Monarch Claims Famous Jewel Once Belonging to Margaret Lennox
A memorial locket designed by the widowed Lady Margaret Lennox now sits with King Edward. The heart shaped gold jewel, two to three inches across, features hidden springs, revolving doors, angels, death's heads and a phoenix. It commemorates 26 years of love with Matthew Lennox, the Earl of Lennox, assassinated 338 years ago, and bears a cryptic motto and Marguerite flower motif.
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Edward
Margaret Lennox
Scotland
Matthew, Earl of Lennox
Margaret
London
Lennox
Marguerite
Lady Margaret
St Paul Man Wins Needlework Champion at State Fair
Charles C. Olsen of St Paul earns first honors for a framed embroidery showing an eagle perched on two American flags. The silk filo work is outlined in gold and features gold embroidery. 10 men entered, with centerpieces and pillows also drawing public praise at the fair.
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St. Paul
Charles C. Olsen
Charles Street
Olsen
Minneapolis Journal
Beginning of Bird Migration Over South Carolina
Bird migration reaches South Carolina with flocks passing the city nightly heading south from northern nesting grounds like the Blue Ridge. Robins and blackbirds join many species moving toward Florida and coastal islands, fleeing harsher northern winters as mild southern winters attract large numbers.
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South Carolina
Blue Ridge
Florida
Anderson Mail
Graphite Replacing Lead In Paint Production
Graphite is increasingly used to replace lead in iron paint due to its poisonous character. When mixed with linseed oil it protects iron from rust and costs much less than red lead. Once mainly used for pencils, graphite now has many new industrial uses and is produced in large quantities by electric furnaces due to growing demand.
Automatic Book Vendor Demonstrates Foreign Vending System
An overseas invention uses a coin slots to select and hire or buy a book from a machine. It stores about a dozen titles and displays them. Two slots control price and rental, holding the exact amounts. After reading, the hire amount is returned automatically.
Pearl Harbor Dry Dock Length and Structure Details
The great United States Navy dry dock at Pearl Harbor Hawaii will measure 1 152 feet from coping to outer sill and 140 feet wide at the top with 35 feet water over the entrance sill at mean high water. A middle silo will house an intermediate caisson dividing the dock into two sections 575 and 532 feet long.
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Pearl Harbor Dry Dock
United States Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Taft Urges Deep Waterway Plan In St Louis Visit
President Taft traveled from breakfast at the St. Louis Club to the Coliseum for an 11 am address then to East St. Louis to dedicate the Federal Building and proceed to a Mississippi cruise aboard the Oleander. He spoke on conservation, waterways, power sites, and a selective national policy for land and water development.
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St. Louis
Taft
St. Louis Club
Coliseum
Planters Hotel
Planters Hotel. From There He Went To Enst St. Louis
Mississippi
United States
East St. Louis
Tait
Federal Building
House of Representatives
Silas Cook
Rodenberg
Sherman
Cannon
Tenth Street
Illinois Avenue
Secret Service
Lorrimer
Mr. Taft
New Orleans
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Oleander
Quincy
Erastus Wells
City of Alton
Grey Magle
G. W. Hill
Wiinois
Florence IL
Lilly
Cape Gardeau
City of Saltillo
O. L. Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Herbert S. Hadley
Gov. Hadley
Texas
St. Louisa
State of
Missouri
Theodore Roosevelt
United
Astor Spouse Separated. Colonel May Not Return From Cuban Waters
New York City reports a legal separation suit involving Col. John Jacob Astor and his wife remains secret. Details are unclear as no papers are filed and parties refuse comment. Referee Charles H. Young presides. Astor expected to stay in Cuban waters, with brother J. D. Barton Willing aiding Mrs. Astor.
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New York City
John Jacob Astor
Charles H. Young
Justice Mills
White Plains
Referee Young
Col. Astor
Cuban
J.D. Barton Willing
Philadelphia
Rector Issued by Wife San Francisco Divorce Charge
Mrs. Jennie G. Du Moulin files for divorce from Rev. Walter G. Du Moulin former St. James Episcopal pastor. She accuses desertion failure to support cruelty and alleges he was overly attentive to women parishioners one incident saw him tie their baby to a table and leave with a woman friend another involved showing her a nude photograph and asking her to pose.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jennie G. du Moulin
Walter G. du Moulin
St. James Episcopal Church
du Moulin
Niagara
N. Y
Franci du Moulin
Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland
Jail Threatened by Mob in Washington Ind
A heavy armed guard surrounds the Washington jail to protect John Eagle accused in the assault on Blanche Wise. Eagle, arrested in Lawrence County near Vincennes, faces potential lynching if identified by the nutting party members. About 200 men gathered, but no violence occurred as the crowd waited.
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Washington
Ind
John Eagle
Blanche Wise
Wise
Lawrence County
Vincennes Indiana
Eagle
Marshal Shot in Back Near Green Bay Office
Deputy Marshal Otto W. Seimdars was found dead with a bullet in his back five miles south of Green Bay Wisconsin. His watch and revolver were missing and the jail key broken from the door. Frances Martel claims divorced husband William Gegare is held on suspicion of involvement after she was walking with Seimdars when a man emerged from behind a tree and fired.
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Green Bay
Wis
Otto W. Selmdars
Depree
Here
Frances Martel
William Gegare
Seimdars
Mrs Harriman Leases Offices in New York City
Mrs Harriman leasing offices on Fifth Avenue signals active involvement in managing her late husband s vast estate. The suite occupies almost the entire second floor and houses rooms for her lawyers and advisers alongside the clerical staff.
Was on to him Good morning ladies and apples
A playful dialogue captures a rural scene with banter about politeness and eating apples. The snippet highlights local color, rustic speech, and social interaction in a small community setting. Small talk and humor reflect everyday life.
Where Inspiration Sits in a Quiet Study
Mrs. Quilluser tips into her husband’s study and suggests prioritizing Willie’s shoes over Mary’s mittens. He agrees kindly and shifts from an ode to the dancing leaves to a Sunday piece on a new substitute for coal for Puck.
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Willie
Nellie
Puck
Chamberlain's 10 Cent Extracta and Pure Phosphate Powder
Atall Grocers advertises Chamberlain Co products including 10 cent Extracta and Mame mit Pure Phosphate Baking Powder as pure and unadulterated. The notice names Chamberlain Co of St. Louis and MB makers as government endorsed.
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Chamberlain
U.S
Atall Grocers
FB Chamberlain CO
St. Louis
Miss Fider-Dick's rose turns heads at Tin YVoil Smoker
In a cheeky ad style line a speaker notes that a rose in her hair makes her look ten years younger while addressing Miss Younger-Gee and joking about adding more roses. The copy promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars in a Tin YVoil Smoker Package and urges taking no substitute.
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Fider
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Union
Ohio
Iowa
Congress
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Gulf
Astor
Justice ‘Mills
Jennie du Moulin
James C. Ler
9Th St
8.E
Washington, D.C
Sloan
Mt. Airy
Rae As
van Set
Liniment
Slonan
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
U.S.A
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