Crop acreage and harvest condition report expands across states
The preliminary report from the Department of Agriculture shows a rise of about 3 520 000 acres in planted area and varied percentage gains across states. It notes the national average crop condition on July 1 at 87 5 with state by state changes and declines from June.
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Department.of Agri
Corm
Bellows
Nebraska
Iowa
Insyn
Wanads
Oklshomna
Ohio
Texas
Kansas
Califoroa
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Ilinois
Agricultural Condition Reports Across States in Decline and Gain
The July 1 condition report shows declines in spring wheat across Minnesota South Dakota Iowa and Washington with Nebraska improving and North Dakota steady. Oat conditions rise from prior months while potato acreage grows about 100 000 acres nationwide. Hay crops and pastures are broadly favorable with summer rains boosting quality. Grapes and fruit crops outlook remains strong with expected bumper harvests.
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Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Washington
Nebraska
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Illnois
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
pDISBROW HELD FOR MURDER AT LONG ISLAND HEARING
Loui A Insbrow faced a murder charge for killing Laurence Foster and Miss Sarah Lawrence at Tianna bay after a dramatic Good Ground court session. Justice Fos announced no bail as Suffolk County grand jury in Riverhead votes next September amid cheering by women and men. Insbrow surged from his chair attempting to strike District Attorney Irvingstan Smith during the proceeding.
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Foster
Minor items and notes from around the world
News snippets cover Andrew Carnegie’s continued library gifts to Poland, Oxford awarding Joseph H Choate an honorary Doctor of Civil Law, a fatal railway collision injuring dozens in Italy, a British victory in polo at Hurlingham, the opening of a Kansas branch of a state military land legacy, and Standard Oil’s gas pricing request to Joplin May for industrial use at 25 cents per thousand feet.
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Andrew Carnegie
Pogland
Atlantic
Oxford University
Joseph H. Choate
United States
O Dor
Great Britain
Ory
Han
Italy
Hurlingham
Engao
Kansas
Fort Hays Miliary Reservation
Standard Oil Gempany
Joplich-May
SSS
Lillian Russell's Daughter Graduates at Holy Angels Institute
Lillian Russell's daughter Lillian Solomon, 18, graduates from the Institute of the Holy Angels in Jersey City. The debutante sings with a clear soprano as she takes the role of Cleopatra, receiving four gold medals with her diploma amid tears and applause from fifty peers.
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Lillian Solomon
Lilian Russell
Institute of the Holy Angels
Rottenness in Minneapolis exposes municipal corruption in flour city
The piece outlines broad indictments against Mayor Alonzo A. Ames and associates for bribery involving gamblers and other city officials. It cites his brother Fred W. Ames and police figures Gardner and King, with alleged weekly payoffs reaching up to ten thousand dollars. Also mentions Andrew Carnegie's appointment and a Missouri judge’s upcoming address.
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Minneapolis
Tweed
New York
St. Louie
Philadelphia
Alonzo A. Ames
Fred W. Ames
Irwin A. Gardner
Nathaniel W. King
Malone
Chris C. Norbeck
George A. Harvey
James O. Howard
Gambléra
Gardner
King
Weather and harvest outlook across regions
Central and eastern districts report mixed temperatures and rainfall with drought still advancing in several areas. Favorable moisture supports corn and spring wheat in key valleys while Missouri and upper Mississippi regions face poor harvest conditions and delayed operations.
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Gray
Jane
Alissanti
Mississippi
Lake
States
New England
Missouri
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic
Central
East Gulf
South Atlantic
Texas
Rocky Mountain Plateau
North Pacific Coast
Nevada
Utah
California
Missouri Valley
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Arkansas
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
Gulf Districts
Illinois
Middle Atlantic States
Bio Valley
Ohio Salleys
Upper Lake Region
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Carolinas
Florida
Michigan
New York
New
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
National Education Association Convention Sets Records in 1902
The 1902 National Educational Association meeting in Minneapolis drew about twenty thousand attendees. Gov. Van Sant delivered remarks and President Harper of the University of Chicago spoke on the year in education. Officers and directors were elected, with Eliot and Davidson leading the slate, as the event showcased unity and progress in American schooling.
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United States
National Educational Association
Minutipolis
Gov. van Sant
Enanels
Gov. van
Merce
Texas
Maine
American School
American University
Department m
Minneapolis
James Wilson
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Charles W. Eliot
Massachusetts
W. N. Davidson
Kansas
W. M. Beardshear
Iowa
O. T. Bright
Liinota
Charles F. Reeves
Washington
Joseph Kennedy
North Dakota
Charles
Kr Thwing
Ohio
Eixth
W. N. Sheats
Florida
Marion Brown
Louisiana
J. B. Pearcy
Indiana
Helen Grenfel
Colorado
Henry R. Sanford
New York
J. H. Francis
California
Wallace Nye
Minnesota
Diiiels
Catherine Goggin
T. A Mott
O. M. Jordan
Nebraska
B. J. Bodwell
J. K. Baxter
Wisconsin
L. D. Harvey
Salisbury Steps Down as British Premier
Lord Salisbury resigns as premier of Great Britain and Arthur Balfour is appointed to succeed him. The move follows the war's end and coronation plans. Balfour will remain premier during the coronation. Chamberlain's allies expect a smooth transition. Existing cabinet positions may shift with new peers created to allow cabinet renewal.
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Balfour Hia
Lord Salisbury
Great Britain
Arthur YY
Balfour
Salisbury
Mr Balfour
House of Commons
South Africa
Mr. Balfour
Mr. Chamberlain
Commons
Oil well opens at Cherryvale amid KU graduates tally
Sparke from the Wires reports a new oil well at Cherryvale Kansas while the University of Kansas lists 1 977 graduates. Bemeny Lent of New York author of Halcyon Days died at his Norfolk Connecticut summer home aged 60. Naval Constructor Richmond P Halgon gave a Chautauqua lecture in Winfield Kansas on Traditions and Victories.
Minister Congers Niece Marries a Lieutenant
A Pekin siege romance ends in Des Moines with the marriage of Miss Mary Conger Pierce to Lieut Harold Hammond of the Ninth Infantry. Miss Pierce lived in Minister Conger’s household during the siege. Hammond’s home is Rushville Illinois. This wedding follows two Pekin relief marriages: Miss Laura Conger to Lieut Buchan and Miss Condit to Lieut Hooker of the Marine Corps.
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Pekin
Des Moines
Mary Conger Pierce
Harold Hammond
Ninth Infantry
Pierce
Minister Conger
Lieut. Hammond
Rushville, Il
Laura Conger
Buchan
Archbishop Feehan Dies After Long Illness in Chicago
Arch bishop Patrick A. Feehan died Saturday afternoon at the parochial residence in Chicago after a months long illness. He led the Chicago archdiocese for about twenty two years overseeing churches schools and charitable institutions. The text notes his modest wealth and lack of personal property and his prudent investments. Also included are brief items about a fire in Plattsburg New York and a death by lightning near Ionia Michigan.
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Board ‘of Public Lands
Black Diamond
Wash
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Erie Railroad Company
Patrick A. Feehan
Feehan
United States
Sinois
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