Weston the Walkist Proposes Walking Cure for Longevity
Veteran walker Weston from Portland to Chicago champions daily walks as health and longevity medicine. He claims walking five to twenty miles daily can keep people healthy, happiness and prosperous through life, opposing drugs and heavy exercise. He spans continents, once covering vast distances in under a day, and remains devoted to proving walking can sustain the human body beyond age norms.
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Portland
Chicago
Rozirtus Love
Edith
Chicasy
Weston
Fife
Weston the Pedestrian Saint Beats His Younger Self
A long, vivid account extols Weston the walker who preaches temperance and fitness. In his seventieth year he beat his forty year old record by walking from Portland to Chicago in 9 days 23 hours. The piece portrays him as a serious reformer, not a crank, and recounts reception at a Chesterfield club with lively anecdotes about his feats and audience reaction.
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Balfa
Walbieg
Weston
Gually
Earth
Utraawa
New
Youu
America
Ting Land
Westen
Wales
Esten Bes
Wren
Portland
Chicago
Veteran Walker Weston Aims to Break Records Again
A century-spanning endurance tale centers on Weston, the 70-year-old walker whose feats include 5000 miles in 119 days with no alcohol, the New York to San Francisco trek, and England missions. Doctors rode alongside to document his pace and recovery as he advocates abstinence, steady gait, and daily miles to conquer mind and body limits.
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Weston
New York
Albany
San Francisco
Westaty
Salka
Church of England Temperance Society
England
Budget of Bright Lreme and General Interest
Briefbits note festive prep and local happenings. The piece mentions Thanksgiving, Christmas cooking, and small town life. It reports misfortunes and incidents including a dog hit by a train and injuries at small factories, plus local officials handling commitments for treatment and a railway excursion.
Revisiting War Scenes and Quiet Return to Roots
An elderly veteran from North Osrotica, once with Company A of the 38th North Carolinus, recounts Civil War battles at South Mountain and Antietam, later serving as a tobacconist in Virginia. Now retired after 20 years in trade, he revisits youth, recalling regimental ties, old friends, and a life shaped by conflict and memory.
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Jams
Poteat
Yanacyville
North Osrotica
Potest
Empany
North Carolinus
Gan Banne
Garland
D H Hill
Stonswat Jacks
South Mountain
Geo. Garland
Artican
Sriok
Pri
Frederick Mach
Irving Literary Society Debates Immigration Policy
The Irving Literary Society of Fren eins College held its regular Friday meeting led by President Jobo Leleus. Minutes were read by secretary OFT Braet, followed by a program of readings, musical items, and a debate on whether immigration should be prohibited in the United States. Judges Stay Ward, BE Brown Jr, and OF Steck deemed the debate valid. a future meeting was scheduled for Friday, November 15.
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Irving
Irving Literary Society
Freneins College
Jobo Leleus
Oft
Dmi Burcette
Shippad
J. AW. Stoffar
Reolsa
A. Z Kimmel
Barjamica Fragkiia
Bexter Orsmer
Rasalvad
America
Paul E. Marsh
A. T. Bruce
T. Scott Haller
James B Grimes
Hig School Orxdeta Cadets Form Junior Military Band
The High School Cadets reorganized for the year with officers Captain William Storm First Lieutenant James P. Brown and sergeants Roy Stockman Onarlee Robinson Raymond Kidd and others. Two forty minute periods weekly provide military training led by Lt H J Kanver. The cadets are now a leading student organization with strong school interest and participation.
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Hig School
Orxdeta
Fficers
William Ms. Storm
Gres Heutenans
O. Les Ordaman
Ae2
James P. Brown
Roy M. Stockman
Onarlee B. Robinson
Raymond O. Kidd
Enright
R. Ziomermas
Ames Hen- Stickyan
Leroy Oliver
Roger Gaver
Gendriesem
Bagist
Joseph Pias
Fes
Igrf Fudog Mer
Military Taatioy
Bsen
Qaco
H J. K Fanver Tito A
Mlw
Gag Ipserns
Willa God
Hareadty Gaa
Jadeta
Chorus Girl Recovered After Stage Illness in Annapolis
An Annapolis Colonial Opera House performance centered on a chorus girl who fainted on stage during a Scottish drill. Dr George Walls of Accapoliz attended the patient, and she was revived after about 14 minutes.
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Annapolis
Enmeter Brown
Wiitel
Houde
George Walls
Accapoliz
Frederick Haeket Prices Wootationgs Furnoished
Frederick Haeket lists various farm staples and feed prices dated November 11 1907. Entries cover flour oats barley corn meal bran middlings red dog day fields and timothy with per barrel per ton or per bushel quotations from traders and mills. Prices vary by item with ranges reflecting market spreads and quality.
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Timthy
Tiraathy
Olver
Baebel
London Marriage Rumor: Mme Anna Gould Weds Prince de Sagan
London reports that Mme Anna Gould, recently divorced from Count Boni de Castellane, wed Prince Helié de Sagan in the city about a week ago. Paris society is abuzz while confirmations are awaited. Associated Press notes Gould ill and uncontactable at Chateau du Marais, and George Gould at New York dismisses the report as unverified.
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Gablegram
London
Deglares
Count de Castellane
Mme
Anna Gould
Boni de Castellane
Helié de Sagan
Nnu
Mme. Gould
Paris
Count Castelane
France
de Castellanes
Count Boni de Castellane
Prince Helle de Sagan
Associated Press
St. Cheron
Chateau du Marais
Prince Dé Sagan
George Gould
New York
George God
Spies Arrested In France and Portents of a Global Ring
Five leaders of what appears to be a major international spy ring were arrested in Torion France on November 11 by special detectives. Authorities recovered papers suggesting the gang had long conducted extensive trafficking in military and naval secrets. The arrests prompted communications to Clemenceau as officials note the case's significance. A bank irregularity and other names appear in scattered notes.
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France
Torion
Speviai
Clemenceau
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