Record Wheat Harvest Drives US Output to 725 Million Bushels
Washington July 30 reports say a severe drouth hurt corn but sparked a historic winter wheat crop in the United States. Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Nebraska Iowa Nebraska North Dakota Minnesota lead a total winter and spring wheat yield projected at 725,000,000 bushels, surpassing all prior records and promising strong cash values despite corn losses.
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Skirmish Near Durban Ends With Gun Loss and Casualties
British column clashes with Boer command near Nauta on July 28, a fierce all day fight that ends with a gun captured under heavy fire. Four hundred Boers attack the British position, Major Edwards and Gunner Carpenter killed, five British soldiers dead. Gun limbered and driven off three miles under fire. London reports Gen. Kitchener pursued Don Weljen's command, capturing a pom pom and twenty two wagons, taking 32 prisoners, with five British wounded.
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Senator Knudson Married in Manitowoc Society Wedding
Senator A Norman Knudson wed Mire Marie Jozephine Bleser at St Boniface parsonage with W J Poil officiating. Bride wore white silk crepe with lace and carried American beauties. Milas Harriet Bleser acted as maid of honor. Best man was L Edward Roudson. A wedding feast followed at the bride’s home. Knudson, longtime state senator from the 15th district, is noted for military service and National Guard roles. The couple departed for a southern wedding trip.
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Payne to Sail for Home From Cherbourg
Friends of Henry C. Payne national Republican committeeman for Wisconsin received cable advices that Payne was in Nuremburg, not Berlin, and would sail for home August 2 from Cherbourg.
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Hobson Urges Mighty Navy in Monroe Doctrine Battle
Madison reports Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson delivers a rallying speech urging a large U S navy to defend the Monroe Doctrine and project power to the Far East and South America. He argues for annual appropriations of 25 million dollars and cites Manila Bay and Santiago as proven U S victories.
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Fire in Hammond destroys three plants in Ind
Chicago Aug 3 Hammond Ind was threatened with destruction yesterday by a fire that consumed three large manufacturing plants and caused over 100000 dollars loss before it was under control. The plants destroyed were the Simplex Railway Appliance company Western Rawhide Tanning company and Hammond Buggy company. A broken oil pipe in a furnace for the Simplex factory started the blaze. Over 590 workingmen will be thrown out of employment.
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Trolley Car Tragedy in Springfield Area
Springfield Ohio August 3 A trolley car collided with a coal car on an open switch near Donnellsville last evening. Fourteen people were hospitalized at Mitchell Thomas hospital with serious injuries and four believed to be dying.
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Castro Faces Grave Crisis in Venezuela Cabinet Split
Port of Spain Trinidad August 3 Venezuelan President Castro confronts armed rebellion and a cabinet defection over his support for rebels in Colombia. War minister Pulido resigns after clashes over recognizing Colombian insurgents. Castro may seek war against Colombia while tightening censorship and postal control amid uprisings and turmoil.
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Cadillac Winner Defends Canade Cup Against Invader
The Cadillac of Detroit won decisively over Milwaukee by eleven minutes in a 21 mile triangular course with NE winds. Milwaukee led early, Cadillac passed at the second buoy and pulled away to win in 2:54:55 to 3:06:08. The Invaders and CadMac will race again on August 40 if weather permits.
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Revision of Tariff Sparks Republican Call for Reform Action
Des Moines Iowa Aug 4 as the time nears for the republican state convention a strong move rises for the party to adopt a tariff reform stance. Influential Iowa papers join in urging the convention to express itself on tariff changes and related economic policy.
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Phone in His Hat: Avenge by Silent Phone Trap
A Washington report details how a betrayed husband used a miniature telephone hidden in a silk hat to trap a young attorney who had written an improper letter to a married woman. With a transmitter in the hat and a receiver with the postal inspector, the husband forced the confession after a private confrontation.
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Crescens Sets New Trotter Record At Columbus Meet
Crescens, famed trotter trained by Ketchum, ran a mile in 2.02½ at Columbus driving park, shaving a half second from the previous Cleveland mark amid a 12,000 strong crowd. Wind and rain affected conditions but the horse delivered a thrilling performance with the crowd applauding the record pace and floral wreath awarded to the horse.
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Fire hits Grand Trunk grain elevators in Chicago
A late night blaze at the Grand Trunk railway grain elevators on Fifty-Fourth Street and Central Park Avenue caused an estimated damage of 20090 dollars.
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Hetty Green Uses Pet Name on Door to Ward Off Calls
Mrs Hetty Green has substituted the name of her pet dot on her doorway. She explains the name is a good one and uses it to escape calls from thousands of people who want mosey.
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