Nine Die From Fire on Georgia Battleship Disaster
The Georgia battleship explosion causes nine deaths and twelve injuries. Rear Admiral Goodrich’s son among the wounded. Admiral Yamamoto and President Roosevelt send condolences. Italian embassy also expresses sympathy to the navy.
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Powder Baga
Admiral Yamamoto
Yamamoto
New York
Goodrich
Navy Yard
Georgia
Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Navy Department
Tomm
Ttalian Naval Attache
Ttalian
Navy
Stevere
Ceor@la
Uncertain Georgia Gun Explosion Theory At Newport News
Washington officials doubt soldier or crew carelessness in the Georgia disaster. The naval inquiry leans to an accidental firing caused by a soot-clot in a powder charge, with inflammable bag material and engineering tests on waterproof and highly combustible envelope cloth.
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Washington
Navy Department
Georgia
Boston
Ordnance Bureau
Mob Violence at Monroe Jail Witness Testimony Emerges
Miss Alice Bogan testifies about a jail break when a mob claimed to free a prisoner. She describes seizing the sheriff’s keys, releasing Johnson, and dragging Jolson to a lynching point. Sheriff Bogan identifies several mob members under cross examination.
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J. ¥. Jolson
Monroe
Alice Bogan
Johnson
0&J
BUCKETSHOP MEN HELD
The preliminary hearing in the United States case against T. A. Wood George A Wood Clinton DPD Phelps Martin Quigley Bruce Tuttle Charles Kelly and Ernest BK Minsberger charged with fraudulent use of the mails in a Wisconsin Grain and Stock company brokerage scheme ended with motions denied. They await federal grand jury action next December and bail was set at 3500 for the Woods 2000 for the others 1000 for Ernest Krusberger.
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Federal Grand Jury
T. A. Wood
George A. Wood
Ernest Krusberger
Maille Revealed as Crank in Plot Against President
Paris reports show Jean Maille, charged with attempted assassination of President Malieres, is mentally unstable from imagined grievances. Investigations find no link to anarchism and indicate he did not fire at the president, only discharged his revolver in the air.
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Paris
Jean Maille
Malileres
Signs the 2 Cent Fare Bill in Wisconsin
Madison July 17 The 2 cent railway fare bill signed by Governor Davidson takes effect August 15. The governor weighs adding a memorandum explaining his reasons for signing. The measure applies to all lines with gross earnings of 3500 dollars per mile yearly, affecting Wisconsin’s larger railways and several smaller ones.
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Madison
Wis
Davidson
Milwaukee man shoots wife then kills himself in domestic dispute
In Milwaukee on July 17, Tust Albrecht, a Thyneoxs Steel worker, shot his wife after a quarrel over her divorce suit and then shot himself, dying instantly. The wife is reported to be fatally wounded.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wih
Tust Albrecht
Thinoixs Steel Company
Spied Jap Amnesties and Noted Deaths Mark Patchwork News
Two Japanese suspects arrested on the Pacific coast for spying are released as unproven. Indianapolis lawyer John R. Wilken, a Virginia native, has died. A freight train murder in Swan near Cherryville leaves two harvest hands killed after refusing to bind over their earnings. Tolstoi death rumors proven false. Fire destroys bath-house at Count Castellane estate. Castellane loses divorce appeal. divorce absolute. Knights of the Maccabees hold a supreme session in Detroit. General Alikhanoff assassinated in Alexandropol. Mme Gleboff and coachman killed. Theodols Chartran, the painter, dies in Paris. Severe electrical storm sweeps northern Ohio. J Pierpont Morgan buys a valuable sixteenth century manuscript on Queen Margaret of Navarre. State assessment raises Town steam railroads by 2,987,740. Roman Catholic Y M C A issue to be decided at Indianapolis sessions.
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Pacific
John RR. Wilken
Indianapolis
Virginia
Thoss
Cherryvile
Swan
Tolstoi
Bont de Castellane
Knights of the Maccabees of
Detroit
Alikhanoff
Tiflis
Alexandropol
State Assessment Board
Indianepolis
Strad Denies Soldier Widow Status in Illinois Case
Attorney General Stead rules Flo Jamsion Miller is not a widow under Soldiers' Widows Home law. Definitions from Century and Webster dictionaries define widow as a woman who loses a husband to death and remains unmarried, excluding those divorced.
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Springfield
Ill
Stead
Flo Jamsion Miller
Elome
Wilmington
Miller
Century Dictionary
Webster
Belvidere City Council Faces Bond Controversy
At a July meeting six aldermen were absent to block action on new bonds for Mayor W L Tieree who had abdicated and whose bond was forfeited as bondsmen withdrew. Police forced two aldermen to attend to form a quorum and the bonds were approved with Pierce presiding. The legality of his chair rests with three circuit judges.
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Donnelly
Wright
Frost
Jury seizes on adultery in bank case over divorce
Marion July 17 The impane ling of a jury began in the suit of A Bell a lending merchant against Shannon Holland president of the First National Bank for 10000 damages on the charge of alienating his wife affection Bell named Holland as co respondent but Bell was refused divorce in May and his wife received the same treatment on the cross hill the jury found both guilty of adultery
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Marion
A. Bell
Shannon Holland
First National Bank
Bell
Holland
Drunken spree ends in forest shooting near Belleville
In Belleville on July 17 Marda Hrokaz inwitch, driven by alcohol, shot and killed Joseph Pilkerton and wounded Michael Lepere before fatally shooting himself. The incident occurred five miles west of town along the suburban railway tracks where authorities surrounded him. victims were strangers to the shooter.
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Belleville
Marda Hrokaz Inwitch
Joseph Pilkerton
Michael Lepere
Here
Brodazinwitch
Mystery in Lonergan Death in Rockford
Police investigate Ed ward Lonergan death in Rockford UK July 17 as possible railway accident or homicide. Body found with head severed, suggesting foul play linked to a quarrel with Italians and possible body placement on the tracks. Authorities seek witnesses and evidence to determine the true cause.
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Lonergan
Rockford
Polee
Edward Lonergan O
Special Election Results in Springfield Vacancy
At the speed election to fill the mayoral vacancy caused by Mayor Davis 8. Grif fiths ex Assistant Adjutant General Reece Republican was elected over Adrian John H McCreery Democrat the vote: Reece 5995 McCreery 0.Bitao
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Springfield
Davis
Griffiths
Reece
Adrian John H. McCreery
MecCreery
B.tao
Convalescent Boy Craves Real Food At Hospital
The small boy on the convalescent list signals family joy as he speaks to the doctor and asks for real food rather than nutritious nourishment, saying he is tired of tasine nourishment.
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Bostop Herald
Kodol Promote Digestive Health Advertised By Drugstore
Kodol will nourish and strengthen your digestive system and furnish natural digestive juices for the stomach. It claims to make you well by aiding digestion of what you eat. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. EF. Jungkunz
Stephenson G Street
What Do They Cure Dr Pierce Medicines Golden Medical Discovery
The article extols two Dr Pierce remedies Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as potent non alcoholic non secret tonics and purifiers. It claims benefits for mucous surfaces including nasal passages throat bronchial tubes stomach bowels and bladder and promotes strength in overworked women. It notes ingredient transparency and endorsements from medical authors and mentions Pierce’s Pellets as small sugar coated aids for stomach liver and bowels.
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Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Golden Medical
Swiss Cantons Try Odd Boy Fines for antics
An old exchange notes Swiss laws fining boys for actions from throwing stones at people to calling girls red heads. It lists penalties including fines from 2 to 5 francs and even beatings for theft or breaking windows. The piece ends by contrasting these strict rules with the limited freedoms of an American boy who reads them.
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Switzerland
France
Man’s Unwisdom and the Health Rules We Ignore
In this quirky editorial from the Woodbury Connecticut paper the writer jokes about ancient figures and modern excesses. It questions habits like corsets tobacco gum ice cream and late hours while mocking how the average man misbehaves himself.
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Adam
Eve
Solomon
Ruth
Israel
Red Sea
Rebecca
Woodbury
Conn
Sentinel Pony of Custer’s Camp
A famed pony sentry in General Custer’s campaigns guarded the camp on a circus pony loaned to a boy bugler. The animal repeatedly detected threats, saving the camp during night attacks and even waking a sleeping sentinel with a bite. Both pony and boy perished at Custer’s final battle. the pony bore twelve arrows.
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Custer
Pony
Boy
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Helen of Avoirdupois in Fancy Dress
A reporter asks a woman in costume what character she represents and she answers Yellow of Troy. The reporter muses on her looks, recalling Helen of Troy and quipping about her size in a lighthearted, if ungallant, remark.
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Yellow
Troy
Helen of
A Curious Dialogue Performance Scene at Theater
A distorted OCR fragment describes a father arriving at a theater during a performance. The dialogue references the lead actress Ing Waciin and a doorkeeper, with the father asking if his daughter is dead or soon to die and asking to tell her he waits at the theater cafes Mot to Per Ridere.
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Ing Waciin
Gole
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Aids Cold Relief
A traditional cough syrup from Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street offers a honey and tar formula that gently moves the bowels to drive the cold from the system. It contains no opiates and is noted to be popular with children.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Stranded group of gypsies stranded at St Bernard Pass
A mixed group of gypsies including men women and a child, stranded at the St Bernard Pass after attempting to enter Switzerland from Italy. They are camped at about 8 100 feet elevation with cannot be sheltered in the hospice as it lies in Swiss territory. Monks provide food and warm clothing while they await Swiss action on their frontier status and potential retreat.
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Geneva
Tely
St. Bernard Pass
Betne
Thitv
Switzerland
Conley
Varmes
Thalle
Italy
Marmes Lut
Advancs
St. Bernard
Careless About His Money
After Thomas Maenish left the Hotel Albert Jamaica W I he registered June 28 a chambermaid found a leather wallet under his mattress with four drafts on the International Banking Company for 4000 dollars The manager expected contact but Maenish did not return Two weeks later the bank said the drafts are good and have been notified
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New York
Thomas Maenish
Albert
Jamaica
International Banking Company
Mactish
Veteran postal worker James Delaney retires after fifty years
James Delaney, said to be the oldest carrier in the country, ends fifty years in United States service. Acting Postmaster Morgan sent a congratulatory letter noting his splendid record and faithful service as Delaney, age 82, remains hale and hearty.
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New York
United States
James Delaney
Morgan
Delaney
Report of imminent hostility in Central America sparks official alarm
From Mexico City July 17 official and diplomatic circles are excited by a report that a great outbreak of hostilities in Central America is likely within the next fifteen days.
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Mexico City
Central America
Chicago Board of Trade Market Quotations Summary
Quotations for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Pork, Lard and Short Ribs appear with bid and bid-close figures. Cash sales note varieties of wheat, corn and oats by sample with No. 2 red, No. 2 yellow and No. 2 white classifications. Livestock reports show receipts and price ranges for hogs, cattle, sheep and calves at Buffalo and Chicago markets.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Roy
Chicago
Indiana
Wisconsin
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Promoted as Remedy
The ad touts DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as the best remedy for backache weak kidneys and bladder inflammation. It claims prompt and sure action and offers a week's treatment for 25 cents. Sold by Wm F Jungkuns druggist at 85 Stephens Street.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkuns
Stephnesou Street
Piano tuner's bill leads to dispute at Grove Street studio
J Burdett, a piano tuner, charged to Harriet M Burbank at the Brown Dollmeyer studio on Grove Street. The note records a disputed balance and the address Studio 8 Grove St Soldef.
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J. Burdett
Orcharg
Brown& Dollmeyer
Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St. Soldef
Daily Journal Delivery Ad Across City Markets
The Daily Journal offers citywide delivery for 100 9 wegy, advertising delivery to all parts of the city. The notice emphasizes broad coverage and simple pricing for readers seeking newspaper access.
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Daily Journal
Wasteful Americans contrasted with Japanese in 1910s critique
The piece condemns American consumption as excessive while praising Japanese restraint. It cites James J. FM on capital depletion and laments forest destruction, mineral waste, and pollution. It also notes Browning correspondence and press reactions to Paracelsus reviews.
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James J. FM
America
Japan
St. Paul
Sport in America The Change Since the War
Collier's Weekly notes a shift from prewar outdoor pastimes to modern recreation. It traces postwar gains in boating, horses, rifles, and new leisure activities while contrasting earlier pursuits like croquet and sailing with emerging sports and technology.
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Collier's Weekly
Browning Revealed as Hidden Author of French Grammar
A claim surfaces that poet Robert Browning authored a French grammar long overlooked by scholars. The article notes the surprising inclusion of Browning in linguistic publishing history and invites further investigation into the work’s provenance and authorship.
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Robert Browning
Tell It Another Way
An elderly Western New York farmer, famed as a litigious figure, tells a lawyer his case. The attorney concludes there is no case, prompting the farmer to reply with his signature phrase, I can tell it another way.
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New York
Dominion of Canada history and provincial growth noted
The Dominion of Canada formed on July 1 1667 with Upper and Lower Canada now Ontario and Quebec. It expanded with Manitoba and the Northwest Territories in 1870 British Columbia in 1871 and Prince Edward Island in 1873, now encompassing what is called British North America.
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Dominion of Canada
Province of Canada
Upper
Lower Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
British North America
Wireless Whispers on Sister Ship Conversation
A sailor reports the boat now communicates with its sister ship. The exchange likely asks if the cargo is on straight, hinting at onboard cargo concerns aboard the vessel Windfall.
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Mrs. Windfall
Hiram
Mr. Windfall
Puck
Fitness, Author Openly Pokes Fun at Dinner
The quoted author notes an invited guest, a very poor dinner, and a resolve to guard against any witty slips. The remark captures a stage of self aware humor about hosting and social polish.
Notable Quips From Cleveland Plain Dealer
A humorous exchange contrasts a compliment about a woman’s appearance with a later remark about lighting. The dialogue captures a playful, dated tone and the magazine-like wit of the era.
Sidestepping and heated talk in a San Francisco bulletin
A fragment shows a conversation where a character dismisses objections from a father about a suitor in law or marriage. Dialogue includes a boast about wearing a sult and a reference to Flo. A political or editorial tone contrasts with a figure claiming the American eagle will not retreat or falter in distant lands suggesting vigor and independence.
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Flo
San Francisco Bulletin
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