Rebels Gather for Southward Push Threatening Mexico City
Washington reports the Mexican insurgents under Generals Rojas and Campa are marching south with about 1,000 men and may join the Zapatistas in Durango and Zacatecas, forming a larger force of roughly 10 600 to threaten Mexico City. Cananea garrison is reinforced, and Ojinaga’s capture was prevented.
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Washington
War Department
Rojas
Campa
Nacoa
del Rio
Texas
Zapatistas
Durango
Zacatecas
Mexico City
Cananea
State Department
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Mexico
Straus Nominated for Governor by Bull Moose at Syracuse
Oscar S. Straus of New York was nominated for governor by acclamation at the Progressive convention in Syracuse Davenport of Oneida county named lieutenant governor by unanimous vote. The ticket follows with the remainder unspecified.
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Bull Moose
Syracuse
Davenport
Oscar S. Straus
New York County
Cleveland
Turkey
Roosevelt
Commerce and Labor
Frederick M. Davenport
Oneida County
American Tourist Killed in English Lake District Crash
A party of American visitors in the Lake district suffered a serious automobile accident on Kirkstone Pass near Windermere. Alfred Schwidzgable was killed, while John J. Williams Mrs. Williams and their son Arthur from New York were injured. Chauffeur Besle was seriously hurt.
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London
English Lake District
Alfred Schwidzgable
John J. Williams
Lake Windemere
Schwidzgable
Government surpluses eyed to ease crop movement nationwide
Secretary MacVeagh considers distributing part of the treasury surplus among national banks to aid crop movement over the next two weeks. Agriculture forecasts bumper yields across corn, potatoes, spring wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, and flax, with several records possible. The treasury's working balance stands at 90.5 million dollars, with half potentially depositable.
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Department of Agriculture
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Treasury
Sham Battle At Syracuse At State Fairgrounds
Albany reports Adjutant General Verbeck organizes a mock National Guard drill at the Syracuse state fairgrounds. Units from Oswego Auburn Geneva Utica and Syracuse plus a Syracuse field artillery battery and cavalry troop prepare a fort attack aided by three aeroplanes dropping flour filled bags. Nearly five hundred entries have been received for the athletic tournament.
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Albany
Verbeck
National Guard
Oswego
Auburn
Geneva
Utica
Syracuse
Burton W. Gibson Latest Photograph Linked to Szabo Case
A newspaper notice presents the latest photograph of attorney Burton W. Gibson in connection with the Szabo case. The item identifies Gibson as the lawyer associated with the proceeding and notes the ongoing court matter.
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Szabo
State Outlines Its Agriculture Course for Pennsylvania Schools
The first general outline for a uniform two year agricultural education course for 7th and 8th graders has been issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction. Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer and L. H. Dennis led the study across counties to tailor content to regional needs including mining areas and tobacco regions, with emphasis on corn clubs, vegetable gardening, crop rotation, farm management, and bookkeeping.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Public Instruction
Nathan C. Schaeffer
L. H. Dennis
Dennis
Corn Club
Burned Under Auto In Germantown Tragedy
Reverend H Grefe pastor of the Lutheran church in Germantown Iowa died after a crash when his car wreck caught fire. August Pauling driver and father of the Pauling children perished later from injuries. Fire started by a lantern held by a rescuer. flames spread as gasoline spilled from the tank.
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H. Grefe
Lutheran Church
Germantown
Iowa
August Pauling
Grefe
Pauling
Mr. Grefe
Ling
Beettle versus beetle threatens Ceylon tea
American government entomologists combat the shot-hole beetle menace by introducing a ferocious beetle from the United States to fight the pest attacking tea and camphor plants in Ceylon.
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America
Progressive Party Delegates in Corry Nominate Hulings
A Washington party conference for the 28th district at the Phoenix Hotel in Corry chose General Willis J. Hulings as the Progressive nominee for Congress after refusing to endorse the Republican incumbent Peter M. Speer. Delegates from Elk, Mercer, Forest, Warren, and Venango counties approved the move and planned vigorous campaigning.
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Washington Party
Phoenix Hotel
Corry
Elk County
C. A. Newburg
H. S. Thayer
R.A. Cartwright
F. A. Hamber
Peter M. Speer
Oil City
Congress
Republican Party
W. J. Hulings
Elk
Mercer
Forest
J. C. Russell
Warren
Willis J. Hulings
Denny
F. A. Hauber
Major Watson
Dr. Petzer
Greenville
John L. Morrison
Drs. Russell
General Hulings
Progressive Party
Progressives
Mr. Hulings
Warren County
Springfield City Hall Without Hot Water Sparks Repair Dilemma
Springfield Massachusetts confronts a monumental blunder as its 2 million city hall with a 300 foot tower lacks hot water connections. Officials face costly options to tear walls or run exterior pipes, marring the architecture.
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Springfield
Mass
New England
Mule to Be Reckoned With in Rural Dialogue
A regional vignette captures Uncle Ephriam and his wife as they debate a stubborn mule. The wife challenges authority while Ephriam asserts willpower, turning a simple farm task into a social test of resolve.
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Ephriam
Greatness and independence amid crowds
Emerson argues true greatness lies in maintaining independence of thought and action within the crowd. The text contrasts living by public opinion versus solitary reflection, praising those who sustain inner freedom with calm dignity.
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Emerson
One Thing Certain
A brief exchange between Mr Needmore and the Widow Bullion, with a wry line from McNally Monarch, hints at a bitter, galling tension in a likely melodramatic scene. The dialogue underscores a theme of stubborn obstinacy and reluctant compromise between rivals.
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Mr. Needmore
McNally
Warren Mail Subscription Contest Ends Amid Strong Participation
Judges certify results in Warren Pennsylvania with candidate votes totaling 2 176 600 for teeeeee as the contest wraps after eight weeks. The Mail notes record subscription gains, praises organizers Robert C Swanton and Norman H Dexter, and urges readers to report discrepancies to ensure square dealing.
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Warren, Pa
Warren Mail
Robert C. Swanton
Norman H. Dexter
John W. Shaw
Binghamton
N. Y
You Know the Kind and Wombat Camp Folklore
A fragment recalls a witty exchange about a lazy fellow from Wombat who delays action and jokes about cooking duties. The dialogue hints at rural humor and everyday shorthand without broader context. The piece preserves a regional voice and character through terse, colorful phrasing.
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Wombat
Giving Up Everything
An advertiser laments lost hope and lists forsaken items for sale including an Edison phonograph a heater and a cemetery lot at low prices inviting buyers to take what remains
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Hope
Edison Phonograph
Love as the Essential Thing in Whittier’s View
Poetic reflection on enduring love as the core, surpassing fame and notoriety, outlasting life and accompanying us into death and unknown futures in a meditative quotation.
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Whittier
Japanese Art Sale Sets Price Record in London
A Japanese color print by Torii Kiyomasu portraying Ichikawa Danjido seated outside an ivy house with a love letter sold in London for 400 dollars. The piece is dated 17th to 18th century and highlights the enduring demand for ukiyo-e among collectors.
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London
Torii Kiyomasu
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Erie County
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Onondaga
Gen
Horatio C. King
Kings
John Palmieri
Ernest Cancroft
Chautauqua
William Leland
Cornell University
American Press Association
Conference of
28Th Congressional District
Mercer County
Thomas Stewart
Oscar Denny
W. B. Bigler
J. M. Martin
Forest County
J. C. Dunn
F. J. Henderson
W. H. Brazee
J. R. Durham
Edward Walker
Venango County
S. W. McCuen
Thomas Smith
F. W. Brown
John I. Morrison
Fee Ace Cartright
W.H. Brazee
Sec
Margaret Faul
Sheffield
Bert Wilson
Chandlers Valley
Vena Hillman
Sugar Grove
Mildred Carrier
Columbus
Mae Phillips
Russell
William B. Reynolds
Frank C. Bogart
W. C. DeForest
Mail
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Vicinity
Rusenbieek
Loomis
Grand Valley
Minnie Hennings
Youngsville
Marie Ettinger
Penn
Avenue E
Lottie Dey
Prospect
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Spring Creek
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Irvine
W. A. Reynolds
F. C, BoGart
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