Dominion of Canada Hails Niobe First Canadian Cruiser Arrives
The Niobe, Canada’s first cruiser, arrives at Halifax with a 21 gun salute. Officials including L I Brodeur and Gov. MacGregor are welcomed aboard, a candela bra and silver cup offered, and a formal address by Brodeur lauds Canada’s naval progress and self reliance. A public dinner follows aboard the Niobe amid ceremonies. Also noted: Chicago Nationals vs Philadelphia Americans score tied 8-8 at press time with innings detailed.
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Halifax
Niobe
Bunting
Kingsmill
L. I. Brodeur
Canada
Canadian
MacLean
Free Condemned Man Rescued by Mountaineer Mob
A posse hunts seventy five mountaineers who stormed the Lovingston Virginia jail to free John Moore a condemned murderer awaiting electrocution. Guards led the way to his cell and Moore was taken into the wilderness. Armed leaders warned authorities to recapture him, a bloody clash looms.
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Lovingston
John Moore
Moore
Man's Feet Are Burned Off in Cupola Fall
Kalamazoo Michigan October 22 Charles Young a cupola tender in Reed's foundry dropped into the molten metal when the cupola bottom gave way. The molten metal ran about his feet burning them off and scorched the back of his legs. Doctors fear amputation above the knees. Young is married with five children.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Charles Young
Reed
Young
The Bull Snake Inhabitants And Habits
The bull snake a pine snake lives in shady pine woods along the Atlantic coast from New Jersey to Florida while other species are found nearly everywhere except New England It is harmless yet a strong constrictor It lays eggs and feeds on birds rodents and eggs It swallows an egg whole then after a brief throat swelling lifts its head and crushes the shell with a downward pressure Its hiss is unusually loud due to a peculiar epiglottis constriction It can reach seven and a half feet in length Its coloring is white with a black spotted head and brown back.
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Atlantic
New Jersey
Florida
New England
Wide World Magazine
Beginning of Pyrography From a Fireside Sketch
About a century ago artist Cranch stood by a home fire in Axminster and heated a poker to ornament a plain oaken telpiece. He sketched in the red hot metal, creating a bold design that pleased him and led to more fire pictures on wood panels. The practice grew into what is now known as pyrography.
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Cranch
Axminster
Papers or Plaster Exchange at Newsboy Stand
A brief exchange notes a customer asking for papers for a week back while the newsboy jokes about a weak back and suggests porous plaster in an exchange. The snippet captures a street scene dialogue with humorous wordplay.
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Newsboy
Rain Stops Ball Game As Cubs Face Athletic Test
Rain postponed Friday’s game relieves Cubs who now must reverse form and beat the Athletics in the next two to avoid another trip to Philadelphia. If they win today a Sunday game on the west side lures fans. Umpires inspected soft grounds. Cubs’ pitching staff not at best.
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Chicago
Cubs
Philadelphia
Athletics
Sheriden
Connoly
Ball Park
Connie Mack
Giants Win New York Series at Polo Grounds
Christy Mathewson pitched steadily for the Giants at the Polo Grounds as New York defeated the Highlanders 6 to 3 to clinch the deciding game of the local season series. Yankees 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 3 Warhop Ford Criger and Mitchell. Mathewson Meyers.
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New York
Christy Mathewson
Giants
Polo Grounds
McGraw
Highlanders
R. H.E. Yankees
Warhop
Ford
Criger
Mitchell
Mathewson
Meyers
Fear Epidemic of Rabies in Cadiz Area
Newcastle Indiana October 22 A tele phone report of a mad dog heading toward Cadiz seven miles west of town caused a panic. Citizens armed with guns pursued the animal as it was chased for nearly three miles. The dog bit several dogs and cattle before being killed raising fears of hydrophobia epidemic.
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Newcastle
Ind
Cadiz
Here
Countess Hurt in Fall at Kilgallen Residence
Countess Irma De Beaufort suffered serious injuries after a stairway fall at 3230 Michigan Avenue. Her husband Count Mourik De Beaufort and her father Martin H. Kilgallen visited St. Luke's Hospital, talked briefly, then left without commenting on her condition or the accident.
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Chicago
Irma de Beaufort
Martin H. Kilgallen
Mourik de Beaufort
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kitgallen
Michigan Avenue
Chicago girl in Grand Rapids attempts suicide after Ketchel death
Miss Jewel Bovine of Chicago, fiancée of pugilist Stanley Ketchel, has suffered a nervous collapse following Ketchel’s death and has made four suicide attempts. The latest occurred on the way home from Ketchel’s funeral when her sister spotted her poised with a vial of carbolic acid.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Stanley Ketchel
Miss Jewel Bovine
Chicago
Ketcher
Ferris Biplane Trial Ends Briefly In Flight
In Anderson Indiana on October 22 J T Ferris test flew his own biplane lifting from the ground to about twenty feet. A tree limb struck the propeller breaking it and Ferris was not injured in the fall.
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Anderson, Ind
J. T. Ferris
Ferris
Willis L. Moore Who Is the Chief of the Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore serves as chief of the United States Weather Bureau, directing national meteorological services and overseeing weather data collection and forecasts during his tenure.
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United States Weather Bureau
Norwegian liner ashore in Cuban hurricane wreckage area
Mobile dispatch reports the Norwegian steamer Times ashore at Mariel Bay Cuba with Cuban cargo, amid a tropical hurricane that damaged the Gulf. Warnings rise for the schooner Mary Cabral and two Mobile Fish and Oyster Co. vessels Genevieve Loretta and Virginia Lions, plus several sailing craft missing or returning to refuges as Belvernon reaches port overdue. Capt. Hendrickson recalls heavy seas between Cape Gracias and Swan Island as the hurricane peaked on October 12.
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Mobile
Ala
Refuge
Belvernon
Bocas del Toro
Hendrickson
Bocas
Cape Gracias
Swan Island
Great Boost 10 The Gause Of The Y M G A
The vessel failed to locate a course between the same points and again could not find Swan Island. It hove to for five hours as seas rose and wind grew heavier.
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Bocas
Swan Island
Cunard Plans Largest Steamship Ever Built
Belfast reports Cunard Steamship company has approved plans for a new liner claimed to surpass the Olympic of White Star. The vessel would reach about 1000 feet in length with 90 000 horsepower and a speed of 25 knots, exceeding the Olympic at 882 feet.
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Belfast
Cunard Steamship Company
Olympic
White Star Line
Minnesota Editor's Scheme Invention Idea Stretches Imagination
The message highlights a playful note about an editor in Minnesota claiming to work on an invention to bring joy. It mentions crossing elastic rubber with pumpkin pie to stretch ideas beyond limits, presented in a humorous, whimsical tone.
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Minnesota
Pay
Dispatch
Opening Hogs Market Reports From Chicago in 1910 and 1920
Two dated market summaries from Chicago report hogs and cattle movements. The 1910 note shows light hogs and weak market with receipts around 6000 and prices from 7.80 to 9.10. The 1920 report covers hogs and sheep with higher receipts near 6000 today and 23000 tomorrow, prices ranging from 7.85 to 9.25 for hogs and sheep marked weak to steady with slight increases.
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Chicago
Grain Company Furnishes Postal Telegraph Building Item
Beach-Wickham Grain Company furnishes the Chicago Postal Telegraph Building with supplies. The notice lists addresses 544 and 545 Postal Telegraph Building in Illinois as the sourcing location.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Ilinos
The Local Markets Washington City Prices
Market prices from Washington City include staples such as flour per sack at 1.60 to 1.70 dollars, bran per hundred at 1.385, shorts per hundred, corn meal at 25, and various dairy and produce items. The listing cites Reister and Son Quotations for produce and poultry items with specific unit prices.
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Washington City
Rockefeller Gift Backed by Taft at White House Meeting
A Young Men's Christian Association expansion plan unveiled in the East Room of the White House includes a $1,000,000 goal, with $450,000 from John D. Rockefeller. Taft endorsed the effort, urging equal private support, as participants from 21 states and Canada discussed extending the movement to the Far East, Near East, and Latin America.
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States
Canada
Taft
Bfington
Young Men's Christian
John D. Rockefeller
Young Men's Christian Association
White House
Rockefeller
John Wanamaker
Cleveland Dodge
New York
Levant
Woodward
Washington
For &T
Kobe
James Stokes
Moscow
John Paris
Ont
Han China
John W. Ross
Treat Y. M. C. A
Hen
China
Citizens of
Sale
N. Y
Wanamaker
Foreign Association
Far East
Near East
Latin America
Aida
Pansion Project
John R. Mott
Student Christian Feaalisation
Ten N
Philippines
Japan
India
Ceylon
Russia
Korea
Porto Rico
Cuba
Portugal
Tail Workers On Strike Action At St Louis Shops
The Switchmen's Union plans to notify Pacific and Iron Mountain roads that yard engine crews will refuse to haul non union men from Union station to the shops at Ewing and Chouteau avenues after Monday. General Manager A T Sullivan of Missouri Pacific confirms. A broader strike has begun with 6500 machinists and helpers walking out following a general strike order by I A of M President James O Connell.
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St. Louis
Switchmen’s Union
Pacific
Iron Mountain
Union Station
Ewing and
Chouteau Avenues
A. T. Sullivan
Missouri Pacific
Population Drain In European Russia Districts
European Russia districts show widespread male depopulation as men travel by foot toward the vast Transsiberian route. The state grants four and a half acres per adult immigrant in parts of the extensive corridor.
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Russia
Moorish Quarrying Still Used in Spanish Marble
A historical note observes that Spain still uses ancient quarrying methods and transport for marble, dating back to Moorish times when the Alhambra was built. The description underscores the continuity of technique and logistics from past eras to the present.
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Spain
Alhambra
You never lift up a life without be ius yourself lifted up Kimerson
A terse aphorism attributed to Kimerson emphasizes self sacrifice and reciprocal uplift, suggesting personal growth comes from helping others while recognizing self responsibility. The line echoes moral reflection on humility and mutual support.
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Ius
Kimerson
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Dominion OF Canada
Chicago Nationals
Philadelphia Americans
Battery
Cole and
Archer
Bender
Thomas
Connelly, Rigler
Day and
Sheridan
Mountaineers
Storm County
Lovingston, Va
Kalamazoo
Federal Treasury
Loeb
American Press Association
William Loeb, Jr
Duveens
New York City
Christy Mathewson Twinls
Mad Dog
Miss Bovine
Ketchel
Self
Anderson
Willis L. Moore
Gulf
Mobile Fish and Oyster Company
Xoke
PLANG
Grain Market
Reister & Son
Rees
John A. Babcock
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