Vast Patchwork of World News and Domestic Events
Review of global developments includes approval of a Panama Canal across the Isthmus by 110 to 34 in the House, meat inspection funding of 3 million dollars, and a dispute over an inadequate Beveridge amendment. Reports from Bialystok yellow- danger and anti-Jewish clashes spread as casualties rise.
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Panama
Roosevelt
House Committee On Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Wads
Oklahoma
Senate
Congress
Brazil
Turkey
Edward ©. Bragg
Wisconsin
Miscellaneous News And Notable Deaths And Events
John M. Pattison Governor of Ohio died of chronic interstitial nephritis at his Milford home. Freddie Muth the seven year old kidnap victim found safe in West Philadelphia. John Joseph Kean identified as abductor. Equitable Life shareholders adopt amended charter mutualizing the society. Edwin Higgins former Utah acting governor dies in Washington at age 82. California fire insurers warned to file loss lists or seek extensions. Farmers State Bank of Clearfield Iowa closed by state examiner. Lloyd Emerson drowning in Iowa while visiting grandmother. Topeka creditors of C J Devlin estate adjourn without settlement. Oscar Stevens Montana mine owner dies in Denver aged 57. Mrs Carl Bode killed in Salida Colorado. jealousy cited. Toronto University presidency offered to James H Baker of Colorado. Gen Howard Porter dies of cerebral hemorrhage aged 59. National Editorial Association closes in Indianapolis with a reception at Fairbanks home. Jamestown Virginia chosen for next convention. John E Junkin elected president at Sterning Kansas.
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John M. Pattison
Ohio
Milford
Cincinnati
Freddie Muth
Philadelphia
John Joseph Kean
New York
Harlem Bank
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Edwin Higgins
Johnson
Utah
Washington
Wolf
California
San Francisco
Farmers’ State Bank of
Clearfield
State Bank
Lloyd Emerson
Poplar Grove
N. Y
Mason City
Topeka
Kan
C. J. Devlin
Oscar Stevens
Montana
Denver
Col
Montrose
Carl Bode
Salida
Harold Hutchinson
Toronto
University of Toronto
Canada
James H. Baker
University of Colorado
Howard L. Porter
Howell
Mass
Porter
Odd Fellows Fraternity
National Editorial Association
Indianapolis
Charles W Fairbanks
Jamestown
John E. Junkin
Sterning
Notable Deaths and Trials Across the Nation Highlight Turbulent Times
A sweep of incidents links a bank robbery suspect captured in Fort Worth to a Georgia congressman's fatal fall in Washington. The Virginia Sliver case heads to Minnesota Supreme Court, the Lehigh Valley wreck claims an engineer, and various political, legal, and crime stories unfold from New York to California.
Death of Ohio Governor Pattison Shocks Milford Suburbs
John M. Pattison, governor of Ohio, died at his Milford home at 4 20 PM after a long illness tied to malaria and campaign strain. He oversaw state business through bed rest, and his death prompts Acting Governor Andrew L. Harris to take oath in Eaton.
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Cincinnati
John M. Pattison
Ohio
Milford
S.lous
Louis B. Houck
Pattison
Christ Hospital
Anti-Saloon League
The
Methodist Church
Ohio Wesleyan University
Andrew Linter Harris
Eaton
Andrew l. Harris
Judge Fisher
Common Pleas Bench
Sleepwalking groom leads doctor on blizzard errand
A Kansas City physician recalls a winter night call to a country home where a bride supposedly choking led to a strange twist. The husband’s sleepwalking revealed he was the unexpected patient, and the physician returned to town with a tale of a dreamt tragedy.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Man and Wife Die in Gasoline Fire at Home
Cincinnati Ohio Samuel Moreland and his wife, parents of jockey Moreland, died in a blaze believed caused by gasoline as they sought a hidden roll of money near a stove that had exploded. The funds were the remaining share of $500 sent by their son.
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Cincinnati
O—Samuel Moreland
Jockey Moreland
Youngstown Man Ends Life After Divorce Suit
A Youngstown man named C. L. Gamble, whose wife filed for divorce last week, attempted suicide and succeeded on his second effort. The case occurred in Youngstown Ohio.
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Youngstown
Youngstown, O
C. L. Gamble
Octopus Delicacy Graces Chicago Menu From Greek Merchants
Greek and Armenian communities popularize octopus stew in Chicago along Halsted street. Imported from Granidion via the Mediterranean, the salt cured sea tentacles arrive in bulk and are sold at 40 cents a pound, sometimes formed into large balls.
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Chicago
Halsted Street
Granidion
Candid Declaration on Reform Sparks Political Clash
In a Washington Star column a politician states that his reform is aimed at removing opponents and installing his own faction. The quote reveals a self serving motive and a relentless power driven agenda.
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Washington Star
Looking Ahead in Cassell's Journal
The snippet reflects marital motives noted in Cassell's Journal with Madge marrying for money and Marjorie for beauty, hinting at future expectations and social commentary on marriage. The brief cites Cassell's Journal as the source of the observation.
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Madge
Marjorie
Cassell
Markets Report Across Cities June 20 1906
Financial notes from New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburgh show grain costs and livestock prices. Wheat and corn varied with region, while beef veal and hog values ranged with quality and market.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Toledo
Dean's Kidney Pills Cure the Cause of Back Pain
Swainsboro Georgia merchant John C Coleman testifies that kidneys caused his backache and that Dean's Kidney Pills gave immediate and lasting relief. The advertisement claims curing back pain by treating kidneys and notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Odd Bits from a Curious World
A collection of quirky claims alleges Hawaiians are top swimmers, frogs cannot breathe with mouth open, Japanese children learn to write with both hands, elephants carry 5000 pounds easily, Quakers live to 61 on average, English watercolor school is premier, turbot lays 12 million eggs yearly, a Mexico jail is an oak tree with chain and staple, dried currants supposedly give horses strength, Quito sits on the equator with sunrise and sunset at six, Russians have best teeth from sunflower seed chewing, and Spanish doctor fees differ by social class while he tends the poor for nothing.
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Mexico
Quito
Spain
Be Pleasant Mornings and Digestive Health Ad
A newspaper excerpt promotes daily calm via simple foods. It cites digestion before ten o clock as key to energy and temper and endorses whole wheat, milk, and eggs. It touts Back to Nature and the Egg-O-See product with free book offers and a Quincy Illinois address.
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Nature
Egg-O-See CO
First Street
Quincy
Egypt and Assyria Argue Over Ancient Technology
In a witty exchange, an Egyptologist boasts about found wires suggesting electricity in ancient Egypt, while an Assyriologist retorts that the absence of wires in Assyria implies they mastered wireless telegraphy.
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Marconi
Egypt
Assyria
Bad Effect of Athletics
A hospital doctor states the patient is the victim of athletics while noting the man never trained, yet a fellow who hit him caused the injury in a case described by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Great Nerve Restorer Promises Cure for Nervous Diseases
Advertises Fits St Vitus Dance and nervous diseases cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Offers free trial bottle worth $2.90 and a treatise. Doctor R H Kline, Sd, 931 933 Arch St Philadelphia Pa.
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St. Vitus
Uncle Eben Explains Investing Versus Gambling
A dialect quote frames a lesson on finance and risk, noting that gains come from investments while losses result from gambling, attributed to Uncle Eben. The remark appears in a Washington Star excerpt.
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Eben
Gamblin
Washington Star
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