Francis' Gaya Supporter Drives Democratic Bid for Presidency
Washington reports a vigorous push toward former Missouri governor David Francis as a Democratic presidential candidate. Backers argue his national appeal and leadership of the Louisiana Purchases Exposition position him for the race, with focus on St Louis World’s Fair efforts and strong backing from Democratic factions across the country.
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Washington
Francin
Louis
New York Herald
David Francia
Minnouri
Francis
United States
Frivula
Bryan
St. Louis
St. Louie
Moe
Germany
UTAH Moves to Probe Polygamy Crime Ring
East Lake City reports three district court judges will convene a special grand jury in April to investigate public offenses tied to polygamy in the area. The move follows recent allegations against a member of Heroont Judioiney and surrounding claims of plural marriages influencing the inquiry. In nearby Brasil, Miss, a tragic duel between James King and Joby Gibbons left Gibbons dead and King dying after shots were exchanged during a surveying camp encounter over Miss Zora Cornell. London’s Olympia hosts Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show with royal observers and U S embassy members in attendance, a special box for the royals.
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East Laks
George Weatervelt
District Court
Heroont Judioiney
Brasil
Ind
James King
Joby Gilbons
Brazil
Mins Zora Cornell
Carpe
Mississipp
Ramp
Cornell King
Gibbons
King
London
Victoria
Prince
Princess Charles
Dunmark
Prince of Wales
Olympia
Satonta
United States
Grand Jury Summoned Over Legislature Boodle Scandal
A special grand jury has been summoned in Jefferson City to investigate alleged boodling in the legislature. The move has sparked public concern as details emerge about possible misdeeds and corruption in state government.
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Jefferson City
Flood Threat Grows as Memphis Area Fears Levee Breach
Battered by rising waters, Memphis area braces as stage nears 37.2 feet, matching 1807 flood levels. Weather officials expect about 30 feet more before Winner Day, with levees holling and engineers ordering stronger patrols for embankments. Reports from twenty miles north note a man shot near the Aristanad side amid worsening jamber rreion conditions. Tracks along the Yaroo & Mieslaroot Valley line have been raised and workers continue flood relief efforts.
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Memphis
Tenn
Weather Bureau
Nuri Memphia
Yaroo & Mieslaroot
Rjtron
Ely
Population distribution by drainage regions in United States
The census shows most of the population drains into the Atlantic and Gulf regions, with 44 percent in the Mississippi basin and 24 percent on the Gulf coast. The Great Lakes and Pacific regions hold smaller shares, while the Atlantic region grows slightly more densely populated. Racial distribution notes 61 percent of African Americans live in the Atlantic drainage area and 14 percent in the Gulf region, with minimal presence in the West.
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Washington
Jeurde Vulletin
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Regia
Gulf of Mester
Great Lakes
Gulf
Mexico
La Soufriere 15 Still Busy In Wake of Eruption
Kingston and St Vincent report continued activity at La Soufriere with stronger indications than May observations. Geologists caution against precise predictions but note substantial ash emissions and lava flow possibilities within a few miles of the crater, warning residents to heed authorities.
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Kingston
St Vincent
American Museum of Natural History
Waillhut
Hovey
Heroic Fire Rescue Ends in Tragedy at Hibbing Home
Hibbing Minnesota story recounts Julia McLaughlin saving his infant when a fire trapped his wife and two day old child. He reentered the blaze to rescue his 15 year old son and both died from burns. Father and son perished after roof collapse while attempting to reach the boy.
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Hibbing
Minn
Hte
Buralis
Julia McLaurhlin
Nave
Yearoll
Dear
McLaughlin
Hames
Mexico's First Payment Receives $49000 Free Interest
The state department reports Mexico has received $49,000 as the free installment of interest to be paid in perpetuity for the Pus fund plans under The Hague arrangement. On July 8 the due sum is $1,420.02, representing interest from the Mexican claims commission down to the award date.
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Mexico
Washington
State Department
Pus
the Hague
Harmony In Porto Alen Ends Legislative Session In Washington
Governor Hunt of Porto Rico telegraphed the state department that Porto Alen's legislative session has ended. Both political parties participated with loyal and helpful conduct. Measures for land to the United States for naval purposes, the Porto Rican university, and issues of marriage law and medical examiners were discussed.
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Porto Alen
Washington
Hunt
Porto Rico
State Department
United States
Porto Rican University
Board of Medical
Panama Canal Fee Barrage Sparks Legal Giants Payouts
New York lawyers discuss a rumored 2 million payout to Sullivan & Cromwell partner Will Cromwell for Panama Canal legal work. Reports say the fee could be 6 percent of the value realized, with Washington reporting a Senate vote on the treaty next Tuesday. If ratified, the U S pays 40 million to Colombia, plus annual 4 million later, enriching Cromwell and associates.
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New York
United States Senate
Willan Nelson Cromwell
Wall Street
Cromwell
Jim
Panama Canal Company
Ballerigures
Wanhington
Panish Canal
Paewrd
United States
Republic of Columbia
Colombia
Cromwel
Senate
Nentor
Law Frm
Sullivan & Cromwell
Williams Street
Washington
Government seals Chinese entry gates at Canadian border
Washington approves an agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway to close ports along the Canadian border to Chinese entrants except for select stations in Vermont and New Hampshire and Washington. Detention posts will process and transfer Chinese individuals for examination and possible entry decisions while the government funds care and control pending final determination of admission.
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Washington
Treanlary
Fareent
Canadian Pacife Railway Company
Canadian
Welford
Malone
Portal
N. DD
Sumas
Wash
Cynai
Aereet
United States
Ordered to Honduras by Sea to Protect American Interests
Washington dispatch reports the Caribbean Squadron under Admiral Coghlan ordered to Honduras to safeguard American interests amid a growing revolution. The fleet includes units from San Juan to Puerto Cortes and Cetha, with instruction to act without frequent department references.
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Cogay Fan
Honduras
Americna
Navy
Comntan
San Juan
Olomny Pontter
View and
Beatus
Amerivent
Puerto Copetre
Navy Department
Coghlan
Honduran
Shamrock Gift To President From Irish MP
Washington President Roosevelt received a shamrock box from Dublin Irish MP John Redmond, a St Patrick day tradition. Miss Alice Roosevelt sailed to Porto Rico aboard the steamer Domo to visit Miss Wilnabeth Hunt, daughter of Gov. Hunt. Rudolph and Collisa, alleged bank robbers, were brought in.
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Washington
Roosevelt Han
John Redmond
Dublin
Mr. Rédmond
Froosevelt Gaile
New York
Alice Roosevelt
Domo
Porto Ried
Wilnabeth Hunt
Gov. Hunt
Gandia
Loule
M. Loule
Rudolph
Collisa
Tonfesem
Alaska poised to swell with ten million inhabitants
The article argues Alaska could support 10,000,000 people, citing vast land mass, sea coasts, and rich resources. It highlights copper deposits near Valdez, a potential interior railroad, and the Seward peninsula with Nome’s mining promise. It envisions rapid settlement as transportation improves.
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Alanka
California
Oregon
Washington
Great Britain
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
German Empire
Srope
Rlet
Yukon
Algsha
Chetereat Arene
Valdez
Chittyna
Valdez Bay
Law Pass
Yukon Valley
Lake Superior
Alaska
Colorado
South Dakota
British Columbia
Klondike
Atreka
Iber
Seward
Siberia
Alania
Juneal
North America
Puget Sound
Dawson
Seme
Sevant
Nome
Port Clarence
Gotoda Bay
Fiee
Ophir Creek
Betis
San Francico
Oahir
Omiliak Creek
Siver
United States
Tropics
Engineering Magazine
Freezing Earth for Tunnels Proposed by American Engineer
A renowned American engineer proposes freezing the ground to aid tunneling under the North and East rivers into New York City. The plan, using chemical refrigeration to solidify water in rock and soil, aims to allow safe shaft carving. Experiments in Europe cited include a Chapin mine case where brine caused by a cooled ice machine froze a water bearing shaft, enabling a vertical excavation.
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Mt In
Europe
Chapin Iron Mine
Iron Mountain
Astjehnay
Chicago Record- Herald
Bret Harte Monument and Stamp Flag Details
A monument marks Bret Harte's grave at Prim ley churchyard Surrey with fir trees around a white granite slab bearing the inscription Death Shall Reap No Harvest. Also noted is the US flag on a postage stamp design the first such use in thirty three years. Forest covers thirtyers per cent of Russia's total ores with 144,600,000 wares mentioned.
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Bret Harte
Siret Harte
Primley
Surrey
Postoffice
Russia
Strangers as Parcels in London's Postal Oddity
A London business man discovers a quirky postal rule allowing parcels to be delivered via a courier service for three pence per mile. He visits St Martin's le Grand to consult a directory, learns of the express parcel counter, and witnesses a youth delivering a note reading Ariile rrquinal to a distant address.
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Ionion
London
St. Matin's
le Grand
Tallin
Weill
Powtman
A True Snake Story from Milan’s Leading Citizen
A Milan resident recounts catching a large rattlesnake in timber work. The tale describes dragging the snake to a factory in deep snow, killing it, and disposing of it in a river. The narrative hints a mate may follow, echoing local superstition.
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Milan
World Wheat Boom Predicted From Record Harvests
Experts in the grain trade foresee a 5 percent rise above the previous record wheat yield, with Canada posting a new high and the United States producing a near record. The report notes Spain and Italy show increasing productivity, while global abundance supports farmers across Europe, America, Australia, and Asia.
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Europe
America
Australia
Asia
United States
Russia
Hungary
Germany
Roumania Soain
Canada
Cannda
Spain
Italy
Cleveland Ledger
Man credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for recovery
New Berlin on March 16 Mr Frank Newton speaks earnestly about his health turnaround after two years of back pains weakness and poor appetite. He started two pills three times daily and improved quickly, regaining strength and appetite and declaring he is a different man thanks to the medicine.
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New Berlin
Frank Newton
Dodd
Dodd's Kidney Pills and Mr. Newton
Japanese Time Divides Day and Night into Twelve Periods
A London Express note explains that the Japanese split the 24 hours into twelve equal periods six day and six night. Sunrise and sunset anchor two adjustable markers. the four middle characters split daylight and night into equal parts. When day is longer, daylight periods extend proportionally. They use only mixed chapters four through nine reading backward.
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London Express
Power and Praise for Story & Clark Piano Tone
Ah Watkin Mills endorses Story & Clark pianos with a powerful rich bass and beautiful treble. He praises their singing tone for solo work and vocal accompaniment, calling the instrument surpassable in satisfaction and interest.
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Story & Clark Piano Vo
Watkin Mills
Large Forest Reserve in Blue Mountains Oregon
Government withdraws public entry from a tract of 3,400,000 acres in the Blue mountains Oregon, designated as a forest reserve. Also mentions original use of tissue paper, and notes spraying streets in London to prevent horse slips. Ulster emigration figures cited and a note on legal age for baptism.
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Blue Mountains
Oregon
Shinning Goats Alive and the Cruelty Debate in Cab City
A New York Times piece reports on a pamphlet from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Cab City condemning the practice of skinning living goats. It notes the myth of neck-lengthening, the lack of any real value gain, and the society’s stance against this cruel act amid local resistance and confusion.
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Society For the Preventon of Cruelty
Cab Citta
United Provinces
Masseter
Cal Cutte Society
New York Times
Absence of Smoke in Berlin Reported by Constilar Officials
A Vienna paper describes Berlin as a clean, smokeless industrial city due to coke use, scientific furnace operation, and skilled firemen. It notes Silesian coal and factory chimneys create few smoke plumes unlike American cities. Also covered is a Sousdal monastery prison in Vladimir province holding priests and nobles, with harsh confinement and possible insanity from isolation.
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Berlin
Fer Wa
Europe
United States
Germany
Vienna
Sousdal
Vladimir
Bousdal
Epecial Destre
M. Pobled- Ononzem
Hoy Rynod
Out of the Ordinary and Peculiar Observations Reported
A jumble of outdated curiosities notes painting a battionhip requiring vast paint, Columbus as a weaver, wool weights, Sunday inspection habits, skin proportions, and a prohibition in Tresevaal on selling cows and calves for two years with a £50 penalty or potential imprisonment.
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Iai
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Minnesota
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