British Plan to Send Teachers Abroad for Winter Study
Mr. Mosely proposes a reciprocal education program placing 500 teachers aboard Cunard ships between November and March at nominal rates. Arrangements would route them to university centers after arrival, broadening cultural and educational ties with Berlin Paris Oxford Athens and Syracuse. Boards of education might cover partial pay for teachers undertaking such trips for study.
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Mosely
England
Cunard
University of London
Rhodes Scholarships
New York World
Europe
Berlin
Paris
Oxford
Athens
Syracuse
Boards of Education
Environment and fate in a frontier town
The Bronson Budget editor reflects on Johnny Olson son of An drew Olson a former Roseau-Stephen stage line owner now a Stillwater prison inmate after a card game shooting. He warns that harsh frontier environments shape youth for ruin and urges adherence to law and moral guidance for the nation’s future.
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Bronson (Minn
Johnny Olson
Andrew Olson
Roseau-Stephen
Stillwater
God
Bunsby
Taxing bachelors debated again in England London Truth
The London Truth proposes a bachelor tax collected by spinsters. An imaginary dialogue shows a Female Collector interrogating a Bachelor about income. She notes earnings over £800 a year and potential evasion, with a £200 fine, offering to overlook the matter if he marries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Pittsburg Inventor Claims Phone Privacy Device
A Pittsburg inventor asserts a device that prevents a telephone operator from hearing conversations after connecting two subscribers. If true, telephone companies may raise operator wages or deploy male staff at switchboards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Geographers Debate Earth Shape Pear Versus Plum
Some geographers question whether the earth resembles a pear while others in the trusts suggest a plum likeness. The short note contrasts two opinions on the planet’s form in a satirical line.
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Trusts
New York Company Founded to Control American Food Supply
A new company with capital of 20 million dollars is formed in New York to control the chicken and egg supply and all dairy products in the United States. The statement notes there is no Booseberry trust yet, and the aim is to keep prices and supply stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Booseberry Trust
London stores urged to excel in customer service
A call for modern department stores to excel in service in London notes the English public’s willingness to wait a few minutes for change and fosters a calmer, leisurely shopping atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dreyfus Restored as Army Chief of Squadron After Duel in Paris
In Paris the chamber deposed ministers and suspended session after a duel wounded Under Secretary Sarraut as supporters of Clemenceau clashed with Pugliesi-Conti’s circle. Dreyfus is reinstated as chief of squadron of artillery and Picquart promoted to brigadier general following a separate supreme court ruling annulling his condemnation.
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Paris
Alfred Dreyfus
Sarraut
M. Pugliesi-Conti
M. Sarraut
Clemenceau
Thomson
M. Millevoye
Gen. Jacquet
Dreyfus
Chamber of Deputies
Interior
Pugliesi-Conti
Picquart
Supreme Court
Rennes
Wisconsin marshal slain in Prescott clash with Italian laborers
Deputy Sheriff Hammil of Pierce county was fatally beaten and City Marshal Isaacs of Prescott was wounded when officers attempted to arrest a gang of about 50 Italians at Prescott. The group responded with shovels after warrants for game-law violations were served, leading to Hammil's death and Isaacs' severe injuries.
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Hammil
Isaacs
Congressman Adams Dead in Chicago After Strenuous Session
Congressman Henry Cullen Adams of Wisconsin died Monday at the Auditorium hotel after days of work on the packing-house inspection bill. He had been in poor health, and relatives said his tireless congress duty led to his collapse after adjournment. Burial was in Madison, Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Cullen Adams
Wisconsin
Auditorium Hotel
Congress
Madison
Wis
Coal Strike Ends in Central Pennsylvania District
Four thousand miners in the Central Pennsylvania bituminous coal district will resume work on nearly the same scale as 1905 after mines closed April 1 over 1908 wage scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Assassin's Bullet Fatal in Sebastopol Strike
Vice Admiral Chouk nin of the Black Sea fleet died after being shot on Wednesday by a sailor from the battleship Otchakoff. He never regained consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastopol
Chouknin
Black Sea
Otchakoff
Gasoline Fire Kills Woman and Child in Arcadia
In Arcadia Nebraska Mrs. William Misner and her three year old daughter died in a gasoline explosion. Their clothing ignited and a boy was unable to extinguish the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Neb
William Misner
Wisconsin War Veteran Robert A. Scott Dies at 67
La Crosse Wisconsin veteran Robert A. Scott a Civil War captain ex postmaster and retired politician died Wednesday at age 67 He was husband to Elsie Gile Scott noted as Wisconsin's wealthiest woman.
Murder Compact Admitted in Seattle Slaying Case
Esther Mitchell a 17 year old girl confessed to killing her brother at Union Depot and said Mrs Maude Creffield widow of prophet joined in the plan admitting she aided the shooting. Creffield will be held as an accomplice. George Mitchell had killed I L Creffield earlier over alleged wrongs to Esther.
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Seattle
Wash
Esther Mitchell
Maude Creffield
George Mitchell
Creffield
The
Holy Rollers
Mitchell
Esther
Union Depot
Oregon
George
Perry
Portland
Fred
Seven Children Drown Saving Each Other Near Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids picnic ended in tragedy as eight children waded near the riverbank. Lucille Sweeting slipped into seven feet of water on a sand bar, triggering a chain of rescues that left seven of the eight children dead. Ruth Kiersey survived.
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Cedar RaPids
Lucille Sweeting
Hazel Sweeting
Gladys Sweting
Josie Sweting
Ruth Coyle
Sioux City
Core Coyle
Clara Usher
Ruth Kiersey
Sweeting
Ellis Park
Coyle
Mrs. Usher
United States Offers Mediation to End Central American War
The United States extends good offices to Guatemala and El Salvador to mediate a peace conference. Presidents Cabrera and Escalon show willingness if the U S guarantees cessation of hostilities. Ministers Combs and Merry press for talks while Honduras may be drawn in under pressure from Nicaragua and Salvador allies.
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Washington
Guatemala
San Salvador
State Department
United States
Panama
Combs
Guatemala City
Merry
Cabrera
Escalon
Salvador
Mr. Combs
Bacon
Messrs. Combs
Honduras
Bonilla
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Estrada Cabrera
Warrant Issued for John D Rockefeller in Ohio
A warrant for John D Rockefeller, now with Hancock County sheriff, accuses him of violating anti trust laws by forming and maintaining an oil monopoly. The warrant, signed by Judge Banker, directs pursuit if he is found in the county or elsewhere in the state to bring him before the probate court for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efeller
John D. Rockefeller
Judge Banker
Probate
Hancock County
Probe of Grain Business By Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington reports that the interstate commerce commission will conduct an investigation by authority of the United States senate into elevator grain buying and forwarding firms. The study aims to reveal special favors from railroads, monopolistic effects on the market, injury to grain producers, and railroad owners or controllers of grain companies and how holdings were obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Senate
Admiral Chouknin’s Assassin Said to Be Girl
In Sevastopol Russia sources claim the Black Sea fleet commander Admiral Chouknin was assassinated by a girl dressed as a sailor. No arrest has been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevastopol
Russia
Chouknin
Black Sea
Nevada Senator Newlands Thrown From Horse Injured
U S Senator Francis G Newlands of Nevada is injured by a broken collar bone after a horse incident near San Mateo He escaped death narrowly in the mishap as reported from San Francisco
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Newlands
San Francisco
United States
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
San Mategg
Cloudburst Kills Seven In Mexican City
A cloudburst and landslide on July 10 at Ocampo Jesus Maria Chihuahua Mexico nearly destroyed the city killing seven or more people and injuring many others.
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el Paso
Tex
Ocampo
Jesus Maria
Chihuahua
Mexico
Manager's Right to Buy Entry at Private Theater
Appellate court holds a theater manager may buy out entrants. the playhouse is not a public place and the manager has a right to determine who enters. The ruling centers on control of admission to a private entertainment venue in New York.
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New York
Train Wreck near Petersburg Kills Three
A west bound freight on the Southern railroad eight miles west of Petersburg Indiana wrecked after a spiked switch caused the engine to topple. Three men died and many cars were demolished as the train left the track. Authorities suspect vandalism tied to mine disputes and railroad policy during a recent labor strike.
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Petersburg
Ind
Southern
Here
Muren
Steamer Quincy Grounds Near Trempealeau Wisconsin
The Diamond Joe line steamer Quincy lies grounded near Trempealeau on the Wisconsin side of the river. No loss of life and no fire aboard the vessel.
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Winona
Minn
Quincy
Diamond Joe
Trempealeau
Wisconsin
Guatemala Declares War as Salvadoran Invasion Intensifies
Fresh hostilities erupt on the border as Salvadoran troops invade Guatemala. The conflict is described as a de facto declaration of war with the country under martial law and heightened wartime measures.
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Guatemala
Survivor of Merrimac dies after operation in Norfolk
Captain William Henry Bunting, one of the few Civil War crew survivors of the Confederate ironclad Merrimac, died at Norfolk Protestant Hospital following an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
William Henry Bunting
Norfolk Protestant Hospital
Daniels Wins World Amateur 100 Yards Swim Title
American swimmer C. M. Daniels won the 100 yards amateur world championship in 583-5 seconds, beating the existing record by two-fifths of a second at Nottingham Eny.
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Nottingham
Eny
C. M. Daniels
Oil Trust Hold Broken Washington Head Says
Charles D. Chamberlin of Cleveland, head of the National Petroleum Association, declares that Standard Oil’s absolute domination of petroleum products has been broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles D. Chamberlin
Cleveland
National Petroleum Association
Dynamite Kills Laborers at Illinois Quarry
Three men were killed and about twenty injured when a shanty at O Laughlin Bros stone quarry near Bellwood was blown by dynamite in an apparent attempt to kill its occupants. Workers say the blast occurred shortly after 1 a m Friday as laborers worked in the shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
O'Laughlin Bros
Bellwood
Strike Breaker Fined in St. Louis Police Court
Frank Curry, a well known strike breaker, was fined 50 dollars for abusing his wife and 10 dollars for using obscene language in the presence of a neighbor in a St. Louis police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Frank Curry
United States
Secretay Wilson denies U S label to Chicago meat packers
Secretary James Wilson wrapped up a Chicago visit by stating the United States government inspection label will not be used in Chicago until sanitary conditions in meat plants are perfected. He announced immediate inspections under the new law for plants meeting standards and said Chicago facilities are improving and likely ready by August 1, or face loss of the label. He will travel west to further investigate the packing industry.
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Chicago
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
United States
West
Society Man and Girl Drowned in James River
Richmond authorities search the James River for the bodies of John Gordon and Miss Satterfield two prominent young society figures who drowned during a launch party on the river.
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Society
Richmond
John Gordon
Miss Satterfield
Richmond Society
James River
Seismic Origin Found in Behring Sea Prophesies New Center
Dr. David S. Jordan locates origin of recent seismic disturbance in Behring Sea and forecasts next trouble center near San Leandro and Haywards in a San Jose lecture.
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San Jose
Cal
David S. Jordan
Behring Sea
San Leandro
Haywards
Henry Clay Evans Nominated for Governor by Republicans
Henry Clay Evans of Hamilton County and Nashville Tennessee a former pensions commissioner and the former American consul general in London was nominated for governor by the Republican state convention.
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Henry Clay Evans
Nashville, Tenn
Hamilton County
London
Estate Value of John A. McCall Reported at $40,835
The estate of John A. McCall former president of New York Life Insurance Company is appraised at $40,835. The report itemizes the net value after debts and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. McCall
New York
New York Life Insurance Company
Change Warship Turrets in Illinois and Missouri at Provincetown
Battleships Illinois and Missouri arrive from Boston to join the North Atlantic fleet near Provincetown. They recently received turret mechanism changes to reduce risk of ammunition explosions during gunfire as they prepare for maneuvers off the New England coast under Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans.
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Prvincetown
Mass
Illinois
Missouri
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
North Atlantic
New York
Robley D. Evans
New England
Dreyfus Given Cross for Reinstate and Honor
The Official Journal publishes a decree reinstating Dreyfus and promoting him and noting his name on the Legion of Honor chevalier list. Dreyfus remains in his apartments as friends flood him with felicitations by mail telegraph and cable. His sword ceremony awaits his regiment assignment.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Legion of Honor
Parliament Bill for Famine Relief Passes in Empire
The council of the empire accepted without amendment a parliament bill appropriating 7.5 million dollars for famine relief. The move surprised many and sparked jubilation in the lower house as a vote of no confidence in the Goremykin ministry by the upper chamber.
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St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Goremykin
Diamond Mine Swindles in Brazil Report Warned
Consul General George E. Anderson reports from Rio Janeiro to the bureau of manufactures that while some genuine Brazilian diamond mines may profit, the country is rife with schemes that are outright frauds or rely on claims so slight they are nearly fraudulent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George E. Anderson
Bureau of Manufactures
Rio Janeiro
Totowa Tax Collector Ends Life Amid Flight From Charges
Albert O'Brien tax collector for the borough of Totowa Paterson New Jersey shot himself as officers neared his house to arrest him on defalcation charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N.J
Albert O’brien
Totowa
SmallpoxOn Liner Cymric Arrives From Liverpool
The steamship Cymric of the White Star line arrived in Boston from Liverpool with smallpox on board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Cymric
White Star Line
Liverpool
Robbers Loot Sugar Factory Teller Route in Nikolayev Heist
A sugar factory representative was robbed of 15000 dollars en route to the bank in Nikolayev. One bandit was captured and another shot by soldiers. the remaining robbers fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikolayev
Russia
Large applicant pool for meat inspector exams
Washington reports the civil service commission has received over 3,000 applications for the meat inspector examination planned for the 21st. Four hundred appointments will be made from the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Russia Considers Home Loan for Relief in Distressed Population
Semi official denial follows reports of a new abroad loan. Russia says it will seek funds only in the home market to aid the distressed population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
Bryan Departs London for European Tour
William J. Bryan left London on Sunday and will visit Oxford Stratford on Avon Edinburgh Glasgow Belfast Cork and Budapest He plans to return July 23 and then proceed to Hawarden after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William J. Bryan
Oxford
Stratford-on-Avon
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Belfast
Cork
Buhtin
Hawarden
The Science of Living Advice From Dr Butler
Dr George F Butler medical superintendent of Alma Springs Sanatorium advises prudent health habits in How to Live. He urges we eat to live avoid excess appetite and emphasize wholesome foods for digestion and elimination. He stresses three body functions tissue change waste removal and new material supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Butler
Alma Springs Sanitarium
Alma
Mich
California
Hottentot widows and a smoke filled quip
The fragment mentions Hottentot widows severing a finger joint upon remarrying and a plug for Lewis Single Binder cigars from a Peoria factory. A joke exchange follows about Little Joe and his sister going to be an Indian as his mother paints her face upstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Joe
Attractive Colorado booklet promotes summer tourism
A Santa Fe railroad booklet titled A Colorado Summer showcases Colorado mountain scenery and healthful pleasures for summer tourists. The publication promises reader dream of visiting the Rockies and notes availability through W. J. Isback Pass Traffic Manager Santa Fe Railway Chicago.
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Colorado
Santa Fe Railroad
W. J. Islack
Pass
Santa Fe Railway
Chicago
By the Gentle Cynic Wit on talk, love, and vanity
A collection of quips on rhetoric, romance, posters, cooking wisdom, and fame. It mocks or questions motives behind performance, signs, and social expectations with sharp, humorous observations. The lines blend humor with social commentary and irony.
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