Global unrest and trade news from early 20th century dispatches
Reports describe a global mix of famine in the Philippines and poor wheat harvests in Siberia. Reinforcements head to Somna Miland. fever devastates Savavilla sellers. Britain-Venezuela tensions rise as 6,740 immigrants land in New York. Beet sugar output declines. Berlin rails demand rises. Grand jury indicts in Indianapolis grave robbery case and a logging accident kills Jobs Marcy near Big Meadows.
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Savavilla
Great Britain
Venezuela
New York
Hoerder Iron Company
Berlin
America
Grand
Indianapolis
Marcy
Big Meadows
Walla Walla
Han
Groesbeck
Thomasons
Rutherfords
Somaliland
Red Sea
Dhalak
Massowal
Eritrea
Ricciotti Garibaldi
San Juan
P. R
Hill S Volcano Frenzy Strikes Southern Mexico Towns
Reports of ash showers from a burning mountain near Palenque reach as far as Comitan and Salón Verán, causing widespread fear. Residents pray publicly amid rumors of volcanic awakening across the West and Central America as Palenque becomes the focal point of the disturbance.
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Mexico
San Juan Beautista
Trbasco
Sallon
West Ladies
Central America
Wholesale Poisoner in London Linked to Three Wives Deaths
A London dispatch reports George Chapman, once in America, as landlord of a Southwark saloon who poisoned a young woman she lived with as his wife. Police consider exhumation possible as two prior wives died in his houses. The piece also cites Thomas Nell, a doctor executed in 1892 for murder by strychnine, linked to other deaths. Separately a Denver boy died from burns after rolling into a desert fire near Needles California, and Oregon farmer J. S. Gilbert was killed by a boar while breaking up a fight between hogs, his body partially eaten.
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London
George Chapman
America
Neill
Chapman
Thomas Nell
Aliss Cream
Matilda Clover
Harland Aldridge
Denver
San Hepardino
Cal
Needles
Los Angeles
Aldridge
Gilbert
Portland
Ore
Gibert
Hartress Kills Wife Then Tries Suicide in Seattle
Michael Hartress fatally wounded his wife during a violent attack and attempted to shoot himself, a police report shows. He claimed no serious harm after being hospitalized, while officials noted his boast of the incident but offered no corroboration. Separately a treaty dispute in Washington involved Senator Lodge and Gloucester interests, with reciprocity talks continuing amid opposition.
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Michael Hartress
Seattle
Senator Lodge
Washington
Wadsworth Killing Incident Reported in Guard Duty
Fragmentary OCR states Major General condemns killing of William Durham during night guard duty by Sergeant Wadeworth. Prosecution cites faliful performance of duty while Wadeworth faces promotion controversy amid muttered orders and disputed chain of command.
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Mallenge
Aethar Wedaworth
Privat
Wadeworth
William Durham
Wadaworth
Age Bo
Lurtiaim
Wadsworth
Famine Struggles in the Philippine Islands Deepens
A dispatch reports famine across the Philippines with locusts and disease worsening crops. Foreign trade reforms aim to ease freight costs and soften prices while authorities move to mitigate suffering among the poor. Cholera and illness spread in Mindanao and Panay as agricultural output remains depressed.
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Tt Ie
Provident
Philippine Islands
Winston
Onde
Ehwlera
Orany
Philippines
Cholers
Shooting affray in Wyoming rocks Owen residents
Warrant issued for B C Van Ortwick and David Cochrane charging assault with intent to kill after a shooting battle with the Decker family in Owen Albany County Wyoming. Deckers and state witnesses give conflicting accounts of who fired first and who was aggressor.
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B. C. van Ortwick
David Cochrane
E. C. Decker
Owen
Albany County
Wyoming
Deckers
van Ortwick
Cochrane
Laramle
Sheriff Cook
Decker
Yan Ortwick
Earthquake at Sea Impacts Whaling Fleet
The schooner Bonanza and the whaler Alice Knowles report a strong earthquake August 13 about 200 miles off Kurile Island. The shock halted chronometers aboard the Alice Knowles and earlier, June 5, three crewmen were badly burned when the boiler exploded aboard the Honkey engine but survived after Captain Montgomery's care.
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Bonanza
Alice Knowles
Bret
Seston
I’olnt
Montgomery
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Dies At Home In New York City
Elizabeth Cady Stanton legendary suffragist died Sunday at her New York City home after a long illness. Friends and family, including her daughters Mrs Lewresce and Mrs Branton Hintell, and sons Henry Robert Lotmyers and Theodore of Paris, were with her in her final days. Aged and frail, she had declined rapidly the past week.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
New York City
Stanton
M. Lewresce
Branton Hintell
New York
Henry
Robert Lotmyers
Theodore
Parith, & Ron
Miner Jacob Knight Perishes in Fatal Mine Accident
In St. Lawrence area a miner named Jacob Knight died at Mette when a roof fall caused a section of the mine to strike him. He was working alone when the injury severed his knee and he bled on the ground before may have succumbed at once. The incident remains under inquiry by local authorities.
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Cooper
Fee
Booker T. Washington
Kooanvelt
Tuskegee Institute
Ala
Ilay
Prealdoor Palua
Philippine Archipelago
White House
Cleveend
Morristown
N. J
General Croater
Ume
Winaou
How Organ
Jacob Knight
St. Lawenice
Mette
Primi
Wheat and livestock wealth in Oregon county reports
Morrow county to gain over $500000 this fall from a wheat crop export of about 66 million bushels. Umatilla county, billed as the banner county, reflects the state’s prolific agricultural output on the western edge, while details hint at broader regional farming wealth.
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Morrow
Umatilla
Banner
Frills and Fashion Neckwear and Embroidery Trends
The article surveys fashionable neckwear and trims including silk, chiffon, lace, and velvet. It highlights black accents, pale hues, and the influence of Hungarian embroidery, silk threads, and peasant designs on accessories and home textiles. It notes varied styles from simple to ornate, with care in matching gowns and the season’s revival looks.
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Holland
A Paris gown described in pale grey camel hair
A lengthy description of a Paris gown and autumn coats with detailed features. The gown features long winged hair, silver trimmings, three silver edged bands at the skirt, and a cream vest with intricate embroidery. Sleeves are tight to the elbow, then flare, and a braided silver and pale blue decoration adorns the bodice. Coats for autumn are long, with styles evolving from last year, and a smart little reefer is noted.
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Paris
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