Pope Opens New Era With Grand Throne Room Reception
A formal reception followed a long procession from the apartments to the Sistine Chapel as the pope rode in a sedan chair. Diplomats from the Vatican, led by the Portuguese ambassador, stood in ceremonial order while dignitaries spoke briefly. The pope’s confident address impressed the diplomatic corps and attendees, signaling a hopeful new era.
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Lee
Vatlenan
Sneered College
Sistine Chapel
Poe
Sistine
Unie
Inter
Leo
Tim
Sheriff Pursues Convicts Across Counties After Hill Battle
Sheriff reports a manhunt across Amador and Calaveras counties for five convicts missing since the fight at the hill. They fled toward Indian Diggings and Sil d Amador while authorities sweep through How county for news. Wounded and surrounded, the posse presses the search as reports drift from Placerville and nearby towns.
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Low
Ingle Springs
Placerville
Amador
Howard
How Eppinger Brok Faces Referee on Bankrupt Firm
Senior member of Great Grain Deal, Jane Eppinger, testifies in San Francisco before Referee Green about the affairs of the bankrupt Eppinger & Co. He refuses to name financiers, cites state court entitlements, and details losses and loans totaling substantial sums. He notes personal insurance use and family salary charges, with figures indicating large deficits since 1887 and ongoing speculation for the firm’s benefit.
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Great Grain Deal
San Francisco
Aue
Grean
Jane Eppinger
Eppinger & Co
Eppinger
5&& Wo
Kirnam
Lofkes
Ife
Rosenfield & Co
Welle Fargo
Ep Finger
Joe
Shipping Ban on Health-Checked Sheep by Railroads
Balt Lake Aug 1 Both the Oregon Short Line and the Union Pacific railroads will refuse consignments of sheep without clean bills of health from the United States Bureau of Animal Industry. The move follows ongoing U S department of agriculture efforts to stamp out Whix disease, which harms flocks and incurs heavy losses for sheep men. The cost of thorough disinfection and time delays drive stricter measures.
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Balt Lake
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific Railroads
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Grain Markets Report From Coe Commission Chicago Aug 6
Grain markets opened lower but sellers relieved after sell off. Bears raided yet showed little impact. Crop reports improve with Kansas yield now cited at 93,000,000 bushels. Harvest advancing with better results expected. wheat and corn prices noted with opening and closing figures in Minneapolis reports.
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Chicago
Kansas
Minneapolis
John Shanklin Dead in Evansville Ind Prominent Writer Politician
John Gil bert Shanklin a noted writer and democratic politician died this morning in Evansville at age 11. He edited the Courier for 25 years and served as Indiana secretary of state. He opposed Bryan and would have been secretary of state had Bryan won. He was brother in law to Mrs. Harlan wife of a United States Supreme Court justice. Linncounty residents protest the formation of the Warner valley for pel reserve.
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Evaneville
Ind
John Gilbert Shanklin
Courier
Atate
Indiana
Bryan
Harlan
United States Supreme Court
British and American rail plan eyed in China link
reports indicate James J. Hill pursues a Chinese railway strategy to connect with Indian-British lines via Indo China. English bankers and Rothschilds in meetings, outlines envision US capital with British support building extensive new lines through China toward Hong Kong and India, spanning thousands of miles.
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James J. Hill
China
India
Indo-China
St. Paul
Chet
Hill
Baring Brow
Rothschild
London
Hil
Chicago
Eyglish
New York
Fill
Hong Kong
Conneston
Wall Street Nervous Market Ends Mixed in Early Session
New York reports nervous and unsettled trading with no clear support for many standard rails issues. The market opened erratic but showed signs of recovery in the first half hour amid increased pressure and a sense that the downturn may not be finished.
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New York
Detroit chosen as next marine site by Catholic Societies
The American Federation of Catholic Societies names Detroit as the next marine location and elects Thomas Minanan of Columbus as president, John Oelkers of Newark as vice president, and F. J. Pierce of San Francisco as 80% vice president. No extension this year. Due to crop shortages, Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co plans improvements in Franklin County. further inquiry next season hinges on crop prospects along the Snake River.
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Atlantic City
Amerian Federation of Catholic Socretien
Detroit
Thomas Minalan
Columbus
John Oelkers
Newark
F. J. Pierce
San Francisco
Wice P
Katlotue
Wwal
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Franklin County
Snake
Tim Cute
Kahlotus-Gulphur Lafe
Snake River
World’s Fair Bubble Investors Lose Millions in Suit
A ten year litigation over the Columbian Celebration Company ends with a decision against most stockholders in a failed Chicago World’s Fair bubble venture. Promoter Steele Mackaye organized the spectacle. hundreds of prominent men held stock, including George Pullman and John Cudahy, with bonds and indebtedness totaling near a million dollars.
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Columbian Celebration Company
Steele Mackaye
Astors
Chicago
Ang. T
Sudee Tuly
Steovie Mackaye
Juda Foundry
George M. Pullman
Leman J. Gare
exCom
Murray Nelson
CB. Shovid
John Cudahy
Lynch Mob Endorsed In Asotin Over Hamilton Death
Aug 6 Asotin Washington mobs indicate support for the action that killed William Hamilton in a vigilante death. Inquiries found the death at Hamilton’s hands, while a separate inquest on another death blamed the same Hamilton for murder. The little girl’s funeral drew hundreds. locals praised the mob and expected no investigation.
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Asotin
Hamilton
William Hamilton
Mate Hichards
Willian Hamilton
Lewiston
Mito
SCHOONER COPPER QUEEN LOST IN FOG NEAR POINT REYES
A schooner named Copper Queen ran aground north of Point Reyes while en route from the Columbia River to San Francisco with salmon cargo. The two crew aboard were saved by Point Reyes lifesavers as thick fog caused the mishap. The vessel is owned by Green of Coon Bay.
Postal Fraud Cases Hear Demurrer in Court
Washington August 6 Judge Pritchard heard arguments on a demurrer to the indictment charging Machen and Graft Brothers with bribery related to letter tax fastener. The defense contends the indictment fails to state that Machoy is a government employee, with further action set for the October term.
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Washington
Pritchard
Criminal Court
Cancodo
More Land Withdrawn for Forest Reserve in Three Counties
The forest service orders withdrawal of about 90,000 acres in Union Wallowa and Morrow counties. The Union county lands include Nays pine timber lands along the Blue Mountain slopes near Heppner and the Wallowa valley area. Additional tracts near Bleth Summerville and the Looking Glass country form a continuous body between Wallowa and Grande Ronde valleys with three sections totaling part of the parcel.
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Union
Wallowa
Morrow
la Grande
Ang
Tami
Union, Wallowa
Union County
Ilan Cove
Looking Glass
Naval War Exercise Tests Wireless Telegraphy
The naval fleet drills off Har Harbor as wireless telegraphy undergoes thorough testing. The four mile distant fleet remains cleared for action under constant system maintenance and command praise amid routine operations.
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Har Harbor
Wren
Still Among The Missing Parkhursts Seven Years Married
Police hunt for Parkhursts in a reported kidnapping or elopement. Detectives visit multiple locations seeking Harry Riley, an ex-convict, amid fevered city talk. Mr and Mrs Parkhurst wed in Woodhin Oregon seven years ago, with a warrant issued for Riley's arrest as officers push to locate him.
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Parkhursts
Parkhurst
Riley
Harry Riley
Lee
Spokane July births and ward death report slips
City health board records show July births with 79 males and 38 females, ward totals vary from 17 to 36 births per ward. Deaths tally by ward list 48 male and 12 female residents, with a notable death toll from violence and accidents. Notable incidents include a fatal injury from a quarrel near Pony, Montana, and an assault in Spokane.
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City Health Board
Wurde
Booond
Grewichand Catetory
Fairmount
Daly Wiembes
Barroom Safe Robbery Ends in Escape After Explosion
A group cracked the Washington hotel barroom safe, dragged it to a vacant lot, and fled without valuables after a dynamite blast. Residents alerted police, and alarms rang as the robbers vanished during the chaos. Officers investigated the scene and questioned witnesses about the dramatic break in. The event disrupted the hotel, drawing a crowd and triggering emergency responses at daybreak.
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Seattle
Ugbe
Waleington
Wapladin
Brodd
Heeliy
Ovell
Powder Explosion at Fairmont and Canton Explosion
Powder blast and live trolley wire caused casualties in Fairmont West Virginia and Canton Ohio. Four Americans and others injured as dust and debris spread from a powder caplowion in a monoagl snlenim. A separate bank fraud warrant targets Cashier Delbel of City National Bank over a $2000 shortage. Local reports describe speculation around funds and Inspector inquiries.
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Fairmont
Ang
Cree Giltore
Canton
O. Aum
Delbel
City National Bank
Harvest Yields Reported Across Litthe How Farm Belt
A garbled farm news update notes Wild Horse Farm turning 30 bushels of wheat, with some smut on a few fields. Mentions OG Malley and Adam de Crow yielding 20 to 30 bashels per acre in wheat belt areas. Harvesting praised for full and high quality grain, output expected to average around a0. Bilen O Connor of Astoria died Wednesday atgo year.
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Malley
Alte Inlet
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