Cowboy Mayor Looks Higher
James Dahlman, the Omaha cowboy mayor, after securing the gubernatorial nomination, is rumored to pursue a U.S. Senate seat. Born 1856 in Yorktown, he rode the range across Nebraska and Wyoming before becoming Chadron mayor, transforming a frontier town into a quiet, orderly community.
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James
Texas
Dahlman
Nebraska
Dawes County
Wyoming
Northwestern Railroad
Chadron
Dahiman
McClung as Treasur y Patron of Youth at the Mint
Franklin MacVeagh’s successor Lee McClung, age forty, shown as a young minded treasurer shaping a new era at the U S Treasury. The Yale football captain and former railroad freight worker oversees vast endowments and annual rents while noted for his social leadership and reserved political stance.
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Franklin MacVeagh
United States Treasury
Yale
McClung
McClungs
Highlands
America
Alexander Keith McClung
Mississippi
Think Chanter Duped by Wife in High Society Gossip
Mr and Mrs Robert Winthrop Chanter have become the subject of gossip across two continents. Accusations claim Mrs Chanter tricked her husband into giving her his property, leaving him penniless. Chanter linked to the Astors, once Dutchess sheriff, brother to ex lieutenant governor Stuyvesant Chanter.
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Robert Winthrop Chanter
France
Chanter
Dutchess County
New York
Stuyvesant Chanier
Empire State
Chanier
Lina Cavalier
Mme. Cavalleri
Madrid
Europe
United States
British Nurse in America A Life of Service and Duty
Miss Elizabeth Murray, a British nurse, recently arrived in the United States to study hospital methods. She plans to tour the Philippines and China before returning to Devonshire to serve at a military hospital. She entered the British army reserve corps with royal approval and embodies the modern nurse’s sacrifice and skill.
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Steels
Misa Elizabeth Murray
United States
Philippine Islands
China
England
Military
Devonshire
Murray
Stevens Hospital
Dublin
London
Belinda Hospital
British Army Reserve Corps
Princess Christian
Queen Victoria
Sleter Murray
Copper and mining news share active period in western districts
August copper exports near 31 000 tons as Copper Producers association notes. Ohio Copper mill processed 2096 tons in one day, a record for the plant. English syndicate seeks leases, and United States Smelting declares quarterly dividends. Seven Troughs Mine tunnel nears big vein, Union Chief builds wagon road, and Emerald Mining closes payments on Tintic claims. Iron Blossom ceases ore shipments, Ophir district consolidation looms, Mason district copper potential praised, Sioux Consolidated declares quarterly dividend. Utah Copper adds steam shovels, King of Arizona denial follows Salt Lake Tribune forecast of gold capital opportunities. Cocomongo Nevada strike reported with limited impact amid mining slowdown.
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Copper Producers’ Association
Ohio Copper Company
Spring Valley
Wyo
Oll
United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company
Seven Troughs
Monarch Mine Company
Seven Troughs, New
Union Chief Company
Santaquin
Utah
Unlimited Capital
London
Emerald Mining Company
Tintic
F. Augustus Hielze
Stewart
Idaho
Iron Blossom Management
Ophir
Tooele County
Mason
Salt Lake
Sioux
International Smelter
Tooele
Consolidated Mining Company
Highland Bay
Bingham
Utah Copper
Boston Consolidated
Copper Center Gulch
Tucson
Ariz
King of
Salt Lake Tribune
Nevada
Cocomongo
Cherry Creek
Col
Vanderbilt Cup Tragedy Ends Race on Long Island
Four killed and nineteen injured as sixth Vanderbilt Cup race ends in tragedy at the Long Island Motor Parkway. Winner Harry Grant drives a 120 horsepower Alco to victory over Dawson and Aitkin while spectators and participants suffer fatal and serious injuries. Organizers call the event a success despite the losses and plan a grand prize race for October 15 with fifteen cars entered.
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Long Island Motor Parkway
Harry Grant
Grant
Vanderbilt
John Dawson
John Aitkin
Dawson
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
A. E. Pardington
The
Motor Parkway
Mathew R. Bacon
Charles Miller
Ferdinand D'Zubin
Edward Lynch
Twenty Nine Lose Life In Barge Swamping Near New York
The battleship New Hampshire lists twenty nine dead from a barge swamped in the Hudson while being towed to the ship. Eleven others are missing but not confirmed as aboard the craft. Reports vary, with the prevailing account stating the barge was swamped by heavy waves as it rode past a passing steamer, rising briefly then sinking.
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New York
New Hampshire
Hudson River
Wellville
Cook interview claims Arctic feat and Peary sighting
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, found in London, gives an extended interview claiming he will prove his north pole discovery and plans to return to New York. He says he sat near Peary at Albert Hall last spring, heard him lecture before the Royal Geographical Society, and that none recognized him.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
London
World
North Pole
Albert Hall
Commander Peary
Royal Geographical Society
Peary
Amundsen Alters Plans for Atlantic and Antarctic Voyage
A letter from Captain Roald Amundsen aboard the Fram at Madeira says he will proceed on an Antarctic expedition after originally planning a drifting Arctic voyage. He will send details from Punta Arenas, surprising observers as the Fram was to sail to San Francisco for fitting out and begin a seven year drift through polar ice.
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Amundsen
Christiania
Roald Amundsen
Fram
Madeira
Punta Arenas
North
Por
San Francisco
Right to Fix Coal Land Prices Upheld
Denver judges sustain federal Interior Department power to fix prices of coal lands owned by the government. The ruling by Judges Vandventer and Lewis on Saturday affirms the government’s authority in this domain.
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Denver
Colo
Department of the Interior
Washington
Vandventer and Lewis
New Mexico Population Grows 67.6 Percent in Thirteenth Census
Washington reports New Mexico’s population at 327 396 in the thirteenth census. The gain is 132 086 people, a 67.6 percent increase, per Census Director Durand.
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Washington
Territory of
New Mexico
Durand
Lake Steamer Founders Foundered in Thunder Bay
The packet freight er New York, operated by the New York Steamship Company of Detroit, foundered Sunday morning in Thunder Bay near Point Aux-Barques. Crew were rescued by the steamer Mataafa after abandoning ship in yawls.
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Detroit
Mich
New York
New York Steamship Company
Thunder Bay
Point Aux-Barques
Lake Huron
Yawls
Fire destroys Jet business section in Cherokee Oklahoma
A Sunday afternoon blaze in Cherokee Oklahoma leveled the business portion of Jet store. High winds fed the flames causing about 66000 dollars in damage.
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Cherokee
Okla
Jet
Here
Sleep Out In Open Ends Near Miss For Beattie and Ralston
George H. Beattie a jeweler at the old Arcade and L B Ralston News auditor narrowly escaped injury when a runaway county fair team charged past their sleeping cots at the Beattie farm near Chagrin Falls. Both moved but were unharmed, now sleeping indoors.
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George H. Beattie
L. B. Ralston
Cleveland
Beattie Farm
Chagrin Falls
County Fair
Elty
Beattie Estate
Ralston
Beattie
Love's Crime in a Moral Tale of Kisses and Theft
The letter from J. W. B. in Puck recounts George a manly fellow guilty of theft by kissing his sweetheart Maude who acted as an accessory by receiving the stolen tokens. They accept their sentence together and remain loyal though several minor offenses arise during their long term.
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George
Maude
Fach
Puck
Morning Postum Cup Replaces Coffee for Health
A lady doctor extols Postum as a daily pleasure and nonpoisonous substitute for coffee. She began eight years ago after coffee disturbed her nights, found Postum clear and fragrant, and reports gained weight, better sleep, and reduced nerves.
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Kentucky
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