Odd Lady Constance to Live in America After England
London dispatch reports Sir Edward and Lady Constance Stewart Richardson plan to live abroad, shocking social circles. Known for feats in shooting swimming and bold attire, Lady Constance, former Lady Constance MacKenzie, drew European attention during U S visits and Bath Club appearances. London society anticipates a leaner season as the Prince of Wales travels to India with a large entourage, while American colony friends in London prepare for fall events.
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Sir Edward
Constance Stewart Richardson
England
Scotland
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Earl of Cromartie
India
Himalayas
Dunrobin
Duke of Sutherland
America
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Newport
New York
Washington
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Bath Club
Dover Street
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Egypt
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Castle Grant Carnt
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Eferhthert
Cullen House
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Isle
Lewis
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Highlands
Duke of Hamilton
Mr Carnegie
Astor
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Carlton House Terrace
Cliveden
Embankment
Aster
Pall Mall Magazine
Tord Newton-Butler
Hart of Lanesborough
Coldstream Guards
Henry Tombs
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Lord Newton- Butter
Editor Sentenced to Death in Poland Revolt Trial
Jan Kanziczak, a Polish Socialist leader and secret printer, escaped police but was recaptured after his wife unwittingly exposed him. He feigned madness as authorities pursued him through Germany under the alias Mayer before being arrested in Warsaw and sentenced to death.
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Warsaw
Jan Kanziczak
Polish Socialist Party
Kaszirzak
Benedike Gurzman
Gurmman
Kasziczak
Germany
Mayer
Jan
Kaszirgzak
Dead Man’s Secret Papers Trigger Arrests in Warsaw Block
In Warsaw a painter died in a lift shaft at a half finished block of flats. Cossacks surrounded the site as workers disappeared. Police found incriminating socialist agitator papers on the deceased and arms hidden in the premises. Other workers were detained as firearms were seized. The dead man was the sole one found with such documents.
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Warsaw
Shah's Palace TaDkery Disappoints French Traveler
French traveler M. Claude Anet visits the Shah of Persia's Teheran palace and finds a garish European style interior. He notes countless musical instruments, a bed absent, cushions on the floor for sleeping, a private museum crowded with cheap Paris fans, and the famous peacock throne with replacements for its gems. A single landscape is marred by a pasted sleeping beauty cutout.
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Paris
Claude Anet
Tehern
Persia
England
Czarina
Long Distance Second Sight Across Strange Coincidence
A London based correspondent reports a case of second sight by a man calling himself East Anglican who claims to have identified a distant Indian acquaintance at Great Yarmouth only to learn the friend had recently lost a leg in an accident in India. The incident follows an eerie timing with the amputation.
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London
Great Yarmouth
India
East
Big Double
Yarmouth
Mushroom boom hits East Norfolk harvest
Special correspondence reports an unprecedented mushroom crop in East Norfolk with vast abundance. Farmers are mowing mushrooms with scythes to reduce hand-picking labor as the season peaks in late September.
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London
Norfolk
Virginian Captures Aguinaldo’s Lair Hero of Samar
In Manila a Virginia officer Captain Cary I Crockett is praised for leading a small constabulary detachment through Samar’s jungles to rout out bandits. He and sixteen men endured fever, hunger, and two weeks of rain while killing seventy three outlaws and losing none. He earned a medal for bravery and is linked to the Crockett lineage.
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Manila
Philippines
Funston
Aguinaldo
Cary I. Crockett
Constabulary
Virginia
Davy Crockett
Alamo
Crockett
Samar
Howard Y. Miller
Miller
Paragua
Philippine Archipelago
Bryan pledge boom grows in his absence
Special Correspondence from Lincoln, Oct. 4, reports a massive Bryan pledge drive for 1908. The Commoner office logs thousands of names on pledges to attend all caucuses and primaries and to back only delegates aligned with Bryan. A card catalogue system enables rapid targeting of friendly Democrats nationwide. James C. Dahlman and other supporters back a million pledges to secure future control, while Bryan says he is not seeking a machine yet supports active Democratic participation and platform clarity.
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Neb
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Orient
Bryam
Ine
St. Louis
James C. Dahlman
National
Dahlman
Parker
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Folk
Missouri
Violently Insane Over Loss of Race in Belgian Village
Special Correspondence of The Washington Post reports in Brussels that Desire Minart, a mad man from Cuesmes near Mons, caused havoc at home smashing furniture and windows with a sewing machine. a policeman subdued him, and he bit the officer during transport. The man’s rage followed a failed pigeon race prize.
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Mons
Desire Minart
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Paris
Avignon
Madibec
Col. Saint James
Fifty-eighth Infantry
Philippine Bandits Impoverish Islands as Elite Plots Unfold
A Manila report details how bands of armed fanatic natives pose brutal threats to cooperators with authorities. It cites a plantation owner accused of funding outlawry, rendering labor harsh and subservient, while official circles remain dazzled by surface appearances amid widespread injustice and intrigue.
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Peel
Parhg
Manila
Philippines
Nut Chowder and Vegetarian Delicacies On Bill of Fare
A small New England style restaurant offers nut chowder made with two nut preparations as a clams substitute, vegetarian doughnuts fried in nut butter, and vegetarian pies crafted from breakfast cereals and creams with meringue tops. The owner notes growing demand, price adjustments, and plans to source unpolished rice locally when available.
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Cary
New
Rica
Philadephia
Roosevelt Street Names in New York and Europe
A long piece traces Roosevelt street namings in New York and two European cities Ninove and Christiania noting proposed streets in Paris and Geneva. It lists early Roosevelts who served as aldermen and in assembly, highlighting Theodore Roosevelt and James J. Roosevelt as prominent figures in New York public life.
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Ninove
Belgium
Christiania
Norway
Portsmouth
Roosevelt Streets
Geneva
Paris
Rue de la Paix
New York
Pak Row
South Street
Neddlera
Roosevelt
Nicholy Rooevelt
John Roosevelt
Catherine Street
Crnelius Roosevet
Nicholas Roosevelt
Carnelius C. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
James Roosevelt
James J. Roosevelt
Roosevelts
the Battery
Congress
Millard Filleno
Supreme Court
China Boycott Gains Force via Stage Propaganda and News
Reports from Chinese mission stations describe a growing anti American goods movement. Letters from Hainan Amoy and Canton recount morphine flour tales, adulterated kerosene, and widespread press influence. Bangkok and Siam show Chinese traders boycotting American supplies, while merchants and locals rally against U.S. goods and oil.
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Canton
Hongkong
America
Catton
China
Japan
Fletchaburi
Siam
R. C
Bangkok
Photograph Enlarger Exploits Beliefs of Negroes
In Charlotte on October 7 a Washington Post report describes how a photo enlarger manipulates Southern Black customers. He claims if a buyer doubts the order he threatens burial, exploiting hootdoo beliefs that a buried photo brings death, noting whites are harder to dupe.
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Eagy
Pictura Man
American Briber Arrested Over Paris Dress Models
An American, linked to a New York Chicago firm, was arrested in Paris on a bribery charge after he allegedly convinced a dressmaker's worker in Rue de la Paix to steal four gown models for 15 dollars. Police intercepted the scheme as it unfolded.
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Paris
New York
Chicago
Rue de la Paix
Uncle George Dunnett's Career
Urele George Durnett of Fort Sith has been taken to Hot Sprites Ul to regain his health. He holde to record of having served longer in Un le Sam's ser vice than any other min row ing, having served continuously for ffty-seven years, nearly all of that time as quarter master's agent.
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George Durnett
Fort Sith
UN le Sam
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