Wide World Snippets From The Herald Newspaper
A survey of breezy clippings from The Herald touching on social reforms abroad and domestic curiosities. Topics include widows in Korea, Italy's world standing, a divorcing American duchess, umbrella ownership, a Georgia cotton sale loss, whistling as a crime, smoking and consumption, Marconi distances, school of fiction, a poet’s Lay, a lightning cure, Bedelia’s effect on panic, skeeters and profanity, a long roaming salesman, and a New York loan death.
Where the Law Reaches Men Editorial
A Philadelphia contemporary editorial argues that law largely hits men where it hurts most the pocket. It critiques enforcement gaps and urges accountability in fiscal penalties and civil consequences shaping public behavior.
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Philadelphia
New York Girl Learns Heart Sided in Romance
A New York girl discovers her heart is on the wrong side but quips it will likely reside inside an engagement ring in time, framing a lighthearted reflection on future marriage plans.
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New York
Boston Sunday School Teaches Baseball to Pupils
A Boston Sunday school teaches its pupils baseball as part of instruction while pondering how they would handle swearing at an umpire. The piece also notes a satirical remark about South American republics maintaining revolutions to keep their presence felt on the world stage.
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Boston
Hillis Uniform View Calls Money Spending Vulgar
Rev Newell Dwight Hillis says next generation will view spending as vulgar from the old man Saye perspective. The remark frames a clash of values on wealth and thrift within a generational lens.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Saye
Witty miscellany and legal note from old newspapers
A South Carolina man jokes about Shakespeare and a man in Massachusetts wins 40000 for railroad injuries causing melancholia. The Boston Herald dismisses minority views as useless while noting founders once faced minority opinion. Lady Curzon’s infant cried in Queen Alexandra’s arms as Americans fear noble status.
German Scientist Proposes New Health Care Here
An eminent German scientist arrives to introduce a health care plan in the United States. It is hoped he will test it first on the sizable class of husky citizens who possess both health and wealth.
Angels Seen Rising From Kentucky Field Alarms Colonels
A Detroit Free Press report notes angels rising from a Kentucky field and floating into space, sparking suspicion that some colonels have been indulging in not taking their drinks straight.
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Kentucky
Detroit Free Press
Judge rules girl may sit on lover's lay in courtship
Norristown Pa judge Weand declares a girl has a perfect right to sit upon the lay of her lover as a perquisite of courtship and that if she chooses to exercise it it is nobody's business.
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Weand
Norristown
Czar Violated Berlin Treaty Urges Action by London
London papers call for British government to protect commerce as Russia defies the Berlin treaty by sending the Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles. Reports say the volunteer fleet ships passed, then halted neutral ships in the Red Sea and Marmora, with the Chernomoretz leading the way. Berlin and London voices condemn the move. Japan weighs protest and France neutrality.
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London
Rid
Russia
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Berlin
Turkey
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Chernomoretz
Bosporus
Sea of Marmora
Japan
Daily Telegraph
Aden
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Jebel Yugur
Waipara
Peninsular and Oriental Company
Malacca
The
Standard
France
Jiji Shimpo
Great Britain
Morley Driven Insane Over Democratic Nomination
Des Moines July 18 R E Morley a Lake City capitalist and bank president lost his reason amid convention excitement. He appeared before the Fort Dodge insane board and was committed to the asylum. Morley supported Judge Parker for president, and his joy over the nomination is cited as the cause.
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Des Moines
St. Louis
R. E. Morely
Lake City
Morely
Board of Commissioners For the Insane
Fort Dodge
Alton B. Parker
Former Policeman Tries to Kill Family in Chicago
Surrounded by four children, former policeman John Moriarty fatally shot his wife and wounded his oldest daughter with a revolver. A failed second attempt on his daughter followed as he fled through a rear door. police say liquor influenced the tragedy amid a recent reconciliation.
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Chicago
John Moriarty
Moriarty
Anne
Mamie
M&iarty
Veterans of Civil War seek Union and Confederate reunion
The Admiral Foote Post G A R of New Haven proposes a joint reunion with the Leonidas Polk Bivouac of Confederate Veterans in Columbia Tennessee and asks for a meeting to forget past animosities. The Tennessee group welcomes the idea and appreciates the proposal.
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New Haven
Conn
Admiral Foote Post
Leonidas Polk
Columbia
Tenn
DROWN WHILE MEN WATCH
In Peoria Illinois July 18 two 14 year old boys Paul Fitt and Samuel Craig cried for help after being tricked by false cries. Section men along the Illinois River watched them drown before realizing the danger and acting.
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Peoria
Paul Fitt
Samuel Craig
Ilinois
Boy shoots baby brother in Jackson incident
In Jackson Kentucky on July 18 Edward Cox eight year old son of B D Cox who was killed in an assassination two years earlier accidentally shot and killed his four year old brother Tom Edward was handling an old rifle belonging to his father which had not been discharged since the father's death
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Jackson
Edward, Cox
B. D. Cox
Tom
Edward
Government to make wireless telegraphy a monopoly
London July 18 government plans a bill to make wireless telegraphy throughout the United Kingdom a government monopoly. Post Office officials have been testing a new system of their own.
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London
United Kingdom
Post Office
Schafer Mystery Is Unsolved In Bedford
Bedford Ind July 18 the grand jury investigating the murder of Miss Sarah Schafer reported to Judge Wilson. No indictment was returned. Officials believe the Schafer mystery investigation is ended.
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Schafer
Bedford
Ind
Sarah Schafer
Wilson
Telegraph Operators Drown in East St. Louis Slough
D. C. Boyd and Robert I. O'Neill, night telegraph operators for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, drowned while taking a midnight swim in a slough in the railroad yards at East St. Louis.
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St. Louis
D. C. Boyd
Robert I. O'Neill
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
East St. Louis
Hotels to stop cashing checks after September 1
Cleveland July 18 hotel officials announce all checks will be refused after September 1 unless accompanied by a hotel credit letter issued by the National Hotelkeepers Protective Association.
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Cleveland
Ohio Hotels
National Hotelkeepers’ Protective Association
Asylum Trustee Resigns Office in Illinois
W. F. Menke of Quincy resigns as trustee of the central hospital for the insane at Jacksonville due to personal business. The action affects Springfield Tl. date July 18.
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Asylum
Springfield
F. W. Menke
Quincy
Central Hospital For the Insane
Jacksonville
Toadstools Prove Fatal in Carbondale Incident
In Carbondale UL on July 18 G B Greenfield and John Fry died after eating toadstools mistaken for mushrooms. Four other family relatives are fatally poisoned as a result of the same meal.
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Carbondale
G. B. Greenfield
John Fry
Boy Hunter Kills Himself in Accident
Roscoe Howard of Hobart died by suicide while hunting in Valparaiso Indiana. He was 17 years old and the gun was accidentally discharged during the hunt.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Roscoe Howard
Hobart
Senator Alger Sails for Europe from New York
United States Senator Alger of Michigan and Mrs. Alger depart New York for Europe aboard a steamship. The move follows their stop in Minneapolis and signals the start of a European voyage.
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Senator Alger
Europe
New York
United States
Michigan
Alger
Minneapolis
Peace effort to settle stockyards butchers strike
Chicago July 18 officials of the Union Stock Yards and Transit company and committees from firemen oilers and water tenders will seek a peace conference with packers to avert a potential sympathy strike by about 14 000 workers. A prior order restricting stock distribution was rescinded after talks, and a committee will press the packers to arbitrate differences while the strike poses a heavy financial risk to the yard.
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Chicago
Ill
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Donnelly
The
Butchers
St. Louis
Packing Trades Central Body
A. G. Leonard
Union Stockyards and Transit Company
Call
Sterling and
Floersch
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America
Leonard
Ashland Avenue
Four Children Drown After Canoe Capsizes Near Detroit
Detroit July 18 four children drown in Michigan waters. Lee Hi Davis 14 and his brother George 13 drowned when their canoe capsized at the mouth of the Detroit River. Fay Staub 11 of Toledo and Marion 9 were drowned while bathing at Mound Springs near Sturgis.
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Detroit
Michigan
Lee Hi Davis
George
Detroit River
Fay Staub
Toledo
Marion
Mound Springs
Sturgis
Falconio Leaves Rome for Naples Before New York Voyage
Rome July 18. Mgr. Falconio apostolic delegate to the United States has departed Rome for Naples where he will stay a few days prior to sailing to New York.
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Mgr. Falconio
Rome
United States
Naples
New York
Uses Head for Ball. Des Moines local tragedy report
Des Moines July 18 Daniel McDonald died after being struck on the head with a baseball hat during a game in the city. Authorities investigation underway. McDonald was a local resident and part of a youth league event.
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Des Moines
Daniel McDonald
Baseball Standings and Scores Across Leagues
National League Chicago leads with 9 wins Philadelphia 6 St Louis Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn. American Association Kansas City 4 Columbus 6 Minneapolis 11 Indianapolis 4 St Paul 4 Toledo 2 Milwaukee 2 Louisville 3. Western League Omaha 2 Des Moines 1 Colorado Springs 6 St Joseph 2 Denver 2-10 Sioux City 1-6 Three Eye Cedar Rapids 12 Rock Island 4 Davenport 3 Decatur 0 Rockford 2 Bloomington 0 Central League Fort Wayne 7 South Bend 4 Terre Haute 2 Grand Rapids 4 Evansville 1 Duston 38-3 Peoria 2 Southern Shreveport 3 Atlanta 1 Memphis 6 Birmingham 2 New Orleans 9 Nashville 3. Saturday scores National Chicago 1 Philadelphia New York 7 Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 63 St Louis 63 Boston 3. American Teague Chicago 3 Washington 0 Philadelphia 0 St Louis 0 Royston 1 Cleveland 3% New York Detroit 8. American Association Kansas City 9 Columbus 1 St Paul Toledo 1-2 Indianapolis 1900 Minneapolis 1- (second game by forfeit). Central Dryton 4 Peoria 1 Grand Rapids Evansville 1 South Bend 1 Peters Haute Fort Wayne 0 Wheeling 5 Three Eye Dubuque 5 Bloomington Decatur 28 Davenport 4 Springfield Rockford 3 Cedar Rapids 6 Rock Island Western Colorado Springs 15 St Joseph 5 Omaha 3 Des Moines 1 Southern Memphis 32 Birmingham 2 eleven innings New Orleans 6 Nashville 1 Athens Shreveport 0.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
St Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
Detoit
Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Omaha
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
St. Joseph
Denver
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Davenport
Decatur
Rockford
Springfield
Dubuque
Bloomington
Fort Wayne
Wheeling
South Bend
Terre Haute
Grand Rapids
Evansville
Duston
Peoria
Shreveport
Atlanta
Memphis
Birmingham
New Orleans
Nashville
Pittsbury
Washington
St. Louis
Royston
Cleveland
Detroit
Dryton
Grand Raypids
Ty Mvansville
South Tend
Perre Haute
Davennort
Athana
Ww. L. Pet
Boston Bap
Veresavenveere
Raephin
Eons
Cleveland Oo
Seusbune i
St. Louis Wenvenns
Detroit Toe
Washington Ween
COUCH
American Association
W. IL
St. Lauls
Peveeeeerseseeecenses
Peererserarreeer Rt
Weeneerterteenae
Rentre Asl
Seventene
South Wayne Bend
Burnsville
Poorta
Dayton Beeen
Ease Press
Girl Drowns in Illinois Cistern at Farm Near Barrington
The fouryearold daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Stackamp of Chicago drowned in a cistern at Joseph Ebels farm five miles west of Barrington Illinois while playing as her parents were inside.
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Barrington
Ill
Henry Stackamp
Chicago
Joseph Ebel
Statue to Pasteur Inaugurated in Paris Ceremony
Paris on July 18 witnessed the unveiling of Pasteur’s statue with President Loubet, ambassadors, and representatives from European and American medical circles in attendance.
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Pasteur
Paris
Loubet
Medical Fraternity
Europe
America
New Governor Appointed in Tangier Morocco
July 18 Tangier reports Kaid Denhimaa named governor replacing the late occupant per Ralsuli's stipulations. General satisfaction voiced at the smooth transition and police chief's new post.
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Morocco
Tangier
American Missing In Mexico City Mystery
W. J. Gaines an American partner in a publishing firm vanished in Mexico City on July 18 causing fears for his sanity. The firm previously enjoyed prosperity with large contracts in hand.
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Mexico
Mexico City
W. J. Gaines
Prize for Judicial Critic Awarded in Paris
The Academy of Science granted Prof. Alfred Morinex of the University of Louvain a $1000 prize for the best critical review of the United States judicial system awarded in Paris on July 18.
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Paris
Academy of Science
Alfred Morinex
University of Louvain
United States
Telegraphic Brevities News Briefs
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks leaves Indianapolis for Mackinac to rest for a fortnight. Del and Hudson strike amicable settlement. Syracuse Rapid Transit and Utica and Mohawk Trolley lines sold to the Vanderbilts to feed New York Central. Foreign missions drive raises $42,000 at Rocky Springs Park. Elwood O. Ellis returns to Richmond, feared mental strain. George Greville recovers, eyeing return to Mexico City in August Sousa Vinel health delays Italian posting.
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Charles W. Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Mackinac
Delaware and Hudson Company
Syracuse Rapid Transit
Utica and Mohawk
Vanderbilts
New York Central
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
District of Columbia
Rocky Springs Park
Elwood O. Ellis
Middle West
Richmond
Nashville
Tenn
George Greville
Mexico
Count Vinel
Italy
Domestic animals riddle and social chatter at a school
A Germantown teacher quizzes children on the animal kingdom noting a missing domestic animal with muddy tendencies. Interludes include William Gotshall dining with the Author's Club, a failed franchise grant, and a quip about age of discretion from Senator Quay and a friend in a playful social column.
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Germantown
Tommy
Quay
Lfe
Tom
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Justice Peterson
Breed Wisconsin July 18 Special Charles Y Peterson justice of the peace for Oconto County delivers a national interest judgment praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as the best kidney medicine. He credits relief from back pain after one box and warns untreated kidney pain may lead to Bright's Disease or other illnesses. Also noted is a sewing class for married men, a claim about Defiance Starch, and Erie Railroad summer tour information.
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Dodd
Bright
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