Franchises Clash Over Cleveland Street Railway Rights
Ohio city battles over a proposed 3 cent fare line as Cleveland Electric Railway seeks an injunction against Municipal Traction to block tracks on free territory. Old Junction theory attacks the new franchise while cases proceed in common pleas court before Judge Keeler.
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Whitecap notices spark city scare at Lima shops
Whitecappers placarded homes of businessmen with threats. W B Shumaker reports three mornings of door warnings to leave drink or leave town and treat wife right or suffer consequences. Other Ohio items include a kettle scalding death in Jamestown and a body found in Johnson's Island bay.
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New Peak Named Perry Peak on Fire Island
Treasury reports officers of the revenue cutter Perry visited a new volcanic peak on Fire Island in the Aleutians, naming it Perry Peak for the first visitors. The beehive shaped summit rises about 700 feet with steam vents and a 30 mile visible cloud. Nebraskans depart for New York to meet Bryan, while Republican fund-raising reports show steady, though shy of hoped for, receipts.
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Insurgent Forces Grow in Pinar Del Rio Region
Unofficial reports from western Pinar Del Rio indicate insurgents west of San Juan de Martinez are stronger than expected, with 1500 to 2000 men, well supplied. American tobacco properties fly the U S flag and are not molested amid fear of long conflict. Palma’s government offers recruits but faces tepid response as Liberal sympathies rise.
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Transfer of Troops Delayed for Investigation in Brownsville
Brownsville Texas August 25 after preparations to move negro troops to Fort Reno Oklahoma a cipher order held the three companies pending General Bell arrival for a full inquiry. Rangers arrested five men from Company Twenty fifth US colored infantry for alleged roles in a raid that killed a citizen and wounded the police chief. Professor Frye formerly Chicago normal school head jailed on bigamy charge after returning home from a 31 year unexplained absence.
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London Critic Attacks President Over Carnegie Spelling
London papers react to President Roosevelts move to reform spelling in official messages. The Standard says he overrates his powers and fears scholars will abandon language history for Carnegie jargon. Other papers treat it humorously. Also reports relief measures in Chile after earthquake and a massive New York fire damage news with farm and commodity prices across major markets.
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Freight rate indictments hit New York Central and Standard Oil
Jamestown N Y Aug 25 The federal grand jury for the western district of New York returned indictments against Standard Oil and New York Central charging illegal discriminatory oil freight rates. The Central is accused of a 9 cent rate from Rochester to Norwood not offered to others and no filing with the ICC. Standard Oil faces 123 counts alleging unlawful rates of about 15 cents per 100 over routes including Pennsylvania New York Central and Vermont Central, contrasted with 33 cents from Bradford Waren City and Titusville to Vermont.
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Boy Decoyed Across Border Leads to Officer Arrest
San Diego August 25 A policeman George Couts was arrested by a deputy U S marshal on a report of aiding a Mexican kidnapping. He allegedly enticed 16 year old Frank Hurns to cross the line for punishment in a Mexican reform school. He will be held for federal court in Los Angeles. Lead packages vanish in transit at St Petersburg. Heavy sums believed stolen from the Imperial bank as lead filled parcels replace cash during transit. The substitution may have occurred before leaving Erivan. Four women lose wages at Zion City lace factory for praying during work hours. Prayer time deducted from pay. Cherokee full-bloods at Tahlequah decide to avoid white man politics. About 3000 Indians attended. 1000 pledged not to vote.
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Trade Review highlights and major market moves this week
R G Dun & Company notes stock prices rose to near January highs while money rates hit legal maximum. Trade activity remains wholesome with no visible reaction. August railway earnings up 12.16 percent. US port imports and exports higher than 1905. Insurance bill would tighten surplus oversight. Gans Nelson fight tickets brisk with large anticipated attendance. Mexico imprisons officials over a condolence message deemed seditious.
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Baseball totals and standings from Boston slate
Baseball notes from Boston and St Louis show scores, batteries, and team records across American and National Leagues. The report includes results from St Louis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati and other venues, with standings and a brief obituary note on Marion Terry, widow of Rear Admiral Terry, and a short boxing item in Leavenworth.
Dated Deaths and Scandals Crown Early City News
Alfred Stevens a 78 year old Belk Gian painter dies in Paris. Paul Vetter 14 drowns in Lake Michigan near Michiset City Indiana. Michael McNamara a St Louis policeman shoots his wife and James Srophy after finding them in an affair. Walter 9 dies from cocaine effects during dental work in Shreve, Ohio. George Mail 25 shoots rival Fred Geyer in Cincinnati. Mail surrenders. Frank Hipple 67 president of Real Estate Trust dies in Philadelphia. Oldest medical prescription from 4000 B.C. found in Egyptian tomb described for baldness with donkey hoofs and dog paw mixed. unclear if hair regrew.
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General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
How to Make a Hotbed with Fresh Manure Heat
Eben E. Rexford explains how to locate and prepare a hotbed using fresh horse manure and litter. Build a layered, packed heap on well drained sunlit ground near the house, cover with a frame and sash, and heap soil on top when the heat recedes to 85 to 90 degrees, yielding a ready hotbed.
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Potatoes used for cleaning delicate fabrics and paintings
The Boston Herald cites potato cleaning tricks for wool ribbons and silks. Grate potatoes, steep in lukewarm water, wash as with soap, and rinse thoroughly to avoid color loss. Also suggests raw potatoes to clean dull art paintings by rubbing with a flattened slice, then wiping clean.
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