Notable dates and figures in August history
August history items include Columbus sailing from Palos in 1492 on a discovery voyage. 1868 death of American writer and soldier Charles G Haipine born 1820. 1908 Giuseppe Sarto elected Pope Pius X. 4907 Standard Oil Indiana fined 20 240 000 by Judge Landis for railway ties violations. Augustus Saint Gaudens, sculptor, died born 1848. astronomical notes show sunset 7 09 p m, sunrise 4 55 a m, moonset 10 35 p m, moon age seven days.
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Columbus
Palos
Spain
Charles G. Haipine
Miles O'Reilly
Giuseppe Sarto
Venice
Pope Leo XII
Pius X
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Landis
United States Supreme Court
Augustus St. Gaudens
Call for Convention by Thirteenth Ohio Senatorial Democrats
The Democrats of the Thirteenth Senatorial district of Ohio call a delegate convention at Marysville Court House on Tuesday August 11 at 1 30 PM to nominate a State Senator candidate. Representation is one delegate and one alternate per 100 votes for Pattison in 1905, with counties allocated accordingly. Temporary leadership includes Phil M. Crow and B Braumer, with officers listed by county committees.
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Ohio
Court House
Marysville
John M. Pattison
Hardin
Cee Bby Union
TOR Ss Cee
Phil M. Crow
Hardin County
B. Braumer
Union County
W. H. Evens
W. v. Niven
Logan County
Martin J
Burke
Marion County
Homer Southard
Irregularities Found in Three State Departments
An auditing committee reports unauthorized expenditures in the attorney general adjutant general and public printer departments. State Auditor Guilbert refuses to sign the report, which Governor Harris has withheld for weeks amid political tension. The signed portion includes a Republican and a Democrat, with suspicions of political influence and potential improper use of funds.
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Columbus
Guilbert
Harria
Harris
Ventigate
Columbua
Political Murk and Gossip Across States and Parties
A Washington dispatch reflects on political distrust and alleged irregularities in county offices, blaming Auditor Guilbert and Governor Harris while speculating on election strategies. It notes Taft, Foraker, and Williams politics, Republican tensions, and a fragmentary view of crime, social norms, and international gossip amid a busy August political landscape.
Political campaign notes and party strategy excerpt
A long, critical discussion on election organization, voter polling, and fundraising for Democrats. It highlights the role of volunteers, warnings against Republican tactics, and calls for fundraising to support campaigns led by N Haswell and Loyd. It references Roosevelt Taft remarks, Independence Party tensions, and alleged misuse of postage by campaign documents.
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Sami‘ J
Pden
Louisiana
Florida
Staten I
Republican Party
Tildee
Independence Party
Democratic Party
Mf.bryen
Post-Office Department
O. Linesda
Neb
Justners
Opposte
France tightens control on public posters and ads
The article details a French system taxing and regulating temporary posters or afiches. It describes stamping and cancelling revenue stamps, two duplicate copies, registration offices, and signage limits in towns. It notes permanent billboards, shopfront displays, and penalties for unpermitted postings, with officials enforcing licenses and taxes.
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Hite
France
Paris
Berlin
Lomlon
Rice Industry of the South Sees Growth in Exports
The 1904 shift to a rice export nation is noted with exports rising to 188 million pounds and imports falling to 197 million. 1893 figures show import 174 million and export 92 million, while 1904 gains mark a 60 percent export rise and 20 percent import drop. Prospects for 1905 are described as promising if foreign markets expand, with Texas and Louisiana growers urged to ship abroad to avoid low prices.
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South
United States
Loulati A
Texas
New Orleans
Surgery on Human Hearts Reveals Grim Yet Promising Progress
A review of historical heart operations notes that death often followed blood poisoning or sepsis after procedures. It highlights cases where the heart was opened and sutured with some success, stressing antiseptic advances and the potential for future outcomes despite prior high risk.
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Ramtel
Tracy
New York
The Real Chinatown A New York Sun Portrait
The Chinatown in New York is home to about seven thousand Chinese residents with two thousand in a Pell and Dover street triangle. The community relies on many men and small firms, with gambling and opium decline reshaping prosperity. Chinatown functions as a distinct, tight network with “pabtoabs” and joint ventures under shared management. Gambling, tong wars, and the Parkhurst society influence, while many residents are seen as more moral than surrounding Whites. The area faces police raids, protection rackets, and internal tensions, yet remains a combustible, evolving enclave.
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New York
Mott
Pell
Dovers
Skys
New York Sun
Chinatown
Dovern Street
Wee Kee & Co
Wong Sing & Co
Parkhurat Society
New Orleans
Deulerd
China
Ue House
Eggers
Lottemien
Parkhurst Society
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Marion Daily Mirror
LLAND
Sraphil Ows Bervice Sud Market
Geporta
Palr
William Williams
Sigue
Solys
Ima
Eugene Bue
McKinley
Bun
Moon
National
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
John W. Kirn
James HB
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Butler
Judson Harmon
Hamilton
David L. Rockwell
Portage
J. H. Newman
Miami
Geo, B, Oket
Pranklin
Bugh T. Mathmar
Shelby
W. W. Durbin
Dreamer
Belmont
T. D. Hogan
Jackson
Supreme Court
C. Larason
Licking
Derry
David Eley
Aukland
John
Allen
Bernard Dorar
Perry
Jee Bute School
Comuletiam
John A. McDowell
Holmes
Franklin
Hogking
Congressional
Congres
Carl C. Anderson Benes
Lewis H. Plocken
W. T. Smite
Courta
Curtis Morrow
Tittelbaugh
L. Justice
T. D. Bowan
Sheria
John G. Stark
Por
Henry Seiter
Samuel Creasap
A. B. Trout
Miles Longshore
W. C. Wottring
W. 8. Spencer
Charles Freeman
Samuel Bader
Ghorgh
Ullbert
Herhaints
Taft
Foraker
John Sharp Williams T
Williams and
Dryas
Evansville
Belrestea
Cedar Point
Roosevelt
Columbia
Tat
Baltimore
Turkey
Constantinople
Chamber of Divorce
Coe
Washington Lett AR
Washington, D. C
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National Democratic
Auditorium Annex
Chicago
Lloyd
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House of Representatives
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Wisconsin
Iowa
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Montana
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Democratic National Committee
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Miaarx & Sons
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