Diverse Global Notes on Industry and Society
A digest of items: a German inventor spins peat yarn. U S glassware gains Rio popularity. London Bridge lighting shift. New York health department advances Pasteur treatment. Japan orders five postage stamp printers. Bombay boasts a vast rail station. U S poultry value at census time. Suez blocked by burning British petroleum ship. British rail directors in Parliament. naturalist Neumann finds fossil sloth remains. French deputies extended term to six years. Paris population 2 650 000 with over 1 200 000 foreigners or provincials. Viennese women push dress reform. Havant man regrows hair at ninety-two. German Union veterans plan Steuben monument in Washington. a motor vehicle called motf olpilus seen in London. petroleum experiments by Norwegian navy. Norway oil imports from US and Russia. Napoleon Bonaparte’s gold plate in Ajaccio museum. French height conscription law lowered. smallpox totals in the U S. Germany’s oldest veteran turns 100. Paris kiosks warned against offensive publications. prompt dispatch of business in the Japanese war office.
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United States
Rio Janeiro
London Bridge
New York Board of Health
Japan
Frankfurt
Peninsular
Bombay
Bitter Lakes
Suez Canal
House of Lords
House of Commons
Pablo Neumann
Tierra del Luego
Paris
Havant
England
Union
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Washington
London
Tammersmith
Oxford Circus
Norway
America
Russia
Charles Bonaparte
Napoleon
Brienne
Ajacelo
France
Emigration, naval assessments and distant booms in mining
The text notes Ireland’s emigrant outflow of 39,870 in 1901 with 80.5 percent aged 15 to 35, compares 1900 and 1901 totals, mentions the Eight Hour Day Supreme Grand League of America convention in Minneapolis, and reports on Afghan ameer’s dismissed council after a power struggle. It also highlights Turkish naval weakness and a Hyde Park key relic. It ends with Tierra del Fuego mineral prospects and a mining boom forecast.
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Supreme Grand League of America
Minneapolis
Ameer
Afghanistan
Bibi Halima
Umar Khan
Tierra del Fuego
Tea Brewing Rules From Ancient Chinese Poem
The article cites Tung Po approving a strict tea method. Water should come from running streams or springs if possible and boil over a lively charcoal fire. Do not rush the boil. the water first sparkles like crabs eyes, then fish eyes, finally pearls. A teaspoonful of tea per two cups plus one for the pot is advised.
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Tung Po
Whooping Cough Remedy Praised by Editor
H J Strickfaden, editor of World Herald Fair Haven Washington, credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with saving his son from a serious time of illness after an attack of whooping cough and preventing several severe croup episodes. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
H. J. Strickfaden
World Herald
Fair Haven
Wash
Local Patent Cold Cure Box Displays Groves Signature
An old advertisement touts Lake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day. It promises refunds from druggists if it fails and bears K. W. Groves signature on the box with a price of 250.
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Draggista
K. W. Grove
Runners and Riders Race to Blackfoot in Fast Relay Day
The piece details a mass horse race from Topaz to Blackfoot with Hillman Cottrell and Monroe racing alongside dozens of riders. Spectators, wagers, a red bluff location gag, and a near-miss clothesline accident color the event, with trains and homesteader relays contributing to a busy, chaotic day.
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Henry Monroe
Hillman
Cottrell
Topaz
Blackfoot
Pocatello
Senate Adopts Conference on Civil Appropriations
In Congress Today the Senate adopted the House resolution for a conference committee on the sundry civil appropriation bill, which includes funds for the omnibus public buildings bill. Carmack denounced the discharge of Miss Rebecca J. Taylor from the War Department for publishing articles critical of the President as a civil service violation. He suggested the action stemmed from her stance on the Philippine question. The Isthmian canal bill was taken up. Jones of Arkansas backed the Panama route. The House considered the General Deficiency Appropriation bill. Laud of California opposed increasing pay for letter carriers, arguing their pay was already the highest for any government service.
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Carmack
Rebecca J. Taylor
War Department
Philppine
Washington
House
Laud
California
Entry Contests Rise Across Ballot Submissions
Yesterday and this morning observers noted that more than half the submitted entries appeared likely to be contested. Officials cautioned on potential disputes as ballots move toward review and formal challenges.
AN IDAHO HERMIT RETURNS HOME AFTER FIFTY SEVEN YEARS
Abraham Burns aged seventy seven, who disappeared from home fifty seven years ago and was thought murdered in a trappers feud, has returned to Hammond Indiana to visit his brother Joseph Burns two years younger. He has lived as a hermit miner in Idaho and plans to make his home with his brother now.
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Hammond, Ind
Hammond
Ind
Joseph Burns
Burns
Idaho
Stranger fires at ceiling in Chinatown restaurant
A stranger shot a hole through the floor of a Chinatown restaurant last night while waiting for an order. The man threatened to shoot again through the ceiling, was arrested, and faces a disturbance of the peace charge.
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Here
Blackfoot
Remembering Boys and Golfers in a Baggage Car Banter
A Philadelphia Record quotation recalls brakemen and aging golf players who gather in a baggage car. They critique a new golf club with seriousness, swapping opinions as if judging a baseball bat, and their earnest chatter prompts wry wonder at their quirky camaraderie.
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Philadelphia Record
Findings of Venice Naval Court Martial Criticized
The Venice court of inquiry findings are released in London. Rear Admiral Crowinshield reviews the proceedings and censures Captain Dayton for not attending the defense. He denounces the indignities suffered by the US officers and calls the court martial a farce.
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United States Naval
Venice
United States
Crowinshield
Dayton
Chicago
Crowninshield
Nebraska Republican state convention opens with seven governors candidates
Lincoln June 18 The Republican state convention convened at two p m with seven original gubernatorial hopefuls remaining and two or three potential dark horses. State Treasurer Stenfer withdrew from re nomination leaving five runners. The platform shows little interest in national affairs as leaders expect endorsement of the administration.
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Lincoln
Neb
Republica
Stenfer
The Man Hunt in Lancenter Pursuit of Fugitives
The posse hunting Tracy and Merrill lost the trail again near Pioneer five miles up the river from Lancenter Washington. The suspects were last seen yesterday evening and are believed to have a food supply lasting several days.
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Lancenter
Wash
Tracy
Merrill
Pioneer
Ingenious World Globe Sugar Bowl Wedding Gift
A French bride receives a silver sugar bowl designed as a terrestrial globe with the upper hemisphere as the lid. The outside features an engraved earth map and a lapis lazuli line marks the couple’s travel route with town names. Also advertises HERBINE tonic at 59 cents from Mrs A L Cook.
Senate Panel Backs Spooner Reciprocity with Cuba
Republican Senate committee members agreed to accept the Spooner bill providing reciprocity with Cuba and planned to convene a conference of Republican senators that evening to discuss its terms.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
Spooner
Cuba
Distinguished Divine Dies at Plattsburg
The Very Rev Augustus Hoffman D D dean of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal church died suddenly today in Plattsburg New York at age seventy four years.
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New York
Augustus Hoffman
D. D
General Theological Seminary
The
Protestant Episcopal Church
Plattsburg, N. Y
Ballard's Honk-Hound Sylur Sold By A L Cooks
Advertisement touts Ballard's Honk-Hound Sylur as a safe swift remedy for bronchial aliments. The dealer A L Cooks offers it for 25 and 5 vents priced items.
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Ballard
Mra
A. L. Cooks
Fire and Loot Threaten Strasburg Store Loss at100000
Strasburg Ohio June 17 Garven Bros department store was destroyed by fire with estimated losses of 100000. Authorities suspect arson to cover a robbery. While firefighters battled the blaze the firm’s home was looted.
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Strasburg
Ohio
Garven Bros
Corn Pit Mob Grips Chicago in Corn Prices Surge
June 18 Chicago witnessed a corn pit mob manipulate July options driving prices skyward then tumbling just as quickly. Grain speculators crowded the market, cornering the futures and fueling a volatile session.
Riot follows dyers' helpers strike in Patterson
A meeting of striking dyers helpers in Patterson New Jersey sparked a riot in which Patrolman Chas Robinson was shot in the arm and a striker was wounded in the neck. The mob was dispersed and order restored.
Fire and Police Board Bars Corbett Sullivan Fight
Denver officials order Police Chief Armstrong to prohibit the boxing bout set for tomorrow night at the Colorado Athletic club involving Young Corbett and Dave Sullivan. The action comes as the Fire and Police Board directs enforcement against the announced match.
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Denver
Colo
The
Fire and Police Board
Armstrong
Colorado Athletic Club
Young Corbett
Dave Sullivan
Sunday School Delegation Advised for Idaho Convention
The Idaho Sunday School delegation plans to attend the great international gathering in Denver with twelve delegates and twelve alternates endorsed by the executive committee. Delegates receive free lodging and vote rights, while others may attend sessions at reduced rail rates via Oregon Short Line or Union Pacific routes. Send inquiries to H. B. Neal, chairman, or to B. Cook, Boise.
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Idaho
Great Northwest
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific
Denver & Rio Grand
Ogden
Denver & Rio Grande
Denver
H. 2B
Neal
Committee On Transportation
Cook
Boise
Mothers urged to watch for worm symptoms
A brief health notice advises mothers to monitor children for first signs of worms and use White's Cream Vermifuga to remove them. The notice is attributed to Mrs. A. L. Cook.
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White
Price
A. L. Cook
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