Review of a Week's Events in US and Abroad
Information from quarters of the civilized world notes a proposed tax duty on beer to fund a permanent investment fund for waterways. President Roosevelt's annual message was read in both houses with little business done beyond the reading. Senators Aldrich and Crane indicated they doubt Roosevelt seeks a third term.
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United States
House
Acheson
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Congress
Aldrich
Crane
Senate
Mass European Deaths and Uprisings Across the Globe
Reports list the death of Oscar II of Sweden in Stockholm with crown prince Gustave V. succeeding. fires kill three in Boston. multiple murders, kidnappings, and scandals unfold in the U.S. and abroad. The timeline spans Belgium to New York, with political shifts and legal actions shaping the era.
Evans Joins Fleet as Pacific-Bound Battleships Gather
Old Point Comfort Virginia witnesses Rear Admiral Robley D Evans assume command of the Pacific bound fleet heading toward a new naval era. The Connecticut leads a crescent formation with Louisiana Kansas Vermont followed by the Georgia Virginia New Jersey Rhode Island in the two divisions of the first squadron.
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Old Point Comfort
Connecticut
Robley D. Evans
America
Pacific Ocean
Minnesota
C. M. Thomas
Kentucky
Old Point
Norfolk
Louisiana
Kansas
Vermont
Evans
Georgia
Virginia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
William H. Emory
Bank President Arrested in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara reports California Safe Deposit & Trust president D. F. Walker arrested at Potter hotel by Policeman Ross Monday after Mrs. Walker refused entry. Walker was placed under arrest as she fainted. San Francisco notices Attorney General Webb filing for a receiver for the suspended company amid embezzlement charges against its president and general manager.
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Oscar II
Sweden
Stockholm
Gustave V
Boston
Mary Joubert
Charles Joubert
Emilie Joubert
William Stewart
Hast Iola
Kan
W. H. Creviston
Church of Notre Dame
Courtrai
Belgium
New Berlin
Jacksonville
Ill
Marshal Brinson
Midville
New York
New Mexico
R. J. Mobart
N. S. Dornay
Edward W. T. Stewart
Robert B. Riell
Joseph H. Outhwaite
Ohio
Columbus
Grant
Taft
Cuxhaven
Boulogne
Plymouth
J. Dalzell Brown
San Francisco
California Safe Deposit & Trust Company
W. J. Barrnett
Folkestone
Lillian Wulff
Chicago
E. Parmalee Prentice
John D. Rockefeller
Elihu Root, Jr
Harry Jones
William van Winkle
Fairport
Coal Valley
van Winkle
Bingham
Clara Bloodgood
Stafford
Baltimore
Carney
Topeka
International Harvester Company
Roosevelt
Gen. Funston
Goldfield
Nev
Nevada
National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
John Nahan
Justice Dowling
W. B. Nethaway
Norfolk
Neb
Edward Cohen
Lynn
American Federation of Labor
Dennis D. Driscoll
Capitol
Cunard
Mauretania
James J. Hill
Senate
House of Representatives
America
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Cornell Association
South America
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Nicolo de Falhco
Philadelphia
Vesta Field
Jessie Bryan
Jerry Widow” Company
Peter I. Roller
Secret Service
John Worthington
Montana
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Treasury Department
Congress
Cortelyou
Wash Mussay
Augusta
Ark
Superior Court
Monaco
Vere St. Leged Goold
Marie
Emma Levin
Monte Carlo
Santa Barbara
Cal
D. F. Walker
Potter Hotel
Ross
Walker
U. S. Webb
Red Cross to Raise Fund for Monongah Mine Victims
Washington reports the Red Cross will marshal its machinery to collect contributions for families of Monongah mine disaster victims. Telegraph instructions go to Illinois, Ohio, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts branches to notify locals. Monongah witnesses 66 bodies recovered from the wrecked mines by Monday night.
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Washington
Red Cross Society
Monongah
W. Va
Illinois
Ohio
New York
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maenongah
Explosion wrecks gas plant in White Pigeon Michigan
An explosion at the White Pigeon carbonite and gas plant leveled the facility Monday evening. Several people were severely injured and every window in town was cracked. The shock reportedly shook the area for 12 miles. the blast is blamed on a leak in the gas tank.
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White Pigeon
Mich
Gustave V Receives Army Homage at Stockholm
King Gustave V. received the troops in a semi circle around the palace with princes and his suite present. He told the soldiers he believed they would always follow him for the country’s welfare. The late king’s funeral is expected December 19 with limited royal attendance.
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Gustave
Stockholm
Gustave V
Hkalv
New Strength for Old Backs
Mrs. Joannah Straw of Canton South Dakota describes severe rheumatic pain in her back and general weakness along with headaches and dizziness. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring her health and notes she is now as well as a much younger woman at eighty one. She endorses the product as sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Joannah Straw
North Broadway
Canton
S. D
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Advice on Daisy's Voice and Heat in Town
A mother questions Uncle Josh about cultivating Daisy's singing voice and the warmth of local steam heat. The ad then promotes Defiance Starch for laundry, claiming its higher strength allows thinner, purer stiffening without harming fabric or wear.
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Josh
Daisy
Dentists revenge in bold window notice
A man once mistreated by a boarding house proprietors rises to success as a popular dentist. He opens a practice opposite the boarding house and proclaims in large letters that steel pointed boarding house teeth are a specialty, ruining the landlady’s business.
Barber Sets Englishman Straight Over Shaving Practice
A young American barber in a men's cafe faces an Englishman who criticizes Yankee business habits. The barber gives him extra soap and reads, then tells him he must go up the street for his share because they only lather here.
Grape-Nuts Promises Better Health Through Diet Change
An Illinois man recalls poor health from heavy meat eating and credits Grape-Nuts with major weight gain and improved digestion. He says his wife and a 68 year old neighbor also benefited, with indigestion largely gone. The advertisement notes Postum Co. and a booklet for readers.
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Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Wellville
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RED Cross
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