Tracy Escapes Fury and Secures Fresh Horses in Wagging Night Raid
Desperate outlaw Harry Tracy crossed the Columbia at Moses Coulee and hid near Wenatchee. He rode off with fresh horses after dining with a local family, displaying nervous energy but no wounds. Sheriff Keller intensifies pursuit in central Douglas County.
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Wenatchee
Harry Tracy
Columbia River
Moses Coulee Ferry
Moses
Grand Coulees
Douglas County
Sam MacEldowney
Stemnilt Creek
Tracy
Palmer
Snoqualmie
Blewitt
Wenatchee Valley
W. A. Sanders
Sam
Sanders
MacEldowney
Keller
Desperado
Landmark Doom and 9 Million Office Tower Planned
New York readers learn the Stevens house on Bowling Green is slated for demolition to clear space for a 20 story office building valued at 4.5 million dollars on Greenwich street and 3.5 million on Broadway. Owner William Mairs reports plans and final negotiations as a $9,000,000 project to be the world’s largest.
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New York
Stevens
William Mairs
Standard Oil
Mairs
Broadway
Greenwich Street
Strucure
Yukon Telegraph Line Workers Threaten Strike Over Wages
A Dominion public works report from Ottawa states every operator and lineman on the Yukon telegraph line from Ogilvie station to Cariboo Crossing signed a declaration to strike unless the old wage scale is restored. The acting deputy said a prompt reply was unlikely but promised to relay the message to Mr. Tarte in Duluth.
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Vancouver
B. C
Ottawa
Public Works Department
The
Dominion
Yukon
Ogilvie Station
Dawson
Cariboo Crossing
Mr. Tarte
Duluth
Trial verdicts in Tunis for Marquis de Mores murder
The court in Tunis on July 30 condemned Eli Klier to death and sentenced Hamma Chiekah to 20 years' imprisonment for the assassination of the Marquis de Mores. The public prosecutor asserted that the evidence against local functionaries failed to prove their involvement.
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Tunis
Marquis de Mores
Eli Klier
Hamma Chiekah
Mme. de Mores
Disbrow Held on Death Charge in Suffolk County
Grand jury in Suffolk County holds Louis A. Disbrow on a charge of causing the deaths of Clarence W. Foster and Dimple TM Lawrence at Good Ground on Long Island. Disbrow, jailed in Riverhead, is believed heir to about $50,000 from Hosea B. Perkins estate, who has just died.
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New York
Suffolk County
Clarence W. Foster
Lawrence
Good Ground
L. I
Louis A. Disbrow
Riverhead
Hosea B. Perkins
Drought Ties Exports to Corn Shortfall in 1902
Washington notes a $105 million drop in exports and $79 million rise in imports after the 1901 drought. Chief Austin says the result was anticipated and not alarming for future foreign trade. Livestock and grain surpluses, including corn and oats, drive the economy and feed use domestically, reducing exportable surplus.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Austin
Edward of England Crown Date Seen as Likely August Ninth
London reports confirm King Edward’s coronation around August 9 with doctors signaling stability. He walks with a stick, diet restrictions ease, and naval reviews set for Cowes and Buckingham Palace before Balmoral. Sir John Dimsdale foresees a London visit and Guildhall luncheon in October.
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London
Edward
Cowes
Jackies
Westminster Abbey
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral
John C. Dimsdale
Guildhall
Ames Brothers Go Resigns Amid Police Scandal
Minneapolis reports Mayor A A Ames resigning to take effect September 1 to avoid a special election. He also seeks his brother Colonel F W Ames to resign as chief of police. Police corruption scandal has driven grand jury and court action. Ames in failing health, may not return unless compelled.
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Minneapolis
A. A. Ames
West Baden
Ind
Common Council
F. W. Ames
Charles R. Hill
John Fichette
F. M. Powers
Alderman Powers
Ames
Trains Collision Near Elm Grove Reports Two Dead
A morning crash near Elm Grove Wisconsin between two Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul passenger trains left two dead and many injured. A wrecking train with surgeons was dispatched. officials cited a misinterpretation of orders and the absence of a night operator as factors.
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Elm Grove
Wis
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Rise of the American republic contrasted with ancient Rome
Editorials from Minneapolis Journal and New York News account compare early American farming life with modern wealth and progress. They condemn overwork among women and stress balanced work and rest. The piece lauds newspapers for informing public life and asserts press freedom supports a vigilant public.
Feminine Overwork and Restless Drive Fray
A wry social note discusses the idea that women never know when to stop and rest, noting how persistent labor leads to exhaustion. The piece reflects on gendered expectations and the pressure on women to sacrifice personal limits.
Pearl of Madrid In Enduring Folklore of Mme Patenotre
The former American Eleanor Elverson, now Mme Patenotre wife of the French ambassador to Madrid, is famed as the Pearl of Madrid. She charmed coronation crowds, hosted King Alfonso XIII, and speaks German French and Russian after a six month Madrid sojourn. She married Jules Patenotre in 1804 and moved to Madrid in 1897.
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Madrid
Mme
Patenotre
Alfonso XIII
Mine
Kingdom
Eleanor Elverson
Philadelphia Inquirer
Europe
Quaker City
Jules Patenotre
Washington
Emergency fire engine features praised by Eng company
An English firm presents a convenient emergency fire engine shown in the accompanying illustration. Engineering notes several commendable features.
The Press and Crime Classic Reflections on Sensational Reporting
The article argues against restricting press coverage of crime stating there is no fixed imitativeness law. It cites human curiosity and instinct to seek information, noting people study events regardless of sensational details and that moral courts cannot prevent such curiosity.
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Abel
Morality tale on platonic love myths and ruined homes
The Chicago Chronicle argues that an abundance of tragedies from affairs between married men and unmarried women reveals the dangers of the myth of platonic affection. It condemns libertine behavior, warns mothers against exposing daughters, and underscores social ruin when decorum is breached.
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Chicago Chronicle
Roosevelt’s Mayflower Yacht Remodeled for Personal Use
President Roosevelt’s official yacht the Mayflower has been largely rebuilt with over $50,000 spent on interior fittings to rival royal European yachts. The vessel, formerly Ogden Goelet’s property, was acquired during the Spanish American War and idle until now. It features six state rooms, silk hangings, fine woods, mosaics, and a chef capable kitchen and dining room staff ready for service at sea. The Mayflower displaces 2690 tons, uses twin screws, and delivers 4700 horsepower making it one of the fastest steam yachts afloat.
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Roosevelt
Hohenzollern
Ogden Goelet
Ambiguous three cylinder pump on truck with Cuban flag history
A three cylinder pump mounted on a truck runs on a petroleum motor ready for emergencies without steam. Tests ensured efficiency against flammable tires for Lone Star material. It notes Narcisco Lopez aiding Cuba in 1851 and Cuba’s 1868 flag origins linked to Puerto Principe and Santa Clara before the first constituent assembly adopted the flag.
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Lone Star
Narcisco Lopez
Cuba
Association
Cespedes
Puerto Principe
Santa Clara
Cuba’s Flag Origins Tied to 1850 Masonic Triangle
The Cuban republic flag predates the republic itself dating to about 1850 with a Masonic triangle. The red field symbolizes war and the three stripes denote three island divisions. White stripes merely separate the blue and the star in the red field echoes Texas lone star. In New Orleans the Association of the
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Cuba
Cuban Republic
Republic
United States
Lone Star of
Texas
New Orleans
Association of
Train halted by caterpillars near Rheims France
A railway train was stopped near Rheims by falling caterpillars that made the rails pasty and slippery until cinders were scattered on them. The piece notes how neglect of small nuisances can oppress people and ends with a line about people wishing to eat all they could bite.
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Rheims
Frante
The Only Safe Place for Sailors on Ocean Life
A New York Sun feature tells of a Maine sailor who has not set foot ashore for ten years. He lives aboard the vessel Even in winter and argues that life at sea is safer than life on land where trains fires and murders are reported in the papers. He intends to go down with his ship and die on deck when Gabriel sounds the horn.
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Seven Hills
America
Minneapolis Journal
New York News
Satan
Eve
Adam
Garden of Eden
Noah
Ararat
Atlanta Constitution
New York Sun
Jake
Oakum
Gabriel
Redeeming Mutilated Money by Treasury Experts
Treasury Department experts handle mutilated bills with a glass grid to decide redemption. They require at least three fifths of a bill and can reconstruct charred or gnawed notes using reference models. Mrs Brown leads a female team who salvaged four fifty dollar bills from charred pieces sent from Philadelphia.
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Department
Treasury
Treasury Department
Pretended Deafness Used to Foil Paris Draft
Six men in Paris attempted to dodge conscription by feigning deafness but were exposed. One was told he could wander the barracks yard where a stone paving area lay. A coin dropped behind him and its jingle drew his attention, a trick repeated successfully on the others. Men overestimate their capacity until they have too much.
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Tracy Once More
Oregon
Landmark
Stevens House
DE Mores
West
Disbrow
Edward OF
England
Ames Brothers
Wisconsin
the Press and Crime
President Roosevelt
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