Week in Review Highlights Multiple Global Events
A condensed survey of national and international happenings notes Congress at sea over legislation, Taft’s Moscow visit, naval and mining incidents, political marriages, notable deaths including Congressman Smith, Judge Landis, and Dr. Shrady, plus a broad array of disasters and crimes across the United States and abroad.
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Congress
Artemis O. Wotring
Ogden Center
Mich
Charles L. Fergueson, Jr
Ossining
N. Y
Fergueson
Naomi
United Mine Coal Company
Fayette City
Melvin Powell
Lillian Humphreys
Hopkinsville
George Bea
Brownsville
Louisiana
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Joseph Landis
Kentucky
A .L. Lawshe
Metcalf
Hassaway Davis
Mabel Ashford
Royal Swedish Yacht Club
America
George Edalji
England
Arthur Conan Doyle
Lucy Hagenow
Chicago
Anna Horovitch
Sadie Anderson
Bristol
David Ranken, Jr
Torrington
Conn
Charles S Harper
George F. Shrady
New York
Notable Honors and Tragedies in Early 1900s News Feed
The French government names Mary Baker Eddy an Officer of the Academie and awards her a grand prize and a diploma of honor as founder of the Christian Science movement. Numerous deaths, crimes, and political notes follow, including the disappearance of Lieut Crawford, financial concerns in the west, Mexican secret service witness poisoning, a Bloomington farm killing, Nobel prize to Albert Michelson, and Roosevelt’s Thanksgiving visit.
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New York
Omaha
Trinidad Vasquez
Magon
Villareal
Rivera
Los Angeles
Frank McCoy
Joel McCoy
Edward Ford
Bloomington
Ind
Fulton French
Beattyvile
James B. Marcum
Ufa
Russia
Taft
Florence Nightingale
Edward
Catherine Snay
North
Oxford
Mass
Snay
James Ware
Albert Bunch
Lincoln County
Ark
James B. Bradwell
Chicago Legal News
Picturesque Pioneer
Chicago
Carl Farina
Philip Mundon
Bass Lake
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Albert A. Michelson
Department of
University of Chicago
John
Obermeyer
Zanesville
J. B Foraker
Ohio
Mr. Taft
Louis Walter
St. Louis
John D Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Syracuse University
William J Bryan
New Haven
Conn
Philo S. Bennett
John van Fossen
Ypsilanti
Mich
Ricardo Castro
Mexico
George F. Porter
Minneapolis
Leon Jastremski
Louisiana
Knights of Pythias
United States
Baton Rogue
Cody
Wye
Granite
Cal Fire Factory
Waterbury
Riverside
Joseph H. Tucker
Massachusetts
Pittafield
Kalligar
Beatrice
Neb
R. Meade Shumway
Jacob Martin
Roosevelt
President Madison
Montpelier
London
Berlin
Vienna
Meade .Ghumway
Sarah Martin
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
New Orleans
Beverly Warner
Productive Power of Western Canada Soil
Winnipeg correspondence asserts Western Canada soil yields top crops and large grain potential. frost limited August harvests, but Southern Alberta sown winter wheat areas near 100000 acres expected huge output. notes land open for homesteads with 160 acres free, entry via proxy, and cites Craik Saskatchewan letter praising soil productivity with a dahlia bloom after 80 days.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Alberta
Craik
Saskatchewan
Icebox lessons and a tale of old ice
A domestic learns kitchen etiquette from a Scandinavian servant who explains discard habits by tossing yesterday’s old ice into the yard. A second joke follows about an aunt’s death and a will, with a pun on testament and testament.
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Cleveland
Sophie
Harper’s Weekly
Texas teacher credits Postum with health improvements
A Texas primary teacher recounts starting Postum after coffee caused nervousness and indigestion. She reports clearer skin, no headaches, and restored energy after six months of coffee avoidance, noting others adapted after proper preparation. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, backs the product with a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
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Texas
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Mean Flings at Editors in Hearn’s Tales of Manuscripts
A publisher recalls Lafcadio Hearn’s youth on newspapers and the editors hold omniscient control over manuscripts. He cites stories where editors cut lines to fit space and maintain a high moral tone in a town full of schoolgirls.
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Lafcadio Hearn
Hearn
Sheers
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Sears Indicted for Mail Fraud Over Catalog Misrepresentations
Des Moines special report says Sears, Roebuck & Co. of Chicago faces a three count indictment for using the mails to defraud. The charges allege false catalog representations and a scheme to obtain money by false pretenses from Dr. C F Spring of Des Moines by selling him claimed Sears white lead. A second count concerns a ring bought by R H Miles and a third involves another misrepresented ring mailed to recipients.
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Des Moines
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
C F. Spring
Sears-Roebuck
R. H. Miles
Modest Five-Cent Tip Brings Optimistic Start
A man dining at a restaurant leaves a five cent tip after a modest luncheon. The new waiter regards the nickel as a lucky omen and thanks the customer, muttering that it’s a start. This brief encounter is reported by the N Y Sun.
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N. Y. Sun
Train Lions for Exhibition Work In Four Years
Training a lion for exhibition takes four years per animal with one suitable specimen in four available. A few accomplishments can boost the animal’s value fivefold.
Bromine Quinine Laxative Cure A One Day Wonder
An ad claims Bromo Quinine as a universal laxative solution used worldwide, promising a complete cure in one day. It attributes a signature by EW Ghrov and promotes rapid relief with a price listed as 25e.
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Ghrov
The Statesman Leads the Masses and Masses Guide Politician
A concise reflection on how public leaders respond to popular will as masses influence political direction. The cycle shows citizen energy shaping policy and leadership adapting to collective demand.
The General Demand for a Gentle Laxative Solution
The Well-Informed World seeks a simple pleasant laxative. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome gentle yet prompt remedy. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig. Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
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