Old Counterfeiter Captured After Twelve Years Escape
J B Gregory a noted counterfeiter and escaped convict known as Harry Leonard was captured in Los Angeles after twelve years eluding U S Secret Service. He had lived with his wife in California, bailed out of court and fled, later arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Mudgett in Seattle and sent to Detroit to serve seven years.
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United States
Secret Service
J. B. Gregory
Aliae
Harry Leonard
Los Angeles
Federalison
Detroit
California
Gregory
Mudgett
Seattle
Six Cripple Creek assayers accused in ore theft ring
A group of six Cripple Creek assayers were arrested on charges of receiving stolen high grade ore. Investigators tied about 80,000 dollars in apparent profits over six months to the operation, with claims of over one million dollars in ore stolen annually across district assay offices.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Knowno
Officera
Crop Outlook Promising With Favorable Weather
The weekly weather bulletin reports favorable temperatures nationwide for the week ended July 17. Corn progress is excellent across the belt, though injuries persist on some low lands in Missouri and parts of the South Atlantic, east Gulf, and Ohio valleys. Harvests advance in northern districts while rust affects Dakotas and Washington, oats and wheat face wet-weather damage, and early potatoes and fruit crops show mixed promise in specified regions.
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Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic
East Quit
West Gulf
Missouri
Mississippi
Corn
Missouri Valley
East Gulf States
Ohio
Texas
Okahoma
Indian Territories
Kaniag
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
North Pacific Coast
Washington
Muississinp
Middle Atlantic States
Ilinois
Giants and league stars span records and bets in wild baseball notes
The article bundles trivia on Mike Doolin’s 100 hits in 73 games and leaders like Mathewson Taylor and Ames in pitching wins. It notes Gompers as a baseball fan, Keeler leading New York batting, Dougherty second, and Nevada’s bid for a fight ground amid fight gossip. It mentions Evers as a Wrigley favorite and criticizes Brooklyn, ball costs, Ab e Attell’s Europe trip, and various athletes across sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Doolin
New York Giants
Mathewson
Taylor
Ames
Samuel Gompers
Billy Keeler
New York
Pat Dougherty
Thene
Nev
Jimmy Brite
Battling Nelson
Nels Fonling
Nevada
Reno
Johnny Evers
Eittle
Chicago
Abe Attell
Europe
Young Corbet
Kid Hermanty
California
Harbieer
St. Paul
Barney
Oldfield
Chevrolet
Christy Mathewson
New York Nationals
Bucknell
Cincinnati
University of California
Dave Wultz
New York Americans
Brown
Jake Stahl
Washingtons
University of Illnois
Mike Schreck
Hart
Schreck
Jesut
Schress
Gus Rubba
Jim McCormick
Peary Seeks Pole On Seventh Arctic Voyage
The article outlines Commander Peary's seventh Arctic expedition. It notes his naval engineering background, prior Greenland discoveries, and aims to reach the North Pole this summer. It also mentions rivals Nansen and Amundsen pursuing Northwest Passage and polar exploration, and the international flare surrounding the quest.
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Peary
Orth
Los
Belonga
Elviseigineer Corps
Navy
Aealetant
Nicararagux
Greenland
Jnland Ce Cap
Nicaragua Canal
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
Commander Peary
Iron Mountain
United States
Greenland Archipelango
Pole
North Pole
England
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Holland
France
Russia
Roosevelt
Nansen
Roald Amundeen
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Northwest Passage
Amundsen
Christiania Harbor
Mesalgea
Government of
Norway #9
Pacific
Bering Sea
Marietta Passed Carnegie Gift Pledge For College
Marietta Ohio residents raised forty thousand dollars completing a matching fund to obtain Andrew Carnegie's gift of an equal amount for the local college. In Carnegie Pennsylvania the body of Charles Snyder, a wealthy contractor, was found in the woods, with indications suggesting self-inflicted death. In New York a hospital treats Harvey Mowak after a ferry altercation left him shot through the heart by a fellow passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Ohio
Andrew Carnegie
Marietta College
Charles 8. Snyder
Carnegie
New York
Harvey Mowak
Re-Speaker Henderson Lays in Mental Decay at Dubuque
The former Speaker Col. Henderson, once a national figure and second to the President, endures paralysis and paretic dreams as he lives in a Dubuque home. Doctors deem his condition hopeless after a weeks long stroke, leaving him a shadow of his former self.
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Henderson
Melaages
Secretarien
Cole David B. Henderson
Dubuque
National House of
Eelf
Neas
Col. Henderson
Congress
Autobiography of a Civil War Colonel in Illness and War Wounds
A Civil War veteran, Col. Henderson, reflects on wounds from the Corinth battle that led to amputation and a long decline. After a paralytic stroke he remains incoherent at times, with insomnia and brief lucid moments. He recalls battlefield scenes and old legislative hearings as he lingers in the Hotel Juien.
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Corinth
Col. Henderson
Towa
Milud
Hotel Juiien
Hyen
Washington
Gen Blackmar Dead Leader of Grand Army of the Republic
Gen W W Blackmar, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died in Boise Idaho from interstitial nephritis. Born July 25 1841 in Bristol Pennsylvania he served in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry and First West Virginia, earning a captaincy at Five Forks before later serving as Massachusetts Taige Advocate General. Capt John King becomes commander in chief pending the next national encampment.
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G. A. B. Poanses
Boise
Idaho
W. W. Blackmar
Grand Army of the Republic
Blackmar
Grand Army
Northwest
Mes. Blackmar
Boston
Hingham
Bristol
Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
West Virginia
Five Forks
Custer
Long
Talbot
Rice
Massachusetts
Global news briefs from storms to grain and fires
An electrical storm in Wort Worth Texas killed two people by contact with live wires. In Winona Minnesota a baby died after falling from a houseboat into the river. New York grain traders approved a 1000 bushel futures contract, replacing the 5000 bushel minimum. Goderich elevator burned, losing 200000 bushels of wheat. Col Jefferson B. Doolittle of California died suddenly in San Francisco. He partnered with John Haye Hammond, while plans by the Japanese royals Arisugawa to visit America were postponed and redirected to Yokohama via Suez.
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Wort Worth
Texas
Winona
Minn
B. Olsen
New York Grain Trade
Produce Exchange
New York
Goderich
Ont
Col
Jefferson B. Doolittle
Ming
Gupitalist
California
Hus
San Francisco
John Haye Hammond
Prince
Princess Arisugawa
Japan
London
America
Yokohama
Somehow I Am Awfully Stupid Tonight In The Borrow Of It
In Champion Michigan July 24 a featurette highlights Mrs A Wellett wife of a local photographer. She claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured years of kidney trouble sleeplessness and cramps. The account frames kidney health as key to women’s wills and general well being.
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Young de Borem
Miss Costique
Champion
Mich
A. Wellett
Dodd
Hints to Houseworkers and a Honest Tramp Exchange
A period tone combines an advert for Dr Calwell’s Syrup Pepsin a liver tonic claimed to cure constipation biliousness and indigestion with a short humorous encounter in a kitchen. A matron interrogates a shabby tramp about pie and cleanliness, noting he lives close to nature.
No Cause for Complaint Guests Debate Dinner Dish
A restaurant exchange features a guest and waiter arguing over a spring chicken order. The guest quips the chicken resembles one of Noah's ark pair, while the waiter retorts the guest has no right to complain. The banter hinges on the fowl's health and the dish's adequacy.
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Walter
Noah
The
Ark
Changed husband and wife find diet cures stomach trouble
A series of reader testimonials from Grape Nuts and Postum users describe dramatic relief from dyspepsia and nervousness after quitting coffee and adopting Grape Nuts. Mothers credit the cereals with restoring appetite, strength, and child health, with Mrs. Tostum Co. of Battle Creek noted as sponsor.
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Vicksburg
Auspepsia
Tostum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Trade Review Signals Strong Chicago Market Pressures
Dun's Review of Trade notes broad strength from government data with large crops. Commodity distribution remains robust as grain and iron steel products lead forwarding, rail traffic nears record West totals. Cereals, provisions, hides, wool, and leather show activity while retail heating lines improve and wholesale stocks shrink. Mercantile collections stay solid amid liberal supply absorption.
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Chicago
Dun
Trade optimism amid broad western crop gains in midsummer report
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes improved weather and crop yields across the West boosting surplus production areas. Trade orders flow from the Alleghenies to the Pacific, with fall business booked higher than a year ago. The southern half of the West shows less certainty due to rain damages to cotton and wheat. Weekly US business failures total 166, up from 127 prior week and well above early 1900s figures.
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York
Alleghenies
Ohio River
Pacific
United States
Bradstreet
City and regional commodity price roundup a across markets
A broad survey lists live cattle hogs sheep and grain prices from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and more. Prices show cattle mainly $4.00 to $6.10, hogs $4.00 to $6.00, sheep $2.50 to $7.00, wheat No 2 around 88c, corn 4c to 68c, oats 33c to 84c, rye 60c to 70c, butter 18c to 20c, eggs 12c to 18c, with regional variations and occasional misprints noted.
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Ww. i
New York
Cincinnat
Pittsburg
Louis
Philadelphia
Boston Sega
Chicago
Brooklytves
Cleveland
Boston
St. Josep
Pueblo
Bloux City
Sawa
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
St.40
Buffalo
Humorona News Notes and Global Quips
A garbled collection of satirical and strained phrases references Taft Loomis Manchuria and peace talks. It parodies headlines with scattered names including Mitchell Czar Nicholas Shaw and financial deficits, all in a mock newsy tone. The piece reads like a collage of political quips and mistaken geography.
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Humorona News
Taft
Loomis
Bird of Peace
Manchuria
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Oregon
Poland
Sweden
Norway
Nicholas
Washington
Black Sea
White Huy
Yellow Sea
Shaw
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PW. Hughes
Iowa
MAB
J.B. Gregory
Los Angelen Cel
Czar
S T. Petersburg
Zemat Yoista
Doumaists
Moscow
Alexis Nikolaievitch
Oscar
Hugo Gans
Taamester
Teamsters
Treasuriea
Ganenous
Kansas City Bank Falls
City National Bank
Kanancity
O. J. Devlin
First National Bank of
Topeka
Manhattan
Bergan
Schrader
Schoop
Commons
Irish Land Commission
Minwater
iTexas
Negro Loy
Jull
New Braunfold
Law Green
William Surbach
Gerwon Farmer
Peary and the
Explorer
Arctic
Nuatione
Poe
David
Gen. Blackmar
Burroughs
Philadelphia Ledger
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