Stead Spirit Message From Titanic Tragedy Reported
Arthur Colburn of Maryland and an expert stenographer record a medium’s report on the Titanic wreck. The message, received via ouija board, describes scenes of death aboard lifeboats and promises of safety, delivered with intense emotion and speed.
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Arthur &. Colburn
Maryland
Citaule
Jassenaers
AIM
London
William T Stead
Arthur R. Colburn
Takona Fark
Colborn
Takora
Stead
Inca
Talbn
Coburn
Yburn
Veo Colburn
Tin
Atraji
Message in Part E Reveals Prayer and Grief Across Nations
A fragmented OCR text portrays a speaker urging steadfast words, universal law, and safety on bridges while a crowd prays for the bereaved. It references patience, empathy, and silent endurance as grief tightens its grip across families and nations.
Unsetlibness of Men Meo 4 te reun their aves
The article recalls acts of tenderness as women replaced lost loved ones and saved many, comparing it to a mother tucking a child to sleep. It notes a mass audience distrusted information on ships and warns of collective blame for failures, urging betterment for survivors. Mr Colburn in Takoma plans a book compiling dated messages from distinguished ages.
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Colburn
Takoma
Cure for Eczema Promoted by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A Scranton resident recounts a long battle with eczema from birth, describing severe itching rashes on the face and body. After trying Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, symptoms abated quickly and the child was reportedly cured within months, with ongoing testimonials praising the products for skin conditions and even hair care.
Spirit message of W T Stead told by Chicago spiritualist
Chicago spiritualists describe a vivid Titanic horror vision attributed to W T Stead. Mrs Cora Richmond, pastor of the Church of the Soul, recites the message stating there is no death and recounts scenes from the ship sinking, lifeboats, and the journey of souls, urging universal peace and safety.
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Chicago
W. T. Stead
New York
Church of the Soul
W T Stead
London
Kevona
Gread
Cora L Yy Richmond
Sshe
Hir
Steadden Richmond
Universal Peace
Hague Court
Perl
Earth
Surgery by Wireless Cuts Man’s Foot on Swan Island
A laborer in a tram car accident on Swan Island Gulf of Mexico had his foot amputated via wireless guidance from a surgeon aboard a ship 420 miles away. The operator coordinated the amputation, securing tying and dressing, and the patient recovered strength and was grateful as he improved.
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New Orleans
Swan Island
Gulf of Mexico
United Fruit
Caribbean Sea
de Ih
Ted
Premier Morris Heads to Washington and London
St Johns Newfoundland April 39 Sir Edward F Morris premier of Newfoundland left today for Washington to take part in fisheries award discussions. After conferences he will travel to London to handle colonial business rooted in the Hague fisheries award and related issues.
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St Johns
Newfoundland
Edward F Morris
Washington
London
Cat Estate Held Up By Cat Contingency
Wilkes Barre April 29 A pet cat owned by Ben Dilley a wealthy hotel keeper delays the distribution of an estate valued at 5161 91. Under Dilleys will the estate would not be distributed while the two cats lived. One cat has died while the other nears old age. Executors Former Judge Wheaton and W Buddie report an accounting showing a balance of 231649 remains to fund the cat until death after which heirs share.
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Wilkes-Barre
Ben Dilley
Dilley
Wheaton
W . Biddie
Rule on Tap Lines Sparks Interstate Rail Ruling
A decades long Interstate Commerce Commission decision holds that tap lines may be or may not be common carriers depending on case specifics none of the Japane cases reviewed as common carriers with respect to propertary lumber company services. Rates on interstate hauls remain largely unchanged while divisions of through and joint rates face scrutiny and possible litigation.
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Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Wauis
Ita
Alaska
Supreme Court of the United States
Humboldt Steamship Company
White Pass
Potash Found on Farm Debated as Feldspar Deposit
Special to The Washington Post from Rockville Maryland April 23 reports potash discovered on L Thompson’s Burtonsville area farm, sold in New York for $145 per ton. Frank K Cameron of the USDA says the Montgomery County find is likely feldspar containing some potash and not commercially valuable due to extraction costs. He notes Maryland feldspars are used in pottery and fetch lower prices.
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U. S
Montgomery County
Washington Post
Rockville
New L. Thompson
Burtonsville
New York
Thompson
Frank K Cameron
Bureau of Solls
Department of Agriculture
California
United States
Maryland
Cameron
Government seeks dissolution of International Harvester
The five year antitrust probe ends as Attorney General Wickersham rejects a plan to disintegrate International Harvester. Courts will decide the fate of McCormick and Deering and a full breakup of the selling arm International Harvester Company of America. The firm, a $149000 corporation, includes six subsidiaries and key farming equipment lines.
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Wickersham
Corporation
McCormick and
Deering
Sai
International Harvester Company
St Paul
General Wickersham
Harvester Company
McCormick and Deering
Condi‘tong
Department of Justice
International Harvester Company of América
McCormick, Deering, Champion
Milwaukee, Osborn
Plano
Pompeii finds reveal wealthy Street of Abundance and ancient toys
Excavations in Pompeii uncover houses and the Street of Abundance with wealth objects, women’s messages urging candidates for senator, six skeletons in a room, and a nursery wall with horses and gladiators. The find shows rich, varied life 2,000 years ago.
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Pompeii
Thaly
Perj
Women Provoke Riot as 400 Strikers Quit Work in Baltimore
In Baltimore on April 2, a crowd of striking stevedores and sympathizers urged on by women charged strikebreakers from the steamer Magic. Pistols and clubs were used, several men were hurt, some jumped or fell overboard, and the steamer caught fire but was doused. Ignatz Kaesmarek, a striker shot in a prior clash, was reported dying. Coal porters and black union laborers joined the sympathy strike, aiming to end the dispute by arbitration as committees plan talks.
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Baltimore
Clry
Ignatz Kaesmarek
Grant's Estate Leaves Entire Wealth To Wife In Will
The will of Maj Gen Frederick Dent Grant filed in New York surrogate's office grants his entire estate to his wife Tha Honora Grant. Executed at Fort Sam Houston Texas on August 2 1881 it provides that children Ulysses S Grant III and Princess Cantacuzen Countess of Speraneky receive aid as needed and only upon the widow's death will the estate be divided. The value is not stated.
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Aay- Ko
Tata
Vlaleen
Expeomee Assetrance
New York
Frederick Dent Grant
USA
Honora Grant
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Hin
Ulysses 8 Grant Sd
United States Army
Cantacusene
Speraneky
Mint Ice Cream and Raisin Day Highlight Food Notes
Instructions for making mint ice cream and mint sandwiches followed by a feature on Raisin Day. Mentions a California raisin industry boom with a projected yield of 100 million pounds. Includes Method for sponge cake and steps to bake. Mentions various days like Mothers Day Decoration Day Arbor Day.
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California
McDougal Le Breton Weds in Philadelphia
Lieut McDougal Le Breton USN stationed at Boston navy yard married Pauline Stanford Persons today at the bride’s home in Philadelphia. Chaplain W H S Reaney officiated. Le Breton’s father is Albert Le Breton of San Francisco and his mother Sophie McDougal, daughter of the late Rear Admiral David Stockton McDougal.
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Philadelphia
McDougal le Breton
USN
Boston Navy Yard
Pauline Stanford Persons
Ry C Persons
United States Naval Home
W H S Reaney
Philadelphia Navy Yard
le Breton
Albert le Breton
San Francisco
Sophie McDougal
David Stockton McDougal
Noted aviator Vedrines badly hurt in Paris fall
France’s famed aviator Jules Vedrines sustained a fractured skull after his Deperdussin monoplane plunged near St Denis a Paris suburb. Accounts differ on cause with spectators citing a telegraph line strike and a collision with a train as he landed from about 600 feet. He was rushed to Paris where trepanation was performed. prognosis doubtful.
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Jules Vedrin
France
St Denis
Paris
Dowel
Department of the Nord
Madrid
Vedrines
Brussels
Belgim
Spain
Doual
Ini
Sten
St Lendis
Deas- Vogtran
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