Customs and Courtesy Notes From English Courtroom Snippets
The article cites Victorian style dicta about etiquette in courts and public settings. It details fines for failing to raise hats at funerals in Chester and notes judges in India smoking during proceedings. It explains phrases like Trobson’s choice and Tobias Hobson’s horse selection custom in Cambridge.
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Chester
England
India
Calcutta
Trobson
Tobias Hobson
Cambridge
Canadian West Farms Offer Big Returns for Settlers
The article argues Western Canada offers high returns from wheat and other crops with favorable land prices and free homesteads. It cites 1904 05 American settlers numbers and notes rail expansion aiding farming, contrasting prairie prosperity with eastern congestion. It also highlights Ward wheat quality and per acre yields as key advantages.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
J. J. Ein
Ake
Western States
Wis
Canada
Ottawa
Scott
Onawan
W. V. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
Mormon Leader Pleads Guilty In Unlawful Cohabitation Case
Joseph F. Smith head of the Mormon church appeared in Salt Lake district court and pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation. A fine of 350 was imposed and his jail sentence was omitted. He spoke of his faith and church approval of his marriages and noted changes in law since 1890. The report also references diverse anecdotes and local notes.
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Salt Lake
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Ritchie
Smith
Armstrong
L&s
Roosevelt Impresses Puerto Rico On Royal Tour
President Roosevelt toured San Juan and Ponce with stops at Arezibo Utuado and Adjuntas. Crowds cheered as Norton of Bayaton sent a box of grapefruit to the president. An auto mishap near Utuado delayed the trip and a mounted escort member fell into the river but was rescued. The president urged patience while the chauffeur Hodges repaired the car.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Paice
Hampton Roads
Ponce
Arezibo
Louisiana
Areecibo
Utuado
Adjuntas
Bayaton
Norton
Roughrider
San Juan Hill
Norton Farm
Arecibo
Hodges
No Early Relief in Sight
Berlin reports Dr. Rosenstock, an advocate for San Francisco insurance claimants, met with the president of the public inspection bureau about german insurer refusals to pay losses. The official could only offer mediation while courts retain final decisions.
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Berlin
Rosenstock
San Francisco
Public Inspection Bureau
Fuel shortage hits Carlsbad as El Paso endures deep snow
A Carlsbad New Mexico dispatch reports exhausted fuel supplies forcing residents to burn bacon to avoid freezing. Snow depths reach a foot in town and two feet on the range, with El Paso recording eight and two-fifths inches of snow this winter, surpassing the old record by nearly three inches.
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EL Paso
Tex
The
Herald
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Ei Paso
Roosevelt Addresses Enthusiastic Crowd In Colon Panama
President Roosevelt spoke to about 800 canal workers at pier No 11 Colon detailing canal progress. He defended the project against critics like Poultney Bigelow, praised officials including Capt George R Shanton, and expressed interest in his son joining the work before returning to the United States.
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Colon
Roosevelt
Ponce
Porto Rico
Louisiana
Reiss
Panama Railroad
Canal Commission
Shonts
Stevens
Latta
Rixey
Secret Service
Pier No
George R. Shanton
Canal Zone
United States
Evans
Washington
Tennessee
Chiriqui
Killing of Dr Paul Sparks Tense Center County
In Center Texas intense excitement follows the killing of Dr H Paul by Dick Garrett a black man whom the doctor tried to arrest after Garrett appeared on the street armed with a pistol Garrett fled to El Short's home where the Shorts two brothers blocked capture with shotguns forcing officers to withdraw
Northwestern dental and medical teams clash in brutal field game
On the Northwestern campus dental and medical department students staged their annual mock football game. During halftime friends clashed as dental students used grotesque papier mache canes and medical students revealed bone clubs tied with ribbons to strike opponents.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Worst Blizzard Hits Colorado and Surrounding Regions
The storm intensifies hourly across Trinidad and northern New Mexico as roads become impassable. Colorado & Southern reports the blizzard reaching the Panhandle of Texas while Santa Fe tracks a line to Kinsley Kansas, marking a decade's worst winter event.
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Trinidad
Col
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Panhandle
Texas
Santa Fe
Kinsley
Kas
New Mexico
Freight train crash claims one life near Sioux City
A rear end collision on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line near Sioux City kills brakeman William Blake and injures two others. The wreck is blamed on a misread order as a freight pulled from a siding after a passenger train passed, with another freight close behind.
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Sioux City
Milwaukee & St. Paul
William Blake
The Marring Squire of Brazil Indiana Nears 1400 Couples
Justice Geo E Law of Brazil Indiana earns the nickname The Marrying Squire after reportedly joining about 1400 couples. He recalls kidney trouble in 1897 and credits Dean's Kidney Pills for relief, selling 50 cent boxes via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NC. Queen Amelia of Portugal is famed for rescue deeds and Calcutta’s banyan tree is described as a vast public oddity.
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Geo. E. Law
Brazil
Ind
Justice Law
Dean
Foster-Milburo Co
Buffalo, N. C
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It asserts a constitutional remedy can restore hearing, offers $100 for uncured cases, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Potatoes Boiling Tips From an Authority
An expert advises boiling potatoes with jackets on to prevent sogginess. Start in cold water, add salt to raise the boiling point and improve flavor. Test doneness with a fork or knitting needle. A distant note mentions a Moscow based big baby farm producing 8 000 babies yearly.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Thas
Tremendous Itching Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater recounts severe eczema torment last year with itching over her entire body and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Remedies as directed she found quick relief and notable improvement from the tormenting condition.
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Cutiura
Mary Metzger
Nebraska Town Notes and Local Affairs
Nebraska and surrounding towns report a mix of development and incidents. Lyons Weekly Sun acquired by NECO X Otco of Lekamah. fish stocking at Nebraska City. Exeter home burned. thirteen diphtheria cases at Schuyler. new vaudeville theater planned for Nebraska City. Lutherans building a Seward seminary costing 620000. Len Collins bootleg case dismissed. sugar factory eyed at North Platte. burglar tools found near Eustis. Cass County bank cashier Ray Patterson injured in horse accident. Other items include large corn husking feats at Cedar Creek, North Platte opera house sale for 4500, Arcadia water works delays, ice crop prep, ferry arrangements at Nebraska City, G A R markers to Beatrice cemetery, and various local business moves and weather notes.
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Co. X. Otc
Lekamah
Lyons Weekly Sun
O’ Brien
Nebraska City
G. Manning
Exeter
Schuyler
Len Collins
Tekamah
Lincoln
Atchison, Kas
North Platte
Eustis
Jack Spielmann
Ray Patterson
Cass Seciety Bank
Plattsmouth
W. H. Lemon
Mwe
Rawlins Post No
Grand Army of the Republic
Beatrice
J. J. Ryan
W. J. Higgins
Madison
Nebr
Nebraska
Arcadia
George Bax Jr
Lawrence McTaggart
Uncle Sam
Columbus
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