Kruger to Visit U S in September With Boer Aide Company
Brussels reports Kruger's United States visit planned for mid September. He will be accompanied by Fischer, Wessels and Wolmarans. In The Hague interview Van Schaack of Chicago’s Holland Society invited Kruger as a guest and presented his photo and autograph. Kruger appeared feeble and sorrowful.
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Brussels
Authority
America
Fischer, Wessels
Wolmarans
London
Food Authority
The
Daily Mail
Kruger
United States
Fischer
Wessels
the Hague
Robert H. van Schaack
Holland Society of Chicago
van Schaack
Prince of Orange
Unrest in the Far East and Balkan Powers
The Times editorial from London dated July 31 warns of dark clouds over the Balkans and Russia’s growing influence in Slavic states. It cautions that Bulgaria is becoming a Russian dependency and that Albania and Macedonia tensions may flare once Russia signals, with events maturing unexpectedly.
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London
the Times
East
Balkans
Russia
Bulgaria
Albania
Macedonia
Russia Plans Big Canal Projects to Tie Seas and Rivers
Vienna July 31 The Geographische Review confirms Russia plans a canal from the Black Sea to the Caspian and another link to the Ural River to create water communication from Odessa to the Pamir foot.
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Vienna
Geographische Review
Black Sea
Caspian
Russia
Caspian Sea
Ural
Odessa
Pamir
Peru chamber debates censure vote on cabinet
In Lima on July 31 the Peruvian chamber proposed a vote of censure against the cabinet during an exciting debate. It is expected to be adopted tomorrow, though public opinion favors President Romana and the ministry.
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Lima
Peru
Galveston
Chamber of Deputies
Romana
Cebu Scouts in a Skirmish With Insurgents
Lieutenant Croft of the Nineteenth Infantry led a mounted Cebu scout detachment in a clash with insurgents. Several rebels were killed and 13 taken prisoner. Two privates on Croft’s side were slightly wounded. The Philippines commission has passed the Manila civil charter, which will take effect immediately.
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Manila
Croft
Nineteenth Infantry
Cebu
Philippines Commission
Rate amendments fix property tax at 1 percent then 2 after 1902
The rate of taxation on real property has been amended, set at 1 percent for the present and 2 percent after 1902. Tomorrow all military cable and telegraph lines will be opened for commercial use.
Votes grant to Roberts for South Africa services
London July 31 House of Commons passes 281 to 73 a resolution granting Roberts £100,000 for his services in South Africa. Irish members condemn him for barbarous methods and failure. Britain Turkey trade dwindling as US and others replace British goods in a long Standard review.
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House of Commons
South Africa
London
Roberts
Britain
Turkey
Constantinople
The
Standard
United States
Germany
Italy
Spain
Fast Time at Columbus Grand Circuit Races
Perfect weather and a large crowd greet Columbus racing program. Stacker Taylor wins the 2:09 pace with heats 2:06 times, Onward Silver takes the 2:12 trot after early slips, and four heats of the 2:14 trot are postponed to tomorrow. purses total 2,000 for pacers and 2,000 for trot with multiple contenders and records noted.
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Columbus
Stacker Taylor
George
Carmine
Onward Silver
Gracie
Aie Ld Hee
Vessel Strikes in Dense Fog Off Nunivak Island
Seattle July 31. The steamship Charles D Lane en route Nome Seattle with 175 passengers struck in dense fog on the west end of Nunivak island July 12 and was total wreck. Passengers and crew were saved by the schooner Vega which Lane was towing.
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Seattle
Senator
Port Townsend
Charles D. Lane
Nome
Nunivak Island
Vega
Lane
Raid on disorderly house leaves officer dead
New Haven Connecticut July 31 Police Officer Hugh McKeon is dead with a bullet in his brain and Officer Tibbetts seriously hurt from being clubbed with a revolver butt during a raid on a disorderly house shortly after midnight. Andrew Loudina an Italian believed to have fired is at large.
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New Haven
Conn
Hugh McKeon
Tibbetts
Andrew Loudina
Liberty
Archbishop Far saglia-Bavona sails to Quito on first American visit
Among La Champagne passengers arriving in New York was Most Rev. Mer. Far saglia-Bavona archbishop of the hierarchy and apostolic delegate to Peru and Ecuador. The prelate is en route to Quito, Ecuador, on his first visit to America.
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New York
Mer. Farsaglia-Bavona
Republic of Peru
Ecuador
Quito
America
Unmarried Man Proved Husband and Father at Muscatine Funeral
A Cedar River drowning victim in Muscatine County appeared to be a single farm hand named Martin until a wife and child arrived at the graveside. She claimed Edmund P. Martin as her husband and the father, revealing a six year marriage and a hidden sister-in-law bond. The funeral was halted then resumed with the burial moved to Muscatine. The brother from Illinois learned of the marriage only at the moment, as the tale of the wife’s claim unfolded.
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Muscatine
Nichols
Martin
Cedar River
Illinois
Edmund P
Iowa Republican Delegation Chosen at Benton County Caucus
In Vinton on July 31 Benton county Republicans elected an anti Cummins delegation of 19 to the state convention. Of 23 townships Cummins carried only three. An uninstructed delegation was sent to the state convention with Bernard Murphy as chairman.
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Benton County
Vinton
Republicans Today
Cummins
Bernard Murphy
Wants of the Stenographers in Des Moines
The Iowa Shorthand Reporters association, meeting before adjournment, urged the next legislature to standardize court reporter salaries statewide at 1500 dollars per year. They argue country reporters incur heavier travel costs and six cents per hundred words for transcripts is fair. They also seek a qualifying examination for appointment, either by association or statute.
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Des Moines
Iowa Shorthand Reporters Association
Association
Scarcity of Bricklayers Hinders Government Building
Oskaloosa July 31 Superintendent of Construction Lichter for Angus and Gindele reports difficulty securing bricklayers for the government building. Demand in Oskaloosa outstrips supply, prompting import of workers. Locals are busy with weeks of work, while non residents are on city sites. Lichter pays fifty cents per hour for eight hours, yet manpower remains short.
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Oskaloosa
Lichter
Angus & Gindele
Girl Heroine Rescues Companion From Drowning
In Algona on a July day Lutie Wiley 18 rescued Winifred Bassett of Sheldon from drowning. Bassett fell into a hole while wading. Wiley shouted for help and waded in grabbing the sinking girl on the third dive. Her companions formed a human line to pull them to shore.
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Algona
Lutie Wiley
Winifred Bassett
Sheldon
Bassett
Jutie Wiley
Freak of the Lightning in Clarinda
In Clarinda on July 31 James Owens of Hawleyville stood under a shade tree when lightning struck the tree as he held a slipping wire clothes line. The electric current passing down the line caused the freak occurrence during a thunder shower.
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Clarinda
James Owens
Hawleyville
Topsy-turvy childhood tied to stomach cures
An old-time essay argues that a boy who reverses natural order harms his health, leading to weak stomach and other ailments. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and related diseases, with a testimonial from W. D. Merchant of Tylersburg, Penns.
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Pierce
W. D. Merchant
Tylersburg
Clarion Co
Penn
Local man survives bolt after shocking incident
The account describes Mr Gwens being struck by a lightning bolt or similar electric shock. His hand and finger were badly burned, the soles of his shoes burned, and the grass under his feet charred. His son was nearby and only slightly shocked. Mr Owens recovered briefly but did not regain full consciousness until after midnight, yet appeared improved the next day.
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Mr. Gwens
Owens
What Cheer Man Charged Over Silver Certificate
Richard Baylor, a drug clerk and son of furniture dealer R A Baylor, was placed under 500 bonds by United States Commissioner Hunter. He is charged with raising a one dollar silver certificate to a five dollar denomination and passing it at Harper on June 30. Several What Cheer youths traveled to Harper to attend a ball game on June 30. They were joined by others who went to bet on the contest. Baylor says the certificate came from another party.
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What Cheer
Richard Baylor
R. A. Baylor
United States
Hunter
Harper
Young Baylor
Dairy milk sales crackdown hits seven farmers in Toledo
Deputy State Dairy Commissioner J. W. Broeske filed charges against seven farmers for adulterated milk sold to Vining and Elberon creameries. Two pleaded guilty and received the minimum $25 fine. the others face trial. Milk samples tested near 21.5 percent fat and were above the legal 3 percent minimum.
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Toledo
J. W. Broeske
Vining
Elberon
Iowa Republicans Offer One Fare Excursion to Cedar Rapids
Des Moines announces a one fare round trip from all Iowa points to Cedar Rapids for the state convention. Excursion tickets go on sale August 6 and 7, valid to return from Cedar Rapids through August 31. Tickets limited to travel starting on sale day and continuous passage both ways, expected to boost attendance beyond previous estimates.
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Des Moines
H. C. Weaver
Republican State Central Committee
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Girders Expand Heat Damage Des Moines Blocks
In Des Moines on July 31 a stone weighing about 600 pounds fell from a cornice on the Walnut street Younkers store as girders expanded in the heat. No injuries occurred. A rapid survey found similar damage on several other blocks, though no immediate danger to pedestrians was found.
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Des Moines
Younkers’ Store
Walnut Street
Hoodoo Claims Against Neighbor In Sioux Falls Farm Belief
Sioux Falls reports Herman Graf and his wife accuse neighbor Christianson of hoodooing them and their animals. They sought county attorney help to stop the alleged hypnotic spycraft, saying sickness and crop decline followed his supposed magic and hand gestures.
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Sioux Falls
Herman Graf
Sioux City
Christianson
Graf
Hag
That Milk White Flag Bryan Democrats in Columbus
In Columbus on July 31 a Bryan Democrats convention met in a hotel room with sparse attendance. The group renamed itself the Progressive Democratic Party and adopted a platform endorsing Bryan, abolishing banks from money creation, public ownership of utilities, and destruction of trusts. Dr. Rudolph Reemelin was nominated for governor, with H C Cordery as lieutenant governor and other state officials named, while reporters watched from Groot's bed.
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Bryan Democrats
Ohio
Columbus
Kansas City
George A. Groot
Cleveland
Groot
Rudolph Reemelin
Cincinnati
Progressive Democratic Party
Bryan
McKinley
Republican Party
Reemelin
Bimetalic League
Hamilton County
H. C. Cordery
Bial M. Smith
J. C. Shepard
S. L. Clark
Supreme Court
Charles Bonsall
Board of Public Works
R. B. Connell
Dr Reemelin Declines Governor Nomination
Columbus Ohio July 31 chairman Groot and other leaders left tonight as Dr. Reemelin publicly declined the nomination for governor.
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Columbus
Groot
Tonight
Dr. Reemelin
Debs Slap Outsider Victory At Socialist Convention
In Indianapolis July 33 the anti Debs Springfield faction won by adopting a resolution for state autonomy reducing powers of the national executive committee. The plan also moves headquarters to Chicago. A Herron substitute adds planks for municipal utility ownership, shorter work hours, insurance for workers, and public industries. The convention likely ends tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Springfield
Chicago
George D. Herron
Trip Around the World Ends in Paris Arrival
Gustave Steigler arrives in Paris from London at 4:45 p m completing a world journey in 64 days and four hours under Le Matin patronage.
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Paris
Gustave Steigler
le Matin
London
Warts vanish when forgotten say two club men
Youthful banter about warts as vivid metaphor ends with a tale of a wart on a finger that disappeared after the man forgot it during a Europe trip. A second man notes he cannot travel abroad for such a cure. The exchange hints at mind over matter and the impracticality of cures.
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Europe
The Republican Recount Signals Subscription Solicitation
A sample copy of The Republican includes a note urging readers to subscribe. The message frames the recount as part of promoting the newspaper, inviting new and renewing subscriptions from readers.
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Republican
The New Woman and a Home Treatment Claim
Mrs Rose Parker and Dr Rachel Magaw praise Peruna and Hartmans home treatment as a cure for backache and general illness. The ad invites readers to send name address symptoms duration and prior treatment to Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for a one month course and offers Health and Beauty free by mail.
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Rose Parker
William Downs
Rachel A. Magaw
W. Jefferson Street
Springfield
Run Down by an Express in Ann Arbor
Henry L L'Homedieu son of Michigan Central official and university freshman in engineering was instantly killed by a Grand Rapids express on the Michigan Central while aiding Railroad Engineer Adams in surveying.
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Michigan Central
Ann Arbor
Mich
Henry L. LiHomedieu
L’homedieu
Michigan Central Road
The
University
Grand Rapids Express
Adams
Decrees Said to Be Blinds in Pekin Route
Shanghai on July 31 North China Daily News reports reactionary party will not let the court return to Pekin. Imperial decrees are described as blinds and Pekin officials are leaving for Sian Fu as the situation unfolds.
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Shanghai
North China Daily News
Sian Fu
Lightning Toll Claims Louis Lothrop in Iowa
Iowa in brief reports Louis Lothrop, son of Senator Lothrop of Sioux City, killed by lightning. The Dubuque Elks netted 1000 dollars at Karnivalesk. An anonymous letter to Governor Shaw seeks action to halt illegal liquor sales in Perry, referred to Dallas County attorney. State Librarian Brigham received a prospectus for Henry Sabin’s Who’s Who In Iowa, due this fall. Agricultural notes: Wheat and oats strong near Ute, harvest nearly done, threshing underway. potatoes damaged. fruit and vegetables affected. millet expected to be a short crop.
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Louis Lothrop
Lothrop
Sioux City
Dubuque
Ute
Daily Republican News Note Highlights Local Events
Local paper outlines daily updates across community happenings. Highlights include municipal actions, school activities, and upcoming events with brief notes on dates and participating organizations.
Schley Heroism Backed by Spanish Captain on Brooklyn
Madrid level says Cristobal Colon commander Diaz Moreu praised American crews for their duty at Santiago. He called Schley brave and competent, cited Brooklyn as first to engage and lead pursuit, with Oregon aiding, and defended Sampson's report as evidence of Brooklyn’s strong action and Schley’s bravery.
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New York
Madrid
Journal
Advertiser
Diaz Moreu
Cristobal Colon
Santiago
Moreu
Admiral Schley
Brooklyn
Oregon
Schley
Sampson
Capt
Cooke
Commodore Schley
Steamship Arrivals Noted From Across the Atlantic
Steamship arrivals listed for major ports. Barbarossa arrived New York from Bremen. Nordland reached Liverpool from Philadelphia. Oceanic arrived New York. Furnessia docked at Glasgow from New York. Maasdam at Rotterdam from New York. Manitou at London from New New At Naples Trave from New York via Gibraltar for Genoa and then proceeded.
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New York
Bremen
Liverpool
Nordland
Philadelphia
Oceanic
Glasgow
Furnessia
Rotterdam
Maasdam
London
Manitou
Naples
Trave
Gibraltar
Genoa
Irish Prisoner Demands American Judge in Baltimore
A long-haired Irish man, Michael Q O’Hara, is charged with drunkenness at a Baltimore police station. The judge, joking about his origins, dismisses the case after questioning his citizenship claiming he is an American by birth in Ireland. Henry James notes Sarah Gould’s literacy remark. he says she has not learned to write yet.
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Baltimore Herald
Baltimore
Erin
Bar of Justice
Michael Q O’hara
O'Hara
Henry James
Sarah Gould
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North China News
Pekin
Iowa News
Daily Republican
COOD
Cristobal ‘Colon
E. Walsh
St. Anthony Hospital
Walsh
C . Anthony's Hospital
Davenpo
Weat
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