Headlines and rumors from a bustling dawn of news
A mosaic of brief curiosities and quips from the era touching on palace gossip, six Chicago women earning ten thousand yearly, Peary seeking the pole, a Lyonaise police name, civic counsel to Syracuse, an automobile case before the Supreme Court, Lord Curzon’s salary, Armenian fears, septuagenarian senators, appendicitis warning, high society, airship stock hopes, Alpha Omega confusion, anti Christian riots in China, and doubts about foreigners’ Christianity.
Arrest in St Louis Linked to Cigars Offer
A man in St Louis was arrested after allegedly offering a twenty dollar note each time he purchased a cigar. The incident raises cautions for buyers and vendors alike.
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St. Louis
Post Office at Bokesereck Discontinued After Resignation
The post office at Bokesereck is closed following the resignation of the post master and the lack of a replacement. The town of Bokeserecek lies in Ohlo.
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Bokesereck
Bokeserecek
Ohlo
Old Fashioned Farm Dinner Appetite Decline
The Chicago Tribune laments the fading old fashioned farm dinner while noting the broader disappearance of the farm appetite and rural eating traditions.
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Chicago Tribune
Jersey cows lunching on dynamite and a Passaic cat mail trip
A playful snippet notes Jersey cows eating dynamite and a Passaic cat being mailed as a humorous local image reflecting summer day tedium.
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Jersey
Fashion Editor Warns Collarless Gown Styles Could Fall Out
The fashion editor cautions that collarless gown trends risk being overused in hot weather. Both sides agree a too low neckline would be unwise during peak heat.
Macdonald Defeats Thibetans at Naini Monastery
After a severe clash General MacDonald defeats Thibetans at the Naini monastery and advances into Gyang Tse as civilization seems inevitable in the region.
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MacDonald
Naini Monastery
Gyang Tse
Brown University President Delivers Sailingly Odd Sermon
The Brown University president speaks during a baccalaureate sermon, saying the American people are bound nowhere under full sail. He quips about vacation season, noting the period as a time of ease and reflection.
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Brown University
Kansas Savings Boost Aims to Ease Mortgage Strain
The people of Kansas hold $193 in savings deposits as they work to reduce mortgage burdens without external aid, signaling a move toward stronger local financial footing and self reliance.
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Kansas
Alake of Abeokuta Pursues Strenuous Policy
The Alake of Abeokuta, ruler of the Yerrike kingdom in Benin’s sunbaked region, appears to be pressing a strenuous agenda with little warmth or concession in stance.
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Abeokuta
Yerrike
Benin
Thibetans confront English troops in a daylong clash
Seven thousand Thibetans fought a daylong battle against about two hundred English troops and killed one man. The report notes that traversing Thibet appeared safer than entering New Jersey's mosquito district.
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Thibet
New Jersey Mosquito District
Man in St Louis marries after diet cure
A St Louis man who cured his dyspepsia by fruit nuts and whole wheat bread plans to marry. He notes saving money now amounts to 15 cents a day, sparking a quip about economy leading to new extravagance.
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St. Louis
Third Sleeve Trend Highlighted by Fashion Editor
Fashion editor notes a sequence of new styles and observes that the third and final sleeve is a simple drooping puff. The remark questions who requires a third sleeve even if it is plain and puffed.
Columbus Youth Forgets Names In Marriage License Event
A young Columbus man forgot his own name and the bride’s when applying for a marriage license, a blunder viewed here as a humorous but revealing moment about romantic plans and party decorum.
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Columbus
Teamsters Back Peace Effort as Butchers Push Strike
Chicago scene centers on a split within the meat packing labor force as butchers vote to strike. Teamsters opt to pursue arbitration and will remain on duty until the joint council authorizes any walkout. Ambiguous talks continue as both sides prepare for Monday actions and possible concessions.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Joint Council of the Teamsters
Stock Yards Teamsters
Joint Council
Packers
Counel
Stockards Teamsters
Packing House
Battle Opens as Liao Yang and Ta Teche Kiao Clash
Reports say Monday morning saw fighting to the east between Lieutenant General Count Keller and General Kuroki, with a simultaneous engagement near Ta Teche Kiao. The Feng Wang Cheng road see saw heavy military activity and a hospital transfer to Mukden. Red Cross trains rushed to Ta Teche Kiao as Japanese troops show dysentery.
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Liao Yang
Count Keller
Kuroki
Ta Teche Kiao
Associated Press
Feng Wang Cheng
Ta Tehe Kiao
Mukden
Red Cross
Ta Tece Kiao
Movement westward to Rosebud reserve overwhelms transport
The Rosebud Indian reservation opening in South Dakota drew massive migration. Chicago and Northwestern carried about 60,000 passengers to Bonesteel Fairfax and Yankton, as short overland routes eliminated long journeys, fueling unprecedented turnout.
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Chicago
Rosebud
South Dakota
Chicago & Northwestern
Bonesteel
Fairfax
Yankton
Japanese Cruiser Fleet Signals Southern Push Near Kow
A fleet of eight Japanese cruisers and transports with troops neared Kow amid Russian troop movements south of Ta Tehe Kino. Skirmishes on the Russian left flank persist with Japanese forces sustaining heavy losses. four Russian guns have been destroyed as General Kuropatkin inspects reinforcements arriving from Russia.
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Yin Kow
Liao Yang
Kow
Ta Tehe Kino
Kuropatkin
Russia
German protest over seizure of mails from Prinz Heinrich
Berlin protests the seizure of mail from the North German Lloyd steamer Prinz Heinrich by the Russian steamer Smolensk. Germany questions Smolensk’s status, asks for disavowal and return of captured mail sacks, and awaits Russia’s reply amid calls for a rapid apology.
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Berlin
Prinz Heinrich
Aden
Hamburg
Southampton
Yokohama
Smolensk
Foreign Office
Dardanelles
Russia
Russ
St. Petersburg
Great Britain
Wei Hat Wei
Germany
Yang Tse
Red Sea
Russia Stands Firm on Warship Passage and Neutrality
Russia maintains rights of volunteer fleet vessels to pass through the Dardanelles and later convert into cruisers, while Britain and allies weigh neutrality implications. Motien Pass reports show Kuropatkin’s forces depleted but reinforced, with Kuroki likely planning a direct push toward Liao Yang.
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ST. Petersburg
Smolensk
St Petersburg
Port Arthur
Red Sea
Virenius
Baltic
Dardanelles
Great Britain
Black Sea
Japan
Alexandria
France
Germany
Constantinople
War Office
Motien Pass
Kuropatkin
Kuroki
Liao Yang
Skirmishes Reported Near Kai Shan and Passes
A dispatch dated July 238 from Lt Gen Sakhnoff reports skirmishes near Kai Shan on July 22. Reconnaissances by Lt Gen Count Keller show weak Japanese detachments at the Slao Kao and Wafankau passes. No change on the Mukden road, but strong Japanese columns advance along the Fat Tse.
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Kai Chau
ST. Petersburg
Sakhnoff
General Staff
Kai Shan
Count Keller
Slao Kao
Wafankau
Mukden
Fat Tse
Joint conference held as strike continues in Chicago hog yards
The Chicago stock yards strike resumes with strikers accusing discrimination in rehiring. A joint conference between representatives of both sides was held to press for arbitration and settle the reinstatement controversy as the walkout extends to other packing plants.
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Chicago
Stock Yards
Democratic campaign begins in Chicago at Hoffman House
Esopus N Y notes a New York Democrat conference at the Hoffman house stirs interest from villages. Judge Parker shows rare public engagement as rumors fly of a midwest push with a Chicago speech after notification ceremonies and Mayor Carter H. Marris noted.
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Harrison
Chicago
Esopus
N. Y
New York
Hoffman House
Parker
Middle West
Carter H. Marrl
William J. Bryan
Ships Near Yokohama As Russian Fleet Moves South
A fisherman reports the Vladivostok squadron off Myako heading southeast at 10 knots and likely to reach Yokohama late today. Fog blankets Japan’s eastern coast as shipping shuts down awaiting the fleet’s location. Novo Krai newspaper copies from Port Arthur include the July 11 issue.
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Tokio
Vladivostok
Myako
Yokohama
Japan
Chee Foo
Novo Krai
Port Arthur
Peace talks fail as packers and butchers fail to reach accord
Reported peace negotiations between the packers and the butchers union break down after a five hour conference. A joint committee failed to reach a working basis and another meeting is planned for Saturday at 8 o clock. President Donnelly cites discriminatory rehiring as the dispute cause.
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Trversy
Tsking
Butchers’ Union
Donnelly
Uivn
Indemnity Bond Required for Aragonia Flour Voyage
Portland notices from New York say the steamship Aragonia owned by Hamburg American will carry flour to Japan only after Portland & Asiatic Steamship files an indemnity bond to protect owners if the ship is seized by Russians. The bond amount is not public but believed to be 275000 dollars.
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Portland
Ore
Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company
New York
Aragonia
Hamburg-American Company
Japan
Portland & Asiatic Company
High Honor For An American In Paris
Paris reports a forthcoming decoration list with President Loubet to award the grand cross of the Legion of Honor to Secretary Hay. The honor, highest of its kind, signals strong U S France ties and praise for five years of Hay's foreign policy work and Morocco policy under Franco-British accord.
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Paris
Loubet
Hay
Delcasse
Morocco
Mrs Maybrick Free After Dauhter Years In Prison
Mrs Florence Maybrick left Aylesbury prison for the last time at 11 43 a m on Wednesday and is en route to France. Her long imprisonment ended beyond the doors of the jail, amid the quiet blessings of the Sisterhood of the Epiphany in Truro Cornwall as she steps toward a new future.
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Truro
Cornwall
Eng
Florence Maybrick
France
Jews in Manchuria Army Fight Said to Involve 15000
In an Associated Press interview from St. Petersburg Rabbi Drab kin states about 15,000 Jews are serving in the Russian army in Manchuria. He notes Jewish military burials differ, with fallen soldiers to be buried in their blood according to Talmudic law, not in shrouds.
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Helnina
ST. Petersburg
Drabkin
Associated Press
Manchuria
Japanese fleet engaged at Port Arthur and Mukden rumors
The report details Japanese torpedo boats fighting Russian forces at Port Arthur on July 10 and 11 with multiple torpedo attacks and shore batteries. It notes ships firing from Kinsan heights, Russian responses, and the ongoing, unconfirmed rumor of a Japanese breakthrough toward Mukden near the left flank of Russian generals Keller and Rennenkampff.
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Nillak
Diana
Port Arthur
Novik
Kinsan Heights
Ludsigdao
Ta Tohe Kiao
Count Keller
Rennenkampff
Mukden
Sambia Not Captured Off Red Sea Passage
The Hamburg America line steamer Sambia passed Perim at the southern entrance of the Red sea, disproving reports it had been captured by a vessel of the Russian volunteer fleet.
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Sambia
Hamburg
Hamburg-American Line
Perim
Red Sea
Doings of the Maccabees Report on Rate Protest
Detroit Mich special committee reports on resolutions from 224 tents objecting to rate readjustment and seeking broader representation in the supreme tent The panel recommends weighing protests with respectful wording and urges trustees to punish tents that used disrespectful language.
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Detroit
Mich
Maccabees
Supreme Tent
Board of Trustees
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Alpha Omega Fraternity
China
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Bryan and
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Mrs. Maybrick
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