United States court weighs Harriman Kahn in Chicago Alton case
United States District Attorney Stimson seeks to compel B H Harriman and Otto H Kahn to answer in court about the control of the Chicago and Alton and Illinois Central railroads by Union Pacific. The request covers stock purchases, holdings, and related connections with Kahn Loeb Co and other rail interests. Service could not be completed on Harriman or Kahn. attorneys accepted. The order returns before Judge Lacombe on October 21.
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New York
United States
Stimson
Unite States circuit court
B. H. Harriman
Otto H. Kahn
Kahn, Loeb & Co
Chicago & Alton railroad
interstate commerce commission
Chicago & Alton
Bonaparte
Harriman
Kahn
Ilinois Central
Union Pacific
Alton
Witness Central
Lacombe
Boyertown Bank Reopens After Three Weeks Closure
The Farmers' National Bank of Boyertown reopened after three weeks under a receiver. Directors raised 30600 dollars and stockholders were assessed 80 dollars a share. Deposits came quickly with few withdrawals. Bank examiner Schofield praised the cleanup and strong board leadership. Hap Dream policy surrender follows death-dream warnings. Leo Adrian gives up a 10000 policy with Central Insurance after dreams of a railway fatality.
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Boyertown
Farmers’ National bank
Schofield
national bank examiner
Cleveland
Leo A. Adrian
Central Insurance company
Pittsburg
Adrian
Centenarian Mary Scott Celebrates 104 With Mixed Fortunes
Philadelphia Aug 18 Mrs Mary Seatt aged 104 marks another milestone yet bedfast after a six month fall. She endures pain but remains serene and hopeful, planning to reach a further birthday. Newark NJ Aug 13 Mrs Sally Hall Doremus born 1803 also turns 104 and declares herself chipper as a sparrow, hosting a small family gathering due to a recent death in the household.
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Mary Scott
Philadelphia
Mary Seatt
Mrs. Scott
lve
Newark
N. J
Sally Hall Doremus
Spring Valley
Bergen county
Doremus
J. A. Broadwell
Osborne terrace
Japan is supreme says professor Starr in Chicago
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago warned at All Souls Church that Japan could whip the United States in war. He said Japan has no superior world power, challenged U S army weaknesses, and said war might occur only if the United States is at fault, though he hopes there will be no war.
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Starr
Chicago
Japan
All Souls’ Church
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
United States
Russia
Onancock Race War Ends Store Burned. Residents Ordered Out
In Onancock Virginia Aug 13 a large grocery store owned by Samuel Burton colored and the Peninsula Times office run by James Uzzie colored were burned after being coated with gasoline by incensed whites. The losses run into thousands. Burton and Uzzie, named as ringleaders, disappeared. Notices ordered 50 negro families to leave town as patrols by white guards and arrests of several blacks followed. governor urged to send guards as Onancock's 1400 residents include about 1400 people, one third colored.
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Onancock
Samuel Burton
Peninsula Times
James Uizzie
Burton
Uzzie
Boy Impaled by Meat Hook in New York
A seven year old, Willie Classon of 2507 Eighth Avenue, was mortally injured when he fell onto a meat hook in front of Rothchild Bros. at 250 Eighth Avenue. The injury occurred after he climbed a ledge above the shop windows two weeks earlier and fell onto a hook piercing his nose.
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Hook
New York
Willie Classon
Eighth avenue
Rothchild Bros
Cat Causes Injury to Woman After Scratch Incident
Lebanon Pa Aug 13. Mrs Thomas B Gerard 50 lost sight of her right eye after a neighbor's cat scratched her when she tried to drive it away upon returning home from a visit. The cat was killed.
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Lebanon
Thomas B. Gerard
Four Story Fall Kills Woman in East 63rd Street House
New York reporters say Mrs. Delia Dunbar, 60, residing on the fourth floor of 332 East 63d Street, toppled into the airshaft opening and plunged to the basement, dying instantly.
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New York
Delia Dunbar
East 63d street
Argentina Grants Concession to German Wireless Company
Reports state Argentina awarded a concession to a German wireless firm amid broader wartime communications shifts. The item notes accompanying details about postwar merchant activity and international tech deals.
Roberts seeks $1000 damages from Wabash Railroad
Macon Georgia August 13. J L Roberts official stenographer for Judge Samuel Davis asks the court to compel the Wabash Railroad to pay him 1000 damages alleging the Salisbury station agent called him a fool in the presence of many people including ladies.
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Macon
Salisbury
J. L. Roberts
Wabash Railroad company
Roberts
Samuel Davis
Plasterer dies from blood poisoning after corn cut
Thomas Healy a 42 year old plasterer of 2326 Second Avenue New York died in Harlem Hospital from blood poisoning contracted while cutting a corn with an unsterilized razor. The incident was reported from New York on August 12.
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New York
Thomas Healy
Second avenue
Harlem
Korean Peasants in Suburban Seoul Store Scene
Two elderly men sit in a hillside suburb store near Seoul. The image captures typical Hermit Nation peasants and their surroundings, reflecting the distinctive rural life and daily existence under isolation.
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Seoul
Stereotypers Convened Delegates Gather in Philadelphia
Delegates from across the United States and Canada assemble at the New Bingham in Philadelphia for the sixth annual International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union of America convention. Officers include Freel, Frey, Williams, Shea, and Robrabn. Banquet planned Thursday night. Polizei
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Philadelphia
Union
Canada
New Bingham
International Stereotypers’ and Electrotypers’ Union of America
Rayburn
John €. Grady
H. N. Kellogg
Fairmount Park
Willow Grove
James J. Freel
J. Fremont Frey
William H. Taft
George W. Williams
M. J. Shea
August D. Robrabn
Saved Him Trouble From Old Fishing Papers
A man ready for a week of trout fishing quips about his wife saving old papers he had planned to discard. She replies she kept them from last summer, saying she saved them for his next fishing trip.
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London
Child Climbs Jungfrau With Five Guides From Einmeer
Ten year old Yda Liecre joined three Alpine climbers and two guides to scale the Jungfrau. The party began at Einmeer station at 3 p m and spent the night at Gerstshuitte before a final ascent of one and a half hours. Weather was harsh with strong wind and cold. Ida Liechte is the daughter of the Tei ela railway director and the youngest Als climber of record.
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Yda Liecre
Jungfrau
skys
Titeriiken
Switzerland
New York Times
Einmeer station
Gerstshuitte
Ida Liechte
Te iela
re, down
The Sheik Raisuli in a New York American feature
James J. Montague portrays Raisuli as calm beneath a palm while enemies amass and vow dire vengeance. The Sheik taunts pursuers with a show of power, claiming he will crush a pursuing force unless paid for freedom. Warships and armies are urged to forget the chase as Raisuli rides out and back.
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RAISULI
Ratisull
Ralsull
Raksall
James J. Montague
New York American
The Ruling Passion in a Wedding Peal
A celebrated musical critic, married years ago, recalls a church wedding when the organist played Lohengrin’s wedding march. Near the span the critic accused the organist of poor playing, then praised the musician for resuming and fulfilling his duty, leaving both amused and satisfied.
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SAS
Loudon Standard
The Joss Stick House Tale and a Fatal End
A fragment from New York Herald recounts a belief linking joss sticks and fortune telling in a Chinese manner. It describes rituals to avert misfortune and the consequences of failure, noting a patient’s recovery as a feared outcome and a lawyer’s peril in a burning superstition tale.
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seth
cory
Linn
York
How straw is prepared from wheat stalks in 19th century farming
The text explains sowing straw to strengthen plant height and yield. Wheat is pulled at half development in June, uprooted, tied into sheaves, dried in barns, bleached in the sun, then bundled and classified. Straw is cut above the first joint into bundles of about sixty stalks and sent to women in poor households.
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Lund
Pathor and Rollo Explore a Jingo
A playful exchange defines a jingo as a man who believes others should go out and whip somebody, illustrated through a dialogue between Pathor and little Rollo in Washington Styr. The remark satirizes external blame and urges self-reflection.
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Pathor
Rollo
Washington Styr
The Limit of Life and Health Advice
Scientists warn that imitating human life is far from attained and that life expectancy hinges on careful health during ages 50 to 60. The piece urges decisive self care and mentions Electric Bit tere as a tonic, sold at Pearre's Moderno Pharmacy.
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Pearre
Moderno
Rockefeller lifer promises vigor from golf and diet
Dr H F Biggar, John D Rockefeller's physician, says the financier will live past ninety four, crediting a radical lifestyle change. Rockefeller, once sick and overworked, adopted outdoor exercise, golf, and simple living, costing him an estimated five million dollars but giving him renewed health and vigor.
Illinois State Tree Vote Urged by Rochelle Teachers
Statewide participation urged after Mrs J C Fea ler of Rochelle IV suggested Rochelle public schools join a voting contest to select Illinois state tree. Schools to study trees for informed votes, results sent to Mrs Feasler by 38 T80S for Arbor Day circular next April.
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Ilinois
J. C. Fealer
Rochelle
Rochelle public schools
state legislatire
linois
ITM
amly
Fesler
superintendent of public Instruction
Life Sentence unfolds in harsh courtroom scene
The piece portrays a labor sentence as the courtroom reveals a man labeled as a brute unseen by some, while others defend him and insist on innocence. Amid the turmoil, the story pivots to a birthday note for Jack Smith and a newborn boy born to Mr and Mrs John Smith, noted by Bohemian.
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hurger
Jack Smith
John Smith
Shouting and drinking in early Australian gold camps
The text describes a slang practice among gold diggers called shouting or standing drinks for everyone present. A digger who refused to drink with a struck rich companion faced a serious insult. The custom was nearly universal at times, with multiple shouts at a public house and each person contributing in turn.
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commonwealth
Pes
J. F. Hogan
suveeselon
The Rosetta Stone Found Near Rosetta in 1799
A French engineer officer discovered the Rosetta Stone during an excursion near Rosetta in 1799. The artifact bears inscriptions in hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek and dates to 195 B C. It honored Ptolemy Epiphanes for remitting priestly dues. Its value lies in providing the key to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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Rosetta
Ptolemy Epiphanues
A Sure Cure In Bedtime Deception
A woman recounts faking illness to test her husband Henry's care. She pretends to be ill and has the doctor leave medicines to be taken every half hour through the night, suggesting a lighthearted, domestic ruse to gauge his attentiveness.
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Henry
mae
Foreman Perspiration Comment Sparks Cost Claim
A garbled dialogue fragment cites a foreman sweating freely and a reference to costs claimed at 54 dollars per day, with a mysterious attribution to Houston Tost. The text reads as a quirky, unclear snippet rather than a clear news item.
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Houston Tost
Dainty visitor and the convict’s strange tale
Aksant minded woman tours a penitentiary with Guard O'Brien and asks about a prisoner. She learns he is absentminded and has five wives waiting outside when his sentence ends, a fact the guard gently reveals. The scene ends with a wary acknowledgment of the convict's rare contentment.
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Aksant
Guard O'Brien
Columbus Dispatch
How Will the World End Conjectures on Cosmic Threats
The piece surveys end-of-world theories from cooling suns to Gore's warning about massive dark bodies in space. It notes potential near misses as dark objects approach our solar system and explains the timeline from detection to collision, urging awareness of cosmic dangers.
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Eward Gore
No Reform Wanted Ironston Post Quip
A humorous exchange from the Ironston Post mocks marriage finance norms with a bride saying a husband spends every cent she earns, while the groom’s retort notes reform is unwanted until marriage. The quip captures light social commentary on domestic economics.
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Ironston Post
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