Rabies Epidemic Sparks Dog Killings Across Lake County
Lake County farmers and town mayors order police to kill stray dogs amid a rabies outbreak threatening livestock and biting residents. Waukegan reports over twenty rabid dogs killed. ban on dogs tied for six weeks in Waukegan. rabies scares spread to North Chicago Russell Zion City Winthrop Harbor Wadsworth and Libertyville.
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North Shore
Lake County
Waukegan
Bidinger
North Chicago
Russell
Zion City
Winthrop Harbor
Wadsworth
Libertyville
Taft narrowly escapes mud on Mount Rainier trip
President Taft and his presidential party reached Mount Rainier by automobile but many cars became mired in mud as they neared the snow line. Rangers aided stalled vehicles while Taft’s car struggled on the slippery road then continued to Ashford and on to Bellingham.
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Mt. Rainier
Bellingham
Wash
Taft
Panama Canal
Leon
Oregon
California
Salt Lake City
Montana
Middle Northwest
Tacoma
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier National Park
Forest Rangers
Ashford
Cornelius N Bliss Dies in New York
Cornelius N Bliss longtime Republican figure and former secretary of the interior died in New York. Born January 26 1833 in Fall River Massachusetts he led party committees from 1892 to 1908 and served as interior secretary from 1897 to 1899 under McKinley. He chaired New York state Republican committees and held directorships in banks and insurers. He married Elizabeth Plumer in 1859.
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New York
Cornelius N. Bliss
Interior
Republican National Committee
Mr Bliss
Fall River
Mass
New England
Bliss
Chicago
Arthur
McKinley
Biss
New England Society
Elizabeth Plumer
Boston
Splendid Canadian Crops and Rising Western Farming Prospects
Reports from western Canadian provinces note exceptional yields with wheat 35 to 40 bushels, oats 60 to 100 per acre, and strong barley and flax. Many Americans with Manitoba Saskatchewan or Alberta links invest in ranching grasses and land sales signals rising farming activity. Government agents in the states offer guidance on opportunities and success in Western Canada.
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United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Amercan
States
Canada
Cahans Prove Irish Fans Behind Friars Frolic
A man new to the stage watches the Friars Frolic and learns from Tom Cavanaugh that the Cahans attend their parish church regularly. Mam pus confirms, “Sure, they’re fans.”
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Tom Cavanaugh
Tom
Chicago Post
A Superior Person in A A A Tale
F H Hilliott, secretary of the American Automobile association, described a somewhat superior and conceited millionaire. He called him a very superior person and noted the irony of a man who would attend a horse show in a motor car and an automobile show in a monoplane.
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F. H. Hilliott
American Automobile Association
Mr. Elliot
Not Knocking Slattery
A fragment quoted dialogue notes Mrs. Coogan and Mrs. Slattery discussing a child and reference to the devil’s image of his father in a Puck joke tone. The text conveys light wit and domestic sarcasm without further context.
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Knocking Slattery
His Blasted Life Heiress Dialogue Reveals Motive
A terse exchange between an heiress and a man recalls a past refusal that forced him to earn a living. The dialogue hints at social judgment and hidden wealth, while a wry critique of appearances contrasts money with character as the narrator notes how a man’s finances may not show his true life.
Doan's Kidney Pills Avert Kidney Trouble
A Camden resident describes seven weeks in bed with severe kidney issues. He nearly wasted away losing over 20 pounds and nearly died before using Doan's Kidney Pills. After one box, his condition improved and he remained well. Sold by druggists and stores for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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A. Dearth
Main St
Camden, CO
Cialist
Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Angry Man and The Calm Man Reflect Clash
The lines describe a confrontation where one man grows harsher while another remains restrained. A sharp contrast between anger and calm frames a scene of personal reflection amid tension.
Baby's Rash Vanished After Cuticura Treatment
Mrs Margaret Gunn reports a severe itchy rash on her baby during a 1909 Ireland England trip. After two doctors and months of ointments, Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the skin without scars, allowing the child to sleep. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept 14 K Boston.
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Boston
England
Ireland
Baby
Margaret Gunn
Burrell St
Roxbury
Mass
Cutl Cura
Esau Birthright and a Cigar Ad Contrast
A compact ad style note likens finding a traitor to Esau trading his birthright and promotes Lewis' Single Binder 5c cigar as a rich mellow smoke. warns that sharing troubles only makes them grow.
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Illinois
Springfield
Prohibition State Committee
Cairo
Illinois Central
Manifest
Mounds
Kentucky
Rock Island
Margaret Kemp
Frskine
Walker
Dc. J. Walker
Lancaster
Wis
Estella
Edwardsville
Nelson Montgomery
Elgin
Charles Winchester
Effingham
Howard Cronk
Cronk
Litchfield
William Funken
Staunton
Wabash
Alton
Rebecca Titchenal
Dixon
Ancel
Billa Webster
The
Home Telephone Company
Barry Elgin Webster
Telleville
Anna Fuess
Dietz Memorial
Fortythird
Belleville
Rockford
Albert Raymond
Sycamore
Richard Brown
Raymond
Harry Brown
Bloomington
William Lewis Dunbar
Custer Post Grand Army of the Republic of
Centralia
Kewanee
Co. L. Dart
Genesee Township
Newtown
George W. Fithian
Congress
Fithian
Railway and Warehouse Commission
Altgeld
Middletown
Clarence Albright
Virginia
Spring Valley
J. M. McCasley
McCasley
James Ragland
Sherman
Ragland
Franklin
Wilbur Glen Voliva
John W. Friend
Walter Hurd Clendenen
Alison A. Walker
Voliva
Whitney
Decatur
Harry Payne
Forsyth
Peoria
Ilinois
Sangamon
Chandlervile
Misa Magdaline Kemp
Erskine
Champaign
Sam Weingarten
New York City
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Esau
Us & Estatecard
Sixth Street
Sacramento
Cal
Mule River
Texas
M. H. Francis
Anson
Great Fruit Bell
J. Jorgensen
Grand Haven
Michigan
North Dakota
I. B
Hillsboro
Qocthern
Monroe
Lenawee
Washtenaw
Toledo
Ohio
Detroit
Forest Harris Bros
Dundee
Mich
Tlanp
Saginaw Valley
A. Forsyth
Standish
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