Tuberculosis Congress to Meet in Washington
The Tuberculosis Congress will meet in Washington from September 21 to October 12 with United States hosting. President Roosevelt has accepted the presidency of the congress, which will unite top experts to share treatment and prevention methods and emphasize lay public involvement in combating the disease. The aim includes reducing fear and avoiding unnecessary isolation while promoting proper precautions and camps when needed.
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United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Police
Boards of Earth
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Stough Oil Decision prompts revocation of cipher marks on freight
Freight shipments east of the Mississippi must bear the consignee's name and address. The Stough Oil ruling condemns cipher markings used to hide customers, risking huge reimbursements. Government officials plan a rehearing to challenge the Seventh Circuit ruling on Standard Oil Indiana and related rebate prosecutions.
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Mississippi
Bonaparte
H. M. Hoyt
Washington
Edward M. Sims
Chicago
United States
Northern District of
Illinois
James H. Wilkerson
Sims
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Kellogg
Circuit Court of Appeals For
Seventh Circuit
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Glacier National Park Proposed on Continental Divide
The senate committee on public lands backs creating Glacier National Park in Montana US to cover nearly a million acres along the continental divide with peaks from 6000 to 10000 feet and about 60 glaciers. The region hosts Rocky Mountain goats bighorn sheep grizzly bears elk and moose, prompting its reserve status as a breeding ground for surrounding areas.
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United States
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Continental Divide
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Glacier National Park
Corn Industry Sees Rising Uses and Global Trade
Corn becomes a leading world product with rising uses. The United States holds first position while a New York firm imports stock from Argentina as American supply narrows. A bumper yield is anticipated in the corn states next fall, boosting mill activity when home grain returns to market.
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United States
New York
Argentina
Retirement of Standard Off chief feared due to age
Mr Flagler nears retirement from Standard Off amid advanced years, with hundreds of thousands of dollars on hand, prompting concern he may die while still in command.
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Mr. Flagler
Tolstoi works censored amid European tensions
Fragmentary note claims Count Tolstoi’s books are suppressed by a Russian censor while American writers warn of suppression risks. The piece references a Boston lecture and criticizes rigid fashions as a metaphor for moral judgment.
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Pda
BOMG
Siust
Pile
St Paul Man Murdered by Fellow Sheep Herder
Forsythe Montana July 29 Officials from this county report the killing of Fred Raschie of St Paul by Chester Thompson last Thursday at the W H Van Duren ranch in the sheep hills. Thompson rode away with two horses and was armed. Officers followed the trail to the Lyon shack four miles distant.
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Mont
Here
Fred Raschie
St. Paul
Chester Thompson
W. H. van Duren
Sheep Hills
Thompson
van Duren
Lyon Shack
Evarts South Dakota cattle center to vanish August 1
Aberdeen S D July 20 Evarts once the nations leading cattle shipping center will fade from map August 1 no railroad track will remain marking the place where millions of cattle were cared for enroute from the plains to eastern markets scarcely a house or inhabitant will be left where Indians once traded heavily
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Aberdeen
Evarts
Great Plains
Burned at Stake: Mob Executes Youth in Dallas
In Dallas on July 28 Tad Smith an 18 year old African American accused of assault was seized by a mob after identification by authorities. The mob overpowered officers and burned him at the stake en route to Greenville jail.
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Dallas
Texas
Tad” Smith
Clinton
Greenville
Roosevelt Accepts Honorary Presidency of Peace League
President Roosevelt has accepted the honorary presidency of the Peace and Arbitration League, an outgrowth of the North Carolina congress. The group seeks adequate armament levels and effective arbitration as its core objectives.
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Roosevelt
New York
Peace and Arbitration League
North Carolina Congress
May Spill Much Loose Town Falls Iowa Liquor Decision
May Spill Much Loose in Grundy county sees a July vote on disposing of six thousand dollars worth of seized liquor. After Grundy county saloons lost legal consent, most quit. a few remained open and Anti Saloon League officers visited the open saloons seeking action.
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Town Falls
Iowa
Supreme Court
Grundy County
Anti-saloon League
Hisgen Graves Named by Independents at First National Convention
Chicago July 29 Independents party nominated Thomas L. Hisgen of Massachusetts for president with John Temple Graves of Georgia for vice president. The Bryan camp failed to place his name before the convention sparking a near riot as J J Shepard of Fort Scott Kansas was ruled out of order.
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Chicago
Thomas L. Hisgen
Massachusetts
John Temple Graves
Georgia
Independents Party
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
J. J. Shepard
Fort Scott
Kaw
Charles A. Walsh
Mr. Hisgen
Milford W. Howard
Alabama
Reuben R. Lyon
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Graves
Committee On
Republican Party
Friends of the People
Parcels Post and Postal Savings Bank
Olympic Medals Presented at London Games
London July 27 Queen Alexandra presented the gold medals and trophies to top performers while the dowager duchess of Westminster and other nobles handed silver and bronze medals diplomas and commemoratives. Team standings show United States leading with 114 percent followed by Britain Sweden Canada and others after field and track events with points awarded for first second and third place.
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Queen Alexandra
Duchess of Westminster
Duchess of Rutland
Lady Desborough
America
United Kingdom
Sweden
Canada
South Africa
Greece
Norway
Germany
Italy
Hungary
France
Australia
Finland
Lincoln Democrats Seek Taft Banner Removal
Lincoln Democrats pledge to remove the Taft banner over Main Street on the day Bryan is formally notified of his nomination. The banner proclaimed Taft would win Nebraska and had previously drawn criticism and was burned and rebuilt after initial controversy.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
Taft
Main Street
Bryan
Nebraska
Launch Swamped Three Crown in Pittsburg Coastline Tragedy
A gasoline launch named The Merry Widow capsized in 20 feet of water after being struck by waves from a coal boat. It carried 16 to 20 Jones & Laughlin Steel plant workers to the south side. At least three men drowned.
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Pittsburg
Merry Widow
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Monongahela River
Judge Kimbrough Withdraws as Illinois Governor Candidate
Danville Illinois July 28 Judge E R Kimbrough announced his withdrawal as a Democratic candidate for governor. He said the time is too short to make a successful canvass of the state.
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Kimbrough
Danville
Ill
E. R
Ilinois
Well Known Insurance Man Snow Dies in St Louis
Louis E. Snow a top midwest insurance figure died in St Louis at 66. He was brother of E G Snow president of the Home Insurance company of New York.
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St. Louis
Louis E. Snow
Middle West
E.G. Snow
The
Home Insurance Company of
New York
Taft outlines policies for next administration in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati Taft replies to Senator Warner after his nomination, outlining policy aims. He praises Roosevelt's achievements, then urges a streamlined federal rail and interstate commerce framework, national license considerations, and stronger protections balancing labor rights with business interests.
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Cincinnati
Warner
Taft
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Commerce ‘and Labor
Acid Tank Disaster Fatal for One Boy at Howell Shops
In the Louisville and Nashville railroad shops at Howell Indiana, a tank of acid overturned late Tuesday causing fatal burns to Clifton Holden and serious injuries to three other boys. The incident occurred in Evansville area reporting.
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Evansville
Ind
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Howell
Clifton Holden
Prince Attends Ste. Anne Shrine Crowd At American Lourdes
The prince of Wales visits Ste. Anne de Beaupre shrine in Quebec drawing hundreds of pilgrims many on crutches seeking relief from their ailments at the American Lourdes July 28.
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Que
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Bank Cashier Arrested in Embezzlement Probe
W Percy Love cashier of the First National Bank of Greensboro Alabama was arrested at Lookout Inn Tuesday night on telegrams from the U S district attorney Mobile charging him with embezzlement.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
W. Percy Love
First National Bank of
Grensboro
Ala
Lookout Inn
United States District Attorney At
Mobile
Gen James M True Passes Away In Kansas At 5 Years Old
Gen James M True died Tuesday night from general debility. He served as Mattoon Illinois first postmaster and as consul to Canada under President Grant. He was in Kansas at the time of death.
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James M
True
Kansas
James M. Trué
Mattoon
Ill
Canada
Grant
Mack to Manage Bryan Campaign Chairmanship
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo was chosen to chair the Democratic national committee and manage the Bryan campaign. Other officers include vice chair E L Hall secretary Urey Woodson treasurer Charles N Haskel Oklahoma sergeant at arms John S Martin. Central headquarters will be in Chicago with a New York branch. Bryan praised the organization and signaled efforts to carry New York and bank deposits in Oklahoma insured banks.
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Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
N. Y
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
National Committee
Auditorium
E. L. Hall
Nebraska
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
John S. Martin
Missouri
Mack
Buffalo Times
Gov
Sheehan
New York
Mr. Mack
Canada
West Williams
Ont
United States
Sherman House
Henry Watterson
Castro tightens Cuban export ban hit to British Caribbean
Port of Spain reports President Castro issued a decree forbidding ships bound for Grenada and other Antilles with cargo, effectively closing the gulf ports to West Indies trade. British colonies express indignation and expect Britain to seek protection against Castro's methods.
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Port of
Spain
Castro
Venezuelan Gulf
Trinidad
Grenada
Lesser Antilles
Antilles
West Indies
Northeast hurricane wrecks 17 boats off Labrador Coast
A Labrador dispatch reports a northeast hurricane sweeping the coast wrecking 17 fishing vessels in one harbor. Grave fears are felt for Sir William Mac Grégor the governor of Newfoundland who is on an official Labrador visit.
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Labrador
St. Johns
N. F
William MacGrégor
Newfoundland
Woman Acquitted in Murder Trial at Wheeling
The jury found Lila Zane Cook not guilty after four hours deliberation in Wheeling West Virginia. Her husband Charles Cook is serving a life term for the same murder of Charles Bennett of New Kensington Pennsylvania.
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Wheeling
W. Vs
Lila Zane Cook
Charles Cook
Charles Bennett
New Kensington
Veteran Mason William Jackson Dies at 88 in Godfrey
Alton Illinois July 29 William Jackson aged 88 longtime eminent commander of the Knights Templars in Illinois and the oldest Mason in the southern portion of the state died Tuesday night at his home in Godfrey near here.
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Alton
William Jackson
Knights Templars
Illinois
Godfrey
Here
McKinley to Succeed Sherman as Campaign Chairman
Utica New York July 29 James Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate announced he would be succeeded as chairman of the congressional campaign committee by Representative William B McKinley of Illinois in a move affecting party leadership and strategy ahead of the election.
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Sherman
Utica
James 3. Sherman
Congressional Campaign Committee
William. B.mckinley
Illinois
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