Resignations and global affairs noted in sweep of reports
Washington Lee Capps resigns from naval post effective October 1. Notes on Estrada Madriz conflict in Nicaragua. Interior Dept reclaims land for public domain. Manchurian treaty text released. Major Carson to study US manufacturing prospects abroad. Columbus Nebraska bid for new federal building listed with multiple bidders. Widespread coverage of political and economic items including Illinois Chicago union station plans, bubonic plague death in Honolulu, Pan American Congress, and ongoing tax and tariff issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lee Capps
State
Navy
Estrada
Madriz
Nicaragua
Secretary of the Interior
Reclamation Service
Japan
Russia
St. Petersburg
John M. Carson
Bureau of Manufactures
Department of Commerce and Labor
Treasury
Columbus
Neb
J. H. Well
South Omaha
Northwestern Construction Company
Kearney
General Construction Company of
Milwaukee
Bartlett
W. King
Cedar Rapids
Diplomatic displeasure over Russo Japanese convention
Australian diplomats object to the concluded Russo Japanese accord. A royal funeral cost Britain 202 500, per a supplementary finance estimate. A bomb injured and killed guests at a Monivar Madrid area banquet. Dr. Leslie Dodd Ward of Newark died in London. A Stockholm Bible measures 35 by 19 inches with 302 pages and 160 ass skins parchment. A Polish festival in Cracow marks 600 years since the Battle of Tannenberg with a monument unveiling for King Ladislaw Tagello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Monivar
Spain
Senor Gallardo
Leslie Dodd Ward
Newark
Prudential
Tannenberg
Teutonic Order
Ladislaw Tagello
Taft Shapes Conservation Policy and International Rail Talk
The article notes President Taft driving conservation policy and hints at a Canada United States railroad commission. It mentions Omaha daylight saloon law enforcement friction and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe dividend declarations. It also covers census work on the thirteenth census and Taft’s political talks with Crant and officials Nagel and Wickersham. An aviator Eugene Ely crashes during a Winnipeg to Portage La Prairie flight, found dying on the prairie. A probate filing in Pittsburg uses a freight car card as Robert J. McElroy's will. Wheat exports for the year to June 1910 are down about 21 million bushels amid other brief notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Migrita Roosevelt
Beveridge
Northwest
Union Station
Chicago
Honolulu
Pan-American Congress
Postal Savings Bank
Treasury
Europe
France
Jack Johnson
Newark
McCabe
Burrows
Lorimer
Poindexter
Washington
Oyster Bay
P. W. DeGraw
Nebraska
Lincoln
Charles G. Rolls
Loeb
Customs Service
Clinton
John Struble
Daniel Kinet
Drouth
George W. Norris
George Otis Smith
Geographical Survey
Bureau of Mines
Congress
Hamburg
Thompson
Shallenberger
Taft
Roosevelt
Hrbek
Cedar Rapids
University of Nebraska
Enid
Okla
Robert Prewitt Williams
Missouri
Alexander
Dockery
Fayette
Ballinger
Pinchot
Glavis
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Kansas
United States
Joseph L. Bristow
Olathe
Kans
Harvard City
Clay County
Portland
W. J. Tucker
Battle Mountain
International Railroad Commission
Canada
Omaha
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Census Bureau
Senator Crant
Massachusetts
Wickersham
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Eugene Ely
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Pittsburg
Robert J. McElroy
Mary, &Ll
Portsmouth
Insurgent Support and Political Shifts in Early 1900s
Pinchot assists insurgents in California campaigning while Charles S. Rolls dies in England. James R. Garfield aligns with progressive Republicans in Ohio. Wm Loeb may run for New York governor on the Republican ticket. Roosevelt and Hughes discuss New York politics. The president delays filling a Supreme Court vacancy and has not stated a stance on regular versus insurgent factions.
Investigating Committee Report Cited in Majority Opinion
The text references the majority report of the Investigating Committee. It notes the committee's conclusions and their influence on the majority's stance. The source presents this in a formal, legal-leaning tone consistent with a ruling or opinion.
Ballinger Exonerated by Majority in Interior Inquiry
In Washington and Chicago dated July 18 reports say the joint congressional committee finds Secretary Ballinger acted within his rights regarding the Cumberland coal claims and criticizes the reclamation service. The majority, written by Senator Nelson, warns of differing views from a minority report signed by Madison James and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Tribune Today
Washington
Richard A. Ballinger
Joint Congressional Committee
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Forestry
Department of Agriculture
Forester Pinchot
J. R. Garfield
Louis Gravis
Ballinger
Cunningham
Reclamation Service
James R. Garfield
Kansas City
Voice in Columbus poker tale ends with Shields
A Columbus state convention lull leads to a late poker game. An attendant calls Louis B. Shields at his nearby residence, and a neighbor’s cautious voice saying That’s good proves to be Shields’ voice, ending the tale with playful recall in Cleveland Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis B. Shields
Columbus
Cuyahoga County
Shields
Mr. Shields
Cleveland Leader
Grand Trunk offers arbitration to end strike
Ottawa government proposes appointing a binding arbitration board at its expense to settle the Grand Trunk strike between management and unions. The offer, sent to President Hayes, awaits response as conductors and trainmen walkout continues with some local trains canceled and freight halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Grand Trunk
International Limited
Chicago
Bonaventure
Grand Trunk Railroad
Ottawa
Hayes
One Thing Certain as Orator Confronts Trust
In a crowded venue an earnest speaker boasts knowledge of what to do to the trust, while a front-row listener quips that he knows well what the trust is doing to them. The heated exchange captures the tension between speaker and audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baur
Settlement Hopes Rise After Pennsylvania Railroad Talks
Philadelphia July 18 General Manager Meyers met 120 representatives of conductors and trainmen east of Pittsburg for over two hours. Union leader W W Lee said misunderstandings were cleared up and a subcommittee will meet Meyers this afternoon or tomorrow to fix terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Railroad
Philadelphia
Meyers
Pemnsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
G Lee
Trainmen's Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. A. Kapp
Lee
Attractive woman seeks eligible man in Bingville ad
A Kansas City Star item reprints a Missouri want ad by Hazel Eyes of Bingville seeking a mature, property or well paying partner. She describes herself as medium height with brown hair and gray eyes, not fat or skinny, and aims for matrimony from a man in or near Bingville.
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Bingville
South Missouri
Hazel
Kansas City Star
Fire destroys Lakota business district in gas explosion
A forenoon fire in Lakota North Dakota started at 5 30 in the Tony LaBiere bakery from a gasoline explosion. Total damage reached 35000 with Tony LaBiere restaurant and bakery Peoples Drug Store Vacant building Ferris and Son general store and Hartin Elevator all destroyed. Fire stopped at the Lakota Mercantile Co brick store but jumped the street to burn the Hardin Elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakota
N. D
Tony LaBiere
People's Drug Store
Ivers & Jennings
Hartin
Ferris & Son
Lakota Mercantile Co
Hardin
Taft First President Visits Eastport Sardine Center
The Mayflower anchored near Lubec Narrows and President Taft became the first sitting U S leader to reach the northeast corner. Eastport residents, frogs and bunting adorning waterfront, prepared as Mayor Garnett oversaw the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastport
Lubec Narrows
United States
Garnett
Attack on Worcester Sparks Moros Shootout in Palawan
Manila reports Dean Worcester secretary of the interior for the Philippine Islands narrowly escaped armed Moros on Palawan. The scouts fired after a savage rush and three Moros were killed with several wounded as the attackers fled.
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Manila
Dean C. Worcester
Philliphant Islands
Palawan
Worcester
Largo
Philiphants
Sulu Sea
Moynihan
Autoing and Optics in the Chauffeur’s Tale
A chauffeur boasts that relying on driving improves eyesight. He claims vision sharpens quickly, noting he could spot a policeman four miles away and even read eyeball positions of eight cops in shade. He calls it the best medicine for weak eyes.
Disaster Hobbles Zeppelin Works After Explosive Blast
In Friederichshafen Germany the Zeppelin Air Ship Co gas works were demolished by a blast. Seven people were injured and many nearby buildings collapsed or damaged. The cause of the accident remained unknown as the explosion shattered walls and windows and sent a shock across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friederichshafen
Germany
Zeppelin Airship Co
Lake Constance
Truth Is Cut Up Patchwork Of Lies And Truth
A fragmentary meditation argues that truth is fragmented by patched lies and that falsehoods cannot be recombined into honest fact. The piece contends that exposure and acknowledgment of deceit are necessary to restore clarity.
Still Driving Out Jews in Kiev By Expulsion Methods
Kiev reports continued Jewish expulsions at about forty five people daily. Between July 4 and July 15, 497 were driven from the city by the second method which forces immediate departure, while 1,121 were expelled by the first method giving a brief delay for private affairs. Many in the first group attempt to return to Kiev after a temporary absence.
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Kiev
Russia
Wickersham Nagel Plan Alaska Tour on Albatross
United States Attorney General George W. Wickersham and Charles Nagel secretary of commerce and labor will begin their Alaska tour next Saturday departing Vancouver on the government fisheries steamer Albatross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
United States
George W. Wickersham
Department of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel
Vancouver
B. C
Fire destroys McDermid hotel at Cass Lake
Cass Lake Minnesota July 15 fire gutted the McDermid hotel with an estimated loss around 3000 dollars partly covered by insurance.
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Cass Lake
Minn
McDermid
Interstate Farm School Teachers Meet at Minnesota University
An interstate conference of educators from Minnesota Iowa Illinois Wisconsin North and South Dakota will convene at the University of Minnesota July 29 and 30. President Cyrus Northrop calls the gathering to devise a plan to unify agricultural education with participation by prominent educators and agricultural scientists.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
University of Minnesota
Cyrus ‘Northrop
Science
Crn’ ‘Agriculture
United States
James
Unsolicited 6 Percent Raise Shocks Louisville Workers
Four thousand Louisville shop employees of the Louisville and Nashville railroad found a surprise in their pay envelopes today a 6 percent salary increase given without prior notice. The move increases payroll costs for the railroad and affects workers across the shop.
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Louisville, Ky
Fires rage in Kootenay district with heavy losses reported
Reports from Winnipeg dated July 19 say bush fires in the Kootenay district of the Rockies burned with fierce intensity causing deaths and enormous property damage. The Kaslo district including Whitewater saw its towns threatened as buildings were destroyed and several sites renamed in scattered notes from the scene.
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Winnipeg
Kootenay
Rockies
Joss
Kaslo
Night Moon Illumination Question Recalled
In a child’s dialogue Jimmie asks why the moon isn’t seen in daytime and a parent explains that it is not lit until after dark. The exchange reflects a nightly sky curiosity from the era.
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Papa
Jimmie
Casey at the Bat in Coca Cola Baseball Record Book
The Coca Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 includes Casey at the Bat along with schedules and records for both leagues. Published by Coca Cola Company of Atlanta, Ga, the booklet ships with a 2 cent postage stamp and also contains The Truth About Coca Cola. It promotes Coca Cola as a pure wholesome beverage available at soda fountains and bottled in cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Women In Love Unearths Critic Hesitations
A brief excerpt quotes M. Emile Faguet on women in love, describing them as troublesome and persecuting. The passage questions a French critic’s grasp of the subject and asks where genuine understanding might come from.
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M. Emile Faguet
Marriages Demonstrate That Misery Loves Company
A terse note observes that many marriages reflect shared dissatisfaction, suggesting couples seek mutual solace in companionship even amid unhappiness. The remark frames domestic unions as social phenomena rather than personal triumphs.
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Board of Arbitration
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Zeppelin
Post
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Pate
Postam. Safes Co,Limited
Creek, Mich
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Ome
Carter
Ree
Ieenes
THE
Paxton Toilet GO
Boston
Mass
Gillette
Hades
Leeds
Serae
Ashe Feiss Thompson
Fargo, Directory
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Kodaks
Fargodrug.co
Fargo
W. D
Antied
Rogers
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