Taft Addresses Black Graduates at Menard University
President Taft spoke to colored graduates at Menard University near Washington D C on a daylong visit. He urged work toward citizenship and respect from white citizens while praising improving southern attitudes and the need for government support in educating Black leaders. Taft laid the Carnegie library cornerstone and handed parchments to more than 100 graduates before departing.
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Menard University
D.C
Taft
Che
Carnegie Library
The
Uni‘gersty
Dallinger
Cornered Duel In Maryland Store Sparks Shootout
In a remote Morvh Carolina area a tense confrontation led to a shooting in Seeee county Maryland. The Frankline faction faced off against the Tweed brothers led by Arthur Prenkiin in a store setting, marking a charged armed clash.
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Morvh
Carolinaa
Seeee County
Frankline
Tweed Brothers
Tweed
Arthur Prenkiin
Arthur Prentiin
Sargeants Guilty Of Maltrat Ring Of Children
Cecil H. Sargeant and his wife Miss Nevin were found guilty in Paris court of mistreating four adopted children. Sargeant received two years and his wife thirteen months. each fined. A Versailles claimant offered a possible alternative mother claim while an orphanage was ordered to hold the child pending settlement.
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Mme.Marlechel
Brussels
Versailles
Sargeant
Asniers
Engliah
Rebels Grow Active in Haiti Dominican Frontiers
A Cape Haitian dispatch reports rebels expanding movement led by Gen Cama cho and Gen Quirito pelice seizing Guayubin and Dajabon on the Haiti Dominican border. Fighting with loyal forces disrupts communications as Monty Christi remains contested and the fate of Governor Jane Bordax is unknown.
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Pamincan Republic
Cape Haitian
Malti
Monte Christi
San Domingo
Camacho
Quirito Pelice
Guayubin
Dajabon
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Monty Christi
Jane Bordax
Puerto Piatta
Pine Temple Dedicated by Indiana Masons
Indiana Masons dedicated the Maxonio temple, a four story eel and stone structure. It features beaten brass interior fixtures, specially made furnishings, two restaurants, private dining rooms, and a roof garden atop the building, proclaimed as the finest Aerio in the world.
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Masons of
Indiana
Messina Earthquake Shock Ruins Buildings on Monday
A severe aftershock near Messina struck Monday afternoon causing both vertical and horizontal movement for about twenty seconds. The rumbling preceded the quake, panicked residents, and walls of ruins collapsed in several locations.
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Messina
Gas Explosion Injures Six In Portland Apartment Blast
An explosion of gas wrecked an apartment house at 763 Marshall Street Portland Oregon injuring six people, one seriously. Three injured were in a neighboring house badly damaged. cause of the blast remains unknown.
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Gea
Fiat
Marshall Street
Portland
Ore
Drought Hits Vera Cruz Sparking Exodus and Disease
Drought in Vera Cruz drives mass emigration as hundreds of cattle die. Wolves and dogs go mad and bite villagers in several villages, signaling widespread hardship and health concerns.
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Vera Crus
Vera Cruz
Mex
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills Cure Constipation Claim
An advertisement extols Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills as a liver tonic and laxative that gently stimulates the bowels without calomel or harsh drugs. The copy asserts they improve digestion, cleanse the blood, and aid complexion, selling for 25 cents.
Cruelties of City Milk Endanger Newborns
An editorial excerpt raises alarms about infant death linked to contaminated milk and hunger. It contrasts a modern pose of care with stark images of a newborn, a frail great great grandfather, and grim statistics showing infants' higher risk of death in infancy. It questions public apathy and cites Walter Wey.
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Walter Wey
Suc Tens
Monroe
Napoleon
Unclear local advisory on digestion and health risks
Fragmentary notice discusses digestion and health concerns linked to eating habits in Wisconsin. It references a woman’s four year struggle with indigestion, heart palpitations, and attempts at remedies, though details are incomplete.
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Au Lac
Wis
Nepal
Desperate Escape From a Rebel Privateer
In a daring night maneuver Sime Smith frees himself from Major Jones’s guard aboard the Ellen. He pries open a window, bolts for a river escape on a horse and a small punt, while Confederate and Union forces surge for pursuit amid turmoil on the plantation and wharf. Ellen confronts her father over aiding the escape and defends her love amid mounting conflict.
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Mike
Ellen
Smith
Greyhound
Ates
Carahl
Laval
Lis
Eilen
Riles
Tighta
Ife
Haywood
Pamlico
Major Jones
Joney Soverely
Hay
Prisoner Guarded by Brotherly Threats and a Revolver
A tense scene unfolds aboard a ship where Major Jones clashes with Ellen and her father. Ellen asserts superiority over the Major, then escapes to a stateroom as her father locks the door. A tense intruder threatens the Major with a revolver, declaring silence or death. The passage ends with a warning note: to be continued.
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Esid
Caliente
Srate
Mixa Ellen
Ellen
Major Jones
New Aeroplane Claims Flight Without a Motor
Bangor inventor Alexander Y. Wilson says his aircraft can fly without a motor. He built several machines in Maine, tested on Eagle Lake and near Bar Harbor, and in recent flights reached seven miles and 700 feet in height. His movable fulcrums adjust wing angles to utilize gravity for lift. Wilson received U S patent rights on Sept 1 and plans to bid for a naval aeroplane once official specs are issued.
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Maine
New York Times
Alexander Y. Wilson
Bangor
Wilson
Eagle Lake
Bar Harebor
United States
Saving Taint Money by Avoiding Cheap Paint
An article warns homeowners against choosing the cheapest painters or paint materials and promotes buying the National Lead Company house painting outfit No 49. It includes color schemes, specs, and an adulteration detector, and urges obtaining pure white lead from National Lead Co. for quality results. It also offers the outfit free from 102 Trinity Buildings New York.
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National
Trinity Bulldts
New York
No. 49
National Lead Company
National Lead Co
Unclear remarks on women voters in old Chicago Tribune
Uncle Jerry Peebles voices mixed views on women voting ethics while recalling a beehive styled hat. He questions safety and trust in women with such fashion as the balloting season looms, reflecting era tension over suffrage.
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Enelo Jerry
Uncle Jerry Peebles
George
Chicnen ‘Tribune
Teething, Famination in a Legal Letter Exchange
An impecunious young lawyer receives a tailor’s demand for payment and asks when a remittance will arrive. The Blackstone follower replies that no retainer has been received and he cannot act until a $250 check is received, promising to investigate and report findings.
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San Chronicle
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Philadelphia Record
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