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A garbled fragment mentions Milan Italy and a former chief director in space discovery. It references Senator Cockrell, political ads, Mr Bryans, and an automobile laborer, noting an accident without clear details. The text is incomplete with stray names and phrases, offering minimal verifiable facts about events or dates.
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Cockrella
Iaparelli
Iréctor
Milan
Italy
George x
Poe
Bitain
Nefo
Mr. Bryans
Eit
Federal court verdict on flour adulteration and misbranding
Federal jury returned two verdicts finding the flour seized from Lexington Mill and Elevator Co. adulterated under the national pure food and drug act and misbranded as fancy patent flour. The case involved bleached flour made with the Alsop peroxide nitrogen process and labeled as first grade hard winter wheat. Attorney Pieres Butler was away when the verdict was read.
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Kanaag City
Lexington Mill and Elevator Company
Lexington
Neb
Castle
Alsop
Pieres’ Butler
St. Paul
Move for wage increase vance in pay
Chicago reports 26000 locomotive engineers on 49 railways west of Chicago preparing wage increase demands to be filed with managers before August 1. The proposed scale seeks a complete readjustment for all engineer classes, with western divisions asking no more than Chicago line crews. Firemen on the same lines recently gained increases of 25 to 50 cents daily by arbitration under the Erdman law, prompting managers to anticipate the engineers' bid.
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Vance
Chicago
Far Western
Street Car Hits Auto Claims Life of Pratt in Chicago
John L. Pratt of St Paul and Chicago real estate and tax agent for the Great Western railroad died of injuries after a street car struck his automobile in Chicago. Pratt is said to have purchased the machine yesterday in what appears accident related.
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Chicago
John L. Pratt
St. Paul
Chicago, Great Western Railroad
Railroads Get a Continuance in Kansas City Board Action
Kansas City railroads receive a continuance from the railroad commissioners to show cause why a lower rate order for grain and related cargo should not take effect until October. The action delays new pricing while the state reviews the proposed changes and their impact on shippers and carriers.
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Kansas City
State Board ‘of Railroad Commissioners
Nicaragua's Double Duty Disputed by U S Dispatch
Washington reports that Nicaragua has not attempted to levy the double duty required by General Ilias decree. The indication comes from a dispatch to the State Department from American Consul Moffatt in Managua.
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Nicaragua
Washington, D. C
Iilas
State Department
Moffatt
Managua
Wins Bet but Dies in Newark Tannery Worker
Peter Smith, a husky tannery worker in Newark, New Jersey, drank 17 jiggers of whisky in succession to win a $1 bet. He pocketed the money and then collapsed unconscious, dying shortly after in a hospital.
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New York
Peter Smith
Newark
Vee
Philippine Lands Claim Draws Denial From Sugar Company
President W B Thomas of the American Sugar Refining company denies any interest or investment in the Philippines or lands there. The stance comes as questions arise over corporate involvement and potential colonial ventures.
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Philippine ‘Lands
New York
Sioux City Live Stock Market Report Quiet Trade
Sioux City Wednesday quotations show live stock on the market with hogs and cattle near steady. Prices listed include top hogs and notable receipts, with regional buyers active in the market despite limited demand.
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Sioux City
Sioux
Ity
Sloux City
Multitude of Fire and Fights Shake Nation
A compilation of incidents reports fires and wrecks from across the U S. including the Grand Republic steamboat blaze near New York, a deadly Big Four Limited collision near Middletown Ohio, and looting at Everett Washington. Also notes boxing champion John Johnson, political moves in Spain, and other violent clashes with credible names and places.
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Mokisiey
Codk
Tore Perdons
Big Four Limited
Middletown
Ohio
Charles K. Hamilton
Atlantia City
R. B. Fisher
Neogra (Iii.)presbyterian Church
General Slocum
Crescent Athletic Club
Great Northern Ticket Office
Everett
Wash
Canalejas
Alfonso
Spain
Vatican
Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
Reno, Négr
Frank 8. Goldthrite
Printing Bureau
Grosse Point Isle
United States
Jeffries-Johnson
Johnson
International Hahnemannian Association
Kansas City
W. R. Lugton
Cortez
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Europe
Nebraska
Bryan
John C. Wurst
Debolt Building and Loan Association of
Cincinnati
Ohio Penitentiary
Everett Carleton Crear
Albany
West Point
Lmited
Hamilton
Dayton
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charleston
New Orleans
Bluefields
Nica
Ragua
Matuty
Ostrada Causa
United States Court of ‘Appeals
San Francisco
Secretary of the Interior
Janda
Witers
Anga
James
Terries
Ficou
Aremioptaey
Troy
Downed by Johnson in Colored Champion Fight
W I N O U G H T O N reports on the July 4 boxing match where Jim Jeffries was knocked down three times in the fifteenth round and ultimately defeated by a left and right combination from Johnson. The bout, marked by a crowd overtones and notable racial tension, ends with Johnson recording a knockout as Jeffries struggles to rise.
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W. W. Noughton
Reno Ney
Jim Jeffles
Necro
Jeffries
Johnson
Darky
Sam Berger
Jim
Conches
Bharky
Mechanics’ Pavilion
San Francisco
Value of Married Friendship Across Genders
The piece argues that marriage should not block friendship between men and women. It notes that spouses may not share every quality of mental fellowship, yet both still regard their partner as the person they most want to marry and share life with.
Age of Niagara Falls Sparks Geological Debate
Geologists debate the falls age from a few thousand to tens of thousands of years. Initial estimates tied the Niagara River’s origin to Great Lakes land changes about 55 000 years ago, then 12 000 years, later 3 600, and finally about 8 000 years as new data emerged.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara
Niagara River
Great Lakes
Lyell
Cities of Dense Population Reported Lead Europe
Paria and Berlin are highlighted as the most densely populated European cities in a discussion on urban density. The note emphasizes their standing among other cities and underscores density as a defining urban characteristic.
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Paria
Berlin
White House Opens Doors to Public This Summer
Washington July 4 All rooms of the White House will be open to the public during the coming summer for the first time in many years. President Taft has instructed that the buildings should be thrown wide open.
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White House
Washington
Taft
Congress man Brownlow of Tennessee Reported
Knoxville July 4 A Congress man W P Brownlow of the First Congressional District Tennessee is reported lying at home in Johnson City.
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Brownlow Law
Knoxville, Tenn
Congraseman
W. P. Brownlow
Tennesage
Jobneca
Patel
Chief Justice Fuller Dies After 22 Years On Court
Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller, head of the U S Supreme Court for 22 years, died July 4 at his Missouri summer home from heart failure. Born 1833 in Maine, he rose from Bowdoin to Harvard Law, faced a tough Senate fight for confirmation, and left a legacy of landmark rulings including income tax, Danbury hat, and Western Union cases. The death opens the seat for President Taft to name a successor, with Lloyd W. Bowers mentioned as a likely candidate.
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Washington
Melville Weston Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Sorrento
Fuller
Taft
Chicago
Cleveland
Lloyd W. Bowers
United States
Supreme Court of the
Marshall
Tansy
Grover Cleveland
Senate
Maine
Bowdoin College
Harvard Law School
Supreme Court of
Edmunds
Evarts
Cullom
Farwell
Clylwa
Justice Harlan
Soenato Cullom
Justie Fuller
Western Union
Telegraph Company
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Bank of Washington
Inman Versits
South Carolina Railway Company
Railroadway
Moore
Crawford
Leisy
Haddin
Wilson Laquor
Inducing a Sneeze Outdoors In Sunlight
A contrived sneeze tip notes that looking at the sun outdoors when weather is clear often triggers a sneeze. Bright light seems to supply the needed irritation, and in most cases the sneeze arrives promptly once stimulated.
Climatic Differences Shape Alassa Forest Growth
On the southeastern Alassa coast the yearly rainfall reaches about ninety inches, supporting large Inchoa and treek. Central platea receives under fifteen inches, affecting timber size. Arctic slopes north of the Rockies see forests fail to grow, leaving tundras with moss and small shrubs.
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Alassa
Platea
Jeamall
Arctic
Rocky Mountains
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Automobile Dilian
Kanaag
Makpi Ae Hirsch
ABS
Jeffries Not
Pugilist
Wugtige
Melville Fuller
Supreme Court
American Bench
Chliego
Wheney
Onintona
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