Bozo the Dalmatian Hid in a Cunard Boiler on Umbria
A Dalmatian named Bozo Gicano boarded the Cunarder Umbria in Liverpool and hid in the donkey engine boiler for days. He was discovered at sea and brought to Ellis Island, where he found a friend, Felix Gicano, in New York.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Bozo Gicano
Liverpool
Bozo
McKeehan
Ellis Island
George E. Schubert
Felix Gicano
Felix
Inspector Schubert
Illinois Central to plant eighty acres of catalpa timber near Duquoin
The Illinois Central Railroad plans an eighty acre catalpa timber project adjoining Duquoin Illinois aiming to grow a forest for future cutting. 30000 trees will be planted immediately due to timber scarcity and larger tracts are planned in Louisiana and elsewhere along the Chicago to New Orleans route.
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Illinois Central
Duquoin
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Republic
Louisiana
Duquein
W. B. Hall
Hitness Central
Isssois
Chicago
New Orleans
St. Louis
Engagement Born From a Deathbed in Jamaica News
The engagement of George Elsmann and Lizzie Schmidt was announced in Jamaica L I yesterday. They will wed next October after Elsmann’s first wife died on May 18. The dying wife urged Schmidt to marry him and care for him, and Elsmann agreed to the match, with Rismann a noted local vegetable dealer.
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George Elsmann
Lizzie Schmidt
Jamaica
L. L
New York World
George
Rismani
Rismann
Mission Indians Welfare Panel Opens Warner's Ranch Visit
President Roosevelt appointed commission begins work to study needs of Warner's Ranch Indians and select a new Southern California reservation. The group led by Charles F. Lummis travels from Los Angeles to Warner's Ranch for initial talks with the tribe and site inspections for a new homeland.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Roosevelt
Warner's Ranch
California
Warner
Charles F. Lummis
R. C. Allen
San Diego
Richard Eagan
Capistrano
William Collier
Riverside
Miss Haskins
Lummis
Luminis
Out West
Cupa
New York Herald
Jefferson as Farmer and Monticello Agriculture
The article reviews Thomas Jefferson as a farmer managing about 1100 acres at Tuffton and other Monticello lands. It notes his careful garden care, dairy records since 1766, market price notes in Washington, and the profitability and costs of hillier land, contrasting with Madison's Montpelier.
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Thomas Jefferson
Tuffton
Monticello
Washington
Madison
Montpelier
Hanover County
America
Tunnel Fourteen Miles Long
A major Cripple Creek district project proposes driving fourteen miles of tunnel and branches by Cripple Creek and Pueblo Railway Company. Seventy five workers start July 5 with $100000 subscribed to resume work, headed by J M Parfet. The tunnel portals at Cotton Tall gulch near Cripple Creek are 6000 feet deep, with potential ore access for local mines. Construction is expected to take over three years and may cost up to 5000000.
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Cripple Creek
J. M. Parfet
Topeka Dally Capital
Some Historic Trees in Connecticut Mentioned by Visitor
Joseph C. Camman of Nashville reports seeing five old trees in Litchfield and nearby. He notes two elm trees planted by John C. Calhoun, a sycamore on South Street linked to Oliver Wolcott, and a surviving Connecticut named sycamore tied to the thirteen colonies. He mentions an elm at North and Went streets and a willow with unclear fate.
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Joseph C. Camman
Nashville
Tenn
Connecticut
The
Waldorf
Litchfield
Conn
John C. Calhoun
Law School
South Street
Oliver Wolcott
Cleveland boom echoes Olney for 1904 nomination
Reports from New York cite strong belief that Grover Cleveland is grooming former Attorney General Richard C. Olney for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1904. Borough President Cantor’s Princeton visit fuels talk of intraparty maneuvering as Cleveland aims to curb Hill influence and back a governor candidate.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Grover Cleveland
Richard C. Olney
Massachusetts
Empire State
Jacob A. Cantor
Cleveland
Princeton
Cleveland Hill
Democratic Party
Hill
Tilden Club
Cantor
John C. Sheehan
Ili
Wolfert
Canter
Jacob A. Canter
Senate
McLaughlin
Brx
P. H. McCarren
Friends
Frank Campbell
McCarren
McCartren
Cantor-Campbell
Bryan Invited by Tammany for July Rally in Philadelphia
William Jennings Bryan has received an invitation to speak at the Fourth of July rally at Tammany Hall in New York. No reply yet, and Tammany leaders hope he declines. W Bourke Cochran is expected to give one of the long talks, with Bailey or DeArmond as a possible second speaker. Bryan is expected to arrive late next month.
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Mary B. Baker
Dayton, O
Buffalo Association
George W. Perkins
New York
Association
Newark
New Haven
Scranton
Speedway
Katie Bradley
M. Geisman
Geisman
Switzerland
Louis J. Kahn
Messrs. Kahn
Kahn
Tas
Philadelphia Timms
William Jennings Bryan
Tammany Hall
Tammany Men
Bryan
Teveland
Tilden Club
Tammany Triumvirate
W. Bourke Cochran
Senator Bailey
Texas
Congressmen DeArmond
Missouri
Mr. Bryan
Lewis Nixon
Duel of Bird and Fish in White Deer Pond
Warren K. Ridgway recalls a fishing incident at White Deer Pond Lackawanna County where a kingfisher speared a pickerel but both died after the pickerel seized the bird by the leg. The kingfisher's bill punctured the fish and the two perished together in a dramatic water encounter.
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Lackawanna
White Deer Pond
Lacka Wanna
Warren K. Ridgway
Pike County
New York Sun
Century's Greatest Work According To German Thinkers
Prominent Germans pick the century’s top achievements. Items highlighted include the German Empire’s establishment, rights of man, steam power, applied electricity, narcotics discovery, energy conservation law, Darwin, modern scientific method, spectral analysis, X rays, Beethoven’s Ninth, Faust Part II, Geneva convention, compulsory education, women’s suffrage, and African explorations.
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Beethoven
Geneva
Africa
New York Herald
Daring Robbery In Red Bluff Saloon at Midnight
A man identified as Martin robbed Groscher saloon patrons late at night, holding a revolver and placing a bucket on the table. He gathered about $208 from the five men, then escaped through a rear door, across an alley, through a barn, and away on a bicycle with the bucket of coins.
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Red Bluff
Cal
Groscher
Martin
Doc Bonham
Tremont Barn
Washington Street
The Rich Wife and Her Pocketbook Shortage
A Susan B. Anthony quote contrasts wealthy wives who live on credit with modest husbands’ fixed budgets. It notes spa riously endowed homes servants and carriages while funds falter. The piece highlights humiliation loss of dignity and possible deceit caused by financial strain.
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Susan B. Anthony
the Independent
Reading the Good Old Times Through Popu lar Mechanics
A compact nostalgia piece highlights early American life with notes on the lack of public libraries, England imported furniture, a single hat factory, and the hurried delivery of church offerings. It recalls social controls and living conditions in historical times.
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United States
England
Vnla
Washington Mes
Unclear Parish Prayers and Comical Misinterpretations
A London Chronicle item recalls a Camberwell parish inquiry where a mother’s son being a millionaire sparked laughter as a commissionaire, and a prayer meeting confusion where worshippers asked to restore a friend, prompting an observer to note the Lord knows what he means.
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Les
t_ogne
Camberwell
Iso
London
Obituary of Morrell Marean Manager at Western Union Telegraph
Morrell Marean longtime manager of the Western Asion Telegraph Company in Washington has died at age 66. Death came suddenly after a period of reduced business activity following a 40 attack of nervous prostration. He leaves a wife and other relatives. Mentresa, Pa. is mentioned in connection with the notice.
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Morrell Marean
Western Asion Telegraph Company
Washington
Genial Idiot returns to Sunday Times with coronation chatter
The Sunday Philadelphia Times debuts the Genial Idiot column again, pairing light commentary with coronation news and exclusive cable reports. It highlights new features such as a large illustrated section, literature reviews, and special supplements while promising continued high standards and varied content for five cents.
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Philadelphia Times
London
Edward
Review of Literature and Art
Illustrated Magazine
Inquest Verdict and Fire Safety Call at Rosenblatt Fire
At the Katherine Scheidel inquest the jury found accidental death after Edward Plumb admitted pushing a girl back into the flames during the Rosenblatt novelty factory fire. They urged stricter fire escape laws and noted the June 18 incident at Second and Norris Streets.
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Katherine Scheidel
Mervice Street
Burns
Rosenblatt
Second
Norris Streets
Edward Plumb
Mint Realty Company
Henry B. McDowell
U States
McBowen
Denver
Heaps
Clement A. T
Company
State Penitentiary twine plant would triple output
The next Legislature may fund expanding the State Penitentiary twine plant to three times its current size. The plant, praised for lowering twine costs for farmers, produced about 1,000,000 pounds this year at 100 cents per pound, while usual prices ran 12 to 14 cents. Demand has exceeded supply, and officials urge tripling capacity to meet state and farmer needs.
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Topeka
Eas
Beate
Cassiano Ual
Warren E. B. Jewett
Doctor White Accused in Apparent River Death
In St Charles, Dr H A White, a young physician, is alleged to have cut the throat of a drowned Bwede to ensure death. The act occurred after Charles Durie, a railroad section hand, and other youths swam near the Fox River bridge. Durie suffered cramps and was pulled from the water.
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St. Charles
H. A. White
Fox River
Charles Durie
Electric Railroad
Durie
Fife
White
Topeka Capital
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