The Express Oddities and Observations From Around the World
A collage of brief witticisms and society notes from The Express covering bees in India fortunes and long work hours, American heiresses for Servian royalty, European politics, dangerous driving, cider making, Methodist delegates, disbelief in miracles, a New Jersey immune to mad dogs, Hetty Green’s hotel life, New York zoo cats, transient hotel crowds, hotel value, a Pittsburgh auto heart, Heligoland fortifications, Los Angeles fortunes and happiness, rising living costs in New York, and cross channel mail costs.
Austrian Balloon Rule Sparks Amusing Matrimonial Quirk
In Austria a married man may not rise in a balloon without his wife’s written consent. The rule humorously suggests ballooning is riskier than staying late at the club.
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Austria
French Banquet Affects 300 Guests From Decayed Duck
About 300 guests at a French banquet suffered ptomaine poisoning after consuming duck meat said to be spoiled. Authorities investigate the meal and source of contamination while diners seek medical care.
Prince of Wales Returns to England After Chau Tauquas Snub
The prince of Wales heads home to England without visiting this country or addressing any Chau tauquas, a snub suggesting he felt spunky due to no invitation to speak at local events.
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Prince of Wales
England
Two whales killed on Eden coast revive old Aussie fishery memory
Two enormous whales were killed on the Eden coast of New South Wales. The incident serves as a reminder that the whale fishery was once a staple industry for Australia.
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Eden
New South Wales
Paris Waiters Call Off Strike After Counsel
Paris waiters abandon their threatened kitchen revelations after a council meeting. They decide that no one would believe their warnings about the restaurant operations.
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Paris
Campaign literature seen in many forms and places
A religious exchange argues campaign funds spent on printing and circulation are wasteful. It asserts people do not read campaign documents to the end and that the speaker may not recognize such literature when seen.
Dalai Lama Travels From Lhasa Toward Peking
The Dalai Lama has wandered from Lhasa through Mongolia with a large retinue and now nears Peking. The Youth's Companion notes Beijing may not want this costly guest but seeks to persuade him to return and restore Tibetan administration.
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Lhasa
Tibet
Dalai-Lama
Mongolia
Peking
Sea serpent sighting reported aboard Livingstone voyage
Capt A G Olsen and ship officers and 12 passengers swear they saw a sea serpent on June 24 in the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston. The creature 200 feet long rested on the water 60 feet from the Livingstone, dark brown, flour barrel sized body with a six foot head and a tail described as rattling.
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A. G. Olsen
Livingstone
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Death of Col William Vilas A Madison Statesman Soldier
Col William Freeman Vilas former United States senator and lawyer died at 10 45 pm after five weeks of illness in Madison Wisconsin He fought in the Vicksburg campaign and held posts including postmaster general secretary of the interior and senator His death followed a sudden decline during a nurse administered bath and may have been caused by a second stroke.
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Madison
Wis
William F. Vilas
Philip Fox
Vilas
Fox
William Freeman Vilas
United States
Chelsea
Gol. Vilas
University of Wisconsin Law School
Albany Law School
Twenty-third
Wisconsin
Vicksburg
Interior
Baron Sternburg’s Death Prompts Washington Succession Talks
Baron Speck von Sternburg, German ambassador to the United States, died in Heidelberg. His wife Miss Lillian Langham of Louisville was with him. The Berlin foreign office notified Washington and suggested a successor may wait until Prince von Buelow sees the emperor, likely in September. Possible candidates include Count von Goetzen, von Reichenau, and Mumm von Schwarzenstein. Count von Goetzen, 42, previously military attaché in Washington and governor of German East Africa, was named minister at Hamburg in February.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Speck von Sternburg
United States
Victoria
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Foreign Office
Berlin
Hermann von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg
Washington
Count von Goetzen
Hamburg
Herr von Reichenau
Brazil
Baron Mumm von Schwarzenstein
Japan
William
German East Africa
Mysterious boardwalk shooting wounds Baltimore magnate
Charles B. Roberts, 38, president and treasurer of National Supply Co. of Baltimore, was shot on the Atlantic City boardwalk during a heavy rain. He was in a rolling chair with Mrs. W. F. G. Williams when a man leaped from a hotel pavilion, ordered Roberts from the chair, and fired before fleeing. Roberts was taken to his hotel suite. Williams fainted and a colored attendant summoned police. Roberts belongs to Maryland clubs including the Maryland Club, Baltimore Country Club and Elk Ridge Hunt Club.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Charles B. Roberts
National Supply Company
Baltimore
Roberts
W. F. G. Williams
Augusta Flood Recedes After Devastating Losses in 1888 Scale
Flood waters in Augusta Georgia began to recede on Thursday with losses estimated at 750000 to 1000000 dollars. Drownings numbered ten to fifteen, mostly black laborers, as mills, bridges, canal banks and utilities suffered damage. Railways and power remained disrupted and relief meetings were planned for the northwestern city section. Rivers across South Carolina also rose, adding to property losses in the region.
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Augusta
Savannah River
Augusta Railway and Electric Company
Augusta Chronicle
Augusta Herald
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Hand backs Jerome. charges dismissed in Albany report
Richard L. Hand, appointed by Governor Hughes to examine charges by a Metropolitan Street Railway minority against District Attorney William Travers Jerome, finds none proven and recommends dismissal. He states Jerome acted with zeal and public service motive, with no neglect or incapacity shown.
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Albany
N. Y
Richard L. Hand
Elizabethtown
Hughes
William Travers Jerome
New York County
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Mr. Hand
Lone Bandit Holds Up 11 Coaches in Yellowstone Park
A lone highwayman robbed 11 coaches at the Lake Hotel area in Yellowstone Park Wyoming on Monday. Passengers were helpless as no guns are allowed. About $2,000 in cash drafts totaling $10,000 and other valuables plus watches and jewelry were taken.
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Lone Bandit
Lake Hotel
Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Homestead Hotel Guests Farewell Judge Taft Family
In Hot Springs Virginia 350 guests at the Homestead hotel bid farewell to Judge Taft Mrs Taft and Master Charles Taft presenting each with a silver loving cup as a formal gesture of esteem.
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Hot Springs
Homestead Hotel
Taft
Roosevelt saves carriage in Bayville runaway
Oyster Bay N Y Thursday night Kermit Roosevelt second son of the president halted a runaway pair of horses along the shore road into Bayville. He seized the reins as the horses galloped at full speed and stopped them. Mrs Frank Hilton and her two sons were in the carriage and unhurt. Mr Hilton was thrown but not injured.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Kermit Roosevelt
Shore Road
Bayville
Frank Hilton
New York
Kermit
Governor Threatens Martial Law If Atlantic City Violates Law
Seagirt reports Gov Fort issues Thursday proclamation warning that excise law must be observed in Atlantic City on Sunday and that all saloons and cafes be closed. He may convene an extraordinary legislature and deploy New Jersey troops, calling Atlantic City a saturnalia of vice.
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Seagirt
N. J
Gov. Fort
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Socialists of Montana Nominate Full Ticket for Governor
In Helena the Socialists of Montana adopted a platform at the state convention and nominated a complete slate headed by Harry Hazelton Nissoula for governor.
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Helena, Mont
Socialists of
Montana
Harry Hazelton Nissoula
Canal Zone Population Totals 50,003 in Census
The census reports Canal Zone population at 50,003 with 25,000 employed by the Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama Railroad. Americans number 6,863 within the total population.
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Canal Zone
Colon
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Editor Fatally Shoots Self on Georgia Train
Stone Mountain Ga J J Chaffee 25 an associate editor of the Augusta Herald accidentally shot himself in the abdomen on a Georgia railroad train near here Thursday. He is believed fatally injured.
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Stone Mountain
J. J. Chaffee
Augusta
Georgia
Here
Minneapolis capitalists leaves 56000 to charity in will
Sumner T. Mc Knight of Minneapolis, who recently died, leaves 56000 of his estate to charity in the probate filing. The estate is valued at 175000 with bequests to Minneapolis organizations and relatives.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Sumner T. McKnight
Forest Fires Rage on Mount Wilson Reserve
Forest fires blaze between the third and fourth range back of Mount Wilson on government forest land, devastating a fine forest region and threatening surrounding areas.
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Pasadena
Cal
Mount Wilson
Government
Wateree Bridge Washes Away Two Feared Lost
Camden report details Wateree bridge washing away Tuesday in Camden South Carolina with two likely fatalities. Local authorities search the Wateree River for missing persons as crews assess damage and hazards along the riverbank.
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Charleston
S. C
Camden
Wateree
Chelsea Wall Collapse Kills Eight Workers
A 45 foot brick wall in Chelsea square collapsed on Tuesday burying about 80 workmen. Eight men were killed and about 20 injured as ambulances rushed to hospitals. The disaster raised questions about safety at the site and the fate of the workers involved.
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Chelsea
Mass
Chelsea Square
Post Office Looted of $3 000 in Waukegan Raid
Dynamiters struck the Waukegan post office seizing stamps and cash totaling 3000 dollars in a spectacular daytime raid. Police investigation targets local gangs as search follows.
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Waukegan, U1
Waukegan
Earle Free on Bail Seeks Wife After Jail Stay
Ferdinand Pinney Earle known for publicity and controversial marriages was released on $2000 bail in Goshen New York after a beating charge. He immediately vowed to locate his wife Julia Kuttner Earle and press for a reconciliation, stating reporters followed him as he spoke of forgiveness and misrepresentation.
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Goshen
N. Y
Ferdinand Pinney
Earle
Julia Kuttner Earle
France
Chicago Girl Drowns After Illness Prevented Marriage
Miss Mary Field Werne of Chicago, despondent over an illness described as largely imaginary, took her own life by walking into a lake. The tragedy centers on her unfulfilled plans to marry her devoted sweetheart.
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Chicago
Mary Field Werne
Kansas Official Guilty of Grafting
C W Trickett Kansas official and special assistant attorney general for Wyandotte County was found guilty in Kansas City Kansas of using his office to obtain 250 dollars from Wayne and Frank Hurlburt.
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Kansas
Kansas City
C.W. Trickett
Wyandotte County
Kan
Wayne
Frank Hurlburt
Americans Beat the Dutch in Amsterdam race
In Amsterdam on Thursday the American entry Tautog won a race against Dutch hories. The event highlighted American speed and national rivalry in a close competition.
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Amsterdam
Alaskan Woman Confesses Role in Husband’s Slaying
In Valdez Alaska Macrena Kaverzoof 19 admits she persuaded George Postriakoff to kill her husband Peter Kaverzoof a woodman at their Afoguak Island home. Postriakoff killed the husband with an ax in front of his 13 year old son the pair fled but were captured and jailed. The woman had earlier accused her husband of cruelty while Postriakoff claimed to free her from torment.
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Valdez
Alaska
Macrena Kaverzoof
George Postriakoff
Peter
Kaverzoof
Afoguak Island
Postriakoff
Miners perished in Haileyville coal mine fire
About 30 miners are believed dead after a fire in Haileyville Hailey-Ola coal mine No 1 near McAlester Oklahoma destroyed the hoisting and air shafts cutting off air to workers below Twenty five bodies were recovered by Wednesday night The fire started after a barrel of oil ignited as a miner attempted division hundreds of miners gathered at the scene but could not reach the trapped workers due to flames and burned cages
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McAlester
Okla
Hailey-Ola
Haileyville
Springfield mob chief Kate Howard kills herself amid indictments
In Springfield Illinois Mrs Kate Howard, leader of a race related mob, swallowed poison while being taken to jail after an indictment for murder. She had threatened self harm if indicted and faced four counts for destruction of property and malicious mischief. The Seventh Regiment was withdrawn after a conference among Gov Deneen Sheriff Werner and military representatives.
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Springfield
Kate Howard
Scott Burton
William Donnegan
Ill
Deneen
Werner
Kern Notified as Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee
John W. Kern was informed at the Colosseum state fair grounds that he is the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Theodore Bell of California announced the news to Kern, while Thomas B. Marshall spoke and William J. Bryan addressed the crowd on trust issues before about fifteen thousand people.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John W. Kern
Colosseum
State Fair Grounds
Theodore
Bell
California
Kern
Thomas B. Marshall
Indiana
William J. Bryan
Tony Pastor Dies At 71 In Elmhurst
Antonio Pastor longtime theatrical manager known as Tony Pastor died after several weeks illness in Elmhurst Long Island He was 71 years old authority obituary notes his prominence in vaudeville and musical theater circles.
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Tony Pastor
Elmhurst
L. I
Antonio
Tony) Pastor
Revolt Gains Ground in Persian Kurdistan Kerman Falls
Teheran reports rebellion sweeping western and southern Persia as all tribes in Persian Kurdistan raise the banner of revolt under constitutionalists. Ker man is in revolutionists hands after a bloody battle that drives government officials to flee or surrender and the vice governor is killed.
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Teheran
Persia
Persian Kurdistan
Kerman
Bloody Tulsa family feud ends in killings and injuries
In Tulsa Oklahoma David Webb is dead and William Webb fatally wounded after an attempt by the Webb brothers to harm J. W. Culpepper a West Side grocer. Culpepper is seriously injured.
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Tulsa
Okla
David
William Webb
J. W. Culpepper
West Side
David Webb
Culpepper
Fire destroys Lindermann-Hoverson stove plant in Milwaukee
A major blaze swept through the Lindermann-Hoverson stove factory in Milwaukee on Wednesday. The Shipping Department described the fire as a total loss, with an estimated damage around $75,000.
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Milwaukee
Lindermann-Hoverson Company
No Sunday Rinks as Gov Fort Follows Closing Order
Atlantic City shrugs on a quiet Sunday as all 220 saloons and hotel bars close to guests and strangers under Gov. Fort’s threat to send troops. The Boardwalk cafes sit empty while liquor losses push about $150,000, with owners pledging future Sunday closures until legal relief is found.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Large Center District Fire Devastates New Orleans
A major blaze in the New Orleans commercial district originated at Bienville and Chartres, spreading to Conti and Royal streets. It destroyed numerous wholesale houses, plants, and small stores with losses estimated between one and two million dollars, aided by the fire department's slow response during a picnic and water shortages.
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New Orleans
Bienville
Chartres
Conti Street
Royal
Official Landing Day for American Fleet at Melbourne
Melbourne marked official landing day as Admiral Sperry and the battleship officers landed ashore in full regalia and were greeted by federal and city officials. A free day allowed visitors to drive and sightsee while seventeen military trains brought cavalry for a grand review.
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Melbourne
Sperry
General A P Stewart Dead in Biloxi Mississippi
Gen Alexander P Stewart one of the last two surviving Confederate lieutenant generals died at his Biloxi home Sunday in his eighty seventh year. He had taught Southern youth after the war and served as chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1874 to 1886 and was named a Chickamauga national park commissioner in 1890.
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Biloxi, Miss
Alexander P. Stewart
Lees
Stewart
University of Mississippi
Chickamauga National Park
Bank of Haston robbed near St Joseph at Easton
In Easton Missouri about 12 miles east of St Joseph the Bank of Haston was robbed early Sunday morning of 150 dollars belonging to the post office. The robbers wrecked the vault and blew a large hole in the floor then fled in a carriage after two hours of activity observed by Mrs A Marshall who did not raise the alarm.
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St. Joseph
Bank of Haston
Easton
A. Marshall
French trapper found dead near Manitowish
Alexander Frasier a French trapper was found dead in his shack five miles west of Manitowish Wisconsin lying in a pool of blood with a bullet hole in the back of his head Police say he was murdered for his money and suggest foul play remains possible in the case
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Rhinelander
Wis
Alexander Frasier
Manitowish Sunday
Arrest of Edward Ferris in riot linked lynchings
Springfield Iowa police arrested Edward Ferris 60 on Sunday on suspicion of involvement in the riot that resulted in the lynching of two Black men. The case ties to ongoing investigations and local unrest following the incident.
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Springfield
Edward Ferris
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