Death of Secretary John Hay in Newburyport
John Hay died at 12 25 am after a sudden pulmonary embolism in Newburyport Mass. The secretary had returned from Europe seeking health and had shown signs of improvement earlier Friday. Attending doctors Scudder and Murphy were at his bedside. his wife Helen Hay and daughter Payne Whitney were notified to travel abroad.
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Newburg
N. H
John Hay
Hays
Hay
Charles L. Scudder
Fred T. Murphy
Europe
America
Secretary Hay
Washington
Payne
Whitney
Helen Hay
Mrs. Hay
Dr. Scudder
Dr. Murphy
Salem
Ind
Charles
Helen Leonard Hay
Warsaw
Ill
Springfield
Brown College
Brown
Clara Stone
Amasa Stone
Cleveland, O
Illinois
Lincoln
Paris
Madrid
Vienna
England
McKinley
Hobart
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fifty Autos Take Off On Chicago to St Paul Car Carnival
Chicago begins a 500 mile automob ile carnival tour with fifty cars leaving Michigan avenue after nine. The fleet, decorated with pennants and motto banners, resembled a parade as it started the long road ahead.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Insurgent Leader Kills Fifteen Germans in Ambush
A telegram from Steinkopf reports Petrus Christian, insurgent leader, ambushed Major Von Kamptz's German force at Karasbern and killed fifteen Germans while twenty six were wounded.
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Capetown
Cape Colony
Steinkopf
National Elocutionists Convene elect officers in Washington
The national elocutionists convention closed its session in Washington Friday with officers elected. Preston K. Dillenbeck of Kansas City was named second vice president and R. B. P. Kline of Ottawa Kansas was elected secretary.
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Washington
Elocutionists’ Convention
Preston K. Dillenbeck
Kansas City
R. BE. P. Kline
Ottawa
Kas
China Moves to Halt Anti American Boycott
Washington reports that the Chinese government ordered viceroys and governors to stop anti American agitation and any attempted boycott of American goods after urgent representations from the American legation to the State department.
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America
Washington
Roskhill
State Department
Legation
Foreign Office
Rockefeller Endows Ten Million for U S Higher Education
New York reports that John D. Rockefeller will contribute ten million dollars to the General Education Board to be held as a perpetual foundation. The funds may be paid in cash or securities with income used for advancing U S higher education at the board's discretion. F T Gates, Rockefeller representative, confirms the offer.
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New York
United States
Wen
General Educational Board
John D. Rockefeller
Wallace Buttrick
F. T. Gates
Rockefeller
Broadway
General Education Board
Mutiny at Libau as Russian sailors attack officers
LIBAU RUSSIA Russian sailors mutinied attacked government stores seized the army and fired into officers headquarters infantry artillery and Cossacks swarmed the scene as intense excitement gripped Libau with no clear outcome yet reported.
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Libau
Russia
National reciprocity conference announced in Chicago
Washington reports a major gathering for foreign trade interests as ex Senator W A Harris promotes a national reciprocity conference in Chicago set for August 15. He discusses the event with Secretary Wilson, Secretary Metcalf, and Senator Proctor along with other leaders in agriculture and commerce.
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Washington
Chicago
United States
W. A. Harris
Kansas
Senate
West
Harris
Wilson
Deparment of Agriculture
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Proctor
Vermont
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Would Sell His Two Hearts
NEW ROCHELLENew York telegraph and telephone messages answering an advertisement to sell his body and two hearts after death keep A Durr busy. He has been offered large sums but refuses to reveal amounts. No offers have been accepted to date.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
A. Durr
Durr
Russians Bombard Grecian Town Colubari In Balkan Clash
News from Canea Greece reports a battle between Russians and insurgent Cretans at Columbari. The Russian warship Khrabry bombarded the town on Friday as Italian warships deployed marines and machine guns. The situation is described as serious with fears of international repercussions.
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Canea
Greece
Columbari
Khrabry
Mobilization of Norwegian Army Reported Near Sweden
A telegram from Trondheim to the Journal Posten states that almost the entire Norwegian army has been mobilized and three conscription classes are in training. Approximately 2,000 infantry moved toward the Swedish boundary as sixty five cars and two engines were sent south from Trondheim to aid troop movement.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Trondhjen
Jantlands-Posten
Trondhjem
The Monthly Trial and Womans Health Cure
A patient describes long term misery from irregular female functions. Dr Williams Pink Pills restored health after four years of monthly headaches fainting and weakness. The testimonial notes improved strength and spirits and credits the pills with curing anemia and related symptoms. Carmel Pax F D No.2 listed.
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Sadra
Davis
H. Davis
Carmel, Pax’ F. D
Gourd Gift Vision in Night Sky Stirs Righteous Surprise
A Kansas City Drivers Telegram note says Jonah awoke to see the Lord growing a gourd that night to provide shade, then worms destroyed it, and on the second night he spotted the Great Dipper above and shared its significance with all.
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Jonah
Kansas City
Popular Form of Government Quote Sparks Senate Debate
A witty exchange features the question What do you think of our popular form of government senator and the reply I think it would be impossible to devise one that would prove more popular with the mass of officeholders. The remark highlights political sentiment and the humor of governance.
Defiance Starch Seeks Buyers With Bigger 16 Oz Pack
Some grocers say they do not stock Defiance Starch. They carry 12 oz brands priced the same, but they cannot sell them first since Defiance offers 16 oz for the same money. If you want 16 oz instead of 12 oz for the same price, choose Defiance Starch. Requires no cooking.
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Defiance
Star boarder boasts of luck over hash at table
"I'm sure in luck this morning" the star boarder declares as Hash is served. Fellow diners at the table press for details and share the chorus of surrounding sufferers reacting to his claim of everything coming his way.
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Kansas City
Profits of the Packers Appeal to Public Interest
The Garfield report shows the packing industry yields only about two percent gross profit on sales. Census figures from 1900 indicate flour mills in Illinois earned nearly seven percent, while wholesale slaughtering and meat packing in Illinois averaged just over two percent. The piece notes millers appear to post higher margins than packers amid anti trust debates.
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Beef Trust
America
Tlinois
Hinois
United States
Mestead
Ohio Democrats name Pattison for governor and tariff reform
Telegraphic briefs recount Ohio Democrats selecting Pattison for governor and adopting tariff reform and railway planks. Other items note a farmer killed by lightning near Murphysboro Illinois, Great Northern steamship Minnesota reaching Nagasaki with a damaged stern post, and various legal and political developments across the United States.
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Ohio
Pattison
Aaron Egbert
Murphysboro
Ill
Delmar
St. Louis
Missouri
Evangelical German Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Great Northern Steamship Company
Minnesota
Nagasaki
Hongkong
Hammond
Ind
George Ranger
Ottawa
Court of King’s Bench
Quebec
Gaynor and Greene
United States
Silly Nonstandard Ad Fragments From Historic Page
Fragmentary text includes medical pill claims for kidney relief, laundry starch pricing, and stray moral tales. Mentions Defiance starch, Foster Milburn Co., and stray quotes about blindness and bravery, with disjointed references to bank pride and a Spartan boy.
Clergyman Refuses Bull Pups Offer in Poverty Blessings
A quirky exchange shows a clergyman declining an offer to buy a bull pup while discussing poverty blessings. The dialogue highlights a humorous stance on wealth and charity amid hardship.
Postum relieves indigestion and sleeplessness in Col. Town tale
An enthusiastic farmer in Cartersville recounts severe stomach distress and insomnia from coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, health improved, sleep returned, and he credits years of use to better well being. The testimonial notes cream enhances flavor and directs readers to The Wellville book.
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Nel Keeyartah
Cartersville
Postum
Postum Company, & Creek
Mich
Wellville
Ind
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