Five Days of World Events Reported In One Review
The narrative recaps Senate swearing in R. M. La Follette from Wisconsin, debates on Newlands magazine reprint and patronage, and Congressman Payne supporting the Philippines policy. It notes disasters, fires, deaths, accidents, earthquakes, and international incidents, with multiple fatal, injurious, and geopolitical events across the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. la Follette
Senate
Wisconsin
Newlands
Payne
Champ Clark
Clark
Missouri
House
Massachusetts
Hill
Connecticut
Philippines
Panama Canal
San Domingo
Panama
Gaillinger
Columbia
Inauguration of Curtis Guild Jr Governor of Massachusetts
Curtis Guild Jr of Boston is inaugurated governor of Massachusetts. Other items note Francis Mercier, famed Alaskan explorer, dies at Montreal at age 68 and John A Brown dies in Scranton after a fight with detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Guild, Jr
Boston
Massachusetts
Francis Mercier
Montreal
John A. Brown
Scranton
Tobyhanna
Wight
Hazleton
Lehigh Valley Coal Co
Chelius
The
Technical University
Darmstadt
Germany
San Francisco
New York
United States
Canada
Sallie Pollard
Louisville
Albaugh
Shoals
Ind
Gov. Higgins
Albert T. Patrick
William M. Rice
Coaldale Co
Coaldale
W. Va
Philadelphia
Typographical Union No. 2
Paris
France
Driant
Percin
Maj. Driant
Paerio Plata
Landslide in Haverstraw N Y Kills Many
A rockland street landslide in Haverstraw New York late Monday night toppled 13 houses into a 60 foot pit dug by clay diggers for brick making. Seventeen people are missing and feared dead while 12 others were occupants and five were rescuers. Fire and water supply were interrupted as houses burned and rescuers worked amid a blizzard.
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Haverstraw
N. Y
Rockland Street
Suicide shocks Cleveland brokerage firm panic
L W Prior a 44 year old junior member of Denison Prior Co shot himself in a Hollen den hotel room on Tuesday afternoon. Former Cleveland Stock Exchange president and New York and Chicago exchange member had faced heavy stock market use of firm funds. Denison says he closed the Cleveland office and formed a committee to investigate all affairs and protect creditors while asserting large stock transactions triggered the tragedy.
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Missouri Avenue
St. Louis
Mary McDonald
Philadelphia
Philip Johnson
Fairmont
W. Va
Hugh
Harry Davenport
Lincoln
Neb
Dolese & Shepard Co
Gary
Burlington Road
Wood's Station
Russia
New York
Pennsylvania
William Ritter Lumber Co
Panther
Charles Cristadoro
St. Paul
Minn
Sarah Jane Robinson
Middlesex County
Cambridge
Mass
Genzano
Italy
Nanticoke
Margaret Voldalyka
John McKay
Flint
Mich
Chester
Baltimore & Ohio
Henry A. Mulford
Baltimore
Tokio
London Daily Telegraph
Akita
Japan
Kansas City
United States
Germany
Filiott Danforth
Democratic — State Committee
New York City
Corry
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York Chamber of Commerce
Columbus Buggy Co
Kimball Piano Co
Commerce
John W. Neff
Poland J. Conover
North Street
Lakeside
Buffalo
Neff
Brough Py
Missouri
Antdard Oil Company
Ndiane
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
Republic Oil Co
Misouri
Agun
Werick W. Sanborn
Folk
Robley D. Evans
Kearsarge
Kentucky
West Bank
Alabama
Illinois
George Stevens
City
Cincinnati
C. C. Meir
San Francisco
New York Harbor
David A. Snyder
Sixth Infantry
Philippine Islands
Cove
Robert Adams
John M. Pattison
Clermont County
Ohio
Columbus
Isaac Saylor
Peter Martin
Pleasant View
Juniata County
A. T. Kelliher
Chicago
Oregon
Haver- Straw
N. Y
United Presbyterian
Eli Mix
Charles A. Edwards
Abigail Hillel
New Haven
Equitable
Stephen Leonard
Bridgeport
Conn
Edward
Privy Council
Thomas Gorton
Bert Allen
Herbert D. Ashdowne
Troy
Samaritan
Jennie Purkett
Ashdowne
Bennington
Navy Department
Bonaparte
Andrew Carnegie
John. Rocckefeller
Provodnik
Riga
Roosevelt
Congress
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Railroad Co
House of Commons
Lena Able
Andrew Able
Brownsville Avenue
Pittsburg
Cleveland
L. W. Prior
Denison, Prior & Co
Hollenden Hotel
Prior
Cleveland Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange
H. R. Newcomb
George A. Garrettson
H. P. McIntosh
E. G. Tillotson
John Sherwin
Sentleman
Four Die in Peasant Attack on Russian Detachment
Lepel Russia January 10 four persons were killed and several wounded in a frenzied attack by a mob of peasants on a detachment of infantry sent to restore order. The peasants armed with clubs charged up to the muzzles of the rifles in the clash.
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Lepel
Russia
Sudden Vesuvius Eruption Wows Naples Tourists
A sudden eruption of Mount Vesuvius yesterday drew thousands of tourists to Naples. Three lava streams reached the Funicular railroad lower station, causing serious damage and a dramatic scene of picturesque magnificence.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Nine Firemen Injured in East Side Stable Fire
Nine firemen were injured, one seriously, by a falling wall during a fire in a stable at a New York East Side tenement district last night.
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New York
Jaz
East Side
Queer Correspondence About Weather Regulation
A humorous note on the public’s frequent weather complaints and requests to fix forecasts for planned outings. A quoted absurd letter asks the weather bureau to arrange a sunny two weeks ahead in exchange for five dollars, with a clerk replying that only a higher power can grant such a wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Great Falls
Odd rules in cheap cafes spark Atlantic City talk
Newlin Haines of the Atlantic City Hotel Men's association laments dining inequities in inexpensive eateries. He recalls oysters, salad, and dessert earning a napkin while a pie and milk order garners none, and cites a London lunch cafe where buns cannot sit at tables.
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Newlin Haines
Atlantic City Hotel Men’s Association
London
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Two Roads to Greatness in Journalism
The London Sphere notes two kinds of greatness in journalism. Distinction in newspaper editing does not always align with commercial success, while powerful writing can leave a lasting impact on masses of readers.
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London Sphere
Royal Motorist King Drives Own Repairs
The king of Italy is described as a keen royal motorist who passes a practical exam through hands on car repairs. He is noted as a clever mechanic who maintains and fixes his own vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Italy
Norway's Richest Man Donates Estate to King
The wealthiest Norwegian, identified as Thaus, has given King Haakon a fine estate at Orkedalen, highlighting the donor's status as the nation's richest man.
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Haakon
Orkedalen
Thaus
Norway
Markets Report Stirs Across Cities with Grain and Livestock
The January 10 1906 market notes list dull price tones in New York for flour and oats with steady hay and no beef trading. Regional figures from Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo Pittsburg include winners such as Minnesota spring patent flour 4.89 to 5.00 and cattle prices from $5.00 to $9.50 with lambs and hogs showing limited shifts.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
East Buffalo
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted as Cure All
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a positive cure for painful female ailments including inflammation ulceration and spinal weakness. It claims effectiveness for worst forms of female complaints and for the change of life.
Backache Cure Promised to Cure Female Weakness
An old advertisement touts a remedy that claims to cure backache and many female ailments. It asserts effectiveness for irregular periods, indigestion, nervous prostration, and general debility, promising harmony with the female system and relief from bearing down pains.
Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Female Weakness
A 19th century patent medicine notice touts dizziness lassitude irritability and other female symptoms as signs of weakness and claims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cures kidney complaints and backache for both sexes. It invites readers to write for confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Stork Broker Teases Future Son-In-Law Quip
A New Yorker quip shows a brief, witty exchange where a broker jokes with a future son-in-law about taboos and topics to avoid. The banter highlights social flippancy and coded humor between acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork
Gayboy
New Yorker
Satirical quotes on reform and vanity in early press
The Tattler jokes about a fat general collecting medals while the Washington Star notes reform may pay, and the Chicago Tribune mocks cheerfulness tied to late suppers and manufactured happiness. A Senator Sorghum quips reform can pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Chicago Tribune
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles and Other Quack Claims
An advertisement row lists Pazo OINTMENT with a 14 day cure claim and 50¢ price, Bayer Penetrating Oil for rheumatism and headaches at 25¢, a quip about lovers and a Buckwheat cake product from Mrs. Austin, plus notes on preferred creditors and quick settlement.
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Congressional
QUEER
Royal Motorist
Toledo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tattler
Chicago Daily News
Carters
Tue R. Paxton Company
Price Uc
Ache Mfg, CO
Fairmount Ave
Phila
Qeverand
Licsss Drug Co
Mfrs
Clevela Qu
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