Soft Coal Men Conference Calls for July Rally
President Mitchell issues call for a joint convention of hard and soft coal miners in Indianapolis on July 17 to plan a sympathetic strike of 300000 soft coal miners. The move aims to support anthracite miners and could halt virtually all US coal output, risking a national industry crisis.
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United States
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Pacific Northwest
Mine Workers of America
Riots Erupt as Paterson Silk Dyers Strike Spreads
In Paterson New Jersey after five weeks on strike 5000 workers gathered for a mass meeting. About 100 squads visited silk mills provoking a riot with smashed windows and gunfire. One officer and a bystander were badly wounded as police fought to restore order.
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Paterson
Rotten navy administration criticised in Commons debate
London June 21 Rear Admiral Charles Beresford condemned the navy as rotten and inefficient in the house of commons during navy estimates discussions. He warned that Treasury control and lack of a separate board hindered fleet readiness while Britain lags in reserves and armament compared with the United States and France.
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London
House of Commons
Chas, Beresford
Lord Beresford
Great Britain
United States
France
Admiralty
Treasury
William Vernon Harcourt
Cabinet approves sending warships to protect citizens
The Washington cabinet discussed Venezuela matters and decided to dispatch one or two warships at once toLa Guayra to safeguard American citizens. The Cincinnati and Topeka, stationed at San Juan, Puerto Rico, are expected to be sent immediately to Guyana.
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Washington
Venezuela
la Cuyvara
Cincinnati
Topeka
San Juan
P. Re
Tat Guyura
Forest Fire Rages Along Green River Valley Near Hot Springs
A spark from a passing engine started a vast blaze one mile west of Lester, fanned by a strong east wind. Within 24 hours the fire darkened 20 miles of Cascades, destroying Dean's camp and Morgan logging camp, reaching Kaggle gorge, with Page Lumber Camp ruined and 125 workers left jobless. No lives lost. railroad crews valiantly fought the flames as the Burlington train barely escaped through Canton.
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Hot Springs
Green River
Lester
Cascades
Kloeber
Tacoma
Dean
Morgan
Maywood
Kaggle Gorge
Here
Page Lumber Company
Green River Hot Springs
Page
Burlington
Northern Pacific Railway
Canton
Conference on Cuban reciprocity ends without action
In Washington on June 19 a Republican Senate conference on Cuban reciprocity adjourned without an agreed measure. Seventeen senators voiced unanimous opposition to reducing the Cuban sugar duty while Platt and Spooner led allied efforts to win beet sugar support, leaving opponents unconvinced and no decision reached.
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Washington
Platt
Connecticut
Spooner
Wisconsin
Friends of Cuban
Oklahoma City Land Dispute Ends In Fatal Shooting
In Oklahoma City Oklahoma Territory W Johnson vice president of Clas son Real Estate Company and Cuban Rough Riders veteran was shot dead by W T McMichael over a land homestead contest in Woodhill addition. Brown editor of Times Journal fired five shots in defense but none hit. McMichael wounded fatally. Miller and Brown arrested. The property valued at about $140000.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
W Johnson
Classon Real Estate Company
Rough Riders
W. T. McMichael
E. Brown
Times-Journal
McMichael
Johnson
Brown
Woodhiwn Addition
Washington
Maine Democrats nominate Gould for governor at Bangor convention
The Democratic state convention in Bangor nominates W. S. Gould of Skowhegan for governor. The platform denounces imperialism in Cuba and the Philippines and asserts that Cuban liberty was won by the Democrats and should extend to the Philippines.
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Bangor
Democratic State Convention
W. S. Gould
Skowhegan
Spain
Cuba
America
Great Britain
South Africa
Philippines
Democratic Party
Carlist Chiefs to Recognize Alfonso in Barcelona Meeting
A Madrid dispatch to the Daily Express reports Carlist leaders will meet in Barcelona to decide recognizing Alfonso as Spain's lawful king and renouncing further uprisings.
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London
Jane
Daily Express
Madrid
Barcelona
Alfonso
Spain
Short Story of Shorty and the Short Family
A humorous tale told by Uncle Vance about a boy named Shorty who loved short things and struggled with the word short in spelling class. He overcomes his difficulty, excels in baseball, and learns there is no short cut to knowledge, ending with the children clapping at the brief, playful tale.
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Uncle Vance
Shorty
Little Shorty
Short
Mamma Shorty
Big Sister
Water rat swimming studied in Germany pictures show hunting pace
In Germany researchers study how the water rat swims, producing images of its movements when at ease and when pursued. The article notes the creature glides calmly while seeking prey but begins alert behavior as danger approaches.
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Germany
Water Rats Swim Swiftly When Threatened
The passage describes water rats and other near water rodents as skilled swimmers, able to evade predators. It notes the difficulty of photographing swimming water rats, and references a pirate poem excerpt from St. Nicholas.
Delicacy of Smell Tested by Dilution Series
Experiments measured human sense of smell by preparing five substance series with each solution half the strength of the previous one. The series were extended by successive dilutions until odors could not be detected. The order of the bottles containing these solutions was completed.
Sex difference in sense of smell shown by apothecaries
An experiment tested equal numbers of male and female observers from apothecaries’ shops on identifying odors. Males detected nitrate of amyl at 1 to 83 000 parts water while females needed 1 to 311 000. Winter green oil showed similar results, prompting the magazine to declare a striking male superiority in smell discernment.
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Gentleman's Magazine
Do It Yourself Maxim on Self-Reliance for Boys
A moral exhortation explains that a boy who always seeks others to do his tasks will lack independence as an adult. True success comes from push energy and pride to do what one is capable of doing without help. It advises avoiding assistance unless it is absolutely necessary.
Drum Noise Mystery in Child Dialogue Caper
A playful exchange between children centers on a drum sound and a parent’s discovery. Little Bobbie admits the noise came from him after Little Ellis prompts discovery, illustrating a simple domestic moment.
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Papa
Bobbie
Ellis
Skin Off a Letter Ends in a Grim Remark
In a brief anecdote a 38 year old girl named Stella tells her aunt the envelope has shed its skin as she hands it back. The quip carries a macabre humor about a letter and its outer skin.
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Stella
Tommy Knew What He Was Doing
A humorous exchange between siblings features 5 year old Tommie explaining prayer for a bicycle. He quips that God isn’t deaf but that papa can’t hear very well, delivering a light family moment.
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Tommy
Tommie
Papa
Tailors and the search for the ideal physical figure
A physical culture advocate cites measurements of a perfectly proportioned man and notes tailors’ records would rarely show such figures. He argues real people deviate, with many below ideal proportions, and describes physical culture aiming to approach balanced, ideal measurements.
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Fourman
New Orleans ‘Times-Herald
Physical Culture
First Consul’s Steam Carriage Idea in 1800s France
The article notes early motor carriage concepts predating English cars. It mentions Napoleon’s era and the French inventor Aignot who claimed steam propulsion for carriages. Aignot reportedly received a government pension of one thousand francs to avoid poverty.
Now a King in Fact Threatening Spain's Young Ruler
The article portrays Alfonso XIII as the monarch heir who has seized the scepter, with his regent mother facing political strife. It notes the boy king’s strong training, multilingual ability, and military education, and states there is no coronation in Spain with the oath taken in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Spain
Alfonso XIII
Chamber of Deputies
Alfonso
United States
Sle
Alfonso XII
Spain’s Queen Regent Guides a Tumultuous Nation
In Spain the political climate grows darker amid war weariness and rising socialist and revolutionary sentiment. Queen Regent Maria Christina reshapes her son Alfonso XIII for kingship while loyalists and republicans threaten stability. St Lucia’s Sulphur Mountain rises with an extinct volcano and a historic but failed sanitarium built by Louis XIV.
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St. Lucia
Martinique
France
Louis XIV
What If You Could Never Be Mine
A couple sits in a parlor as a man questions his true feelings and contemplates breaking news. He doubts whether his love measures up to the ideal and fears the cost of ending the relationship. She hints at leverage from his letters to keep him honest.
Demographic Split of Minnesota Mine Workers
The article states that about 40 percent of miners are Finnish, another 40 percent Hungarian, around 5 percent Italian, with the remainder consisting of Americans Germans French Scotch Welsh and Cornish. The text emphasizes the diverse origins of the mining workforce.
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Minnesota
The Paper Fish Toy
A simple paper fish floats by an oil drop mechanism. Cut a round center hole with a narrow tail channel. Oil spreads on water through the channel, expanding and pushing the fish forward for a notable period.
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Maine
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