Transoceanic Italian Emigration and Trade Highlights
The Express notes 233102 Italians left Italy in 1904 with 150119 arriving in the United States. Germany ranks second for automobile exports, behind France and ahead of Great Britain. Paris theaters income from the poor tax reached 8 005100 dollars, at ten percent. The London Zoo acquires a living South American giant and Holmes comments on futures as social adjustment. Virginian turbine steamer sets a new transatlantic record at nearly 100 hours.
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Germany
France
Great Britain
Bel gian law bans absinthe manufacture and sale
The Bel gian chamber and senate passed a law prohibiting absinthe production and distribution in the kingdom. The regulation responds to a reported rise in consumption of the spirit.
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Chamber
Senate
Government of Netherlands offers prize for diamond cutting process
The Netherlands government launches a competition to find a method of diamond cutting that eliminates the use of a health dangerous alloy. A prize of 2275 dollars is offered for a complete solution.
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The
Netherlands
Austrian contract for six destroyers and ten torpedo boats
The Austrian government agreed to pay 3,225,000 dollars for six torpedo destroyers and ten sea going torpedo boats. Danubins Marine and Machine Works will build a modern shipyard at Fiume in Hungary as part of the deal.
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Danubins Marine and Machine Works
Danubins Co
Fiume
Hungary
Floating cocoanuts towed with bark fiber rafts
Cocoanuts lighter than water are floated along rivers like timber. Large rafts are formed by gathering thousands and wrapping them in bark fiber. A single native can tow several rafts, and the fiber withstands rough handling.
Train wreck on Missouri Pacific line leaves no serious injuries
A Missouri Pacific railway wreck saw all cars except one derail into a ditch as the train traveled at 25 miles per hour. Despite the abrupt stop, no car was seriously damaged. The cars were new, heavy, with firm steel frameworks.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Sea water as a summer fad along New Jersey coast
Women at coastal resorts drink sea water to aid digestion and purportedly purify blood while reducing flesh. Fishermen have built a sizable business supplying the water with three or four daily sessions claimed to have beneficial effects.
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New Jersey
Diamonds Found in Kentucky Echo South Africa Kimberley Conditions
Geologic conditions in Kentucky mirror those at the Kimberly mines in South Africa. The Piedmont Plateau between southern Virginia and Georgia has yielded 10 to 12 diamonds ranging from two to three carats up to the 23 carat Dewey diamond.
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Kimberly
South Africa
Kentucky
Piedmont Plateau
Appalachians
Virginia
Georgia
Carnegie Hero Fund distributes cash grants alongside medals
The commission distributing Carnegie hero fund awards has given substantial sums to widows of men who died in heroic service. Bronze and silver medals alone do not fulfill the fund's primary purpose of aiding those in need.
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Carnegie Hero Fund
Hero Fund
Largest Shoes Made In Country Weigh 18 Pounds Each
A Nashua shoe factory recently turned out the largest shoe pair in the country. The 23 inch long shoes weigh 18 pounds per pair and are 7 1/4 inches wide at the widest point. They required several weeks to complete and were made for a negress living near Atlanta.
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Nashua
Atlanta
Alleged baby abandonment trade probes in Tombs court
In New York City a court hearing explored claims of a structured "losing babies" operation. Investigators say baby abandonment was systematic and coordinated, with alleged headquarters on Mott Street.
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New York City
Tombs Court
Ganz Geing
Mott Street
1905 Wheat Crop Promise Majesties National Abundance
The agricultural department statistics affirm a record 1905 wheat crop with 729 million bushels of spring and winter wheat, second only to the 1901 harvest of 74 60,000 bushels, underscoring farmers as rulers of a land of plenty and promise.
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Agricultural Department
United States
Illinois Banks Collapse Across Towns After Run
Illinois banks face closures following runs tied to reports on Charles J. Devlin. Spring Valley and Toluca both shut as depositors queued, with liabilities around 290 000 dollars and assets exceeding 450 000 dollars, and Devlin seeks bankruptcy to consolidate his affairs.
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First National Bank of
Topeka
Kan
Toluca
Barr
Devlin Coal Company
C. J. Devlin
Chicago
National Bank
J. T. Bradley
United States District Court
Devlin
First National Bank
Pollock
Fraud order bars People's United States bank over scams
Postmaster General Cortelyou issues a fraud order against the People's United States bank of St. Louis its officers and agents and E G Lewis publisher effective July 9 The action follows a postal investigation which found the bank illegal Lewis built a vast magazine network with 1 6 million circulation and planned a mail order bank to control finance and mine farmers hoarded gold The firm capitalized at 2 5 million with stockholders deposits and loans cited as key factors Lewis reportedly drew 2 million from the bank for stock and loaned himself 900 000
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Washington
Cortelyou
People’s United States Bank of St. Louis
E. G. Lewis
Lewis
Woman's Magazine
Woman’s Farm Journal
John Hay Laid to Rest in Cleveland
The body of former Secretary John Hay was moved from the Chamber of Commerce auditorium to Lake View Cemetery. After simple services in Wade chapel the casket was lowered. President and Vice President stood by the grave with current and former Cabinet members and colleagues from McKinley’s administration.
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Cleveland, O
Hay
Chamber of Commerce
Lake View Cemetery
Wade Chapel
United States
McKinley
Mitchell Found Guilty in Senate Bribery Case
Portland Oregon July 5 The jury found United States Senator John H Mitchell guilty of accepting pecuniary compensation for lobbying before federal departments in Washington He faces possible imprisonment up to two years and a fine up to ten thousand dollars It is expected other indictments against him may be dropped pending sentencing by Judge De Haven
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Portland
Ore
United States
John H. Mitchell
Mitchell
Washington
Puter
Supreme Court Invalidates Peru Oil Refinery Law
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled the winterly enacted law allocating 410000 dollars to build an independent oil refinery at Peru unconstitutional. The decision, written by Associate Justice Greene, overturned a measure the legislature saw as a direct curb on Standard Oil.
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Yopeka
Kan
Peru
State Supreme Court
Greene
Standard Oil Company
Kansas
Endeavorers Open 22nd International Convention in Baltimore
The Baltimore International Christian Endeavor convention began in Armory hall with about 8,000 delegates present and nearly all of the 16,000 seats filled.
Fatal mine explosion rocks Searight near Uniontown
An early Thursday explosion at the Taylor Coal and Coke Company shaft in Searight Pa near Uniontown kills six miners and injures four, one fatally, with rescuers and authorities responding to the disaster.
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Uniontown
Taylor Coal and Coke Company
Searight
Here
Elks Welcome Delegates at 19th Reunion in Buffalo
Thousands of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks delegates arrived in Buffalo New York for the nineteenth annual reunion. They were greeted with hearty welcomes as they marched through streets lined with decorations.
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Buffalo
N. Y
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Explosion Kills Eight In Harrisburg Area Blast
Eight men died and two were injured when a premature rock powder blast on the Pennsylvania railroad improvements near New Cumberland exploded at 7 30 Sunday morning across the Susquehanna River from the May 11 wreck site. All the victims were workers at the site.
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Harrisburg
New Cumberland
Susquehanna River
Ex-Wisconsin Mayor Frank Culley Dies at 67 in Kenosha
Maj. Frank Co. Culley former mayor of Wisconsin city and a known literary figure died Saturday in Kenosha at age 67. He had been a prominent local leader and well known in literary circles.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Wis
Maj
Frank Co. Culley
Maj. Culley
Court to include all of Devlin Illinois holdings in receivership
Kansas City July 10 United States court at Chicago will be asked to include all of C J Devlin s Illinois property in the receivership granted in Topeka last week The Illinois interests include the Toluca coal mines and the Toluca Marquette Northern railroad.
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Kansas City
United States Court At
Chicago
C. J. Devlin
Ilinois
Topeka
Devylin
Illinois
Toluca
Toluca, Marquette & Northern Railroad
Spencer Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition in Chicago
Louis M. Spencer, a life insurance and bond agent with offices at 204 Dearborn Street, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S district court. He lists liabilities of 357 64502 and assets of 260.
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Chicago
Louis M. Spencer
Dearborn Street
United States District Court
Ossian Cameron
No New Gambling Licenses After August First
Mexico City July 10 reports that no more gambling licenses will be issued after August 1 when all existing licenses expire. Denver Cal July 8 notes Miss Hattia Hill a Summers Iowa delegate to the Epworth League convention died of heart failure in her hotel room after a return from mountain road excursion.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Denver
Cal
Hattia Hill
Epworth League
Summers
Iowa
Sweden Readies Frontiers Against Threatening Norway
Stockholm reports that Sweden, under high military authority, is taking precautionary frontier measures to offset Norway's reported threatening attitude.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Norway
Must Share Expenses in Illinois Mine Law Dispute
Judge Gray acts as arbitrator between miners and operators in Illinois and rules that the expense of operation in the shot firers law shall be shared equally by employers and men. The decision sets a precedent for cost sharing in mining disputes.
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Springfield
Gray
Illinois
Mutineers Give Up Ship in Roumanian Port
In Kustenji Roumania on July 10 the Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkin and accompanying torpedo boat surrendered after negotiations with Roumanian authorities. The Potemkin’s crew accepted Roumanian terms, while the torpedo boat fled to Odessa claiming non mutiny. The Roumanians ferried mutineers to a chosen frontier and hoisted both flags to deter Russian attacks. Admiral Kruger accepted delivery of the Potemkin for Russian authorities.
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Kustenji
Roumania
St. Andrew
Kniaz Potemkin
Black Sea
Potemkin
Roumanian
Kruger
Charles of
Capture Sakhalin Island Landing Report
St. Petersburg reports a Japanese landing on Sakhalin with two battleships seven cruisers three gunboats 36 torpedo boats and ten transports. Troops landed at Meree between Shepivan and Korsakov as Russian defenders burned government buildings and evacuated.
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St. Petersburg
Sakhalin
Rojestvensky
Meree
Shepivan
Korsakovsk
Duties of the Rich Inspires Roosevelts Address at Meeting
President Roosevelt spoke to about 30 000 educators at the National Educational association convention in Asbury Park New Jersey on Friday. He argued that money making yields to nobler efforts once a point is reached and praised rich men who use wealth rightly and with good conduct.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Roosevelt
National Educational Association
Kansas Natural Gas Company Barred From Kansas
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the Kansas Natural Gas company cannot do business in Kansas. The Delaware corporation is outlawed from holding property or operating within the state, despite having spent millions on pipeline work.
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Topeka
Kan
State Supreme Court
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Kansas
Bomb Kills Two in Tiflis as Attacks Continue
In Tiflis Transcaucasia on July 10 a bomb killed two Dvorniks and wounded 18 others while a policeman was shot Saturday night. The ongoing bomb throws mark daily attacks in the area.
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Tiflis
Transcaucasia
Grace West acquitted in stockyards shooting case
Grace West was acquitted in St. Joseph Missouri after admitting to shooting Paul Druckenmiller an employee of the government inspection bureau at the stockyards on April 1 She claimed self defense and judgment was rendered at midnight
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St. Joseph, Mo
Grace West
Paul Druckenmiller
Government Inspection Bureau
Jury Selected for Williamson Land Fraud Trial
A jury was chosen in Portland Oregon to hear the case of Congressman J N Williamson indicted in land frauds in the state. The jury selection occurred Friday as the trial nears.
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Portland
Ore
J. N. Williamson
Martial law Abolished in Formosa and Pescadores
Martial law was abolished Thursday over the entire Formosa region and the Pescadores islands. The action ends the nationwide military rule in the area, marking a new phase in civilian governance.
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Tokio
Formosa
Pescadores Islands
Roosevelt offers Elihu Root Secretary of State
New York July 7. President Roosevelt has offered Elihu Root the post of secretary of state and Root has accepted. The offer followed a Cleveland funeral for John Hay and a Oyster Bay conference on state department issues signaling Root as Roosevelt’s political heir and a potential stepping stone to higher honors.
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New York
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Root
John Hay
Cleveland
Oyster Bay
State Department
Washington
Shaw
Taft
Mr. Root
Honors to Paul Jones
Paris July 7 The body of Admiral Paul Jones was formally delivered to United States representatives at 3 30 pm in the American chapel on the Avenue de L Alma. Gen Porter handed the body to Mr Loomis who then commissioned Admiral Sigsbee to transport it to America. Both Porter and Loomis spoke brief remarks and Sigsbee accepted the commission.
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Paris
Admiral Paul Jones
United States
Avenue de L’alma
France
Gen. Porter
Loomis
Admiral Sigsbee
America
Mr. Loomis
Boat Swamp Tragedy Claims Eleven Log Drivers
A Chippewa Falls dispatch reports eleven log drivers drowned in the Chippewa river at Little Falls dam after their boat capsized while crossing the river. The dead include Saul Bracket Eau Claire Louis Goney Max Billard Flambeau Patrock Leiden Stanley Ole Horen Joseph Peloquin Drywood Andrew Gonyei Jim Falls Oscar Barquest Cadott Bert Larry Anson Byron Ferguson Chippewa City Adolph Toutant Cadott.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Chippewa River
Little Falls Dam
Batteay
Saul Bracket
Eau Claire
Louis Goney
Max Billard
Flambeau
Patrock Leiden
Stanley
Ole Horen
Joseph Peloquin
Drywood
Epworth League Convention Opens in Denver Size Reaches 20000
The seventh international Epworth league gathering opens with three venues Trinity Methodist Episcopal church Central Presbyterian church and Coliseum hall crowded. About 20000 delegates and visitors have come to Denver for the convention. Meanwhile Caleb Powers of Maysville Kentucky is to be tried in the U S court for complicity in the Goebel murder case based on judge Cochran's decision to take jurisdiction.
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Epworth
Denver
Cal
Epworth League
Coliseum Hall
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Central Presbyterian Church
Powers
Maysville
Caleb Powers
United States
William Goebel
Frankfort
Cochran
Nine Italian miners injured and two dead in Tidewater mine explosion
An explosion at the Tidewater mine in Vivian West Virginia injured nine Italian miners on July 6 with two deaths in hospital and three others in critical condition. Officials attribute the blast to a heavy shock during robbing pockets with possible dust ignition though the dust theory is questioned due to the mine’s location.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Tidewater
Vivian
Elkhorn
Western Politician Wins Appoint as Chinese Port Consul
A western politician sought a Cleveland administration post as a Chinese port consul. Richard Olney, then secretary of state, disclosed he never recommends a consul who does not speak the local language. The applicant replied he would answer a Chinese question if asked. The man received the appointment.
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Richard Olney
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Olney
Blank
Sweet Girl Graduate Sees Favorite Author As Truly Human
A “sweet girl graduate” who visited her beloved author recalled him on his front porch in shirt sleeves and described him as terribly human, reflecting on hero worship and approachable persona, as cited by the Atlanta Constitution.
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Atlanta Constitution
Affronted Authority in Baseball Umpire Row
Dialogue shows Mr. Meekton and Henrietta reacting to umpire rulings. A Washington Star quote highlights disapproval of men bossing others at the game. The snippet captures a social beat on authority in sport and gendered perspectives.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Death and characterization in island society quote
A Cleveland Leader quotation notes that in the Society Islands a man’s body is whitewashed after death to mirror the public ceremonies used to honor his character. The item comments on cultural practices and local attitudes toward death and reputation.
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Society Islands
Cleveland
Dodd's Kidney Pills Claim Cure for Rheumatism
In Kushequa Pennsylvania residents increasingly credit Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing rheumatism and reliving back pain. Mrs M L Davison says thirty years of rheumatism improved after two boxes with no further back trouble. Local reports claim the medicine offers a sure remedy as more cases emerge.
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Kushequa
Pennsylvania
Dodd
M.L. Davison
Dolly’s £50 Weekly Alimony Feels Liberating
In Life Magazine quotes, Dolly remarks that receiving £50 a week alimony makes her feel independent and relieved from relying on a man for income. The exchange highlights a shift in financial autonomy for women.
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Dolly
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller After
An Allen's Foot Base advertisement promises relief for swollen hot feet allowing a smaller shoe size. Sold at druggists for 25 cents with a trial package free. Address A. S. Olmsted Le Roy N Y. The note adds a Detroit Free Press maxim about degrees and experience.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Excursion Fares From Chicago Include Major City Trips
Weekend and mid month departures advertise Buffalo and return for 12.25 July 8 9 and 0th Detroit and return 6.50 August 14 15 Philadelphia and return 19.00 September 15 16 17 Liberal limits and stopovers noted. City ticket office corner Clark St and Jackson Blvd Chicago Harrison 1757.
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Buffalo
Detroit
Philadelphia
Corner Clark
St. and
Jackson Blvd
Chicago
Harrison
Four Facts For Sick Women To Consider
Four points urge surgery avoidance by treating physicians while warning neglect of symptoms leads to operations. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a universal cure for female ailments including backache and menstrual disorders. The Pinkham Laboratory invites all women to write for free advice from women staff at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Gar
Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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