Taft Wins Taft on First Ballot at Republican Convention
The Republican National Convention in Chicago closes after a dramatic roll call. Taft wins on the first ballot by a large margin with 7472 votes, amid eight hours of sessions and uproar from delegates and spectators. Theodore Burton nominates Ohio, triggering a surge as Taft supporters flood the floor.
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William WW. Taft
Onto
Taft
Sueh
Chicago
Knox
la Follette
Ohio
Buecktye
Theodore EB
Burton
Modest dress debate at Second Baptist over sheath gowns
Reverend G M Dickinson of Second Baptist Church Hoboken N J denounces sheath gowns as immodest claiming modern fashion exposes the wearer and encourages immoral behavior. He urges women to consider morality in their attire and views recent dress trends as a decline in propriety.
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Divine
G. M. Dickinson
Second Baptist Church
Black Hand in Mexico Demands Money from Prominent Men
Advices reaching Mexico City report black trail ers akin to Black Hand networks operating in Chihuahua. Threatening letters target Gent Creel, Lanco de Minero president and brother of Chihuahua’s governor, and Creel family members, demanding payment under threat of death.
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Republic
Mexiieau
United Bites
Chihuahua
Gent Creel
Lanco Dé Minero
Mavique Creel
United States
Creel
Yals Terasis
Groom in Quarantine Delays Texas Wedding
Captain Henry Dickmann son of former Chicago mayor is held in quarantine in Astoria Oregon due to smallpox aboard a ship from the Philippines en route to San Antonio Texas for his planned wedding, postponing the ceremony.
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Henry Dickmann
Dickmann
Chicago
Astoria
Ore
San Antonio
Tex
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quillaitnes Row
Market reports show bids and prices with vague references to cattle hogs and beef, including beeves at 750 and pup hugs at 5 60, amid confusing OCR style. Separate notes mention Pottsville surgeons performing heart surgery and a disturbing child homicide claim from Sandyreek Jackson county Tennessee noting an insane suspect and killings.
Solitary maker toiling in tiny hut for dangerous candle
The article profiles Mating Roman Candon, described as the world's most solitary worker. He occupies a six by six foot wooden hut, sixty yards from any other structure, and spends long hours crafting roan candles, a type of repeating gun. The unit’s isolation is emphasized, noting minimal financial loss if destroyed, while the worker uses explosives as part of his craft.
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Roman Candon
Ronan Canidtes
Banana planter exalts the fruit in curious craft terms
A Tamale banana planter praises every part of the banana tree, describing uses from leaves as excelsior to oil for gilding and flour from dried fruit, while a Wigtown farmer lists eight daughters named after seasonal signs and events from birth to harvest.
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Los Angeles
Wigtown
Bo Sarah Soch
Miuher
Fone
Wile
Strong and Steady Chapter X Lottery Dream Fades
Joshua receives a losing lottery result after dream of fortune and status. Grabs letter from Grabb & Co explains no prize. he contemplates visiting New York, asks father for funds, is denied, and must earn or save money. Chapter XL shifts to Meg Drummond store as a shawl sale dispute unfolds with Mrs Blake claiming a five dollar purchase.
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Toshna
Joshua
Tie
Denar
Grabb & CO
Sam
New York
Mr. Drummond
Stapleton
Toshua
All Tiger
Meg Drummond
Joshiny
Walter
Joummoend
Nichols
Hlake
Ma. Drummond
Pye
Conrad
Rascal
Drummond
T Hat
Mr. Nichols
Drumiond
Draamond
Drumond
Mir
The Shawl Scandal at Drummond’s Store
Walter Conrad is accused of stealing a shawl from Mr. Drummond’s shop. A misattribution by Mrs. Blake exposes the ruse, revealing Joshua Drummond behind the episode. Walter resolves to leave for Willoughby after the confrontation.
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Mr. Deammond
Indies
Nichols
Rascal
Indy
Shaw
Walter
Mr. Nichols
Mr. Drummond
Mrs. Blake
Joshua
Willoughby
Efe
Fox in kitchen chase through English town stuns onlookers
A Heythrop hounds meet in Stow produced a comic pursuit as a fox fled Abbotswood to a photographer's studio. It forced entry, toppled crockery in a kitchen, and climbed rooftops before escaping into a garden while hounds trailed through the house and yard. The fox fought a brave chase over garden walls before giving up.
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Stow
Heythrop
London Globe
Abbotswood
Park Street
Two Frenchmen duel over quarrel at Paris railway station
Curious tale shows two Frenchmen settling a grudge by a duel bound for a village near Paris. One buys a return ticket, the other a single, sparking distrust and a joke about returning halves from a pocket. The exchange wraps with misquoted lines and a comic misunderstanding.
Stomach Catarrh Linked To Thinness And Fermentation
A 19th century medical note describes thin people as naturally lacking adipose tissue due to a stomach catarrh that causes hyperacidity and fat maldigestion. It credits fermentation in the stomach, pancreatic fluid inactivation, and suggests Peruna before meals to speed digestion and restore fat formation for plumpness.
World faced with wheat famine says expert forecast
The article cites Sir William Crookes predicting a looming world famine unless wheat yields rise. It notes a 4oo million bushel global deficit and US export capacity of about 493 million bushels, insufficient to meet demand, amid rising population and growing domestic and export needs.
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William Crookes
Strof
PF. Knorr
Colorado Agricultural College
Technical World Magazine
Crookes
Unite States
United States
Fragmentary Quote on Cremation Beliefs by a Child
A brief wartime era note quotes a young girl in an examination arguing cremation is good as a person might merely swoon and if buried cannot recover. The line reflects early reflections on death and burial practices.
Grape-Nuts Endorsement Letter Highlights Benefits
A long testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as a perfectly balanced food vital for brain and nerve health across life stages. The letter cites breakfast routines with milk or cream, reduced meat, and improved memory and vitality. Readers are urged to trust genuine personal experiences and note the Postum Co. origin.
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Alyson
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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