Will Be Factor In Cotton
Samuel H. Houseman, a New Orleans cotton broker, predicts the American manufacturer will have to stay alert as Japan improves methods and Chinese mills gain access to markets. He notes past price squeezes and bale weight tricks by Chinese producers hurt China’s industry, but says defects are being removed and Japanese and Chinese cooperation may boost native production, forcing competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Samuel H. Houseman
New Orleans
Houseman
United States
China
Reincarnated in Lizard Causes Deadly Misunderstanding
A Sinhala village tale recounts an old woman dying in a hut and being buried. The next day an iguana attacked a neighboring homestead and was shot by the owner. Relatives claimed the lizard housed the old woman’s spirit, provoking a fierce uproar until rupees appeased them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Examination Time Laughs At Student Answers
A Manayunk Pennsylvania school teacher shared amusing examination responses from this season. Highlights include equating volcanoes to Sodom and Gomorrah, misdefining demagogue, and odd statements on respiration digestion ostrich farming and medieval wickedness.
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Sodom
Gomorrah
Austria
Portrait of My Lawyer Not Nagel Says Zorn
Secretary Nagel, a collector of pictures and patron of the arts, hosted Zorn in St. Louis who painted a portrait of Mr. Nagel. Mrs. Nagel admired it but felt it lacked likeness of her husband, prompting Zorn to quip he painted a portrait of his lawyer.
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Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
St. Louis
Zorn
Mr. Nagel
Saturday Evening Post
Profitable Shade Trees in Tallahassee
A Tallahassee True Democrat note laments the profusion of pecan trees across yards and streets. It notes thousands sprouting each season from rain-washed or bird-dropped nuts, and argues merchantable varieties would yield thousands of bushels annually, while even inferior trees still bring in hundreds of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahasse
Tallahassee
Democrat
Mexico's rising automobile demand boosts taxicab fleet
The article notes steady growth in Mexico's auto demand and a expanding taxicab system. It highlights new taxicabs in service and the country's plan to increase fleet numbers to strengthen operations with the blue-band company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico Ay
Moors Repulsed as Melilla Relief Looms
Madrid reports the latest reverses against the Moors around Melilla have shaken their resolve. General Marina expects heavy Spanish reinforcements to arrive and plans offensive action. Morale among troops has improved and leaders aim to clear Mount Gurugu to end the siege once and for all.
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Marina
Melilla
Gurugu
Preparations for Chicago Street Car Strike Peace Effort
Chicago leaders B F Shadley and Henry M Powell of the state board of arbitration arrive to push a peaceful settlement amid threats of a street car strike. Peoria reports say the board will not intervene in Chicago._SHadley states no official Chicago discussions until advised by Chicago, noting their Peoria meeting focuses on plumbers' troubles.
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Chicago
Ilinois
B. F. Shadley
Henry M. Powell
State Board of Arbitration
Peoria
Shadley
Tight Lacing Is Fatal In Cincinnati Tragedy
Miss Elsie Gasser, 13, daughter of Attorney John C. Gasser, died in Cincinnati after tight lacing of corsets and clothes. Doctors could not find appendicitis despite an operation that weakened her, and the restraint is blamed for injuries to vital organs.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Elsie Gasger
John C. Gasser
McMicken Avenue
Gustave Strohbach
Gasser
Ohio Valley Traction Company Incorporated
The secretary of state licenses the Ohio Valley Traction company to construct a traction line from near Golconda to Joppa via Brockport with capital of $10,000. Incorporators are O. H. Harrington Brockport C Webb Robert C Leeper Unionville and C L Robertson Paducah Ky.
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Ohio Valley Traction Co. Incorporated
Springfield
Ilinois
Ohio Valley Traction Company
Golconda
Joppa
Brockport
O. H. Harrington
C. Webb
Robert C. Leeper
Unionville
C. L. Robertson
Paducah
Pulp Poison Not Leprosy Claim Shocks City
John R. Early, once detained as a leper in Washington, now lives with his wife and children in Brooklyn. Dr L Duncan Bulkley, a skin and cancer specialist, asserts Early was poisoned in a South pulp mill and never had leprosy.
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New York City
John R. Early
Washngton
Brooklyn
L. Duncan Bulkley
Early
South
Balloonists to sail for South Africa jungle snapshots
Chicago men W. D. Boyce and W. R. Lawrence sail for South Africa to attempt aerial photos of wild animals from a dirigible. They plan to survey jungle regions and capture close images for study.
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Sall
New York City
W. D. Boyce
W. R. Lawrence
Chicago
South Africa
Tourist Killed By Fall In Bavarian Alps
A report from Kempten Bavaria states that a tourist slipped and fell 1000 feet to his death in the Maedieragabel region near Munich. The incident was confirmed by local authorities and details are sparse.
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Munich
Bav
Kempten
Bavaria
Maedieragabel
Earthquake Rips Central Mexico Killing Fourteen
A powerful quake across Central Mexico from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Querato to Oaxaca caused extensive damage. Fourteen people were killed and more than twenty injured as Acapulco and Chilpancingo in Guerrero were partially destroyed. The first shock struck at 4 15 am with east to west rocking followed by a longer, severe second tremor that toppled walls and cracked pavements.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Querato
Oaxaca
Acapulco
Chilpancingo
Guerrero
Filipinos Hold Up 500 Laborers Bound for Hawaii
A party of 500 native laborers was held up at Iloilo on Panay Island due to protests by Filipino officials who cite an old Spanish law that only adults may leave the country. Many are under age, delaying sailing, with authorities hoping to resolve quickly so they proceed to Honolulu. Strong opposition to sending natives to Hawaii has grown across the Philippine group as planters recruit to replace Japanese laborers on plantations.
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Manila
P. L
Hawaii
Iloilo
Panaya
Honolulu
Chinatown Cook Arraigned After Consul’s Death
Wong Bow Chung, also known as Matuda Woung, the small American Chinese cook who shot and killed his vice consul Dr Luk Wing, was arraigned before the coroner and committed to the Tombs to await the inquest next Wednesday. Police information portrays him as unsteady, a heavy drinker, and chronically in need of cash, tainting his rep in Chinatown.
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New York City
Wong Bow Chung
Matuda Woung
Luk Wing
Wong
Man Kills Wife Then Shoots Self in Columbus
Edward Johnson, 30, fatally shot his wife Elizabeth, 26, after a quarrel over her not returning home from a hospital stay. He then killed himself, dying instantly. Elizabeth had been living with her parents after hospital discharge.
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Columbus
Ohio
Edward Johnson
Elizabeth
City Offices Declared Vacant in Lexington Court Ruling
Judge Watts Parker of Lexington ruled the 1907 city election invalid and declared Mayor John Shain and all city offices vacant due to fraud bribery and intimidation by the Democrats on November 5 1907.
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Lexington
Watts Parker
John Shain
Financier Killed In Auto Crash at Biarritz France
Cornelius Cuyler, president of United States Mortgage and Trust Co. of New York and a noted financier, died in Biarritz France from injuries after an automobile accident. He was prominent in financial and civic affairs.
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Auto
New York
Cornelius Cuyler
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
Biarritz
France
West Virginians Toast at Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Governor and Mrs. Glasscock hosted a reception as West Virginians and former residents gathered in Seattle for the Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exposition, celebrating state representation and ties.
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Glasscock
Tries to Wipe Out Family in Hannibal Barbers Shop
In Hannibal Missouri Charles Beaslay a barber killed his 38 year old daughter wounded his wife and shot himself in the head at the home of Alonzo Paulliam where the wife and daughter had sought protection.
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Hannibal
Charles Beaslay
Alonzo Paulliam
Americans Are Coming Home Tide of Ocean Travel Shifts
In New York the exodus begins as the crowd of Americans who spent the season abroad starts returning home. The shift signals a turning point in ocean travel patterns. Arrival of travelers and transit hubs see rising passenger flow.
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New York
Former Illinois Sheriff Dead in Brownstown at 79
Vandalia resident Henry Sefton a pioneer Fayette County settler died at his Brownstown home aged 79. He served as Fayette County sheriff during the 1860s and was a notable local figure.
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Illinois
Vandalia, l
Henry Sefton
This County
Brownstown
Fayette County
Chicago mother kills children then herself in gas tragedy
Emma Michael of Chicago caused the deaths of her children Meta age 15 and Gus tav age 12 before taking her own life by illuminating gas. The tragic incident highlights marital strain and a fatal act within the home.
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Killa
Self
Chicago
Emma Michael
Meta
Gustav
Muskogee heat victim dies in fifth tragedy
Muskogee Oklahoma reports the fifth heat prostration death of the season. Michael Hynes, a Bartlesville oil operator, collapsed Sunday afternoon and died.
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Muskogee
Okla
Michael Hynes
Bartlesville
Atrick
Objects 10 Being Jilted at Waldorf Astoria
Mary A Castle shot William D. Craig in the Waldorf Astoria New York City overheated confrontation. The 22 caliber bullet harmed only a coat pocket. Craig plans to press charges while Castle claims jilted love and cites an insurance role. Castle's family ties connect to prominent local figures, including Henry Scott and Neville Castle.
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New York City
Waldorf Astoria
Mary A. Castle
William D. Craig
Craig
Rocky Mountain Club
San Francisco
Neville Castle
New York
H. H. Scott
Nevill Castle
Henry Scott
Sampson
Adjutant Johnston Strikes Editor With Cane in Louisville
Kentucky National Guard Adjutant General Phillip P. Johnston confronted Denny B. Goode editor of a weekly paper in Louisville after an editorial mocking his name. Johnston struck Goode with a thick black cane and was arrested. He is a Lexington citizen known for horse breeding and lavish entertainments in his antebellum mansion and served in the Confederate army.
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Louisville
Phillip P. Johnston
Kentucky National Guard
Denny B. Goode
Peacock P. Johnston
Johnston
W. B. Haldeman
First
Kentucky Regiment
General Johnston
Lexington
Mr. Goode
JAP EDITOR ATTACKED DURING LABOR MEETING IN HONOLULU
I Sometara Sheba, editor of Hawaii Shinpo, was stabbed in the neck by T Mori, a Japanese labor delegate. Sheba survived a non serious wound and Mori, Maui circuit court interpreter, confessed. The assault disrupted a trial of alleged labor conspirators and prompted a wage group to condemn the act.
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Honolulu
Sometara Sheba
The
Hawaii
Higher Wage Association
Mori
Circuit Court of
Maui
Five Million Spent for Quake Victims in Italy
Rome reports the central earthquake fund committee says nearly all of the 5,020,000 subscribed for southern Italy relief has been spent leaving only 25,000 unspent.
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Rome
Italy
Central Committee
Kidnaping Report From Sharon Pa Involves Rosella Neff
A report from Sharon Pennsylvania states eight year old Rosella Neff was kidnaped from her grandparents home. It is alleged an older sister living in Kansas took the girl and started west with the child. The case involves family members and a possible cross state move.
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Sharon
Rosella Neff
Kansas
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Promises Cure for Irregular Secretions
An old newspaper ad claims kidney secretions signal deranged kidneys and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure. It features Charles Cole of Iola Kansas describing relief from backache swelling and weakness after using the product. The notice urges readers to remember the name Dean's and lists distributor Yes ter Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
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Dean
Charles Cole
N. Buckeye St
Iola, Kans
Yester-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Wireless distress signal sparks puzzled talk in shop
Esther Way and Mr. Wilkins read a paper on a counter. He notices a wireless telegraph signal marked C. O. D. Holbrook, the grocer, suggests it might be C. Q. D. A signal of distress is implied as the two discuss the odd notation.
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Esther Way
City Clerk's Grand Garden Exceeds Imagination
Five colleagues sought to view the clerk’s famed garden after his boasts of its vastness. They found a tiny 12 by 10 foot yard behind the house, yet the clerk claimed the height of it reached to the sky, a tale the Chicago Daily Socialist echoed with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily Socialist
Engagement Sealed After Third Proposal
A couple confirms their engagement after she refused him twice and finally accepted on the third proposal. The husband remarks that the outcome is deserved.
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee
A Richmond woman describes lasting health improvements after stopping coffee and using Postum and Grape Nuts. She reports weight gain, restored vision in one eye, regained walking stamina, and better memory, urging others to try the regimen despite reluctance to publicize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Wellville
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Troy
Madrid
Spain
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