Ten Millions Gone In Isthmian Canal Work
Report from Washington cites near total expenditure of the 10 million Congress allotted in 1908 for initial canal work. Secretary Shaw may issue bonds to continue construction. extensive purchases include ships costing 1.3 million. Stop of Culebra cut work and possible leadership changes noted amid labor housing needs.
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Shaw
Washington
Office of Administration of the Isthmian Canal Commission
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Culebra
Dauchey
Isthmus
Wallace
Stevens
Panama
Polar explorers rescued after two years lost at sea
Fiala Ziegler expedition survivors reach Honningsvang Norway aboard Terra Nova after two years marooned north of 82 degrees north. One Norwegian seaman died. rest in good health. Rescue credited to Terra Nova crew and earlier relief efforts by Duke of Abruzzi and Andree expedition.
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Fiala-Ziegler
North Pole
Anthony Fiala
Kjeldsen
Grease Factory Blaze Hurts Twenty Firemen in New York
A chemical explosion at W H Daggitt's Sons soap factory on West Twelfth Street released boiling soap fats from 70 000 gallons tanks. Firemen were overcome by burning fluid and smoke for five hours as crews fought the blaze. Six firefighters were hospitalized and many others barely walked from the scene. Loss is estimated at 50 000.
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W. H. Daggitt
West Twelfth Street
New York
Florida Governor Eyes Drainage Plan for Everglades
Governor N B Broward and Adjt Gen W H Ellis arrived in Chicago to study drainage methods and machinery for Florida Everglades reclamation. They seek expert information on the best equipment to convert 5 000 000 acres of swamp into productive agricultural land, aiming to boost future vegetable and fruit output and spur statewide development.
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N. B. Broward
Florida
W. H. Ellis
Chicago
Everglades of Florida
Ellis
Destructive North Dakota Hail Wrecks Five Counties
A severe hailstorm struck Bottineau McHenry Rolette Pierce and Benson counties in North Dakota Monday night. Damage is estimated at Bottineau alone reaching one million dollars. The storm began near West Hope Omee and Willow City and extended to Leeds in Benson county. The three mile wide hail strip caused widespread crop damage though overall state crops were strong.
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North Dakota
Bottineau
McHenry
Rolette
Pierce
Benson
West Hope
Omee
Willow City
Leeds
Benson County
No Betting at French Lick Shuts Off News at Casino
Gov J Frank Hanly moves to curb race gambling. Thomas Taggart orders Western Union to stop delivering racing news to the French Lick casino ending pool selling. State funds $407.50 paid for evidence prompting closure. Hanly aims to remove race gambling from Indiana.
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Hanly
Taggart
J. Frank Hanly
French Lick
Thomas Taggart
Western Union Telegraph Company
Statehouse
Guy, Hanly
Indiana
Immigrant smugglers held four arrested near falls
Department of Commerce and Labor released details of the Aug 6 capture near Niagara Falls. Four defendants include farmer Snyder his two sons and a farm hand. Three boats were seized and nineteen Romanians and three Hungarians were arrested for seeking to evade immigration laws. suspected Chinese smuggling connection noted.
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Niagara Falls
Department of Commerce and Labor
Snyder
Attempted presidential assassination in O Tina incident
An assailant on a presidential motorcade in O Tina brandished a loaded revolver as a confrontation unfolded aboard the coach. Captain Al varez of the navy tackled the shooter during the struggle, but was shot. Plinas, claiming anarchist motives, was overpowered by a police officer after directing the revolver at the president.
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Quintana Otina
Vicella
Alvarez
Navy
Planas
Plinas
Fire devastates St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York
A major fire gutted St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York destroying ornate paintings and a $20,000 organ. Fire chief estimates losses at least 250000 as the blaze threatened nearby Rockefeller and Webb residences until water streams saved them. The church, famed for weddings, stood for fifty years on its site.
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New York
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
America
Croker
Christ
John la Marge
Augustus St. Gaudens
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
W. Seward Webb
Excursion Steamer Sunshine Sinks Near Indianapolis
The Sunshine excursion steamboat with 180 aboard, mostly men and one rescued woman, sank after a rush to view a canoeist caused a flywheel chain to snap. Several injured in the panic as decks collapsed. rescuers saved many from 14 feet of water near Broad Ripple dam on White River.
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Sunshine
Broad Ripple Park
Indianapolis
Broad Ripple Dam
White River
DROWNS DAUGHTER IN BATHTUB AND KILLS HUSBAND
Indiana woman Emma Winstanley drowned her five year old daughter Ruth in a bathtub then shot her bedridden husband in New Albany and killed herself. The tragedy follows a typhoid attack and leaves Winstanley possibly under inquiry for recovery by her husband.
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Indiana
Emma Winstanley
Chester Winstanley
New Albany
Ruth
Winstanley
Squire Latham and His Burglar
A Plymouth County attorney from old days is awakened by his wife to burglars in the house. He confronts a rough robber trying to force a back door, calmly instructing him that the door slides back, not opens that way, in a moment of cool method.
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Squire Latham
Plymouth
Boston Herald
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Pain Sufferer
Gratitude from Sault Ste. Marie. C L Smith painter of 309 Anne Street reports severe pain from lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. After one box he ditched a cane, a second box cured him, restoring mobility and pain free happiness with Dodd's Kidney Pills.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
C. L. Smith
Anne Street
Dodd
Transformation Reveals A Surprise Change In Locket
A youth, entranced by a raven tress in a locket, grows fond of the brunette she believed herself to be. One evening he arrives and discovers she has become a blonde, a stark revelation altering their dynamic.
Fifteen Years of Torture Ends in One Week Cure
A testimonial from H. B. Franklin of Allegheny Pa claims Cuticura cured his fifteen years of scalp and body sores in a week. He says three days of Cuticura Soap bathing and Cuticum Ointment, plus one soap and one ointment box, cleared his head and body.
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H. B. Franklin
Washington St
Allegheny
Locksmith Helps Looters In Harlem House Night
A German locksmith aided a young man claiming he lost keys to access a Harlem home. After completing the lock, the man left for a drink, agreeing to pay $2. The next morning officers confronted the locksmith at his shop as the house was found looted and he fled.
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Harlem
New York Sun
Barbed Exchange Cited In Odd Farmyard Dialogue
A fragmented dialogue features a man and a woman quarreling over a crop plan and future outcomes. The exchange hints at disagreements about seed choices and wild oats metaphorically shaping their lot.
Heart Right When He Quit Coffee
A Colorado man describes heart trouble from coffee and how quitting coffee and using Postum led to recovery. He explains life insurance was previously denied but after stopping coffee and adopting Postum he improved, digestion restored, nerves settled, and he gained acceptance on a second exam.
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Colorado
Life Insurance Company
Postum
Growth in Chicago crops and trade optimism across markets
Weather favors crop growth with rain needed in spots while early sown corn promises heavy yields. Grain receipts and exports surge at the port, prices firm for manufactured goods, and tanneries and leather trades expand. Bank clearings beat prior years as failures rise slightly in Chicago. New York reports crop progress and improved demand amid early wheat movement in the Southwest.
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Chicago
Dan
New York
Mississippi Valley
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Market Prices Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Chicago cattle and hogs mixed prices with primes and heavies listed. Detroit and Buffalo show ranges for cattle hogs and sheep. Milwaukee and Toledo cover wheat corn oats rye barley prices. New York lists cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats butter and eggs with regional variations.
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Chicago
Prine
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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