Russians Are Given Rights in New National Assembly
St Petersburg august 19 Russia's national representative assembly, created after decades of reform effort, will consult on legislation but remain non legislative. Emperor Nicholas announced the plans, fixing mid January for convocation. the Douma can only urge law, with two thirds majorities able to block bills. Suffrage is limited by property, with urban non landowners including women and soldiers largely excluded.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Nicholas
Senate
National Assembly
Council of the Empire
Virginia Disaster In Elizabeth River Train Crash
Norfolk VA Aug 19 Removal of two Atlantic Coast Line cars from open draw at Elizabeth River revealed two bodies in the first car raising total recovered to two with five missing. River bottom search found no additional bodies as rescuers labored and reports of further loss of life circulated before being denied.
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Norfolk
Atlantic Coast Line
Elizabeth River
Georgia Legislature Adjourns After 50 Days of Battle
Atlanta Aug 19 The Georgia legislature adjourned at 9 45 p m closing a constitutionally limited session. A fierce fight over the general state liquor license ended with the senate’s 300 and house’s 500 compromise. The session created eight new counties bringing total to 143 and disbanded five negro companies in the state Military organization.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
House
Baron Sternburg Shoots Woman Mistaken for Deer
Baron Speck von Sternburg, brother of the German ambassador in Washington, shot a female poacher at midnight on Count von der Schulenburg’s preserves in Neugattersleben, believing her to be a deer. The woman died. Sternburg surrendered to police and was released on bail.
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New York
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Washington
The
Herald
Berlin
Count von der Schulenbureg
Neugattersleben
Baron Sternburg
Railroads Kill 10048 in 1904 Toll
Interstate Commerce Commission report for 1904 shows 297073 miles of railroad in the United States. The year’s railway accidents killed 10046 people and injured 84155 others, highlighting the high human cost of rail travel.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Two Campers Drown In Allegheny River Near Godfrey
In Leechburg Pennsylvania on August 19 two campers Rev William A Bitheimer of Youngwood and Verna Morrison daughter of State Representative W F Morrison of Mount Pleasant drowned after noon while bathing in the Allegheny river at Godfrey. The Schooner John M Hutchinson of Cleveland in tow of the Caledonia sprang a leak and foundered off Keweenaw Point Lake Superior on August 19.
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Leechburg
Allegheny River
Godfrey
William A. Bitheimer
Youngwood
Verna Morrison
W. F. Morrison
Mount Pleasant
Sault Ste. Marie
John M. Hutchinson
Cleveland
Caledonia
Keweenaw Point
Lake Superior
Noted Wisconsin Lawyer William B. Carter Dies
Victim of apoplexy in Milwaukee at his residence 7 Waverly Place. Carter was a prominent Wisconsin attorney and partner in a local law firm. In California, Walter Ranger Pullman, injured in a Sunday runaway, died Tuesday night in Belmont after fractures were found in his Linexull.
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Milwaukee
William B. Carter
Wisconsin
Waverly Place
Redwood City
Cal
Walter Ranger Pullman
Belmont
Linexull
Favor Dual Tariff Seek Reciprocals Across Nations
Chicago hosts a conference of farmers merchants and manufacturers to push reciprocity with foreign nations. Gov. Cummins denounces stand-patters in a political war call. A permanent Reciprocal Tariff league forms with a 15 member national committee to promote immediate concessions and a tariff commission.
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Chicago
Ilinois
United States Senate
Congress
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Illinois
Stephen B. Packard
Marshalltown
Alvin H. Sanders
Breeders’ Gazette
Permanent
Tariff Commission
Suspension of coinage at Philadelphia mint announced
The Philadelphia mint will suspend gold and silver coinage starting today due to exhausted silver bullion. No current call for gold or minor coins. Officials expect possible resumption of silver coinage in October, while deposits of gold bullion will still be accepted.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Russians and Jewish Leaders Confer on Russia Treatment
Portsmouth Aug 15 a conference between M Witte Baron Rosen Oscar Straus Jacob H Schiff Isaac N Seligman Adolph Lewisohn and Adolph Kraus discussed the condition and treatment of Jews in Russia. The delegation said nothing tangible came from the talk but future benefit was hoped. The Russian financial condition was not discussed.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Russia
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Oscar Straus
Jacob H. Schiff
Isaac N. Seligman
Adolph Lewisotin
New York
Adolph Kraus
Chicago
Kraus
Clerk and Cash Vanish With $10,000 in Chicago Heist
Gus Bobbs, age 22, a Stevens & Brothers employee, disappeared with a satchel of $10,000 sent to the bank. Stevens suspects he fled with the money after going to the races and playing poker.
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Chicago
Charles A. Stevens & Brothers
State Street
Gus Brobbs
Charles A. Stevens
Bobbs
Wreck Inquiry Finds Open Switch Caused Mentor Disaster
State Railroad Commissioner Morris released a report on the Twentieth Century Limited wreck near Mentor on June 21 in which 19 people died. The investigation finds the wreck was caused by an open switch that had been locked in the open position. The report does not assign responsibility.
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Columbus
Morris
Twentieth Century Limited
Mentor
Two Drowned in Mississippi River Rescue
In St. Louis on August 19 Miss Stella McMullen of Festus Missouri and Frederick Churchill drowned while attempting to rescue each other after Churchill waded beyond his depth during a bathing party near an island north of the city.
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St. Louis
Frederick Churchill
Stella McMullen
Festus
Churchill
Mississippi River
Tucker Named President of Jamestown Exposition Company
Norfolk Va August 19 Henry St George Tucker dean of George Washington University law faculty was unanimously elected president of the Jamestown Exposition company by the board of directors It is believed he will accept.
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Norfolk
Henry St. George Tucker
School of Law and Diplomacy
George Washington University
Columbian University
Jamestown Exposition Company
Hawaiian mother Hana bears multiple stillborn in months tidal tragedy
Wireless dispatch from Hilo reports Hana Kailua a Hawaiian wife to Kailua a Chinese resident gave birth to one child last Thursday two on Sunday one on Monday two on Tuesday morning and one on Tuesday night all are dead.
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Honolulu
Hilo
Hana
Kailua
Gunner James E. Smith Drowned Diving Without Suit
Washington August 18 The Navy Department reports seaman gunner James E. Smith of the torpedo station drowned while diving for a torpedo without a diving suit.
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Washington
Navy Department
James E. Smith
Empress in Danger in China Escape Plot Attempt
A Tientsin dispatch reports an assassination attempt on China's empress as she rode through the northwest gate of the city toward her summer palace. The would be assailant, in soldier attire, was bayonetted by the guard.
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Frankfort
Tientsin
Frankfurter Zeitung
China
Death of an Editor in Detroit Free Press Journalist
Thermas A. Hinott night city editor of the Detroit Free Press died Wednesday of typhoid fever at age 43.
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Detroit
Mich
Thermas A. Hinott
Detroit Free Press
Cummins Speaks at Chicago Recipiency Conference
Iowa Gov. Cummins led a large reciprocity conference in Chicago urging government negotiations with foreign countries. He attacked stand-patters in Congress and warned that enemies would twist his words while calling for political war on protectionist foes.
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United States
Gov. Cummin
Congress
Gov. Cummins
Illinois
Iowa
Cummins
Negroes Plan Colony In South Dakota Farmland
B P Biar a Sully county farmer and wealthy landowner promotes a plan to establish a negro colony in South Dakota. He has attracted interest among Des Moines Negroes and envisions thousands of migrants forming a cooperative community on his land and nearby acres to pursue shared agricultural interests.
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Des Moines
Mr. Biar
Sully County
South Dakota
Missouri River
B. P. Biar
Iowa
Feature on Census maps Iowa’s conquest from Indians
The article outlines a census feature that reviews Iowa’s acquisition from Native Americans. It contrasts a Blashfield painting titled the redemption of Iowa from savagery with a factual map showing treaties and movements that pushed the redskin westward. It notes Sac and Fox cession in 1804 and Black Hawk’s defeat in 1832 as pivotal steps.
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Iowa
Blashfield
State House
Western
Wilds
Custer
Plains
Wisconsin Territory
Black Hawk
Miller and Turner Withdraw From Eighth District Race
Multiple sources report Judge W E Miller of Bedford will not run against Congressman Hepburn in the Eighth District and Senator Dan Turner also withdraws. Gossip cites Miller’s bid for a state bench and potential supreme justice, while J B Harsh of Union county and L W Lewis of Page county are said to be poised to enter the contest. Lewis, a Page senator, has roots in Lucas county and long political influence.
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W. E. Miller
Bedford
Congress
Eighth
Hepburn
Dan Turner
Cummins
J. B. Harsh
Union County
L. W. Lewis
Page County
Lucas County
Harsh Long
Hospital Needs Cash at Mount Pleasant per Capita Funds
Superintendent Applegate reports Mount Pleasant hospital faces exhausted per capita funds of $12 a month. He warns general repairs and clothing cannot be funded adequately. He urges higher per capita or additional appropriations as $9,000 was spent on clothing over the past biennial period.
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Applegate
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Board of Control
Mount Pleasant
Nine year old Victoria Quinell dies from bonfire burns
Victoria Quinell aged nine died six hours after clothing ignited from a bonfire. The tragedy occurred during a local event, leaving the community in mourning and authorities investigating the incident for safety lapses.
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Marquette
Victoria Quinell
Reformed Presbyterians Meet in Hopkinton
The Hopkinton church hosted two conventions August 9 10 for the Women's Missionary Society and Young People's Union with delegates from across Iowa. Society officials include Mrs. R Cannon president and Mrs J Hensleigh vice president. The Hopkinton gathering ended with an outing on the Maquoketa River.
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Reformed Presbyterians
Hopkinton
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Women’s Presbyterian Missionary Society
Young People’s Presbyterian Union
R. Cannon
Wyman
Women’s Missionary Society
J. Hensleigh
Morning Sun
A. M. Wallace
William McCullough
Young People’s Union
Jennie Edgar
Linton
Kathryn Marshall
People of
Maquoketa
Norma Payne Death in Police Headquarters Suicide
Norma Eugene Payne a 16 year old detainee awaiting transfer to a Dubuque home committed suicide in the Des Moines police matron's rooms by ingesting an ounce of carbolic acid. Officers discovered her quickly. medical aid was given but she died twenty minutes after swallowing the poison.
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Des Moines
Dubuque
Norma Eugene Payne
Rock Rapids Tragedy Claims 17 Year Old Bell
Hartey Bell, 17, son of former County Recorder Rt. A Bell, was killed by an accidental shotgun discharge under the Hiiness Central railroad bridge over the Rock River. Both barrels fired, striking him in the eyes and destroying the top of his head as he attempted to climb steps on the piling.
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Rock Rapids
Hartey Bell
Rt. A. Bell
Hiiness Central Railway
Rock River
Local Cab inet Maker Dies In Self-Inflicted Gas Fatality
Lars Peterson, a cabinet maker and longtime resident, was found dead in a box he fashioned as a coffin. His wife discovered the improvised casket after he had bored a hole for a gas hose and sealed himself inside. He had exhibited odd behavior in the weeks prior.
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Sioux City
Lars Peterson
Iowa towns endure rapid changes across troubled period
Disaster strikes Gilbert Station wiping out much of Onawa’s district as Belvider e loses status to Turin. In Ben Hur council area a state congress gathers in October with about 200 delegates and two lodges hosting. In Davenport a 9 year old dies after a hay ride accident while Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs report burglaries and a marriage license is issued to a Japanese man. Community events include Chautauquas in Atlantic and reunions in Jamaica and Greene Dallas Guthrie counties. Nevada reports a chicken thieves surge with 300 in one night and 500 in four days.
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Gilbert Station
Onawa
Iowa
Belvidere
Monona County
Turin
Council Biuffsi
Towa
Ben Hur
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Harry Seki
Mamie Watts
Seki
Jamaica
Greene
Dallas
Guthrie
Hopkinton
B. H. Kroze Haa
Lenox College
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Tacoma
Wash
Davenport
Francis Russell
Corning
Adams County
Sheldon
Corn Belt Editorial Association
FE. D. Chassell
le Mars Sentinel
F. B. Wolf
Primghar Hell
Nevada
What did the catcher say in the clutch ninth inning
The Nevnr's News recounts a late ninth inning scene where with two strikes and bases loaded the catcher removes his mask and whispers to the rattled pitcher before delivering strike three to seal a 5-4 victory for the fielding team.
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Nevnr
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Wisconsin Resident
In Bayfield County a local resident Mr IT Wold credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing back pain and other kidney troubles. He and his wife used the pills and report relief, warning that backache signals kidney disease and that the remedy can prevent progression to rheumatism dropsy diabetes or Bright's disease.
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Drummond
Wis
Bayfield County
Dodd
DT. Wold
Mr. Wold
Bright
Woman’s Riddle Provokes Amusement in Tribune
The Tribune notes a playful quip about a woman alighting a car backward provoking laughter. The moment reflects lighthearted social chatter and the writer’s informal style.
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Spiins
Tribune
One Night Treatment for Sore Hands and Feet
An advertisement touts soaking hands or feet in hot Cuticura Soap lather, drying, and using Cuticura Ointment. It suggests wearing loose gloves at night for red rough or chapped skin and promises quick, economical relief and permanent cure.
Excursion Fares From Chicago Offer Cheap Trips
Philadelphia and return ten dollars with going dates September 10th 15th and 17th. Liberal limits and stopovers. Full particulars at city ticket office corner Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard Chicago. Telephone Harrison 1757. Judiciously managed promises will sometimes do more for a woman than performance. Now for instance there’s politics.
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Philadelphia
Return
Clark St
Jackson Blvd
Chicago
Harrison
Aoman
Puck
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Hose Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Hose for foot comfort with claims to cure pain burning and sweating and to fit shoes easily. It urges buying from all druggists and shoe stores and notes a sample in Le Roy New York address. A separate snippet jokes about Galileo's tower becoming a restaurant and Italy missing a Coliseum midway from the Boxton Globe.
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le Roy
N. Y
Galileo
Italy
Coliseum
Boxton Globe
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