News in Brief Items Snapshot of 1903 Global Affairs
The roundup covers diverse items including Lincoln hosts the Nebraska state fair on September 7, British and Irish political moves, Kansas wheat yields at 90 270 000 bushels, Kilkenny Castle's age, and compulsory French vaccination in infancy with revaccination later. It also notes cotton value, British empire expansion, British height trends, Count Cheste as oldest general claim, British postal speed, Admiral Cervera’s resignation, Chinese rebellion near Canton, a missing Union Bank cashier, medical journal venture, Rockefeller interest in mining deals, Teamsters and Helpers headquarters, and obituaries of Miller Reynolds and Major Jones.
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Kilkenny
France
William
Zersen
Niger
Count Cheste
Cervera
Santiago de Cuba
Hwei Chow Fu
Kwan- Tung
Canton
J. K. Brown
Union Bank
New Holland
New York
Rockefellers
Charles Sweeney
Spokane
Wash
Federal Mining and Smelting Company
Coeur D'Alene
Frisco Gala Parade Delivers Impressive Civic Military Show
Frisco’s Tuesday morning parade showcased military naval and civic forces across the city and state. Grand Marshal J B Fuller led a procession of U S troops California National Guard and ex Union prisoners of war amid cheering crowds and banners. General Miles and Chief Justice Beatty received warm greetings as dignitaries rode in carriages. It forecasts General John C Black of Illinois succeeding General Stewart as commander in chief of the Grand Army.
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Grand Army
San Francisco
Naval
J. B. Fuller
W. Edwards
J. F. Bergen
National Guard of
California
United States
Seventh Infantry
Coast Artillery
United States Marines
J. P. Morton
T. C. Wood
California National Guard
John H. Dickinson
C. F. Muller
T. F. O'Neill
Signal Corps
Miles
Beatty
Supreme Court of California
John C. Black
Illinois
Stewart
Grand Army of the Republic
Suicide of Department Clerk in Washington
Stephen E. Hall of Aurora NL killed himself in his room after enduring stomach pain. He recently transferred from the Census Bureau to the Department of Commerce and Labor and had sought medicine from a nearby drug store but was unable to obtain it. Senator Albert J. Hopkins was in attendance as the cortege passed.
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Washington
Stephen E. Hall
Aurora
Albert J. Hopkins
Hall
Department of Commerce and Labor
Census Bureau
American traveler crosses Arctic Circle in Europe trip
Postmaster General Payne received a cablegram from Charles J. Gudden reporting an extensive European auto tour. He had traveled 2,500 miles and crossed the Arctic Circle in his car, and he officially deposited an American flag with the Swedish government after carrying it across the Arctic Circle.
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Arctic Circle
Washington, D. C
Payne
Charles J. Gudden
Europe
Washington Woods Ablaze Near Elk
Spokane reports a major forest fire near Elk twenty five miles north of the city. About 1060 acres of white pine and cedar have burned. 12000000 to 15000000 feet of timber destroyed. About a hundred firefighters have battled since Sunday night without control. Rain is hoped to limit further losses.
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Washington Woods
Spokane
Wash
Elk
Turnkey Kills a Convict in Wyoming Prison
In Rawlins Wyoming James Williams a convict was shot to death in his cell by Ernest Goodsell a non turnkey guard Reach ing through bars Williams seized goods bell s keys after a struggle Goodsell drew his revolver and shot Williams in the head Williams had been serving a grand larceny sentence and escaped June 5 last but was recaptured.
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Rawlins
Wyo
James Williams
State Penitentiary
Ernest Goodsell
Williams
Goodsell
Jeffries Declares Best Man After Win Over Corbett
San Francisco reports Jeffries says the bout proves he is the natural champion and outboxed Corbett in every round. He notes Corbett fought better than expected, glove trouble delayed the finish, and he finished the match as fresh as at the start. He adds no immediate plans for the future.
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Jeffries
San Francisco
Corbett
Barnes Named for Leader Nominates Republicans at State Convention
Nebraska Republicans in Lincoln nominated John B. Barnes Madison for Supreme Judge and W G Whitmore Douglas Co S Allen Lancaster for University Regents. State Chairman Harry C Lindsay Pawnee. John L Webster of Omaha was launched for vice president. Delegations showed harmony with 1 028 votes cast of 1 051 total. eleven sparsely settled counties were unrepresented.
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Nebraska
John B. Barnes
Madison
University Regents
W. G. Whitmore
Douglas, Co
S. Allen
Lancaster
Harry C. Lindsay
Pawnee Lincoln
John L. Webster
Omaha
Vesuvius Eruption Persists Over Naples Area
Neapolitans remain unfazed as Vesuvius eruption continues for two weeks. The crater shoots flames up to 4,000 feet on moonless nights. Belief in San Gennaro’s aid endures while lava flows advance toward Pompeii and Otto Janno, then stall on one branch.
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Naples
Vesuvius
San Gennaro
Otto Janno
Pompeii
Riots in Cisleithanian Croatia and Lombardy flare again
Fresh disturbances in Croatia at Zapresia during Emperor Francis Joseph’s birthday celebration saw about 1,000 peasants tear down a Hungarian banner. Gendarmes fired on the crowd killing three and wounding many. In Lomesina peasants looted stores and pelted troops, who killed two and wounded many.
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Vienna
Croatia
Zapresia
Francis Joseph
Lomesina
Prize Sugar Beet Exhibit at Ogden Irrigation Congress
H O Havemeyer of New York for American Sugar Refining offers a 500 dollar cap for the best sugar beet exhibit from arid or semi arid regions to be shown at the irrigation congress in Ogden next month. Commander Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army will speak at the congress on Colonization.
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Ogden
Utah
H. O. Havemeyer
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Irrigation Congress
Booth Tucker
Salvation Army
Congress
American leads expedition to New Guinea from Southampton
Major C. W. Daniels a Cuban War veteran finances and leads the expedition from Southampton on September 6 toward New Guinea. He is joined by C. G. Seligman of the Cambridge Torres Strait project Sara wak Borneo Dr. Strong of Trinity College Cambridge and A. H. Dunning.
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London
C. W. Daniels
Southampton
New Guinea
Mr. Daniels
C. G. Seligman
Cambridge Anthropological
Torres Strait
Sarawak
Borneo
Dr. Strong
Trinity College, Cambridge
A. H. Dunning
Gains in Postal Receipts at Leading Offices
Washington reports July postal receipts at fifty top offices rose almost nine percent from July 1902. New York up nine percent, Chicago six, Philadelphia seven, St. Louis eleven, Columbus Ohio thirty, and Los Angeles over twenty nine percent.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Columbus
Los Angeles
Jeffries Beats Corbett in Dramatic Ninth Round Finish
At Mechanics Pavilion San Francisco James J Jeffries heavyweight champion defeats James Corbett after a ninth round struggle with a swift decisive left to the stomach and a follow up right. Corbett concedes the match saying Jeffries stands alone.
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Corbett
Jeffries
Mechanics Pavilion
San Francisco
James J. Jeffries
Georgia to Probe Mamie De Crist Whipping at Milledgeville
Georgia lawmakers and the state prison commission vow a thorough investigation into the whipping of Mamie De Crist the diamond queen at Milledgeville prison farm. The whipping boss is discharged and Warden Allagood is removed amid claims the woman was tied down and lashed in the sun. Her condition is serious and reports say the act followed her rejection of improper proposals.
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Georgia
State Prison Commission
Mamie de Crist
Milledgeville
Miss de Crist
Gov
Terrell
Foster
Alagood
Allagood
Georgia State
Legislative Investigating Committee
Roosevelt Conference Delays Currency Bill Drafting
President Roosevelt spent the night in talks with a Senate Finance Committee subcommittee at Sagamore Hill. The group agreed to focus on procedure rather than form, with no currency bill drafted and no definite outcome on the extra session date.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Aldrich
Platt
Connecticut
Allison
Spooner
Sagamore Hill
Vergena
Providence
Taft Denies Rumor Of Root Resignation
Message from London claimed Secretary Root would resign to join the Alaskan boundary commission and take effect in December. Governor Taft dismissed the report as untrue and denied a follow up claim of an appointment offer.
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Root
Cannon and Allison Meet in Chicago Conference
Senator William B. Allison and Congressman Joseph G. Cannon held a conference at the Auditorium Annex in Chicago and declined to discuss the meeting. Cannon said he saw Senator Allen and was leaving for Nebraska. Allison stayed briefly, not meeting other politicians.
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Chicago
William B. Allison
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Auditorium Annex
Allen
Cannon
Nebraska
Allison
Congressman Cannon
Famine District in Kwangsi Sees Harvest and Food Relief Wane
Missionaries returning from the famine district in Kwangsi report improved conditions as harvest begins and free cereal distribution ends in many areas. Officials expect no further food distribution needed within a few weeks.
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London
Hong Kong
Kwangsi Province
South China
Balkans Insurrection Spreads Toward Salonici and Monastir
Dispatches from Bulgarian sources indicate the Balkan uprising is expanding daily with rebels holding Baba Pelister as a strategic hub. Insurgents concentrate forces on routes toward Salonici and Monastir, signaling widening control in the vilayet.
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Balkans
Planteau
Baba Pelister
Vilayet
Monastir
Salonici
President Will Not Comment On Canal Treaty Rejection
President returns to Sagamore Hill after fleet review to learn of Colombia’s rejection of the canal treaty. He expresses disappointment and declines to comment. The move may trigger consultations and potential action by Congress at an extraordinary session.
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Oyster Bay N
Sagamore Hill
Congress
Colombia
Relic from ill-starred Andre expedition arrives in Vancouver
A returning mining prospector who spent four years in the Mackenzie basin brought to Vancouver a portion of the silk used in Andre's balloon. He arrived on Monday bearing the artifact, a relic of the ill-starred venture.
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Vancouver
B. C
Andre
Mackenzie Basin
Ryan Syndicate Purchases Portland Gold Mining Control
Colorado Springs reports W K Ryan son of Thomas F Ryan of New York has taken control of the Portland Gold Mining company in Cripple Creek. The acquisition by the Writney Ryan syndicate and Guggen Exploration involves 1,500,000 shares for about 5 million dollars.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
W. K. Ryan
Thomas F. Ryan
Morton Trust Company
New York
Portland Gold Mining Company
Portland
Cripple Creek
Writney-Ryan Syndicate
Guggen Exploration Company
Woodmen Pick Nebraska Supreme Organizer
In Bloomington Indiana at a Modern Woodmen of America executive council meeting Ralph Johnson of Lincoln Nebraska was appointed supreme organizer.
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Bloomington, IN
Executive Council of
The
Modern Woodmen of America
Ralph Johnson
Lincoln, Neb
Lady Constance Mackenzie Engagement News
London announces the engagement of Lady Constance Mackenzie to Captain Fitzgerald of the Eleventh Hussars. The couple’s match has surprised society after her noted eccentric exploits including a sensational ride astride along Aiken sidewalks in South Carolina.
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London
Constance Mackenzie
Captain Fitzgerald
Eleventh Hussars
Constance
United States
Aiken
S. C
Mobilization Ordered for Bulgarian Reserve Divisions
Sofia official confirms two reserve divisions called for mobilization on Wednesday for fifteen days training. Rumors of frontier deployment to block bands into Macedonia denied.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Pope Receives Harty in Private Audience in Rome
Pope receives Archbishop Harty in private, after his Saturday creation as Manila archbishop. They discuss the Philippines situation and the clergy's pacification efforts. Rome pledges warm support for Catholic triumph.
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Pope
Harty
Rome
Manila
Philippines
German War Minister Resigns in Berlin Transfer
Berlin lieutenant general Von Gossler resigns as war minister at his own request. Lieutenant General Von Einem, director general of the department of war, is named his successor and will assume the post.
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Berlin
von Gossler
von Einem
Department of War
Shaw Visits His Mother in Morrisville
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw spent a few days in Morrisville Vermont visiting his mother at her home this Sunday.
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Shaw
Morrisville
Secretary of the Treasury
Banana waist jokes spark odd phrase about slippers
A quirky, unclear sentence suggests a humorous or nonsensical comparison. It mentions two banana whitie and a pile of slippers without concrete context, names, or places. The fragment reads like a colloquial aside rather than a defined event or report.
Defiance Starch Promises Durable Results Over Other Brands
Claims that Defiance Starch delivers longer lasting stiffness and resistance compared with competitors and saves money by reducing wear. The note suggests superior performance for lasting hold and fewer needs for reapplication.
New Slot In Diner Lets Patrons Lock Up Belongings
A restaurant introduces a slot box system where diners insert a penny to receive a key that unlocks a closet for hats and coats. The closet hooks also lock, preventing theft even if the closet door is opened.
Pioneers of U S Beef Packing
The text recounts Nelson Morris starting as a Connecticut peddler and building a Chicago business from one hog, Gustave F Swift beginning with one sheep in Massachusetts, and Philip Armour traveling overland from Oneida New York to California during the gold rush to fund water ditches. Together these three men amassed nearly ten million dollars.
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United States
Nelson Morris
Connecticut
Chicago
Gustave F. Swift
Massachusetts
Philp DO. Armour
California
Oneida
N. Y
Postum Claims Cure for Coffee Complexion and Health
An advertisement argues coffee harms the liver and complexion, promoting Postum as a coffee substitute from Postum Co. It recounts a long coffee addiction with yellow skin and headaches, claiming Postum and Grape Nuts restored health and rosy cheeks after quitting coffee.
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Poetium
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Amalgamated Brotherhood of Teamsters and Helpers
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Ralph Miller
Sixth Cavalry
Army General Hospital
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Logan
John Schroers
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Peter Mortensen
Mortensen
James R. Hay
Pacific Lumber Company
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Boone
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Victoria
Ingalls
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Jones
Tiilgeman
Pemberton
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