News in Brief: auctions, coal finds, and civic notes
Auction set for New York Daily News plant on August 21. U S treasury exchanges reach 50.16 million into 2 percent consols. Peace River coal field estimated at 250 million tons with nine foot seams. Miss Alice Roosevelt to visit Newport August 3 with festivities. Doylestown Bank closed by OCC. J W Schofield named receiver. Other items cover croquet scores, German exports, Vesuvius activity easing, legal cases, resignations, Arctic car caravan, counterfeit notes, yellow fever dispatches, postal contract suits, Red Cross postponement, pensions, ship refitting, fires in Phoenix, and a Denver grand jury.
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Walter W. Condon
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Bemidji
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Chicago Great Western
Missouri
St. Paul
Minneapolis
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Egypt
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Mexico
Wyman
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postoMce Department
New York City
Geneva
Red Cross
Washington
Metcalf
Topeka
League Island Navy Yard
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Phoenix
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Denver
Cardinal Sarto Elected Pope Pius X At Vatican
Rome reports Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto patriarch of Venice elected pope and taking the name Pius X. The crowd outside St Peter's cheered wildly as he appeared on the balcony to bless the faithful amid extensive ceremony and acclaim. He is praised as a capable administrator with reforms in Venice and friendly ties to the Italian royal family.
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Cardinal Sarto
St. Peter's
Pope Pius X
Pius X
Giuseppe Sarto
Venice
Leo
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Rampolla
Vannutelli
Gotti
Schwab Resigns as U S Steel President. Corey Named Successor
In New York the United States Steel board accepted Charles M. Schwab's resignation as president. William E. Corey was elected to succeed him. Corey has long been a top aide to Andrew Carnegie and heads Carnegie Steel, a subsidiary of U S Steel. Schwab's exit had been anticipated amid his ongoing ill health.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
William E. Corey
Schwab
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Steel Company
Corey
Statue honors General Henry Knox in Thomaston ceremony
A bronze table memorializing General Henry Knox the first secretary of war under Washington was unveiled Saturday evening in Thomaston Maine. The ceremony drew local residents and officials to pay tribute to Knox's military and administrative legacy.
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Thomaston
Henry Knox
President Washington
Entertained on a Warship in Lisbon Harbor
Admiral Cotton hosted a formal entertainment on the Brooklyn in Lisbon for the women of Lisbon with all officialdom and the diplomatic corps present. US Minister Bryan and American officers joined as gracious hosts. A featured moment was a cake walk performed by two black sailors at Admiral Cotton's request.
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Lisbon
Admiral Cotton
Brooklyn
Diplomatic Corps
United States
Bryan
Vacancy in Carnegie Company Presidency
The election of W. E. Corey to the presidency of United States Steel is said to create a vacancy as president of Carnegie Steel. Directors slated to meet in Pittsburg to elect Coreys successor. A C Dinkey superintendent at Brad dock Ed gar Thomson Steel works named as likely new head.
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Carnegie Company
Pittsburg
W. E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
Corey
A. Co. Dinkey
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Braddock
Newly Elected Pope Sarto Wins Widespread Regard
Rome reports Cardinal Sarto, newly elected pope, enjoys great popularity in his diocese for purity, upright life, and liberal ideas. Described as modest, cultivated, kind, and robust at eight years, he is seen as liberal within the Italian episcopate and sacred college. He donned the white robes in a humble ceremony as Mererry del Val presented the papal cap, signaling potential elevation to cardinal.
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Rome
Italy
Venice
Sacred College
Leo XIII
Sarto
Rampolla
Chigi
Pius X
Erry del Val
Leo
Mer
Merry del Val
Post Office Scandal Indictments Target Machen and Four Others
Washington reports seven indictments against nine individuals in the post office scandal. Named are August W. Machen, John T. Cuppen, William C. Long, William Gordon Crawford, George E. Lorenz, Martha J. Lorenz, Maurice Runkel, Thomas W. McGregor, and Leopold J. Stern. Indictments allege conspiracy or false claims related to painting letter boxes and supplying satchels with costly straps, with various bail and court actions noted.
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Washington
Post Office
August W. Machen
John T. Cuppen
Lock Haven
William C. Long
William Gordon Crawford
George E. Lorenz
Toledo
Martha J. Lorenz
Maurice Runkel
New York City
Thomas W. McGregor
Rural Free Delivery Service
Leopold J. Stern
Baltimore
Crawford
Long
Machen
Cupper
Reading
Albany
Scranton
Cleveland
Stern
United States
Germany LikelY Pope Sarto Seen Favorably By Berlin
Berlin reports the election of Cardinal Sarto as pope occurred at 1 PM Tuesday with extra editions read eagerly. German Foreign Office, awaiting confirmation, called the choice unqualifiedly acceptable from an official view, noting Sarto as mild and not politically active.
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Berlin
Cardinal Sarto
Foreign Office
Sarto
Germany
Italy
France approves choice pope election favors conservative policy
Paris reports Cardinal Sarto's papal election eases fears of a radical pope. The French Foreign Office learned of the selection from press sources and officials expect a continuation of the late pope's conservative policy.
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Paris
Cardinal Sarto
Foreign Office
India Protests South Africa Garrison Cost Burden
SIMLA reports Viceroy Curzon telegraphs to the home government protesting saddling India with the expense of the South Africa garrison and demanding reconsideration of financial burdens.
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Simla
Curzon
India
South Africa
Archbishop Walsh May Join Irish Privy Council
London report says the king visits Ireland could lead to the appointment of Archbishop William J. Walsh of Dublin to the Irish privy council. No Catholic prelate has sat on the council before, a long cherished Beaconsfield dream.
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Privy Council
London
William J. Walsh
Dublin
Lord Beaconsfield
Dr. Vanderlip Dies Founder Of YMCA And Art Museum
Rev. George Marrs Vanderlip D D founder of the YMCA in America and a founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, longtime president of the American Baptist Publication Society, died at his Brooklyn home from heart disease. Born in Argyle New York in 1832.
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Vanderlip
D. D
Throush
Young Men's Christian Association
America
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Baptist Publication Society
Brooklyn
Dr. Vanderlip
Argyle N. Y
Secretary of War Sends Warm Cable to Filipino Chamber
Secretary Root confirms a cablegram to Francisco Reyes of the Filipino chamber of commerce. The note conveys President Roosevelt and Root's greetings and congratulates the chamber on its advance steps toward prosperity and beneficial treatment of archipelago affairs.
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Washington
Root
Filipino Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Francisco Reyes
Man Who Starts Riot Dead
Jeffersonville Ind Robert Lee the man who shot Policeman Louis Massey at Evansville July 3 and started the riot that caused deaths and injuries died in prison from a lung wound inflicted by Massey A few days after the riot Lees wife was killed by a train.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Robert Lee
Louis Massey
Evansville
Massey
Lee
Officers Foil Lynching Near Ripley
A Greenville Mississippi dispatch reports three itinerant peddlers charged with assaulting Mrs. Frank Nance near Ripley were captured ten miles away by a farmer posse. Officers arrived to prevent lynching. Prisoners were taken to Sorento. two were released while one was held for grand jury action.
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ST. Louis
Republic
Greenville
Imn
Perrlers
Frank Nance
Ripley
Sorento
Western Pacific Railway Commences East-End Work
SALT LAKE CITY The Western Pacific railway has begun active operations on the east end of its route to Salt Lake City via Beckwith Pass. A surveying party moved toward Reno Nevada to cross the Southern Pacific line and will push the survey across the desert to Salt Lake. The party is large and work will be rushed.
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Salt Lake City
Western Pacific Railway
Pacific Coast
Salt Lake
Beckwith Pass
Reno
Nev
Southern Pacific
Land Owner Seeks 40000 From Merchants’ Brokerage
United States circuit court issued an attachment served on Merchants Brokerage and Commission Co. by Marshal Dorsey. The firm, occupying former John J. Ryan Turf Investment space, faces a $40,000 claim by William Wilmorton of Preemption Illinois, an 83 year old landowner. The suit alleges the brokerage operated like failed turf investments and had customers nationwide.
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ST. Louis
United States Circuit
Merchants’ Brokerage and Commission Company
United States
Dorsey
John J. Ryan Turf Investment Company
William Wilmorton
Rock Island County
Illinois
Commission Company
Turf
Volcano Erupts At Colima Mexico With Dense Smoke
A Colima dispatch says the Colima volcano is erupting with great smoke carried northeast by sea winds. Lava overflow suspected while loud detonations and rumblings are heard in surrounding districts. No serious damage reported, but villagers flee to safer areas amid alarm.
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Mexico
Colima
Requisition for Taylor in Goebel case moves to Frankfort
Colonel T C Campbell who led the Goebel assassination prosecutions leaves for Frankfort to seek a governor’s request to deliver Taylor to Kentucky authorities. If denied a writ of mandamus will be sought in U S Supreme Court. Campbell will also direct Caleb Powers’s trial set to begin Monday.
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New York
T. C. Campbell
Goebel
Kentucky
Frankfort
Beckham
Durbin
Taylor
Supreme Court of the United States
Campbell
Caleb Powers
THAT ARMY GLOVE CONTRACT HEARING DELAY EXPECTED
Secretary Root will hear Edward L. Lauterbach of New York representing Luis N. Litauer and John G. Millburn before action on Colonel Barlington's glove contract investigation. General Davis, judge advocate general, will submit his opinion to the secretary of war.
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Root
Edward L. Lauterbach
New York
Luis N. Liteauer
Secretary of War
Barlington
War Department
John G. Millburn
Davis
Placer Gold Strike Draws Crowds Near White Horse
Victoria reports the steamer Alur from Skagway with news of a new placer strike in Tagama river district. Campers from White Horse say gold on the surface along Ruby and Fourth of July creeks is paying, though no one has reached bedrock yet. both creeks are well staked and crowds rush to the area.
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B. C
Alur
Skagway
Tagama River
White Horse
Bal four to abolish duty on molasses in customs bill
In a commons statement Premier Bal four announced that the remaining business of the session would include a customs bill. The measure would abolish the import duty on raw molasses.
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London
Commons
Balfour
Hanna Returns to Campaign to Lead Ohio Drive
Senator Hanna arrived back in Cleveland from Newport to attend a key meeting of Consolidated Street railway directors. He is expected to devote much of the coming month to early work in the state campaign, with Colonel Myron T. Herrick likely joining him to push the effort together.
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Portant
Consolidated Street Railway
Hanna
Myron T. Herrick
Funeral Halts All Norfolk & Western Wheels
Roanoke reports every wheel on the Norfolk and Western system paused for ten minutes during the Philadelphia funeral of F. J. Kimball, former president of the railroad.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western
Philadelphia
F. J. Kimball
Papal Doctors Paid Ten Thousand For Ill Pontiff Care
The sacred college in Rome approved a payment of 10000 to the doctors and other attendants who cared for the late pope during his illness.
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Rome
Sacred College
Pontiff
July cattle market shows strength from corn fed supply
July market totals reveal 8 500 head increase over July 1902 driven by corn fed cattle. Beef steers mostly steady with top $5.30. cows brisk with good grades steady to strong. Hogs active with heavy weights around 5.00 5.02 and light weights 5.05 5.10. July hog supply up about 36 500 head. Sheep quotations list varied lambs to yearlings and ewes across multiple price ranges.
Kansas City Livestock Prices Tie to Receipts Across Species
Cattle receipts around 2000 head including 300 Texans show steady ranges for native and Texas steers, cows and calves, stockers and feeders, with western cattle and bulls listed. Hogs receipts 600 head trade $4.20 to $5.55 with bulk near $5.10 to $5.20, varying by grade. Sheep receipts 1000 head mark strong demand for muttons and lambs with wethers and ewes bidding up to around $5.90 and $4.75 respectively.
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Kansas City
Texas
Colonel Worth Millions Land Titles Unearthed in Eight States
Executor Edwin A. Warfield reports three million dollars of Colonel George T. Cline estate property located so far in Nebraska Illinois Indiana Missouri Wisconsin Ohio New York Virginia and Maryland. The Chicago eccentric died July 7 and probate has been granted. The total value may reach six million as letters and papers are examined. The bulk is farming acreage and large tracts. Cline left the estate to relatives in California and Maryland.
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Chicago
Edwin A. Warfield
George T. Cline
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Ohio
New York
Virginia
Maryland
Cline
California
Mystery loss of pope chest sparks Vatican hush
Rome reports a vanished treasure believed to be 20 million lire worth four million dollars, stored as 1 000 lire gold coins in a secret Vatican repository near Pope Leo's private chambers. Entry was limited to top Vatican figures.
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Rome
Leo
Vatican
Man Mistakes Made When Wife Lets Him Have Way
A witty remark notes that a man can appear foolish when his wife tolerates his own decisions, suggesting social dynamics and personified humor in domestic life.
Texas school board secretary held on $20,000 shortage charge
Seth E. Tracy a Texas native living in Washington was arrested by local detectives for Houston authorities who seek him on an indictment alleging a $20 000 shortage in school board funds where he served as secretary. Texas authorities were notified and Tracy regretted the timing.
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Washington, D. C
Seth E. Tracy
Texas
Houston
To Revise Greek Constitution Movement Gains Adherents
In Athens the push to revise the Greek constitution attracts wide support across classes. Societies issue a petition to the king, signed broadly, urging reforms and depicting Greece’s political parties as flawed.
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Athens
Greece
Are Your Clothes Faded Cross Ball Blue Restore Color
An advertisement promotes a large 2 oz package of Cross Ball Blue for whitening fabrics. The note asserts the product can make clothes white again and hints at broad usefulness.
Mall's Catarrh Cure Promises Victory Over Constitutional Ailment
Readers learn of a supposed cure for Catarrh described as a constitutional disease. The ad claims Mall's Catarrh Cure purges blood and mucous surfaces, builds constitution, and offers a $100 reward for a failing cure. Address and claims by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Mall's Family Pills.
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Nefore
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Drugginta
The greatest foe of liberty is in the tyrant
A compact aphorism reflecting on liberty versus tyranny and the peril of complacent obedience. The line contrasts the obvious tyrant with the contented slave, implying danger from within and warning against passive acceptance of oppression.
August Century previews Diplomatic Life opening
The August Century will publish chapters from Hon. Andrew D White’s Diplomatic Life about his first Berlin mission in 1879 1881. He describes duties and pleasures that span sublime to ridiculous and interactions with President Hayes Secretary Evarts Beaconsfield Browning and German Emperors.
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Andrew D. White
Germany
Hayes
Ewarta
Beaconsfield
Browning
William T
Frederick
William II
The Bakers Dozen and Its Origin in Bread Making
The term baker's dozen refers to thirteen. Bakers added an extra loaf to a dozen to compensate for possible shortages in a batch and avoid penalties for underweight loaves. This historical safeguard explains the origin of the phrase.
Dizzy Irving Haunts Duke’s Drawing Room Recalled
Fifteen years ago a striking guest appeared at Strathfieldsaye the Duke of Wellington's home. Henry Irving, tall and cadaverous, was seen to totter across the floor prompting a murmur that Dizzy had risen from the dead. Lord Beaconsfield had noted the likeness long before.
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Strathfieldsaye
Henry Irving
Lord Meaconsfield
Alfred Rothachild
Lyceum
the Statesman
Irving
Strange Cure Reported In Friarpoint Child
The Butler family of Friarpoint Mississippi recounts a remarkable recovery of G L Butler Jr after two months of unsuccessful spinal disease treatment. After trying eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills the boy fully recovered and has had no further trouble. The father urges others to consider the remedy.
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Miss
G. L. Butler
Dodd
Butler Bays
True merit like a river says Hazlitt on quiet depth
Quotation attributed to Hazlitt on merit and quiet power. The line compares true merit to a river that grows deeper and quieter, suggesting genuine worth speaks with subtle strength rather than noise.
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Hazlitt
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