Happenings of the Week Domestic and Abroad
A wide mix of brief items reports strikes in Omaha streetcars and clashes in Pa glass works, a habeas corpus suit for Ute girls at Haskell, elections in the stationary engineers, a Burnside bank failure, major court rulings on Arctic Iron, prohibition talks in Alabama, illness of Bishop McClosky, Harriman estate news, cadets dropped from Annapolis, Spreckels estate share, Haley’s comet sighting, Hudson Fulton stamps, and rail and river incidents among others.
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Omaha
Packy McFarland
Ray Bronson
West Side
McDonoughville
New Orleans
Topeka
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Utah
Rachel
Blanche
Umeda Burson
National’ Association of Stationary Engineers
W. T. Reynolds
Hoboken
N.Y
C. S. Pearse
Denver
Chicago
Samuel B. Forse
Pittsburg
First National ‘Bank of
Burnside
Loyal E. Knappen
Federal Court
Marquette, Mich
Arctic Iron Company
Cleveland Cliff Iron Company
William Mather
Alabama
Birmingham
William George McClosky
Louisville
United
Corey
Anna Spreckels
Spreckles
Haley
Herbert D. Curtis
Lick Observatory
D. W. W. Campbell
Hudson-Fulton
York
Post Office Department
American Window Glass Works
Jeanette
Monongahela
Wiliam Davis
Benton
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Wichita
Conscience money donation to Canadian treasury noted
The Canadian finance committee acknowledged a donation of 2000 dollars sent anonymously to the dominion treasury stating the amount rightfully belongs to the dominion. The report also notes the Chilean declaration of independence anniversary celebrations in Guayaquil with a large torchlight parade and cheering crowds. Chang Yin Tang, the new Chinese minister to the United States, leaves Peking for Washington and is expected in November.
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Finance Committee
Dominion Treasury
Dominion
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Chile
Chang Yin Tang
United States
Wu Ting Fang
Peking
Washington
Thomas Hendricks
Cebu
Philippine Islands
Hedrick
Morris
Nelson Morris
Chicago
France
Doctor Cook Returns Home From Arctic Quest Aboard Oscar II
Dr. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn returns to New York aboard the steamship Oscar II anchored off Fire Island after ten years away. He greets reporters but plans a quiet homecoming with family and Arctic Club members awaiting quarantine at New York.
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Robert 8. Lovett
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
John W. Castle
Union Trust Co
New York
William Cramps Sons & Co
Wyoming
Arkansas
V. P. von Erlit
Seattle
Wash
Kansas City
von Erlit
California
Statehood
Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition
John R. Early
Emmet A. Gould
Missouri
Pacific
Kansas
City
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
George W. Fishback
Legation
Buenos Ayres
Congress
Buenos Aires
Burlington
Hill
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Denver
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Pueblo
Swope Park
Martin F. Morris
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Washington
Morris
John H. Surratt
Lincoln
Fire Island
N. Y
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
Oscar
Cook
Peary
Dr. Cook
Storm hits New Orleans as hurricane devastates Gulf coast
A West Indian hurricane struck the Louisiana Mississippi gulf coast depart New Orleans at 7 PM Monday causing at least four deaths in New Orleans with extensive property damage. Wires were down hindering full casualty tallies and rail lines inland remain cratered though hoped for train service by Tuesday.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast
Lémisville & Nashville Railroad
Will Carry Through Air Berlin Dirigibles and Air Planes
Germany aims to offer passenger service by May 1910 between Berlin and major cities using dirigible balloons and Wright aeroplanes. The Air Navigation company is backed by twenty financial institutions and wealthy investors. It plans to acquire Zeppelin Parseval and Gross dirigibles along with Wright aircraft.
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Berlin
Germany
Empire
Air Navigation Company
Concessions Won by Chicago Street Railway Men
Peace for at least three years is assured in Chicago street cars after union officials signed the wage scale offered by the company. The scale matches that accepted by south side line workers and includes material concessions for the men.
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Chicago
Chicago Street Railways Company
North and West Side Lines
South Side Lines
Taft Visits Omaha for Quiet Dinner and Ak-Sar-Ben Initiation
President Taft stopped in Omaha en route to the Pacific coast, amid a streetcar strike. He dined quietly at the Omaha Club and witnessed Ak-Sar-Ben initiation in the den, delivering a brief speech. He toured city schools and met local figures Manderson and Millard before departing for Denver.
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Omaha
Taft
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Pacific Coast
James C. Dahlman
Des Moines
Winona
Congress
Denver
Charles F. Manderson
J. H. Millard
Omaha Club
C.H. Pickens
Ak-Sar- Ben
Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben
Paprika Schnitzel
Owever
Whchh
Mr. Taft
Knights
Union Depot
Cr. H. Pickett
Board of Governors
Ax-Sar-Ben
Gould Dietz
Arthur C. Smith
Board of
Will Hayward
Republican National Committee
Victor Rosewater
Fall Painting Benefits for Home Exteriors
An article argues fall offers advantages for painting as surfaces dry well and moisture is low. It promotes pure white lead mixed with linseed oil as a winter coat to resist winter weather. National Lead Company offers a complete painter outfit with tools and color guides.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Napoleon and Blucher Window Confrontation Tale Emerges
A New York Evening Post excerpt relays a legendary and doubtfully true anecdote about Napoleon and Blucher. The story claims Napoleon teased Blucher at Finkenstein castle before Danzig siege and Blucher lamented missing a dramatic window throw that could have altered history.
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Napoleon
Arthur M. Chuquet
Blucher
Finkenstein
Danzig
New York Evening’ Post
The Roots of Altruism by Chesterton
Chesterton outlines three enduring bases of altruistic energy. Justice requires equality before moral law, urging help to others in their rights. Charity calls for infinite tenderness toward every person, regardless of usefulness. Free will allows genuine choice to aid others, with judgment on consequences for both helper and helped.
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G. K. Chesterton
The Clerk Predicts a Man's Collar Size
A shopping anecdote shows a clerk guessing a husband's collar size as twelve and a half, based on the wife selecting collars and neckties. The witty exchange highlights how men often defer to their wives on menswear choices.
Wild Horses Roam Southwest Plains In Modoc Forest
Rangers trap 50 horses in Modoc national forest finding about half were branded stock grown wild and the rest horses that had never known human ownership roaming in bands across New Mexico Arizona Nevada and California.
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Southwest
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
California
Modoc National Forest
Doctor and wife endorse Grape-Nuts as nourishment
A trained nurse praises Grape-Nuts for sick and healthy alike. She notes its palatability and versatility with milk or cream, and even with almond water for fragile appetites. She and her physician husband use it for patients and recommend a 10 day trial.
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Wellville
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