Heroism on a Running Engine at Market Street Station
James Freeman, a Pennsylvania Railroad engineer, leaped from his cab and crawled along the running engine to try to save a woman who stood motionless on the tracks as an eastbound train approached. He braked the train, but the woman was killed as the wheels passed over her. The tragedy occurred at Market Street station where the elevated tracks and a fence between platforms prevented crossing. The woman, identified only by initials on a handbag, likely wandered onto the wrong platform and was struck near Mullins morgue after the 4:15 train.
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New York
James Freeman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Market Street
Newark
Freeman
Mullin
L. F
Broadway breach rumor hits theater power brokers
A New York dispatch to the Tribune reports Klaw and Erlanger and the Schuberts may part company. The Schuberts allegedly plan to align with the independent group led by David Belasco and Harrison Gray Fiske, signaling a major shift on Broadway.
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Chicago
A _ disputch
New York
the Tribune
Broadway
Klaw& Erlanger
Schuberts
David Belasco
Harrison Gray Fiske
Potatoes Too Big Refused Payment in New Jersey Suit
In Passaic District Court New Jersey a buyer who bought a carload of oversized potatoes paid by check stopped payment after uncovering six pound specimens. The buyer was granted a rebate of about one quarter of the purchase price. The suit highlighted issues of marketable size potatoes and consumer reaction.
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New York
Passiac
N. J
Aation
Forest fires rage anew in Obion bottoms area
Fulton K November 2 After days of supposed containment the Obion bottoms fires renewed with fury. Great damage reported as fences crops tenant houses and outbuildings destroyed. Fires burn through Obion bottoms Tennessee and Mayfield creek bottoms Ballard and Carlisle counties Kentucky as crews rally to fight.
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Obion
Tennessee
Mayfield Creek
Ballard
Carlisle
Kentucky
Thanksgiving Proclamation From President Roosevelt
Washington November 2 1908 President Roosevelt issues the annual Thanksgiving proclamation noting America’s growth in strength wealth and population and urging moral and spiritual progress. He designates Thursday November 26 as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer urging national reflection and charity.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Tidewater
Arctic
Tropic
Theodore Roosevelt
Washipeton
Alvey A. Adee
Power of Love to Play at Opera House Monday Night
The Opera House presents The Power of Love for a Monday night performance with tickets available at the box office. Local patrons are advised to arrive early as seats are expected to fill quickly.
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Opera House
Barber of Seville at Russell Theatre Saturday showings
Ottawa Free Press praise notes a rich musical treat at the Russell theatre last night with Rosini's The Barber of Seville sung by high class singers. Dunsmore’s bass and Kinsbergen’s violin solos drew special acclaim and encores for the prima donna signal strong audience delight.
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Ottawa
Russell Theatre
Rossini
Mme. Monti Baldini
Mr. Dunsmore
Jacques Kinsbergen
Dunsmore
Way of Getting Out In Sneak Marriage Plan
Gaston bursts in on Alphonse and asks to be his witness for a plan to marry. Alphonse questions if a fight is ahead, but Gaston reveals the aim is marriage. Alphonse pauses before asking if an apology is due.
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Gaston
Alphonse
Valuation by a gilded youth at the club
In a Washington Star quip a stern parent asks a young man about the value of a dollar. The youth answers that at the club a dollar buys one white chip, illustrating a satirical view of money and social class.
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Gilded Youth
Washington Star
Too Small to Pray in a Whimsical Exchange
A short exchange titled Too Small to Pray features a child named Johnny who can play cards bow and cuss like a trooper. When asked if he can say his prayers a household line declares he is too little for that.
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Johnny
Love and Money Motivate Hearts and Wallets
A brief Chicago Record-Herald item notes how affection moves people while money underpins practical needs and daily choices, highlighting the tension between romance and finance in society.
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Chicago
Hereld
Morse On Stand In National Bank Case Defense
Charles W. Morse testified for over six hours in New York defending financial dealings tied to the National Bank of North America. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis face conspiracy and national bank law violation charges. He frequently sought to explain responses, sparring with prosecutor Stimson who often withdrew questions rather than press for answers.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Wall Street
National Bank of North America
Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank
Mr. Stimson
Kern and Harmen Plan All Day Campaign Tour Near Toledo
John W. Kern and Judson Harmen commence a full day campaign tour around Toledo on Monday with speeches at Continental 9 30 a m Latty 11 28 a m Paulding noon Bryan 2 p m Montpelier 3 30 Defiance 5 and Toledo 8 15 p m They arrive in Toledo Sunday and depart Monday morning from there at 7 o'clock for the events.
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Columbus
John W. Kern
Judson Harmen
Toledo
Continental
Latty
Paulding
Bryan
Montpelier
Defiance
Wright Homeward Bound From Fort Myer Accident
Orville Wright, injured in the September Fort Myer trials when a propeller blade broke, left the military hospital this morning with his sister and William Dennis, a near relative, and started for his Dayton home, Ohio.
Six His Limit and the Safe Family Horse
Gideon Lane of Bushby livery barn pitches a meeting horse as ideal for a family. He boasts the animal is safe for a family and even children can mount without issue, while noting the horse has plenty of spirit on circus day for an audience.
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Gideon Lane
Lauree
Mr. Lane
Cornstalk pulp could slash paper costs nationwide
Washington chemists say cornstalks, a byproduct of ordinary farming, can replace wood pulp for five grades of paper. Laboring with a soda cooked process, they estimate white paper could drop by at least 50 percent, turning millions of cornstalks into profits for farmers and cheaper newsprint for readers.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Washington Laboratory
Virginia
Unclaimed Letters List Names A to Young A D
Unclaimed letters include Harry Athey Robertson and Co, Mrs Eldridge Baker, Georgie L Bush, Miss Elizabeth Garrison, Mrs Pollear Hintsville, Richard H3, George Jewell, Thomas Keen, H Albert Kilmer, Armie Long, J L Lewis, Willie Marshall, Miss Donalda O Neal, Jno A Powell, E Rollins Robi, James Stevenson, Johnnie Stephens, W M Sanders, Miss Nettie Steeton Willson, A D Young.
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Athey
Harry
Baker, Robertson & Co
Baker
Eldridge
Black
Lizzie
Bush
Georgie L
Bellias
Mary & Son
Clemens
L. E. Cole
Frank
Ceel
R. E. Fry
Emeline
Forman
E. M. Glass
Margarette
Garrison
Elizabeth
Hintsville
Pollear
Richard
Jewell
George
Keen
Thomas
Kilmer
H. Albert
Long
Armie
Lewis
J. L. McDonald
Wm. Marshall
Willie
O’neal
Donalda. Powell
Jno
A. Parker
E. Rollins
Robi
Stevenson
James. Stephens
Johnnie. Sanders
W. M. Wood
Steeton L. Willson
Nettie. Young
A. D
You Can Improve Home Comfort with Modern Living
Why endure partial baths and scattered remedies when a full bath can be enjoyed each morning. Why haul water for kitchen and laundry when a faucet provides it. Why drink germ filled cistern water when a large reservoir supplies filtered water. Why endure a dusty yard when green grass and flowers can brighten it. Why tolerate inconveniences when comfort and health are within reach at home. The answer is economy and enterprise, not lack of money.
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Ohio River
Electric lighting for daily use advertised locally
TT. EE. Barnes announces Winchester installation of a new engine and machinery and offers day car lighting, power for fans and motors, and electric lighting on meter. Prices and estimates available. Electric light is presented as safe clean cheap and convenient for homes and businesses.
Celebrated Golden Wedding at Abrest near Vichy France
Twelve couples celebrated their golden wedding at Abrest near Vichy with three hundred descendants attending a church service. In Kansas the Atchison Globe notes an Atchison woman wore a dress with a long train to a recent card party and the guests spent two thirds of the time jumping over it.
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Abrest
Vichy
France
Kansas
Atchison
Atchison Globe
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