Judge Parker Resigns Chief Judge Post and Accepts Nomination
Addressing the Esopus committee on August 10 1904 Judge Parker declares his resignation as chief judge of the state court of appeals to accept the convention's nomination as standard bearer. He defends the platform upholding constitutional limits and calls for tariff reform and Philippine policy while stressing independence and criminal justice under the law.
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Court of Appeals
Nomi
Jefferson
Republic
United States
Thomas Jefferson
William C. Jarvis
Mexico
Shiloh
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Stone River
Chickamauga
Washingtontown
Insult to Injury In Satchel Mixup
Dialogue from a 19th century exchange shows farmers Greene and Meccers debating a bunko incident. Greene complains the satchel had no sawdust as claimed, while Meccers argues the culprit used breakfast foods instead. The banter captures rural humor and mistrust of tricksters.
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Farmer Greene
Bey
Room at the Top in a City Trade Rise
A fragment notes social ascent as a once ordinary butcher becomes a father in law through marriage. The remark, signed TE-Bits, reflects on how tradespeople advance in status over a few years.
Not Necessary. Pumas Battle Without Firing A Gun
A humorous exchange notes a battle with pumas conducted without firing weapons. The narrator quips that his wife usually wins, implying a domestic or playful struggle rather than a physical confrontation. The Detroit Free Press tone suggests light column humor.
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Detroit Free Press
Not at all quoted in mattimosis comedy
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt shows a husband asking about living in a flat and his partner retorts that living with one is bad enough. The exchange features brisk humor and a playful tone about domestic arrangements.
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Mattimosis
Cincinnati Enquirer
Youth with a Mission Quote on Work and Pleasure
A father tells his lazy son that work is real enjoyment while the son replies he does not want to surrender entirely to pleasure. This quip from Tit-Bits reflects a humorous take on labor and leisure.
Fare Dispute in Courtroom Over Eight Cents
The conductor voices astonishment that only eight cents were paid while the fare for the lady and the old gentleman is ten cents. The lady asserts she paid correctly, calling the old gentleman in his second childhood as the judge presiding.
Outlines and Wit in an Indianapolis Journal Exchange
A brief exchange on intellect and appearance reflects humorous banter. The dialog touches on fearing high intellect and the idea of a bungy forehead as unattractive, captured in a quip from the Indianapolis Journal.
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Etha
Virginia
Ethel
Indiacapolis Journal
Church Absurdities Prompt Strayer Debate in Uruk
In Gothem a bemused speaker asks why ordinary men avoid church while a strier observer notes the idle lifeways. The Uruk Statesman records the exchange as a cultural remark about religious attendance.
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Gothem
Uruk Statesman
Discrimination Ended for American Schools in Turkey
The Turkish government assures equal treatment for American schools, ending long battles over licenses and examinations. President receives assurance after mediation by the U S government and a Mediterranean squadron visit. indemnity offered to Mrs Lane closes all pecuniary claims.
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Washington
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Beirut
United States
France
Protestant Medical College
New York
Constantinople
Sublime Porte
Leishman
Jerein
Mr. Leishman
Mediterranean
Ville France
Nice
Smyrna
Lane
Trousing Track Fire Claims Twenty Horses in Lexington
A fire at the trousing track in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday killed twenty horses. Officials estimated the loss at about 100000 dollars, with most victims described as fancy saddle and harness and matinee horses.
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Lexington
Russian torpedo boat Rye shitemi taken toward Chinese port
Tokyo dispatch reports the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rye shitemi, captured at Che Foo, being moved to a Chinese port. In St Louis Olive Boone, descendant of Daniel Boone, appears as guest of honor at the Kentucky building, greeted amid portraits of Boone.
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London
Tokio
Ryeshitemi
Che Foo
St. Louis
Kentucky
Olive Boone
Daniel Boone
Eight People Drowned in Potomac River Regatta
Eight people drowned in Washington during the Potomac river regatta on August 14. Rescue efforts and emergency responses followed the tragedy as officials investigated the incident and the event's safety measures.
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Washington
National Heard and McGehee McGee Family Reunion Planned
Capt W J Heard in St Louis coordinates a national reunion for Heard Hurd McGehee and McGee families. The October 15 gathering aims to expose members to the World’s Fair, form a genealogy group, and collect family trees portraits and records. Officials offer space and newspapers pledge support.
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St. Louis
Heard and Hurd
Uncle Sam
Japanese Victory in Major Naval Battle
From St Petersburg to Tokyo reports confirm a decisive Japanese victory in a large naval engagement. Rear-Admiral Witboeft was killed aboard the Czarevitch, and Russian losses include the cruiser Rurik sunk and ships damaged. Tokyo proclaims Japan now masters the sea and restores commerce.
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St. Petersburg
Witboeft
Port Arthur
Tsing Chon
Atouschtch
Withoett
Casrevitch
Wamed
Czarevitch
Samoff
London
Withoeft
Tokio
Kamimura
Vladivostok
Tsu Island
Strait of Korea
Rurik
Russia
Gromobo
Navy Department
Atsuma
Idsuma
Iwate
Takashiho
Japan
Conference on Chicago stockyards strike unsettled
Reported Monday meeting on a potential settlement remains unconfirmed as labor leaders push for a conference with the Packers. Swift comments are noncommittal while Armour may be asked to submit proposals to other packers. Teamsters vote to boycott retail dealers buying meat from non-striking packers and refuse related work amid heightened tensions. Bristol, a non-striker, was beaten by two men mistaken for a strikebreaker.
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Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Boston
Packer
L. F. Swift
Armour
James Bristol
Bristol
Balloon at World’s Fair Leaks In Airfall Parachute Descent
A captive balloon at the World’s Fair in St. Louis leaked while 500 feet high on a hot Friday. Gas expansion tore a seam but the vessel acted as a parachute and descended slowly. Both occupants exited uninjured about ninety feet from the lift point.
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St. Louis
General Chaffee Tours Fort Des Moines Inspect Post
Lieut. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee arrived in Des Moines Iowa Sunday morning and spent the day inspecting the newly established Fort Des Moines post with army staff observers.
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Des Moines
Adna R. Chaffee
General Staff
United States Army
Fort Des Moines
British Steamer Ronda Reports Russian Boarding at Sea
The British steamer Ronda bound from Haifa to Naples passed Gibraltar and said a Russian cruiser boarded her on Friday. The crew’s papers and documents were checked and the hold was searched.
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Gibraltar
HajJl
Naples
Paraguayan insurgents advance past Angostura
Paraguayan insurgents have passed Angostura and distributed arms. Military officers and deputies flee to join the revolutionists as the government vows to crush the movement. In Carlyle Illinois a man accidentally shoots his grandfather while handling a shotgun. the grandfather is seriously hurt.
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Buenog
Carlyle
Keyesport
Rov
Mackelroth
William Wannarnaugher
Japanese Hold At Port Arthur Faces Major Cost
Milan dispatch from Liao Yang reports quiet on the eastern front while Japanese focus shifts to Port Arthur. Indications say 100,000 Japanese troops and 430 guns remain before Port Arthur with potential losses of about 30,900 if the fortress falls, impacting Russian defense and freeing southern Japanese forces for an advance toward Liao Yang.
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Liao Yang
Port Arthur
Victories of Togo and Kamimura Stir Tokyo Streets
In Tokio crowds celebrate Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Kamimura after their sea victories. Flags fly and lanterns glow as citizens rejoice while Russian forces reportedly avoided battle, shaping the war's naval balance.
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Tokio
Togo
Kamimura
Toge
Vladivostok
Identifications Follow Eden Wreck Recovery in Pueblo
The unclaimed morgue corpse in Pueblo is identified as Mrs. Belle Steffey by Norman Steffey of Detroit, son of the deceased. All Eden wreck bodies are now identified, including this case. In Houston, W B Clark Son & Co files for bankruptcy with liabilities of 175000 pounds and assets of 50000 dollars amid English creditors.
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Pueblo
Col
Norman Steffey
Detroit
Mich
Belle Steffey
Eden
Houston
Tex
W. B. Clarkson & Co
Texas
Salvation Army Plans Leader Changes Across Territories
New York reports that tied to the recent international congress, many territorial leadership shifts are set. Commander Sooth-Tucker will depart the United States around mid November as part of the reshuffle.
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New York
International Congress of the Salvation Army
Sooth-Tucker
United States
Steamboat Cook Fatally Assaulted in Paducah
Jamez Robinson, 60, a steamboat cook, was fatally assaulted at a Paducah restaurant. Four suspects, described as a Greek, a Turk, and two Italians, were arrested in connection with the case.
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Steamboat
Paducah, Ky
Jamez Robinson
Ready for notification Davis to depart for White Sulphur Springs
Elkins West Virginia August 15 Everything is in readiness for the formal notification of vice presidential candidate H G Davis. After noon he will leave in his private car Graceland with family and friends for White Sulphur Springs. He is accompanied by Col Tom Davie of Keyser his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Arthur Lee National Committeeman John T McGraw and others. Davis Memorial church attendance noted with a visit to Gladystone abbey later in the day.
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Elkins
W. Va
H. G. Davis
White Sulphur Springs
Graceland
Coal & Iron and Chesapeake & Ohio
Arthur Lee
John T. McGraw
Grafton
Sheridan
Mount Savage
R. C. Kerens
Gladys Kereng
Charles 8. Robb
Davis
Davis Memorial Church
Gladystone Abbey
Mrs Florence Maybrick Departs Antwerp for New York
Mrs Florence Maybrick sails from Antwerp on the Vaderland under the name Misa Rose Ingram. She travels with attorney Mr Hayden who arranged the departure and arrives to spend a night in Paris before joining the liner. Upon arrival in New York she will stay with Mrs Denemore and is to be followed by her mother, the Baronesa de Roques.
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London
Florence Maybrick
Red Star Line
Vaderland
Antwerp
Misa Rose Ingram
Hayden
Maybrick
Parla
Percy Barnard
New York
Denemore
Lincoln police seize suspect in Reedy murder case
Chief Purdy and another officer arrived in Lincoln to take James Golden, accused of fatally wounding East St. Louis Police Officer James Reedy. Golden allegedly told Lincoln officers he killed Reedy as he attempted suicide days earlier.
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Lincoln, Neb
Po- Hee Purdy
East St. Louis
Lincoln
James Golden
James Reedy
Golden
Reedy
Purdy
Wyman Named Permanent Receiver of American Legion of Honor
Henry A. Wyman is appointed permanent receiver of the supreme council of the American Legion of Honor, a beneficiary organization based in Boston, with headquarters in the city.
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Boston
Henry A. Wyman
Supreme Council of the American Legion of Honor
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