Collision of Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and Orinoco Kills Thirteen
A Cherbourg report says two big liners the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and the Orinoco collided in the English Channel at nine o'clock. Thirteen steerage passengers and crew were killed, both ships damaged and returning to port for repairs. Passengers will be transshipped at Cherbourg and Southampton with limited details on exact rescue actions.
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Cherbourgh
English
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Southampton
Cherbourg
New York
Oronico
British
Royal Mail Steamship Company
West Indian
France
Orinoco
St. Paul
la Loraine
Cherbourgue
Lesage
Ae En
Poisoning at Springfield Wedding Kills One, Many Ill
At a Highland Hall wedding in Springfield Miss Anna Florence Slavin and Samuel B Brooslin hear of a ptomaine poisoning attack. Max Odens 55 uncle of the bride dies and about sixty guests fall ill with decayed meat symptoms. Abram Slavin the bride’s father supplied the food and suspects a grudge carried poison into the unattended banquet. No food chemical examination yet.
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Anna Florence Slavin
Abraham Slavin
Wight Place
Springfield
Mass
Samuel B. Brooslin
Worthington Street
Highland Hall
Max Odens
Abram Slavin
Somone
Enemies of White Active Campaign in Russia
A cabinet rift widens as Witte faces a hostile bloc with a Berlin press push by Stolypin’s private secretary intended to undermine his Europe and U S prestige. Reports say moves are under way to cut his $6 000 annual stipend as a council of the empire member after retirement.
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Count Witte
Russia
Ministry of the Interior
Stolypin
Berlin
Witte
Europe
United States
Council of the Empire
Ministry of Finance
Earnings Of Roads Study By Interstate Commerce Commission
A preliminary report on the income accounts of U S railways for the year ending June 30 shows 220 026 miles operated, about 99 percent of the final coverage. Total gross earnings reached 2 319 760 030 dollars, with passenger earnings 618 555 934 and freight earnings 1 640 942 862. Operating expenses were 1 432 163 153, leaving net earnings of 787 597 877, up about 97 million from the prior year, plus other income of 132 624 982. Dividends paid totaled 229 406 598 and taxes 58 902 288.
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Interstate Commerce Conmission
Railways of
United States
Ten Hour Day Granted by Delaware Lackawanna
President W H Truesdale announced the Delaware Lackawanna & Western will grant a ten hour day to all train men, extending the already approved plan for engineers and switchmen. Committees of trainmen and conductors are conferring with General Superintendent Clarke who will handle the wage increase after the ten hour day is settled.
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W. H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawana & Western Railroad
Clarke
Truesdale
Champion Buttermaker of South Dakota Named
Mrs John Barkley, wife of a Hamlin county farmer, is reported as the champion woman buttermaker. In under a year she produced over 1700 pounds of butter from seven cows, using milk and cream for household use. The butter sold yielded about 50 dollars profit per cow, making a tidy sum as pin money.
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South Dakota
John Barkley
Hamlin County
Barkley
Nebraska bankers oppose currency reform plan at Omaha meeting
The Nebraska bankers association in Omaha rejected the American bankers association plan for currency reform. A resolutions committee report urged avoiding new bank note issues in peace times, supporting emergency circulation only in crises and retiring it when not needed, and proposed raising monthly redemption limits for national bank notes.
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Nebraska Bankers’ Association
Omaha
American Bankers’ Association
DR. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
James H.eckles
Chicago
United States
National Grange Opposes Free Seed Distribution
Denver convention adopted committee reports condemning free seed distribution by the government as of no benefit. It opposed the fertilizer law and favored amending the oleomargarine law by striking out knowingly to enable convictions. It referred nursery stock mislabeling to state granges for protective legislation.
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National Grange
Denver
Committee On Agricultural
Care for Negro Troops Discharged From Army
Three Negro Army companies discharged by presidential order will be sent to Chicago Philadelphia and New York for care and employment. Citizens in those cities started the plan to clothe house and assist the veterans while committees coordinate housing and interviews with interested citizens. The men are to be housed at Fort Reno before relocation.
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United States Army
Roosevelt
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Ore
Fort Reno
Unwritten Page of History Reveals Clay Scandal Tale
Mary Hunter a 95 year old former slave in Minneapolis recounts a North Carolina banquet for Henry Clay in Asheville 1832. She describes a freed woman as a scandal spark that led to political rivals suppressing Clay’s presidential bid. Hunter has worked since age seven and now seeks charity after a back injury.
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Minneapolis
Mary Hunter
Henry Clay
United States
North Carolina
Clay
Asheville
South
Veteroon
North
Minnesota
Edward Ekman
Royal assent ceremony spotlights historic parliamentary ritual
Five peers in a traditional act granted royal assent to bills, a formality rooted in the constitution. The piece recalls that monarchs rarely opposed laws, noting George III once refused bills until urged to read them, echoing the era of Lord Eldon and Thurlow.
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George III
Lord Eldon
King George
Thurlow
Victim of a Confidence Game
Uncle Josh, freshly from Upcreek, inspects the family ice box and warns Henry that his artificial ice seller is deceiving him. He asserts he has seen real ice and would not have bought the fake.
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Josh
Upcreek
Henry
Stuck Up for Her Sex in Massachusetts Tale
A Massachusetts schoolgirl, long told her brothers were superior, challenges bias after her mother dismisses a hen as dull. She retorts that hens may be as knowledgeable as roosters, sparking a humorous moment about intelligence and gender.
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Massachusetts
The Duet and Rounder Dialogue Cited by Boston Transcript
A club discussion contrasts honesty with deception as a speaker asks if the small inner voice reproaches lying about being at the office. The other replies that a choice exists between conscience and external pressure.
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Tippler
Boston Transcript
Mutual obligation keeps friendship from sterility
A Daily Thought notes that living teaches the right of friends to help each other. It likens mutual obligation to crop rotation, preserving vitality in friendships. The excerpt attributes the idea to Octave Thanet.
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Octave Thanet
November Ailments And Remedies For Cold Weather
The text explains how temperate climates shift to colder conditions in November and the body’s need to adapt. It describes the kidneys handling toxins when perspiration declines and promotes Peruna to stimulate eliminatory glands. Pertina is listed as a long used remedy, validated by extensive use in Europe, America, and Dr Hartman’s practice.
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Bright
Europe
America
Hartman
North Carolina a Woodworking State
C J Field of High Point says North Carolina is rapidly becoming the nation’s leading woodworking state, second to Michigan with 60 furniture factories in High Point. He notes 900 carloads of furniture shipped monthly and exports to China, Japan, Australia, Cuba, England, France, Germany, and many other countries.
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North Carolina
C. J. Field
High Point
Michigan
United States
China
Japan
Australia
Cuba
England
France
Germany
Washington Post
Home starch promises shirt waist finish without steam
With a smooth iron and Defiance Starch, you can launder your shirt waist at home as well as a steam laundry. It will give proper stiffness and finish, cause less wear, and be pleasant to use a starch that does not stick to the iron.
French tester preserves peonies in cold storage
A French experimenter named Ver cier kept certain peonies, especially red and white China varieties, in cold storage for over three months with flowers in fair preservation at the end of the period.
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Vercier
Australian Educator Mayer Visits Boston from Sydney
William S. Mayer, prominent New South Wales educator connected with the University of Sydney, is visiting Boston. A native of Great Britain, he went to Australia eighteen years ago and now travels to the United States.
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America
William S. Mayer
New South Wales
University of Sydney
Boston
Mr. Mayer
Great Britain
Australia
Defiance Starch Promises Easy Ironing and No Stains
A vintage ad touts Defiance Starch claiming no blotches or blisters on fabrics and effortless ironing. It notes the stain resistant quality enhances a girl’s satisfaction with her engagement ring and overall apparel.
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Lackawana
Bankers OF Nebraska DE
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Congress
Lord Thurlow
New Yorker
Magnes
Temple Emanu-El
American Federation of Zionists
Fridenwald
Baltimore
Federation
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