News of a Week In Condensed Form
Irene Dodge of Normal died and Herman Scantlan of Athens injured in Springfield when an automobile driven by Rev. Father T M Moore of Athena was struck by a street car. Rockefeller pleaded guilty to speeding, fined five dollars plus costs. Mrs Abbey A Brown in Baginalw greets her son Charles after a long separation. Mayor Gaynor in Hoboken in critical condition as blood poisoning risk rises. Joe Gann famed lightweight champion dies in Baltimore. Victor Berger, before sailing for Europe, says wars end via strikes.
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Irene Dodge
Normal
Herman Scantlan
Athens
Springfield
T. M. Moore
Athena
Father Moore
Myra Bell
John D. Rockefeller
Hoboken
Europa
Joe Gann
Socialist gains and labor unrest dominate national news
News reports show a surge of more than fifty percent for the Socialist party nationwide, with local groups totaling 3,200 and 53,375 members paying dues. Strikes expand as 6,000 tailors join 16,000 unionists in New York, with teachers predicting 45,000 workers out within a week.
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Socialist Party
New York
J. F. McMurray
Washington
Alfred Villa
Tucson
Ariz
Salazic
Jervis Bay
Sydney
Pacifiqua
St. Luke's Hospital
New York City
Norman L. Reese
Raper
Henry Hall
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Catlettsburg
Porter Charlton
Italy
East Orange
N. J
American ‘Apple Growers
Congress Bean
St. Louis
J. W. Stanton
Eastern banks spared as crop movement costs ease
Reports from the west and middle west suggest a predicted drain on eastern banks to fund the crop movement starting soon is unlikely. Treasury views credit tightening and stock liquidation as stabilizing factors, while western bank loans and unimproved land development had raised fears. Recent conditions indicate normalcy and preparations to meet cash demands, preventing any unusual strain.
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Washington, D. C
West
Middle West
Treasury
Million-Dollar Jersey City Fire Destroys Cork Plant
A warehouse district blaze in Jersey City caused about 1 million dollars in damage. Firemen from Jersey City and New York fought the flames with dynamite used to raze burning structures including Trus low & Fuller cork works and Riegel Sack, as Independent Baking Powder works burned nearby. The fire drew crowds of Polish dock workers and families as the blaze spread through old wooden tenements.
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New York
Jersey City
Hudson
Jersey
Omaha Census Finds Few Unmarried Women Aged Twenty Eight
Omaha Nebraska census figures show only 9 percent of women ages 20 to 28 are unmarried. The report argues Omaha residents do not frock up in opposite directions yet men and women mingle freely and pursue marriage.
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Omaha
Neb
Stanley County Division Move Faces Supreme Court Appeal
Judge Boucher ordered Stanley County South Dakota officials to place three propositions on the November general election ballot seeking county division. County commissioners likely plan to appeal to the state supreme court.
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Sioux City Wednesday live stock quotations show top hogs at 8.60 dollars and top beeyes at 1.70 dollars, reflecting local trading levels for cattle and hogs in Sioux City markets.
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Sioux City
Explosion on a Ferry Hits Six Dead and Four Hurt
An explosion aboard a gasoline ferry between St George s and Sandy Point killed six people and injured four. Several passengers were cast into the water but escaped serious injury.
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Curling, N. F
St. George's
Sandy Point
Rain Ends Drought In St Joseph Area
In St Joseph Missouri a lengthy drought ended Tuesday as a steady rain fell saving the late corn crop and benefiting pastures across the area. Local farmers welcomed the relief easing concerns over crop losses and livestock forage.
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St. Joseph, Mo
McCurtain testimony in McMurray contracts hearing
A hearing at McAlster Oklahoma before a congressional committee examining McMurray contracts with Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians and bribery charges by Senator Gore featured D C McCurtain son of Governor McCurtain recalled to the stand. Also: a Cal Northwestern train collision near Ignatia California killed twelve, a Santa Rosa delegation aboard, a Baltimore Express car crash at Cape May killed five, and other incidents across the country include a Boston hotel suicide, a church salary suit, a Denver order banning Salvation Army activity, and a dynamite incident at Montgomery Ward in Kansas City.
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McAlster
Okla
Congressional Committee
McMurray
Gore
D.C
West Jersey and Seashore
Philadelphia
Frederick W. Feldner
Brits Mergenthaler
Cape May
N. J
Denver
Salvation Army
Frank C. Drew
San Francisco
Carl Etherington
Newark
Montgomery Ward & Co
Kansas City
Wickham Lake
Middletown
Angelo Fratuli
Henry Crapello
New York
Crapello
Fratuli
Bremen
Vulkan
Weber Works
Washington
Guatemala
Bonilla
Joseph A. Proctor
Peoria
Til
Chillicothe
Ilanois Central Railroad
Memphis Car Company
Heiskell
Memphis
Tenn
Knight Jehiel W. Chamberlain
St. Paul, Minn
Joseph
Grand
Special International Comention
Lewis
Portugal
Spain
Vatican
Braga
Firet
M. W. Smith
Brooklyn
N. Y
Stephen K. Elkins
West Virginia
Italy
Katherine
Abruzzi
Boston
Sovee Club
Doan's Kidney Pills Save Mrs Heagy From Illness
Mrs H W Heagy of Bakersfield California describes severe kidney illness with numb side and tingling sensations that left her desperate and unable to rest. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with saving her from fatal Bright's disease and restoring her health. Sold everywhere 60 cents a bottle. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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H. W. Heagy
Bakersfield
Cal
Bright
Doan
Humorous Exchange on Husbands and Wives
A witty quip notes that a man gains a wife’s material aid while she is kept for the husband but flips to imply a wife is kept by hot water through humor. Henpeck delivers the line about hot water as the counterpoint in the joke.
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Henderson
Henpeck
Seven year wart on leg cured by Cuticura Remedies
A man describes a seven year chronic leg irritation that spread from ankle to knee, causing severe itching, sleeplessness, and weight loss. After failing with doctors, he used Cuticura Resolvent with Cuticura Soap and Ointment, reporting complete disappearance of the condition and no recurrence over six months. He endorses the treatments and shares his Philadelphia address and dates in 1909.
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W. H. White
E. Cabot St
Philadelphia
One Side Enough Says Irish Michigan Justice
Senator William Alden Smith recounts a Michigan Irish justice of the peace in a trial where the plaintiff's long eloquent argument ended as the defense lawyer began. The judge halted, saying he did not want both sides argued for fear of confusing the court.
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William Alden Smith
Michigan
Plantiff
Washingtonian
Opinions Aired On Commencement Exercises
The editorial notes discuss two halves of the day’s commencement events with calls for public figures to advise on career choices and graduates offering ideas on governing. The tone reflects a civic-minded view of student and leader engagement in public life.
Goh Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Promote Digestive Health
An advertisement for Goh Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claims to regulate the stomach and bowels with tiny granules that are easy to take and gentle on the stomach. The copy urges daily use and frames the product as a convenient health aid for digestion.
May rule Canada would set Duke of Connaught as Dominion head
A 1909-era report argues the Duke of Connaught, brother of the late King Edward, could become Canada’s next governor general. It notes the royal family’s influence on Ottawa society, notes his family, and weighs the governor general’s ceremonial power, salary, and residence while predicting Canada’s social center growth.
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Ottawa
Can
Canada
Duke of
Queen Victoria
Dominion
Marquis of
Lorne
Argyle
Boavernor
Rideau Hall
Government House
Duke of Connaught
Victoria
Her
Emperor William
Edward
Alicea Maud Mary
Czarina of
Rusela
Alfred
Hdmburg
Leopold
Duke of Albany
Helena
Christian
Schleswig-Holkstein
Louise
Duchess of
Beatrice
Henry of Battenberg
Prussia
Ia Margaret
Gustavus Adolphus
Sweden
Arthur Patrick
Victoria Patricia
Europe
Patricia
England
Ireland
Empire
Dommnion
Johnson Mistakes Widow's Husband for Alive
A Harper's Magazine excerpt recalls President Johnson mistaking Mrs. Knox for the widow Mrs. Knox, then realizing her husband Knox had been dead six years. The anecdote ends with Johnson humorously noting he had not seen him on the street.
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Johnson
Bays
Harper's Magazine
Mr. Knox
Mrs. Knox
Mr. Johnson
A Bernhardt Trick Reveals Hidden Bust Sculpture
Mme Sarah Bernhardt was asked to sculpt and model a bust on stage. Critics praised the dramatic effect but noted her as an actor not a sculptor. The bust was pre made by baking and coating with damp clay, then revealed as the head beneath was exposed.
The Creditor and Debtor Duel Over Payment
A terse exchange between a creditor and debtor center on payment terms with the debtor opting to never settle the bill. The dialogue hints at a stalemate and unresolved financial tension between the parties.
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Old Scout
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Castoria
Edward Ia
Owester
Lydia BE. Pinkham
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Mrs. Williams
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
L Mass
Ferg Sush
Eracif
Lydia
Post
Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
Battle Creek
Micyf
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