Texas cotton outlook shifts to higher lands after flood
An Austin telegraph from St Louis reports that Texas cotton losses along the Brazos bottom may reach 200,000 bales worth about 5 million dollars. The flood reduces yields in districts from Waco to Brenham while higher lands near Calvert Millican Hempstead and Belton show smaller declines or gains, potentially offsetting bottom losses.
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St. Louis
Austin
Republic
Brazos River
Bosque River
Waco
Brazos
Marlin
Reagan
Bremond
Calvert
There
Bryan
Navasota
Millican
Hempstead
Richmond
Wharton
Brenham
Chappell Hill
Caldwell
Cameron
Belton
Milano
Santa Fe
Hearne
Texas
Trade with Brazil Slips in Exports and Imports
Washington reports that U S Brazil trade fell last year with exports dropping by 500000 and imports also declining. Consul Hill of Santos states the decline contrasts with common belief and reflects broader trade slowdowns between the two nations.
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United States
Brazil
Washington
State Department
Hill
Santos
Bad Indians Resist Arrest Near Buck Creek
Edgemont July 14. Swift Bear a Sioux Indian and eight warriors resisted arrest for illegal game near Buck Creek Wyoming. Deputies led by Amos Demming pursued them from Lusk with warrants but the Indians refused to accompany the sheriff and warned of war if crossed. The posse retreated to Edgemont for papers, while Sheriff Demming sought Indian police from Pine Ridge to intercept. The party crossed Cottonwood river and traveled 60 miles with ponies fresh, while the Indians stole bedding and food from a herder and left Wm. Brack destitute.
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Edgemont
Swift Bear
Buck Creek
Wyo
Amos Demming
Converse County
Lusk
Luck Creek
South Dakota
George Miller
Demining
Pine Ridge
Wyoming
Cottonwood River
N.S. Tubbs
Wm. Brack
Herr Rose in Washington Meets State Department Officials
German consul general Herr Rose arrived in Washington to discuss Samoa with Ambassador Holloven and officials at the state department. He defended his actions during the Samoa turmoil and the Matheota throne case, and will stay several days before returning to Berlin.
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Washington
Herr Rose
Samoa
Holloven
New York
Mumm
Berlin
Daflaires
State Department
Day
Hill
Wheeler Corrects Philippine Army Strength Claim
General Joseph Wheeler toured Grand Island Nebraska and urged press correction. He said reports from Chicago misstated his knowledge of Aguinaldo's forces and that he never spoke with Washington officials on the matter. He asserted he is ignorant of the extent of U S officials information.
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Grand Island
Neb
Joseph Wheeler
Chicago
Aguinaldo
Manila
Washington
Iowa All Right Comes Out of Dry Dock
The Iowa has come out of dry dock at Puget Sound and is reported to be in good engine and boiler order. Navy officials say furnace damage, if any, would have required more extensive repairs, and the ship left San Francisco in satisfactory condition.
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Washington
Navy Department
Iowa
Puget Sound
Engineering Bureau
San Francisco
Changes in War Revenue Proposals in Congress
Washington officials expect the next war revenue act report to urge extending the tax to patent protected items and money exchanges by express and telegraph firms. Modifications to mutual insurance taxation and clarifications on Schedule B are also likely, with a push for an expert commission to revise old laws. The spirit tax and Canadian packaging restrictions may prompt enforcement changes.
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Washington
Altogather
International Revenue Bureau
Congress
Internal Revenue
Express and Telegraph Company
Express
Treasury
Fire
Life
Internal Revenue Officers
Canada
United States
Question of Prize Money From Maria Teresa Scarce
The navy department orders an appraisal of the captured Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa and other recovered war material from the Battle of Santiago to resolve prize money rights. The Teresa, raised but later adrift and abandoned, may still warrant payment. appraisal will use her value at raising and include can’s value from other ships.
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Washington
Navy Department
Maria Teresa
Santiago
Teresa
Cat Island
Reina Mercedes
Middlesex County Bank cashier in Perth Amboy flees with funds
George M. Valentine, cashier of the Middlesex County Bank at Perth Amboy, surrenders and is jailed over a reported shortage estimated up to 165000. Investigators trace falsified stubs, transfers to a New York bank, and months of concealed deficits.
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New York
Cgeorge M. Valentine
Middlesex County Bank
Perth Amboy
Middlesex County
Eternal Hills
Perth Amboy Savings Institution
Savings Bank
Perth Amboy Savines Institution
Middlesex Couny Bank
George M. Valentine
Watson
Summerer
Robert N. Valentine
Fnally
Banking Department
Johnson
Valentine
Ocean Grove
Park National Ofew York
Middlesex Bank
Middlesex
Robert N. Valentin
Thegeashier
Park National Bank
New York City
Woodbridge
Park National Bank of New York
Shape of an Anaesthetic Anecdote From a Bath Physician
A Bath physician recalls a country town tale of an itinerant eye specialist who reportedly removed a patient’s eye scraped the back and reinserted it with no subsequent eye trouble. The specialist admitted using an anaesthetic shaped like a spoon. The anecdote is joined by a Detroit anecdote about a freight car stunt and a verdict for negligence.
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Bath
Lewiston
Detroit
Oklahoma
Detroit Free Press
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowel Movements
An Atchison Globe feature touts Lane's Family Medicine claiming it moves the bowels daily, acts gently on the liver and kidneys, and cures sick heads. It lists price 25 and Svc and argues against devaluing men amid scarcity.
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Lane
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