Saturday, August 9, 1902

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The Headlines

FOR ST. PETERSBURG RAILWAY.; Concession Granted a Pittsburg Man Has Changed the Entire Street Railway Situation There.

Best-selling Sheet Music

Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home

Hughie Cannon

The must-have

Teddy Bear

On This Day

• Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jean Piaget (1896)
• Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
• P. L. Travers (1899)
• Thomas Telford (1757)
• Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847)

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Tech Check

Air Conditioner, Hearing Aids & Lie Detector (Polygraph).

Cost of Living (1900)