Extradition Demand, Regatta Plans, and Canada Immigration
General news notes report Italy seeking Porter Charlton extradition through the state department after papers were sent back to the Italian embassy. US Army officers Ellery Farmer and Frederick Foltz receive new academic and commandant assignments. The Potomac Boat Club hosts a major national regatta on the Potomac River August 12–13 with wide participation. Canada immigration statistics show 74 921 arrivals and 103 789 departures for permanent residence in the year ending March 31, with shifts from the prior year.
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Italy
Porter Charlton
Hudson County
New Jersey
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Lake Como
State Department
Department
Ellery Farmer
Frederick
Foltz
Fifteenth Cavalry
Mounted Service School
Fort Riley
Kas
George H. Cameron
Fourteenth Cavalry
American Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Potomac River
Potomac Boat. Club
America
United States
Canada
Immigration Bureau
National and local political notices and war reports mix
A collage of 1910 era briefs reports Roosevelt to address a conservation congress in St Paul Gore denounces a bribe claim while addressing Indian contract scandal Irvine Brown’s case in Ohio Pennants and military updates including a drafted lieutenant exam at Fort Leavenworth and a naval court martial aftermath.
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Kansas
Bird McGuire
Oklahoma
Gore
Ira G. Rawn
Wickersham
Nagell
Alaska
House of Commons
Lords
Nebraska State Board of Assessment
Nebraska
Sherman
National Miners' Association
Memphis
Bradford
Ohio
Joseph Chartrand
Chatard
Indianapolis
Houden
George Washington
Virginia
Huston
Lionel Waldron
Jules Pages
Alexander Garfield
Africa
Harmon
Joseph J. Mackley
Toledo
Takenokoshi Josohari
Japan
America
War Department
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Congress
New York Navy Yard
Missouri Supreme Court
Roach
Republican State Committee
Eugene Childs
Niagara Falla
Minneapolis
Henry T Baker
Bremerton Navy Yard
Washington
Navy Department
Crocker
Iowa
Washington, Sg
Alsop claim arbitration and faith declaration bill progress
The article reports the American ambassador and Chilean minister presenting cases on the Alsop claim to the British foreign office, and King George's accession declaration bill passing the Lords on third reading. It notes Scotland Yard aligning extradition steps with Canadian law to arrest Crippen and Leneve. It also covers the Philippine Governor General Forbes deporting aliens and a writ of prohibition affecting Chinese deportees. It ends with the possibility the case may proceed to higher courts.
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Whitelaw Reid
Geana
Foreign Office
Alsop
George
House of Lords
Dr. Crippen
Miss Leneve
Scotland Yard
Canada
Quebec
Supreme Court
Forbes
Philippine Islands
Manilla
Washington
Cannon Discusses Kansas Result as Lands Open to Settlement
Speaker Cannon says he is not worried about the Kansas outcome as thousands of acres of unoccupied lands will be opened for settlement soon. Gifford Pinchot was mentioned as a potential candidate for New York governor. Roosevelt reviews mining region conditions in Pennsylvania.
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Cannon
Kansas
Gifford Pinchot
New York
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
John Lind
James B. Watt
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
John G. Carlisle
Treasury
Cleveland
Tintin
Crippen And Miss Leneve Stay In Quebec Until August
Notes indicate Dr. Crippen and Miss Leneve must remain in Quebec through August 18. Other items mention Oldfield willing to race Jack Johnson by car, Taft reducing public speeches, and various political and crime references including a shooting in Telluride and a death of Congressman Tirrell.
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Dr. Crippen
Miss Leneve
Quebec
Oldfield
Jack Johnson
Iowa
Des Moines
Taft
Arthur
Gogelin
Teluride
Jesse Munn
King Alfonso
Premio Canalejas
Vatican
Charles
North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association Opposes Permit Laws
At Loyal Knights hall Fargo the North Dakota Pharmaceutical association passes a resolution opposing state permit laws for intoxicating liquors. Officers elected include A B Bell of Devils Lake as president H R Strehlow of Carrington as first vice president and A S Sigurdson of Valley City as second vice president W S Parker of Lisbon as secretary treasurer and Robert McGrath of Grand Forks as local secretary. Grand Forks is named as the next meeting place for 1911 with the first Tuesday of July set as the meeting time.
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Fargo
N. D
Nort Dakota Pharmaceutical Association
Loyal Knights
Committee On Membership
A. B. Bell
Devils “Lake
H. R
Mayor Gaynor Holds His Own After Shooting Incident
New York August 10 Mayor Gaynor remains in careful condition as doctors weigh the necessity of removing two bullet fragments. A consultation will decide if surgery is needed. Gallagher, the discharged dock worker who fired the shot, is under constant guard. The mayor shows an appetite and is fed chicken broth despite throat soreness.
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New York
Gaynor
James J. Gallagher
Mayor Gaynor shot on steamer in Hoboken harbor
New York Mayor William J. Gaynor was shot in the neck by former city dock worker James J. Gallagher aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at Hoboken piers while preparing to sail for a four month vacation. Gallagher was arrested as doctors assessed the injury and prepared an X ray.
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New York
Willam J. Gaynor
James J. Gallagher
City
Gaynor
St Mary’s Hospital
Hoboken
Vingue
Portugal Vatican Strain Deepens Amid Regional Tensions
Reports indicate strained relations between Portugal and the Vatican, amid broader regional unrest involving Spain. A government action seized arms from a tug chartered to attend a demonstration linked to a potential Carl ist uprising, with May cited as a tense timeframe.
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Portugal
The
Vatican
Telegrams Tie Indian Lands Bribery Claim to Curtis and Sherman
Senator Gore read telegrams at a congressional probe linking McMurray interests to a $25,000 bribe offer to pass the $30,000,000 McMurray Indian land deal. Messages from McMurray agents urged support and Indian agents sent dozens more telegrams to back contracts. The probe also noted US Senate figures involved.
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McAlester
Okla
T. P. Gore
Sherman
Sen Chas
Curtis
Kansas
McMurray
Kinta Okla
Richard C. Adams
Washington
George W. Cotton
J F. Murray
Gore
Congress
Ox Sherman
Indiana Bend
Police Strike Sympathizers Rally in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio on August 10 the fear of renewed street car violence grows as 200 special police, drafted to replace 3,000 soldiers who have left, are said to sympathize with striking street car workers. Businesses fear they cannot control the mobs throwing stones and hostile looks at street cars.
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Columbus
Marshall
State Crop Summary from Bismarck North Carolina
Commissioner Gilbreath reports for thirty counties the week ending August 8 shows wheat harvest quality excellent with yields higher than expected. Barley and oats suffer most from drought, with conditions persisting in several areas.
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Bismarck
N. C
Gilbreath
Thiry
Indians on Stand in Gore Bribery Probe
Aug 10 report from McAlester Oklahoma shows Indian witnesses for the congressional committee investigating Indian land affairs re asserting they signed McMurray contracts over a ten percent attorney fee due to government land delays.
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McAlester
Okla
Congressional Committee
Indian Land Affairs
McMurray
Taft authorizes troops to combat western forest fires
President Taft approves mobilization of U S troops to fight fires in Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and California. Maj Gen T H Barry Brig Gen M H Maus and Brig Gen Walter Howe ordered to hold posts in readiness with San Francisco Vancouver Barracks and St Paul as command centers. Troops to be supplied as district forest officials request immediate help if called.
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Washington
Taft
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
California
War Department
T. H. Barry
Department of California
San Francisco
M. H. Maus
Department of Columbia
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Walter Howe
Department of Dakota
St. Paul
Minn
Fighting in Teheran Enclave Leaves Heavy Casualties
In Teheran Persia August 8 government forces and nationalist insurgents clashed on city streets. Government losses totaled about twelve killed and wounded while nationalist fighters led by Satar Khan suffered thirty killed and wounded. Three hundred insurgents were captured after a final assault vigorous under fire from infantry and rapid fire guns throughout the afternoon. Bakir Khan, a key subordinate of Satar Khan, was captured and wounded.
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Teheran
Persia
Satar Khan
Tabriz
Shah
Yaa
Bakir Khan
Nips Plan to Rob Bank Foiled in Sawyer
Aug. 9 Sawyer North Dakota bank robbery attempt stopped when cashier Lindstrom found a man in the bank’s upper rooms. He had sawn through the floor to the ceiling and bored a peep hole to monitor the vault combination.
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Sawyer
N. D
Lindstrom
Fira ‘State Bank
Cardinal Merry Da Val Stays At Summer Villa Near Rome
Rome reports Cardinal Merry Dal Val, papal secretary of state, remains at Monte Mario. His absence from Rome suggests no immediate developments in Vatican Spahn tensions, with the Holy See's stance unchanged.
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Rome
Cardinal Merry da Val
Monte-Mario
Vatican
Spahn
Holy See
Man Jailed for Beating Wife in South Heart
Kozak, a South Heart man, was fined $100 and jailed 30 days for beating his wife. It was his third complaint for the same offense. He claimed in court he had a perfect right to beat her if she did not meet his demanded work level.
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South Heart
Kozak
Thieves Steal Confiscated Beer From Linton Jail
In Linton Indiana on August 10 thieves broke into the local jail and stole twelve barrels of bottled beer confiscated by city authorities in a raid on illegal liquor.
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Linton
Ind
United States Steel Reports Decline in Unfilled Orders
New York August 10 United States Steel announces unfilled orders as of July 31 were 38 970 981 tons, down 388 863 tons from June 30. The report signals a decrease in pending contracts and production activity.
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New York
Byyithe
United State Steel Corporation
Itoday Ia
Dooks. Rofpthies Company
Government Crop Report Shows Corn Condition Decline
Washington August 8 government crop data release places the corn condition on August 1 at 59.3 percent versus 85.4 last month and 82.1 average over ten years. Spring wheat stands at 61 percent, compared with 61.6 last month, 81.9 ten year average, and 91.6 a year ago.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Laurier Hurt in Western Canada Train Collision
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, on a political tour of western Canada, was slightly injured last night near Pease when a train collided head on with a freight. The fireman was killed and Laurier injured about the legs.
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Winnipeg
Aus
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Pease
Laurier
Disobeyed Orders Blamed for Train Collision
Railway officials say a conductor’s failure to follow orders caused a collision between a passenger train and a work train near Ignacio California on August 10. Details of injuries or fatalities remain unclear due to fragmentary report.
Fragmented Readout From a Turbulent Night
A garbled OCR passage reports traumatic injuries and scattered details from a violent incident. Names and places are unreadable or incomplete, with references to burns, scalp injuries, and a nighttime event affecting multiple people.
Fragmented OCR Summary From Historical Page
A damaged OCR line discusses a political strip and dates, with unclear wording. Names, places, and outcomes are unreadable, leaving only hints of a protest or campaign mention and a possible September end date.
Fragmented OCR note on remedies and drug branding
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Eye Salve and tubes trial with phrases like Ask Your Doctor or Write Marine. The text is incomplete, listing remedies and branding without clear context or events. No named persons or concrete organizations are discernible.
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Crates
Wrong Bort An Old Irish Peasant Sits For Dinner
A rustic Irishman sits by his cottage smoking a pipe and lighting matches. His wife calls him to dinner as he jokes about a neighbor named Moike Mulrooney and whether his pipe reveals sunlight shoots.
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Bort
Patsy
Moike Mulrooney
Moike
Allen's Foot-Hase Ad Declares Advertised Merit
The article argues that only advertised goods gain lasting merit and cites Allan's Foot-Hase as a proven example from sixteen years of newspaper ads. It warns readers to seek advertised products and avoid substitutes or imitators to protect their interests.
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Allan’sa’ Foot-Hase
Allen
Farm Land Acreage Dispute Sparks Lively Exchange
An assessor questions a farmer about acres while the farmer insists the land may be larger than claimed. The farmer jokes on rubber plantations and keeps to his estimate, highlighting a wary双方 banter over measurement.
What They Did With Them
An American in Haogland recounts a Cockney asking a dog dealer for a dog with mixed traits. The dealer replies they do not keep such dogs and simply drowns them.
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Haogland
119 Year Old Paddy Blake Dies in Corofin Union Hospital
Paddy Blake born at Ballygheen Kilnasoolagh County Clare Ireland 119 years ago died in Corofin Union hospital. He recalled events from a century ago and was among those who saw Daniel O Connell pass through Bunratty Pike on his way to Ennis for the 1828 election.
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Paddy Blake
Ballygheen
Kilnasoolagh
County Clare
Ireland
Corofin. Union Hospital
Paddy
Daniel O’connell
Bunratty Pike
O’ennis
On a Stygian Ferryboat with Charon
A mythic vignette describes Charon ferrying a shade across the Styx. The passenger quips about scenery for a toothpowder ad, illustrating the lingering ruling passion even in the afterlife.
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Charon
Styx
Shade
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