Pittsburg Scandal Ties Wood Family To Chorus Girls
Mrs. Park Wood of Pittsburg and New York files for divorce against Park Wood, son of the late Alan Wood who wed chorus girl Goldie Mohr. A breach is reported wide, with infidelity alleged and co-respondents possible. Wood family high society history and vaudeville earnings loom.
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Pittsburg
Park Wood
New York
Wood
Alan Wool
Europe
Rolfe
lty
New York city
Attempt to blow up home of John Condon in Chicago
An explosion damaged the home of blind race track owner John Condon, a leader in the Western Jockey Club fight with the American Turf Association. A seven foot hole, shattered windows, and damaged valuables occurred, but no injuries to occupants were reported.
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Chicago
John Condon
Western Jockey Club
American Turf Association
Rhea Lays $1500 Egg In New York Bronx Zoo
The rhea laid an egg worth 1500 dollars in New York on July 9 marking the first rhea egg produced in America. It was incubated under guard and should hatch in five weeks, with a London egg having previously failed to hatch. Oil Trust Sentence On August 3.
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New York
Bronx
America
London
Birds Ravage First Congregational Church at Westfield
Thousands of English sparrows nest around the old brick church in Westfield Connecticut and pick at the mortar, damaging the building. Authorities fear the birds are attracted to something in the mortar.
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Westfield
Conn
First Congregational
Smallpox Case Arrives in Philadelphia From Randout
A man called John Badgett, a Black resident of Randout New York, arrived with a fully developed smallpox case. He was taken to a hospital as authorities moved to locate his lodging and the train cars he rode for disinfection. Galveston Tragedy Claims Mother and Child After Car Escape
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Philadelphia
Tohn Badgett
Randout
N. Y
lodking
Galveston
Tex
Louis Hebert
Beaumont
Murder suspect captured in Middletown July arrest
Middletown New York July 9 police arrested a man believed to be Fred Dunbar wanted in Salety Washington DC for the murder of B H Fisher a merchant in that place. The crime occurred last December.
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Middletown
N. Y
Fred Dunbar
Sal- Tey
D. C
B. H. Fisher
Crank Sought Roosevelt by Ambitious New Jersey Inventor
A visibly distressed young New Jersey man, backed by two machinists, sought to interview President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. Secret Service halted him after an initial contact with Secretary Loeb. the inventor, whose name is withheld, was escorted back to Oyster Bay where he will be cared for.
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New Jersey
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
secret service guard
Pacific
Sagamore Hill
secret service
Loeb
Probe of Telegraph Firms Seeks Referee and Testimony
Attorney General William S Jackson asked Justice Platzek for a referee in New York County to hear evidence that Postal Telegraph and Cable and Western Union Telegraph formed a rate increasing cartel. He plans to restrain the alleged combination and seeks testimony from George J Gould Jacob Schiff Morris K Jesup E H Harriman Clarence Mackay Robert C Clowry and other company officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William S Jackson
Justice Platzek
supreme court of
New York county
Postal Telegraph and Cable company
Western Union Telegraph company
George J. Gould
Jacob Schiff
Morris K. Jesup
E., H. Harriman
Clarence Mackay
Robert C. Clowry
Gould Wins a Point in Mrs Gould Separation Suit
In New York on July 9 the Supreme Court Justice McCall struck from Katherine Clemmons Goulds complaint two sensational claims alleging Mr Goulds infidelity and mail tampering. A third charge that Gould had his wife watched by detectives remains in the suit alleging surveillance by detectives.
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New York
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Supreme Court
McCall
Gould
Dreyfus to retire on pension in military circles
Paris July report confirms Major Alfred Dreyfus former artillery captain condemned for treason to Devil's Island to retire on a pension due to ill health He is on leave awaiting pension arrangements and unlikely to resume military duties. Gasoline explosion in Pittsburg burns one man dies and injures two in a storage yard shockwave sent flames to nearby freight cars.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Alfred Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Dreyfus Heig
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania railroad
Jann Orobie
Barber Edward Macklin Shot by Saloonkeeper Edward McNew
In Knonville Tennessee on Luttrell's Bluff Edward Macklin a 25 year old barber was shot and killed by Edward McNew a saloonkeeper. McNew accused Macklin of closeness with his wife and shot him while they were together.
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Knonville
Tenn
Edward Macklin
Edward McNew
Luttrell
Twenty Poisoned By Pressed Chicken Picnic At MEF Event
Twenty residents of New Alexandria near Steubenville were taken ill after eating pressed chicken at a MEF Church Ladies Missionary Society picnic. Several cases are serious and families seek medical care as physicians treat the victims.
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Steubenville
New Alexandria
MEF
Church Ladies’ Missionary &Delev
uder
Great-Grandson of Minute Man Dies in New Lenox
Dwight Haren aged 58 or 63? died at his home in New Lenox. Born December 14, 1821 in New York, he had lived near Joliet since 1844. A great-grandfather of the decedent was a minute man killed at the Battle of Lexington.
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Joliet
Dwight Haren
New Lenox
Ife
New York
Levington
Child Dies of Alcoholism in Greensburg
Andrew Stephen aged 4 son of John Stephen dies at his Whitney Unity township home from acute alcoholism after finding and drinking a pint of whiskey, four hours earlier.
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Greensburg
Andrew Stephen
John Stephen
Whitney
Unity township
Walked Mile With Fractured Skull
Northport I July 9 Reuben Apsel 17 fell from a cherry tree, head stuck, skull fractured He walked a mile home where a physician was called, but the boy died at noon afterward.
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Northport
Reuben Apsel
The Child Mind and Infant Thought Across Worlds
A historical survey of infant mental models, noting how children attribute living agency to sun moon stars flowers and dolls. It cites ideas about God, angels, Santa Claus, and fantastical beliefs, alongside fragmented reflections on memory, education, and a famed biographical aside about Beau Brummell’s later life.
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Stanley Hall
God
Boston
qaork
bri
tle
puest
papi
ehikfren
Santa Claus
Buralin
Gal
den
dir
shotawaker
aia
A Camping Party Lineup and Preparation
A vintage guide outlines assembling a camping party with four to five members, stressing careful selection to handle accidents and cooking roles. It advises testing companions on a short trip, ensuring each person contributes kitchen skill, and emphasizes collective comfort based on reliable camp cooking and preparation.
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gran
lin
Maudie
Advertising described in the Inbricans fuels business wheels
A gloss on advertising contrasts with familiar terms, noting how oils propel the business world. The piece suggests a characterization of advertisers and markets in a dated, possibly satirical frame. It emphasizes commerce and public reception without naming people or places.
Ministers and Sunday Garb Requirements
An inquisitive layman questions why preachers wear long tailed coats and Sunday attire every day. The minister explains the need to maintain Sunday clothes for public perception and salary constraints, noting people rarely pay as agreed, making everyday wear unaffordable. The exchange occurs as the man notices another streetwise contact in Chicago News.
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sma
vow
sensor
calmilo
Jon secur
Chictago News
An Old Question Reappears in Boston Theater Talk
A Boston reader presents a long fragment debating if a timeless question is a product of prophecy or a recurring theme. The piece riffs on Akiba and a Wilhelm Meister scene where Therese apologizes for absent servants and a broken cook, illustrating era’s preoccupation with service and fate.
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Boston
Masia
mil
Akiba
Wilhelm Meister
Therese
Wilhelm
Better Than the Music in an Australian Mining Camp
An old mining camp story depicts bands of hard men wrestling with the earth while a wandering group plans a concert. The program features PT Titomt amid an eager crowd, and a desperate cry interrupts the event as the camp confronts the sounds and hardships of frontier life.
Veranda Courtship and a Summer Mishap
Tom Errett flirts through a garden fence with Miss Smith and plans a veranda, while a letter mix up changes his Sunday invitation. He races trains and telegrams toward Columbian Heights, only to face disappointment as Miss Smith travels to Hot Springs, leaving him with a lonely supper and questions.
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Tom Errett
Tom
Mr. Errett
Miss Smith
Tierrdon Roberts
Holly House
THOMAS NRRETT
Thete Teherts
Columbia
Herndon Ruperts
Columbia logis
Augusta
M Roberts
Sunda
Corélindh street
AGNES ROBERTS
Cortlandt street
Som
laven yards
Jace
Columbian Heights
Heights
Robertses
Miss Smith Inferred As Bride-To-Be In Society Plot
In a dense society exchange, Tom and Miss Smith, sister-in-law of Mrs. Smith, are courted by a pair while rumors stir about a forthcoming match. The dialogue drifts through invitations, European memories, and an implied plan to introduce the couple, with both sensing a destined pairing amid flirtation and propriety. Meanwhile Waterville reports two heavy shot found by workers, possibly from warships or batteries, linked to a harbor incident.
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Miss Smith
Jones
Dieseedae
Zloty
Mrs. Roberts
Wesegie
Efetis House
Tom
Columbia Ieights
Tornica
providentia
Herndon Roberts
Waterville
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