State’s Rights Wins on New Passenger Rate Set for August 8
North Carolina wins a fight to enforce a 24 1/4 cent railroad passenger rate pending court appeals. Governor Glenn negotiates with railroad representatives to observe the rate while suits proceed. Indictments pending are to be dropped and no new prosecutions start until the new rate takes effect on August 8.
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Pritchard, Ao
Supreme Court of the United States
Wake County
North Caroline Supreme Court
Arrest Warrants Issued Against Southern Rail Officials
In Asherills North Carolina on July 29 Police Justice Reynolds issued warrants for the arrest of Southern President Finley and Ticket Agent Wilson to follow Governor Henn’s directive to reach higher officials. Finley was arrested and released on habeas corpus while Wilson faced police court arraignment for forcing passengers to ride trains without tickets.
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Asherills
N. C
Henn
Reynolds
Finley
Southern
Wilson
Wood
Kahaum
Pritchard
Bonne
Frank Carter
Eight women and children drowned in Frontenac shipwreck
The steam boat Frontenac burned and wrecked off Farleys Point on Lake Cayuga. Eight female and child passengers died, with several others badly burned. Captain Brown and a twelve man crew fought the blaze as survivors were evacuated, the engine room fire fanned by a northeast wind.
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Auburn
Frontenac
Farley
Lake Cayuga
Homer Genung
Freeville
N. Y
Carl Genung
Genung
Ada McCreary
Cohoes
N.Y
Ana M. Bennett
Frankfort
Marietta Sullivan
Syracuse
South Bloomingburg
Teva W. Mott
Ithaca
Able
Liza Tuttie
Middletown
Charlotte Biicham
Brown
Sentence Expected Against Standard Oil for Interstate Rail Rates
Chicago July 29 Judge Landis to pronounce sentence on Standard Oil for 1462 interstate commerce rate violations. Fines could total 28 million dollars, potentially the largest penalty against a corporation. An appeal to a higher court is expected regardless of the decision.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
United States District Court
Landis
Taft
Balloon ascent ends at sea near Madrid
Captain Kindelan Y. Duant a noted Spanish aeronaut launched a balloon ascent from Madrid. His airship drifted out to sea and crashed into the water. A passing British steamer rescued him and he was brought back to Tod.
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Madrid
Kindelan Y. Duant
Tod
Fourth Powers trial opens in Georgetown Kentucky
The fourth trial of Caleb Powers former Kentucky secretary of state for Governor Goebel's assassination began at Georgetown. Also noted: Mississippi events include ex Governor Johnston to succeed Senator Pet tux. boxing match in San Francisco. Mrs Taft in Millbury. Fort Riley unit reassigned to Fort Sheridan. drought cripples Manchuria crops. Belfast RIC demands higher pay. Lamberton dies in Winona. Berlin stabbing case unresolved. Bialystok rioters sentenced. Andersons of Orange celebrate 70th anniversary. Venezuela refuses to arbitrate five U S claims. Belgium bans absinthe sale on Saturday.
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Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Goebel
Georgetown
E.W. Pettux
For Springs
N.C
Joseph FP. Johnston
Birmingham
Ola
Jimmy Britt
Louisa M. Taft
Wil-lam
Taft
Millbury
Mass
Thirteenth Cavalry
Fort Riley
Nn Imates
Fort Sherdian
Manchuria
Belfast
Royal Irish Constabulary
Robert Th. Lamberton
Winona
Minn
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Berlin
Bialystok
Russia
Alys
John Anderson
Orange
N. O
Venezuela
United States
Belgium
They Help One Another Among Tartars and Kurds
A custom among Tartars and Kurds: when a man loses property he gives a sugar filled cloth parcel to friends who, in turn, grant a return gift such as livestock or money. The same system assists a man pursuing marriage when he cannot meet the Bashlyg dowry, often sent via a trusted envoy.
Vacation Reading Forwarding Offered by Journal
Subscribers bound for the summer may have the Journal forwarded. Leave your summer address at the office or call 23. Addresses can be changed as often as needed at no extra charge. Half the pleasure of a vacation is reading happenings at home.
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Journal
Otce
Senator Pettus Dies After Stroke at Spa in North Carolina
United States Senator Pettus of Alabama died at Hot Springs North Carolina from a stroke suffered at breakfast. His body was to be taken to Salem for interment. Pettus, who just celebrated his 58th birthday at Tate Spring, served ten years in the Senate and earlier was a Confederate brigadier general. He followed shortly after the death of Senator Morgan from Alabama.
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Asheville
N.C
United States
Pettus
Alabama
Iot Springs
Salem
Senator Pettus
Tate Spring
Senator Morgan
Ile
Senate
Orders Out His Deputies Duluth to Nastawauk
A telegram from Sheriff Woolthan of Itasca County orders deputies to be ready at a moment’s notice. Mass meetings in Bovey show about 2000 men marching toward the city hall. Ore handlers strike seeks union recognition with a closed shop, while employers refuse negotiations.
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Duluth
Minn
News-Tribune
Bovey
Woolthan
Itasca County
Nastwauk
Iis
United States Steel Corporation
Guis
Indantes
Ae Hhomt
Holter
Reife
Mastovauk
Cullitn
Ringe
Jury Disagrees in Glass Bribery Case in San Francisco
The jury in the Louis Glass case, Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph vice president, was discharged after forty eight hours with seven jurors for conviction and five for acquittal. The case alleged bribing Chas A Boxton to block a rival franchise via Theodore Tatsey. First ballot showed no change in sentiment.
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San Francisco
Jaly
Louis Glass
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chas. A. Boxton
Board of
City Supervisors
Theodore A. Tatsey
Wishle
Requisition for Poet Cole From Illinois Governor
Governor De neen of Illinois issues a requisition for the return to Chicago of James Kelly Cole the poet and alleged counterfeiter now under arrest in Missouri. Cole is said to be wanted in Chicago for forgery. Because he has been turned over to federal authorities the requisition is unlikely to succeed.
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Cole
St. Louis
Deneen
Ilinois
Missouri
Chicago
James Kelly Cole
St Louis Merchant Drowns at Madison Lake During Fishing
W Miller a prominent St Louis merchant drowned while fishing at Madison Lake with his father in law C W Baker of San Antonio Texas. Their boat overturned as Miller struggled to land a large fish. Miller had been spending the summer there.
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St. Louis
Madison Lake
Mita
W. Miller
Miller
W. Baker
San Antonilto Tex
Vice President Fairbanks Arrives in Massachusetts
Vice President Charlies W. Fairbanks arrived in Boston and then moved to join his family at Danvers where he will spend the summer.
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Boston
Charlies W. Fairbanks
Foretty
Danvers
What Do You Think of This Scenic Wyoming Scene
An OCR fragment from July notes in Wyoming describes a location twenty six miles east of Sher neta where Priddy intended to crest the mountains. The text mentions several dwellings and a snow cover, but details are unclear.
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Wyo
Sherneta
Here
Priddy
Stow
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Promoted
The ad states DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills relieve backache weak kidneys and bladder inflammation. It claims prompt action with a week’s treatment for 25 cents and lists Wim F Jungkunz druggist at 5 Stephneson Street as the seller.
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DeWitt
Wim. F. Jungkunz
Stephneson Street
Daily Journal delivery ad and listings
The Daily Journal is delivered to parts of the city for 10 cents a week. Includes listings for J Burdett piano teacher Harriet M Bubank and study at 6 Urove Street with a note of orders at Brown and Dolleyerr or bhore 3 4a.
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J. Burdett
Cauer
Brown & Dolleyerr
Bhore
Harriet M. Bubank
the Daily Journal
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery promotes honesty and cures
An old advertisement touts Dr. R V Pierce Buffalo NY patent remedy with Golden Seal Queen's root Stone Mandrake Bloodroot and Black Cherrybark extract in glycerine claiming to treat stomach liver and skin ailments. It promotes the All-Healing Salve for sores and lists Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a stomach liver and bowel regulator.
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Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Bartholow
King
Scudder
Coe
Ellingwood
RB. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
N.Y
Career of a Politician Wears Family Ties in Style
A portrait of a man whose life moves from youth to adulthood with a constant reliance on family. He rises in politics under a boss system, then becomes a husband, and continues to display his spouse’s influence through color and tie choices.
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Tie
Young Wife’s Dinner Spoiled by First Attempt
A humorous exchange features a young wife and Anna planning who will tell the husband about the spoiled dinner. Flegende Blatter notes the playful tone as they joke about taking responsibility and easing the potential scolding.
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Anna
Flegende Blatter
The Amateur Chauffeur Car Tuning Gag
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip mocks self appointed car experts. An amateur shows steps for carburetor adjustments but ends with a failed result and a punchline about calling factory aid.
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Biggins
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nervous Women Urged to Try Zoa-Phora Cure
A midwestern health ad claims thousands of women suffer nervous disorders from genital illness and prescribe Zoa-Phora to regulate menses and relieve pain. The ad touts improved strength, mood, and energy, urging readers to buy a dollar bottle from a local druggist and contact Zoa-Phora Co. in Kalamazoo for guidance.
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Kalamacoo
Desert Miners Discuss Desert Etiquette And Water Rights
A Death Valley veteran explains desert mining culture, secrecy around ore locations and hidden water holes. He notes the dangers of publicity, water shortages, and high prices for hauling water, with examples of private vs public wells and the social codes among miners.
Worth Walking For
A studio girl refuses to escort a destitute old woman to her studio for tea claiming she cannot walk upstairs. The woman says she cannot climb stairs but can walk if offered a different drink, prompting the girl to abandon the offer.
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New York Press
Remarkable town hall timepiece frames a delicate landscape
A Japanese city showcases a three by five foot framed timepiece. The noonday landscape features blooming plum and cherry trees, a cascading crystal stream, a sun on silver wire marking hours, and animated creatures including a tortoise, a bird, and a mouse. The mechanism wows observers.
Execution of Captain Kidd and companions in 1706
A May 23 1706 report recounts the execution of Captain William Kidd and several crew members in London. The article notes the vast impact of piracy on trade and the heightened England focused on capturing raiders. It also includes an unrelated promotional插 mentioning Kodol digestive aid and a reminder for subscribers to update paper delivery.
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William Kidd
Pork
London
Kidd
England
Enghlund
Rich Aunt and Spendthrift In Gossip Panel
Dialogue snippets reveal social tensions and parlor gossip about money marriage and class. Characters discuss Maud and a duke, Boxley wealth, and a Sun day school picnic where tickets cost 25 cents.
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North Carolina
Glenn Victor
Noaleigh
William Wilson Finley
Ius
Hulrond
Hell
Nate Me
Winley
Mopsgan
Benator Pettus
Massachusetts
Benedict
Pelf
Eiren Imstance
McLandburgh Wilson
Lippincatt's
J. Wetneman
Beatty
Death Valley
Desert
Oman
Los Angeles Times
Wm. KF
Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Colt Oxfords
Ayer
Mads
Harper's Weekly
Maud
Boxley
Tommy
Jimmy
Catholic Standard and Times
Schoeffel & Brokhausen
Galena St
New York
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
Coal Pile Savings Bank
Treaeport Hardware Co
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