Berlin aided bird watcher in Missouri empire interests
The Berlin backed a professional bird watcher supplying birds nests and eyes to scientific institutions, claimed as the empire’s sole licensed provider. A second steamship will service Lake Titicaca in Peru, the world’s highest lake, with existing traffic. German papers note two Belgian industries rely on tax-exempt denatured alcohol for ether and artificial silk production using over 2.5 million gallons annually.
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Berlin
Empire
Lake Titicaca
Peru
Belgium
Ramely
Luminous shrimps found by prince in deep Mediterranean
The prince of Monare reports luminous shrimps spotted in deep sea fishing. They inhabit 1160 to 1600 fathoms and glow from small phosphorescent spots guiding through darkness. Industrial Russia draws foreign capital affecting czar's fate and business interests.
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Prince of
Monare
Mediterranean
Russia
Ocean Travel Set to Break All Records This Summer
Rail, steamer and ocean liner travel by sea and rail are expected to be heavier this year as trans Atlantic summer voyages surge. Home resorts will be crowded and ocean voyagers will be more numerous than any prior season.
Baronet’s Widow Plans Trip as 91st Birthday Noted
Baroness Bartlett-Coutts of Eveland, age 91, reflects on a long life since marrying William Ashmead Bartlett 20 years her junior. Still strong and mentally sharp, she directs her large estate and may soon travel to the United States. these remarks come amid renewed interest in her affairs.
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Bartlett-Coutts
Eveland
William Ashmead Bartlett
United States
Mount Hood A Peak of Ambition for Climbers
A patriotic climber seeking notoriety can aim high without leaving the nation for Mount Hood the Cascade peak spanning Oregon and Washington. Reaching over 11000 feet it ranks among the world’s high summits and offers an ample outlet for bold ambition.
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Alps
Mt. Hood
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Washington
Mr. Hood
French physicians note epidemics of rerebrospinal fever
French doctors state rerebrospinal meningitis is not new and has been studied for years. They recall a 1837 outbreak at Hagoune among two regiments, which spread when troops moved to other garrisons. Spotted fever lasts briefly and subsides with sunshine and warmth.
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Hagoune
Forest wealth and mineral riches of the Philippines
The just published census reports forests with 747 wood varieties worth about 63 billion, double Oregon and Washington in this asset. It notes vast coal iron and lead deposits, with indications of gold and silver, totaling several billions in additional wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Islands
Oregon
Washington
Mansion renovation exposes Rhett secretary to megastars
The Madison avenue is at Thirty-sixth street New York home of J Pierpont Morgan reveals Flor ence Mason Rhett, household secretary to the famed financier, amid European family absence. Reported salary around 10000 dollars yearly matching H H Rogers and exceeding Helen Gould by 2000 dollars for Miss Elizabeth Altman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Muargan
Madison Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
New York
Europe
Florence Mason Rhett
United States
H. H. Rogers
Katherine Harrison
Helen Gould
Elizabeth Altman
Tipping habit fuels rising U S drink bill
The bureau of statistics reports rising tipping habit among Americans. The national drink bill increased last year, with 81,752,000 people spending 18.33 dollars per person annually on stimulants, 91.68 dollars per family of five, equating to a glass of beer daily per person. Whisky consumption rose from 1.01 to 1.48 gallons per person since 1896, while wine intake doubled.
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Bureau of Statistics
Britain strengthens Esquimalt fort to guard coast
Britain moves to bolster Western Canada coast defenses by building a new fort at Esquimalt British Columbia as the Pacific squadron withdraws to Asia leaving Puget Sound waters less protected. Esquimalt, located at the inner entrance to Puget Sound, houses aging guns.
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Great Britain
Canada
Esquimalt
B.C
Far East
Asia
Puget Sound
Puget Bounil
US Share Of Switzer Lands Imports Questioned
Statistics show Switzers import data suggesting the United States loses share in trade. In three months last year Argentina imported 349895 bushels of corn while the US shipped 16592. Russia imported 2451410 bushels of wheat with 851 percent from the US. Germany imported 154000? while the US accounted for 8720.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
United States
Argentina
Russia
Germany
United
Russia and Japan name plenipotentiaries for peace talks
Washington June 27 Russia and Japan are moving toward the Washington conference with tentative selections for plenipotentiaries. M Nelidoff and Baron Rosen would represent Russia while Bar on Komura and Kogero Takahira would head Japan. Official announcements are delayed by health and scheduling concerns.
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Washington
Russia
M. Nelidoff
Paris
Baron Rosen
Takahira
White House
Japan
Baron Komura
Kogero Takahira
Tokio
Baron Tiesen
St. Petersburg
Jelay
London
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Manehuula
Tolio
Japanese advance and Russian retirements in Manchuria
Reports from St Petersburg indicate Japanese forces repulsed Russians near Kao and Nanshancheng while Russians in Hailunchen district counterattacked and advanced south of Nanshancheng. Japanese renewed the offensive near Shiminotse, threatening Russian positions as both sides maneuver. In Missouri, a dynamite blast damaged Floyd Fryer’s house at 3 a.m. but occupants escaped unharmed.
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St. Petersburg
Emperor Nicholas
Linevitch
Kao
Hailungchen
Nanshancheng
Ufanglu
Yu- Jangtsu
Hailunchen
Shiminotse
Joplin
Floyd Fryer
Seventh Street
Vryer
Enmics
SECRETARY HAY ILLNESS AT LAKE SUNAPEE
Secretary of State John Hay lies ill at his summer home near Lake Sunapee after a uremia attack. Physicians from Boston and Newport say recovery is likely with rest and no operation. The episode mirrors a similar illness four years earlier following a Washington journey.
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Newbury
N. H
John Hay
Lake Sunapee
Charles J. Scudder
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Fred T. Murphy
Washington
Hay
Cyclonic Storm Hits Harlem Building Collapse Tragedy
A cyclone storm battered Harlem and the Bronx on Monday afternoon, wrecking a row of new apartment houses on One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Street near Riverside Drive. Foreman John Lawler died when the structure fell as workers fled to the street. two Malian laborers were seriously injured. Wind up to 42 mph shattered plate glass and felled trees and chimneys.
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New York
Harlem
Bronx
Thirty-sixth Street
Hiverside Drive
John Lawler
Lawler
New Jersey Shore
Fatal rear end collision near Vine Grove Kentucky
A Illinois Central rear end crash near Vine Grove Kentucky 40 miles west of Louisville on Monday afternoon killed three and wounded five. Victims include Peter Wilton 16 Chester Seaman 11 and A Kirkpatrick same region. Injured include B C Wheeler Joseph Ritter and J D Creasy along with R W Rogers and Mrs J A Bander and daughter. Officials state an investigation is in progress.
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Louisville
Iinois Central
Vine Grove
Louiseville
Peter Wilton
Jeffersonville
Chester Seaman
Litchfield
Bc. F. Wheeler
Hodgeville
Joseph Ritter
Wlineis Central
J. D. Creasy
Bonham
Tex
R. W. Rogers
Warrensburg
J. A. Bander
Illinois Central
Settlement Rejected By Teamsters In Chicago Strike
Chicago June 27 A near unanimous teamster vote rejected the latest employer peace proposal in the strike. Employers terms had been published periodically with a new condition that wearing the union button be decided by individual firms. Only two unions the department store drivers and express drivers voted on the decision with advance agreement to accept the fate of these two unions.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Express
Missouri university forms bureau to aid poor girls
The University of Missouri organized a summer work bureau for poor female students, the first of its kind there, following letters from statewide applicants. Sid A Cunningham may head the initiative as B C Bradshaw eloped with Miss Maggie L Cook from New Franklin to Sedalia to marry.
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Ilin
University of Missouri
Sid A. Cunningham
B. C. Bradshaw
Boonville
Maggie L. Cook
New Franklin
Sedalia
E. Parsons
Bradshaw
Miss Cook
State Game Warden Warns on Missouri Hunting License
J. o H. Rodes announces a new law requiring every hunter in Missouri to carry a valid license. The license must show the holder’s description and be shown on request to a deputy game warden. A license with a mismatched description risks trouble for the holder.
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J. O H. Rodes
Saloons Seek Sunday Opening Petition Grows
Saloonkeepers plan to send a petition with more than ten thousand signers to Governor Folk urging Sunday openings while a counter memorial from ministers and the W C T U presses for continued enforcement of the law. The petition aims to garner thousands of citizen signatures.
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Folk
Ministerial Aviante
Convict Reveals Box Escape Plot at Penitentiary
BEd Hammond, jailed for attempted escape by shipment of shoes, told Warden Fall that fellow convict Geores Ellie, a shipping clerk at Parker shops, arranged the killing box. Hammond said when he cut in, Fillett nailed the top and set the box for wagon transport.
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Bed Hammond
Warden Fall
Geores Ellie
Parker Thee
Fillett
Monroe City firm aims to boost world petroleum supply
Reports from Monroe City claim a company in formation, led by C. N. Gries of the Commercial hotel, will soon contribute to the world petroleum supply. Associates include prominent local businessmen and an abandoned well 13 miles northwest as a potential source. John M. Glenn notes 4000 people moved to Sedalia last month for the Missouri Pacific shops and other industries. shops should operate within two to three months.
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Monroe City
Monroe County
C. N. Gries
John M. Glenn
Sedalia
Mayor Neff testifies on city hall irregularities at grand jury
Kansas City June 27 Mayor Jay H Neff testified before the grand jury amid reports of irregularities at city hall including hoodling. The grand jury action followed Neffs campaign claim that city affairs needed investigation. In other items Metcalf may resign over Chinese exclusion enforcement changes. Emperor William reportedly plans a mid July visit to Copenhagen and Stockholm to meet King Oscar. Charles Worth Miller died after being thrown from a scenic railway car at 75 mph, falling 50 feet.
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Kansas City
Jay H. Neff
Neff
Ington
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Metcalf
Roosevel
London
Copenhagen
The
Daily Mail
William
Oscar
Stockholm
Chicago
Charles Worthmiller
Morgan presents credentials as American minister to Korea
Washington on June 27 reports Edwin V. Morgan submitted credentials in Seoul to become American minister to Korea. The state department officials confirmed the appointment and noted the ceremony marked Morgan’s entry into his diplomatic post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Hisdren
Edwin V. Morgan
Seoul
Korea
Quebec militia detains circus staff over assault case
In Gaul Mere Quebec on June 27 fifteen American circus employees are held by Quebec militia on charges they held a young French Canadian girl against her will and abused her. Separate reports cite a public safety incident in Roberval and another incident in Chambord involving a second girl.
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Gaul Mere
Quebec
Roberval
Chambord
President Pardons Creek Indian in Assault Case
Washington June 27 The president pardons Philip Scout a fullblood Creek Indian convicted in the Indian Territory of criminal assault and sentenced to life imprisonment amid serious doubt of his guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philip Scout
Indian Territory
First degree murderer Elwound Garman found dead in cell
Lewistown Pa June 27 Elwound Garman convicted of murder in the first degree for killing William Murray was found dead in his Mefflintown cell. He died by his own action using poison according to the report.
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Eupreme
James W. Cunningham
Copnivelom
John F. Spearlock
St. Francois County
Jnne
Lewistust
Mayflower Designated for Peace Plenipotentiaries
Washington June 27 The Mayflower renowned as the president's yacht is designated for special use by the peace plenipotentiaries in the ongoing Rus sia Japan negotiations. The vessel's role signals a prominent place for diplomatic talks aboard a neutral, symbolic ship.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Fish attack cows along Amazon banks
The Journal of Agricultural Tapics notes a curious fish attacking cattle in the Amazon region. The fish swarm in shallow waters by day, biting legs and udders, often crippling or killing cows. One dairyman reportedly lost over 40 cows in a single season.
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Journal of Agricultural Tapics
Amazon
Simple Pepper Salad and Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Boston Budget describes peppers cut in rings with lettuce and French dressing as a fine simple salad. It outlines a chicken and rice filling, stuffing peppers, adding stock, and baking for about thirty minutes.
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Boston
Strawberries Tarnished by Dust from Fast Trains
The Boston Herald reports another crime against the whiz cart. A New York township blight threatens the strawberry crop as dust from big cars on roads, especially Sundays, stirs clouds. One grower appeals to the town committee to save crops for himself and others. Consumers will get a peck of dirt this season.
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Boston Herald
New York
Holmes proposal on Boston Common ends with life path
The tale recounts Oliver Wendell Holmes seeking a suitor. After several failed efforts he asks which path to take and the woman answers This one. For life? He asks. She answers Yes signaling a marriage commitment on a pleasant Boston Common afternoon.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston Common
Australian detective's will divides estate by envelopes
The estate worth about $85,000, mainly real estate, is to be split among six children via a box containing six envelopes. Each child draws one envelope and receives the portion described on the paper inside, creating an unusual method for distributing his property.
Shopper's Peril Warned by Pair
Mrs Phamley warns her husband that their young shopper may be too impressionable to go shopping alone. Mr Phamley agrees she is liable to get excited and buy something, highlighting a lighthearted domestic exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger.
Fragmentary Editor Quote on Untimely Death Tone
A terse exchange recalls a reporter and editor debating a man’s untimely death and the reporter’s blunt remark about chloroform. The fragment hints at a Columbus patch item with polemic wording and historical newspaper cadence.
Ancient Chinese Inscriptions Found in Sonora Monuments
Archaeologists report in Sonora Mexico that Chinese inscriptions appear on several ancient monuments. Professor Antonio Pena fiel, a prominent Mexican archaeologist, studies the relics now guarded by state authorities.
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Mexico
Sonora
Pr. Antonio Penafiel
Fluorescein Injection Proposed to Prevent Burials
A French physician proposes injecting fluorescein into corpses to prevent burial alive. The chemical stains the skin yellow if any circulatory activity remains and colors the eyeballs a vivid green, revealing life signs.
Birmingham church warden reads parish funds subsidies list
A Birmingham church warden, as reported by the London News, described a vestry meeting where subscriptions to parochial funds were read. The list began with the vicar donating a guinea, Mrs. underscore half a guinea, and an anonymous donor contributing 25 shillings.
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Birmingham
London News
Postal novelty of England uses discal cord for voice photos
A postal novelty in England uses a discal cord to reproduce a sender’s voice from an ordinary gramophone message. A general use seems to have been discovered at last for the photograph.
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England
Church Dignitaries and Cardinal Hopes Across Regions
Archbishop Moeller organizes a Gregorian choir for priest funerals in Cincinnati. Braga of Petropolis may become Brazil’s first cardinal this consistory. Bishop Hoss to lead Brazil mission. Galloway oversees Asia missions. Candler cares for Cuban and Mexican missions. Father Benson studies theology in Cambridge. London bishop praised for humor. Guthrie of Baltimore bans rehearsed marriages to curb divorce trends.
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Moeller
Cincinnati
Braga
Petropolis
Brazil
Hoss
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Galloway
Japan
Korea
China
Candler
Benson
Canterbury
Mer. Stapleton Barnes
Cambridge
Rome
London
East End
West End
Charles E. Guthrie
Park Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Guthrie
Humble Wisdom and Moral Maxims From Noted Authors
A compact collection of moral reflections quotes from Henry F. Cope John Elias John G. Stevenson Arthur Helps Phillips Brooks and George Clivet urging modesty self control calmness and charity. The passages contrast virtue with envy pride and worldly wealth while praising disciplined faith and obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Cope
John Elias
World’s Largest Wooden Statue Seen in Tokio
A 54 foot high wooden statue dominates Tokio with a head able to hold 20 people. The article lists diverse oddities from a deaf mute charged hotel bill in Kansas City to a dwarf elephant in Paris and a plant wizard in California, ending with a dialogue exchange about ambition and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Kansas City
Argenteuil
France
Hugh Gooding
Luther Burbank
California
W. Bell
Mumbr
South
Ireland
Paris
Goldstein Couple Find Relief with Pink Pills Cure
Mr. Goldstein suffered years of fatigue headaches back pain and weakness with his wife equally ailing from kidney trouble heart discomfort and general fatigue. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills their health improved rapidly for both within months leading to full recovery and renewed vitality. The couple, living at 38 Gore Street East Boston, credit the pills for their recovery and note they are sold by druggists everywhere.
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Mr. Goldstein
Goldstein
H. Goldstein
Gore Street
Boston
Mass
Williams
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Chicagoe Teamsters
Employers Association
Gov. Folk
Tricia
Monroe Paints
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Aities
Alrs. Stark
St. Louis
Patrick Happney
Happney
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Plattstors
Anna Ware Taggart
Tas
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State Convention of the Baptist
Younes People’s Union
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Daily Democrat
M. N. Payne
Western Union
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Neff Hex Heen
Grand Jury
Kaiser
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Loder
Auto
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Pateh
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Wits al Sprius
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ATS
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John G. Stevenson
Arthur
Paul
Phillips Brooks
George Clivt
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Crusty
Judee
Tlions
Talal i
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Better Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Borlun
Lerim
CEL New Rpaper CO
Webster School
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