Great Scott The Biggest Man of Addison County Tells an Interesting Story
FE C Scott of Vergennes Vermont former Ethan Allen Post G A R commander describes a severe typhoid related illness with kidney weakness. After a month of Dean's Kidney Pills he recovered strength and health weighing 230 pounds. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Addison County
FE. C. Scott
Vergennes
Ethan Allen Post
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Dog Buys License at Paterson Police HQ
A dog at Paterson New Jersey police headquarters delivered a two dollar license fee to a clerk by dropping a bill in its mouth. A young man later claimed the dog as a feed merchant's property. The license was placed in an envelope and given to the dog. The animal then returned home.
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Paterson
N. J
Get rid of the gas and restore stomach strength
An advertisement argues that undigested food causes gases that disturb the heart lungs nerves and brain. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure citing a Ipswich Mass patient and urging readers to request What to Eat and How to Eat from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Minerva
Ladd
Ipswich
Mass
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Brighton Meeting Sparks Gentle Laughs and Love Quote
A Brighton political gathering features a speaker misjudging a joke and a plaintiff’s quip while the crowd erupts in laughter. The discourse pivots to a meditation on love as goodness and honor rather than mere passion, described as the best thing in the world. A recipe for made batter follows with baking powder flour eggs and milk.
Another Bond Issue and A Two Dollar Bill
A terse Moralist note on finance and pride. The piece mocks debt and self-promotion while contrasting borrowing nations with local caution. It frames a quiet skepticism about authority and luck in everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Te
Jack
Japan
Somerville Journal
Postmaster crackdown targets illegal medical offices in major cities
Washington reports orders to New York and Brooklyn postmasters to bar 62 illegal medical office advertisements and to refuse mail addressed under false names. Officials say investigations show many operators have criminal records and dope addictions, with some linked to the Steven Geary suitcase murder and the Susan Geary case.
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Washington
Postmaster General
New York
Brooklyn
Cortelyou
Boston
Philadelphia
Post Office Department
Steven Geary
Susan Geary
Killing at Nacogdoches on the East & West Texas line
Robert Thorn, a colored man, killed Albert Petty with a double barrel shotgun near the water tank in Nacogdoches at about 1 pm. Thorn surrendered to the sheriff after the shooting. The motive cited is Petty's alleged closeness to Thorn's home.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Houston East & West Texas
Robert Thorn
Albert Petty
Thorn
Petty
Dead man found in trunk in Stockton station
The baggage man at the Southern Pacific station in Stockton found a man about 88 jammed in a large trunk. Police believe the man was placed in the trunk while alive. Albert N. McVicar, timber man at the Rawhide mine in Jamestown, is identified. officers seek Mrs. McVicar who was with him in the city.
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Stockton
Cal
Southern Pacific
Albert N. McVicar
Jamestown
Cameron Beats San Gabriel In Local Basketball Tilt
Cameron, Texas hosted a basketball game where Cameron defeated San Gabriel 12 to 4 in one period and 9 to 6 in another. The Cameron squad will soon host San Gabriel at their home court.
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Cameron
Texas
San Gabriel
Florence Denman Found Dead in Caldwell Gully
The body of Florence Denman, a colored woman, was found in a Caldwell gull y in the southern part of town this morning. She was last seen at the carnival Friday night. Marks of violence were noted and investigators theorize she died while on her way home in an unfrequented area. two boys discovering the body while going to a pasture for horses.
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Caldwell
Texas
Florence Denman
Meager tragedy in Range Texas ends in pursuit
A Mexican man killed one woman and wounded a boy in a midday shooting on a road near Couch eight miles south of Hico. He fled after the act leaving two deaf women, daughters of Alex McHaney, as witnesses and officers in pursuit with no arrest yet reported.
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Range
Texas
Couch
Hico
Alex McHaney
Exican
Engineer Killed in Train Collision Near Hickory Mississippi
Meridian Mississippi reports that Alabama and Vicksburg passenger train No 2 struck a misplaced switch at Hickory, twenty miles west, demolishing the engine and cars. Engineer Charles R Lewis of Meridian killed. fireman Edward Gibson fatally injured. two postal clerks Tom Mitchell and J Armstrong injured but not seriously.
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Meridian
Miss
Alabama
Baron Des Planches May Return as Italian Ambassador
Baron Des Planches, the Italian Ambassador, has been absent since last fall and is not expected to return before summer. Health issues forced his departure, but he intends to resume his post unless another European diplomatic post is offered to him. He studies Italian immigration to the United States and has toured Southern states promoting settlement in agricultural areas.
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Washington
Baron Mayes Des Planches
Italy
Baron Des Planches
Grosman Murder in Smithville Wyoming?
A. R. Grosman, grocer of Smithville Texas, found unconscious with a crushed skull in his home horse lot. He died next morning. A man who worked for him was arrested on suspicion of killing him during a robbery attempt.
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Smithville
Texas
A. R. Grosman
Fazini Found Guilty in Texas Murder Case
In Bryan Texas the jury returned a verdict sentencing Fazini to two years in the penitentiary after a nighttime delay. Fazini and two other Italians face charges in the killing of an Italian woman near Bryan several months earlier. the other two defendants are still under grand jury indictment.
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Bryan
Texas
Fazini
Dr Albert Prescott Marble Dies in New York City
New York reports the death of Dr Albert Prescott Marble associate superintendent of public schools here yesterday. Marble had been elected president of the National Educational Association at the 1888 Nashville convention.
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New York
Albert Prescott Marble
National Educational Association
Nashville
Picnics Held at Curry School and Cummings Crossing
In Cameron Texas two school picnics were reported. A lunch gathering occurred at Curry school house at the close of the school yesterday. Another event took place at Cummings Crossing on Little River Friday at the close of the Corinth school.
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Cameron
Texas
Curry School
Cummings Crossing
Little River
Corinth
Austin School Board Backs New Tax to Ease Congestion
Austin TX school board approves seeking an additional tax to fund new buildings to relieve crowded classrooms while one member questions the need for it.
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Austin
Texas
Royalty to Visit Budapest Lugano and Vienna
Royalty travel notes indicate a royal party moving from Bucharest to Lugano Switzerland and heading to Vienna for a medical consultation. The sequence includes stops in Budapest and Vienna as part of the planned itinerary.
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Budapest
Bucharest
Lugano
Switzerland
Charles
Vienna
Perfumes and skin remedies mix up in a wild cut
The piece reports chemists warn perfumes based on ambergris or civet can irritate wearers and cause hysteria if misused. It also contains ads and anecdotes about eczema cures with Cuticura products and a rustic letter about a dead dog, reflecting broad early 1900s medical and domestic topics.
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M. E Faln
Speers Fogey, Va
Texas Legislature In Session Deliberates On Reform Bills
Austin reports the Texas Senate moved to restore section 120 to its pre 1905 form while the House favored a carbon copy of the bill. Congress may decide on blanket primary options though Governor and Judge Terrell favor corrective measures. Mileage and per diem bills seek pay scales for legislators amid staffing questions.
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Senate
Terrell
Kennedy
Brown
Kaufman
Browne
Karnes
Blount
House
Attempted criminal assault claims against Shreveport cab driver
Jesse Taylor a negro cab driver was jailed in Shreveport after being accused by Miss Beaula Yeiser a white girl of attempting to assault her Sunday night. Five other men matching the description were questioned but not identified by Yeiser. Taylor matches the description and is held in parish jail with no anticipated trouble by authorities.
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Shreveport
Jesse Taylor
Aftenoon
Beaula Yeiser
Taylor
Spiridonova Lawyer Reports Torture Claims After Trial
Moscow reports M. Teslinko, counsel for 17 year old Mlle Spiridonova, returning from Tamboff where she was found guilty of shooting Lughennoff, head of secret police. He claims she endured greater torment than the Spanish Inquisition and recalls her defiant words to judges before condemnation.
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Moscow
M. Teslinko
Mlle, Spiridonovo
M. Lughennoffsky
Secret Police
Tamboff
Mlle Spiridonovo
Political uncertainty and the polling dilemma described
A Washington Star comment questions the uncertainty of politics and the voter journey from peers to polls. It notes the anxiety of reaching the polling place and the chance a ballot may not be accepted or marked correctly. Edmund Gosse is cited regarding grumbling and happiness in hardship.
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Washington
Sta
Railroad man credits Grape-Nuts with digestion relief
A railway worker describes long hours and poor meals causing digestion issues and stomach pains. After trying Grape-Nuts, he reports improved digestion and steadier sleep, noting the product as a ready to eat, convenient option for busy days aboard trains.
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Gincer
Postum Co
Train kills farmer near Mesquite in Texas
The eastbound Texas and Pacific fast train struck and killed R. G. Gasset of Long Creek while he walked beside the Mesquite Creek bottom near his home. Deaf and wind-blown, he did not hear the approaching engine. his body was taken to Forney and was to be brought to Mesquite yesterday.
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Mesquite
Texas
Texas & Pacific Railway
R. G. Gasset
Long Creek
Mesquite Creek Bottom
Mr. Gasset
Forney
Health Officers Gulf States Conference in New Orleans
A Gulf States health conference opens in New Orleans with delegates from Texas Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi. Attendees include Dr Tabor Dr Goldthwaite Dr Goode Dr Saunders and Dr Hunter. Aim to harmonize quarantine rules at Gulf ports and later discuss contagious diseases.
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Gulf States
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Tabor
Derailment Hits Rock Island Train Near Muncie Kansas
An eastbound Golden State Limited derailed six miles west of Kansas City near Muncie Kansas at 8 o'clock last night. No injuries were reported and the incident is under investigation by railroad authorities.
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Kansas City
Golden State Limited
Rock Island Railroad
Muncie
Kan
Railway earnings in Texas cited by Railroad Commission chief
JOSEPH D. SAYERS argues freight rate policy harms Texas railroads and workers. He notes 1905 Texas rail tonnage totals and a $1.6 million operating deficit, despite rate cuts on grain cotton and lumber. He urges fair analysis and cautions rate reductions do not aid producers or consumers.
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Texas
Commission On
Joseph D. Sayers
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