Brief Review Of A Week S Events Mayors Wedding And Trials
Personal notes report Mayor Busse of Chicago married to Miss Josephine Lee for over a month. The New York appellate division quashed the perjury conviction of Dr Walter Gillette ex vice president of Mutual Life after a technical ruling. Roosevelt plans April 1909 Africa trip for big game hunting. Bishop Brent declines Washington bishopric. Illinois Press Association elects 3 K Strother president. Dreyfus shot slightly after canonization. Dr William C Gorgas elected president of the American Medical Association. Funeral held for ex Senator James K Jones. J L Meyer seeks admission to Milwaukee county poorhouse. J F Lanning indicted on seven counts. William Jeffries hanged for murder. John Hays Hammond seeks GOP VP nomination. Gaston P Philip acquitted in Macaboy murder case. Robert A Smith retires in St Paul as gifts presented by businessmen.
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Busse
Chicago
Josephine Lee
Walter R. Gillette
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Appellate Division
Supreme Court of New York
White House
Roosevelt
Africa
Charles Henry Brent
Philippines
Washington
K. Strother
Taylorville
Ilinois Press Association
Alfred Dreyfus
Louis Gregori
Pantheon
Milenola
William C. Gorgas
Isthmian Canal Commission
American
St. Charles
William Wussler
John Hays Hammond
Gaston P. Philip
New York
Frank Macaboy
Robert A. Smith
St. Paul
Minn
Turbulent Sail on Tennessee and Multiple Disasters
Four men were killed and ten injured when a steam pipe burst on the armored cruiser Tennessee during a speed trial near San Pedro California. Rear Admiral Sebree and other officers escaped harm. Also reported were tornado deaths in Iowa and Wisconsin, a pension office worker's suicide in Washington, mine suffocations in Colorado, a fatal streetcar crash in St Louis, a yacht race result, a fire at Gallipolis, and fleet movements from San Francisco to Hampton Roads with stops in Manila and Suez. A widow of a former Illinois governor and a four year old found alive after four days in a Michigan swamp are noted.
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Tennessee
San Pedro
Cal
Sebree
Iowa
Wisconsin
Joseph Pospiscil
Washington
Gladstone
Col
St Louis
Venona
Boston
Marblehead
Bermuda
Gallipolis
Founadry & Machine Company
Maine
Alabama
San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Honolulu
Manila
Aden
Suez Canal
Yates
Ilinois
Jacksonville
Michigan
Calumet
Multiple disasters and trials fill national news reels
An aeronaut dies in Springfield Tl. embezzlers receive ten-year terms. an explosion injures eleven at Prest-O-Lite in Indianapolis. Robberies, court actions, political contests, royal travel, murders, wrecks, and factory calamities fill reports from across the nation.
Church Set on Fire Near Berlin During Bonaventuri Sermon
In Mecabit near Berlin a fire started during a mass by famed Dominican monk Bonaventuri. About 1,800 attendees heard of the blaze as six assistants helped evacuate the crowd. Investigators suspect incendiaries placed crude firebrands around the church. authorities note a prior church arson as context.
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Berlin
St. Paulus Catholic
Mecabit
Bonaventuri
Father Bonaventuri
Receiver for Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Named in Ohio
In Toledo Judge W W Taylor appointed LB A Worthington of Cleveland as receiver for the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad on claims totaling about 8 791 047 for the National Car Wheel company of New York and alleging total indebtedness exceeding 28 000 000. Worthington filed a 100 000 bond with United Surety Company.
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Toledo, O
National Car Wheel Company of
New York
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
United States District
W. W. Taylor
Wheeling
A. Worthington
Cleveland
United Surety Company of Paltiva E Liis
Wood brothers pleads guilty in fraud case in Minnesota
George W. Wood Lewin A. Wood and Forest B. Wood admitted guilt in federal court before Judge Page Morris to conspiracy to defraud and misuse of the mails. Each defendant was fined 2500 dollars, paid immediately. The Edwards Wood company, once a St Paul grain brokerage firm, figures in the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
George W. Wood
Lewin A. Wood
Forest B. Wood
Page Morris
Edwards-Wood Company
St Paul
Fatal Storm Rakes Port Huron Area Damage Rumors
One man died and a woman and two children were badly injured as a severe wind and electrical storm struck Port Huron and nearby areas late Monday afternoon. Damage was estimated at 120000 dollars with many buildings struck by lightning including the Standard Chain Co. across the river at Sarnia Ontario.
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Port Huron
Mich
Standard Chain Company
Sarnia
Ont
Detroit grain broker ends week of debauch with suicide
Roy A. Gormley, a Detroit grain broker and nephew of James Gormley of Bullard & Gormley, shot himself in his apartment at the Auditorium Annex. He was 33, married, recently separated from his wife due to an affair.
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Chicago
Roy A. Gormley
Detroit
Auditorium Annex
Gormley
James Ii
Bullard & Gormley
State Street
Five Months in Hospital Then Healing With Pills
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota reports five months in a hospital ending in discharge as incurable and given six months to live. He describes heart trouble, smothering spells, fainting, impaired sight, and kidney issues, but attributes improvement to Dean's Kidney Pills. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Levi P. Brockway
S. Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Unusually Brilliant Wins Recognition For Young Prodigy
A narrator praises a young boy as unusually bright citing his knowledge of nearly every major league player. The compliment highlights Maggie remarking on his advanced understanding and rapid learning.
Tortured Six Months Cure Through Cutiura Remedies
Mrs Louis Beck of San Antonio Texas recounts a six month battle with eczema on her son. After ineffective doctors the Cutiura Remedies brought immediate relief and within two months the sores disappeared leaving the child clear and symptom free.
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Louis Beck
San Antonio
Tex
She Said So Anyway A Youthful Courtship Quip
A young man attempts to win Bobby's sister by visiting and talking with her. He asks if she was pleased with his call, and Bobby bluntly confirms by recounting her reaction to their mother. The vignette echoes light social comedy from Youth's Companion.
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Bobby
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises Big Reward
A century old advertisement touts Haiti's Catarra Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, with internal use to cure constitutional disease and strengthen the patient. It offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure, and promotes accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Scierce
Haiti
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Yoko Hall
First Cold Bath Raises Goose Flesh Joke
Little Clarence experiences his first cold bath in a room with water colder than usual. His mother steps away briefly as he looks aghast at the goose flesh on his skin and exclaims, I’m turning into a chicken.
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Clarence
Harper’s Weekly
Castoria Safety Reminder for Parents Everywhere
Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of Castoria a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it remains unopened and properly labeled. Ensure over the counter remedies used for children are authentic and trustworthy.
Noted Quip Sparks Banter on Role and Wealth
In the dialogue, Ananias tires of being called a representative of medicity and hopes to be seen as something profitable like a malefactor of great wealth, sparking a sharp exchange about status and ambition.
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Medicity
Ananias
Editor Rejects Essay On Woman and Her Defects
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a caller presenting an essay titled Woman and Her Defects to an editor. The editor questions the author and notes lack of personal familiarity with the subject before returning the piece.
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The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Woman Reflects on Fishmonger’s Quip About Identity
Mrs. Jones recalls her chat with a fish dealer who quips that a man becomes like what he associates with. He asserts his life as a fishmonger keeps him from swimming a yard, sparking puzzled reaction in the market remark.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement promotes relief for foot pain
This 19th century ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful smarting feet and growing nails. It claims comfort for sweating feet and easier shoe wear, selling through druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package offered. Address A. 93 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Railway Brakeman Withheld Station Names Cited
Inarticulate cry notes railway workers urged not to disclose station names to the public. The Washington Star comments that even brakemen tend to reveal too much, prompting caution amid curious inquiries.
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Washington Star
Advertisement Fragments From Howard Bros and Local Brands
A collage of old time ads promotes Pettit’s Eye Salve as harmless quick relief for eye ailments, Howard Bros Buffalo NY products, Lewis' Single Binder cigars at five cents, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, and witty quips about married life and frugal spending.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
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Elgin, Joliet & Astern
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Appleton
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Neelly
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