Beveridge Promises Roosevelt Campaign Speech Support
Senator Albert J. Beveridge after visiting Sagamore Hill won a pledge from Theodore Roosevelt for a campaign speech in his senatorial re election bid. Governor Hughes says Roosevelt fixed Tuesday for their Sagamore Hill meeting following a Roosevelt letter. Browne and Spalding are named in related senatorial renomination talks as Poindexter discussion is downplayed by Roosevelt. Bryan wraps a Neb county convention praising county option.
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United States
Indiana
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
Roosevelt
Hughes
A. G. Spalding
Sporting Goods House
Chicago
San Diego
Cal
Frank P. Flint
United States Senate
Poindexter
Washington
Piles
William Bryan
Neb
Engineer Saves His Train From Hold Up
St Louis report says three men attempted to rob the Missouri Kansas and Texas Southwestern flyer near Larimer in St Louis County. Engineer Quinn used a ruse to reach the cab and accelerate the train, while the fireman and engineer escaped the baggage car during the hold up. robbers were arrested then released after investigation.
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ST. Louis
Larimer
St. Louis County
Quinn
New Jap Alliance Due Predicted by Pan American Writer
Berlin reports a new political alignment as Japan will break from England once the current treaty expires, a forecast by Prof. Albrecht Wirth, noted Pan American politician and writer.
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Berlin
Japan
England
Albrecht Wirth
Timber Interests Rally Behind James M. Ashton in Senate Bid
In Tacoma Washington supporters plan to unite Washington timber interests to back James M. Ashton in his campaign for the U S Senate. The effort aims to mobilize industry strength for his candidacy.
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Ashton
Tacoma
Wash
James M. Ashton
U. S
Washington
Wool clip in Wallowa County tops million pounds
Two thirds of the county wool clip in Wallowa is in growers hands totaling over 1,000,000 pounds of fine wool. Officials report sales may have occurred at 14 to 17 cents per pound.
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Wallowa, Ore
Wallowa County
United States
Diaz and Taft Exchange Notes on Nicaragua Crisis
Washington reports reveal Diaz urged Taft to urge Nicaragua toward pacification after Madriz protest. Taft replied the telegrams circulated about US policy were based on erroneous information and misstate facts and international law.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Diaz
Taft
Madriz
United States
Germany approves Madriz government in Nicaragua
Germany has formally endorsed the Madriz government in Nicaragua. The approval was issued in April through confidential channels outside the State Department. No other European government appears to have adopted a similar stance, according to available information.
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Washington
Germany
Madriz
Nicaragua
State Department
Estrada
Notable early 20th century achievements and events
Walter Brookins in a Wright bi plane set a world altitude record of 6175 feet at Atlantic City New Jersey. John D Rockefeller marked his 73rd birthday at Forest Hill Cleveland. Ella Flagg Young secured presidency of the National Educational Association. Walter Wellman and E Van Inman plan a fall Atlantic crossing in the dirigible America. Boston appoints receivers for the Boston Herald. Pan American Conference in Buenos Aires promises lasting US Latin American benefits. Major conventions include Detroit Baptist Young People's Union Sara toga meeting Sioux Falls Saegerfest St Paul Upper Mississippi River groups and San Francisco Chemical Society.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Chipper
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Cleveland
Ohio
Ella Flagg Young
Public School of
Chicago
National Educational Association
Walter Wellman
E. van Inman
Atlantic Ocean
America
Wellman
United States
Buenos Ayres
Biks
Detroit
The
Baptist Young People’s Union
Saratoga
Convention of Western Federation to Meet in Tacoma
The Western Federation of improvement clubs plans its annual convention for August 23 and 24 near Tacoma. Members from Washington California Oregon Idaho and Montana will attend.
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Seattle
Wash
Western Federation of Improvement Clubs
Washington
California
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Woman Wasting Murder Trial In Libby Montana
POKANE Wash Mrs Vera Pros ser s trial begins in Libby Montana on August 15 charged with shooting her divorced husband Rose T Prosser. The case centers on the fatal shooting and legal proceedings following the dispute between the former spouses.
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Pokane
Wash
Vera Prosser
Rose T. Prosser
Libby, Mont
Jenny Lind recalled by Hoffmann in Scribner's reminiscences
Hoffmann revels in Jenny Lind’s stage presence and vocal range. He praises her expressive stage business and the Swedish echo song as a high point, notes the acoustics of Castle Garden, and recounts a sight of Daniel Webster bowing as she finished I Know That My Redeemer Liveth. He credits Sir George Smart for technique and Manuel Garcia for training in Paris.
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Scribner's
Oy Lind
Castle Garden
Tripler Hall
Broadway
Bond Street
Winter Garden
Taubert
Redeemer
Daniel Webster
Sir George Smart
England
Manuel Garcia
Paris
The Tourist In Japan Needs Special Treats Abroad
The Exchange notes that European travelers in Japan face higher charges as they insist on nontraditional comforts. They request extra quilts and pillows, special food, utensils, and even baths with fresh water, delaying customary routines.
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Japan
New York's Obelisk in Central Park
The Central Park obelisk, a granite monolith in New York City, was a gift from Ismal Pasha in 1877. Brought by Lt Cmdr Gorringe and set on Jan 22 1881, its removal and erection cost $103 732 funded by William H. Vanderbilt. It stands 69 ft 2 in high and weighs about 440000 pounds. It ranks sixth among Egypts famous obelisks and originated from Heliopolis.
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New York
Central Park
New York City
Department of State
Ismal Pasha
Egypt
Gorringe
William H. Vanderbilt
Heliopolis
Thothmes
Alexandria
Augustus
Rameses II
Who Told the File Visitor in a Childish Exchange
A tenant refuses a persistent creditor at the door and tries to hide by sending his son to lie about being at home. The boy challenges the lie, prompting a brief exchange about honesty.
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Tommy
Hibernating Animals Explored By Harper's Weekly
Harper's Weekly discusses how hibernating animals enter a deep lethargy during winter. It explains slowed respiration and circulation, fat reserves sustaining life, and risks of sudden awakening from a protected, secret den.
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Harper's Weekly
Effects of Air on Breathing and Speech
Harper's Weekly notes curious air effects on respiration and speech. High altitude causes shortness of breath and inability to whistle while compressed air in caissons and diving bells has similar results. Workers gain exertion with pressure up to twice normal but adverse effects follow after leaving the confined air. In contrast, high pressure stimulates talking in nonlaborers.
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Harper’s Weekly
Casting Sleighbells with Iron Ball Core Manufacturing
An 19th century technique describes casting sleighbells by placing an iron ball inside a sand core shaped like the bell interior. The core is set in the mold and molten metal fills the gap, then the core is removed leaving the ball inside the shell. The method also applies to cast ball valves and swivel joints.
A Courtier's Retort from Queen Elizabeth I
In a wry exchange recounted by the Pittsburg Dispatch, Queen Bess delivers a sharp retort to a courtier who laments an promises unfulfilled. She peers from a window and quips about a woman's promise, prompting a witty verbal duel.
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Bess
Sir Edward
Pittsburg
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