Saloons Blown Up in Iola Kansas Reformers Act
Dynamite wrecked three West Street saloons in Iola Kansas named Red Light Blue Front and Eagle. Two blasts caused heavy damage across the block with broken plate glass and injuries to J E Thorpe. The mayor offers a reward and no arrests have been made as reformers push to close open saloons.
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West Street
Iola
Kan
J. E. Thorpe
Palace Shoe
Campbell & Burrell
Cowan & Ausherman
Humboldt
Hoch
Robbery Attempt Near La Porte Targets US Messengers
Two messengers of the United States Express Company were attacked at 3 AM while guarding a money box moving from Lake Shore to Lake Erie station in La Porte Indiana. The guard was knocked unconscious then fired as robbers dragged the box. the pair escaped into darkness.
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United States Express Company
Lake Shore
Lake Erie Station
la Porte
Ind
Widespread graft by public officials across states alleged
The Chicago Tribune summarizes a nationwide graft explosion with two thirds of states showing broad corruption. Legislators face bribes and indictments, cops collude with criminals, and city administrations are probed by grand juries. A Senate member in Oregon is convicted, with few states spared.
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United States
Chicago Tribune
The
Tribune
Union
California
Arkansas
New York
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Oregon
Colorado
Delaware
Kentucky
Mississippi
Montana
Georgia
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
North Carolina
The Census and the Rise of Manufacturing Power
An analysis contrasts agriculture with manufacturing highlighting the vast scale of manufacturing output, employment, and wages. It notes total annual production around 15 billion dollars, with agriculture at about 5 billion, and emphasizes factories overtaking farmers in economic prominence over the last century and projected to widen.
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Islands
Republic
Holmes Is Ousted Over Cotton Report Leak
Edward Holmes associate statistician of the Agricultural Department was discharged by Secretary Wilson after a secret service investigation found he received about 80 000 from New York brokers for advance cotton market information. The report notes potential advance access during the 2003 season and promises a corrected reporting method. Conant and Conant Rubber Co of Boston file bankruptcy with 136 812 liabilities. Doc Peterson shot city marshal A M Watson of Chihley Fla. and fled. Bishop Joyce suffers cerebral hemorrhage and paralysis at Red Rock Mills. Philadelphia police raid 20 square miles arresting 2150. fines levied at 10 each.
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Wilson
Edward 8. Holmes
Agricultural Department
Holmes
New York
Secret Service
Europe
Japanese Seize Sakhalin Amid Peace Negotiations
Early reports claim Japan landed on Sakhalin after delaying action to secure sea control. A fleet including two battleships and thirty-six torpedo boats supported troops landing at Meree near Korsakov, forcing Russian defenders to destroy coastal guns and burn government buildings before retreat.
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Bains
Sakkhalin
Russia
St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Meree
Bhepivau
Korsakovsk
Sakhalin
Kniaz Potemkine Surrenders Amid Mutiny Fallout
The Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkine, after ten days as the Black Sea menace, surrendered to Roumanian authorities with about 750 crew members to be freed at any frontier of their choice. The mutineers seek to avoid Russia and demand Roumanian passports and non extradition, while Russia vows to press for surrender for mutiny and officers’ murders. The incident follows mutineers’ Odessa proclamation and Romania weighs its response to possible transfer to Russia.
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Kniaz Potemkine
Black Sea
Russia
St. Andrew
Thussia
Japan Seeks Kurile Claim in Peace Negotiations
The article argues Japan has a strong sentimental claim to the Kurile Islands and that possession before peace talks could influence Russia's concession strategy. It suggests leveraging the islands to reduce indemnity demands and to set an example to deter future aggression by Russia and others.
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Kurile Islands
Russia
Receiver for St Louis bank named in fraud order
Former judge Selden P. Spencer appointed receiver for the People’s United States Bank of St Louis after a federal fraud order. He bonded $250 000 and assumed charge as Secretary Swanger reported assets totaling about 2 675 000 in deposits and bonds, plus 900 000 in securities including University Heights property and Lewis Publishing Company stock. The bank, organized by Edward G. Lewis, solicited stock and deposits by mail amid new banking methods.
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Selden P. Spencer
United States Bank of St. Louis
Ihinney
St. Louis
Swanger
Spencer
Damk
People’s United States Bank
United States
University Heights
Lewis Publishing Company
Edward G. Lewis
St Louis
Plans for giant Kansas City storage warehouse unveiled
The Rock Island and the St. Louis and San Francisco railway companies plan a Kansas City storage warehouse costing $1,010,000, described as the world’s largest of its kind.
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Rock Island
St. Touts
San Francisco
Kansas City
Denver Divorce Chaos as Supreme Court Strips Officers
More than 100 couples with divorces granted by Judge Henry V. Johnson face questions of public policy after the Colorado Supreme Court ousted Johnson and other Democratic officers. The Bush amendment issues leave salaries unsettled and remarriages and births raise stigma concerns amid a political and legal crisis in Denver.
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Denver
Col
Henry V. Johnson
Colo
Colorado Supreme Court
Johnson
Supreme Court
Colorado
Birth Rate in New York Exceeds All U S Cities
Health department reports last week 2,011 births in New York City at about one every five minutes. The city’s birth rate has risen to 31 per 1,000, higher than any U S city. Five to six years ago the rate was 26 per 1,000 and last year 30 per 1,000. Projections suggest 1906 could reach 32 per 1,000.
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New York City
Health Department
New York
United States
Funeral customs in Scotland and northern England
The Westminster Gazette notes traditional practices in Scotland and northern England where blinds are lowered and white sheets hung for deaths. Families keep a special sheet for the death chamber and relatives may lower the body into the grave and stand by during burial.
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Scotland
England
Westminster Gazette
Dodd's Kidney Pills Claimed Best Cure for Rheumatism
In Kushequa Pennsylvania a local resident Mrs. M L Davison reports thirty years of rheumatism relief and back pain ending after using two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. The town is converging on the view that the pills are the one sure cure for rheumatism and related ailments.
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Kushequa
Pennsylvania
Dodd
M. L. Davison
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Claims Headache Cure
Splitting headaches often relieved by nerve sedatives but cure lies in treating the root cause with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Touted as a perfect cure for headache dizziness and constipation with no dangerous after effects. Sold by druggists for 50 cents and 1 dollar with money back if it fails.
Rheumatic Nodules Seen in Paolo Morando Portrait
The London Lancet cites a Cavazzola portrait of a thirty year old woman in Bergamo’s academy collection as the earliest record of rheumatic nodules. The left hand, shown prominently, displays enlarged interphalangeal joints and nodules on key finger joints, suggesting prolonged suffering.
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London Lancet
Paolo Morando
Cavazzola
Signor Morelli
Academy of
Bergamo
Oil Boom Accelerates Colorado Rail Lines
Denver and Rio Grande railroad plans to use millions of gallons of Colorado oil to lay dust along its tracks. Initial tests will run from Denver to Salt Lake City with about 4000 gallons needed per mile, boosting the state’s petroleum industry.
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Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
Salt Lake City
Centennial
Bite of It Sparks Moral Exchange Across Page
A fragment shows two speakers debating thrift and inheritance. The moralizer urges penny care while the demoralizer counters that frugality only delays heirs’ poverty, hinting at a comic or satirical sense on wealth and legacy.
Sleep Aid Reported By Tired Preacher From Grape-Nuts
A minister describes indigestion relief and better sleep after six months using Grape-Nuts. He states meals no longer distress him and after Sabbath work a dish calms his nerves and brings rest, with the product now a staple for his family. Read the small book in each package.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
M'ch
Wellville
Commerce shows steady progress in midyear trade signals
The Chicago area reports steady midyear conditions with rising bank activity and stronger wholesale and retail sales. Grain demand and livestock feed ongoing, with wheat and corn prices higher. Failures in Chicago district rise to 31. national business outlook remains optimistic with strong railway earnings and firm farm materials prices.
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Chicago
Illinois
Dun
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Markets Including Chicago and New York
Market snapshots show cattle hogs and sheep price ranges across Chicago Detroit Milwaukee and more. Grain values include wheat No 2 at about 98 to 100 cents, corn No 2 near 56 to 60 cents. Cow and pig prices vary by city with regional totals, butter and eggs listed in creameries.
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Chicago
Sierre
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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Ashton Gazette
Ralph J. Dean
Ashton
Kansas
Moses Mauer
Helena
Homestake
Deadwood
S. D
Minnesota
Corbin
Mont
New Cumberland
London Standard
Christiania
Prince Charles
Denmark
Prince Frederick
Maud” Alexandra
Great Britain
Russell
Bowen
William W. Russell
Maryland
Washington
Venezuela
Colombia
Barrett
Estelle Smith
Manchester
Richmond
Ralph
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
N. Y
Clea
Walter Kittredge
Reeds Ferry
Portsmouth
Navy Yard
N. H
Ilippis and Missouri Tunnel Company
East St. Louis
Ww. L
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Boston
W. L
Cleveland
American Association
W. LI
Minneapolis
Paulereee
Columbus
Louisville
Indianapolis
George M. Conant
Herbert Conant
Conant Rubber Company
Doc” Peterson
A. M. Watson
Chihley, Fla
Cottondale
L W. Joyce
Methodist Episcopal Church
Red Rock, Mills
Brooklyn Eagle
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers
Batyleshit Kniaz Potemkine
ST. Louis Bank
Central West
Canada
Bradstreet
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