Taft to Speak at Annual Federation Banquet
The New York Civic Federation holds its annual meeting with discussions on trade agreements and worker protections. Seth Low opens, John Mitchell supports cross class cooperation while Taft is slated to speak on the women’s department and public employes issues.
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Mempera
Herman Ridder
Ias
Taft
Iis Department of Work
York
N&weal Civic Federation
Klow
Ais
England
Massachusetts Pluntary Savings Bank
United States
Postal Savings Banks
Germany
Seth Low
Tn Ftp Almpleat
Mitchell
John Mitchell
the Federaton
Otto M. Eidnitz
New York City
Federation
Andrew Mam Ridder
Samuel
Knight for a Day stars Frank Deshon at City Opera House
Frank Deshon is chosen to portray Jonathan Joy in A Knight for a Day at the City Opera House. Manager Whitney secured Deshon despite a ten year Nixon & Zimmerman contract, with Nixon en route to Europe. Deshon’s past work includes Miss Bob White and The Office Boy.
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Jonathan Joy
Emall
Boc
Whitney
City Opera House
Frank Deshon
Deahon
Nixon & Zimmerman
L’.i. Nixon
Nirdloyer
Afr. Deshon
Europe
Hugte
Deshon
Bob White
Bombing Wrecks Buildings Near Coliseum in Chicago Event
A bomb explosion on Wabash Avenue near Sixteenth Street wrecked two buildings and shattered windows across a block. No fatalities were reported as the blast near the Coliseum disrupted the Wheat Ward Democratic ball festivities and sent bystanders fleeing amid fires and collapsing structures. Police pursue theory the blast aimed to deter attendance at the event. The explosion's report echoed for miles while nearby churches and hotels emptied into the streets.
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Chicago
Mnlls
Wabash Avenue
Sixteenth Atreat
Coliseum
Wheat Ward Democrate
Defies Doctors Dies at Home After Escape
Kenny Fitzpatrick aged 35 died at his Pittsburg home on December 4 after escaping Mercy hospital where he had been treated for malarial fever. He had expressed a wish to die at home and attempted to leave, knotting sheets to climb out a window. physicians refused to release him, fearing it would hasten death.
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Pittsburg
Mercy Hospital
Kenny Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Morey Hospital
Tafts Plurality Tops Roosevelt in Recent Election Results
New York figures show Taft voting 7,459,688 and Roosevelt 7,623,486 in 1904. Democratic tally 6,450,890 versus 5,077,971 in 1904. Socialist votes fell to 401,606 from 462,298. Prohibition 229,014 versus 268,536 previously. Also notes deaths and local medical ads.
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New York
Pec
New York Times
Taft
Roosevelt
ABC
Prohibition
Chasees Wife Away To End His Life
A man named Hess, aged fifty three, chased his wife with a broom then drank poison at his home. He had previously attempted suicide several times and was in poor health and despondent. He shouted threats and held a bottle of poison as he attempted to harm himself.
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Pittainiz
Dee
Henry Iless
Abel
Mpaelf
Hess
National Horticultural Congress Opens in Council Bluffs
The National Horticultural Congress opened in Council Bluffs Iowa with a display of fruit and flowers and golden implements, drawing visitors from Omaha across the Missouri River. Exhibits include apples from Maine and Oregon, among other items in the national show.
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National Horticultural Congress
Council Bluffs
Council Vins
Council Bluftath
Missouri
Omaha
Maine
Oregon
Man Hangs Himself After Family Quarrel in Steinton
Michael Bolley, a Steinton resident, killed himself at home following a dispute with his family. He prepared for death by nailing a rope to a beam and tearing a stair strip, then stood on a chair and kicked it away. In other brief items, Young Corbett and Phil Brock fought to a ten round draw in New Orleans, with Ty Cobb as referee, and King Edward returned to London from Brighton symbolizing improved health.
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Steplten
Tinrrisburg
Michael Bolley
Steinton
Hong
Young Corbett
New Orleans
Phil Brock
Southern Athletic Club
Ty Cobb
Detroit American League Baseball
Frank J Cheney declares oath of business partnership in Thlato Oranty
The document cites Frank J Cheney claiming a partnership in the Arm of F. J. Cheney Co doing business in Thlato Oranty and State. The oath references payment and a legal attestation with W. Gleaton as witness and mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure as advertised remedy.
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Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Caeney Co
Thlato
Oranty
Cater
Cheney
W. Glearon
Beav
Hall
Tolelo
Tuberculosis Exhibit Opens in Tuskegee for Colored People
The 1910s style event opens today in Tuskegee Alabama to raise funds for tuberculosis work among Black residents. Visitors are greeted by Booker T. Washington and city officials at the institute as the exhibit aims to halt the disease's ravages in the colored community.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Alu
Dee
Nooker 'P Washington
the ‘Pouakegon ‘Inebitute
Institute
A Dog Party for a Boston Terrier in Orange Hotel
A unique canine gathering in Orange New Jersey at the Park Hotel honored a two year old Boston terrier named Abraham Lincoln. Miss Budora Sinclair hosted dogs and owners in a parlor setting with a single candle cake and gifts while mistresses accompanied the pets.
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Orange
Park Hotel
Budora
Sinclair
Abrahim Lincoln
Volcanic Fumes Kill Many Near Mexican Crater
Reports from Tampico say sulphur fumes pour from a large oil crater seventy five miles southwest of the city. The gases cause sickness and deaths within fifty miles, depopulating villages and harming crops as wind carries the fumes.
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Tampico
Mex
Murdered His Host In Archbald Saloon Shooting
In Scranton Pennsylvania on December 14 an unknown visitor from Old Forge shot and killed a young married man, James Pagseille, after leaving a saloon with two companions. The shooter and his ally escaped to the mountains, a posse is pursuing them.
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Scranton
Old Forge
Archbald
James Pagseille
Puranit
Two Cousins Die After Train Collision in Bay Run
Brochville Pa December 15 Fred and Hilda Sliver cousins both twenty years old were struck by a Rochester Pittsburg train and killed while driving a sleigh across the track at Bay Run in the county.
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Brochville
Fred
Hilda Sliver
Tafe
Rochester & Pittsburg
Ingranay
Bay Run
This County
An Easy Stunt Premieres Dancer with Olive Snakes
A Philadelphia Ledger joke notes a premiere danseuse advertised to dance with olive snakes twined about her. The quip imagines the dancer performing with a dangerous twist, humorously suggesting the snake would keep a cautious dancer on edge.
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Philadelphia Ledger
The Want of It Mirthful Exchange Quip
A brief exchange jokes about money as the root of all evils and the lack of money as a grown tree. The dialogue style mirrors a moralizing tone with a playful twist on a well known proverb.
Discreet talk sparks tense tension in urban notices
A clipped exchange shows a risky secret between lovers provoking humorous social commentary. The quip about a “wash day dinner” hints at domestic satire and public gossip while the line from Boston Transcript signals a newspaper cross reference.
Prices for Frederic County farm commodities listed
Market quotations show prices for grains and feeds as of December 14 1908. No 2 red winter wheat No 1 timothy and clover hay are included with per bushel and per ton figures, while corn yellow and white shelled and oats echo varied barrel and bushel rates.
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Frederict County Farmora' Kachange
Serer Decruare
Buzhel
Ata
Timothy
Father of Triplets at 62 Buried in One Coffin
Columbus Georgia tale recounts Amboge A Calhoun and his large blended family. Triplets Louie Donie and Lavonia born to his wife are buried in a single coffin after a brief life. Calhoun aged 82, wife 42, eight of their children remain alive with 11 from first marriage and 14 from the second. More than 500 visitors came to view the tiny coffins.
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Amboge A. Calhoun
Columbus
Mr. Calhoun
Louie
Donie
Lavonia
Calhoun
Boya
Will of Henry Lingg Filed for Probate in Emmitsburg
The will of the late Henry M M Lingg of Emmitsburg has been filed in the Orphans Court for probate. He bequeaths to his daughter Virginia Zurgable wife of Thomas Zurgable two hundred dollars for services to his granddaughter Rose Alage and fifty dollars. the rest to be divided among his children and to his executors Joseph and George V Lingg. He directs twenty dollars to be used for a mass for his soul.
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Henry Lingg
Henry MM. Lingg
Emmitsburg
Orphans’ Court
Virginia Zurgable
Thomas Zurgable
Rose Alage
Shade Trees Planted By West Realty Lot Extension
Mr. C Hermann the florist planted twenty Pin Oak shade trees in front of the West and Realty Company's extension on West Third street. A Capitol decision in Harrisburg notes a misspelling of James M Shumaker Pennypacker's public grounds chief as Shoemaker.
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Mr. C. Hermann
West and Realty Company
Third Street
Capitol
Harrisburg
Kunkel
James M. Shumaker
Pennypacker
Shoemaker
California
Abe” Reuf
San Francisco
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promises Cure for Baldness
An ad promotes Rexall 93 Hair Tonic as a cure for baldness and dandruff with a money back guarantee. It claims 93 in 100 cases show hair growth after proper use and asserts the tonic is pleasant to apply, non greasy, and available in 50c and $1.00 sizes from J. A. Williamson on North Market Street.
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J. A. Williamson
North Market Street
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