Cargo theft ship Goldsboro returns with flag flown
Captain William Swatridge recounts the Goldsboro rescue from Puerto Cortez after stolen goods valued at 150000 to 200000 dollars and 50000 in coin were recovered. The ship, a Clyde liner of 461 tons, was seized by Bailey with Honduran citizenship papers and later overhauled at Ceiba and Tela. Restoration and legal clearance involved U S and British consuls.
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Mobile
Ala
William Swatridge
Goldsboro
Puerto Cortez
Associatedress
New York City
K. D. Boise
Export Shipping Company of
New Jersey
United States
State Department
Washington
Atlee
Baileys
Bailey
Ceiba
Tela
Tatumbia
Boiler Explosion Kills Eight at York Rolling Mill
Eight men died and about twenty were injured when a boiler exploded at the York rolling mill in York Pa causing extensive property damage. Names of the deceased include John Clency and Edward Figer among others from Columbia and nearby towns. The mill had been closed for a week and workers were repairing an engine when the blast occurred. The explosion demolished a large part of the mill and sent heavy iron fragments flying.
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York
John Clency
Benjamin Bremer
Harry ¢Eachrist
Paoli Puci
Alfred Struck
John Slossman
Harry Feger
Columbia
Edward I‘iger
Marietta
Pittsburgh Steel Plate Orders Reignite Idle Mills
Pittsburg, Pa. Board plans for over 2,000,000 dollars of work awaiting labor. Demand for 24,000 tons of steel plate spurs mills to restart idle machinery and recall workers. Contracts expected for roughly 7,000 tons of plates used in railcars and related railroad equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Steel Mills
Pittsburg Steel Plate
Explosion at Cedar Creek blasts kills man and injures many
An explosion at a Cedar Creek logging site fatally injures Silas Maddox and injures several others. The blast occurred when dynamite exploded after a bucket was lifted by a crane. About 150 men were aboard nearby trucks and equipment when the accident happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Maddox
Lewis
Cedar Creek
Silas Madto
Debated Constitution of the United States in London
At the Franco British exhibition scholars examined US governance. Albert Venn Dicey called the US constitution a melancholy paradox, noting high care in design yet governance comparable to top European states. He praised the Supreme Court but doubted European balance of power could exist there. Guyot praised US rigidity yet saw it prevent wild ventures.
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United States
London
England
Congress
Albert Venn Dicey
Oxford
Europe
Paris
Bern
Washington
Professor Dicey
Dicey
Supreme Court
Guyot
America
Convention of criminals to meet in New York City
Dr. Ben Reisman of Chicago known as the King of Tramps calls for a national convention of criminals to meet in New York. Police headquarter inspector McCafferty vows arrests for any arriving criminals and opposes safe conduct or immunity for delegates while in the city. The convention prospectus states criminals from across the country will discuss relations to society and to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Ben Reisman
Chicago
Detective Bureau
Inspector McCafferty
Dr. Reisman
Battleships Reach Auckland With American Navy Visit
Sixteen U S battleships of the Atlantic fleet anchored in Auckland New Zealand after a 33 day voyage from San Francisco. Rear Admiral Charles Sperry led the force which formed two columns in the harbor roadstead. Salutes were exchanged with shore batteries and ships from Australia the flagship Powerful and cruisers Encounter and Pioneer. Auckland citizens decorated the city and welcomed the visitors amid crowds seeking to honor the American officers and crew.
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New Zealand
Auckland
United States Atlantic Fleet
Charles 8. Sperry
San Francisco
Powerful
Encounter
Pioneer
OUR FLAG SHOT DOWN AT TABRIZ CONSULATE
A dispatch from American Consul Duty reports loyalists shot at the U S flag at the Tabriz Persia consulate. A bystander near the office door was wounded. The incident is linked to ongoing disturbances in Tabriz and deemed accidental in both cases.
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Tabriz
Washington
D. C
United States
Persia
State Department
Farmers Union Committee Seeks Ginner Control in South
Jackson Mississippi hosts a meeting of southern compress ginners to form an organization and shift to large compress plants. They back ousting Gulf Compress as unlawful, citing farmer savings of 3.50 per bale and annual Mississippi savings of about 4.25 million dollars. Memphis delegates push direct foreign selling aims, urging union members to pledge cotton for direct shipping to mills and spinners to limit speculation and balance markets.
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Jackson, Miss
Cotton Belt
Federal
Miles
Pletcher
Gulf Compress Company
Compress
Mississippi
Lowry Round
Farmers’ Gin and Compress Company
Southern Compress Company
Munger Gin Company
Memphis
Tenn
Farmers’ Union National Convention Committee
Esperanto recognized. U S appoints representative to congress
Washington reports Esperanto officially recognized by the United States. Mayor Paul F. Straub of the Army Medical Corps is named to represent the U S at the fourth International Esperanto Congress in Dresden, August 16 to 22, 1908. Belgium granted early recognition. War Department Library began Esperanto literature collection in 1906. About 1,000 Esperanto schools and societies exist worldwide.
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United States
Washington, D. C
Paul F. Straub
Army Medical Corps
Dresden
Germany
Elgium
War Department Library
Washington
Death to boll weevil urged by Louisiana panel
Baton Rouge bulletin from the state crop pest commission reports arsenate of lead as a potential solution to the boll weevil problem. Experiments show 70 percent kill in one locality, with two applications said to clear a field. State entomologist Newell notes this is the first poison endorsed for boll weevil control.
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Baton Rouge
State Crop Pest Committee
Newell
Louisiana State Crop Pest Commission
Woman Aeronaut Hurt in Parachute Failure at Lake
Mile Pearl Lavon fell about two hundred feet into thirty feet of water at a Dallas pleasure lake during a balloon race. Her parachute failed to open promptly, she was underwater three and a half minutes, rescued and revived within thirty minutes, and later suffered shock.
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Falls Lake
Dallas
Texas
Mile Pearl Lavon
Mile Lavon
Political campaign items stir voters across states
Mr Bryan and Mr Taft praise phonograph speeches as Missouri sparks Taft baby naming contest. W B P Heavner of Lebanon Mo names twins Howard Taft Heavner and Hadley Sherman Heavner. Bryan mulls sending letters to voters, and leaders plan straw polls, labor talks, and campaign events across Nebraska Indiana Georgia New York Texas and California. Hearst to launch daily in Atlanta.
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Missouri
W. BP. Heavner
Lebanon
Howard Taft Heavner
Judge Taft
Hadley Sherman Heavner
Hadley
W.J. Bryan
Harvey Garber
Virginia
Edgar B. Schmidt
Dayton
Ohio
Lincoln
Taft
Bill
Richard V. Culahan
New York Sun
Republican National Committee
Taylor
Tennessee
Bryan
Minnesota
South Carolina
Indiana
John Temple Graves
Independence Party
New York City
New England
Henry Watterson
Philadelphia
William Randolph Hearst
Atlanta
Alton B. Parser
Kern
Temple Auditorium
Los Angeles
Cal
Nebraska
Typographies Union
William Jennings Bryan
Sheldon
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Thomas
Watson
Georgia
Brownsville
Corbin
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Norman E. Mack
Western Tariff Association
Neb
East
Capuchine cures women's pains with immediate effect
Hicks claims Capuchine is a liquid remedy prescribed by physicians for menstrual cramps backache nervousness and headaches. It is sold in 10c 25c and 50c bottles at drug stores with best results suggested.
Boston’s Stump Tower Details Time Counting History
The Springfield Republican notes Boston England’s St Botolph church tower damaged by lightning. The 272 foot tower is a historic four story structure with 365 steps, seven doors and twelve pillars, marking days and months.
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Boston
Boston's
St. Botolph
England
Springfield Republican
Baby's Quilt From Eiderdown and Ribbon
A New York World note suggests buying one and a half yards of white eiderdown three quarters of a yard wide to form a perfect square when folded. Remnants may be cheaper. Turn in edges and buttonhole stitch around with blue or pink wool, add small bows of matching ribbon, and sew sparingly for a washable warm quilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Grape-Nuts Helps Woman Gain Weight in Testimonial
A York state woman recounts ten years of stomach and liver trouble, losing weight until she was nearly a shadow. She stopped coffee, used Postum and Grape-Nuts, regained twenty pounds, can eat freely, work full days, and feels unwellness fading. The letter ends noting it is a genuine Postum Co. promotional testimonial.
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York State
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Honduras
Farmers Union Committee
Boll Weevil
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Billy B
Democratic Party
New Orleans
Y California
Leabine
J.R. Watkins CO
Winona, Minn
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