Court Has No Jurisdiction In High Profile Grand Jury
Cleveland reports say a federal grand jury adjourned without indictments after finding the court lacked jurisdiction over alleged interstate commerce and antirailroad rebate offenses linked to Standard Oil and Lake Shore. Cases will move to Chicago officials for action.
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Cleveland, O
Federal Grand Jury
Standard Oil Company
Lake Shore Railroad Company
Inter State Commerce Commission
Chicago
Cincinnati
Joseph Moran
Moran
Aberdeen
Ohio
Maysville
Thomas
Scope Extended Agricultural Reports WIM Embrace
Washington July 18 The bureau of statistics of the department of agriculture extends its reports to cover many more products including alfalfa hemp broomcorn kafr corn sorg hum blue grass millet sugar beets Canadian peas cow peas beans cabbages onions tomatoes apples lemons blackberries raspberries strawberries cantaloupes watermelons and peanuts Montana leads in alfalfa Minnesota in hemp California highest sugar beet yield 98 percent apples and peaches show declines Youngest Civil War Soldier Found Officials identify Lysten D Howe of Streator Illinois as the youngest volunteer enlisting in 1861 at age 10 years 9 months serving four months then reenlisting in 1862 at 11 years 5 months and serving to war end Pension increase granted.
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WIM
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Minnesota
California
Pension Office
Lysten D. Howe
Streator
Col Bryan Entertained by Chicago Democratic Clubs
Chicago July 18 arrangements by Iroquois and Jefferson Democratic clubs to entertain William Jennings Bryan on his return from Europe. Iroquois will host luncheon and afternoon reception while Jefferson plans a large banquet at the Auditorium hotel inviting club members and regional Democrats.
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Chicago
Wm. J. Bryan
Europe
Bryan
Jefferson Club
Auditorium Hotel
Fatal Park hotel fire in Pittsburg claims two lives
July 18 reports two men dead and three injured after a blaze at the Park hotel run by Daniel Brady. Dead include James Conway of the city board of health and Neal Connors hotel manager, who died after falling from a life net. Injured: Sergeant Adolph Metz, Policeman James Laller, Fireman William Dalzell. Fire traced to a gas jet in a rear hallway.
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Pittsburg
Park Hotel
Daniel Brady
James Conway
City Board of Health
Neal Connors
Adolph Metz
James Lawler
William Dalzell
Lively Debate in Parliament Over Agrarian Report
In St. Petersburg on July 18 the parliament narrowly backed continuing debate on the Agrarian report with five minute speeches. Deputy Lednitsky's fiery manifesto proposal drew enthusiastic cheers from center and right as others argued against it, saying such a step would trump official policy. The house then moved to interpellations.
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St. Petersburg
Lednitsky
M. Lerinitsky
Constitutional Democratic
Obinsky
Police strike fears flare near St Petersburg in July
Threats of a police strike over pay spark panic in St Petersburg as gendarmes demand back pay and interest on savings funds. Cossacks brought in, assurances given, but fear persists of unrest amid wider peasant violence across Voronezh province with many estates burned and landowners killed. A police chief wounded by a bomb in Tiflis adds to volatile climate. Wisconsin previews a new capitol building shaped by St Andrews crews.
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St. Petersburg
First District
Bobruisk
Voronezh
Tiflis
Martinof
Gergian Nobles School
Martinoff
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Plans For New York Building Costing Five Million
Committee selects plans by George B Post and Sons of New York for a building project with an anticipated total cost near five million dollars though the legislature has allocated only fifty thousand dollars to date.
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Mittee
George B. Post and Sons of
New York
Beit's Fortune Estimation and Notable Events
Friends of Alfred Beit, the South African financier who died July 16, estimate his fortune at 125 to 150 million dollars and anticipate legacies to public benevolence. Also reports ovation for Brazilian ambassador Joao Nabuco in Rio, Interlake yacht races results, a fatal tip incident in Elkart, two interracial hangings in Natchez, heavy rains causing damage in western Pennsylvania, and a major fire destroying Wentzville's business district.
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London
Alfred Beit
England
South Africa
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Joaquim Nabuco
Washington
United States
Lloyd C. Griscom
Sherrard elected supreme ranger of United Foresters
R C Sherrard of Chicago was elected supreme ranger of the United Foresters. In Lieblin Russian Poland revolutionists executed a workman thought to be a spy. The Socialist Interparliamentary committees held their general congress in London with James Kernardie presiding. A Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe oil train collision near Plantersville Texas left two dead and three injured.
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R. C. Sherrard
Chicago
United Foresters
Lieblin
Russian Poland
London
James Klernardie
Plantersville
Tex
Baseball Scores and Standings From A L and N L Games
Baseball results from Boston New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh and St Louis show wins losses and batting details plus standings in the American and National Leagues. Notable games include Detroit Boston New York Cleveland and St Louis with rain postponements and several doubleheader style lines.
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Boston
Thaw Case and Central American Tensions Reported
In New York, lawyers debate Harry Thaw's insanity defense as a commission may be appointed. District Attorney Jerome faces potential opposition. Separately, Central American instability looms with Guatemala’s Cabrera and insurrectionists shaping possible shifts in leadership amid US and Mexican influence.
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Hotel
Lorraine
William Thaw
Scott
Olcott
Harry Thaw
Cleatt
Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
John Gleason
Revolutionists Pause as Guatemala Salvador Peace Talks Loom
In Mexico City on July 18 movements of Guatemalan revolutionists halt temporarily while negotiations for peace between Salvador and Guatemala are awaited, signaling a tentative pause amid ongoing upheaval and diplomacy.
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Marblehead
Salvador
Guatemala
Central America
Cabrera
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Insurance Agents Probe Fire Cause in San Francisco
British agents arrived to assess whether the quake clause governs losses from the San Francisco fire. They consider the possibility earthquakes caused the fires and may dictate liability. The potential payout ranges from eight to nine million dollars based on findings.
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San Francisco
Roger Owen
Commercial Union Insurance Company of London
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Markets
The report lists grain and livestock quotes from major U.S. markets including Chicago East Buffalo Pittsburg Cleveland Cincinnati Boston New York and Toledo. Prices cover cattle sheep lambs calves hogs and various grain grades with bid ranges and specific item labels. Notable entries include Chicago cattle grades cows and steers, East Buffalo shipping cattle and yearlings, Pittsburg prime cattle and hogs, and New York dairy and beef figures.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
New York
Toledo
Living on an Acre How It Would Help the Man of Fame ily and Little Money
Maxwell's Talisman argues suburban acre plots aid city workers with modest houses to self supply food and reduce costs. An acre cultivated with a small chicken yard enables families to cut rent and provide eggs and vegetables, improving finances, citizenship, health, and education opportunities amid busy work lives.
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Maxwell
Growth of Trout Defies Size Expectations Across Waters
The Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis once viewed as small proves capable of eleven or twelve pounds. Factors like age, food, and temperature show no clear hearing on size. In northeastern Canada large streams host bigger fish while fingerlings stay small. crustacean abundance and temperature do not fully explain growth differences. The mystery captivates anglers and underscores the unpredictability of fishing.
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Agassiz
Canada
St. Paul Disputch
Which Word Wins in Speech and Writing Short Strong Terms
The Manchester Union argues short words carry muscle and liveliness, aiding quick, clear idea transfer. In urging decisive choice for public discourse, it cautions against melodrama like shouting conflagration during a fire. Short words win in quick, forceful communication.
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Manchester Union
Ambition and public notices mix in scattered quotes
A jumble of quotes and brief items includes a Detroit Free Press line about a woman and a husband’s drinking, Secretary Root’s arrival in Para Brazil aboard the Charleston, and Australia’s anti trust bill passage. The varied entries mix personal anecdotes, diplomatic notes, and political actions with a quip from Joubert on ambition.
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Youngstown
Glass Workers of America
Yeara
Bellaire
Ohio Valley
Ohio Side
George Morris
Ferdinand Osterhage
U. S
Sanderson
Rose of Robbers
Lizzie Kish
Board of Health
Wickham
Fulton
Centerbury
Emmett M. Wickham
Delaware
Thomas B. Fulton
Newark
Common Pleas
Louis B. Houck
Hamilton
Clara Bradey Gordon
Darrtown
Camp
Pattison
Columbus
John M. Pattison
Ohio National Guard
Tuscarawas County
Columbus, C
William M. Painter
Delphos
Henry Carey
Clover Leaf
Seattle
Wash
Esther Mitchell
Maud Creffield
George’ Mitchell
Esther
McIntosh
Ipswich
S. D
Evarts
Navy Department
Bancroft
Treasury Depatment
Naval List
Revenue Cutter
Port Gibbon
Alaska
Ida May
Northern Commercial Company
W. c. Redman
Moscow
Monastery of the Nativity
Linden
Mich
Perry Barnum
Genesee County
North Linden
Grand Trunk
Elbert H. Gary
U. S. Steel Corporation
Empire
Russ
General Staff
Beit
Interlake
Put-In-Bay
Hanna
Elkart
Ind
Larkin Pogue
Standard Hotel
Henry Cole
Cripple Creek
Pogue
Dewey
Natchez
Miss
Lee Fletcher
Joe Robinson
Faystte
Jefferson County
Lamb Anderson
Wentzville
Baseball
Weimer
Schiei
Young’ and Needham
R. H.E
Brown and Kling
Mathewson
Bresnahan
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Beebe
W. Marshall
Philadelphia
Sparks
Doom
Calles
Amerigan Association
St. Paul
Louisvile
Minneanolis
Milwaukee
Columbus & Colum
Loula
K.C
St. P
RH. E. Intyre and Bitter
Wills
the World
Mattewan
Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
Sweden
Finland
Stockholm
Pueblo
Colo
Twenty-ninth
U. S. Infantry
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Fort Russell
Birmingham
Eng
Grocers’ Association
Alice Kinnan
Burton W. Gibson
McDonald
Charlemagne
Aixta-Chappelle
Prussia
William
Otto II
Boise
Idaho
William Yates
14Th Cavalry
Boise Barracks
Grain and Livestock
Detroit Free Press
Root
Para
Charleston
Melbourne
Federal House of Representatives
Joubert
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