Deadly Milwaukee car race ends in two deaths
A Milwaukee to Oknochee race in two Wig automobiles ends tragically when one car crashes into a bridge near Brookfield Junction. Ex-Alderman Joseph Kuschbert dies along with George Post, while Horace Sloan and Paddy Dorrell are injured.
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Milwaukee
Oknochee
Lm Creek
Brookfield Junction
John Koerner
Frank Mulkern
Joseph Kuschbert
George Post
John Soerner
Horacce ‘Greely Sloan
Paddy” Dorrell
Horace Sloan
Kuschbert
Joe
Convict Earle Granted Ten Day Leave To See Illegitimate Child
In Montgomery Alabama Governor Comer, moved by a telegram saying his baby would die within hours, issued a ten day release for convict Os car Earle to go home. Supporters say Earle shot a man who was abusing him and that his imprisonment is a miscarriage of justice.
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Montgomery
Ala
Oscar Earle
Comer
Marle
Ah Sin Adopts the White Boy in Schuylkill County
Through a deed-record document in Schuylkill county, Charlie Sing, a Chinese laundryman, becomes foster father to Charles S Wuut, a Philadelphia born boy. The mother grandmother and great grandmother of the boy are parties to the agreement, naming Roy Soo Sing as the boy's new name and Bhark Sing as his father with the child to inherit the laundryman’s estate.
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Ah Sin
Pottsville
Recorder of Deeds
Schuylkill County
Charlie Sing
Charles S Wuut
Philadelphia
Roy Soo Sing
Bhark Sing
Markowitzs Recalled for Questioning in Bere Murder Case
Aug. 8. Bertha Harry and Jacob Markowitz siblings of Anna Markowitz who was raped and murdered near Bere Sunday night are again examined as possible suspects but there is no evidence against them.
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the Markowitzs
Dayton
Bertha
Harry
Jacob Markowitz
Anna Markowitz
Bere
Aenias
Interstate Board Rulings on Fixed Published Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that published transportation rates between specified points are fixed as if established by Congress. No matter what a bill of lading quotes, shippers must pay the published rate.
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Washington
Interstate Golmereve Commission
Congress
Venezuela: U S Says Caracas Attitude Reasonable
The State Department received a cable from American Minister Russell in Caracas stating the Venezuelan government is reasonable about promptly paying awards given by the mixed commission to non blockade pacific claims. Russell retries to urge President Castro to refer five Venezuela claims for settlement to The Hague tribunal.
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Venezuela
Washington
State Department
Russel
Caracas
Mixed Commission
Mrs Peary Plans Winter Stay at Eagle Island Home
Mrs. Robert B. Peary announces plans to remain at Eagle Island their summer home through winter and skip local engagements. The island in Casco Bay hosts her two children Marte 11 and Robert Jr 6 and only a Spanish servant Antonio Gomes and his family.
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Portland
Robert B. Peary
Eagle Island
Casco Bay
Penry
Marte
Robert
Antonio Gomes
Penitentary inmate Mabel Hall released for Cincinnati journey
Mabel Hall, dubbed the Salvation Army girl, leaves the Ohio penitentiary after completing her second term. Charged with forgery and obtaining property on false pretenses, she boards a train to Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Mabel Hall
Oho
Cincinnati
Salvation Army
Pig
Evidence of Murder in Green Bay Case
Green Bay Wisconsin August 8 Alrus Cornelius an Oneida Indian age 30 was found dead on South Broadway by Officer Burke with a broken neck and a long gash from chin to neck an investigation ordered by District Attorney Reynolds evidence of murder indicated by the scene
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Green Bay
Wis
Alrus Cornelius
South Broadway
Burke
Reynolds
Longworth Urges Philippine Free Trade at Honolulu Luncheon
Representative Nicholas Longworth spoke at the Commercial club luncheon in Honolulu on August 8, expressing hope the Philippines would not be with us long and advocating free trade with the islands as a square deal. He asserted that free sugar would not harm Hawaii.
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Nick Longworth
Honolulu
Nicholas Longworth
Commercial Club
Philippines
Sigar
Hawaii
Carnegie Gives Half a Million to King Edward Fund
Andrew Carnegie deposits 500000 pounds in the Bank of England as an unconditional donation to the King Edward hospital fund in London. This sizeable gift supports hospital care and relief efforts.
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Carnegie
London
Andrew Carnegie
Bank of England
King Faward Hospital
Fire destroys large portion of Golden Cyle mining plant
In Colorado City foothills, Colorado three quarters of the Golden Cyle Mining Company’s million dollar reduction plant is wiped out by a fire. Other items note Kansas wheat at 60 million bushels, Alabama Senate election of Johnston to US Senate, Cuban independence movement in Pinar del Rio, and various railway and political developments.
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Golden Cyele Mining Company
Colorado City
Colo
Santa Me
Kansas
Alabama
Joseph I. Johnston
United States
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Clarence Darrow
Boise
Tda
Mississippi
Williams
Vardaman
Mason City
Ashland Tweed
Wisconsin Railway Rate Commission
Posen
Thorn
Germany
Connecticut
Hamburg
Bremen
St. Paul's Cathedral
Pittsburg
Nicholas
Peterhof
Finwinemunde
Do You Open Your Mouth to Know Your Medicine?
Questioning readers about the ingredients and composition of medicines asserts that informed use is essential. Dr. Pierce promotes Favorite Prescription as a tonic and remedy for feminine complaints, nervous conditions, and childbirth preparation, urging readers to request a booklet of authorities from the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Ayet
The Heart Or The Liver Mystery Revealed
A young woman distressed by elusive symptoms prompts doctors to debate organ disease. Drs Gurney Tinkham Spinney Brooks Kunkel Busby Cordis nemod several theories before a sudden love-related recovery is revealed by her father. Bertea Hurley signs off.
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R. M. Gurney
M. D
Tinkham
Dr. Gurney
Medical Society
Gurney
Spinney
Thane Brooks
Kunkel
St. Luke's Hospital
Busby
Tinkhum
Thane- Brooks
Vermaton
Bertea
Hurley
Kodo for Indigestion Sold by Jungkuns
An advertisement touts Kodo for indigestion and dyspepsia as a plant based preparation of vegetable acids containing stomach juices. It claims to digest what you eat and is sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 50 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
So Stephenson St
Choice building lots in Arcade addition for sale cheap
Arcade Manufacturing Co. offers building lots in the Arcade addition for sale at low cost with monthly payments. Apply to Arcade Manufacturing Co. for details and purchase terms.
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Arcade Manufacturing Co
Daily Journal Delivery ends at 10c a week
The Daily Journal announces home delivery available citywide for ten cents per week.
Notable Social Figures Give and Do in 1900s
Miss Stelen Phelps Stokes donates 20000 for a east side boys club while Grace Seattle pledges 200000 to St Louis relief society. Clara Clemens, Mark Twain's daughter, headlines as a concert singer.
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Stelen Phelps Stokes
J. G. Phelps Stokes
College
New York City
Grace Seattle
Missouri
St. Louis Society For the Prevention and Relief
Clara Clemens
Mark Twain
Moraker
Valentine Gonhering
Freedom
Wis
United States
Marshall Mield
Chicago
Prince
Jane Addams
Potter Palmer
Mary Kendall Houghton
Sterling
Mass
Marquis Lafayette
Bromer Coleman
Cleeve
Somerset
England
California Money in the Early Gold Era
The article surveys coins and currency in California until 1858 59 detailing foreign coin prevalence including franc pieces rupees and the English Guinea, the rise and fall of banks handling foreign coins, the introduction of D O Mills gold notes, high exchange rates and the use of gold dust for change, with greenbacks treated as a commodity rather than money. It notes saloon profiteering and eventual shift to bullion trades and federal gold payments by the 1860s.
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D. O. Mills
California
Guinea
France
San Srancisco
United States
D. O. Mills & Co
Adams & Co
Page, Bacon & Co
Wells Fargo
Uncle Sam
P. EB. Magazine
Definite Dosage Caution From Historic English Letter
In a century old English village note, Dr William Benbrigg prescribes a cautious regimen with specific nightly pills and spoonfuls, warning against vague directions for potent drugs and hoping for benefit. The letter, cited in I V Lucas's Weighways and Byways in Sussex, shows era tone and practical misgivings about dosage.
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Sussex
I. V. Lucas
William Benbrigg
The Bell Rope and the Conductor's Rise on Railways
A Philadelphia Ledger account recalls how a pugilists fight between conductor John Wolf and engineer Robert Fogg led to the bell rope signaling system. Wolf defeated Fogg, popularizing the conductor’s authority and the bell code later adopted across American railways.
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Philadelphia
Wilmington
Baltimore
Washington
Prime Streets
Prime
Washington Avenue
Schuylkill River
Gray's Ferry
Delaware River
Chester
Reading Railway
Ine
Robert Fogg
John Wolf
Fogg
Wolf
Gray’s Ferry
Blue Bell Station
Schuylkill
Philadelphia Ledger
Clay and the rifle that chose a vote
During Henry Clay's Kentucky stump for re election an influential hunter pledged support then warned him over a named vote. Clay tested the man by asking to see his rifle which had missed once. The hunter admitted the miss and said he would try Clay again, and Harry was elected.
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Tost
Sloan
Post
Joe
Clay
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Harry
Heaven satire on reporters from a Philadelphia Press remark
A major recalls a dream about Heaven where an old newspaper man critiques the journal up there. The story notes the lack of good reporters and St. Peter’s reply that the fault isn’t theirs.
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Heaven
St. Peter
Philadelphia Press
A Treasure. The Dobsons Welcome a Baby Girl
A humorous note from Harper's Weekly reports Mrs De Witt presenting a baby girl born yesterday to the Dobsons, with Mrs De Hitt attempting to claim the child. The exchange hints at family pride and playful quips about rightful guardianship.
Rome Eternal City and its returning visitors
A Boston Herald quote recounts a pope asking visitors in Rome whether their stay has been days weeks or months. He notes that short visitors may not return while those who have stayed months are sure to come back.
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Rome
Boston Herald
Humble Judge Interjects Amid Odd London Tit-Bits Exchange
A late judge with a plain appearance but deep legal knowledge interrupts a female witness. He asks sternly what she means, and she replies that if a girl calls his lordship handsome she would be humbugging him. The exchange illustrates sharp wit from a Victorian era publication.
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London
Railroad Wreckers Endure Dangers Amidst Vast Distances
A. W. Nolker describes the wrecker’s career as harsher than firefighting, with 24 to 48 hour shifts, hunger, and isolation in remote areas. Wreckers face blizzards and high risks while saving lives and property, racing to new alarms after each job.
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Tiremimn
A A. W. Nolker
Appleton’s
Evolution of battle flags across ancient wars
The article traces early uses of flags and standards in warfare from Egypt, Assyria, and Chaldea to Greek naval signals. It notes ancient banners on ships, Antigonus signaling at Selbasia, and a red cloak used to start cavalry, illustrating flags as battlefield tools evolving over time.
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Antigonus
Selbasia
The Call of the Dime Novel
In a Atlantic view C M Harvey compares dime novels to grand adventures. He notes boy readers seek romance and the world becomes their universe through the exploits of Plucky Paul the Boy Prospector and his vast readership.
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Ife
The Backward Moor Time Lessons And Mails
A fragment describes Moorish time by flags on mosque towers and sunset guns, noting widespread illiteracy and reliance on runners for mail between Tangier and Fez. It mentions scarce books, a rough diet including coarse bread, and a brief product plug for DeWitt's Carbalized Witch Hazel Salve sold at 95 Stephenson Street.
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Tangier
T Fez
DeWitt
Wmn
Jungkung
Stephensoil St
Vacation Forwarding for Journal Subscribers
Readers away for the summer may have their Journal forwarded by leaving a local address at the office. Call phone 25 to set or change forwarding. Addresses will be updated freely as requested, ensuring continued news at home.
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Journal
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Interstate Board
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Emmert
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Freeport
D. J. Brennan Chemical Company
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Freeport Hardware Co
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