Vatican Relief From American Generosity Eases Papal Finances
Vatican reports Count Vergiora left 1.2 million dollars to Peters peace fund as Italian bond yields fall and palace repairs exceed 100000 dollars. Pius X depends on American Catholic contributions, with Boston archdiocese sending 15000 dollars and nationwide diocese totals around 5 000 annually.
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Count Victor de Larneau Builds Underwater Mansion
Paris reports Count Victor de Larneau has completed a lavish underwater mansion beneath the Seine between Melun and Sens. Guests access via a river grotto and elevator to a central hall with a marble fountain, plus dining, library, bedroom, and kitchen. He expects to host visitors all summer for cool respite.
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Sauerkraut Day Celebrated in Ackley Iowa
In Ackley Iowa the sauerkraut festival date is Sept 26 not Sept 19 with preparations under way for a large crowd. Past celebrations drew 4 000 to 6 000 attendees and cabbage markets show growth as sauerkraut and hot wieners will be served free at a street pavilion.
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Bryans Homecoming Promises Big Week Events
Washington D C August 27 big week ahead as William J Bryan returns on the Princess Irene and a Madison Square Garden demonstration with leading democrats is planned. Also rifle competitions at Sea Girl New Jersey and the upcoming railroad rate law, plus the American Bar association meeting in St Paul and the National Negro Business League in Atlanta. Wyoming GOP convention Casper opens with Fairbanks expected. Osawatomie Kansas to host Thursday celebration.
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Chicago to Baltimore Train Sale Details
Dates of sale are September 8 and 9 with return limit September 17. For particulars contact B. N. Austin G PrA UChicago or R. C. Haase T P A St. Paul Minnesota.
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Fiftieth Anniversary of John Brown’s Futurity
The Futurity at Sheepshead Bay on Saturday will decide the fiftieth anniversary running of John Brown’s turf event. The race is one of the year’s great turf measures at the Sheepshead Bay course.
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Doctor's pills promise relief for biliousness and constipation
John N. Pleasant of Magnolia, Indiana credits Dr. King's New Life Pills with ending periodic bilious attacks and habitual constipation. The guarantee offers perfect satisfaction or money back, with the product selling for 25 cents at O. T Erhart's drug store.
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Jeffries Considers Ring Return If Right Offer Arrives
In San Francisco on August 27 Jim Jeffries says money could lure him from retirement for a high purse bout. He prefers a worthy opponent and questions the current crop of heavyweights, saying Gans is the favorite if Gans and Nelson fight square. He sees the Gans Nelson bout as a thoroughbred racing a dray horse.
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Boy Held Two Years as Security for a Board Bill
A habeas corpus case from Sterling Illinois reports Lester Parkhurst, 13, held by farmer Alonzo Ferguson of Whiteside county as security for a board debt claimed by Elizabeth Parkhurst's family. Ferguson says the debt exists. the child’s education and clothing were allegedly denied. The matter goes to Judge Ramsay in circuit court Wednesday.
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Ten Mile River Swim Draws 25 000 Spectators at St Louis Finish
The ten mile race from Chain of Rocks to Eads Bridge on the Mississippi draws massive crowds as R C Weber wins in two hours after a start delay. Handy places second with a crawl stroke, George Schick second overall, and George H Hill third. A tragedy follows as two boys drown near the course, with accounts of nearby rescues and families identifying clothing at the police station.
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Fear of punishment leads to river tragedy among boating youths
In St Louis on August 27 seven year old Dewey Sanford feared parental punishment so he did not call for help as his playmates George Gross aged 12 and Ralph Gross aged 9 drowned at Angelica street. Ralph entered the river with a diving attempt. George tried to rescue him and both boys perished while nearby laborers could have aided. Dewey waited hours to reveal the incident after the bodies were recovered.
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Gans Backed At 12500 In Tonopah Fight News
Betting on the Joe Gans versus Nelson boxing match in Tonopah shows Wendell backing Gans at 12500 against Nelson's 10000. Odds favor a quick finish in pools while mutuals predict a late win for Nelson if the bout goes long. The Goldfield Athletic Club also defers a Labor Day bull fight due to protests, costing about 500 dollars.
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Kennedy Renominated by Nebraska Republicans
Congressman John L. Kennedy was nominated for another term by Republicans in Nebraska's Second District with no opposition in Omaha. The move solidifies the party's choice for the upcoming election.
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Utes Seek Land Away From White Settlers
Washington dispatch reports wandering Ute Indians seeking isolated homes beyond the Utah Uinta reservation. Captain Hall orders return to Utah after five days of talks. The group of 120 men, 73 women, and eight children hopes for lands in the Black Hills or Rosebud agency in South Dakota.
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