Immense Estate Allegedly Left to Speaker Cannon
Washington report says King King & Co of Bombay notified Speaker Cannon that a terminally ill woman bequeathed a life estate to a client with remainder to him, totaling about 2.5 million dollars. Cannon doubts the claim and will verify authenticity while recalling a past kind deed.
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Washington
Speaker Cannon
King, King & Co
Bombay
India
Joseph G. Cannon
Danville
Cannon
Uncle Joe
House of Representatives
McCann Taken to Joliet After Graft Conviction
Edward McCann, former Chicago police inspector, convicted of graft in the west side red light district, is an inmate at Joliet penitentiary. He was met by Warden Murphy and processed into the receiving room, given a prisoner number, a bath, a shave, prison clothes, and assigned to a cell for an indeterminate term.
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Joliet
Edward McCann
Chicago
West Side
Red Light
Murphy
McCann
Jockey Samuel Austin Executed at Sing Sing
Samuel Austin, a well known jockey in eastern racing circuits, was executed in Sing Sing prison for the murder of his wife at Mamaroneck on September 4, 1909. Officials faced difficulty placing electrodes due to his egg shaped head, requiring two long shocks to ensure death.
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Ossining
N. Y
Samuel Austin
Wen
Sing Sing
Mamaroneck
Christmas Dinner Burn Fatality in Kalamazoo
Mrs. Catherine Nelson died in Bronson hospital after severe burns suffered while preparing Christmas dinner. She had remained unconscious since the accident at her farmhouse near Silver Creek where she was hosting several Christmas guests.
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Kalamazoo
Micn
Catherine Nelson
Bronson Hospital
Nelson
Silver Creek
Wolgast to Fight Memsic Twenty Rounds Feb Twenty Two
Ad Wolgast the lightweight champion will box twenty rounds February 22 with George Memsic after negotiations led by K W Dickerson of Grand Rapids and Tom McCarey of the Pacific Athletic club The bout is expected to be held in Los Angeles.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
K. W. Dickerson
Tom McCarey
Pacific Athletic Club
California
Ad Wolgast
George Memsic
Los Angeles
Missing diamond found by chicken yard search
In Saratoga New York on January 4 Joseph B R McConnell became $76 richer after a peculiar hunt for a diamond. Mrs K V Lutz of Guttenberg New Jersey was visiting when the missing stone was discovered inside a rooster's stomach after birds were culled and searched.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Joseph BR. McConnell
Cleaning a Black Kit With Simple Stages
A step by step method to freshen a black kit with minimal effort. Lay the garment flat, remove grease with brown paper and hot iron, sponge with strong coffee, then iron the skirt area while damp to finish drying.
Merrick Hurls Lamp From Home After Gasoline Blast
Aaron Merrick narrowly escaped death when a gasoline lamp exploded in his Russiaville home. He hurled the lamp outside, splashing gasoline on his arm which suffered serious burns, while he protected his grandchild in his arms.
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Kokomo
Ind
Aaron Merrick
Russiaville
Merrick
Hunting accident survivor crawls two miles to camp
Harry Thomas of Luca aged 28 sustained severe shoulder injuries in a woods hunt near Cumner Diggins camps Cad illac Michigan He crawled two miles to a camp seeking help Thomas had moved to the county from Grand Rapids and may die from his wounds.
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Cadillac
Mich
Harry Thomas
Luca
Cummer Diggins
Thomas
Grand Rapids
Murder mystery after hand and body found in ice
Morristown New Jersey reports a man was found dead beneath a frozen stream after a hand emerged through the ice. The victim's head showed blunt trauma and an axe with blood and hair was recovered nearby.
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Morristown
N. J
Normal Student Takes Life in Alabama Strychnine Suicide
Herbert Calloway son of Mr and Mrs H L Calloway of Chapin killed himself with strychnine while attending the state normal school at Normal Jacksonville Alabama on December 29.
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Jacksonville
Herbert Calloway
H. L. Calloway
Chapin
State Normal School At
Normal
Florence Nightingale and the enduring Crimea lore
A Stratford dinner vote allegedly named Florence Nightingale as the nurse whose reputation would last longest, with every paper naming her. Nightingale shares a tale of visiting a neighbor whose disorderly cottage aimed to impress a visiting lady, fearing she would think aid unnecessary.
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Florence Nightingale
England
Crimea
Stratford
Miss Nightingale
Chihuahua Dogs: A Glimpse of the Smallest World’s Finest
The piece extols the Chihuahua as the world’s smallest dog breed and among the most alert and brave. It highlights their heightened senses, fierce bark, quick辨识 of friends and foes, and exceptional nerve that can alert to intruders before humans notice.
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Los Angeles Examiner
The Ruling Passion in Paris Salons
The excerpt notes Bossut the mathematician abbe among Paris salon figures in An Eighteenth Century Marquise. It mentions his translation of Maria Agnes’s work on the infinitesimal, and Maupertuis at his bedside as Bossut dies with the question Swelve times twelve? and the answer 144 given.
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Paris
Bossut
Mdria Agnest
Maupertius
Referendum Initiative Discussed by Senator Balkema
Dee Moines Iowa January 3 Senator Nicholas Balkema of Sioux Center backs a state initiative referendum and recall law similar to measures in other states. He plans to study the proposal before the legislature and likely to sponsor such a bill in the upcoming session.
Earliest Gutenberg Bible date disputed by scholars
Historical note suggests the first printed book with type is the Latin Bible printed by John Gutenberg at Mainz around 1455, though Haydn argues for a later date, citing Faust and Scheffer printing Psalms on August 14, 1457 as the first book.
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Pettigrew
John Guttenberg
Layence
Haydn
Faust and
Scheffer
Brightdea Ostrich Farm Idea Fails in Abyseinia
An attempt to establish an ostrich farm in Abyseinia by capturing live birds and breeding them failed as the birds almost always died due to the pursuit required to capture them.
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Abyseinia
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Promises Croup Relief
Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as preventing croup attacks and anxiety. Claims thousands of mothers use it successfully. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Revelation of Character in Amusements
A quotation notes that a man’s true character is shown by what he finds entertaining and how he spends his leisure time. It suggests amusements reveal deeper traits, virtues, or vices. The saying emphasizes integrity over appearances in daily recreation choices.
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad with Bromide Quinine Tablets
Advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Offers money back if it fails and features W. Grove's signature on each box. Includes price 1b and product branding.
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W. Grove
Miracle Cure Ad Promises Quick Breathing Relief
An advertisement touts a remedy offered by Mons Pharmacy in North Carolina. It claims to have cured two people of severe coughs, consumption, hemorrhage, asthma and related ailments. Trial bottle priced at 4 am! $1.00 with a guarantee.
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AL Bo
Vile
N.C
Lamons Pharmacy
World’s oldest office girl Harriet M. Martin dies age 93
Mrs. Harriet M. Martin of New Hampshire, 93, identified as the world’s oldest office girl. For years she managed a doctor’s office in her town, marking a long career in office work.
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Harriet M. Martin
the, N. H
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Xmas
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