Week’s Important News Notes Condensed For Busy Readers
A roundup of national items including Lorimer election inquiries, Hopkins testimony, and Hinman Yates denials. Sugar trust probes link Mormon Church to beet sugar. Taft presses pure food laws and drug controls. Proposals on direct senator election fail in Illinois. Masons inaugurate La Grange home as court cases and labor bills surface.
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George W. Hinman
Chicago
Congress
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Notable Social and International Happenings Across Europe and America
Mrs. J W Pinchot recovers from appendectomy at son Amos New York home. Minnie Ashley famed American vocalist to return soon. Katherine Brown and Lieut Chester P Barnett engagement announced by Henry Gassaway Davis. Melcher of Chicago and daughter hurt in Kaw derailment. Mrs Melcher seriously injured. King George and Queen Mary review warship parade at Spithead. Emperor William hosted on USS Louisiana by Admiral Badger. A thief grabs a handbag from Mrs Mary Scott Lord Harrison in Venice. thief arrested.
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J. W. Pinchot
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Amos
New York
Henry Gassaway Davis
West Virginia
Katherine Brown
Chester Pp. Barnett
Fifteenth Cavalry
F. O. Melcher
Chicago
Rock Island
Emperor William
Louisiana
Admiral Badger
Mary Scott Lord Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Venice
Italy
George V Crowned King of Great Britain in Westminster Abbey
The coronation drew 17 000 elite attendees and dignitaries from around the world as George V and Queen Mary were crowned in Westminster Abbey. The ceremony featured the anointing with St Edward's crown, the hymn of praise, and royal homage led by archbishops Canterbury and York. Notable attendees included Taft era figures and Mrs Hammond, with a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey and a grand royal spectacle.
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London
George V
Great Britain
Westminster Abbey
Edward
Canterbury
George
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Earl Marshal
Duke of Norfolk
Abbey
Viscount Kitchener
England
Lord Roberts
York
Prince of Wales
Mary
Edward I
Westminster
Bris
Queen Mary
Queen Alexandra
Taft
John Hays Hammond
London Crowd Guarded By Army Invasion Precautions
London officials deploy 30 000 visiting soldiers and 100 000 home troops under Lord Kitchener to manage crowds during celebrations. Scotland Yard issues multilingual pamphlets listing do’s and don’ts to protect foreigners from theft and scams amid festive crowds.
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London
Scotland Yard
British Empire
Lord Kitchener
America
Coronation Coiffure Exhibition Promotes British Fashion
The Incorporated Hairdressers Guild of Great Britain organized a London exhibition to foster a purely British coiffure fashion. Support came from hairdressers and trades across England and Scotland for the coronation year event.
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London
Busy at Golf Keeps Him From Office
The exchange notes that he is not occupied with work, but rather dedicates his time to golf. He is described as too busy at golf to be at the office these days, highlighting a shift in daily focus away from professional duties.
Remarkable Cure for Psoriasis by Cuticura Remedies
Testimonial from Hiram E. Carpenter of Henderson New York detailing twenty years of psoriasis suffering. After trying numerous doctors, Cuticura Resolvent, Soap, and Ointment provided relief within six weeks, with full skin restoration and no relapse years later. Carpenter later confirmed no recurrence by 1910 from Lansing Michigan.
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Hot Springs
Detroit
Lansing
Mich
Hiram E. Carpenter
Henderson
N. Y
Carpenter
Idle Bride Revered Woman Sparks Domestic Jest
A neighbor quips that the bride across the way is the laziest woman, while her husband worships her. The exchange comments on the couple’s dynamic and the comic notion of an idolized wife.
That fellow cut me out in a very underhanded way
A humorous exchange recalls a rival cutting the speaker in a scheme. The insistence on attending the wedding hints at possible vengeance with a joking plan to soak him with an old shoe. The snippet captures wit and social tensions around a union.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Important to mothers examine carefully every bottle of Castoria and see that it bears the signature of the Chas. H. Fletcher. Castoria is a safe remedy for infants and children and has been trusted for years. Mothers should avoid substitutes and ensure labeling matches the genuine product.
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Fletcher
Never Forget Business Slogan Echoes in Quip
A terse exchange frames a hard bargain on a cold inquiry as a trader claims constant memory of business. The dialogue hints at price and value, leaving the exact stakes implied rather than stated.
Pleasant Pellets Cure the Cause of Constipation
The ad asserts constipation as the cause of diseases and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for the disease by addressing the root cause. Easy to take and marketed as a simple remedy.
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Pierce
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