Tercentenary Celebration Opens in Crown Point
Crown Point New York begins a week of events marking the 300th anniversary of Lake Champlain discovery. President Taft Governor Hughes and other dignitaries will attend reviews addresses and pageants across sites including Crown Point Ticonderoga Isle La Motte and Plattsburg with plans for parades fireworks and a floating battle replica on the lake. The event honors historic fights with the French English and Indians and features a granite bowlder dedication to Ethan Allen and Colonel Seth Warner.
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United States
Dominion of Canada
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Sherman
Cannon
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Jusserand
Prouty
Vermont
Hughes
New York
Jarl Grey
Canada
Laurier
Dominion
Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
Hamilton W. Mabie
The
Outlook
Hotel Champlain
Bluff Point
Seth Warner
Remember Baker
Lake Champlain
Henry W. Hill
Erie County
Taft Family Arrives in Beverly for Summer at Cottage
The president and Mrs Taft and their family arrive in Beverly Massachusetts to spend the summer at their cottage After speaking at Norwich Conn celebrating its 250th anniversary and taking part in Champlain discovery tercentenary he will return to Washington to await Congress adjournment and then join Mrs Taft at the summer White House for a few weeks.
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Beverly
Mass
Norwich
Conn
Lake Champlain
Washington
Taft
White House
Fear of Negro Census in the South
Democratic lawmakers urge President Taft to use authority to employ only white census enumerators in southern states fearing black enumerators will be sent to white homes. They warn referees may leverage political debts and fear census patronage could be split by party, prompting appeals as supervisors select workers.
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Washington
South
Congress
Taft
Virginia
Martin
Hay
Durandy
Youngest Great Grandmother in Paris Seamed by Early Marriage
Mme Edna Bertonelle a Paris seamstress in Montmartre is hailed as the world youngest great grandmother. She wed at 14 and her first child a girl wed young, making Edna a grandmother by 31 and a great grandmother at forty eight as her grandson married at 17.
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Mme
Edna Bertonelle
Quartier Montmartre
Paris
Edna
Bertonelle
Mermaid Breakfast Report in 1738 Philippine Travelogue
The Manila published travelogue by Juan Francisco de St Antonio recounts a breakfast of mermaid meat. He describes the taste as akin to fresh fat pork and notes the extraordinary meal in his adventures around the Philippine islands.
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Frank Buckland
Juan Francisco de St. Antonio
Philippine Islands
Manila
Skirmish Near Teheran Defeats Revolutionists
At Shahabad, sixteen miles northwest of Teheran, revolutionists were defeated by shahs cossacks. Twelve revolutionists were killed while the cossacks lost one officer and three men. Reports say Sardarasads Bakhiaris may join the revolutionists under Siphatiar.
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Teheran
Shahabad
Sardarasad
Siphatiar
Whittaker Resigns as Jeffersonville Reformatory Superintendent
W H Whittaker resigns as superintendent of the Jeffersonville reformatory after rumors of mismanagement and controversy cited by Governor Marshall. Trustees to decide on replacement this week. Capt. Leon Leaf to run affairs if no immediate successor is named.
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Jeffersonville Reformatory
Marshall
W. H. Whittaker
Whittaker
Reformatory
Mr. Whittaker
Leon Leaf
Captain Leaf
M. M. Barnard
Fascination of the Bazaar's Enduring Allure
Lady's Pictorial notes women are drawn to massed goods and temptations at bazaars as a form of dissipation. The piece argues the bazar remains popular despite men not fully understanding the appeal.
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Lady’s Pictorial
London
Dialogue Exchange Sparks Interest in The Sphinx
A fragment from The Sphinx quotes a mother and daughter conversation about a marriage proposal. The daughter confirms the suitor said he had seen the mother several times but still wished to marry the daughter.
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Sphinx
Foreign Intervention Threat Warns Teheran Leaders
A Teheran dispatch reports British and Russian representatives warning Sardarasad and Siphatiar that any further advance in Teheran will provoke foreign intervention.
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St. Petersburg
Teheran
Sardarasad
Siphatiar
Sardarasad Delays Advancing on Teheran
Special dispatches from Moscow report Sardarasad postponing the advance on Teheran by two days. He conditions the delay on severe punishment for the court camarilla. Desertions continue from General Liakoff's cossack brigade.
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Sardarasad
Teheran
Tyrannical Science and the Joyless World
Paris Journal critiques the pervasive spread of science in daily life from cooking to sport arguing that enjoyment cannot be reduced to scientific rules. The piece laments a dull culture where everything must be rational and measurable.
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Paris Journal
Sympathy With the Dog Over Fashion Hat Incident
A dog goes mad at the sight of a fashionable hat and bites the woman wearing it. The Philadelphia Inquirer expresses sympathy for the dog despite the attack.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Getting Along with People Trait Guide
Advice emphasizes amiability and forgiveness as keys to harmony. It urges not to repeat harmful remarks and to stay willing to be pleased while contributing one's own part.
When Romance Flees and Truth Arrives
Quote reflects social judgment as a wife meets a former sweetheart with courtesy signaling either the rival’s faded status or the endurance of the marriage in Chicago.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Valparaiso Ward Dry Law Faces Saloon Reopenings
In Valparaiso Indiana the Third ward remains the sole dry area due to remonstrance while a legal battle unfolds over license authority. Louis Stoddard plans to reopen his Lafayette and Main street saloon arguing the city council cannot restrict licenses and that only the county board may grant liquor licenses.
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Laporte
Ind
Valparaiso
Board of County Commissioners
Louis Stoddard
Stoddard
Lafayette
Main Streets
Roosevelt humor in Nairobi follies entertained guests
Colonel Roosevelt and his son Kermit attended a Nairobi Follies show at Government House after dinner. The event featured topical songs about Roosevelt with his hearty laughter punctuating the crowd’s applause.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Early leper case moves to New York hospital for investigation
John R. Early the North Carolinian detained as a leper in an isolated Washington camp has arrived in New York. He is now a patient at the New York Skin and Cancer hospital where his case will be thoroughly investigated.
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New York
John R. Early
Washington
New York Skin and Cancer Hospital
Earthquakes Rain Fire Alarm in Messina Area
Seven earthquake shocks in the last twenty four hours keep Messina residents in alarm. A fire broke out in the wreckage and while troops fought it another fire started at Milazzo a short distance away.
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Messina
Milazzo
Madrid Feeds City with 30000 Songbirds Annually
A Madrid dealer sells about 30 000 larks finches and other small birds each year for food and the city’s total consumption is estimated at around a million birds.
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Madrid
Hidden Treasures and Rainy Day Warnings
A proverb-like line urges balance between laying up treasures in heaven and preparing for earthly storms, suggesting prudent thrift while keeping readiness for difficulties.
Hope Backed by Effort, Uncle Eben Says
Uncle Eben argues that hope proves a blessing only when paired with hard work rather than relying on policy promises. The quote stresses practical effort over empty pledges.
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Eben
Not the Same Told Across Generations
A Sydney Bulletin quip contrasts recognition over time, asking if one figure knew the speaker when they were a girl and retorting that he knew her when he was a boy. The line highlights playful age and identity humor.
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Sydney Bulletin
Scientists Tackle Baldness Using Face-Targeted Approaches
A Kansas City Times note questions whether scientists can shift focus from scalp hair to facial hair restoration or related baldness therapies, suggesting new avenues in cosmetic science.
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Kansas City Times
One Cause of Laughter in Folly’s Quips
The Folly Philosopher notes that man alone laughs to avoid offending the storyteller. This observed quip reflects social humor and the perils of commentary in polite company.
Neglected Opportunity in Welsh Anthracite Stove Shortage
In Swansea Wales located in the Welsh anthracite coal field stoves suitable for burning it are conspicuously absent despite the regional coal resources.
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Swansea
Wales
Convention at Notre Dame Opens Obi dience Meeting
Father Philip completed the retreat for Holy Cross brothers and priests at Notre Dame. Presidents of colleges and superiors in the order gathered to decide on obediences for the coming year at a week long convention.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Philip
Holy Cross
Money Comes in Handy State Benevolences Demanded
A Newark Evening News column notes that governing a state with the needs of the era requires real resources rather than fleeting generosity and mere promises.
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Newark
Knights of Columbus Meet At Cedar Point Outing
Sands of Cedar Point host the annual Knights of Columbus outing with many councils from Ohio Indiana Michigan western Pennsylvania and Kentucky represented by a large and diverse gathering.
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Knights of Columbus
Sandusky
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Order
Cedar Point
South Africa offers $100 million to buy Rhodesia
Report from Bulawayo Rhodesia says General Louis Botha premier of the Transvaal will offer the chartered South Africa Company one hundred million dollars for the purchase of Rhodesia by United South Africa at the request of the South African national convention.
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Bulwayo
Louis Botha
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A Masculine Mystery in Chicago News Style
A quotation from Chicago News mocks a woman’s frustration over men delaying purchases for bargains, illustrating gendered viewpoints in a light editorial tone. The line highlights differing consumer curiosities and patience thresholds.
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Chicago News
Three Cooks Drowned After River Boat Capsize
In Moline Illinois on July 5 a rowboat carrying five hotel and restaurant cooks capsized in the Mississippi River during a swim at an island. Three men Homer Keerns T A Mangold and Charles Harris perished. Two others were rescued.
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Fil
Mississippi River
Homer Keerns
T. A. Mangold
Charles Harris
Freshman Caps Challenge at Cornell Widow Puzzle
Fragmentary quotes show a humorous exchange about freshmen wearing caps and a reference to vacuum pressure linked to Cornell Widow. The readable text hints at a playful campus moment without a clear event or outcome.
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Cornell
No Business In the House Adjou rns Twice Without Legislation
Washington July 5 The house had no business before it and adjourned until Thursday then again until the following Monday without attempting to legislate on any subject.
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Washington
Senators foresee vote on tariff bill this week
Washington July 5. Senators generally expect the senate to take a vote on the passage of the tariff bill by week’s end.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt to Visit Vienna Next April Exposition
Vienna reports former President Roosevelt will travel to Vienna in April for the international field and hunting exhibition. The visit is announced as part of the event schedule and highlights Roosevelt's international engagements.
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Roosevelt
Vienna
Fragmented query on parental attire and attention
The text appears to be garbled, asking where the father stands on attention to six on his trousers while the mother tends to 500 nittons on gowns. No clear news event or entities are identifiable.
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Atention
Leap Year Folly Warns of Women’s Power over Men
A quirky note from the Los Angeles Express asserts women can make or break a man and claim they wake him first in leap year, shaping humorous social superstition of the era.
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Gin‘lly
Los Angeles Express
Many Idioms in One Language Navajo Verbs for Go
A linguistic note highlights the Navajo language using 12 distinct verbs for the concept of go. Researchers point to nuanced means of movement direction and purpose reflected in these forms.
Pigeons Sacred to Russians Defy Eating Traditions
Russians abstain from eating pigeon arguing the sacred Scriptural dove is a holy bird, a belief shaping dietary customs and cultural practices.
Man shoots wife and aunt then kills himself in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana Willard Gibson age 28 shoots his wife twice in the left arm and fires at his aunt Mrs Hazel Gibson before fleeing forty feet and shooting himself dead. The incident occurred while a divorce action was pending as the wife had come to divide household goods at their former home.
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Kokomo
Ind
Willard Gibson
Train collision in Valparaiso injures five occupants
July 5 report from Valparaiso Ind states Aaron Winslow Fred Winslow Guy Carr and Misses Emma and Laura Zeakie were struck by a Nickel Plate train while returning from Hobart. They jumped and rolled down a forty foot embankment escaping serious injuries though the auto was a total wreck.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Hobart
Aaron Winslow
Fred Winslow
Guy Carr
Emma
Laura Zeakie
Judge Rules Against Gas Company in 1907 Gas Law Case
In Indianapolis on July 5 Judge A B Anderson of the federal court denied the Indianapolis Gas Company's petition for a temporary injunction. The ruling targeted the city and Elliott R Hooton prosecuting attorney, aiming to stop enforcement of the sixty cent gas law enacted by the 1907 legislature.
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A. B. Anderson
Federal
Indianapolis Gas Company
Elliot R. Hooton
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