Peace Talks and Turmoil Across the World
A digest of global events includes Taft and Bacon mediating Cuban peace with Palma and Nunez pressing U S aid. Morocco tensions rise as European interests threaten towns. war maps and troop moves hint at potential intervention. political shifts in Utah Connecticut and Colorado. attacks, wrecks, and legal cases fill the week.
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Cuba
Taft
Bacon
Havana
Palma
Gov
Nunez
United States
Multiple tragedies and world events headline a turbulent year
A Jellico Tennessee dynamite blast killed twelve and wounded many, with 500000 dollars in damage. Reports from Europe include British and German notes on conferences and colonial visits, while U S military and public figures face suicides, indictments, and court actions.
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Jellico
Tenn
Southern Depot
Illinois
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Thomas M. Doherty
United States Infantry
Fort Thomas
Lee County
Virginia
Kentucky
Frank Ball
Rose Hill
John Lee
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Lee
Bernhard Dernburg
Meyer
St. Petersburg
Germany
George S. Budd
Employed Officers Association
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Ohio Executive Committee
Columbus
Buffalo Bill
Europe
Brussels
Col. Cody
Antwerp
Col
Cody
Elihu Root
Panama
Deaf to the cries for justice in Atlanta mob violence
Atlanta witnesses a deadly mob action amid martial law as 12 Black residents and 2 whites die in lynchings following alleged assaults on Mrs. Arnold. Gov. Terrell deploys state troops, Col. Clifford Anderson takes command, and heavy rains help quell the unrest.
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Jack Murray
Terrell
Clifford Anderson
Col. Anderson
Rebels Threaten Clash During Armistice Period
Gen Avalos with 400 cavalry and 300 infantry moved to Guanajay by train from Pinar del Rio toward Camp Columbia near Havana. Gen Guerra warned that passing through the rebel camp could spark an encounter. Avalos planned to proceed, but Gen Rodriguez, under Secretary Taft, ordered a retreat to Mariel.
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Pinar del Rio
Artemesa
Columbia
Guerra
Rodriguez
Taft
Mariel
Woman Charged With Murdering Husband for Insurance
Knoxville police hold 24 year old Ida McNaffery after chemical analysis of her husband’s stomach shows traces of strychnine. The charge alleges she killed her spouse to obtain a $5,000 life policy and she faces murder charges.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ida McNaffery
Eight-Year-Old Boy Sentenced For Murder
Albia Iowa Sept 24 Oscar Napier eight found guilty of murdering a playmate by deliberate shooting. Iowa juvenile law does not cover murder cases so he will be sentenced as an adult.
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Albia
Oscar Napier
Iowa
Woman is killed by husband near Thacker West Virginia
Mrs Benjamin T Sloan was shot and killed by her husband near Thacker West Virginia on September 24. The bullet pierced her left breast she stated before death that her husband shot her accidentally during the incident.
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Thacker, W. Va
Benjamin T. Sloan
Stricter Eyesight Rules Hit Army Commission Candidates
The London Mail reports tightened regulations for eyesight tests for militia and imperial yeomanry officers seeking commissions in regular forces. No relaxation of the eyesight test will be allowed, though unfit candidates may appeal to an examination board on reexamination. Direct-commission applicants are unaffected.
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Militia
Imperial Yeomanry
London Mail
Spider Silk Factory Grows In Madagascar
Spiders are bred and spun into silk fabrics in a Madagascar factory overseen by a governor appointed by French authorities. The project faces challenges as the spiders work constantly, yet suffer from overwork and ill treatment by attendants.
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Madagascar
Fernch
Insect Cloud Sweeps Sandwich Coastline
A Sandwich correspondent reports a thick cloud of millions of winged insects moving from the sea across the sandhills and over Sandwich and nearby districts, stinging people like gnats. The River Stour also bore a black layer of insects.
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Sandwich
Channel
River Stour
London Times
Asthma Warning: Keep Away From Cats, Says New York Sun
The New York Sun cautions readers with asthma or respiratory sensitivity to avoid exposure to cats citing potential allergen reactions and health risks.
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N. Y. Sun
Pretty Bad Editor Comment Cites Academic Contributors
A New York Evening Post quote critiques editors who fail to improve grammar rhetoric or spelling from academic contributors, noting many writers resemble average college graduates despite editorial efforts. The remark underscores perceived limits of editing quality.
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N. Y. Evening Post
Government Provides Free Coffins and Undertaker in Switzerland
In many Swiss regions the state covers burial costs and furnishes a coffin and undertaker at no charge. The policy reflects government assistance for grieving families and standardizes funeral provisions across municipalities.
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Switzerland
Peruna Proclaiming a Grateful Cure for Pelvic Weakness
Esther M. Milner from DeGrass Ohio recounts a severe pelvic weakness improved after four bottles of Peruna. She praises Dr Hartman of Columbus and notes she has recommended Peruna to friends with positive results. The letter frames testimonials as encouragement for other women with similar ailments.
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DeGrass
Ohio
B. Hartman
Columbus
Esther M. Milner
Peruna
Mrs. Milner
Avalid
Costly Clothes for Women in Gold Thread and Lace
A Philadelphia Bulletin piece notes soaring prices in fabric and lace with cloth of gold items valued at up to $200 a yard, a Paris court train at $7,500, an ermine mantle to a Russian empress valued at $50,000, and Brussels lace thread fetching up to $2,500 a pound, highlighting luxury textiles and costs.
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Sumatra
Paris
Russia
Kherson
Philadelphia Bulletin
Dane Knudson’s cheap liquid air breakthrough
A Dane named Knudson is credited with discovering a mechanical process to produce liquid air at no more than one sixth the usual price. It is claimed the method could place liquid air on the market at about two cents a gallon and allow oxygen to be sold at a cent per cubic foot, expanding industrial use.
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Knudson
Doctor Despaired Anemia Cure Promoted by Pink Pills
Mrs. Thomas J. McGann of 17 Lincoln Place Plainfield New Jersey recounts severe illness from anemia with headaches irregular heartbeat swelling and fatigue. After twelve boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills she reports marked improvement and renewed vitality, claiming she was near death before treatment.
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Williams
Thomas J. McGann
Lincoln Place
Plainfield
N. J
Dr. Williams
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