New York Policeman Hope for Newton Record
The Newton Record reports Charley Fong Sing, described as a real Chinaman, seeks a policeman position in New York though he is unlikely to be accepted. Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon claims Yucatan as humanity’s cradle with earthquakes likely affecting it. A proofreader died in a recent railroad accident, thought to be caused by a misplaced axle. A bicycle rider comments on trying the bike to supplant horse and wagon and failing.
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Charley Fong Sing
New York
Augustus le Plongeon
Yucatan
Quicksand Fates a Philadelphia Digging a Cistern
A Philadelphia man struck quicksand while digging a cistern on his property, as Japan endures cholera storms and rising power rivalries, amid a climate of global tension and envy.
Amnesties and fashion trends sweep early 20th century headlines in Omaha
Amnesty frees Armenian political prisoners as rumors swirl of sultanate brutality. A new Trilby fad arrives in Omaha, described with wit. A religious sect worships in the nude, while Hosea Ballou of the American Humane Society threatens to halt bullfights at the Atlanta Cotton Exposition, urging officials to deem them immoral imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosea Ballou
American Humane Society
Toronto school board debates bloomers bicycle ban
A Toronto school board member moved to identify women teachers riding bicycles called bloomers with intent to act. Dr. Gullen, a board member, argued in defense during a lively session, and the motion failed 13 to 6.
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Toronto
Gullen
Punishment for Maria Barberi Sparks Heated Debate
The piece argues acquittal due to provocation would show society’s evil, condemns execution by electric chair as monstrous and unthinkable for a woman. It contends men should not participate or approve electrocution and questions governor’s role in such a brutal act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Barberi
Americans Urged to Refuse Court Presentation Honor
An English condemnation of court presentations targets Americans abroad who seek entry to court. Henri Labouchere argues the tradition offers no advantage and court officials no longer inquire about those named for receptions. The piece notes a social life shift since the era of the inner circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Labouchere
Mr. Labouchere
England
Ingenious Whisky Process Sparks Trade Advisory
An inventor distiller reports a method to make whisky with no jag in a gallon. The piece notes speculation failure is likely and urges manufacturers to avoid soliciting trade in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Suburb Ladies' Club Noted Amid Chicago Growth
A thriving Ladies' Suburban Club exists in Chicago, countering the impression that the city sprawls so far into the prairies that suburban ladies are scarce. The piece highlights local social activity and urban reach.
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Chicago
County soldiers convene to organize full county ticket
Covxci Biers reports a Potta wattamie county soldiers convention that drew about 100 attendees. George Carson presided and George Phelps served as secretary. A resolution for separate political action was debated and a substitute was adopted to call a convention on August 30 to nominate a full county ticket with three delegates per township and precinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covxci
Biers
Pottawattamie County
George Carson
George Phelps
I. M. Treynor
George Haynes
Assault Victim Dies. Phillips Charged with First Degree Murder
August 17. EB Phillips, a platform hand at David Bradley's warehouse, was arrested by Sheriff Hazen for murder after an April 30 assault on W. J. Brechtell, who ran a feed store. Brechtell, knocked down and kicked in the head, breast and abdomen, died after an autopsy linked death to the injuries. Phillips weighed about 250 pounds and had abandoned his wife amid allegations of her infidelity. Brechtell had not felt well since the attack. He was indicted for assault with intent to do great bodily injury and released on bonds.
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Counci. Bueres
Phillips
David Bradley
Hazen
W. J. Brechtell
Lower Broadway
Brechtell
Ile
Urechtel
Clinton District Court to Open With Noted Murder Docket
August Swanson faces trial for chopping off his 10 year old son's head in Clinton while Fred Johansen is charged with killing Hans Rogers at Bryant with a club. Arson cases target William Stuart for burning depots at North Clinton and others for firing Davis barn. Clinton county sues Markham bondsmen in county clerk default suit.
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Cramton
Clinton District Court
August Swanson
Clinton
Fred Johansen
Hans Rogers
Bryant
William Stuart
N. W
C.M
St .T
North Clinton
John Limbeck
Andrew Johnson
GG. M. Davis
Clinton County
D. R. Markham
Gas Explosion Hits Well On Main Street in Jefferson
In Jefferson on August 20 a strong gas flow was struck at sixty feet while digging a well on a business street lot. An odor was noted, a lighted paper was dropped into the hole, an explosion followed, throwing machinery from the well and sending a steady blaze into the air.
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Main Street
JeffeRson
Wrestled Till He Died in Iowa City Bout
Charles Krell wrestled Michael McCarthy in a friendly match in Iowa City on August 18. The contest grew heated and McCarthy died after falling against Krell's knee in the final bout. McCarthy died at home from stomach hemorrhage. He leaves a wife and two children. No blame attaches to Krell.
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Iowa City
Charles Krell
Michael McCarthy
McCarthy
Krell
Insurance Agent Arrested for Forging Names in Marion Case
D W Disney a general agent of the United States Insurance Company was arrested in Marion on a charge of forging names to insurance applications to become a beneficiary. He was sent to jail on preliminary hearing awaiting grand jury action. The company will press embezzlement charges as well.
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Marion
D. W. Disney
United States Insurance Company
Delaware
Disney
Gunning for the Chief in Sioux City
Citizens form a committee to pressure Mayor for Chief Young's removal due to corruption and incompetence. If refused the matter goes to the council policing committee, which opposes Young, and impeachment proceedings may follow.
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Sioux City
Young
Affront to England as Venezuelan cruiser detains schooner Ellen
The Ellen owned and sailed by Captain Truxillo, a Briton, reports a Venezuelan cruiser fired on near Trinidad while en route to Maturin. A British ensign was ignored, the vessel was boarded, passengers and crew kept in a boat for four hours, then released after a search found nothing. Trinidad notified London. sequel awaited.
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Washington
Ellen
Truxillo
Trinidad
Venezelan
Maturin
Custom House
Colonial Office
London
Diseased Horse Meat Sold On Chicago Canal Laborers
Diseased and broken down horse meat is being sold to laborers along the drainage canal in Chicago at about 1.50 per head. The traffic operates without the sanitary inspector’s knowledge, with foreign consuls raising complaints to Dr. B. W. Reilly of the city health department. Authorities promise to curb the trade as far as possible.
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Chicago
Cineaco
B. W. Reilly
City Health Department
Health Department
Raid by Robbers in Valentine Texas Kills Captain Ellsbury
Two men rode into Valentine Texas on August 15 and opened fire on the street. They looted Kelsey Co. store before Captain J R Ellsbury, a Southern Pacific detective, engaged them in a gun battle and was fatally shot. The robbers fled toward Mexico as Texas Rangers pursued.
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San Amonio
Texas
Valentine
Kelsey& Co
J. RR. Elisbury
Southern Pacific Railroad
Ellsbury
Mexico
Hughes
Company of Ranges
Immense Northwest Grain Crop Promises Prosperity
Montrιal August 19 The enormous yield of 580,000,000 bushels of grain expected from the northwest crops would be the biggest in six years and bring prosperity to the dominion’s territories. It will necessitate additions to the Canadian Pacific railroad rolling stock to carry the cereals. The exact number of new cars is not given, but the figure is thought to be considerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MontrrReat
Northwest
Dominion
Canadian Pacific Railroad
European crops hailed as fair beyond Britain
August report from the European agent of the agricultural department shows fair crops in most European countries except Great Britain. U.S. August returns indicate fruit crops projected to be much larger than in several prior years.
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Washington
Europe
Agricultural Department
Great Britain
United States
Punishment First in Dealing With China Murder Case
In the house of commons Mr. Curzon said money compensation should wait until the guilty parties are punished. He stressed that punishment is of primary importance over indemnity regarding the murder of missionaries in China.
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Londox
House of Commons
Gee. Curzon
China
Bourke Cockran Cuts Tammany Ties in New Statement
In New York on August 17 Hon. W Bourke Cockran declares he will have no future connection with Tammany Stall, regardless of any reorganization plans. He will not affiliate with the organization or accept office as a Tammany Hall candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourke Cockran
New York
Hon. W. Bourke Cockran
Tammany Stall
Tammany Hall
Undisclosed Offer Sparks Banter Between Doctors
Dr. Killem laments a 20 percent cut on referrals from shrouds the undertaker, while Dr. Pillem dryly predicts future wealth for Killem. The exchange hints at pressure and professional rivalries in a medical setting.
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Dr. Killem
Shrouds
Dr. Pillem
Killem
What Drink Will Drive a Man To
A brief overheard exchange in New Yorker columns quotes a man recalling a Sunday trip to Brooklyn and a wry remark that some people will do almost anything for a drink. The dialogue hints at social curiosity and urban anecdote without detailing any specific incident.
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Brooklyn
Canovas outlines Cuban campaign and naval buildup
Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo says by early October Spain will land 25,000 more troops in Cuba to finish the war. Spain will patrol the coast with 40 cruisers, including vessels under construction in England and Cadiz and several in service, aided by U S vessels. In Oklahoma, reports note a serious push to raise a regiment to join Cuban insurgents with men already enlisted and secret meetings under way.
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Mapnio
Canovas del Castillo
Cuba
Spain
England
Cadiz
United States
Toreka
Kan
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Explosion wrecks Hotel Gumry in Denver
An August 270 explosion at the Hotel Gumry in Denver wiped out the building as boilers exploded. The blast caused a blaze and rapid collapse, injuring many and leaving twenty five dead or missing with eleven bodies recovered. Firefighters faced a horrifying scene as efforts continued. A drunken fireman reportedly cooled boilers with cold water, precipitating the disaster.
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Denver
Gumry
Marblehead Sails for Syria to Protect American Missions
Acting Secretary McAdoo received a telegraph from Admiral Kirkland reporting the cruiser Marblehead’s departure from Gravesend for Gibraltar and then Syria. The ship is to assist Minister Terrell in investigating outrages on American missions at Tarsus and Marsovan and to offer refuge to Americans seeking safety.
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Wasmixeron
McAdoo
Kirkland
Marblehead
Gravesend
Gibraltar
Syria
Terrell
Tarsus
Marsovan
Salisbury Odds Refuse Reply to Rosebery Challenge
After the queen's speech Lord Rosebery pressed the government's Ireland home rule plans. Salisbury said discussion would come when bills were introduced. In London the house of commons defeated home rule on two forms, both times.
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Rosebery
Lonpos
Lord Rosebery
Ireland
Salisbury
London
House of Commons
Cattle in Ottumwa Ordered Killed for TB
Ottumwa reports seven Bizer dairy cattle were killed by order of the state veterinary surgeon after post mortem tests confirmed tuberculosis. The action follows official warning and inspection of the herd in early August.
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Ottumwa
Bizer
European warships may reach far east after Chinese massacre
Paris Figaro says a collective expedition of European warships to the far east is nearer than when Japanese troops marched on Pekin. London Telegraph says Gen Lord Wolsey will replace the Duke of Cambridge as army commander. St Petersburg reports serious cholera in China, Korea, and Formosa.
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Paris
the Figaro
China
Far East
Pekin
London
Daily Telegraph
Lord Wolsey
Duke of Cambridge
St. Peterspurs
Vladivostock
Corea
Formosa
Frost May Paralyze Trade Review
R G Dun & Co notes a belated season with a freeze possibly delaying and reducing August trade. Heavy May and June activity shifted into July, causing a midsummer decline to be more pronounced than usual as July to August shrinkage appears evident.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Morton Pays Off In Silver
Secretary of Agriculture Morton ordered the paymaster to issue a thousand dollars in silver coin on semi monthly pay day. Sixty pounds of coins were distributed to department employees. The event aimed to reward silver supporters and may be repeated if a petition to the contrary is not received.
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Washington
Morton
Italian Miners Arrested in Quiet Action at Location
Sheriff Clarke of Princeton led over thirty arrests of mob participants who pushed black workers from the location. Fifteen deputies aided as warrants were served at No 3 shaft. Detainees were taken to Princeton jail in closed wagons without pit clothes or washing. Major Buckner to prosecute for the negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siminga Vallney
Til
Clarke
Princeton
No 3
Buckner
Voorhees Intervenes in Waller Case From France
Senator Voorhees in Indiana takes up the imprisonment of John L. Waller in France. He forwarded Waller’s letter to the state department and received a reply noting ongoing efforts by the department through the Paris ambassador and Tamatave consul to obtain documents from a French military tribunal for possible further action.
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Indiana
Terre Havre
Ind
Voorhees
John L. Waller
France
Waller
State Department
Department
United States
Paris
Tamatave
Twenty six killed in Treland building collapse tragedy
New York August 17 Inquest into the West Broad way and West Third street Treland building disaster proceeds before Coroner Fitzpatrick and a jury of experts. Three men held on bail under 5,000 each for responsibility: John Parker builder J E Silleck foreman and Jos Guilder plastering contractor.
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New York
Treland
West Broadway
West Third Street
Fitzpatrick
John Th. Parker
J. E. Silleck
Jos. Guilder
Fever at Peoria Epidemic Typhoid Grows Serious
An epidemic of typhoid fever spreads in Peoria with many deaths and an estimated two hundred cases listed by the city board of health. Officials say the water supply is at fault and a scandal emerges as the chief engineer allegedly emptied the reservoir and fourteen infant bodies are found in the tank.
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Pronto
Tis
Augustus
City Board of Health
Interference Declared In Patent Case Over Hose Nozzle
Iowa patent report notes F M Ashley of Brooklyn contests patent 484224 owned by C V Pollock earlier Des Moines resident who sold the patent to a New York stock company for $200000. Interference determines priority among original inventors under patent law with hearings and evidence. Ann J. Ralph Orwin solicitors offer to handle preparation and argument.
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Des Moines
F. M. Ashley
Brooklyn
N. Y
C. V. Pollock
Tnos
G. Ann J. Ralph Orwin
Solicitors of Patents
Artificial diamonds shown as near to real in quality
For centuries chemists pursued synthetic diamonds and recently a limited batch was imported by a leading diamond merchant. The stones resemble pennine diamonds, are cut by diamond cutters, and in some cases surpass natural diamonds in value beyond intrinsic worth.
Origin of the dog debate traces multiple wild progenitors
Naturalists drift toward multiple ancestral lines for domestic dogs not a single species. Evidence cites tamed wolves and jackals showing doglike traits, ancient canine presence in Denmark and Switzerland, and depictions from Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Claims of distinct Newfoundland and St Bernard lineages, questions of North American indigenous status, and the Australian Dingo as a distinct native species also discussed.
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Denmark
Switzerland
Egypt
Corinth
Newfoundland and
St. Bernard
North America
Cabot
Australia
Berlin's Private Post Delivers Cheap Mail, Earns Big Dividends
Berlin operates a private postal service rivaling the government post in price and profits. It charges two pfenniage for city letters, carried 2,250,000 packages last year, and employs about 1,000 workers. The company yields a 25 percent dividend from about $100,000 net profits, prompting talk of private posts in major capitals and international exchanges to compete with postal unions.
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Berlin
New York
Postal Union
United States
Sumner and the Prince at Bathurst Dinner
The Prince de Joinville recalled Bathurst dinners with the Royal African Corps praising black troops led by whites. In Washington he joked with Charles Sumner about gifting his arm to a negress. Sumner avoided a direct reply, saying each religion assigns work to each man and to not mix roles.
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Sumner
Prince de Joinville
Bathurst
Royal African Corps
Washington
Charles Sumner
American Cotton Factories
The southern states now own nearly a quarter of the nation’s cotton factories, and rapid growth there suggests future factory sites will cluster near cotton fields, reshaping the textile industry landscape.
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Council Bluffs
CAS
Loke
Tammany
Syra
Iowa
Terse
Cablegrama
Spring Valley
Voohkhees and
Peoria
Patent Office Report
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