Clintor Plaindealer Highlights Political Dispatches
The Clinton paper notes Claude Porter’s Iowa governorship nomination by the Democratic State convention at Waterloo, endorsing W. J. Bevan for president and signaling factional Republican tensions. It covers local tributes, a widowed Mrs. Susan Judy, and tragic accidents from mines and Niagara falls, plus Mexican unrest and severe regional weather damage.
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Claude Porter
Iowa
Waterloo
We. J. Bevan
Susan Judy
Washington Club
Mites
Fragmented OCR Sports Card With Player and City Codes
A garbled OCR snippet lists teams and city codes such as Columbus Louisville Milwaukee Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis and Toledo with scattered numbers 2.69 44 2.0.56 04 62 46 4S 0N 49 55 59 67 71. The readable items suggest a scoreboard or standings fragment without complete context or clear results.
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Columbus
Louisville
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Toleds
St. Daulh
Ti Minneapolis
Tadiaunpelis
Local Basketball Scores Mixed Futures
In Des Moines and Sioux City readings the men’s teams posted scores with Denver and Pueblo also appearing in the tally. The fragmentary text records game results and standings, noting several teams with marks around .400.
Scattered Briefs From Near and Far Include Murders and Uprisings
Reports note a young Scottish immigrant’s fatal attack in Guelph Ontario and a 15 year old girl’s death. The Army of the Potomac plans a New York reunion with the McClellan statue unveiling. Colorado and Concho river losses impact ranchers and railroads. Drownings occur in several incidents. Edward M. Ellis, grandson of Sioux chief Red Cloud, joins the American navy. William W. Schofield, son of the late Gen. John M. Schofield, dies by self-inflicted gunshot in San Francisco. John W. Neff of Warsaw sentenced to seven years for grand larceny tied to a Buffalo graveyard scandal. A riot at Abayon, East Timor claims many lives during a 150-person assault. Sebastopol fleeing residents number around 20,000 amid mounting unrest as Admiral Skryd Joff hesitates. Mathew Brandon, Ellis Island clerk, vanished after attempting to deposit funds in a New York bank.
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Peter Wythe
Ehor
J. Swackhamer
Guelph
Army of the Potromac
New York
McClellan
Colorado
Concho
Edward M. Elis
Red Cloud
Fai Ouher
Carlisle Indian School
Ellis
William W. Schofield
United States Army
John M. Schofield
San Francisco
John W. Neff
Warsaw
N. Y
Buffalo
Auburn
Abayon
Island of Leste
Sebastopol
Skryd- Joff
Mathew Brandon
Thomas Faulkner
United States
Ellis Island
Shutting Out the Women in Chicago Business
A wave of gender-based layoffs and policy changes hits Chicago firms. Barber Asphalt workers quit under orders July 1. Post Office and Hanberg refuse female hires. Northwestern Railway separates women from jobs. Officials claim men show growth potential and can advance beyond stenography, signaling a broader company trend against women in promotion tracks.
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Chicago
Barber Asphalt Company
Busse
Hanberg
Chicago United States Pension Office
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Gorky’s critique of America in Appleton piece
Maxim Gorky, on a New York visit, notes rust on the Goddess of Liberty statue and laments America’s money worship. He praises energy but condemns its use for self-destruction, seeing a labor treadmill and a loss of free creative beauty in urban life. He finds New York especially tragic and enslaved to material life.
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Gorky
America
Appleton
Booklovers
Maxim Gorky
New York
Liberty
Tie
Rate Law Begins Enforcement Across U.S. Railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders expert appraisal of railroad values and asks Prof. Henry C. Adams of the University of Michigan to develop a uniform bookkeeping system. The aim is to determine reasonable rates. A new system should start by July 1, 1907, with railroads aligning their fiscal year to the government.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Henry C. Adams
University of Michigan
Comiision
Mutinies Hit Russian Navy At Cronstadt Sveaborg Reval
More than 2,000 sailors and soldiers mutinied at Cronstadt and Sveaborg while mutineers at Reval faced court martial. Pamyat Azova crew mutinied off Estonian coast, fighting with loyal sailors as warships moved in and a general strike began in St. Petersburg. The revolt spreads concern for the imperial government amid martial law and tightened controls on Cronstadt.
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Cronstadt
Svealorg
Pamyat Avoya
Esthenian
St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Count Heyden
Alexander Guehkoff
Prince Nicholas Loyoff
Paul Vinogradoff
Woni
Russia
Sveaborg
Gulf of Finland
Helsingfors
Reval
Riga
Libau
Sebastopol
Black Sea
England
France
Slava
Bogatyr
Cromstadt
Niga
Pamyat Azova
Mperial
Peterhof
Tsarakoe Selo
Tsarskoe Selo
Standard Oil Loses Lubricating Contract Controversy
The Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg canceled the rolling stock lubrication contract held by Standard Oil after interstate commerce disclosures. The railroad reportedly saved $1,906,000 over ten years by a more liberal deal than rivals. Commission attorneys allege rebates and at least 50 percent higher charges than independent firms.
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Standard
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
Standard Oil Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Commission
Short News Notes From Across The Country
George Snyder a Carnegie steel works clerk in Pittsburgh died by his own hand. Henry Kraft a Bellaire saloon keeper was fatally shot. reporter Michael Maxson wounded by two masked men during a robbery attempt. Andrew I Davenport a negro was hanged in Newport News Va for murder. he confessed. Mrs George J Jackson drank carbolic acid after a quarrel in a Los Angeles hotel. Thomas Reid and Martin Krafee injured when an electric car hit a telegraph pole in Worcester Mass. Insane patient Ignatz Krewzy killed two inmates and mortally wounded a third in Scranton Pa. Mark Smith and L B Cowan sold mines near Hermosillo Mexico to a British syndicate for 250000. Charles Davenport convicted in Trenton for poisoning his daughter. sentenced to 15 years. Circuit Attorney Sager in St Louis presses perjury charges against Charles A Gutke.
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George Snyder
Carnegie Steel Works
Tittsburg
Henry Kraft
Bellaire
Ohio
Michael Maxson
Andrew I. Davenport
Newport News
William Thomas
Davenport
George J. Jackson
Tort Worth
Texas
Los Angeles
Thomas Reid
Martin Krafee
Worcester
Mass
Ignatz Krewzy’p
Scranton
Ann Golden
Ann van Valen
Richard Davies
Mark Smith
L. O. Cowan
Tucson Ariz
Congresso
I Senado
Tiermosillo
Mexico
Charles Davenport
Trenton
N. J
Josephine
Sager
St. Louis
Nille
Charles A. Gutke
House of Delegates
Directors approve merger of Baltimore transit and lighting firms
The United Electric Railways of Baltimore board approves uniting transit and lighting companies in the district. The new structure will issue 5 percent thirty year bonds to replace the 4 percent income bonds of joining entities.
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United Electric Railways of
Baltimore
Steps Toward the Russian Revolution Timeline 1861 1906
A compact chronology traces key events from Alexander II's 1861 emancipation of 23 million serfs through the 1906 dissolution of the first Duma. It lists reforms, assassinations, riots, and the creaking path to an elected legislative assembly with dates and pivotal figures.
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Alexander
Finland
Ukase
Zemstvos
Winter Palace
Russia
Poland
Legislative Assembly
Douma
Minnesota Railroad Records Ordered for State Review
The Minnesota State railroad and warehouse commission orders every railroad with officials who testified at the rate hearing to present all statistics and supporting records at its office. The sweeping directive targets the Great Northern and could apply to all railroads upon shipper requests, prompting debates on in-house examination vs relocation of offices to the state capitol. Attorney Manahan had argued the figures were not fully factual, citing disparities with Iowa and Illinois earnings.
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Minnesota
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
State Capitol
Great Northern Railroad
Severance
Staples
Manahan
Shippers
Hastings, Minn
Far and Near News Briefs From Across Different Strands
Prince Eugene Murat killed near Munich in an automobile overturning. Fire at Washington Brewing Company Finleyville Pa. caused 50000 dollars loss. W Baldwin Johnson Washington coal dealer found dead from heart failure. Ambassador Reid pays 150 pounds to Barnet Hospital in lieu of a fine for chauffeur scorching. Harry Spayd sentenced to four years in Ohio Penitentiary. US Army transport Logan arrives San Francisco from the Philippines with soldiers and saloon passengers. Lee Lindel and Henry Wilkes arrested in Columbia Tenn for robbing post office of money jumps and checks. Southern Pacific workers soon to get a new pay and working schedule eight hours a day, twelve and a half miles per hour.
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Prince Eugene Murat
Munich
Bavaria
Washington Brewing Company
Finleyville
W. Baldwin Johnson
Washington
Ambassador Reid
Barnet
England
Harry Spayd
Ohio
Indiana
United States Army
Logan
San Francisco
Philippines
Islands
Lee Lindel
Henry Wilkes
Columbia
Tenn
Columbia Post Office
Southern Pacific
Labor themes sweep across nations and unions in 1920s era
Secretary McKelway cites child labor in mills across the U S and Pennsylvania. Chicago plans a union cemetery. union buying and burial rites tied to Amalgamated Wood Workers' Association. Britain debates labor measures. Boston buildings to host a massive Labor Day parade marking 20th anniversary. Carpenters in New York and Brooklyn gain raises via arbitration. Buffalo conflict over scale and closed shop persists amid union education rooms. A Greater Pittsburgh Labor Day demo is planned. women workers appear in foundries and other trades. A union exposition in Minneapolis aims to showcase organized labor products and growth.
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Free America
Germany
England
Italy
A. J. McKelway
National Child Labor Committee
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Union Burial Association
Amalgamated Wood Workers’ Association
Iron and Allied Industries
Great Britain
House of Lords
Boston
Carpenters of
New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Carpenters
Manhattan Carpenters
Manufacturers’ Club of Buffalo
Molders’ Union
Manufacturers’ Club
Chamber of Commerce
Buffalo
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Board of Examiners
Organized Labor
Pittsburg
America
Lfe
August H. Kaems
Cheboygan
Mich
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Ho'ding
Max Morris
Kelbaugh Praises Pe-ru-Wa In West Virginia
Hon W H Kelbaugh of West Virginia extols Pe-ru-Wa as a tonic for cold and summer illness. An ad copy claims the product strengthens the system and invites readers to read testimonials about its efficacy.
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W. H. Kelbaugh
West Virginia
Ex Legislator Praises Peruna For Cold Cure
Hon W H Kelbaugh ex member of the West Virginia legislature writes from Washington DC endorsing Peruna as a superior medicine and tonic. He says it cured a stubborn cold and a run down system after trying many medicines and costly doctors. He claims it saved money and boosted health.
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W. H. Kelbaugh
W. Va
Sth Street
Washington, D. C
Peruna
Mrs. Clara Litterst Recovers with Peruna Aid
Seafield Indiana resident Mrs. Clara Litterst reports taking Peruna last fall for a severe cold and improving enough to resume her work after beginning the remedy.
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Clara Litterst
Seafield
Ind
Apus
Old Sailor Rides Ten Trains For Seaside Sickness
An elderly man with a white beard buys ten tickets at a box office and rides ten cars, then buys five more tickets. An attendant notes the pale rider, who explains he rides to feel seasick again, a sensation he once had as a sailor, calling the ride great.
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Denver Post
Unkempt Man Seeks Work Amid Philadelphia Garden
A shabby visitor asks for employment at a Philadelphia area home while the lady owner tends plants. He admits little gardening experience and suggests smoking insects from rose bushes with a cigar as a humorous employment pitch.
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Huarpens
Conscientious Mrs True Hints at Delayed Summer Trip
A Detroit Free Press quip notes Mrs True's thriftiness as she reportedly won’t travel this summer until paying her dressmaker’s bill. The remark highlights her cautious spending and sense of responsibility.
No Trouble From Coffee Switching to Postum
An Illinois man reports relief after replacing coffee with Postum noting lifelong indigestion trembles and nerve discomfort improved after choosing Postum. He credits the change with stopping hunger crashes and says his health improved since quitting coffee.
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Illinois
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