Political rupture looms as France suspends talks with Turkey
France cuts off high level negotiations with Constantinople after M Constans leaves due to broken promises over a 12 million franc indemnity. Sultan's pledge deemed unmet as ambassador Muniz Bey is ordered not to return and diplomacy shifts to a charge d affaires.
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Porte
Edulfhamid
M. Constans
Onstans
Paris
M.delcasse
M. Stans
Constantinople
Constans
France
Turkey
Guay
Muniz Bey
Charge D'Affaires
Monalay
Bin
Jett Therapia
Stambod
Shears
Orient Express
Therapia
Smuggle Ring Exposed at Nogales Border Corruption Trial
Federal agents arrested William M. Eloes collector of customs Nogales B F Josser immigrant inspector Frank How and another Nogales Clifton Mexico resident amid a smuggling scheme to move Chinese across the border. Evidence shows officials at Nogales allegedly involved with bribes of 50 to 200 dollars. Secret service operatives witnessed cash exchanges and investigations to secure proof.
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United States
Arizona
William M. Eloes
Nogales
B. F. Josser
Frank How
Clifton
Mexico
The
Treasury
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Cardoun
Flagler Weds Miss Kenan in North Carolina Country Home
Henry M. Flagler the Standard Oil magnate marries Miss Mary Lily Kenan at the Kenan family home in Enanaville North Carolina. The small ceremony was attended by close friends and relatives with Rev Dr Peyton H Hoge officiating. Flagler presented his bride with a $1,000,000 check and $3,000,000 in government bonds.
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Henry M. Flagler
Standard Oil
Mary Lily Ke Man
Florida
Kenan
Flist Presbyterian Church
Wilmington
N. C
Flagler
Texas Farmers Starving Amid Crop Ruin and Food Shortage
Farmers in Texas face widespread crop failure and food scarcity as drought ravages fields. Relief groups warn that families struggle to find meals while families and communities seek aid and government assistance.
Murderer Ward linked to Bender family crimes in Kansas tale
The article recounts Ward of Pluma South Dakota as a lone killer connected to the Bender family deeds in Kansas. It claims Ward killed Kirk Shephard and Frank Neuenfeldt, hid bodies, and accumulated rubbish in a maze like cabin. It warns of more unearthing of past disappearances and possibly additional killings.
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Ward
Pinuma
S. D
Bender
Kansas
W. H. Ward
Pluma
Eers Tower
Deadwood
Kirk Shephard
Frank Neuenfeldt
Ltiv
Mnn
Potpourri of headlines and figures in early 1900s text
The piece blends social commentary on prices and politics with a Knights Templar parade at Churchill Downs. It lists officers, marchers, and drill contestants from Illinois Pennsylvania Indiana and more, and reports grand treasury receipts and membership gains across many states.
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Schwab
Schiry
Russell Sage
Repubblica
Europe
Zolz
Indiana
France
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiavna
Barker
Louisville
Beckham
W. G. P. Breckinridge
Knights Templar
Churchill Downs
Columbia Commandery
Washington
D. C
Colorado
Denver
Colo. Hanselman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Allegheny
Pittsburg
St Bernard
Chicago
Calvalry
Parkersburg
Lancels
H. Wales
William H. Mayo
Californa
Connecticut
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New York
Texas
Wisconsin
Paraders Rally Through City Streets to Central Park
Spectators crowded sidewalks as marchers wound through Mark it Street Sixth Street Jefferson Street Fourth Street Chestnut Lloyd Broadway to Central Park where the parade dispersed. Officials watched from a review stand at Thirty ninth and Hit Streets amid crowd clamor and distant echoes of a peace treaty with Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Jefferson Street
Fourth Street
United States
Spain
Lodge
Henry Pilkington Shot by Brother in Parsons Kansas
A four year old named Henry Pilkington was accidentally shot by his brother in Parsons Kansas. New York police are attempting to move serene women from a tenement.
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Henry Pilkington
Parsons, Kan
New York
Humorous anecdotes and royal quips from distant shores
A string of antiquated vignettes covers British naval lore, Lipton’s Shamrock, King Edward VII, Drake, Krueger and war, plus a North Carolina minister and a tale of Colonel Osio. It blends comic misreadings with portraits of rulers, officials, and royal guardianship across eras.
Securing a Lower Berth Tricks of Travelers
A veteran Chicago passenger man recalls pre reform schemes to grab lower berths by delaying decisions and using confidential sleeper diagrams. Customers would learn a berth was held for someone else, then have it released to a messenger who confirms the decline. The practice led to shifting berths and embarrassment, prompting a policy to keep diagrams confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muse
Chicago
John Smith
Oriental Compliments and Mutual Contempt in East West History
A historical sketch notes the long pattern of mutual contempt among nations. It cites Greeks Romans Egyptians and Turks and describes a Dutch ambassador’s exchange with the Ottoman ruler as an example of unequal etiquette. The tale ends with the treaty being signed after such exchanges.
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Porte
Sutta
Pearl Pursuit and the Allure of Hidden Value
In Lippincott's Magazine a reflection on the glamour and peril of seeking pearls. The text contemplates how questing for beauty and virtue has fascinated poets and philosophers across ages, elevating pearl symbolism as emblematic of purity and worth.
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Pearl
Favor
Lippincott’s
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Chier
John H. Leathers
Junge
Warren Evans
Karrman
Com
Glauces Ie
Tomas Lipton
Shamrock ST
Edward VII
Edward
Thomas Lipton
Julian Corbett
Transvaal
Paul Krueger
England
London
Krueger
Newcastle
North Carolina
Roanoke News
Salvashun
Osio
Italy
Naples
Qosio
Yolanda
Bstal AE
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