Wind storm buries crowd at LaCrosse chautauqua tent
A violent wind hail and rain swept across LaCrosse county last night burying a 1500 person chautauqua tent at the LaCrosse Interstate Fair grounds. Captain Hobson had left before the storm. Prairie du Chien near $200000 in damage with crops ruined and buildings unroofed. McGregor reports over $10000 in damage as teams drowned.
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LaCrosse
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LaCrosse Interstate Fair Grounds
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Prairie du Chien
McGregor
Russian Government Funds Mammoth Expedition
St. Petersburg report states the Russian government has granted $10 000 toward an expedition to Northern Siberia to search for remains of the mammoth.
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St. Petersburg
Siberia
Taft Favorite to Win as Roosevelt Policies Persist
Henry Clews assesses the 1909 political and economic outlook from New York, noting Taft’s nomination and continuation of Roosevelt policies. He forecasts a steady stock market shielded from politics, with cautious optimism on crops, railroads, and industry as a recovery gains pace despite lingering conditions.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Denver
Suis
Wall Street
Europe
Louisville & Nashville
Baltimore & Ohio
Republic Steel
Vanderbilt
Henry Clews
Chocolate Pie Ad Promises Nutritious Treats
An old advertisement claims chocolate is among the most healthful foods and promotes “OUR-PIE” Chocolate flavor pie mix. It touts easy preparation, ready ingredients, and a ten cent price at grocers with instructions on the package.
Indiana drummers rescue on troubled voyage
Indianapolis travelers headed to the Travelers' Protective association national convention aboard the Carolina saved three men clinging to a capsized yacht Vendora during a fierce storm near Chicago. Aboard the Carolina, the captain spotted the danger and lifeboat crews pulled the drown victims from the lake.
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Wis
Indiana
Travelers’ Protective Association
Indianapolis
Chicago
Carolina
Vendora
Ten Per Cent Reward For Lost Items Abroad
A Philadelphia Bulletin note explains the ten percent reward practice in England for lost and found items. It cites a London cab bag returned to Scotland Yard and argues Americans should also recognize ten percent as standard, warning against underpaying finders.
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America
Scotland Yard
Tie
London
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Game of Chess and Classic Views of Virtue
A midcentury column extols chess as the finest mental drillmaster and a war without bloodshed, contrasting its disciplined study with age old religious and martial struggles. It frames chess as timeless education from antiquity to the modern west, amid notes on Holland’s etiquette and courtship. Charleston News and Courier remarks on Dutch social rules.
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Janus
Eden
Christendom
Charleston News and Courier
Noted Dumas Fils Friend Forestalls Secrets By Destruction
An intimate friend, a Normandy retiree, destroyed private letters from Dumas after the author’s death. He erased personal passages from literary and philosophical texts to keep private matters from publishers, a rare cautionary example. Dr Sanderson, a clever Scottish physician, is described as rough but capable with patients and involved in a street anecdote about a sweep falling past him.
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Normandy
Camille
Dumas
Sanderson
Gold Medal Four Makes Perfect Bread Down
The Gold Medal Four bakes a flawless loaf, turning out bread with steady consistency. The team scores high praise for texture and crumb, showcasing precise technique and reliable results in their kitchen trials.
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Timtar
Taft may join a training camp for the campaign
Elihu Root arrives in White Plains to undergo further training for the presidential campaign. Muldoon, the sanitarium’s owner, jokes that Taft may join, depending on the Democrat nominee Bryan or Johnson facing him, with different courses of treatment depending on the opponent.
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White Plains
Elihu Root
Muldoon
Root
Washington
New York
Taft
Bryan
Johnson
Fate of Captain Lee and the Spanish dispute in 1776
In 1776 Captain John Lee of Marblehead, sailing for Congress, captured prizes and entered Bilbao. Arrested on piracy charges, Spanish authorities sent documents to Madrid. The English minister pressed against Lee while the July 4 declaration arrived, leading to dismissal of the case and aid for repairs. Spain joined France in aiding the United States with funds and stores.
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John Lee
Marblehead
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Lee
Madrid
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America
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Boston Globe
The Cruelty of Fate in a Storm Tragedy
In Rockford Illinois on June 22 William M H Burns of Waukegan and Sadie Baker faced a deadly storm. After two hours of battling waves Burns saved Baker then died upon striking a live electric wire near his home.
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Rockford, Ui
Wiliam M. H. Burns
Waukegan
Sadie Baker
Burns
Train plunges through open drawbridge at Cedar Point
In Sandusky Ohio a train from Indianapolis, hauled by engineer J J Perrish, plunged through an open drawbridge at the east end of town after a Cedar Point outing. Perrish and fireman Fred Sullivan were injured, Perrish with both legs broken, Sullivan cut and injured, while yard clerk Charles Shultz sustained a head cut. Gate keeper says train left at 9 though not scheduled to depart.
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Sandusky
Indianapolis
Lake Erie & Western
Cedar Point
J. J. Perrish
Lima
Fred Sullivan
Charles Shultz
Lmits
Giant Magnets Lift Metal With Electric Power
A New York Herald description explains lifting magnets used in mills and machine shops. An electromagnet formed by soft iron core and many insulated wire turns turns magnetic when current runs. The crane hoist lowers over metal, current on, load clings, and can be deposited safely or released, reducing labor by three to four men and cutting loading time.
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New York Herald
Palladium
Niagara Falls
Canada
Ida Beeson
Greensfork
The Blouse Origin From Pelusium Egypt In History
The article traces the blouse must be born from Pelusium in Lower Egypt linking ancient indigo textiles and fabric crafts to the garment worn by English peasants. It notes Crusaders buying blue material near Port Said and traces the name through French and English usage from Pelouse to blouse, noting it is not aristocratic.
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Egypt
Persium
Port Said
France
Channel
Landor Slanders Wordsworth in Aethereal Diction and Button History
Landor declares Wordsworth contemptuous and ill read in a letter to Emerson. He cites Scotts dog line and quips about a traveler lost in the snow. The piece shifts to a brief history of buttons from Mycenae to George I, noting prohibitions on cloth buttons in 1720 to promote metal button manufacture.
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Pinto
Scott
Troy
Mycenae
Schliemann
George I
Knollenberg's Store Ad Seeks Wash Suits and Waists
See our Wash Suits and Shirt Waists tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday at Knollenberg's Store.
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Shiveley Delivers Memorial Address in Marion
Marion Indiana June 22 Grant Lodge 105 Knights of Pythias held memorial services for deceased members. Charles E. Shiveley of Richmond delivered the memorial address as past supreme chancellor of the order. Menagerie at Home London Health notes brief item.
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Marion
Ind
French Deputies Excommunicated Over Separation Law
Paris reports a Rome dispatch that French deputies and senators who voted for the separation law have been excommunicated latal sententia and may not receive Christian burial unless they repent before death. The church applies interdict to the act, banning their burial. The text also condemns gossip and meddling in domestic affairs as unworthy.
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Rome
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