Lusitania Wrecked in Dense Fog Off Seal Cove Near Cape Race
The steamship Lusitania of the Pieter Decmer Line, en route from Havre to Montreal, struck rocks in heavy fog near Seal Cove twenty miles above Cape Race. Panicked passengers crowded decks, with crew clashing over lifeboats. no lives lost. Six rescue steamers head to the scene as survivors shelter with fishermen, vessels break up, and the 2000 ton cargo ship slowly wrecks.
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Lusitania
Pieter-Decmer
Havre
Montreal
Seal Cove
Cape Race
Kruger confident of victory greeted in Rotterdam
President Kruger of the Transvaal arrived in Rotterdam to a warm reception with thousands cheering at the railway station. At the town hall the Burgomaster drew a link between Transvaal and Dutch liberty struggles. Kruger noted Boers’ shortages but expressed strong confidence in deliverance in due time.
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Philadelphia Times
Rotterdam
Kruger
Transvaal
Netherlands
British Jingo es Triumph in Stratford by Election
In Stratford on Avon Warwickshire a by election to fill Victor Milward's seat saw P. S. Foster Unionist win 4 755 votes against Bolton King Radical 2 977. The Boer War dominated the campaign with Foster supporting it and King denouncing it. Chamberlain sent a telegram urging electors to recall that a government loss benefits the Boers.
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London
House of Commons
Stratford-on-Avon
Warwickshire
Victor Milward
P. S. Foster
Bolton King
Foster
King
Chamberlain
Boers Routed by British Column Under Colonel Munro
A British force led by Colonel Munro defeated a Boer force thought to be part of Kritzinger's commando in Cape Town. The Boers retreated leaving carts and provisions. German authorities in Damaraland arrested Boers who fled after Narcegas fighting. Thirty eight families of women and children were placed in a camp at Schmidt Drift.
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Philadelphia Times
Cape Town
Munro
Kritzinger
Damaraland
Bubonic Plague Reported in Egypt Through Marseilles Arrival
Paris dispatch confirms bubonic plague in Alexandria and inland Egypt as per the Ore noque captain. The ship's arrival at Marseilles corroborates the outbreak with wider interior prevalence.
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Egypt
Philadelphia Times
Paris
Orenoque
Marseilles
Alexandria
Man Mistaken for Murderer Released in New Zealand
London reports Charles Lily White, a naturalized American, was released after being arrested in Wellington last November on suspicion of being Arthur Blatch. authorities cleared him as a mistaken identity following investigation.
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London
Charles Lily White
Wellington
New Zealand
Arthur Blatch
Sub Tropical Rambles Author Maps Coffee Perils to Eyesight
A S Consul Pike of Port Louis Mauritius writes on Sub Tropical Rambles and details a coffee poisoning episode. He describes insomnia low mood and nervous strain that compromised work and vision, then switches to Postam Food Coffee and experiences gradual recovery of sight and nerves.
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Port Louis
Mauritius
Paul
Virginia
Col. Pike
New York
Exchange Place
Murderer Freed in Colchester Case of 1893 Court Speech
A man once jailed for a Colchester murder in 1893 was released today. He addressed the crowded court with remarks on his rights as an American citizen and warned he would not let the matter drop.
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Colchester
White
Riots Fire Churches in Spain Amid Anti Clerical Fury
Riots sweep Spain with mobs targeting churches in Gigon Norena and San Juan. A diocese wide burn order appears on placards. In Valencia a church is pelted as jubilee services continue and police allow a procession to start. Mobs then attack the Archbishop residence and Carmelite convent breaking windows.
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Madrid
Gigon
Norena
San Juan
Valencia
Marquis de Lur-Saluc es found guilty of treason in Paris Senate
In a Paris Senate High Court ruling the Marquis de Lur-Saluc es was convicted of conspiracy with extenuating circumstances and banished for five years. Guilty verdicts carried 71 to 51 and 72 to 25 for banishment. a duel is expected after Provost Delaunay insulted M. Ancoin.
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Senate
Marquis de Lur-Saluces
Delaunay
M. Ancoin
General Go mez sails to New York via Tampa
Havana reports General Maximo Gomez departed for New York today with Governor General Wood’s private secretary aboard the transport reaching Tampa before continuing to the United States.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
New York
Tampa
Fla
Wood
France and Nicaragua negotiate a treaty of commerce
The report notes France and Nicaragua negotiating a commerce treaty. Preliminary presidential elections were held Tuesday with the result not yet known.
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France
Nicaragua
St. Petersburg
Prais
Curious Baule Burial Customs in Ivory Coast
The Baule of West Africa use rectangular coffins carved from acajou with colored bas reliefs. High status burials delay for months or years. bodies are embalmed with salt alcohol palm wine and gold dust. A mummy forms in days, as seen in Nyango Kansal’s seven month death chamber preserved remains.
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New York Herald
Ivory Coast
West Africa
Nzi
M. Matrice Delafosse
M. Delafosse
Nyango Kuasel
Anbrella
Nyango Kansal
Making a Globe From the Milwaukee Sentinel
The article describes constructing a globe model from pasteboard, forming two hemispheres, joining edges with glue, and coating with white enamel. A central iron rod forms the axis with poles and a machine brings the sphere to roundness. Copper map segments are pasted on, colored by hand, and final touches include avoiding loss of brightness.
Tricks of Deserters Devices of British Soldiers Who Tire of Army Life
A column recounts clever but risky desertion schemes by British soldiers behind the lines. An Irish trooper secretly wore a police uniform to roam a south coast town for weeks, then slipped away amid a sweep. A second ruse used a debt‑ridden publican to harbor a deserter posing as a law officer, living at his expense for days. William Conrad faked a missing Australia‑bound son to gain shelter and money until the real son returned after eighteen months, exposing the deception.
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Ireland
Mars
William Conrad
Australia
Conrad
Renal
Signature traditions of English rulers and royals through history
The piece traces how signatures evolved from Latin royal forms to modern English usage. It notes Elizabeth I ending archaic Latin, Victoria adopting R I Regina et Imperatrix, Wilhelm II placing imperial dignity first, and varied practices among princes, Princess Louise, Younghusband, Oliver P., and Popes adding numbers to their names.
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London Standard
John Ploughman
Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Edwardus Rex
Henricus Rex
Rex
Victoria
Wilhelm
Spain
el Rey
Prince of Wales
George IV
Louise
Duchess of Argyll
Beatrice
Henry of Battenberg
Commonwealth
Oliver P
Wales
City Hall Changes Hands After Public Building Commission Ends
The Public Building Commission dissolves by legislative action and the City Hall transfer occurs Monday at 11 am to Director of Public Safety English. Architect Powell reports total costs at 24.813 million with 224 thousand remaining. major spends include stone, marble, iron, brick, and tower metal across prelude, construction, and furnishing.
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Director of Public Safety English
Powell
Samuel C. Perkins
Criefly
Richard Peltz
Thomas FE. Gaskill
Franklin M. Harris
James L. Miles
Wiilliam H. Wright
Charles Seger
William 8. Stokley
W. Bleydden Powell
Ashbridge
Director of Public Safety
English
Hiram Horter, Jr
Pierie
Bureau of City Property
Isaac Elliott
Walton
Commission
Stevens
Perkins
Harris
Philadelphia
The Ruler of Russia: Nicholas II in His Eighth Decade
A Chicago News profile portrays Nicholas II on his 81st birthday as a paradoxical yet beloved ruler. It highlights his early imperial stance, his desire as Educator to be known, and anecdotes such as riding a tram to underscore humility.
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Chicago News
Nicholas II
Russia
Nicholas
Sora
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The
Secon
Tech Cewres
Cassowaries Clash in Zoo War Dance Over Ribbon
A small cassowary in London Zoo challenged a larger rival after a visitor’s ribbon blew inside its cage. The two birds fought with kicks and flailing necks, the smaller bird delivering a decisive blow with its inner toe claw. The loser retreated, while the victor resumed its war dance.
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Zoo
Cassowary
Mr. Henley
Popular Preacher Accused of Larceny in Sermon Parody
An aged listener in a London pulpit affair exposes Rev. Dr. B- as copying others, shouting names like Sherlock Tillotson and Blair. The doctor loses composure and warns the critic, who retorts that the preacher is merely his own face.
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Sherlock
Tillotson
Blair
Mexico’s Beverages Shift Toward Lager as Brewers Grow
American tourists note pulque loses favor in Mexico while lager beer gains ground. Mexico hosts growing breweries from Mexico City to Chihuahua and Sonora with English and German capital aiding expansion. Exports of American malt liquors reach about 40,000 kegs and 400,000 cases worth $500,000, as U.S. trade grows.
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England
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Italy
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Cactus Republic
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Sonora
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Orizada
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Puebla
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Treasury
Turkish Women's Pastimes on the Sweet Waters of Europe and Asia
The London Chronicle notes Turkish women enjoy summer leisure on Fridays and Sundays, riding caiques along two crowded rivers with ornate vessels and parasol fashion. Some boats show traditional embroidery and the Khedive’s mother sails a gold crimson craft, while flirtations remain restrained and discreet.
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London Chronicle
Europe
Asia
Trade in Latin America Requires Adapting to Local Ways
The United States lags in Latin American trade as Germans, English, French, and Spaniards show greater commercial insight. U.S. merchants must align with long credit cycles and local customs, since South American traders act as bankers and workers are paid after yearly harvests. Europeans study market needs and tailor strategies to fit Latin American conditions.
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Shomis
United States
Latin America
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South America
Mayors Generosity Sparks Fable Of Odd Loan Request
In Tit-bite a town mayor famed for generosity faced a quirky applicant seeking relief. A well known local character asked to borrow money for a fence to buy a donkey. The mayor challenged him on repayment, highlighting the humorous tension between aid and accountability.
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Zoe
Philadelphia Sets Formal Fourth of July Celebration
Philadelphia will stage a formal Fourth of July with a $3000 appropriation. The morning program at Independence Hall includes the Declaration reading and Wu Ting-fang, plus Municipal Band selections and school children songs. A Schuylkill regatta features three chartered boats and medals for winning crews.
Wu Ting-fang Named Principal Speaker for July 4
Chinese Minister to the United States Wu Ting-fang will be the main speaker at Independence Square on the Fourth of July. Councilman John Hammond, head of the celebration committee, says Wu will speak and that no one else is acceptable as speaker. Hammond confirms Wu pledged to deliver the address when last in Philadelphia. A Rev. Mr. McVickers, claiming to be a returned missionary from China, sent a letter prompting the assertion, but his identity is unverified and he cannot be located.
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Wu Ting-fang
United States
Independence Square
John 8. Hamoond
Hammond
McVickers
China
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Limitations. From the Detroit Journal
Fragmentary reminiscence discusses historical conflicts with a tone of moral lament. It notes native populations facing Anglo Saxon forces and the collapse of perceived civilization amid social pressures and failed efforts to articulate remorse. The passage dwells on misfortune and miscommunication.
Slips of the Pen Reflecting on Crime and Court
A reflective piece from Los Angeles Hero discusses burglary and the randomness of shootings, noting a sentence of one year and six months, and observing how a renter senses a six story plan often pairs with a two story house while a young man’s call to a girl and a talker leads to abrupt departures.
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Los Angeles
Tolker
Forty Serene Tale Confusion at Cleveland Pisin Dealer
A garbled exchange at a Cleveland pisin dealer centers on a quizzical remark about tales for a five year old named Elsie and an unclear reference to a “Forty Serene” and jars. The fragmentary dialogue hints at whimsical miscommunication and local flavor.
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Cleveland
Elsie
Sens
Gimbel Brothers Corsets Half Price Summer Sale
Gimbel Brothers in Philadelphia advertises over five thousand corsets for summer wear at half price. The copy notes five thousand two hundred eighty fresh and new corsets in light materials, urging shoppers to visit the store during a daily closing hour and the usual Saturday half holiday.
The Famous Paris Corsets at Special Prices Offered
The Famous Paris Corsets and American makes led by the La Vida Corset are showcased in an ample variety. A big sale on the main floor features hundreds of ventilating corsets in multiple sizes, many at deeply reduced prices, plus a third-floor muslin wear section and a large stock of stylish shoes offered under price.
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J. D
Sonnette
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Royal Worcester
P. N
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Batiste
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C. P
Shoes and wares on sale at various prices and labels
Advertises Ideal Kid patent leather shoes and oxfords with discounted prices for men women and children. Warns against counterfeit Ideal Kid goods and stresses look for the trademark. Also promotes shirt waists ribbons and other apparel on sale with many items priced well below typical values.
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Ideal Kid
Chestnut Street
Market Street
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