John D. Strikes Oil Prompts Fuel Hope and Fire Loss
In Ashton Illinois the report details John D. Rockefeller's office in Cleveland as a place where oil and gas were struck at 186 feet. Fred Kelchner, a salesman, suffered burns from a torch flare as gas ignited. A pipe was installed to vent the gas. Separate Ottawa Ottawa hotel fire at Gilmour on Bank Street caused multiple injuries amid rapid evacuations.
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Rockefeller
Cleveland
Fred F. Keltner
Tie
Kelcher
John WD. Rockefeller
Gilmour
Ottawa
Ont
Bankstreet
Americans in Cuba Guard Felt by Palma Frightened Palms
President Palma, fearing an uprising in Havana, asked for protection from American sailors. Denver landed 13 men led by Commander Colwell to safeguard American interests as rebels gathered outside the city. Later, Colwell reported Washington ordered the sailors to return if so directed.
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Palma
Havana
Denver
Colwell
Sleeper
Cowell
Washington
Navy Department
Sayana
Pino Guerra
Alfredo Zayas
Liberal Party
Loynaz del Castillo
Ijuvana
United States
Story of Cuba’s Strife and U S Platt Amendment
A New Time writer analyzes Cuba's revolts and U S intervention risk under the Platt Amendment. The piece traces Cuba as a historic battlefield, discusses causes of unrest, labor and political pressures, and lingering effects of colonial rule on its society and economy.
Fire kills guests at crowded industrial expo hotel
Fire swept through a crowded hotel hosting visitors to an industrial exposition. Guests slept on cots in halls as the blaze broke out shortly before midnight, trapped by blocked stairways before many were awakened. Local authorities investigate causes and evacuations follow.
Bandits Kill a Marshal in St Paul Oregon Saloon
Bandits killed Town Marshall Krechter in a St Paul saloon disturbance. Alfred Lambert and three unknown assailants wounded as the shooting unfolded. The principals remain in custody as authorities pursue charges. Mine fire at Anchor colliery continues after 37 years, water pumped out but flames persist.
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St. Paul
Oregon
Krechter
Alfred Lambert
Anchor
Kreading Company
Bark Crop Failure in Oregon and Washington
The bark crop for cascara a grad a in Oregon and Washington failed this year as peeling ends yield near zero. Only a handful of carloads were peeled, reflecting a drastic drop in expected supply and economic impact on bark harvest.
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Oregon
Washington
Captain Bundy Dies End Of an Evangelist Sailor
Captain Henry Bundy, once sent to reform a wayward boy, concluded a long career as an evangelist to sailors aboard the great liner. His life bridged rough seas and religious outreach, leaving a lasting imprint on crew morale and faith aboard.
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Captain Bundy
Seeath Hae
Henry Bundy
Laine
Bicycle Rider Killed in Collision With Earling Auto
A bicycle rider died after a collision near Ocone mowoe Wis with an Earling driven auto by George Earling son of Alfred Overland head of St Paul road. Ethel Roosevelt was thrown from a buggy but uninjured while riding from Sagamore Hill to Oyster Bay with her horse frightened by an automobile.
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Earling
Oconemowoe
Wis
George Earling
St. Paul Road
Alfred Overland
Ethel Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Cuban Prospects as Agricultural Golconda Stated
A discussion notes Cuba’s potential as an agricultural hub with vast tillable land, contrasting with Java’s larger population. The piece mentions officials seeking guidance from Washington, and cruiser commands in Norfolk extending to Cuba as a strategic area.
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Cuba
Java
Golconda
Path to Cuba invasion and American aims outlined
The report details plans for a Cuba landing, with the army to prepare invasion plans. President Roosevelt calls a conference at Oyster Bay with naval and state officials. Dispatches claim insurgent attacks in Santa Clara and disrupted mail links, while optimism grows over American capital and settlement in Cuba driven by the Platt amendment and American enterprise.
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Cuba
Roosevelt
Nav
Oyster
Bay
Mr. Sleeper
Havana
Yaza
Santa Clara Provinte
la Spiritus
Cataruns
Santings
Mr. Sin 4Seppert
Santigo
Cuba’s Self Government Ends as U S Eyes Policy
The Cuban situation prompts a hard line view that self-government risks violence and foreign interference. Congress authorized Palma to spend 25 million to crush an insurrection, suppress newspapers, and deport foreigners as troops concentrate in Havana for possible rebel action.
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Ative
Cuba
Palma
Moderates
United States
Lavana
Statue of McKinley Unveiled in Columbus Ohio
Thousands from across Ohio attended the $50,000 bronze statue dedication facing High Street at the State Capitol in Columbus. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth unveiled the statue as dignitaries including Justice William R. Day and Gov. Harris spoke. An open stand for 4,000, decorated grounds, and a band provided ceremony without a formal parade.
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Ohio
McKinley
Hich
High Street
Sun Capitol
Columbus
Alice Roose- Longworth
Cipal
William Tt. Day
United Supreme Court
United States
John W. Daniel
Virginia
BR. B. Brown
Zanesville
Grand Army of the Republic
Joseph W. Kay
New York
The
Union ‘Eterans’ Legion
Gov
Harris
Capitol Building
Justice Day
Ultimatum To Cuba Forces Peace or US Intervention
President Roosevelt issues a clear ultimatum to Cuba, demanding immediate peace and declaring that the United States will intervene under the Platt amendment if order is not restored. Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Bacon go to Havana, with 2000 marines and six cruisers to ready the force. A balloon navigation and new storage battery car developments accompany a backdrop of escalating international tensions and scientific progress.
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Cuba
United States
Treaty of Paris
Palma
Taft
Bacon
Havana
Roosevelt
Senor Quesada
Lisbon
Taff
Des Moines
Key West
Dixie
Guantanamo
Tacoma
Norfolk
Cleveland
Minneapolis
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Newark
Norfolk, Va
Missouri and
Kansas City
Trasil
Far and Near News Briefs Note Notable Deaths and Donations
Mrs. Eliza Fairchild Wheeler, 101, mother of Yale professor A. M. Wheeler, dies. England’s Surgeon General Walker leaves his library and manuscripts to the Lloyd Library in Cincinnati. The Dresdner Bank and Schaaffhausen Bankverein of Berlin plan to issue 5 million dollars in new capital as a joint community of interest formed in December 1903.
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Eliza Fairchild Wheeler
A. M. Wheeler
Yale
Walker
England
Lloyd Library of
Cincinnati
Dresdner Bank
Schaaffhausen Bankverein
Berlin
Nervous Wreck Recovered Health With Pink Pills Claim
Mrs Green of Franklin Ga credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with a dramatic recovery from three and a half years of weakness and stomach trouble. She says her weight rose from 104 to 130 pounds, sleep improved, and she gained strength enough to walk half a mile. Pills sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents a box.
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A. Green
Franklin, Ga
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schencetady, N
Cures by Incantation and Healing by Belief
An Ohio State Journal summary notes mysticism in healing with tales from Tuscarawas County where a woman allegedly cured diseases by pressing on the affected area with old Indian bones and reciting incantations. The piece discusses subjective cures, child foot kissing, and other folk remedies, drawing comparisons to priestly charms and later sixth sense speculation.
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Ohio State Journal
Tuscarawas County
Wise Doctor Promotes Postum for Convalescence
A physician endorses Postum as a nourishing beverage over coffee. He cites personal use, grocery stock benefits, and broad adoption in homes for indigestion and nervousness. The letter from Postum Co. praises Postum as easily absorbed during convalescence from pneumonia and typhoid fever.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellyiile
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Julian P. Thomas
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