Magoon creates national sanitation department in Cuba
Washington reports Gov. Magoon signed a decree nationalizing Cuba sanitation authority. A national board will oversee disinfection and mosquito eradication, replacing local boards. Six weeks to stamp out yellow fever, with some civilian cases but no epidemic expected. Major Kean notes ongoing need after four months of urging national control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kean
War Department
Cienfuegos
Havana
Department of Sanitation
Magoon
Cuba
J. R. Kean
Medical Corps
Clentuegos
Nebraskan mob lynches man after farm killings
Loris Higgins who killed W. L. Copple and his wife near Rosalie Nebraska on May 12 was lynched at Bancroft Monday. Sheriff Young transported Higgins from Omaha and guards watched as about twenty men dragged him from the drag and hanged him to a tree. Higgins, a young man, had been jailed in Omaha and reportedly showed radical religious zeal after arrest.
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Omaha
Neb
Loris Higgins
W. L. Copple
Rosalie
Bancroft
Young
Thurston County
Douglas County
Higgins
Copple
Steamship Acapulco Turns Turtle at San Francisco Dock
The Pacific Mall Steamship company steamer Acapulco capsized at its San Francisco dock under Capt. D C Prask. All passengers and crew escaped. The car s, carrying general merchandise, are likely a near total loss. Also reported: serious forest fires in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula damaging timber and destroying logging camps across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Mall Steamship Company
Acapulco
D. C. Prask
Michigan
Marquette
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Texas Man Killed by a Boar in Richmond
Richmond Texas a young man AdamKauffer tried to catch a roaming boar on Sunday and was killed by the animal. Also reported Petersburg news states Governor Ivanhoff of Viborg prison was assassinated by a bomb blast as he walked in St. Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Houston
Tex
Richmond
Adam Kauffer
Lt. Petersburg
Col
Ivanhoff, Govenor
Viborg
St. Petersburg
Secrets of Ocean City Resort Fashion Sensation
A Maryland traveler returns from Ocean City with a sensational tale of resort life. He describes crowds without hats and men in shirts and trousers, while women emulate their casual dress, calling the quiet town's style extraordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Ocean City
Suffering Eczema Healed by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Florence B Atwood of Chicago reports a severe three year eczema case that resisted doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for three months she is fully recovered and urges others with the ailment to try the remedies. Witness L S Berger notes the date October 2, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Florence B. Atwood
Crilly Place
Chicago, Ill
L. S. Berger
President Castros Concert
The tale of Cipriano Castro's boast during the Russo Japanese war recounts Port Arthur's fall and a diplomat's witty reply leading to a long standing claim resolution. Castro brags that 500 Venezuelans could have taken Port Arthur in four days, a thousand in one day, and the European envoy prods with a sharper reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Port Arthur
Footprints vs Tracks Sparks Father Son Debate
In a moral dialogue the father urges leaving footprints on the sands of time. The son interrupts with a boast about leaving tracks from his 90 horsepower racer, challenging whether he should be content with footprints or aspire to measurable achievement.
Nature and Animals: Niagara hawkers anger tourist and trained hens
A Scotchman touring Niagara gorge erupts at hawkers of views and Teddy bears drowning out nature. In Massachusetts John Talbot trains a hen to jump over clasped hands, while a Byfield cat fetches raw green corn and strips husks.
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New York
Niagara River
Animal Intelligence
Massachusetts
John Talbot
Rock Knolls
Mass
John
Coffee Poisoning Dreams Replaced by Postum Cure
A man credits Postum with stopping coffee induced woes, describing sleep restored and nerves steadied after ten days without coffee. He recounts headaches, indigestion, heartburn, and restless nights caused by coffee, and says health returned once he switched to Postum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Bard and farmer in a rural boarding house vignette
A puzzled bard near a rural boarding house writes verses by kerosene light while a farmer greets his love’s absence. A separate note extols white goods and the value of proper laundering with Defiance Starch to keep textiles stiff and appealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gal Yeou
How a Hog Farm Shows Profit In Eight Years
A hog farm owner recounts building and running the operation to earn 27833 dollars over eight years. The narrative appears as a short series in The National Stockman and Farmer, Pittsburgh. Subscriptions offered for ten weeks or a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockman and Farmer
Pittsburg
Masked motorist tale and tips on starch use
A London Tattler note recalls a Derbyshire driving incident where a man denies wearing a mask. The piece shifts to promotions for Defiance Starch praising safety and strength for fine fabrics, followed by assorted product plugs and maxims.
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Man-A-Lin
Dopright
the Man-A-Lin CO
Columbus, O10
National Lead Company
Heston Butal
Cleveland
Jess Kray
Burgh
National Lead & Oil Co
O11 Co
Axion 'Dow Wonton
Nebraska
Derbyshire
London Tattler
Phillips Brooks
Krause
Druggista
Norman Lichty
Carlyle
N. W. Hide & Pur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Ita
Dodds
Aaa
Guar
Carters
Still College of Osteopathy
Docust
Des Moines
Standard
Osteopathic College of
Ameria
Tadrmury
Raratu i Y
Uae
Saree
Cesare
OLDS
U.S
U. S
Olds Gas
Omco
Front Bt
Kansas City
2Ower CO
Tarnam St
W. L. Douglas
Histonic
West
Brockton
W.J. Pougins
Deslor
W.l.douglas, Brockton
Mase
Iowa
Drake University
Normal School
School of Education
College of Liberal Arts
State of
Eiescsentsstus
University
Ing
Oratory
Jhoroush
Academy Joiehtteerer
Defiance Starch Company
Ulin
Pal
Gail Balvo
Alco
Dannis
Secuiity Austalyuo
Sinnedpolls, Aan
ERNE
Russian Remedy CO
ST. Paul
Colorado
Mitel Farm
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