Government prints its own postage stamps bid wins
Washington reports the Postoffice bids for adhesive stamps show the Bureau of Engraving and Printing offered the lowest four year contract price. Other bidders included American Banknote and Engraving Company. Also noted are transfers within the military and a court martial for Passed Assistant Paymaster Charles W Penrose and Treasury Secretary Shaw's Vermont gubernatorial campaign plans.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
American Banknote and Engraving Company of
New York
Bureau
Navy Board Sets Plans for Two New Gunboats
The Navy Department board approved general designs for two new gunboats, modeled closely on the Marietta type. The eeeer mate will be launched at Quincy Massachusetts with sponsor Miss Helen West, daughter of Des Moines businessman Harry West. The cruiser Brooklyn transported the remains of the late Lord Pauncefote.
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Washington
Board of Construction of
Navy Department
Quincy
Mass
Mise Helen West
Harry West
Des Moines
Brooklyn
Lord Pauncefote
United States Realty and Construction Company Formed
Capitalized at 66 million dollars the new United States Realty and Construction Company secures the goodwill and assets of George A. Fuller Company New York Realty Corporation Alliance Realty Company and Central Realty Bond and Trust Company along with an underwriting syndicate providing 11 million dollars working capital and 20 million preferred stock 36 million common stock.
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New York
Aug
United States Realty and Construction Company
George A. Fuller Company
Capital
New York Realty Corporation
Alliance Realty Company
Surplus
Central Realty, Bond and Trust Company
End of coal deal linked to big El Paso and St Louis scheme
In Carbondale Illinois the El Paso and St Louis Securities Company plans a vast undeveloped land purchase from Williamson county to the Ohio river. A railroad will be built through the strip to transport coal and boost farming lands with expected construction starting this fall. Capital is 400000 dollars, with potential unlimited increase. In Louisville Kentucky directors of Mutual Life Insurance authorize reinsurance of Illinois Life Insurance Company of Chicago signaling a consolidation, details yet undisclosed.
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Carbondale
Ilnois
el Paso and St. Louis Securities Company
Williamson County
Ohio River
Louisville
Mutual Life Insurance Company of Kentucky
Ilinois Life Insurance Company
Chicago
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Kentucky
Large sugar ships gather for Atlantic refineries
Forty four steamships, among the largest fleets in sugar trade history, are en route to Delaware breakwater or unloading in Java. In the coming weeks they will land on Atlantic coast piers not less than 20,000 tons of raw sugar. The vessels are modern carriers loading at Java ports such as Surabaya and Sa marang, with cargoes averaging at least 5.5 tons each.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Java
Atlantic Coast
Samarang
Soura Baya
North Dakota Democrats select state ticket lineup
Fargo August 1 The North Dakota Democrats in a state convention chose their ticket with L A Ueland Edgelye W R Lovell Fargo J E Cronan Fargo M C McGinnis Jamestown John Quarum Abercrombie J F Morrison Bottingeau James McDonald Grafton M J Barrett Minot W Stevenson Grand Forks E A Wilson Bathgate and endorsed Republican judge John M Cochrane Grand Forks for the Supreme Court.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Democrats
L. A. Ueland
Edgelye
W. R. Lovell
J. E. Cronan
M. C. McGinnis
Jamestown
John Quarum
Abercrombie
J. F. Morrison
Bottingeau
James McDonald
Grafton
Deaf teacher Kerney kills himself at Powers home
Charles Kerney, son in law of the late Orlandoa Powers and husband of Annabel Powers, both deaf mutes, shot and killed himself at the Powers residence in Decatur Illinois. Once a respected deaf educator in Evansville Indiana, he had been in ill health for two years and his doctors warned his death could come soon.
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Decatur
Charles Kerney
Orlandoa Powers
Macon County
Powers
Kerney
Annabel Powers
Evansville
Ind
Post office safe blown open by cracksmen at Niles
The Niles post office was robbed early today when three criminals blew the safe, taking about $160 in money and 200 stamps. The office was wrecked and the trio escaped in a buggy.
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Niles
Bugay
Ex-Banker Spalding Remains in Jail in Embezzlement Case
CHICAGO August 1 Judge Dunn extended the hearing in the case of Charlies W. Spalding who seeks release from imprisonment on embezzlement charges for two weeks and to restore the former banker to the county jail.
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Chicago
Dunn
Charlies W. Spalding
Currency Transfers Through Subtreasury Rise In Year
New York Ave 1 notes currency transfers through the subtreasury to Chicago and New Orleans for the year already exceed the two preceding years. The amount stands at about 2 250 000, compared with last year and an additional 150 000 in the earlier period.
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New York, Ave
Chicago
New Orleans
Arctic explorer Baldwin reports 1902 depots for 1903 polar dash
Evelyn Baldwin arrived at Tromsoe reporting healthy crew and early ice breakup forced July 1 departure from Camp Ziegler. Depots at Rudolfland and Kane Lodge, plus houses and stores, will support a large polar dash in 1903. Fifteen balloons carried 300 messages, and Nan Sens hut drawings were recovered.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Rudolfland
Kane Lodge
Greely Island
Nansens Hut
National Museum
America
Holbein Fails in Dover English Channel Swim
Holbein began from Cape Grisnez at night seeking to swim to Dover but abandoned the attempt after thirteen hours due to unfavorable conditions. He had covered about thirty miles and was eight miles from the French coast when the tug advised quitting. He remained fresh, nourished, and guided by powerful lamps as tides threatened the open sea.
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Dover
French
Varnebuoy
Holbein
King Enjoys Yacht Cruise Before Coronation
London aug 1 The king had an excellent night aboard the royal yacht as a minstrel program delighted the crew He plans to stay at Cowes until Friday with a possible move to London Thursday a special movable chair ordered in case of need Queen Alexandra photographed the yachting scenes and the Prince and Princess of Wales returned to London
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London
Cowes
Brighton
Queen Alexandra
Imperial Destiny Speech at Grocers Banquet
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain spoke at a Grocers' Company banquet praising Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener. He outlined a new imperial vision born from the South African war, replacing pride of possession with kinship and mutual obligation, aiming to transform South Africa into a living, contributive empire segment.
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London
Chamberlain
Lord Kitchener
Grocers’ Company
Lord Milner
South Africa
Lynch Taken to Bow Street Over Treason Charge
Col Arthur Lynch, National MP, accused of high treason in the Boer War, was brought to Bow Street Police Court in London where he was committed for trial after a lengthy statement. He claimed he acted under contract with the Paris Journal and intended brief service for American outlets like Century Magazine and Collier’s Weekly. He denied meeting Dr Leyds or bearing a mission from Leeds. Redmond and other Nationalist leaders visited him in his cell prior to court.
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London
Arthur Lynch
Bow Street
Leeds
Transvaal
Lynch
W. H. K. Redmond
Nile dam coping stone laid at Assouan in bid for two crops
London dispatch reports the last coping stone of the Nile dam at Assouan being laid on Wednesday. The project, along with the Assouan and Assolut dams, will allow vast tracts to bear two crops a year instead of one.
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New York
Nile
Assouan
Times
London
Assolut
Assouan Dam to Boost Sugar Areas and Water Supply
Plans detail a reservoir delivering 1,000,000 cubic metres of water annually and a dam at Assouan about a mile and a quarter long with completion likely by year end. The report notes agricultural expansion and irrigation potential alongside a broader regional project.
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Assouan
President's Prize at Gardiner's Bay Next Wednesday
Arrangements nearly complete for the Mayflower target practice in Gardiner's bay with a $3 gold prize. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will attend as witnesses, as twenty four gun crews compete with two two minute runs each at 1500 yards.
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Oyster Bay
Gardiner’s Bay
Roosevelt
Gleaven
Engineer's Department
Detroit & Cleveland Navigation to build two giant steamers
The Free Press reports arrangements nearly complete for two new side-wheel passenger steamers to surpass all others in size and capacity. Estimated cost is 550000 dollars each, with four decks and capacity for 1000 per deck. Sleeping capacity ranges from 1100 to 1200, including 300 state rooms.
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Detroit
Aug
The
Free Press
Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company
Cuban Finances July Deficit and July Receipts
In Havana the Cabinet heard Finance Secretary Garcia Montes present July’s financials. Total July receipts reached 1,552,435 pesos with a June balance of 745,371. July payments were 1,236,850 leaving a current balance of 1,061,156. The yearly average expenditure under American control was 1,504,404.
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Havana
Garcia Montes
Cuba
YMCA Endowment Reaches One Million Dollar Pledge
The international committee of the Young Men's Christian Association announced it had secured a $1,000,000 endowment fund. A $250,000 pledge sparked the drive during the jubilee year, with six donors totaling $632,000. Fifty-six of the 150 solicited subscribers contributed, alongside association secretaries.
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New York
International Committee of the
Young Men's Christian Association
Obituary Briefs Include Stoddard and Latros Deaths
Elizabeth Barstow Stoddard widow of Richard Henry Stoddard a noted New York writer died at her home aged eighty. The Rt Rev F Alicia Latros bishop of Nicaragua died at eighty four after twenty six years in the bishopric.
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New York
Elizabeth Barstow Stoddard
Richard Henry Stoddard
Galveston Default on Bond Issues Shocks City
Galveston Texas August 1 city has defaulted on a 6000 bond issue and on all its bond issues. A majority of bondholders have agreed to accept Pacificederste as payment in full of interest, a plan to restructure the debt is underway.
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Galveston
Tex
San
Cit
Sawmill Blast Kills Ohio Man in West Virginia
Joseph Hardesty a Lawrence County Ohio sawmill owner was killed by a blast at his Wolfe Creek mill near Huntington West Virginia. Four sons were seriously injured two possibly fatally as the mill was wrecked and the body blown forty feet into a creek.
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Huntington
W. Va
Joseph Hardesty
Lawrence County
Ohio
Wolfe Creek
Two Hurt as Runaway Buggy Turmoil in Duluth
Mary Barker of Superior was killed instantly and Blanche Kiltin of West Duluth seriously injured when a runaway buggy overturned after the horses spooked at the hilltop in Duluth.
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Duluth
Minn
Mary Barker
Superior
Blanche Kiltin
West Duluth
Quake Rattles Los Alamos as Town Sees Damage and Evacuations
Four severe shocks hit Los Alamos valley today with cracks in buildings and a landmark structure turned on its foundation. Dr. H. C. Bagby saved the business district from a fire, landslides closed roads, and a solar driven heat anomaly accompanied oscillatory quakes. University figures urged caution while many residents fled the area.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Los Alamos Valley
Juan Careaga
Los Alamos
San Luis Obispo
Sant Ynez
Santa Maria
H. Cc. Bagby
W. P. Whitney
Lompoc
Hoover Ranch
John R. Drum
Drum Canyon
Drum
Professor Larkin
Mount Lowe Observatory
Hilgard
Agricultural Department
University of California
Leslie
Benjamin de Wheeler
Quake Reports Overstated for Santa Barbara Area
Los Alamos Calif August 1 reports from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties claim vast quake damage. Officials say damage within Los Alamos will not exceed 4000 dollars and only minor shocks occurred today, with no major upheavals or fissures.
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Los Alamos
Cal
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Cause of the quakes in San Francisco explained
John F. Conway, a geology expert, argues earthquakes arise from subsidence caused by subterranean gases and oils rather than volcanic activity. He notes evidence of hydrocarbon presence near Los Alamos, supported by Yale professor Sillman and San Francisco engineer F. McMillan, plus a small active volcano near Los Alamos. Smoke and steam issue from fissures, seen from the old stage road, yet no major danger has emerged.
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San Francisco
John F. Conway
Los Alamos
Sillman
Yale
F. McMillan
Santa Barbara
Mitchell An Idol Concludes Opposition To Lawlessness
The speaker, US citizen and miners union chief, declares opposition to lawlessness and rejects Citizens' Alliance tenets. He asserts the miners’ union has fought for peace, notes some miner transgressions but argues they are fewer and less serious than those of deputies and coal and tron police.
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United States
Miners
Citizens’ Alliance
Brutus
Caesar
Coal and Tron
Funeral for Joseph Beddall in Shenandoah Inquest Begins
In Shenandoah Pa the Coroner's Inquest into Joseph Beddall's death began with four witnesses and a ruling that further testimony would resume next Thursday. Beddall died from a skull fracture after injuries in the riot, denied carrying ammunition on his deathbed, and his funeral is set for Monday with Masonic honors. Deputy Sheriff Thomas Beddall defended his use of a pistol, firing only after rock and brick attacks. Brig Gen Gobin praised troop discipline, prohibited saloon visits, and urged readiness as mine workers seek a governor to withdraw troops.
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Shenandoah
Joseph Beddall
W. H. Stewart
William Penn M
Beddall
Thomas
J. C. Biddle
Miners’ Hospital
Thomas Beddall
Gobin
Troops Placed On Duty In Shenandoah As Riots Rise
Harrisburg reports Governor Stone to deploy National Guard in Shenandoah to restore peace after unlawful assemblies and mob violence. Schuylkill County sheriff unable to maintain order, major general to mobilize National Guard as needed. In Philadelphia the use of mine guards ends with 25 daily wages replaced by lower paid workers. About 1,000 guards hired, 300 to 400 return home, others filled by coal region hires at $2 a day.
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Harrisburg
Stone
Shenandoah
Stewart
Commonwealth
National Guard
Schuylkill County
Division
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Ma chinist Loux reports attempted coercion near Empire colliery
John Loux a machinist at Empire colliery in Wilkes Barre says he was held up by unknown men who threatened to hang him from an electric light pole. He fled and escaped. The Indiana bituminous district reports widespread mining slack and idle shifts amid a looming general strike. West Virginia miners remain firm. Judges Jackson and Keller are enjoined from nonwork activities.
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Wilkesbarre
John Loux
Empire Colliery
Kennedy
Indiana
United Mine Workers’ Journal
Montgomery
West Virginia
Jackson
Keller
Great Northern Elevator Withdraws From Western Elevating Assn
The Commercial reports that the Great Northern elevator with a 3,000,000 bushel capacity has left the Western Elevating Association. Owned by James J. Hill interests, it alleges railroad discrimination by Vanderbilt-controlled lines. It notes a current conflict between Vanderbilt interests and James J. Hill.
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Buffalo
Great Northern
Western Elevating Association
James J. Hii
Northern Pacific Railroad
Vanderbilt
James J. Hill
Jury Finds Conductor and Engineer Criminally Negligent in Railroad Wreck
Rochester August 1 jury investigating the Lehigh Valley Railroad wreck that killed one and injured many ruled the disaster stemmed from criminal negligence by Conductor Frank De La Vergne and Engineer Daniel Connolly for failing to obey dispatcher orders.
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Rochester
Frank de la Vergne
Daniel Connolly
Present value of claims under installment policies EB
All other claims against the company. Amount necessary outstanding risks.
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Linen Department
Dunfermline
Hibben, Hollweg & CO
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Culver Military Academy
Culver, Ind
Lake Maxinkuckee
Fourth Street
Broadway
Cincinnati, O
Frank Caldwell
W. J. Williams
Total Assets
State of Indiana
Office of Auditor of State
W. H. Hart
Michigan Mutual
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Mich
C. R. Looker
A. F. Moore
Fe. Achann
ATL
Sos
Office of Auditor of
State
MO. F. McFarland
Fitzgerald Building
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