Young Baroness Rosen to Debut in St Petersburg
Ambassador Rosen and family sail for Europe on a prolonged leave, delaying return to Washington. Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, age 17, will be presented at court in St Petersburg during winter. Educated in a strict American style, she speaks French with a Parisian accent and is fluent in Italian and German. Her circle includes her mother, governess, and a social secretary, with no American peerage connections.
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Baroness Rose
Magnolia
Mass
Baron
Baroness Rosen
Washington
Europe
St. Petersburg
Baroness Elizabeth Rosen
America
Elizabeth
Ethel Roosevelt
Helen Taft
Bacon
Postal cards to carry ads and messages on front
Beginning August 1 the Post Office Department allows ads and messages on the front of postal cards. A vertical line marks the left third for the address, the right for details, and the remaining area for messages or pictures.
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Caer
Post Office Department
Meyer
United States
Far Eastern Bureau formed to handle Japan China diplomacy
The State Department created a Far Eastern Bureau to manage all correspondence and initial treaty talks with Japan and China. Huntington Wilson will head the bureau with two assistants Percival P. and William P., all skilled in oriental languages and eastern politics. The bureau may centralize negotiations and review U S China treaty amendments and notes.
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Japan
China
Orient
State Department
Huntington Wilson
Merican
Pokio
Ohare
Percival Man
Pennsylvania
Peking
Canton
Dalny
William Phillips
Massachusetts
Choate
London
United States
Aristocratic Cats Seek Summer Home Habitat
A group of prominent society women plans to purchase land to build a summer home or boarding house for cats belonging to travelers. Notables include Mme Eleanore do Guys Miss Mary A Peet and Justice Harlans wife with Maltese cats valued at 1000 each.
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Ttme
Per
Amons
Mme, Eleanore Doat Guys
Mary A. Peet
le To
Old-Time Healers and the Gold-Headed Cane Tale
In London the gold topped cane of physicians symbolizes a historic outfit once essential to doctors. Dr Radcliffe’s era begins the chain, passing to Mead, Askew, Pitcairn, and Baillie, each famed in their time, with Baillie recalling a humorous bite at a patient planning to attend the opera.
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London College of Physicians
William Macmichael
Dr. Radcliffe
Radcliffe
Godfrey Kneller
Sir Godfrey
Mead
Askew
Pitcairn
Baillie
Stage stars set long run records in English theatre
The Westminster Review notes enduring achievements by Fred Terry and Miss Julia Neilson in The Scarlet Pimpernel, and cites predecessors like Mr. Penley in Charley's Aunt and Mr. Hawtrey in The Private Secretary. It highlights Auguste van Biene in A Broken Melody and Patty Oliver in Pretty Susan among top long running roles.
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Auguste van Biene
Dorothy
Shiel Barry
John Howson
Patty Oliver
Westminster Review
How to Get Rid of Prejudices
The article argues that close contact through travel and modern transportation reduces bias. It claims distance fueled misunderstandings, and that intelligent people gain insights by meeting others, discovering shared humanity, and overcoming prejudice through firsthand experience.
Seagull Ring Hints At Distant Wanderings From Geneva
A seagull found on Lake Leman October 28 bore a silver ring on its claw engraved Vogel Sta tion Rossiten 20. Rossiten near the Courland lagoon lies between Konigsberg and Memel in the Baltic, about 1500 kilometers from Geneva. The bird hatched July 4 1905 and had likely completed two winters before being shot.
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Oushy
Leman
Rossiten
Courland Lagoon
Konigsberg
Memel
Baltic
Geneva
M. Flores
Lausanne
J. Thienemann
New York Herald
Pterodactylua Swallows Glyptodon Tale Stirs Father’s Warning
In days of old Calin rushes to a fig tree with exciting news of a pterodactylua catching and swallowing a glyptodon. Father Adam cautions that exaggeration could label him a nature faker and warns about misrepresenting big game habits.
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Calin
Adam
No Gain and Some Loss in Brass Band Talk
A humorous exchange from Youth's Companion features a brass band leader noting that learning to play a horn impaired his singing voice. He recalls once having a good bass voice but now cannot sing, while a neighbor wonders if playing the horn strains the vocal cords.
New York Life President Outlines Administration Plan
Kingsley of the New York Life Insurance Company addresses policyholders stating four governance aims. He calls for strict economy widest publicity world-wide institution continuation and prudent growth while upholding policy-holders’ interests as paramount.
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Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
Open Air Benefits In A Farmer’s Barn Offer
A weary hobo asks to sleep in a farmer’s barn. The farmer, quoting a ten-cent magazine, praises the open air for the delicate and troubled, promising health gains and a simple life, offering use of the potato patch and sky.
Irish Doctor Miffed by Bog Road Block
A cantankerous north Ireland country doctor, driving along a boreen, is delayed by an old woman returning from the bog with an ass and peats. He exclaims women and asses are in the way, but she retorts that manners place him last as he passes in silence.
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Ireland
Oregon Supreme Court hears case over cold storage plant title
An Oregon attorney argued before the Oregon Supreme Court that the title dispute over a cold storage plant endangered a human life and the client’s life’s work, blood, body, and soul were tied to the facility.
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Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court
Postum Reverses Coffee Ailments, Claims Health Gains
A testimonial extols Postum Food Coffee as curing headaches nervousness biliousness and stomach and nerve troubles after giving up coffee. The speaker cites family and neighbors who stopped coffee and felt relief, enabling full daily work and sewing with no pain. Ends urging readers to look for There’s a Reason on the package and The Road to Wellville book.
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Tn P
Suit filed against Hughey over breach of promise in Chillicothe
Margaret Wright, a former Hughey sewing office clerk, sues Josiah M. Hughey claiming he promised to marry her after his mother’s death in 1894 and refused since 1895. The case seeks 10000 dollars. Wright alleges Hughey, Chillicothe landlord to hundreds, transferred most property to his daughter.
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Chillicothe, O
Josiah M. Hughey
Margaret Wright
Hughey
Miss Wright
Chillicothe
Whipped the Horse Abduction at Findlay Orphans Home
Eight year old George Fullerton was abducted from an orphans' home as a man and a woman lured him to the road and sped away on a horse. The child’s father is in prison for five years, and the mother recently released after abandoning her children. Investigators suspect the abductors include the boy’s mother and a male companion.
Fire destroys barn and crops on Baird farm
A wheat load on Joseph Baird's Seven Mile area farm caught fire en route to Leonard Heinlein's threshing machine. The fire destroyed a separator and spread to the barn and corn crib, burning both. Loss estimated over $2,000.
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Hamilton, O
Leonard Heinlein
Joseph Baird
Seven Mile
Baird
Canton leaders meet to discuss McKinley mausoleum dedication
Secretary Cortelyou visited Canton Ohio and conferred with Justice Day former Controller of the Currency Charles G. Dawes of Chicago and architect M Gonigle and the Canton citizens committee about dedicating the McKinley mausoleum on September 50.
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Canton, O
Cortelyou
Justice Day
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Magonigle
Canton
Farmer Charles Becker Injured In Hay Fork Accident
Bellefontaine Ohio farmer Charles Becker suffered severe injuries when a large fork fell from a roof while he loaded hay. The tool gouged his eye, fractured his skull, and caused him to fall from a hay wagon, breaking two ribs as he recovered semi conscious.
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Bellefontaine
Charles Becker
Explosion Wrecks Wooster Hardware Front Injures Clerks
Two kegs of powder in the Dalton show window of McDowell hardware exploded with terrific force wrecking the front of the building. Clerks W. O. Resser and Amos Moser were injured. Cause of the blast is not known.
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Wooster
McDowell Hardware
Dalton
Here
W. O. Resser
Amos Moser
Teen shoots near miss wounds sister in Gallia County
Gallipolis Ohio ten year old Robert Wilson accidentally discharged a shotgun pointed at his sister Goldie, age five, near Cora in Gallia County. The blast tore off one side of her face and injured her left hand.
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Gallipolis
Robert
William Wilson
Cora
Gallia County
Goldie
Three Killed In Boiler Explosion On Pennsylvania Train
Urbana Ohio reports a boiler explosion on a Pennsylvania freight engine killed Engineer L W Chamberlain Fireman P F Welsner and Brakeman C A Stewart instantly Several cars were upset delaying trains for hours
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Urbana
L. W. Chamberlain
P. F. Welsner
C. A. Stewart
Pennsylvania
Fire Burns Ludlow Falls Livery, Barbershop, Repoary
Fire swept Ludlow Falls destroying William Brinkman’s livery barn S Overcart’s carriage repository and Elmer Deal’s barber shop. Loot about 15000 dollars. Bucket brigade saved the town.
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Piqua
Ludlow Falls
William Brinkman
S. Overcart
Elmer Deal
Railroad Agent Edward Perwar Ends Life in Steubenville
Steubenville Ohio Edward L Perwar city ticket agent for the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad for twenty years shot himself after severing an artery below the left knee. He had suffered a carbuncle on the neck for months and died by his own action.
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Steubenville
Edward L. Perwar
Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad
Perwar
Tragic Drowning Near Ashtabula Claims 23-Year-Old
Steve Sabo aged 23 drowned in a nearby lake after his hat blew off during a flight from danger. The body and the hat were recovered.
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Ashtabula, O
Steve Sabo
Here
Roscoe Farmer and Hand Die From Boiler Explosion
W. D. Palmer, wealthy Roscoe farmer, and farm hand George Best were severely burned when a thrashing machine boiler exploded during work. Both men were hurled about 90 feet and are expected to die from their injuries.
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Cathocton
W. D. Palmer
Roscoe
George Best
Painter's Fall From Smokestack Injures Newark Worker
Painter D Hayes, 28, fell from a Utica smokestack when a rope broke. He fractured both legs and landed on the ground. He is believed to have a chance of recovery.
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Newark
Fistic Affray Sparks Court-Fired Delaware Collision
Marriott Freshwater Wickham sues Dr. Silas W Fowler for 4000 dollars in fees and 200 dollars advanced to Police Chief Matthews. Fowler’s arrival leads to a fist fight with Marriott, joined by John Byrne who is slightly injured. Dispute centers on Fowler defense in a 25000 dollar damages suit by Perry Davis and Fowler’s blackmail suit against Mrs. Davis. Cases now out of court.
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Delaware, D
Marriott, Freshwater & Wickham
Silas W. Fowler
W. B. Matthews
Dr. Fowler
Frank M. Marriott
John Byrne
Perry Davis
Letter Carrier Arrested for Using Canceled Stamps
Mansfield Ohio Rufus L Kagey a 10 year letter carrier was arrested by a U S deputy marshal on charges of using canceled stamps on letters. Post Office Inspector Spear reports years of such activity with many old envelopes and stamps found in Kageys locker. He confessed and threatened self harm. an envelope with strychnine was found. He faces arraignment in Cleveland.
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Mansfield, O
Rufus L. Kagey
United States
Post Office
Spear
Kagey
Cleveland
Excellent Showing for Ohio Treasury After Aiken Law
Columbus report shows state treasury at 5,135,271.38 with no debt except 1800 for an unredeemed canal bond. Officials McKinnon and Guilbert note strong box balance and credit due to the Aiken law raising liquor tax from 350 to 1000.
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Columbus
McKinnon
Guilbert
Ohio
Corset Saves Lima Woman From Runaway Horses
In Lima Ohio Mrs. George W. Rydman escaped injury when a buggy shaft struck her side in a crowded square. Dr Steiner reported the corset stays had undoubtedly saved her life after wounds were dressed.
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Lima, O
George W. Rydman
Seven Mile Fire Threatens Town in Ohio
A bonfire started by a draftsman’s son in Hamilton near Seven Mile burned a stable and spread to homes of Rev. Joseph Patton, Mrs. Theresa Gray, and Bertel Von Philips. Firefighters saved all houses. estimated loss about $2,000.
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Hamilton
Seven- Mile
Bertel von Philips
Joseph Patton
Theresa Gray
von Philips
County Salary Law Questioned in Ohio Supreme Court
Petition in error in John Theobald recorder of Montgomery county v state of Ohio on relation to Hull tax payer was filed in the supreme court. Case from Montgomery county asks whether the county salary law is constitutional as ruled by lower courts.
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Columbus, O
John Theobald
Montgomery County
State of Ohio
Hull
Supreme Court
Fight Costs Him His Life
Dayton, D. Benjamin Davis fought James Reeder and was defeated. Davis died at the hospital from multiple injuries after the bout. Reeder was arrested on a murder charge.
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Dayton
Benjamin Davis
James Reeder
Reeder
Davis
Estate of Alva Bradley Divided Among Heirs in Cleveland
After twenty years of litigation the Alva Bradley estate valued at about 5 million dollars was divided equally among ten heirs. Bradley, a wealthy vessel and real estate owner, died over twenty years ago and left his estate in trust for twenty years before distribution.
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Cleveland, O
Alva Bradley
Governor appoints McNeal to Soldiers' and Sailors Orphans' Home board
Governor Harris names Judea Joseph W. McNeal of Lebanon Warren County to the board of trustees for the Soldiers' and Sailors Orphans' home at Xenla before departing for Cedar Point.
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Columbus
Cedar Point
Harris
Judea
Joseph W. McNeal
Lebanon
Warren County
Soldiers’ and Salloran Orphans’ Home
Xenla
Fatal shooting of Craven boy. family tragedy at play
In Liverpool O Rober t Craven aged unknown son of George Craven was killed, reportedly shot by his brother during a rifle game. Police investigate as a tragic household accident with potential court inquiries.
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Eaat
Liverpool
O.robert
George Craven
Cincinnati Man Injured In Side Track Runover
Owen Donahue 22 of Cincinnati fell asleep on a side track near Dayton and was run over by a switch engine. Both legs were crushed and an amputation was required. His condition is serious.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Owen Donahue
Logan
Italian Jaborera Drown In Miami River Tragedy
Italian workers Antonio Viral and Antonino Mirra, both 24, employed on the Big Four railway near Dayton Ohio, drowned when their raft overturned in the Miami River during a stream crossing incident.
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Dayton
Antonio Viral
Antonino Mirra
Jaborera
Big Four
Here
Miami River
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