Happenings of a Week: Notable Deaths and Events
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy founder of Christian Science died in Boston at age ninety. Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt died at Natural Bridge Virginia noted for war service and Philippines governorship. Edward A. Smith died in a Pittsburg taxicab while his son rushed him to a hospital. Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, eighty seven, was found strangled at her Shirley West Virginia home. Philander C Knox and Frank B Smith relative died in a Pittsburg taxicab. Harry Lane Wilson seeks leave from Mexico post signaling normalizing conditions. Willie Hoppe defeated George Slosson in New York City to retain the world billiards title and $1000 purse plus diamond medal.
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Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science
Boston
Mrs. Eddy
Chestnut Hill
Wesley Merritt
Natural Bridge
Ihe
Philippines
United States
Edward A. Smith
Philander C. Knox
Frank B. Smith
Crucible Steel Company
Pittsburg
Elizabeth Allen
Mexico City
State Department
Mexico
Willie Hoppe
George Slosson
New York City
Hoppe
Peary recognized as discoverer of the north pole
George von L Meyer in his annual report to Congress suggests retiring Peary as rear admiral with pay from the date of his pole discovery. Torrential rains flood France as rivers overflow, towns cut off and soldiers aid stranded villagers. Meanwhile Boston financier Robert L Davie is missing, with millions at risk and a Boston audience told of his loss.
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Robert B. Peary
North Pole
George von L. Meyer
Navy
Congress
Peary
Pole
France
Boston
Robert L. Davie
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Wilfred French
Cairo
Gil
Ab Bankston
Pulaski County
Bankston
Banana Anna
New York Central Railroad
New York
Berlin
Texas
Meyer
Taft Urges Economy and Canal Fortification in Annual Message
President Taft's annual message to Congress centers on government economy and efficiency. It outlines plans for conserving forest lands, fortifying the Panama Canal, and continuing tariff board work while reviewing departmental duties and recommending reforms across justice postal navy and international relations.
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Washington
Tait
Congress
Panama Canal
Tariff Board
Executive
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
Department of Agriculture
United States
Latin America
Western Hemisphere
Taft
Postal Savings Bank
Post Office
Department of Justice
Department
Secretary of the Navy
Permanent Court of the Hague
Great Britain
Elopement Asked as Wealthy Couple Debates Union
A rich young man questions a practical heiress about leaving her lavish home to marry him. He urges a life of poverty and self denial in the west, while she contemplates abandoning wealth for love and a future together. The scene ends with a tearful farewell.
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Rodolphus
Clementine
Browning
Sixteen Years of Skin Disease Healed by Cuticura
Leonard A Hawter of 11 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn New York describes a long battle with a persistent skin disease that worsened in warm weather. After trying multiple doctors he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and reports a complete turnaround, becoming "the happiest man" with a true cure.
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Leonard A. Hawter
Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn
N .Y
Burdened by Odd Odor in Boarding House Kitchen
A landlady complains of a peculiar burning rubber smell in the boarding house as a sarcastic boarder notes the cook may have dropped a steak on the stove.
Quip About Cigar Gift Reveals Unusual Household Pact
A wry exchange shows a wife challenging her husband about smoking a birthday cigar. The husband confirms he will refrain, saying he plans to keep the cigars until their son Willie learns to smoke. The dialogue highlights a curious, perhaps humorous family agreement.
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George
Willie
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