Hendersons to Adirondacks Then Paris Visit
Col. David B. Henderson, speaker of the federal house, spends a summer with Mrs. Henderson in the Adirondacks before heading to Paris for a visit. Scranton considers a harmony department to judge street musicians and grant performance rights on sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Henderson
Federal House of Representatives
Henderson
Adirondacks
Paris
Scranton
Department of Harmony
Woman's Rights in China Highlighted in Domestic Role
The passage argues that Chinese women possess rights and influence within the home, countering the belief that they have no authority. It asserts that a wife holds significant power in her household, comparable to or exceeding Western norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Experimental gas engines for ships and aging Chicago roses
The article notes a proposed shipboard experiment using gas engines fueled by coal gas roasted aboard the vessel with coke reused as fuel. It also recalls the Chicago World’s Fair roses planted in 1892 remain vibrant, a memory of the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Miss French Demonstrates Notable Vocal Impersonation Skill
The article highlights Miss French also known as Octave Thanet for a rare talent as a mimic. She can improvise conversations between imaginary persons, shifting voice to portray different characters and shows dramatic ability that might have earned stage fame as a comedian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss French
Octave Thanet
Wives of U.S. Presidents share common names
The piece notes Mary as the most common female name among presidential wives but highlights only Mary Todd Lincoln as eightieth. It mentions two Marthas Martha Washington and Martha Jefferson from Virginia, two Abigails as wives of Fillmore and Adams, and two Elizas as Mrs. Monroe and Mrs. Johnson, with two presidents sharing given names among the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Mary Todd Lincoln
Marthas
Virginia
Martha Washington
Martha Jefferson
Abigails
Fillmore
John Adams
Elizas
Monroe
Johnson
Michigan Graduates Promote Mission Work in China
Eighteen University of Michigan graduates and former students are among Chinese missionaries awaiting news, including thirteen women and five men. Five are or were in Peking, among them Henry E. King and his wife, both University of Peking instructors and Ann Arbor classmates. Most graduates serve as medical missionaries. Queen Victoria’s coronation coach, unused since 1861, stands as a lavish royal carriage with gilded, artist painted panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
University of Michigan
Peking
Henry E. King
University of Peking
Ann Arbor
Victoria
Buckingham Palace
George III
Boer War Split In Montagu White Family
A South African family story shows Boer envoy Montagu White loyal to the Boer cause while his brother serves as a lieutenant in the Strathcona's horse. The sibling also fought in the Natal mounted police during the last Zulu war and later joined the Canadian mounted police at the outbreak of the current conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montagu White
Strathcona Horse
Natal Mounted Police
Canadian Mounted Police
United States leads in fruit consumption and preservation
The passage asserts that the United States far surpasses other nations in consuming fresh fruits such as apples pears peaches and berries as well as in fruit preservation. It notes Germany and the German Agricultural Society are studying the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
German Agricultural Society
Mixed global news items highlight figures and events of the era
Reports note Cuba's high demand for wood and charcoal, Russia's illiteracy rate, and 10 million Cuban pineapples bound for the United States. Frank Carl, a Tennessee native, rises in Peking's circles. Kipling's proceeds aid South African war families. a Worcester anniversary and other minor notes fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Bryan
New York City
Southern Railway
New Road
Peking
Frank Carl
Tennessee
Mascagni
Niagara Falls
Blondin
Chicago
New Zealand
United States
New York
Havana
Robert Taylor
West
Japan
Mayor Colonna
Rome
South Africa
Booker T. Washington
Worcester
Mass
George Bancroft
Europe
Gulf of Spezzie
William C. Whitney
Harry Payne
Loung Whitney
Lhief Croker
Kipling
Lewis Wilkins
St. Paul
Minn
Wilkins
China
Carl
Robert
Wilson
Nebraska
Cronje
Pretoria
Max Nordau
England
Guatemala
Germany
Rampage After Charles Death Brings City to Riots
New Orleans endures four days of bloodshed as Robert Charles, a suspected murderer, is tracked to a Clio street house. Police and citizens storm the site, firing as a tense siege ends with Charles killed and a citywide mob damaging property and a black school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Robert Charles
Charles
Saratoga
Clio
Gabe Portentus
John F. Lally
Clio Street
Day
Lamb
Lally
Portenus
Father Fitzgerald
St. John's Church
Porteous
Alfred Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Todero
Anderson
Gallatin Street
French Market
Thomy Lafon
Neproes
Independent Mills Sign In Amalgamated Pact Across Nation
Wayne iron works of Pittsburg employing 800 men signed the Amalgamated bar iron and sheet scales, completing independent mills at 30 percent of production while Republic Iron and Steel Co. still refuses. Tin plate workers slated for a 12 percent base-rate advance on the next days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Wayne Iron Works
Amalgamated Bar
Republic Iron and Steel Co
Ten injured and two dead from Camp Lincoln gun blast
At Camp Lincoln Springfield NL July 30 ten people injured two fatally when a lighted cigarette ignited powder near a cannon during the Illinois national guard encampment. Private Jesse Rupert and Corporal Charles Balsley died from severe burns. others were burned or blinded. An eye witness says a small boy may have sparked the explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Balsley
Danville
Balsley
Jesse Ripert
Rupert
Falsley
Kalsley
Harry Peters
National Leaguers Form Players Union to Fight Magnates
The Baseball Players' Protective Association was organized in New York on Sunday with nearly 100 players attending. Chief Zimmer of the Pirates was elected president, Hugh Jennings of the Dodgers as secretary, and William Clark of the Red Sox as treasurer. The group aims to oppose selling and farming players and to challenge the reserve clause. Most players in the majors and the Eastern and American leagues have signaled intent to join, with only two players not yet members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baseballlayers’ Protective Association
Zimmer
Pittsburg Club
Hugh Jennings
Brooklyn Club
William Clark
Boston Club
Harry Taylor
Buffalo
Taylor
Amnesty Celebration in Manila Ends in Fiasco
A Manila fiesta honoring amnesty organized by Senor Paterno and his followers failed to engage the public. Officials and Judge Taft’s commission declined attendance, citing speeches about independence under American protection. Guards were doubled to prevent Filipino symbols. Last week’s fighting left Americans dead and wounded, and insurgents captured rifles and prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Senor Paterno
Taft
Kinley
Aguinaldo
Eyshis
Post Director Rathbone Arrested on Postal Funds Charges
Havana July report says G Rathbone former director general of posts in Cuba was arrested Saturday on four counts alleging he drafted two orders for 500 dollars each to pay a private coachman and a gardener from postal funds and drew per diem allowances not entitled to. He was held in bonds of 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Rathbone
Cuba
Mantina man Clark sails to Europe for vacation
William A. Clark of Mantina left for Europe on Saturday for a vacation. He told a reporter he may have given a large check to the democratic campaign fund, possibly amounting to $100,000 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William A. Clark
Mantina
Europe
Goldsborough Fire Aboard Steamer Near Philadelphia
The Clydes line steamer Goldsborough arrived from New York with part of its cargo in flames. Fire suspected to have started by spontaneous combustion aboard ship near Philadelphia on Sunday.
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Philadelphia
Clyds Line
Goldsborough
New York
Massacres and Imperial Edict Amid Pekin Turmoil
London reports a new imperial edict urging peace talks while viceroys guard borders and curb foreign evacuees. Li Hung Chang seeks retirement amid alleged duplicity as mass killings of missionaries and Christians unfold along the Yangtse and in Shan Tung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
Daily Express
China
Shan Tung
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Chi Li
Yu Lu
Li Sting Chang
Sheng
Pao Ting Fu
Kwang Ping Fu
Hu Nan
Ning Po
Hong Chow
Kiangsu
Yang-Tse Kiang
Li Ho Keh
Admiralty
Bruce Oat Tien Pain
Claude MacDonald
Strouts
Legation
David Oliphant
Warren
Washington
London Foreign Office
Claude MaccDonald
Conger
Secretary of State
Fowler
Cle Foo
Tien Tsin
India's famine outlook worsens with monsoon delays
Despatch from the viceroy cites anxious conditions across Gujarat Baroda Rajputana and Thevaras with crops unsown fodder scarce and cattle dying. Relief totals reach 6,266,000 while cholera deaths rise in famine districts. rainfall improves in some regions offering guarded hope.
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India
Tondon
Sor
George Hamilton
Gujerat
Baroda
Rajputana
Punjab
Thevar S
Hyderabad
Bombay
Nombay
Cinjarat
Kathiawar
Crash at junction wrecks Buffalo Bill show train
A Buffalo Bill Wild West show train section collided near Milwaukee Junction in Detroit early Sunday. One man, Edward Sullivan of Bridgeport Connecticut, 37, died and nine others were wounded, many hospitalized. The damaged sleeper carried about 40 inmates and the wreck halted trains during the transfer of cars from the Michigan Central line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Buffalo
Wild West Co
Ypsilanti
Pontiac
Grand Trunk
Milwaukee Junction
Submarine Cable Plans Amid China Telegraph Tangle
Washington reports unsatisfactory telegraphic conditions in China with Shanghai as main news station. Efforts focus on laying a cable from Shanghai to Che Foo and from Taku to Che Foo, with the US to fund about $150,000. International forces rely on naval vessels for Taku–Tai communication due to land-line control by Chinese authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
China News
Shanghai
Che Foo
Chinese Authoriteis
Sheng
United States
Taku
Tien Tsin
Mass Trolley Crash Injures Dozen on Dayton Line
A head on collision of the Dayton and Xenia traction line at a curve injures twelve. Conductor Joseph Fulmer Motorman J M Lawrence Conductor Williams McGregory Motorman Huff Howard Ruth Rike William Meky Charles Robinson S Hf Sidensticker Mrs S E Kemp and child Mrs D B Smith Xenia Mrs M B Mall suffered cuts bruises and broken leg. Officials suspect tampered signals led to the fatal speed at the curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Dayton & Xenia
Joseph Fulmer
J. M. Lawrence
Williams McGregory
Huff Howard
Ruth Rike
William Meky
Charles Robinson
Bell Brook
S. Hf. Sidensticker
Xenia
French expedition reports kill of Rabah leader in Africa
Paris dispatches say Damy led expeditions against Sultan Rabah. A battle at Kousri left Commander Sami and Captain gvecointer dead. Rabah was killed. his head was taken by a sharpshooter. Rabah, chief of central Soudan, had long troubled France and was once a slave.
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Paris
M. Becrais
Damy
Sultan Rabah
Kousri
Sami
Gvecointer
Rabah
Soudan
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Dalton Business Directory, Municipal Officers
D. Y. Rorsuce
W. C. Sporr
Simon Darr
E. A. Freet
D. Y. Roebuck
M. D. Plysician
Suuakq
Kkon
Main St
David Gardner
Nentral House
Dalton
Ohio
A. Weiss
A_olean
Queensware
Lausware
Larops
F. F. H. Pope
M. D. Ruggist
Gale
Jack
Pioneer Block
Satle
H. M. Rudy
Jersey
Jerseys
Eure
LL. CG
Davison
EALER
Anott
Main Street
E. A. Freet & Son
LD Reliable Clothiers
Enterprise
Ochnauer Bros
Ustom
F. J. Foust
Dague
Frank E. Gibson
Fanocy
Dalton, O
R. J. Stinson
Leek
Ton
Ww. Co. Scott
Novae Public
Gazxrra
Ohio Laundering CO
E. Scott
Dalton Planing Mill CO
Ealers
Garfield Street
A. Brueckner
Xcelsior Cigar Factory
Excelsior
Ernest F. Scott
A. H, Arick
Onto
Will E. Scott
Mata
N. Mill St
A Sanderson
Entist
Pioneer Black
GEO. C. Freet
Surance Agency
the Royal
Alton Phoenix, Insurance Co
North America
New Jersey Platelass Ins Co
Standard Life and Accident
Rational Accident Co
North
Western Life
Ohio National Building and Wertz Block
D. Brenner & Son
Actioneers
Wayne
Eli
Adareys
Sugarcreek
S. KH. Forrer
Peter Eckard
Peter J. Simon
Acorn aCe Waok
M. P. Castle
Orange Free State
Transvaal
Ball Players’ Union
Clark
Airlaxe
Hong Kong
Hen Sien Fu
Sondon
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