Oats Price Soars as Light Grain Supply Stirs Markets
Chicago July 25. Oats and standard trade cash article rise to 70 cents, just below panic highs of 1867 and 1874 and above July corn. July oats open 67 cents. scarcity prompts rapid gain after 20 000 bushels bought by shorts. Weather blamed for natural corner as cribbed receipts slow. Attempts to import trainloads from California fail due to elevator delays past August 1.
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Chicago
Shorts
California
King Confined to Couch Progressing on Victoria bulletin
Isle of Wight July 25 official bulletin aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert reports the king continues to make uninterrupted progress though unable to leave his couch. Strength returning satisfactorily the wound granulating well. He remains in a reclining position and is moved from bed to couch daily with deck time when possible. The British Medical Journal notes the king is doing well in all respects and there is no truth to claims he has walked or worsened.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
Treves
Laking
Banhart
Geological Survey Maps for Iowa Wisconsin Wyoming and South Dakota
The United States Geological Survey publishes new topographic atlas sheets covering eastern Iowa near Elkader Garnav ille and Guttenberg including a small section of Wisconsin on the east of the Mississippi and portions of Wyoming and South Dakota. The Iowa map shows railroads highways boundaries cities towns and even house locations in country districts.
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Geological Survey
Washington
United States Geological Survey
United States
Estern Iowa
Elklander
Garnaville
Guttenberg
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Wyoming
South Dakota
Iown
Work on Stilwell Road progresses in Mexico
A Mexican dispatch reports steady progress on the Kansas City Mexico Orient Railway at three separate points in Mexico. The note comes from Chihuahua and confirms ongoing construction efforts across the republic.
Defeat on Wymore Refunding Bonds Sparks Debate
WYMORE Neb July 26 The proposition to issue 50000 four per cent Refunding bonds was defeated by less than four votes. Taxpayers passed up a chance to save about 1000 in annual interest as old bonds yield six per cent. Defeat attributed to a few men aiming to block city administration efforts.
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Wymore
Neb
Son Nearly Loses Leg in Scythe Accident at Neb City
In Nebraska City on July 26 a man using a scythe struck a bystander, nearly severing his leg. The injured son of Oscar Lindahl required eighteen stitches to close the wound.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Oscar Lindahl
Building and Loan Men Meet in Put-In-Bay
The session of the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations ended yesterday. Boston was chosen as the next meeting site. Gerald Fitzgerald of Grand Rapids Michigan was elected president James Clarence of Philadelphia vice president Joseph K Gambia of Philadelphia treasurer and H F Cellarius of Cincinnati secretary.
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Putin Bay
United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations
Boston
Gerald Fitzgerald
Grand Rapids
Mich
James Clarence
Philadelphia
Joseph K. Gambia
H. F. Cellarius
Cincinnati
Negotiations in New York Aim to End Colombian Hostilities
Washington reports renewed efforts between the Colombian government and the revolutionary junta in New York to settle the long running conflict. General Vargas Santos is in New York. The fighting area is now the isthmus of Panama with 7000 government soldiers and 4000 revolutionaries. Both sides are veterans, and a battle would cause heavy casualties.
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Washington
New York
Republic
Vargas Santon
Colombia
Panama
Condition Is Serious Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
London July 28 The World reports Colonial Secretary Chamberlain remains seriously ill after a cab accident on July 7 with recurring heart problems. Three heart specialists advised against resuming duties in the House of Commons last Thursday, while his secretary said he is recovering more slowly than expected.
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Chamberlain
London
Loase of Commons
Fierce Oxford Michigan Storm Levels Homes
A historic July 28 storm ripped through Oxford Michigan from Thomas to Rochester over eighteen miles, starting at 1 o clock and lasting twenty five minutes. Homes were unroofed including Harry Humphrey’s near-completed residence. Crops were destroyed with corn leveled and fruit stripped from orchards. farmers face thousands in losses.
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Oxford
Mich
Thomas
Rochester
Harry Humphrey
Propose New Labor Party in New York Meeting
At a Central Federated unions of New York meeting a Milwaukee request for cooperation in independent political action was read. The letter argued that laboring people are oppressed by both parties and urged entering politics to name candidates for president and Congress.
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New York
Central Federated Unions of
Federated Trades Council
Milwaukee
Congress
Pope Sends Roosevelt Thanks From Rome Note
The Pope thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his congratulations and gifts sent by the President. Bishop Thomas O Gorman of Sioux Falls D D has left Rome and brings the pontiff s thanks and a souvenir of good will. The letter also notes satisfaction with Judge Taft s negotiated results.
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Rome
Thomas O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
Roosevelt
Taft
Costa Rica Volcano Growth Rumblings Heard in Cities
Subterranean rumblings resembling thunder are frequently heard in SAN JOSE and Alejela, eleven miles away, and are believed to be caused by the Poas volcano. Persistent tremors prompt officials to monitor the activity and assess potential risks to residents and surrounding areas.
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Costa Rica
San Jose
Alejela
Poas
Indiana Senator Beveridge and Chicago Mayor Missed Philippine reunion
Senator Beveridge of Indiana and Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago advised the local Philippine veterans association they cannot attend the third annual reunion of the national army of the Philippines in Council Bluffs Iowa on August 13 to 15 due to prior engagements.
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Beveridge
Indiana
Carter Harrison
Chicago
The
Philippine Veterans’ Association
National Army of the Philippines
Council Bluffs
Emperor William to Attend Private Posen Festivities
Berlin dispatchs say warnings to Emperor William against attending September army maneuvers at Posen have led to an order restricting the events to private charters and closing windows along the parade route, ensuring a quiet observance.
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William
Posen
Prussian
Poland
May Yohe and Captain Strong Separate Scandal Remains
May Yohe elopement partner Captain Strong resigns from the army and faces grand larceny claims settled with a cash payment reportedly totaling 15 000 to 20 000 dollars. Yohe pawned jewels worth 19 000 through a Yokohama broker and a Genoa loan. The couple’s ally Emanuel Friend confirms no meeting planned abroad and Strong’s whereabouts are believed to Japan, with police watchers noting the settlement satisfied Yohe and her counsel.
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May Yohe
Gapt
Strong
W. Ui. Strong
New York
Lord Hope
Hastings-on-the Hudson
Miss Yohe
War Department
Japan
Capt. Strong
Friend
Miss Yoke
Yokohama
Genoa
Wood
Yohe
Highest Altitude Reached by Man in Balloon
Dr. Bersen and Dr. Suring of Berlin earned credit for the highest balloon altitude. They first ascended to 30,000 feet and then to 33,790 feet before losing consciousness one by one. The other aeronaut struggled to descend, also fainted, and neither recovered as the balloon descended to 16,000 feet.
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Bersen
Suring
Berlin
First Portrait of Mrs Clark New York Philanthropist
The article notes the first authentic portrait of Mrs. Clark the New York philanthropist who recently became engaged to Bishop Potter. It mentions her aversion to photographers and recounts her action of forcing a man who photographed her to sell his camera containing the plate.
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Clark
New York
Bishop
Potter
Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Noon Time in Insurance Case
In Akron Ohio the supreme court ruled that noon refers to the sun’s meridian passing point at Akron making 11 27 standard time. Thomas Mier’s saloon fire claim for 2000 dollars was granted after the company refused payment, requiring payout.
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Ohio
Akron
Supreme Court of
State of
Thomas Mier
Mier
Supreme Court
Morgan matriarch shaped financier’s world and poetry
J Pierpont Morgans mother Juliet Pierpont Morgan, daughter of poet Rev John Pierpont, helped design the Hartford mansion where the financier was born. The family tradition links her poetic temperament to his early youth writings. The house remains, altered but standing, now owned by another Morgan.
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John Pierpont Morgan
John Pierpont
Medford
Mass
Juliet Pierpont
Pip" Morgan
Junius Spencer Morgan
Farmington Avenue
Hartford
Morgan
Unusual Pauper Letter At Ruthin Board Meeting
The Ruthin Board of Quaternary or Quaridiang heard an odd letter from a pauper addressed to the clerk. He asks what a wax chandler would pay for his skin and if melted remains could be used for candles or machinery lubrication. He also asks a doctor about which bones suit knife and fork handles and their potential price, whether they would fetch better as handles for surgical instruments.
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Ruthin
Eng
Board of Quaridiang
His Great Mistake
A reminiscence from a judge notes the speaker’s regret over selling patent medicines in Russia. He recalls a review where soldiers sneezed wildly as he tried to hawk antigrip pellets to the commissary, who corrected him that troops hailed Gen Akachoochebedcoski’s arrival.
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Russia
Akachoochebedcoski
Australian Reporter Traps Critics With Mock Speech
An Australian journalist, mocked by Sydney lawmakers for verbatim publication, countered by printing a speech exactly as spoken. The piece shows how the reporter exposes the gap between spoken intent and printed reports by mirroring the hesitation and clipped phrasing used in the original remarks.
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Sydney
Makes Stage His Vocation Son of Wealthy Banker Takes Up Theatrical Life
Jerome Harrington son of George C Harrington a wealthy Watseka Illinois banker has signed with Harrison Grey Fiske to play Lieut Col Bunner in Captain Molly at the Manhattan Theatre New York He graduated from Chicago University in 1900 studied banking with his father but his love for the stage prevailed He played the Tammany sheriff in A Man from Mexico and joined Mme Modjeska company in which he appeared in eight Shakespeare roles Now he is to be a principal support of Elizabeth Tyree in Captain Molly
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Illinois
Jerome Harrington
George C. Harrington
Watseka, I
Harrison Grey Fiske
Col. Bunner
Captain Molly
Manhattan Theater
New York
Mr. Harrington
Chicago University
Mexico
Mme. Modjeska
Molly
Elizabeth Tyree
Miss Ellison Engaged to Sir Charles Ross in Louisville
Miss Patti Burnley Ellison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ellison, announced engaged to Sir Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross, a wealthy English landowner. The couple plan a mid November wedding. Ellison joins two prior Louisville brides who married titled British peers.
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Miss Ellison
Sir Charles Ross
Patti Burnley Ellison
Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross
Louisville
Grace Carr
Lady Newborough
Lillian Langham
Baroness von Sternberg
Ellison
Andrew Ellison
King Alfonso's Troubling Early Reign Traits
The article warns that young King Alfonso shows dangerous eccentricity now that tutelage ends. It notes disrespect toward his mother and offenses to ministers, suggesting he may become a more troublesome monarch for Spain than many predecessors.
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Alfonso
Hapsburgs
Spain
Lamp Oil for Spiders in Java Forests and Munich Cathedral
Pearson's Weekly recounts spiders with incredible webs that resist knives. A four pound spider in a Munich cathedral supposedly feeds on lamp oil. A Texas spider constructs a four by two foot balloon, ties it to a tree, then travels with young, cutting the thread to depart across the prairie.
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Java
Pearson's
Munich
Palmerstons Independence and a Sharp Reply
Lord Palmerston faced a peremptory rebuke from Prime Minister Lord John Russell after receiving L tia Iogsyth in England. Palmerston replied immediately, insisting he would not be dictated on whom he may receive in his own house and asserting he will use his own discretion. He noted Russell should focus on composing his government, and claimed he did not detain the messenger five minutes.
A Foolish Lift. Word from Stratford on backache cure
Stratford Wisconsin July 28 William Junemann recalls a farm mishap with a load of grain that left his back in pain. He used a fifty cent box of Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports a rapid recovery. He praises the remedy and questions why anyone suffers when it can help. A broad ad note promises ruptures cured and a circular from O S Wood.
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Stratford
Wis
William Junemann
Mr. Junemann
Dodd
Lake Okoboji Vacation Prospects on Milwaukee Railway
Lake Okoboji offers an economical and scenic outing with easy access from Omaha via the Milwaukee Railway. The altitude around 2,000 feet, cool air, timbered shores, excellent fishing and boating, and moderate hotels draw visitors. full information available at Milwaukee Railway City office, 1504 Farnam Street. F. A. Nash, Gen. Western Agent. Also contains vintage advertisements for household products and foot care remedies.
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Lake Okoboji
Milwaukee Railway
Omaha
Farnam Street
F. A. Nash
Gen
Western
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Hall
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Mloyd J. Cammodeie Co
Chicago Board At Trade
Mata Offes
Board of ‘Trade
Omeha
Neo
Telus Dones
Allen
Allen 8
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LeRoy
N. Y
Mrigemeigilaarg
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