Firemen Triumph in Wool Warehouse Blaze in Philadelphia
Firemen contained a major blaze that began in the wool warehouse of Fred Wolstenholm and Howard Roger & Bon in South Letitia Street. Estimated loss reaches $200,000 as flames spread to other wool houses and nearby businesses amid narrow streets and heavy smoke. Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr returns to work. he walks home in rain with suitcases after holidays and faces possible idle days.
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Philadelphia
Fred Wolstenholm
Howard Roger & Bon
Lotitia Street
W. J. Johnson
Letitia
Young Roosevelt
Thompsonville
Dee
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Postage stamps redesigned with no numerals
The postal department issued new stamps in the 1908 Inoue style replacing numerals with worded denominations. The designs feature Houdon busts of Franklin and Washington, an elliptical head, laurel leaves, and border text U S Postage. Public confusion may follow for those used to numeral values.
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Inoue
Benjamin Frankin
Houdon
Washington
Fiestal Anton
Multiple social dances and events listed for December to February
A fragmented listing of dances, socials, lectures, and gatherings at venues like Dec 31 at Town hall Waty own Goodwill hall St Michaels drum corps Jan 1 Buckingham hall Jan 6 St Cpena’s parish hall Feb 12 Red Men’s hall Buckingham hall and more with groups such as the llanky Panky club Michael Lawlor Laurel club and Winchesters referenced along with a question about availability for 75¢ead
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Rick
Gra Beg
Waty
Llanky Panky Club
Goodwill Hall
Weville
St Michael's Drum Corps
Leavenworth
Jacqles Cartier
Buckingham Hall
Cpena
Laurel Club
Buckingham Music Hall
Red Men's Hall
Winchesters
Inaugural Parade Itinerary for Hartford 1908
Adjutant General Cole issues the official itinerary for the inaugural parade in Hartford on a January 1908 date. It lists procession routes from Prospect Street to the Capitol and details the order of march by governors, aides, staff, and state officers toward the executive chamber.
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Hartford
Prospect Street
Ford Street
Asylum
Karrington Avenue
Fytmington Avenue
Hurtto Club
State Capitol
Joint Assembly
House of Re
M. Cole
Rollit S. oWodruff
George L. Lilley
Charles B. Julin
Charles A. Goodwin
George M. Cole
Williams H. Lyon
Theodore Roosevelt
William P. Tuttle
Henry J. Steing
Archibald BE. Rice
Earthquakes Through History Highlight Mass Death Toll
The article reviews historic quakes with vast fatalities and vast financial losses. It lists events from ancient Antioch to Jeddo, Pekin, Sicily, and Krakatoa with casualty ranges. The 1906 San Francisco quake is cited as the United States' greatest noticeable disaster with heavy loss of life and near one billion dollars in damage.
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Christ
Antioch
Syria
Jeddo
Japan
Pekin
Sicily
Naples
Lisbon
Schamaki
Serna
Algiers
Grand Cairo
Kasehum
Persia
Messina
Italy
Central America
Venezuela
Ceevee
Aleppo
Peru
Ecuador
Krakatoa
St Pierre
Martinique
India
United States
California
San Francisco
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Tadies
Musler & Liebeskind
Doz. Childrer
East Main St
Woolworth’s
Aml
Willow St
de Witt Clinton High School
Arch St
A. R. Posner
Bank St
Frank Graber
South Main St
N. B
Sande Bros Co
A. M. Larson
Turkey
Idlewood Club
Risberg’s
Phoenix Ave
C. S.redmond
E. Main St
Evening Democrat
Irish Woolen Mills Co
Farrelly & Dwyer
Danbury
Grand St
Hess
Democrat
A. Dulac
J. E. Smith & Co
Benedict St
Waterbury
Conn
Tracy Ave
South Min St
M. Meyers
South Elm St
Frank the Shoeman
South Main
West Main St
North Riverside St
North Main St
Bank St Yel
The
Center
Redmond
Exchange Place
East Main
Ludlow St
Wyman St
John Moriarty
Poli’s
East Malin
Cele Sts
Eugene Martin
Union St
Pols Theater
Baldwin St
W. R. Adams
Abbott
D. H. Tierney
Bank Street
Emerald St
James M. Fulton
J. B. Mullings
Pano
Bank St. Orer
Morris Wholesale House
Cincinnati
Ohio
Garrett Hanley
Thane
Hantey
First Baptist Church
Haywood
Fulton Music Co
Davis & Nye's
W. R. Dixon
the Democrat
Ovine Rine
Schneer
Cine
Naugatuck
Thomaston
Waterville
Oakville
Meriden
American Loan Co
Wea
Firemen
Fatofone
Plaucon
Eames
Dalmore
Caruso
Sembrich
Scotti
Severina
Lucia di Lammermoor
Harry Lauder
Uncle Tom
City Hall
Edmund Day
John Murray
Mills Miller
Arizona
Woodruff
Orange Lane
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