Irance ex-prime minister returns to medical practice
M Combes, formerly prime minister, resumes his medical career. J Howard Larcombe, once linked with Tom Beott and Andrew Carnegie, now serves as a pension office clerk in Washington. American Women in London form a club modeled after men’s clubs. A peasant in Mendelevere, France uncovers a Roman floor tomb containing third century coins.
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J. Howard Larcombe
Tom Beott
Andrew Carnegie
Washington
Mendelevere
France
Record price set for ostriches in Grahamtown
In Grahamtown South Africa a pair of ostriches sold for 5000 dollars setting a record. Plucking chicks from the pair yielded between 50 and 62 50 dollars per third. A London resident estimates cab spending at twenty five million dollars yearly with more than seven million dollars of that for tips and overcharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grahamtown
South Africa
Rutland Noted Citizen Bradley Pratt Dies at 94
Bradley Pratt of Rutland Vermont died in the city at age 94. His father lived to 101 and four surviving siblings together totaled 838 years in age.
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Bradley Pratt
Rutland, Vt
Australia weighs metric system shift in Parliament
Australia considers adopting the metric system with a permissive period before possible compulsory use. A bill will be introduced at the next session, outlining a staged transition and reserving authority to implement full compulsory use later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Oklahoma Sweet Potato King Plans Record Planting
H. F. Wilson, renowned for sweet potatoes in Oklahoma, grew 5000 bushels last year and will plant 50 acres this season. Mustang township is the state's leading sweet potato area with expanded acreage anticipated beyond prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Wilson
Oklahoma
Mustang
The Circus Draws Foreign Talent Across Oceans
The piece notes that over 90 percent of circus performers are foreigners. It contrasts European risks to American opportunities, highlighting how performers endure deadly tasks to secure work with American circuses and reliable salaries.
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Europe
Castro Seeks Bell as Commander of Venezuelan Army
Gen Sherman Bell former adjutant general of Colorado reports President Castro of Venezuela has offered him the post of commander of the Venezuelan army. Bell notes Castro has shown selective cordiality toward Americans despite a general chill toward U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Venezuela
Sherman Bell
Colorado
Umbrella Case Sets Property Precedent In Massachusetts
A Massachusetts judge rules an umbrella is property and fines a man ten dollars for taking another's umbrella. If not reversed, the decision may curb a chronic nuisance and financial loss from umbrella appropriation, long treated as a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Lincoln Monument Resolution Advances in Illinois Senate
State Senator Edward C. Curtis authored a measure in the Illinois legislature memorializing Congress to erect in Washington a Lincoln monument as a world class memorial. It aims for completion by 1909, the centennial of Lincoln's birthday, to honor the man who saved the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Curtis
Ilinois
Congress
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Rain Cure Trials In Austin Texas Draw Public Interest
Residents in Austin Texas try a rain cure when possible. Reported to heal many chronic diseases, the treatment involves standing outdoors with the body naked to receive rainfall. Observers describe the sensation as agreeable and nerve strengthening.
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Austin
Tex
Penny Named Portland After Pettygrove Coin Toss
Frank W. Pettygrove of Seattle held the penny that decided Portland Ore s name when a coin toss yielded tails twice. The town could have been Boston named by A J Lovejoy of Massachusetts who helped lay out the city, but Pettygrove pressed for Portland in honor of his father s former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Pettygrove
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Williamette
Boston
Mr. Pettygrove
A. J. Lovejoy
Massachusetts
Pettygrove
Aluminium paper as a German substitute for foil
A Constar report states aluminium paper is now manufactured in Germany as a coating for food preservation. It is real paper coated with powdered aluminium, not leaf aluminium, and shows favorable qualities for protecting food. Analyses find few foreign substances, sometimes up to 2 percent iron, but no arsenic or poisonous metals.
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Germany
Constar
Peace Terms Outlined in Portsmouth Conference
Japanese plenipotentiaries demand reimbursement for war costs and the Sakhalin island issue as central conditions. Russia rejects indemnity but may negotiate on other terms including Port Arthur Dalny leases Manchuria open door and Korea protectorate while limiting Far Eastern naval power.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Sakhalin
Baron Komura
M. Witte
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Liaotung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Dalny
Manchuria
China
Russia
Japan
Harbin
Vladivostok
Korea
Siberian Littoral
Behring Sea
Far
Mr. Witte
Far East
Baron Komure
Whitewash Purifier Quip In Damp Cellar Banter
A careful housekeeper calls whitewash one of the greatest purifiers while a cynic adds it suits everything from damp cellars to tainted bank accounts, a humorous exchange from the Washing ton Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Promise with a Reservation Quarrel in Philadelphia Ledger
A wedding quarrel noted by the Philadelphia Ledger where the bride admits crossing fingers while the groom quotes the old vow to love honor and obey. The exchange reflects playful marital tensions over traditional promises.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Good as His Word Relative on the Market Move
An eastward relative vows to pursue a plan and confirms selling another town lot as part of their drive to make a fresh start in the dirt fly Drake era. The western cousin, though short on funds, expresses hope and continued effort.
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Drake
Largest Plow Built for California Ranch
A claim of the world’s largest plow is announced as completed for a California ranch. The machine stands 18 feet high and can cut a furrow eight feet wide and six feet deep.
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California
Archbishop Chapelle Dies After Fever Surge
New Orleans reports the sudden death of Archbishop P L Chapelle after a rapid decline in health following a fever outbreak. He had just completed a Louisiana tour and aimed to aid fever eradication efforts before his death on Wednesday.
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New Orleans
P. L. Chapelle
Louisiana
Mgr. Chapelle
Washington
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
State Board of Health
Blanchard
White
Marine Hospital Service
Mediation Sought In Railway Telegraphers Strike
Governor Johnson writes to railroad and telegraph leaders offering mediation to end the dispute between the Great Northern Northern Pacific and the telegraphers. Attorney General Moody directs district attorneys in multiple states to probe service disruptions as interstate commerce stakes loom. Persistent rumors in St. Paul speak of a push by Northwestern exchanges and merchants groups for arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
John A. Johnson
J. J. Hill
Howard Elliott
H. B. Perham
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Minn
Northwestern Exchanges and Merchants’ Associations
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Dozen Killed in Wreck Near Kishman Vermilion
A Nickel Plate passenger train collided with a westbound freight near Kishman Ohio killing 12, injuring at least 25 with eight possibly dying. Freight crew reportedly failed to follow orders causing the crash. engineer Poole died at his post. investigation underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Kishman
Vermillion
Standard Oil Company
Fort Seneca
Brookfield
C. C. Poole
Haefner
Caniff
Nickel Plate
Spread of the Fever in New Orleans and Southwest Regions
New Orleans reports 105 new yellow fever cases raising season total to 955 with 25 new sub-fections. Fever spreads to sugar belt and southwest Louisiana timber lands. Italians flee Godchaux properties. La Fourche crossing and nearby plantations report new cases. Washington orders stopping banana trains to prevent northward spread. Cairo and Thebes health officials tighten vigilance with bridges guarded and steamboats inspected.
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New Orleans
Sugar Belt
Louisiana
Godchaux
St. Charles Parish
la Fourche Crossing
Washington
White
Chicago
Cairo
Ill
Thebes
Death of Inventor's Father
Washington August 8 Alexander Melville Bell father of Professor Alexander Graham Bell died Monday morning at his son's home in the eighty sixth year from pneumonia after an operation for diabetes last Tuesday. He was born in Scotland son of Alexander Bell and part of a three generation family notable for advances in teaching the deaf and mute. Interment will be in Washington Wednesday.
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Washington
Alexander Melville Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Scotland
Alexander Bell
Pfister Indicted Seeks Civil Action Against Wisconsin Rendering
Pfister charged with larceny as bailee of 14000 indicts, issues defiance by filing civil suit against Wisconsin Rendering company and named associates Fred S. Gross Joseph Schaaf R Schoyyr Charles Iredrich and Henry J Killilea. Millionaire Orrin W Potter weds Elizabeth C Bell and sails for honeymoon aboard Atlantic voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfister
Milwaukee
Charles F. Pfister
Wisconsin Rendering Company
Fred S. Gross
Joseph Schaaf
R. Schoyyr
Charles Iredrich
Henry J. Killilea
New York
Orrin W. Potter
Chicago
Elizabeth C. Bell
Destructive hailstorm and storm damage across several counties
Reports from Grand Forks North Dakota describe a destructive hailstorm Monday night affecting Bottineau McHenry Rolette Pierce and Benson counties with damage estimated at Bottineau alone at 1 500 000. Separate reports from Portage Wisconsin note a severe wind and electrical storm harming crops and property.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Bottineau
McHenry
Rolette
Pierce
Benson Counties
Portage
Wis
Battleship Kansas launched at Camden yard
The Kansas largest eastern built battleship was launched at 12 47 p m at New York Shipbuilding Camden New Jersey Gov Hoch of Kansas attended with Miss Anna Hoch as sponsor and 30 Kansans in the christening party The Kansas sister to Vermont and Minnesota armed as those ships and built after the Vermont launch
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Philadelphia
Kansas
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Gov. Hoch
Anna
Hoch
Vermont
Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company
Quincy
Mass
Minnesota
Newport News
Army Captain Dies of Typhoid in Washington
Captain Horace M. Reeve member of the army general staff dies of typhoid fever at his father's Washington home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Horace M. Reeve
Army
Strike Ends In Saginaw Streetcar Tie Up
Saginaw Michigan August 10 street car strike ended after two months with management to rehire striking workers on individual applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Mich
Prominent Capitalist Dead in Portland
C H Prescot, a leading Portland capitalist once prominent in railroad circles, died here from a paralysis stroke suffered six weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
C. H. Prescot
Riot injures five in Blaine street clash
A street riot in Blaine Washington between Japanese and white men left one white man and at least four Japanese seriously injured. Also a collision near Columbus Junction damaged the Golden State Limited train injuring one man.
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Blaine, Wash
Blaine
Des Moines
Rock Island
Columbus Junction
Miner Samuel Stenman Shot Dead Near Hurley Home
In Hurley Wisconsin on August 11 Samuel Stenman a Montreal mine worker was shot and killed near his home. The killer fled and Sheriff and a posse pursue fellow miner Peter Desrinia who is wanted in connection with the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley, Wis
Samuel Stenman
Montreal
Peter Desrinia
Roosevelt to Take Dip in Plunger Submarine Trip
An order to Lieut. Charles Nelson at the Brooklyn Navy Yard indicates President Roosevelt plans a submarine voyage aboard the Plunger, with preparations underway for a potential undersea excursion.
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Roosevelt
New York
Charles Nelson
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Civil War Veteran Emmons Clark Dies at 78
Gen Emmons Clark former colonel of the Seventh regiment N G N Y and civil war veteran died Wednesday at his New York home aged 78 years.
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New York
Emmons Clark
Seventh Regiment
Mull's Grape Tonic Promises Constipation Cure
An advertisement-style piece extols Mull's Grape Tonic as a cure for constipation and related bowel trouble. It claims neglect and poor diet cause constipation and warns against laxatives, offering a free trial bottle by writing today. It targets physicians and general readers seeking a permanent remedy.
Mull's Grape Tonic Co. Address and bottle details
Mull's Grape Tonic Co located at 147 Third Ave Rock Island Illinois offers a $1.00 bottle that contains nearly three times the size of a 50 cent bottle. The genuine product bears a date and number on the label and customers are advised to take no other from their druggist.
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Mull
Mull’s
Mull's Grape Tonic Co
Third Ave
Rock Island, Ill
Tale of Two Cities Delights Spark Snail Banter
A Philadelphia epicure orders snails prompting a clash with a New Yorker-Chicago Tribune reader who calls them cannibals in a tongue in cheek exchange. The brief exchange highlights city rivalries and quirky food debates.
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Philadelphia
New Yorker
Chicago Tribune
Fifteen Years of Torture Relieved by Cuticura
Nineteenth century reader letter extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment claiming a week of treatment cured scalp and skin sores after persistent suffering. A second blurb notes a slangy visitor to the zoo remarking the lions were tame yet fierce.
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H. B. Franklin
Washington St
Allegheny
N. O
Vimes-Democrat
Allen's Foot-Ease Cure for hot feet and corns
Patent medicine notice for Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty feet callouses and swollen feet priced at 25 cents with a free trial offer. Includes address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York and a testimonial fragment.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Two Boys Drowned in Marshall Millpond Accident
George Fraundrider and Eddie Rockinger, both about 12, drowned in the Kala mazoo river millpond on Saturday afternoon. They were playing on a boathouse roof and slipped into the water.
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Marshall, Mich
George Fraundrider
Eddie Rockinger
Kalamazoo River
Many Want Lands Uintah Registration Records Surge
Provo Utah August 14 The names of 2505 applicants for Uintah lands were registered here Saturday. At Price the registration Saturday was 104 names.
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Provo
Utah
Tragic Lamp Blast Kills 3 Children in Paducah Home
A lamp explosion in Will Elliott's home in Paducah Kentucky early Saturday woke the family as flames spread. Three children aged four and two, including twins, perished in the fire while the parents were badly burned.
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Paducah
Will Elliott
Fire destroys Hercules gas engine works in San Francisco
Heavy loss reported as Hercules gas engine works burn Sunday. Damage estimated between 150000 and 200000 dollars with most of the loss insured. Fire authorities investigate the blaze and determine origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hercules Gas
Golden Opportunity Opens Uintah Lands For Settlers
The Uintah Indian Reservation in Utah opens 1 069 160 acres for settlement effective August 28 following Roosevelt's July proclamation. Entry points are Grand Junction Colorado Vernal Price and Provo Utah land offices. applicants include citizens over 21 or family heads with in person registration. The land offers fertile agricultural and grazing potential with rivers Duchesne and Uintah providing water and access by rail routes via Denver and Chicago connections.
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America
Umtah Indian Reservation
Utah
Phia Great
Roosevelt
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Chicago & North-Western Railway
trans-Missouri Country
United States Land Offices
Grand Junction
Col
Vernal
Price
Provo
United States
U. S
Uintah Reservation
Uintah
Wasatch
Green River
Heber
Wasatch County
Uintah Mountain Range
Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Western
Denver
Chicago
Colorado Midland
Mack
Dragon
Moribund Pact Quip Highlights European Strife
A wartime joke from the Times-Democrat mocks alliance names. The speaker contrasts a real three-country “Dreibrund” with a fictitious “Moribund” label for a Franco Russian pact, illustrating skepticism about formal coalitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Russia
N. O. Times- Democrat
Excursion Fares From Chicago Advertised
Detroit and return priced at 6.50 with travel dates August 14 and 15. Philadelphia round trip 19.00 with September 15 to 17 departures. Liberal limits and stopovers offered. Details at city ticket office corner Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard Chicago Telephone Harrison 1757.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chirk St
Jackson Blvd
Chicago
Harrison
No Indication Yet From Father On JT Hair
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt records a friend probing if a professor will shape his baby into a musician. The professor replies uncertainly, while the friend jokes about JT lacking hair, highlighting playful family banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers Statesman
Mary E Lease Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
Mary Elizabeth Lease, noted Kansas leader and orator, endorses Doan's Kidney Pills after personal success treating bladder and kidney troubles. Letter cites cured friends and urges others to use the remedy. Voster Milburn Co of Buffalo markets the product at 50 cents per box and is sold by all dealers.
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Mary E. Lease
Kansas
United States
Doan
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Voster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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Shea
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Helpers
Daniel Furman
Pittsburg
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Hickory Creek
McCune
Virginia
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Charles P. Sapp
Norfolk Virginian- Pilot
St. Vincent’s Hospital
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Tale of
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Chicago Chronicle
Thos. Robbins
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Lady Flea
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Mary H. Lease
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