Favorite Prescription Promises Hope for Childless Women
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures for womanly illnesses boosting health, regularity, and fertility. A testimonial from Mrs. Mary Lee Flanarty of Dryden Virginia claims she had a child after using the medicines, and invites readers to request free medical advice and purchase details by mail.
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Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Mary Lee Flanarty
Dryden
R.V. Fierce
Buffalo
Destructive Brush Creek Flood Devastates Jeannette Area
Jeannette Pennsylvania July 7 A dam break along Brush creek valley from Oakford Park to Wilderming hits Jeannette Penn Larimer Greensburg Irwin Burrel and Manor with $1 5 million in losses The flood kills 36 and 20 bodies have been recovered Heroic rescues are reported Clyde Huffman of Jeannette saves car occupants by tossing a rope to them The disaster is the worst in Westmoreland County history and health risks rise from stench of decaying animals and clogged sewers demanding funds for cleanup and sanitation.
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Brush creek
Oakford Park
Wilderming
Penn
Larimer
Greensburg
Irwin
Burrell and Manor
Tost
Clyde Huffman
Huffman
Westmoreland county
Penn Station
Vanderbilt Jr Injured in Paris Explosion
Paris July 7 The condition of W K Vanderbilt Jr injured by an automobile lamp explosion while riding in Paris is not serious, though one eye is damaged and he is kept in a dark room at the Hotel Ritz.
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W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Paris
Ritz
Mindison
Benjamin Lowry
Good Hope Church
Madison county
Nuggets of News From Pennsylvania and Beyond
The Pennsylvania Dental Society held a three day convention in Wilkes-Barre. Standard Steel Works Lewistown plant destroyed by fire with losses estimated at $50,000. Rachel Brown aged 20 found dead in Denver bound and strangled with no clue to murderer. Harry Taylor killed his father stunned and a 3 year old child fatally burned by lightning in Chambersburg. Count Cassini the Russian ambassador and his daughter sailed from New York for Saint Petersburg to spend the summer.
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Pennsylvania Dental Society
Wilkesbarre
Standard Steel Works
Lewistown
Rachel Brown
Denver
Colo
Harry Taylor
Chambersburg
Count Cassini
Pope Leo at deathbed pleads for sun light
Special dispatch from Rose reports Pope Leo XIII near death from pneumonia with pleurisy and paralysis of the fingers. He asks for shutters opened to see the sunlight, remains conscious but exhausted, receives extreme unction after a hasty clergy consultation. Rome notes potential postponement of the Italian royal visit.
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Rose
Pope in Decline Amid Illness Though Hope Lingers
Crowds gather at St Peter's as the pope's illness deepens. A late evening viaticum offers a brief sign of improvement, but by yesterday he grew very weak again and prepared for death with his mind clear. The apostolic delegation reports the mind remains keen and prayers are urged. The Sumner strikes an uncharted reef off Luzon and is beached in seven feet of water. disruptions delay transport of the Fourth Infantry and Twenty-sixth Infantry movement to Manila.
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St. Peter's
Vatican
Sumner
Island of Luzon
Manila
United States
Mauban
Luzon
Fourth Infantry
Twenty-sixth
Logan
San Francisco
May Succeed Pope Leo Cardinal Rampolla Backed by Gotti
Rome July 7 Cardinal Rampolla may succeed Pope Leo. Conclave near, Vatican gossip says Rampolla and Cardinal Gotti have agreed Rampolla to support Gotti for election while Rampolla would become Gotti’s successor as prefect of the Propaganda. The deal would leave Rampolla as the “Red Pope.”
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Cardinal Rampolla
Cardinal Gotti
Rome
Sacred College
Desperado Breaks Jail After Union Bank Robbery
William Rudolph of Union Missouri escaped from St. Louis city jail after months behind bars for the Union bank robbery and the homicide of Detective Schumacher. He fled by crashing through a skylight and sliding down an electric wire. In Louisburg North Carolina lightning struck the Davis residence killing Otto Davis aged 7 and Nannie Dean aged about 2, while injuring others.
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St. Louis
William Rudolph
Union
Schumacher
gai
Jarre Randolph
Louisburg
F M Davis
Donisburg
Otto
Misa Nannie Dean
Corbett Smith Bout In Philadelphia Report
The Corbett Smith bout reports six rounds at the National Athletic Club in Philadelphia with Corbett having the better of the contest. Smith, in good form, pressed the champion with strong blows as Corbett tired in the final round, though he recovered to finish strong.
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Corbett-Smith
Philadelphia
Young Corbett
Sammy Smith
National Athletic Club
Smith
Corbett
Loubet In London Guests Of King Edward At Buckingham Palace
President Loubet arrived in London greeted by King Edward and the Prince of Wales. A state banquet at Buckingham Palace followed, described as the most brilliant in years, with Loubet and the royal family central to a display of Franco British cordiality and mutual goodwill.
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Loubet Deepiv
London
Loubet
Dover
Victoria railroad
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Prince of Wales
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Edward
Duke of Cambridge
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Guard of Honor
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Wales
Alexandra
France
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Great Britain
U S Squadron at Portsmouth Receives Royal Salutes
The United States European squadron arrived off Dover and exchanged salutes with the castle. The ships entered Portsmouth harbor passing a line of British warships which fired back. King Edward unable to attend the reception, but Admiral Cotton hosts dinners and a state ball follows at Buckingham Palace with Lord Selborne.
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Portsmouth
Eng
United States
Dover
habor
Kearsarge
Charles Bereford
Milne
Cotton
Riel
Kings ward
Hotham
Admiralty house
Admiral Cotton
Mar
Hussey
Mann
Stockton
London
Earl of Selborne
admiralty
President Lopbet
Buckingham palace
Louisville railroad master mechanic shot by private detective
Pataste Leeds, master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was seriously shot in his office in Louisville Kentucky. Private Detective Werner fired and fled, leaving Leeds in a critical condition. Authorities pursue leads as the case unfolds.
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Louisville, Ky
Pataste Leeds
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Werner
shek Bhasel
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