World at a circ e best of the news interesting items
A condensed world roundup notes six passengers injured when a Frisco baggage car left the track near Rogers Arkansas. War plane tests near Marblehead Massachusetts quick climb specs. Western steers reach 10.25 on Chicago market. Roosevelt and Johnson named as Progressive ticket. 200 Mormon refugees missing in Mexico appeal for aid. Mock invasion drills staged to show New York vulnerability. California oil land cases against Southern Pacific adjourned to September. American Tobacco declares 20 percent dividend totaling over 8 million. Banker Arthur E Boyd dies from gas vault explosion. Heavy rainfall drenches Osceola Nebraska. Chicago traction strike looming if no concessions. 21 state bankers meet in Minneapolis. Windham County Savings Bank closes in Danielson Connecticut. Tornado injures fifteen at Belleville Kansas Chautauqua. Frisco freight wreck near Pittsburg Kansas harms engineer. cattle killed. Mahan Oklahoma train collision injures freight engineer. Race for district judge in Kansas narrows to four. Steamer collisions injure passengers opposite South St. Louis. Steel trust reports issued on monopoly questions. Salina railroad stock seized by residents. Wyoming asks 200 000 for exterminating predators on western forests. Short Grass Tour set from Garden City to Cheyenne. Delegation of women to ceremonies when Gov Wil.
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Snow Storm Hits Michigan Wards Reported
A snow storm swept over a part of Michigan with nearly half an inch of snow. Registration frauds have been discovered in eight of the 28 wards of St Louis as police canvass continues.
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Global unrest and war rumors spark tense world scene
Reports describe the Young Turks tensions in Turkey and threats of war with Montenegro. Mexico shells out payments for foreign killings, while Italy seizes Tripolitan coast defenses. American ships assist Nicaragua amid regional upheaval as violence erupts in Europe and Asia.
Multiple tragic incidents and political moves from early 20th century news
A roundup of deaths and political developments includes Frank Bryant killed in Nebraska, Rep. Bird McGuire renominated in Oklahoma, Col. Cornwell's suicide on a train, C E Hobhouse pressed to resign, threats against New York gamblers links, Missouri governor nominee Cowherd, Capper in Kansas GOP bid, Dem Mayor Billard option, suicides and accidents across states, judge inquiries, disappearances, rebels threatening in Mexico, oil activity in Kansas, and Taft accepting Judge Hanford's resignation.
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Progressive party names Roosevelt for president at first national convention
Chicago delegates to the first Progressive party convention nominate Theodore Roosevelt of New York for president and Hiram W. Johnson of California for vice president. The party drops the prefix national and adopts the name The Progressive Party, with a platform including direct primary and woman suffrage while avoiding the negro question.
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Roosevelt Plans Rhode Island Stop on August Campaign
Pecata states he will depart for New York at once and proceed to Oyster Bay for a few days before starting Col. Roosevelts campaign. His first engagement is to speak in Rhode Island on August 16.
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Lindsey Seconds Nomination in New Party Bid
Chicago Aug 8 Judge Ben Lindsey the Denver jurist who has backed a new party secures a second nomination in the reform movement. The independent plan emphasizes anti corruption and judicial reform as Lindsey promotes his political stance during a press round.
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Funeral arrangements for Emperor Matsuhito announced
Tokio August 8 funeral plans for Emperor Matsuhito who died in July announce a ceremony set for September 3 in Tokio. Interment scheduled for Moriyama on September 14 with formalities pending.
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Cruiser Tacoma Ordered to Nicaragua from Guantanamo
The cruiser Tacoma was ordered to proceed to Nicaragua from Guantanamo Bay, with the date noted as August 5 in Washington dispatches. The move signals U S naval activity in the region and follows earlier orders directing the ship to the Central American theater.
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Guentana
Rain Signals Imminent Big Oklahoma Yields
Lawton Oklahoma August 8 rainfall boosts crop prospects with experts Cottom and corn predicting immense yields after two days of rain across the state. The moisture supports corn and cotton growth, spurring optimism for harvest.
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Cottom
Prize Fighter's Rebuke Before Schoolmaster and Son
A rough exchange shows a prize fighter taunting a nervous schoolmaster after roughing up a boy. The fighter mocks the master and challenges control, while the schoolmaster fumbles with denial and hesitation.
Daughter Declines Silent Bridegroom With Wrinkle Witty Rebuttal
A humorous exchange shows a daughter agreeing to marry a wealthy old brewer only if he is older, quipping that sixty is not old and suggesting he renew the proposal in ten years. The banter highlights social pressures on marriage and age theatrics.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
Why Isn’t He In It The Academy Question
A quotation attributed to a distinguished Frenchman compares public opinion toward holding office with the French academy known as the immortals. He prefers not to apply lest the question be why is he in it instead of why isn’t he.
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Academy
Christian Register
Red Cross Seals Printed For 1912 Holiday Sale
Seventy five million Red Cross anti tuberculosis seals are being printed for the 1912 holiday sale. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis and the American Red Cross cooperate on the sale, predicting a higher take than ever. The three color seal features a Santa Claus head in red green and gray, with holly wreaths and small red crosses in the corners and the greeting Merry Christmas and a New Year American Red Cross 1912.
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