Corn and Wheat Conditions Improve Across States in August Report
Washington reports August crop conditions improving in most states led by better corn prospects at 80.1 on September 1. Wheat yields rise by 6 million bushels month over month with total 1905 estimates higher than 1902. Potatoes show lighter crops. barley and rye remain mixed while clover-seed areas vary.
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Washington
Iowa
Ohio
Towa
Nishen
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Minot
Dahan Forth Carolina
South Carolina
South Dakota
Oklahoma
States
Rth
Dakota
California
Suri
Pansylvania
Klahome
Aenes
Fashington
jJennessee
Gs Oy
Seft.l
IML
St’s
Indibert Ilinois
Wisconsin
Colorado
Utah
Aged Man Shot in North Carolina Murder Case
Furrifold G. Simmons father of Senator F M Simmons was found shot and bruised on his Jones county plantation near Pollocksville. He had been missing since yesterday. Daniels, a Black man, is arrested as the alleged assassin. An alternate Pollocksville report says an unknown trespasser fired the shots during a squirrel hunt and a suspect was taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Senator Simmons
Newbern
N. C
Furrifold G. Simmons
United States
F. M. Simmons
Pollocksville
Jones County
Simmons
Raleigh
James
Daniels
Mr. Simmons
Soldiers sought for rapid Philippine and tropics service
Des Moines news dispatch reports Captain BE. H. Ely orders to ignore prior cutoff and recruit swiftly for immediate service in the Philippines and potential Turkish conflict. Recruiting posts will open at Fort Dodge Burlington LeMars Ottumwa and Sioux City with broader Iowa town coverage to follow.
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Des Moines
Turkey
Philippines
BE. H. Ely
Tropics
Fort Dodge
Burlington
LeMars
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Iowa
Cabinet Rumors Swirl Of Breakup And Election
London reports a special cabinet meeting on September 14 fuels speculation the government may break up or that a general election could follow. Some insist no open feud exists and that run of government will continue with only a new office for the Marquis of Salisbury, formerly Lord Cranborne, in foreign affairs.
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London
Marquis of Salisbury
Lord Cranborne
Unions Sued for 240000 Damages Over Boycott
Loewe & Co of Danbury sues the American Federation of Labor United Hatters of North America and 250 Danbury members in federal court. The plaintiffs claim union pressure caused a goods boycott in the U.S. and Canada and a 1902 strike by their workers. They seek 240000 under the Sherman Act.
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Connecticut
Bridgeport
Conn
United States
Loewe & Co
Danbury
American Federation of Labor
United Hatters of North America
Canada
Russia Seeks Postponement on Manchuria Evacuation
Washington reports Russia has asked China for months more to evacuate a Manchurian frontier province beyond October 3. Minister Conger cabled the state department and the matter was referred to Secretary Hay at his New Hampshire summer home. The department is reportedly unconcerned over the delay.
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China
Washington
Russia
Manchuria
Conger
Hay
New Hampshire
One Great Church Amalgamation View by Presbyterian Leader
Denver Sept 15 The Rev Dr A L F Coyle moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church says unity among the twelve U S Presbyterian bodies is near following May reform of creed Calvanistic and Armenian lines now reconciled He notes education as a unifying step with an educational committee tasked to raise 12 million dollars mainly for western schools while eastern institutions are financially sound
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Coyle
Denver
AL F. Coyle
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
United States
Cumberland
More Negroes Needed To Harvest Cotton
The article reports a labor famine in the southern cotton belt as the season opens. It notes that current picking is under 10 percent of last year’s pace and that across counties there is a widespread cry for more Black labor to gather the crop amid public works and rapid manufacturing growth.
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New York
South
Dramatic Machen trial looms in post office graft case
Washington reports indictments in a broad postal graft scheme involving August W. Machen and associates. Six named defendants include Beavers Irwin Huntington McGethan and Scheble with multiple conspiracy and bribery counts tied to letter box devices and related payoffs. A friend of ex-senator Mason is among those indicted, with ties to Leavers and Chicago.
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Washington
August W. Machen
Bristow
William E. Mason
Chicago
Leavers
Post Office Department
Senator Mason
Capitol
United States District Attorney Reach
Grand Jury
George W. Beavers
August Y. Machen
James W. Irwin
Post Office
San Francisco
George H. Huntington
Isaac A. McGethan
New York City
Columbus Supply Company
Mich
Beavers
Machen
Huntington
Erwin
Postal Device and Improvement Company of
Daniel S. Richardson
Irwin
Machen, Heath
Mechen
Beavers Arraigned Over Post Office Scandal
George W Beavers formerly with the post office department was arraigned before U S Commissioner Hitchcock on a Washington bench warrant charging conspiracy to defraud the government Beavers furnished a 1000 bond for appearance September 13.
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New York
George W. Beavers
Postoffice Department
United States
Hitchcock Today
Washington
Beavers
Frightful Explosion of Powder Car near Beaumont
A powder car on Frisco siding near Beaumont was set to detour by two freight workers who refused to handle it. It rolled onto a branch line, collided with a departing train, and exploded. The engineer and fireman were killed. two others injured. The blast rattled Eldorado and nearby towns, causing widespread fear.
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Eldorado
Kan
Beaumont
Beyoad
Win- 1
Boundary commission to determine sovereignty of East Indian Islands
The British American boundary commission may settle sovereignty over East Indian Islands off Borneo. London asks the United States about center authority for the islands, noted for pirate activity, and Acting Secretary Adee will confer with the Navy before replying. No arbitration seems likely at this stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Borneo
London
State Department
R. Adee
Secretary of the Navy
Murderer Hoffmann Hunted by Fifty Man Posse
Special to the Dispatch from Waterloo Illinois reports William A Hoffmann murderer of his father in law William Brandt at Maestown refused surrender to family. Sheriff Ruch enlarges search posse from twenty five to fifty men pledging full effort to capture Hoffmann whose reputation as desperate and sure shot is well known.
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Hoffman
Louis
Waterloo
Ill
Illiam A. Hoffmann
William Brandt
Maestown
Ruch
Hoffmann
Irrigation Fund Grows as $16 Million Debated
Washington reports the reclamation fund stands at $16,191,836 upcoming irrigation push. The $16 million, rising from land sales under the 1902 act, fuels dam and desert land reclamation across sixteen states and territories, with projections the fund will expand substantially.
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Washington
Congress
United States
St. Louis
W. A. Richards
General Land Office
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Frog in her stomach found after months in fit condition
Mrs. Harry Goldsmith of Hempstead New York was in the Adirondacks months ago when she swallowed a tadpole in a stream. After persistent illness and weight loss her husband removed a large frog from her stomach. The frog was healthy and swam in a jar before her condition improved.
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New York
Harry Goldsmith
Hempstead
L. 1
Perjury Charged in Kentucky Feud Trial Indictments
Harrison county grand jury indicts Tricky Jim Back George Billinger and C Adams for perjury over alibi attempts in the Jett White trials. Warrants issued. Sheriff Woodson McCord of Clark county to receive governor offered reward for arrest and conviction of J B Marcum assassin. Captain B J Ewen warned by Jackson threats as he aids case.
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Cynthiana
Harrison County
Jim Back
George Billinger
C. Adams
Jett
Osborne
Woodson McCord
Clark County
Beckham
J. B. Marcum
McCord
Curtis Jett
Lexington
B. J. Ewen
Jett-White
Jackson
German twin lineages spark $2,000 bequest to Hamal
Theodore Hamal a Manhattan bookkeeper living in Jersey City learns from a St. Louis law firm that a sister in Germany has left him nearly 20000. Hamal left Germany as a youth and served as lieutenant in Maximilian's forces in Mexico. A Brunswick, Germany, comrade confirms Hamal’s past and lawyers traced the heiress through newspaper ads.
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New York
Germany
Theodore Hamal
Manhattan
Central Avenue
Jersey City
St. Louis
Hamal
Maximilian
Mexico
Brunswick
Will Weds in Newport. May Goelet to Wed Duke of Roxburghe
Newport report confirms Miss May Goelet will wed the Duke of Roxburghe at Ochre Court. The royally styled event follows a fashion era as trousseau and luggage from Paris arrive mid October. Mrs Ogden Goelet hosted a dinner honoring the couple and her daughter.
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Miss Goelet
Newport
Casino
Miss May Goelet
Duke O of
Cedar Falls Fractured Collar Bone Sidelines Player
Warren Panton of the normal school football team fractured his collar bone during a practice game while attempting a tackle on September 11.
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Cedar Fails
Warren Panton
Town Held Up And Bank Robbed In Sioux Falls Vicinity
A band of robbers blew the Minnehaha County bank safe in Valley Springs between 2 and 3 am, took about $600 to $1,000, and fled on a handcar toward Sioux Falls. Citizens, led by Editor Charles Hill, formed a posse. sheriff and deputies pursued. No arrest or handcar found at noon.
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Valley Springs
S. D
Minnehaha
Omaha Railway Company
Sioux Falls
Charles Hill
Huston
Charles Woelsch
Tim Doney
Jesse James
F. L. Skillman
Skillman
M. S. Hetland
Handecar
Hetland
National Bank Association
Wesley Springs
Omaha
Rock Island
Why birds rise high and birth rates decline
A poem about a stork naming reasons for nesting high and safe from boys with slings. It contrasts skyward nests with ground ones and recounts a Strassburg chimney as a peaceful perch. The piece notes Harper’s Weekly on birth rates, linking decline to modern life’s strain and luxury pursuits.
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Stork
Mexico's Military Ambition and Rapid Transformation
The article portrays Mexico's army and navy undergoing a sweeping modernization to form a large fighting force. It estimates that within a year or two Diaz could mobilize about 290000 troops, with 11000 public schools training nearly 300000 boys daily. The piece questions Mexico's future power and influence.
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Mexico
Ece
Yucatan
Pacific
Gulf Coast
Republic
Diaz
Misunderstanding in Rail Yard Sparks Tempers
A railway engineer recounts an incident where he allegedly threw a woman overboard when she became uncontrollable. Spectators condemn cruelty as a grassy whiskered man likens the case to rising divorce numbers and calls the act infamous.
Fame Tests a Family in Syracuse Tale of Edna May
James K. McGuire cites Edna May as a contrasting example to fame's pull. In Syracuse her father clings to a government post while mother and daughters seek stardom in London. An annual month of leave lets him briefly visit the family before returning to duty aboard the mail train and whistle.
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James K. McGuire
Fifth Avenue
Exaerly
Syracuse
Edna May
London
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Illinois
BIG Irrigation Fund
Control OF Railways
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Minnehaha County
Stor
Strassburg
Menry Lippincott
Harper's Weekly
New England
America
Benjamin Franklin
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