Germany Tops World Traffic Through Suez Canal, Study Finds
A stockholders report on canal traffic shows Germany accounting for the most rapid growth over thirty years. In 1901 North German Lloyd ranked just behind the Peninsula and Oriental, with Hansa and Hamburg America rising positions. Cherbourg port data highlight German dominance with 235 German steamers among 206 ships and 14 279 of 19 284 transoceanic passengers.
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Ermany
Suez Canal Company
Germany
New York Times
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
Hansa
North German
Lloyd
German-Australan Steamship Company
East Africa Ine
Cherbourg
New York
Rhany
Mercantile
Explosion murder linked to rejected suitor at Collinsville mine
The Consolidated mine No. 17 explosion near Collinsville killed August Genetti and Louis Colonia. Kate Genetti claims a young man she refused to marry built the infernal device. A warrantcharges Joseph Genetti with murder. multiple other Illinois incidents and state finances are noted.
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Mate Genetti
Kate Genetti
August Genetti
Louis Colonia
Consolidated Mine No. 17
Collinsville
Colonia
St. Mary’s Hospital
East St. Louis
Genetti
Italy
Wrongly Buried Woman Found Alive After Mixup
Chicago women learned their mother was alive when the body buried as Mrs. Mary McCormack, exhumed from the McCormick family plot in Geneseo and buried at Bartonville asylum, turned out to be Mary McCormack who had died. An April funeral preceded the discovery amid a name confusion between two Bartonville inmates.
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Chicago
Mary McCormack
Bartonville Asylum
McCormick
Geneseo
Peoria
Institution
Mary McCormick
Sadie McCormick
Bartonville
Dunning
Margaret Hensler
Student Edward Jewell Found Wandering In Hobart Indiana
Edward T Jewell a 27 year old University of Illinois student from South Chicago was found in Hobart Indiana in a helpless condition after wandering away from home on June 28 His mind was temporarily broken by examination strain No trace was found after his disappearance Descriptions were distributed Sheriff Gill recognized him from a photo and notified South Chicago police He has no memory of the intervening events
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Edward T. Jewell
University of Ilinois
Hobart
Ind
University of Illinois
Chicago
Jowell
Indiana
Gill
Jewell
South
Fatal Chatham Explosion Kills Girl In Family Accident
A patriotic celebration ends in tragedy as nine year old Tommy lights five kegs of mine powder brought home by his father. Four children are injured or killed including Mary aged four and Ethel aged eleven, Ernest three months, with parents Mr and Mrs William Heffron badly burned. The superintendent had instructed disposal but took home for an explosive treat.
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Albert L. Lehman
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
la Grange
Grace Newman
W. A. Newman
Fairfield
Willis Hall
St. Francis’ Hospital
Glen Oak Park
Joseph Genetti
August Genetti
Louis Cologna
Collinsville
Highland Park
Richard Everly
Harvey
Everly
Glenn Driver
Harry Driver
Marengo
Smulski
Corn Products Refining Company
Waukegan
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
White County
Christopher C. Browington
Chancery Court
de Witt
Bonnie Hudout
Canton
George Schumacher
Quincy
Hudnut
Sehtmacher
Thomas M. Logan
Murphysboro
John A. Logan
John Logan
Ae ‘Thomas
M. Logan
Vuiddle West
William Heffron
Chatham
Tommy
Mary
Ethel
Ernest
Chicago Woman Finds Lost Son After Ten Years
Mrs. Martha Wernecke of Chicago recovered her son after a decade as the boy remained with Mrs. Mary Wilhite of Seatonville. The child was initially taken by a Chicago Methodist minister and later placed with another clergyman. Wernecke, released from hospital, pursued the search until an accident revealed the boy. He prefers his foster mother, and Mrs. Wilhite resists surrender, with a court case looming.
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Chicago
Martha Wernecke
Mary Wilhite
Seatonville
Bloomington Plowmaker’s Heirs Compromise on Executor’s Fee
Captain Lewis Ijams receives 5000 dollars for storytelling services to Abram Brokaw the Bloomington plowmaker who died last year leaving more than a million to distant relatives. A prior bill of 9000 dollars for entertainer work drew national attention as the executor's claim. The heirs settled by paying 5000 dollars.
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Lewis Ijams
Abram Brokaw
Bloomington
Jams
Aoe
Yor Heefers
Ljame
Hidtiervices
Bie
Harvey's mayor faces hold on power after Mexico return
Elmer Flewelling, elected last April by 875 to 873, returns from Mexico to find Kerr may overturn him after a Judge Dupuy recount left 13 votes doubtful. Alderman Stevenson had restored Bates as chief of police during Flewelling's absence, and Flewelling now seeks Bates' removal while Kerr hints at confirming Bates if elected. Entente between Flewelling and Stevenson is strained.
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Mexico
Elmer Flewelling
Harvey
Flewelling
J. I. Tiates
Frank Stevenson
Mlewelling
Bates
W.J. Kerr
Judge Dupuy
Kerr
Ile
Stevenson
Huge Wheat Yield This Year Across Madison County
Harvest near Alton expects record wheat yields with 30 to 35 bushels per acre. Cold wet spring slowed straw growth but grain heads now fill the fields. Farms including Silver, Kennedy, Hassmano brothers, Cruse, Belk and others report strong potential as the season progresses.
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Madison County
Alton
Bob Kennedy
Hassmano Brothers
William and
Gus Cruse
Thomas K. Belk
Poisoned Picnic Strikes Buda First Baptist Sunday School
Forty people fell ill after tainted meat at the Buda Sunday school picnic four miles from Kewanee. Some victims face serious injury or death risk. Among the poisoned are Arthur Foster, the Sunday school superintendent, and P N Mason, editor of the Buda Plain Dealer.
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First Baptist Sunday School
Buda
Kewanee
Arthur Foster
P. N. Mason
Son of Chicagoan Drowned In Fox River Near Elgin
The body of Reinholts Schuetze aged 25 was recovered from the Fox River near Elgin after hours of dragging. He had left a Cleveland Club boat at 3 a m promising a swim and did not return, prompting concern from his companions who searched nearby camps for breakfast. His father John Schuetze resides at 21 Ward Street, Chicago.
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Reinholts Schuetze
Fox River
Elgin
Reinholtz Schuetze
John ©. Schuetze
Ward Street
Chicago
Schuetze
Cleveland Club
Willow bugs stop steamer during willow invasion
An attack of willow bugs overwhelmed the excursion boat Liberty, clogging its machinery and forcing a late port arrival at Alton after a harrowing voyage. Passengers and crew described it as the worst insect battle they had faced. Nearby reports note a green bug reaching Lake Michigan shores near Winthrop Harbor and widespread oat field damage from rabbits in central Illinois.
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Liberty
Alton
Lake Michigan
Winthrop Harbor
Wisconsin Line
Curious Chinese Custom Hair Cutting Ceremony in Chinatown
In San Francisco Chinatown Fong Hock, banker and merchant, hosted a lavish first cutting of his son’s hair with 150 guests at a restaurant. The banquet costing 1800 dollars featured an elaborate menu and included wives and children at the table. Prominent Clearning House members stopped by to offer congratulations. The ceremony signifies the heir becoming a family factor, with guests presenting thousands of dollars in gifts.
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Chinatown
Fong Hock
Anglo- California Bank of
San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
What is a Chemist A Swedish correspondent tale
A London Express anecdote describes Ber gel ius the Swedish chemist as conducting most experiments in the kitchen with his cook as assistant. Neighbors ask what he does and are told he pouts substances between vessels before discarding them, illustrating a humorous view of chemistry.
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Bergelius
London Express
Treasury records show June 1907 receipts set US funding records
The year ending June 1907 smashed most treasury records with total receipts near 705 million, surpassing all prior years except internal revenue during the Civil and Spanish American wars. Working balance exceeds 83 million, with 171 million in national depository funds and 11 million for disbursing officers. Total debt stands at 1.297 billion with gold reserves at 150 million and cash on hand about 419 million.
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United States Treasury
Vustars
Treasury
Philippine
National Bank
Philippine Treasury
United States
Yoakum Proposes Railroad Panacea Under National Oversight
B F Yoakum chairman of the Rock Island board argues in July World's Work for a union of people and railroads under federal supervision. He backs Hepburn antirebate law, questions railroad property valuation, supports limited security issues, uniform accounts, and supervised capital for improvements. He opposes railroad pools but favors traffic associations to include all connecting lines and warns agitation must seek safer channels.
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Yoakum
B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island
Railroads face safety, pensions, and public inquiry push
The Albany federal court fined the Delaware and Hudson railroad 3060 for failing to keep automatic couplings in repair under the safety appliance law. Union Pacific reports rail and accident concerns and Harriman presses for public observer seats. New York New Haven Hartford retires about 40 workers after 35 to 40 years of service.
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United States
Ray
Federal District Court At
Albany
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Underwood
Erie Railroad
Chicago
New York
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Harriman
Union Pacific
The Difference Between a Pessimist and an Optimist
A grandfather tells his son the difference between pessimist and optimist. He recalls being a pessimist in hard times and an optimist in youth. The boy replies that the distinction is marriage status. The joke appears in Harper's Weekly.
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Harper’s Weekly
Russian Jurymen Tales Stir Curiosity and Scorn
A collection of anecdotal claims about Russian jurymen describes foremen imprisoning for birthday, juries changing verdict as bells ring, burglars let go when victims refuse aid, and widespread harsh judgments against criminals. The piece critiques juror bias and superstition in trials.
Fallieres Shot At In Paris on Bastille Anniversary
President Fallieres was shot at twice on the Champs Elysees during Bastille Day celebrations. Naval reservist Leon Maille fired, missing the president as crowds shouted, and police prevented a lynching until guards arrived. Maille refused to explain, claiming grave revelations to be made to a magistrate.
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Fallieres
Leon Maille
Paris
France
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Longchamps
Maille
Mrs French Enlists With Salvation Army For Molokai Mission
Wife of Col. French commander of the Salvation Army Pacific coast division offers to serve lepers on Molokai island. Her husband also seeks life devoted to the leper mission as he works from Honolulu. They have five children aged 9 to 16, and preparations for a leper mission are underway.
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Molokai Island
French
Col. French
Pacific Coast Division
Salvation Army
Molokai
Honolulu
Christian Scientist Father Convicted in Child Death Case
Clarence W. Byrne a New York salesman was found guilty by the Court of Special Sessions of willfully neglecting to provide medical attendance for his daughter who died of pneumonia. Byrne says he called a church healer and had no faith in doctors. A new trial motion was filed.
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Clarence W. Byrne
New York
Court of Special Sessions
Byrne
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