Pope in grave condition amid breathing difficulty
Report from July 16 describes the pope's worsening respiration and chest oppression. Doctors note increased pleural liquid but not enough to threaten the heart, with mass attendance easing his distress. The pontiff's prostration and bronchial wheezing intensify as deliberations on possible intervention continue. Cardinal Rampolla confirms the pope's grave condition.
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Rome
Lapponi
Washington
Belknap Delegates Seated by Credentials Vote
In Louisville on July 16 two members of the Willson faction backed a minority report while seven voted to seat the Belknap delegates. The credentials committee, after a late session, decided seven to five in favor of Belknap, with Governor Bradley’s influence cited as a factor.
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Bradley
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Hudson Samson, noted church builder, dies in Pittsburg
Hudson Samson a prominent Methodist Episcopal philanthropist and builder of numerous churches across Pennsylvania and the western states died at his Pittsburg home from acute indigestion.
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Pittsburg
Hudson Samson
United States
Pennsylvania
Middle
Negro killer hunt follows postmaster murder in Columbia
George Edwards, a negro, shot and killed Will Hall, postmaster at Chinquepin 8. C. and tried to shoot Hall’s younger brother. Edwards escaped and is being hunted by citizens with bloodhounds amid fears of a lynching. Other items note a Berlin Hague talks and Lee Brown in Evansville reform school with pneumonia.
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8. C
George Edwards
Will Hall
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Edwards
Fire Hits San Luis Obispo Business District
A July fire in San Luis Obispo caused extensive damage to the business portion of the town, with losses exceeding $100,000. Fire spread quickly, threatening the center of commerce as efforts to control the blaze continued and several boys were believed to have aided or witnessed the incident.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Pope Leo XIII Likely Beyond Recovery Says Doctor
Rome July 16 Doctor Mazzoni states the pope in his ninety fourth year cannot recover from illness. He notes the disease has shifted from acute to possibly solvable but motor energy is insufficient for life. The only hope is to preserve the pope's precious existence as long as possible.
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Mazzoni
Via Condotti
Pope Leo
Leo XIII
Geatano Mazzonl
Restless Night Near Papal Bedside
In Rome on July 16 at 3:05 a m the pope showed restlessness in the early night hours while Dr Lapponi attempted to visit with stimulants and nourishment to aid the patient during the second part of the night.
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Lapponi
Kentucky Republicans Endorse Roosevelt at State Convention
Opening session in Louisville features a Roosevelt endorsement for 1904. Former Governor Bradley rises as leading speaker after a test vote suggested he could win the first ballot. Delegates rally, cheering Bradley as he urges honest elections and united support for a fair convention.
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Uisville
Kentucky
Roosevelt
W. Oo. Bradley
Morris J
Bradley
Louisville
Russia eyes more troops in Manchuria ports
A Russian conference at Port Arthur ends with exultation over growing military strength in Manchuria. Officials express no intent to step back and confirm plans to send additional troops to Manchuria. Contractors were ordered to ready barracks and materials for 2000 soldiers bound for Harbin.
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Manchuria
Moscow
Russia
Kuropatkin
Port Arthur Contractors
Harbin
Cattle Theft Convict May Be Acquitted as Stolen Herd Found
Crowley Louisiana July 16 Jules Thiedeaux sentenced to three years for cattle stealing may be acquitted as the cattle he was accused of stealing have been found.
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Crowley
Jules Thideaux
Levee Convention Called for Mississippi Valley States
Charles Scott president of the Interstate Mississippi Improvement and Levee association calls a levee convention and meeting in New Orleans on October 29. The request seeks governors to appoint delegates from all Mississippi valley states whose lands are periodically inundated by the Mississippi River or its tributaries.
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Miss
Charles Scott
Interstate Mississippi Improvement and Levee Association
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Mississippiea
Venezuelan Government Pays Final Indemnity Installments
The Venezuelan government paid the last installments of the indemnity 2&5 to representatives of the allied powers under the protocol, dated July 14 in Caracas.
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Caracas
Steamer Nadejka Destroyed by Fire on Volga
The steamer Nadejka on the Volga was destroyed by fire at Nizhni Novgorod. Twelve people are reported dead, burned to death in the blaze.
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St. Petersburg
Volga
Nizhni-Novgorod
Kodol advertisement claims purifying cure for digestion
KODOL cleanses and sweetens the stem while curing indigestion and stomach troubles. It accelerates gland action and tones digestive organs, relieves an overworked stomach, nourishes nerves and brain, and supposedly makes sick people well. Bottles cost $1.00, with a smaller size sold as well. Prepared by E. C. DeWITT & CO. Sold by Dr. N. M. McDOGUA.
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E. C. Dewitt & CO
N. M. McDogua
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