Moors Repelled by French Fire Near Casablanca
Vice Admiral Philibert reports French batteries ashore and afloat shelling advancing Moors near Casablanca. General Drude moves guns to a ridge four miles from the camp as 12 Frenchmen are wounded, including Captain Detulles. Gloire and Gueydon bombard nearby targets. reinforcements on the way to Casablanca to bolster defenses.
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Paris
Philibert
Casablanca
Drude
Detulles
Legation
Gloire
Gueydon
Fidallah
Fidalah
Adolphe Maujan
Interior
M. Maujan
Fez
Algeciras
France
Spain
wIosty
Mo- Powco
Germans Criticize French Over Casablanca Actions
Berlin reviews focus on Casablanca events as critical in external relations. German officials approve France of sending warships but label the action harsh and avoidable, with Moor mobs and British property losses cited in debates over who fired first and compensation claims.
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Casablanca
Berlin
Germany
Morocco
France
Cuasablanca
Artillery to Make Rain in New Haven Drought Fight
Mayor Studley of New Haven proposes using a battery of field artillery to fire 50 rounds hoping to trigger clouds and rainfall amid a drought that has persisted for 76 days with only brief past thundershowers. Market gardener Richard Zastrow offers $50 toward costs for the cannonade. In Hammond, Indiana a locomotive whistle kills 2 year old John Nedhoski as he slept, the whistle's blast causing convulsions and death.
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New Haven
Conn
Studley
Richard Zastrow
Hammond, Ind
John Nedhoski
German Empress Aug Victoria Injured in Park Fall
The Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany was walking in Wilhelmshohen’s park when she slipped and injured a vein in her left leg. She must remain in bed for several weeks and all her traveling engagements have been cancelled.
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Wilhelmshohen
Germany
Augusta Victoria
Confessions Rock Camden Murder Case As Suspects Break
Charles Gibson and Steve Dorsey, charged in the murders of Mrs Frances Horner and Mrs Victoria Natoli, confessed after extended questioning by Camden County detectives Smith and Cherry. Dorsey reportedly “peached” after 24 hours of interrogation, and Gibson capitulated when confronted with incriminating facts.
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Gibson
Dorsey
Camden
N. J
Smith and Cherry
Charles Gibson
Steve Dorsey
Frances Horner
Vittoria Natoli
Five Miners Entombed In Mine Fall At Port Blanchard
Five men were entombed by a rock fall in Port Blanchard near Wilkes-Barre at the Ernie company mine. Michael Naghton crawled free after hours, reporting four others trapped including James Boyle presumed dead and John E. Eustice and two unidentified Germans believed to be on the other side, with air and rescue uncertain. Rescuers reached HF Justice and pulled him out exhausted but alive. The rescue may extend the fall area and threaten more victims.
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Port Blanchard
Wilkes-Barre
Here
Ernie Company
Michael Naghton
James Boyle
Inkerman
John E. Eustice
Plainsville
Naghton
HF Justice
Boyle
John
Joseph Koenig
Sons of Veterans Elect Officers at National Encampment
Niagara Falls chosen as the next meeting place as the Sons of Veterans close their national encampment in Dayton Ohio with Dr Ralph W Sheldon of Albany as commander in chief F W Speer of Bennington Vermont senior vice commander and W W G Reeder of Dayton Ohio junior vice commander
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Sons of Veterans
Dayton
Niagara Falls
Ralph W. Sheldon
Albany
F. W. Speer
Bennington
W.W. G. Reeder
Earthquake Shakes Caribbean Islands and Fatal Accidents Reported
A sharp earthquake shock was felt on Guadaloupe and Dominica in the Danish West Indies. In Pennsylvania a car overturn near Chambersburg likely fatally injures Mrs. W Cruse of New Jersey. In Wisconsin August Roth dies from smoke while saving his burning La Crosse barn. his daughter Hulda survives. Also a Sioux warrior Red Shirt at Rosebud Reservation shoots himself after family disputes.
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Guadaloupe
Dominica
Danish West Indies
Chambersburg
W. Cruse
New Jersey
la Crosse
Wis
August Roth
Hulda
Red Shirt
Rosebud Reservation
White River
Modern Colonial Cottage design by Daverman & Son
A 1907 Grand Rapids publication outlines a ground floor plan with a large reception hall, three second story bedrooms, and an accessible bathroom. Notable features include a bay window dining room, open fireplaces in parlors, a sheltered front porch, and ample closet space. Estimated cost is 2500 dollars.
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Daverman & Son
Numbers in the wilderness a journey under divine guidance
A Sunday school commentary on Numbers chapters 1 13 and 20 28 describes the two year journey from Sinai to Moab under the Lord s pillar of cloud and fire. It highlights the numbering of the tribes the order of march the role of Levi and the calling to wholehearted obedience. It contrasts reliance on God with human fretfulness and urges confidence in divine provision.
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American Press Association
Israel
Egypt
Numbers
Sinai
Plains
Moab
Jordan
Jericho
Moses
Aaron
Sinah
Caleb
Jephunneh
Joshua
Nun
Levi
Canara
Pillar of Cloud
Judah
Ysachar
Zebuluun
Gershon
Moerari
Trince
Tabernacle
Reuben
Simeon
Gad
Ephraim
Dan
Isaav
Baseball scores from yesterday across several leagues
American League results include Athletics 2 over Chicago 0 and Cleveland 2 over Washington 1. Detroit 8 over Boston 7. St Louis, New York games not scheduled. National League features Philadelphia sweeping Cincinnati 5 2 and 2 1 in seven innings, Brooklyn 7 over St Louis 6, Chicago 3 over Boston 2, Pittsburg 20 over New York 6 in 8 innings. Tri State results Trenton 1 Wilmington 0, Wilmington 3 over Trenton 0. Atlantic League scores Boston 4 over Elizabeth 2, Brooklyn 10 over Pottsville 5, Reading 15 over Allentown 5, Newark 4 over Tamaqua 3.
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Athletics
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Trenton
Wilmington
Elizabeth
Brooklyn
Pottsville
Reading
Allentown
Newark
Tamaqua
Big Wolf Hunt at Collinsville in Indian Territory Soggy lines and local bets wrap a wolf hunt between Arkansas and Indian Territory hounds with a $100 silver cup prize.
Plans outline a two out of three chase with twenty five dogs per side to crown champions in Collinsville I T likely Oct 28 with fifty dogs available per side and a judge to be chosen day of the meet. The contest pits Arkansas and Indian Territory hounds with Robert Galbreath and Coin Wurvey as organizers. The prize is a silver cup donated by Dr W E Smith of Collinsville Commercial Club. Della Fox is reported seriously ill in Pittsburg and may never perform again. her husband Hubby returns home puzzled by mourning.
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Arkansas
Indian Territory
Collinsville
I. T
Awsas City Star
Robert Galbreath
Glenn Pool
Coin” Wurvey
Monte Ne
Galbreath
W .E. Smith
Collinsvile Commercial Club
Cellinsville
Oklahoma
Texas
Della Fox
Pittsburg
Dela Fox
Filenne
Lincoln
Samuel Milligan
Miss Tex
Grand Opera House
Why He Let Them Wed
A quaint verger named Sagar in London explains why a man married his deceased wife's sister in ignorance. He notes the couple were eighty four and eighty six, trusting fate would settle matters before the law could intervene. The verger admits he should have warned the vicar but decided against it.
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Dean Pigon
Sagar
London News
A Contrast Mr Dapper Described By A Neighbor
A neighbor praises Mr Dapper for his immaculate appearance while noting the chaos he leaves behind in preparations. Mrs Dapper agrees and adds a remark about Pearson's Weekly bandbox image.
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Mr. Dapper
Viewing the Engagement Sparks Jealous, Mocking Remark
A narrator observes a jealous reaction to an engagement. The engaged woman displays pride in her captured youth while another woman scoffs that tastes differ and some see the prize as a booby prize.
Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee Marketing Message
The ad from Arbuckle Bros of New York City promises genuine Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee and offers guidance on where to buy it if the product is hard to locate. It emphasizes nationwide availability and assurance of authenticity for buyers regardless of store or price.
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Arbuckles
Ariosa Coffee
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
Steam Plows In Indiana Debuts North of Wabash
An Evansville correspondent reports steam plows are likely to transform farming in southwestern Indiana. The 25 horsepower machine, capable of ten fourteen inch furrows, operates day and night and can till about thirty acres per twelve hours, with Davis McClary of Lawrence County, Illinois, contracted to break ground for local farmers.
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Indiana
Evansville Nd
Indianapolis News
Tlinois
Wabash River
Border Counties
Davis ' McClary
Lawrence County
Ill
Sésgon Ench
Untouched Man and Work Sentiments Reported
A garbled local-sounding exchange mentions Lanturd Lewis asserting dislike of work and Blumble Harry quipping that work cannot harm if not done. The text appears from a Chicago News source with scattered regional references to Mount Morena Queensland and a sensational tone about gold and urineval.
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Lanturd Lewis
Harry
Chicago News
Mount Morena
Queensland
Australia
Frederick Market Prices Quotations August 1907
Market prices from Frederick County Farmers Exchanges cover grains hay and feeds. Fluids list wheat oats rye barley corn and bran middling red dog dairy feeds cotton seed meal potatoes clover and alfalfa with per bushel or per ton figures and ranges. Prices vary by grade weight and season reflecting agricultural trading in early 20th century Maryland.
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Flovus
Bro
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