Character Sketch of Lewis Emery Jr the foe of Standard Oil
The piece portrays Lewis Emery Jr a long time independent fought Standard Oil for over thirty five years resisting rebates and railroad ties seeking reform and fair law. It details his early life from New York to Michigan to Pennsylvania his rise as an entrepreneur and fierce antitrust campaigner who helped curb Standard Oil’s reach and led investigations exposing graft.
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Lewis Emery, Jr
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Fearless fighter Emery and his long political fight in Bradford
A profile of Lew Emery, Bradford’s veteran reformer, detailing his battles against grafters and corporations, his clashes with Cameron and Delumater, and his influence on the state’s reform movement. It notes his later withdrawal, enduring popularity, and call for a square deal of justice for all.
New Mast Design for Battleships Promises Greater Survivability
Washington correspondent for the New York Tribune reports on a novel shipyard practice for U S warships. Builders replace hollow steel masts with skeleton steel frames to minimize damage from hits and preserve the ship’s fire control and observation capabilities.
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United States
Saya
Washington
New York Tribune
Experimental brain operations aimed at criminal tendencies
The Pennsylvania Society to Protect Children From Cruelty and Philadelphia physicians reported seven operations on children deemed likely to avoid future crime. The program, under local health officials, seeks to treat perceived mental defects. experts varied on the ethics and potential benefits, with some cautioning against unproven brain surgeries.
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Abbott
Bureau of Health
Ina
Philadelphia
New York Herald
Sociery
United States
Philadelpha
Weasela
Baneboer
Caplin
J Whyat
Alfred Gordon
Spring City
Cliltren
Weir Mitchell
A. C. Abbott
Toronto Hospital
Bortenshaw
W. B Noyes
Columbus Hospital
New York
One Wife to Two Husbands Court Case Arising in Denver
In Denver a trial over a marriage arrangement reveals Mrs Grace A Peterson as wife to Walter Peterson and to F W Welland for years. Walter Peterson testifies Grace hid prior marriage and child. the family lived together from Mount Gilead Ohio to Cleveland and St Louis then Denver. Peterson seeks decree on conditions including release from alimony and costs.
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Grace A Peterson
Walter Peterson
Peterson
Mount Gilead, O
F W Welland
Mount Gilead
Harper
Welland
Cleveland
Ana Welland
St Lou's
Denver
Ohio
Mystery Envelope Foretells Death of Miss Nanpie Kyle
An undertaker in New Castle received a sealed note from Miss Nanpie Kyle of Sprinefeld township Pennsylvania instructing it not to be opened until after her death. He kept it for years and found it later amid Miss Krie’s death, revealing the time and cause of her death as described in the note.
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Polyelinig Hospital
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New York Times
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Whistler Averts Expulsion Over Fandangos At Club
A famed English poet, later named by readers, faced possible expulsion from a prominent London club for dancing fandangos on silk hats. Whistler defended him, arguing one man of genius outweighs many hats, and the committee accepted the apology offered.
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Tall Fair Girl In Robber Band
A gang robbed the Long Island Railroad station at Farmingdale New York using dynamite to blow open a strong box and securing about 400 dollars in cash and many tickets. They escaped in a wagon amid gunfire and fled through deserted streets. Authorities suspect the same group may be behind prior station robberies in Mineola Roslyn Locust Valley and Great Neck with losses totaling hundreds of dollars.
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Great Neck
Trial drew crowd as Lola Walker sues for 50000 breach of promise
More than 1000 spectators crowded Union City Tennessee for Lola Walker’s suit against Colonel Dick Edwanta alleging breach of promise. Photos shown by the defense of Walker in tights from a former chorus sparked laughter as Judge Douglass toppled from his chair seeking a better view. Judge may order future sessions with restricted access. Walker had been handed photos to Wendfy showing her in tights from a operatic chorus prior engagement.
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Donghisa
Spying by Airship Reported from Cognac France
Four men aboard a low flying balloon nearombe-les-Dames admitted from Strassourg and spoke German. They produced only a pecell note and asked for the Swiss consul at the gendarmerie. French police suspect they are German officers on an official mission.
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London Globe
ombe-les-Dames
Strassourg
Fire rescue saves Hawthorn from fatal electrocution in Mississippi
A man named Hawthorn was rescued from hanging on a fire wire after becoming tangled while working as a lineman for the electric company. Fire brigade and regular department members responded to the alarm and freed him from the pole forty feet high as a boy nearby notified authorities.
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Jackson
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Mexican Education Officials Plan National University
Dr Exequiel A Caves and Senor Chavez visit Berkeley to study the University of California. They outline plans to weld Mexico’s faculties into a national university by Mexico’s centennial in 1910, aiming to build an American style system including law, medicine, and arts faculties. Chavez notes Mexico’s school system is American but Mexican in development.
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Republic of Mexico
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Mexico
Exequiel A. Caves
Public Instruction and
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Berkeley
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Senor Chavez
Titchenor
Cornel
Never Too Old for Golf Says Experts in Britain
A Cambridge professor Dr WT Allbutt argues golf may be played throughout life, proposing a cutoff that men should not begin before 35. A London dispatch notes British authorities compiled a table on athletic ages for various sports, with golf allowed as a lifelong pursuit not started too young.
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Cambridge University
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New York Sun
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Leather Breeches and An Old English Custom
A century and a half ago farm hands and house servants wore leather breeches passed from father to son. The test of quality was whether they stood upright without anyone inside. A playful custom involved boys balancing and dating the breeches, a memory tied to a Windsor era practice.
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