Prosperity arrives with a larger crop across America
London English papers report that American crop prospects look strong despite fears of freight shortages. Bankers reportedly hesitate on mercantile loans, but forecasts suggest record or near record outputs in cotton and cereals, with freight rates high and limited steamship capacity hindering surplus movement.
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Herald
America
London
Mr. m
J. Ward Warner
Exchange
England
United States Seaboard
Mingland
Pope Pius X Rumored Vatican Imprisonment Breach Stirring Italy
Italian papers buzz over a report that Pope Pius X left the Vatican secretly to visit his sister Rosa after a stroke. Officials deny the claim, noting no visit occurred and the sister’s illness was minor. The debate recalls historic limits on papal independence since 1870.
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Rome
Pius X
Vatican
Rosa
Italy
Apostolic
Lateran
Pius IX
Leo XIII
New Home Cure Promises Relief for Asthma Sufferers
An offer promotes a self home cure for asthma claiming rapid relief from wheezing and paroxysms. It targets hopeless cases and invites readers to mail a coupon for a free trial, asserting success regardless of age climate or occupation.
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Hose
Crop boom debunks bank loan rumors says Vanderslip
Frank Vanderslip of National City Bank calls reports of loan refusals absolute nonsense and says mercantile demand is being met easily. Crop prospects are excellent with oats near record highs and corn, wheat, and cotton all praised by crop experts and bankers.
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Dick Brothers
Dick Brothers & Co
W. V. King
New York Cotton Exchange
London
Politeness League Touts Parisian Courtesy Movement
Madame Andree d Albert launches the Ligue pour la Courtoise to curb incivility in Paris. The effort enlists students professors and society figures under five commandments including courteous speech and bearing wear a badge to show membership. Also recounted is a fraud case against Countess Smile d Charney and notes on Don Jaime's speech and hearing treatment.
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Paris
France
Andree d’Albert
Ligue Pour la Courtoise
League of
Madame d’Albert
League
Jeanne
Maceame d‘Albert
Women's Peace League
the Hague
Madame d Albert
Shia
Smile d'Charney
Lyons
Pierce Cournalles
Will
Alfonso
San Sebastian
Don Jaime
Possible clean path to a Pennsylvania senate seat questioned
Aug 29 Pittsburg report cites Progressive leaders Alexander Moore and William Finn accusing Boise Penrose Philander C Knox and Senator George T Oliver of winning seats through unethical influence by Great protected interests. Finn hints at testifying before Washington on campaign delegations and liquor and corporate payments, urging Oliver Penrose and others accompany him.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Alexander Moore
William Finn
Pittsbur
Boise Penrose
Philander C. Knox
George T. Oliver
Congress
Keystone
Flinn
Senate Committee
Washington
Oliver
Penrage
Wireless radio compass aids ships in fog
The French government tests Hertzian wave signals to aid navigation in fog. A radio compass would help mariners determine the origin of a message and fix bearing accurately, with European doctors abandoning an incorrigible case as Americans may succeed and astonish Europe.
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Europe
Spain
Bubonic Plague in Cuba Quelled by Health Service
Washington reports the danger of a New Orleans outbreak has waned as Cuba reports no new cases since July 2 after a July 22 death. Porto Rico shows no new cases in ten to fourteen days. Public health continues embargo and strict port precautions at Atlantic and Gulf ports.
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Washington
New Orleans
West Indies
Cuba
Porto Rico
Public Health Service
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Election returns to be shown at Monroe Park Labor Day
Full election returns will be displayed on the Moving Picture board at Monroe Park on Labor Day night.
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Moving Picture Board
Monroe Park
Use of Arsenic Doubles in Years
Large arsenic imports into the United States in 1911 reached 3 132 tons, over double the previous year. Arsenic, in forms like Paris green and London purple, is used in glass making pigments and insecticides, with insecticidal use prominent among gardeners and farmers.
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United States
Paris
Telegrapher's error causes damage suit in New York
Palmer L. Corker a Waynesboro Georgia banker sues Postal Telegraph Company in New York supreme court for 330 dollars claiming a single code message error to Spring Co cotton brokers caused a sale of 600 bales at 12.24 cents and forced him to cover 12.42 cents. The mistake involved codes manual bestoweth life-like versus mammal bestoweth slife-like.
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New York
Spring & Company
Bestoweth
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Fourth National Bank
Mme, Andree d’Albert
d’Charney
May
Knox and
Philander AC
Knox
Island OF
Dreamland
Edna Erskine
Wyer & Sheldon
Josh
J. G. Mell
Matinee Daily
Goon Pictures
Carmen
Mobile’s
Columbia Ice Cream Company
Dauphin Street
Mobile, Ala
Louis Bouwmester
The
Bank of Mobile
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