Deep Waterway Plan Gains Backing at New Orleans Convention
At the Deep Waterway Association meeting in New Orleans President Taft pledged federal bond support if the 14-foot project proves feasible. Sherman Cannon and others voiced strong backing as Missouri’s Kavanaugh outlined the plan and federal bills seeking $500 million to $1 billion in bonds for lakes to gulf navigation.
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New Orleans
Gulf
Deep Waterway Association
Taft
Sherman
Cannon
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
St. Louis
Oleander
Athenaeum
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
James S. Sherman
Middle West
East
West
Dickinson
Lorimer
Illinois
Kavanaugh
William K. Kavanaugh
Missouri
Association
Sanitary District
Chicago
Joliet
Gulf of Mexico
Clifford Pinchot
Government Forestry Department
Progressive Union of
Progressive Union
New Orleans Opera House
la Juive
French Opera Company
The Russian Dynasty Rise to Power
The present dynasty of Russia is the house of Romanoff founded by Czar Michael Fedorovite Romanoff who ascended the throne in 1613. The Romanoffs trace lineage to Andrew Kobyla who arrived from Prussia to Moscow in 1314.
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Russia
House of Romanoff
Michael Fedorovite Romanoff
Romanoffs
Andrew Kobyla
Prussia
Moscow
Missouri Farmer Rescues Mule Then Is Almost Kicked to Death
A Missouri farmer, who saved a mule from a burning barn, was nearly kicked to death by the animal. The incident highlights a farmer’s perilous recovery from a dangerous rescue.
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Missouri
His Politics at Home
A political canvasser asks a housewife about the man of the house political affiliation. She says he switches parties with companions. At home he is described as a terror, making the local joke about his partisan behavior.
Birth of Biblical Art in Catacombs Frescoes
The earliest biblical pictorial expression appears in the symbolic frescoes adorning the Catacombs, marking the birth of illustrated sacred art.
Whispered Temptation in the Conservatory Exchange
A private moment in the conservatory reveals a flirtatious temptation. One person asks if a kiss would have angered the other, who answers with a firm no and a polite thanks for the compliment.
Fortune's Whims
Meandering Mike questions Pete about a theft claiming coercion and self defense after a dog attack by a neighbor’s woman. Pete says he stole a puppy and sold it to survive.
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Mike
Pete
Gaynor Elected Gothan's Mayor In Pennsylvania Race
Election results show Republican candidate Gaynor elected mayor of Gothan with wide party margins. Voters statewide favored GOP as candidates for office in Pennsylvania.
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Gaynor
Gothan
Pennsylvania
Ohio Cities Vote in Reform, Conservatism Wins Across States
Across Ohio and other states on November 2, voters backed GOP incumbents and reform opponents in major cities. In Ohio cities Columbo and Cleveland swung to Republicans, while Buffalo Philadelphia and Jersey City showed mixed results. Nationally Tam many Hall gained in New York City and favorable margins favored Republicans in state races including New Jersey and Virginia.
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Cleveland
Massachusetts
Eben Draper
James H. Vahey
Rhode Island
Gov. Pothier
Olney Arnold
New York City
Tammany Hall
William A. Gaynor
Tammany
Otto T. Barnard
William R. Hearst
New York State
Buffalo
Louis P. Fuhrmann
Jacob J. Siegrist
Philadelphia
Samuel P. Rotan
Rep
D. Clarence Gibboney
Law and Order Society
Reform
Rotan
San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
McCarthy
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Lewis Shank
Charles A. Gauss
New Jersey
Jersey City
Pagan
Otto Wittpen
Virginia
Judge Mann
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Isadore Rayner
United States
Kentucky
Breahitt County
Ohio
Columbus
George S. Marshall
C. H. Smith
Malcolm Karshner
Republican State Committee
Franklin County
Cox
Ohio River
Louis Schwab
John Weld Peck
Beheads Wife and Child Then Kills Self in Pottsville
In Pine Grove near Pottsville Pennsylvania Daniel Schoke a 55 year old butcher of troubled and unreliable disposition harmed his wife and his 12 year old daughter with a butcher knife and then fatally stabbed himself in a public safety incident. Relatives had repeatedly aided his failed businesses.
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Pottsville
Daniel Schoke
Pine Grove
Here
Schoke
Mayors Elected in Ohio Cities and Towns
Ohio cities and towns elected new mayors led by figures such as W T Sawyer D Alliance and E P Speidel D in Akron Elected leaders span parties from D and R to Fusion across cities including Columbus Cincinnati Cleveland Canton and Toledo Names include Louis Schwab Charles Duff George Marshall Herman Baehir and Brand Whitlock with results reflecting varied party outcomes.
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Youngstown
Craver
Paul Jones
Michigan
Turnbull
Canton
Dougherty
Akron
W. T. Sawyer
C. F. Berry
Dayton
E. E. Burkhart
Burkhart
Toledo
Brand Whitlock
David T. Davies
Whitlock
Cleveland
Herman C. Baehr
Baehr
Newton D. Baker
Dahl
D. A. Austin
R. Dayton
E. E. Burkhardt
D. Defiance
C. KE. Chenevere
D. Elyria
T. A. Conway
East Liverpool
Samuel Crawford
D. Findlay
E. L. Groves
R. Fredericksburg
William Crow
D. Fremont
C. C. Tunnington
D. Galion
H. H. Hartman
D. Gallipolis
W. M. Crozier
R. Spencerville
Sunderland
D. St. Clairsville
H. N. Davies
R. St. Marys
Geo. Henderson
R. Steubenville
Thos. W. Porter
R. Springfield
Charles J. Bowlus
D. Toledo
Ind. Troy
John McClain
D. Urbana
W. R. Wilson
R. Upper Sandusky
Five Die in Cottage Fire Near Pittsburg Pennsylvania
In Penn township Pennsylvania mother Mrs Frances Marlow wife of miner William Marlow and four of her children died in a cottage fire. Lysle Marlow eight was saved by his brother Clyde twelve who perished with their mother. Marlow and two elder sons had gone to work. A lamp in the kitchen was overturned. Clyde rushed his younger brother from the house and tried to reach his mother on the upper floor where the younger children slept.
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Pittsburg
Leve
Frances Marlow
William Marlow
Penn Township
Lysle Marlow
Clyde
Marlow
Mexican Buyer Nets Big Check in New York Hotel Hustle
A Mexican mining man in New York is assured by hotel staff that cash is easy here. He cashes $30, then $50, and finally presents a $3,000,000 check. The cashier collapses when he realizes the amount. Saturday Evening Post notes the ruse.
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Mexico
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Embarrassing a Friend In Theatre Prank Revealed
Attorney H A Kelley once tricked E A Handy of the Lake Shore railroad by inventing a cousin to describe a drunken stranger in a theater balcony. Handy was mortified when Kelley admitted the cousin tale was fabricated a week or two later.
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H. A. Kelley
E. A. Handy
Lake Shore Railroad
Hardy
Kelley
Handy
Soandso
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Commercial Crisis in Far East Hits Vladivostok Market
The Russo-Chinese Bank annual report says the free port closure at Vladivostok caused a far east commercial crisis. Before the closure, imports were large and new import sales may remain difficult for some time.
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Far East
Russo- Chinese Bank
Vladivostok
Decree Annulling Contracts In Venezuelan Castration Court
Ex-President Castro’s order canceling contracts for the National Match Manufactory and the Venezuelan Salt Monopoly, Limited, has been annulled by Venezuela’s federal cassation court.
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Castro
Federal and Cassation Court of
Venezuela
Cincinnati Wife Granted Right to Temper and Speech
A Cincinnati man sought divorce claiming his wife was irritable and used exasperating language, but the judge ruled that a woman who cared for four small children with no help has a right to her temper and to express her feelings in speech.
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Cincinnati
Where did you get that horrible haircut
A humorous line on fashion judgment echoes through generations about sudden style changes and social banter. The quip highlights how comment and humor accompany new looks, reflecting enduring attitudes toward appearance and discretion.
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Mercy Sakes
Markets Report Across Cities With Grain Livestock Prices
The Nov. 3 market roundup records firm money on call at 3 to 3 percent and sterling at 84 87.25. Grain and livestock prices span Minnesota wheat to Ohio hay and Chicago pork and cattle totals, listing cash quotes for wheat corn oats and dairy, plus hogs sheep and lamb values across Cleveland Toledo Buffalo Pittsburgh and Chicago markets. The report shows steady to varied bids for cattle calves hogs and lambs, with prices recurring in dollars and cents per head or bushel.
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New York
Prime Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Chicago
Lend a Dollar Meets a Witty Exchange
A brief exchange shows a friend asking to borrow a dollar. The other asks if the borrower is truly in need, receiving the reply that the aim is to repay with the same one dollar.
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Mrs. Wolf's Health
Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri suffered inflammation of the bladder with back pain scanty and painful secretions and extreme fatigue. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she was cured and remains well. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan St
Tipton
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Do You Own an Automobile A Pedestrianism Joke
A witty exchange features a man asking if the other owns a car. The reply reveals he is a lifelong sufferer of chronic pedestrianism, delivering a light quip about mobility and transportation.
Loveliness as a force over matter
Henry Drummond argues that beauty acts as a spiritual power capable of erasing ugliness and even altering physical surroundings with a mere touch. The quote frames beauty as transformative beyond appearance.
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Henry Drummond
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises
Testimonials from Louisville Kentucky and Adrian Georgia claim the remedy cured female troubles and avoided operations. A Louisville woman urges its use at home while an Adrian resident credits it with curing without surgery. Thirty years of testimonials support the product’s reputation for feminine ills.
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Louisville, Ky
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Sam’l Ler
Fourth St
Adrian
Lena V. Henry
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Tom L. Johnson
Dyola
Burlington
Vermont
Alfred Peats
Alfred Peats Co
Wabash Ave
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