Pius X Elected Pope After Four-Day Conclave
Giuseppe Sarto of Venice chosen pope to succeed Leo XIII and lead the Vatican. Crowds lit Rome in celebration as cardinals proclaimed Habemus Pontificem and Sarto accepted the office amid tears and ceremonial rites.
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Giuseppe Sarto
Venice
Leo’ XIII
Vatican
Piug X
Rome
Nesy
Officii
Pius X
Sacred College
Monsignor
Merry de Val
Prince Chig
Cardinal Oreglia
St. Peter's
Vendee
Vallote
Leo
Tumpella
Oregina
Berrero Y Expluosa
Ponti
Herrero
Rawpoalla
Seratino
Sarto
Cardnal Cazetta
Patiiarch
Atty
Secord
Cardinal Sarto
New Pope Cardinal Sarto Surprises World and Europe
News of Cardinal Sarto’s selection as Pope reached England and Europe to surprise clergy and laity. Germany calls the election acceptable from an official view, while France and Latin nations see moderation continuing. Washington Catholics react with cautious interest as Monsignor Fauconin prepares a loyalty letter.
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Tandon
Cardinal Sarto
England
New York City
Europe
Leo
Sarto
Berlin
Germany
Foreign Office
Sarto Io
Italy
Paris
Holy See
France
Washington
D. C
Sacred College
Monsignor
Fauconin
Pius II
Pope Pius X Named as 264th Pope of Rome
The Church announces Giuseppe Sarto becomes Pius X the 264th successor of Peter. Born June 2 1835 in Riese Veneto he rose from parish priest to Patriarch of Venice and Cardinal. His life reflects simplicity and administrative energy as he leads the Universal Church.
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Cardinal Sarto
Venice
San Bernardo Alle Terme
Rome
Pius X
Italy
Riese
Treviso
Salesian Seminary
Cottolengo
Curia
Government glove contract inquiry prompts action
Secretary Root discloses papers in the Lyon Littauer glove contract probe. Investigation seeks to determine violations of the statute, recover any improper payments, and identify any officer culpable, with testimony to be pursued and referred to justice.
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Washington
Dpd
Toot
E.R. Lyon
Rlove
Littaner Brothers
Lucius XII. Tittaner
Congress
Moot
Department of Justicr Hild
Davis
Garlington
Department of Jostion
Root
War Department
Department of Juntlee
United States
Calamity Jane dies near Deadwood eight miles away
Martha Burke known as Calamity Jane dies near Deadwood in Terry eight miles away. She requests burial at Mount Moriah Cemetery beside Wild Bill Hickok. Born in Princeton Missouri she moved to the West as a teen and became a renowned scout and sharpshooter with notable Civil War era exploits.
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Deadwood
Martha Burke
Thue
Custers
William Wickes
Wild Bit
Pary
Burglars Rob Governor In Pajama Pursuit
Three men broke into the Georgia Governor Terrell's executive mansion at 3 a m. and looted clothing, $200 in cash, a gold watch, a bat, an ivory umbrella, cigars, and other items. The Governor chased them through streets and returned minus the loot. the theft also covers most of July’s salary.
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Georgia
Pojaman
Atlanta
O'Clokis
Terrell
Chicago Thunderstorm Ravages City With Casualties
A fierce northwest storm struck Chicago with copper colored clouds and near continuous thunder. Lightning caused injuries and deaths across Harlem and the South Side while reports mention several injured and up to three fatalities from the storm.
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Chicago
Harlem
Seven New Indictments In Postal Bribery Probe
Federal Grand Jury returns seven additional indictments involving nine persons over conspiracy and bribery tied to postal car contracts. August J. Machen, longtime head of free delivery, is named in four indictments alongside W. Gordon Crawson and others. Cases allege about $40,000 fraud through contracts with Cupper and Long, with funds routed via Stern and McGregor. Bail actions noted. further investigations expected within weeks. Postmaster General Payne returns to Washington after a two week voyage aboard the Onondaga.
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Federal Grand Jury
August We Machen
Aryl
Wic
Gordon Crawson
Post Office Department
ISU3
ASUT
Pecnold J
Baltimore
George E. Loven
Ledo
Martha J. Lorenz
John ‘. Cupper
Lock Haven
Will C. Long
Ohio
Machen
Maurice Runkel
New York City
Thomas W. McGregor
Grand Jucy
Bureau
Grand Jury
Postoffice Department
Brooklyn Grand Jury
Crawford
Stern
Cupper
Long
Runkel
McGregor
Spuitigman
Westoffice Department
John T. Cupper
United States
Btern
Bloulder
Agila—Maachen-it
Mach
Bridge collapse in Portland sends crowd into Willamette
A section of a Morricon Ktrect bridge over the Willamette River in Portland gave way causing the fall of over 100 people into the water. At least three drowned. many injured as rescuers race to pull victims from river and nearby boat houses. Police and fire units monitor crowds as officials condemn the aging wooden structure.
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Ore
Wilamette River
Morricon Ktrect
Mirger
Hue
Minnie Raymond
Lottie Cameron
Phoukande
Morneon
Madison Street
Rome
Chibhouse
Portland Rowing Club
Cuban Rebels Shot Down
In Savana Cuba a group led by a rebel king attempted an uprising near Bayumo Santique. The four men were pursued. the leader and two others were captured after gunfire. The remaining three fled but were killed. no guards were hit. The episode ends the only semblance of a Cuban uprising.
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Savana
Cub
Bayumo
Provence
Santique
Cutm
Talked Himself to Death After Jaw Wound
A man named Henry Mote died after a horse riding accident left him with a severely injured jaw. Despite doctors warning him to rest for five days, he insisted on talking and moving, reopening the wound each time until fatal complications ensued.
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Waterloo
Denry Mote
Tiad Coe
Mote
Hihn
Sunnet
Clay Will Proclaimed by Dora Brock in Lexington
The 1901 General Cassius Clay will, executed March 23, reads with Dora Brock named executrix along with two chosen by her. It directs White Hall Park funds, 360 acres in Clay County, and sections detailing bequests to Brock and others, with art works to galleries and manuscripts to the American Authors Association. Colonel James Scott now assists J. M. Norwood in safeguarding the unopened envelope Clay gave Brock.
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Cassius
Choe Will Chen
White Hall
Oneztrih
Te United Slaes
Amer Dca
Errth
Clay County
EM Bowl
Manchester
Yemore
Leas
White Hall Park
Green Clay
Mary Jane W. Chievved
Madison County
Dom Brock
Iil Park
Ad Empress of
Russi
Warfield
Joel ‘Todd Mort
Corcoran
Washington, D. C
Cleet
Tearus
Association of American Authors In
New York
Dora
Seid
Cassing Marcelus C. Brock
Thrifty County Official Collects Mercantile Tax
Lancaster pa Deputy County Treasurer IL 1 Stager collected the entire mercantile tax without a sale or legal action. This marks the first time no record of delinquent taxes exists. Usually about 200 delinquents cost the state over $1000 to collect. The deputy personally visited delinquents and received full payment, angering Aldermen and constables due to heightened costs.
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Mount Sunaton
Lancaster
Treasuer IL
Stager
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Lightning Strikes Virginia Church Crowd Killing Three
A violent lightning bolt struck the New ope Church in Appomattox County Virginia during a James River Baptist Association meeting. The strike killed three people and injured more than twenty others as attendees hid under an awning. Women reportedly helped scene by driving nails to secure the building. In Kentucky a separate fatal shooting occurred on Long Creek in Breathitt County as Gavin Smith and John Mail fought over cards. both died.
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New Ope Church
Appomattox County
James River
Breathitt County
Gavin Smith
John Mail
Long Creek
Breathite County
Kane
Navy keeps Corporal John Carmey in Marine Corps roles
New York City reports the Navy Department will retain Corporal John Carmey in the Marine Corps at nine dollars per month? officials say he will receive a yearly raise of 1200 dollars if he accepts a political post. He was granted leave to take the civil service exam but his resignation was refused after he secured the Raymond Street Jail keeper appointment.
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Marine Corps
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Nintaresia
Tie
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Chick" Stuil
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Dateien
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Ahi
Wolverton
Keister
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Joenglen
New York
Johnstone
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Met
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Wickey
Columbus
Blok Abed
Cline
Tha Mainaner
Stiybedin
Bronte
Metropolitan Museu of Art
Russia
Clay
Lexington
Chiy
Leonard Street
Col
Ales
J. Yamitou Ayres
A. Mf
Evansville Riot Indictments Fade Amid Violence Fallout
Reports recount the Evansville uprising with a death, injuries, and militia callout after a violent riot. A responding officer died from wounds while others suffer, amid train-related family losses and ongoing legal consequences.
Miscellaneous World Snippets From Early 1900s Chronicle
A scattered roundup cites Blackpool pride, Owens River land withdrawals, Amherst athletics morals message, a Schenectady locomotive trial, Britain Bulgarian talks, Mexico tax evasion fines, vegetarians’ counts, Chicago World’s Fair mural chief, San Francisco gas law, Detroit pavement news, Scotia cable purchase, a Connecticut judge’s absence, Massachusetts reform committee, Howard on mosquitoes and epidemics.
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England
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Thousand Islands
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Amherst
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Schenectady
Great Britain
London
Mexico City
United States
Louls Julian Miller
Chicago
Department of Mural and Decorative
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San Francisco
Detroit
Connecticut
Bates
Massachusetts
Jias
K. O. Howard
Department of Agriculture
Atlante
Baseball Gossip and North American League Standings Mixed
Fragments of baseball news cover the Pittsburghs struggles and the Detroit A L Club acquiring Deering for Columbus. Wagner leads the National League with a strong showing, Bresnahan follows, and Barry McCormick of St. Louis is noted. References to Lajoie, M Autton, and umpire Johnstone appear alongside team moves and league chatter. overall, a lively snapshot of early season baseball with player notes and standings hints.
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Wagner
Bresnahan
Washington
Reign of Terror in China and Dowager's Arrest
Weakened reform movement fears backlash as the Dowager Empress steps up arrests. The execution of Shou Chien signals renewed suppression of liberal reformers and chilling political discourse among Chinese officials and foreign observers.
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China
Tare Pehin
Otteliny
Wainy Indiucuce
Three Killed by Lightning on Florodora Yacht
Lightning struck the pleasure yacht Florodora near Point Clear Mobile Bay killing Bruce Granville Simp son aunt Willian Brewton and a resident Mobile man. A boy named Charles Baldwin was burned and disabled, while the Scott family's young daughter narrowly survived near her father. The event occurred during a heavy equate season with winds near fifty miles per hour.
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Mobile
Ala
Bruce Granville Simp- On
Ledyard Scott
Imperial University
Japan
Willian Brewton
Point Clear
Mobile Bay
Charles Baldwin
Scott
Prices and items from a regional dairy and produce market
The list shows standard quality milk price at 21e per quart with various dairy products and weights. It includes fruits and vegetables with per basket, per crate, and per barrel pricing, plus live stock and meat prices for regional markets.
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Tuba
Tama
Cal
Delaware
Wextern
Pavilie Goast
Jersey
Duluth
Western
Reeves
Tasatia
Qier
Crop conditions mixed as rain relief aids corn belt
The Weather Bureau reports favorable temperatures east of the Alleghenies except New England, with rain likely in Central Valleys and Southern States. Destructive local storms hit Minnesota Missouri and northern Midwest while drought threatens Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri. Spring wheat remains favorable with some winter wheat harvests in the Middle Atlantic and Great Lakes regions.
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D. C
The
Weather Bureau
New England
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Missouri
California
Kansas
Oklahoma
Middle Atlantic States
Ake
Industrial Depression in Avetria and National Economic Signals
An Austria report notes deep labor distress in Hint county with factories idle and families suffering. Idle workforces shift to distant plants, while imports and commodity prices falter. widespread business dullness expected through August amid cot ton price impact and fallout from counterfeit currency concerns.
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Avetria
Austria
Hint County
Industrhil
Oleo tax dispute ends with $30000 claim against maker
A manufacturer challenged oleomargarine tax law after a court ruled against him. Officials secured a judgment for $30,000 in back taxes while efforts to strike down the law as unconstitutional fail. The case centers on applying the tax to yellow oleomargarine and the ruling upholding the revenue measure.
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Revew
Loagez
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