Notable 1909 Era News Snippets From National Figures
Ralph Hill Thomas and Mrs. Helen Kelly Gould obtained a New York marriage license. Col Mosby, about seventy three, lost his DOJ job in Washington. Mrs Sherman left Johns Hopkins for Hig Moose Lake trip after treatment in Baltimore. Greece minister Coromilas wed Miss Cockrell in Washington. Schiaparelli, Mars observer, dies in Milan. Taft names Smith acting chief of new Bureau of Mines. Bryan returns to Lincoln after Europe trip and weighs future politics.
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Ralph Hill Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
Helen Kelly Gould
Frank Gould
New York City
John S. Mosby
Department of Justice
Washington
Mosby
Grant
Jamess. Sherman
John Hopkins Hospital
de Long
Hig
Moose Lake
N. Y
Sherman
Baltimore
L. A. Coromilas
Greece
Anna &. Cockrell
Senator Cockrell
Missouri
Schiaparelli
Milan Observatory
Mars
Milan
Italy
Taft
George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Bureau of Mines
Congress
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Europe
Nebraska
Bryan
Trio of would be robbers foiled near St Louis by engineer
Three young and inexperienced bandits were halted by quick thinking near Larimore, Missouri. Police detained three suspects at St Louis jail as the case proceeds.
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Larimore
St. Louis
Woodmen of America
State Insurance Department
F. 8. Webb
Chicago
Charles D. Norton
Beverly (Mass
Brooklyn
George Bengel
International Paper Company
Colt
John Norris
New York
Charles F. Weed
Boston Herald Company
State Normal School
Chico
Cal
Gillett
C. C. van Liew
Taft
B. S. Rodey
Albuquerque
N. M
Nome
Alaska
George B. Grigsby
Rodey
United Sates Court of
Porto Rico
Pablo Iglesias
Senor Maura
G. Gordon Martin
Houston
Tex
Lawrenceville
North Dakota
Utah
H. B. Smith
South Platte Millers’ Association
Nebraska Millers
United States Supreme Court
Massive Hundred Thousand Attend Diverse Global Gatherings
The piece notes nearly 100000 members of the Order of Elke gathering in Detroit for the grand lodge convention while the American Institute of Homeopathy met in Pasadena its first western convention. It lists corporate dividend increases totaling 57.6 million yearly across 86 firms including 23 railroads and highlights various international and national events from Nicaragua to Taft’s upcoming Maine coast cruise.
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Order of Elke
Detroit
Grand Lodge
American Institute of Homeopathy
Pasadena
Rockies
Estrada
Pearl Lagoon
Nicaragua
Madriz
San Jacinto
Venus
Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Brookins
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Marinette and
Wausau
Medford
Prentice
W. J. Bryan
Grand Island
Neb
Nevada
State Supreme Court
Forester Graves
Walter Preston Brownlow
Jonesboro
Tenn
Johnson City
Congress
Brotherhood of Railway
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
James Madden
New York
Buenos Ayres
United States
Henry White
Baroness de la Roche
Rheims
France
Newark
Carl Etherington
Kentucky
William Howard
Williams
Wall Street
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
Bar Harbor
Maine
Jack Johnson
R. B. Fisher
Neoga
Ill) Presbyterian Church
His Wish
Mrs. Henpeck-Ah Henry jokes about having no further wife after her passing while Mr. Henpeck mutters a wary reply.
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Mrs. Henpeck
Henry
Mr. Henpeck
Sotto Voce
Burning Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Four years ago a woman suffered a severe eczema covering head to foot and was bedridden six weeks. After doctors gave up, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, slept well after the first bath, and soon recovered fully with no ill effects.
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Edward Nenning
Salina St
Watertown
N. Y
Cost of Spontaneity in a Compromise Bid
An aspiring statesman seeks the office insisting he be the people’s choice. His campaign manager counters that securing broad support is costlier than running as a compromise candidate, highlighting the price of popularity.
Marine Eye Salve marketed with varied claims unfolds
An advertisement touts Marine Eye Salve for red itching eyelids cyats and styes with trial tubes and a Chicago company, Marine Eye Remedy Co. A widow praises her late husband while remarking on a sleepy wife.
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Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Patent Medicines Ad Snippet Reflects Teething Remedies
An old advertisement page describes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething relief with gum softening and wind colic claims at 25a per bottle. It also touts Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels, sugar coated and easy to take, and notes a saying about rich relatives living long.
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Dr. Pierce
Roosevelt Returns to Ovation After Elba Like Welcome
Theodore Roosevelt arrives back in New York after fifteen months abroad aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II ship. He refuses interviews but answers questions with vigorous public interest. The reception features a parade, widespread cheering, and the Roosevelt party’s use of White Steamers and White cars for travel and events, including a church visit and a Rough Riders clambake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Roosevelt
Elba
New York
Douglas Robinson
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Colonel Roosevelt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Collector Loeb
Mr. Robinson
Long Island City
Oyster Bay
Travers Island
New York Athletic Club
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Dodds
Guar
Felix Gouraud
L. A. Sayre
the Hautton
Gourand
U.S
Canada
Ford
T. Hopkins
Great Jones St
Cascarets
M Bors
White Company
Tiger Chewing Tobacco
Magruder
Colorado Springs
Colorado
WAAC
J.p.allen
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