Secretary of the Navy Victor Metcalf Resigns for Health
Washington November 17 Secretary of the Navy Victor H Metcalf of California has tendered his resignation to the president to take effect December 1 due to ill health A nervous breakdown has forced retirement and Assistant Secretary Newberry will be named as his successor Newberry has not held a major public office before his appointment as assistant secretary of the navy on November 1 1905 prior to that he was in business in Detroit Michigan
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Attempted murder of San Francisco prosecutor Heney shocks city
Francis J. Heney special assistant DA was shot in a San Francisco courtroom by Morris Haas. Heney survived with bullet lodged near the left ear, while Haas was captured. Ruef remains jailed as authorities probe the attack amid mass meetings and demands for stronger measures against graft.
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Two Views of John D. by Same Publishers
New York November 17 John D Rockefellers reminiscences now appearing in World's Work will be published in book form by Doubleday Page and Co Having bought out G and McClure Co the Doubleday firm will also publish Ida M Tarbells A History of the Standard Oil Company
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Doubleday,Page & Go
Czar’s Uncle Dies of Pneumonia in Paris
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, uncle of Emperor Nicholas, died in Paris today from pneumonia. He had lived in Paris since retiring from the post of Russian minister of marine. A separate note mentions Japanese living costs, stating a man may hire a horse, keep two servants and five on the fat of the land for about $20 a month.
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Children Set Fire To Baby's Clothes
In Laurens Iowa on November 17 a 13 month old baby was scorched when two small children on a high chair grabbed matches and set fire to the infant's clothing. The mother extinguished the flames and doctors treated the baby, but complications followed.
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Laurens
Applejack tale from Civil War general and colonel
A Philadelphia Ledger anecdote tells of a Civil War colonel who drank too much applejack. As General Lee asks him to visit his tent, the colonel apologizes and clings to a tree, claiming he can barely move. The item notes dogs live about 10 to 12 years.
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Lee
Thanksgiving on the American Desert
A travelogue recounts a Thanksgiving spent traveling by train through the Santa Cruz region in Arizona. The narrator describes desert scenery, stone hills, cacti, and a perilous ascent to a peak with vivid, period-voice detail and a reflective sunset over a stark landscape.
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Pie and Puddle in a Victorian Dinner Scene
A lively domestic tale unfolds at a party where Tom basks in praise for a perfect pie. Dora and Jack Emerson steer the afterglow as guests applaud, while Dora hints at marriage and cooking school as future plans.
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He Meant It From Lippincott's About a Western Politician
A western politician now serving his state in Congress is famed for dodging admission of illness and for a roundabout manner. When asked about his health a friend recalls the response: he is not well but better than before, yet worse than at his best.
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Tom Hastings
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Too Thin Richard Mansfield and the art of stage fitness
A theater manager lauds Richard Mansfield for maintaining a lean figure with strict diets and exercise. He cites a tale about Henry Irving to illustrate how a strong early start can shape a career, recalling a Hamlet debut in tight tights and a quip about “sailors clothes.”
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Missed His Vocation from a Success Magazine
Reginald de Koven notes a grocer and a druggist who deride Wagner and music showing that people often pursue the wrong line. The grocer wishes to be a banker while the druggist eyes authorship, and Wagner is said to produce unexpected results in life.
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