Unprecedented Cuba Storm Wreaks Havoc on Havana
A cyclonic storm tore through Havana and Miser del Rio on Wednesday night, killing 20 Cubans and injuring many others. American forces at Camp Columbia faced tent losses but minimal damage. Havana’s University and harbor areas suffered significant destruction. Outside Havana, tobacco barns and banana crops were ruined, with Matanzas largely spared. The San express carried the first train back into the city as life resumed amid warnings and relief efforts.
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Mayvaos
Cuba
Havana
Miser del Rio
Camp Columbia
Harry Roadick
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Sioux City
Fred Sutcliffe
Fort Snelling
Havana City
University of Havana
Legation
Vedado
Sequisidor Street
Alquizar
Guira
Matanzas
Nunez
San Express
Sugar Trust Snap Threatens United States Taxpayers
The piece argues the sugar trust exploits tariffs to inflate prices, detailing how tariffs and discounts on refined sugar raise costs for Americans. It claims Cuban, Philippine, and Hawaiian sugar arrangements subsidize producers and urges reconsideration of annexation and tariff policy to protect consumers.
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Philippines
United States
Hawaii
Cuba
Porto Rico
Trust
Louisiana
The
United
Wandering Topics Span Nations and Notions
A collage of anecdotes and observations covers football risks in Trenton and Columbia University, travel by automobile in France, a railway engineer’s fate, an earthquake in San Francisco, enduring family homesteads, and medical wartime findings at Mukden. It notes Jesuit leadership, European marriage dowries, and cultural quirks from Japan to Germany as a dated miscellany.
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San Francisco
Widow of Confederate president buried in Richmond
The widow of Jefferson Davis was laid to rest in Richmond in a somber funeral. Dignitaries and family attended as mourners honored the life of the former first lady of the Confederacy.
Mrs Jefferson Davis Laid To Rest In Hollywood Cemetery
Mrs. Jefferson Davis widow of the Confederacy’s president was laid to rest at Hollywood Cemetery Richmond after a ceremony at St Pauls Episcopal Church. The funeral included Confederate Veterans honor guards, a parade led by Gen Stephen D Lee, and artillery salutes as the procession gathered crowds from Virginia and other Confederate states.
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Richmond
Southland
Jefferson Davis
Hollywood Cemetery
Mra Davis
Elba
J. Taylor Elllison
Davis
Mra
J. Addison Jusses
Jefferson Hayes Davis
Sien Hayes
Webb
New York
Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Robert W. Forsyth
J. Wiliam Jones
The
Confederate Veterans
James Power Smith
Stonewall Jackson
Calisch
Beth Ahaba Synagogue
Landon R. Mason
W. V. Tudor
N. A. Beagle
Seventieth Regiment of Virginia Volunteers
Petersburg
Richmond Light Infantry
Confederate Veterans and Sons of Veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy
Confederate Memorial Associations
Confederacy
Stephen D. Lee
Mississippi
Forsyth
Seagle
Against Contract Breakers in Cincinnati Baseball Pact
The National Baseball Commission decides not to publish the names of players who violate contracts with major league clubs in future reservation lists submitted to the commission. The ruling aims to curb breaches by exposing offending players to public notice within league procedures.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
Sultan Holds Private Audiences in Constantinople
In Constantinople the sultan, following the peramilk, granted private audiences to members of the diplomatic corps including the American ambassador John G. A. Selah man.
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Leishman
Constantinople
Turkey
John G. A. Selahman
Near Panic in Chicago Haymarket Theater Fire
Fire plugs failed to work satisfactorily as Haymarket Theater in Chicago neared destruction with the house full. A panic was averted with difficulty.
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Chicago
Haymarket
President's Son-in-Law Stump Opens Campaign in Findlay
The campaign for the Eighth congressional district opened in Findlay Ohio with a large crowd. Congressman Nicholas Longworth spoke on national issues and cheers greeted Mrs Longworth when she entered the theater.
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Findlay
Eighth Congressional District
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Ten Die in Birmingham Boarding House Fire
Ten men perished when a seething furnace roared through a Birmingham boarding house waking none and trapping occupants. The dead include W. N. Nichols and D. B. Neal among eight others. two believed fatally injured and one slightly hurt by a second story jump. Mrs. E. E. Mattley’s home at 1131 Third Avenue housed the victims. Firefighters could not reach the interior as flames surged from lower windows, making rescue impossible.
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Birmingham
Ala
E. E B. Mattley
Third Avenue
W. N. Nichols
D. B. Neal
W. B. Taylor
G. C. Preston
Edward Caldwell
E. B. Henshaw
Fire destroys Southern Pacific freight sheds and cars
Fire broke out in the Southern Pacific Co freight sheds on Berry street between Fifth and Sixth in San Francisco. Firemen saved surrounding property as four tracks of freight cars beside the sheds were consumed. Early loss estimates ranged around 200,000 dollars depending on whether cars were loaded and the goods stored in the sheds.
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San Francisco
Cal
Southern Pacific Co
Berry Street
Fifth
McClellan Bolts Hearst for Governor
New York Mayor McClellan issued a statement declaring he will not vote for Hearst in the upcoming gubernatorial election. He cited concerns over Hearst’s policies and leadership approach.
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New York
N. Y
McClellan
Hearst
New Brunswick Jurist Stevens Dies at Home
St Stephens aged four former judge Stevens a renowned jurist and orator in the province died at his home Born in Edinburgh Scotland.
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New Brunswick
St. Stephens
N. B
Stevens
Edinburgh
Scotland
Japan Budget Seen Rising By 100 Million Dollars
Tokyo based Daily Telegram correspondent reports that Japan's forthcoming budget is projected to top the current one by about 100 million dollars. The forecast underscores continued expansion of fiscal plans amid postwar reconstruction and economic stabilization efforts.
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Japan
London
The
Daily Telegram
Tokio
Senator J D Walker Falls to Death in Arkansas
In Fayetteville Arkansas ex United States senator and leading lawyer J D Walker aged 76 died after falling down a stairway to his office. He suffered a fractured skull and other injuries.
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Fayetteville, Ark
J. D. Walker
United States
Corn Famine Threat Threatens Jalisco Appeal For Wheat Import
Gov Abumada of Jalisco appeals to the Mexican government to remove duties on American corn imports to avert a corn famine in Jalisco and El Paso Texas.
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Jalisco
el Paso
Tex
Abumada
Mexico
Wealthy Paducah colonel drops dead in chair
Paducah Kentucky colonel Reuben Row land, a man of substantial wealth, aged T1 years, was found dead after collapsing from his chair. He had recently been in good health and reportedly held prominent status in the community.
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Paducah
Reuben Rowland
Hesters Cotton Statement Details U S Cotton Totals
In New Orleans Secretary Hester reports world cotton supply at 2 344 048 versus 2 146 190 the prior week An American total of 1 609 048 compared with 1 392 130 last week highlights weekly shifts in supply figures for commerce and policy discussions.
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Hester
New Orleans
First Football Game At Ripon College Event
Sir Thomas Upton witnessed a hastily arranged special football match at Ripon College between the college’s first and second teams. The event followed his expressed wish to see the American game.
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Sir Thomas Upton
Ripon College
Sir Thomas
Beveridge Speaks at Carnegie Hall on Discovery Day
Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana addressed the Knights of Columbus at Carnegie Hall in New York City during a celebration of Discovery Day.
Mother's Jewels Home Founder Dies in York Neb
Mrs Isabella Romlock founder of the Mother's Jewels Home at York Nebraska and leader in the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church died there on Sunday.
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Mother's Jewels Home
Lincoln, Neb
Isabella Romlock
Mothere Jewels
York
Neb
Woman's Home Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
New Mexico Quake Shocks Albuquerque Area
Slight earthquake tremors were felt across New Mexico in the last 24 hours. No damage or injuries have been reported, and no aftershocks are expected.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
N. M
Benster Cullom Reported Better in Springfield
Benster Cullom was reported to be improving in Springfield Michigan with no serious injuries anticipated. Local authorities stated the incident resulted in minimal damage and no further injuries are expected.
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Benster Cullom
Springfield
United States
Roosevelt Rough Riders Reunion Planned at Prescott
Roosevelt Rough Rider association president Hunter of Oklahoma City reports talks with the president about the next annual reunion to be held in Prescott, Arizona. A statue of Captain O Neil of Troop A may be unveiled there, with completion anticipated before the event. The president has joined past reunions and hopes to attend again next year.
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Prescott
Ariz
Washington
Charles ©. Hunter
Oklahoma City
Okla
Roosevelt Rough Rider Association
Capt. O'Neil
Troop A
The
Rough Riders
Pythian Sisterhood to Consolidate With Rathbone Sisters
In New Orleans the Pythian convention chose to unify the Pythian Sisterhood with the Rathbone Sisters, combining 7,000 and 125,000 members under a single name likely to be Pythian Sisterhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisterhood
New Orleans
Rathbone Sisters
Decrease in Gold and Silver Reserves in Paris
Paris reports a weekly drop in Bank of France holdings with gold down 3,855,000 francs and silver down 3,856,000 francs. This indicates a broad contraction in monetary metal assets during the past week.
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Paris
France
Bank of France
President Roosevelt Meets New Spanish American War Veterans Leader
Washington captain Hamilton ton Ward Jr the newly elected commander in chief visits President Roosevelt, accompanied by Judge Lewis the newly elected adjutant general of the organization.
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Washington
Hamilton Ton Ward, Jr
The
United Spanish- American War Veterans
Judge Lewis
Organization
Roosevelt
Condition of U S Treasury Balances in Washington DC
Available cash balances in United States Treasury totaled 222,222,282 dollars. Gold coin and bullion stood at 107,603,472 dollars. Gold certificates amounted to 638,451,280 dollars.
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U. S
Washington
D. C
United States
Japanese Children Education Cause International Tension
The Race issue in Frisco highlights warnings of international complications between the United States and Japan if Japanese children are barred from attending all public schools. Segregated schooling would confine them to oriental schools alongside Chinese Indians and others, provoking broad disputes.
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San Francisco
Cal
Conon Ageno
United States
Japan
Bullion Bank of Sugland Hikes London Weekly Increase
London reports Bullion Bank of Sugland raised £4y during the past week as markets noted a steady uptick in precious metals trading. Authorities did not release further details pending official figures.
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London
Eng
Telegraphic Briefs From National News Stream
Brief telegraph items report small errors in accounts, boardroom clashes, and regulatory actions. Notes include Harriman era disputes at Illinois Central, grain embargo viewpoints, earthquake impacts in Idaho Wyoming, a New York bishop’s daughter’s death, and wider financial and crime updates across the era.
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ER. H. Harriman
Stuyvesant
Illinois Central Directors
Eastern Trank Lines
Bankers’ Convention
St. Loula
Idlaho
Wyoming
Pythians
Boston
Aggie Meyers Case Before U S Supreme Court
Attorneys for Mrs. Aggie Meyers, under a Missouri death sentence, petitioned Justice Brewer of the U S Supreme Court for a writ of error after Missouri's high court denied a similar request to the federal Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aggie Meyers
Washington, D. C
Missouri
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Missouri
Federal Supreme Court
Death of New York pioneer known as Old Grizzly
Captain Lloyd Anson Ryder known in California as Old Grizzly, a 49er pioneer, died at the Brooklyn residence of his grand-niece Mrs. Thomas H. McClintock. He was 68 years old.
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New York
N. Y
Lloyd Anson Ryder
California
Thomas H. McClintock
Brooklyn
Three Killed In Collision Near White Fish Mont
Spokane passengers train No 4 eastbound and a Great Northern freight collided near White Fish Montana killing three people. The crash disrupted service as investigators traced the cause and identified the victims.
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Spokane, Wash
Great Northern
White Fish
Mont
Pythians Parade Draws Thousands to New Orleans
More than 9,000 uniformed Pythians paraded in military formation in honor of the biennial encampment in New Orleans. About 20,000 visitors arrived by train to witness the pageant.
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New Orleans
Great Demand for Railway Cars in New York NE
Railway equipment firms see strong orders as allroad companies press for new cars. Industry reports indicate brisk demand for stern designs and other specialty railcars to meet expanding traffic and maintenance needs.
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New York
NE. Y
Allroad
A Thistras
Rio Grande's Most Prosperous Year for D&RG Railway
The Denver and Rio Grande railway stockholders meeting in the city reelected the directors. The fiscal year ending June 26 marked the most prosperous period in the company's history.
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Rio Grande
Darer, Col
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Thie City
Ohio Standard Oil Case Trial Predicted by Attorneys
The Ohio Standard Oil case for conspiracy against jurors was confidently predicted last night by attorneys for both sides as the trial for the Sandard OF Co. of Ohio proceeded.
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Ohio
Fiediay, O
Sandard of§ Co
State Happenings in Missouri and Nearby States
State Happenings reports Gre shall Mo and Judge William B Fowler traveling to Washington to appeal a Missouri Supreme Court writ denial. Other items note a murder charge in Smithville, a father winning a servant wage case in Nevada, a new Nevada court house cornerstone slated for Oct 30, and Boonville replacing old City hotel with a modern house. Newspaper tone with brief items from multiple towns.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Charles B Moyer
W. D. Haywood
George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Canon County
Idaho
Steunenberg
Shall
William B Fowler
Mra. Aggie Myers
St. Louis
Washington
Supreme Court of the United
Supreme Court of Missouri
Supreme Court
Murderer in Jail at Carthage Missouri
In Jail at Carthage Missouri a young murderer of an entire family remains confined. If his violence continues he will likely be moved to the state asylum at Nevada as a safer placement.
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Carthage
Springfield
Hamilton
Nevada
Oil rate cut ordered by Missouri board on short haul
The Jefferson City Missouri state board of railroad commissioners orders a reduction of the oil rate by an average 61 percent on the distance tariff, effective November 1, as a carload of apples is handed out to the poor. A sermon in Cuba Missouri spurs Missouri minister Louis to distribute apples in St. Louis, with other local notices including governorship reprieves, election ticket costs, Ozark product exhibits, and a farming meeting in Bismarck.
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James Keeley
The
Chicago Tribune
Paul Stensland
J. D. Young
Houston
Am Kkineas Pacific Railroad
Mangum
Ark
Atlantic City
Hongkong
Victoria
B. C
Jodia Hamilton
Parsons
Licking
New York Central Railroad Co
Hinols Central
Chicago
Patrick Hart
St Louis
Muskoges
J. T
Arkansas
Texas
Paris
Jefferson City
Missouri State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Louie
Missouri
St. Louis
Cuba, Mo
Louis
Peruna Promoted For Catarrh Of The Stomach
A letter to the Peruna Medicine Co. from Wasl Lorton praises Peruna for stomach trouble and dyspepsia. The text argues catarrh of the stomach is the root cause and that only an internal remedy like Peruna can cure it, asserting internal catarrh must be addressed for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Butler
Was
Lorton
Peruna Medicine Co
Peruna
Woolen Industry and Fog Over Vesuvius Ash
The excerpt notes Monna Italy woolen production totals about 150000 daily units with 14 factories and 7000 workers. It mentions a home stiffening starch for garments and a Paris fog on April 11 suspected to stem from Vesuvius. A scientist tested dust on glycerin plates and found ash resembling 1882 Vesuvius eruption plus spherical oxidized globules.
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Monna
Italy
Vesuvius
Paris
Mount Vesuvius
Republican Corruption and Campaign Fund Demands
A Republican campaign fund collector plans to extract five percent of annual salaries from government clerks, arguing to fund campaigns as living costs rise. The piece accuses the Republican congressional committee of accepting varied sources including trusts and corporate contributions and warns Democrats to prosecute those involved without bias.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Republican Congressional Committee
Republican Politician Jim Sherman and Patronage Praise
The Utica Press lauds Jim Sherman as a skilled office broker in congress noting he distributed many posts through patronage. It credits his Washington experience and popularity with appointing powers though admits not all desired posts were filled. The piece suggests Republican voters should be satisfied amid major issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Sherman
Republican Congressional
Utica
N. Y
Congress
Washington
Trickery and Price Tone in a Bis Position Satire
The fragment suggests a satirical line about trickery and honesty, implying all things and people have a price. It hints at a character or speaker scoffing at common honesty and asserting that everyone can be bought, with garbled phrases indicating damaged OCR and Bis position context.
Terrible Scalp Humor and Cure by Cuticura Remedies
Ten year scalp condition caused itching crusts and hair loss behind the ears. Patient credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing a later October to November 1904 eruption and general relief after two months of treatment under a doctor’s care. H. M. F. Wells Rosemond Christian Co Illinois August 1906.
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H. M. FP. Wells, Rosemond, Christian Co
Judges, jurors clash over law versus facts in Massachusetts case
A western Massachusetts lawyer urged jurors to judge the law as well as the facts. The judge urged caution, but a verdict contrary to instructions was returned. The foreman, a farmer with a quip, challenged the judge’s stance and claimed they had considered the point.
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Massachusetts
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