Train wreck injures dozen on Michigan excursion
An Ann Arbor excursion train of 11 cars carrying 700 passengers wrecked six miles north of Cadillac at 9 45 am. No fatalities reported though about a dozen were injured including G S Young Alma G D Boardman Mount Pleasant Charles Nye Owosso Otis Sprague Alma G E Gillies Alma W C Hoover Findlay Henry Day Cadillac William Orr Cadillac A J Harrington Oshkosh A Kraft Durand Henry Webster Alma. The wreck likely occurred when a wheel flange broke on the baggage car and smoker next to the engine.
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Cadillac
Mich
Ann Arbor
G. S. Young
Alma
G. D. Boardman
Mount Pleasant
Charles Nye
Owosso
Otis Sprague
G. E. Gillies
W. C. Hoover
Findlay
A. C. Kraft
Durand
Henry Webster
Crystal Lake
Frankfort
Troubles at Ironton as union crew drives nonunion from electric line
Violent strike by Camden Interstate railway employes halts service from Guyandotte to Hanging Rock. Union men are dragged from cars and crowds hurl missiles at motormen and conductors. Nonunion crews flee to cabs as authorities defer action and local militia heads to camp for order.
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Ironton
Camden Inter- State Electric Railway
Guyandotte
W. Va
Hanging Rock
James Sanders
Ohio River
Cattlettsburg
Ashland
Kentucky
West Virginia
Beechwood Park
Newark
Huntington
Central City
Camden Interstate Railway
Trotting Match Race Ended by Injury No Prize Given
Hartford news reports a $50,000 match race between Lord Derby and Boralma halted in heat three when Boralma injured a leg. Boralma was drawn and water awarded to Lord Derby. The injury likely keeps Boralma from racing for an extended period.
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Hartford
Conn
Lord Derby
Boralma
Two Men Drowned Near Sandwich Coal Docks
Detroit August 4. Joseph Hu etman a 20 year old tailor and Charles Jost 24 a plumber drowned in deep water near the Sandwich coal docks yesterday afternoon. Hermann Herring 14 was rescued after they ventured beyond their swimming ability.
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Detroit
Mich
Joseph Huetman
Charles Jost
Sandwich
Hermann Herring
Herrings
Boy Dies After Train Accident in Massachusetts
Ernest French aged 13 fell from a freight train at Braintree while alive he claimed to belong in Los Angeles. He died at Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries including the loss of both legs.
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Boston
Ernest French
Los Angeles
Braintree
Massachusetts General Hospital
Five Die in Head On Train Wreck in Hortons
A head on collision between two milk trains on the Ontario & Western railroad at Hortons Delaware county resulted in five deaths. The wreck destroyed two engines and several cars were ditched.
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Middletown
N. Y
Ontario & Western Railroad
Hortons
Delaware County
Train Crash In Terre Haute Injures Many People
A Vandalia westbound train collided with a North Thirteenth Street car on Saturday in Terre Haute Indiana. Four people were fatally injured and six others seriously hurt. S S Davis and Motorman John McNary are not expected to live.
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Terre Haute
Ind
North Thirteenth
S. S. Davis
John McNary
Fire damages Seventeenth Street grain elevator
Fire attacked the grain elevator owned by John J. Badenoch & Co at Seventeenth Street and Wallock Court, damaging elevator and stock for 75000 dollars.
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John J. Badenoch & Co
Seventeenth Street
Wallock Court
Oklahoma husband kills wife then maims daughter before self
In El Reno Oklahoma Territory on August 4 Joseph Poda noski stabbed his wife four times in the back injuring her right lung stabbed his 12 year old daughter twice then shot himself and cut his throat He died a few hours later.
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el Reno
O. T
Joseph Podanoski
Crops Destroyed by Storm in Iowa Counties
A severe storm swept southwestern Iowa destroying crops in eastern Pottawattamie and western Cass counties, with damage reported across Council Bluffs area.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Pottawattomie
Cassounties
Judge Keller bars Union Miners from halting coal mines
In Charleston West Virginia August 1 Judge Keller issued a temporary injunction against 150 United Mine Workers and five named defendants including John Mitchell and W B Wilson. The order stops threats intimidation and interference with coal mining and shipments amid a strike tied to contracts with Chesapeake Ohio Coal Agency Co and the railroad.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Mitchell
Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Agency Co
New Jersey Corporation
New York
New River Field
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
G. W. Purcell
W. B. Wilson
J. W. Carroll
J. A. Richards
United Mine Workers
Keller
Review of Trade Reflects Active Business Across Sectors
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review reports active trade with no unfavorable signs. Texas rains affect crops lightly while manufacturing stays busy in iron and steel textiles and footwear. Fuel shortages delay output but coke ovens and bituminous mines run at high levels. Railway earnings rise 3.3 percent. pig iron production hits a half year high with low unsold stocks. Men wear worsted fabrics rise 21 to 10 cents. cotton goods favorable to purchasers.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Texas
Coal Miners Meet Near Scranton Addressed by Union Leaders
About 7000 strikers from Scranton and nearby towns gathered at Round Woods in a mass meeting. National President John Mitchell and district officers spoke, with Ryscavage and Memolo delivering Polish and Italian remarks. Mitchell rebutted claims of a breaking strike and noted no weakening in Scranton.
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Scranton
Round Woods
John Mitchell
Nicholls
Ryscavage
Dempsey
Memolo
Mitchell
Shamokin
Wilkesbarre
Othe
Tracy Steers East in Five Day Outfit
Spokane reports fugitive Harry Tracy is in eastern Washington with four guns and 200 rounds, provisioned for five days and two horses. He crossed the Columbia River Thursday and aims for the Idaho line, vowing to rob a bank or express car and promising $5,000 within a year to helpers. He plans to reach Hole-in-the-Wall country in Wyoming where he says he will be a thief among thieves.
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Spokane
Wash
Harry Tracy
Washington
Tracy
Columbia River
Idaho Line
Oregon Penitentiary
Hole-in the-Wall
Wyoming
Belle View washery burned in Scranton strike area
The Belle view washery of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Co in Scranton was destroyed by fire last night. Operating since the second week of the strike, the blaze started in the engine room with no explained cause. Two machinists were at work in the tower. Loss estimated at $35,000. little suspicion of incendiary origin.
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Scranton
Belleview
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Co
National debt rises to nearly 974 million in July
Washington reports that the monthly national debt at July 31, excluding cash in the treasury, stood at 973,910,367 dollars. This is an increase of 4,453,126 dollars from July 1.
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Washington
Government July deficit totals 7.5 million dollars
The July receipts reached 49,305,691 while expenditures totaled 56,813,567 leaving a deficit of 7,507,876 dollars.
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Washington
Judge Durand Will Run for Governor Nomination
Grand Rapids Mich Aug 2 Judge Durand of Flint announced he will run as the Democratic nominee for governor despite silver Democrats suggesting he might refuse the nomination. He was nominated by the Democratic state convention in Detroit.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Judge Durand
Flint
Detroit
Archists Arrested in Rome Linked to Paterson Group
A Rome dispatch says several archists were arrested yesterday. The detainees allegedly carried on correspondence with comrades in Paterson, New Jersey.
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London
Rome
Paterson, N. J
Dictatorial Mr Bryan Dominates Democratic Pulse
William J. Bryan plays a dominant role in the party’s mood with victories in Missouri Texas and North Carolina and criticism of St Louis Democrats. He eyes a dictatorial influence in the 1902 canvass, with massachusetts harmony dinner highlighting his prominence.
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William J. Bryan
Misouri
St.Louis
Kansas City
New York Evening Post
Missouri
Bryan
Texas
North Carolina
St.Louis Globe-Democrat
Democracy
Massachusetts
Nantasket Beach
Bad Republican Party and Democratic Harmony Critics
The piece tensions attack the Republican Party as a danger to free government while praising democracy. It cites Vilas and Bryan counterpointed to show how both sides are framed as aristocracy versus democracy in national discourse.
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Republican Party
Vilas
Indianapolis Journal
Bryan
Nantasket
Democ
Lincoln
Democratic Party
Bryan Prominence Leads Democratic Drive in 1904 Campaign
The report highlights William Jennings Bryan as the central figure in the 1904 Democratic push, with Senator Carmack and Edward M. Shepard among speakers. It notes Bryan’s tribute to Shepard and forecasts continued aggressive campaigning, including Vermont and Maine appearances, and targets to influence northern states. The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican stances, cites critiques of aristocracy and plutocracy, and signals a broad national campaign through 1904.
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Senator Carmack
Edward M. Shepard
Bryan
Shepard
Massachusetts
New York Democrat
Vermont
Maine
Cleveland
Hill
Gorman
Democrats
William J. Bryan
Opinions on politics and party unity from 1912 editorials
Several editorials critique Democratic reorganizations and Bryan’s ticket, while praising Republican prospects in Ohio. The Cleveland Leader notes Congressmen align with the president. the Cincinnati Enquirer mocks Democratic reformers. the St. Louis Globe-Democrat cites Missouri farmer concerns. the Indianapolis News and Detroit Free Press debate Bryan’s integrity. the Albany Journal reports Grosvenor predicting a Republican sweep in Ohio.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Congress
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dem
Missouri
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Bryan
Indianapolis News
Ind
Detroit Free Press
Ohio
Grosvenor
Cincinnati
Dayton
Albany Journal
The Burning Fire and Reverence in Leviticus 10
The lesson notes Nadab and Abihu’s death for offering strange fire, Moses’ instruction to Aaron, and the prohibition on wine before service. It emphasizes reverence, purity, and the consequences of irreverence, linking the story to personal duty, manhood, and temperance in later commentary.
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Nadab
Abihu
Aaron
Moses
Mishael
Elzaphan
Yazziel
Moses Ad
Eleazar
Ithamar
House of Israel
Israel
B. C
Sinai
House of
Hints on Fashions Include Monogram Details and Wide Skirts
The article notes a craze for monogram decorations in silver filigree gold and jet on accessories from belts to parasols. It describes long narrow steel bead wrist bags with heavy linked chains, and silk and wool fabrics woven to resemble plain and corded surfaces with tiny welt-like tucks.
Honey extraction methods from California to Arizona
A long excerpt describes early beekeeping lessons from 1875, comparing extracted honey to comb honey profits and freight costs. It details yields, seasonal differences, and the setup of sheds, a 12 by 16 honey house, uncap table placement, a multipart sluice system, and a sunstrainer to ensure pure honey, credited to FE W Sinclair.
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California
Arizona
FE. W. Sinclair
Pipe Irok Trellis Described For Garden Use
Description of pole trellises made from second hand pipe and boiler tubing. Pipe bought from a house wrecking company at three to six cents per foot. Sizes range one to two inches. Pieces are cut to five or six feet and driven two feet into the ground for stability.
Vine on Pipe Trellis Improves Orchard Crops
The article describes a Kriffin system for training vines on a pipe trellis. An oak arm extends from a main pole, supported by a six inch pipe through its center. Vines are pruned to two main branches each winter, with shoots allowed to swing in spring for easy harvest and strong fruit quality.
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Orange Judd
Get Rid of the Males
A Farm and Fireside item notes hens fare better without males from late July to mid January, laying more quietly with more space. People preserve September and October eggs in brine to use during snow months, kept at the small end in a cool place for several weeks.
Art of living on the farm inspires Michigan farmers
A well known speaker at a Michigan farmers club meeting urged farmers to study the art of living. He said farmers are well placed to use nature’s aid and should join a club to improve social ties and enjoy relaxation and recreation.
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Michigan Farmers’ Club
Chicago Daily Sun
Real Estate Firm Praises Fair Dealing on Prices
Real estate firm asserts opposition to inflated trader prices and extraordinary commissions. It pledges fair dealing with both owner and purchaser to ensure reasonable purchase terms and transparent pricing.
Diverse Michigan Ohio farms with exchanges offered
A lengthy classified listing sells farms from 40 to 771 acres across Michigan and Ohio. Properties include riverfront tracts, timbered land, level cropland, and dairy suitable sites with multiple dwellings, barns, orchards, wells, and improvements. Exchange options available with city or Defiance county lands. prices range from about 400 to 40 000 dollars.
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City
Claire County
Michigan
Hutton
Crawford Mn
Crawford County
Ney
Ohio
Adams
Hicksville Township
Defiance County
Church
Indiana
Pike
Nee Ng
Elty Ngs.i & Rassémese
Defiance City
Henry County
Miles Church
Seheel
Paulding
Pike Road
A. B
M. E
M. FE
Catholic Church
Evangelical
U. B
U. S
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Cadillac, Mich
Review OF Trade
MR. Bryan
Democratic Harmony Platform
T —Journal
Grover
War Department
Philippines
Troy Times
Grover Cleveland
Leason
Temperance
D. E. Dozer & Co
Defiance, Ohio
Feung
City Property
Putnam County
Ted
Ceesay
Col Ene
Bill Heads
E. N. Lewis
Defiance
Defiange Express
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