Directoire Gown Sparks Fashion Shake Up In Society
A Victorian style critique notes the Directoire gown shifting men toward smarter attire while reformers from London and Paris report the young city man eschews flamboyance for a slimmer silhouette. The piece also discusses polar expeditions, noting waning public interest and the potential symbolic value of Peary's future discovery for American prestige.
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Directoire
Landon
Paris
Toston Dlevald
Empire
Uniform Dishonored Again and Newport's Lesson
A New London Conn. report describes hostility to the national uniform prompting the Naval Academy practice squadron commander to seek a Newport base. Newport reportedly reversed prior misdeeds under public protest, while the Pacific coast example shows sailors’ general good conduct and courteous treatment.
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New London
Conn
Naval Academy
Newport
Sciflors
Pacifc
Troy
Public school spelling champ highlights prejudice and doubt
A 11 year old colored girl wins a national spelling contest in Cleveland, while critics claim racial brain development differences. The Boston Herald notes the theory may be ingenious yet unconvincing and questions whether the girl will forget how to spell.
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Cleveland
Boston Herald
Indispensable dignitaries miss birth due to delay
A Spanish royal child’s birth triggers talk of missing dignitaries who should attend. The piece notes a youngster’s ignorance of court formalities caused a vulgar mistake by late arrival after walking 1800 miles to Philadelphia, which also claims curing indigestion. It ends with observations on crying infants and dyspeptic fathers.
Deneen Victor in Illinois Primary
Returns from Illinois primary confirm Charles S. Deneen as Republican nominee for governor and Albert J. Hopkins as Republican senator. Democratic Stringer wins governor and Stevenson for governor, with district and congressional results outlining nominees across multiple districts and counties.
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Deneen Victor
Illinois
Tlinois
United States
Lawrence
Stringer
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Albert J. Hopkins
Charles S. Deneen
J. G. Oglesby
IF. L. Smith
James A. Rose
J. 8. McCullough
Andrew Russell
William HE. Stead
Supreme Court
Christopher D. Mamer
Chicago
Cook County
Hopkins
Mason
Toss
Cross
Congress
Violence Renews as Mine Strike Arrests Rise Near Blocton
In Birmingham on Aug 11, more than thirty arrests followed a deadly shooting at a train carrying strike-breakers and soldiers near Blocton. Three men died and 16 were wounded. Negro and foreign suspects were held at Centerville jail. Calls mounted for martial law to disarm strikers and deport inflammatory leaders. Wounded laborer Robert Sigeman faces likely death from abdominal wounds. Conductor Collins' body awaits relatives from Washington. National Guard units patrol the strike zone while mines reopened. Sheriff reports quiet in Jefferson County, with Shelby County deputies continuing arrests after dynamite blasts and a fatality.
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Birmingham
Ala
Blocton
Centerville
Bibb County
St. Vincent's Hospital
Robert Sigeman
Collins
Washington, D. C
Alabama National Guards
W. H. Long
Higdon
Jefferson County
Shelby County
$50 000 Gift For A Museum At Harvard
At the International Historical Congress in Berlin American ambassador David Jayne Hill announced Adolphus Busch of St. Louis would contribute $50,000 toward the Germanic Museum building at Harvard University. The exhibit aims to showcase German art and culture with support from the German emperor and other gifts received in the United States as signs of friendship.
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Berlin
International Historical Congress
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Harvard University
Johann Schiller
Harvard
United States
Four Sausto children perish in East One Hundred Twelfth Street fire
New York Aug 11 Four children of Vincenzo Sausto janitor family died in a Monday blaze that swept a crowded tenement on East 112th Street. Ten others were seriously burned or injured as residents leaped to the street. Frank Sausto, son of the janitor, is dying. Sausto and his wife suffered severe facial and body burns. Salvatore Loge fornt dislocated his right hip while escaping.
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New York
Sausto
Salvatore Loge Fornt
Chafin Nearly Drowns in YMCA Pool Incident
Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition presidential candidate narrowly escaped drowning at a Lincoln YMCA pool. Three young men rescued him after he sank in deep water. Maurice Wyland testifies Chafin was helpless before surfacing. He recovered quickly and delivered a chautauqua talk, hosted by A. G. Wolfenbarger who nominated him at the Columbus convention.
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Lincoln, Neb
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Dr. Chafin
Maurice Wyland
Chafin
A. G. Wolfenbarger
Columbus
Denmark Press Strike Halts Newspapers Nationwide
Copenhagen Aug 11. With few social democratic papers publishing all newspapers in Denmark were suspended Monday indefinitely due to the printers strike and resulting lockout.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Explosion Kills Two in Sevier County Tennessee
Two men Walter Mathis and Will Dorsey died instantly and three others were injured in an explosion near Copeland in Sevier County near Knoxville Tennessee on August 11. The blast caused multiple injuries and prompted local emergency response.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Copeland
Sevier County
Walter Mathis
Will Dorsey
Roosevelt Plans To Improve Farm Life Nationwide
President Roosevelt convenes a five-member country life commission led by Prof. L. H. Bailey to study social sanitary and economic farm conditions. The panel will report with recommendations early next year and address farmer welfare, rural education, farm families, and home life to boost national well being.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
L. H. Bailey
New York College of Agriculture
Trenry Wallace
Wallace
Farmer
Des Moines
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forest Reserve
Walter E. Page
World’s Work
New York
Bailey
Prof. Bailey
United States
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Knapp
Auto crashes kill many in several states
A series of automobile accidents across Ohio Ohio and Indiana and California resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. In Painesville Mrs Mary Bowden and Mrs Rose Beckwith were killed instantly while Fred Beckwith and Bessie Beckwith were injured. In Toledo Charles Pohlmann and Father George Vahey died when their car plunged off a steep embankment. In San Francisco Mrs Anna Klemme died and her son Harry was slightly hurt. In Logansport Levi Weaver was killed and his wife and son were badly hurt.
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Painesville
Mary Bowden
Rose Beckwith
Fred Beckwith
Bessie Beckwith
Stickey Hill
Beckwith
Windsor
Toledo
Sylvania
Charles W. Pohlmann
Cleveland
George Vahey
Columbkill
Charles W. Pohmann
Florence
F. C. Dietzel
Tonneau
San Francisco
Anna Klemme
Harry
Logansport
Ind
Levi Weaver
Sens
Eight Die In York Boiler Explosion At Mill
Eight men died and many were injured when a boiler exploded at the York rolling mill on Monday afternoon. Five bodies were recovered quickly and five more searched for the rest. The blast shattered windows citywide and demolished the mill. six of the victims were Columbia residents.
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York
Columbia
Winnipeg Strike Brings Breakage and Uproar at CP Yard
Winnipeg Aug 11 first violence since CP strike as stones smash windows on a moving passenger coach. Striking workers guard the yards while several men are arrested and released with a warning. Americans from St Paul hired as strike breakers and Japanese porters fill duties. unrest rumors persist in stores and yards. Grant Hall returns from Montreal to oversee Western lines as talks continue.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific
Red River
St. Paul
Carmen
Grant Hall
Wvestern
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railroad
J. H. McVety
Arbitration Committee
Union
American Flag Shot Down at Tabriz Consulate
Dispatch to Washington reports loyalists shot down the flag at the U S consulate in Tabriz Persia and a man near the door was wounded. In Boston Mrs Laurie Chandler Moulton the noted author died at her home after a nine month illness.
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Washington
United States
Tabriz
Persia
State Department
Moulton
Boston
Laurie Chandler Moulton
Two Killed Ten Hurt In Wreck In London Ontario
Two persons were killed and ten seriously injured in a rear end collision on the Chatham Wallaceburg and Lake Mune electric railway Monday in London Ontario. Authorities investigated the scene and began routing traffic and aid to the injured passengers. Local officials urged caution as investigation continued.
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London
Ontario
Chatham, Wallaceburg & Lake Mune
Self-Defense Killing at Bolivar County Plantations
Clarence Herrin, manager of Hast Over plantation in Bolivar county Mississippi, shot two Black men on the Allen plantation. He says the shooting was in self defense, posted bond, and was released pending trial. Nine killed in German train collision at Eckernfoerde. residents of nearby towns among the dead and injured.
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Clarksdale, Miss
Clarence Herrin
Allen
Bolivar County
Herrin
Bond
Eckernfoerde
Germany
Flensburg
Kiel
Two Mile Swim Sets Bay Records at Superior Drift
In Duluth-Superior bay Edward Thompson of Superior swam from the White City to Connor's point, a stretch over two miles, in 1 hour 28 minutes marking a notable local feat. In New York Bianca C. Watterson, once married to Henry Watterson Jr of Louisville, wed Ramon Banus in city hall after a divorce in 1905.
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Superior
Wis
Duluth-Superior Bay
Edward Thompson
White City
Connor
Watterson
New York
Bianca C. Watterson
Henry Watterson, Jr
Louisville
Ramon Banus
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M. L. Mandable
J. T. Donahoe
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