Roosevelt endorses Carnegie spelling reform for official documents
Oyster Bay reports President Roosevelt adopts the Carnegie reform spelling, ordering the White House and its public printer to use simplified spellings on official documents and correspondence. The list includes words such as thru for through and though, with the plan expanding as new reforms are added.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
White House
Spelling Reform Committee
Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Loet
Washington
Jestful List of Obscure Word Pairs and Fragments
A compiled snippet presents paired word fragments and near-variants such as Fibas with Fist, Gazel levtin, Gypsy, Gloze, and Glycarin, plus a chain of odd terms like Theuout and Thornfare. The list tests spelling, phonetics, and potential OCR noise, ending with varied items including Wagon, Whisky, Wrapt, and Woolen.
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Fibas
Fist
Wiaver
Tutt
Polness
Gloze
Gram
Gript
Harhor
Marken
Heart
Hernatin
Hiccup
Hack
Depositors Storm Defunct Milwaukee Avenue Bank
About 6,900 people gathered at daybreak around the ruined Milwaukee Avenue bank in Chicago to claim the 20 percent payout arranged for 6,000 of the 22,000 depositors. Police struggled to maintain order as crowds spoke Bohemian Polish Norwegian and Tri lian. The receiver planned similar payments for the next day to another 6,000.
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Chicago
Alig
Millwaukee Avenue
Fether
First Rival Emerges Against Corn Products Trust
Western Glucose company forms in Maine as the first rival to the seven month old Corn Products Trust. It plans a 10,000 bushels per day plant at Robey Indiana with 2.4 million dollars capital, and lists officers including L. B. Scully and F. C. Letts. The independent group says operation will begin within a year.
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New York
Maine
Western Glucose Company
Robey
Ind
New York Glucose Company
Warner Sugar Refining Company
St. Louis Glucose Company
Cereal Sugar Company
Corn Products Company
National Starch Company
Philip J. Saenger
Hilh
IL. B. Scully
F. C. Letts
C. B. Shedden
W. EB. O'Neill
Daniel RB
Scully
Cc. Letts
O'Neill
F. A. Shedden
H. Spencer
Philip A. Spencer
Pulliam Reinstates M Graw After Suspension
New York August 27 President Pulliam confirmed the suspension of New York National League manager John McGraw, approved umpire Johnstone's action, and stated McGraw used the most villainous language he had ever heard. He added he cannot reveal evidence, citing U S laws and stock safeguards, but affirmed the penalty.
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Muggsy
New York
McGraw
Pulliam
Johnstona
Chicago
Polo Grounds
ABC
Johnstone
United States
Anthony Comstock
Railroad officials vow to obey law and act on convention
Parrott, VP of Georgia Southern and Florida Railway, reports a convention of executives, traffic officials, and legal reps from rail and steamship lines serving the south of the Potomac to the Mississippi, promising adherence to law and to cautious administration of their properties as advised by the law committee.
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New York
Ibf. Parrott
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company
Potomay
Ohio Rivers
Mississippi River
Law Committee
Battles in Cuba as unrest rises and U S eyed
Havana reports insurgent pressure near San Juan hill as Pind Guerra moves to seize Suances. Rumors claim President Palma was confined in the Havanta palace, with worsening conditions across Santa Clara, Matanzas, and Guanajay as people vanish and many seek rebels. The Gussle carries tobacco from Havana.
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San Juan Hill
Ascay
Guanajay
Quake Strikes Chile City Amid Devastation and Epidemic Fear
Severe shocks hit Santiago and Valparaiso as aftershocks continue. Reports say at least 100 robbers shot during chaos, about 700 bodies buried, and unsanitary conditions threaten an epidemic. Ten thousand workers clear ruins. a child survives in a barrel. Food controls prevent price gouging amid crisis.
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Santiago
Valnarnizc
Priess
Valparaiso
Former friends in financial feud rent lawsuit beyond bounds
Miss Norma Munro sues Mrs Leelie Garter Payne over unpaid rent in a strained dispute dated August twenty seventh from New York. The feuding former friends appear in court as the case unfolds with potential financial restore and accountability at stake between the two women.
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Leelie Garter Payne
Norma Munro
New York
Norma
Munro
Fifty-ninth Street
Leslie Carter Payne
Lesie Carter
Gsession
Artress
Tory
Henrietta I. Munro
Cuba turmoil and US role loom in Havana crisis
Havana reports describe insurgent gains in Santa Clara and Pinard del Rio threats, with Guer ra massing to seize the capital. US influence looms as both mediator and protector of American interests, amid party friction and calls for peace.
Salton Sea to Stabilize as Colorado River Reopens
San Francisco officials report the Salton sea in the Colorado desert rising less than an inch daily. They anticipate weeks of work on a plan to restore the Colorado river to its old channel at a cost to the company. Engineers say the river can be redirected from the old channel where the Salton sea sits thirty feet deep.
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Southern Pacific
Colorado River
San Francisco
Salton Sea
Colorado Desert
Mene Wh An
Tate
Saft Stort
Washington cost of living and wages under Uncle Sam
Washington August 27. The exact cost of the last session of Congress is put at just over 400 million dollars. Despite economy, a billion-dollar era looms and a two-billion Congress may be reached next session. Government salaries rose little, with only 68 percent of positions receiving increases, while private sector wages rose about 18 percent over ten years. About 35,000 federal workers live in Washington, making it one of the nation's most expensive places to live. Unmarried government workers rise, and high rates of shark lending persist in the capital as Uncle Sam remains a strict taskmaster.
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Havana
United States
Republic
Far East
Guatamala
San Salvador
Liberal Party
Washington, D. C
Appropriations Committees
Senate
Congress
Sam
Army
Navy
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington
New York
Nova Scotia Senator Lovitt Arrested In Bank Scandal
Nova Scotia liberal leader Senator John Lovitt, former president of the Bank of Yarmouth, is arrested on charges of submitting false returns about the bank’s condition before its 1905 failure. A. Crowell, bank vice president, is also charged. receiver A Stavert finds irregularities after taking charge.
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Yarmouth
N. S
John Lovitt
Liberal Party of
Nova Scotia
Lovitt
Bank of
Finance Department
W. H. Redding & Sons
Senate
Ottawa
A. Stavert
Bank of New Brunswick
Stavert
No Tips Says Shaw Declares No Bond Purchase Planned
In a Washington dispatch Secretary Shaw denied rumors he would buy government bonds. He said there will be no tips or advance information, and any future action would be announced when he deems it best. He urged calm and noted rumors were persistent but unfounded.
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Washington
Shaw
Pirates disrupt river trade near Hong Kong Canton
Victoria reports piracy on the Weet river between Hongkong and Canton after an attack on the Sea Burma. Dr McDonald was killed, Captain Joslyn and five others wounded, with further assaults on allied ships as pirates renewed raids, harming foreign commerce.
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Victoria
B. C
Aus
Orient
Weet River
Hongkong
Canton
Burma
McDonald
Joslyn
Flea Plague Sweeps Washington Capital
Washington swarms with fleas across the capital from Anacostia flats to Chevy Chase. The infestation touches the White House, Treasury, and Supreme Court as scientists seek remedies including hydrocyanic acid vapor while urging caution. Pets spread eggs that hatch indoors, and officials advise daily brushing, restricted sleeping areas, and ammonia for bites amid a damp summer.
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Washington, D
Washington
Anacostia
Chevy Chase
House
Denale
Supreme Court
Capitol
White House
Treasury
State
Navy
Mt. Pleasant
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Wnttla
Theureau of Entomology
Iowan to Disburse 2,000,000 Fund
Paul MacLean, formerly Creston Gazette editor, is named disbursing officer in charge of about 2 million dollars from government funds for the Jamestown exposition. Appointed under Secretary Bhaw, salary 3,500. He previously worked as a public agent with the Panama Canal commission, later resigning to take the Treasury post in Washington. His headquarters will be in Washington.
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New York
Rinyang
Retramp
Gaines
Havana
Morog Campos Margell
Pinay del Rio
Jose Miguel Gomez
Fallang
Agence
Washington, D. C
Paul MacLean
Creston’ Gazette
Bhaw
MacLean
Panama Canal Commission
States
Iowa
Washington
Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Arrester for Bigamy Charged in Chicago Normal Scene
Aug 2 Chirag reports arrest on bigamy charges involving Professor Charla Frye once linked to Chicago normal school. Authorities say Frye faced legal action amid a confidential investigation, details limited as case proceeds.
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Chirag
Charla Frye
Chicago Normal
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