Broad Range of 1900s U.S. News Briefs
Robert R. West of Kentucky sworn auditor for the Government Printing Office. Grand jury in Washington resumes post office case review but indictments not reported. Porto Rico opens university with 150 normal students, first on the island. Architect George Matthews dies in Kansas City from streetcar injuries at 49. Senator Scott and wife travel from Colorado Springs to Wheeling. Georgia cotton crop tallies 1,076,000 bales versus 1,470,000 last year. Philip M. Crapo dies of pneumonia in Burlington. Christopher T. Williams named permanent receiver of Beaumont Citizens National Bank. New York Governor refuses to commute the Travenwormer brothers’ death sentence. Marion Jones Jones marries Robert Farquhar in New York City Grace Church. former Senator Jones gives away the bride. Booker T. Washington sails for Europe for rest. George W Garwood shoots Hilda Vogel then kills himself. jealousy cited. California Governor Pardee requests extradition for Leo Spivey to Missouri. Bronson B. Tuttle will leaves $3 million estate mainly to relatives with $10,000 to American Missionary Association. Leinster tenant sale: Athy Maynooth district, 25-year purchase, $6.26 million. Senator Long of Kansas improves, plans Washington trip October 15. Indian Office bids for Chilocco farm and employes quarters. sole bidder George E. Hopper. AFL Executive Council refers Miller case to subcommittee. Hamilton Fish returns from Pacific, notes good crops and activity. mystery breath on Wall Street. Marie Jordan shot in San Francisco. Edward De la Brousse fatally wounds himself. both under 20. Jealousy cited as motive.
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Washington
Post Office
University of Porto
Misa Marion Jones
United States
Jones
Nevada
Robert Farquhar
New York
Crace
Booker T. Washington
Europe
California
George Worthington Garwood
Pittsburg
Hilda Vogel
American Missionary Association of New York
Duke of Leinster
Athy
Maynooth
County Kildare
Senator Long
Kansas
Chilocco
C. T
George E. Hopper
Arkansas City
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
W. A. Miller
Government Printing Office
I T
Hamilton Fish
New York City
Pacific
Wall Street
Marie Jordan
San Francisco
Edward de la Brousse
The Two Captains Chapter XVII Valuation of the Plunder
Passengers aboard the caddy face a grim night as they prepare to abandon ship. Pope and Grindal debate the worth of the captured lady Crystal and the crew’s shares while distant cries and a sorrowful scene unfold. Miss Crystal stands nearby as plans unfold for future plunder share arrangements.
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Pope
Pirates' Demand and Laura's Choice Aboard the Brig
Captain Pope threatens to take Laura aboard his brig and marry her as Crystal and Miss Crystal intervene. The Thetis sinks while Grindal presses for a per— manent division of plunder, with Pope proposing a deck appraisal to assign shares.
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Grindal
Pope
Crystal
Laura
John
Mies Crystal
Thetis
The Booty Chapter Teases Laura and Commanders
In the morning aboard the ship Capt. Pope and Capt. Crystal await Laura’s emergence from her cabin. They discuss presenting the prized chest to the crew after breakfast, while Laura playfully wonders how she is valued and Pope humbly proclaims his regard.
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Wen Pope
Crystal
Laura
Thetis
Capt
Pope
Grindal
Capt. Pope
The Bird of the Family in Dutch Stork Nests
An English observer describes Dutch nesting customs for storks with post mounted nests and iron frames. A solitary juvenile inspects a new framework like a would be benedict and the next year the nest hosts a mated pair. The birds display strong flight and guard the nest after hatching.
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Holland
Benedict
College enrollments show top American universities by size
Harvard accounts for 5468 students followed by Columbia 5352 and Chicago 4296. Michigan 3704 and California 3093 are next with Minnesota 3605 and Illinois 3288 close behind. Cornell private endowment 3281 then Wisconsin 2484 and Northwestern 2876. The passage notes a man pursuing a profession should not overlook its best aspects.
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Harvard
Columbia
Chicago
State University of Michigan
California
Minnesota
Imnois
University of Cornell
State University of Wisconsin
Northwestern University
Immigrant arrivals rise sharply in August 1903
The Bureau of Immigration reports August 1903 arrivals at 64 077, up from 46 549 in August 1902, with increases from Austria Hungary Denmark Finland Germany England Italy Russia Scotland and Wales. Asia declined slightly while China rose. Of 10 000 departures 645 were paupers 146 diseased six convicts seven polygamists nine contract laborers and one idiot. About 48 000 arrived at New York. First two months fiscal year shows a 48 percent rise.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Immigration
United States
Austria-Hungary
Denmark
Finland
Germany
England
Italy
Russia
Scotland
Wales
Asia
New York
Germany Eyes War Warns on U S Trade Threats
Prof. Albion W. Small said Germans in Europe now intend to provoke a war with the United States. He argued Germany seeks trade expansion in South America and the east and that the U S must build a navy stronger than Germany’s to deter conflict. He spoke after touring Europe and arriving at the University of Chicago.
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Albion W. Small
University of Chicago
Europe
United States
Germany
South America
East
Pope Predicts Freedom After VaticaN Jubilee Comments
The Tribuna reports Pope Pius X warned an abbott from Monte Cassino that they would meet soon at Mont Cassini and urged prayer for all things. He allegedly told the Cava Del Tireme abbot he would inaugurate the jubilee of the Immaculate Conception.
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Rome
Pius X
Monte Cassini
Campania
Mont Cassini
Vatican
Cava del Tireme
Anarchist Alarms as Italian King Visits Paris
Paris police tighten surveillance for the Italian royal visit. Detectives sent to Marseille monitor the Italian colony there. Two suspected anarchists seized in Nice on Italian Government tips. Marseilles police arrest four tied to an anarchist plot. The two Nice detainees face complicity charges.
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Paris
Italy
Marseilles
Maintaain
Massacre Report Said to Occur Near Kishineff
The Czernowitz paper claims Mohilev Podolsky near Kishineff saw a massacre with 800 Jews and 100 Christians killed yesterday, though no independent confirmation exists. Mohilev Podolsky lies on the Dniester with about 18,128 residents including many Jews.
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Vienna
The
Czernowitz
Kishineff
Mohilev-Podolsky
Mohilev- Podolsky
Dneister
Concussion from 12 inch gun rattles Angel Island and Presidio
In San Francisco the blast from Angel Island artillery practice shattered windows in Sausalito, rattled homes, knocked plaster loose, and caused panic among residents. The Presidio and nearby areas felt the impact, with the general hospital briefly unsettled as the heavy gun’s boom echoed through the city.
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San Francisco
Angel Island
Saiucsanto
Presidio
General Hospital
American Malting Co stockholders urged to withhold proxies
The directors and officers of the American Malting Company in New York appeal to stockholders to defer giving proxies until they review the forthcoming annual report. The circular asks voters to withhold proxies for electing a new officers at the November meeting.
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New York
American Malting Company
England's Shakespeare Society Chooses Sir Henry Irving President
Sir Henry Irving has been named president of the British Empire Shakespeare Society. The society aims to teach and foster love for Shakespeare, with The Wikh ey of Ripon as vice president and many theater greats honored. The group counts about 1,000 members and programs include lectures and full play presentations.
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England
Shakespeare Society
Henry Irving
British Empire Shakespeare Society
Allen's Foot-Ease Endorsement and Miscellany
An old advertisement praises Allen's Foot-Ease as a sure remedy for sore feet with a testimonial from Mia N H Guilford of New Orleans. The snippet also includes miscellaneous quips about islands, temper, dyes, and social vanity reflecting period satire and product pitches.
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Allen
N. H. Guilford
New Orleans
Defiance Starch and Red Cross Ad Fragments
A collage of advertising lines promotes Defiance Starch as superior and sold in 14 ounce packages at the same price as 12 ounce rivals. Red Cross Ball Blue is praised for whitening textiles. Also appears are quips about laxatives and self-improvement notions from legislative debates.
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Nebraska
Robert R. West
Kentucky
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Georgia
State House
Des Moines
Philip M. Crapo
Exmayor
Burlington
Comptroller of the Currency
Christopher TL. Williams
Citizens’ National Bank
Beaumont
Tex
National Bank
Logan
Travenwormer Brothers
Peter A. Rallenbeck
Kinderhook
Columbia County
Straigh
Staunton
Miss Crystal
France
Putnam
Gulf
Dl Tower C CO
Boston
Mass
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
W. L Douglas
Brockton
Bose
Stee
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
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