Happenings And Happenings Around The World This Week
Leslie M. Shaw warns that Congress has grown cowardly and predicts Hearst will defeat La Follette if Roosevelt Taft and Bryan die. Gov. Johnson leads Swedish day at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific expo in Seattle with thousands of Swedes. John Galvin becomes Cincinnati mayor after Markbreidt. Reyes resigns in Colombia. new president to be elected August 3. Charles Zubelin calls Harriman a financial post critic. Tawney of Minnesota attacks Van Hise over magazine article.
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Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Chautauqua
N. Y
Hearst
la Follette
Roosevelt
Taft
Bryan
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Seattle
John Galvin
Cincinnati
Leopold Markbreidt
Reyes
Colombia
Charles Zubelin
Boston
Cahutaugua
H. Harriman
Financial Post
Representative Tawney
Charles Richard van Hise
Wisconsin University
Rebels Proclaim Republic in Barcelona Amid War Clashes
London reports rebels in Barcelona declared a republic as fighting persisted with renewed ferocity while Madrid announced the rebellion crushed. Other major items include a devastating Osaka fire, a tariff conference move to the Senate, and various international incidents.
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London
Barcelona
Spain
Madrid
Osaka
Japan
House
Senate
Milwaukee
France
Nicholas
Russia
Cowes
England
Hahner
Delanco
N. J
Clara Pizzani
New York
Canton
Tony Panilla
Taft
Minnesota
Idaho
Luk Wing
Wong Bow Chueng
Fort Omaha
Neb
Wuron
Armour
Pierre
John Haker
Lansing
Mich
Argentina
Bolivia
Grand Lodge
International Order of Good Templars
Camp Cleghorn
Waupaca
Wis
National Association of
Window Trimmers
Philadelphia
Thaw Case Opens On Matteawan Conduct Arguments
Mary Thaw sat in court as District Attorney Jerome introduced testimony from her prior statements to boost his insanity case against her son. Dr. Amos Baker described Thaw at Matteawan as mostly silly and pompous, with moments of irrationality, while noting early signs of no paranoia.
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White Plains
N. Y
Mary Copley
Jerome
St. Vitus
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Amos B. Baker
Matteawan
Mattewan
Baker
T& Clever
Births mark large families in Maine and Indiana
In Skowhegan Maine Mrs Charles He Dickey of Canaan has just given birth to her twenty second child a girl both mother and daughter well The Dickey family long lived on a farm beyond the village and the parents married 27 years ago In Richmond Indiana Mr and Mrs John Lipscomb welcome a ninth teenth child a healthy boy The Lipscombs are a 50 year old farmer and his wife 49 their many children contribute to Richmond community.
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Skowhegan
Charles HE. Dickey
Canaan
Mar
Mrs
Dickey
Board of Selectmen of
Juel
Flo
Richmond
Ind
John Lipscomb
Lipscomb
Richomnd
Nurse Placed in Bellevue After Nose Touch Test
New York police magistrate orders mental health inquiry for Harriet R. Berry a trained nurse. She fails to touch the nose with her right index finger on several tries and is committed to Bellevue for observation based on the test results.
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New York
Harriet R. Berry
Heartless Banter Sparks Spring Poetics Advice
Horace and Grace joke about writing spring poetry with Grace recommending seeing a doctor. The wry exchange hints at creative fever and humor in a witty dialogue.
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Horace
Grace
Eczema Sufferer Finds Quick Cure with Cuticura Remedies
Charles T. Bauer of Volant Pennsylvania describes twelve years of eczema on hands arms and feet swelling itching and peeling. After trying many salves doctors and giving up hope a Cuticura set brought rapid improvement and healing with no relapse. March 11 1908. Potter Drug and Chemical Corp sole owners Boston.
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Charles T. Bauer
Volant
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Bostam
The Force of Habit and a Maine Colt Tale
A dean cites a curious comparison from Maine about a boyhood horse owner named Thomas. A colt fed in a box stall swam a river to reach the barnyard for a drink, illustrating a memorable habit discussed by campers and a teacher.
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Thomas
Colt
Maine
Proposer Jeopardy in Conversation Over a Rich Match
Dialogue shows Tom chiding Dick for failing to propose to Miss Gabble while Dick explains he cannot get a word in edgewise. The exchange reflects social dynamics and humor from a Catholic Standard and Times excerpt.
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Tom
Evidence Hint Hits and Wedding Guess at Union
A Central Methodist Advocate excerpt notes a claim that a golf ball strike left a man senseless and mentions a likely forthcoming marriage between two individuals. The exchange suggests a sensationalized set of events surrounding an impending wedding.
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Central Methodist Advocate
Physician's Mean Trick Ends With Absent Doctor
A woman with imaginary illness is met by a physician famed for intolerance. After instructing her to close eyes and extend tongue he vanishes, leaving her alone in a busy street. The tale ends with a quip about a duke and a grin at a painting of the battle of Bunker Hill.
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Bunker Hill
What’s This Wireless Signal C O D or C Q D
Mr. Wilkins sits on a nail keg reading a found paper. He notices a wireless telegraph signal and asks about C O D. Holbrook the grocer suggests C Q D as a distress signal.
A Witty Doctor Recommends Five Dollar Coal Dose
A sallow man asks for a prescription for cold feet and the doctor humorously prescribes a ton of coal, charging five dollars. The exchange underscores a dry, period-tinged wit in a medical setting.
Non-Expert Exchange on Fearsome Golf Hero Game
A brief dialogue contrasts two speakers about the meaning of fearsome in a golf game. They speculate on whether fearsome describes a two way approach or a bold playing style.
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Jim
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