King Humbert Life Insurance Flagship In World
Sumner Gazette notes King Humbert carried seven million dollars in life insurance, highlighting him as the world’s most insured monarch. It cites London police at twelve thousand five hundred sixty four officers, or nineteen per square mile, and mentions a California to Paris lemon and orange shipment reaching Paris in perfect condition amid talk of a big trade. A Wichita man from Cape Nome quips about life there, describing the rolling sea and ice mountains with the price of grub looming above.
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Humbert
California
Paris
Cape Nome
Young Yale graduate officer Clarke commands vast fortune
Lieut. Robert S. Clarke of the Ninth regiment now in China is described as probably the richest officer in the American army. He is the grandson and principal heir of the late Alfred Corning Clarke, in his early twenties and a Yale graduate, commanding a fortune of millions.
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Robert S . Clarke
Ninth Regiment
China
United States Army
Mr. Clarke
Alfred Corning Clarke
Yale
Laugh Cure and Global Library Exchange Plans
A Western narrator recounts revived faith in laughter as healing and notes Chief Librarian Putnam of the Congressional Library arranging with Austria to exchange official publications. The Cape Nome Gold Digger reports high Klondike prices, rising gold yields, and new Alaskan fields while Prussia’s coronation plans unfold. Also noted is a chicken feather-removal device, a Jewish-Chinese community in Karefengnu, Manila school gender disparities, and proposed compulsory attendance before the next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Congressional Library
Washington
Vienna
Austria
Washington Library
United States
Klondike
Cape Nome
Alaska
Manila
The Oregon Navy Battleship Survives Collision Report
The Oregon, thought ruined after a collision with a rock, is only lightly damaged and requires repairs. The nation welcomes the news, noting the ship's 20,000 mile voyage and fierce battle, hoping it resumes active service. The text also discusses China’s population density with figures for Hupeh, Shantiving, and comparisons to Indiana, Ohio, and New England.
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Oregon
China
Hupeh
Indiana
Ohio
New England
Shantiving
United States
California Orange Industry Sees 44 Million Invested
The capital invested in orange growing in California is estimated at 44 million dollars. Most production comes from seven southern counties including Los Angeles Riverside Santa Barbara Ventura and San Diego. Non fruit bearing trees total about 1,227,300 while those bearing fruit number 2,072,400. When all yield, the harvest is estimated at 10 million dollars annually.
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California
Los Angeles
Riverside
Santa Bernardino
Orange
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Doings of a Week A Review of Global Events
A seven day roundup notes government finances with July receipts at 49,955,160 and expenditures at 53,979,053 creating a deficit of 4,024,493. The treasury reports 31,170,764 in gold on July 1, a record high. June internal revenue totals reach 28,104,152, up 1,916,721 from 1899. Washington will mark the district’s centennial government seat in December.
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District of Columbia
Washington
Major U S Clearing House Totals Fall Week Ended 3d
United States exchanges at leading clearing houses show weekly total of 1,328,403,563 for the seven days ending the 3d, down from 1,337,153,240 the prior week and 16.8 percent below the 1899 seven day period. Immigrants to New York reached 341,711 in the last fiscal year, the highest since 1893. A mail pouch robbery of 28,000 occurred on transit from the general post office to a New York substation. John W. Trowbridge, noted newspaper illustrator, died at his Englewood home. Arthur Sinclair and wife in Philadelphia were killed in a duel caused by domestic trouble.
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United States
New York
John W. Trowbridge
Englewood
N. J
Philadelphia
Arthur Sinclair
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Scranton
Numerous 1900s events span crime to politics across the nation
Smokers barred from Swift Co packing house in Chicago. Ti n o is storm causes over 1 million in crop damage. Klondike gold receipts reach 9.5 million on the coast, up from last year. Indiana Democrats nominate Owens. Prohibitionists nominate Johnson. Aycock wins North Carolina governorship. constitution amendment to disenfranchise Black citizens passes. Louisville population up to 204,731. Norris family dies from mushrooms mistaken for food near Harvey. Iowa populists plan Des Moines convention August 28. Andrew Nelson kills his wife then himself in Moline. John McCurdy, Chicago businessman and Mason, dies at 66. President returns to Canton. James Byrd hanged in Greenville for murder of his mistress. Amos B. Smith hanged in Baltimore for killing his mistress. Milwaukee gains population to 285,315. Selby wins Illinois 16th district on ballot after 2,452 votes. Fire destroys Hebe Smith’s barn. several livestock perish. A global rulers’ kill plan uncovered. Tesla claims electric cure for consumption. Debs accepts Social Democratic nomination. NC canvass flares into riot. military called. Luke Pryor dies in Athens. Ashland lumber yards burn. nearly 1 million dollars in loss. Dozen Chicago marriages set Sunday record in St Joseph. Doe Run feud yields five dead. Jacob D. Cox, ex-governor and ex-Interior secretary, dies. Beloit professor Joseph Emerson dies at 79. Circus followers terrorize Cass Lake. troops deployed. Anarchists blocked in Chicago. five arrested. Bandits derail Union Pacific train near Hugo. Tornado devastates Hatton region.
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Swift & Co
Chicago
Tinois
Klondike
Pacific Coast
Indiana
Alfred D. Owens
Congress
Nathan Johnson
North Carolina
Charles B. Aycock
Louisville
Harvey, Ill
J. A. Norris
Iowa
Des Moines
Moline
Andrew Nelson
John McCurdy
Canton
Washington
Greenville
Miss
James Byrd
Hebe Smith
Waukesha
Wis
New York
Paterson
N. J
Nikola Tesla
Social Democratic Party
Eugene V. Debs
Luke Pryor
United States
Athens
Ala
Barker & Stewart
Keystone
Ashland
St. Joseph
Mich
Doe Run
Dooley
Harris
Jacob D. Cox
Magnolia
Ohio
Gen. Grant
Joseph Emerson
Beloit College
Beloit
Cass Lake
Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Lucy Parsons
Hugo
Col
Union Pacific
W. J. Fay
Anaheim
Cal
Hatton
N. D
Madison Va. man hanged for wife and father in law murder
A Madison Virginia man named Grant Reed, identified as colored, was hanged for killing his wife and her father. Other items note elders blocked from a train in Mansfield Ohio by a mob, and various foreign intelligence updates including actions by China and European leaders.
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Madison
Grant Reed
Mansfield
Alli es push Chinese back in Peitsang and other midweek notes
LATER NEWS reports allied forces totaling 16 000 clashing with Chinese at Peitsang driving a retreat with heavier Chinese losses while 1 200 allies, mainly Russians and Japanese, fall. Li Hung Chang says foreign ministers fled Peking for Tientsin under escort as rebels intercept them. US seeks direct contact with China’s Ministry. Other items note Rome’s rumored king’s assassination attempt, Cuba marriages, Seattle cyclist Backenstoss’s NY to Seattle ride in 1 day, Buffalo population data, deaths of William Clark and Capt. Frederick Jerome, refugees in San Francisco, Andrew White foresees Germany and Russia uniting vs China, Mrs. Carrie H Walker dies, Chicago heat deaths, Kitchener tightens ring around De Wet and Steyn, protection plea for Count Rozadowski, Alabama elects Samford governor, US meat bid for Orient armies, Aurich Ark wreck kills five, grain stocks totals.
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Peitsang
Li Hung Chang
Peking
Tientsin
China
United States
Rome
Italy
Wood
Cuba
N. FE
Backenstoss
Seattle
New York
Buffalo
N. Y
William Clark
Westerly
U. S
Frederick Jerome
Chicago
Gens
de Wet and
Steyn
Lord Kitchener
Count Rozadowski
William J. Samford
Alabama
Orient
Aurich
Ark
Minor News Items Summary From Around the World
Denver reports heaviest tourist travel in years. Cuba touts biggest tobacco crop ever grown. McKinley and Portugal’s king exchange cable congratulatory messages. H N Ross, first gold washer at Black Hills, is now Custer City marshal. Railway Age shows 28 companies run 147000 miles of rail in US and Canada. Over 5000 Roumanian Jews head to Canada en route to the United States. Atkinson’s Labor Day proclamation includes Bible quotatio...
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Denver
Cuba
McKinley
Portugal
H.N. Ross
Black Hills
Custer City
8. D
Railway Age
United States
Canada
Labor Day
Atkinson
West Virginia
Lead City
Samuel Swartwood
Wilkesbarre
Chauncey M. Depew
London
Lewis Wilkins
St. Paul
Treasury
Philippine Islands
Division of Customs and Insular Affairs
War Department
Minneapolis
Peking Opens Door to Ministers Amid Edict Reform
Paris dispatch cites imperial decree dated August 2 allowing foreign ministers in Peking to communicate freely with their governments and depart for Tientsin under escort. Wu of the Chinese legation questions authenticity while reports from Conger and Goodnow indicate ministers are safe and awaiting escort or shelter as allied forces approach.
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Paris
Cheng
Shanghai
Peking
Tientsin
Cape May
N. J
Temps
Li Hung Chang
Washington
Conger
State Department
Goodnow
Ragsdale
United States
Squiers
United States Legation
Fowler
Chefoo
McKinley
Canton
Adee
Sheng
Suh
Jung Lu
Stl
de Sefe
Tusin
Taota
Yuan Shih-Kai
Shantung
Tsung-Lyamen
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Foreign Office
YU Lien Yuen
London reports doubt ministers left Peking for Tientsin
A Shanghai special dated August 6 claims Li Mung Chang informed officials that ministers left Peking for Tientsin August 3 with Gen Yung Lu, while consuls doubt the statement. Reports up to August 1 confirm ministers safe. Allied relief advance begins, with conflicting notes on fighting and Chinese tactics. Russia-US negotiations hint at supporting China's integrity.
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London
Shanghai
Li Mung Chang
Peking
Tientsin
Yung Lu
Earl Li
Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh
Lord Salisbury
Tung-Li-Yamen
Yamen
Daily Mail
Remey
Taussig
Peitsang
St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
China
Train Collision Kills Fireman Near Lafayette
Lafayette Ind Aug 7 South bound Monon train No 3 struck a light engine at South Rauc ten miles south of Lafayette. Fireman James Wadlow was instantly killed engineer Louis Raub and his fireman are missing. Henry Whitesel the passenger engineer was likely fatally scalded. Eugene McCool the freight brakeman was badly bruised and may die. Conductor C T Callahan injured. No passengers seriously hurt. Wrecking crew at work clearing the track.
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Lafayette
Ind
Monon
South Rauc
Here
James Wadlow
Louis Raub
Henry Whitesel
Eugene McCool
C.T. Callahan
Brutal murder shocks Brandenburg as nephew confesses
In Brandenburg Kentucky on August 7 Mrs Annie Brunton 35 widow was found slain on Cedar Grove road. Her nephew Jesse Durham 27, arrested after blood on his fingers and later confessing to striking her with a hickory club after a church wedding. Durham said he meant to knock her down not kill. He had recently left an insane asylum and was sent to Louisville amid threats of lynching.
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Brandenburg
Annie Brunton
Cedar Grove Road
Trains Collide In Arkansas. Five Killed In Accident
A disastrous collision on the St. Louis Southwestern line near Aurich Arkansas left five men dead and two seriously injured when fast freight No. 15 failed to yield to south bound No. 3. The passenger train hit the caboose at full speed, wrecking the engine, baggage car and four freight cars. The incident follows other brief notices from the period including a Lords judgment on Times speeches and notable deaths.
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Pine Mhuff
Ark
St. Louis
Allies Victory Over Chinese Forces Near Peitsang
Washington reports indicate heavy allied losses and Chinese casualties after an extended engagement near Peitsang on August 5 6. The scene lies along the Pei Ho river with troops reaching the area by riverine craft amid low wet plains east of Tientsin. Analysts split on whether the Chinese can rebound as the international column presses toward Peking.
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Washington
Chefoo
Tientsin
Peking
War Department
Chaffee
Tung Chow
Police catechism class yields humor and honesty lesson
A Cincinnati Enquirer recounts Clerk Harrison's police board class where Officer Tehan proclaims honesty and intelligence as police virtues, prompting laughter as he mispronounces words. The scene underscores a marketing caution against Cascarets substitutes and highlights ads touting universal popularity.
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Police Board
Harrison
Dan Tehan
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Tehan
Potter boys in Philadelphia life insurance tale
A New York life insurance agent pressed a rising Potters company executive to take a $20 000 policy immediately. The agent offered to carry the policy for 20 days, joking that Philadelphia folk never die in 30 days, a boast he used to urge prompt signing amid a tale of city pride and a suspected bad cure for delays.
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Potter Boys
Philadelphia
New York
Tom Potter
Potter Company
Kia
Hia
Almnat
City sees burst of new houses across the area
A brief exchange notes the surge of new homes sprouting through the city. The smile in the punch line hints at nostalgia for older residences, contrasting rapid development with a wish for preservation.
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Teases Comfort For Hurting Feet
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease I powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes Feel Easy Cures Corns Itching Swollen Hot Callous Smarting Sore and Sweating Feet All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it 25 Sample sent FREE Ad dress Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy N Y
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Distressed agent and pedagogue dispute student’s progress
A Philadelphia Record excerpt shows a distressed agent lamenting a youth's poor lessons. An old-fashioned teacher asserts control, declaring We will make him smart, signaling a plan to improve the boy's abilities. The exchange hints at a reforming effort and authority dynamics.
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Sumner Gazette
G. P. Linn
Germany
Prussia
Konigsberg
William
Kansas City
Kansas
Herr Liebermann
Karefengnu
Hanan
Israel
Persian
India
Foreign Intelligence
Hsu Ching Cheng
Hay
Botha
Kruger
Victor Emmanuel II
Francois Salson
Sopp
N. F
Belgrade
Alexander of
Servia
Mme. Maschin
de Wet
Reitzberg
Stowe
Honigspruit
Alexander
Mme
Draga Maschin
Tautehanovich
Debs
Springfield
Mass
Social-Democratic Party
William Butscher
Detroit
Thomas R. Roberts
Roberts
Loyal Legion
Homewood Athletic Club
Lawrenceville Grays
Homewood
Charles Snyder
Homewood Club
A. Z. Gilmer
M. E
Pana
Hedding College
Abingdon
Charles G. Simpson
Vernon
Gilmer
the Times
Conania
South Rauch
House of Lords
Lane
Lord Rosebery
Court of Appeals
Times
Carrie H. Walker
the Ladies of the Maccabees
Harvard University
Cambridge
Stoughton
Castine
Oklahoma City
O.T
Alexander Jester
Gilbert W. Gates
Norman
William Hill
Buffalo N. Y
Li Ping Hung
Li Ping Wanye
Prince Tuan
Tuan-Li
Toledo
Dennis Coghlin
Ireland
Tittsburgh
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
Southern Car Combine
Jackson
Edward Lett
Lett
Anderson
Ed Steinbaugh
Union Traction Company
Tie
Weather Bureau
Lorain, O
Lorain Mills
Federal Steel Company
Central
San Gabriel Forest Reserve
NEW Police
Cascareta
Myer
Gyer
Indianapolis Journal
Utiura
H. Jenkins
Middleboro
Porres Dava
Sole
Sol J
C. Maguire
Morbus
Derretoega
USA
Dicine CO
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