Luke E Wright Named First American Ambassador to Japan
President designates Luke E Wright governor general of the Philippines as the U S ambassador to Japan. Tok IO and Washington elevate posts to embassies. Wright faces salary loss of about 3000 dollars. Ideal may rise to 17500 dollars and Ide would gain 5000 dollars if promoted.
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Washington
Luke E. Wright
Philippines
Japan
Lloyd Griscom
Brazil
United States
Wright
Manila
Taft
Congress
Root
Tokio
Ide
Eighteen Die in Detroit and Kanawha Coal Mine Blast
A massive explosion at a Detroit and Kanawha Coal mine near Detroit, West Virginia, killed eighteen miners. Most workers had surfaced for lunch minutes before. Air fans were damaged and four hours passed before ventilation restored. Rescue teams worked overnight as families gathered at the shaft.
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Charleston
W. VA
Detroit & Kanawha Coal Company
Detroit
Restice
Chicago voters set to approve city street railway buy
Mayor Dunne won council support for municipal ownership after two ordinances. The city may issue 75 million dollars in certificates to buy and operate the car lines, with an April election to seek voter approval. The council had opposed him until last night. The service is criticized as the worst in the country.
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Chicago
Dunne
Chicago sues over overcrowded streetcars
City files suits in circuit court against Union Traction Company for 1.5 million dollars and Chicago City Railway for 500 thousand, alleging violations of city ordinances from December overcrowding. There are 16 000 cases against Union Traction and 5 000 against City Railway, with damages calculated at a $100 maximum per violation.
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Chicago
City of Chicago
Union Traction Company
Chicago City Railway Company
City Railway Company
Prairie fires in Nebraska burn east of Kimball
A prairie fire east of Kimball Nebraska has destroyed a number of ranches and burned thousands of acres of range. The blaze threatens nearby properties as investigators assess the spread and containment prospects.
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Nebraska
Kimball
Immunity Claim Highlighted by Packers Lawyers in Chicago
In U.S. court Attorney General John Miller argued for immunity for the Packers. He said he would prove on Commissioner Garfield's testimony that the Packers are entitled to immunity from prosecution, creating a sensation at the start of his remarks.
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Packers
Chic.go
John 3
Miller
United States
Garfield
France Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Venezuela
France formally breaks relations with Venezuela and recalls its charge d affaires M Taigney from Caracas. Venezuelan consul Maubourget is ordered to leave within 24 hours as ministers assess new policy while two French cruisers join the Venezuela waters crisis. Russell, the American minister, had handled French interests after Taigney was blocked from land and left Curacao.
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M.taigney
Caracas
Maubourget
Leige
Belgium
Council of Ministers
France
Venezuela
Jean Bart
Chasseloup Loubet
Venezuelan
M. Taigny
Martinique
Castro
Japan Must Find Revenue of 75 Million Annually
Lloyd Griscom, U.S. minister to Japan, told the American Academy of Political and Social Science that postwar Japan aims to fund its national debt with a new revenue of 75 million dollars a year. He noted no widespread foreign anger but focus on domestic governance and economic reform.
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Philadelphia
Lloyd
Griscom
United States
Japan
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Gris. Com
Speaker Cannon Clears 16 Pension Bills in Eleven Minutes
In a two and a half hour session the House approved 16 pension bills. The measures were first reviewed in committee of the whole and then formally passed under Speaker Cannon in eleven minutes. Forty two beneficiaries are blind and sixty eight are paralyzed. The House adjourned at 2:35 until tomorrow.
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Cannon
Washington
House
Colorado Farm Products Show Farm Over Mine Wealth
The 1905 Colorado review notes farm produce valued at over 70 million dollars, surpassing metalliferous mines at 43 million. Grain, hay, potatoes, and orchards outpaced silver and lead, while irrigation shifts promise to more than double productive farmland. The farmer edges ahead of mining, with irrigation projects reshaping the state’s economy.
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Colorado
The Boy's Idea of It Cartoon Exchange
A Yonkers Statesman quip presents a boy asking if a bench warrants arrest for a tramp found sleeping on a park bench. The exchange plays on law and procedure with humorous dialogue between a father and son.
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Yonkers Statesman
Aging Reflections On Perception Of Youth
A man appears older than his years while a woman struggles to stay as young as she feels. The saying contrasts self-perception with outward aging in a concise, reflective note.
Patent cough remedy ad promises cure in one day
An old newspaper blurb advertises a cold remedy claiming cure in one day. It promotes LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets with a refund if unsuccessful and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box. The price is listed as 2 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Spread of Style in Arizona and Tombstone Fashion
An opinion piece from Tombstone notes a trend toward new dress styles. It mentions barber pole suspenders worn by a dispenser, who felt odd with them but later wore them in church. It cites boiled shirts among old-timers and hints at sky-blue overalls replacing full dress.
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Tombstone
Tony
Ready For the Basha in Washington Visit Stir
El Hadji Abdullah Ali Sadik Basha of Alyssinia, now in Washington, puzzled by why capitalists do not flock to him after meeting the president. The Telegram notes his spot remains in Washington, while capitalists expect him to define his demands such as gold bricks or crops.
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el Hadji Abdullah Ali Sadik Basha
Alyssinia
Washington
Basha
New York Telegram
Prayer Day Picked for U S Presbyterian Schools
The general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States designates January 25 as a national day of prayer for schools and colleges. It directs special prayers for the spiritual welfare of about 18 million students and for more candidates to enter the ministry.
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Philadelphia
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Indians Ask Millions for Cherokee Claim in Court
Washington Mrs Belva Lockwood resumes presentation of the Cherokee Indians suit demanding 3,000,000 dollars from the government. The court of claims previously found this sum due the Cherokee nation on a claim dating back to 1828 after the tribe moved from North Carolina Georgia and Alabama to Indian Territory.
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Washington
Belva -Lockwood
Court’of Claims
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Indian Territory
Advice on restraint and breakfast misquotes in common sense
A terse quotation extols restraint and judgment in public talk. It then praises Pillsbury's Vitos as a breakfast option, urging readers to try them and implying a positive outside-the-ordinary lifestyle.
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Pillsbury
Entitled to the Credit and Confusion in Hyde Ambassadorship
The Boston Herald notes confusion over who sought James Hazen Hyde as ambassador to France and questions who interfered with the program. Dealers report Defiance Starch resists sale once tried, usable cold or boiled.
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James Hazen Hyde
France
Boston Herald
Equally Delighted Exchange Sparks Social Irony
A witty exchange between Bess and Jack highlights social wit as they discuss devoted attention in courtship. The Philadelphia Press frame hints at themes of agency and romantic choice with light humor.
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Jack
Bess
Philadelphia Press
Defiance Starch Dominates Local Market, Stores Report
Storekeepers say the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch make it nearly impossible to sell any rival brands. Local merchants report strong demand and limited shelf space as customers favor Defiance.
A Small Beginning
A Philadelphia Press item notes a couple married after a casual encounter during a skating outing. The report highlights the first signs of attentiveness and the ensuing union with minimal background details.
Lewis' Single Binder Cigars Sell From Peoria Factory
A dealer says Lewis' Single Binder is the cigar rich in flavor and satisfaction, highlighting the Peoria Illinois factory as the source. The claim positions the product as the market’s most satisfying smoke.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Pap/Canine quips and ad copy mingle in early 1900s notes
A collage of quips about dogs and Santa, plus an old patent medicine claim and a column contrasting Mexico with Sweden and Norway. The San Francisco Call quotes a Norwich resident’s praise for Mrs. Winslow’s Syrup and comments on education and freedom influencing national progress.
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Mexico
Sweden
Norway
San Francisco
Call
Leave a Few
A fragmentary quotation records two amateur hunters debating hog hunting and restraint. The passage includes a remark about a chap after bags and a woman's dislike of whist due to lack of feather stitching, reflecting informal early 20th century slang.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Featured by Mrs Pinkham
Readers are urged to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts on female ailments. Testimonials from users like Fannie D Fox of Bradford Pennsylvania praise cures and attribute tumor disappearance to the remedy and to Mrs Pinkham’s guidance.
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United States
Lydia
B. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Coffee linked to eyesight loss in Aurora case
Rockford Register-Gazette reports Dr William Langhorst treats O A Leach of Beach County whose optic nerve damage from coffee consumption leaves him with central blindness but peripheral sight intact. Specialists cite coffee as the first such cause, urging switch to Postum Food Coffee to rebuild nerves and restore strength.
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Rockford
Register-Gazette
William Langhorst
Aurora
O. A. Leach
Beach County
Leach
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