Record Heat Waves Sweep Across Midwest and Great Lakes
A Chicago thermometer hit 102.1 at 8 pm with humidity around 50 percent and wind at 30 mph. The heat stretched over Iowa Missouri Nebraska Indiana Ohio and Michigan with readings from 61 in Detroit to 115 in sunlit sites. Milwaukee reached 86 while Chicago cooled to 64 by 10 pm.
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Dubuque
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Cairo
Nashville
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Hunl
St. Paul
Albany
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Duluth
Officials Censured Over Insanity Trust Case
Indianapolis grand jury reports no criminal intent or indictments in the insanity trust affair. It faults Dr Christian police surgeon and William Lockman justice of the peace for attempting to control inquests for pecuniary gain and says the insanity law is deficient for allowing scrupulous men to obtain public money.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Christian
William Lockman
Marion County
Ohio Democrats at Columbus Convention Ignore Bryan Platform
Delegates at the Ohio Democratic convention in Columbus condemn William Jennings Bryan calling his Kansas City platform irrelevant. In the morning resolutions session his name was not to be mentioned and his platform disregarded amid sharp criticism of his leadership.
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Columbus
Bryan
Kansas City
Committee On Resolutions
Hats for Horses Headgear Cited in Humane Motion
A city note on sunbonnets for horses highlights their popularity in New York Chicago St Louis Cincinnati and other cities during a heat wave. Missouri Humane Society backs mandating sun protection for horses citing reduced heat prostration and welfare gains.
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Chicago
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Cincinnati
Ilumane Society
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Sultan Pays Indemnity Settlement to United States
The Sultan sent a payment of 95 600 pounds to the United States through Minister Leishman as part of indemnity claims against Turkey. Secretary Hay viewed the move as a diplomatic win though the total claims exceed the amount paid. The state department will distribute the funds to claimants. Other brief notes include a Mena Arkansas farmer J B Cove who died by suicide, the American Bible Society preparing Filipino dialect editions, cattleman W F Stone dying from horse accident injuries, and a Bradley Maine flood scene of a woman washing from a rowboat.
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Leishman
Constantinople
Sublime Porte
United States
Hay
State Department
Turkey
J. B. Cove
Mena
Ark
American Bible Society
W. F F. Stone
Gainesville
Texas
Bradley
SETTLERS IN TORTURE AT OKLAHOMA LAND REGISTRY DAY
Prospective settlers endure extreme heat and exhaustion while queuing at Tort Sill and El Reno for the opening of the land registry. Applicants travel from multiple states as certificates are issued for Washington review before land drawing begins. Many waited years on the border to reach this moment amid scarce water and rising costs.
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Tooitan Dands
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Wisconsin
California
Washington
United States Land Office
Younger Brothers Freed Parole Granted in Northfield Bank Raid Case
The Minnesota State Board of Pardons approved parole for Gole Younger and James Younger, longtime inmates at Stillwater for 25 years over the Northfield bank robbery and murder. Friends campaigned for release for decades, urging governors to pardon but facing strong opposition until a parole mechanism was enacted.
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Friends
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Northfield
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American Sheep Census Shows Gains in 1901
The 1901 sheep census by the American Protective Tariff League reports 1,464,781 sheep owned across 40 states, with a total gain of 208,043 head and average value up to 4.04 per head from 1900. Tariff protection and strong meat demand support American producers amid world low wool prices and global declines.
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American Protective Tariff League
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TOOL
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Tad
Miaareb
Watson
Aufrican Protective Tarif League
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New York
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North Dakotas
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Products of Protection and Freight Growth
The piece argues that protection fuels manufacturing and agriculture, boosting freight and business as trolley lines expand. It claims the United States consumes about one third of world production while making nearly all of its own goods, driven by self sufficiency and wealth.
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United States
Pig Iron Boom Spurs Farm and Factory Alliance
The article notes a rise from 128000 to over 300000 tons of pig iron weekly, highlighting the strong link between protection and pig iron. It emphasizes shared stake for farmers and manufacturers in balancing production and use.
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Thackeray Paid in Guineas Not Pounds in Lectures
The article notes Willert Beale paid Thackeray two hundred fifty pounds for lectures but Thackeray insists on guineas and sends the shillings instead. It also recounts Lafayette's public reception in Virginia and a courteous visit to George Washington's mother, plus brief notes on new books and authors from New York to London.
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London
Willert Beale
Onslow Square
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Lafayette
America
Virginia
Washington
Marquis
George
Emperor Kwang Hsu and Li Hung Chang Mock West
A Detroit Journal item satirically depicts Emperor Kwang Hsu reacting to the idea of a West while Viceroy Li Hung Chang quips that “occcidents will happen.” The scene playfully references a dialectic about Western influence and ends with a humorous image of royal attire.
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Li Hung Chang
Detroit Journal
A Silent Alarm Clock Proposed by Lamp Flash
A new alarm clock idea uses an electric lamp aimed at the sleeper’s head with a switch triggered by the clock to deliver a brief flash. Proponents say the light jolt reliably awakens the person without noise.
His Principal Duty
An exchange noting an usher’s role in a theater, distinguishing seating guidance from enforcing exclusion by telling patrons where not to sit, as observed by the Philadelphia Record.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Record
An Exact Answer and a Population Note
In a courtroom exchange a witness corrects a cross examiner about familiarity with a man named Dennis. A separate demographic fact lists Germany’s population as 50,345,000, placing it after Russia and the United States in Europe.
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Sorr
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