New Indian Portrait Series Promises Modern Sioux in West
Hays City Free Press describes a new Indian portrait series by M C Freese featuring modern Sioux and other tribes. Images mix everyday life with war party scenes and church convocation, including Kiowa farmers Pine Ridge families and White Swan Sioux gathering for addresses by Amos Ross and Bishop Fixhoy Hare.
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Reg Man
Fenimore Cooper
Catlin
Sgure
Pine Ridge
Huntley
Montana
Bert Fredericks
Hunt Dam
Arizona
Episcopal Church
White Swan
9. D
Fixhoy Hare
Amos Ross
The Personality of Labor and Long-Life Outlook
An aging pamphlet style essay argues labor is a personal relation beyond economics. It cites Hayes Robbing and Dr Wiley on trust in labor markets, recalls James Rudolph Garfield at a 1881 station, and notes concerns over corruption, Japanese investment, and shifting views in astronomy and finance.
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Abbot Haw
Hayes Robbing
Atlantic
James Rudolph Garfield
Pennsylvania
Washington
United States
Gar Heid
Dalfead
True Chivalry Excerpt From Puck Reflection
A short excerpt from Puck portrays a noble gesture as a man responds to a woman's hesitation with humility. He declines to praise wealth and comforts, insisting their equality and offering support with a kiss, sealing her with gentleness rather than pride.
Reorganized New York Life under new board and officers
The newly chosen board of trustees has begun reorganizing the New York Life Insurance Company under laws favoring policyholders. Darwin P. Kingsley is named president, Thomas A. Buckner first vice president, with William Lagersoll directing Europe operations from Paris and Rastus W. Weeks serving as chief actuary and second vice president. The move aims to reassure policyholders amid industry upheaval while maintaining the firm’s substantial in force and reserve.
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New York Life Insurance Company
Darwin P. Kingsley
New England
Thomas A. Buckner
Lagersoll
Europe
Paris
Rastus W. Weeks
Mr. Buckner
New York Life
State of
New York
Doctor's Food Talk Then and Now Grape Nuts Endorsement
A Mars doctor extols the proper selection of food as crucial to health and happiness. He praises Grape Nuts as a highly digestible, nourishing cereal, claiming four heaping teaspoons suffice per meal and that the product benefits all ages from babes to adults, with ready instant use. The speaker asserts high-class foods like Grape Nuts could lengthen life and improve society.
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Mars
Tornado and lightning devastate oil tank farms in Indian Territory
A Sunday morning tornado and fierce lightning damaged oil storage facilities across the region. In Glenn Pool near Tulsa a Quaker Oil and Gas tank, a Vietor Oil and Gas tank, and about 40 other tanks were struck and burned. Widespread destruction followed with uprooted trees and damaged houses, but no deaths reported though numerous injuries occurred.
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Tole
IF. T
Indian Territory
Mid-Continent
Glenn Pook
Tulsa
Quaker Oil and Gas Company
Vietor Ol and Gas Company
Ishtning
Ramon
Ochalala
Newata
Defiant Irish Address At Wexford Memorial
John B. Redmond delivered a defiant speech at Wexford commemorating 1798 battle of New Rose rallying Irish hatred of British rule. He vowed to pursue freedom as England withholds it, framing the struggle as a persistent rebellion. Meanwhile in Omaha Gov. Johnson speculation and a Frank A. Day remark surfaced about Minnesota’s presidential contenders. In Kiel, Emperor William hosted dinner aboard the yacht Hohenzollern with American and U S officials, including Ambassador Tower and Joseph Wharton, in a cordial exchange.
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Dublin
Ireland
John B. Redmond
Wexford
Gov. Johnson
Omaha
Av. Bryan
Minnesota
John .J. Jonson
Frank A. Day
Parise Coast
Emperor William
Kaiserlicher Yacht Club
Kiel
Germany
Impers
Hotenzollern
Ambassador Tower
Joseph Wharton
Howard
United States
Berlin
Gibbons
London
Test of railroad interstate transport contracts in Chicago
Government District Attorney Silia, for the Interstate Commerce Commission, filed suit against the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville railroad to enjoin it from carrying out transportation contracts with magazines. The action questions whether railroads may grant interstate transportation in exchange for advertising payments.
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Chicago
Silia
Interstate Commerce Comestasier
Tool
Chifazo
Tadianapolis
Louisville
Rat Way
Telegraph Operators Strike In San Francisco
Telegraph operators for Western Union and Postal Telegraph walk out of their offices in San Francisco demanding a 25 percent wage increase. The parallel report from St. Petersburg notes a delegates conference rejects a general strike proposal amid parliament dissolution.
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San Francisco
Calif
Westers Dujon and
Poetal
Ruraia
St. Petersburg
Rusvia
Polis Socialiste
Union of Railway Employes
Grotyy of Toil
Pea Sents Turtles
Rockefeller Paid a Fine for Speeding Chauffeur
New York report says John D. Rockefeller's automobile was stopped by a constable at Elnhoford for speeding. The chauffeur was fined $23. Rockefeller paid the fine. Locusts Take the Weeds and drive birds from Hep Hol field.
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Rockefeller
New York
John BD
Just Like a Man Firecracker Lesson In A Park
A narrator describes a risky firecracker demonstration with a girl observing and mimicking risky handling. The scene shows playful banter about danger, anticipation, and the idea of learning through a dangerous act. The tone hints at curiosity and mischief in a park setting.
Making Fireworks and Their Ancient Chinese Origins
A compact summary of fireworks evolution from Chinese origins to American industry. The article traces how Chinese firecrackers inspired vast modern displays, notes the shift from handmade to machine manufacturing, and details core production steps: case making, rocket loading, star composition, Roman candle assembly, quick match production, and set piece framing. It notes the enduring craft and the growth of American fireworks toward rockets, bombs, and elaborate effects.
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United States
Thas
America
The Meaning of Colors and The Black Hand Experience
A fragmented historical text ponders the symbolism of red white and blue in a flag context and reflects on national identity and slavery. It includes a quoted reminiscence about a violent encounter with the Black Hand in New York, describing threats and violence observed during the period.
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New York
Texas Garden Spot land advertised for sale near San Antonio
President Roosevelt praised Texas as a garden spot and advertised 95,000 acres of agricultural land 36 miles south of San Antonio with 10 to 640 acres and two town lots for 210 dollars, 10 dollars a month. The prospectus highlights rich soils, abundant water, mild climate, and high potential profits from diversified crops in a plan to donate 250,000 dollars toward railroad bonds for buyers.
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San Antonio
Pieasanton
Atascona County
Atscosa
McStullen
Ouk County
East
Texas
West
Business Men's Club of
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande
Cilcigo Record-Herald
Joseph Dally
Chillicothe
Mason
Tazewell
Illinois
United States
North
Daily reflections on labor and thought in modern work
A fragmentary excerpt contrasts a proposal and social perception with a remark on swim and speech. It comments on labor culture and gender roles, noting a shift toward constant mental effort and productive output. The piece references Ruskin and hints at a contrast between thinkers and workers.
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Puck
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