Treasury Deficit 16 Reveals Customs Decline and Expansive Congress
The United States Treasury ended the year with a deficit near 60 million dollars, down from a 84 million dollar surplus a year earlier, as customs receipts tumbled amid the panic. Expenditures climbed with civil, naval, and pension costs, pushing total outlays to record heights outside Civil War periods.
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Treasury
Washington, D. C
United States Treasury
Cortelyou
Congress
Reseseess
Naval Establishment
Spain
Panama Canal
Admitted Taking Rebates Pleas Guilty By Chicago Firm
A Booth and Co of Chicago pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting rebates from railroads. The charge involved taking 469 from Lehigh Valley and Nickel Plate Railroads. Judge Landis did not set a sentence. The maximum penalty is a 20 000 fine. Labor leaders Brittain Lakey and Gragsel of the Carpenters Union in Chicago were sentenced to thirty days in jail for violating an injunction against strikes on buildings under construction.
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Chicago
A. Booth & Co
Landis
Sims
John J. Brittain
George HW. Lakey
Charles G. Gragsel
Carpenters’ Union
North Carolina Delegates Endorse Bryan at State Convention
The North Carolina Democratic State Convention in Charlotte adjourned after directing four delegates-at-large to the Denver Convention to support William J. Bryan.
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North Carolina
Bryan
Charlotte
Denver
William J. Bryan
New England Lawn Tennis Champion Retained by Pell
T R Pell of New York kept his title as lawn tennis champion of New England. The piece notes various sports topics including racing events, betting changes, and upcoming matches featuring sailors, jockeys, and boxers.
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T. R. Pell
New York
New England
Long Cranch
N. J
Bayo
Hudson River Fishaemen
Automobile Club of America
Chicago
J. P. Parot
Wallace Jolinson
Edward Corrigan
America
Heling
Thomas Tipton
Monster Suffragette Siege Shocks Parliament Crowd
London reports a huge suffragette rally near Parliament, with up to five thousand police guarding Westminster. Twenty nine women were arrested including two who attacked Downing Street windows, while Mrs Asquith watched from Parliament Square balcony and condemned the tactics. The event drew mixed reactions and was deemed a political setback despite its size.
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London
House of Commons
Westminster
Thames
Metropolia
Trafalgar Square
Parliament Square
Premier ‘Asquith
Downing Street
Pariament
Revolution in Mexico Alarms Government and Neighbors
International tension rises as Mexican rebels clash with troops near Las Vacas Coahuila across the border into Texas. Reports say 40 to 50 killed, 9 soldiers and 12 rebels dead, with heavy fighting and disrupted telegraph lines.
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el Paso
Texas
Las Vacas
Coahuila
Mexico
del Rio
Valverde
Campbell
United States
San Antgulo
Durango
Vilesen
Uevas
Rio Grande
Nssallants
McClellan Wins Recount Suit in New York City
Justice Lambert directs verdict that McClellan was duly elected mayor and finds no evidence of fraud in 1905 election. Hearst's counsel notes exception. no new trial. Jurors receive extra $10 daily. total for 51 days is $510 each. Overall jury cost $6120. No appeal by Hearst.
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New York City
Supreme Court
Lambert
Jackson
George B. McClellan
McClellan
William Randolph Hearst
Clarence J. Shearn
Hearst
McClelan
New Jersey Savings Banks Form Association
Representatives of sixteen savings banks in New Jersey organize the New Jersey Savings Banks Association to seek proper consideration of legislative actions affecting savings banks and discuss welfare topics for the state's savings institutions.
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Savings Banks
New Jersey
Savings Banks’ Association
Seat Costs Drift Lower on NYSE Membership
New York City reports a weakening tendency in the stock market for seats on the New York Stock Exchange. A membership sold for $70,000, down $2,000 from the price seen about two months earlier when the market was active.
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New York City
New York Stock Exchange
Venezuelan break decisive signals new diplomatic move
Washington reports a likely sharp action as the United States may cut ties with Venezuela. Warships will bring home Chargé dAffaires Jacob Sleeper and Military Attaché Francis A Augles. The American Legation is closed and Brazil watches while diplomacy proceeds or stronger measures follow. Senate scrutiny of long correspondence fuels this stance.
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Washington, D
Venezuela
Jacob Sleeper
Francis A. Augsles
State Department
Senate
Washington
Caracas
Committee On Foreign Relations
Contralto Drops Dead in Church Choir
Irene Axton a nineteen year old contralto in the First Realist Church quartet at Jeanette Pennsylvania collapsed in the choir. She fell across the rail and died before aid could reach her. Heart disease blamed.
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Jeanette
Irene Axton
Ald
Prominent Figures Share Travels and Honors Across Europe
The notice lists Nay taking a lengthy overseas vacation while Root trains at Muldoon's sanitarium in New York. It notes Yale awarding a Doctorate to Lawson J. Pierpont Morgan, Howells wintering in Rome and visiting London, Parker from Deadwood dying after years of illness, and Grover Cleveland memorial support by prominent city leaders. It mentions Frederick Moore in London married to an Englishwoman, Todd's Amherst South American photography trip, Culberson as a leading Texas attorney, and William R. Smith long serving as Washington Botanical Garden superintendent.
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Nay
Root
Muldoon
Sanitarium
New York
Yale University
Lawson J. Pierpont Morgan
William Dean Howells
Rome
London
Parker
Deadwood
S. D.J
Keane
Tiyan
Committee On
John D. Bristol
National Academy of Destin
Grover Cleveland
Frederick Moore
Moroccco
Moore
New Orleans
Professor Todd
Amherst
Mars
Sir William Whiteway Dies at 81 in Newfoundland
Sir William Whiteway former Premier of Newfoundland died in St John s at eighty one years old. The obituary notes his long public career and status as a leading colonial figure.
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William Whiteway
Sir William Whiteway
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Obaldia Backed Ticket Wins Big in Panama City Municipal Vote
Municipal elections across the district show little disorder with Obaldia supporters prevailing. in Colon US Marines arrived ashore to protect American government property as the presidential contest set for July 12 in Panama City approaches.
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Panama
Dsthuus
Obaldia
Panama City
Colon
United States
Byrnes Defeats Gaines for Sixth District Nomination
In the Tennessee Sixth District Democratic Congress primary, Joseph W. Byrnes a Nashville lawyer defeated incumbent John Wesley Gaines, who had represented the district for twelve years.
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John Wesley Gaines
Democratic Congress
Tenneste
Joseph W. Byrnes
Nashville
Gales
Actress Strikes Learns Of Nevada Land Transaction
Actress Silver Langiey discovers her husband’s truck on a forty acre Nevada tract he owns. She paid $2 an acre for the property.
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Langiey
Nevada
Arkansas Negro Bank Closed to Avoid a Run in Little Rock
The Capital City Savings Bank, Arkansas' only negro bank, went to a receiver at the cashier Charlies B. King’s request. Marvin Hiartin was appointed by Chancellor Martineau as receiver after a report of insolvency spurred by a disputed overdraft and refused check.
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Little Rock
Ark
Capital City Savings Bank
Arkansas
Charlies B. King
Marvin Hiartin
Martineau
Eat Less Drink Less as Dr Wiley’s Summer Rules
Washington DC food expert Dr Marvey Wiley prescribes summer rules for eating and drinking. Eat one quarter less in summer, avoid raw fruits, banish alcohol, drink nothing below sixty degrees, eat cooked fruits and vegetables, and seek cheerful company while moderating outdoor exercise.
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Washington
DC. C
Marvey W. Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Gotte
Man proposes license system for drinkers in Spokane
Spokane voters face liquor, local option questions as W C Hall proposes a novel plan. He would require every drinker to obtain a license, sell only to license holders, and attach photos to licenses. City and county licenses would cost six dollars and one to three dollars a year respectively.
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Spokane
Wash
RE. W. Hall
Wall
Kian
Nun
Mistiess
Vassar President Defends Four Year Plan for Women
Dr James Monroe Taylor president of Vassar College commended the four year course for women at commencement noting higher scholarship belongs at major universities for advanced degrees. He argued Vassar keeps academic work sanitary and stresses vocation of scholarship over postgraduate study at other colleges. The chapel overflowed with parents and friends as the largest class in Vassar history listened.
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Poughkeepsie
James Monroe Taylor
Vassar College
Taylor
Vassar
Ahatota
Haute Peliars
Agontin
Slor
Tag Day Fraud Hailed As New Highway Robbery
Washington reports a new charity scam nicknamed Tigeday in which entire towns are extorted for funds to benefit a hospital or charity. Vehicles and trains are stopped and passengers’ wallets emptied by women aided by a nurse, provoking fear the ploy could backfire on legitimate fundraising.
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Washington, D. C
Toca Hospital
Washington Orders Destruction of Weirs in Inland Streams
A new local law authorized building weirs and dams in Inland waters but did not define inland waters causing fishermen to erect weirs in navigable streams. Washington ordered destruction of the weirs obstructing navigation with instructions to district attorneys to remove them.
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Washington
Porto Riesat
Juan
Porto Rico
Savage
Notable Women in News and Society Circles
A collage of brief items on prominent women and related figures. Mentions Mrs. Howard Gould, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Miss Ellen Stewart of Carthage who died at 104, Mrs. Katie Marrigan of Brooklyn, Evelyn Thaw dropping an annulment suit, and other society notes across New York and beyond.
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Howard Gould
Stuyvesant Fish
New York
Ellen Stewart
Carthage
Watertown
Katie Marrigan
Brooklyn
N.Y
Mary Klos
Washington
Evelyn Thaw
Harry KK
Triad Marriage Scheme Ends in Tragedy and Scandal
Hardwick resident and wealthy Grand Army man dies of worry after failed attempts to secure a factory wife through a trial marriage plan. Reports say Mr Thayer advertised widely and his scheme alienated friends, turning him into a target of public disdain amid accusations of a get rich quick scam.
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North Dans
Masy
Huner Moser
Hardwick
Mik
Atratige
Thayer
Lfe-Long
Yale Hurdler Howe Chosen EM Track Captain And More
The article notes Yale hurdler Howe elected captain of the EM track team. It also mentions Carl Schlechter and O S Duras leading in Pray International chess, and various college rowing and golf mentions. There are brief notes on Phillips era horse shows, Olympic swimming trials at Travers Island, and other sports events with names like Cornel, Columbia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, and New Haven Country Club polo.
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Whitney
Howe
Yale University
Carl Schlechter
Vienna
O. 5
Duras
Robomia
Pray
Annapolis
Georgetown
Poughkeepsie
Cornel
Columbia
Wisconnsia
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Cola” Jameos
Calin
Cult
Daniels
New York
Travers Island
Canada
Toronto
New Haven Country Club
Household Tips from Historic Newspapers on Cleaning and Cooking
A composite of domestic advice from early 20th century papers covers removing wall stains with ironing paper, zinc cleaning for kitchen tables, lace and embroidery care with flannel and starch, furniture restoration with rotten stone and alcohol, and how to craft javelle water for laundry. It also includes simple recipes for chocolates caramels lemon drops and cakes plus a basic sponge cake and coffee cake method.
Well Said and Witty Proof Cited to Richard Birnsley Sheridan
A quip about Richard Brinsley Sheridan and his son Thomas Sheridan follows a tale of political ambition in Cornwall. The younger Sheridan allegedly promised a mink to wear on his forehead with the phrase Ta Let if elected, prompting a terse reply from the father about adding the word nefurnished. Philadelphia Tavcord.
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Dave
Richard Birnsley Sheridan
Thomas Sheridan
Tom
Philadelphia
Tavcord
Trade’s punning prose sparks playful feud
A fragment from New York Proxy shows Dryden in a heated exchange with a young wife over autographs. The quip about autoprany feuds hints at a comic quarrel and Dryden’s displeasure with a lack of requests.
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Dryden
New York
Royal Edict on Attire and Conduct for Aids at Court
The queen mandates musical performances and modest dress for attendants and forbids public display of hatred. She remains amenable to pleasing her courtiers, offering favors when possible. An aide lost a promised marriage gift of a thousand pounds.
Fragmentary OCR Note Reveals Confused Speech Elements
The readable text presents garbled phrases about a mother, a number 102, and a misheard or misconstructed dialogue. It mentions a father and a city context with unclear references, suggesting a damaged source segment lacking coherent narrative.
Dry Market Signals Broad Trade Uptick in Fall Outlook
New York City reports improved general trade, retail gains and rising wholesale activity in dry goods. Fresh fruit demand remains strong, steel prices edge down with cautious orders, copper steadies, sugar up raws, coffee dull, and agricultural prospects steady amid tight stocks. Freight cars down idle, lumber demand strengthens with building activity, saddle horses brisk, west crops look good, beef prices rise slightly.
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New York City
Wealth Of Russian Imperial Family Revealed In Budget
A Harper's article outlines the Romanoff wealth from three sources the State treasury the imperial domains and cabinet properties. The State funds cover seven million dollars yearly for palaces officials and staff while the reigning and dowager empress receive one hundred thousand dollars each. Each Czar child earns about twenty thousand dollars annually from birth to twenty one and the heir gains sixty thousand dollars plus palace costs with daughters receiving a dowry of one million rubles on marriage.
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Europe
Russia
Tharper
Czar Ag
House of Romanoff
State Treasury
Imperial House
Empresa
Foreigner's Bridge Joke Recalled by King Edward
A Dundee Advertiser tale recalls a playful court anecdote about a charming foreigner with a witty alias that amused King Edward. He invites her to partner in bridge, she confesses confusion over card ranks the king laughs along and keeps telling the story.
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Bont de Castellane
Mme Cautii
Prince Saga
Cuba
Santiago
Olga Letweniaga
Debbyenge, Mich
Mra
Charles Th O'Perradl
Walaw
Allah Cor
O'Pertal
Musa Tennle
Nottoway
Edward
Dundee Advertiser
Cuti cura Remedies Save Montreal Woman From Amputation
Mrs. J. B. Keanaud of Montreal says twenty five years of eczema left her leg peeling and foot raw with crutches. After two months of Cuticura Treatments swelling dropped and new skin formed. She claims seven years later she remains cured and credits Cuticura with saving her life.
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Cutiura
Iag
Mra
J. B. Keanaud
Menton St
Montreal
Que
Modes of Bearing Life Through Indifference Philosophy and Religion
The text outlines three life bearings: indifference as the most common, philosophy as the most ostentatious, and religion as the most effective. It discusses how each mode shapes attitude toward existence and impact on behavior.
Cocoa Crop Production Reaches Massive 1000 Output
The article notes the cocoa crop of 1000 totaling 140,020,095 kilograms. It mentions sales channels and distributors like Allen Olmsteds LaRtoy in New York and references products such as Winslow's Boothing Syrup for teething and remedies for nervous issues.
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Allen 8
Olmsteds
LaRtoy
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims
Victorian advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It asserts high testimonials, claims the Pinkham Laboratory houses over a million letters from women, and says the remedy saves many from surgery and is made from roots and herbs without drugs.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lync Bins
Lydia E. Am
Lydia EK. Pinkhem
Lydia Pinkham
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