Milk sales spark local debate and trivial tidbits
In this week’s Troy weekly brief, discussions range from selling milk and cheap glass to the reputations of Cuban cities. Humorous notes recount a Brooklyn waiter’s fatal tip, a Detroit woman’s death after being called a crank, and a rent dispute closing New York’s women’s hotel. A joke on hotel rent marks and souring fruit trees closes with a note on the sultan of Turkey buying Hope Gamond for $460,000 and the need for cash deposits.
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Turkey
Hope Gamond
Russia and Japan Move Past The War Strain
Russia appoints M. Malevsky Malavitch as ambassador to Tokyo as relations ease after the recent tensions. Economic hardship forces tighter budgets in the Mikado realm, with requests for cheaper eggs and breakfast bacon for Mrs Mikado.
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Russia
Japan
M. Malevsky Malavitch
Tokyo
Army officer sworn in height rule blocks Sheridan and Napoleon
Birmingham Age Herald reports a new height requirement for army officers, banning anyone under five feet five inches. The rule would have excluded Phil Sheridan and Napoleon Bonaparte if applied today.
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Birmingham
Sailor Seeks Eye Block Souvenir From Pacific Visit
A sailor asked Jeffries to block his eye as a keepsake of a Pacific visit but found no gate receipts to justify the gesture. Jeffries declined, noting no payment or crowds would accompany the act.
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Jeffries
Pacific
Jeff
France Sells Cars in Britain Worth Vastly More
A brief remark notes that France exports automobiles to Great Britain at a value about one hundred times greater than the motor cars England markets in France. The author suggests this should puncture England’s pride.
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France
Great Britain
England
John Bull
Beware of the common housefly warns of hidden dangers
Health officials accuse Mr Ely of harboring disease risks as the department investigates his private business practices. The warning emphasizes insects as vectors, urging caution and public safety measures amid the inquiry.
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Health Department
Emperor seeks raise amid rising costs in Berlin
In Berlin reports say the German emperor, amid public pay hikes for Prussian ministers, asks for a raise in his own salary to match the increased cost of living. The remark suggests a human side to the monarch as reforms unfold.
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Berlin
King Edward and Astor Friendship Sparks International Debate
A historical discussion suggests King Edward would favor William Waldorf Astor as a peer despite risking offense to the United States. The piece argues sympathy toward the other country could prevent objections if England supports Astor, implying cross Atlantic tensions and diplomacy shaping peerage choices.
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Edward
William Waldorf Astor
United States
Mowever
England
William
States push for constitutional convention to elect senators
Six state legislatures among 46 have petitioned Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment for electing United States senators directly by the people. A two thirds state petition is required for Congress to authorize such a convention.
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Congess
Unitedates
Yankee Ingenuity Saves Day in Grain Elevator Fire
A New England grain elevator fire tested Yankee ingenuity when boilers failed. Workers improvised a solution by running a railroad locomotive into the building and connecting a can to the boiler and engine, keeping the machinery running with no employee missing a day.
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New England
Admiral Evans fleet marks record at Pagdalena Bay target practice
A fragment notes a ship in Admiral Evans' fleet beating its former record in a target practice at Pagdalena Bay. An officer promises that the world will be informed when the facts emerge. The passage expresses pride and anticipation among the readers.
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Admiral Evans
Pagdalena Bay
Taft Poised With 551 Votes as Contests Favor Him
Taft delegates seated by the Republican National Committee tilt the balance in his favor. North Carolina and Missouri contests add four more Taft supporters, with preliminary estimates placing Taft at 551 on the first ballot, 60 over the nomination threshold. Hughes delegates challenge Missouri rules, but the Taft side argues regular conventions elected them.
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Chicago
Taft
North Carolina
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Missouri
Scott
West Virginia
Louisiana
Akins
Hughes
State Committee
China presents excuses for killings on frontier
In Yunnan province the provincial treasurer presented excuses of the Chinese government to the French consul at Yunnan for the killing of six native soldiers and a French lieutenant by Chinese regulars while disarming Chinese revolutionists who had taken refuge on French territory. The treasurer promised exemplary punishment for the guilty soldiers.
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Saigon
Indo China
Yunnan
Hag
Victim linked to Mrs Gunness in Laporte case
An Eau Claire man formerly from Dover near Chetek who vanished in 1906 after selling his farm for $2000 is thought to be another victim of Mrs Gunness of Laporte. The Decorah Posten editor notes Hilkven had the paper mailed to Laporte and the Laporte postmaster confirms mail was delivered to Mrs Gunness.
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Hilkven
Movement Formed to Oppose Women’s Suffrage
A group led by influential women including the Countess of Jersey and Mrs. Humphrey Ward launches an organized effort against granting women the vote. Prominent writers and reformers join the initiative to oppose suffrage.
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London
Countess of Jersey
Humphrey Ward
New Orleans Fire Destroys Dozens in Residence Quarter
A Tuesday night blaze in New Orleans consumed about twenty buildings in the residential quarter around Berlin and Magazine streets, then crossed Magazine and flared again in several spots nearby, damaging multiple homes and structures.
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New Orleans
Berlin
Magazine Streets
Miller of Goshen Nominated for 13th Indiana District
Charles W. Miller of Goshen was Tuesday nominated for Congress by Republicans of Indiana's Thirteenth District.
Belmont Dead Millionaire Succumbs to Peritonitis
Belmont’s wealthier resident dies after surgery complications from peritonitis. Medical staff report a routine operation led to the fatal infection. The deceased, prominent in local business circles, leaves a sizable estate to be settled by heirs and creditors. The case prompts a review of hospital procedures and post operative care.
Belmont dies after week long illness at Belmont Park
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont former congressman from Hempstead Long Island died at 6 40 am after a week long battle with peritonitis following an appendectomy He had attended the Belmont Stakes on the previous Saturday and was son of August Belmont brother of August and Perry Belmont He briefly attended Annapolis before leaving the academy
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Belmont Park
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
August Belmont
Perry Belmont
Perry
Ollie
O. H. P. Belmont
Navy
Commodore Perry
Belmont
Annapolis
Academy
Cooper Trial Closed at Camp Columbia Military Court
The eleventh cavalry Corporal Cooper trial for murder closed Tuesday before a special military court at Camp Columbia. No verdict announced yet, but the court moved to Gwinnell’s case, with both sides allowed to use Cooper’s testimony for Gwinnell and to present new witnesses. Court adjourned subject to the president’s call.
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Havana
Cooper
Eleventh Cavalry
Special Military Court
Camp Columbia
Gwinnell
Pioneer Pony Expressman Dies at 82 in Amazonia
William Smith King of Amazonia Missouri died at his home at age 82. He was among the first Pony Express riders between St. Joseph Missouri and the Pacific coast and later served as a Burlington railroad employee for 48 years.
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St. Joseph
William Smith King
Pacific Coast
Amazonia
Burlington Railroad
Steamer Lucy Neff Repairs Held at San Pedro
The American steamer Lucy Neff capt Harding sailed 2000 miles from Bath Maine to San Francisco with 500 tons of carbide. It arrived at San Pedro Tuesday with a broken crank shaft in the propeller, forcing repair work before continuing voyage.
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San Pedro
Cal
Lucy Neff
Harding
Bath
San Francisco
Strike Called By Miners At Rawhide And Goldfield
Reno reports a general miners strike at Rawhide and Goldfield prompted by Governor Dickerson. State police Captain Cox left for the scene after a street clash involving Sergi Ott, Carl Young, and Deputy Sheriff Grant. Ott was arrested on an assault charge but freed on $500 bail as press and mine owners secured a justice of the peace. The county administrator is accused of aiding anti police elements to remove the camp’s body.
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Reno
Nev
Rawhide
Goldfield
Dickerson
Cox
Sergi. Ott
Carl Young
Grant
Ott
Delegations Arrive for AOUW Supreme Council Session
Delegations from Maine to California and Florida to Washington arrived in Des Moines Iowa to attend the ten day session of the supreme council of the Ancient Order of United Workmen Opening Tuesday. Women delegates to the Degree of Honor accompany the men, comprising wives and relatives of AOUW members.
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U. W
Des Moines
Iowa
Maine
California
Florida
Washington
Supreme Council of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
Workmen
Supreme Meeting
Degree of Honor
Tornadoes Pass Shawnee Oklahoma Night
Two tornadoes moved through Shawnee Oklahoma late Monday night about 45 minutes apart. The first tornado was visible for miles and the largest cloud of the season. Property damage occurred but no fatalities were reported. Communication with Dale Oklahoma area was cut.
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Shawnee
Okla
Oklahoma
Dale
Widow Margarethe Raster Drowns at Winnetka Health Resort
Margarethe Raster widow of Herman Raster former editor-in-chief of the Illinois Staats Zeitung drowned in Lake Michigan at Winnetka suburb while alone with a nurse. She reportedly fainted on a pier and fell into the water.
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Herman Raster
Chicago
Margarethe Raster
Illinois Staats Zeitung
Lake Michigan
Winnetka
Raster
Charges Dismissed for Portland Trust Official
All charges against George H. Hill vice-president of the defunct Title Guarantee and Trust Co. and co-defendants were dismissed Monday on motion of the deputy district attorney due to lack of evidence against Hill. The dismissal follows an indictment that also named J Thornburn Ross T T Burkhart and John E Aitcheson.
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Portland
Ore
George H. Hill
Title Guarantee and Trust Co
J. Thornburn Ross
T. T. Burkhart
John E. Aitcheson
Hill
Nebraska Floods Still Bad Across Southeast Nebraska
Flood conditions persist in southeastern Nebraska with the worst believed over. Burlington’s Atchison line is tied up due to washouts near Rule. The branch line to Salem is damaged. Union Pacific trains delayed between Beatrice and Manhattan Kansas.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
Atchison
Rule
Salem
Union Pacific
Beatrice
Manhattan
Kas
Funeral for Explosion Victim in San Pedro California
The funeral for F. S. Maxfield, one of the two second firemen who perished from injuries after the blast aboard the cruiser Tennessee, was held Monday. He was buried at Harbor View cemetery beside five shipmates already interred last Saturday.
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San Pedro
Cal
F. 5
Maxfield
Tennessee
Harbor View
Fights Black Hand as guards rout two attackers
William Pollock a New York millionaire living at 182 Madison Avenue faced Black Hand threats to blow up his Pittsfield estate. Armed guards and posse members confronted two attackers at an oak tree where a ransom package was buried. a third gunman aided the retreat and the chase ended with the gunmen slipping into the woods.
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Pittsfield
Mass
William Pollock
New York
Muadison Avenue
Pollock
Mr. Pollock
Black Hand
Samoan Volcano Active Beneath Lavaii Island
Volcanic eruption on Lavaii, Samoan group, flares up again after August 1905. Matatautu residents flee as molten lava floods over seven square miles of fertile land and threatens Saleaula village. Inhabitants take refuge on nearby islets.
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San Francisco
Cay
Lavaii
Saleaula
Jealousy Triggers Double Tragedy in San Francisco
In San Francisco George Scott a 23 year old drug clerk shot and killed his wife Blanche 19 then killed himself on the sidewalk at Golden Gate Avenue and Webster Street. They had been recently married and quarrels over jealousy were reported.
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San Francisco
Cal
George Scott
Blanche
Golden Gate Avenue
Webster Street
Scott
Bridge Across Canadian River Out At Purcell Oklahoma
Two spans of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway bridge over the Canadian river at Purcell were washed out Saturday night suspending traffic between Oklahoma City and Texas. Forecasters warned that additional rain Monday could bring down the remaining section of the bridge. The bridge had previously been washed out two years earlier and rebuilt.
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Guthrie
Okla
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Purcell
Oklahoma City
Texas
Five Months in Hospital to Five Months More With Dean’s Pills
Levi P Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months in hospital he was discharged as incurable with six months to live. He suffered heart trouble smothering spells and faintness, loss of use of arms and eyesight, and kidney issues. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he recovered fully and has felt well since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Levi P. Brockway
S. Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Matter of Time at the Ball Game
Willie the office boy approached the head of the firm and stammered a request to take time. The employer urged him to speak quickly and decide what to say about his ask.
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Willie
Wil- He
Harper’s Weekly
Tortured six months eczema cure claim in Texas mother tale
Mrs Louis Leck of San Antonio describes a six month battle with eczema on her young son. After ineffective doctors she used Cutiura Remedies. within a week he slept well, sores cleared in two months, and he has been eczema free since. Apr 15, 1907.
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Louis Leck
San Antonio
Tex
Why He Married Again
An Ohio lawyer recalls a German farmer client who, though recenty widowed, says he is already married again. The blunt man asserts his first wife is dead and he has moved on within a week or two, illustrating stubborn pragmatism.
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Ohio
Teuton
Using the Telephone
A timid first-time user grips the receiver as a drug clerk notes the holes in the mouthpiece. The clerk explains they are for straining the voice, and the woman becomes flustered and forgets the number she intended to call.
Might Miss Something in a Love Letter Warns of Unopened Mail
Edyth warns she will return any letters unopened to a suitor and states there is no intention to marry. Mayime responds that he might have included matinee tickets in some of them.
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Edyth
Mayime
Grape-Nuts Ad Claims Quick Help for Fatigue
An advertisement cites natural wheat and barley elements in Grape-Nuts and features a New York reader who reports rapid strength, nerve and brain power improvements after using the cereal. The letter claims weight gain and sustained vigor, noting travel convenience and a promise of genuine testimonials from Postum Co. in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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N. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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