Chilean presidential race shows Riesco majority support
President of Chile Don Jerman Riesco, declared winner after Tuesday’s election, drew backing from most liberals and radicals and part of the Conservative party. His opponent Don Pedro Montt was favored by a conservative clerical bloc and part of the liberal party. Both candidates claim broad backing.
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Chile
Don Jerman Riesco
Senor Errazuriz
Don Pedro Montt
Riesco
Liberal Party
Senor Riesco
Rise of Soshi links to Hoshi Toru’s assassination in Japan
The piece profiles the Soshi ultra-conservatives blamed for the killing of Hoshi Toru, Japan’s liberal leader in Tokyo. It notes their history of opposition to foreign ideas, limited use of violence, and their impact on a turbulent political era. It also marks a retrospective anniversary of Japan’s rapid post-feudal modernization starting in 1871 with daimyo abolition, prefecture creation, Buddhist reforms, Osaka mint, railways, conscription, and city nudity ban edict.
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Japan
Hoshi Toru
Toyko
Mikedo
Europe
Osaka
Christen the Gruxton Torpedo Boat in Norfolk
Isabel Truxtun, Norfolk beauty, christens the torpedo boat Gruxton named for Commodore Thomas Truxton, born 1775 died 1822, honoring the naval ancestor as the vessel is named and launched.
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Gruxton
Isabel Truxtun
Norfolk
Commodore Thomas Truxton
Not Keeping Appointments
A reflection on widespread carelessness in keeping engagements. The piece laments punctuality erosion, contrasting past honor with present promises not kept, and condemns late arrivals as robbing others of their time. It emphasizes reliable, on time behavior as essential to trustworthy business conduct.
Canadian MP W W Bell Near Death After Stroke
W. Bell, MP for Addington, suffered a paralytic stroke on July 1 and lies at death's door. He has served since the 1891-96 term and is regarded as a dynamic, popular Commons member. T. S. Gold of Cornwall, Conn. resigns after 34 years as secretary of the Connecticut State Board of Agriculture, praising Beckel pear as perfection in fruit.
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X. W. Bell
Addington
Gee
Commons
T. S. Gold
Cornwall
Conn
Connecticut State Board of Agriculture
Gold
Indian Lands Opening Sparks Oklahoma Boomers Clash
An editorial notes the federal plan to open Kiowa Comanche and Apache lands in Oklahoma on August 9. Boomers crowd the border while some cross lines to stake claims, now facing a drawing lots system. Lone Wolf through attorneys seeks to argue due process may block takings, raising questions about his status as a person.
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Oklahoma
United States
Chicago News
Red Man
Lone Wolf
Death of John Fiske Prompts Remembrance by Historians
The obituary honors John Fiske noting his rise to prominence among American historians alongside Parkman. It highlights his encyclopedic knowledge, narrative clarity, and sympathetic judgment, while praising his broad scope and accessible English.
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John Fiske
Parkman
Fiske
Macaulay
Froude
Mc- Master
When Extremes Meet at Melbourne Confer Ring
At the University of Melbourne a graduation ceremony saw the Duke of Cornwall and York awarded the D C L while Victorian railway engine driver James Horatio O Connell earned the master of arts and bachelor of science. O Connell, a towering Irish Australian, achieved these distinctions through self effort and perseverance.
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University of Melbourne
Duke of Cornwall and York
James Horatio O’connell
O'Connell
French Canadian Aide Edouard Girquard Joins Britain
Edouard Girquard, recently in South Africa, has left for England for rest and change. A French Canadian, he led South African railways during Kitchener’s campaign and accompanied Lord Kitchener to the Sudan as a subaltern in the Engineers. He is now a colonel and a K.G.M.G. recipient.
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Britain
Edouard Girquard
South Africa
England
Kitchener
Sir Edouard
Lord Kitchener
Soudan
Engineers
Fossil Mine Reveals Green River Fishes in Wyoming Quarry
Wyoming hosts a fossil quarry near Kemmerer at 8200 feet on a Green River Tertiary formation. Hand-worked shale yields moist slabs dried before cleaning. prized fishes display outlined bones and are said to be among the finest fossil specimens.
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Wyoming
Kemmerer
Green River
Princess Yolanda's imperial canoe perambulator unveiled
The first-born of the king and queen of Italy will travel in a silver-plated imperial canoe pattern perambulator. The baby’s buggy features cee springs, white satin interior, corded silk awning, and lace. The Empress of Japan, a year older than the emperor, now prefers European dress and Paris fashion.
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Italy
Yolanda
Imperial Castles
London
Empress
Japan
Paris
Milk wagons and store mark Marquis of Ripon title
In Ripon Yorkshire dairy life shows the Marquis of Ripon with milk wagons bearing his formal title. He recently celebrated a golden wedding and runs a London milk shop selling country dairy products.
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Marquis of
Ripon
Yorkshire
London
White Boxers stir Chicago with masked crusade
The White Boxers, a secret society, lure attention with moral panic against darker races. They hold meetings in gowns and masks, praise a Boxer Book, and plan education first then cannon. Finsterbach is the only Chicago figure publicly linked, while a donor philanthropist backs the movement. A People's Institute free school runs alongside, teaching elocution and athletics amid protests by Chicago’s Black community.
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Chicago
William Roe
Nght
Frank Finsterbach
Archer Avenue
Hig
Finsterbach
Order
People’s Institute
Leavitt and
Man Buren Streets
Silent Millionaires Urged to Share Plans with Public
The Chicago Tribune notes silent multi millionaires led by J Pierpont Morgan may discuss grave business on a voyage. It urges finance leaders to be more open about strategies, rail consolidations, tariff changes, and cross border deals, to satisfy public interest before action. Lord Strathcona plans a fall visit to Canada and hosts at Inverous House.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
High Finance
Chicago Tribune
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Inveroos House
Argyllshire
Bootland
Glencoe Grouse
Grant era romance linked to Georgetown postmistress
Correspondence notes the late Mrs. Lucinda Power of Georgetown, once said to be one of General Grant's boyhood sweethearts. Grant appointed her postmistress after his election, a story tied to Power's family as neighbors of the Grants. Her husband Dr. Hegy Power died in 1858 and all three children died, leaving her sole survivor. The tale recalls Grant’s 1876 visit when he introduced her to his wife as an old sweetheart.
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Francis Wayland Parker
Dr. Waits
Hell
Watts
Georgetown
Lucinda Power
General Grant
Grant
Power
George B
Jane Bailey
Bartrett Bailey
Mr. Power
Young Grant
West Point
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