Colony Club Denial Aimed at Inebriate Rumor
United Press reports New York's Colony Club, famed for exclusivity, is denied as a gathering for inebriates. The club was searched for excise violations with none found. Secretary Wheatland said no liquids are kept, while several house committee members are abroad in Europe, delaying response.
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United Press
New York
Colony Club
Frank Wheatland
House Committee
Europe
Wheatland
Mr. Wheatland
Zelienople and Harmon News Highlights Local Visits and Travel
Mark G Hibbs of Pittsburg visits Zelienople. C B Harper from Pittsburg visits Thursday. Lloyd Flatt returns home to family for a few days. Mrs Charles Dambach of Freedom visits relatives, while Reed returns from Pittsburg. Fifteen Zelienople men travel to Elliotts Mills near Planeville for fishing and a day out. Alice and James Sisson return from a 16 day trip to New York state visiting Buffalo Niagara Falls Sennett Oborn Gowanda Collins Gowanda Leon.
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C. B. Harper
Pittsburg
Lloyd Flatt
Charles Dambach
Freedom
Tel&tives
Reed
A. C. Gold
Elliotts Mills
Planeville
Alice
James Sisson
New York State
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Sennett
Oborn
Gosport
Collins
Gowanda
Leon
Deaths of the Day John Stevenson
John Stevenson a Willow Grove and en ar Mahoningtown teamster and well known resident died shortly after noon Friday at the family home after a period of rheumatism of the heart and recent precarious health Hemorrhages caused his death He was about 50 and survived by his wife and several children Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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John Stevenson
Willow Grove
En Ar Mahoningtown
Sir Stevenson
Republicans See Roosevelt in Oyster Bay Discussion
A group of Republican politicians including James F. Williams Richard V. Culahan Hamilton Fish Howard Richards Major W. A. Wadsworth Henry A. Wise John Sleicher and Bishop Brent visited President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on September 4 to discuss state politics and conveyed that Hughes enjoyed growing strength with voters.
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United Press
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
James F. Williams
Hitchcock
National Committee
Richard V. Culahan
The
Literary Bureau
Hamilton Fish
United States Sub-Treasury
New York
Howard Richards
W. A. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Henry A. Wise
United States District Attorney
John Sleicher
Leslie’s Weekly
Hughes
Bishop Brent
Philippines
Strike expected on trolley road New Haven
New Haven Conn Sept 4 The trolley road faces a likely strike as about 200 newly recruited men appeared to replace or assist old workers. The recruits are expected to act as strike breakers and the old conductors and motormen were instructed to break them in.
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United Press
New Haven, Conn
New Haven
Democratic official rules out Maine campaign effort
New York Sept 4 Norman E Mack chairman of the national Democratic committee said no effort would be made in Maine. He stated that whatever is done there would be by local managers and that the party would not waste efforts on unlikely states following Vermont election reaction.
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United Press
New York
Maine
Norman E. Mack
National Democratic Committee
Vermont
News Outing Party Group Photo At Station Steps
Ju before leaving the city, members of The News outing party posed on the steps at the station while Photographer Leavy captured a group portrait. About 75 waving well wishes as the train pulled away marked the departure.
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Leavy
Wife's rash act may turn out well
Paris reports James H. Colfelt and his wife may reconcile after her attempted suicide in the Columbia hotel. She fired two shots into her breast. one wound is slight, the other potentially serious. Colfelt arrived from Sant Malo, visited Beaujon hospital, and plans to move her to a private facility. He stays with her as their 5-year-old son was brought home.
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United Press
Paris
James H. Colfelt
New York
Columbia Hotel
Colfelt
Sant Malo
Beaujon Hospital
Taft Campaign Moves Across Ohio With Taft and Hitchcock
Anxious to hear Roosevelt’s opinion, Taft and Hitchcock plan a broad Ohio swing. Taft aides fear misinterpretation of positions from the Lincoln meeting, while Foraker backs Taft and Vorys schedules speaking stops between Sandusky and Cincinnati to rally support.
Wrights plane repairs after Ft Meyer first flight
Orville Wright was at work early repairing damage to his aeroplane after a sudden descent at Ft Meyer. One skid broke and part of the framework bent. The navigator plans experimental flights daily and aims for official tests before month end.
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United Press
Washington
Orville Wright
Ft. Meyer
Bribery Charge To Be Tried Soon
United Press reports new sensational developments in the Ruef case as E. A. Blake a contractor is charged with offering John M. Kelly a thousand dollars to vote for Ruef's release. Prosecution suggests Ruef's attorneys hired Blake. A grand jury special hearing has begun and a jury is being sought to try Ruef on bribery tied to the Parkside franchise.
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United Press
San Francisco
Ruef
E. A
Blake
John M. Kelly
Parkside
Chairman Mack Off For Chicago
New York Sept 4 United Press says in a last conference on campaign matters before national Chairman Mack departs for the west the eastern Democratic campaign committee met this afternoon R B S Hudspeth of New Jersey who ran the eastern campaign attended and the group reviewed the situation Mack leaves tonight for Chicago where he and the conference members will meet Bryan to plan the final fight details
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United Press
New York
Mack
Democratic Campaign Committee
S. Hudspeth
New Jersey
Chicago
Bryan
Hitchcock Leaves for Indianapolis to Confer on State Affairs
Chicago Sept 4 Frank Hitchcock departed for Indianapolis to discuss the state situation with Vice President Fairbanks and other Indiana leaders and to outline touring plans for the west. He declined to comment on the Indiana situation before leaving.
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United Press
Chicago
Frank Hitchcock
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Indiana
The Paris Bath Peddler
A Paris entrepreneur rents bath outfits to residents without in home facilities charging 85 cents for use and hot water. An illustration in Popular Mechanics September issue explains the mobile bath service.
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Paris
Popular Mechanics
Taft to limit campaign travels to October
New York dispatch reports Cincinnati announces Taft will stay near his hometown until late October. The plan avoids a nationwide speaking tour to prevent Bryan from following and exploiting Taft on the stump, leaving the campaign in the hands of headquarters and local appearances only.
Legislators Shun Caucus Over Senate Election
In Des Moines Iowa fifty members of the general assembly held a near nightlong joint stance and agreed to skip today's Republican senatorial caucus. A bloc of thirty could stop a U S Senate election in the current special session. The writing says the pledge will hold and Gov Cummins allies who backed an election are enraged. The dispute fuels bitter sentiment.
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United Press
Des Moines
General Assembly
U. S
Cummins
Veterans to Go to Mormon Town for Encampment
Salt Lake City Utah was selected as the next Grand Army encampment city after a lengthy debate among delegates. The vote stood 461 to 104 in favor of Salt Lake City, with many predicting the 1909 encampment will be the smallest in history due to the long travel distance. The encampment is expected to conclude this afternoon.
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United Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Washington
Grand Army
Utah City
Bequests Under W B Leeds Will In Mineola
William B Leeds died in France last June leaving a large estate valued between 30 and 40 million dollars. Nonnie Stewart Leeds the widow receives 150000 dollars outright plus Newport town houses and other bequests. Rudolph Gaar Leeds of Richmond Indiana gets 1000000 dollars. William B Leeds Jr takes three fourths of the residuary estate. The will makes no provision for Leeds first wife.
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United Press
Mineola
L. L
William B. Leeds
France
Nonnie Stewart Leeds
Newport
Rudolph Gaar Leeds
Richmond
Ind
Leeds
Atchison Girl Praises Stranger Seat On Streetcar
A女 passenger in Atchison utters excessive thanks after a man offers a crowded streetcar seat. She expresses appreciation twice, praising the seat as the most comfortable and noting how the man guessed her need. The anecdote, from the Atchison Globe, lampoons ingrained politeness norms.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Deathbed Surroundings of Great Men Measured at 16
An Atchison Globe item notes that a great man's deathbed, measured for proper space, would fit 16 without crowding, yet telegram reports claim 30 or 40 surrounded the bed. The paradox highlights sensationalism over basic dignity in news coverage.
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Atchison Inquirer
Telegraph
Atchison Globe
Suspicious landlord warns over tenants at No 8310
A hard-hearted landlord tells the clerk to watch the ten ants in No 8310 for timely advance payments. The clerk asks about suspicions, and the landlord notes no repairs requested for almost six weeks, doubting the situation.
Lost black hand bag near Skidmore station
Lost a ladies black hand bag containing a purse and bottle of medicine near Skidmore station. Reward offered if returned to News office at 4212.
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Skidmore Station
Sublime devotion in death of a Paris cook Gaston Laurent
Escofer in New York extols a cook’s inborn spirit and lifelong devotion to food. He recalls Gaston Laurent of Paillard’s, who perished after a shipwreck in the South Seas. Cannibals captured him, and as the pot steamed his final cry was about seasoning and time.
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Gaston
Talismans in Malta Linked to St Paul Legend
In Malta small stones shaped like eyes tongues and other serpent parts are worn as talismans. Locals tie them to ward off snake bites and poisons, believing St Paul’s shipwreck and a viper incident on the island explain the superstition. Stones are found in St Pauls cave embedded in clay and worn in rings bracelets or hung as pendants.
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Malta
St. Paul
Apostle
St. Paul's Cave
Quirky Fiji Pandanus Plant Described in Vivid Detail
A vivid note on Fiji pandanus plants describes their odd screw shaped growth in youth, then straightening into tall stilts with ragged mop like foliage. The fruit resembles a pineapple with hard red and yellow kernels, inedible to Europeans.
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Fiji
Georgia Lawmaker Seeks Nullify Arranged Unwed Marriages
A Georgian legislator proposes a bill allowing a man to annul a marriage if the wife used artificial enhancements to attract him. The exchange includes satire on women wearing cosmetics and wigs, with a counterpoint about a bride learning of a groom’s wig or dyed mustache.
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Georgia
Vacation Method Prompts Jewelers Banquet Tale
Miss Lillian B. Hill joked at a Duluth jewelers banquet about managing business while on vacation. She cited an Easter seaside meeting with a jeweler who kept his ads out of papers to avoid reporting affairs during his shore stay.
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Lillian B. Hill
Duluth
Die and Let Die in Public Health Debate
Dr. J H Clarke argues in the London Chronicle that personal choice in dying matters should respect others, warning that fresh air can harm the sick. He notes tubercle bacillus dislikes air while other bacilli thrive outdoors, so consumptives may escape indoors for safety.
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J. H. Clarke
London Chronicle
John's Life Regrets Mentioned in Rural Dialogue
A spring wagon scene records a woman remarking on John who lives easy and the other woman notes his two regrets in life: waking to eat and stopping eating to sleep. The exchange captures a rural characterization and humor without further context.
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John
Koen Observer Apology Sparks Light Humble Exchange
Classified note quotes a playful exchange about a bowing incident with witty self deprecation. A husband introduced as the responder prompts a humorous apology. No further facts or context provided.
Woman's Wit Uncertain In Misread Cleverness
A man boasts that his wife and family stay in the country while he writes letters. He signs off saying no more letters for a long time. A telegram and a tear stained letter arrive, hinting at trouble. A long distance call reveals his wife feared he had harmed himself.
New Zealand's White Island Described in Detail
White Island in Australia sits under persistent white steam with 600 acres of area and 880 feet height. The camel shaped island features gray cliffs like Rome's Coliseum and a rock column near the southern landing paid to Captain Cook. Pale green water turns red brick with any immersion. sulphur fumes are constant. A moonlit boat ride reveals a 50 acre caldron spurting poisonous steam and sealed by steep cliffs.
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White Island
Australia
Rome
Capt. Cook
Brancaster Village Gains From Golf Club Land Use
Brancaster village shares four percent of the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club’s gross income with a minimum £50 yearly guarantee for land turned into links. This year £63 16s was distributed among residents of at least 12 months, an increase of £8 12s over last year, enough to give each householder some shillings and leave a balance.
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Brancaster
England
Royal West Norfolk Golf Club
The Typewriter Burglar Strikes in Toulouse Flat
A Paris Parisian report notes a novel typewriter burglar in Toulouse who left a neatly typed letter in a room. The thief explains he took fr. 2.10 and some work, praises translations, and claims not to take the typewriter nor threaten a return visit. The letter ends with assurances there is nothing else worth taking.
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France
Toulouse
St Marys Sloop Of War Recall Of Naval Escort
The St Marys a 22 gun sloop of war once anchored before Valparaiso and helped delay bombardment by the Spanish fleet. Under Capt Colvocoresses the ship represented a navy of 2200 guns at sea. The vessel’s name honors Maryland’s colonial capital and echoes Jamestown and Plymouth in maritime memory.
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St. Mary’s
Colvocoresses
Valparaiso
St. Mary's
Maryland
Jamestown
Plymouth
Life's Disappointment Haunts Honest Reflections
In Home Notes a reflection on disappointment as one of life’s nastier feelings, arriving just after hopeful anticipation and coloring everyday moments with a quiet, pensive ache.
Charity in Name and Actions Noted by Philadelphia Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger observation notes that many efforts labeled as charity have been undertaken and many people have participated, reflecting broad engagement in benevolent activity.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Kate B Prayed In Quiet Defense Against Visiters
In a San Francisco Call item, neighbors describe Miss Kate B as nearly an old maid, known for piety and faith in prayer. A six member anti liquor license committee visits the B family, prompting Kate’s mother to joke that Kate has been praying again as the visitors arrive.
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Kate B
Laws
John
San Francisco
Beauty of Physical Health and Youth Tips From a Beauty Culturist
A beauty culturist advocates digestion as key to youth and beauty. She promotes herbs greens acid fruits and outdoor life. She notes gypsy remedies with dandelion greens and earth fruits. She advises elastic gait, conventional dress, and joining a dancing class for vitality. She runs a four-woman gypsy fandango and Spanish dance group thrice weekly to improve breathing and overall health.
Penitent pickpocket joins church mission tale at York
A York mission tale from a Church Army missioner recalls a well known pickpocket drawn to reform. Lacking money he stole from a fellow attendee to fund the collection, then reportedly resolved to live a new life. The man was described as claimed definitively.
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Church Army
York
Enland
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Mack Off
National Republican
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Mormon
W. B. Leeds
Cook
Nolan
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the Times
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East Washington Street
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