Death of Chief Justice Fuller at Sorento Summer Home
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller died of heart failure at his Sorento summer home. He had appeared in good health, with his daughter Mrs. Nathaniel Francis and Rev. James E. Freeman present. Fuller, head of the United States Supreme Court for 22 years, was a key figure in major cases and administered presidential inaugurations since Harrison.
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Maine
Melville W. Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Sorrento
Nathaniel Francis
James E. Freeman
Justice Fuller
Frenchman's Bay
Francis
Miss Aubrey
Washington
Fuller
United States
Marshall
Harrison
Chicago
Jeffries a Broken Idol in Defeat by Johnson
In Reno Nevada James J Jeffries a famed Californian champion known for never being knocked down loses to the black challenger Johnson. Jeffries endures a fifteenth round defeat bleeding from nose and mouth with cuts while Johnson leaves unscathed as crowd departs in silence.
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Jeffries
Reno
Nev
James J. Jeffries
California
Johnson
Tex Rickard
Camels as Freight Carriers in Bagdad Trade
Washington reports describe camels as the main freight method in Bagdad villages with about 0,000 camels used for inland trade. Camel strings carry 450 pound loads, two men guide, and caravans cover up to 12 miles daily with fast messengers reaching 40 to 50 miles. Freight pairs of 225 pound bales ease camel loading, rates vary by supply, with $30 a fair price for a common burden camel.
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Ashington
Washington
United Sates
Bagdad
Desert
Massoul
Damascus
Mesopotamia
Don't Smoke Moral in Monkeys Death 66 HICO
A Navy Yeoman recalls Chico the Madagascar born orangutan aboard the USS Wilmington who died from tobacco use. The monkey, kept as a smoking companion, learned to use a pipe and later cigarettes, prompting warnings from a recruiting officer about dangers of concealment and smoking habits.
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HICO
Orangoutang
United States
Wilmington
Yeoman
Harvey L. Miller
Navy Department
Navy
Chico
Yeoman Miller
Tamatave
Madagascar
Miller
Taxicab Card Triggers Youths Tight Pocket Woes
A Washington youth clung to a paper stating For taxicab hire $189.90 after a rainstorm theater outing. The father, modestly funded, faced concerns as the son pressed for more allowance and attempted to bill cab rides, prompting calls for company identification cards. The episode ends with the card arrival and the youth’s loss of a regular streetcar patronage.
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Washington
Potomac
Washing old money revives Uncle Sam's bills
The U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing tests a Churchill money-washing machine to cleanse and refurbish worn banknotes. Director J D Ralph oversees the demo as notes pass through soap and water, disinfectant, and pressing, extending life by about sixty percent and saving up to one million dollars yearly.
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Ncle Sam
United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Samuel
J. D. Ralph
Frank B. Churchill
Ted
Bureau
Ralph
German Alcohol Stills Farm Output and Tax Policy
An official asserts Germany operates about 20 000 farm stills on as many farms with government permission for grain or potato alcohol production based on farm size location and demand in return for reduced tax. Excess production incurs higher taxation while denatured alcohol avoids tax. Also ad mentions Mrs Winston's soothing age and cigar ad copy.
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