Paris Barcelona upheaval quieted amid repression reports
Madrid’s Figaro interview with Spain's interior minister described the Barcelona insurrection as gravely severe with street battles incendiaries convent pillage and rail line destruction. Government silence on casualties continues while Barcelona areas show improved conditions and preparations to resume industry ahead of tomorrow. Reports from other regions indicate progress.
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Paris
Madrid
the Figaro
Barcelona
Notice of pistol license application by L. C. Felts
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will apply to the circuit court of Mercer county on August 10 1909 for license to carry a pistol in accordance with section 7 chapter 148 of the code of West Virginia as amended. Name L. C. Felts residence Bluefield W Va occupation Deputy Sheriff Mercer County.
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Circuit Court of
Mercer County
West Virginia
L. C. Felts
Bluefield
W. Va
Three-Wife Arrest Reported in York Pennsylvania
York July 31 William Rasin was arrested on a charge of having three wives. One spouse is said to reside at Wallingford Pennsylvania another at Wilmington Delaware and another is reported elsewhere.
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York
William Rasin
Wallingsford
Wilmington
Del
Virginia report notes Ra sin''s accord under investigation
In Virginia a report mentions Ra sin''s accord and states the matter is under investigation while noting a marriage to a woman in York. The fragment hints at a political or legal dispute with unresolved details and no further context.
Market Opens Higher as Reading Leads Gains
New York trading shows active stocks at the open with broad gains. Reading climbs to 161 after a 112 bid, United States Steel reaches 74 1 2, while Union Pacific slips back on realized profits as the session ends irregularly but active.
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New York
Reading
Realize
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Five Dead In Gasoline Explosion In St Paul Fire
A gasoline explosion followed by a four story building fire on West Third Street in St Paul kills five people and injures seven others. Four more are believed trapped in the ruins. Arnold Kuhlo, president of Kuhlo Manufacturing, and a young man named McCauley are missing. The explosion occurred during testing of Kuhlo’s automobile gasoline filling machine, blowing the structure apart and damaging nearby buildings including the central police station.
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St. Paul
Minn
West Third Street
Arnold Kuhl
Kuhlo Manufacturing Company
McCauley
Kuhlo
Earthquakes Shake Mexico City and Spain
Mexico City was rocked by a severe earthquake lasting one minute forty seconds with no major damage reported. In Spain, Tortosa and the Ebro observatory logged an intense two hour long tremor from a distant epicenter.
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Mexico City
Tortosa
Spain
Ebro Observatory
Seven swept from disabled sailboat off Avalon New Jersey
Seven persons were swept out to sea near Avalon New York on July 81 as a disabled sailboat struggled between 10 and 11 PM. Passersby heard calls for help and a life guard launched a rescue boat, but the sailing craft disappeared from sight. The occupants are believed to be Philadelphians.
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Avalon
N. Y
Philadelphiana
Safer flavoring with Sauer's trusted extract standard
The note urges sticking to the standard brand Sauer's as the reliable flavoring extract for 25 years, highlighting consistent quality and trust in the product.
Conference Report Adopted by Close Vote in House Tariff Debate
The House adopted the conference report on the tariff by 195 to 183 after an eleven hour session with fiery speeches. Munn threatened to oppose the report if pulp and print paper rates were not kept, warning Canada may respond with a prohibitive price. The session featured obstructions, a long reading of the seventy six page report, and votes from twenty Republican defectors and two Democrats for the measure. The Senate then prepared to act, with amendments to deficiencies and new tax and enforcement provisions. Cornelius C. dies in New York auto accident reported July 31.
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Washington
House
Payne
Chessman Payne
Clark
Munn
Illinois
Canada
Mondell
Wyoming
Carey
Wisconsin
Davis
Minnesota
Gronin
North Dakota
Hayes
Iowa
Hubbard
Keifer
Ohio
Kendall
Levroot
Linbeigh
Mann
Miller
Burdock
Kansas
Nelson
Nye
Poindexter
Southwick
New York
Steenerson
Stevens
Volstead
Woods
Brussard
Estopinal
Louisiana
Senate
United States Court of Customs Appeals
State Department
Customs Court
United States
Daniel
Bailey
Baseball in big leagues fancy blues and greys
A brief item notes new fall wool ens and colors for a season. Franklin's line is praised as superb and shoppers are invited to visit Franklin's shop on Higginbotham avenue to view the offerings.
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Franklin
Higginbotham Avenue
Cuyler Dies in France After Auto Crash
Cuyler, president of the United States Mortgage and Trust Company of this city, died last night in France following an automobile accident.
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Cuyler
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
France
Four Miles of Fire Destroys Osaka Area
Osaka faced a devastating blaze on Sunday August 1 known as the Four Miles of Fire. By early morning about thirteen thousand buildings were destroyed as the inferno swept a four mile square area engulfing much of the city.
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Osaka
Japan
Local Showers Favor West Virginia and Virginia Briefly
West Virginia sees local showers Sunday and Monday partly cloudy conditions follow. Virginia reports local showers Sunday with likely showers Monday and light to moderate variable winds across the region.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Pine Street Coal Co Promise Full Measure Coal
SCALES. Every load of coal sent out by the Pine Street Coal Co. is welded and tom are guaranteed full measure. Phone 252. If everything else used is cheap don't stint the quality of your bread Use Jefferson Crushed Wheat Flour.
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Pine Street Coal Co
Tom
Future of Tom Johnson at Take Crisis In Eight Year Three Cent Fare
Unprejudiced observers say the chances are against Cleveland Mayor Johnson as a referendum on the three cent fare traction ordinance nears. A favorable vote could force settlement with the Cleveland Railway Company, while defeat might end his eight year political career and shift power to a council ready to settle the dispute.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Johnson
Whch
Cleveland Railway Company
Johnson ‘Tuny
Herman J. Schmidt
Cleveland Railway Co
Traction plan debates reach city hall as transit talks stall
Judge Taylor proposes seven tickets for a quarter with a penny for transfers while Mayor Johnson demands a maximum fare of a quarter for seven tickets with transfers free. Johnson favors a two year option for line purchases, Taylor favors ten years. Citizens grow anxious to settle the traction matter on the best possible terms.
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Judge Taylor
Johnson
Ten Killed in Spokane Train Collision Near Colwell
Ten persons died and at least sixty were injured in a head-on crash between two electric trains on the Spokane Inland Railroad at Colwell station between Couer d'Alene and Spokane. A westbound train from Couer d'Alene collided with an eastbound train at about fifteen miles per hour, crushing coaches and hurling passengers. A special train with physicians rushed to the scene and Couer d'Alene hospital filled with the injured.
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Spokane Inland Railroad
Colwell
Washington
Couer d'Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Brighton Beach 24 Hour Race Winner Struggles to Break Record
George H. Robertson drove a Simplex to win the 24 hour race at New Brighton Beach motor track covering 1,091 miles by 10:05 pm. The tight rough track prevented approaching the world 24 hour record of 1,177 miles set last October at Brighton Head.
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Brighton Beach
George H. Robertson
New Brighton Beach Motor Track
Brighton Head
Flood at Kirin Drowns 1900 as Sungari Rises
News from Tokio reports a devastating flood in Chang Chan province Manchuria. In Kirin city at Sungari river head 1900 people drowned and 7000 houses submerged as waters continue to rise.
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Tokio
Chang Chan
Manchuria
Kirin
Sungari
Largest Fleet of Warships Reviewed by King Edward
More than three hundred British warships formed the largest flotilla ever seen, reviewed by King Edward aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert in the Solent. The spectacle closed naval maneuvers after a month of exercises as battleships cruisers and smaller craft lay in six long columns from Cowes to Stokes Bay.
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Portsmouth
Edward
Solent
Hast Cowes
Stokes Bay
Cowes
King Edward
Victoria and Albert
Minnesota Bars Cigarettes
Minnesota voters face a new anti cigarette law taking effect at midnight today. The measure prohibits sale or gift of cigarettes and cigarette paper and forbids keeping or making them for sale, with an exemption for interstate jobbers.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Vice Consul Wing Slain in New York Office
Dr Luk Wing Chinese vice consul at New York mortally wounded in his lower Broadway office. He died at St Gregorys hospital. The killer Wong Row Chang, once steward of the battleship Indiana, claims self defense amid a grievance over denied aid.
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New York
Luk Wing
Lehigh
Yale
Broadway
Wing
St. Gregory's Hospital
Wong Row Chang
United States
Indiana
Lynching Mob Attacks in Middlesboro Over Attempted Assault
A mob of about 100 Tennessee mountaineers armed with Winchesters tried to lynch James White, a Black man, after an alleged assault on a young girl in Middlesboro Kentucky. They marched to Pineville then stormed the jail but found it empty. Sheriff Johnson had hidden the prisoner.
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Middlesborough
James White
Pineville
Johnson
French and Russian fleets escort imperial yacht to Cherbourg
The French naval division met the Russian squadron with the imperial yacht Standart off Cape Gris Nez and escorted it to Cherbourg. President Fallieren greeted the Russian emperor aboard at the entrance to the dock, extending a warm welcome.
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Cherbourg
Standart
Cape Gris Nez
Fallieren
Oad
No Calhoun Jury Progress Stalls in San Francisco
The effort to empanel a second jury to try Patrick Calhoun shows no progress after two weeks with over 800 citizens summoned and none qualifying for jury service in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Cal
Patrick Calhoun
PRESBYOPIA AND EYE SIGHT DECLINE EXPLAINED
A short notice describes presbyopia as a natural, progressive loss of accommodation in people aged 40 to 50. Early correction with proper lenses can easily fix the condition, while delaying treatment leads to increasing difficulty. A call is offered to verify full correction capabilities.
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Perpignan
Gerona
Rasin
Wall Street
Twin Mann Pree
Polloc
First National
Ukfield
Ick A. Hooper
Bank of A
Holber
UR Savings Department
L. & Tierney
Thomas B. Peery
Wn. H. Thomas
LV. Batley
C. D. Wright
J. D. Honaker
R. M. Garrett
W. D. Thornhill
E. & Pedigo
P. & Kelly
B. A. Heller
C. B. Hancock
K. B. Bolling
Flat Top National Bank
Bluefield, W. VA
Union Bank & Trust CO
Wood
Cornelius C
I.rg
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Gaspar
McLean
Bell
Bergen
St. Louis
Hoston
Harmon
Phelps
Graham
Brown
Ferguson
R H Dy
Chicago
Ewes
Philadelphia
Reuipach
Archer
Corridon
Sparks
Docin
Pitt
Ry i
Detroit Steel
Wilson
Kleinow
Mullin and Stanage
Detroit
Warhop
Sweeney
Summers
Schmidt
Ll. Pet
Boston
Dmarrrsrted
New York Oss Bie
Roanoke Danville
Richmond
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Roanoke
ATS
Danville Tree Ee
Norfolk Ee
Lynchburg Serene
AGA Portsmouth
Serenee
Weather Forecast
Tom Jonnoun
TAKE
Sity
Spokane Inland Railway
Wash
George Robertson
bHfEot
Dr. Luk Wing
Wong Bow Chung
Slayer
Sherry
Czar
Calhoun
Es Ald As
Olivera
Henry Rodgia
Optician
Princeton Avenue
Stestae
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