President Roosevelt Aids Roundup Of Straying Cows In Connecticut Pasture
Deacon Barber of Farmington recounts how President Roosevelt, visiting relatives, vaulted a fence to help corral a herd of wild cows. Roosevelt assisted with vigor, joked about cider, and left the scene before the deacon realized who helped. The tale ends with Barber learning the identity hours later.
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Deacon Barber
Farmington
Conn
United States
Roosevelt
Tunxis Mountain
Mr. Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Plucky Woman Pays Wager In Cowboy Ride Down Broadway
Mrs Labonn rode astride a blue outfitted horseman’s costume from Fifty-sixth to Central Park to honor a bet that Shamrock II would win at least two races from Columbia. Alfred Wilmarth balked after street taunts, missing the ride, as crowds watched the high spirited display and the wager was settled at a riding academy on West Fifty sixth.
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Equestrienne
Yale Conveys Batch of Doctors Amid Lake Michigan Quips
The Chicago Record-Herald notes Yale produced many doctors recently but says there is no worry and no medicines to be cut. The Chicago Tribune adds a witty take, joking about Sir Thomas Lipton and Lake Michigan’s freshness.
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Yale
Chicago Record-Herald
Lake Michigan
Thomas Lipton
Chicago Tribune
Rockefeller Institute Studies Tuberculosis and Typhoid Research
Nineteen researchers under the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research begin year long fellowships in labs across Chicago Philadelphia Montreal Ann Arbor Boston Baltimore Middletown Cleveland New Haven and New York. Work covers tuberculosis typhoid fever and related diseases with stipends of 300 to 500 dollars yearly.
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Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
John D. Rockefeller
York City
Institute
Chicago
Philadelphia
Montreal
Ann Arbor
Boston
Baltimore
Middletown
Conn
Cleveland
New Haven
University of California
New York
Marshall
William H. Welch
Ehrlich
Germany
Senator Depew and Miss Palmer Star in Transatlantic Romance
Senator Chauncey M. Depew of New York and Miss May Palmer of Paris reveal a rapid cross ocean romance via cable. Daily messages from Depew and regular replies from Palmer fuel a high profile engagement with plans for a December wedding and a grand trousseau as American and Parisian social circles watch the union unfold.
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Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Miss May Palmer
Paris
Transatlantic
Senator Depew
Waoer
Miss Palmer
America
Trousseau
Fragmented Local Notice About Health Advice
A mangled OCR fragment hints at a one day cure or remedy for a cold. The readable bits reference a quick treatment and wellness claims but lack concrete details, dates, or names.
American Jens Association Aims to Shield Tourists Abroad
In Berined steps toward forming an American Jens Association to guard visitors from unscrupulous tradesmen and con artists. Endorsed by U S officials, the group seeks to prevent and rectify abuses faced by Americans abroad, led by Resident Attorney James H Vickery, ex-secretary to the U S Ambassador. He notes small fortunes fall to petty thieves in Germany and urges rights actions rather than endure theft. Boarding-house keepers and tailors are cited as exploiting visiting Americans.
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Jens’ Association
United States Medicials
James H. Vickery
United States
White
Vickery
Chicago Record-Herald
Germany
Uncle Sam
Napoleon's tea set found in Mexico rouses relic hunt
A Sevres blue Napoleon era tea set dated 1806, stamped with imperial arms, valued by buyers in Mexico City and once owned through Imperial and European lines, has been located in Mexico. The find prompts speculation on further Napoleonic artifacts abroad. A separate tale features a mother’s account of a girl burned and misquoting a bee with a stove.
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Mexico
Napoleon
Manu
Louis Napoleon
Paris
Chiselhurst
Finland
Vierry
Mexico City
F. B. McKercher
Mexican Central Railway
Europe
N. Y
Bessie
Enormous Traffic at the Soo Emphasizes Trade Volume
Sault Ste. Marie saw 4,731,000 tons of freight pass through American and Canadian canals in July, up 262,000 from June, with 3,211 vessels. Wheat totals reached 6,854,777 bushels, flour 1,092,251 barrels, trim- ber 1,838,400 feet, ore 3,351,204 tons, and 14,200 passengers were carried. France touted as hosting most Catholic missionaries, claiming 4,500 of 6,106 globally.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Suez Canal
Electric car travel could revolutionize intercity routes
A Berlin report notes electric trains on overhead lines might carry 50 to 60 passengers at 80 to 150 mph, signaling a potential grand shift in American and European travel in the coming decade. Also reported, a curious sect of "Blessed Mother" women near Samara hides in hill holes, fasting, awaiting a foretold global conflagration with a bodyguard of 11 "wise virgins" believed miraculous.
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America
Europe
State Department
Frank Maxon
Berlin
Germany
Mr. Major
Zossen
Comig
Volga
Samara
Soznavo
Romance of the Key at Fishkill Landing
Miss Katherine Miller once operated at New York Central Fishkill Landing is now Mrs Arthur Fitzsimmons of New York City. A minister helped the change a year ago, revealed when she left town on vacation. The telegraph key sparked a romance between Miller and Fitzsimmons as they exchanged messages and later wed.
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Katherine Miller
New York Central
Fishkill Landing
Miss Bump
Hudson
Miss Miller
Miss Katherine Miller
Arthur Fitzsimmons
New York City
Fitzsimmons
Western Union
New York
Northwestern Denies Indecent Sorority Initiations
Dean of women Martha Foote Crow condemns campus initiation rites at Northwestern University as inappropriate public horseplay. She denounces concerts of public ceremonies, hazing, and forcing candidates to perform distressing acts, while officials have yet to curb the practices.
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Martha Foote Crow
Northwestern University
Evanston
Henry Wade Rogers
Heraglf
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Staten Island
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France
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Pres
J. W. Skinner
SEC
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins
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Tocome
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Grand Forks
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Motors
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Nahare
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Easley
G. K. Vikan
Romance OF the Key
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Bohhness
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