Baltic Full Lock Contemplated by Czar and Kaiser
A Russian official at the Bjoerkoe meeting says William II aims to seal the Baltic like the Black Sea and deny England access by controlling the sound and belts straits. The talk ties naval strategy to a hoped peace conference and notes Germany as Russia's banker with shared interests.
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Chicago
Daily News
St. Petersburg
Kaiser
William
Finland
Copenhagen
Belt Straits
Dardanelles
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
England
L’hus
Germany
Kiel
Stettin
Danzig
Koenigsburg
Togo
Baltic
Oesel
Dago Islands
Libau
Roosevelt
Michael
Berlin
Biriloff
Christian
Tsushima
Russia
Austria
Turkey
Emperor William visits King Christian in Copenhagen
Copenhagen reports the visit of Emperor William to King Christian as calm and routine. He will stay a few days to meet Danish political leaders and is not expected to propose any bold German Danish action regarding Baltic defense. Danes prefer non Baltic warships near their shores to Baltic fleets.
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Copenhagen
William
Christian
Baltic
Scandinavian Powers Mull Alliance Against Outside Schemes
King Oscar circulated word in Stockholm Christiania and Copenhagen that Emperor William made no proposals at Gefle that threatened North Europe. In Stockholm the sole imagined alliances would bind Sweden Norway and Denmark against external schemers of any nationality.
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Stockholm
Oscar
Christiania
Copenhagen
William
Europe
Zionists Decide Palestine as Jewish Homeland
At Basle Switzerland the Zionist congress rejected Great Britain’s offer of East Africa for a Zionist colony. The assembly upheld the principle of a Palestine based Jewish homeland amid protests from the social section while later sessions ended with cheering and gratitude to Britain for the proposal.
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Basle
Switzerland
Zionist Congress
Great Britain
East Africa
Congress
Nordeau
Palestine
Nordau
Mr.Greenberg
Hydraulic Plant Destroyed in Seattle Blaze
Fire from shortly after midnight completely destroyed the United States Blowpipe and Hydraulic Works at Sixth Avenue South and Pacific Street. Insurance on the building stands at about $7,000 with total loss estimated at $18,500.
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Seattle
United States Blowpipe and Hydraulic Works
Sixth Avenue South
Pacific Street
Telegraphers Strike Looms on Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Amid stalled talks and a suspected lockout on Great Northern lines President Perham reports dismissals and office closures as operators push for higher wages. 1700 workers could vote to strike if no answer from top officials arrives.
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St. Paul
Ward
Perham
Great Northern
Minnesota
North Dakota
Louis Hill
Northern Pacific
Horn
Churchill bill to limit Parliament life to five years
London July 31 Winston Spencer Churchill failed to push a bill to shorten Parliament’s life to five years. He argued it would deepen popular control of the executive and counter diminished parliamentary authority. The measure was defeated 239 to 176.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Deputies Admit Campaign Contributions to County Auditor
In Spokane on July 31 deputies in the office of County Auditor Z Stewart told the grand jury they contributed part of their salaries to reimburse him for campaign expenses. Three deputies testified while Stewart directed a plain statement of facts. all said the contributions were voluntary.
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Spokane
Z. Stewart
Stewart
Forest Fires at Clearwater River Reach Critical Stage
Dispatches from Moscow Idaho report fires on the forks of the Clearwater River are beyond control of the available force. Authorities say the battle will be useless without additional manpower as vast tracts of timber are destroyed by the flames.
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Spokane
The
Chronicle
Moscow
Idaho
Clearwater River
Cardinal Gibbons Calls Publicity Cure For Corruption
Cardinal James Gibbons, summering at Southampton, Long Island, says corruption in business and public life must be cured by publicity through the press. He urges vigorous reporting to expose and deter wrongdoing.
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New York
James Gibbons
Southampton
Long Island
Bishop Isaac W Joyce Dies In Minneapolis At 57
Methodist Episcopal Bishop Isaac W Joyce died at his home in Minneapolis from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 57 years old and had lived in the city for six years, one of the best known Methodist clergy.
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Minneapolis
Methodist Episcopal
Isaac W. Joyce
Joyce
Miller of the Dee and a Mother's Lament
A fragment recalls Charles Mackay’s miller of the Dee and King Hal dialogue about envy and sustenance. It shifts to a poem from The Child’s First Grief by Mrs. Hemans, where a sister laments her deceased brother and longs for his return.
Wiles of the Horse Trader Expose Teeth Fraud and Doping
The article warns that horse dealers use tricks to age or misrepresent horses. It describes tooth tampering with cavities burned in by chemicals and chiseling to alter age from older to younger. Other age indicators are faked to secure higher prices.
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Bishop
Tricks of the trade in horse dealing
The piece explains fraudulent methods in horse dealing including skin inflation with a glims, doping, bearing, and pacing tricks to hide lameness and current temperament. It notes the coper and groom roles, improper diets, use of arsenic, turpentine and narcotics, and the shaved horse as signs of a rogue or misrepresented animal.
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Coper
Boston Herald
Dental floss substitute tips from old handbook
The article discusses long advocated use of dental floss and warns against tooth picks while proposing a slender rubber band as a handy substitute. It notes dentists have preached against tooth picks for years and highlights practicality issues with floss availability.
Device for removing obstructions between teeth inventor’s wording
A forked handle device with slots holds a rubber strip designed to remove obstructions between teeth. Small knobs on the strip prevent rubber pullout and protect the cheek and tongue during use. The rubber’s elasticity allows entry into tight interstices even when teeth are abnormally small.
Merchants Grays Harbor to West Coast by Ship Rates
Shipping rates list from Grays Harbor to San Francisco Los Angeles and California routes. Second Class and First Class fares include meals and berth with about three sailings weekly. First class times mention 2 to San Francisco and 4 days to Los Angeles. For sailing dates contact the line.
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Grays Harbor
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Professional listings and hours for Aberdeen doctors and lawyers
Local directories list Dr Smits at Aberdeen General Hospital with morning and evening hours and Hayes and Hayes Building office hours. Attorney notices include H Fox offices in Postoffice Block and Robert E Taggart in Dabney Block with travel times to various cities and services in building and construction planning.
Arts Education for Women in France and England
Over the past century women in France and England received more artistic training than men with heavy emphasis on music and drawing in girls schools. Galton’s study of 900 cases shows 28 percent of males and 88 percent of females displaying artistic tastes, yet overall results between the sexes remain similar despite greater opportunities for women.
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France
England
Galton
Discrepancy in Fare Question Aboard the Carriage
A playful dialogue between Johnny-Pa and Papa ponders fare math with half fares at 3 cents and a full fare at 5 cents. Johnny questions the rule that two halves make a whole, while Papa confirms the math.
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Johnny
Papa
Puck
Government Land Information Call Office Aberdeen
All persons seeking information on government lands are asked to contact Jesse F. Murphy four years register of the Olympia land office at room 3 Dabney block Aberdeen for details.
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Jesse F. Murphy
Olympia Land Office
Dabney Block
Aberdeen
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Aberdeen, Wash
Paul Smits, M. D
DE. Watkins
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G and Heron Streets
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Hayes & Hayes
DF. M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
U.S. Kinnison
Market Street
C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
G Street
Tacoma
Portland
All Points East
Hoquiam
H. Fox
Robert E. Taggart
Ocosta
W. Mason
Heron Street
H. B. Elder
N. P. Ry
A. D. Charlton
N. P. Ry. Co
Oregon
de PW O. B
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Atlantic Lines
Locke
J. W. Draper
H. A. Tereda & CO
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A. Ingebrightsen
Continental
O. C
Heron
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
Heron and
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Sveacaca
J. A. Moller
Prop
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Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Wishkah
Fred Redinger
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