Panic at California Fruit Cannery Sparks San Francisco Stampede
A powder plant blast near Berkeley triggered a mass panic among 508 female workers at a Van Ness avenue cannery. Men and women surged toward exits. doors barred many, causing injuries though no deaths. Ambulances treated the hurt as Lt. Wright's squadron opened doors for escape.
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San Francisco
Due Pont
Fobranto
Berkeley
California Fruit Cannery Association
van Ness Avenue
Mee
Peene
Toam
Tmin
Weutenant Wright
Shrinkage in Values in London Market Totals Record Loss
Bankers' Magazine notes a dramatic fall in securities across grades with August totals showing $6800000 in representative stocks and a year-to-date decline of $6725000. American railroad shares lead the losses, while South African markets show about 25 percent declines.
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London
Bankers’ Magazine
grint @ telly
Nillione
Stock Exchange
Atna
Antien
Stofka
Tisue
Thunderstorms and Lightning Kill Hundreds Annually in U S
An average of 800 people die yearly in the United States from lightning, with about one in 100,000 of the population killed. The highest risk belt runs through Florida and parts of Georgia and Alabama, with about 45 thunderstorms annually. The next high area covers northern Georgia and Alabama with around 40 storms per year.
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Washington
United States
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Four men shot in attempted hold up at Hantley project
In Billings Montana four men slept in a box car near the Hantley government townsite project when an armed group demanded cash. The robbers opened fire wounding three Finns and one robber. The robber was captured while his companion escaped.
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Billings
Mont
Hantley
Hantley Project
Blix
South Dakota Blue Law Aims to Bar Public Flirting
The common council passed an ordinance banning male and female persons from loitering on church steps or near public buildings and store doorways to flirt or pass candy or peanuts. It prohibits loitering in alleys or vacant lots and makes it unlawful for guardians to allow minors under their charge to violate the rule.
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Common Council
Pearl Harbor Channel Aide Urged by Honolulu Businessmen
At a meeting called by Rear Admiral Very representatives of Honolulu business interests adopted resolutions urging the dredging and improvement of Pearl Harbor channel as an imperative commercial necessity for Mil wall and the United States. Contracts have been made in Baltimore for a cargo of coal to Honolulu for the navy. the amount 25,000 tons will be carried in foreign ports.
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Honolwin
Very
Pearl Harbor
Milwall
United States
Baltimore
Honolulu
Navy
Pottoma
President Small Optimistic on Telegraphers Strike
New York report says J Amnaill head of the Commercial Union of Telegraphers arrived from the West and reports about 9 percent of commercial telegraphers on strike nationwide. He notes thousands of one man offices closed and officials ready to take over lines. Funds are raised for striker relief and for government control propaganda. Arbitration is dismissed as unlikely on both coasts.
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New York
J. Amnaill
Wafil
Ely
Chicago
Comat
Ireland’s Opportunity Fetes Irish Brigade Memorial
A Dublin lord unveiled a monument to honor the Irish brigade’s bravery at Fontency in 1716 in a ceremony attended by 500 Irish veterans local authorities and clergy. The monument was presented to the Jews by Frank Sullivan of San Francisco amid wartime rhetoric about American and Japanese conflict and a call for Irishmen to avoid service in the British armed forces.
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Fontenty
Belghim
Lord Maye
Dublin
Fontency
Rwmous Soviction
Frank Sulliven
Bo Francisco
Trevand
America
Jey
Pacific
Cost of Natives in Philippines Troop Plan Reported
Washington inquiry at the war department cites a Japanese report that the Philippines troop increase would add thirteen native regiments. General Mills recommends expanding the scout force by artillery companies to cut costs, natives costing less than American soldiers.
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Washington
War Department
Japan
Philippines
General Mills
Department of Cisaran
Taft Addresses Oklahoma City Crowd On Constitution
Secretary Taft spoke to about 1 000 people Saturday night in convention hall urging Oklahoma and Indian Territory voters to reject the Guthin convention's constitution. He said a new ennobling act would pass in congress and stressed he spoke for himself not for President Roosevelt.
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Olahoma City
Taft
Ettgens
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Guthin
Congress
Roosevelt
Tangier Courier Confirms Sultans Proclaimed August 16
A Tangier dispatch cites reports that the sultan’s brother was proclaimed on August 16 after a four-gun salute signaling his claim. He forms a court and names Mohamme Kalif of Fez as next in line while planning to lead Meorlah forces besieging Casabionons.
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Tangier
Morocco
Auitan Y Fen South
Ianppesring
Mute Hafig
Mohamme Kalif
Fez
Meorlah
Casabionons
Nerves and Health Advice From a Murky Source
Incoherent text suggests guidance on nerves and health remedies, mentioning home care and diet. It references power, vitality, and a vague notion of a fatherly figure aiding children, but the passage lacks clear facts or actionable details.
Submarine Diver Tests Deep Water From Aberdeen Harbor
A diver descended twenty feet in Aberdeen to test a submarine electric light. He carried a newspaper and lowered the light toward the bottom as men listened via telephone in his helmet. The paper was held eighteen inches from the lamp.
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Aberdeen
Beviland
Tom Aiin
A Man's Career and the Call to Vocation
A man ought to inspect his career with pride and satisfaction yet many are not truly connected to their vocation and feel separated from it, a reflection on work and purpose from Success Magazine.
English colonisation idea from a British schoolboy essay
A British schoolboy essay fragment outlines a view of England's colonial efforts. It suggests missionaries are sent to locate lands like a meadow and call people to prayer, with the narrative voice implying the colonising process.
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England
The Craze for Wealth Message Reflected in Press Voice
The Chicago Record Herald argues against glorifying poverty as a path to happiness and dignity. It contends that true independence comes from modest competence rather than chasing wealth.
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Chicago Record Herald
How to Be Rich While Poor and Inheritance Satire
A humorous meditation contrasts sudden wealth with common poverty asking why every reader cannot share the sensation of inheriting a fortune by enjoying a pie rich with lobster paint before sleep. It playfully links wealth fantasies to everyday frugal meals.
Clerical Marriages Ruling in England Clarifies Civil Union Rules
The Bishop of London states the Church of England cannot officiate civil marriages. A clergyman may wed a divorced person when the previous marriage occurred in a registry office. Also noted is a New York representation issue in the U S House of Representatives.
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Wishop of
London
Church of England
Insurrection in San Luis prompts provisional governor change
An uprising in San Luis warns of a local revolution in the city with the police chief as leader. Government officials and provincial authorities were taken captive, a new governor Adaro installed, and reports say order is restored with no further disturbances expected.
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Buenos Ayres
San Luis
Adaro
Satfidis
Wnday
Vines Close Down Amid Machinists Strike Turmoil
The article notes Vines and several mines halting operations due to a machinists strike. Both unions and employers show no sign of easing tensions as fears grow that more properties may shut down as equipment becomes unusable.
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Stewart Mines
Dals Davis Croseeys
Congress Eyes Panama Canal Funding For 1909 Bill
Examination of estimates for continuing Panama Canal work, submitted by the secretary of war, to be reviewed by members of the western congress charged with drafting the sundry civil bill. The focus is on the proposed appropriation for the canal, amid ongoing construction and budget considerations.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Teft
West Congress
Anecdote of a Wet Year in Belfast Maine
A Belfast man recalls the fortieth anniversary of a “wet summer” when Belfast postponed part of the July Fourth celebration to August 7. Across Maine, rain disrupted demonstrations and some towns scheduled events in installments. The season flooded low lands, with bay grass cut and stacked on dry pines for removal after winter freeze.
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Belfast
Maine
Calp
Bolfpai
A Horrid Suspicion and a Secret in the Lane
In a shadowy lane a man named George confronts Maud about a whispered past and a possible affair with her valet. Maud denies any such liaison as the carriage reaches a secluded spot, leaving the implication unresolved.
Fashionable Beauty Secrets From Froener to Hollinter
A fragment notes stylish beauty tips with references to Froener and Hollinter, mentions a Rocky Mountain item and Tower Tab letting T. J. Wadeworth in a dated, fashion oriented context.
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Hollinter
T. J. Wadeworth
Goosip and Men Gossip Share The Stage
The snippet notes that men gossip as much as women, but unlike the women they avoid raising hands or calling out phrases like Land sakes. The tone hints at light social commentary on gendered behavior and shared gossip.
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Goosip
Holton Medical Discovery: A Misleading Patent Remedy
An excerpted advert depicts a dubious patent medicine touting strength, appetite, and nerve support with a list of Native American forest ingredients. It claims quick cures and features dubious testimonials and dramatic health promises, typical of early 20th century patent elixirs.
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Tiven
Ieee
Dermot
Aberee Pyr
Enudaeatear
Uae
Remarkable hive testimony at public house Heehive Inn
At Grantham England a remarkable scene unfolded outside the Heehive Inn as a crowd gathered to witness a public display connected to a hive on the door. In Bacland the City of a room Baturday Hed Wy spurred a noise and distress amid the crowd. Thousands of been lay about and a large crowd watched the Tendlord collect them. In another hive near the door Chewie off the footpath attracted attention.
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Grantham
England
Bacland
Giedles
Chewie
Navy Blue Foulard Frock Description
A description of a navy blue foulard frock featuring a long lace and net skirt, a detailed bodice with crepe lace and net, a short kinetic sleeve, and decorative buttons along the front. The text notes a trim of blue foul with fringe accents and a collar pad with side buttons.
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Bollieter
T. C Whikeworth
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