Living pictures charm London halls with clever group recreations
Iowa readers note fashionable trend as living pictures from Dresden and Serres china captivate audiences in a London music hall. Separately, Argentina’s wool exports for 1903 04 totaled 411 385 bales, the year’s lowest in nine years, while 1 000 acres of fruit land near Canon City Colorado flooded due to the De Weese dam, enlarging Lincoln park waters.
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Dresden
Serres
China
London
Argentina
de Weese
Wet Mountain Valley
Westcliffe
Col
Centennial
Lincoln Park
Canon City
England Sees Record Orange Imports Lead Fruit Trade
Through July England imported 4 249 774 hundredweight of oranges worth 475 974 688 pounds. Bananas were heavy but lagged oranges by over one million hundredweight involving about 112 000 000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Fresno County Ranch Put Through Raffle Dispute
A. H. Liese of Fresno County raffled his ranch raising 7500 dollars from ticket sales. W. C. Wilkinson held the winning number but Liese refused surrender claiming raffling is gambling. Wilkinson cites an old statute allowing confiscation of such property to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Liese
Fresno County
Cal
W. C. Wilkinson
Liese
Wilkinson
Den mark hosts foreign commercial travelers from Germany Russia Sweden
Foreign commercial travelers play a key role in international trade in Den mark with large contingents from Germany Russia and Sweden. German representatives are noted for their yearly presence and their work overcoming long standing prejudice against Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Germany
Russia
Sweden
Japanese Shimose Explosive Gains Notable Power
Since the war began attention has focused on the new explosive Shimose used by Japanese warships. Named after Prof. Shimose, it ranks near blasting gelatine in force and is more destructive than guncotton or dynamite.
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Shimose
Rothschilds Plan 10 Million Franc Housing Venture in Paris
Rumor says the Rothschilds will invest 10 million francs to build wage-earner dwellings in Paris with very low rents and no profit motive. Similar projects exist in the Peabody buildings in London and other major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothschilds
Paris
Peabody
London
Venezuela Grants Exclusive Matchmaking Contract
The government of Venezuela inks a contract with Manuel V. Fejera granting exclusive match production in the country. A 1899 law ties the match trade to state revenue and bans imports, enforcing a government monopoly.
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Government of
Venezuela
Manuel V. Fejera
Invention for Fluid Gas From Petroleum Residuum
A Society of German Plumbers exhibit featured Chemist Blau of Augsburg presenting a method to make fluid gas from residuum of petroleum and heavy mineral oils. He claims the gas can be produced cheaply where petroleum is abundant and transported in cylinders like carbonic acid gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of German Plumbers
Blau
Augsburg
Hops Used by U S Brewers in 1904 Fiscal Year
Domestic brewers in the United States consumed 39,565,534 pounds of hops in the year ended June 30 1904, up 2.88 percent from the prior year. The U S is a surplus hop producer and exports a sizable portion annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Office of Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Puerto Cabello Sees Special Edition Honoring President
The Venezuelan press showcased enterprise during the president's visit with Letras y Numeros issuing a neatly produced eight page numero extraordinario. Local officials and prominent citizens praised the presidential visitor in gilt bronze and blue inks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Puerto Cabello
Letras Y Numeros
Numero Extraordinario
Mystery Sounds At Nakous Fringing Red Sea Amphitheater
Reports describe a geological anomaly near Nakous on the Red Sea coast where intermittent underground sounds emerge from the ground. The site lies about a half mile from shore, with a 300 foot high sand ridge 800 feet wide forming an amphitheater, producing a low murmur at hourly intervals.
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Red Sea
Nakous
National farm surveys seek crop acreage and production data
Representatives of farmers nationwide receive schedules requesting acreage and production figures for corn wheat oats flaxseed hay and potatoes. The information will be used by the department of agriculture statistician to determine area harvested and total production. Farmers are asked to return the forms promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
A Week's News From Washington Across the Union
Berlin says Germany pleased with Roosevelt speech at Frederick the Great statue unveiling. Hay and Sternberg sign American German arbitration treaty identical to American French. Gov Brady to be reappointed Alaska governor. Nebraska counts presidential vote. Roosevelt plurality 85 648. Pennsylvania averages 22.43 knots. fastest in class. US Portugal arbitration treaty signed. identical to French. Roosevelt completes message. forecast on trusts navy Philippine tariff. Rear Admiral Converse urges more navy officers. Thanksgiving feasts brighten charitable institutions nationwide.
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Berlin
Germany
Roosevelt
Frederick the Great
Hay
Baron Sternberg
State Department
Gov
Brady
Alaska
Nebraska
United States
Pennsylvania
Portugal
Converse
Congress
Navy
Assailant Robs Coast Steamship cashier in Skagway
Pacific Coast Steamship office cashier George Rosenberg is robbed of an estimated 4500 dollars in Skagway. The incident follows a string of violent crimes including a Philadelphia killing and a Maryland bank robbery. Major Delmar the trotting champion was sold at Madison Square Garden for 15000 dollars.
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George Rosenberg
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Skagway
New York
Young
Nan Patterson
Frank Saylor
Philadelphia
Henry Henderson
George Henderson
Henry
Southern Maryland Savings Bank
la Plata
Noble Grain
North Bend
Major Delmar
Madison Square Garden
Multiple 1900s News Items Span Elections Fires and Accidents
The official Missouri vote shows Roosevelt with a 25600 plurality while Hoch defeats Dale for governor by 68815 in another state race. A Tennessee barn and kennel fire kills six dogs. a Wartrace buggy crash injures three. Sadie Waite, 16, dies, and her 12yearold brother is badly mangled near Wayne Nebraska. Rear Admiral Bartlett dies of pneumonia in St Louis. A Chicago judge upholds voting machines. another rules the railroad act valid against labor pickets. Dynamiters strike Omaha reformer E E B Thomas with a bomb. rewards total 7500. Cincinnati Kentucky molders strike sparks arrests. Roosevelt’s Missouri tally shows 25600 plurality. George Q Cannon to edit Salt Lake Tribune. An insane patient at Dunning IL is killed by attendants. two attendants arrested. Great Lakes naval site Lake Bluff chosen. president approves. Nellie Stover in St Paul dislocates jaw laughter. A Walters Mississippi cotton mill boiler explodes. two die five injured. Clifford Darling shoots wife then dies by suicide in Pierceville Indiana. A McKinley memorial unveiled in San Francisco. Hill building in Minneapolis burns for 90000 loss.
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Kansas
Roosevelt
Hoch
Dale
Hickory Valley
Tenn
United States
Canada
Wartrace
Sadie Waite
Holdom
Chicago
Illinois
Kavanagh
E. E B. Thomas
Omaha
Cincinnati
Kentucky
J. F. Valentine
Missouri
George Q. Cannon
Utah
Salt Lake City Tribune
Dunning
Ill
Samuel B. Glosser
Great Lakes
Lake Bluff
St. Paul
Minn
Nellie Stover
Walters
Vicksburg
Miss
Clifford Darling
Pierceville
Ind
William McKinley
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Old Hill
Minneapolis
Night ferry tragedy claims four lives near Sarnia
A heavy swell overturned a rowboat between Port Huron Michigan and Sarnia Ontario near the Sarnia dock. Ferryman William Briggs and four other men were drowned in the incident.
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William Briggs
Port Huron
Mich
Sarnia Ont
Sarnia Dock
Port Arthur Blockade Leads to Ship Capture and Rumors
Reports say a Japanese fleet captured a German supply ship during a Port Arthur blockade attempt. Russia protests American consul Chefoo declaring Port Arthur’s fall imminent. Multiple disparate items follow, including discoveries, deaths, and financial notes from various regions.
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Port Arthur
Russia
Chefoo
Koenigstuhl Mountain
Germany
Malden
Kuroki
Canada
Adelina Patti
St. Petersburg
Cubian
Cuba
Paul Kruger
Liverpool
End
James Wallace
Edward M. Breitung
Marquette
Mich
Roosevelt at the world fair and political notes across nations
President Roosevelt spent a strenuous day touring the world fair exhibits and attending services. Other items report Spain accepting a peace congress, Illinois election results, Gompers as AF of L president, and various international and domestic events including labor, crime, and economic news.
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Roosevelt
Francis
Washington
Spain
America
Illinois
Deneen
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labbur
James R. Carnahan
Knights of Pythias
Louisville
Farmers Meet Soon International Exhibit Attracts Hawkeye Stockmen
Des Moines reports the Iowa state department of agriculture annual meeting will be held December 13 in the state house. Transportation is the key issue with railroads and shippers invited to discuss livestock movement to Chicago. Articulation with the St Louis expo and Argentine freight comparisons feature in the coverage.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
State House
Simpson
Iowa
S. E B. DeLane
H. C. Nutt
A. L. Ames
Buckingham
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Chicago
Argentine Republic
Glynne Williams
United States
St. Louis
Agricultural Society
State Horticultural Society
Park and Forestry Association
Iowa Fair
State Farmers’ Institute
State Agricultural College
Curtiss
Piano Box Veteran Builds Tiny Iowa Home
Albert W. Morgan a Civil War veteran in Marshalltown imagines a home from two piano boxes joined to form a 6 by 6 foot shelter. He beds inside a bunk and covers the structure with tar paper and earth while using a tricycle to travel and supplying neighbors with ammonia.
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Iowa
Albert W. Morgan
Marshalltown
Morgan
NAB ALLEGED EMBEZZLER ARRESTED IN CHICAGO
Arnold Beuthien former president and stockholder in five banks was arrested by Chicago detectives in Union Park while a fugitive from an $85 000 embezzlement charge tied to the West Liberty Davenport bank He denies the amount admits reckless loans wrecked the bank and says he is glad to be in a cell awaiting extradition papers.
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Arnold Beuthien
Iowa
North Dakota
West Liberty Bank
Davenport
Flynn
McClain
Union Park
Chicago
Central Station
Beaubien
New York
Indians proved capable of iron work in Iowa mounds
State University of Iowa experts after Dr. D J H Ward’s visit to Lake Okoboji report rich relic grounds in northern Iowa. Iron tomahawks found in mounds suggest indigenous ironworking, not exclusive to Atlantic sources, with seven or eight skeletons already recovered and extended excavation planned on landowner permissions.
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State University of Iowa
D. J. H. Ward
Lake Okoboji
Middle West
Atlantic
Relics Box Promises Historic Belknap Saddles Found
The state historical department received from a sister of Gen W W Belknap a box of relics including three saddles one tied to Gen W G Belknap and two to W W Belknap plus holsters accoutrements a rifle of the younger Belknap and an ancient pistol. The elder Belknap saddle served 60 years and the man fought in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War earning a brigadier general rank after Monterey and Buena Vista. The saddles are quilted leather and well preserved. The younger Belknap saddles are McClellan type one gifted by his regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Historical Department
W. W. Belknap
Keokuk
W. G. Belknap
W W. Belknap
Belknap
Historical Department
Fort Leavenworth
War Department
Short Aphorisms On Society And Duty
A compact collection of wry maxims on society, virtue, power, and human behavior. It critiques convention, forgiveness, fatigue, duty, and vigilance with sharp, pithy lines. The tone mirrors a column of quotable reflections.
Pink Pills for Pale People Backed by Doctor Denton Testimony
A Girard, Kansas witness recounts how Dr Williams Pink Pills relieved his wife from a fifteen year battle with fatigue, dizziness, swelling, pain, insomnia, and rheumatism. The story claims rapid improvement and eventual health restoration, urging readers to use the pills for various female and male health troubles. The ad notes price 50 cents a box or six for two dollars fifty and directs readers to druggists or the manufacturer in Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Denton
Girard
Crawford County
Kansas
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
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Peras
New York City
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Lester Gay
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George Gay
Big Bend National Bank
Wash
Francis Buell Cooley
Cooley, Farwell & Co
Field & Leiter
Marshall Wield & Co
Hartford
Rev
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Addystone
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J. S. Murray
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Ilinois
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van Sant
Minnesota
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Board of Control
Leslie M. Shaw
Treasury
James Wilson
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McKinley
Slaw
Masachusetts
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
PF. W. Bicknele
Piano Box Veteran's Home
Nab
Arnold Beauthien
Timely
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Western
Ottawa
C.J. Broughton
Quincy
O. Currie
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Milwaukee
Wis
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Kansasity
Iale
Piso
Clark and
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Warren
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J.P. Meemay
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