Medical education reform and Nile dam plans mix in report
The article discusses historic inadequacies in American medical training, citing Dr Means on exam failures and the departure of practitioners after new practice acts. It shifts to Egypt where the Assuan dam project will submerge the island of Pulae, flood temples, and boost cotton value by 18 to 26 million dollars annually.
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Chicago
Illnois
Philadelphia Record
Means
Judicial Council of the Associaion of American Medical Colleges
Keyplian Council of Ministers
Assuan
Nile
Uwe
Pulae
Isis
Isla
Tland
Egypt
Encourage the Young Poet and Poetry as Prevention
A pithy plea from the Emporia Gazette urging universal poetry writing to curb crime and sickness. It links poetry to vitality and love, then shifts to a scatter of anecdotes about an uncle’s legal case, a soaring eagle, a wedding mishap, and odd musings on reading habits and pollen. It closes with a crop shipping figure for January 1908.
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Emporia
Kan.) Gazette
Soldier's Career Tangles From Boyhood to Gettysburg
A lifelong military path follows Bob Bryant from a boyhood cadet dream sparked by wealth to a West Point bid against Billy Edwards, romance with Flossom Nathan, and a Civil War service that culminates in command roles at Gettysburg and later cavalry duty in the West. The piece traces ambition, rivalry, marriage, and veteran service through four years of war and beyond.
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Col. Bryant
West Point
United States Military Academy
Billy Edwards
Nathan
Ally Edwards
Bob Bryant
Young Edwards
Young Bryant
Flos
Edwards
Bryant
Washington
Gettysburg
Co Beyant
Cemetery Hill
Wards
Wes
Far West
Tim
Soldier's Grave Brings Old Lovers Together Again
A wounded, dying memory stirs when a frail star falls and a Lt. Col. William Ed Edwards grave is found. Blossom Nathan, now a widow, recognizes the voice of her former lover, the man she believed had stolen her life and happiness. She explains the grave is her husband's and asks for a flag. They reunite in sorrow and hope, deciding to marry and settle at an army post.
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William
Blossom Nathan
Impetuolls
Hope
Columbia Crowns Her Dead In May Remembrance
A mournful verse recalls Columbia honoring fallen soldiers. Soldiers in blue coats gather, flags at half mast, and a nation salutes its brave dead. The poem contrasts battles, cedars, and fields of France with a motherly Columbia crowning the gallant dead.
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Wales
Coambia
Fragmentary verse cues amid war echoes in a faint ramble
A fragmented poem voice muddles with archaic war imagery and floral references. The speaker hints at battle sounds and lost beauty, mentioning legions and sacred fields while the text drifts without clear narrative or resolution.
Ruef and City Officials Face Wide Range of Indictments
In San Francisco on May 28 Abranan Ruef appeared in court amid a galaxy of charges. Mayor Schmitz and other city figures faced indictments for bribery of supervisors to favor or block franchises. Bonds totaling 910000 were set for several defendants as indictments multiply with many more expected. The trial of Glass and Hale is scheduled for June 17 with over twenty-five witnesses expected.
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San Francisco
Abranan Ruef
Lalor
Mayor Schmits
Ruef
Liberty
Delphin M. Delmas
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Louis Glass
Theodore V. Halsey
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Frank G. Drum
San Francisco Gas and Electric Company
Tirey L. Ford
Wm. M. Abbott
United Railways
United Railroad System i
Sehmira
Art
United Railroads
Ball
Mexor Schmitz
Campbell
Farrall
Schmitz
Coffey
Amervisorial Board
Grandary
Taule Glass
Theo V. Halter
Sleep on, Soldier and Peace Across the Wreath
Fragmented verses mourn a fallen soldier and honor Columbia with a wreath. The obscured lines reference war’s call, a calm rest, and the lingering echo of cannon fire as a speaker bids peace and pays tribute. The text blends myth and memory with garbled OCR phrasing.
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Columbia
Cheels
Tessa
Private Mirtook’s Violin Resin Mix Up During Camp Misadventure
A New Jersey private named Ed Morton carried a fiddle resin to the camp, mistaken as shaving soap by fellow soldier Charles Foster. Foster tried to smooth a chin with the resin and bragged of using it. Morton found the initial container missing a week before, and a folding envelope from 1839 is mentioned in a curious aside.
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Mortos
Morvin
Charis
Panic in Guatemala after President Cabrera attack
Washington reports great confusion in Guatemala following an attack on President Cabrera. The government arrests many suspected conspirators. Philip Brown, the American charge, and the secretary of relations in Guatemala seek aid. Secretary Root cables for restraint to avoid foreign intervention and potential executions.
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Washington
State Department
Guatemala
Cabrera
Philip Brown
Regatios
Department
Mies
Root
Breweries Likely to Win Injunction in Wyandotte Beer Case
Topeka Kansas May 25 Judge Pollock indicated he would likely grant the permanent injunction sought by the Kansas City Breweries company to stop officers in Kansas City Kansas from interfering with beer delivery in Wyandotte county. The case was reviewed with numerous affidavits submitted as evidence and the judge took the matter under advisement.
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Topeka
Kan
Pollock
United States Circuit Court
Kansas City Breweries Company
Kansas City
Wyandotte
May Guatemala to not summarily execute prisoners
In Guatemala City on May 28 it was reported the ten men jailed for complicity in the attempted assassination of President Cabrera would not be summarily executed. The U S State Department said the matter was sent to the cabinet for revision. It is believed Cabrera may likely restructure the court to acquit.
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Suatemala
Siexico City
Guatemala
Cabern
State Department
Pete Tenright
Cabrera
Sahara Growing Dryer Declares French Explorer Gautier
C F Gautier asserts that the Sahara is drying and may disappear soon. He cites historic records and signs showing past springs and vegetation larger in earlier centuries. He attributes the change to mechanical causes from advancing sand masses northward blocking the Atlas watershed.
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C.F. Gautier
Atlas Mountains
San
Readable Signs and Old Tales in a Stationer's Shop
An elderly German stationer amuses his family with stories about customers and a mock prophetic routine using observed buying habits. The excerpt also references a mob of old tales including The Gentle Robber and a note on Sunshine the Great Disinfectant promoting sunlight as a health measure.
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Carl
One Hundred Years Ago Gen Zebulon Pike Peak Tale
A column recalls Gen Zebulon Pike reportedly the first white man to see Pike Peak and quips about no patent medicine slews on it. It also cites a political exchange praising loyalty while a shop ad promotes Defiance Starch as economical and effective. A quip reflects on forgiveness in relationships.
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Zebulon Pike
Genius Rivers Drafts a Scotch Theme in Manuscript
Rivers sits at his desk with an unfinished page when Brooks enters. They joke about a line reading one plain “planked shad” and a “platted shank” and settle on a hot scotch to spark a solution.
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Rivers
Brooks
Sam
Fc Vt
George
Chicago
Williams Pink Pills Promises Cure For Debility
A testimonial ad claims Williams Pink Pills restore strength and nerves after long illness and stomach trouble. It describes symptoms of general debility and fatigue, cites a sufferer who quit a 28 year job, and attributes recovery to the pills. The copy invites requests for a free diet book and lists price and ordering details.
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Williams
J. G. Havey
Wiley St
Iber
Wil Hames
Bebe Weiser Pike
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