Unrest and Mutiny Hit European Military Forces
Reports from St Petersburg Warsaw Helsingfors and Samaya Rosla describe unrest in the Russian army navy and rail services. Mutinies occur on a cruiser and near Warsaw troops seize control as strikes ripple through the Putilov and Westinghouse works with thousands marching. An official assassination follows a bomb attack killing the Samaya Rosla governor.
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St Petersburg
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Helsingfors
Bogatyr
Warsaw
Putiloff
Putilom
Westinghouse
Samaya
On the Verge of the Une St Petersburg Strike News
St Petersburg reports a Beners strike halting the electric lighting plant and 2,000 factory workers. railroads show limited action as tensions rise over Stolypin’s cabinet fate with possibility of Grand Duke Nicholas taking command. Other items note Big Four track work, a fatal tram accident in Muncie, and Des Moines lithographers’ strike over shop requirements.
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St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Beners
Dowager Express
Sestroretzk
Stolypin
Hussia
Nicholas
Riutesia
Prosperity Everywhere in Dun Co Report of Trade
G Dun & Co weekly review notes seasonable demand across wholesale and autumn orders, with July crop progress favorable. Prosperity broadly intact, but iron furnaces and steel mills face overbooked orders. trade failures in the U S decline from prior weeks while Canadian futures rise slightly.
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Dun # Co
New York
Dun &Go
Northwest
Brent
Tebor
United States
Canada
Saints in Plymouth Colony Theme Nods to Moral Decay
John D. Long, ex-secretary of the navy, spoke at Plymouth tercentenary praising early saints but warned that even in small New England villages vice and faction harmed trust. He cited the First Church of Plymouth as a cautionary model of corruption, drunkenness, slander, and licentiousness in undeclared modern terms.
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Plymouth
Bags
John Dp. Long
Navy
Plymouth Colony
New England
Pymouth
Harvest 16 Plent y Minnesota labor crisis and high wages
Minnesota faces a historic farm labor shortage with fifteen thousand workers needed across Minnesota Iowa and the Dakotas while only about one thousand are available. Wages range from 1.75 to 3.89 per day plus board as farmers offer railcar-inclusive transport and special rates to attract workers. Frank B McConnell, missing for weeks in Muncie, may claim a $5000 back pension for lieutenant McConnell. Kansas City labor leaders seek Gov Cummins as Labor Day speaker. Panama commission reacts to trust price hikes. The Broncho sets records at Cleveland Raceway with mares breaking mile marks at 2:03 and 2:30.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
The Daffodil Symbol in Chivalry and Crown Jewel lore
The daffodil, once a French fashion symbol of chivalry, appears in notes about gentlemen wearing daffodil clusters in hats with plumes. The Diadem of Shah Jehan is described by Tavernier with twelve points, large diamonds, a central giant pearl, and rubies and gems around the edge. The mosquito controversy centers on wing-vibration and body friction.
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France
Shah Jehan
Tavernier
New York Labor Law Declared Unconstitutional
Justice Olmsted ruled that New York’s ten hour ten hour per day and sixty hour per week limit on women and child labor in factories is an unwarranted invasion of constitutional rights. He said labor and contracting are inherent rights and cannot be curtailed for public welfare as a mere legislative dictate. The decision questions the state’s rationale that restrictions protect future citizens and general welfare.
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New York
Olmsted
Court of Special Sessions
Olimrted Sata
State of
Mayer
Priest Denounces Rich Society In U S On Return From Ireland
Rev Joseph Toner pastor of St Lawrence's Pittsburg warns of moral decline in America and fashionable society likening it to ancient Rome and Greece after a trip to Ireland to cast his yota for T M Kettle. In London Charles Hodson longtime chief clerk at the U S embassy dies leaving Lowell's books and letters to friends.
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New York
Ireland
T. M. Kettle
Joseph Toner
St Lawrence’s
Roman Catholix Church
Pittsburg
Majestic
United States
Father Toner
Rome
Greece
One Pines
London
Charles Hodson
Hodeon
James Russell Lowell
Lowell
Various World and National Items in Briefs
News briefs note William B Witcher hanged in Lexington Virginia for murder of Henry A Smith last August. Admiral Train dies at Chefoo China. Harvard crew to row Cambridge University on Thames Sept 3 arrives at Queenstown. British Lords pass education bill on second reading without division. Baltimore lithographers strike for eight hour day with nine hours pay. Fire destroys Henry Russell flour house in Albany New York, loss about 300000. King Edward and Emperor William visit Friedrichskron castle near Hamburg Aug 15. William H Belcher, Paterson New Jersey embezzler, sentenced to twelve years. Reading railroad revises passenger toll system at 424 cents per mile. International League of Woman Suffragists conference to meet at Copenhagen Aug 7 to 11. Two men adrift in Gulf of Mexico found on scows without food or water.
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Lexington
Ry A. Smith
Admiral Train
Che
China
Harvard Electron Red
Cambridge University
Thames
Queenstown
House of Lords
Baltimore
Henry Russell
Albany
N.Y
Edward
Emperor William Will Weet
Friedrichskron Castle
Hamburg
Germany
Willam H. Belcher
Paterson
N. J
Reading Railroad
International League of Woman
Copenhagen
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Judge Babcock Exonerates Kinkade in Ice Case
Toledo Ohio August details show Judge Babcock overturning claims that Judge Kinkade promised leniency. He rules the trust’s contentions ridiculous and notes the case should not have been filed. Circuit court vacates proceeding though technically pending. workhouse threat dismissed. Sentences stayed as upper court delays until mid September.
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Toledo
O. Aug
Tudge Babcock
Common Pleas Court
Hia
Ice
Kinkade
Fee Trust
Trust
Riddentona
Circuit Court
Workhouse
Babcock
Be Is On A Long Tramp
Marion Indiana August 4 John Ivan a former Marion citizen aged 51 walked from Toledo to visit relatives and old friends carrying two grips and funds for food He plans to continue to Kansas City and walk the distance except when a farmer offers a free ride He once was a Marion merchant and prosperous before moving to Toledo His wife died recently and he says he is lonely and will not ride trains preferring public roads paths.
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Marion
Ind
John Ivan
Toledo
Kansas City
Ryan
Lindsay held on mail fraud charge in Illinois region
Lester Lindsay of Rockville was bound to the federal grand jury on a mail fraud charge after writing a letter to P P Combs of Olney claiming a friend was in trouble in St Louis and needed 95 dollars. Combs sent the money and learned of the deceit days later. A postal inspector arrested Lindsay in Terre Haute. he is also sought in Kansas for a similar offense. Novelty in Injunction Cases notes Polk County Iowa rulings. A Des Moines minister, Rev. William Nine, is enjoined from contacting his young wife though she remains his frequent visitor, raising questions about the injunctions enforcement and his own nervous illness from divorce attempts. Culver of Culver Michigan says he will not accept his Detroit nomination for lieutenant governor, saying he was chosen without consent and is out of politics.
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Paris
Lester Lindsay
Rockville
United States
Lindsay
P. P. Combs
Olney
St Louis
Charles Bagley
Combs
Tindsay
Des Moines
Nine
Polk County
Fle Hag
Hig
Culver
Marquette
Mich
Rosh Culver
Detroit
World Fair Fire at Milan Exposition Damages 2 Million to 3 Million
Fire at the Milan International Exposition caused by a suspected electric short circuit damaged decorative arts exhibits from Italy and Hungary and threatened several sections. Priceless paintings were saved by firemen and guards, while the Palace of Decorative Arts and the architectural pavilion suffered major losses. Authorities investigate possible incendiary act by recently dismissed night watchmen.
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Milan
Italy
Fn. Progrewa
Saim
Hungary
Gallery of Fine Arts
Cathedral of
Volta
Napoleon I
Strane Tured
Baison Company
Treasury 18 short deficit report Akron treasury examiners say funds lent unsecured
Examiners Paul Son and Raley filed their report with Probate Judge Pardee showing a deficit of 272, 44 in Summit County treasury. The deficit dropped from 802,154 since loans were repaid. many loans are unsecured, and securities consist largely of renewals by former treasurers. Treasurer Smith says vault is unsafe and his 900,000 bond cost and low salary forced him to loan money to stay ahead.
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Akron
Paul Son
Raley
Summit County
Pardee
Fred Wp. Smith
Smith
Court House
Imoney
Neighborly vigil ends house intrusion in Aug
In Michigan Aug 4 Miss Jones saw three suspicious men near a unguarded house. She alerted the sheriff after instructing her brother to call. One man entered the cellar, others fled. The burglar was captured and the others rounded up soon after. McKinley syndicate secures Danville and Eastern Illinois Railroad license. Also: Wellman fatally stabbed roommate Morgan during a Bay City dispute after entering room and fleeing with bloodied knife.
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Howell
Mich
Mise Liv Jones
Berone
Mise Jones
Miss Jones
Bay City
Sic
Brea
Wellman
Fred
Morgan
London Tailor to Reform US Army Uniforms Amid War Effort
A London tailor named Winter plans to come to the United States at a salary of 1200 dollars a week to advise on American army uniforms. He aims to design smarter, functional attire for both Army and Navy, avoiding German style and copying English and American practises. Sergeant Big BI Charla relays the news at Governors Island, joking about corsets, breeches, and the look of future uniforms.
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Thice
London Potter
War Department
G. ¥. Whiter
London
Washington Dispatch
New York
Winter
Big Bi” Chara
Infantry
Bankie
Governors Island
Tommy
North Carling
Texas
Illinois Central Train Schedule Fragments
Outlines mixed timetable data for Illinois Central trains between Chicago and Dubuque Waterloo and Fort Dodge. Mentions northbound and arrival times, passenger services, express and freight listings, and daily operations with some incomplete station pairs and notes about suspensions.
RAILWAY SCHEDULE NOTES FOR CEDAR RAPIDS DIVISION
The Hight Road line to Chicago Omaha St Louis Denver Memphis Colorado Fort Worth and beyond is admitted. No 20 Orleans and St Louis train tops a daily passenger run. No 1 St Louis Maine Brees stops at Montana seat daily. No 19 Twin City Limited departs with important stops. No 7 Twin City Grey is listed. No 30 Frost Eatsy carries passengers between stations. No 71 Way Freight operates as a mixed freight service.
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Cedar Rapids
Aart
Chicago
Omaha
Souis
Denver
Memphis
Colorado
Fort Worth
Gi Joseph
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Ohiengo Ad Bt
Louis
St Louis
Susie
Twin City
Duping Farmers In Lancaster County Confidence Scheme
A Lancaster PA correspondent reports a clever fraud where a well dressed man distracts farmers with a lost diamond pin ruse promising a hefty reward. Victims pay $20 to $35 for a pretend return, only to learn the pin is worthless, with a later tale of a tramp returning a fake arrangement. Also noted are brief, unrelated anecdotes about a Roth English robin and Mohammed’s frugal daily diet.
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Lancaster County
Saya
Lancaster
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Eays
Pla
Waterloo Cedar Falls and North Western Railway Notice
Waterloo Cedar Falls and North Western Railway details connect No 42 at Waverly for west to Omaha via C G W RY No 46 at Denver Junction with O GW No 44 via Waverly for west to Omaha C H EIGHMEY advertises goods and asks readers to ring.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
North
Erm Railway
Waverly
Omaha
Denver
O. GW
G. W
Cedrie Falls
Glasgow
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Frank B. McConnell
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Mim-It
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Treasury
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Boson and Kiontang, Company
Akalgamatea Copper Company
Wheeler
Hilla
Marie Schabare
Nicola Terra
Worth Street
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Terra
Ferdinand Schumacher
Schumacher
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Wee
McKinley Syndicate
Springfield
Secretary of State
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Eastern Tminois Railroad Company
Vermilion County
Campaign
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Tommy Atkins
Illinois Central
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Chi Lim
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Dubuque
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St K. Q. Limited
Westside
K. Q. Mail
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Paul Express
3Daui Ewert Aide
Twin City West Aide
Ham
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Enet Ade
England
Mohammed
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Daly Batley
Ly Sumner
Alt Wes
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