Premier Witte's Retirement Rumor Shocks Moderates
Reports from St Petersburg claim Premier Witte may resign soon, with speculation he will be replaced by Goremykin or Ignatiev. Moderate circles warn that his departure at this moment would be a catastrophe, while confidants dispute the timing and candidates.
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County
Witte
St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Kokovelom
Avance
Count Witte
M Kokuvakott
M. Goremykin
Interior
Count Innatiet
M. Goranykin Ter Premite
General Ignatium
National Mine Workers Convention Adopts Wage Scale
The United Mine Workers of America convention adjourned after authorizing signing of a two year wage scale of 10. and 12 cents per ton in most districts. Illinois Indiana Ohio gain 5.06 percent, while southern districts aim for 3 cents per ton. Operators offered arbitration in Illinois Indiana Ohio which was declined. The scale must apply uniformly across all mine holdings before operations resume.
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Indianapolis
Inde
United Mine Workers of America
National and
Ilinola
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Southwear
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Ilinois
Alteraat
Chines Booming Trade Signals End of Boycott
San Francisco bulletin reports that the boycott on goods from the United States is rapidly dying out. Chinese merchants in the city, linked with Six Companies, note early resumption of trade with major Chinese cities Canton Hongkong Shanghai Hankow, reflecting strong recovery signals.
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San Francisco
China
United States
Canton
Hongkong
Shanghai
Hankow
Train derails near South Whit Jay injuring twenty three
An eastbound Nickel Plate passenger train No 3 left the track and overturned in a ditch near South Whit Jay Fort Wayne Indiana injuring twenty three persons including a smoker and a baggage car with dining car rear tracks derailed. Officials believe spread of ??? caused the crash.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
South Whit Jey
Che Ditch
Tally
McVicar Found Dead in San Francisco Trunk Case
Dr Roy B. K. Rogers of Cooper Medical College San Francisco reports to Southworth that parts of A. N. McVicar internal organs were sent for analysis. Telegram notes small amounts of chloral and marked quantities of morphine detected, with no cyanide or hydrocyanic acid found.
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Brockton, Cal
Southworth
Roy BK. Rogers
Cooper Medical College of
San Francisco
A. N. McVicar
Inheritance tax repeal and a world of incidents
The report lists varied events from across regions: Ohio repeals its inheritance tax. fires in Taylorville and Johnstown consume properties and injure or kill residents. Milestones include Paris artist Millet’s death, Russian labor unrest, Costa Rican presidential election, and a fatal verdict in Denver. Additional items mention lynching near Oak Grove, Iowa rail fare debate, weather forecasts, wartime dispatches, and disasters in Germany and Colorado, all reflecting a busy news landscape.
Quote on good deeds and daily duties by Sidney Smith
The passage reflects on the value of small virtuous acts for a country and contrasts grand occasions with humble daily efforts. It includes a mis-typed line about attending a conference and wetting the Salt Lake Route, indicating garbled OCR.
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Hitle
Sidney Smith
Paris Provides Full School Meals to All Children
French authorities in Paris ensure every school child gets one full meal daily funded by those who can pay. Rich and poor share the same token system, so meals are universal without stigmatizing any pupil. Provincial schools expand attendance as municipal soup programs spread.
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Paris
Comrad
Habit of looking at the wrong side cited in tale
A London Pall Mall Gratta note discusses a New Yorker who bet he would not speak to a human for a month. He won but grew lonely and turned to addressing his remarks to his dog, illustrating counterproductive outcomes of extreme bets and social withdrawal.
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London
Seaman’s Substitute Name Sparks Mix Up at Sea
The Beverly vessel on Grand Bank tied to an anchor after losing it in a gale. Skipper Nat High of Marblehead ordered shore crew to secure the line and sailed away. Later confusion over an O in the order led Nat High to protest, while Joe Vincent advised a quick fix by hoisting the hoop aboard.
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Beverly
Grand Bank
Nat High
Marblehead
Skipper High
Nat O. High
Joe Vincent
Boston Herald
Conversation as a mirror of the mind in social talk
The excerpt contrasts Ruskin and Plato on talk and music. Ruskin praises talking wisely as requiring effort study and observation while lamenting gossip. Plato banished musicians to keep conversation free of interference. modern tastes favor music over hour gossip, yet conversation still reveals character.
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Ruskin
Plato
Sea Water for Street Sprinkling
European coastal cities use salt water to water public thoroughfares, praising reduced need for fresh water but noting salt residue harms paint on vehicles. Merchants warn salt deliquesces cause damage, and salt water corrodes pipes and fittings, leaking and harming street vegetation.
Perfectly Formed Man Concept Described
A speculative idea asserts a perfectly proportioned man should weigh twenty eight pounds per foot of height. The text mentions a conference and urges preparation for a spring meeting. It also notes Sumatra's rich variety of animal and plant life as a regional claim.
Cats preferred to husbands say Chicago teacher
A Chicago school teacher argues cats make better life partners than men, praising cats for trimming whiskers, never complaining, and not making excuses at night. The item, reprinted from Exchange, notes no defender has emerged for husbands. The piece also quotes M. C. Austin on a North Carolina grand jury’s conduct and decorum.
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Chicago
West
M. C. Austin
Monroe Journal
Coffee Debate Calls For Public Facts On Harmful Effects
A pamphlet warns that coffee harms one in three users and urges open discussion of the evidence. It challenges coffee importers to prove Postum Food Coffee is nourishment and invites readers to test coffee by stopping use to see health changes.
Postum as a Coffee Alternative Promises Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Postum Food Coffee as a healthier substitute for ordinary coffee. It claims coffee harms gray matter and nerves, promotes rebuilding cellular tissue with Potash and Grapes-Nuts elements, and suggests a ten day coffee abstinence trial to gain health insights.
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Chines
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Goch
McVicar
Polsonert
Taylorville
Fed
Johnstown
Jean Baptiste Michet
Jean Francis Millet
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Varonesh
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Presencia
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Banter
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Daniel F. Splera
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Charles Secrest
Thomas Johnson
Cottage Bar
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Reiso
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Arica
Lapax
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Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
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Maritime Association
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Senate
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William Welch
America
Leinster
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Muetheim
Co Diena
Germany
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Sumatra
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