Miss Steckel Weds Arthur H. Cole in Quiet Allentown Ceremony
Anna E. Steckel, tied to the sensational kidnaping case in Allentown last January, married Harvard graduate Arthur H. Cole at her home. The couple plan to reside in Massachusetts. Steckel is the heiress daughter of Reuben P. Steckel, noted Allentown wealth. The kidnap plot involved Samuel Sinclair, a Swarthmore College alumnus and state highway official, who attempted to abduct Steckel, pleaded guilty to assault, and served six months before a pardon.
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Three Battleships Plan Proposed by Illinois Democrat
Washington August 6 Representative Britten Democrat of Illinois introduces an emergency appropriation to begin immediate construction of three additional dreadnought battleships. The resolution cites unsettled American relations with Japan and Mexico and argues for swift naval buildup to prepare for possible war.
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Fire destroys Mountain House hotel in Blue Ridge region
The Mountain House hotel in the Blue Ridge near Tae Mar Pennsylvania, built twenty years ago for 150000, is destroyed by fire. Sixty thousand dollars insured. 175 guests evacuated with two men badly burned. A woman leapt from a third story window and was critically injured. Fire origin traced to the hotel kitchen.
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Pittsburgh
Cattle Prices Drop as Western Stock Flood Hits KC
Heavy shipments of cattle from Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri flood Kansas City stockyards. About 46 000 head arrived in two days surpassing last week totals and Chicago by wide margin. Prices fell 15 to 25 cents with a 50 cent to 1 25 decline in ten days, traders warn more may come unless rains arrive.
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Caught Two Games and Died
In Coatesville Pennsylvania on August 6 George Quinn twenty four after playing two games for a semi-professional team on Saturday was found dead in bed Sunday. The coroner cites heart disease aggravated by over exertion as the cause.
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Falls Kill Former Hotel Proprietor in Jamison City
Bloomsburg Pa Aug 6 Ivan Gibbons aged 54 a former hotel owner fell down hotel stairs in Jamison City and died instantly his neck broken in the accident. The report then notes a separate peculiarity about yellow fever describing its heat dependent nature and connection to climates where corn ripens.
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Bloomsburg, Pa
Ivan Gibbons
Jamison City
French colonies and dependencies reach vast global extent
The report notes French colonies and dependencies cover about 4 000 000 square miles and are home to roughly 40 000 000 people worldwide. This overview highlights the empire's expansive geographic reach and sizable population across its overseas territories.
Girl Died of Match Poisoning in Pennsylvania
In Wilkes-Barre Aug 6 Miss Mary Broza vanished in night clothes from her Nanticoke home and was found dead in a ditch. An autopsy determined she died after drinking water laced with many sulfur match heads dissolved in it. The piece notes a tip about preserving writing clarity by breathing on it.
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Sovereigns and War in an Automobile
A remark cites Peter of Servia as possibly the first ruler to wage war by car, noted by the New York Tribune.
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Foraker Testifies In Lobby Probe Over Union Pacific Deal
Former Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio appears as chief witness in the senate inquiry into the insidious lobby. He denies Mulhall’s claims, defends his conduct in the Union Pacific sale of 1897, and asserts government owed the full sum while denying influence from the National Association of Manufacturers.
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Union Pacific
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Lamar
Washington
United States
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Saulsbury Defends Tariff From Special Interest Help
Delaware Senator Saulsbury told the senate the tariff bill was not written by special interests or manufacturers. He warned against long debates and framed protection as ending, saying no such group wrote any section or word in the bill.
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Eliza beth Baker Dies at 102 in Somerset County
Johnstown Pennsylvania August 6 Miss Eliza beth Baker dies at her home near here in Somerset County at the age of 102. Relatives say she was sensitive about her age and kept the secret, with family records confirming the claim.
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Elizabeth Baker
Somerset County
Here
Large stable fire kills 35 horses in West Virginia
In White Sulphur Springs on August 6, a massive blaze destroyed two large stables, killing 35 valuable horses and causing an estimated loss of about 100000 dollars. A separate note mentions that modern football descends from the ancient Roman harpastum, where players tried to seize and advance the ball across a back line.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
French Scientist Claims Heatless Flame Invention
A French scientist announces a flame derived from electric energy that does not emit heat and keeps the method secret. The claim suggests a breakthrough in combustion physics but lacks public technical details.
New York Society Woman Quips on Art Narrow View
A society woman remarks that art should not be viewed narrowly. She cites a London wigmaker at Tree's first night who praised the play but failed to see a seam between wig and forehead, prompting a humorous exchange about the production.
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Tree
Art Collector's Economy and a Hat Story
A tale about a great virtuoso art collector George Salting described by Thomas Seccombe in the New Witness. The miser spent only on artworks, preferring thrift in all else. A friend recalls meeting him in a striking hat, and the millionaire explains the hat was a widow's find meant for him.
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George Salting
Thomas Seccombe
New Witness
Matched Suitor Claims No Bad Habits
In Brooklyn Life, a suitor asserts he has no bad habits including smoking or drinking. A father counters that his daughter does not partake in playing or singing, framing a personal lifestyle contrast.
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Brooklyn
French scientist perfects X ray microscope
A French scientist has perfected a microscope using X rays. An upcoming world map at 1 to 1 000 000 scale will, in eight to ten years, cover 150 by 75 feet, resembling a globe forty feet in diameter. A Cornell professor has perfected a method to color copper blue red and iridescent by copper acetate solution with an electric current.
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Cornell University
Timely Tips on Heat Wisdom From City Papers
A collage of quips from Chicago News Toledo Blade Omaha Bee and St Louis Globe Democrat urges readers to cope with heat by dressing lightly avoiding finger tests on fans enjoying simple pleasures and learning to swim as a precaution amid daily casualty lists.
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