Weekly World News Condensed Coverage and Events
Secretary Shaw designates 50 national banks as public fund depositories with 4,000,000 dollars in transfer. Killed by electric chair in Auburn. Car crash near Terre Haute kills Frank Milner and Kate Bilby. Frost threatens corn belts with 200,000,000 dollar losses. Rescue of irrigation plans in Ogden Utah. Tampa fire and bank robberies. Roosevelt contemplates proceeds of navy ordnance and printing office transfer. Multitude of murders, lynching, strikes, and international tensions noted.
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Shaw
Frank Bailey
Caro
Michigan Central Road
Frank Milner
Kate Bilby
Terre Taute
Ind
Clarence Benor
Buffalo
N. Y
Auburn
Frances V. Benque
Hay
New York
Noblesville
William Howe
Centerville
William Williams
James Germany
National Irrigation Congress
Ogden
Utah
Mississippi
Missouri
Lake
San Antonio
Tex
Schulz
Palm Garden
Commissioner of Patents
Benjamin J. Ogden
Keyport
N. J
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
O'Neill
Ordnance
Navy
Fort Yates
N. D
Fort Lincoln
West
Dawson
Klondike
Knights Templars
Chicago
Farmers’ Bank
Rhodes
National Tube Company
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Baldwin
Department of the Colorado
Douglass
Okla
Roosevelt
Government Printing Office
Department of Commerce and Labor
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Big Lake
Atlantic
Manhattan Island
Bilis Island
Gov. Durbin
Indiana
Atlantic City
Ellison Bank
la Grange
Topeka
Rhode Island Socialists Nominate James Furlong for Governor
James EB Furlong of Providence is nominated by socialists for Rhode Island governor. The report lists other political nods and deaths across states including Maryland Edwin Warfield and Oregon ex Senator James Kerr Kelly.
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James EB. Furlong
Providence
Rhode Island
Sam Nichols
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
James Kerr Kelly
United States
Oregon
Washington
Maryland
Edwin Warfield
Howard County
Vincent Boreing
Kentucky
London
Baltimore
Stevenson A. Williams
Belair
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Reuben 0. Moon
Philadelphia
Foerderer
Massachusetts
D. Oliver Cobb
Mast Hampton
Massacre report and global diplomacy clash across Europe and Americas
Advices from Sofia describe a wholesale massacre of 60 000 Christians in Akrida and Seven districts as Bulgaria appeals to powers. Britain and Japan protest Russia’s Manchuria demands. Samuel A McAllister US consul at Barbados dies. Bulgaria mobilizes reserves amid Turkish devastation of monasteries. San Juan sentences two Porto Rican laborers. Boundary argument underway in Alaska. Philippine duty on insular imports. Morocco dispatch reports 600 imperial troops killed in an insurgent engagement.
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Sofia
Akrida
Mr. Chamberlain
Bulgaria
Turkey
Great Britain
Japan
China
Russia
Manchuria
Samuel A. McAllister
United States
Barbados
West Indies
Delaware
Balfour
San Juan
Alaskan Boundary Commission
London
Philippine Commission
Morocco
Ben Jussi
Notable Baseball Standings and Global News Highlights
Weekly major league baseball percentages list Pittsburgh leading the National League at .672 and Boston at .418 while American League figures show Boston at .667 and Philadelphia at .540. Other items: Roosevelt opposes labor unions in Bookbinder Miller case. Guernsey dies in New York. a Clin ton clammer finds a 120 grain pearl valued at $20,000. Lord Balfour resigns, and Wheatland plowman Cyrus Stark is crowned champion.
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Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Dispatches
Roosevelt
Miller
Government Printing Office
Egbert Guernsey
Edward Elliott
Clinton
Mississippi
Lord Balfour
Burleigh
Arthur Elliot
Texan
Tacoma
Santiago
Cuba
Myrtle Bell
Hancock
Mich
Gen. MacArthur
Department of California
Cyrus I. Stark
America
Wheatland Township
Will County
Panama
Luxora
Ark
Helien
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Harry Tredor
Coney Island
N. Y
London Foreign Office
Turkey
Bulgaria
Associated Press
Frank B. Noyes
Chicago Record-Herald
Shamokin
Cameron
Luke Fidler
War Office
Russia
France
Austria
Italy
Crispulo Patajo
Philippine Scouts
Luzon
New Orleans
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Toronto
United States
Barker
North Atlantic
Washington Central Labor Union
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt stands firm against labor unions in Miller case
President Roosevelt refuses to yield to Central Labor union demands over the Bookbinder Miller affair at the government printing office. Dispatches from Oyster Bay say he will not dismiss Miller and will counter union influence with future measures as AFL leaders debate the issue. Secretary Loeb acknowledged the union resolutions with no comment.
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Washington
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Miller
Central Labor Union of Washington
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Printing Office
L. I
Loeb
Central Labor Union
Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Mayor of Gans shoots two gamblers in Cherokee blood clash
Fort Smith Arkansas reports Judge Russell mayor of Gans I T shot and killed two gamblers named Puck Martin and Jim Shotts who were advancing on his son with knives. He fired when the men closed in, killing both. The incident occurred Sunday morning.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Judge Russell
Gans
I. T
Puck Martin
Jim Shotts
Russell
Swift dies from polo injury at Onwentsia club
Nathan Butler Swift eldest son of Mr and Mrs Louis Swift died Sunday morning at his father's Lake Forest home from an accidental polo injury on Saturday afternoon. He was struck over the ear by a ball from a teammate during a game between the Red and Blue teams of the Onwentsia club.
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Chicago
Nathan Butler Swift
Louis Swift
Lake Forest
Onwentsia
Free Methodist minister given jail term for kidnaping
Rev. R. A. Gould of Central City Nebraska eloped with 15 year old Eva Flint last March. He was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary in the first conviction under the state kidnaping law enacted after the Cudahy case. Gould had a wife and five children.
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Central City
Neb
R. A. Gould
Eva Flint
Cudahy
Omaha
Violent Santiago Earthquake Shocks City
The Sept 21 quake in Santiago Cuba, the strongest since 1885, rattled streets for 15 seconds with falling bricks and plaster. No injuries were reported as residents cried out, prayed, and fled to the streets.
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Santiago
Cuba
Crane assumes command of Porto Rico forces in Ponce
Lieut. Col. Charles J. Crane of the Eighth Infantry arrived in Ponce, Porto Rico, on Friday afternoon and was received with military honors. He formally takes command of the forces in Porto Rico, relieving Col. James Buchanan.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Charles J. Crane
Eighth Infantry
Ponce
James Buchanan
Democrats Seek Light on Roosevelt Train Fraternities
Democratic senators frame a resolution demanding light on claims that President Roosevelt accepted free railroad cars, wines, foods, and other travel perks during his western and other trips.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Sage Confesses Growing Ignorance in Witty Exchange
A wry London Tit-Bits quip features a sage admitting increasing ignorance with age and learning, followed by his wife noting she already knew the truth decades ago though it would have been useless to say so.
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London
New Kidney Pills Claim Remarkable Texas Relief
Texas residents report dramatic benefits from a kidney disease remedy marketed as a new treatment. Henry Vaughan of Fate says after eighteen months of kidney trouble he used Kidney Pills and claims to be cured with full symptom relief. He urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy.
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Fate
Tex
Texas
Henry Vaughan
Bride Responds She Has Not Finished Baking
A playful exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a newlywed bride unsure about what she is baking, asking her questioner if it is bread or cake while stating she has not yet completed the task.
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Mr. Newliwed
Philadelphia Press
Cheap South excursion from Kansas City to Gulf Coast cities
Kansas City Southern Railway announces a cheap round trip to Lake Charles Shreveport Beaumont and Port Arthur for 15 dollars. Tickets valid 21 days with 15 day final destination limit and generous stopover options en route. Inquiries to company officials in Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
Port Arthur
Missouri
Kansas
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Beaumont
Southland
Pointe
G. Warner
G. P
Y.E
J. A
J. H. Morris
Kansas City, Mo
Nell and Hello engaged after wait for proposal
In a Philadelphia Ledger note, Nell explains she argued about the engagement and only accepted after he proposed, confirming the couple’s commitment with a playful exchange.
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Nell
Philadelphia Ledger
Wanted Strong Competent Girl for Housework in Hinsdale
Help wanted for general housework in a seven person family in Hinsdale with a 6 year old. Must be a good cook and willing to do heavy chores. no washing. Position offers $5 per week and a permanent place. References desired. Mrs M A Myers Hinsdale Illinois.
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Hinsdale
Chicago
M. A. Myers
Phrase Fragments Report Unexpected Exchange
A cryptic dialogue snippet shows two speakers discussing someone named Heros or heroes. The lines resemble a clipped newspaper caption or fragment from a larger chatty column. Context remains unclear and no concrete event is established.
Numitor Gold Mining Co Offers California Mine Shares
An illustrated prospectus from Numitor Gold Mining Co promotes shares in a developing California gold mine with gold bonds, interest paid, and capital refunded by a bank while retaining mine profits. Text lists 1621 Diversey Boul d Chicago as contact.
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California
Sapiens
Numitor Gold Mining Co
Diversey Boul
Chicago
Golf Sunday clash in old Boston Transcript quip
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript jokes about golf on Sunday. Niblick and Foozle debate right and wrong in playful banter from a historic newspaper page segment.
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Foozle
Niblick
Boston Transcript
Trains From Chicago To West Coast Routes Updated
Three rail lines from Chicago to California Oregon and Washington are listed under Union Pacific and North-Western Line. The phrasing notes routes to the Pacific Coast with connections via Chicago.
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Chicago
California
Oregon
Washington
Union Pacific
North-Western Line
Falsehood clouds one game not to be believed when truth speaks
A compact reflection notes Aristotle's line about trust and deception in storytelling and testimony, framing how one game or act of persuasion loses weight when truth emerges. The quote underscores the value of honesty over clever deceit in moral judgment.
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Aristotle
Stopes the Cough and Works Off the Cold
An advertisement notes Stopes the Cough and helps relieve a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets advertised at 25 cents. The Chicago Daily News presents estimates and figures as potentially misleading.
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Chicago Daily News
Three daily Chicago California through trains listed
An item notes three solid through trains daily from Chicago to California on the Union Pacific and North-Western Line. It includes a bibliography of quotes and advertisements for cures and dyes, with notices from 1900.
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Chicago
California
Union Pacific
North-Western
Tried by Time Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement
Eugene E. Lario of Denver testifies in 1900 about Dean's Kidney Pills curing his backache and kidney trouble. He says the medicine stopped his pain completely and offers a free trial by mail from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York. price 50 cents per box. The endorsement appears in Denver newspapers.
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Eugene E. Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Union Station
Denver
Col
Dean
Lario
United States
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Druggis
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Weather Bureau
Frankfort
Manitou Island
Minneapolis
Wilson
Congress
Oeden
Ed Christy
Wellington
Kan
Interior Department
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Chippewa Reservation
W. A. Miller
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Mass
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Atlantic Coast
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Sharpsburg
On- Ling-Wo
Kwang-Chau- Wan
Macedonia
Joseph Chamberlain
Charles T. Ritchie
Lord George Hamilton
India
Zossen
Germany
Francis Joseph
Kastoria
Monastir
Mary
Mayor
Carter
Sir Thomas Browne
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
Virgil
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