Manuel Struggling to Regain the Portuguese Throne
Paris dispatch reports Portuguese monarchists claim King Manuel plans return to Lisbon with French support. Homen Cristo says Manuel has donated large fortune to the cause while Germany and Italy favor restoration. The Gemma incident allegedly hindered war plans. Hetty Green Moves to Central Park Residence
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Lisbon
France
Homen Cristo
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Italy
Gemma
Atwood Begins St Louis to New York Air Flight
Harry Atwood launched today from Forest Park St Louis in a Burgess Wright craft aiming for New York. He circled the city and climbed north toward Bloomington with planned first stop Springfield as the route goes via Chicago to Indiana Ohio New York. Manager Leo Stevens said Boston may be the final destination.
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New York
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Burgess Wright
Bloomington
Springfield
Chicago
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Toledo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Albany
Leo Stevens
Boston
Congress timetable and bills move in Washington
Washington reports show the House met 80 days and the Senate 78 days with 375 hours 58 minutes and 317 hours 26 minutes in session respectively. The Senate passed the statehood bill now awaiting the president and reported adverse on the cotton bill. wool bill progress and free list bill disagreement noted. House continues Wiley and steel investigations and committees move on arbitration treaties.
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House
Senate
Wiley and Steel
No Ticket Filled Without M Creary
Richmond Kansas August 14 Jes B McCreary former Kentucky governor for 36 years pursues a political comeback He has served as a democratic congressman senator and participant in the international monetary conference A townsman joke recalls Dan Boone spotting McCreary’s raven hair and declaring him running for constable The punch line notes he has been running for something ever since
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Richmond
Jes. B. McCreary
Kentucky
International Monetary
Daniel Boone
Virginia
Boone
McCreary
Jim McCreary
Mader Begins High School Presidential Fight
Mader begins a high school presidential campaign, signaling the start of a competitive race. Details on platforms or opponents are not provided in the text.
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Mader
Mexico City Liberal Radical Party nominee begins campaign
Mexico City reports President de la Barra opens his campaign for the presidency as liberal radical party candidate planning a fusion with Catholics at next Wednesday’s convention. Many Spanish newspapers formerly aligned with Maderismo now demand Madero quit the race, but Madero refuses to comply.
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Seattle
Hero Medal for Sara Bernhardt in Franco Prussian War
Paris reports Madame Sarah Bernhardt to receive a hero medal for her nursing of the wounded when the Comedie Francaise was turned into a hospital during the siege of Paris in the Franco Prussian war. The medal list includes men and women who performed deeds of heroism in 1870 71.
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United Press
Paris
Madame Sarah Bernhardt
Comedie Francaise
FIERGE HOTS At LIVERPOOL
Riot and looting erupt in Liverpool as soldiers and police clash with a rioting mob. More than 100 arrested, 175 treated at a makeshift hospital, and one policeman killed amid the worst police rioting in the country.
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United Fresh Season
Liverpool
Farmhand Killed by Aggressive Bull on Clise Ranch
James Wilson, 24, a farmhand for J. W. Clise near Redmond, died at Minor Hospital from severe injuries after a bull gored him while he cleaned the barn on Friday. He recently arrived from Scotland and was unmarried.
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Clise
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Scotland
Hundreds Drown as Floods Strike Yangtse Tribuaries
Dispatches from Victoria B C report great floods in China’s Yangtse tributaries causing hundreds to drown and survivors to starve. As a last recourse, many children were sold for sums from 50 cents to 1 yuan.
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United Preae
Victoria
B. C
Yangtse
China
Japan
Butte Judge Declares City Has More Divorces Than Marriages
District Judge Michael Donlan on his bench says Butte has more divorces than marriages, declaring Butte worse than Reno in this regard. He notes the ninth divorce decree in 10 days, granting Mrs. Hattie B. Wiser a divorce after her husband left following a race win.
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Butte
Reno
Mont
Michael Donlan
Donian
Hattie B. Wiser
Sacred cat with odd lamp titled in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles cat owned by Emil K. Albrecht is described as sacred for bearing a single odd lamp. The feline weighs about 15 pounds and spans 42 inches tip to tip, with velvet hair and valued at an unspecified amount. The piece notes cultural weight in Mongolia and contrasts with American views.
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China
Los Angeles
Cal
Emil K. Albrecht
Harlan backs down only once in career during 1875 Kentucky race
Justice Harlan once considered withdrawing from a political contest with James B. McCreary in 1875 after a wager over age. McCreary argued he was of age. Harlan replied that if McCreary proved it he would stand aside, else McCreary would withdraw.
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Justice Harlan
Washington, D. C
U. S. Supreme Court
Harlan
Kentucky
James B. McCreary
McCreary
Spent Two Days In A Well With Rabbit Survives
In Tacoma a rabbit and a large pointed dog owned by W G Salee were found at the bottom of a dry well after two days. Both animals were weak but alive and unharmed. Meanwhile in Washington no legislation for direct election of senators will pass this session as the bill remains deadlocked between House and Senate committees.
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Tacoma
W. G. Salee
Washington
Congress
Representative Rucker
Dem
House Conference Committee
She Kissed and Hugged Till He Sighed for Death
Philip H. Nickerson cut his wrist in an attempted suicide after accusing his wife of smothering affection. He said she hugged and kissed him constantly, criticized his smoking, and urged more space and consideration, prompting the desperate act. He was revived in hospital and explained the motive and his desire for balance in their marriage.
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ST. Louis
Philip H. Nickerson
Pastor to Run a Dance Hall in Middletown
Rev George B Gilbert an Episcopal clergyman has rented Lakeview park, an abandoned amusement resort, to provide decent entertainment for Middletown youths. Dances will be held Tuesday and Friday evenings under Gilbert and his wife, ending by 10 30 to ensure timely home arrivals. The broader note reports an federal inquiry into high cost of living being opened by the commerce and labor department.
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Conn
Geo. B. Gilbert
Lakeview Park
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