Elgin Tale of Wreck Near Cape Horn Hits Headlines
The Elgin reports the sailing ship Sewall, owned by Arthur Sowell & Co., wrecked near Cape Horn with forty crew presumed eaten by cannibals at Noir Island. Fridtjof sighted wreckage August 23, topmasts only above water, crew missing despite search efforts after a 208 day voyage from Philadelphia to Seattle.
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Coadh
Pacific
Cape
Horn
Term del Wuego
Straits of Macgellania
New York
Sewall
Philadelphia
Seattle
Cape Horn
Maritime Exchange
Atrnits
Vridtlof
Naly Island
Cape Pillar
Cape Viorn
Fridtjof
Neighboulors
Noir Island
Bewall
Gaffe
Arthur Sowell & Co
Tong
Mail Clerk Blanchard Arrested in South Bend Mail Theft Case
Clifford G Blanchard a railway mail clerk on the South Bend Notre Dame route was arrested on a mail tampering charge following a decoy setup by Lester Cadmus Crabill. Authorities recovered 461 in cash and four bundles of letters on Blanchard and noted the thefts spanned thirteen months.
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South Bend
Clifford G. “Blanchard
Notre Dame
Tnd
Staiit
Lester Cadmus Crabill
Federal
Blanchard
Hlanchard
Soldier Frees Soldier After Accidental Canadian Woman Fatality
Civil authorities in Washington drop proceedings against Private Cyrus Gillelle of the U S Army who accidentally shot a young Canadian woman during a desertion chase at Mort Brady, San de Ste. Mare. He is restored to military authorities.
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Doirgit
War Department
Washington
Dhesive
Ninse Mrivate
Cyrus Gillelle
United States Army
Mort Brady
Sande Ste. Mare
Haseen
Monster Baby Weighs More Than A Heavy Man
A remarkable infant at Mutonka West Virginia weighs 111 pounds at eight months old. William Faward Hanes, son of W L Banes, was born with normal weight but has grown steadily, now nearing the mother's size. A local curiosity amid a region where such growth is unprecedented.
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W. Ll. Banes
Mutonka
W. Va
William Faward Hanes
Mnuch Ag
Seven Hurt in Train Wreck Near Topeka Kansas
Seven people were injured when a passenger train derailed near Torvingtan, Kan. Passengers were moved to Topeka for treatment. One man is not expected to survive. Derailment blamed on soft track. Also noted is a Britain railway strike involving over 700000 workers affecting Wayland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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Rook
Torvingtan
Kan
Beren
Topeka
Britain
United Kingdom
Ireland
Scotland
Walea
Miss Vanderbilt Inherits Fortune Ahead Of Wedding
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt who will wed a Hungarian count has received a fortune exceeding 12 million dollars. Her mother acts as guardian in court. Separate brief items note a powerful official killed in St. Petersburg and a Missouri man accused of acid assault on his wife in Lawton Oklahoma.
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Miss Vanderbilt
Gladys Vanderbilt
Jobo Nopkina
Lawton
Oklo
Kingston
Ha Ie
American farmer sparks money relief with exports
Bankers push hope as farm products and mineral oil sales to Europe fuel a stream of gold into the United States. Analysts expect easing money markets next month as natural resources and agricultural goods bolster credit, while securities abroad recover from pressure.
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Europe
United States
Wall Street
Convention of Trust Carbern in Chicago Debates Trust Curbs
About 400 delegates appointed by the state governor met in Chicago under the National Civic Federation to discuss curbing trusts. President Butler of Columbia University warned against premature regulation of public service corporations, arguing it could undermine credit. Delegates and leaders including Grosseup and Gomper weighed federal regulation and the Sherman Act, with many supporting reform while some criticized the act as too harsh on competitive trusts.
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Chicago
Mat
National Civic Federation
Boller
Columbia University
Bankera
Tudge Grosseup
Rational Corporation Commission
Samuel Gomper
Butler
Stockholders Triumph at Union Pacific Meeting Amid Protests
The Salt Lake City annual Union Pacific stockholders meeting backed the Harriman slate, with a protesting minority present. Other rail notes: New York New Haven to electrify the NYC-Stanford division after rein installation. Ward trial on bribery yields hung jury, another trial pending. US attorneys urged to sue firms for safety violations. Rock Island earnings rise to 100,238,120 with net up 3,024,473. Baltimore and Ohio reports higher gross but lower net. Philadelphia Rapids Transit shows a large deficit and substantial damage claims. Alabama rate agreement sets 2.5 cent fare from December 1, with litigation to be withdrawn. Charter Mellen notes 2-cent rate profitable, freight and passenger gains recorded.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake City
Harriman
New York
United States
Bonaparte
Tom
Rock Island
Rock Islaght
Alton
Moore-Reid
Baltimore and Ohio
Philadelphia Rapids Transit Company
Ercidenta
Wulta
Colllex’s
Gov. Comer
Alabama
Benthoin
Louiaville
Nashville
Charter
Mellen
New Haven and Hertford Railroad
Terrible Karatagh Quake Disaster Strikes Bokhara Region
News from Tashkend confirms Karatagh in Bokhara Turkestan was obliterated by a mountain slide after a severe earthquake. About 15,000 residents are believed buried with only a few survivors, including reports that the governor and his mother survived. Rescue efforts are hampered by ongoing rock slips.
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Karatagh
Bokhara
Susgini Turkestan
Rulna
Bekhara
Turkestan
Asia
Russian Turkestan
Afghanistan
Ulshea
Ife
Bokhard
Tashkend
Asiatic
Russia
Global tensions and events loom in mixed dispatches
A turbulent roundup reports anti American sentiment in Havana amid a hissed flag. In Hong Kong a Denver girl's fate rests at a criminal session. The Hague arbitration vote passes 31 to 9 with Germany and Austria opposing. Russia's second stage hints Conservatives strong in the third Duma amid new election laws.
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Mulat
Morocco
Ireland
United States
Havana
Landon
Keera
Denver
Hongkong
Oriental Court
Japan
Seoul
Vancouver
British Columbia
Jala
The
Hague
Germany
Austria
Russia
International Peace Conference Report Highlights Porter's Role
Porter of the American delegation exceeded expectations by securing support for private property inviolability and other major provisions. The conference banned bombardment of undefended coast towns, prohibited coercive monetary contributions, protected noncombatants, and strengthened relief for the wounded. A permanent arbitration court was agreed, but dispute over method hindered a true world court. Debts by force and costly expenses dominated the final sessions.
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The
Horngé
Porter
Sow Aga Rile
Noli Gof
Roosevelt
Blut
Fgh Court of Justice
Farmers’ prosperity linked to national wealth in Chicago Journal
The Chicago Journal notes farmers nationwide finish the season with profits totaling nearly a billion dollars more than last year. It argues the farmer is the nation’s economic foundation, blessing credit, banks, industry, and wages when prosperous, and dampening all sectors when not.
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United States
Earth
Chicago Journal
Standard Oil Spy System Revealed in Trust Memo
Government's Counsel Kellogg exposed the trusts spy network dubbed the statistical department. It tracked every barrel and tank car moved from oil fields to market and priced charges for transport. The trust also used dummy companies to masquerade as independents and slash prices against rivals.
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Standard Oil Company
Kellogg
Statistical Department
Miss Rose L. Frita Sets Typewriting Pace at Show
Brooklyn champion Miss Rose L. Frita defeated rivals at Madison Square Garden in a typewriting contest writing 5,010 words per hour with 81 errors. After five word penalties per error her net average reached 87 words a minute securing the $1,000 prize. Also notes daily immigrant arrivals to New York averaging 102 from Russia.
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Rose L. Frita
Brooklyn
Mao Carrington
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Migs
Polar feats and political jests spark daily gibes
A flood of satirical quips from major papers mocks politics, economics, and society. Jokes target Rockefeller, Congress, debt, fashion, and North Pole fantasies, with naysayers, doctors, and postmen in the mix as editors riff on current trends and public figures.
Peruna Healed Catarrh in 1901 Says Story
A fragment from a 1901 anecdote recounts how after trying many remedies without relief Waele Mra, E. and MM Tinney describe suffering from catarrh until taking six bottles of Peruana Whie tank which cured the ailment entirely and the writer endorses Peruna for others with similar afflictions.
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MM Tinney
Nueva St. San Antonis
Peruna
Peruna praised as effective cold remedy by Wisconsin reader
Mrs Ellen Nagle of 414 4th Street Greet Bay Wis writes that Peruna is widely known and highly valued. After catching a bad cold she chose Peruna, sent for a bottle, and within five days had no trace of lameness or cough. She notes Peruna tablets carry the same ingredients for those who prefer pills.
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Ellen Nagle
4Th Street
Greet
Bay
Wis
Unclear Bargain Message From A Dinner Customer
A粗 fragment shows a waiter sizing up a young man who offers a ten dollar bill while claiming no change. The exchange references shopping for a 10 cent “Our Value Preparation Lemon Chocolate or Custard” mix to bake pies, with insistence on exact coins and reluctance to provide change.
Barber Seeks Haircut Time and Trust in Shop
A Cleveland barber laments lack of time to get his own hair cut. He notes barbers rush in the day, customers wait, and colleagues often leave, causing delays when one barber must cut another’s customer. The improvised remark underscores the desire for prompt service and fair delegation.
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Walt
Cleveland the
Diplomacy and desire to join a secret society
A dialogue reveals Henry plans to withdraw from an imagined order after learning he would be blackballed. His partner mocks his aim to join the Antilopis and urges him to prove himself by joining a rival group, the Gazelles, in a sharp skit of social ambition and jealousy.
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Henry
Order of the Antilopis
Lsnry
Best Friend of Coffee Becomes Postum Advocate
A woman recounts coffee’s harmful effects on her health and heart. She switched to Postum, noting weight gain, improved heart symptoms, and lasting strength after a year. Her story endorses Postum and invites others to try it, with permission to use her name.
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Ponton
Taft
Youstiesa
Dostum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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