Vast Grain Stocks and National Turmoil Across the Nation
The Intelligencer reports U S and Canada grain on the 22d shows Wheat 27,681,000 bushels Corn 13,242,000 oats 6,341,000 rye 433,000 barley 341,000. Mob hangs William Brooks in Elkins W Va and fires burn Sophia Ratza and three children in Pittsburgh.
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United States
Canada
William Brooks
Elkins
W. Va
Lilly
Sophia Ratza
Pittsburgh
Wellsville
McKeesport
Carrie Nation
Topeka
Kan
Iowa
Kansas
Indiana
Agricultural Department
Wheeler and
Mynatt Hatwaker
Jacksboro
Tenn
George Shelley
Mary Farris
Dochelles
Walton
Ind
Italy
Mississippi
Gage
Porto Rico
Gov. Savage
Nebraska
C. J. Dillon
William Morgan
Three Mile
Admiral Sampson
Maclay
Schley
Elmer E. Barner
Harrisburg
Isaac Miller
Steel Combine
Federal
Trust
Coleman
James Younger
Thomas
San Francisco
Manila
C. B E. Pickett
Waterloo
Corn Belt
Bender
Fort Collins
Col
St. Petersburg
Butte, Mont
Copper Trust
Far South
Steel Trust
Chicago
Frank Hanoh
Moslock
Jim Woodin
Deanlake
Floodwood
Mich
B. de Graff
la Crosse
Wis
Morritel
Home and Foreign Items in Industrial Field and Personal News
A compact column blends reports from industry and public life with domestic happenings and international notes. Highlights cover business developments, political currents, and social events shaping daily affairs.
Longest lived Mississippian and notable deaths
Grandmother Blanchard aged 108 died in Cantril Iowa. John W. Champlin ex-chief justice of Michigan supreme court died in Grand Rapids at 70. George K. Lawton astronomer at the United States naval observatory died in Washington. Senator McLaurin expelled from the South Carolina state democratic committee.
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Blanchard
Mississippi Valley
Cantril
John W. Champlin
Michigan Supreme Court
Grand Rapids
Mich
Senator McLaurin
South Carolina State Democratic Committee
George K. Lawton
United States Naval Observatory
Washington
Boers repulsed at Aberdeen and other global notes
Reports show Boers attacking Aberdeen in Cape Colony repelled by town guard. Indemnity payment plan for China adopted. Cuba troop withdrawal discussed by Secretary Root. Koch in Berlin asserts bacillus of consumption not transmitted to humans. Louise Ade laide wreck at Stockholm with losses.
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Aberdeen
Cape Colony
Cuba
Root
Prof
Koch
Berlin
Louise Adelaide
Stockholm
Sweden
Orr
Portland
Austria
William
Strike Likely Soon Ends In Steel Workers Talks
Pittsburgh July 29 conference between United States Steel executives and Amalgamated Association leaders reports a possible basis for settlement. Secrecy surrounds terms while Morgan and Shaffer push negotiations. if rejected, strike continues. New York reports indicate a compromise with concessions from both sides and open mills for all workers.
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China
el Reno
Co. E. Penick
Chariton
Virginia
Racine
Wis
Prince Ching
Schley
Long
Cuban
New Jersey
Topeka
Kaw
Lizzie Bell
Whelan
Cape Gwent
New Zealand
Corn
Robert S. Fosburgh
Pittsfield
Mass
Thomas O'Donnell
Nevada
Nevada Desert
Carlin
la Prairie
Can
Weekly Review of Trade
John H. Chapman
Baptist Young People’s Union
Chicago
Crescens
Cleveland
United States
Lyttleton
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
National League
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Marconi
New York Bay
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
J. Pierpont Morgan
T. M. Roberts
Minneapolis
Convention of the Baptist Young People’s Union
Providence
R. J
Will Stinson
Horton
Wisconsin
Buffalo
Japan
Louisville
Harley Hamrick
Harry Mears
Henry Young
Wyanet
Ill
John Irwin
Washington
Maine
Seger
Oklo
Detroit
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Morgan
Association
Steel and Tin Workers
United States Steel Corporation
T. J. Shaffer
John Williams
Workers’ Organization
Williams
J. P. Morgan
Great Steel Combine
J. Pier
Steel Company
Drought Drys Calhoun County Ditch Killing Thousands of Fish
The big ditch from Pomeroy to 70 miles south dried up killing thousands of fish including buffalo carp pickerel pike channel cat and mud cat. Fish entered from the Raccoon river during spring freshets. Heat drought left ponds empty with Twin lakes holding water and many ducks.
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Calhoun County
Pomeroy
Raccoon
Twin Lakes
South Lake
Teachers Institutes Hostilities Against Heat Wave Plans
State Superintendent Barrett tours county institutes lecturing four or five times weekly. He decries sun blasted rooms and advocates morning sessions or brief institute periods. He praises Pennsylvania style dismissals to spread institutes in cooler weather with pay.
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Barrett
Pennsylvania
How to Save Crops From Weeds and Drought
John Downie of the state board of control urges state institution superintendents to diligently cultivate crops on farms. He warns that neglect allows fox tail and weeds to absorb moisture, risking loss of corn and vegetables, and says active cultivation will help crops access moisture and save bushels in Iowa.
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John Downie
State Board of Control
Downie
Iowa
Jury Finds Grocer Guilty In Adulterated Coffee Case
The Toledo court convicted James White, a grocer, of selling glazed Ariosa coffee. State chemists testified the coating hid defects, increased bacteria, while Arbuckles defense cited expert support. The verdict signals possible spread of Pure Food actions nationwide and warnings to Ohio grocers.
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Toledo
Meek
James White
Ariosa Coffee
State of Ohio
Pure Food Commission
Fm White
White
Blackburn
State of
Ohio
G. A. Kirchmaier
Tie
Schmidt
Cincinnati
Kirchmaier
Arbuckles
United States
H. W. Wiley
United States Agricultural Department
Vaughn
Ann Arbor University
Bleile
Webber
Ohio State University
Ariosa
Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Pure Food
Iowa Equal Suffrage to Launch Major Fall Campaign
The strongest campaign yet planned by the Iowa Equal Suffrage association will roll out this fall to prepare for the next legislature. The effort aims to recruit about six national organizers to reinforce weak counties and organize unorganized ones so every representative and senator gains a suffrage constituency.
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Iowa
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Al lied villagers arm 25,000 troops in Chi Li report
Peking correspondent for the Standard says the so called al lied villagers comprise 25,000 well armed troops in southwestern Chi Li. They are largely old Boxers or disbanded soldiers and have seized imperial supplies sent from Peking overland.
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London
Chi-Li
Peking
The
Standard
Bethlehem minister predicts fiery end of the world
Rev. H. King, a holiness preacher from Bethlehem, warns that the current hot wave will end in earth destruction by fire. He says the weather will grow hotter until the sun rains down in pieces on the earth and consumes it, claiming all last days prophecies are fulfilled except one now nearing completion.
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Rev. H. King
Bethlehem
Fatal and near fatal shootings at Spirit Lake
Charles McClumsy a livery stable employee at Spirit Lake shot Mamie Reed three times then killed himself by firing three bullets into his head. Reed survived though gravely wounded. Reed came from Fairmount Minnesota five weeks ago. The pair had been engaged but the engagement was broken.
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Caleb Powers
Goebel
Frankfort
John Benesh
Agnes Jirsa
Walford
First Baptist
Madison
Wis
The
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Chicago
William Shirley
Edwardsville
Ind
Florence McCulloch
Long
Admiral Scirley
Admiral Dewey
Detroit
Mich
Cadillac
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
St. Louis
Michael Kelly
Leavenworth
Kan
New York
Secretary of Agriculture
United States Revenue
McCulloch
Channel Islands
D. C
Dewey
Kimberley
Benham
Schley Court of Inquiry
Frank Erie
Vidalia
Salt Lake City
W. FE. Samuelson
Provo
Utah
West
S. Cramer
New York Produce Exchange
James D. Merrill
Fisk University
Nashville
Tenn
Alabama
Melrose Park
Charles McClumsy
Spirit Lake
Mamie Reed
McClumsy
Fairmount
Minn
Garment Workers Reach Signings Amid Strike Return
New York July 29. General Secretary White of the United Garment Workers says manufacturers are signing the agreement as fast as possible. He estimates about 18,000 strikers will resume work on Monday.
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Garment Workers Win
New York
White
United Garment Workers of America
Gas Explosion Injures Eight at Cincinnati Waterworks Tunnel
An explosion of gas at the new waterworks tunnel east of Cincinnati at noon Saturday seriously injures eight men while three narrowly escape. The incident highlights dangerous conditions at the construction site and prompts investigators to inspect safety measures.
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Tannel
Cinccinnati
Des Moines Clerk Returns From Toronto Quest on Clapperton Island
Calvin Jordan assistant clerk for Des Moines has returned from Toronto where he negotiated for the purchase of Clapperton island in north Lake Huron between Grand Manitou island and the mainland. The 16000 acre island is partly timbered and Jordan plans to use it for timber and wheat farming.
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Calvin Jordan
Des Moines
Toronto
Can
Clapperton Island
Lake Huron
Grand Manitou Island
Jordan
Odd Bits Of Information From A Bygone Era
A collection of quirky facts includes Norway sending England 180000 tons of ice annually and it takes nearly four pounds of grapes to produce a single bottle of wine. New Orleans runs the only U S paper with a Sunday evening edition. Cigar ash would reach 1600 pounds if collected from all smoked. Indian territory Elks teeth are scarce and valued and some dig into ancestors graves for them. Herman Smith Turner, a Maryland cadet, is admitted to Annapolis though he weighs only nine pounds while standing over six feet.
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England
New Orleans
United States
Indian Territory
Herman Smith Turner
Maryland
Annapolis Academy
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