Witte the Brown Eyed Giant of Russia’s Reform
J A Edgerton profiles Count Serge Witte, the long serving finance minister and key to imperial policy, praising his honesty, organizational genius, and steady push toward limited reform, peace, and a constitutional framework amidst czarist politics. We note his opposition to war with Japan, mastery of finance, and complex ties to Jews, church, and industry.
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Serge de Witte
Council of Ministers
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Portsmouth
Japan
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Giguere
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Hague
J. A. Edgerton
Witte Emerges as Key Figure in Russian Liberty
The piece traces Sergei Witte’s rise from railway official to pivotal reformer in Russia. It notes his transition from cautious conservatism to facilitating constitutional liberty, aided by a liberal message to Americans, and debunks rumors about his birth and origins while detailing his early career and education.
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Ular
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Russia
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Jesus
Pruvat
Hegan
Serge Yulevitch Witte
Caucasus
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Holland
Mouth organ band joins First East Surrey regiment in Britain
A London dispatch reports a new military band formed from mouth organ players within the First East Surrey regiment. The group relieves the regimental band on the march and is expected to be widely copied across the British Army for its stimulating effect. Concurrently the Royal Northwest Mounted Police begin building a wagon road from Edmonton to Dawson City spanning about 1400 miles. A fifty-man party led by Superintendent Constantine has reached Fort St John and will establish barracks and roadhouses with supply lines to Teslin and Dawson City to connect the Peace and Mackenzie districts.
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United States
First East Surrey Regiment
London
Buffalo Express
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Edmonton
Dawson City
Constantine
Fort St. John
Peace River
Teslin
Diawson City
McDonald
Frazer
Rvepe
Mackenzie District
Do Drugs Cure Disease or Are They Essential
The author argues disease stems from wrong living or physical defects, not medicines. He cites overwork, diet, natural and artificial defects, and explains a neurologist’s role in diagnosing and correcting root causes, claiming 50 percent cure and 34 percent improvement in a 42-case series.
Novel police method detects swallowed diamond in stomach
The New York Medical Journal lauds Davenport Illinois police for originality in using x ray like testing to reveal a diamond ring swallowed by a man to avoid detection. The suspect confessed after seeing the device, and the ring remained in his stomach.
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Davenport
Ila
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New York Medical Journal
Sir Henry Irvings Last Autograph
A Bradford boy who drew a portrait of Sir Henry Irving asked for his autograph. Health failures at Wolverhampton prevented signing, but on the last night the actor gave the bold final autograph.
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Sir Henry Irving
London News
Bradford
Sir Henry
Wolverhampton
Revised Football Courtesies at College Game
In a Washington Star report, a playful exchange after a toe injury at a college football gathering ends with mutual apologies. The incident prompts reflections on manners and a hopeful note that football is reformed with courtesy and care.
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Washington Star
Linton beats Farmersburg 8–1 in regional football clash
In an association football match at Linton on Sunday, the Linton team defeated Farmersburg 8 to 1 before about five hundred spectators. The contest was fast and close through much of the game.
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Linton
Farmersburg Sockers
Excursion Ticket Rates and Conditions by E and T H Railroad
The E and T H Railroad announces excursion tickets for various events including Indiana Scottish Rite Masons in Indianapolis with round trips at 3.25, Thanksgiving prices at one and one third fare within 200 miles, and special homeseekers’ excursions to the west and southwest. Tickets on sale on specified dates with return limits and 75 percent of one way fare for some routes, plus multiple class rates to cities such as Biloxi Jackson Jacksonville Port Tampa Tallahassee Texaway El Paso New Smyrna Battle Creek French Lick West Baden Hot Springs and more. Further details available from T. E. Hoover Sullivan Ind and D H Hillman Evansville Ind.
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Central Passenger Association
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Priviege
A. Sullivan
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Miss
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el Paso
Texas
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Fla
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Battle Creek
Mich
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West Baden
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ED W.kelly’s Jewelry Store
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Terremane Daily Star
Sullivan Union
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Notary Public
Davis Hotel
A. E. Hazelrigg
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