Massacre Rumors Rise Over Macedonian Violence
Sofia reports sensational dispatches alleging Albanians and Turkish forces slaughtered Bulgarians in Okrida and Lerens, with 6000 to 6900 victims. Fearful descriptions of marauding troops, calls for mobilization, and rumors of army decrees circulate as officials deny plans while troops near the frontier worryBulgarian deserters rise and civilians flee to Burgas and toward the frontier.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Okrida
Lerens
Autonomye
Yildiz
Adrianople
Philipopolis
Turkey
Suipindol
Burgas
Losengrad
Tekengen
War Office
Florida battered by strongest hurricane in state history
Jacksonville reports from Sept 13 describe a 24 hour hurricane sweeping east and west Florida. Miami saw 65 mph winds. East Coast railroad shed collapsed. boats sunk. two unidentified bodies washed ashore near Boynton. Tampa roofs blown, Ybor City cigar industry damaged. waves and downed wires halted transit. orange and grape fruit crops damaged. Madison wires down signaling mid state storm. No lives reported.
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Jacksonville
Florida
Miami
East Coast Railroad
Hobe's Sound
Standard Oil Company
Boynton
Stuart
Jupiter
Peninsula
Tampa
Almeria
Desoto
Ybor City
Hampton
Madison
Victor Union Hall Picketed During Miners Meet
Denver dispatch reports a Victor Republican contingent guarding union headquarters during a miners meeting seeking W B Easterly arrest. Shots fired at Camp Goldfield posts, one guard assaulted, Sherman Parker arrested for inflammatory language. 100 to 200 workers plan to return to work as mine owners screen new hires to sever ties with Western Federation of Miners.
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Denver
W. B. Easterly
Camp Goldfield
Sherman Parker
Western Federation of Miners
Smuggler Union Mill Closes Amid Telluride Strike
A Telluride special reports the Smuggler Union mill shut down with ore on hand, leaving about 1,000 miners having left town since the strike began. The Western Federation president C H Moyer addressed the miners in a secret session as dead work continues. In Marseilles plague confirmed, Italy enforces Venice convention sanitary measures.
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Denver
Telluride
C. H. Moyer
Western Federation
Navy declares Star Spangled Banner national anthem
The Navy Department orders that The Star Spangled Banner be observed as the national anthem with officers and men standing at attention whenever played, except when duty prevents. The same respect applies to the national air of any other country when played before official representatives.
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Washington
Navy Department
Mining Congress session closes with re elected officials
The American Mining Congress re elected J H Richards of Boise Idaho as president for 1904 and Irwin Mahon as secretary. Portland Oregon chosen as the 1904 session site. Col E F Browne of Aspen Colorado is named director. Black Hills Mining Association presents Richards with a gold badge. The sixth annual session closes with 548 delegates and 241 permanent members, total 789 entitled to participate.
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Deadwood
S. C
American Mining Congress
J. H. Richards
Boise
Idaho
Irwin Mahon
Portland
Oregon
United States
Col
E. Fe Browne
Aspen
Colorado
E. W. Martin
Black Hills Mining Association
Richards
Black Hills Gold
Portland President Assaulted in Colorado City Fight
Ralph J. Findley former superintendent of the Portland Gold Mining Company mines in Cripple Creek and Colorado City fought James F. Burns, president of the same company, after Burns called Findley a liar. Findley kicked Burns several times. Burns offered weak resistance. Both men returned home after the street quarrel.
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Colorado Springs
Ralph J. Findley
Portland Gold Mining Company
Cripple Creek
Colorado City
James F. Burns
Findley
Burns
Panama Editor Prosecution Seeks Seccession Supporter
Panama reports Rodolfo Aguil lera the first editor to publish articles favoring Panama’s secession faces prosecution. It is also reported that 2,000 federal troops are en route to the isthmus.
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Panama
Rodolfo Aguillera
Coinage of Cents Suspended at Philadelphia Mint
Philadelphia reports a one year halt on cent production at the U S Mint unless treasury orders countermand the move. The action follows a surge in output over the past five years totaling 3,000,000,393 pennies shipped nationwide. Between July 1, 1902 and June 1, 1902 about 89,600,000 cents were coined.
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Philadelphia
United States Mint
Treasury
Washington
Philadelphia Mint
Old Farmer Draws Watermelon And Potatoes In Book
A humorous tale from the Experience Meeting features an illiterate farmer who draws pictures of produce with quantities to take orders. A misread watermelon leads to laughter when a bride orders a peck of potatoes, revealing the comic gap between drawings and actual items. The piece blends humor with then contemporary social scenes and poems.
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John
A Train of Scenes From Ordinary Life and Loves
The piece strings a string of vignettes: a repentant drinker vows reform after a doctor’s warning, a bowling night prank with cigars backfires on the giver, a thwarted romance over laundry delays, a hasty trolley car interruption with a bouquet mix up, and a dramatic hat bouquet mishap. Each scene offers comic or poignant insight into small moments of aspiration and embarrassment.
Balloon rules in Vienna require wife and children consent
Report notes a Viennese custom limiting balloon ascent to married men only with formal approval from their wives and children, reflecting strict domestic oversight in public adventures. The claim underscores social norms shaping risk taking in the era.
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Vienna
Giants Institute Fund Diverted To Propagate Race
An old aristocrat's $2 million bequest to Rouen was settled after legal battles. Rouen will spend $160,000 to create a giants institute, keep $600,000 in reserve, and distribute the rest to rightful heirs. The institute would house many giant couples for workshops and scientific observation of offspring.
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Alfred St. Quen de Pierrecourt
Rouen
Institute For
Giants
Crossroads
Tenn
Orbra Young
Lester Young
Orbra
Dodd
Mercury Free Catarrh Cure Ad From Toledo Company
An old medical ad warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by J Cheney Co Toledo claiming no mercury and direct action on mucous surfaces. It urges purchasers to verify genuine internal use and Toledo origin. The page also includes light humor exchanges and a Defiance Cold Water Starch endorsement.
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Sears, Borsock & Co
Chicago
J Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. Y & Mentals
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Martine Oller
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