Entente Talks Open Between Colombia and Nicaragua
Washington hosts negotiations between Colombia and Nicaragua with Ministers Concha and Corea seeking to ease recent tensions. The talks aim for mutual explanations and apologies and a pact to respect neutrality laws and each other’s rights amid suspicions of revolutionary activity linked to Corinto and the Isthmus of Panama.
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Washington
Colombia
Nicaragua
Concha
Corea
Panama
Corinto
Munich rider breaks six hour cycle record in Berlin
Rob of Munich broke the world six hour cycle record at Friedenau Berlin on Sunday averaging 37 miles an hour. Dickenmann of Amsterdam and Huret of Paris were defeated among the competitors.
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Berlin
Rob
Munich
Friedenau
Dickenmann
Amsterdam
Huret
Paris
Bloody prison revolt shocks Russia with deaths
Reports from Vienna on August 5 describe a bloody convict revolt in Russia. Thirty four convicts were killed and seventy three wounded as troops clashed with inmates. The ringleader was executed before fellow prisoners after the uprising was quelled.
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Vienna
Russia
Death of La Crosse German editor Baenziger at 65
John Baenziger editor of the Volksfreund in La Crosse Wisconsin dies at age sixty five after paralysis struck three weeks ago. An old resident and veteran journalist he was well known in local German circles and across the state.
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la Crosse
Wis
John Baenziger
Volksfreund
Baenziger
Farm quarrel leads to fatal blow in Iowa dispute
In Clearfield on August 5 a tenant Carl Pelgier clashed with landlord Urich Bastoe over the wheat crop. During the ensuing fight Mrs Pelgier struck Mrs Bastoe with a hoe, inflicting a deep head wound that is described as fatal.
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Clearfield
Carl Pelgier
Urich Bastoe
Special Delivery Boys Strike Over Promoted Messenger Pay
Pittsburg on August 5 39 special delivery boys struck over money set aside for delivery purposes to pay a promoted messenger. Postmaster Holliday argued they were violating their oaths and rebelling against the United States government, and they reluctantly returned to work.
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Pittsburg
Post Office
Holliday
United States
Machias Commander Reports Hayti Quiet and Heads to Porto Rico
Captain McCrea of the gunboat Machias cables the navy that Hayti turmoil is over with national forces in control and rebels pushed from key posts. He asks to coal at San Juan Puerto Rico and may sail north unless a new disturbance arises.
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Washington
McCrea
Navy Department
Hayti
Cape Haytien
San Juan
Porto Rico
Uayti
Philippine clash near Antimonan leaves many dead
Governor Bandoltz reports five-town police forces routed fanatical leader Roberto Rios near Antimonan. Many followers killed or wounded, few police hurt. General Davis arrived from Mindanao and conferred with General Chaffee on Moro affairs.
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Manila
Bandoltz
Tayabas
Wright
Roberto Rios
Rios
Antimonan
Davis
Mindanao
Chaffee
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with reward offer
A 19th century advertisement promises one hundred dollars for an incurable case of catarrh. It cites endorsements from Fr Coengy & Co West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo druggists and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure works internally by affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
Fr. Coengy & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Ohio
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Crop Bulletin No 17 reports strong week for small grains in Dakota
The 1902 weekly bulletin from the South Dakota section notes above normal temperatures through July 29, with light showers except along the Missouri River. Harvests advance: barley and oats nearing completion, wheat progressing well in southern counties, corn mostly sound but needing rain in many areas. Flax, potatoes, and pastures show mixed moisture needs. outlook remains very good for small grains.
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Huron
Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Pierre
Missouri River
Northeastern county harvest synopses prompt mixed reports
In the Northeastern section, counties report barley and oat harvests progressing, early wheat filling, and corn doing well. Some areas cite needed rain for late crops, pastures, flax, millet, and grass, while others note heat or hail causing minor issues but generally favorable yields across wheat, barley, and oats.
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Aurora
Bon Homme
Qoallgn
Hanson
McCook
Union
Campbell
Hughes
Hyde
Poover
Custer
Lawrence
Pennington
Clark
Codington
Edmunds
Grant
Hamlin
McPherson
Roberts
Kingsbury
Moody
Sanborn
Very Low Excursion Rates to Salt Lake City
Ex excursion tickets will be sold August 7 to 10 inclusive with final return limit September 30 on account of B P O Elks meeting. Scenic route includes Pullman drawing room and tourist sleeping cars. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western railway.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
North-Western
B. P. O. Elks
Pullman
Chicago and North-Western Railway
A Cure for Summer Complaint Remedy Testimonial
A Lansing Iowa Journal letter reports a child with summer complaint cured last week using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The writer notes the medicine as a reliable home remedy to have in summer and that it is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Lansing
Iowa
Journal
Low Excursion Rates to Pacific Northwest by Northwestern Line
Excursion tickets sold July 11 to 21 with final return extended to September 15 for travel to Portland Tacoma Seattle Vancouver and Victoria. Pullman standard and tourist sleepers dining cars scenic route. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Victoria
North-Western
Chicago and North-Western Railway
Save the Children Early Milk Souring Dangers Highlighted
The notice warns that many child deaths stem from milk spoilage and cholera infantum, a common infant illness. Perry Davis' Painkiller is promoted as an emergency remedy before a doctor arrives, with bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents.
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Perry Davis
Special Excursion Rates to Hot Springs Deadwood Lead Custer
North-Western line offers low fare return trips to Hot Springs Deadwood Lead Custer 8 D Colorado and Utah points through October 31. Great vacation value with several daily trains. Inquiries to Chicago and North-Western railway agents.
Freak of a Storm Forms Ground Cross Near School
In Troy on August 2 a severe electrical storm created a ground cross near the local school. One arm measures forty feet by six inches, the other twenty feet by six inches. A two foot diameter hole sits at the converge point with a 150 foot lead line, suggesting a lightning entry though no bolt was observed. Elias Burke, a nearby carriage maker, reported the find shortly after the storm.
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Troy
Elias Burke
Texas Roads Reopen After Floods Boost Traffic Flow
Texas roads handle all traffic again after two days without heavy rains. Rescue vessels saved people stranded in Quinlan as floods retreat overall. Rivers drop across most regions though southern Texas still sees rising water from tributaries along the Midland line.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Quinlan
Greenville
Paris
Texas Midland
Will Tie Up the Line in Camden Interstate Strike
Ironton Ohio Aug 4 The order calls for a general strike of Camden Interstate Railway employees over union recognition and reinstatement of discharged workers One hundred fifty men are affected and the strike will close the line from Guyandotte West Virginia to Hanging Rock Ohio.
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Ironton, O
Camden Interstate Railway
Guyandotte
W. Va
Hanging Rock
Grain Market Orders and Telegraph Cipher Offer
Purchases of grain stocks and provisions executed in all markets for cash or on margins. Promote a free private telegraph cipher and daily market letter. Shipping firms urged to test with trial services, promising experienced handling to maximize advantages.
Special Excursion Rates to Western States and Colorado
special excursion rates offered for trips from Deadwood Lead and Custer South Dakota to Colorado and Utah points with return valid until September 15 several fine trains via the North Western line daily apply to agents Chicago and North Western railway for details
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North-Western
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead
Custer
S. D
Colorado
Utah
Chicago and North-Western Railway
Homeseekers Excursions by North Western Line
Homeseekers’ excursions to the northwest west and southwest via the North Western line will run on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from June to October 1902. Tickets sold as stated with standard and tourist sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. For full particulars apply to agents.
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Homeseekers
North-Western
Chicago and North-Western Railway
Teething Relief Ad Promotes Mrs Winslow's Syrup
An old teething remedy called Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is advertised for teething babies. It claims to soothe the child soften gums ease pain cure wind colic and diarrhoea, with a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
S D and to Colorado add Utah points
A terse note states S D and Colorado gain addition of Utah points, suggesting a scoring or ranking change involving these states. No further context provided.
Very Low Rates to San Francisco and Los Angeles
The North Western line offers excursion tickets July 29 and August 2 to 10 inclusive for travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Final return extended to September 30, 1902 due to the K P meeting. Apply to Chicago and North Western railway agents.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
North-Western
K. P
Chicago and North- Western Railway
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