Bank Collapse Shocks City as Depositors Die in Alarm
Panic surrounds the Milwaukee bank that held more than 4 million dollars in deposits. State officials report alleged looting since 1901 and potential malfeasance by two officers. One depositor died of shock, another killed himself after learning of the failure. The bank closed amid rumors of missing funds estimated at 700 thousand to 1 million dollars.
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Milwaukee Iste Bank
Baok
Stensland
W. H. Herring
Itiea
North Carolina
Hering
Milwaukee Avenue Bank
Chicago
Fifteen Months in Jail for Nickell Fraud Conspiracy
Charles Nickell publisher of a tri weekly law news paper and former United States attorney was sentenced to fifteen months in jail by Judge Hoot O Day after a July 7 jury verdict finding him and co defendants Henry W. Miller Frank E Martin G Hoge among others conspired to defraud by improperly taking portions of lands. Nickell plans to appeal as counsel prepared a bill of exceptions and a writ of error. Hendricks who faced related charges was to appeal and appear in court Saturday.
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Charles Nickell
the Law
United States
United District Court
Henry W. Miller
Frank E
Martin G. Hoge
McNeill
Hoot
O'Day
Nickell
Coast Steamer Siri Disaster With Large Losses
Reports from Spain dated August 7 detail the steamship Siri wreck off Hermire with many dead and missing. Survivors reached shore as authorities begin to identify victims and investigate the voyage.
Irrigation Congress to Convene at Boise With Big Delegation
North Yakima Washington August 7 delegates from Washington state expect a large showing at the National Irrigation congress in Boise during the fret week of September. Governors may appoint 26 delegates and county boards five each. Beekeepers and fruitgrowers plan exhibits and premiums, with a push for federal reclamation funding and a major warehouse expansion in Yakima County supporting arid land development.
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North Yakima
Wash
National Irrigation Congress
Boise Tolabo
Washington
Itia
Iroltgrowere' Associationg
Eepers’ Association
Yakima County Horticultural Union
Congress
State Beekeepers’ Association
Agricultural College
Pullman
Observatory
Idaho Agricultural College
Pollman
Yakima
Northern Pacific Railroad
North Coast Road
Brown
Yakima County
Calls for Texas Rangers After Texas Election Tragedy
Cold Springs Texas August 7 in the wake of yesterday's election tragedy E B Adams a candidate for tax assessor and his brother Sam Adams were killed and several others wounded. The sheriff asked Rangers be sent to prevent further bloodshed. C L Williamson a participant heard Robinsons brother is seeking him. Ail Carnes entered a saloon where Williamson stood and was shot and seriously wounded by mistake for Robinson.
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Texas Rangers
Cold Springs
Tex
E. B. Adams
Tax Aspessor
Sam Adams
C. L. Williamson
Robinson
Ail Carnes
Williamson
China to cut opium imports to end trade in ten years
A Pekin dispatch quoted by the Times expects China to ask India to consent to an annual import cut that would extinguish the opium trade in a decade. As proof of good faith China would issue an imperial edict condemning opium use and banning opium eaters from government service.
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London
Pekin
The
Times
China
India
Americans Accused of Circulating Provocative Handbills
The Imparcial alleges an unknown American distributed handbills urging foreigners to leave Mexico by September 16. It also says railway camps in Texas and California participated in promoting fake sensational reports.
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Mexico
Imparcial
Texas
California
Bakers Increase Bread Price After Wage Rise
San Francisco reports a wage rise for union bakers of 34 dollars weekly triggering a bread price hike. Masters plan a loaf slightly larger than half the current size with most bakers favoring the change.
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San Francisco
Foreign commerce outpaces U.S. population growth
Washington reports that the United States foreign commerce expanded faster than population in the past decade. Complete figures for the fiscal year 1906 show population growth of about twenty percent while foreign trade rose more rapidly, highlighting a widening economic gap between trade activity and populace.
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Washington
United States
Ihs
Global sparks in a week of upheaval and strategy
A wide array of world events unfolds across continents. The sultan of Turkey and the shah of Persia stir reform, while Venezuela teeters toward a Castro-led rise. Indictments target railroads in New York and a Milwaukee bank scandal deepens.
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Turkey
Persia
Wealth From Waste and the Value of By Products
Helence describes turning waste into wealth through glycerine recovery from old candles and by products from sawdust and wool. Glycerine profits exceed soap, crude glycerine supplies dynamite makers, tin clippings become windows, sawdust yields acetic acid naphtha tar and sugar, wool fibers are recycled into durable fabrics, and waste wool returns as safer new cloth through reprocessing.
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Helence
Massachusetts
Tropica
Semi-Tropics
Venice Sightseeing Remains A Fair Crown Of The Adriatic
A travelogue celebrates Venice as a fairy land after crossing the Grand Canal bridge. It highlights gondolas, grand palaces, markets, and landmarks from Vendramin Calergi to St Mark's, describing the city’s romance, history, and maritime power through vivid, period tone.
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The
Adriatic
Grand Canal
Vendramin Calerg
Richard Wagner
Palazzo Pesaro
Ion
Robert Browning
Desdemona
Othello
St. Mark
Bridge of Sighs
St. Mark's
Europe
He Has Lost the Count of His Baskets Origin Story
A Toronto Star feature recounts how a French cure miscounted baskets while cheese drying, leading to the saying Il a perdu le compte de ses paniers. His housekeeper notes Sunday, he corrects himself, and ring the bell for mass, giving rise to the expression used in miscalculations and mix ups.
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France
Monsieur
Marguerite
Geurtant
Hla
Toronto Star
The Beginning on City Streets and Beautification
A brief quotation reflects on urban upkeep and street appearance as foundational to beautifying a municipality. The remark emphasizes attention to roadways as paving the way for broader civic improvement.
Breakfast Dialogue Reveals Sleep Talk by Mrs Talkworda Henry
In a witty exchange from the Smart Set humor column, Mrs Talkworda Henry is teased for talking in her sleep last night as Henry apologizes for interrupting. The lighthearted dialogue centers on domestic chatter and playful banter.
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Henry
World offers broad welcome while luckless man seeks sympathy
A concise observer notes that society extends warmth to the fortunate yet shows only limited concern for those struck by misfortune, implying a gap between public generosity and personal pity.
Famous Scientist Ward Struck Down in Buffalo Tragedy
Prof Henry A Ward of Rochester noted meteorite expert and globe trotter died when struck by an automobile in Buffalo. At 70 plus, he had journeyed from Colombia to the Andes and Europe, spoke many languages, and influenced the University of Rochester faculty. He leaves a wife and two sons.
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Henry A. Ward
Buffalo
Rochester
Kile
Harvard
University of Rochester
United States
Magdalen River
Colombia
Santa Rosa
Bogota
Europe
Seven Seas
Ward
New Ideas for Artists from Ancient Peruvian Textile Surfaces
New York art students find fresh inspiration in ancient Peruvian textile fragments on display in the Museum of Natural History's Peruvian Hall. The exhibit draws interest from brush and pencil enthusiasts eager for somber, antiquated patterns and motifs as reported by the New York Tribune.
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Peru
Bovila
Bandelier
Rafaelie Sorgnac
Sorbonne
Paris
New York
New York City
New York Tribune
Museum of Natural History
Brush
Pene Puplie
Provident Wife Keeps Hope Alive Amid Funeral Preparations
A London Chronicla tale recounts a wife who, facing her husband’s supposed fortnight to live, endures grim irony as the doctor promises a cure and she admits selling his clothes for his funeral. The scene probes virtue and practicality in hardship.
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London Chronicla
Pleasant detail in reminiscences of an old couple
The reminiscences note a charming facet of their life as an old couple by-record: they were not married under a canopy, yet their bond endured. This single, quiet observation stands out amid memories of years together.
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