Love and Life End on Omaha Lawn Aimed Divorce and Death
A man named William W Hately wrote a final note to his wife in Newton Montana promising money and love, then killed himself on his boarding house lawn in Omaha after learning his wife loved Charles Stierle. Hately had a troubled life, moved from Gateshead England to Omaha, later Newton, and divorced his wife to free her to marry Stierle.
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Otlock
Bill
Charley Stierle
Newton, Mont
Wiliam W. Hately
Omaha
Hately
Higelf
William Hately
Mattie May Lowe
Jean
Robert
Thomas Hately
Cross Row
Gateshead
England
BE. F. Deright
Charles Stierle
Fmme
New Mining Method Yields Gold From Clay in Arizona
A gold bearing clay in Santa Cruz county Arizona resisted all known separation methods until a novel approach used drying the gauge thoroughly and beating it with a club. The method produced complete gold extraction and is claimed unique to this region.
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Santa Cruz County
Arizona
Enforcing Obnoxious Laws Roils Mexico City Marshals Office
The Mexico city marshal stirs unrest by insisting on enforcing a local ordinance. He pressures residents and officials to comply with the rule, generating tension and debate over police powers and municipal authority.
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Mexico
Plan to Honor Gen Sigel by Renaming Cedar Park
Admirers of the late General Franz Sigel propose asking New York City authorities to rename Cedar Park at 152nd Street and Mott Avenue to Sigel Park in memory of the patriot and Civil War veteran who lived in the Bronx for over 25 years. Friends say he was the most prominent veteran in the area and deserve such commemoration.
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Sigel
Franz Sigel
New York City
Cedar Park
One Hundred and Fifty-second Street
Mott Avenue
Bronx
Father and Son Share Pulpit at Greenwood Baptist Church
In Brooklyn the Greenwood Baptist Church hosted a rare double pulpit appearance by Rev. Dr. Robert Bruce Hull and his son Rev. Robert Chipman Hull. The son, just 21, preached at Strong Place Baptist Church this summer and spoke in the evening service.
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Brooklyn
Greenwood Baptist Church
Robert Bruce Hull
Robert Chipman Hull
Strong Place Baptist Church
Farmers Keen in Business Trade War and Arrest Warrants
Johnstone Bartlett a lightning rod agent urged the Atchison County prosecutor to issue warrants for twelve farmers’ arrest in a trade dispute. He claimed he left Atchison with horses and a wagon, lost everything trading horses, and walked home. The prosecutor said horse trades aren’t illegal, and Bartlett headed east saying bank presidents are easier than farmers.
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Johnstone Bartlett
Atchison County
Nebraska State Journal
Atchison
Bartlett
Stranger in doorway watches two days dead man
A Boston man recalled a survivor tale from St Pierre after the eruption. A stranger in the doorway greeted the rescuer, who found a family dead inside and, upon exiting, faced the same man gazing with sunken eyes.
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Boston
St. Pierre
Boston Transcript
New Idea in Dirigible Balloons at Berlin Conference
Patrick Yelev outlines a theory on directional flight using Hertzian waves. He asserts an unplanned balloon carrying temperature and moisture instruments can travel fifty miles and return to the starting point.
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Patrick Yelev
Berlin
Reputable Journal’s Charges on Government Statistics Misleading
An editorial from the New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin denounces doctored government statistics. It condemns garbling figures in Treasury and other bureaus, arguing such fraud harms the public and threatens the nation. It cites specific examples and laments suppression and silencing of unpleasant finance details.
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New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
Republican Statistical Bureaus
Washington
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Addition Division and Silence in US War Funding Debacle
The piece accuses Republicans of withholding war costs and Cuba governance details. It claims $50 million given to the President, $20 million for the Navy, and $3 million for Cuban patriots show disbursement gaps. Checks to Gomez, Rodrigues, Roloff, and Gen. Carlos are cited with vouchers surfacing. The New York World weighs in on the disclosures.
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Spain
Philippine
Cuba
Navy Department
Senate
Inter
Gomez
Alexander Rodrigues
Charles Roloff
Gen
Carlos
The
New York World
The President's Position in Southern Republican Politics
The article argues the president seeks to build a Southern political machine and may win southern delegates only through federal appointments, with Payne and Clarkson as key figures in the renomination campaign. It cites the Washington Star and notes past manipulations by other leaders, warning of political maneuvering and patronage.
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Washington Star
Payne
Clarkson
John Sherman
Auger
Dudley
Meat Trust’s Power Questioned by European Outlook
The article notes J Ogden Armour’s admission that a US meat trust cannot dominate Europe due to vast shipments from Argentina and other South American sources. It cites criticism of tariff policy, arguing removal would invite imports, steady prices, and limit trust extortion despite freight and storage costs.
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Meat Trust
Beef Trusts
Europe
New York World
J. Ogden Armour
United States
Argentina
Shaw
Monopolists Rally Behind Tariffed Beef Merger
The article argues that as long as the Dingley tariff remains in force a beef industry monopoly can dominate regardless of Roosevelt and his attorney general. It urges relief for the public by repealing tariffs on live animals fresh meats hides buttons and related goods feeding the trust’s profits.
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Roosevelt
United States Banking Corporation outlined as merger plan
The prospectus describes a six million capital United States Banking Corporation based in New York aiming to form a trust network across forty cities and extend to over a hundred key towns. It would acquire existing trust companies via controlling stakes, or build new ones, to enlarge influence through merger.
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United States Banking Corporation
New York
Ita
National Bank
United States Bank
Jackson
Bankers’ Corporation
Carson
Water cure defense sparks duty on officials over torture denial
The speaker links Mr. Boardman’s defense of the water cure to Filipino lies and questions how war department officials who deny torture should be treated when official reports confirm its existence.
Tarif Reform Efforts Face Opposition From Beef Trusts
The piece argues reform cannot be secured by men who insist no reform is needed. It claims the beef trust has raised prices to the peak and shows reluctance to heed prior injunctions.
Roosevelt speech on prosperity and economic inequality
The quotation notes that it is better for some to prosper while great masses must economize on life’s essentials. It argues against extreme wealth for a few and calls attention to narrowing living standards.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Beefs Scarcity Sparks Price Rise From Tax Belief Theory
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post argues beef prices rose due to a belief that many can tax themselves wealthy and a mistaken view that the Republican party fights trusts. The article notes the Post’s wires are crossed in this assertion.
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Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
the Post
Republican Party
Republican papers over Teller boost his standing
The Republican papers abusing Senator Teller cannot diminish the respect he earns. The party organs waver with the times but cannot injure a man whose character and conviction Teller has shown.
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Senator Teller
Times
Kansas City Platform Democrats Rally For Tariff Reform
Reorganizers push as champions of tariff reform while Kansas City platform democrats are described as the strongest supporters of tariff reform and bimetallism and the most consistent opponents of imperialism.
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Kansas City Platform Democrats
Republican rhetoric clashes with presidential speech norms
The piece highlights the paradox in Republican logic where Democratic candidates face limitations on political speeches while Republican leaders are praised for delivering forceful addresses. It notes the tension between decorum and strong patriotic messaging in the party's rhetoric.
Trusts Favor Candidates Despite Platform Quarrel
In Iowa, Republican factions argue over the shelter plank while trusts proceed. The article notes that trusts act regardless of platform, believing party platforms are meaningless if trusts can influence candidate selection.
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Iowa
Welch Anthracite Coal Arrives in New York at Six Fifty
Welch anthracite coal is laid down in New York at $6.50 per ton. The report quotes a speaker denouncing Trustee Baer as rank sacrilege, colossal impiety, and worse than idol worship.
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Welch
New York
Baer
Trustee Baer and Associates Take Lofty Estate Fee
It will be cheerfully admitted that Trustee Baer and his associates are getting a fat take-off from the estate. The remark signals approval of their substantial fees amid the administration process.
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Baer
St Louis Rottenness Angers Philadelphia Residents
Reports of municipal rottenness in St Louis have caused deep distress among Philadelphians who are keenly concerned with corruption in other cities.
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St. Louis
Forts and Navy Clash in Theoretical Regime
A fragment suggests a vision where the navy and forts mutually destroy each other amid debates on regulatory governance and trustee theory. The text implies instability and power struggles without clear outcomes.
Nomination of Teller by Colorado fusion forces ends Wol
Fusion forces in Colorado nominate Senator Teller, signaling a decisive political shift. The move party observers say may seal the fate of rival candidate Wol.
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Teller
Colorado
Wol
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