Monuments and quirks in a global snapshot
A collage of light commentary on nations settling few disputes, a monument to John Smith, a German alcohol free beer paradox, car era optimism, a singer misreading materials, a New York policeman who built real estate wealth, Dr. Wiley and cheese, Pelee and peace, a costly telephone insult, dove of peace imagery, Henry James on sloppy English, hard work rhetoric, a fatal alcohol anecdote, hoopskirt fashion, ancient seeds in Egypt, and Russia Japan alliance musings.
Editorial Snippets Trigger Nationwide Reactions
The Detroit Free Press cites praise for medical science while noting doctor tensions. Lipton’s silence grows after the ocean yacht result. Public interest shifts to destroyed newspaper photographs ordered by the president. A Washington Post editorial titled Smacks of Treason sparks debate over a marital kiss.
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Washington Post
Engineer proposes world railway loop under Bering Strait
A French engineer suggests constructing a railway circling the globe and tunneling beneath the Bering Strait for about 20 million dollars. He hints that further reflections could adjust his estimates.
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Bering Strait
Imagine a Daily Globe in Henry James Style
The Boston Globe invites readers to envision a daily newspaper written with Henry James era prose. If Boston cannot imagine such a shift the note implies, progress toward that stylistic experiment remains uncertain.
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Boston Globe
Henry James
Boston
Richmond pastor prompts women to leave hats at home
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports a Richmond pastor has persuaded his women parishioners to leave hats at home, warning the plan will fail by April and likely cause trouble. It notes young Willie Ziegler aims to spend 30 million dollars to reach the north pole, hoping to dodge accusations after the outcome.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Richmond
Willie Ziegler
North Pole
Young English scientist on verge of great discovery
A description notes a young English scientist who, by gutting radium and sterilizing bouillon test tubes, may have produced phenomena of generation and appears warmly enthusiastic about a potential breakthrough. The tone suggests cautious optimism about early results and future findings.
Second Mutiny Claims Potemkin Surrender Untrue
Reports from Odessa say the Kniaz Potemkin Tavritchesky did not surrender and was joined by the battleship Georg Pobiedonosets whose officers were taken prisoner. A naval engagement was reported near Odessa with ships and flotilla maneuvering and searches lights active as authorities dispute the events.
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Jondon
The
Daily Mail
Admiral Krieger
Times
St. Petersburg
Odessa
Kniaz Potemkin
George Pobiedonosets
Black Sea
Langeron Point
Cathedral Square
Jangeron
Kninz Potemkin
Ven
Butt
Catherine Jr
Graft Indictments Hit Milwaukee Officials and Reporters
Milwaukee July 3 The first arrests in graft probes included Fred G Schultz a newspaper man and Joseph Galewsky ex supervisor of the Eighteenth ward on bribery charges Thirty eight indictments implicating twenty one individuals were returned plus capiases issued Indicted supervisors include G F Reichardt William H O Keefe Benjamin Baden Frank Fowler Arthur S Green Ex supervisors listed also Twenty other names and a present assemblyman Bail set at 1000 for first indictment 500 for each additional indictment All charges allege bribery The most sensational case targets Schultz for allegedly offering 250 to Edward F Strauss for influence on county board to sell the old morgue land to Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company The transfer reportedly occurred Trials are expected to reveal a long standing graft system in Milwaukee County
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Kniaz Potemkin
Tavritchesky
Sevastopol
Chukhnin
St. Petersburg
Krieger
Kruger
At &Ca
Ministry of Marine
Odessa
Techesme
Milwaukee
Wis
Fred G. Schultz
Joseph Galewsky
G. F. Reichardt
Willam H. O'Keefe
Benjamin Baden
Frank Fowler
Arthur S. Green
August Puls
Charles Bottenberg
J. F. Dittmar
Albert C. Bade
W. C. Wegner
Herman Haasch
Frank Burkhardt
J. J. Galewski
Peter J. Head
Charles Besfield
Frank G. Oelflein
Max Reinwoldt
Fred Hartung
Fred C. Schultz
Edward F. Strauss
Morgue
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Milwaukee County
Arbitration Demand Pushes Resumption At New Summit Mine
Terre Haute Ind July 3 The executive board of Indiana miners agreed to the operators' state committee demand that workers return to the New Summit mine owned by O Gara King Chicago The operators initially ordered a full walkout but granted miners a few hours to yield They insist the wages contract requiring arbitration while disputes are settled be followed The strike at New Summit was ordered by a state miner official without seeking arbitration.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
New Summit
O'Gara-King Company
Chicago
Syndicate to Buy Toledo Traction Line
The Elkins Widener Dolan syndicate will purchase the Toledo Bowling Green and Southern Traction property and establish a through line from Toledo to Cincinnati.
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Traction Line
Toledo
Ohio
Elkins- Widener-Dolan Syndicate
Toledo, Bowling Green & Southern Traction Company
Cincinnati
Captain Hank Haff and wife Injured at Islip Home
Captain Hank Haff the famed yachting skipper and his wife are seriously hurt in a crash at their home in Islip on July 1. Haff, one of America's oldest racing skippers, was injured along with his wife in the incident.
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Hank Haff
Ili
New York
Islip
Ju I
Haff
America
Hop Growers Discuss Pacific Coast Crop Control
Eugene Oregon July 3 It was decided at a hop growers meeting to form a corporation to handle the crop of the Pacific coast with the aim of controlling prices.
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Eugene
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Woman Cured of Lockjaw Discharged From Hospital
Philadelphia July 3 Mrs Emma Watts was discharged from Hahnemann hospital entirely cured after weeks of severe lockjaw.
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Philadelphia
Emma Watts
Hahnemann Hospital
Buggy Accident Kills One Child Near Wapakoneta
Mrs. George Soegel driving with three young children in a buggy when the horse lunged. A 32 year old child was killed in the Ohio accident near Wapakoneta on July 3.
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Wapakoneta
Ohio
George Soegel
Staff College Honor Graduate at Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Kan March 3 Lieut Roger B Fitch First Cavalry earns honor graduate status in this year’s Staff College graduating class.
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Staff College
Fort, Leavenworth
Kan
Ary
Roger 8. Fitch
First Cavalry
The
Louisiana Seeks 100000 Laborers for State Needs
New Orleans on July 3 reports Reginal Dykers secretary of the Louisiana immigration association states the state seeks 100000 laboring men to address workforce demands.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Reginal Dykers
Louisiana Immigration Association
Stevens Named Chief Engineer For Isthmian Canal
Washington July 3 John F Stevens of Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway has been chosen as chief engineer of the Isthmian canal with headquarters at Panama He will also be general manager of the Panama railroad earning 30000 a year and living at a furnished Panama residence The appointment effective July 1 1905 comes after Wallace resigned Taft Shonts and Cromwell praise Stevens for his wide experience and executive ability The decision is seen as speeding canal construction.
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Washington
John F. Stevens
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Panama Canal
John F. Wallace
Taft
Theodore P. Shonts
Stevens
Shonts
Cromwell
Panama Railroad
Chicago
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Isthmian Canal
Isthmus
Shoats
Wallace
Ufe
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Japanese consul to send $3000 to Ladies' Patriotic Association
Saburo Hisamidzu Japanese consul in Seattle will forward on the next boat sailing to Japan the sum of $3000 for the Ladies' Patriotic Association. The money represents voluntary subscriptions from Japanese residents of Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and Alaska. The funds will aid families of those killed in battle or military service and provide for permanently disabled personnel.
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Seattle
Wash
Saburo Hisamidzu
Japan
Ladies’ Patriotic Association
Washington
Oregon
Ilaha
Montana
Alaska
Boston & Montana Copper Denies Heinsa Suit Over Ore Loss
In Mining Sait July 3 the Boston and Montana Copper company filed a denial in the United States circuit court to the Heinze Interests suit for 37 million dollars. The firm claims such an amount of ore could not have been removed as alleged.
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Sait
New York
Boston & Montana Copper Company
United States Circuit
Heinze
Receiver for Braid Company Appointed in New York
A temporary receiver has been appointed for the Castle Braid Company in New York. Reported liabilities amount to 480 000 dollars, with assets about 348 700 dollars.
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Braid Company
New York
Castle Braid Company
Trade Review Shows Steady Demand and Employed Labor
Chicago July 5. R. G. Dun & Co reports week ended June 30 shows steady progress in commerce with strong demand across staples and general merchandise. Interior trade broadens, grain and cereals rise, while labor remains steady and pig iron and steel shipments rise. Hides, grain receipts, and livestock movement reflect favorable conditions and higher prices. Failures in Chicago district total 31.
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Chicago
Review of
R. G. Dun & Co
Ilinois
Illinois coal mines close for wage dispute
Illinois coal operators suspend all mining until a wage board settles differences with 45 000 union workers. Judge George Gray of Wilmington Delaware will act as umpire on the arbitration board, which will meet in Wilmington July 6. Gray previously oversaw arbitration in the anthracite strike and Alabama coal fields.
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Springfield
Illnois
Illnois Coal Operators’ Association
George Gray
Wilmington
Del
Inois
Gray
Alabama
Railway Recovers Damages in Kentucky Collision
Louisville and Nashville Railway recovers $115 damages from Owensboro Street Railway after a collision near Louisville Kentucky. Judgment awarded in district court on July 3.
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Louisville, Ky
Louisville & Nashville Railway
Owensboro, Ky
Street Railway
To Sell Coal Lands in Fairmont July 3
A special receiver is ordered to sell the coal lands of the Big Falls Coal Company and a $25,000 corporation at Fairmont West Virginia on July 3.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Big Falls Coal Company
Seventeen Panama Canal Workers Return to New York
Fifteen employes from the lathmlan canal returned to New York on the Panama steamer Seguranca from Colon.
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Panama
New York
Lathmlan Canal
Colon
Plan Convict Work In Illinois Prisons
At Joliet conference Gov Deneen prison boards of Joliet and Chester Pontiac reformatory and state institutions heads adopted plans to operate the new convict labor law. A committee urged manufacturing office furniture beds and fixtures for state institutions and set pricing for these items. The plan aims to place penal institutions on a paying basis.
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Joliet
Ill
Gov. Deneen
Chester
Pontiac Reformatory
Taylor
Watertown
Zellar
Bartonville
Somerville
Quincy
J. Mack Tanner
State Board of Charities
Latest Cash Market Reports From Chicago Produce Markets
Latest cash market reports list prices across Chicago Produce and Butler Creamery for dairy, cheese, fish, poultry, berries, melons, potatoes, greens, and other perishables. Entries show varieties, grades, and price ranges for Items like butter, cheese, fresh stock packed in wooden cases, berries from Michigan, watermelons, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, corn, and beans with per unit and per case figures.
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Chicago
Butler—Creamery
Dairles
Young Americas
Limburger
Nike
Michigan
Gene
Market and commodity prices from Chicago and Midwest auctions
Prices listed for grain, meats, and lumber across major markets with multiple spot quotes. Grain bids include New York No. 2 red and Minneapolis No. 1 northern, while livestock shows cattle hogs and regional daily ranges. Lumber quotes cover Chicago and Omaha mills with variances by destination.
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New York
Minneapolis
St. Louia
Duluth
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Toledo
Chicago
HeepheAne
Ammericay
Poe
St. Louis
Agenad
Bt. Louis
Omaha
St. Lovuis
Gt. Joseph
Pittsburg
Buffalo
St. Joseph
Pittaburg
Sree Ee Lamber
Kansan Citiv
OMT
Burglars Attack Home of Farmer Near Bloomingdale New Jersey
Three burglars entered Emil Koch’s home near Bloomingdale New Jersey while he was away. They bound Minnie Mertz with sulfuric acid, and his wife and Gertrude Mertz were beaten into unconsciousness. The incident is investigated as a crime against the residents.
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New York
Emil Koch
Bloomingdale
N. J
Koch
Gertrude
Minnie Mertz
Minnie
Slide for Life Becomes Fatal at Missouri Valley Track
At Iawa race track July 3 a woman identified as Mrs. George Matthews attempted a "slide for life" stunt before about a thousand spectators. She fell roughly fifty feet to the ground and sustained likely fatal injuries.
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Missouri Valley
Iawa
George Matthews
Fifteen Escape From Jail in Georgetown Delaware
Fifteen prisoners escaped from the dilapidated Sussex county jail in Georgetown Delaware on July 3 while Sheriff Lynch and his wife were away from home. Eleven of the escapees were negroes and four were white. The incident occurred as the jail was left unguarded.
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Georgetown
Del
Sussex County
Lynch
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Egypt
Russia
Mitk
Detroit Free Press
Thomas Lipton
Georgi Pobiedonosets
London Times
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