Coastal defenses near ships tested in Atlantic forts
The article describes U S coast fortifications and gunnery practice along the Atlantic coast. It highlights how modern automatic aiming, precision, and scientific calculations enable near certain hits on moving targets at several miles, with demonstrations at Fort Parrot and Boston fortifications.
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Pacific
Atlantic
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cuban
Washington
War Department
New York Harbor
Narrows
Parrot
Kilborn
Fortress Monroe
Lamb Survives 25 Days in Hollow Log Near Bucyrus
A lamb found in a hollow log near Attica survived twenty five days after dogs chased a flock owned by Lee Hillis. The ten pound lamb crawled into the log to escape the pursuit and was finally chopped out, severely emaciated but alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus
Lee Hillis
Attica
Rummage sale aids a tramp with warm options
A tramp asks for warmth from a kind woman who offers not a coat but the chance to buy one cheaply at a church Ladies' Aid rummage sale next Thursday and Friday, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of Our Church
Detroit Free Press
Uncle Jim's First Caviare in Chicago Dining Scene
The exchange centers on Pearl and Ruby at a fashionable Chicago restaurant. Uncle Jim causes embarrassment when served a caviare sandwich with blackberry preserves. The remark highlights a social faux pas and the diner’s reaction in a vivid Pearl-Poor Uncle Jim scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jim
Pearl
Ruby
Chicago News
Scrubs on the Team Spark Legal Threat Over Article
A Detroit Free Press item on football roster mentions a player named Jim as a scrub prompting a parent to threaten libel action. The quip claims the paper insults the boy and hints at national pride hues. The item notes potential college paper lawsuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Detroit Freg Press
The King Receives Havana Cabinets From The Czar
A witty note claims the King of England buys no cigars yet receives each Christmas a cabinet holding 10 000 Havanas from the czar. The unusual gift underscores diplomatic banter about royal tastes and foreign generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Collett Named Receiver for Standard Oil Texas Subsidiaries
Austin man Guy A. Collett was appointed receiver for Standard Oil properties in Texas with a $10,000 bond. The order, issued by Judge Calhoun, ends the court session after denying default judgment against the New York and New Jersey Standard Oil entities. The receivership covers Union Tank Line, National Transit Company, and Standard Oil operations in Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Guy A. Collett
Standard Oil
Texas
Calhoun
New York
New Jersey
Guy A .Collett
Millican & Collett
Austin Sewerage Company
Mr. Collett
Fort Worth
James
Ed K. Collett
Texas Millers’ Association
J. H. Collett
Union Tank Line
National Transit Company
Standard Oil Companies
Indiana
Army Field Maneuvers to Bring Largest Texas Camp Since Civil War
San Antonio and Leon Springs will host expansive army field maneuvers next summer. A $10 000 bakery will be built at Leon Springs for use during the drills. The event may draw the largest force on Texas soil since the Civil War, with National Guard units from Texas Oklahoma Kansas and possibly Colorado participating. Regulars will instruct militia in practical field exercises.
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San Antonio Tex
Department of Texas
Leon Springs
Texas
San Antonio
National Guard
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Machinery accident maims Fort Worth worker at pumping station
Wash Harrell about 60, an employee of the Cotton Belt master mechanic, was fatally injured Tuesday morning at the pumping station across the river near the Cotton Belt freight house. He was alone when caught in machinery, suffering multiple wounds including leg and arm fractures, crushed fingers, and head cuts.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Wash Harrell
Cotton Belt
Harrell
Fatal Hunting Accident In Palestine Involving Two Boys
In Palestine Texas a Black boy named Colegen Amos died Thursday afternoon after a gun carried by his companion discharged while the pair were hunting. Amos was getting over a fence when the shot struck his head, the impact occurring as the second boy followed and the weapon discharged into Amos from his car.
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Palestine
Tex
Colegen Amos
Here
Amos
Anarchists Reported Aiming at Rio Fleet
Paris police inform Rio de Janeiro authorities that French anarchists intend to destroy the American battleship fleet. Authorities impose strict measures to counter this threat.
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Piot
Rio de Janeiro
Paris
Rio
Victo ria Camp Honors Rev. Dr. Josephus Johnson
The Wm. Scurry Camp UCV in Victoria drafted resolutions of respect and love for Rev. Dr. Josephus Johnson who served as chaplain for about thirty years since his arrival in Victoria.
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Victoria
Tex
Wm. Scurry
Josephus Johnson
Politicians barred by Memphis Farmers Union vote
The Farmers Educational and Co oper ative Union in Memphis adjourned after adopting resolutions banning members from holding political office without resigning, condemning future gambling in farm products and urging bona fide contracts. They endorsed creating two cotton bagging factories, east and west of the Mississippi, with state delegations to raise funds and the board choosing locations.
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Memphis
Tenn
Farmers’ Educational and Co-Operative Union
Farmers’ Union
Farmers Union
National Congress
Mississippi River
Board of Directors
Greeting the Fleet Celebrations Planned in San Francisco
San Francisco hosts a land and water display outlined by the mayoral committee for the arrival of the U S battleship fleet. The city will feature daily pageants and entertainments for a week in honor of 22 000 officers and men. Decorations and illuminations will transform streets and harbor with a one hundred thousand dollar expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Prohibition Drive Backed by Texas Anti-Saloon League
Dallas meeting of the state Anti-Saloon League executive committee vows a statewide prohibition campaign. Delegates from allied fraternal groups join to push a systematic, universal effort for a constitutional amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Texas Anti-Saloon League
Woman Geogia Holland Requisitioned for Larceny Theft
Governor Campbell honored a requisition for Geor gia Holland a black woman under arrest in Dallas and sought in Shreveport Louisiana. The charge is larceny for allegedly stealing 1600 dollars from a person. A. L. Rascoe of Shreveport delivered the papers while Dallas attorneys Liveley and Lemmon resisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Campbell
Georgia Holland
Dallas
Shreveport
A. L. Rascoe
Liveley & Lemmon
Peach trees in leaf in Dimmit County Texas
Weather over the past two weeks has been cool and cloudy affecting fruit trees in Carrizo Springs Dimmit County Texas. Many peach trees still have leaves while others blossom. If the weather stays the same a heavy frost could destroy the crop. Orange trees are transplanted growing well and show promise of a good crop.
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Carrizo Springs
Dimmit Co
Tex
Opesa House Burned Death Toll Reported
A large fire at Opesa House claims the lives of fifty to seventy five people, with authorities investigating the blaze and tallying casualties as survivors seek shelter.
Gas Tank Explosion Triggers Opera House Disaster
In Boyertown Pennsylvania a gas tank exploded during a St Johns Lutheran Sunday School benefit at Rhoades Opera House. Oil foot lights toppled causing a rapid fire and a stampede that left fifty to seventy five dead and many injured. Fire equipment failed and most bodies were not recovered.
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Opera House
Boyertown
Rhoades Opera House
St. Johns Lutheran Sunday School
Pottstown
Bip
Kilmer Swamp Root Advertises Kidney Cure
An advertisement extols Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney weakness and related organ health. It claims the product purifies blood, improves overall body function, and offers samples by mail along with store sales in 50 cent and one dollar bottles. It directs readers to address Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
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Rte
Kilmer
Syump Root
Kilmer & Co
Onhamton N.Y
Binghamton, N. Y
No bail for Cabrera in judge’s assassination case
Cabrera charged with the assassination of District Judge Welch at Rio Grande City in November 1906 was remanded without bail at Rio Grande City Saturday by Judge Hopkins. The prisoner is held in jail here until the next Starr County district court.
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Welch
Corpus Christi
Tex
Cabrera
Rio Grande City
Hopkins
Starr County
Lovers Quarrel Ends in Double Tragedy in Mexican Quarter
In San Antonio Texas Jose M Martinez fatally stabbed Maria Garcia and then cut his own throat after a lovers quarrel at Garcia s home. They had been on bad terms for days with a late night visit to patch things up. Both victims died within hours.
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San Antonio
Tex
Jose M. Martinez
Maria Garcia
Martinez
Wisconsin in Throes of Blizzard
A fierce blizzard hit Milwaukee and intensified through the night with telegraph and telephone wires down and streetcar service halted. Steam trains faced only slight delays as the Weather Bureau logged 16 inches of snow by 9 o clock.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Weather Bureau
Tax assessor lists 1907 school local taxes in Richmond County
The tax assessor's report shows $7095.73 levied for school purposes across seventeen districts in the county for 1907. Local districts continue to raise funds to support education.
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Richmond
Tex
Benbrook Addresses Two Cameron Churches
Samuel P. Benbrook state superintendent of the Texas division of the Society for the Friendless spoke at the Methodist church Sunday morning and at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening in Cameron. He resides in Dallas.
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Cameron
Tex
Samuel P. Benbrook
Texas
The
Society For the Friendless
Methodist
Presbyterian Church
Benbrook
Dallas
Fatalite incident in Richmond Texas sparks bail hearing
In Fort Bend County a Black man named Toney Bell died after being struck by a fellow Black man, Y. U. Jones, last Tuesday near Thompson. Jones is released on own recognizance and will face an examining trial to determine bail upon injury outcomes.
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Fort Bend County
Richmond
Tex
Toney Bell
Thompson
Y. U. Jones
Jones
Stabbing in Laredo Lands Husband Charged After Assault
At noon Monday in Laredo Texas Mrs Zamora was stabbed in the breast with a butcher knife. Her husband Marcello Zamora was knocked down by a policeman and taken to jail charged with the assault.
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Laredo
Tex
Zamora
Marcello
Jai
Manne Hurt After Street Car Fall in Houston
Monday night about 10 o'clock Mr. J. G. Manne was thrown from a street car at the corner of McKee and Odin streets and was seriously hurt. He was conveyed to Hateys Sanitarium and at last accounts was resting well.
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Houston
Tex
J. G. Manne
McKee and
Odin Streets
Hatey
And She Believed Him
George returns after a week away sending Clara many letters and cards but she greets him coldly until he explains a kiss was missing in a ninth letter due to onions at dinner. Their reconciliation follows, ending with a lighthearted note on love’s power.
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George
Clara
Unrequited Love Recalled in Reflective Verse
A narrator recalls falling for a girl years ago, her rejection, and the enduring ache of being laid low by love. The speaker reflects on heartbreak and misread signals, framing a quiet, rueful reminiscence.
Hard Luck in a Stanford Trainer Tale
A San Francisco Chronicle anecdote recalls Dan Moulton, once a top professional sprinter who raced worldwide. It notes he won 263 races and was defeated twice, including a fatal second meeting with a rival who never returned for a rematch.
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Dan Moulton
Stanford
Dan
San Francisco Chronicle
Grape Nuts Reputedly Aids Indigestion On Rail Line
An unnamed railroad worker recounts years of indigestion and failed remedies until trying Grape Nuts. He says appetite improved the first day, energy rose in a week, and indigestion vanished after seven pounds gained. His wife also tried the cereal with positive results.
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Fostum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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