Growth of Buenos Aires Reshapes Western Hemisphere City Power
Census shows Buenos Aires with 1.7 million people, surpassing Philadelphia to become the third largest city in the Western Hemisphere and the largest city south of the equator. The Argentine capital leads global rankings in seaport activity, wool exports, beef exports, and grain trade, driven by immigration and a high birth rate.
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Buenos Aires
Philadelphia
Paris
Jockey Club
Americas
New York
Sydney
Australia
Argentina
Russia
United States
Antidote for Mercury Poisoning Grows Fame
Five months earlier Dr Thomas A Carter of Chicago claimed an antidote for bichloride mercury poisoning and has treated sixteen victims with most recovering. Albert Mohn, treasurer of a Chicago corporation, ingested four two grain tablets thinking they were aspirin and survived. Physicians say the remedy shows promise and may pass beyond experimental stages. Carter plans a Chicago Society presentation detailing his seven teen cases and a simple daily protocol using sodium five grains per grain of bichloride and sodium acetate.
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Thomas A. Carter
Chicago
Albert Mohn
Carter
Dow
Chicago Society
Watchful Waiting as Europe Risks War Deepens
The piece notes a wary calm amid European tensions as Russia, Germany, and Austria threaten Servia, with war potentially limited regionally. It argues American securities may dip but income remains solid while US commerce could gain from higher food prices and rail traffic, highlighting the US merchant marine deficit.
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Russia
Germany
Europe
Marshall Field and Company
United States
Immigration Records Show Immigrant totals Surpass One Million
Advance figures indicate the fiscal year ending June 30 will exceed 1,355,000 immigrants. The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes that national interest in immigrant quality affects vast enterprises and that 32 million people contribute to American prosperity, despite debates on intellectual and moral qualifications.
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Immigration Bureau
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Public Ledger
Blood Mad Monarchs Prepare Dread Sacrifice
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette declares royal rulers drive Europe toward ruin in a war scare. Fifteen million may face death as rulers use subjects as pawns and fighting spreads across fated lands.
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Europe
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette
French Women Killers Face Lenient Courts in France
A Toronto Mail and Empire summary notes French murder trials favor eloquence and emotion over punishment. It cites Mme Lamberjack and Mme Poeckley cases where wives avoided severe penalties, with juries swayed by defense rhetoric. Trials resemble duels among judge prosecutor and public, influenced by public emotion and political clout of defendants like Mme Calliaux.
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France
Mme. Lamberjack
Mmne
Lamberjack
Ble
Mme. Poeckles
Paris
Mme. Poeckley
Mme. Steinheil
Mme. Calliaux
Toronto Mail
Empire
The Value of Anonymous Service and Quiet Worth
A Des Moines Register and Leader excerpt urges embracing anonymous work and humble service. It argues credits and honors matter less than doing the task well, and that great minds outlive personal identity through lasting impact.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
The Cost of Worry in Female Labor
Dr John M Beffel testifies before Wisconsin vice commission that physical exhaustion and worry from demanding work lead to higher numbers of fallen women. He argues industrial strain creates moral indifference and that parents cannot control workplace fatigue which must be addressed by industry and policy beyond vice crusades.
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Wisconsin Vice Commission
John M. Beffel
Milwaukee
Chicago Tribune
Bune
Pasteboard Pie Prompts Laugh In Kansas Banquet
At the Shiloh banquet in the G A R hall two epicureans tasted a blackberry pie served on a pasteboard plate. The juice soaked through the plate and both men discovered they had eaten the pasteboard with the pie. One guest noted the taste was odd yet delicious while others laughed at the mishap. The incident ended with the domestic science student’s father lifting the last bite from the plate.
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Shiloh
G. A. R. Hall
Are Angels By Comparison Governor Blease remark
A wry remark from the St Louis Globe Democrat notes Governor Blease serves one utility by making residents of other states feel comparatively proud of their own governors. The quip praises provincial pride while lightly criticizing Blease.
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Blease
Louis Globe-Democrat
European War Scale Figures Gauge Allied Strengths
In London a paper outlines potential outcomes of a wider Austro-Servian conflict. It lists peace and war footing army totals for Russia Germany France Britain Austria Italy and the balance of the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente with fleet compositions and overall totals.
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London
Ee Pedera
Europe
Russia
Germany
Austria
Servia
Montenegro
Austro- Servia
Italy
France
England
Great Britain
Alsace
Lorraine
Belgium
Spain
Greece
Turkey
Triple Alliance
Balkan
Bulgaria
Roumania
Divorced Child Wife Jailed as Kidnapper
Mrs. Alice Debarge seventeen and Alice Freigh fifteen, both of Port Arthur Texas, were arrested in Cameron parish and held for Texas officers. Debarge, divorced from her husband in Port Arthur, is accused by Freigh’s grandmother of kidnapping, though Freigh says they are close friends and she left home willingly. Debarge's ex-husband lives in Houston.
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Lake Charles
Alice Debarge
Alice Freigh
Port Arthur
Texas
Cameron Parish
Caruthers
Jake Giles
Jefferson County
City Beautiful Notes on Watering Gardens and August Tasks
The article advises moisture management in city gardens noting deep soaking weekly is better than daily light watering. It suggests coarse soil-targeted spray, trench irrigation for roses, August as window box preparation time with parsley chives and spearmint, and planting cuttings for geraniums heliotrope and box vines. It also mentions pot grown strawberries to harvest into late November.
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Mobile
Meridan Guests Visit Mobile Social Set
Mrs A Y Harvey and daughter Elizabeth of Meridian arrived for an August stay in Mobile hosted by Mr and Mrs John B Harvey on Georgia Avenue. Included were Mr James D Harvey of New Orleans and others from Opelika and Livingston as they traveled to Cohen for supper at the Rolston Hotel and planned coast excursions.
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A. Y. Harvey
Elizabeth Harvey
Meridian
Mobile
John B. Harvey
Georgia Avenue
James D. Harvey
New Orleans
J. ©. Smith
Cohen
Rolston Hotel
Social News From Selma And Mobile
Mrs Wesler née Helena Goldwein of Selma and her daughters Hulda and Fannie visit Mobile guests Mrs Leon Schwarz and the Misses Herzfeld. Miss Irene Orrell guests at Biloxi. Mr and Mrs W C Grayson hosted a delightful party in Mobile. Miss Carrie Cowan helped with hospitality. Miss Johanna Mitchell of Meridian visits Mobile and沿 coast.
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Sam ‘Wesler
Helena Goldwein
Selma
Hulda
Fannie
Mobile
Leon Schwarz
Herzfeld
Irene Orrell
Biloxi
W. C. Grayson
Carrie Cowan
Johanna Mitchell
Meridian
Democratic Camp Ignites Race as Campaign Winds Up
The piece describes party strategies for the fall campaign with emphasis on tariff issues and Panama Canal toll repeal. It notes Democratic hopes to protect Maine seats, Republican push in Chicago and New York, and hints at a renewed bid by "Uncle Joe" Cannon in Illinois with a wealthy opponent.
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Rio Grande
Pacific Coast
Democratic National Committee
Republican Congressional Committee
Maine
Chicago
Middle West
New York
East
Joe’ Cannon
Illinois
Joe
Old Guard
Song of the Married Man
A brief verse from the Chicago News extols married men praising blissful life with calm temper and lack of burdens. It contrasts bachelors as warned prey in a light satirical tone. The poem frames marriage as remedy for strife and misfortune, celebrating happiness among husbands.
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Chicago News
One Redeeming Quality
Two old girlhood friends meet after years and discuss their lives. Mary recalls Bill Smithers, once described as ugly and simple, only to learn Mamie is now married to him. Mary stumbles to compliment Mamie on his neckties, while Mamie maintains his dignity.
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Mamie
Mary
Bill Smithers
Madame
Louisville Times
New York Health Dept Launches Education Campaign for Clean Food
The New York health department begins a crusade to educate grocers and pushcart vendors on sanitary food handling. Exhibits show devices like covered boxes and closed jars to reduce fly contamination and dust exposure. if education fails, policing measures may follow.
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Department of Health
New York
Health Department
Chicago Tribune
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