Coming Week Week Major Conventions in Many Cities
Week long list of conventions and events across the United States starting Monday. War Department duty walk fifty miles. Belmont Park aviation tournament resumes. St Louis real estate show through Oct 31. Washington home show. Standard Oil indictment in Tennessee court. New Zealand steamship service to San Francisco. Chicago tariff hearings. Rhodes scholarships exams. Dix keynote at Carnegie Hall. Oshkosh Tecumseh conventions. Yankton yacht voyage to Atlantic fleet rendezvous. Chicago dairy shows. Illinois Masons encampment. Georgia State Fair in Macon. Vermont and Maine teachers meetings. Hamburg America passenger service to Philadelphia. New York suffrage convention at Carnegie Hall. Arbor Day in Pittsburgh. Union Theological Seminary dedication. Industrial Peace conference in Washington.
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United States Hy
War Department
Washington
Maryland Hills
Belmont Park
Long Island
Ideal Homes
St. Louis
Manufacturers’ and Householders
Convention
Federal Ecourt
Jackson
Tenn
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Union Steamship Company of New Zealand
New Zealand
San Francisco
Cook Islands
Tahiti
Auckland
Oxford University
England
New York State
Carnegie Hall
New York
John A. Dix
National
Poultry, Butter and Ree Association
National Creamery Butter Makers’ Association
Chicago
Minois Grand Commandery Knights Templar
Illinois Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Georgia
Hamburg-American Line
Philadelphia
Hanburg
Germany
Graf Waldersee
Prinz Oskar
Prinz Adelbert
Woman Suffrage Party of
Growth in Emerson Kurtzmann Pianos Highlighted by Hobson
In this feature Hobson extols Emerson and Kurtzmann pianos for their long legacy and continual development. He notes Emerson began 61 years ago and Kurtzmann 62, praising their role as leading instruments through decades. The North Side Jewelry store sells them with minimal markup, offering true value to buyers.
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North Side
G. W. Hobson
City Bus Line Phone Orders by Frank Rogers
Call up phone number 589 and leave orders with street address. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to the requests.
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Frank Rogers
Fortnightly Literary Sections Meet Monday Afternoon and Evening
The Fortnightly Club announces a Monday meeting schedule for its literary department. The afternoon session will gather with Miss Tina Shields at 2:30 p.m. The evening section will convene with Miss Gertrude Kendal for the literary program.
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Tina Shields
Gertrude Kendal
Murderous misquote about editing Shakespeare
The dialogue features Stuart Robson boasting of cutting and slashing texts and joking with a legal adviser. The lawyer quips about editing Shakespeare with a blue pencil and Robson responds that he would not plead guilty to indict him for murdering the Bard of Avon but would admit dissecting his corpse.
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Shakespeare
Stuart Robson
Avon
It Is a Great Mistake to Provoke a Man’s Affection
Aunt and niece discuss love in measured terms. The aunt warns Mabel that tempting a devoted suitor elsewhere is a grave mistake while the niece half-jokingly suggests he may need a pacemaker. The exchange preserves a gentle, humorous tone.
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Mabel
Kindness and light in shared journeys
A reflective note on how life is brief and time should be spent blessing travelers on the same dark path. Encourages swift acts of love and kindness to uplift others and brighten communal moments amid hardship.
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Amiel
Specialization Doctor Responds to Patient Injury
Patient asks what a doctor can do for a cut finger. Doctor replies as a specialist, noting focus on the middle finger and offering expertise for treatment.
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Mlegenda Blatter
Elocutionist Daughter Sparks Neighbor Remark
A brief humorous exchange from Puck features a mother praising her daughter Gladys Mae as an elocutionist while a peevish neighbor quips you will hear. The quip reflects playful social banter typical of the period.
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Gladys Mae
Puck
Where She Gets Them Opinion on Women Tricks from Husbands
The writer opines that the average woman learns her mean little tricks, if any, from her husband, asserting this viewpoint in a terse, reflective tone. The remark targets domestic behavior with a skeptical lens on gender dynamics.
Uncle Walt the Poet pHitos deuga
A 1910 verse by Walt Mason urges venting anger through imagined revulsion at tyrant Gessler. It contrasts forbidden violence with humorous moralizing and ends with counsel to abuse the tyrant when angry.
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Walt
pHitos Deuga
Real Estate Gold Mines Near New York City
The New York region’s distant suburbs hold immense future value as tiny six room cottages with small gardens become highly sought after. The piece argues land values will rise dramatically, predicting prices of thousand dollars per square foot in decades to come.
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New York City
New York
N. Y
Amusements Tonight at Graham with Film and Songs
A three reel film program and two illustrated songs headline the Graham tonight. A bold lottery planned for next Monday claims a handsome young man as prize, with a twist as women may win. The comedy plot centers on reporter Jack Wright who tries to secure a scoop and ends up in a legal lottery caper.
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Graham Tonight
Graham Attre
Aida Johnson
Brown of
Harvard
Jack Wright
Jones
Foxer Peyton
Jissie
Jack
Des Moines Press Club Dinner Honors Dolliver Memory
Des Moines October 21 report on the Press Club dinner at the Savery. A testimonial to the life and achievements of Jonathan P. Dolliver was adopted, with sorrow at his death. Alex R. Miller of the Washington Democrat gave a memorable address, becoming an honorary member as he urged Iowa boosters, unity, and less political factioning. Other speakers included Clint L. Price, Indianola Advocate Tribune, and several Des Moines and Iowa officials and editors.
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Jonathan P. Dolliver
Alex” R. Miller
Washington Democrat
Miller
Alex
Downstate
Newspaper Men of
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Washington County
Clint L. Price
Chariton
Clifford Thorne
Judge Parrish
E. M. Wentworth
Hayward
Dircksen founded Manhattan ferry system in 1637
Cornelius Dircksen, first official ferryman on Manhattan, started the city’s ferry network in 1637. The New York mooring stood near where Water Street crosses Peck Slip. Mariners signaled the skipper with a horn if he was away, and Dircksen’s skiff evolved into the city’s modern ferry system.
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New York
Cornelius Dircksen
Manhattan
Waster Street
Peck Slip
Dircksens
Rise of plumbers and steam fitters in national building
The article notes architects awakening to the crucial role of plumbers and steam fitters in national construction. It discusses the general esteem of building trades and hints at the need for broader recognition and training within domestic engineering.
New Police Commissioner Cropsy Takes Charge in Graft War
New York Mayor Gaynor ousted Commissioner W F Baker to start a drive against graft and lawless arrests. James C Cropsey, aged 46, becomes police commissioner to press liquor tax enforcement and citizen protections while naming new deputies and a reshaped detective bureau.
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Baker
New York
James C. Cropsey
Gaynor
W. F. Baker
Frederick H W. Bugher
Charles Kirby
Clement M. Driscoll
Fifth man dies of poison in Chicago wood alcohol cases
The fifth victim in the wood alcohol mystery was found dead in a coal car in the St Paul railroad yards at Kittridge. Daniel Reilly, a switchman from St Paul, died after drinking the toxic liquid, joining four others who succumbed earlier this week.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Kittridge
Hle
Daniel Reilly
St Paul
Weather Note for Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin
A fair and warmer day is forecast across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with westerly winds. Tomorrow also looks warm and fair as high pressure maintains mild conditions across the region.
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Llinois
Indiana
Wisconin
Rembrandt Painting Stolen in Warsaw Palace
A Rembrandt head study, 7 by inches, was stolen from Count Brantckt's palace in Warsaw. Valued at 2.9 dollars, the loss is under police inquiry as authorities investigate the robbery.
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Warsaw
Rembrandt
Count Brantckt
Aliens Rejected at U S Ports Last Year
The Chicago Examiner reports that about 1.09 percent of applicants were rejected at U S ports in the past year totaling around 10,01 aliens. Deportation warrants issued after hearings reached 2,124, up from 2,069 the previous year.
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United States
Hicago
Perhaps There Are Others on $6,000 a Year
A Philadelphia man argues there is no reason a gentleman earning six thousand dollars yearly cannot dress well. The writer notes several reasons why one unnamed gentleman, whom modesty prevents us from naming, cannot afford to dress well on that income.
Held for petty larceny in Washington case
Enos Dean recently arrived in Washington was arrested on charges of petty thieving and, with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Conklin, arraigned before Squire Riley. Deputies tracked the trio to a residence where a collection of stolen items including a lawn mower and farm tools was found. Dean reportedly confessed. Sheriff Black holds the exhibit and hearings are ongoing.
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Enos Dean
Washington
Bert Conklin
Squire Riley
McCarty
John Davidson
Dean
Sheriff Black
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