Taft in Salt Lake City Delivers Amity Sermon
President Taft preached about amity at the Mormon tabernacle to a large cheering audience in Salt Lake City. He reviewed troops at Fort Douglas and was hosted by the Commercial and Alta clubs and the Yale Alumni association during his stay. He later urged adoption of the corporation tax as part of the Payne tariff bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Fort Douglas
Yale Alumni Association
Denver
Notable Figures in Brief Public and Personal News
Mrs John D Rockefeller chills at home in Cleveland but doctors deem the cold not serious. Explorer Peary plans to avoid honors until the North Pole question is resolved and returns to Eagle Island Friday. Edward Burrill, guide for Mount McKinley ascent, summoned from Hamilton Montana to New York. Yale treasurer Lee McClurg named by President Taft to replace Charles H Treat. M F Ryan elected grand chief of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America in Atlanta with Frank Paquin named first vice President in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Cook
Edward Burrill
Hamilton
Mont
Mount McKinley
New York
Lee McClurg
Yale University
Taft
Charles H. Treat
United States
M. F. Ryan
Kansas City
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
Atlanta
Frank Paquin
Chicago
North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Eagle Island
Major storms cause Louisiana destruction and state-wide losses
News briefs report a tropical hurricane in Louisiana causing eleven deaths and property losses over a million dollars with smaller impacts across Gulf states. Other items note a miner escape in Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt separation, Minnesota governor funereal observance, Dr. Cook’s pole claim response, a new 12 cent stamp, acquittal of soldiers, night car service suspensions, aurora disturbances, and Western Canada settler influx.
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Louisiana
Gulf States
Ellsworth
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
New York
Vanderbilt
Virginia Fair
San Francisco
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
St. Paul
Presbyterian Church
St. Peter
Frederick E. Cook
America
North Pole
Post-Office Department
Washington
Hazelhurst
Elam
Seventeenth Infantry
Coulter
Atlanta
Omaha
Harry Whitney
Cook
Labrador
Whitney
Peary
Roosevelt
Madegare
New York Harbor
E. P. Lawson
Canada
United States
National Guard Association of the
Los Angeles
Cal
National Women’s Trade Union League session in Chicago
The Woman's Trade Union League meets in Chicago to push better working conditions and wages for women. Across the country, the German Evangelical Synod of North America adopts anti prohibition resolutions in Burlington Iowa and begins a national organizing drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Trade Union League
Chicago
German Evangelical Synod of North America
Burlington
Newpoint
Ind
William L. Keiser
Peter McCourty
Stampede at Polish School After Fireworks Incident
In Jersey City a street fireworks blast caused a panic at St. Anthony's parochial school as 14 children aged 7 to 10 were crushed or trampled. One 7 year old girl, Marianna Zelackshly, was fatally injured and others are hospitalized but expected to recover. Rumors of threats to blow up schools had unsettled local children nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Jersey City
Marianna Zelackshly
St. Anthony’s School
Explosion at Columbia Film Exchange Causes Heavy Damage
A powerful blast ripped the Ferguson building in downtown Pittsburgh injuring 50 to 75 people, causing at least 200000 in damage. The south wall blew out, others damaged, and windows shattered up Fourth avenue. Electrical spark blamed for the explosion.
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Pittsburg
Columbian Film Exchange
Ferguson Building
Smithfield
Wood Streets
Ferguson
Fourth Avenue
Wall Street
Lost Daughter Not Dead East Liverpool Couple Learn Truth
Mrs. Frank Shull of Wellsville married in 1886 to a C P fireman then lived west with him. Her parents Mr and Mrs David Smith of East Liverpool believed she was dead for 23 years until a Peublo Colorado resident called and revealed she is alive and well. The wife declined to accompany him east and said she avoided letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Frank Shull
David Smith
Peuble
Col
Shull
Wellsville
Judge Russell Becomes Thirteenth-Time Father in Georgia
In Atlanta the Georgia Court of Appeals judge R B Russell welcomed his thirteenth child, a strapping boy born in Winder. The infant is notable as the thirteenth child on his mother's side and the seventh son on his father's side, a rare lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
R. B. Russell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia
Winder
Oley Line Man Shoots Wife Then Self in quarrel
In Pottstown, Samuel Troxell of Oley Line killed his wife during a supper table quarrel, then returned with a pistol to the kitchen and fatally shot himself. The instant death of both ends the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown
Samuel Troxell
Oley Line
Paris Jury Frees Man Who Killed Wife in Asthma Relief
Edmond Baudin, a 39 year old mechanic, was acquitted by a Paris jury after testifying that he killed his ailing wife who begged for death to end her asthma suffering. The court heard her cries and tears, and the presiding judge lamented the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Court of Assizes
Edmond Baudin
Mme. Baudin
Baudin
Jerome Attacks Gaynor in NYC Municipal Race
District Attorney Jerome issues a sharp statement attacking Justice William J. Gaynor, a mayoral nominee candidate, labeling him a political charlatan and a protector of lawbreakers through liberty rulings. Jerome, seeking re election, cites opposition within the Democratic party and vows to oppose those pushing Gaynor’s nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Jerome
William J. Gaynor
Tammany
Justice Gaynor
Democratic Party
Mr. Jerome
Pious Men Attacked at Chicago Unitarian Conference
Rev Joseph H Crocker of Boston denounced high churchmen and urged a 100000 dollar drive to fund the Unitarian Sunday School society. Rev W W Peck accused church leaders of betraying trust and aiding industrial tyranny in the second session of the Unitarian church conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Joseph H. Crocker
Boston
Unitarian Temperance Society
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Unitarian Church Conference
Crocker
W. W. Peck
Unitarian Fellowship For Social Justice
Making Pigs Grow Brains At Wooster Ohio Station
At the Ohio agricultural station in Wooster Dr. E B Forbes leads experiments feeding pigs brain food. Ordinary porkers on Forbes diets developed larger brains in 60 days and showed notable changes in behavior and intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Ohio Agricultural Station
E. B. Forbes
Two Brothers in Monroe Shootout Leaves Ben Tingle Dead
In Monroe North Carolina near Wingate on a public road Ben Tingle was shot and killed by his brother in law Lonnie Rushing after a heated quarrel. Both men allegedly had been drinking heavily.
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Monroe
N. C
Ben Tingle
Lonnie Rushing
Wingate
Four Ontario horses killed in train car fire in Toronto
Four race horses belonging to Adam Beck the Ontario power minister burned to death in a box car at the Grand Trunk yards in Toronto. The incident highlights concerns over safety and transport of animals in railway facilities.
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Toronto
Ont
Adam Beck
Ontario
Grand Trunk
Rev D Asa Blackburn Dies in New York Hospital
The Rev D Asa Blackburn longtime pastor of the Church of the Strangers dies in New York hospital after fifteen years of service to the undenominational church. The cause is Brights disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
D. Asa Blackburn
Church of the Strangers
Bright
New York Hospital
Dream of Death Fulfilled in Civil War Vision
Veteran H C Barnes recounts a June 27 1864 battle at Kenesaw Mountain where a comrade predicted his own death in a dream. The young soldier perished in Confederate fire during Sherman’s advance, and he was buried with a blanket winding sheet as twilight fell.
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H. C. Barnes
State Soldiers
Lafayette
Ind
Shermin
Kenesaw Mountain
Harrow
America
Doan's Kidney Pills End Disordered Kidney Function
George S. Crowell of Helena Montana reports that Doan's Kidney Pills quickly relieved his disordered kidneys backache and abnormal urine. He says the remedy strengthened his kidneys and corrected the condition. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Crowell
Broadway
Helena
Mont
Doan
Fostee- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Excused Jurors Gather as Judge Rules on Service
St Louis judges listen to juror excuses on service with a crowd at the beach. The line includes a Ceefian who cannot present his case in English, prompting the quip that no good English is spoken inside the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Reynolds
Quaker Oats Praised For Purity And Value
A historical note praises Quaker Oats as pure and affordable with high nourishment. It cites Yale tests and widespread adoption for vigor and endurance, highlighting packaging options and broad consumer trust, contrasted with general industry changes to meet pure food laws.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad in Toledo 1896 Legal Notice
Frank J. Cheney swears his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured or not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Oath sworn December 6, 1896 before A. W. Gleason Notary Public. Cure advertised as internal and blood based with testimonials. sold by druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills also recommended for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A.W. Gleason
Shoes Laundered by Clever Sales Pitch
A keen shopper asked the price of two shoes. The salesman, famed for wit, said the shoes were not for sale and that they were moving away with every pair of shoe laces at three fifty, as noted by Judge.
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Promotes Shoe Comfort
The antiseptic powder Shake Into Your Shoes claims to ease tight or new shoes and cure sweating callous hot tired feet. It urges use for breaking in new shoes and offers a trial package mailed free from Allen S. Olmsted in LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, New York
Sure Sign of Love In Auto Goggles
A playful exchange hints at a romance as someone notices a suitor’s affection while wearing auto goggles. The lines imply a lighthearted view of love and reading as a path to maturity.
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John M. Willeford
Greenville
George Willeford
Ruby O. File
Reno
John Moran
West Duluth
Minn
Spain
Morocco
Theodore P. Shonts
Frederick P. Hipsch
Kentucky
Hipsch
Shonts
F. J. Dodge
Harold Dodge
Wilbur L. Dodge
Peter Peterson
Mackinac
Mich
Interstate Commerce Commission
G. A. Cooke
Edward McCann
Red Light
Wilson
Duke of the Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
Geneva
Switzerland
Netherlands
Great Britain
Germany
Japanese Commercial Commission
Gary
Gunnison River
Gunnison
Claus Spreckels
Montreal Express
Quebec Express
Quebec
Pattee
N. H
John P. Callahan
George Parmenter
National Women’s Trade Union League
Europe
Western Federation of Labor
Butte
Indianapolis
Black Hand Stories
West
Gaynor
Unitarian Society
Preacher
Rok
Indiana
Myrtle
Quaker Oats Company
Yale
Ats
China
Snake Story
Atlanta Constitution
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