German merchant predicts German world dominance in letter
A Daily Express letter from a prominent German businessman argues Germany will rule globally. He claims Germans dominate in colonies, Europe, and commerce, predicting German influence across China, South America, Africa, and Europe, with Britain unable to stop a future economic hegemony even if war occurs.
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London
Daily Express
Germany
United States
United States ‘of America
Engad
France
America
Farst
South America
Erman
China
England
Straits Settlements
Australia
South Africa
Bread and eggs to be sold by weight in New York
New York July 30. Bread and eggs may soon be sold by weight in the city. Commissioner Cristoll of the bureau of weights and measures said a recent mayoral act on weighted food items plus an older ordinance allow bread to be sold by weight. Egg weight rules require more discussion with egg dealers before enforcement.
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New York
Cristoll
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Gaynor
Crest
Unique plan not backed with coin in Chicago
A two week inquiry finds no large estate for Robert St George Dyrenforth II. Only $35,000 real estate in Washington and a $5,000 alimony claim are identified. The widow Jennie Dyrenforth sues to claim assets she says belong to her and notes the land’s encumbrance of $22,000. The executor, W H Dyrenforth, believes the boy will be raised as his own child and will enter a military academy in fall.
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Chicago
Robert St. George Dyrenforth II
Harvard
Oxford
West Point
Law School
Robert St. George Dyrenforth
W. H. Dyrenforth
Washington
Jennie Dyrenforth
Col. Dyrenforth
Dyrenforth
Elmhurst
Mr. Coulson
Hamilton Fynes
Mrs. Coulson
New York
Jacks
Medal hero surrenders in New York fraud case
Julius Frankenburg of New York City returned to police in Boston with a bronze medal awarded by the German emperor for Africa service. He faces a New York charge of larceny for allegedly taking $200 from Mrs. Minnie von Wolffen by showing fake contracts to secure future bookings for a vaudeville show.
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Boston
Mass
Africa
Julius Frankenburg
E. Twentieth Street
New York
Minnie von Wolffen
Marga von Wolffen
von Wolffen
Tower of Pisa Built to Lean Opinion Settles Debate
Professor William A. Goodyear, curator at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, has returned from abroad with measurements from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He argues the obliquity was intentional, not accidental, citing spiral stairway dimensions supporting a designed lean.
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New York
Pisa
Willian A. Goodyear
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Georgia Roster Soldier Defies Death for Back Pay
Arthur J. Meacham of the Second Georgia regiment in the Spanish American War is buried at Ft. Thomas Ky. after being declared dead. He claims he did not die and seeks $135 back pay, noting that identification tags were swapped and another man buried as him. He challenges the war department to resurrect his claim.
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Atlanta
Ft. Thomas
Arthur J. Meacham
Second Georgia
Florida
Meacham
Uncle Sam
War Department
Saloonkeeper Fined Heavily in Blind Tiger Case
Police Judge Collins fined Perry Haynes, owner of a Gent Street saloon, $200 and 60 days in the workhouse after three charges for operating a blind tiger and unlicensed liquor possession. The cases tie McClure to the business, with an appeal bond totaling $1,500 posted by McClure amid neighbor complaints. Charles Teany, bartender, was dismissed. McClure blamed for abuse of influence.
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Collins
Perry Haynes
Sitoon
Lon McClure
Gent
Haynes
McClure
Charles Teany
Shank
MrClure
Farmers Administration
Threat to kill baby leads to court ordered separation
Probation officers watched Pauline Wolf a 16 year old girl threaten to choke to death her 8 year old son Richard if he was sent to the Indianapolis orphans home An order was made to place the child in the orphans home The girl and her mother were sent to the Home of the Med Shepherd but Pauline asked to be sent elsewhere The court refused to modify the order
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Wolf
Richard
Indianapolis
Pauline
Indiaman Named to Welcome Delegates to International Prison Congress
Dr Samuel Smith superintendent of the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Richmond was named to a committee of the American Medical Association to work with educational scientific and philanthropic groups in welcoming delegates to the International Prison Congress to be held in Washington D C on Oct 2 to 4 at the time of the report
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Eastern Indiana Hospital
Richmond
American Medical Association
Washington, D. C
Speeding on Walcott Street Leads to Fine
Police Judge Collins scolded Percy McArthur for riding past his home on Walcott Street at 28 miles an hour. Motorcycle Policeman Stone caught him. McArthur was fined 10 dollars plus costs for the offense.
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McChluie
Townes
Haynes
Wiliam Dean
Kenneth Brizzel
Dean
Brizzel
Haynes Place
Walcott Street
Collins
Percy McArthur
McArthur
Stone
Colins
The Illustrious Prince in a London Mystery Parlor
Inspector Jacks questions Penelope Morse about the Vanderpole and Fynes murders in a drawing room at the Savoy. He probes potential motives, suspects, and possible political angles, while Penelope resists aiding the inquiry and hints at hidden tensions. The case widens as Jacks pursues Washington contacts and Coulson in London.
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Penelope
Hamilton Fynes
Richard Vanderpale
China
Washington
Mr. Jacks
Free Recipe Promises Kidney Cure and Pain Relief
An advertisement offers a $3.50 recipe claimed to cure weak kidneys and stop bladder pain. It promises rapid improvement of urinary symptoms, headaches, back pain, and fatigue, urging readers to mail for the plan and a plain envelope. The message cites Dr. fe Tae ee and a Michigan address for sending the recipe.
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Bsrn
Luck Building
Troft
Mich
May Limit Emigration From Austro-Hungary Prompted
In Pittsburg July 30 a Austrian consulate report suggests the empire may restrict emigration to western Pennsylvania. Vice Consul Edgar Prochnik notes 300,000 Austrian subjects in the region form about three quarters of local mill labor and a large share of miners. He cites accidents and poor housing as concerns.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Edgar Prochnik
Joseph
West Virginia
Mr Coulson Outmatched in Brief Encounter
Mr James B Coyen settled into a measured contest that showcased his skill as he faced a tougher opponent. The outcome highlighted Coyen's steady approach and resolve in a local competition framing.
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Coulson
James B. Coyen
Free Treatment Offer Draws Hundreds at Gilmer Institute
The Dr. Gilmer Medical Institute at 46 N Pennsylvania Street offers three months free professional services (medicines excluded) to those seeking treatment before August 1. They claim quick permanent cures for deafness, rheumatic, paralytic, and other chronic diseases, with thorough exams and frank prognosis, inviting long-standing cases deemed incurable and urging women to avoid operations.
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Dr. Gilmer Medical Institute
N. Pennsylvania Street
Indiana
Pennsylvania Street
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