From a Small Beginning to a Great Hospital Legacy
The piece stresses starting now to reform habits and save, citing the 1846 call by Rev. William Augustus Muhlenberg for St. Luke's Hospital. It notes the $31 initial collection and, eight years later, the foundation stone and later growth into a leading New York institution, honoring its founder's enduring impact.
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New York Weekly
St. Luke's Hospital
William Augustus Muhlenberg
Dr. Muhlenberg
New York
Rural life strain and leprosy care push reforms
The piece argues farm families face social and labor pressures with wives and daughters bearing the burden. It notes rural depopulation and calls for leisure and social access for country mothers and daughters. It warns leprosy stigma and urges humane, better provision by state and federal authorities to prevent spread.
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Boston Transcript
Chicago Record-Herald
Concrete hummocks proposed on Long Island roads
The New York World notes plans to place concrete hum ps across each road beside every railroad crossing on Long Island. The aim is to deter speeders who risk death or injury. The piece laments the potential road spoilage as a necessary preventive measure.
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Long Island
New York World
Idaho wheat raises questions about yields and rumors
A skeptical look at Idaho wheat that allegedly yields 292 bushels per acre fuels questions about accuracy. The writer teases stories of amateur farmers confusing wheat with pumpkins and mentions traveler Stanley, once John Rowlands, born near Denbigh in 1840.
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Idaho
Stanley
Wait
John Rowlands
Denbigh
Wales
Forty seventh Luther College anniversary observed at Decorah
The Decorah event marks Luther College’s forty seven year celebration during the week of October 12. The report notes other Iowa items including indictments in Newton and arson verdicts, railroad moves, new business ventures in Des Moines, and local incidents across the state.
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Luther College
Decorah
Newton
George Young
Frank Parker
Kellogg
Central Iowa Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Des Moines
Minnie Bielefield
Sioux City
Summit Lake
Creston
Manchester
Chariton
Old Settlers
Paul Radloff
Wv. C. Sawyer
Bt. Madison
Davenport
Sawyer
St. Paul & Des Moines Railroad
Nineteenth Street
Grand Avenue
Fuel & Fertilizer Company of
State Department
Civil Service
Nationnal League of Postmasters
Minden
Jacob Langer
Jack Haley
Harley Bright
Esther Cook
Lebbus Bright
Shenandoah
Bright
Cook
Rosengift
Professor Kennedy
Siverly
Mr. Rosengift
Ames
Kelley
Chicago
Kennedy
First Presbyterian
Italy
Europe
Roosevelt to Visit England and Oxford for Romanes Lecture
President Roosevelt plans a 1910 trip to England after an African tour. He will deliver the Romanes lecture at Oxford and receive an honorary D C L degree. Rev Francis J McConnell has accepted the presidency of DePauw University.
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Roosevelt
England
Oxford
Francis J. McConnell
New York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
von Tiedmann
Cortez
Nev
James McKenny
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Frederick A. Cook
David W. Hill
Poplar Bluff
United States
Horace D. Taft
Taft School
Watertown
Conn
William H. Taft
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Hospital
Justice Mills
New York Supreme Court
Ike T. Pryor
San Antonio
Tex
Balkan Crisis Shifts as Powers Plan Conference
The Bulgarian cabinet rejects London’s indemnity condition for recognizing Bulgaria's independence. Britain France and Russia agree on a conference basis while Germany backs England on Bosnia and Austria Hungary. Prince Ferdinand enters Sofia amid patriotic scenes as Turkey moves ships toward Samos in response to Crete union with Greece.
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London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
England
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria-Hungary
Ferdinand
Balkans
Near East
Bosnia
Saloniki
Samos
Greece
Train fire kills fifteen in Metz evacuation from fires
A Detroit and Mackinaw relief train carrying Metz villagers to safety burned after rails spread at Nowicki Siding. Eleven women and children and four men died. Northern Michigan forest fires continue to rage with severe damage reported.
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Detroit & Mackinaw Railway
Metz
Alpena
Mich
Nowicki Siding
Michigan
Berlin
North Sea
Hochstetter
Schreider
New York
Albany
North River
Chicago
Ill
John
Peter Bohl
Ingalls Crossing
N. Y
Detroit
Putnam County
Ohio
Louise H. Chamberlin
Perry
Heath
Balt Lake Tribune
Albuqueque
N. M
Thomas Howell
Ben Davis
Drummond
Mont
Parliament
London
James 8. Kennedy
New York Presby
Presbyte
Bulgaria Turkey Crisis Averted Amid Mobilization Orders
Bulgarian cabinet crisis sparked fears of war with Turkey as Sofia reportedly planned a ministerial shift to defend against aggression. Turkey ordered troop mobilization in Asia Minor and Macedonia but Paris and Sofia maneuvered toward an understanding. Ferdinand’s influence slows the war faction though public sentiment remains volatile.
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Paris
Bulgaria
Naumon Pasha
Turkey
France
Asia Minor
Macedonia
M. Constans
M. Pichon
Sofia
Kiamil Pasha
Crisi
Ferdinand
Fire Refugees Need Aid Amid Sudden Cold Spell
Reports from northern Michigan forest fire districts indicate improved danger to life but refugees in box cars and open fields face extreme suffering from exposure. Governor Warner appeals for help as Detroit officials plan relief funding and blankets are dispatched from state armories. Troops report no immediate need, while communications with Alpena remain disrupted.
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Detroit
Mich
Forest Fire District
Michigan
Fred M. Warner
William B. Thompson
Common Council
W. J. Rogers
Burne
Warner
Alpena
Weste Union Telegraph Company
Alpen
Onaway
Milas Bikini Marriage to Italian Royal Family Rumored
Turin reports naval announcements discuss the marriage of the Duke of de Alsicuzzi and Miss Katherine Viking. The king has supposedly given consent, enabling the duke to depart for the United States. Newspapers claim Miss Elkins becomes an Italian royal princess upon marriage with the rank and honors of royalty.
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Milas Bikini
Turin
Duke of de Alsicuzzi
Katerine Viking
Unitedates
Forest Fires Threaten Towns and Brewery in Michigan
A late dispatch reports forest fires spreading to Rogers City destroying a large brewery and forcing residents to prepare to flee by boat. Fire communications to the area have been cut off as crews work to control the blazes. President J Nanks of the Detroit Mackin railroad relayed warnings of advancing fires toward Ossinke in Thunder Bay region.
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Detroit
Mich
Rogers City
J. Nanks
Detroit & Mackin Railroad
Ossinke
Alpeun
Thunder Bay
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Chicaso
Jie
Roy Norris
Floyd
Maxie
John Sumon
Farley
Colifax
Colfax Sanitarium
J. B. Anderson
Clear Lake Ice Company
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Marshalltown
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Henry Sear
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Mount Pleasant
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Waterloo
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Goss
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Iowa
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Charley Carr
Nevada
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Holland Club of
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Oklahoma
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Japan
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Champaign
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J. O. Curwood
Canada
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Christian Science Monitor
William Tretheway
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
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Fort Collins
Angel Ugarte
Honduras
Mexico
Lazo Arriaga
Barber Asphalt Company
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North Venice
Frederick S. Baird
Omaha
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
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John R
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William I. Tucker
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Henry Standing Bear
Carlisle
Hazel M. Moran
Smith College
National Grain Centers’ Association
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George Cassler
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Youngstown
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