Battleship Fleet Arrives in Auckland for Holiday Visit
Sixteen US Atlantic Fleet battleships arrived in Auckland after a 38 day voyage from San Francisco, anchored in two columns near the city. Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry and staff went ashore to meet Governor Lord Plunkett and Consul General Prickitt, with flags and bunting decorating Queen Street as locals greet the visitors.
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Auckland
United States Atlantic Fleet
Charles S. Sperry
San Francisco
Honolulu
Powerful
Encounter
Pioneer
Sperry
Lord Plunkitt
New Zealand
William A. Prickitt
Prickitt
Connecticut
Queen Street
Great Britain
Kinney Will Bequeaths Estate To Former Fiancée
In Los Angeles a tale unfolds of Mollie Morrill and Alfred Kinney once betrothed. Kinney’s Nevada trip separated them. Mollie married Frank Wagner who died. Kinney’s sister dies and leaves a will that gives Mollie Wagner the $35,000 estate, prompting the dressmaker to remove her sign from the shop.
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Los Angeles
Mollie Morrill
Alfred Kinney
Kinney
Mollie
Nevada
Frank Wagner
Hughes Problem Up to Roosevelt
President Roosevelt faces a tough choice over supporting Governor Hughes as New York Republicans struggle with the nomination. The leader in Oyster Bay is pressed to decide, with party leaders in a quandary about the GOP candidate.
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New York
Roosevelt
Hughes
United States
New York State
Republican Party
Oyster Bay
Lots at Roosevelt Beach Sold Quickly
Real estate ad states over 200 lots sold with financing at $1.00 down and $1.00 a week. Seller Will Lanning lists context at 116 South 6 Street.
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Will Lanning
South
President in Turmoil as Hitchcock Plans Taft Consult
The President remains in turmoil while Chairman Hitchcock travels to Hot Springs to confer with Taft. The talks follow a conference between the President and Hitchcock as the political situation intensifies.
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Hitchcock
Hot Spring
Taft
Soldiers Die of Dysentery at Camp Emmett Crawford
Three soldiers of the 21st Infantry U S A are dead from dysentery at Camp Emmett Crawford Rock Creek Wyoming Aug 11 with others in the same regiment ill from typhoid fever. Poor water is blamed and the fallen were shipped to Fort Logan. Receivers take flour mills.
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Rock Creek
Wyo
21St Infantry
Camp Emmett Crawford
Fort Logan
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Milling seeks receivership
In Minneapolis on August 11 the Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Milling Company asked the Federal District Court to appoint receivers as it reorganizes. The court named C Pillsbury Jr A C Loring and A C Cobb to supervise. Banks and J S Pillsbury filed the petition. Business will continue, with over 5 million in unsecured debt and 9 million total liabilities. The company lists 15 million in property value and 3.5 million in liquid assets.
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Minneapolis
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Milling Company
Federal District Court
Pillsbury
Charles A. Pillsbury
A. C. Loring
North-Western Consolidated Milling Company
A. C. Cobb
North- Western National Bank
First National Bank
Swedish-American National Bank
Second National Bank of St. Paul
J. S. Pillsbury
Minnesota
Wife's Letters Starts Row In Los Angeles
Alexander Garland claiming to be a Peruvian legation secretary and his wife Mrs Louiz Garland were jailed for disturbing the peace and later released on bail supplied by Mexican Consul Antonio Lozano. The dispute began over letters believed to be from prominent Washington figures. Mrs Garland posted 50 dollars bail at the central police station and refused to aid her husband who stayed in jail overnight.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander Garland
Washington
Louiz Garland
Antonio Lozano
Garlands
Garland
Central Police Station
Quiet statements amid domestic discord in Los Angeles
Senor Lozano posted bail for a young man while Garland kept silent on the marital rift. Garland, reluctant to harm his wife’s reputation, noted she is Attorney-General Bonaparte’s niece and a well known East figure. He recalled serving as secretary of the Peruvian legation until a suspension following a dispute with Colonel Charles A. Edwards, which left him hospitalized.
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Los Angeles
Lozano
Garland
Bonaparte
Washington
Charles A. Edwards
Japanese Will Not Take Places In Canadian Pacific Strike
Winnipeg Aug 11 No settlement signs appear in the Canadian Pacific railway strike. Manager McVey says attempts to hire Japanese for points west fail as many decline after learning they would replace strikers. Strikers remain in good humor with a month's pay due August 15 and over 1 500 000 to be paid that day. Pickets keep strict instructions not to clash with workers or guards.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
McVey
Here
Prisoner becomes heir after jail spell in Victoria
In Victoria British Columbia Aug 11 Alfred Arthur Johnson known as A Stanley after ten days in jail for failing to pay a $6 fine for drunkenness inherited a fortune of 20000 pounds from his father.
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Victoria
B. C
Dunkenness
Alfred Arthur Johnson
A. Stanley
Hearst Independence party plans statewide ticket in Kansas
notices of political strategy in Topeka with a Cava containing 2500 voter names. quips from Philadelphia Record Atchison Globe and Life mirror public sentiment. jokes about wealth and crime cite Hasrock and others.
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Topeka
Kan
Hearst Independence Party
Kansas
Portland Markets Wheat and related prices reported
Portland markets list grain prices for wheat including Club red Russian and bluestem at fractions of a dollar, barley feed and rolled at 23.50 and 26.27, oats No 1 white 26.50, hay values for Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon, butter eggs hops wool and mohair at various cents per unit.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Commodity Prices Across Washington and Oregon Markets
Readable market list shows prices for feed grains hay and straw including wheat bluestem oats and Barley with per ton figures and regional notes for Pacific Northwest. Dairy and egg prices listed from Washington creamery Oregon ranch and local selections with per dozen rates.
Bond of sympathy labeled as poor investment
Ostend Pa. The quote argues that a bond of sympathy is a poor investment, claiming it never draws interest from the public according to a St. Louis Republic remark. It reflects a skeptical view on charitable or symbolic bonds lacking tangible benefit.
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Ostend
St. Louis Republic
Shoeblack Poet Praised for Polished Verse
The Boston Post notes the rising shoeblack poet writes with notable polish and acclaim. Critics remark on refined meter and vivid imagery, signaling growing popularity and literary merit in contemporary verse.
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Boston Post
Impolite encounter with a dog during playtime
A narrator recalls a playful yet rough interaction with a large dog that turned problematic when the animal knocked them down and attempted to sit on them, despite promises of good behavior. The scene is described from a domestic reading of a child care book excerpt.
The Main Thing Reveals Social Strife at Home
A brief dialogue shows Mrs Nuritch and Mr Nuritch arguing over Mrs Swellman. Mrs Nuritch insists she is noticed by others while Mr Nuritch downplays the issue, highlighting domestic tension.
Accommodating husband paints to spouse’s taste
A husband paints his house to please his wife while neighbors across the street, who suspect his motives, quip that his order must reflect he had a drink. The verse captures domestic diplomacy and small town rumor in light verse style.
Professional cards noting multiple doctors and offices
A compilation of professional cards lists offices in Crowther Wooding block and Aberdeen Koehler Block. Doctors include B N MacLafferty M D Havin MacLafferty M D obstetrics gynecology and specialists in eye ear nose throat with hours across morning afternoon and evening.
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B.N. Maclafferty
Havin Maclafferty
Koehler
Local Attorneys Practice in State and Federal Courts
J. C. Cross Attorney at Law will practice in state and federal courts from Wishkah Block at the corner of Wishkah Streets. E. H. Fox operates in Lumber Exchange Rooms 10 and 11. Ben Sheeks in Dabney Block Room 7.
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Wishkah Block
Corner 6
Wishkah Streets
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Vessels
Holi
Stars and
Stripes
Rear Admiral Sperry
Schilling
Roosevelt Beach
Pillsbury-Washburn Company
Hearst
Philadelphia Record
Atchison Globe
Hasrock
Philadelphia Inquirer
Portland
Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington Creamery
Oregon Ranch
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
Heron Streets
Physicians and Surgeons
DR. McNiven
J. C. Cross
E. H. Fox
Ben Sheeks
Room
Dabney Bock
Austin M. Wade
Aberdeen, Wash
Counnea
Seventh Street
Washington, D.C
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