Deaths and trials sweep through towns in varied storms
Giuseppe Alia dies on the Canyon City scaffold after cursing Roman priesthood. Amos Pophamus near Delmont attempts murder on his family and is fatally shot by his daughter. A Ute return trek to Utah under US cavalry escort is planned. Rates for fur transport drop from St Paul to New York. A mob hangs Hugh Jones in Tennessee after an assault on a 17 year old girl. Cap Anson faces bankruptcy as receivers manage his Chicago company. Paraguay’s revolution sets provisional government as ex-ministers seek refuge. A 64 year old Dover farmer is murdered en route to his daughter’s wedding. Austrian miners in Bingham face violence in a religious war. Ethel Roosevelt to debut early at the White House. Mrs Minor Morris escapes a Missouri insane asylum. A Bridgeton woman mourns a drowning husband while saving her child. Mystery deepens in Mrs Clifford Hartridge case. Night riders burn Ira Slatter’s barn in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giuseppe Alia
Denver
Canyon City
Colo
Herman Ridder
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Roosevelt
Amos Polhamus
Delmont
N. J
Helen
Utah
Rapid City
S. C
United States
Adams
American
Wells Fargo Express
St. Paul
New York City
Hugh Jones
Middleton
Tenn
Jones
Ora Yoppus
la Grange
A.C. Anson
Chicago
Cap” Anson
A. C. Anson Company
Cap
Asuncion
Paraguay
Revolutionary Party
Naveiro
William Williams
Dover
Del
Pete Gallach
Frisco
Bingham
Austria
Ethel Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
White House
Longworth
Minor Morris
St. Louis
Congressman Hall of Lown
Missouri Hospital For the
Farmington
Sioux City
Omaha
Pueblo
Lincoln
Des Moines
Clifford W. Hartridge
New York
Pittsburg
Owenton
W. G. Mullikin
Lexington
Ira Slatter
Harrisburg
Slacter
Business on Upturn in the United States
A Chicago Record-Herald analysis finds overall business activity rising nationwide with crops large and unemployment and empty railcars falling. Postal receipts show a sharp upturn, Chicago hires 10,000 railroad workers, and multiple states report improved manufacturing, crop yields, and freight movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
United States
Uncle Sam
Chicago
New York
Edward M. Morgan
Morgan
Illinois
Wisconsin
J. D. Klapp
Milwaukee
National Car Service Association
Omaha
Nebraska
Kansas
Bryan and Kern Named Democratic Ticket at Denver Convention
The Democratic national convention nominated William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska for president and John Worth Kern of Indiana for vice president by acclamation after a lengthy session. The final roll call left Kern as running mate, ending a long deadlock and drawing enthusiastic support from weary delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
John W. Kern
Indiana
John Worth Kern
Kern
Bryan
Norfolk and Southern in Receivership by Federal Court
The Federal Court in Norfolk Virginia placed the Norfolk and Southern railway under receivership at the request of the Trust Company of America. The railroad agreed to the action after revealing reliance on borrowed capital and failed branch-line purchases. A reorganization committee has been formed to guide the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Southern
Norfolk
Norfolk and Southern Railway
Trust Company of America
Men Crowding Out Cattle Range Spurs Meat Prices
Explanation for rising meat costs cites rapid settlement of Southwest cattle ranges. Pastures cleared for cultivation push cattle prices higher. In major cities the poor boycott high priced butchers, reducing meat consumption and increasing fruit and vegetables.
Democrats Nominate Kern After Long Convention Debate
The 1908 Democratic National Convention adjourned sine die after four hours of speeches as delegates from Alabama to Porto Rico rallied behind Kern. Thomas Taggart and the Hoosier contingent led the drive with support from Folk, Sullivan, the Tammany faction, and Bryan adherents from multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Taggart
National Committee
Kern
Hoosier
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Roger C. Sullivan
Illinois
New York
Ollie James
Alabama
Porto Rico
Resumption Day Sparks Big Middle West Revival
Major firms across the Middle West joined in re employment day actions on July 1. The Illinois Central Railroad mobilized 5,500 workers in Burnside and other shops. Illinois Steel Co. reportedly returned to full capacity while International Harvester planned continuous night and day operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
The
Prosperity Association
Illinois Central Railroad
Burnside
Ill
Illinois Steel Company
International Harvester Company
Dollar Wheat Rallies Authorized in Red River Valley
C O Drayton of Illinois is authorized to hold seventy dollar wheat rallies in the Red River valley. The report notes this campaign activity and its regional focus amid ongoing price discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Drayton
Illinois
Red River Valley
Frederick Arthur Stanley
Earl of Derby
Canada
London
John B. Lonsdale
House of Commons
America
Hot Weather Health Advice From Era
Practical summer tips urge temper control exercise and light diet. Advice warns against ice water and heavy meats, recommends vegetables cereals and fish, favors light linen hats, and notes children should avoid coffee or tea. Stanley praised straw hats while derby hats were mocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Bequest to Swedenborgian Conjugal Love School Voided
Pennsylvania court rules a will directing a university for Swedenborgian ministers violates public policy. Judge Smith finds the bequest to endow the Academy of the New Church conflicts with state law and social policy, declaring the residue should pass under intestate succession. The dispute involved three claimants from Swedenborgian factions and the estate heirs, with Bryn Athyn university later affirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Swedenborg
Judge Smith
Lancaster County
Kramph
Hhis
University of the New Jerusalem
Philadelphia
Academy of the New Church
Bryn Athyn
Official Crop Report shows larger corn acreage and steady crop condition
The July 8 preliminary government crop report notes 1,065,000 more acres planted to corn than last year and a July 1 condition at 82.8 percent of normal, same as the prior year. Wheat is ahead of last year, barley is better, and the apple crop also leads July of 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Bureau of Statistics
Glass industry says country sold out as plants run in July
President Welser of the Blowers and Gathers' Mutual Protective Association of Pittsburg states the glass market is sold out and plants are operating in July after a prior winter overproduction caused widespread shutdown. He predicts a 30 to 40 percent price rise this fall with higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welser
the Blowers and Gathers
Mutual Protective Association of
Pittsburg
Tolstoi Attacks Russian Government By Execution
Count Tolstoi denounces Russia's use of execution in a London published article, calling it a moral and spiritual evil far worse than revolutionary acts. He pled for an end to such horrors and for accountability, even suggesting personal sacrifice to expose government brutality. He criticizes the state's claims that no other method can stop revolutionaries and asserts equal criminality in state actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Tolstoi
London
Russia
Mystery Health Advice From Mrs Pinkham in Odd Letter
A fragmentary 19th century style note asks about health issues and mentions Mrs Pinkham as a remedy source. The text reads oddly with garbled names and phrases, suggesting a period column offering domestic medical guidance and social commentary on women’s ailments.
Giants Great Joe McGinnity Retires From Pitching Roles
Historic baseball note lists Joe McGinnity as retiring from pitching for New York Giants and references batting leaders for Boston and Chicago White Sox in a busy sports roundup. Also covers Princeton Yale game, Olympic team choices, and multiple racing results from Latonia Derby and Brooklyn Handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tron
Joe McGinnity
Giants
New York
Boston
White Sox
Sox
Denver
Overland Park
Dode Criss
Princeton
Yale
W. P. Dray
Yale University
London
Admiral Dewey
Todd
Ringen
Tommy Burns
America
Bill Squires
Australia
Burns
Squires
Neuilly
France
Pinkola
Qear
Ordondo
Celt
Brooklyn
The Mother Butterfly’s Downy Nesting Sacrifice
An insect tragedy describes how a mother butterfly builds a luxurious nest for her eggs. She lines the cradle with plucked down from her own body, lays the eggs on a soft couch, and covers them with a matching bedcover. As the nest forms, she loses her protective body covering and dies, a selfless act for the next generation.
Dropped Coffee Turns Path to Wellness in Postum Testimony
A Washington DC physician credits Postum with ending his periodical headaches, sleeplessness, and irritability after abandoning coffee. He describes initial taste resistance, proper preparation, and eventual weight gain, clarity, and renewed vigor. He notes his wife and sister-in-law also benefited, and endorses Postum as nourishment with phosphates and albumens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatas
Wash
D. C
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bessemer Herald
Sherman & Hand, Publishers
Bessemer, Michigan
Somers Point
Jeremiah Sheppard
Bridgeton
Western League
Phil Lpdia
Cincinnati
W. W
Detroit
Phil'd'Iphia
Sr. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
American Association
W . W. Tind'n'polis
Minneapolis
Tolelo
Touisville
Kan
Columbus
Sr. Paul
George A. Wells
Town Grain Dealers’ Association
Iowa
Indianapolis
Michigan
Ohio
West Virginia
Allegheny County
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Bryan and Kern
Charles A. Towne
Archibald McNeil
Connecticut
Clark Howell
Georgia
Clayton
Kentucky
Will
Tolstoi
Czar
Count Tolstol
Pinkham
Calee
Mies Ellen M. Olson
Wiley
Aia Pinkham
Qos
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