistcoats.
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Persia
Arabia
India
Egypt
New York American
Sleep Walking and Somnambulist Ushers Fall Flat
A Cleveland Leader quip notes a tiresome preacher nicknamed Dr Ninthly and claims the vestry men had to advertise for somnambulism to serve as ushers, reflecting a satirical take on church attendance and ceremony.
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Ninthly
Cleveland
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Libertyville
Ill
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
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Meeker
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Nebraska
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Tilden
la Follette
Stephenson
Francis E. McGovern
McGovern
Samuel A. Cook
Shallenberger
Dahlman
Omaha
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Bryan
Republican Primarioa
James B. Bradley
Fred M. Warner
H. 8. Earle
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Kring
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Harricon
McKinley
Roosevelt
Thief River Falls
Twin Cities
M. E. Braddon
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