Thoughts on Kraut from Old Newspapers
A compact note on sauerkraut praised in The Baltimore Sun and Detroit Free Press. It credits St Herman Pilsen for the invention, describes kraut as cabbage plus distillation, and notes its aroma, nourishment, and American democratic appeal. The piece humorously links serving it to windows open, neighbors repelled, and creditors deterred.
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Baltimore Sun
Munich
Bavaria
Herman Pilsen
Prince of Pilsen
Cincinnati
Detroit Free Press
Kartoffelsaladstrasse
Civil Service Reform Progress Celebrated At Pittsburg
The National Civil Service Reform league concluded its annual meeting in Pittsburg under Dr Elot of Harvard. The Chicago Record-Herald reports expected continued progress as Eliot resigns Harvard presidency but remains active in public affairs. The league’s work improves federal civil service and reduces spoils politics.
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National Civil Service Reform League
Pittsburg
Elot
Harvard
Chicago Record-Herald
Eliot
National League
League
Little Clay the Crown Prince in Britain a Quiet Favorite
Five year old Little Clay, called crown prince in England, grows up cherished by Queen Maud and Queen Alexandra. He spoils less with Welsh cousins, befriends English relatives, and delights Grandpa Bertie. The public wonders how he will turn out as an only child in royal circles.
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Clay
England
Queen Maud
Wales
Bertie
Queen Alexandra
Morgan's New York Library Described as American Treasure
The Morgan Library in New York is portrayed as a rich, rare, and beautiful collection that urban Americans may access through public libraries rather than private European holdings. The emphasis is on enriching American scholarship and benefiting the nation as European libraries enter the market and supply treasures.
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John Pierpont
Morgan
Hbrary
New York City
Europe
America
Judge’s remark follows stern sentence for drunken chauffeur
A Connecticut superior court judge condemned a drunken chauffeur who ran down and killed a man. He said there is no room in the street for a drunken chauffeur as for a drunken soldier, and then sentenced him to three years in state prison.
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Connecticut
Post Office announces stamp rolls for vending machines
The post office department will issue limited quantities of postage stamps in rolls of 500 or 1,000 for use in stamp vending and stamp affixing machines. The note hints at efficiency for busy businessmen and postmasters, while a light aside mentions a stenographer's luncheon when many letters are mailed.
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Post Office Department
Balloting Deadlock in Illinois Senate Never Breaks
The Illinois legislature faces a long deadlock in selecting a United States senator with Hopkins leading against Foss Stringer and others through multiple ballots. Reports show shifts from Foss to Hopkins and counter moves by Hughes and allied lawmakers as the joint session resumes after a day of indecision.
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Springfield
Illinois
Shadrach Bond
Hopkins
House
Washington
Yates
Oglesby
Foss
Stringer
Mason
Calhoun
McKinley
Shurtleff
Rainey
Sherman
Eastman
Morris
Lowden
Hastman
Browne
Quinn
Senate
Logan Hay
Henson
Lane
Zips
Chicago
Husse
Lawrence
Ogie County
KF. J. Liggett
Stark County
C. J. Ton
Potter urges creation of state fire marshal at winds association session
State Superintendent of Insurance Fred W. Potter addressed Winds Association of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies urging legislature to create a state fire marshal. Attorney J. B. Ryan of the insurance department supplemented Potter's views at the fifteenth biennial convention in session in this city.
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Fred W. Potter
Winds Association of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies
Potter
9. B. Ryan
Illinois legislators to get advance pay now
Springfield house moved a senate salary bill to allow Illinois lawmakers to begin drawing the full $2,000 salary immediately after the general assembly is organized. The change ends the previous rule that no pay could be drawn until a year after organization, set two years ago.
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Illinois
Springfield
House
Senate
General Assembly
Legislators Get Pay in Advance Passed
Springfield Illinois January 27 lawmakers advance salaries as the house votes for the senate bill authorizing early payment to members of the legislature. The measure outlines timing and procedures for disbursing pay ahead of schedule.
Judge Grosscup to retire from federal bench
Springfield reports Judge Peter Grosscup will retire from the United States circuit bench soon. W. J Calhoun is expected to succeed him. The retirement follows a deadlock in the Senate fight and is not connected to it. Roosevelt will name Calhoun, a Chicago attorney active in state and national affairs.
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Springfield
Peter Grosscup
W. J Calhoun
Grosscup
United States
Roosevelt
Calhoun
Chicago
Firefighters Save Town From Coal Oil Blaze
In Waterloo two volunteer firefighters risked their lives to stop a grocery store fire at Albert A Goed del from engulfing the business district. They removed a fifty gallon can of coal oil as flames reached within twelve feet, preventing greater destruction after the blaze began in a Goed del grocery store and escalated before detection.
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Waterloo
Albert A. Goeddel
Labour Party Urges Broad Income Tax Plan At Conference
Portsmouth reports the British Labour Party meeting its ninth annual conference with Philip Snowden presiding. It pushes policies including a super tax on large incomes, a tax on unproduc tive wealth, estate duties, land value taxation, and saloon taxation modeled on New York standards. Snowden estimates $150 million yearly from incomes above 25 000 and an additional $50 million from saloon taxes.
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Portsmouth
England
British Labor Party
Philip Snowden
Europe
Snowden
Treasury
New York
Fleet to Morocco Heads for Tetuan Bay Ships Sail for Morocco
The entire American fleet of sixteen battleships heads westward across the Mediterranean toward Tetuan bay on the Moroccan coast to coal and provision for the homeward voyage. The divisions commanded by Rear Admirals Schroeder Wainwright Sperry Potter sail from Smyrna Marseilles Villefranche Algiers and will converge for salutes and readiness before returning.
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Nice
Italy
Mediterranean
Tetuan Bay
Morocco
Schroeder
Missouri
Ohio
Louisiana
Virginia
Smyrna
Georgia
Nebraska
Richard Wainwright
Marseilles
Tangier
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Sperry
Connecticut
Kansas
Minnesota
Vermont
Villefranche
Potter
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Algiers
Confesses to Murder in Fort Worth Case
Mrs. Alice Thompson of Fort Worth, Texas, testifies in a New Orleans court she murdered her adopted child on January 13, 1907, by strangling him after a hard day. She declares she wants punishment and asks the judge to inquire, saying her conscience torments her.
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New Orleans
Alice Thompson
Fort Worth
Tex
Kendall sues Manning for 8000 dollars over alleged theft
Kendall, motherly Mo Smith Kendall of near Cairog'in hall in this county, sues neighbor Charles Manning for damages of 8000 dollars, claiming Manning charged him with stealing corn and canned goods from his home.
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Mo —Smith Kendall
Hall of
Cairog
County
Charles Manning
Kendall
Manning
Actress Annie Yeamans Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Mrs. Annie Yeamans, a famed 73 year old actress, is confined to her apartments at the Hotel Gerard on West Forty fourth Street in New York City and is reported to be dangerously ill with pneumonia.
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Annie Yeamans
New York City
Gerard
West Forty-fourth Street
Two Deaths Reported In Boswell Mine Blast
Johnstown Pa reports a gas explosion at Orando mine in Boswell killing Superintendent Logan and a second man. Fifty to seventy five trapped underground as a fire rages, rescue led by Thomas Lowther. George Morris unlocated. doctors treat the wounded while families gather in grief.
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Johnstown
Boswell
Logan
Orando
Merchants’ Coal Company
United Coal Company of
Pittsburg
Thomas Lowther
George Morris
Federal grand jury probes Indian land frauds in Muskogee
A federal grand jury began work in Muskogee Oklahoma to investigate Indian land cases. About 250 witnesses from Ohio West Virginia Texas Michigan Missouri Tennessee Pennsylvania Virginia and Arkansas expected. Secret Service evidence to be presented first. Gov Haskell arrives as a defendant.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Federal
Ohio
West Virginia
Texas
Michigan
Missouri
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Arkansas
Secret Service
Haskell
Lynch mobs fears lynching in Verness after Bradley murder
May Lynch Negroes in Indianola Mississippi faced intense local turmoil after B A Bradley prominent planter was killed last Sunday night near Verness Mississippi. Seven Negroes two women were arrested Monday for alleged involvement. Fear grew that several detained suspects would be lynched as unrest spread.
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Indianola
Miss
Verness
B. A. Bradley
Bradley
Verona Glassblower Dies From Lingering Illness
John Clarke of Verona died Monday in Pittsburg after a long illness. An investigation found fine glass particles in his system, likely from years of swallowing glass while working as a glassblower. He reportedly drank a lot of water, which may have carried the particles through his body.
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Pittsburg
John Clarke
Verona
Laurent's Slayer Indicted in Lowndes County
Columbus Miss. Lowndes county grand jury returns murder indictment against E B Smith planter for shooting and killing A B Laur ent salesman of Simmons Hardware Co St Louis Smith to be arraigned a special venue to select a jury will be asked lawyers pledge to hasten the trial
Bristow Elected United States Senator in Kansas
Joseph I Bristow was elected United States senator from Kansas on Tuesday in Topeka. He formerly served as fourth assistant postmaster general and defeats Senator Chester I Long for the Republican nomination last fall.
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Bristow
Topeka
Kansas
Joseph I. Bristow
United States
Chester I. Long
Alberta land dream turning to profit for Austin
A letter from Ranfurly Alberta recounts P. A. Austin’s shift from Western Washington to homesteading near Birch Lake. He details rapid farming success, growing cattle to about fifty head, buying four hundred dollars’ worth of machinery on time, and favorable winters. He praises land prices at 10 to 15 dollars per acre and urges others to seize the opportunity.
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Austin
Western Canada
Ranfurly
Alberta
J. N. Grieve
Spokane
Washington
Edmonton
Birch Lake
Canada
Western
A Facer And Knage Exchange Wedding Anniversary Banter
A light exchange on a wedding anniversary sees Mr Oldhatch and Mr Knage discuss twenty years of marriage with playful remarks. The dialogue reflects a humorous bedside banter about enduring life’s battles together.
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Mr. Oldhatch
Mr. Knage
Dixon Leaves Golf Club After Divorce Filing
Dixon resigns from the golf club following his divorce filing in 1860. He is described as now entirely uninked, with no further affiliations noted.
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Dixon
Golf
Murine Eye Remedy Finely Promoted by Doctors
A vintage advertisement proclaims Murine eye remedy as relief for red weak weary watery eyes. It credits experienced physicians and compliance with Pure Food and Drug Laws, promising no sting and soothing eye pain. Available at druggists.
Lewis' Single Binder cigars advertised as preferred by smokers
An old ad copy promotes Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigars from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois. It cheekily notes men lead dual lives, purring in parlor and barking in kitchen, while suggesting river water from Styx could be used for mucilage preparation.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
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