Telegraph Briefs Range From Banks to Princely Riches
Savinga deposits in Chicago banks exceed 100 million with over 22 million in a year. Carnegie gifts 100 thousand to Hamilton College. America’s squadron heads to Lisbon after England tour. Kansas watermelon crop damaged by floods. Cleveland family to Gray Gables for summer, return Oct 1. Savage owns Dan Patch Directum rejects 92 thousand offer. Denmark's Crown Princess richest in Europe. Oregon Episcopal change name proposals. Randolph lineage claims Pocahontas ancestry. St Louis to get statue of Pierre Laclede as captain. Crown Prince of Sweden seeks funds to sell Stockholm palace. Diaz to attend Fourth of July Mexico City celebration. Roosevelt opens Pacific cable to the Philippines. Taft replies. Condolence from Juan Barrios on Topeka Gainesville disasters. Holland leads tobacco use per capita. U S follows. Senator Clark plans grand Washington home. Walsh residence preps first. Hazard’s pavilion leased for Methodist conference in 1914. Navy to enlist electricians for wireless telegraph at 20 dollars monthly. Ottl to read Wagner at Metropolitan. Baden grand duke grants six months leave. Korea reports troop movements near Yalu.
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Chicago
Stryke
Hamilton College
Andrew Carnegie
America
England
Lisbon
Kansas
Cleveland
Princeton
Gray Gables
Bugzard's Bay
M. W. Savage
Dan Patch
Directum
W. W. Gentry
Crown Princess of
Denmark
Paria
Europe
Protestant Episcopal Church
Diocese of
Oregon
George Madison Randolph
St. Laws
John Rolfe
St. Louis
Pierre Laclede
New Orleans
Crown Prince
Sweden
Btockholm
Riksdag
Diaz
Mexico City
Dias
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Pacific
Philippine Islands
Taft
Leslie Comb
United States
Guatemala
State Department
Juan Barrios
Topeka
Gainesville
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Austria
William A. Clark
Montana
Washington
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Los Angeles
Navigation Bureau
Karlsruhe
Balreuth
Conreid
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Treaties Signed As Cuba and US Move Toward Agreement
Havana reports two late treaties cover naval bases and Isle of Pines sovereignty. US and Cuban signatories pledge continued American rights for residents on Pines and perpetual base occupation with nominal rent. Moody optimistic senate ratification before adjournment. initial surveys begun at Guantanamo with $100,000 set for wharf and hospital construction.
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Havana
Isle of Pines
United States
Cuba
Squires
Senor Garcia
Montes
Guantanamo
Bahia Honda
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Joint Commission of United States and
Cuban Engineers
Palma
Washington
Moody
Navy Department
Olympia
Carrbbean
Treasury seeks statements from customs officials linked to Columbia Gold Mining
The treasury department asks two United States customs officials, alleged to be connected with the Columbia Gold Mining company, for statements on their relations and on how their official positions were used to aid the company. A response is due in two or three days.
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Washington, DC
Treasury Department
United States Customs
Columbia Gold Mining Company
Cummins Renominated as GOP Governor in Iowa Convention
Des Moines reports the Iowa Republican State Convention renominated Gov. A. B. Cummins and Lt. Gov. John Herriott with full acclamation. J. Palmer was renominated for railroad commissioner and Charles A. Bishop for superintendent, while J. F. Riggs won the third ballot for state superintendent over Barrett and Adams. Harmony prevailed though tariff policy debates surfaced. Cummins endorsed the platform and pledged to keep his past positions.
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Iowa
A. B. Cummins
Polk
John Herriott
Adair
Dr. J. Palmer
Washington
Supreme Court
Charles A. Bishop
Public Instruction
J. F. Riggs
Sigourney
Des Moines
Riggs
R. C. Barrett
Osage
H. L. Adams
West Union
Harmony
Allison
Cummins
Russian War Minister Kropotkin Fosters Reapproach With Japan
St Petersburg reports that General Kropatkin s visit to Japan has yielded a favorable shift in Russo Japanese relations. Japanese papers call him the harbinger of peace and note his stay at the Shiba palace, a rare honor for a foreigner unless of royal blood.
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ST. Petersburg
Kropatkin
Japan
Russia
Kropotkin
Shiba Palace
Government sues Anaconda Copper over timber theft in Montana
The United States files a federal case in Butte against Anaconda Copper company Bitter Root Development company Marcus Daly estate William Seallon and others for 2 000 000 claiming unlawful timber cutting on public domain in western Montana. Special United States attorney F A Maynard is sent from Washington to prosecute similar cases.
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Butte, Mont
United States
Anaconda Copper Company
Bitter Root Development Company
Marcus Daly
William Seallon
Montana
F. A. Maynard
Washington
Russia Still Opposes Pact Despite Talks With China
Prince Ching, president of the Chinese foreign office, returned from the summer palace to confer with Minister Conger on the China United States commercial treaty. Russian opposition remains, though supporters hope the protocol will remove objections.
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Russia
PEKIN
Prince Ching
Foreign Office
Summer Palace
Conger
China
United States
Judge B. B Baker elected Albuquerque Commercial club president
General Nebraska news reports Judge B B Baker former Omaha resident chosen president of the Albuquerque Commercial Club in New Mexico. The club has 200 members and a $100000 building.
Forfeiting School Leases Delinquent on Vast Acreage
Lincoln reports show Land Commissioner Follmer sending about 2000 notices of forfeiture on school land leases affecting nearly 100000 acres. Six months of default triggers expiration unless paid within 90 days, with a lease renewal fee of 50 cents per forty acres. Deputy Eaton prepared notices early to avoid interest loss.
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Lincoln
Follmer
Eaton
Norfolk Man Ended His Life In Hotel Room
George E. Weiseman, a Norfolk Nebraska resident, registered at the Boyd hotel, asked for a room and was found dead on his bed with a revolver in his hand. Coroner Williams stated death was instantaneous with no sign of a struggle.
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Wayne
Boyd Hotel
George E. Weiseman
Norfolk
Neb
Weiseman
Willams
York Seeks New Burlington Depot for Growth
York business leaders push for a new Burlington depot to replace the aging frame structure. They argue York, Nebraska, needs a larger facility to handle increasing business and public needs as officials have occasionally offered encouragement.
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York
Burlington
Nebraska
Supreme Court Affirms Reno Conviction in Mail Threat Case
The supreme court recently affirmed Fred Reno's conviction for sending threatening letters through the mail in Sheridan County. Reno had fled the country and the decision was kept secret until his location in Montana allowed public release of the documents.
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Supreme Court
Fred Reno
Sheridan County
Reno
Montana
Documenta
State Embalming Board Adds E Ratenour Three Year Term
The state board of health met and appointed E Ratenour of Weeping Water to the embalm ing board for a three year term. Existing members are William Hill of Hebron and Brewer of South Omaha. Appointments follow a yearly rotation from three names recommended by the State Embalmers' association.
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State Board of Health
E. Ratenour
Weeping Water
William Hill
Hebron
Brewer
South Omaha
State Embalmers' Association
New Weeping Water Resident Named to Health Board
E. Ramour of Weeping Water has been named as a member of the state board of health secretaries responsible for issuing embalmer certificates. The appointment follows a three-name slate from the State association.
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E. Ramour
State Board of Health
Oil Prospect Seems Bright, John Joseph Reports
John Joseph of Wa hoo Nebraska visited Louisville and noted indications for oil are excellent after reviewing prospects in the area.
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Louisville
John Joseph
Wahoo, Neb
Huge land sale near Sidney involving 4640 acres
One of the era’s largest parcels moved when Zadock H. Clark and Henry F. Hawken of South Omaha sold 4 640 acres to Henry Armstrong of Glidden Iowa twelve miles north of Sidney. The tract will be improved and stocked with top Iowa cattle and horses. Several other large sales are under way as farmers buy.
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Sidney
Sloney
Zadock H. Clark
Henry F. Hawken
South Omaha
Henry Armstrong
Glidden
Iowa
Crown Prince of Prussia Reaches Majority Milestones
The Crown Prince of Prussia turns 21 on May 6 marking his coming of age. The emperor's sons are listed with birthdates: Prince Wittel Frederick 21 on July 7 1904, Prince Adelbert 15 turning 16 on July 14 1906, Prince Auguste Wilhelm 16 next January, Oscar 12 turning 13 next December, and the Kaiser’s daughter aged 11.
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Comet
Prussia
Witel Frederick
Prince Adelbert
Prince
Auguste Wiliam
Wiil
Oscar
We Alth
Calvert Estate Passes to New Owner in Ohio Purchase
Mount Airy estate near Washington once held by the Calvert family for over two centuries has been sold for 11000 dollars to Mrs Frances Gibson of Ohio. Secretary Hay was among the bidders in the auction of the 100 acre property.
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Calvert
Mount Airy
Washington
Lord Baltimore
Frances Gibson
Ohio
Hay
Piso’s Cure Acclaims Cough Remedy in Trade Note
A trade advertisement from J. W. O Buren of Minneapolis Minnesota promotes Piso’s Cure as an effective cough remedy. The note lists the address 822 Third Ave N and references a monetary amount of 1000.
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Piso
J. W. O Buren
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Multicouple Wedding Banquetfor 1600 Guests in Normandy
A landowner in Quimperle Normandy hosted a vast feast to celebrate the simultaneous weddings of his four children. About 1,600 guests attended an open air banquet serving five cattle and sixteen lambs. Massive wine consumption followed with ten large barrels of wine and fifteen of older, plus other liquids.
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Quimperle
Normandy
Defiance Cold Water Starch Promises Superior Quality
A housewife urged to try Defiance Cold Water Starch on trial for its guaranteed superiority and extra quantity. Each 10c package provides 16 ounces while competitors offer 12 ounces, suggesting the brand will win loyalty through both quality and value.
Publisher or author mood clash in Rialto tale
The New York Rialto reports a Will Carleton episode where a new coat hung in his office fell to the floor. The office boy picked it up rudely and helped him don it. Carleton, seeing himself in a mirror, berates the boy for making him look like an author instead of a publisher.
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New York
Rialto
Will Carelton
Mr. Carleton
Seventeen Cent Rations Compared for Militia and Regulars
The article notes militia feeding costs at 60 cents per man per day while regulars cost 17 cents. A sample daily menu for the militia includes oatmeal with milk, pork sausage, beans, and coffee for breakfast, bread, coffee, baked beans, pork, catsup for dinner, and bean soup with corned beef for supper, with variations like bacon and fresh beef. The regulars are described as better fed at 17 cents per day.
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St. Louis
Oldest Public Building in Santa Fe Speech
The adobe governors palace in Santa Fe, a nearly 300-year seat of Spanish Mexican and American government, now houses the New Mexico Historical Society museum. President L Bradford Prince, former New Mexico governor, calls it the most historic building in the United States.
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United States
Santa Fe
N. M
The
New Mexico Historical Society
L. Bradford Prince
New Mexico
Open Letter Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills for Aged
Bellflower Missouri July 6 Mr G V Bohrer writes to elderly readers urging Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney and urinary problems. He describes years of nightly awakenings, trial of many remedies, then a rapid improvement after two boxes. He claims lasting cure and strong belief the pills aid old people and wage earners with kidney issues.
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Bellflower
G. V. Bohrer
Dodd
Pipe dream fades as a woman shows a man's limits
A reflective line captures disappointment when a long cherished plan collapses. The speaker hints that a woman reveals a man’s vanity and fragility as dreams falter. The mood is rueful, with a focus on personal realization and gender dynamics.
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