Beginning of Women’s Rights Movement Traced to Worcester
Worcester Mass October 22 Tomorrow marks the sixtieth anniversary of the opening of the first national convention for women’s rights held in the United States in Worcester. The movement began in Seneca Falls two years earlier and faced ridicule from the public and press. Prominent men and women participated in the Worcester conference, reviving suffrage efforts during the Civil War era, leading to 1863 petitions for reform.
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Worcester
Mass
United States
Friends of Equal Suffrage
Seneca Falls
N. Y
A Weak Woman and Her Story Cardui testimonial
Floral Arkansas readers praise Cardui the woman’s tonic in a testimonial from Mrs Viola Baker. She says a month of the remedy left her weak condition improved, with others equivalently reporting benefits. The ad notes Cardui is a natural herbal extract free of minerals and glycerin and sold by druggists with a mail offers for guidance and a 64 page book.
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Ark
Viola Baker
Alwa
Dr. Pierce
Suffrage Movement Gains Ground in New England
An suffrage was presented to Congress by the American Equal Rights Association. By 1870 the agitation had gained such force in New England that the Massachusetts Republican convention admitted Lacey Stone and Mary A. Livermore as regularly accredited delegates.
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Congress
American Equal Rights Association
New England
Massachusetts
Lacey Stone
Mary A. Livermore
Chinese Press Association forms to unite empire papers
Shanghai reports a meeting of publishers from leading Chinese dailies to organize a news gathering system akin to the Associated Press. The plan creates a mutual newssharing network with Chinese correspondents in Tokyo, Calcutta, and major Western cities, employing only Chinese staff with headquarters in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
China
New Chinese Press Association
Empire
Tokio
Calcutta
Washington
San Francisco
New York
St. Peterburg
Paris
London
Association
Lands Restored to Settlement in Western States
Open land to settlers reports large tracts in Montana New Mexico Utah Oregon Idaho and Wyoming restored to settlement and entry on November 21 following July executive proclamation. Colorado Washington tracts entered earlier this week plus about 10000 acres around Great Falls Montana restored. Additional tracts include 5640 acres Traghee National Forest in Uinta Wyoming 54590 acres in Fremont Idaho and nearly 100000 acres Beaverhead Madison and Beaverhead Montana restored for settlement on November 2.
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Washington
Montana
New Mexico
Utah
Oresea
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
Great Falls
Mont
Uinta County
Traghee National Forest
National Forest
Fremont County
Beaverhead National Forest
Madison
Beaverhead Counties
Fire threatens Chester Chapin preserve in New York area
A major blaze endangers Chester W Chapin's Glen Spey preserve in Sullivan County as hundreds fight the fire for the third year running. Deer and elk flee the flames, with hunters and sportsmen aiding fighting efforts, while substantial park land and wildlife suffer damage.
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Menectlio
Chester W. Chapin
Glen Spey
Sullivan County
New York
Brooklyn
Stingy angler seeks dry spot on Scottish Jock day
A stingy angler on a rainy Scottish Jock day asks a gillie for shelter to rest his mate. The gillie sharpens the wit, replying his throat is dry enough. The exchange is cited from the Fishing Gazette.
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Gillie
Fishing Gazette
Cure cold in one day bromine tablets claim
An old advertisement offers LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds. Druggists refund money if it fails and the box bears E. W. Grove signature. The price is 2 cents.
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E. W. Grove
France's Reforestation Effort Revives Degraded Land
France undertakes large scale tree planting to restore soil health reduce flood risk and drought impact while creating jobs and supplying timber for domestic factories. The program highlights national commitment to environmental recovery and economic stability amid challenging conditions.
They Can Climb. Politics and people’s gaze at Atlanta
A fragment notes political effort in Atlanta where citizens observe climbs in public discourse. The text references constitutional matters and public interest, hinting at civic engagement amid shifting leadership and constitutional discussions.
Operators Claim Miner Suffering in Western Pa Probe
President Greenawalt calls a Greensburg meeting on November 1 to protest alleged outrages by coal corporations against 20 000 striking miners in western Pennsylvania. He cites murders beatings imprisonments evictions and coercion toward surrender and urges labor bodies statewide to send delegates for an action aimed at an early settlement.
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Wilkeebarre
KE. Greenawalt
State Federation of Labor
Greensburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Organized Labor of
Greenawalt
Sermon at Baptist Church Highlights Prodigal Son Parable
The Baptist church service featured a sermon on the Prodigal Son with harp accompaniment and two solos by Mr Thompson. The message urged forsaking sin and returning to God, noting even small sins keep one distant from the Father. A sermonette on Babes in the Church preceded the main sermon, urging stronger, more vigorous church workers. Tonight promises a musical night with new and requested songs.
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Baptist Chukett
Thompson
Foley's Honey and Tar Medicine Advertisement
A yellow package Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as a genuine non narcotic remedy. It is described as safe and effective with no opiates and warns against substitute products. Lenmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. are listed as suppliers.
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Foley
Lenmon
McElhinney Drug Co
Aldrich Hit by Car in New York Injury Reported Not Severe
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island was struck by a street car near Madison Avenue while returning to his son's Peck Avenue home. Though painfully injured, physicians say his condition is not serious. The 70-year-old senator walked to his residence and was aided by friends. Relatives, including John D. Rockefeller Jr., were summoned to his side.
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New York
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Peck Avenue
Madison Avenue
Senators
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Parent of All Virtues Quote Card
A short devotional note highlighting the saying that a thankful heart stands as the greatest virtue and the parent of all others attributed to Cicero. It presents the classical perspective with a timeless moral emphasis.
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Clicero
Piles Pazo Ointment Guarantee Health Claim
Pazo ointment promises a cure for licking bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. The ad lists total treatment days and asserts complete resolution or refund, reflecting a bold medical claim from an old period medical advertisement.
Taft to Visit Panama Canal and Cincinnati Election Day
President Taft plans a trip from Washington to Cincinnati to vote on election day after registering by affidavit. He departs November 7, reaches Cincinnati on election day morning, returns that afternoon, then travels to Washington, then Paris via Charleston. He will board the battleship Tennessee at Charleston, with cruiser Iona tana, before leaving at high tide on the 14th.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Taft
Ife
Cincinnnati
Paris
Charleston
Tennessee
Lontana
Bloomington Civil War veteran A H Wilson dies at home
A H Wilson 74 a well known Bloomington businessman and Civil War veteran dropped dead at his East Kirkwood avenue home while dressing for a social at United Presbyterian church. Survived by daughters Mrs A D Bachelor Martinsville, Mrs J A B Webster Nenia Ohio, Mrs W P McNary Torrington Wyoming, and Misses Ella and Addie Wilson Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Ind
United Presbyterian Church
A. H. Wilson
East Kirkwood Avenue
A. D. Bachelor
Martinsville
J. AB. Webster
Nenia
W.P. McNary
Torrington
Wye
Ella
Addie Wilson
Partridge Hunt Fatal Stray Bullet Death in Houghton
John Headman 18 of Pequaming was killed near his home when struck by a stray 22 caliber bullet while hunting partridges. The incident occurred October 12 in Houghton Michigan area. Local authorities investigating circumstances of the accidental shooting.
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Houghton
Mich
John Headman
Pequaming
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France
Greenawat
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Aldrich
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Pierce
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Lee Shubert (Inc
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