Prohibition Sweeps the South and North States Alike
A Chicago report traces a broad Prohibition wave across the South and border states. It notes rising local options and total prohibitions in Texas Tennessee Virginia North Carolina Kentucky Georgia and Arkansas, with many counties moving toward statewide or constitutional bans. The piece highlights racial fears driving policy and cites figures on saloon counts and enforcement in several states. Prohibition progress is shown as uneven but widespread, including local option gains and county-level total bans.
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Prohibition National Committee
Texas
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Georgia
Aldimiat
Mississippi
Richmond
Hquer
Arkitnsae
Leenge
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Louisiana
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
New York Bridge Firms Fail Amid Market Slump
July 27 in New York the stock market fell further as W. L. Stow & Co. suspended operations and soon after Talbot J. Taylor & Co. announced failure. The two firms were major brokerage houses tied to prominent figures including James B. Keene.
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W. L. Stow & Co
Talbot J. Taylor & Co
James BR. Keene
Title to an Earldom Denied to Organ Grinder Claimant
London July 27 The Lords Privileges Committee ruled against William Warneur Paulett a former London organ grinder in his bid for the earldom of Paulett and its estate. The decision hinged on legitimacy evidence and property not vested in the claimant with the Earl’s son William John Paulett named as heir though still a minor.
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Thomas Paulect
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Willam John Jydzton Paulett
Overthrow of Venezuelan Rebels Declared a Great Victory
Official report from Caracas dated July 27 describes the recapture of Ciudad Bolivar after a fifty hour battle begun July 19. It lists 1,500 killed or wounded, the death of General Henrique Urdanetta, and captures including 28 generals and 61 colonels, plus 3,000 Mausers, six field guns, and 2,000 cartridges. The report notes the escape of Ferrara and other conspirators.
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Ciudad Bolivar
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Castro
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Bolivar
Henrique Urdanetta
Aurelio Valpueno
Holande
Guzman
Vasquez
McDonalda
Luigi Saraway
Lberty
Ferrara
Vincente Gomez
Congregation Eyes Call to Deliver Funeral Oration
The congregation of cardinals plans to invite Manati nor Calli to deliver the funeral oration for the late pope as Leo's successor is chosen. Appointments remain tentative with officials not yet informed, and health issues slow formal decisions.
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O'Connell
Catholic University At
Washington
Rome
Carding Gibbons
Monsignor Ocannell
Chiardinal Satelli
Cardips
Thame
Funeral of Archbishop Kateer Draws Wisconsin Elite
The Archbishop Thederick Xavier Kateer funeral in Milwaukee featured elaborate rites at St. John’s Cathedral. Attending dignitaries included Archbishops Ireland and Quigley, numerous bishops, about 400 priests and 400 sisters, plus Gov. Lalollette, Mayor Rose, and city officials. Bishop Schwebach presided with Bishop Tienneasy delivering the sermon. Interment was in St. Francis cemetery.
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Milwaukee
Thederick Xavier Kateer
St. John's
Ireland Ad Quigley
Lalollette
Rose
Schwebach
LaCrosse
Offiehiting
Tienneasy
Wichita, Kun
Hemmins
St. Francis Cemetery
Native Priesthood to Grow in Philippine Islands
President Roosevelt received Bishop Hendrick and ex-secretary Tracy as plans advance to build a native priesthood in the Philippines. Four American bishops will help educate Filipino clergy, with seminaries and overseas training to align Catholic leadership with U.S. methods. Moody discussed navy expansion and summer maneuvers during the visit.
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Cenjamin Tracy
Thomas Augustine Hendrick
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Cebu
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Hendricks
Edward Wattman
Twentieth
United States Infantry
Catholic University At
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United States
Navy
Moody
Sagamore Hill
Convicts Revolt at Cole City Georgia Mine
Georgia convicts leased to Georgia Iron and Coal Company at Cole City Georgia revolted yesterday afternoon over a harsh punishment. Guards attempted to restore order and two black inmates were fatally wounded. About 145 prisoners barricaded themselves, defying guards as shift changes occurred. State Warden Moore was alerted and headed toward Cole City.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
State of Georgia
Georgia Iron and A Coal Company
Cole City
Moore
Uty
View of Dead Pope as Cardinals Name Conclave Committees
Rome observers describe the July 25 solemn funeral scenes at St Peter's with Pope Leo XIII lying in state and crowds filing past. Cardinals Casali Mincehi and Della Volpe form a conclave committee while two doctors and a druggist are to attend the cardinals in seclusion. Cardinal Greglia bears duties amid heightened security and new arrivals Syanipa and Boschi join the sacred college as church state relations appear strained but orderly.
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Della Volpe
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Apostolic Chancellery
Greglia
Cardinal Greglia
Sacred College
Domenico Syanipa
Bologna
Giulio Boschi
Ferrara
Leo
Oreghi
Death of His Holiness Prompt Cardinal Rampolla Message
Rome july 23 john way secretary of state washington conveys heartfelt sympathy from the president on the death of the pope. the sacred college expresses deep sincere enfilade for such a noble manifestation. (signed) m cardinal rampolla.
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Rome
John Way
Washington
Sacred College
M. Cardinal Rampolla
The Popes Will Leaves All to Church
The Pope Leo XII’s will, opened by the College of Cardinals, leaves all he owned to the church with small gifts to family and physicians. View of the pope’s body continues in St Peter’s Basilica despite heat and rapid decay. The will spans thirty six pages in Leo XII’s handwriting and details personal bequests.
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His Horse a Ringer Farley Surrendered to Police
Farley, once barred by the Detroit Jockey Club for alleged ringing, walked into Chicago police custody after a fugitive Michigan warrant. Judge Chetlain set next Thursday for his preliminary hearing as authorities seek to prove he fraudulently entered Aimless in a Detroit race.
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Chetlain
Sarah Black
Detroit
Kentucky Parson Fires Fight Ends in Killings at Liberty
Middleburg Kentucky July incident reports Reverend Lee Martin of Linnie Casey County who after a quarrel with Fitia Woods and her son fatally shot Woods and wounded the son. He was arrested and jailed in Liberty then joined the prisoners in prayer at the jailhouse meal.
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USED UNION LABEL Fraud Guilty and Bail Set in Cigar Case
Charles W. Salomon was found guilty in a New York court of counterfeiting the union cigar label and ordered to pay a 5000 fee. He was then held on $1000 bail for an August 4 arraignment on charges of substituting forged bottoms in Pennsylvania made cigar boxes to imply Key West origin. Secret Service reports about half a million cigars distributed nationwide under Salomon’s ownership from Key West and Red Ton factories.
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Charles W. Salomon
Foar Tobacco
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Union
United States
Shields
John W. Sinneal
Pennsylvania
Key West
Salomon
Secret Service
Red Tton
Union Man Fires at Walker, Wounding Tor Mentor
In Chicago on July 25 Adolph Ehmen of Charles Ehmen & Co mantel makers shot and seriously wounded Robert Kuter, a tor mentor, after jeers from union workers as he guarded non-union employees. Ehmen was immediately arrested.
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Chicago
Adolph Ehmen
Charles Ehmen & Co
Robert Kuter
Ice Trust in Chicago Controls City Ice Supply
Chicago faced a possible ice market squeeze as the Knickerbocker Ice Company and other firms allegedly coordinated price hikes. Officials said conspiracy indictments depend on evidence and the reach of the conspiracy act, noting the firm’s expanding control could shield it from prosecution.
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Ice Trust
Ice Comission
Edgar KK. Tolman
Howard O. Sprogte
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Sprogle
Illinois
Knickerbocker Company
Hedges Admits False Oaths Over Diary Loophole
The case centers on Charles Wedges a postal service official accused of falsifying diary entries to claim per diem while away from headquarters. He contends the false entries were necessary to secure pay and defends his actions as part of his duties during a period when typhoid fever affected the department.
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Bogus Certificates in Europe Fraud Emigration Probe
Philadelphia officials report a government investigation into bogus naturalization papers sold to immigrants arriving in the United States. Secret service and immigration authorities note printed counterfeit forms enabling claimed United States citizenship and eligibility for city contracts and jobs. Officials cite a surge in Atlantic seaboard emigration, with Philadelphia accepting about 27,000 immigrants in the last year, up from 10,000 in 1902, most of which is attributed to fake papers.
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Sansome Street
Allong
Steamer Waverly Sinks After Collision Near Harbor Beach
A Lake Michigan collision early today sank the steamer Waverly five miles below Harbor Beach Michigan. The Waverly crew escaped to the schooner Crosthwaite which the Waverly had in tow and all were saved.
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Waverly
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A Small Naval War On An Atlantic Liner
Americans and Irish aboard a Liverpool to New York liner clashed with English travelers on July 4. A planned speech by J Power Dunellan sparked anti English sentiment, leading to a near riot as English passengers jeered and a combat of acts and insults spilled from the saloon to the deck under patrol by officers and stewards.
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Liverpool
Irigy
J. Power Dunellan
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Denellan
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Fgngland
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America
Ireland
Purser ' Russell
Japan Plans Delayed War Response to Manchuria
London July 27 Japan vows to observe waiting policy with Russia and urge China to honor assurances on Manchuria. Official says war talk is an invention and no plan to act untilOctober when Manchuria evacuation issue may prompt action. Russia regrets misinterpretation about ports and insists it will fully meet pledges to allow China to observe Hay’s assurances.
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Prince Ching
Forsien
Mhister Conger
Washington
Hay
Markets Report From Sioux City and Surrounding Bourses
Sioux City live stock prices across hogs cattle and calves at several yards, with figures for heavy and light hogs and stockers. Chicago hogs and cattle markets show steady to easy trends, with receipts around 14 000 hogs and 2 000 cattle. South Omaha and Kansas City quotes provide regional comparisons for cattle hogs and sheep, including prices for native and western cattle, stockers, feed, and lambs.
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Sioux City
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Beeven
Kansas City
Texas
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Grain Market Quotes From Chicago And Minneapolis
Grain and Provisions reports show cash quotes across flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley in Chicago with prices for No. 2 and No. 1 grades, Timothy and Glovers Seed, and pork, lard, shoulders and sides. Butter, eggs and cheese markets also noted with minor shifts. Minneapolis cash closes list assorted wheat rye flax and fat content figures.
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