Uncle Joe Cannon Praises Canada and Wheat Country
The article quotes Joseph Cannon praising Canada after an interview with a Canadian correspondent. It notes his remark about coveting his neighbor's land while recalling a trip from Winnipeg to the Rockies. It highlights American migration to Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia for homesteads and higher crop yields.
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Joseph Cannon
United States
Canada
Winnipeg
Rockies
Great West
Virginia
Cannon
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Joe Cannon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adclaims Constitutional Cure
An advertisement mocks ineffective local remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment for catarrh. It asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and urges use of the advertised remedy and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Bcience
Hyveer Hall
F. J. Cheney
Bo Drugeiste
Hall
The Ancient Mariner Recalled at Wedding Guests
The Marine Naturalist recalls the tale of the Ancient Mariner who shot the albatross. Wedding guests ask if a photo exists of the act and if the bullet was saved. The old tar laments he remains out of date.
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Tar
A Good Butcher in Dayton Impresses with Clean Appearance
A Dayton butcher earns trust through spotless clothes and aprons. His wife uses Easy Task soap to keep his linen pristine, reinforcing the perception of clean meat and high hygiene.
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Dayton
Heirlooms Lure Tricks in Witty Exchange
A quip from Smart Set turns on the idea of a wealthy uncle leaving valuables. The joke suggests new heir looms appear weekly, tapping humor on inheritance and family fortunes.
Allen's Foot-Kase Promises Quick Foot Relief
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Kase antiseptic powder for feet addressing sore toes and bunions. It claims relief for tired feet, helps breaking in new shoes, and mentions popularity and price. The noisy ad also includes unrelated lines and product mentions from various brands.
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Allen
Perros
Olmsted
Roy
Taft’s Withdrawal Bill Faces Western Opposition
Taft pushes a public land withdrawal bill to protect resources while western senators fear executive overreach. The piece notes Ballinger Pinchot tensions, debates over mineral and surface land separation, and Democratic efforts to gain seats in New York amid a looming tariff board fight.
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Ballinger
Taft
Secretary of the Interior
Garfield
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Forestry Service
Land Office and Reclamation Service
Democratic Congressional Committee
New York
Nowep
York
James
Tongs Start Fierce War In Chinatown Shootings Kill Two
In Philadelphia gunfire at On San Wo & Co. and Mie Hong Low restaurant leaves two dead and another wounded. Chinatown shut in by police as detectives seek suspects. In New York two men die and a third is wounded in Tong feuds. Chung Fook dies on scene, Chunoy Lien is shot, and others are under investigation.
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Philadelphia
On San Wo & Co
Cherry Street
Chu Long
Jung Sing
Hahnemann Hospital
Race Street
Ninth
Chinatown
New York
Chung Fook
Chen Hen
Ing Mon Mong
Dover Street
Chunoy Lien
Northern Pacific Railroad
Briand urges pacific reforms as anarchist riot erupts
In St. Chamond France Premier Briand opened an electoral campaign amid violent demonstrations by anarchists and radicals. Stones smashed windows and gunfire echoed as Briand called for moderation and gradual social reforms, while his words were drowned by bricks and revolver fire.
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St. Chamond
France
Briand
Republic
Eight Men Killed in Texco Extension Blast
A premature dynamite explosion at a Santa Fe Texco extension construction camp near Novite Texas instantly killed eight workers and badly injured three with one missing. Identified dead include R. C. Pryor of Fort Worth C. H. Blalock of Kentucky Pat Ward of Paris Tex M. L. Buzzle of Coleman Tex Ed Arlington of Fort Worth Tex and Jack Reagan of Texas.
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Novite
Tex
Texco
Santa Fe
R. C. Pryor
Ft. Worth
C. H. Blalock
Kentucky
Pat Ward
Paris
M. L. Buzzle
Coleman
Ed Arlington
Jack Reagan
Texas
Wife shoots husband in Pittsburg murder case
Mary Caldwell killed Walter Caldwell in Pittsburg Kansas after accusing him of infidelity. She surrendered at police headquarters saying he threatened to kill her when she confronted him. She fired twice with a revolver.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Walter Caldwell
Mary Caldwell
More Bodies Recovered From Cherry Mine Disaster
Thirty nine more bodies of miners were pulled from the St. Paul shaft entombed since the November 13 disaster in Cherry Illinois. Authorities believe about fifty more may be recovered in the coming days.
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Cherry
St. Paul
Inmate Fire Rescue at Fritz Reuter Altenheim
Fifty six inmates aged around sixty and older were rescued from their fire stricken wing at Fritz Reuter Altenheim near North Bergen New Jersey when the east wing of the main building burned.
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New York
Wenten
Midshipman Wilson in Grave Condition After Oct Game
Annapolis reports Midshipman Bar D Wilson left with a broken neck from the October 16 football game. Doctors say his condition is extremely grave and death is thought possible within a day or two.
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Wilson
Annapolis
Bar D
Doan's Kidney Pills Credited With Saving Life
Mrs. M. A. Jenkins of Quanah Texas credits Doan's Kidney Pills with lifting her from a near death, swelling dropsy and general weakness after doctors said no hope. The ad promotes Doan's at 50 cents a box via Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Bright
Dean
M. A. Jenkins
Quanah
Texas
Doan
A Small Loaf
A half famished traveler recalls a southern baker whose bread size diminishes as he visits homes. At one door the woman asks who is there and the baker replies he wants to leave bread. She tells him to push it through the keyhole rather than make a scene.
Carnegie quips on dying rich at Washington dinner
Andrew Carnegie cited his famous line about the disgrace of dying rich during a Washington dinner. He quipped that there are no pockets in a shroud and that attempting to take money along would melt away.
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Andrew Carnegie
Washington
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