Hillside life and khaki clad soldiers across nations
Afghan ideas of simple living mingle with a count of 11,315,000 people and 1,804,720 children, while muskrat skin feeds cheap fur coat production. German child offenders rise from 48,003 in 1905 to 55,216 in 1907. Manchuria hears 1,000 daily Japan cables, and a double cable line is likely. Ink for rubber stamps uses aniline dye with glycerin. Rockefeller accused of socialism, though no pay rise. A Philadelphia child born from a stairs fall is set to grow into a good citizen. Iron nations produced 310,300,000 tons pig iron in eight years, US dominating half. A mountain railroad lost train and crew. reward to finder of passengers.
Social and governmental topics popular with readers
In the Slavonic section of the New York Public Library eight thousand five hundred twenty seven volumes exist and a very large proportion of Russian readers choose books on social and governmental subjects.
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New York Public Library
Distances from Chicago to Hong Kong Routes Distances
Chicago to Hong Kong distances given for several routes. New York and Suez route 12 522 miles. San Francisco route 8 365 miles. New Orleans and Panama route 11 742 miles. Tehuantepec route 10 229 miles.
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Chicago
Hongkong
New York
Suez
San Francisco
New Orleans
Panama
Tehuantepec
Paris Cafes Revolve as Absinthe Effects Blur
A whimsical Paris note claims that while police ban revolving doors in cafes a man lingering with absinthe can make the whole neighborhood appear to revolve, hinting at the drink’s trippy effects.
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Paris
Crown Prince Enlisted in Regular Regiment as Soldier
A young Spanish crown prince has begun military service by enrolling in a regular regiment. Though early, he is already trained and active in arms, marking the start of a potential military career.
Editors urged for noiseless Fourth editorial stance
The piece notes that firecrackers imported from China have already appeared this year and uses the example to urge editors to write editorials advocating a noiseless Fourth.
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China
Austrian railway links Trieste trade through Alpine passes
A 130 mile Austrian built line north of the Adriatic aims to promote Trieste trade and features 679 bridges and viaducts along its route and 49 tunnels through the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adriatic Sea
Trieste
US and Canadian Pig Iron Output in 1907
The United States produced 25,781,861 gross tons of pig iron in 1907, up 1.9 percent from 1906, according to the American Iron and Steel Association. Canada produced 681,146 tons in 1907.
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United States
American Tron and Steel Association
Canada
Butcher Shop Replaces Hand Saw With Electric Model
The shop upgrades to an electric meat saw and displaces the old handsaw to the junk pile. A compact handsaw driven by an electric motor now cuts through bones quickly and neatly, improving efficiency.
Character Trace From A Cook In An Anglo Indian Tale
An English newspaper quotes an Anglo Indian who describes his native cook with a self serving character sketch. The servant has been with him six months yet the narrator says it feels longer and notes he leaves due to ill health, his own ill health.
Critics spar over American national songs and hymns
The text notes frequent criticism of American national songs as unpoetic and borrowed while quoting Dr. Walsh, a Scottish preacher visiting the United States, who contends that America has a noble merit in being the least bellicose of national hymns.
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Walsh
United States
America
Time changes echo in Sedgwick clock talk
In Sedgwick Kansas the Panta graph recalls a boyhood clock in the hall. The grandfather clock ticked slowly saying take your time. Now small round clocks rush with a get there cadence.
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Sedgwick
Kan
Ameer of Afghanistan Proposes Foot Amputation Penalty
An Afghan decree threatens foot cutting for subjects joining incursions into British India. It notes that rulers in the region historically beheaded disobedients. The shift to a foot punishment aims to deter further Indian advancement, but a footless Afghan would struggle on border treks.
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Ameer
Afghanistan
Great Britain
Three Italians killed in New Orleans home confrontation
Wealthy New Orleans wine merchant Pietro Giacona shot dead three Italians who pressed his son for money and his watch at the Giacona home. Police were surprised by the incident after rumors of Black Hand plotting. One victim named Giovanni Baraca and two unidentified men died.
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New Orleans
Son
Pietro Giacona
Giacona
Giovanni Baraca
Black Hand
Flood wrecks Billy Lee’s resort and river pier in St Louis
Flood waters cut off river access as Billy Lee's resort at 411 North Levee collapsed at noon Wednesday. A massive 86 ton caisson used for the McKinley bridge piers was torn loose by the Mississippi and carried over a mile downstream after 1 PM.
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St. Louis
Billy Lee’s
North Levee
Mississippi
Accused Lynchers Are Acquitted in Osage County Case
A federal jury acquitted E A Green George N White and Frank Williams charged with lynching Frank Bailey after he shot Conductor Kelley near Osage Junction July 16 1907. The government sought to make an example to deter lynching.
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Enid
Okla
E. A. Green
George N. White
Frank Williams
Frank Bailey
Conductor Kelley
Osage Junction
Bryan Refuses Comment on Republican Platform Plank
William J. Bryan declined to discuss the proposed anti injunction plank for the Republican platform. He said he was not interested in any platform planks prior to convention adoption, when he might comment.
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Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Suspected Robbers Freed in San Francisco
George E. Farewell of Lauderdale Minnesota and Lena Winchell, who traveled from the east, were released by local police after several days in custody on suspicions of diamond robberies in Memphis Tennessee. Farewell was mistaken for Bernstein, a man linked to the case, triggering a reward from the National Jewelers' Association.
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San Francisco
Cal
George E. Farewell
Lauderdale
Minn
Lena Winchell
Memphis
Tenn
Farewell
Bernstein
National Jewelers’ Association
Carnegie offers $100,000 for peace temple in Costa Rica
In Cartago Costa Rica Andrew Carnegie proposes a gift of 100000 dollars to build a temple of peace for exclusive use by a Central American court of justice within Carnegie Palace.
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Carnegie
Cartago
Costa Rica
Andrew Carnegie
Court of Justice
Ill Treasurer of Foresters Lays Ahead in Toronto
Harry Collins supreme treasurer of the Independent Order of Foresters is critically ill in Toronto Ontario with acute indigestion. He is a past grand potentate of the Mystic Shriners of America.
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Foresters Ill
Toronto
Harry Collins
Independent Order of Foresters
Collins
The
Mystic Shriners of America
Plot to blow up Kenosha plant uncovered
Chicago unveils a conspiracy to destroy the Badger Brass Manufacturing Co plant in Kenosha Wisconsin. Internal explosive devices and ventilator fuses were planned for use while hundreds were at work. Evidence, including a trunk with plant sketches and machine designs, is in the hands of District Attorney Baker.
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Chicago
Ill
Badger Brass Manufacturing Co
Kenosha
Wis
Baker
Kenosha County
Train Disaster Near Here Kills Three aboard
An engine boiler exploded east of town as a train traveled 30 miles an hour. Engineer Thos Fibbs of Port Huron was killed. Fireman William Brown, also of Port Huron, was thrown 30 feet and probably fatally scalded. Head Brakeman Smith sustained serious injuries as air brakes acted automatically to stop the train.
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Here
Thos. Fibbs
Port Huron
William Brown
Smith
Storm Ravages Prairie Du Chien and McGregor Causes Massive Losses
A weekend storm in Milwaukee area and across the Mississippi left Prairie Du Chien with about 200000 dollars in damage and McGregor with around 300000 dollars. Four inches of rain fell in 40 minutes with hail up to walnut size, smashing buildings and uprooting trees.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Prairie du Chien
McGregor
Mississippi
Circus Train Collision Near Medina Injures One Horse Die
Special dispatch from Bismarck says the Colmar Bros circus train collided with an engine near Medina seven miles east of Bismarck on the Northern Pacific. Twenty four draft horses were killed and one was slightly injured.
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St. Paul, Minn
Bismarck
N. D
Colmar Bros
Medina
Auto Upsets Claim Indianapolis Man in Trial Crash
On a trial run at Fullerton California S O Minter 35 of Indianapolis was instantly killed when his car overturned at high speed. It is believed he fainted from heart failure just before the crash and left the road.
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Fullerton
Cal
S. O. Minter
Indianapolis
Minter
Sleepwalking Fireman Falls to Death in Memphis
Michael O Neil driver of Engine Company No 6 of the Memphis fire department died Sunday morning after walking in his sleep and falling through a floor aperture to the apparatus area below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Michael O'Neil
Memphis Fire Department
Auto Upsets, Man Killed in California Trial
In Fullerton California S O Minter of Indianapolis aged 35 was killed instantly when his automobile overturned during a high speed trial run. It is believed he fainted from heart failure before the crash.
Gas Explosion Kills Three at Coal Creek Mine
In Fernie British Columbia an explosion of gas at Coal Creek mine killed engineer George Heath and two workers George Rudolph and Steven Keey, a Slav, in a fatal incident.
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Fernie
B. C
George Heath
George Rudolph
Steven Keey
Coal Creek
Flood at Its Crest Hits Alton Damages and Dikes
St Louis reports crest at 34.8 feet with three tenths rise in 24 hours and expected fall above. Alton shows no recent rise whileMissouri at St Charles up two inches. Estimated flood damage to crops, farms, houses, and boats around Alton may reach 331000 this year, nearly matching 1908 levels. Henry Wageman levee broke, exposing 1500 acres nearby as East St Louis braces against further breaches.
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St. Louis
Weather Bureau
Chester
Alton
Missouri
St. Charles
Mississippi River
Henry Wageman
Missouri Shore
Eli and
Ellis Keene
Joab Watkins
Ernest and
Edward Balster
Frank Meyers
East St. Louis
St. Louis County
Missouri River
Twenty Hurt In Wreck Near Pendleton Missouri
A head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Wabash railroad near Pendleton Missouri injured twenty people. Most victims were brought to St Louis for treatment after the Thursday wreck.
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St. Louis
Pendleton
Train wreck slows passenger run after orders mix up
A passenger train ran an hour late and faster than normal after a misread order that would have held a freight at Truesdale. Both engines were demolished and cars wrecked. Engineer Chris Smith suffered a broken leg and internal injuries and was sent home to Montgomery City.
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Truesdale
Chris Smith
Montgomery City
Newspaper Men’s Trip to Champaign Held by Association
The Southern Illinois News paper Correspondents' Association will host 100 newswriters on a trip from East St. Louis to Champaign and back next Sunday and Monday. Congressman William B. McKinley, president of the Illinois Traction Company, will host the group and E. H. Chillis will accompany from Fairfield as the Fairfield representative.
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Fairfield
Gould Seeks to Conciliate Wife at Belle Haven Estate
Frank Jay Gould, the New York financier, has leased the nearby P. P. Reddington estate in Belle Haven Connecticut to win back his wife’s affection. He visits his children daily and hopes to regain his wife’s favor.
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Gould
Belle Haven
Conn
Frank Jay Gould
New York
P. P. Reddington
Fowler Named Assistant Attorney General in Place of Sanford
President appoints James Fowler of Knoxville Tennessee as assistant attorney general to fill the post vacated by Edward T Sanford who becomes a U S judge for the Middle and Eastern districts of Tennessee Fowler and Sanford are law partners and the change is announced in Washington D C
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Roosevelt
Sanford
Washington, D. C
James Fowler
Knoxville, Tenn
Edward T. Sanford
United States
Middle and Eastern
Tennessee
Fowler
Taft Praises Wife in University Club Speech
Secretary Taft spoke to University Club members who congratulated him and paid tribute to his wife in a formal address.
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Taft
University Club
Jealous Bride Tries Suicide Over Husband Affair
Mrs. Thomas Barry, six months married, attempted to end her life by inhaling gas through a tube at her Texarkana Arkansas home. She was found in time to be saved.
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Texarkana
Ark
Thomas Barry
Cotton Outlook Encouraging In Arkansas Region
Cotton crop in this section is described as never better for this time of year while corn suffers from excess moisture and slow development.
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Ark
Flood Maroons Family Two Days Near Creve Coeur Lake
In St Louis area flood levels eased but river stage remained steady for a day. A family of seven, William Butterick and relatives, were rescued after two days trapped two miles north of Creve Coeur lake as water rose to the second story window.
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William Butterick
Creve Coeur Lake
St. Louis
Butterick
Missouri
Creve Coeur
Steve Adams Stands Trial Over Pandora Mine Murder Confession
In Grand Junction Colorado Steve Adams rejects his confession tying Moyer Haywood and Pettibone to the murder of Arthur Collins manager of the Smuggler Union mine at Pandora. Trial proceeds with prosecution and defense arguments.
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Grand Junction
Col
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
Arthur Collins
Union
Pandora
Steve
Telluride Jail Fallout Cited by Western Federation Leader
Attorney O N Hilton says Adams faced mistreatment in Telluride jail where deputies guard against unrest. He claims inmates were placed with Adams to pressure him into naming Western Federation of Miners leaders as responsible.
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O. N. Hilton
Western Federation
Adams
Telluride
Western Federation of Miners
Nordahl Found Guilty in Montana Mother and Children Killings
In Lewistown Montana Ole Nordahl 34 was convicted of first degree murder for the Jan 17 18 killings of Mrs Bertha Schleuter and her four children. The Musselshell Valley resident was linked by footprints blood on clothing and other circumstantial evidence.
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Lewistown
Mont
Ole Nordahl
Bertha Schleuter
Nordahl
Musselshell Valley
Paper Firms Fined for Restraint of Trade in DC
Twenty four manila wrapping paper manufacturers faced $1000 fines each from Judge Hough in U S circuit court. They pleaded guilty to maintaining an illegal combination in restraint of trade, with the ruling delivered Monday in Washington, D C.
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Washington, D. C
Manila
Hough
United States
Plague fears as ship from Caribbean quarantined
New York harbor officials suspect bubonic plague after a mysterious death aboard the steamship Maracas, recently from Trinidad and Grenada. Dr. Doty, head of the quarantine station, detains the vessel amid fears the disease may have spread from La Guayra to Trinidad and onto the ship.
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New York
Maracas
Trinidad
Grenada
la Guayra
Dr. Doty
Drowning Toll Climbs as Heat Draws Crowds to New York Beaches
Twelve people died by drowning in New York and nearby areas during the last 24 hours as scorching heat sent crowds to shorelines and water. Authorities warn of dangerous currents and urge vigilance at beaches and piers.
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New York
Chicago Citizens Fund for Billik Supreme Court Appeal
A Chicago committee led by former Mayor Dunne began a fund drive Monday to support Herman Billik’s appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The effort aims to raise money for the case’s progression in higher court.
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Billik
Chicago
Ill
Herman Billik
United States Supreme Court
Dunne
One of the Essentials of the Happy Homes
An ethical remedy, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, is promoted as a trusted family laxative approved by physicians and Well-Informed of the World. It is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Why She Asked About Your First Kiss
A woman questions a man about his first kiss asking if it reflects lack of experience or natural awkwardness. He responds with curiosity, unsure what prompted the probing question and how to answer.
Defiance Starch Promotes Safe Fine Fabric Finishes
The summer reiterates the popularity of fine white goods and presents Defiance Starch as the safe choice for fabrics. Free from injurious chemicals, it stiffens effectively, requiring only half the usual amount to achieve a finish identical to when the goods were new.
Author Trapped by Misdirected Note in Bank Visit
A prisoner with a large brow recalls once being an author. An amused visitor quips about authors noting everything. The inmate explains he intended to pass a piece of blank paper and ended up in custody.
Paris municipal race marks first servant candidate
In Paris elections the domestic servant candidate, backed by republican socialists, challenges the liveried class and the expected conservative stance. M. Laloe was defeated, illustrating a notable shift in local politics.
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Paris
M. Laloe
Gas & Republican Socialist
3 Ae
Bedlam Raised as Boy Teases Peddler in Farm Tale
A Detroit Free Press item quips a boy's reply to a peddler about his work. The boy explains he is “raising bedlam” while his parents say he helps beds and cattle on the farm, and the peddler leaves.
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Tle
Bedlam
Detroit Free Press
Farmer lets candidate in as war-jest runs in his blood
A Georgia farmer posts a gate sign saying candidates will pass without talk. His little boy calls out a candidate who insists on entering. The farmer, recognizing the man as one who has run for office since the war, invites him in, saying there’s no harm in him and the bid to run is in his blood.
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Perennial
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
No chemist analysis needed for Grape-Nuts says value
A reader testifies Grape-Nuts with milk and cream provides balanced nourishment for all life stages from infancy to old age. The letter notes improved nerve and brain power, memory, and daily energy, with family members adopted the product. It ends with the familiar “There’s a Reason” and a pointer to The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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