New Jersey and Rhode Island Battle Ships Rise at Fore River Yard
Two first class battleships the New Jersey and the Rhode Island are built side by side at the Fore River yard near Boston. The article details armor protection, engines, turrets, and the enormous stresses under steam and gunfire, concluding the two ships offer unmatched artillery strength with minimal dead weight.
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United States Navy
New Jersey
Rhode Island
New Fore River
Boston Harbor
Manila
Santiago
King Edward
Republique
Vittorio Emanuele
Suffren
Cincinnat! Enquirer
Masher Chases, French Reproach, American Reprisal Essay
The piece contrasts reactions to ogling men in Paris and the United States. French women blame themselves for being followed while American women use playful defiance to deter the masher. American girls in Paris test limits for amusement, then retreat with pride in their reprisal.
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Europe
Paris
Cancer death rate rises in Australia over thirty years
The Australian death rate from cancer per ten thousand people has increased from 2.75 to 5.72 in the last thirty years. It has more than doubled for males and nearly doubled for females, with cancer mainly affecting older adults as age passes the middle years.
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Australia
French Rule a Benefit to Land of Algeria
Special correspondence recounts the 1830 siege of Algiers and the long French effort to civilize Algeria. It contrasts thriving reform under French governance with ongoing misery in Morocco and notes railways, artesian wells, and oases boosting wealth while improving sanitation. The piece likens Algeria to Southern California in climate and scenery and recalls desert life at Biskra with dates now exported in boxes.
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Loubet
Algeria
Mediterranean
Algiers
Dey
Europe
Naples
Palma
Barbary States
Tangier
Tunis
Morocco
California
Unprogressive Regime Shocked by Auto Outrage in Algiers
The story recalls a young ruler who sent an automobile to Fez with an inexperienced native chauffeur. The vehicle roared through streets, toppled doors, and caused stampedes among donkeys and camels. Subjects voiced strong disapproval and he now vows to align with majority views.
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Tle
Fez
Algeria
The Newspaper the Thing in Ad Revenue Wars
William A. Brady, famed for Way Down East and Grace George, spends about 100000 on newspaper advertising. He formed a syndicate that provides pictures and articles to 186 journals, with Grace George’s name cleverly concealed in promotions.
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William A. Brady
Grace George
America
East
Movement grows to mark Shakespeare Day with official status
The April 23 anniversary of Shakespeare is observed widely in England and a London initiative seeks to establish Shakespeare Day as an official date. Supporters envision scholarly and artistic observances guiding the celebration.
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England
London
Savings Bank Deposits Gap Across Regions
The savings bank deposits of Great Britain are $200,000,000 less than the combined deposits of New York Massachusetts and Connecticut, highlighting a regional disparity in savings balances.
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Savings Bank
Savings
Great Britain
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Coffee Duty Raised by President Palma of Cuba
President Palma signed the act increasing the duty on coffee. Other items include a new De Forrest Wire Telegraph Company system for Texas and Alfred Shrubb's record two mile run in Ilford England on May 30th.
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Palma
Cuba
de Forrest
Elmira
New York
Kishineff
St. Petersburg
United States
Salt Lake
James McLaughlin
Ohio Republicans Endorse Roosevelt And Hanna Tickets
Ohio Republicans at Columbus adjourn after nominating a harmony ticket headed by Herrick for governor and Harding for lieutenant governor. The convention endorsed Theodore Roosevelt, with Hanna praising the unity and the keynote speech. The ticket also includes Guilbert, McKinnon, Ellis, Summers, and Watkins.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hanna
Myron T. Herrick
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Warren M. Harding
Wade Hampton Ellis
Lee Auditor
Guilbert
McKinnon
Foraker
Roosevelt
Senator Hanna
Senate of
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
W. D. Guilbert
W. S. McKinnon
Wade H. Ellis
Supreme Court
A. N. Summers
E. A. Jones
Board of Public Works
George H. Watkins
Peabody asks Colorado aid for Kansas flood victims
Governor Peabody issues a statewide appeal after Kansas reports describe 200 miles of Kaw river flood losses and many homeless and penniless. The proclamation urges citizens to donate funds to Governor Bailey in Topeka for humane distribution. Denver grocers plan to ship a carload of provisions.
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Denver
Peabody
Bailey
Kansas
State of
Colorado
Topeka
Kan
James H. Peabody
Colo
Kaw River
Ow. J. Bailey
James Cowie
Denver Retail Grocers’ Association
Commencement Day at Boulder University of Colorado
Commencement day in Boulder with Rev. William O R yan as orator on The Love of Study. Degrees conferred include Master of Arts for Maud Elden and John Needles among others, with graduates listed for BA BS BSCE B S and professional degrees.
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Denver
University of Colorado
Boulder
William O’ryan
Baker
Maud Elden
Milton Lawrence Kephart
University of Iowa
John Walter Needles
Daniel Pomeroy
Vera Gilbert Dawson
Hilda Christina Kallgren
Sarah Isabella Kettle
Anna Blanche Matheson
Ada Morris
Hortense Roberts
Nettie Janette Schwer
Ruth Elsie Scott
Anna Edna Sickman
Marion Thorhipson Withrow
William Bell
Julia Bunyan
Eva Corley
Norma Luetta Garwood
Frank H. Kinsell
Lavina Alice Malloy
Addye
Gertrude McCall
Philip Henry Argall
Warren Floyd Bleecker
Neata Clark
William S. Cunningham
Ethel Jackson
William M. Parker
Lemuel Frederic Parton
Emma Frances Sperry
Edna Edmunds Voight
Robert John Wells
Judson Ray West
Miner Willard Buell
Jerome Henry Fertig
John Clair Fowler
Minnette Ethelma Frankeberger
John Franklin
William Earl Thompson
Benjamin Bassel
J. Garfield Buell
Frederic Wilson Clark
Frances Davy
Omar Elvin Garwood
Richard Henry Hanna
Jesse John Laton
Harry Tilden Painter
Ab Hugh Romans
Walter Coble Stickney
Frank Callender West
Topeka Flood Victims Rise to 71 Dead
Seven more flood victims were found yesterday in Topeka Kansas bringing the known dead to seventy one with thirty identified. Many are still missing and there is no immediate way to locate them as the Union Pacific depot serves as a makeshift morgue where bodies await identification.
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Louise Diviniero
New York
Italy
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Antarctic
London
Henry Somerset
World's Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Geneva
Switzerland
J. J. Hannigan
Missouri House of Delegates
Hannigan
Philippine Islands
Potter
Wisconsin Central Road
Topeka
Kan
Union Pacific
Evacuation of Manchuria Said to Progress
Russian embassy reports from St. Petersburg indicate Manchuria evacuation is advancing toward completion with final withdrawal planned for September under the Manchurian agreement.
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Washington
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Russia
Forest Fires Devastate Vermont Timberlands
Burlington reports thousands of acres of timber burned as 1000s of men battle fires across Vermont. Hardwick loses two homes while Worcester mountain blaze threatens Worcester and Elmore, burning about 1400 acres of heavy timber valued at fifty dollars per acre. Rain is awaited to check the spread.
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Burlington
Vermont
Hardwick
Worcester Mountain
Worcester
Elmore
Agricultural College Commencement at Fort Collins
The State Agricultural College held its twentieth annual commencement at the Presbyterian Church. Ex Governor Alva Adams delivered the address. President B O Aylesworth presented diplomas to a large list of graduates from Fort Collins and nearby towns including Denver Greeley Boulder Leadville and Laramie among others.
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Fort Collins
Colo
State Agricultural College
Presbyterian Church
Alva Adams
B. O. Aylesworth
Helen Berry
Frank N. Bills
Denver
Wardell Blydenburg
Saratoga
Wyoming
Donald L. Carver
Castle Rock
Albert R. Cliff
Stout
Colorado
Charles E. Davis
Westcliff
Susan F. Dotson
Ludlow
Marie Gill
Laramie
Dwight D. Gross
Greeley
Bernard H. Hensel
Grand Junction
Robert P. Jackson
William A. Lamb
Hillside
Fred N. Langridge
Boulder
John H. Lewis
Ray C. Murphy
Glenwood Springs
John A. Phillips
James D. Norvell
Joseph F. Reed
Fred Stearley
Laporte
Florence Tharp
Irwin W. Veazey
Julia Avere Crary
Morris E. Flineau
Noble D. Lane
Mary E. Metcalfe
Ada L. Showers
Harry C. Strong
Parker
Howard C. Stubbs
Denver Charter Delegates Vote Count Delayed
City and County Clerk Richele and two justices began the Denver charter convention delegate tally but injunctions from Judges Mullins and Palmer halted the canvass. Mullins barred the council from canvassing. Palmer ordered a stop to the count, delaying the official tally.
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Denver
Richele
Mullins
Palmer
Forest Fires Ravage Long Island Woods and Adirondacks
Large scale forest fires scorch several thousand acres on Long Island from Amityville to Brentwood and Eastport near Central Islip. Additional fires flare in the Adirondack mountains as authorities battle the blazes.
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New York
Long Island
Amityville
Eastport
Islip
Brentwood
Adirondack Mountains
Arequipa disaster nets seven survivors in gale
In Valparaiso seven teens were saved from the eighty aboard the American steamer Arequipa after she foundered in Tuesday's gale. Captain Todd his wife fifty crew and eleven passengers were drowned. In Washington treasury reports a crude photographic counterfeit of a $20 National State bank note.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Arequipa
Todd
Washington
Treasury Department
National State Bank of
Metropolis
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