Three Men Shot to Death in Alabama Mine Strike
Gunfire struck a Birmingham Mineral railroad passenger train at Bloc ton killing conductor Joe T. Collins O B Dent deputy sheriff Willard Howell a nonunion miner and injuring eleven others. Dogs traced trails to union quarters as eight negroes were arrested amid militia moves and a hush fell on the strike district.
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Birmingham
Ala
Blocton
Joe T. Collins
Dent
Willard Howell
Comer
Hubbard
Four Children Cremated in Tenement Fire
A five story East One Hundred and Twelfth Street tenement fire in New York left four children dead and five injured. Firemen found the youngest family members ages from sixteen months to ten years on the top floor after the blaze was controlled.
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New York
East One Hundred and Twelfth Street
James Sousto
Discord Among Ministers Strains Turkish War Officials
Constantinople reports discord among former ministers and palace officials held at the ministry of war. Mendough Pasha and Tahsin Pasha clash over advice on amnesty for political prisoners. Zekhi Pasha, recently dismissed, seeks a revolver but is told to live and work for the nation. He funded part of a cruiser fund named after revolutionary heroes amid a sultanic reception.
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Constantinople
Ministry of War
Mendough Pasha
Tahsin Pasha
Zekhi Pasha
Selamio
Twefik Pasha
Strike Grows as 200 More CP Rail Mechanics Join
Winnipeg Aug 10 strike leaders say over 200 more Canadian Pacific skilled mechanics have joined the walkout, many from car shops across Western Canada. About 2,500 workers are involved locally, with 100 guards and barbed fencing around shops west of the city to deter interference. Trains run on time as other unionists monitor developments.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Prairies
Canadian Pacific
Two Minersville Siblings Die in Missouri River Swim Incident
In Nebraska City on August 10 two sons of David James drowned while swimming at the Missouri river. The party, including James and his wife, went for a picnic when Elmer wandered out and Charles went to help. Charles was pulled under during the rescue attempt.
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Nebraska City
Neb
David James
Minersville
Missouri
Here
James
Elmer
Charles
Body Found In Mississippi River Suspected Suicide
In St Paul on August 10 a body found in the Mississippi River at the foot of Jackson street by James Topic is believed to be printer Franz P Puetterick. A bullet wound in the right temple suggests the death was self-inflicted.
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St. Paul
Franz P. Puetterick
Mississippi River
Jackson Street
James Topic
Market Quotations Wheat Prices Decline
Minneapolis quotations show Sept wheat at 1.03 and Dec at 1.00. On track, No 1 hard $1.25 to 1.27, No 1 Northern $1.23, No 2 Northern $1.21 to 1.22, No 3 Northern $1.13 to 1.16.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Cattle and hog markets report from St Paul auction
St Paul market notes show cattle trading from good to choice steers at 6.00 to 6.78, cows and heifers 4.00 to 5.00, veals 3.75 to 5.75. Hogs quoted 6.30 to 6.50. Sheep include wethers 4.00 to 4.35, yearlings 4.25 to 5.00, spring lambs 5.75 to 6.35.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Wheat and flax price quotes from Duluth market
Wheat to arrive and on track with No 1 hard at 1.19, No 1 Northern 1.18, No 2 Northern 1.14, Sept 1.03, Dec 1.00. Flax to arrive and on track with Sept 1.29, Oct 1.26, Nov 1.26, Dec 1.24.
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Duluth
Northern
Grain and dairy price roundup from Chicago markets
Chicago market notes list wheat futures for Sept and Dec with prices near 44 and 96 cents, corn Sept Dec May around 66 and 65 cents, oats Sept Dec May about 48 and 50 cents, pork futures Sept Oct Jan from 15.47 to 16.30, butter quotings for creameries and dairies, eggs, and poultry prices for turkeys and chickens.
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Chicago
Dairies
Egga
Chickens, LLC
Springs
Two Methuen Officers Die After Night Patrol Beating
Charles Emerson and Frank McDermott, Methuen police, were found dead in a meadow after a night pursuit of thieves. They were beaten to death during an operation to catch chicken and vegetable thieves outside Methuen Massachusetts on August 10.
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Methuen
Mass
Charles Emerson
Frank McDermott
Methuen Police
Lynching in Tifton over insulting remarks to white woman
In Tifton Georgia on August 10 Charlie Lokio an eighteen year old Black youth was lynched for making insulting remarks to a prominent local white woman. Authorities report no additional unrest followed the event.
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Tifton
Charlie Lokio
Baseball Scores in American Association Action
In Toledo Columbus won 65 to 6 while Louisville defeated Indianapolis 3 to 2. Milwaukee beat Kansas City 6 to 0. Minneapolis led St Paul 2 before rain halted play in seven innings. St Louis defeated Boston 8 to 2, Chicago beat New York 4 to 2, and Detroit topped Washington 5 to 2.
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Toledo
Columbus
Louisville
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St Paul
American Association
J. Louis
Boston
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Washington
Cattle and hog markets and Cornish humor note
Chicago markets show cattle and hog price ranges for various categories including cattle, Western cattle, feeders and calves. A humorous snippet from the English Illustrated Magazine quotes a Cornish exchange about a boy learning the fiddle and a head size joke.
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Gwain
Moon diameters and volumes compared to Earth
The Moon’s diameter is 2 160 miles, about a quarter of Earth’s. Its surface area is 14 600 000 square miles, a thirteenth to fourteenth of Earth’s. Earth’s volume is nearly 49.5 times the Moon’s, yet Earth’s mass exceeds the Moon’s by about 81.5 times due to density differences.
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New York American
Dream link to shipwreck foretold by mother and child
A Sydney couple and their daughter Lily share a striking case for psychic researchers. The mother dreamed of a trawler sinking and a liner incident while the daughter reportedly foresaw the Atacama crew’s fate and her father’s return in torn clothes, matching later events in the voyage.
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R. B. Elrington
Spruit
Balmain
Sydney
Australia
Cowlishaw Bros
San Diego
Sprult
Sydney Morning Herald
Papa
Lily
Atacama
Lily Spruit
Psychical Research Society
Allen
Vary T. FitzGerald
New York Tribune
The Carthaginian of Maine Faces John Holmes
Hannibal Hamlin’s clash with John Holmes in the Maine House over leadership led to a blistering exchange. Hamlin insultedHolmes by taunting his alleged brandy habit, sparking applause before Holmes apologized. The moment earned Hamlin the nickname The young Carthaginian routed the old Roman and shaped his enduring image.
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Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
John Holmes
Hamlin
Holmes
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Alfred
Lewiston Journal
Bees and Their Baskets
The article explains bees carry market baskets on their hind legs. A fringe of stiff hairs forms a cage that holds pollen collected on foraging trips. Each bee stores enough pollen in the basket to last two or three days.
Gray and the Elegy As Gem from Nine Years of Work
Thomas Gray kept the elegy for nine years before publication, polishing it like a gem. He wrote little in life and said the effort of composition costs much, explaining the small output.
Special bargains offered in Mower County and Edmunds South Dakota
For sale and loan notices describe cheap or sacrificed properties by real estate stunts. Advertisers advertise a modern house for sacrifice until Romest 18th and a two good nearly new homes on Bridge St. They offer to borrow up to $900 on city property and claim employment for men and women. Town lots and trades on houses or farms are promoted with calls to visit.
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Mower County
Minn
Edmunds Camnee
South Dakota
Romest
Bridge St
Diverting Attention from the Washington Star
A dialogue fragment shows Comrox defending the salt for an foreigner while hinting at preferring a family man whose English mother and daughters can critique him instead of Maine.
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Eigner
A Good and Safe Rule Quote by John Ruskin
A quotation urges living anywhere as if for life, urging to seize chances for kindness honesty and friendship with every place and person encountered. It highlights enduring goodwill over brief visits and stresses personal integrity.
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John Ruskin
A Man's Idea Hat for Wife Costs $1.89
The Nashville American notes a husband’s creative notion of a wife’s hat priced at $1.89. The item reflects a quirky origin and simple spending in a 19th century context.
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Nashville
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H J Drost
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Des Moines
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Poley
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