Brewer Drops Dead in Washington Home
Associate Justice David Josiah Brewer of the U S Supreme Court died at his residence after a night of close study on Standard Oil and tobacco cases. Mrs Brewer heard him call for aid as he prepared for a bath. Dr H A Taylor could not reach him in time.
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Washington
David Josiah Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Brewer
Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Oil Trust
H. A. Taylor
Justice Brewer
Ashley W. Gould
Minnie Brewer
Eight Killed on U S Cruiser Charleston Off Olongapo
Eight men die and several are injured when a three inch gun breech explodes aboard the U S cruiser Charleston during sea practice off Olongapo. Seven die instantly. one succumbs to injuries. Rear Admiral Hubbard orders investigation as bodies prepare for burial at Cavite.
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Manila
P. I
United States
Charleston
Olongapo
Anstedd
Walter
Seaman
Barkman
Ralph
Barnerd
Maxie
Garden
Slarry
Heater
Harry
McKee
Philip
Molin
Edward
Marine
Remmelle
Leo
John Hubbard
Asiatic Fleet
Cavite
Hubbard
John Il. Gibbons
Fire kills hundreds at ball in Ochocrite Hungary
At Mate Szalkha Hungary a hall used as a ballroom in a coach house attached to a hotel burned during a Sunday event. Hundreds were killed and many injured as panic and a roof collapse trapped guests after flames spread from burning gowns and blocked exits.
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Mate-Szalkha
Hungary
Ochocrite
King Menelik Dead Report From Addis Ababa
Rome dispatches from Addis Ababa report the death of King Menelik of Abyssinia. The news has circulated before without confirmation, causing little surprise among observers.
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Menelik
Rome
Addie Abeba
Abyssinia
Illinois Happenings in brief from Champaign to Kewanee
A Chicago area family dies from suspected gas leak asphyxiation. In Champaign a father resists a probation officer over his son, leading to a confrontation with a constable. Other items note home mission plans in Mount Vernon, an arsenic death inquiry in Chicago, a liability law commission meeting in Springfield, and a new Colona bridge proposal.
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Champaign
Louis Kuntz
Newcomb Township
Agnes Frisinger
Lopez
Chicago
Clybourn Avenue
Arthur Belzer
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Lillian Krappe Belzer
Arthur Belzer, Jr
Mount Vernon
Southern Illinois Methodist Conference
Home Missionary Convention
Strong
Kate Jeffers
William S. Hamm
Hubbard's Woods
Patton
Springfield
Employers’ Lability Commission
Deneen
Lebanon
McKendree College
Galena
Elizabeth O’leary
Donald Beaton
Fort Snelling
Minn
Minneapolis
Matthew Beaton
Rogers Park
Alfonse Brandner
Hugo Peterson
Bradner
Cairo
Harris Saddlery
Ginn & Co. Publishers
Prairie Avenue
Nevins
Martha Anderson
Jacob Anderson
G. D. Maynard
Paris
Kewanee
Rock River
Colona
Henry
Rock Island
Congressional caucus sets rules committee lineup
Insurgents back Dalzell as chairman as Republicans and Democrats settle on a new House rules committee in a secret ballot. Fisher Fassett and Smith of California win early key votes, with Longworth and Boutell also among top contenders. Harmony urged by Tawney Payne and Speaker Cannon observers.
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John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Walter I. Smith
Iowa
J. Sloat Fassett
New York
Henry S. Boutell
Ilinois
Sylvester C. Smith
California
George P. Lawrence
Massachusetts
Champ Clark
Missouri
Oscar Tnderwind
Alabama
John Fitzgerald
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
Washington
House Committee On
House
Cannon
Dalzell
Smith
Clark
Fitzgerald
Gardner
Morris
Murdock
Tawney
Harmony
Payne
Hubbard
Gardiner
Cooper
Davidson
Martin
Norris
Lawrence
Fassett
Boutell
Winos
Kahn
Longworth
Ohio
Illinois
Madison
Fish
Taylor
Pickett
Messrs
Sims
Tennessee
Clayton
Rainey
Committee On Rules
Underwood
Dixon
Hammond
Slayden
Hughes
Sulzer
Sherley
Mitchell Palmer
Calf's Head a Novel Dish and Its Preparation
A detailed historical recipe describes splitting a calf's head, removing brains and tongue, scalding and washing, then simmering with flour, suet, vegetables and spices. It guides reassembling the tongue, garnishing with eggs and parsley, and serving with a vinaigrette sauce from egg yolks shallots pickles parsley mustard oil tarragon vinegar and seasonings.
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Emma Paddock Telford
Cleaning Gold and Silver Jewelry Tips
The article prescribes soap and water with a soft brush and warm water for gold or silver pieces, a brisk finish on tissue paper, and using fine boxwood sawdust to polish after repairs. It notes many wear chains and necklaces dirtying gowns and skin, and reserves chamois leather for large surfaces while tissue paper gives final polish.
Squash Biscuit Recipe From Historic Instructions
A historical quick bread method uses one cup sifted squash one half cup sugar two tablespoons melted butter one level teaspoon salt half a cake compressed yeast dissolved in one eighth cup warm water and enough flour to form a dough. The dough rises twice then is molded into small biscuits and baked in a slow oven.
Sour Cream Cookies Special Recipe Note
Dissolve soda in cold water and add to cream. Cream butter with sugar, add eggs, mix with flour, roll cut bake in a hot oven. Each cookie centers with a raisin or Maraschino cherry. Source: House keeper.
Keeping Bread Board Clean
The article advises using a marble slab as ideal for meat and bread boards but recommends wooden boards be kept sanitary. Scrub with hot water after each use and rub with a cut lemon daily, then rinse in cold water to keep the surface white and remove grease.
Scorched Linen Cleaning Tips
A quick method to treat a scorch on fabric advises moistening the spot, rubbing with soap, then bleaching in sunlight to lift the stain. Repeat as needed until the mark fades.
Blood Relations in a Family Conversation
A dialogue between Bobby and Papa explores kinship and the meaning of blood relations. Bobby cites a close group of relatives as the bloodiest ties, while Papa explains near relations define the term.
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Bobby
Pop
Papa
Mom
Cure of Severe Skin Ailment With Cuticura Ointment
A Chicago mother details her five year old son’s brutal skin disease. After three doctors failed, Cuticura ointment brought rapid improvement and full recovery after several applications. She recalls the child’s raised sores, painful bandages, and eventual health, noting the cure occurred twelve years prior. The Florida Times-Union quotes the testimonial.
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Robert Wattam
Forty-eighth St
Chicago
Ill
Russian Tobacco Use in Cigar Manufacture
The piece notes Russia uses home grown tobacco from Chernigov and Samara governments for bulk production but imports most wrappers from the United States and Cuba. The Optimist comments on troubles eating up the weak.
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Russia
United States
Cuba
Chernigov
Samara
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