Rescue Ship SIRIO Survivors Reach Safety After Sea Disaster
Report from Cartagena dated August 7 notes numerous bodies on shore and survivors rescued by fishing smacks far from the disaster site. Survivors include 348 Italians, 40 Spaniards, 14 Arabs, 10 Austrians, 6 Orientals, 4 Argentines, 4 Brazilians, 2 Montenegrins and 119 undetermined. A woman traveler has given birth since arrival.
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Cartagena
Spain
Barcelona
Port Vendres
Marseilles
Cape Palos
Alicante
Gibraltar
Roosevelt Hosts Largest Sagamore Hill Luncheon This Summer
President Roosevelt entertained a large Sagamore Hill luncheon with guests including Mr. and Mrs. William J. Youngs Mr. and Mrs. George J. Smith Rep W W Cocks US District Attorney Henry L Stimson and John A Sleicher editor of Leslies Weekly Youngs once served as Roosevelt's secretary in Albany Stimson discussed federal cases including sugar rebating matters with the president no statement issued Penrose PA senator visited the president for a second time this season
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
William J. Youngs
George J. Smith
Cold Springs Harbor
W. W. Cocks
New York
United States
Henry L. Stimson
New York City
John A. Sleicher
Leslie’s Weekly
Youngs
Milwaukee Avenue Bank Closed After Examiner Visit
Chicago August 7 The Milwaukee Avenue State Bank closed its doors after an examination by State Examiner C C Jones triggering panic among small savers on the northwest side. Cashier Henry W Hering is missing and a embezzlement warrant has been sworn. President Paul O Stensland vice president Theodore Stensland and assistant cashier Ulrich Daniels are named officials whose whereabouts remain unknown.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
C. C. Jones
Henry W. Hering
Examiner Jones
Paul O. Stensland
Theodore Stensland
Ulrich Daniels
Pulajanes Raid Burns Leyte Town Buildings
A Manila sourced dispatch reports Pulajanes raiders destroying Abuyon municipal buildings in Leyte, killing the town’s ex president and two former constabulary members plus three policemen. About 150 attackers fled as 100 soldiers and constabulary pursue them.
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New York
Manila
The
Constabulary
Abuyon
Lisland
Leyte
Tracks Washed Out After Heavy Rain In Freeport
A heavy rain on Monday washed away a portion of the railroad tracks near Freeport, Illinois, disrupting service and causing damage to the line. Local crews work to assess the washout and repair the track as soon as possible.
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Freeport
Arctic voyage advances as polar expedition sails ahead
A wide range of early 20th century items are reported. The Anglo American polar expedition moves into the Arctic. Capt A By Drum dies at 64, having led Arlington National Cemetery for 14 years. District Attorney Jerome to prosecute Thaw. A storm in Harrisburg kills Charles Richwihme and Chic Berandi. Labor union cases at Louisville & Nashville, forgery charges in San Francisco, and other legal actions are noted along with weather, investigations, and public notices.
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A. By Drum
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Jerome
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Harrisburg
Charles M. Richwihme
Chic Berrandi
Department of Justice
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Southern Pines
N. C
Laufman
Regulars
Michigan National Guard
Indianapolis
New York Navy Yard
Bonaparte
Jackson
Murray
Howell
Harry Priester
Tulsa
I. T
Muskogee
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Catholic University of America
Thomas B. Waggaman
Hitchcock
Detroit
Hamburg American orders larger steamer than Lusitania
Belfast reports the Hamburg American line has given Harland and Wolff an order to build a steamer larger than the Cunard liner Lusitania. The news highlights growing transatlantic shipbuilding competition in the era.
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Belfast
Hamburg-American Line
Harland & Wolff
Cunard
Strike in Greek Mines Shuts Laurion Operations
Three thousand workers at the Laurion mines went on strike on Monday in Athens. Troops were reinforced at the site amid fears of escalating trouble.
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Athens
Laurion
Chicago and New York Markets Report Sharp Wheat and Corn Swings
Chicago markets show flour prices steady to firm with spring wheat at 4.90 to 5.10 and Minnesota hard patent around 4.30 to 4.56. Wheat dull with September bids near 7.17 to 7.2 and May around 7.84 to 7.8. Corn soft with September about 48.14 to 49 cents and May 46.4 to 47. Oats mixed and steady, rye dull with September bid 56 cents and December around 56 to 58.14. Receipts six cars. Butter firm 14 to 23 cents, eggs 14 to 18 cents, live poultry steady with turkeys 17 cents, chickens and ducks around 11 cents. New York prices mirror dull fall for flour and mixed for grains with spot rates for No 2 red wheat at 7. /
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Duluth
Cattle and Hogs Prices From Chicago Market Report
Chicago market report lists cattle ranges from good to fancy steers at 5.60 to 6.60 and cows and heifers 3.75 to 5.35, yearlings 4.50 to 6.15, bulls 2.25 to 4.40, with calves at 6.00 to 6.75. Hogs ease to 6.65 for good to choice butchers and 6.55 to 6.65 for shipping and heavy grades, with packers around 6.0 to 6.4.
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Chicago
Proclamation Declares Dissolution of Douma and Revolt
A joint manifesto from Social Democrats and allied groups denounces the dissolution of the lower house and calls for a general strike. It claims the October manifesto was deceitful, urges universal suffrage and a constituent assembly, and warns of renewed pan Russian actions against autocracy. Odessa reports unrest and mutinous mood among troops and peasants preparing for post harvest disorder. Sevastopol exodus reaches about 20000 as Admiral Skrydleff faces mutiny fears and fortress crews hold revolver ready.
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Odessa
Sevastopol
London
Skrydleff
Black Sea
Keer
Railroads Extend G A R Time In Minneapolis
Western Passenger association railroads pushed back the reduced fare deadline from August 11 to August 10, allowing visitors to arrive a day earlier and requiring the committee to adjust plans for a larger turnout. Tickets will go on sale Friday August 10 and run through Tuesday August 13 to handle anticipated crowds.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Army Encampment Committee
Western Passenger Association
Harvest Hands: Western Wheat Boom Draws Thousands
The West mobilizes 22 000 Kansas 10 000 Oklahoma 20 000 Nebraska workers for harvest. Rates rise from 1 50 to 2 50 a day with board, stretching a month from south to north. Many send earnings east while some ride freight trains home. Much money stays locally sustaining banks and households.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Land of My Dreaming Poem Honors Oklahoma No.
George H. Hall editor of the Henryetta Free Lance writes Land of My Dreaming in praise of Oklahoma as it becomes a state. The verses reference Sequoyah Tulleda, mistletoe imagery, memories of the border land, and tribute to Oklahoma’s daughters and pioneer sons.
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George H. Hall
Oklahoma
George R. Hall
Henryetta Free Lance
Guthrie
Okla
Kansas City
Fair Land
Ohio governor's wife keeps to home duties in Ha ton
The widow of General Andrew Harris, now acting governor after Pattison's death, is described as domestic and attached to her Ha ton home. She dislikes Columbus life, cans cherries, tends three farms, polishes her stove, washes dishes, and plans to harvest onions before moving back to her kitchen garden.
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Andrew Harris
Pattison
Ohio
Columbus
Philadelphia
Haton
Statue to California Soldiers Completed in Chicago
A bronze statuary group for Golden Gate Park San Francisco honors California’s First Regiment after returning from the Philippines. Designed by Douglas Tilden, the piece features Minerva on a winged charger with sword and flag, leading the forces in battle atop a California granite pedestal twelve feet high.
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California
Chicago
Golden Gate Park
San
Francisco
Philippines
Chicago Chronicle
Douglas‘ Tilden
Golden
Amherst Professor Critiques Wealth Caps at AAS Session
Amherst professor James Walter Crook of Amherst College challenged Roosevelt's proposed limits on great fortunes while addressing the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Ithaca. He warned that arbitrary caps or high inheritance taxes risk inefficiency and costly administration, favoring fiscal restraint and accountability over punitive wealth limits.
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American Association For the: “Advancement of Science
Ithaca, N
James” “Walter: Crook
Amherst College
Roosevelt
New York Herald
Queen Victoria of Spain Imitates Eye Shade Fashion
A London dispatch notes Queen Victoria of Spain popularizes a gold handled eye shade on a long lorgnette style stem to protect eyes from sun and headaches at races and polo. The fashion includes mother of pearl, tortoise shell, and silver work. Automobile parasols and tiny parasols imitate large Italian peasant umbrellas.
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Queen of Sprain
Queen Victoria
Spain
London
New York American and Journal
Eugenie
Wreaths For Women Drivers Heads Hair Fashion
A fragment describes new hairdressing styles seen on Newport driveways. Women in open carts wear hair dressed low with soft waves, a knot at the crown, and decorative pins or leaves. The look, from the Riviera, reflects a fashion note cited by the New York Press.
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Riviiera
Newport
New York
Shaw Defends Poor and Denounces Rascality of Industry Leaders
London speech by George Bernard Shaw attacks industrial rascality and extravagant wealth while urging sympathy for workers. He questions consumer complicity and hints at meatpacking abuses linking to social reform. He criticizes charity and politics as amusements of society. Shaw cites Madrid outrage as example of misguided reformers.
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George Bernard Shaw
London
New York Sun
Shaw
Chicago
Madrid
Mr. Shaw
Gunnison Tunnel Will Irrigate 155000 Acres in Colorado
The Gunnison tunnel, a six mile long waterway under Vernal Mesa, begins in 1905 with three excavation faces. It measures 101% by 1144 feet, will carry 1500 second feet, and irrigation will reach about 155000 acres at a total cost near 4.5 million dollars.
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Gunnison
Colorado
Gunnison River
Vernal Mesa
Reclamation Service
Los Angeles Times
Gunallsson
Soda for Convicts at Columbus Pen Delights Inmates
The Columbus Dispatch reports Warden Gould allows convicts to drink soda water behind the walls during evening hall permits. Inmates, old and new, savor the rare treat as a symbol of humane treatment and small comforts inside the penitentiary.
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Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
Gould
Terson
Women Gain Ground in Japanese Commerce and Education
The article notes a marked rise in women employed across Tokyo and other cities in clerical and bookkeeper roles, signaling broader emancipation. It highlights a surge in female education, with school enrollment eight times higher than a decade ago and women teachers now outpacing men at training schools.
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Japan
Tokyo
Tokyo Educational Society
Rum and Rum: A Quirky Tale of Ships and Whales
A young Earl records a recipe for egg nog with Jamaica rum then recalls a voyage in which he chats with an old sailor. The sailor describes a sea serpent and a spraying jet of water, ending with the painter returning to his craft as the tale drifts toward quiet humor.
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Earl of
Yarmouth
Jamaica
Yamaha
Diamond Cut Diamond Golf Tale From Brokaw
G. T. Brokaw recalls a Scottish golf scene where two professionals search for a lost ball. One laughs at the other claiming the ball is found, but the second reveals the ball in his pocket and calls him a liar as the crowd laughs.
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G. T. Brokaw
Scotland
Bangs Discusses Plagiarism Case at New York Club
Humorist John Kendrick Bangs lampoons a plagiarism case in a New York club remarking that the accused nearly admitted proof. He compares the man to a Yonkers boy who listened under a parlor sofa to hear Loftleigh’s sister’s reactions, only to be kicked about thirty times and teased for religious and political talk.
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John Kendrick Bangs
New York
Bangs
Yonkers
Loftleigh
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