Wall Street Bets Foreshadow Election Outcomes
A Pittsburgh brokerage circular lists betting odds on the presidential race. Wilson is favored in many states, Taft holds some. Roosevelt leads in California Illinois and Washington, with other varying preferences across states. The piece notes currency of opinion among brokers and contrasts with pacifist views.
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Wall Street
New York
Pittsburg
Taft
Colonel Roosevelt
Wilson
Debs
Chafin
Vermont
Rhode Island
Montana
Connecticut
Delaware
California
Illinois
Washington
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Mr. Straus
Mr. Taft
New York State
Harlem River
The Discreet Pacifists in Balkan War Debate
The piece argues that international pacifists have not effectively urged intervention in the Balkan conflict. It contends humanity is advanced by bloodshed, labels the war as just, and warns pacifists against disrupting the status quo or drawing attention to supposed rights in the region.
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Italy
Balkan
Europe
Gaul
Britain
Germany
Thrace
Macedonia
Greece
France
England
Balkans
Taft
Balkan Peninsula
Bath States
Tripoli
Sayas
Bulgarians Lead Triumphal March Toward Adrianople
In the Balkan conflict the Bulgarian army drives Ottoman forces back from Adrianople and Rhodope passes as Bulgarians advance. Turkish positions shrink to near Saloniki while Greek and Serb forces pressure the western front.
Balkans War Shift Signals Turkish Retreat Near Constantinople
The Turkish left wing faltered as right flank fell back. Nazim Pasha lies three days from Constantinople facing a Bulgars onslaught. Allied armies gain the position to claim victory in Europe with possible intervention moderated by Balkan military success.
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Anople
Kirk Killiseh
Visa
Sarai
Itsrandia
Nazim Pasha
Constantinople
Europe
Evansville Inheritance Plan Attracts 20 Million Prospect
Evansville, Indiana businessman Adolph Melzer proposes a certificate of deposit of 1000 dollars to sit in a local bank for 250 years at compound interest. It would yield about 19 956 400 dollars, enabling Evansville to fund future large municipal improvements while avoiding bonded debt. Critics warn banks may not endure or remain honest over the centuries and future governments could squander the fund.
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Adolph Melzer
Evansville
Ind
Melzer
Chip From the Old Block Sparks Family Banter
A humorous exchange centers on Johnny Pule who proclaims being a chip from the old block. Pule Sr. agrees but the boy taunts him by declaring the father a blockhead, prompting the narrator to promise a kindly veil over what followed.
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Johnny Pule
Pule
Johnny
Pyle
Saving the Sponge Reform Plans Begun by Union
The Cuba News reports Saving the Sponge Union aims to curb wasteful fishing in Cuba. First half year earnings reached 50000 dollars, a third of expected. Fishermen blame the 1910 storm, but union argues fishermen must wait for sponges to grow to a usable size.
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Union of Sponge Fisheries
Cuba
Cuba News
Havana
Haunted Chicago Home Trims Value On Supernatural Belief
The Chicago house value drops from 1615 to 1500 as locals claim it is haunted by a girl killed there years ago. Neighbors say nightly noises fuel the haunting tale, and renters avoid the property, cutting its market price.
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Chicago
Brave Jessica Aids Ship Seekers In Malaria Plague
Jessica defies guards to bring food and medicine to a starving crew aboard a fever misread ship. She shelters a wounded boy who turns out to be Ralph and later reveals Captain Allen Marsh. He forgives her, declaring malaria caused the fever fear and praising her bravery.
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Jessica
Matto
Allen
Marsh
Allen Marsh
Ralph
Tressica
Letters To The Light Suggests Child Aid Drive
A reader proposes a humane fundraiser for orphans at St. John's orphanage. Each school child would donate a dime to their teacher to collect at The Light office, aiming to provide funds to help needy children.
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St. John’s
G. Hebdon
Ripley Sees Santa Fe Terminal Link to Pacific Coast
E P Ripley president of the Santa Fe railway toured Galveston and said a direct line to the Pacific Coast will reach Galveston as soon as 90 miles between Lubbock and Texico are laid with heavy steel, with completion by next autumn at latest. He praised Texas prospects and said he would vote for Woodrow Wilson.
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E. P. Ripley
Santa Fe Railway
Galveston
Galveston News
Ripley
Santa Fe
Pacific Coast
Lubbock
Texico
Texas
Union
Railroad Commission
Woodrow Wilson
Arf
Wilson
Taft
Post City
Andrew C. Jobes
C. W. Post
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
Mr. Post
Ad Writing
Nature Overestimates Cure Says Dr Mav erick
In the New York Medical Record Dr Augustus Maverick of San Antonio argues against Voltaire’s claim that nature cures all. He cites cases where nature fails to relieve pain drain abscesses or kill parasites and warns that leaving disease to nature worsens outcomes. Examples include apoplexy cough diarrhea nasal discharge edema and nerve entanglements.
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New York Medical Record
Augustus Maverick
San Antonio
Tex
Voltaire
Nature
War Makes Men of Courage, Not Cowards
An ode proclaiming war as the forge of greatness. The speaker defends war as testing and revealing true strength in men, while condemning tenderness and peace as weak. The verse asserts that soldiers rise to heroism under fire and that the soul of mankind is proven through war.
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Hell
New York Sun
Still Unrepentant on New York Life Gift to 1904 Campaign
The Springfield Republican reports George W. Perkins defended his 48500 contribution of New York Life funds to a 1904 political campaign. The New York court of appeals split on whether Perkins could be held liable, with a majority deeming the gift beyond corporate purposes and illegal and a minority finding possible larceny. Perkins repaid the money after the ruling.
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Springfield
Mass
George W. Perkins
Clapp Committee
New York Life Insurance Company
Meall
Perkins
Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Bliss
Democratic Party
New York Life
Pierker
St. Louis
The Confession stage cast and the fatal twist
A stage production of The Confession depicts Rose Creighton and Thomas Bartlett amid a murder, a priest bound by confessional oath, and a dramatic confession by Josef Dumont. Strong acting from George Manning and Adelyn Bushnell keep the tension high as the doomed plot unfolds in a stormy night ending with a critical revelation.
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Rose Eee
Tom
Adelyn
Mary Bartlett
Achaid
Michael Grogan
Thaddie Patsy
Moran
Frank
J. Bartlett
Thomas Bartlett
Gepuneer Calles
Walter Josef Dumont
George Andrew Strong
Daniel Unee
James John Peabody
Massachusetts
Wm. E. P. Dustin
Jem Coburn
Stevens
Cour
Rose Creighton
Bartlett
Creighton
Rose
Creighto
Josef Dumont
R J. Bartlett
Orton
Josef
Thomas
Apeu
George Manning
Adlaid Goundre
Thad Shine
Adelyn Bushnell
Malaria Parasite Growth Breakthrough by Dr Bass
Dr Charles Cassedy Bass of Orleans led a Tulane tropical medicine team to Panama to culture malaria parasites outside the human body. The effort, financed by an anonymous donor and United Company transport, yielded methods published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. Bass’s exhibits drew praise at the International Hygiene Congress in Washington.
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Charles Cassedy Bass
Orleans
Bass
America
Tulane School of Tropical Cine
Creighton
Poer
Foster Ma Johns
Panama
Gament
Roeler Institute For Medical Reseat
New York City
Dition
Pre
Wellman and
Southern Me Association
South
Harriman Family Turns to Bigger Stakes in Racing
Fe Harriman’s son guides the horse racing efforts while the father shifts focus to a larger, more thrilling game. The piece highlights the Harriman name and its sporting ventures.
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H. Harriman
Louis ‘Republic
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Horace Mantell
Nature and Disease
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