Fragmented colonial era press remarks on agriculture and media
A collage of 19th century newspaper snippets discusses farming, education, and recreation in America and abroad. References include the Commoner, Indianapolis News, Louisville Courier-Journal, and Atlantic Constitution, touching on rail bonds, cattle, children, and dietary questions amid wartime policy and freedom of speech debates. The text also cites Vienna impresario Bauer and various periodicals, noting cultural tastes and press ownership.
Postoffice Detectives Target Gigantic 1910 Swindles
Washington reports the U S Post Office inspectors have broadened their fight against fraud. The division has exposed large schemes, including the United Wireless Telegraph Company case and the Steele Miller Co cotton fraud based in Corinth Mississippi with branches across the South and Europe. The stolen sums may reach millions.
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Washington
Thenspector
Postofice Department
Postal Service
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Steele, Miller & Co
Corinth
Miss
Europe
Col Roosevelt Among Poor People in Wyoming Valley
Col Roosevelt toured 150 miles through mining villages in the Wyoming valley, Wilkes-Barre area, meeting workers and families. A notable moment had a Trish woman greeting him warmly, exclaiming hello Teddy and complimenting his health, which he took in good humor.
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Col. Roosevelt
Wilkestarte
Teddy
Government Cotton Standards Sent for Adoption by Exchanges
Special sample boxes of Government standard cotton samples, comprising nine grades, are being sent by the department of agriculture. The standards have been adopted by the Memphis Cotton Exchange and are expected to be adopted by the New York and New Orleans exchanges. The trade recognizes a nine grade system with three grades above and below the Government scale. Original samples have been stored in vacuum tubes to prevent deterioration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Memphis
New York
New Orleans
Meeting of the American Bar Association in Thwalay
The American Bar Association will hold its meeting in Thwalay on Wednesday and Thursday August 31 and September 1, 1910. Attendees from Chattamegea Tennessee are noted for this special session with registration fees set.
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American Bar Association
Chattamegea
Tenn
Thwalay
Barn Whitewashing Traced To Local Characters
A fragmentary notice mentions Mrs Sarah Ties of Tumhari and Mrs Armelin Aw Patton of Oakwood amid a tale of barn whitewashing. The text is garbled with ages and actions, noting completed work and unsteady phrases about picking guitars and a bed, reflecting a rural community notice from a historical page.
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Mel Spovial Cresley
Dwar
Sarah Ties
Tum
Hari
Hier
Armelin Aw Patton
Oakwood
Great Interest in Postal Banks Declared by Tyriure Ned
The First National hawk of Tyriure Ned died, sparking talk of postal banks. Reports say applications have surged since 23 Layke as the industry eyes reforms. Details remain unclear due to fragmentary text.
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Sal Witay
Express Rates Query Sparks Nationwide Probe Request
Chicago report states 124 associations of commerce seek an Interstate Commerce Commission probe into express charges and net revenues. The petition aims at rate reductions and ties express revenue to railroad income under contracts with express firms. Initiated by the Chicago Association of Commerce and New York Merchants’ Association.
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Chicago
Special
Interstate Ecommercs Commission
Washington
Associations of Commerce
Chicago Association of Commerce
New York Merchants’ Association
Crippen Faces Murder Trial in London. Friends Offer Defense
Dr Hawley H Crippen has supporters in London ready to pay for a lawyer to defend him when he faces murder charges in England. A London solicitor sent a cablegram promising defense and expenses in exchange for Crippen's silence and non resistance to extradition. Police harbor only the recovered diamond rings and a brooch taken from his wife Belle Elmore as potentially hostile evidence.
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Crippen
Quebec
Can
Hawley H. Crippen
London
Belle Elmore
H. H. Crippen
Dew
Arthur Newton
Insurgent Victory in Kansas Repudiates Cannon System
Kansan reports a Republican victory in Topeka that rejects Cannon policies and the House leadership. It cites Scott, Miller, and Revere as ousted chairmen for backing the Cannon system, and Calderhead on key committees. The insurgent win signals Kansas' push for immediate, broad reform to curb special interests.
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Kansan
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Scott
Miller
Revere
Calderhesd
Republicans of
Republican Party of
Stubbs
Congress
Esperanto Umpire Cry At Washington Cleveland Game
An unusual scene unfolds in Washington as baseball adopts Esperanto phrases. On Thursday, August 18, umpires will call three strikes in Esperanto during the Washington and Cleveland contest, a trial linked to upcoming international meetings and delegations present in the city.
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Washington
Cleveland
Agit
Treige
Small Potatoes and Kenton Play Special Declaring Plea
A fragmentary report notes congressmen urging action to secure authority up to the President. It mentions AOR and Julien Wag eit, with mention of one term served and a potential second term in doubt amid pressures in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gongresemen
Kenton
Washington
Aor
Julien Wag Eit
Life Term Convict Freed After Lengthy Sentence
A life term convict named Si Pool received freedom amid parole considerations. The man, previously housed in a state penitentiary, showed rotations of activity and was released due to particular developments. Authorities note his past conduct while in custody and describe the parole process and ongoing supervision.
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Velt
Egypt
Guildtemp
Springfield
Edward Gray
Hima Woon
Vince
Rarnyn
Senate scandal grips Gore hearing in Washington
A Congressional hearing unveils allegations linking Senator Gore to a land deal involving McGuire and Vice President Sherman. Witnesses Ira Hamon and others describe a plan to route 3,000 dollars to lawyers from a New York syndicate for 450,000 acres of Choctaw and Chickasaw lands.
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Muskogee
Okla
United States
Thomas P. Gore
Washington
Sherman
Charles S. McGuire
Oklahoma
Congressional Investigating Committee
Gore
Jake L. Hamon
Oklahoma Territorial Republican Committee
Oklahoma State Republican Committee
J. F. McMurray
McAlester
Ohlo
New York
Hannon
Senator Gore
Congress
McMurray
Greager
B.S. McGuire
Lou
Kana
Taft
Curtis
McGuire
Springfield administrator seeks $6000 in lynching indemnity
Special administrator George Rohon of Hs shore qualifies in Springfield Kentucky as administrator of Carl Eben the young man hanged by mob at Newark Ohio July 8 He will proceed to collect indemnity for the wrongful act and recovery of the $85000 balance in Ohio claims, aiming to pay claims to those harmed by the incident.
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Springfield
George Rohon
Hs Shore
Carl Eben
Stob
Newark
Ohio
Whiel Coun
Tor Valleet
Elsim
Editor Bryan Withdraws From Governor Race
Omaha political note reports W R Pay tick of Omaha forwarding withdrawal from Democratic gubernatorial nomination. The article notes Pay tick is an avowed admirer of vanity voting and has been linked to William J Bryan's influence.
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Bryan
Omaha
W. R. Paytick
Secretary of State
Democratic Party
Patrick
William J. Bryan
Postal Bank Scheme Developing
Washington special report outlines a central clearing house in each state for the Postal Savings Bank system to streamline settlements. The committee seeks a method to settle warrants and similar matters locally to avoid delays in transmitting issues to the board of trustees.
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Washington
Board of Trustees
Des Voritore
Siais
Sige Kobe
Ube Bee Hess
Will the Punkthed Officers of a Wireless Scheme Charged
Spooil Seven officers of the Tosted Wireless Telegraph Company, many previously arrested, were initiated in a two conte ung charging con- 0 ie eee : & scheme to induce bana to bay romblost.
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Will
New York
Spooil
Tosted Wireless Telegraph Company
Bay ‘Romblost
Savannah Sunday Objection to Rose Dhue Range Use
Rev W S Pickard pastor at First Baptist protests Sunday use of Rose Dhue rifle range near Savannah claiming the city is pandering to foreigners and that Sabbath has been blotted out. Adjutant General Scot forwarded the minister’s letter to Savannah military officers for guidance on how to proceed.
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Savannah
W. S. Pickard
First Baptist Church
Scot
Milirtary
Adjutant General
New Orleans Firms Complain About 2 Percent War Risk Charge
New Orleans trading companies complained to the State Department that ships were adding a 2 percent war risk charge to all charters due to vague U.S. policy in Nicaragua. The department replied it can do nothing and reaffirmed protection for American ships and cargoes against Nicaraguan depredations.
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New Orleans
Washington, Special
State Department
Nicaragua
United States
Government allows tip expenses for shipboard staff
Washington special reports that government officials and employees may charge tips and gratuities paid to waiters on ships to the government. The Comptroller of the Treasury has ruled that such expenditures are chargeable as official expenses.
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Sam
Washington
Comptroller of the Treasury
All Boys Thieves at Certain Age in Cape Cod Epidemic
A damaged report from Amherst Massachusetts notes a harsh moral stance by clergy and officials. An epidemic claim is linked to Cape Cod boys described as thieves at a certain age. The document cites a church figure Dr. Wilson warning that all boys become thieves at a specific age.
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Cape Cod
Wilson
Necessaries of Ue Decreasing in Belt Livestock Demand
Washington reports a notable shrinkage in the commerce of essential provisions as livestock and meat products decline along the belt. The half yearly UTR commission records 1,488,756 head for pigs in the first six months of 1910 versus over 2,000,000 in the same period last year, signaling reduced demand and prices amid disease concerns. Public health measures include banning common drinking cups on trains and in freight operations to curb spread of illness.
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Washington
Special
United States
Auto Passenger Car Wrecked by Southern Flyer Near Westlake
Eleven aboard a regular Bessemer to Westlake car collided with a fast Southern Railway passenger train near Westlake. Two were killed outright, three fatally injured, two may die, and the rest escaped with injuries. The crash occurred after 4 pm in a cut, with witnesses blaming no whistle at the crossing. Injured were sent to Robinson hospital in Bessemer.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Railway
Westlake
Bessemer
Robinson
Down With the Pope in San Sebastian Described
Government measures and a clerical renunciation kept San Sebastian largely tranquil as a bull fight dominated the day. Troops patrolled from dawn, quarrels with demonstrators led to about 150 arrests, and clerical crowds clashed with police under the gaze of the queen mother and royal children at Miramar palace. Clerical leaders blamed the government for repressing a Carlist plot. amid chaos, peasants fled and soldiers shared food with the poor. In Jacksonville a 10 year old mother of twins is reported. Delaney birth record filed.
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San Sebastian
Miramar Palace
Spain
Clemen
Great Monument and Taft Visit Spark Provincetown Controversy
A muddled Carolina era piece describes a memorial in memory of Haverly, visit by Taft to Provincetown resisting a rising movement, with references to marble, diamond items, police, and an alleged parole case. The text mixes places like Atlanta and Madrid with unclear events and names.
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Haverly
Mass
Spiecals
Taft
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Sher
Wales News
Chicago Tribune
Indianapolis News
Nas
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Saud
Cate Bauer
Abie
Matthias Bauer
Vienna
Berlin
Bauer
Yarta
Cis
U.S
Uncle Sam
Postoffice
Towa
Des Moines
Kean Towa
Lond
Express
Eumedelia
Senate
Patterson
Tose
Congressional Investigation
Nashville
Tennini
Ternessee
Gov. Patterson
E. W. Carmack
Supreme Court
Justicce Beard
Neal
Shiells
Taylor
Court of Civil Appeals
McAlister
Bell
Barton
Republican Committee
Independents
Jesse Littleton
Southern
Ancksonville
Fin
Ti Delaney
Atlanta
Musee Wy
Elne
Ander
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