Potosi Journal Notes Regional Floods and Media Deals
Potosi Journal notes Salt Lake is six feet lower than eight years ago and Rainbow Falls at Mani tou washed away by a flood. It observes rising anxiety about Yellowstone Park and Pike's Peak. The Collier newspaper trust holds options on 40 New York papers, seeking 100 before any purchase and notes the asylum waiting for the man who runs 100 papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Rainbow Falls
Manitou
Yellowstone Park
Pike's Peak
Collier Newspaper Trust
New York State
Nebraska Chancellor Urges Football for Every Child
Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of the University of Nebraska, says if he had 100 or 1,000 children he would want every one to play football, reasoning that it might reduce his superfluous family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Hall on slang aids or harms boys and girls
President G Stanley Hall argues slang helps youths express thoughts while critics note habitual slang use may reduce vocabulary when they grow up. The quote reflects debate over language development and long term erudition.
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G. Stanley Hall
Coal Reserves Far Exceed World Needs Say Geologists
Our consul at Newcastle notes Australian government geologists estimate not less than 240,448,053,000 tons of coal await extraction. The piece implies concern over future warming and labor needs beyond available coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Mosquito Expert Leland O Howard Draws International Task
Dr Leland O Howard an entomologist with the agricultural department is regarded as the leading living authority on mosquitoes He authored a book on the buzzing nuisance and the Japanese government has requested him to translate it for use in Japan where long running experiments in mosquito destruction are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland O. Howard
The
Agricultural Department
Japan
Loyalty and regard for Grant among visiting Chinese
The article notes Chinese admiration for General Grant, highlighting that many visiting Chinese have shown tokens of respect at his monument or gifts to his family, reflecting enduring loyalty and friendship between cultures.
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Gen. Grant
Explorer De Windt Seeks News From Isolated Siberian Village
Explorer De Windt recounts a northern Siberian village cut off from global contact for 30 years. The locals greet him warmly when he brings news, suggesting a human drive to connect with wider travel lines.
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Explorer de Windt
Siberia
Navy maneuvers in Caribbean planned with Dewey in command
It will cost about $1,000,000 to train naval ships for Caribbean maneuvers next winter. The program emphasizes constant drill and deadly accurate gunnery, cited as the reason for sweeping victories at Manila and Santiago under the disciplined navy.
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Caribbean Sea
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Santiago
Indiana man invents oat hull paper making process
An Indiana man has devised a method to manufacture paper from oat hulls and recent tests indicate an excellent product. If oats remain scarce, the output may not threaten existing paper makers or cause competition concerns.
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Indiana
Bright Prospects for American Farmers Across Regions
Northwestern states celebrate strong crops while the middle west enjoys a favorable outlook. Texas reports floods less damaging than feared, and national prospects for major staples are exceptionally bright. The year promises notable gains for farmers and planters nationwide.
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Middle West
Texas
Emigration Boosts Land Values Across Northwest
Real estate dealers from Kansas to Winnipeg report a migratory movement driving farming land prices up about 50 percent over two years. Town, Illinois and Indiana supply the majority of emigrants, fueling a brisk urban to rural relocation trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern States
British Northwest
Kansas
Winnipeg
Town
Illinois
Indiana
Texan sues Santa Fe for 25306 in cold travel case
The Iron Age reports a Texas citizen sues the Santa Fe railway for 25306 damages claiming his wife and child contracted a severe cold while traveling 50 miles between Paris and Merit. The writer notes the amount seems excessive and may be reduced by Texan courts.
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Texas
Paris
Merit
Beets Yield Forecast From Nebraska Farmer
A southwestern Nebraska farmer, William Coleman of McCook, estimates sugar beets will yield 15 to 25 tons per acre this year with a delivered price of 4.25 dollars per ton. He notes several ten acre patches in the state could yield crops worth 160 acres on good land, given his fifty years of farming experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
William Coleman
McCook
Neb
Baldwin Ziegler Expedition Fails North Pole Dash
The Baldwin Ziegler team returns to Norway after an unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole. Baldwin is “baffled, but not beaten,” planning repairs and further preparations. The piece forecasts a future explorer may reach the hub of the world, only to find that fame may be all that matters.
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Baldwin-Ziegler
North Pole
Mr. Baldwin
Norway
Missouri Farm and Political Notes Across the State
Widespread farm reports from Sedalia and Randolph county show yields near 100 bushels per acre. Republican nominees Joy and Peale win district conventions, with Democratic rivals named. Fires in Mowntairy, a large new Farmington insane asylum addition, and state bank growth tempo mark a busy Missouri news week.
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Sedalia
Eleventh
Charles F. Joy
Congress
Mowntairy
Randolph County
Bill Leslie
Joseph Dooley
Bend
Farmington
Wes Harris
Doe Run
Johnson County
Kansas City
Board of Managers
Cor Intekleberry
Charles White
Hollen
Claude Winckleberry
Tackleberry
Jenne Odessa
Wuckleberry
M. T. Davis
Nurera
Missouri Weorli’'s Fair Compission
St. Louis
Acoman
Tay Comity
Harve Levi
Missouri City
W.craighead
Kansas City Journal
Peale
Greene Eiunty
DL Branjes
Denton Eeournta
John Welburn
Lafasette
R.C. Kerens
J. Tracey
Springfield
C. W. Hhomlin
Missouri
Blocrett
Trondale
Clarksburg
Belle
Strasburg
Ralston
Holcomb
Creighton
Excelsior Springs
Adrian
Wooldridge
Ewing
Senath
Orrick
Napoleon
Hayti
Moorehouse
Augusta
Williamstown
W. J. Mager
Macon County
Magee
Fulton
Census Bureau
Nodaway
Burlington
Weston
Engmnes
G. A. TR. Veterans of the
Third Congressional District
Cameron
Independence
Charles G. Burton
Nevada
Board of Fund Commissioners
Schwab to retire from active business life for health
A Loretto Pa special to the Pittsburgh Dispatch reports Charles M Schwab president of United States Steel plans to retire indefinitely from active business life. He will seek quiet abroad and will not see visitors as his illness is managed at home by nurses. Family and townspeople note his withdrawal from business affairs though intimate intentions remain private.
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Pittsburg
Loretto
Mr. Schwab
Mr. Schwabs
Schwab
President Schwab
Charlie
Order of Mercy
La«retty
Sehwab
Go Vents Firme
Tpo
Irelivum
Schwah
Schwahbs
Iris Friends
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt aide in legendary bear encounter near camp
Aug W. Tribble recalls a desperate hand to hand with two bears in the mountains aided by a visit from President Roosevelt years earlier. Tribble says Roosevelt demonstrated how to dispatch a grizzly with a knife and Tribble killed a second bear in self defense before collapsing from wounds and crawling to safety.
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Aug. W
W. E. Tribble
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Tribble
Con
Cholera Spreads in Manchuria and Siberia
Reports from St Petersburg note ongoing cholera spread in Manchuria with isolated Siberian cases beyond Blagovetchensk. Records show 27 cases 179 deaths there, 445 cases 2845 deaths at Port Arthur, and 33 cases 20 deaths at Dalny. In London the St Louis exposition exhibit will focus on education and fine arts with non official exhibits expected to cover applied arts. Royal Academy controls the fine art exhibit, arrangements led by Sir Edward Pointer, with the Foreign Office aiding industrial displays.
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St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Siberia
Blagovetchensk
Port Arthur
Dalny
London
Royal Academy
Edward John Pointer
Academy
Foreign Office
Gunsaulus Causes Stir at City Temple Sermon
New York reports Dr. Gunsaulus of Chicago impressed London Tribune correspondent with high intellect and poetic preaching at Dr. Parker's pulpit. The sermon sparked rare applause from City Temple listeners, signaling exceptional approval for his oratory and depth.
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New York
Gunsaulus
Chicago
Parker
City Temple
the Tribune
London
Earth
Heaven
No Sanitarium Plan Dries by Knights of Wythias
San Francisco Aug 19 The supreme lodge of Knights of Wythias defeated a plan to erect a $240000 sanitarium for sick and disabled Knights at Hot Springs Ark by a five to zero vote The lodge also affirmed a three year suspension for W J Kennedy former supreme recorder over a $5000 misappropriation charge The government offered five acres for the project but the tax plan to fund it was rejected by the body
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San Francisco
Supreme Lodge Knights of Wythias
Hot Springs
Ark
Special Investigating Committee
Supreme Lodge
Noosanitarium
Pythians
Supreme Tribunal
W. J. Kennedy
Whines Grand Tribunal
Kennedy
Senator McMillan Estate Probate Bequests Revealed
The will of late U S Senator McMillan filed for probate outlines a 3 6 to 10 million estate with $1 000 bequests to charity groups including the Home for the Friendless and Women’s Hospital. His widow receives the Jefferson Avenue home and a life interest in Eagle Head property, with $1 000 gifts to in laws and nephews. Staff in Detroit get $200 each, and family servants receive $100 or $200. The remainder goes to the widow and three sons as trustees until the last survivor dies.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
McMillan
Tlome
Friendless
Womans Hospital and Foundlings’ Home
Children’s Free Hospital Association
Little Sisters of the Tour
Thace Hospital
Jefferson Avenue
Eagle Head
Manchester by-the-Sea
Mass
George M. Black
Charles Moore
Jehard Rice
W. C. McMillan
Philip McécMillan
Francis W. McMillan
Death of Col Hemphill Ends Atlanta Era
Col William Arnold T Hemphill founder and longtime business manager of the Atlanta Constitution died at his Peachtree Street home. He was born in Athens in 1842 and had been in frail health for months, his death a citywide shock. In Manila Judge Ambler found Frederick Doerr proprietor and Edward O Brien editor of Freedom guilty of libel for a published article. sentences not imposed as yet.
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Atlanta
William Arnold T Hemphill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Peachtree Street
Athens
Manila
Ambler
Frederick Doerr
Edward O Brien
Freedom
Benito Legarda
Civil Commission
Topeka Union Sues American Book Co Over Textbook Contract
The Central Labor Union of Topeka filed suit against the American Book Company to stop fulfilling its Kansas school textbook contract. It alleges unfair methods and anti trust law opposition. A probate court injunction holds until district court rules.
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Topeka
Kus
Central Labor Union of
American Book Co
Schools
Kansas
Oan
A Backward Glance at Democratic Leaders and Unity Efforts
The Troy Times examines the rift among three Democratic rivals Cleveland Hill and Bryan. It notes personal ambition overriding patriotism as they seek control, cites harmony calls at Tilden Club Nantasket and Bryan’s shift on farmer prosperity, and contrasts past party crises with potential paths to power.
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Cleveland
Mr. Hill
Hill
Ryan
Albany Journal
House of Representatives
Tilden Club
David B. Hill
Nantasket
Bryan
Representatives
Republican Party
Grover Cleveland
White House
Gen. Harrison
Congress
Grover Meveland
William McKinley
Political party chatter from late 19th century papers
A collage of quotes and commentary on the Democratic Party and William Jennings Bryan from Washington Post Washington Star New York World and others. The items critique leadership, reform, and Bryan's campaign prospects across regions and years.
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Efmr
Bryan
New England
Washington Star
Democratic Party
Decatur
Herald
N. Y. World
Dem
Telegraph
William Jennings Tiryan
West
Iowa
Chicago
Drive Preference Sparks Gentle-Ribbing in Chicago Post
A girl in gray and a girl in blue exchange banter about driving skills. The gray-clad speaker praises a one handed driver, while the blue supporter counters with her own preference for a man who invites her to drive. The quip captures playful dating banter era tone.
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Chicago Post
Roosevelt's Prospects For 1904 Nomination
The piece argues Republican conventions widely back Theodore Roosevelt for 1904. It notes Iowa and others affirm his leadership as a public demand, despite shifts in early season sentiment. Roosevelt’s swift, decisive early presidency is cited as strengthening his nomination trajectory and broad public confidence.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Congress
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
Laws
Iowa
No Issue and No Leader for Democrats, Says Whitney
Kansas City Journal notes William J. Whitney's remark that the democratic party "has no issue and no man." It cites the New York World opinion that democracy lacks a winning theme on Cuba, the Philippines, trusts, and tariff reform, and questions where a national leader would come from if issues and unity fail to emerge.
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William ©. Whitney
New York World
Whitney
Cuba
Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Democratic Party
Inter Oreenn
New York
Democrate
William
Kansas City Journal
Unbalanced marriage dialogue from Brooklyn Life
Madeline complains that her husband ignores her wife's wishes while Edna says she enjoys independence. Madeline argues no woman would be satisfied with such an arrangement, and Edna counters with her own insistence on doing as she pleases in a Brooklyn Life feature snippet.
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Madeline
Edna
Brooklyn
Why He Rejoiced, Daughter Papa Memory Morning
A fragmentary note recalls a morning scene with the father in a cheerful mood. The speaker regrets not asking for money, hinting at financial concern within the household.
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Potosi
M. Deggesdorf
Charles M. Schwab
England
Grand Lodge
Senator M’millan
Col. Hemphill
American Book Company
William J. Bryan
Sirvan
Troy Times
Fmr
Washington Post
Calfornia
Berk Iland System
Southern Pacific Company
el Paso
Tno
Sebastian
Rock Isand Sytem
Cricago
Ash
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglarp
Allax
Gafolog
L Douglas
Brockton
Saturday Evening Post
Bors’ Derantwenr
Curtis Publishing Company
Babs
Sawyer
Hamlins
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