Roosevelt Seeks Central American Peace Talks On Marblehead
A Sagamore Hill cabinet meeting discusses Central American pacification and Honduras seeks participation. Negotiations to be held aboard the Marblehead with U S officials arranging a meeting site near San Salvador as Mueller guides Washington plans toward a Pan American conference in Me Janeiro. The piece notes Brazilian Mato Grosso unrest and martial law discussion but reports no current disturbances.
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Oyster Tay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Taft
Bacon
Aimport
Washington
Me Janeiro
Honduras
Marblehead
Guatemalan
Navy Department
Mulligan
la Libertad
Panama
United States
Combs
San Salvador
Salvador
Champerlco
Brown
Abatto Grosso
Senor Thea
Osoria
Congress
Matto Grosso
Duties of Our Diplomats In Peace Talks On Central America
The text reports that Minister Merry and Combs and Brown will not act as peace commissioners but as facilitators to help form peace commissions and urge friendly relations. It notes prior naval peace efforts, mentions Guatemala’s offer to halt hostilities if El Salvador does likewise, and Honduras joining Salvador in peace talks. It suggests prospects for a peaceful resolution have brightened.
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Merry
Combs
Brown
Marblehead
United States
Marietta
Costa Rica
Salvador
Philadelphia
Panama
Dillingham
Monti Christi
Cabrera
Guitemalt
San Salvador
Honduras
State Department
Guatemala Defeats Salvadorian Forces In Jicaro Clash
A Guatemalan military report says Salvadoran forces invaded from multiple points after Guatemala had not acted, leading to three days of intense fighting. General Hegaludo, elder army commander for Salvador, was killed. his body brought to Guatemala City.
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Panama
Associated Press
Guatemala
Salvador
Regalado
Svar
Guitema
Hegaludo
Iielder
Jicaro
Guatemala City
Revolt Over Brazil Finds a New Way Fueled by Rebels
A chaotic upheaval in Brazil prompts varied rebel tactics as authorities seek a stable path. Key figures emerge as factions clash over leadership and control, while regional centers report heightened security measures and shifting alliances amid ongoing unrest.
Berger Worries OBrien In Six Round Title Fight
Sam Berger the California amateur heavyweight battled Philadelphia’s Jack OBrien for six rounds in Philadelphia. OBrien used the left to the chin early, but Berger fought back hard each round. A deep gash opened over OBrien’s eye, and Berger bled from the nose. The third round was fast, with OBrien defending against Berger’s rushes, and both men finished tired with gore on their faces and the referee’s shirt front.
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Philadelphia
Sam Berger
California
Jack O'Brien
O'Brien
Wina Berger
Berger
O’brien
Strikers Win All Their Points Over Neckwear Makers
New York July 17. The strike of 1500 necktie girl workers ends after an agreement. Manufacturers will operate closed shops and pay 14 cents per dozen instead of 12. A manufacturer accused of slapping a worker is fined 25 dollars.
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New York
Troops to Practice March From Rock Island to Indianapolis
Troops I K Lo and M of the Second United States cavalry, totaling 800 men under Major I W Sibley, have departed Rock Island for a two week practice march to Indianapolis to take part in maneuvers there next month.
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Rock Island
Second
United States Cavalry
Indianapolis
I. W. Sibley
Last of the Boodie Caces: Gutke Bribery Perjury Case
In St Louis on July 17 Circuit Attorney Sagernolle prosecuted three charges against Charles A Gutke ex member of the house of delegates two bribery and one perjury with Gutke turning state's evidence as the last of the Hooded cases was disposed of with one exception.
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St. Louis
Sagernolle
G. A. R. Men May Stop Over in Chicago on Trip
Minneapolis July 17 Visitors to the G A R convention in Minneapolis Aug 18 to 18 will receive ten days stop over privileges in Chicago on the return trip This information comes from H S T W Towler chairman of the Grand Army Council
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G. A. RR
Minneapolis
Chivengo
T W. Towler
Grand Army Council
Pied Ignorant of His Luck Heir Dies from Ruptured Aorta
Kansas City July 17. While opening a letter from his sister announcing a $20,000 inheritance, W. B. Johnson a 44 year old witchman died from rupture of the aorta.
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Kansas
City
W. BR. Johnson
Aos
Baseball Scores From Chicago To Denver
Scores from July 17 show the American League NY 4 in 10 innings, Chicago 2 in Philadelphia 2, and Detroit 1 Philadelphia 2. Other results include St Paul 4 Louisville 8, Kansas City 5 Indianapolis 1, Milwaukee 2 Columbus 4, Pueblo 6 Omaha 4, Denver 2 Lincoln 6, Des Moines Weather noted.
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Chicago
Chicinnati
Brooklyn
Cheramnath
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphai
Piltshore Retin
Washington
Cleveland
Washington Uy
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Association
St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianaapolis
Second Line
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Minneapolis
Oledo
Minnneolis
Western
Pueblo
Omaha
Denver
Lincoln
Des Moines
Remedy touted for colic and iathea with testimonials
An advertisement claims a long trusted remedy for colic and related ailments, citing thousands of testimonials and doctors recommending it. It asserts life saving potential before medical help, priced at a quarter, urging immediate purchase.
Daily Journal Delivery at Ten Cents a Week
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery at 10 cents per week. Aiming to reach every part of the city, the notice highlights affordable access to the paper for local readers.
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the Daily Journal
Double Crime in Chicago Millinery Home
Edward I. Kees and his wife, both nearly 60, were found shot dead in their flat above a millinery store at 235 North Avenue Chicago. Two nephews who had come to bid them goodbye found the bodies. A revolver lay by the husband's side and letters found suggest the wife was slain in sleep and the husband then killed himself. Neighbors thought the tragedy happened Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward I. Kees
North Avenue
New Orleans
Kloss
Hedy
Tian
Lenard
Larrabee Street
Akien
Kiston
North Avenues
Roosevelt likened to Gladstone by Dr Guntsaulus
At a Chautauqua session in Galesburg Illinois on July 17 Dr Frank W Guntsaulus of Chicago compared President Theodore Roosevelt to William Gladstone He praised Roosevelt as a statesman with broad talent and a keen conscience noting a rich imagination and frequent writing.
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Galesburg
Roosevelt
Gladstone
Frank W. Guntsaulus
Chicago
United States
England
Theodore Roosevelt
Will Fight for Ira Factories in Waukegan Glucose Plant Fight
Commercial association backs Lake Forest initiative against glucose works plan to sever into the lake. Community leaders warn of attack on major city factories. Senator Reuben W. Coon hired to assist Lake Forest efforts in court battle.
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Ira
Waukegan
Tuly
Oeal
Lake Forest
Commercial Association
Corn Products Company
Reuben W. Coon
Forty Years Span Bring Brothers Together in Chicago
Otto F. Palmer, now a Chicago smoke inspector, left Sweden forty years ago with his family and bade farewell at the homestead gate. Last week his brother August, who stayed in Sweden, arrived in Chicago and met him, fulfilling the foretold reunion begun on departure day.
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Ifet
Chicago
Otto F. Palmer
Sweden
August
America
Giant Cracker Fatal Injury At Bartonville Asylum
Louis Hamilton, an attendant at the Bartonville insane asylum near Peoria UK, died from lockjaw after injuries from a giant cracker explosion on the Fourth of July. Initial wounds were deemed minor but jaws stiffened and doctors failed to stop the infection.
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Peoria
Louis Hamilton
Bartonville Insane Asylum
Faust
Young Farmers Inspect a Farm Near Bloomington
One hundred members of the graduate school of agriculture at the University of Illinois, from thirty states and many foreign countries, visited the Punk farm near Bloomington to study the scientific methods used there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Tly
Graduate School of Agriculture
The
University of Ilinois
Town Lawn Mower Accident Fatal to Danville Worker
Danville man IF Me harry, longtime mower for local residents, was fatally injured when a runaway horse struck him. He suffered four broken ribs and internal injuries in the incident reported in Danville.
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Danville
Meharry
Ile
Illinois Holiness Meeting at Springfield Fairgrounds
A Illinois holiness camp meeting is announced for July 17 at the state fair grounds in Springfield. Organizers list a schedule and expect attendees from nearby communities to join religious services and related events.
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Springfield
State Fair Grounds
Excursion Rates to Camp Meeting at Des Plaines
Reduced excursion tickets on the Chicago and North-Western line from July 17 to August 5 with return allowed until August 6. Apply to agents of the Chicago and North-Western Railway.
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Camp Meeting
Des Plaines
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western Ry
C. M. St. P. Dells excursion dated July 20 roster
C. M. St. P. announces a Dells of Wisconsin excursion on July 20 leaving Freeport and Rockford with intermediate points on the same schedule used for the June 22 trip. J. B. Swearer and A. Cones listed among organizers.
Death of Alfred Be it London diamond king dies at 69
Alfred Heit known as Alfred Reit longtime South African financier and executor in Cecil Rhodes will dies at age 69. A quiet figure in public life he controlled diamond output and pricing, valued among England’s wealthiest, and was famed for his reticence and close ties to Rhodes.
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London
Siily
Mesa
Alfred Heit
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
South Africa
Eit
England
Flo
Georgia approves child labor bill with wide protections
Atlanta July 17 by a vote of 125 to 2 the lower Georgia legislature passed a comprehensive child labor bill. It prohibits employment of children under 40 in factories, restricts under 12 unless orphan or sole support of a widowed parent, bans night work for under 14, and requires literacy and schooling for younger workers. Provisions set to take effect January 1, 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
Queen Maud Narrow Escape in Avalanche Incident
In Aalesund Norway on Sunday July 17 Queen Maud escaped serious harm when an avalanche struck near Nordangsdale as her carriage careened toward a ten foot drop. King Wankon, riding in a separate carriage, rushed forward and grabbed the horses by their bridles to avert disaster.
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Queen Maud
Aalesund
Norway
Nordangsdale
Warrow
Wankon
Alton Secures a Stay From Circuit Court
In Chicago on July 17 Judge Peter Grosser of the United States circuit court granted the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company M Paithorna and Fred A Wand writs of supersedeas staying the execution of a $69,000 fine assessed earlier by Judge Landis.
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Alton
Chicago
Peter Grosser
United States Circuit Court
Chicagzo & Alton Railroad Company
M. Paithorna
Fred A. Wand
Landis
Politician W J Mayfield Shot Dead in Karnes City
Karnes City Tex July 17 W J Mayfield a prominent politician was shot and killed instantly by G Goade an attorney and banker The shooting followed a prior disagreement according to local reports
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Karnes Cite
Tex
W. J. Mayfield
G. Goade
Cholera, earthquakes, and upheavals noted in scattered reports
Reports record cholera improving in Manila, earthquakes felt in El Paso and Socorro New Mexico, and clashes between Persian and Turkish troops near the border. A Canadian powder plant blast near Ashland Wisconsin killed J J Pierce William Wallace and George Woudisil. Other items mention Dreyfus assignment, a Boston scare near Faneuil Hall, and social events in Manila and Madison Wisconsin.
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Manila
Bhatt
Coney Island
J. J. Pierce
William Wallace
George Woudisil
Ashland
Wis
Dreyfus
Twelfth Artllery
I Paso
Tex
Socorro
New Mexico
United Foresters
Madison
Villistuerte
Ladrone
Rebeel
Costello
Br, Lonsdale
Sixteenth
United States Infantry
Pasig
Manila County
Amsterdam
Holland
Leslie Dudley Carter
Norma Munro
Norman N. Munro
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar Syrup
Children’s remedy Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar is advertised as the pleasantest cough syrup with no opiates. Sold by all druggists, it is promoted for safe relief of coughs in children.
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Kennedy
Burdett Piano Tuner Accepts Orders at Brown & Dollmeyer
F. J. Burdett, noted piano tuner, is taking orders at Brown and Dollmeyer stores or via the cee phone line, inviting clients to arrange tuning services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Burdett
Brown & Dollmeyer’s
Thaw Family Moves to Change Defense Team
Mrs. William Thaw takes charge of Harry Thaw defense after interview at the Tombs and seeks to retain Black Olcott Gabor Rohynge as counsel. The plan signals ignoring Larry Thaw’s wishes and hints at a lunacy inquiry while Olcott’s influence resurfaces and a conference is set to decide next steps.
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New York
Harry J. Thaw
Tombs
William Thaw
Black, Olcott, Gabor & Rohynge
Young Thaw
Larry Thaw
Relance
Ingsantry
Witeh
Olcott
Young ‘Thaw
Thaw
Balloon Wreck Near Flushing Bay Endangers Three Aeronauts
Ten Stevens Charles Levee and James Ware escaped drowning after their balloon ascended from Clifton Staten Island and was ripped by the mast of the sloop Adaline in Flushing Bay. The craft collapsed as they clung to rigging and then deck, having crossed New York harbor at high elevation.
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New York
Ten Stevens
Charles Levee
James Ware
Clifton
Staten Island
Flushing Bay
New York Harbor
Adaline
Bronx
Classon Point
Cortelyou Goes to Nova Scotia for Vacation
Postmaster General Cortelyou and his wife with their children depart Washington for a several week stay in Nova Scotia. Afterward they will visit their Long Island home to spend time there before returning to the capital.
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Cortelyou
Washington
Cement workers win strike in Chicago agreement
Striking cement workers in Chicago achieved a complete victory after ten days of protest when the Cement Contractors' association signed a binding agreement granting all wage demand. The settlement ends the dispute and secures higher pay for the workers.
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Chicago
Cement Contractors’ Association
Would Be Governor of Wisconsin
Madison Wis July 1 John A Aylward of Madison announced noun as candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket at a party event in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
John A A. Aylward
Niusel
Remedy for sweet breath and digestion in old ad copy
An advertising note extols Kodal for Dyspepsia as the cure for foul breath and similar stomach disorders. It promises a healthy stomach leads to sweet breath, links digestion to heart palpitations, and urges taking Kodal after meals, noting it is sold by all druggists.
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Stely Ag
Joseph Emmert
Freeport
Abduction Reported in Memphis Gardens Area
A seven year old girl, Mamie Meyers, director Minnie Meyers, living near the city limits, says she was abducted by three Negro men after calling her mother outside their home. She recalls being seized while her mother walked toward a nearby thicket, lost consciousness, and woke bruised. Police and detectives scrambled to pursue the suspects and secure the scene.
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Memphis
Fema
Lt Haa
Mamie Larsen
Alte
Minnie Weyers
Eyhimits
Nother
Hive
Interpreting the Law: Railroads Meet Over New Rate Statute
Chicago July 17 executive officials and general counsel of railroads west of Chicago met to clarify the meaning of the new rate law. J C Stubbs presided and two committees were appointed to determine how to implement the statute for railroads.
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Chicago
Chieago
J.C. Stubbs
Walrriman Hes
Fishermen Tefferson and Cleveland Trip Ties Echoed in Will Clause
In Chicago dated July 17 Joseph Tefferson and Grover Cleveland joined a fishing trip. The actor’s will included a clause naming “my friend, the Bon. Grover Cleveland, my best Kentucky reel.” The line reflects a peculiar testamentary note connected to Cleveland.
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Chicago
Joseph Tefferson
Grover Cleveland
NHN
Kentucky
Two Boys in Infamous Demand
Walter O'Brien aged 16 and Charles Allinger aged 19, arrested in Madison for highway robbery and attempted murder, are wanted in Milwaukee and Chicago on numerous forgery charges.
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Madison
Wis
Walter O'Brien
Charles Allinger
Milwaukee
Chicago
O’brien
Allinger
Chicago Markets Summary July 16 Wheat Corn and Hog Lard Quotes
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show mixed grain prices with July and Sept futures for Wheat, Corn, and Oats. Live Stock values include cattle hogs and sheep, with receipts and price ranges for prime, good, and medium grades, plus cash grain and livestock notes from East Buffalo and Dunning Stevens brokers.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
BMG
Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
N. Y
Fataan
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Pills Promoted
An advertisement extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the most pleasant and reliable pills of the day. Claims include that they never gripe and are sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Excursion Rates On O M S P R Line Announced
Excursion rates are in effect on the O M S PR with stops at Burlington Rockford Delavan Fontana Kilbourne Madison McFarland Stoughton Walworth and Waukesha Good return to Pew 80 J B Sweape agent G Rawid
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M.&st. PR. KR
Burlington
Fikhorn
Delavan
Fontan
Kansasville
Kilbourne
Madisy McFarland
Stoughton
Walwyn
Waukesha
J. B. Sweape
Ager
Call for Stephenson County Republican Convention
By order of the Stephenson County Republican Central Committee the voters of Stephenson County Illinois are called to meet at The County Club rooms Freeport Illinois on August 9 1906 at 2 pm to nominate candidates for County Judge Clerk Treasurer Sheriff and County Superintendent of Schools and to conduct other business including selecting a chairman and committee members. Delegates are elected at the August 4 1906 primary from various districts with 244 total delegates and specified district allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County
Republican County Central Committee
Ilinois
Freeport
Iinois
Mitteeman
Jefferson
August Boemeler
Vekoe
Loran
D. L. Mitchell
Florence—W. Wilhelms Silver Creek
H. Meyaf
Ridott
J. DB. Taggart
John Scheffner
Rock Run
Charles F. Reiger
R. D. Skuehner
P. A. Molter
B. I. Timms
John R. Waddell
W. J. McCann
J. I. Wair
Harlem
Thomas Rigney
W. I. Brady
Erin—Joseph Richard
Sae
Kent
Frank Erwin
West Point
C. F. Houser
H. C. Houser
Waddams
Wm. Kailey
Buckeye
F. W. Clingman
Dakota
Jason Clingman
Rock Grove
David Melinert
Oneco—A. C. Edc
Cess Esceenecagens
Winslow—I. V. Gobc
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Guncanlus
Uncle Sam
Gladstones
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Alfred
Beit
Dtes
Alfred Reit
Darman & Co., Car Exchange
van Buren Sts
Mas
Harry
White
Har Ime
Cor. Black
Mrs. Thaw
Keener Smith
George TL. Carnegie
Te. 1
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Winslow
Cay
Erin Treneae Ethene
Erseee
Jefferson Ae . Teeene
Sora Veesaveaeyee
Florence Geeee
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Idth
Crey
Ceeaee
Silver Creek
Lancaster
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Pbly
W. D. Mack
Orman & Co
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