AIDS UNREWARDED Says Government Gives No Pension Or Ribbon
Paris Feb 26 Henry Vignaud first secretary of the American embassy who resigned at seventy nine after thirty four years of service has written to twenty prominent Americans who donated a fund of $20 000 to insure his last flags against want He notes the US government lacks pension or ribbon honors for faithful servants and calls attention to the issue urging action by those donors and others concerned The letter names Levi P Morton Whitelaw Reid T Jefferson Coolidge Henry White James Gordon Bennett and others The document emphasizes retirement hardships and the need for recognition of long service by the nation.
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Paris
Henry Vignaud
Levi P. Morton
Whitelaw Reid
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Heaury White
James ‘Gordon Bennett
Ferdinand Blumenthal
David Ca
Bunau Varilla Warns Gatun Dam Fails in Panama Canal Plan
Phillippe Bunau Varilla, former head of the French canal effort, condemns the Gatun dam and warns it could fail under pressure destroying the canal in fifteen minutes. He advocates a sea level canal fifty feet deep and five hundred feet wide by dredges as the only solution.
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Panama
Gatun
Boston
Panzama Canal
Phillippi Jean Brnan-Varilla
Commercial Club
Bunau ‘Varilia
Solons Split on Liquor in Penal Code Fight
Washington February 26. The liquor question threatens to tie up final action on the penal code bill. Differences center on liquor provisions to regulate interstate traffic in intoxicants and related race question clauses.
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Washington
Predicted Date of Death for Texas Physician
W A Lunn a prominent Houston physician died at his home from blood poisoning contracted during an operation three weeks earlier He diagnosed his own illness and two weeks ago predicted the exact date of death The report notes his self treatment and foreknowledge.
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Houston
Tex
W. A. Lunn
Slaughter Planned for Slightly Infected Cattle
A letter from Dr. Austin Peters, Massachusetts cattle bureau chief, reveals that cattle deemed slightly infected with tuberculosis may be slaughtered for beef. Peters indicates discretionary power to have infected animals moved to Somerville for killing and use as meat.
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Boston
Austin Peters
Massachusetts Cattle Bureau
Peters
Frank W. Chase
Catte
Oak Bluffs
Martha's Vineyard
Somerville
Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy claim
Foley's Honey and Tar clears air passages and stops coughs. It soothes inflamed membranes and relieves throat irritation. The ad promotes Lemmon's Pharmacy and warns to refuse imitation in a yellow package.
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Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Radishes Through History From China to Modern Tastes
The article traces radishes origin in China where cultivated for centuries and sometimes grow large. It notes German mothers using radish juice with sugar candy to cure hoarseness and cough. It laments today’s radishes lack flavor and character compared with the past sharp bite.
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China
Germany
It’s Thirst and a Forgotten Sponge
A humorous remark from the Boston Traveler about a patient’s tale of thirst after surgery. The patient recounts a doctor’s mishap during an appendicitis operation when a sponge was left beside him.
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Boston
Inauguration Plans Foresee Grand Taft Parade
The piece details Taft’s forthcoming inauguration with a large civic and military parade led by Major General J. Franklin Bell and Major Thomas P. Morgan. It outlines the ceremonial sequence from the Senate session to the oath by Chief Justice Fuller, the new administration, and an expanded inaugural ball under Gist Blair’s committee aiming for a national, stateside representation.
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Taft
Roosevelt
J. Franklin Bell
Thomas P. Morgan
Sherman
U: Tion
Gist Blair
Montgomery Blair
Lincoln
Washington
Blair
Inauguration Day Parade Plans for Taft and Sherman
The article details the inauguration day program with a grand display of fireworks over Washington and a major parade. It lists the escort of honor from the White House to the Capitol, the oath administration, and the later parade review. It notes 3000 sailors and marines, cadets from Annapolis and West Point, and the presence of Chief Justice Fuller and diplomatic heads. The president elect and Taft’s entry are highlighted along with the cabinet and Senate leaders.
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Houses of Congress
Taft
Sherman
Capitol
Alrea
Senate
Th Senate
House of Representa
Mr. Fairbanks
James S$. Sherman
United States
House
Th Supreme Court
District Ofolumbia
Senate Chamber
Fuller
White House
Lodge
Ele
Knox
Bacon
Burke
Gaines
Frye
Young
White Lot
Washington
United States Capitol
Washington Monument
Republican Flambeau Club
Minneapolis
Staugurst
Pension Building
United Spanish War Veterans
Army and Navy Union
John A. Johnson
Bell
Samuel K. Sturgis
War Department
Court of Honor
Philippine Constabulary
Annapolis
West Point
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Health Restored
Civil war veteran J A Stone of Kemp Texas believed a plot between lung trouble and death aimed at him. He describes years of stubborn cold and weight loss until Dr King’s New Discovery restored his health, increasing his weight to 178 pounds. Trial bottle free, 50 cents to one dollar, guaranteed by J E Lemmon.
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J. A. Stone
Kemp
Tex
Dr. King
J. EB. Lemmon
West Chester Lodge Initiates Nine Keota Boys
Nine local K P boys joined West Chester lodge in initiating three candidates in the second rank last evening. Ten Keota boys attended, creating a lively group. After the ceremony, a banquet honored the visitors with splendid treatment and much appreciation. Attending from here were S. Thomas, John Cunningham, Lloydse Lytle, J E Cowger, John Applegate, Dr. C L Thomas, Thomas Brookhart, Jesse Guy, and Elmer Thomas.
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K. of P
West Chester
Keota
S. Thomas
John Cunninghma
Lloydse Lytle
J. KE. Cowger
John Applegate
Dr. C. L. Thomas
Thomas Brookhart
Jesse Guy
Elmer Thoma
Cakes to Be Dropped At Vienna Bakery Tomorrow
Vienna bakery announces tomorrow drop cakes cup cakes sponge drops and other selections for customers seeking fresh baked goods.
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Vienna Bakery
West Chester Visitor J G Miller Arrives With Day on Business
J G Miller arrived this morning from West Chester and spent the day in town on business.
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J. G. Miller
West Chester
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Kershaw, S. C
Solons
Texas
Rockford
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Pach Bros
William H. Taft
Representative Young
Alume
Lemmen’sharmacy
Peteter
Pater & Company
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Munn & Co
Scientific American
All
New York
F &T
Washington, D. C
Nais
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
Hartina
McElhinney Drug Co
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