Eel loses heat but Minor Heir wins Grand Circuit stake
At Detroit on July 28 the harness race draws 10,000 fans as Minor Heir edges The Eel in the Grand Circuit Chamber of Commerce stake. The Eel clocks 2:03 for the fastest heat, with Minor Heir breaking late for a dramatic series of four heats earning the record race victory. Geers wins 2:24 pace with Prince Arundele after Abelia opens heat.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Minor Heir
Chamber of Commerce
Twin G. Biz
Eel
Geers
Prince Arundele
Abelia
Taft Notified as Parade Follows Presidential Escort
Fred D. Grant Judge Taft and Gen H C Corbin join Mrs Taft for a parade reception at the Taft residence. Six hundred Civil War veterans escort the notification committee from the Linton hotel to the Taft home where Taft greets each veteran. Later Taft meets the Indiana Editorial Association during a city tour and countr y club visit.
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Fred D. Grant
Gen
H. C. Corbin
General Grant
Warner
Taft
Judge Taft
Linton
Indiana Editorial Association
Country Club
Taft outlines party unity for Indiana editors visit
Cincinnati July 28 Judge Taft spoke to Indiana Editors at his residence after the notification exercises. He praised Representative Watson as governor candidate and predicted Indiana electors and Watson's victory. He urged cohesiveness among Republicans to overcome dissensions and carry the party banner to victory.
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Cincinnati
Indiana
Taft
Representative Watson
Watson
Special Logan Company Meeting of U R K P Tonight
The Logan company Note 26 of the U R K of P invites all members to a special meeting this evening at 7 30 sharp. Members are requested to be present by order of Mary Fidler, captain.
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Logan Company
Fidler
LENTS THE CHOICE Independence party platform call for direct nominations
The document outlines the Independence party stance against machine politics and corruption. It champions direct nominations, initiative and referendum, the recall, and strict anti corruption laws while advocating honest, economical governance and preservation of liberty and equality before the law. It cites distrust of both major parties and a return to Jeffersonian principles.
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Independence Party
Lincoln
Wallington
Jefferson
United States
Independence J Party
Flooding Sets Off Ohio River Rise Disrupting Coal Shipments
Cloud bursts wash out county bridges and cause widespread damage in Gallipolis Ohio. A rise in the Ohio River allows a coal fleet of one million bushels to start today from Point Pleasant and the Kanawha River for Cincinnati and Louisville, the first shipments in months.
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Associated Press
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
Great Kanawha River
Cincinnati
Louisville
Understanding Majority and Plurality in Elections
Path finder explains that a plurality is the largest vote total among candidates but not necessarily a majority. It compares first and second place tallies, notes that a candidate can win with a plurality when the total votes exceed half is not reached, and defines majority as over half the votes.
Why Sailors Don’t Swim
A New Orleans Times-Democrat dialogue contrasts sailors who fear learning to swim with a druggist who argues sailors avoid swimming to spare prolonged agony. The tale notes shellbacks and the dangers of a wreck at sea, suggesting cultural pressures against swimming education.
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Foslerin
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Mars of Playing Cards in History
A London reviewer notes how playing cards carried moral and educational aims across centuries. In Italy eighteenth century decks bore Old Testament scenes, German packs carried fables, French cards taught geography and history, and Elizabethan England used cards as political pamphlets. The most valuable French packs depicted Genius Liberty and Equality replacing traditional monarchs.
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Blenheim Club
London
Alfred Whitman
Italy
Germany
Louis XIV
England
Elizabeth
The
France
London Saturday Review
Man With Two Signatures Fends Off Forger
A New York businessman explains two distinct signatures as protection against forgers. He notes a forged letter or hotel register would fail the thief since banks would not recognize the second signature, making two signatures a simple yet effective safeguard. The man suggests others adopt the same method after learning the technique.
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New York
New York Globe
Johnny's Merit Card Sparks Schoolyard Stunt
In a London schoolroom humor story, Johnny reveals he won a merit card for good behavior this week but Risked stealing it from Harry Jones. The mother expresses surprise as Johnny explains he threatened to punch Harry to obtain the card.
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Johnny
Harry Jones
Change at Castroville Ticket Diner Gossip
In Monterey gossip a scene shows Reddy requesting his change from a gold piece while awaiting a Del Monte train. The ticket clerk notes the change at Castroville, as the exchange unfolds with humor and local color.
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Reddy
del Monte
Castroville
Monterey
Little Friction Among Boys Recalled in Pulp Memoir.
Two boys quarrel in a parlor scene described as a bantam fight while a younger boy sobs and declares the others’ quarrels touch a friend. The exchange shows a small social clash among friends.
Stevenson Hosts Samoa Reception Doubt Over Mrs Stevenson Shoe
In Apia Samoa Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife confirm attendance at a reception for consul Heywood. A couriered note adds a light touch stating Mrs Stevenson must find her other shoe by the 23d to secure their presence.
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Samoa
Robert
Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Apia
Heywood
Robert Louis Stevenson
Ancient Fashion Jargon From 1787 Described as Absurd
A fashion journal excerpt depicts a German mile lady at the opera wearing terms like stifled sighs and sustained sentiments. The piece notes the terms conveyed meaning to contemporaries but now seem meaningless to modern readers.
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Gertain
First Hello Girl In The Garden of Eden Dismisses Telephone
A gag in a New York Globe piece has a lantern jawed member insisting telephone service dates back to the Garden of Eden. The line, delivered at a cafe, mocks modern invention by tracing it to a mythic origin, ending with the claim that the Garden’s call was 2 8 1 Apple.
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Garden of Eden
New York Globe
Weel they tied me to eat Brakeshaw on the farm
A Nova Scotia magistrate hears a young Scotch emigrant charged with deserting work. He defends simply that after the animals died of natural causes they were eaten, citing the old cow, gander, sow, and a final death of the old woman before he left.
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Nova Scotia
Bellman
Chocolate and rose scented sweets among Hindoo treats
The text describes Indian and Hindoo confections such as sada a sugar and milk candy flavored with rose, and Buddhika bal or hair of Buddha a popular vermicelli like sweet made from sugar and buffalo milk cream.
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Buddha
Dudley shares a mountaineer’s ungrammatical remark
The late Bishop T. A. Dudley of Kentucky recalled a mountaineer’s remark he deemed the most ungrammatical he ever heard. The sentence ran Them three Miss Blake are three of as pretty a gal as I ever see.
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T. A. Dudley
Kentucky
Miss Blake
Beau Brummel Reprimanded for Liberties at Tea
A hostess scolds Beau Brummel for taking liberties at tea after he quips he never takes anything but physic. The exchange highlights Brummel’s irreverent wit and the social rebuke he faced.
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Beau Brummel
Playful Otters Show Off Slippery Tricks
Otters display high energy antics as they rompt wrestle and tug with a stick, then slide down muddy slopes they create, showcasing their lively behavior and clever play patterns.
Why Indeed Why did Robert Lowe contend against natural advantage
Robert Lowe recalls a moment where a dear friend listened quietly through an ear trumpet as a question of natural advantage arose. The anecdote frames a puzzling voice against perceived limits and prompts reflection on hearing and judgment.
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Robert Lowe
Lowe
Silver valued less than gold in Horace’s verse
The line compares silver’s worth to gold and frames virtue as the true treasure. It reflects Roman poetic thought that wealth has rank but virtue remains supreme.
Jay Goulds Cousin Struggles With Starvation
Melvin A Gould seventy years old and a claimed second cousin of Jay Gould lies critically ill at the county hospital from severe malnutrition. He has lived in his cottage cared for by his former foster daughter who can no longer provide for him. A mortgage on the cottage exists and funds may not cover burial if he dies. He was once wealthy.
Large Portland Fire Destroys Blockwide Buildings
A major blaze in Portland Oregon engulfed the area bounded by Glisson Hoyt Fifth and Sixth streets. Flames crossed Glisson and spread to the Barry hotel with two block frontage and strong winds. Estimated damage stands at 250000 and fire crews report the blaze beyond control.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Glisson, Hoyt, Fifth
Sixth Streets
Glisson Street
Barry ‘Hotel
Sherman names McKinley successor as campaign chair
Utica July 28 James Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate announced he will be succeeded as chairman of the congressional campaign committee by Representative William B McKinley of Illinois who has previously served as treasurer The new treasurer will be Charles Dawes former controller of the currency Henry Casson sergeant at arms will become assistant secretary a new position Sherman will transfer duties to his successor.
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Associated Press
Utica
N. Y
James Sherman
Congressional Campaign Committee
Wm. B. McKinley
Illinois
Henry Casson
House of Representatives
Secre
Couple Dies Together in Fort Wayne Home
Emil Jacobs aged 68 and his wife aged 65 were found dead in their Fort Wayne residence by neighbors. The coroner reports heart failure as the cause for Mr. Jacobs and notes the wife likely died from the shock of her partner’s death.
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Associated Press
Fort Wayne
Ind
Emil Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacob
Chinese steamer Ying King sinks in typhoon near Canton
The local passenger steamer Ying King foundered during a typhoon off Canton. About three hundred Chinese are known to have drowned, with roughly a dozen aboard reported saved. The tragedy highlights the dangers of the regional water trade during severe storms.
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Associated Press
Canton
China
Ying King
Riot at strike disrupts Elgin Central Square scene
Riot erupts between strike breakers from the Elgin and Belvidere electric railway and a crowd of sympathizers in Central square Elgin Illinois. One man was fatally injured and several others were hurt. James Farley a leader of strike breakers was arrested along with two Chicago companions.
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Associated Presse
Elgin
Ill
Elgin and
Belvidere Electric Railway
Central Square
James Farley
Chicago
Minnesota Governor Johnson Spotted En Route to Elkhart
Associated Press report from Warsaw Indiana notes Governor Johnson of Minnesota passing through on his way to Elkhart where he is scheduled to speak. The article records his remarks about state actions and future plans, marking his 47th day in office and his condition as pretty well.
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Warsaw
Elkhart
Ind
Johnson
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Market Street
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Los Angeles
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Dan
M'Kinley
Ames Sherman
Treas
Urer
Charles Dawes
Tary
Mr. Sherman
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John
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