Census surprise boosts Maine and Vermont growth
The census shows Maine and Vermont, once thought finished states, rising more in population than Kansas and Nebraska. Pearl Harbor in Hawaii will host the Pacific‘s most important American naval station with large machine shops and a big dry dock for first class repairs. A London banquet speaker notes that kind words are the music of the world, a phrase not found among familiar proverbs but deserves a place.
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Maine
Vermont
Kansas
Nebraska
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Pacific
London Chamber of Commerce
English Language Growth Ahead of Global Peak
Australia rises to become the world’s third largest English speaking country after recent censuses show English spoken by about 130 million in the United States and the British empire, signaling shifts in language demographics.
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Australia
United States
British Empire
New York firm organized to build Nova Scotia railroad
A New York company is formed to construct a 235 mile railroad in Nova Scotia with a large Canadian subsidy. Americans will operate and staff the road, signaling strong American involvement despite Canadian support. The note asserts American enterprise cannot be fenced in.
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New York
Nova Scotia
Ohio man proposes electric tenderizing of meats
William Bryan of Ohio claims a plan to apply electricity to tough meats to render them tender and palatable. The inventor's technique, if proven, would earn him lasting fame for revolutionizing meat tenderness and utility for cooks and diners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bryan
Ohio
Arctic explorer says aurora power to fuel motor progress
Evelyn B. Baldwin asserts the aurora borealis electrical forces can be transformed into usable motor power. He claims mankind has harnessed most powers already and should not let this great energy go to waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Promoter Returns Home With Trans Alaskan Railway Plan
An American promoter who has spent months in London returns with plans for a Trans Alaskan railway. He claims the line will create a land route from the United States to Siberia, backed by abundant American capital. Supporters say it will unlock vast agricultural and mineral wealth.
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London
United States
Siberia
First Woman Patents Show Equal Practicality Says Office
Washington patent office officials affirm that inventions patented by women are just as practicable as those by men. The first woman to secure a U S patent was Mary Kies in 1815 for a new corset. Since then women produced diverse ideas with a current emphasis on culinary utensils furniture furnishings and apparel.
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Patent Office
Washington
Mary Kies
Roosevelt’s eyesight exam and military feat recalled
Medical examiners at West Point rejected 25 percent of applicants this year for defective vision. The text recalls Colonel Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American War, noting he carried six pairs of spectacles at San Juan and later became vice president, illustrating the era’s eye care concerns.
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West Point
Spain
Col
Roosevelt
San Juan
United States
New automatic Luger pistol sells for German army use
The Luger pistol, bought in Germany by the American army, is hailed as a remarkable weapon. Invented by George Luger, a former Austrian officer, it is produced by the Mauser makers and is said to fire as many as 116 rounds per minute, forcing enemies into constant dodges.
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Germany
George Luger
Wisconsin wife seeks divorce over housework dispute
A Wisconsin wife filing for divorce claimed her husband asked her to do housework as grounds. The judge dismissed the case finding no reasonable cause for action and warned that adding such duties to accepted grounds could place blame on men for issues like frozen water pipes, safeguarding the family.
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Wisconsin
Radiometer measures heat from stars and candles at vast distances
Prof. E F Nichols of Dartmouth with Prof St John Oberlin have perfected a radiometer to detect heat from a candle a mile away and from stars millions of miles away. The device settles the long debated question of heat emission by celestial bodies. The instrument is of complex construction.
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E. F. Nichols
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
Leprosy Cases Across the United States Reported
The article notes about 1 000 leprosy gases in the United States and urges Congress to act. Government investigations over weeks reveal case reports from city and county officials nationwide, including 74 in New Orleans mostly Italians and 23 in Minnesota. The piece advocates early and relentless containment.
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United States
Congress
New Orleans
Minnesota
Census Shifts in Population Density Across States
Census data show Massachusetts rose from third to second in density since 1790, growing from 47 to 349 inhabitants per square mile since Washington's era. Connecticut fell from second to third, from 49 to 187. every New England and eastern state increased density in 20th century. New York 158, Pennsylvania 140, Maryland 120, Delaware 04.
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Massachusetts
Washington
Connecticut
New England
York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Washington Briefs: War Posts to Philippines and Trade Records
A roundup from Washington notes officers relabeled to Philippine regiments, postmaster salary adjustments moving 1,770 up and 229 down, and the Isthmian Canal Commission revising Panama route values upward by 4 million dollars. The alien contract labor law is viewed as largely ineffective under current enforcement. Fiscal year end June 30 marks a record U.S. foreign trade totaling 2.335 billion dollars.
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Secretary of War
Philippines
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
United States
New York Explorer Baldwin Sails Toward the Pole
A report notes Baldwin sails for England to begin the first stage of his north pole expedition. Week ended 14 shows US exchanges at leading clearing houses totaling 2 419 191 049, down from 2 666 001 182 last week, with 66.3 percent rise vs year. US business failures numbered 188 in seven days, up from 163 prior week. Erie railroad may absorb Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton. Big Four to acquire Cincinnati Northern. North Field ferry collided with Mauch Chunk, sank. 200+ passengers rescued, many presumed dead. Baseball league percentages show mixed results. Kennedy trial ends in juror disagreement. Levenberg of NY claims wireless telephony secret. Senator Platt vows not to seek another senate term. In Boston, YMCAs jubilee mass meeting sparks conversions.
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New York
Baldwin
England
North Pole
United States
Erie Road
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Cincinnati Northern
Northfield
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Dr. Kennedy
Dolly Reynolds
P. Levenberg
T. C. Platt
Senate
Multiple Deaths and Disasters Across States
A roundup of untimed grim events includes a boiler explosion near Clarks Neb killing three aboard engineer Fulmer fireman Jenkins and brakeman Fleming. Also, ex congressman David Kea dies in Savannah Mo aged 78. Drownings at Bellaire Ohio. Swindle at Hastings Neb. Century old death in Martinsville Ind. Coal trust talks in Chicago owners of Indiana mines. Fatal wreck near Flint Mich and deaths in Georgia Alabama Texas Iowa La. Public hangings and lynching threats reported. Fire destroys Mineral Springs Hotel West Baden Ind and 22 business houses at Conroe Tex. University of Chicago decennial celebration begins. Deaths include Rev John L Dyer in Denver and battleship Wisconsin speed test in San Francisco. Cyclone injuries in Beadle County SD. Harriman rail network size cited. Snow in Colorado. Miss Jane Smith 102 birthdays in Marshalltown Ia. Mrs Kennedy guilty of murder in Kansas City.
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Clarks
Neb
Fulmer
Jenkins
Fleming
David Kea
Savannah
Lawrence
Mellett
Bellaire
Hastings
Mary Bunton
Martinsville
Ind
Chicago
Indiana
Flint
Mich
G. W. Buckingham
Thomas Applegate
William Humphrey
Brunswick
Tracey Griffin
R. Marion Latimer
Mineral Springs
West Baden
Illinois
C. W. Raymond
Watseka, Ill
Indian Territory
University of Chicago
John L. Dyer
West
Denver
Col
San Francisco
Wisconsin
Beadle County
S. D
Harriman
Western Lines
Limestone County
Ala
George Harris
Leadville
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Marshalltown
Jane Smith
Kansas City
Kline Kills Wife Then Fatally Wounds Two In Roswell
Arthur Kline, a noted stock man, killed his wife and fatally wounded Marshall Maddux and the other woman living with Mrs. Kline before shooting himself in Roswell New Mexico. The tragedy ended in a murder suicide amid a jealous rift.
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Arthur Kline
Marshall Maddux
Global turmoil and disasters headline this period piece
Adoption debates in Cuba stall stable government while a Moulineaux powder explosion kills 16 and wounds 20. A shipyard blaze near St. Petersburg causes 7 million dollars in damage with 12 dead. Chinese petition US to repeal exclusion law, Wu Ting Fang aiding. Philippines reports 31,415 insurgents captured or surrendered. Cailles signs surrender terms. Berlin unveils a Bismarck monument. Lucania wireless tests sail to London.
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Moulineaux
France
St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Wu Ting Fang
Philippines
China
Steenkoolspruit
Manila
Philippine Commission
Cailles
Berlin
Bismarck
Lucania
London
Lightning Kills Farmer near Oshkosh Wisconsin
William Fitzgerald a 46 year old farmer five miles southwest of Oshkosh Wisconsin was struck by lightning at his barn door on the night of the 16th and killed instantly. His father James was pinned under a cow struck by the bolt but was not seriously hurt. Other brief items mention a Brazilian indemnity payment, Ambassador Cambon’s LL D from Chicago, a Kas murder trial, two drowning deaths in Laketon Indiana, a banking recovery in Singapore, May Hossmer wedding in Chicago, and the Lady Clare fishing schooner lost in the Strait of Bene Isle with 47 rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fitzgerald
Oshkosh
Wis
James Fitzgerald
William
State Department
United States
Ryan
Petropolis
Nictheroy
American Baptist Mission
Cambon
France
Washington
Chicago
University of Chicago
Harvard
Charles Tells
Winfield
Kas
Asa
Carl
Adam Roger
Laketon
Ind
Eel River
A. N. Townsend
New York City
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Singapore
Ceylon
May Hossmer
George Russ Fiske
H. W. Fiske
Salem
Mass
Strait of
Bene Isle
Minor News Items of Global Magnitude
The government accepts the new $2,000,000 mint in Philadelphia and extends the favored nation clause to Germany and Great Britain while excluding Canada. Amidst various notes, France fears census declines, and the U S Steel trade push targets global markets. Ben Cravens robs a Santa Fe safe in Coyle Oklahoma of 1500 dollars. William Bate among Tennessee’s ex-governors. Wanamaker seeks 2.5 million for Philadelphia street railway rights. The Rough Riders plan a Colorado Springs reunion in August. Philippine field trip by 2 senators and 7 representatives from New York. Annapolis cadet Joy Cressey dismissed for hazing. Alfonso XIII to reach majority May 17 next, Spain heads toward kingly rule.
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London
United States Steel Corporation
Coyle
Okla
Ben Cravens
France
Fitzhugh Lee
Richmond
Mayor Hart
Boston
Tennessee
United States
William B. Bate
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Earl of Stamford
National Vigilance Society
Ecuador
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Missouri items condensed reflect loss and court cases
Fire destroys the Dexter post office causing an $11,000 loss. In Salem, a 15-year-old brother accidentally shoots his 10-year-old sister. her thigh wound is serious. Lena Brayhil of Kansas City wins $25,000 against H. B. Norton, a railroad clerk, in breach of promise. Missouri towns and events span library funding, old settlers, a parkville bridge plan, Rock Island rail expansion, and county adventures.
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Dexter
Salem
Blackwell
Lena Brayhil
Kansas City
H. B. Norton
Missouri
Jefferson City
Andrew Carnegie
George W. Pierce
Butler
John R. Tanner
Iines
Freeburg
Osage County
St. Louis
Gasconade
Osage
Hardin
Mexico
Mary B. Hardin
Alex Carter, Jr
The
Baptist Young People’s Union of Missouri
Frank M. Wade
Alexander Schamel
Supreme Court
State Hospital For
St. Joseph
Rock Island Railroad
Platte County
Missouri River
Parkville
Rock Island
Alfred McGuire
Clinton County
Daviess County
James Sparkman
Nixie
Joseph Herndon
Herndon
Sparkman
Smith Jordan
Eva Rogers
Bunceton
Cooper County
Sedalia
Miss Rogers
Miller Rogers
Mr. Jordan
Mr. Rogers
Elopers
California
Gov. Dockery
Gallatin
Wellsville
Western Union Il Company
John M. Pratt
Fulton
Missouri Grand
Dowager Empress Scheme Aims at Emperor’s Set Aside
Washington June 18 A cable from Special Commissioner Rockhill confirms reports of a plan to set aside the emperor and elevate Prince Tuan's son. Officials hope indemnity talks may end this week under the American British and British American basis. Withdrawal of foreign troops from China may follow swiftly. Negotiations on new trade treaties loom as a major hurdle.
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Washington
State Department
Rockhill
China
Dowager Empress' Scheme Reported as Emperor Killed
London reports from Shanghai that the dowager empress plans to declare the emperor killed by brigands at Kai-Fong-Fu and elevate Prince Tuan's son to the throne. A new capital will be built at Kai-Fone Fu linked by railway to Nankin with John Fergusson of Boston to handle the contract.
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London
Shanghai
The
Globe
Kai-Fong-Fu
Henan
Prince Tuan
Kai-Fone Fu
Nankin
John Fergusson
Boston
Lanes Across the Pacific Map Safe Maritime Route
New York reports safe steamer lanes across the Pacific three miles wide. Navy department plan, supported by six naval and merchant ship commanders, shows no navigational menace within lanes from San Francisco to Honolulu Jinan Manila Nagasaki Puget Sound to Nagasaki and Honolulu to Guam.
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New York
Pacific Ocean
Navy Department
Washington
C. C. Todd
Navy
Department
Pacific
San Francisco
Honolulu
Jinan
Manila
Nagasaki
Puget Sound
Guam
Indian Service Farmers Examinations Set for July Twenty Second
The civil service commission announces a July 22 examination for the position of farmer in the Indian service with starting pay from 600 to 720 dollars yearly and promotion potential to 900 dollars. Quarters are provided. Two vacancies exist at multiple locations including Lac Courte Oreille Wil, Fort Belknap Mont, Lemhi Idaho, Yankton S D, Ouray Colo, Carson Nev, Colville Wash, Yamax Ore, Crow Agency Mont, Blackfoot Mont, Fort Peck Mont, Pierre S D, Klamath Ore, Standing Rock N D, Fort Totten N D, and Tongue River Mont.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Indian Service
Indian Office
Lal’ointe
Liverpool Wheat and Corn Imports Report
Liverpool reports last week imports of wheat totaling 87.7 quarters from Atlantic ports and 23,000 from other ports with none from Pacific ports. Corn imports from Atlantic ports reached 363,500 quarters.
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Liverpool
Atlantic
Pacific
Fatal train incident near Wenona ends Mrs Zwick’s life
Mrs W Zwick of La Salle Illinois was instantly killed at Wenona while attempting to dismount an Illinois Central train. Both legs and an arm were severed and she was mangled beyond recognition on June 18.
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la Salle
W. Zwick
Wenona
Illinois Central
Prominent farmer commits suicide at Union Mills
Oskaloosa Iowa June 18 Charles Hoffmire a well known farmer from Mahaska county died by suicide at Union Mills. Authorities report he was mentally deranged due to religious excitement.
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Oskaloosa, Ta
Charles Hoffmire
Mahaska County
Union Mills
Engineer T. C. Clarke Dies in New York City
New York June 15 Thomas Curtis Clarke consulting engineer and former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers is dead at his home in the city. He was born in Newton Massachusetts in 1847.
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New York
Thomas Curtis Clarke
American Society of Civil Engineers
Newton
Mass
Federal party elects Acuna leader in Porto Rico
At a San Juan mass meeting Francisco Acuna was chosen to succeed Munoz Rivera as party leader. A three man committee met Gov. Allen to pledge cooperation, signaling a move toward unity with the American authorities. The governor welcomed the gesture and spoke of future prosperity and free trade between Porto Rico and the United States. The secret Sunday session resolved to support the government and anticipated improved relations.
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San Juan
P. R
Federal Party
Francisco Acuna
Munoz Rivera
Senores Acuna
Santiago Palma
Diaz Navarro
Allen
Porto Rico
United States
Committee of Three
Federal
Porto Rico Legislature Sets July Fourth Special Session
Gov. Allen reports unanimous vote from Porto Rico officials fixing July 4 for a special legislature session. Proclamation will declare free trade with the United States under the Foraker act, after a testing period, with readiness under the Hollander act.
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United States
Washington
Ilay
Gov. Allen
Porto Rico
San Juan
Orto Rico
Allen
Surrender of Gen Cailles Reported in Manila
Gen Sumner confirms surrender preliminaries with Cailles through his envoys Guivara and Infante. About 147 of Cailles’ troops will surrender Wednesday, the rest by next Monday. Skirmishes continue in Bohol. Cebu remains backward as insurgents and American deserters head toward Mindoro.
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Manila
Sumner
Santa Cruz
Cailles
Guivara
Infante
Bohol
Forty-fourth
Cebu
Mindoro
Army liquor ban order directs subsistence avoidance
Washington June 138 The secretary of war issues a sweeping order for the army forbidding any purchase of malt vinous or spirituous liquors by the subsistence department. Liquors for medical and hospital use in the diet of too sick soldiers will be provided by the medical department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of War
Lightning Kills Wisconsin Farmer in Barn Doorway
Oshkosh, Wis, June 18. William Fitzgerald a 40 year old farmer living five miles southwest of Oshkosh was struck by lightning while standing in his barn doorway Sunday night and killed instantly. His wife and two children survive. A cow in the barn was struck and James Fitzgerald the father of William was pinned under the animal when it fell. He was not seriously injured. A number of other barns and stock were struck by lightning.
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Oshkosh
Wis
William Fitzgerald
Here
James Fitzgerald
William
Drowning of Two Laketon Boys in Eel River
In Wabash Indiana on June 13 Asa eight and Carl eleven sons of Adam Roger of Laketon drowned in the Eel river while bathing. Carl tried to rescue Asa after he went beyond depth and both were dragged under by the current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Ind
Asa
Carl
Adam Roger
Laketon
Eel River
Crown Prince Frederick William returns from Cronberg visit
Berlin June 18 Crown Prince Frederick William who has been visiting the Dowager Empress Frederick at Cronberg has returned to Bonn.
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Berlin
Frederick William
Frederick
Cronberg
Bonn
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