Memorial rites honor General Booth and Lincoln monument unveiled
Universal memorial services spread from Salvation Army headquarters to 900 posts across the nation and 9,000 worldwide in tribute to General William Booth. In Lincoln’s state grounds a monument designed by Daniel Chester French was unveiled with remarks by William J. Bryan and Frank M. Hall after an address by Governor Aldrich.
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New York
Salvation Army
Wiliam Booth
Army
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Chester French
William J. Bryan
Frank M. Hall
Aldrich
Horses Die From Poisonous Plants in Kansas Feed
Washington reports with Kansas authorities that horse deaths in western Kansas stem from forage poisoning due to drought. An expert found horses fed on irritating plants because of sparse rainfall, not a contagious disease.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Bureau of Animal Industry
Predicted US Car Shortage Alarm Signals Action
Chicago reports feared severe car famine with near 200000 cars short by October 1. W W Garrett, chairman of the Association of Western Railroads, sends a circular urging railroad managers to urge shippers to cooperate and avoid excess demurrage.
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Chicago
United States
W. W. Garrett
Association of Western Railroads
Garrett
First Policewoman Appointed in Omaha
Omaha appoints Mrs. Katherine Drummy as assistant matron with police power. She is widow of Patrolman Sam Drummy who was killed about three years ago. Commissioner Ryder announces the historic appointment for the city department.
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Omaha
Omaha Police Department
Ryder
Katherine Drummy
Sam Drummy
Drummy
Enormous Waste of Energy Reported by Parsons
Washington report notes millions of tons of coal and sulphuric acid wasted, with vast mineral and gaseous energy that could power thousands of factories, cited by Charles L. Parsons of the Bureau of Mines.
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Washington
Charles L. Parsons
Sale of Montana Lands to Dispose 300000 Acres
Helena Mont. directs the largest state land sale in history across many counties to dispose of a total of 300 000 acres. The action spans multiple counties as buyers compete for parcels in the extensive sale.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Drowned in Dipping Vat Found in Magdalena NM
A man was found dead in a sheep dipping vat near Magdalena New Mexico prompting investigation. Local authorities identified the deceased and began a safety check on dipping operations in the area.
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New Mexico
Magdalena
Unknown horse disease hits central Nebraska farms
Reports to the state veterinarian indicate a new disease is killing numerous horses across central Nebraska towns including Franklin Hastings Merna and others. Authorities note the outbreak has prompted complaints from multiple communities as veterinarians investigate the illness and its spread.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Franklin
Hastings
Merna
Veter
Department investigates multiple animal case reports
Veterinary officials stated Bostrum is currently out of state while department representatives were assigned immediately to handle the cases. The report emphasizes prompt action by investigators despite travel constraints.
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Inarian
Bostrum
Kansas Governor Seeks Taft Aid Against Rapidly Spreading Horse Disease
Governor Stubbs telegraphs President Taft urging immediate government expert deployment to western Kansas to halt a mysterious disease that has killed fifteen hundred horses in three weeks. He also orders Kansas Veterinary Board experts to enter affected counties and pursue control measures.
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Topeka
Kas
Stubbs
Taft
Kansas
Kansas Veterinary Board
Knox Meets Former Queen in Honolulu Departure for Japan
Secretary of State Philand er C Knox halted in Honolulu en route to Japan to attend the late Japanese emperor's funeral. Governor Frear hosted a reception at the governor's residence before Knox sailed aboard the Maryland. Knox also met former Queen Liliuokalani and spoke briefly after a friendly welcome.
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Honolulu
Japan
Philander C. Knox
Frear
Maryland
Kwok
Lilluakalani
Johnson begins eastern tour stops in Salt Lake City and beyond
Governor Hiram W. Johnson of Nebraska on the Progressive ticket starts his eastern campaign with a Salt Lake City stop then proceeds to Cheyenne Topeka Kansas City Lincoln and Columbus in Ohio and finally Washington. Postmaster Hitchcock has sent 2500 city post masters in first and second class offices detailed Sunday mail handling instructions under the new congressional law closing post offices on Sundays.
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Nebraska
Los Angeles
Cal
Hiram W. Johnson
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Topeka
Kansas City
Lincoln
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Hitchcock
Congress
Law Amendment’s Joker Narrows Pure Food Reform
Dr Wiley warns the new pure food law amendment to wipe out patent medicine fakes contains a joker that nullifies its effect. He says the amendment targets medicine labels and curative claims, potentially undermining the act’s purpose in Washington.
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Washington
Congress
Wiley
Panama Canal Toll Act Arbitration Debate
The article notes the U S position on tolls and arbitration over the Panama Canal with Britain signaling possible arbitration if the Hay-Pauncefote treaty is interpreted as violated. It mentions government deliberations and expected protracted diplomacy before any arbitration. It also references a funeral for Gen Booth and a prisoner freed in a separate item.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Panama Canal
Arbitration push amidst canal bill dispute and British protest
Britain reaffirms protest against the Pan American canal bill and warns it may seek The Hague arbitration if no satisfactory agreement is reached. A note from A Mitchell Innes at the British embassy cites consideration of both the bill and Taft’s message on coastwise shipping discrimination as pivotal.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Départment
A. Mitchell Innes
Hague Tribunal For Arbitration
Taft
Congress
Parcels Post to Begin January First in 1913
Postmaster General Hitchcock announced the Parcel Post system will be ready for general operation on January 1, 1913. The postal express service will expand over more than a million miles of rural delivery and star routes, reaching all parcel transport systems now used by private express firms. Details will be set by committees of department officers and experts under Hitchcock’s direction.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Postal Express
Department
Governor Frees Model Prisoner at Elmyra Drill
Henry Rappelye, a reformatory inmate in Elmyra, steps from line at exhibition drill before Governor Dix and is pardoned on the spot after a telegram reports his father’s sudden death in Oswego. He had been serving for attempted robbery and worked as a stenographer in the facility.
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Dix
Elmyra
N. Y.Y
Henry Rappelye
Elmyra Reformatory
Exhibition Drill
Rappelye
Oswego
Reformatory
Funeral Services for Salvation Army Founder Booth
Funeral services for General William Booth founder of the Salvation Army were held at the Olympia on Wednesday in keeping with the organization's tradition of simplicity and lack of pomp or symbols.
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London
The
Salvation Army
William Booth
Olympia
Lumbermen on the Carpet at Seattle Hearing
Evidence presented at a federal anti trust hearing shows how lumber manufacturers and wholesalers were informed about midwest retailers. The testimony targets unnamed firms accused of supplying lumber to retailers considered unethical and reflects on industry practices. Separately Paris reports the pope plans to create an American cardinal to reside in Rome with a later appointment in Central America, likely Mexico.
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Seattle
Wash
Middle West
Tiesar Lumbermen
Rome
Paris
France
Spain
Central America
Mexico
Woolen Company President Arrested for Conspiracy
William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen company, is under arrest in Boston charged with conspiracy linked to a dynamite plot in Lawrence during last winter’s textile strike. The charge alleges the explosives were hidden to frame the strikers and discredit them by suggesting they would destroy factory property.
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Boston
Mass
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
Roosevelt campaign manager chosen at state conference
At a conference of the progressive party state committee executives with Nathan Merriam of Omaha national committeeman Frank P. Carrick of this city was selected for the Roosevelt campaign in the state.
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Roosevelt
Lincoln
Progressive Party
Nathan Merriam
Omaha
Frank P. Carrick
Rail traffic resumes on Mexican national lines
Passenger and freight service returns to the Cuernevaca and Satula branches after a two week suspension. Trains ran without military escorts amid belief that Zapatista attacks would not occur if soldiers were withdrawn, and no interference was reported.
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Mexico City
Cuernevaca
Satula
National Railways
Zapatistas
Unclear Historic Text on Baltimore Convention Aftermath
Fragmentary note references a Baltimore convention and shifting sentiment toward Bryan. Remains unclear and lacks concrete details or identifiable entities for fuller summarization.
Inkwell Found Mocked Over Tennis Score
A witty exchange mocks Mr. Inkwell for losing a tennis set, with the line Well that’s more than can be said of your books as the taunt. The remark ends with a playful 40 love quip.
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Net
Teething syrup ad and proverbs from old paper
An old page mixes a Mrs. Winslow teething syrup pitch with moral home-spun proverbs about marriage pride and gender roles. It promotes soothing syrup while offering aphorisms on relationships and social behavior.
Nervous Despondent Women Advertised Cure
A testimonial from Mrs. Ametia Dags of Walcott North Dakota praises Lydia E Pinkham remedies for female weakness and backache. The ad invites women to write for confidential advice read by a woman at Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Massachusetts.
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Platea
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Medicine Co
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Knox
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National Park
Robert Taft
Big Top
Free—Funeral
Frank Carrick
Pardon
W. . Jectaiek
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Bryan
Lydia E. Pink
Mre
Ametia Dags
Walcott, N. Dakota
Lincoln Motor School
Neb
Lincoln Sanitarium
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