Canada Builds Naval Footprint With Rainbow and Niobe
The germ of Canada's navy grows as Rainbow sails from Portsmouth for the Pacific coast after overhaul under the British Admiralty and Niobe departs for Halifax. British officers will man the ships for two years with a five year skeleton crew, amid plans for a large drydock by Vickers Maxim in Montreal.
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Rainbow
Portsmouth
Pacific
Canada
Niobe
Halifax
Toronto Globe
Vickers & Maxim
Ottawa
Montreal
Chicago public schools plan two year high school course
The Chicago authorities propose a two year high school course for students who cannot stay in traditional high schools due to finances. The program aims to keep pupils from district schools engaged in practical work, linking the course to future employment and strengthening the schools as prep for life.
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Chicago
Rush to Alaska Gold Fields Draws Thousands
The article notes a flood of travelers to the new Alaska gold fields despite hardships and the risk of failure, while a Scranton alchemist’s claimed method to transmute baser metals into gold stirs speculation about cheaper values, yet glamour of gold remains strong for the adventurous.
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Alaska
Freer use of colors urged in men’s attire
The writer notes crowds favor dark clothes in hot weather causing discomfort and a dreary mood. They argue brighter colors would reduce discomfort and lift spirits, making the world appear brighter for most.
Pennsylvania Man Files Bankruptcy Amid Heavy Liabilities
A Pennsylvania man declares bankruptcy with liabilities of 1,446,773. The report notes that his assets exceed the value of a fur-collared van overcoat, implying larger hidden wealth beyond the debt figure.
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Pennsylvania
Seniors at college class dinner brides-to-be
At a college dinner a woman’s class observed that fourteen seniors were brides to be. The note suggests love and marriage as distractions from higher education and portrays Cupid as active amid campus life.
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Dan Cupid
Language of fairness in competition and governance
The speaker questions insistence on labeling the winner as the best man when only two contend. They argue that public erudition and national greatness depend on addressing careless attitudes and embracing clearer, more accurate judgments in civic life.
Inventor of pink circus lemonade dead in Bethlehem
Bethlehem Pa reports the inventor of pink circus lemonade has died. A wit says he could not have drunk much of his own product after living many years.
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Bethlehem
Front Cover Photo Delay at German Health Engineer Issue
The German periodical Der Gesundheitsingenieur faces space constraints delaying inclusion of a featured image of a girl on the front cover. Editors cite layout limits and production timing as the main reasons for the hold.
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der Gesundheitsingenieur
Two men escape jail in New York town with safety razor
Two inmates slipped from custody using a safety razor in a New York town. The break was nearly discovered, making it a close shave for officials tracking the pair.
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New York
Aldrich to reply on tariff charges and defend cotton schedule
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island plans a reply to charges by Senator Bristow of Kansas regarding the rubber schedule in the Payne Aldrich tariff law. He will also address the Payne Aldrich law defending the cotton schedule and says he will not seek re election, preferring retirement before his leadership is challenged by a progressive movement.
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Boston
Mass
Nelson W. Aldrich
Bristow
Kansas
Rhode Island
Aldrich
Senate
Hamon Accuses Creager in Indian Land Probe
McAlester Oklahoma Jake L Hamon charged Congressman C E H Creager with sensational graft in the congressional investigation of the Indian land deal. Hamon claimed Creager sought loans and tried to extract large sums from J M McMurray after Creager introduced a land sale bill. He demanded Creager return to the stand for cross examination.
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McAlester
Oklahoma
Jake L. Hamon
C. E H. Creager
Hamon
Creager
J. M. McMuffray
Congress
Hannon
McMurray
Banks to store gold in vaults in Kansas City
Kansas City Clearing House to stop physically moving gold between banks. Banks will keep vault custody of all gold and use paper gold certificates for interbank settlements. The system mirrors reforms in New York and Chicago and aims to reduce theft risk and coin wear.
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Kansas City Clearing House
Kansas City
New York
Chicago
Schiff Opinion Limits Guggenheims Alaska Ventures
Jacob H. Schiff head of Kuhn Loeb & Company returned from Alaska report that Guggenheims should not invest there under current conditions. He offered to let them pursue it if they wish but doubts any American capital would yield returns. He proposed government commission modeled on the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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New York
N. Y
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
Alaska
Schiff
Guggenheims
Interstate Commerce Commission
One Mile of Canal Finished at Santa Cruz Point
Panama reports completion of one mile of canal at Santa Cruz Point after seven months. Seven tons of dynamite were used in each of two dikes protecting the Chagres excavation, allowing river flow at the next freshet. This is Point No 1, the southernmost of eleven segments needed in the Catun lake region.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Santa Cruz Point
Chagres
Catun Lake
Hugo gold strike reported in Choctaw county Oklahoma
A Hugo report claims rich gold bearing land on Dr. E. R. Askew's property in northeastern Choctaw county. The sample from 45 feet depth yields 67.40 ounces of gold per ton and 28.80 ounces of silver per ton, valuing the metals at $1,362.40 per ton.
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Hugo
E. R. Askew
Choctaw County
Denver
Armour employee indicted for perjury in packers case
Chicago based Armour & Co. officer Thomas G. Lee of the dressed beef sales department was indicted by a federal grand jury probing an alleged working agreement among large meatpackers. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest over alleged false testimony about attending meetings on output and price fixing and other matters.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Thomas G. Lee
Armour & Co
Federal Grand Jury
Lee
Prohibitionists Open Campaign in Liberty Missouri
The Prohibitionist party opened their statewide campaign with the first picnic and barbecue in Liberty. About 5,000 attended as speakers included ex-Senator S. P. Davisson and doctors Ray Palmer Lynn Canrie and Judge W H Wallace, with plans for similar events at county seats before the November vote.
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Liberty
Missouri
5. P. Davisson
Bethany
Ray Palmore
Lynn
Kansas City
Canrie
W H. Wallace
Miners Return to Work Across Arkansas and Oklahoma
In Fort Smith Arkansas twelve hundred union miners went back to work in Hartford coal fields. Six Bache Denman mines resumed after leaving the Southwest Operators' association. Oklahoma mines at Hartshorne and Red Oak also reopened, employing 300 and 100 men respectively for a total of 1600 back on the job.
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Fort Smith
Arkansas
Hartford
Bache-Denman Coal Company
Southwest
Stockmen Die In Wreck Near Lenape Kansas
A Union Pacific freight train carrying cattle collided with a Rock Island freight at Lenape Kansas about 25 miles west of Kansas City. Farmers E. T. Handy of Paleo Kansas and Martin Blackwood of Idana Kansas were killed. Blackwood’s young son in the caboose survived with minor injuries.
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Rock Island Freight
Union Pacific
Lenape
Kansas City
E. T. Handy
Martin Blackwood
Kansas
Rock Island
Blackwood
Handy
Paleo
Kan
Idana
Forest lands opened in Wyoming Hayden National Forest
President Taft signed a proclamation removing 6 075 acres from the Hayden National Forest in Wyoming. The land will be restored to the public domain as part of the administration plan to release reservations not valuable for forest purposes.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Hayden National Forest
Wyoming
Swope Signatures Linked to Clarify Swope Paternity
In Kansas City a scrawled Peter M. Swope signature on a Point Pleasant hotel deed from the early 1960s and another Swope signature on an 1877 Ottawa document may resolve Elmer C. Swope of Martinsburg West Virginia's claim to Col. Thomas H. Swope's fortune in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Peter M. Swope
Point Pleasant
Ottawa
Kan
Elmer C. Swope
Martinsburg
W. Va
Elmer Swope
Thomas H. Swope
Wireless telephone from moving train on Brighton line
Wireless telephoning from a moving train has been achieved with complete success on a four mile stretch between Horley and Three Bridges on the Brighton line.
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London
England
Horley
Brighton
Good Roads Movement Calls Oklahoma City Meet
National Good Roads association president Arthur C Jackson of Chicago issues a call for the annual gathering in Oklahoma City during the state fair October 4 to 6. Governor Haskell urges delegate selection of 1000. Jackson expects 10 000 delegates with speakers including Governors Stubbs of Kansas and Hadley of Missouri.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Arthur Co. Jackson
Chicago
National Good Roads Association
Haskell
Jackson
Gov
Stubbs
Kansas
Hadley
Missouri
Landlady Turns Away Wigson Over Room Rules
A natural question scene shows landlady refusing Wigson, stating she only accommodates single men. Wigson retorts with a humorous quip about being twins, highlighting the tense rental exchange.
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Wigson
Casey at the Bat in Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book
A Coca-Cola Company booklet from Atlanta includes Casey at the Bat and baseball schedules with other records. The company offers the 1910 Coca-Cola Record Book for 2 cents postage and a second booklet The Truth About Coca-Cola explaining the beverage’s purity and refreshment.
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Casey
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
The Wrong Sort
An old Irish peasant smokes and lights many matches around his cottage and his ground is strewn with struck pieces. His wife calls him to dinner and he jokes about using glass to see shoots of the sun, unsure if he was fooled by a neighbor or truly holding the wrong glass.
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Patsy
Mearth
Biddy
Moike Mulrooney
Moike
Mushrooms and a Late Return Told in Humorous Letter
A comic exchange reveals a couple’s excuse for a two hour late dinner. The husband claims a mushroom hunting trip with Augustus Jones while the wife questions the mushrooms and their pockets. The dialogue captures domestic humor and a playful voice from a historical piece.
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Augustus Jones
Irish Centenarian Paddy Blake Dies in Corofin Hospital
Paddy Blake of Balllygheen Kilnasoolagh County Clare died in Corofin Union hospital at age 119. He recalled events from a century earlier and was among watchers who saw Daniel O Connell pass through Bunratty Pike for the Ennis election of 1828.
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Paddy Blake
Ballygheen
Kilnasoolagh
County Clare
Ireland
Corofin Union Hospital
Paddy
Daniel O’connell
You Have Got to Know a Business Before You Succeed
A short editorial urging practical understanding of business fundamentals as essential for success. Emphasizes preparation, market awareness, and strategic planning as keys to achieving profitability.
Diet plan lowers body temperature and boosts comfort
A reading promotes a breakfast built on fruit grape nuts toast and Postum to reduce heat and improve digestion. The author claims this regimen keeps energy steady, avoids heavy carbonaceous foods, and cites The Road to Wellville as supporting evidence.
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Wellville
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McTaggart Bros., Publishers
Scandia
Father Dearborn
Senator Bristow
Chagres River
Guthrie
Liberty Co
National Association
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