Bryan Works on Indianapolis Speech and Campaign Fund
Lincoln Nebraska August reports William J Bryan preparing speeches for delivery in Indianapolis and elsewhere including a trusts address. Over 5600 dollars has been turned into the Democratic national campaign fund with 95 contributor names on record and a July balance sheet due soon.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Indianapolis
Wapeka
Bryan
Democratic National Campaign Fund
Chafin Notified for President at Prohibition Rally
Prohibitionists from a dozen states attended a Chicago Music Hall rally where Eugene W. Chafin was formally notified of his presidential nomination. Prof. Charles Seamon of Pittsburgh gave the notification address and Chafin spoke briefly, denouncing major parties and liquor's role in crime and poverty.
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Chicag
Chicago
Music Hall
Eugene W. Chafin
Nation‘al Committee
International Order of Good Templars
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Clinton N. Traward
Rochester
Taft Receives Campaign Plans in Virginia Visit
In Flat Springs Virginia on August 19 N V Culahan of the Republican literary bureau outlined campaign literature plans to Taft. He will catalog materials for local selection to fit conditions. Taft prepared a Virginia speech and addressed an open letter after missing the Sherman ceremony. James R Garfield stopped at Hot Springs for a Taft talk en route to Ohio.
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Flat Springs
N.V. Culahan
Republican National Committee
Matt
Chicago
Westerm
Oulahan
Taft
Oulahans Bureau
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Ohio
Hot Springs
Independence League repudiates Hisgen Graves ticket in Schenectady
In Schenectady county at a central Independence League meeting the Hisgen and Graves ticket was repudiated, and a strong resolution endorsed Bryan and Ern.
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Hearst
Schenectady, N
Independence League
Schenectady County
Hisgen
Graves
Indorsing
Bryan
Ern
Campaign of Friendship ends in Kern remarks at Old Settlers
Indianapolis August 19 at the Old Settlers reunion John W Kern Democratic nominee for vice president delivered a short address favoring a campaign of friendship He urged unity among supporters and a shared love for the country as a guiding star to advance the cause through friendly effort
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Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Hinde
Not fully coherent: Kern jokes about Roosevelt friendship
A fragmented report recounts Kern speaking to friends about Roosevelt with humor. An anecdote describes Kern meeting a Republican acquaintance who quips about liking Roosevelt a lot but not too much.
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Kern
Roosevelt
Sherman nomination celebration in national house
The notification of representative Sherman being nominated for vice president lasted about five hours. At its conclusion Sherman received a Romagnifeest goldfined saver roving ep in the national house of representatives, as his collegates looked on.
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Allen
N.Y
Sherman
Aft Chienga
Shera
Nogiff
National House of Representatives
Seventy Pits Caught In Explosive Mine Disaster In Vienna
An explosion at the Marpate mine owned by Pearson and Knowles trapped about seventy miners inside, with only faint hope of rescue. Rescue attempts found wreckage blocking passages. three miners were found dead, one severely injured yet alive, and several horses perished as rescuers succumbed to fumes. A frenzied crowd gathered outside the shaft as relatives waited.
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Viena
England
Marpate
Messrs. Pearson & Knowles
Minera
Baseball Scores and Standings in Major Leagues
Chicago and Pittsburg games featured Boston and Pittsburg wins in ten innings. Boston 4-2 over Pittsburg with 18 hits to 8 and errors 0-1. Philadelphia beat Chicago 8-3 as hits favored Philadelphia 12 to 6. Batteries listed for both teams. No games in St Louis or Cincinnati.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Pittsborg
Firrors
Tuckey
Chicago
Philadelphia
Vmhiladelphia
Sparks
Doom
Lundgren
Vrazer
Kling
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Baseball score summaries from early 20th century matchups
Score lines show Philadelphia beating Chicago 10 to 7 with errors by Chicago and batteries featuring Smith Manuel Owen Sullivan Shaw for Philadelphia. New York defeated Detroit 9 to 5 with Detroit pitching errors and batteries listed. Washington and St Louis played to a 8 to 7 game in twelve innings under darkness with several battery names. Boston beat Cleveland 9 to 2 while Cleveland had 3 errors. Minor league listings include Minneapolis Indianaapolis tied 6 apiece and Kansas City Columbus 3 to 0 with Milwaukee Toledo matchups.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Smith
Manuel
Owen
Sullivan
Shaw
Vickers
Schreck
New York
Detroit
Donovan
Sages
Simmers
Schmidt
New
Arrars
St. Louis
Washington
Bailey
Stephens
Cates
Boston
Cleveland
Berers
Rhoades
Bemis
Cicotte
Carrigan
His Old Hat Sparks Tales Of Hoarding In A Shabby Closet
A man recalls he and his aunt sparring over junk as they sort a house. The uncle shows a rusty kettle and old shoes, insisting they might be useful. A hat from the Philadelphia Centennial prompts debate on charity and forgotten gifts.
Bogus Antiques and the Craft of Fake Preservation
Fraudsters ply the antique trade with clever forgeries as collectors, both seasoned and novice, risk deception. A Vienna sent box was altered with new parts. a gold ring was recut to imitate age. a Dalmatian scholar uncovered a forged crucifix inscription. lead fakes misdated. even museums face counterfeit danger.
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Vienna
Mender
Dalmatia
TSO
Pumice Stone From Lipari island Quarries
The article explains white pumice comes from Lipari in the Tyrrhenian Sea rather than active volcanoes. Miners, working by candlelight in tunnels assigning stones to baskets, haul the pumice to seaports for shipment to distant locations via Messina or Leghorn.
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Lipari
Tyrrhenian Sea
Campo Blanco
Monte Petalo
Pnto
Svorkmen
Messina
Leghorn
Adirondack Etymology and Mohawk Roots of a Place Name
The Mohawks rendered Adirondack as Hu de ron dack meaning wood eaters in derision. The term targeted a now weakened Alronquins group defeated by the hornois and forced into mountain fastness. Distressed survivors sent messengers begging no more war as they lived on roots and bark. Some escaped north while others were captured and enslaved by the Mohawks.
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Adirondack
Giant Belfast Lobster Sets British Coast Record
The largest lobster ever caught off the American coast by a Belfast Meo fisherman in 1801 weighed twenty three pounds and measured thirty seven inches from tail to claw tip. It resisted traps but was landed as the net closed. A earlier twenty two pound lobster from the same area had entered local history.
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America
Wil Vinson
Belfast
Self protection from insect bites warned by London Lancet
The London Lancet notes many are unaware how easily they can guard themselves and children against bites from nuts and other insects. It claims weak carbolic red applied to skin hair and clothes can repel insects and suggests horses and cattle could be protected from flies in the same manner.
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The
London Lancet
One View of Love Reflections on Madness and Punishment
A Shakespearean epigram notes that love makes madness commonplace and humane, arguing lovers themselves wield the whip and suffer the same lunacy they punish, as social norms overlook harsh penalties. The quote frames love as a universal unilateral madness.
The Usual Result
A quirk of dialogue shows a father and son discussing growing up, marriage, and future independence in a folksy exchange. The exchange hints at expectations about adulthood and self rule as the son imagines life beyond parental guidance.
Archbishop Whately on Rising Early
A question about personal belief in early rising drew this witty reply. He said he once rose early and felt proud all morning and sleepy all afternoon, leading him to vow never to rise early again.
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Archbishop Whately
Divine
Beeg Largtive Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
Advertises Beeg Largtive Cough Syrup for all ages as prompt relief for coughs croup hoarseness and whooping cough. Claims gentle lavitive effect and guarantees new by H J Moogh and C P Guen or.
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H. J. Moogh
C. P. Guenor
A Yankee Trap. Bowman Sells Farm in Clever Bargain
English landowner Bowman seeks to marry his daughter Silma to Mark Benns but is outwitted in a scam to sell his farm. Benns offers a tiered price plan, Bowman agrees, and is trapped into paying a huge sum before finally relenting on the wedding day to free Silma.
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Earn Bowman
America
England
Silma
Sige
Ilma Bowman
Tose
Mark Benns
Mark
Hilma
Ezra Bowman
Bowman
Evans
F Eyans
Mr. Bowman
Bowinn
Bowinnn
Efe
Mark Evans
Nellie Edna Curtis
Salmon Abundant in Hudson 300 Years Ago
Journal entry from the Half Moon voyage up the North River on September 15 records clear weather after mist and describes weighing anchor with wind from the south. The crew noted depths of six to thirteen fathoms and a great quantity of salmon in the river.
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Hudson
Jud
North River
Oil-Derrick Piers Extend Into Sea Off Santa Barbara
In Summerland ten miles south of Santa Barbara observers note a vast oil prospect where piers extend into the Pacific to tap sea floor oil. Derricks lie along the beach and offshore, with asphalt-rich petroleum collected from beneath the breakers.
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Summerland
Ciifernia
Santa Barbara
Pacific
Niles
Con Terra Firma
Saturday Evening Post
Kansas settler tricks lawmakers in a dugout prank
Mr Reeder of Kansas told a tale to the house about a settler from Kansas who built a dugout to evade law. He claimed the man created a mock home with a board roof, dug into a bank, and fabricated an affidavit claiming a bored floor and root. The exchange included remarks by Mr Wendell of Wyoming.
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Mr. Reeder
Kansas
House of Representatives
Wyoming
Wendell
Congress
Detrot
Free Press
Many Names of Hingham's Hall
The town hall in Hingham carries three official titles the town hall the armory and the agricultural hall. The hall hosts town business Company IK Pitt regiment 21 VV oM arms and the agricultural society. Notices vary by event reading At the town hall At agricultural hall or At the armory depending on purpose. No other Plymouth county hall bears so many official titles.
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Hingham
Thingham
Company Ik, Pitt! Regiment
21. VV. Om
Hingham Agricultural Society
Hingham Town Hall
Agricultural Hall
Tf Company
Armory
Plymouth County
Boston
Honduras Railroad Opens to Ceiba and Trade Flows
A Honduran railroad extending to Ceiba, thirty five miles, uses creosoted pine ties from the United States. Creosoted pine ties ship from the U S while Honduras hardwoods head to the United States. An American company has secured a tract of forest to cut mahogany and other valuable hardwoods for export.
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Honduras
Ceiba
United States
Plendurns
Forest and Stresin
Popular English tastes reveal top musical works in reader poll
The London Evening News asked readers to name the compositions that gave the most pleasure. The leading choices include Wagner’s Tannhauser Overture and William Tell Overture, Pienutkowski’s IS12, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite, Mignon Gavotte, The Mikado, and Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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London Evening News
Tannhauser
Willan Tell
Pienutkowski
Grieg
Skyscraping scaffold rises above Pehon gate in city plan
A vast structure of tamboo poles and cords towers around and above Pehon s great south western gate. It supports rebuilding the Chienmen gate which was damaged in the Boxer troubles. The new gate will stand twice the height of the city wall and look imposing.
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Ereat
Pehon
Chienmen
ManZan Pile Remedy Promoted as Nonoperative Treatment
An advertisement claims piles surgery can be avoided using ManZan Pile Remedy priced at 60 cents. Feld by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guerner.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guener
Burdett Piano Tuner Receives Orders at Local Shops
J Burdett, a piano tuner, takes orders at Browné and Dollmeyer’s stores or by phone as customers seek tuning services. He advertises his contact method and location for inquiries.
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J. Burdett
Browné& Dollmeyer
Daily Journal Delivery Service Offers Citywide Reach
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery available for one cent per week, promising fast service and broad coverage across all neighborhoods.
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