Notable Nomination and Obituary Roundup in Brief
Representative W. P. Brownlow was renominated by the Bristol Tennessee Republican primary. Brig. Gen. Charles Morton of Omaha, retiring for age. Hetty Green reportedly donated land to Christopher Columbus University in New York worth 500000, unverified. F. M. Baker discharged dishonorably from the Navy for desertion to Aguinaldo’s army. W. Frank Wilson of Buffalo died on a train near Utica. Commodore Hovgaard, Danish Arctic explorer, is dead. Walter Phelps Dodge plans to leave the U.S. forever. Paul Morton named vice president of the Pan American Railroad in New York. Louis Graf of Brooklyn to recover neck function after nine months.
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W. P. Brownlow
Congress
Bristol
Tenn
Charles Morton
Department of the Missouri
Omaha
Liston
Hetty Green
Christopher Columbus University
New York City
F. M. Baker
Marine Corps
Navy
Aguinaldo
W. Frank Wilson
Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central Railroad Company
Utica
Commodore Hovgaard
Frederick A. Cook
Copenhagen
Walter Phelps Dodge
New York
Helen Steck
Pittsburg
London
William Waldorf Astor
America
Mexico City
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Pan-American Railroad
Louis Graf
Brooklyn
Papke Wins Middleweight Bout in Paris
Billy Papke known as the Illinois Thunderbolt defeated Willie Lewis of New York in the third round of a 20 round title fight held in Paris earning the middleweight championship. The match was one sided with Papke dominating from the start.
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Billy Papke
Illinois Thunderbolt
Willie Lewis
New York
Paris
France
Papke
Senator Cummins
Iowa
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Rochester
N. Y
Republican Party
Congress
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
State Board of Arbitration
Uncle Sam
Navy
Navy Department
Delaware
North Dakota
Cuticura Products Promoted For Skin Care And Purity
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for cleansing, preserving, and beautifying skin, scalp, hair, and hands and preventing irritation. It notes worldwide availability and offers a free Cuticura Book from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. A separate anecdote from Success Magazine tells of Mrs Mode and her husband Herbert after hunger led to burning clothes to recover a pantry key.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Success Magazine
Strange sight prompts remark on beauty of Niagara Falls
A Niagara Falls man recalls a Buffalo visitor bringing a Scottish relative to view the falls. They stood in silence until the Buffalo man sighed and declared the scene beautiful and strange. The Scottish guest reflected that beauty is common but called a wooden leg peacock in Peebles a far stranger sight.
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Niagara Falls
Scotland
Donald
Peebles
Bulgarian Monasteries To Become Tuberculosis Sanatoria
In Bulgaria efforts aim to abolish numerous Greek Catholic monasteries and convents to repurpose their buildings and revenues for tuberculosis sanatoria. King Ferdinand has allocated 100,000 francs for a national sanatorium. The country records a high tuberculosis death rate of 81 per 100000 people.
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Bulgaria
Ferdinand
A Little Thing Changes the Home Feeling
A letter claims coffee causes headaches and irritability in a mother, wife, and children. The writer credits Postum with eliminating bilious attacks, headaches, and moodiness, improving family happiness. The piece promotes Postum as a coffee substitute and cites a testimonial.
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Wellville
Difference between slender and skinny women joke adage
Wry line compares slender versus skinny women as a matter of dollars over taste. An ad copy touts a cold cure claim using LAXATIVE BROMO winning tablets with a bold Druggists note and a 3c price.
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B.W Ghrov
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U.S.A
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Heyl
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Sheridan, Inc
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Cor. R. R
Main Street
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Lisbon
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Salem
Homeseekers
Mexico
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Prospectus Free
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Welsh
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Girthoffer
Boggs + Manning
Spokane
Wash
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San Antonio
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Andrus Building
Minneapolis
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