Insurrection Wanes Amid Amnesty Offer Clash at Palace
Government proclaims pardon to rebels while forces strike decisive blows against insurgents. Insurrection appears shaky though not finished as small bands linger in Havana and Santa Clara. Leaders surrender in Matanzas and Santa Clara, yet insurgent sentiment grows in rural areas. A palace quarrel erupts between President Palma and Vice President Mendez Capote with sharp accusations and name calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Santa Clara
Matanzas
Palma
Mendez Capote
Senor Capote
Palmar
William J. Bryan Tours New York Ahead of Madison Square Garden Rally
William J. Bryan received a rousing welcome in New York culminating in a Madison Square Garden address before about 20 000 cheering supporters. He declared for war on trusts tariff revision and public ownership of railroads as Democratic leaders nationwide joined the homecoming celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
New York
Madison Square Garden
Oil City
Newberry
Massachusetts
Bonaparte
Viscount Hayashi
Great Britain
Saionji
J. G. Morrow
United States
San Francisco
Golinsky Estate
Mistislavl
Russia
Cripple Creek
Colo
Director Polier
Kearkoy
Polier
Ivanovka
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
George J. Gould
J. Cady Herrick
Ireland
Fishguard
Wales
Rooslare
Wexford
Paddington Station
London
Francis Foster
Kansas City
Lincoln, Johnson and Grant
Kansas State Board of Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
John Sparks
Nevada
James G. Sweeny
Supreme Court
Legislative Council of Victoria
Otis Eddy
Rockford
Racine
Chester Fowler
Portege
Wis
Walter Wellman
Neement
Real Estate Trust Suspends Philadelphia Operations
The Real Estate Trust of Philadelphia, the second largest of its kind, halted business due to an inability to meet obligations amounting to 7 million dollars. Reports of massive misuses and possible prosecutions circulated as the bank held over 1 million for Presbyterian funds, 380000 in city tax receipts, and 175000 of state cash.
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Real Estate Trust Company
Philadelphia
Bank
Presbyterian Church
State of
Pennsylvania
John H. Converse
Real Estate Trust Company of
Indian Affairs
Roger C. Spooner
Chicago
Alexander Greger
Rodellec du Porzies
Brittany
Costa Rica
Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
San Jose
Samuel Boon
Harrisburg
Boon
Dickinson County
Kansas
Ekrnest G. Stackpole
Joel Scheck
Los Angeles
Cal
Wilson
Frank M. Conser
Ohio
Indian Bureau
Congress
Nebraska
Gilbert H. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Omaha World-Herald
Frederick William
Jasper
New Palace
Potsdam
Edward
England
Karlsbad
Townsend
Persia
Republican Convention
Youngstown
Wills
Jeholl
Tien-Tsin
London
William Buck Dwight
Vassar College
Cottage City
Mass
Dwight
Constantinople
M. Laptew
Levinsky
Mansfield Merriman
Department of Civil Engineering
Lehigh University
Carnegie
M. I. Elliott
Standard Oil Company
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Navy Department
Albay
Manileno
Mindanao
Mack
Philadelphia American League Baseball Club
Rucker and Hermes
Augusta
Daniel Morris
West Indies
Willl
Jacob Stalker
Duncan's Falls
Miss Meane
Williamsport
Park Hotel
Elizabeth Topperwain
San Antonio
Tex
National Marksman’s Reserve
Valparaiso
Chili
Henry Lyndhurst Bruce
Lord Aberdare
Camille Clifford
John Flinn
Brewster
Secret Service
Herman Hanau
New England
Hanau
Min
Peterhof
St. Petersburg
Seminovsky Regiment
Dewitt Adams
Carroll Jones
Fredonia
Kane
Fall River
American Mining Congress
Denver
J. H. Richards
James F. Galbreath
Fannie L
Bolton
E. S. Wells
Burlington Railway
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Atchison, Kan
T. C. Watkins
New York
Trans-Atlantic Fire Insurance Company
Hamburg
Germany
San Francisco
Union Pacific Railway
Armour
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
California
Wolverton
United States
Helena
Mont
J. T. Carroll
Carroll
Rio Janeiro
Rio Branco
Brazil
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Rock City
Louis Pothast
John Tilkemeter
Jamess Bryce
Ireland
County Donegal
Mitchell Nonan
Keshena
Wis
Crowe Settlement
Nonan
Stolypin
Aptokaraky Island
Dark Turn in Cuba War Urges Alarm Across Island
Havana reports the Palma government faces deep danger as insurrection expands from Santiago to other provinces. Eye witnesses describe desultory fighting in Cardenas, Trinidad surrounded by rebels, and trains looted while foreigners fear for property. Government forces gain ground but lack decisive cavalry.
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Havana
Santiago
Sleeper
State Department
Palma
Cuba
Cardenas
Puerto Principe
Cienfuegos
Santa Clara
Trinidad
Cubag Central Railway
Pinar del Rio
Pino Guerra
Guerra
Beautiful Creole Beheaded in Japan Mystery
New Orleans reports Capt. J E Labatt claims Marie Harriet Alphonsine Bosier from Natchitoches La a Creole figure of prominence was the only foreign woman beheaded by order of the Mikado. An American contact says a 20 year old case involved a beautiful woman beheaded in Tokyo under martial law with the husband named as a French embassy attache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Tokio
Japan
Maria H. Alphonsine Bosie
Jealousy Sparks Knife Attack on Lonsdale Car
Knoxville report says Mrs. Rob ert E. Milligan stabbed Miss Anna Copet five times with a penknife on a Lonsdale streetcar. Passengers stopped the assailant as jealousy was cited as the motive. A separate interstate hearing on cotton issues is set for September 12 in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Robert E. Milligan
Lonsdale
Anna Copet
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chilean Volcanoes Erupt as Earthquake Victims Grow
In Full Eruption Valparaiso Chile reports 3200 wounded and dying cared for in provisional hospitals. A mob attack in Salisbury North Carolina ends with the death of engineer J C McLandon who witnessed three lynching victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Chile
Salisbury
N. C
J. C. McLandon
Sick Soldiers Aboard Sheridan Sails From Manila and Nagasaki
The transport Sheridan sailed from Manila on August 11 and from Nagasaki August 18. She carries 17 sick soldiers one general prisoner and 49 enlisted men under the command of Captain Peabody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sheridan
Manila
Nagasaki
Peabody
How to Entertain Children with Parties and Games
The guide outlines when to host parties for different age groups from five to twelve and three to six, with invitations by children or parents, welcoming hosts, and a sequence of games. It suggests doll and dog shows, prize assignments, a lawn treasure hunt, and simple souvenirs or substitutes like peanuts or fruit.
Centerpiece Holders And Dress Buttons In French Fashion
The article describes a refined method for making centerpiece holders from a 25 inch square of dimity wrapped around a tube filled with scented cotton and tied with ribbons. It notes French women fastening skirts on the side with snap catches and details embroidered buttons and delicate circular cut silk or cloth designs on tarletos with shaded silks and French knots.
Care of Household Silver With Potato Water
A reader recommends using the water from boiled potatoes to clean silver. Pour enough cooled potato water into a wide pan to cover the pieces after meals, then leave until dishes are washed. Early trials removed egg stains, weeks of soaking diminished tarnish, and remaining spots respond to silver powder.
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Mary A, Clark
To Clean Frames Gold Leaf Care Warning
Do not clean picture frames with gold leaf beyond casual dusting. The gold often flakes and curls away when rubbed, and any vigorous cleaning can ruin the delicate finish on these frames.
Washing Alabaster Ornaments With Soap and Paste
Instructions advise washing alabaster ornaments with soap and water for grime. If stains remain, wash first then apply a stiff paste of whitening and water, let stand a few hours, then wash off to remove stains.
Worn-Out Bucket Repurposed for Watering Flowers
A pan or bucket with worn holes can still carry water for flowers by threading snail pieces of cloth through the holes as far as they will go, adapting the container for use in irrigation.
Worn to a Skeleton Restoration Sparks Pennsylvania Town
A Pennsylvania resident credits Dean's Kidney Pills with reversing severe illness and sugar in urine after three years of decline. The ad promotes the remedy and notes 50 cent boxes from Foster-Milburn Co. Also included is a joke about a coat card and tips for cleaning polished brass and choosing mid priced cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles N. Preston
Elkland
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
False Alarm and the Dinosaur on the Peak
A valley cloud and distant rumble spur a mountain ascent by a Stone Age man who finds only a wandering dinosaur seeking breakfast. The scene ends with the man resuming cliffside work forging an apartment house. Beasts of Burden in China notes wagons and two heavy loads carried on poles.
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China
Attracting Help for Nervous Breakdowns and Menopause
A column extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for nervous exhaustion and life changes. An illustrating letter from Isa ne L Koehne of Chicago praises the treatment after six bottles, while Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to seek her free advice based on experience.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Ane L. Koehne
Garfield Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Ora
Mra. Pinkham
L B. Pinkham
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Peter Powell
Tripoli
Up Hill
Down Hill
Buseck
Maxwell
Mitchell
Reo
Knox
Franklin
Queen
Mary Koehne
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