Varied Facts From Around the World and Local Notes
A compilation notes Kansas towns offering prizes for best towns and Glasgow city profits from waste paper collection. Also cited are Perry named New Bedford city solicitor, 1905 06 beet sugar factory output, U S coal production 1904 surplus, Morocco population guess, Vatican jewels valued around 200 million, Cincinnati life insurance per capita lead, and a recovered Monte Rosa guide Nagi dead since 1877 with ice crevasse incident details.
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Nagi
Aosta
Italy
Monte Rosa
Dollar counterfeits rumored after 1905 Mint print
The report claims U S dollar presses stopped after 1905 print runs and that counterfeit coins circulated widely. The attorney general warns punishment for passing 1905 dated dollars, while the Mint director states no silver dollars were minted in 1905.
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United States
United State
Mint
Fortifications plan costs and Taft travel in early days
The article notes 1885 congressional authorization for a vast coastal fortification system with total spending of 119 million dollars, including 64 million for defenses and 55 million for gun factories and related sites. A congressman says the finished scheme would need 46,000 troops and 50 million dollars annually. It also highlights Secretary Taft as a prolific traveler since becoming Philippines governor in 1900, having logged at least 100000 miles, with 360 days at sea or on trains, including a 5500 mile provincial governance tour and a 12000 mile initial voyage via Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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Taft
Philippines
Shanghia
Hong Kong
The decline of church spires in modern design
The article notes that one dozen churches are completed daily with less than a third featuring spires, most atop Roman Catholic parishes. It argues the spire as a worship symbol is fading, with church architecture shifting toward practical, commercial utility in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Railways Expand as Freight Car Orders Soar in Year
The year closed saw railroads order 341 415 freight cars and 3 289 passenger cars, a sharp rise from the previous year 156 561 freight cars and 2 213 passenger cars. The increase signals rapid expansion in railway capacity and commerce.
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Cure
Government Officials and Global Events in Brief
Three hours of Senate debate on rail policy opens a wave of policy actions. The Dominican Republic treaty moves forward, Army bill exceeds sixty nine million, and Confederate graves are set for marking.
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Foraker
Senate
United States
Dominican Republic
House
North
Gallinger
Ohio
LaFollette
Indian Territory
Pettus
Underwood and
Taylor
Charles M. Shelley
Birmingham
Ala
Meridian Tornado Toll and Destruction Report
Mississippi newswire reports a deadly tornado hit Meridian killing many whites and blacks and causing about 1.25 million in property loss. Damage included hotels, stores, the Y M C A, and a large portion of Lindsey Hill. National Guard enforcing debris removal. relief work underway with no further fatalities reported.
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Mobile
Ala
Meridian
Miss
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Lindsey Hill
East End
Georgetown
William E. MecCant
National Guard
Macon
Marion
Meehan Junction
General Relief Committee
Springfield Riot After Arrests Sparks Lynch Mob Violence
In Springfield Ohio Preston Ladd and Edward Dean were arrested for shooting brakeman M M Davis. A mob attacked the colored quarter burning several buildings while militia restored order. Davis died from his injuries as the riot continued with reinforcements and gunfire quieted after heavy rain.
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Springfield
Preston Ladd
Edward Dean
M. M. Davis
Dayton
Nicholas Longworth
Tampa
Fla
Mascotte
Havana
Longworth
Washington
Bridal Couple At Home Returns From Cuba
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth return to Washington after their wedding trip to Cuba. They arrived in a private car attached to a Southern railway train at 9:50 AM and went to their residence on Tenth Street where they will reside. Longworth resumes legislative duties at the Capitol.
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Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Cuba
Southern Railway
Longworth
Tenth Street
Capitol
Conference delegate cites possible Franco German settlement over Moroccan reforms
An Algeciras delegate with vital interests in the Moroccan reform talks signals a possible settlement between France and Germany. He notes no details on the lines of agreement, but recent trends suggest France may concede on the bank issue while Germany would push for a tough police stance.
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Algeciras
France
Germany
Imperial Chinese Commissioners Arrive in St Paul
Imperial Chinese commissioners arrive in St Paul on Sunday evening en route to discuss commercial industrial and educational conditions in the United States and Europe during their study tour through the country.
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St. Paul
Europe
Enat
Transport Lawton Arrives in San Francisco
Navy transport Lawton from Manila under Capt. Charles Fr. Pond arrives in San Francisco with seven passengers and about 160 Asiatic fleet veterans. One man was lost overboard during the voyage.
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St. Petersburg
Taarkoe-Selo
San Francisco
Lawton
Manila
Charles Fr. Pond
Chicago Leads All Cities in Crime in February Report
Chicago led all cities in crime according to a police statistical study. Seventeen women were attacked in February in Chicago amid rising concerns over safety.
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Chicago
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Help for Women
A 19th century hospital note extols the cure of female disorders with Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound. It cites high surgery rates for women and includes a testimonial from Miss Luella Adams of Seattle who credits the remedy with curing a tumor without operation. The ad invites women to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham.
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Luella Adams
Seattle
Wash
Miss Adams
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tales of the Tots at the concert a comic exchange
A playful scene has Willie tested for a quarter hour and offers a dollar instead. Freddie jokes about a man who tries to swallow a trombone while Dad questions which man he means.
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Willie
Fred
Papa
Freddie
Margie and Minnie Admit Cake Theft in Family Dish
A playful family scene features Margie declaring understanding of goodness, Little Margie claiming it means restraint, and Johnny admitting excess from a cake theft while Minnie took most of the stolen cake yesterday. The dialogue captures domestic banter over mischief and appetite.
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Mamma
Johnny
Minnie
Elsie Seeks Night Light for Sleep Aid
In a tender exchange, Elsie asks why a light is needed in her room at bedtime, and her mother reassures her. Elsie answers she does not fear, but wants the light to see while going to sleep.
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Elsie
Buying the Ammunition in the London Sketch
A London Sketch humor piece features a candidate soliciting eggs from a village elector in a hotel scene. The exchange turns comic as the elector agrees to supply all eggs offered, highlighting satirical views on political bargaining.
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London
A Doctor’s Testimony On Postum Replacing Coffee
A Iowa clergyman recounts coffee’s ill effects on nerves and insomnia and how Postum Food Coffee restored health. He notes stronger vitality, clearer thinking, and better sleep after switching, praising Postum as superior to coffee and inviting testimony.
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Iowa
Biblical Institute
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Woollville
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Tuon
Tue
Wen
Thu
Kansas
Glasgow
William B. Perry
New Bedford
Mass
Morocco
Pops
Rome
Vatican
Cincinnati
America
Ohio Life Policy Owners’ Association
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Congressional Briefs
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Westmoreland Coal Co
Jeannette
Indiana
Nanchang
China
Kingman
State Department
Rodgers
Shanghai
Kiukiang
Peking
Senor Mendez Capote
Senor Garbiras
Venezuela
Legation
Castro
Charles E. Leland
Broadalbin
Noay
James H. Ward
Associated Press
Southwest
Roosevelt
Congress
Pan-American Congress
Rio de Janeiro
Thomas Bettman
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Fred Landers
Clarence English
Omaha
Drake Committee
Wilhelmina Busch
Pasadena
Cal
Edward Scharrer
Kaiser’s Imperial Guard
Marysville
Kaw
Ralph Earle Sampson
Adm
Sampson
Denver
Alexander
Montrose
Society
Tuamotu Islands
Tahiti
Tuamotu
Department of Justice
Col
George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Idaho
Frank Steunenberg
Coeur d’Alene
Robert Vaughn
Williamsburg
Tom Barnes
Jackson
Marquis Saionji
Takahiro Kato
den Ural Kuban
Terek Cossacks
Richard A. McCurdy
The
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Louis A. Thebaud
Paris
Frank Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Leland W. Prior
Flack
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Harry Wagner
Cambria Steel Co
Johnstown
James Stephen Hogg
Texas
Frank C. Jones
Shaw
United States Senate
Albrecht Wirth
Munich
der Tag
Emperor William
Berlin
East Asia
John M. Schofield
St. Augustine
Arlington Cemetery
Tavernola
Lake Inco
Brescia
Jos. Plela
Lawrence Baker
Romney County
Frank James
Proctor
Mme. Calve
Vandeville
Capt. Wa
Mississippi
Meridan, Miss
A. LB. Moas
Lyrie Theater
Salt Lake City
Edwin Booth
Ezra Kendall
National Educational Association
Louieville
Stomot & Jackson
Senor Mendosa
Arseny
Yaroslavl
Russia
Liberia
Bonesteel
Mrs. Longworth
Tales OF the Tots
Margie
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