Diverse World News Tidbits Highlight Early 20th Century Trends
A long list of brief items spans transport innovations in dining cars, royal and political mentions, industrial output and imports, fashion, invention counts, and global facts. Notable notes include ferries, shiploads, fingerprints on checks, Japanese fashion, ivory imports, and Chinese labor shifts amid revolutions.
General McArthur Dies After War Hero Reunion
Milwaukee reports Lieut Gen Arthur McArthur U G A dies after apoplectic stroke during a reunion of Twenty fourth Wisconsin volunteers in a university building. About 200 veterans attended as comrade Parsons suffered a paralytic stroke from shock and McArthur collapsed. veterans paid tribute by draping the flag over his body as the gathering ended.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Twenty
Wisconsin Volunteers
Atlanta
Arthur McArthur
Parsons
Three Military Air Men Fall to Death In England and Bavaria
In Stevenage England two British army officers Capt Patrick Hamilton and Lt Stewart died when a wind caused a wing to collapse during flight. Their biplane crashed from 260 feet. both bodies were recovered. In Munich Bavaria Lt Bree of the Bavarian army was killed when his reconnoitering biplane buckled at about 200 feet and crashed. Lt Steger died after rescue.
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Stevenage
England
Patrick Hamilton
Stewart
Munich
Bavaria
Here
Bree
Steger
Ice Wagons Raided as Heat Grips Joliet
In Joliet NL sweltering heat tops 102 degrees, water outages last three hours, and an artificial ice plant fails to meet orders. Deliveries stall as residents pay double for ice while wagons are raided by desperate crowds.
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Joliet
Chicago Heatwave Pushes Temperature to Record Lows
Chicago experienced a hot day as temperatures rose to 93 degrees with heat oppressive for residents. Government forecast says cooler hours expected tonight, bringing relief after a high point of the year.
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Chicago
Champagne Plot Charged to Railways by Wine Firm
A wine firm charged before the Interstate Commerce Commission that a cartel among the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and 40 other railroads gave special rates on California champagnes. The firm alleged shipments from California to New York carried $2 per 100 pounds versus $2.26 for New York to the West Coast.
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Washington
Atchison, Topeka & Banta Fe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Calaraia Cabmpagnes
Caliria
New York
Vitle
Wilkes Barre Man Breaks Abstinence Pledge After Loss
Harry Adderman of Wapwallopen confessed to police that his pledge to abstain from intoxicants was broken after the Wilkes Barre club, winner of 35 straight games, lost to Scranton. The incident followed a publicized season stretch and involved a local sports narrative.
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Wilkes Barre
Harry Adderman
Wapwallopen
Wilkesbarre
Scranton
Log Jam Causes Flood in Wisconsin Village
Green Bay Wis Sept 6 Oconto is today in the worst flood in the city's history due to a log jam. The disaster has caused thousands of dollars in damage as many houses have been washed away.
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Wisconsin
Green Bay
Wis
Oconto
Police Order Forbids White Women in Oriental Establishments
City police chief Bebastian issues a directive banning white women from employment in Chinese and Japanese run businesses in Los Angeles. The order demands immediate dismissal of white female workers from soda stands and related roles, with the chief’s justification stating “White women have no place in a Japanese or Chinese case.”
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Los Angeles
Bebastian
Woman deemed dead awakens at burial home
In Sherman Vex report two undertakers, L Talley and Charles Smith, were startled when Mia Buweke Wehba a Butlan woman presumed dead woke from the cooling board and smiled. She then lived for six hours.
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Sherman
L. Talley
Charles Smith
Mia
Buweke Wehba
Emperor Goes Home After Swiss Visit
Zurich reports the German emperor ending his visit as he leaves Switzerland. He appeared cold during departure and thanked Swiss authorities for the hospitality amid the Brias army maneuvers underway nearby.
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Zurich
Switserland
Omees
Deverre
Brias
Engineer Smashes Skull of Bandit in Train Robbery
New Orleans police report a bandit, believed to be Howard K B Edwards of Jupiter Florida, wounded after a raid on the Louisville & Nashville New Orleans limited. He later gave details before being taken to Charity hospital in precarious condition.
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New Orleans
New York Limited
Louisville & Nashville
Charity Hospital
Howard KB. Edwards
Jupiter
Fla
Edwards
Haer
Cincinnati
Wards
Baer
Talla
Pale
Baered
Bay S J. Louis
Misa
Marshall
Louisiana & Nashville Railroad
Murder plot details revealed in Watson Bailey case
Sheriff Flournoy reports written confessions from A. L. Watson and Mrs. Bailey in a Louisiana jail outline a murder compact to kill spouses. Watson allegedly killed Bailey with an ax after crossing into Texas and Louisiana, with Mrs. Bailey attempting to poison her husband but failing.
Society women risks to life insurance rise with independence
Rept. at the American Life convention in session in Chicago notes women addicted to society habits are seen as undesirable life insurance risks. Other women gaining social economic independence are viewed as risks equal to men. Self supporting women in domestic and industrial trades are favored by insurers as their mortality rate is lower.
Frantic Appeals to American Government
Washington dispatch reports that the U S state department instructed Ambassador Wilson to demand federal troops for northern Mexico amid threats to Americans. The appeals claim danger and request U S government intervention. Mining companies in the northern region are noted as primary drivers of such complaints.
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Washington
Wilson
State Department
Mexica
Child hanged by lasso on wild west stunt scene
Centerville Louisiana report says a 18-year-old son of J J Hanranan died when a lasso loop caught and accidentally suspended him from a tree during a wild west stunt near his home. An all night search recovered the body.
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Centerville
J. J. Hanranan
Ambiguous Currency Note Urges Bank Condition Disclosure
The fragment references a call for a statement of the conditions of all national banks in the United States at the close of business. It mentions Weekington and Bop & The combi cover f the currency today La ous, with a dated feel of an 19th or early 20th century financial publishment.
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Weekington
Bop &the Combi
United
Aseptig Treatment Urged to Avert Plague in Diseases
Article discusses a germ identified as the cause of a disease in animals, urging the use of aseptic treatment to prevent spread. It outlines measures to disinfect barns and water equipment, isolate diseased animals, and recommends nutritional and chemical treatments. It notes ongoing research to develop a serum and emphasizes thorough sanitation.
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Tan
Kan
Rane
Nebraska
Aria
R. RF. Dykstra
Kountze Bros win Platte River water rights in Nebraska ruling
The state board of irrigation grants Kountze Bros of New York and Omaha rights to use Platte River water to develop power via a Fremont Power and Canal Company project. Work must start by March 4, 1914 and complete by September 1, 1915, with limit of 2000 cubic feet per second. The canal runs 25 miles from near Schuyler to Elk Creek, under close Railway Commission supervision of rates and securities.
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Kountze Bros
Platte River
Lincoln
Neb
Kountse Bros
New York
Omaha
State Board of Irrigation
Nebraska
Nebraska Railway Commission
Powels
Ivto Paralles
Coe
Fremont Power and Canal Company
Platte
Schuyler
Elk Creek
Railway Commission
Union Pacific Takes Aim at Potato Growth Initiative
Omaha reports that Union Pacific will establish a potato department led by K H Grubb of Carbondale to train farmers in improved methods. Grubb, visiting Omaha, will base activities in the headquarters office as he compiles The Potato into a widely praised federal science work on growing handling and cooking.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
A. L. Mohler
K. H. Grubb
Carbondale
Union Pacific
R. Grubb
Union Pacific Potato Department
Ma Grubb
Federal Departtment of Agriculture
North Bend and Fremont News Briefs
Funeral services for Mrs. Michael Cooma to be held Saturday near North Bend. Havidge brothers fought a biplane match and planned a second bout at sundown during a three carnival kick off. Fremont signs U S Marine band contract for October 4 concerts amid aeroplane exhibition hype. Norfolk reports population 7 963 per new directory with expanded names and businesses.
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North Bend
Michael Cooma
Sazenaae Bs
Kogan
Bostead
Dore
Havidge Brothers
Bavid ° Brothers
Fremont
U. & Marine Band
Rehonte
Norfolk
Connery
Black Hand Gang Targets Rockefeller Estate
New York report details a shadowy Black Hand campaign against John D Rockefeller Sr at Pocantico Hills. An armed security force, including 18 guards, six Burns agency operatives, two deputy sheriffs, and armed laborers guards the estate amid threats of murder, kidnapping, and dynamite attacks on Rockefeller and his family.
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New York
John D
Westchester County
W. J. Burns
A. J. Boyd
Rockefeller Estate
Danson
Teameters
John D. Rockefeller
Soes
Briggs
Pocantico
Duncan
Palermo
Italy
Petrosino
New York City
Eatin
Are King
Oie
Rockefeller
Spenhia
Millions Involved In An Unique Suit
Duluth Minn September 6 a mining case known as the state of Minnesota against Mrs Lisa Karar will be heard today before Judges Dibell and Cant in the district court. The suit concerns the White Iron Lake Mining company claim to ore extending under the bottom of White Iron lake near Chisholm. The state contends the company has no rights beyond the low water mark while the company argues the state owns only fish and water rights. The case could set a precedent in future actions of similar nature involving millions of dollars.
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Duluth
Minn
State of
Minnesota
Lisa Karar
Dibell and
Cant
District Court
White Iron Lake Mining Company
White Iron Lake
Chisholm
Bandits Shoot Lad on Cycle Near West Side Parks
Chicago dispatch says Hoy Winkleman 17 tried a spin on a motorcycle with Miss Nellie Burnett when three men emerged from a thicket. One fired a back shot, he toppled to the pavement but likely not seriously hurt. The girl escaped unharmed. bandits were captured after a park police pursuit.
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Chicago
Hoy Winkleman
West Side
Nellie Burnett
Coroner Dies While Performing Duty
Chicago report states Dr. Warren H. Hunter, chief coroner, died from blood poisoning contracted during autopsy duties. The illness followed exposure while conducting routine examinations.
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Chicago
Warren H. Hunter
Boy Returned After Disappearance in Joliet Case
Aged grandmother’s Joliet home saw an eight year old boy return after vanishing on Sunday. He had no memory of the events, endured about seven hours of wandering, and was exhausted but unharmed.
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Joliet
Ie Soltess
Wanlal
Taunton
Ill
Cemartios
Early Snow Reaches Nevada Mountains in September
Carson Nevada September 6 reports the earliest snowfall in 26 years with snow reaching the mountains east of town and closing passes. The weather event marks a notable early winter onset in the region.
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Nevada
Carson
Nev
Police Battle With Socialist Crowd In Minneapolis Riot
Police and plainclothes officers headed by Capt. George Reviere clashed with a crowd of about 100 socialists during a street meeting in Minneapolis. Seven were jailed, several injured, as police enforced a weekday order restricting meetings to a designated district.
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Minneapolis
Mine
George Reviere
Orrest Traife
New York Lawyer Suspicion Taints Drowned Heiress Case
New York lawyer Burton W. Gibson faces Austrian consulate scrutiny after being named in a bid to remove the executor of Rosa’s will. Gibson formerly acted for John Rice O Neill in a long unsolved Brong murder. bail was set at 925000, later released on habeas corpus, with the suit for false arrest pending.
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New York
Burton W. Gibson
Rosa
Gibson County
Imioe
John J. Broderick
Adain
Gibson
John Rice O'Neill
O'Neill
Alice Kin
Brong
Man Kills Husband to Save Wife in Ohio Home
Richard Burrows was slain by John Cobourne, his boarder, who fired to protect Mrs. Burrows during a quarrel at their East Liverpool home. Cobourne and Mrs. Burrows claim self defense and will face first degree murder charges with arraignment set today. Authorities say Cobourne and Mrs. Burrows were later arrested after fleeing to Cobourne's aunt's house.
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Liverpool
Richard Burrows
Tusetey
John Cobourne
Burrows
Cobourne
Meat Poison Issue Blames Packers Over Producer Duty
In New York Judge B Noyes overruled Armour & Co. in Sophia Ketterer’s damage suit, holding the meat packer liable for negligent production when poisoning could be foreseen. The ruling states producers must inspect for poisonous parasites or ingredients as consumers rely on their safety. Armour argued manufacturers owe no direct duty to consumers.
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New York
Armour & Co
Sophia Ketterer
B. Noyes
United States District Court
Poleon
Hayes Goes After Waldo in Rosenthal Case
Justice Goff to summon 260 Waleamen to form a jury for Lt. Charles Ker trial beginning September 12. Public interest in the Rosenthal case raises jury-drawing difficulties. Former Inspector Hayes warns he may testify and trigger a broader sensational impact on Waldo and the mayor's office.
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New York
Justice Goff
Charles Ker
Rosenthal
Hayes Ia
Waldo
Grand Jury
Nicaraguan revolt leader departs Brooklyn hotel
Gen Juan J Katrada once head of Nicaragua, and Gen J M Moncada ex interior minister, leave a Brooklyn hotel and are believed to head to quell the revolution Georgia.
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New York
Juan J. Katrada
Nicaraugau
Brooklyn
J. M. Moncada
Nicaraugeu
Judge Recommends Ban on Fraternal Frity in Prep Schools
Judge John J. Gibbons of the circuit court today urged banning the "fruty" from preparatory schools. The remarks target high school fraternities amid a crackdown on secret orders and law violations, calling for decoupling these groups from school life in Chicago.
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Count Oproens “Prats
Chicago
John J. Gibbons
Circuit Court
Cleveland man fined for assault on taunter of son
Cadl goss, father of Leoneee, was reprimanded by Municipal Judge Levine for thrashing Synets Ruseinalal who taunted him over his son's act related to President McKinley.
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czoLapez
Cleveland
Ohio
Cage
Cadlgoss
Leoneee
McKinley
Levine
Synets Ruseinalal
Zolac
Explorer Harry Radford Gafe Reaches Hudson Bay Region
Harry Radford Gafe of Winnipos Manitoba, an American explorer, left Edmonton three years ago for the far north. He reached the Trenton river last winter and has been hunting there this summer, according to the Hudson Bay Company.
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Harry Radford
Winnipos
Edmonton
Alberta
Trenton River
Hudson Bay
Trade unionists push against compulsory arbitration
Newport England delegates at the trades union congress call for opposing compulsory arbitration of trade disputes. The strong vote signals a clear stance against mandatory arbitration as a method for settling industrial conflicts.
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Newport
England
Miners Die in Tie Trap At Clarence Pit Explosion
Lens France Sept 6 at least coal miners died in a fire damp explosion at Clarence pit near Bruay. Three rescuers were killed and many others injured as further blasts kept the mine burning forcing engineers to seal the shaft after twenty one bodies were recovered before new explosions halted rescue efforts
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France
Clarence
Bruay
Hint of fraud in Carolina election reports
The South Carolina Democratic executive committee met in Washington to canvass a recent primary. Investigations were expected into Judge Jones's fraud charges against Governor Blease. Senator Tillman advised against hasty action and warned that a ruling for Jones could prompt Blease to run an independent in the general election.
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Columbia
D. C
Democratic Executive Committee of
South Carolina
Judge Jones
Blease
Tillman
Thes
Japanese Wives Best For Americans Says Tokio Visitor
O Takayama of Tokio told Pittsburgh listeners that the American man and the Japanese woman make the ideal marriage. He praised the American woman as magnificent but said the Japanese wife has more heart, puts husband and children first.
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Pittsburgh
O. Takayama
Tokio
Governor Wilson Adds Seven Pounds Before Buffalo Trip
Sea Girt N J Sept 6 Governor Woodrow Wilson has gained seven pounds since his nomination by the Baltimore convention He weighed 170 pounds as he arrived at the Sea Girt station joining reporters trying a rail scale on his way to Buffalo to attend the convention buzzers.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Buffalo
Governor Wilson
Brotherhood of St Andrew Holds 27th Convention in Chicago
Chicago September 6 Twelve hundred delegates attended the 27th annual Brotherhood of St Andrew convention opening at the University of Chicago. The organization began in 1883 and now has 26 000 members worldwide. The four day meeting agenda includes national council sessions.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
University of Chicago
Wos
Order
Aviator Beatty Under Warrant After Domestic Assault
Mineola New York September 6 a warrant was issued for aviator George W Beatty on a complaint by his wife of months Mrs Beatty. She testified in police court that she found affectionate letters from other women in his pockets and that a fight followed leaving her with scratched and bruised face. The warrant charges assault.
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Mineola
N. Y
George W. Beatty
England Captures Harmsworth Trophy in Motorboat Race
England won the Harmsworth trophy as Maple Leaf TV won the final 30 mile leg in 47 minutes 46 seconds. American defender Baby Reliance TL finished second by 1 minute 5 seconds while the other boats failed to finish.
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Huntington
England
Enaenger Maple Leaf TV
Baby Reliance TL
Ero
Move exhibitors discuss forming state motion picture league
Paul Minn representatives of 1 200 motion picture men opened their convention today to organize a state league to affiliate with the National league. A censorship board will operate with the national board in enforcing policy.
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Paul
Minn
Rept
Motion Picture Exhibitors League
National League
National Board
Four Aldermen to Face Court Today
Detroit officials to appear in recorder's court for arraignment on bribery charges linked to the Wabash street closure case. Aldermen Gilonan Towsy Broa and Gatrowales named. Alderman Frank Mason held yesterday on a separate charge with examination set for September 26.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Common Council
Recorder's Court
Wabash Street
Gilonan
Towsy
Broa
Gatrowales
Frank Mason
Train wreck near Hustler kills one on No 10
Train No 10 of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line wrecked at Lemonwalt creek one mile north of Hustler Wisconsin. Engineer Ralph Thompson of Altoona died and Fireman Abraham L. a or dyting suffered injuries. passengers were displaced after the washout near Camp Douglas.
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Camp Douglas
Boday
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