King Edward to Return to London Amid Coronation Prep
London reports indicate King Edward will return by royal special train tomorrow with a decorated Victoria station. A coronation rehearsal at Westminster Abbey entertained substitutes for the king and queen while denials persisted of a second appendicitis operation.
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Victoria
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Portsmouth
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Brocklehurst
Suffield
China seeks quick evacuation of Shanghai garrisons
Shanghai report says the Nanking Viceroy urged consuls of Britain France and Japan to withdraw troops from Shanghai. The three powers reportedly concur with an evacuation, hoping Germany will abandon its point d appui stance as a decisive withdrawal follows.
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Philadelphia Times
New York Times
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Shanghai
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Nanking
Great Britain
France
Japan
Pekin
Germany
Wilhelm to witness Kaiser Wilhelm II launch at Stettin
Emperor William will attend the launching of the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II at the Vulcan Shipyard in Stettin on August 12. The vessel, designed to be the fastest in the world, measures 707 feet in length 71? feet beam 39 feet depth and 20 feet draft. It will displace 19,040 tons and deliver 39,000 horsepower with capacity for one thousand cabin passengers.
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Emperor William
Vulcan
Stettin
Lost English Girl Survives Alpine Ordeal in Switzerland
Miss Whalley, an English guest at a Zinal hotel, wandered from her route toward St Luc on Saturday. Found Monday 400 yards above Ayer with a broken ankle, she crawled through the mountains for long distances, endured two frigid nights, and went without food or shelter.
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Troops Move Against Shans Over Phrae Capture
A force of two thousand soldiers advances north to punish the Shans who seized Phrae. The town remains under Shans control with about 600 fighters preparing to resist. Siamese officials have been killed but other residents were not harmed.
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Bangkok
Siam
Phrae
Unclear fragment from Seen and Heard column
The readable text is garbled and contains no distinct events or names to summarize into a factual news item.
Outrages in Bulgaria report of Albanian band attacks
A Vienna summary cited by the Times portrays Albanian bands inflicting mutilation and killings in Bulgarian areas. Victims include a Monastir resident whose ears were cut and presented to a Cadi, two notables near Prilep forced to surrender ears and noses, a Bulgarian hostage killed after a £150 ransom. Villages faced blackmail for £130, with a schoolboy slain in Okhrida Sanjak and several wounded.
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Philadelphia Times
Ew York Times
London
Bohest
Politsche Correspondenz
Vienna
The
Times
Monastir
Prilep
Okhrida Sanjak
Haschow
Scheinow
Kaiser Goes To Meet Czar At Reval For Naval Manoeuvres
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern carries Emperor William to Reval where he will meet Czar during Russian naval manoeuvres. Talks likely touch on Italian armament proposal and disarmament, with William opposing limits citing defense needs. Berlin views the encounter as modest in importance though officials accompany the rulers.
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Reval
Russia
Kiel
Emperor William
Italy
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Germany
Berlin
Count von Buelow
Count Lansdorff
Archbishop Machray in London with serious condition
The Most Rev. Robert Machray, Archbishop of Rupert's Land and Primate of Canada, is seriously ill in London. He serves as Chancellor of the University of Manitoba and prelate of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
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Rupert's Land
Archbishop Machray
All Canada
University of Manitoba
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Belgian steamer Wordsworth runs aground off Buhla
The Belgian steamer Wordsworth under Captain Graham, which departed New York July 19 for South American ports, stranded yesterday morning about sixty miles north of Buhla. Assistance has been sent to the vessel.
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London
Wordsworth
Graham
New York
South American
Buhla
Czar Arrives to Welcome German Emperor at Naval Manoeuvres
August 5 report from Reval notes the Czar arrived to await the German Emperor who is en route to attend Russia’s naval manoeuvres.
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Reval
German born citizen seeks $500000 from Germany over detention
Ferdinand Holzendorf petitions the District Supreme Court for a mandamus against Secretary of State Hay to force action against Germany or Prussia to recover damages for alleged unjust detention in a German insane asylum. Judge Hagner refused, deeming the matter political and not showing a legal writ right. Holzendorf, a naturalized U.S. citizen, says he was falsely imprisoned near Berlin from May 11 1898 to July 8 1899 and later declared sound by Germany’s highest court.
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Ile
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Berlin
State Department
Indians Sue Uncle Sam Over Creek Allotment Agreement
Four Creek Nation delegates file suit to halt the Creek allotment agreement from Secretary Hitchcock and Commissioner Jones. They seek to protect land interests, restore property already taken, and obtain an accounting from the government for alleged noncompliance with the treaty and ratifying act.
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Washington
Thlechumi Fixico
Gosofixteca Chee
Ufoula Horigo
James L. Gray
Indian Territory
Hitchcock
Conisioner of
Indian Affairs
Jones
German Meat Inspection Provisions To Start April First
Washington reports Ambassador White notes a public proclamation stating the meat inspection law takes full effect on April 1, 2003. Consul General Guenther adds Germany will bar imports of hermetically sealed meat and sausages as well as cured mixtures and certain treated meats including boracic acid salts and salicylic acid.
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State Department
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Lin
Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
Henderson Sees Victory Ahead in East Campaign
General Henderson, Speaker of the House, returns from a Western tour to Atlantic City. He says Republicans are united and will win, with Iowa backing protective policies and a stance against big capital. A Republican strategy group meets at the Waldorf to plan an East-focused campaign for reciprocity with Cuba and tariff revision.
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Washington
Philippines
Cannon says money plenty favors government spending
Representative Cannon of Illinois argues that abundant prosperity means voters favor heavy government expenditures and a busy economy will offset Democratic claims of waste. He notes labor demand, argues Roosevelt would be endorsed if Illinois proposed such, and predicts Illinois senatorial race dynamics.
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Mason
Roosevelt
Ordance Officers Ordered to New London for Duty
Acting Secretary of War directs a group of ordnance officers to report to General MacArthur in New London Conn for assignment to maintain ordnance supply and armament condition at manoeuvre district posts. Officers include Lt Col John C. Butler Majors Rogers Birnie Ira MacNutt Captains Lawrence L. Bruff William W. Gibson Charles B. Wheeler William W. Peirce and Lieutenants Samuel Hof H Techappat Edward P.
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President appoints John B Richardson to position
Washington August 5 The President has named John B Richardson of Kansas to a new post. Richardson is noted for his service and will assume duties at once, with details released by the White House in brief.
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Kan
Consuls Appointed and Declined Due to Climate Conditions
Richardson was named Consul at Port Limon Costa Rica but declined because of the climate. Hunter Sharp of North Carolina was commissioned by the President as interpreter for the U S Consul at Kobe Japan.
Koreans Now Sing German National Hymn in Seoul
Ke orea national hymn for Korea, composed by German Frank Rekert, employed as music instructor by the Korean Government, is now practiced by the Korean National Band after thirteen months of training. Rekert previously taught Japanese in Japan and has introduced other national hymns to Korea. The Korean hymn begins Gott Beschutze Unsern Kaiser.
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Allen
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State Department
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Japan
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Korea
Siamese Crown Prince to Tour United States
Akharay Varadhara informs the State Department that Siamese Crown Prince will sail from Cherbourg September 24 with accompanying officials and proceed to New York, Newport, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, then on a grand U.S. tour by special train to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Yellowstone, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other sites before returning to the Orient.
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Engineers to join Joint maneuvers at New London
Washington August 5 General MacArthur orders Company M Third Battalion of Engineers stationed at Washington barracks to proceed to New London Connecticut to participate in Joint manoeuvres with the department of the east and other units in training and drills.
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Third Battalion of Engineers
Washington Barracks
MacArthur
Department of the East
New London
Military orders set for officers and naval movements update
Special to the Philadelphia Times From Washington August 5 officers receive promotions examinations and assignments including Gowen Palmer Heldt Irvine Butler Brouff Gibson Wheeler Pierce Hof Tsebappat Lott Hartshorn and more A board forms at Fort Sill to evaluate fitness for promotion Navy movements report ships arriving at Cronstadt Portsmouth Chefoo and Shanghai with various diversions and sailings such as Chicago Dolphin Cincinnati Nashville and Albany to and from ports and waterways
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Snakes By The Pound In Klamath Falls Trade
In Klamath Falls Oregon a local trade features snakes sold by the pound. Pearson's Weekly notes an extensive snake industry with children gathering saprons full of snakes as they would wildflowers. The water snakes common here reach up to several feet and are valued for medicinal use and quality products.
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Pearson's Weekly
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Niagara at Pennsylvania Railroad Ex ion Broad Street Station
Promotion offers round trip travel for ten dollars from Broad Street Station with the 10 A. Pek tickets valid for ten days.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Ion Broad Street
Police shake-up postponed amid political delays and vacancies
Indefinite postponement of a major police shake-up leaves Captain Edgar's dismissal and several promised promotions in limbo. Authorities insist Superintendent Quirk stays, while Lieutenant McCoach, the brother of a councilman, eyes a captaincy amid contested transfers and retirements. Detailing potential moves, observers note factional pressure and stalled changes in the detective and Lombard Street stations.
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Timothy O'Leary
O'Leary
Edgar's Search for Health Amid Police Strain
Former Philadelphia police Captain Charles B. Edgar, worn by nearly a year of persecution, left the city for a two week rest in the Pocono Mountains. He will seek bracing dry air and has not decided on legal action regarding his dismissal.
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Charles B. Edgar
Philadelphia
Edgar
Pocono Mountains
Wild Bill Firefight With Ten Desperadoes Revealed
The Omaha World Herald reviews a 1878 photo of Wild Bill Cody Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack. It recounts Wild Bill's claim from Harper's Monthly of single handedly killing Mc Candias and nine men in a Kansas house fight in 1861, ending with a dramatic death yell and a vow to save his six remaining shots.
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Wild Bill
Buffalo Bill
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Herald
Harper’s Monthly
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Rice farming profits touted for Southwest growers
The article explains rice cultivation in the Southwest has moved beyond the experimental phase. It details costs per acre around 20 dollars, water rights costs from 1000 to 1500 dollars for 100 acre farms, and potential profits of about 400 dollars net from rice plus 500 dollars from straw and bran. It notes yields of 10 to 15 barrels per acre and emphasizes diversification for family use.
New Rice Farming in the South Reasons for a Profit Boost
The article notes a shift in farming staples during the half year when rice yields are not favored. It suggests profit per acre could average $25 to $30 from all income sources, exceeding prior estimates. Day Allen Willey discusses this in American Monthly Review of Reviews August issue.
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Allen Willey
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Rich Siberian gold finds spark Nome mining voyage
The steamer Discovery sails from Nome with nearly 100 American miners under Northeastern Siberian Con cession Company to explore Cape Prince of Wales coast for gold. John Rosen leads the venture aboard, with groups of five working under a 10 percent tax and a 20-claim grant, trading with natives prohibited. Trade posts to be set at St. Lawrence and Plover bays with provisional title after a year.
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Northeastern Siberian Concession Company
Siberian
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von. Larlavsky
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Cape Prince Wales
Clarence Elliott
Mananense
Vladivostok
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New York Times
Aristocrat Politician Sundered From Democracy
London Daily News portrays a leading aristocrat who rose to power within a democracy yet shuns the people. He scorns social quests, avoids Ireland and Armenian atrocities, rebukes temperance reform, and belittles housing and social issues while maintaining an aloof Olympus-like stance.
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Coriolanus
Ireland
London Daily News
Saccharin use expands into foods and drinks
Dr de Lavarentne of La Presse Medicale warns saccharin is used beyond beer to syrups jams lemonades wines cider brandy pastry and chocolate. He notes substitutes like saccharine and cannabin are coal tar derivatives not foods and may harm digestion. a dog died after receiving Dubin a substitute.
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la Presse Medicale
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