World News Notes of the Latest Interest From Around
A rapid digest of international and domestic items covers Congress ship subsidy debates and tariff talk. It notes President Roosevelt’s defenders and critics, bankers’ influence on policy, court challenges to labor and anti trust laws, and various political moves. It mentions notable arrests, trials, elections, and social gossip from Europe and America, including royal funerals and public figures.
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Roose
Ble
Hardwick al Roln
Congress
Manhof Wis
Edie
Lo Hen
Hardwick
Bureau of Voritions
Mn Marlatt
Georgia
Yate Ob Shermum
Fenarar la Follette
Wisconsity
Tehey
Hic Aldi Honey Bil
Gore
Dalley Critt
Cherene
Cannon
Fairbanks
Popers
World News and Local Scandals Mixed in Fragmented Dispatches
A garbled historical wire brings reports of Japan naval invitations, royal engagements, a Milwaukee tragedy, Oklahoma dispensary reforms, Chicago blackmail plots, rail orders for locomotives, and a Norwegian cabinet approval. The fragmentary text brushes on enthronements, a domestic homicide, and political changes with varied names and places.
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Emeror
Japan
Rome
Abrugzei
Athering Elking
Pikins
Italy
George Willoughby
Milwauke Mloye
Red
Roya
Chicago
Oklahoma Legisature
New York Central
Haakon
Gunnar
Kaudaen
Gnd
Minhater
Mise Wilhelming
Lowell
Mage
Eiartst Ab
Battleahip
Obituary notices include clergy, business, and medical figures
Obituary items note Rev. Charles H. Fowler bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church dies in New York at 71 from heart failure. Other obituaries mention John G. Williamson of Quincy at Williams College, Frank H. Hosford, a journalist and former House reading clerk, suicide in Washington. Donald R. Lord, designer of salmon canneries, dies in Seattle at 70. John Rainey and Zehily betzy, financiers, die in New Orleans and Boston areas in their 60s. John Bryant, physician and philanthropist, yachtsman with international fame, dies in Boston area.
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Charles H. Fowler
Methodist Episcopal Cluch
New York
John G. Williamson
Quincy
Willams College
Frank H. Hosford
Reading
House of Representatives
Waaltugtert
Donald R. Lord
Wealth and knowledge mark Paris stay for Wiser
The dialogue notes Wiser has spent a year in Paris and gained wealth and knowledge. One speaker suggests he was very wealthy before but is now varied in fortune. The exchange plays on the idea that time in Paris changes him beyond money.
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Perie
Paris
Documentary Evidence and a Sailor’s Letter Exchange
In a dialogue between Clara and her mother, Clara defends her choice of a sailing partner. The mother doubts the young man’s sailing knowledge, while Clara cites a New York firm’s praise of his salesmanship and an previous employer’s letter.
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Clara
New York
Illinois official weds lieutenant governor Sherman to Miss Spitter
Lawrence Yates Sherman Illinois lieutenant governor quietly married Mary Estelle Spitter. Public notice was avoided at first, but telegrams spread the news. The piece recounts his modest, invective oratory, long residence in lodging houses, and a career evolving from law to politics with wary patience and a history of political deals.
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Lawrence Yates Sherman
Itnois
Mary Estelle Spitter
Mr. Shyman
Hilingham
Sherman
Cullom
Hopkins
Deneen
Hamlin
Yates
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Spanish Claims Commission
Washington
Ohio
Illinois
General Willcocks Hero of Afghan and Indian Frontiers
Field marshal or general Sir James Willcocks led punitive operations against the Zakka Khels on India's frontier. He rose from a 22 year old in the Leinster regiment to command Ashadi and West African forces, fought at Coomassie, served in South Africa, and repelled tribal raids. His campaigns in rugged mountain terrain showcased marksmanship and leadership, earning royal thanks, mentions in parliament, a sword of honor, and freedom of London.
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James Wilcocks
India
Leinster Regiment
Wilcocks
West African Frontier Force
Coomassie
South Africa
Glens
Willcocks
London
Brownlow Renominated for Sixty-First Congress in Tennessee
Representative Walter P. Brownlow is unanimously renominated by the First Tennessee congressional committee with no opposition. The district, once represented by Andrew Johnson, now seeks Brownlow for a 26th year in the House, marking a long public life and strong Republican support in the South.
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Walter P. Brownlow
Brownlow
Congressional Committee
Tennessee
Andrew Johnson
Walter P
Jonesboro
House of Representatives
Republican Nations Committee
Congress
National Soldiers’ Home
United States
William Fielding and Canada’s tariff reform ambitions
Prominent Canadian William Fielding, once Halifax journalist, rises from provincial premier to finance minister in Ottawa. He spearheads tariff revisions and a preferential tie with Britain, shaping inter imperial trade and Britain Germany disputes amid shifting party leadership expectations.
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William 8. Fielding
Ifa
Wilfrid Laurier
Melding
Canada
Heelifax
Halifax City
Wilfrid
Ottawa
Dominion
Fielding
Thia Ad
Britain
Germany
Devine
Crete
Capads
London
Chamberlal
Ty A. Briteka
The Seven Hour Plea That Delayed Evening Worship
A celebrated Scottish lawyer argued before Scotland’s supreme court for seven hours, then returned home exhausted. His mother lightly chided him for lengthy oration at court and brief prayers at home. He replied that the Lord is not dumb in the uptakes, implying divine comprehension surpasses human courtroom stamina.
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Supreme Court
Patent Medicines and Quotes of Noted Figures
An OCR fragment lists various remedies and claims, mentioning Allen’s Foul-Eaxo as a cure for foot ailments, Brown’s Bronchial Traches for hoarseness, and a reference to Goldsmith’s Animated Nature earnings. It also contains miscellaneous quips and product pitches, with partial phrases about therapies and a gender remark.
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