Prominent figures urged to back night photography expedition
The article notes Africa watching Theodore Roosevelt and a scientist as a promoter plans a large expedition to capture night photographs of the dark continent. It mentions American support, a push to secure funds, and comparisons to explorers and naturalists. It also touches on political mentions and local civic topics intertwined with the broader expedition discussion.
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Africa
Theodore Rooserisman
Prom
Associatthers
Teddy
Mes
Cook
Audubon
Realm Lodge
Roosevelt Opens Mission Church and School on Train Route
Former President Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit arrived from Natrol to dedicate the mission church and a school for children, praising efforts to educate lacking children. Roosevelt stressed duty of leaders to uplift education, noting philanthropy’s role in improving opportunities for the Nation’s youth. They then traveled by train to Natrol Asha for further engagements.
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Rijube
Roosevelt
Kermit
Natrol
Ston
Naty Asha
Emu
Ida Lewis Adds Five To Her Lifesaver Record
Ida Lewis famed as the Grace Darling of America earned another heroic feat at Newport harbor when a New York steamboat sprang a leak and sank. She leapt from shore to the wreck, entered the water repeatedly, and rescued five of the eight panicked passengers before returning to safety aboard the lifeboat.
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Ida Lewis
Ging
Lewis
Damier
Tariff Conference Report Faces Diet of Amendments
Washington plans to amend the concurrent tariff conference report with shifts on leather, farming implements, and corporate taxes. Senators McLaurin Clapp Fristow seek broader exemptions and scope changes while Aldrich cautions limits to leather schedule changes and minimum provisions.
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Washington
Aus
New York
Aldrich
McLaurin
Clapp
Fristow
Tariff Board
Benator Meveridge
Senate
Czars Bow at British Soil Visit to Osborny Station
Czar Nicholas arrives in Cowes with King Edward on a royal yacht visit. They tour the Osborny naval station and Conbusto, meeting the dowager duchess of Manchester, formerly Miss Yenaga of New York, aboard the Victoria and Albert.
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Cowes
Nicholas
Bdward
Tuperia
Edward
Osborny
Victoria
Albert
King Wilard
Conbusto
Duchess
Manchester
Miss Yenaga
New York
Turkey Warns Greece Over Crete Troop Recall Threat
Constantinople reports Greece replies to a Turkish note decrying Greek officers in Crete. Turkey threatens further action if discontent remains. Rumors say Turkey may deploy troops or move a Turkish admiral into Cretan waters, with British involvement in naval affairs.
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Constantinople
Creece
Crete
Wil
Turkey
Cretan
Ougles Gamble
Douglas
Thaw declassified as incurable by state examiner
Dr Carton F Macdonald, head of New York state commission in Innavy, testifies at White Plains hearing that Thaw was an incurable paranoiac. He cites expert authorities and argues life at Matteawan might worsen the condition, while noting evidence suggests periods of latent activity in Thaw’s behavior.
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White Plains
Carton F Macdonald
New York State Commission
Innavy
Jerome Read Pasages
Chews Hai
Mac Donald
Matteawan
Meda Fe Ag
Double murder ends in suicide in Chicago scene
In Chicago two men and a woman are killed in a shooting. George Goritz and his wife are shot dead by Stephen Miser of Steelton Pennsylvania, who then kills himself. The dispute stemmed from a request to a wife to move to Chicago. Miser arrived in Chicago and confronted Goritz and his wife as they left their boarding house.
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Geril
Pat Sheedy Near Death
New York report says Pat Sheedy the notorious gambler is dying in hospital. The dying man admits he is playing his last card and faces impending death with a grim smile. He has confessed and says his house is in order.
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New York
Uip
Pat Sheedy
Court voids Lexington 1997 city election officials ousted
Judge Watts Parker in the circuit court declares the 1997 Lexington city election void due to fraud and corrupt methods. The ruling removes Mayor Skain and three other officials, all Democrats, from office.
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Lexington
Watts Parker
Cty
Skain
Thee
AM Four
Price Increases Declared by Vehicle Makers
Chicago Aug 9 announcement after a meeting of vehicle manufacturers that prices will be advanced 18 percent citing higher material and labor costs. Manufacturers say higher wages drawn workers and the industry must meet the wage raises.
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Chicago
Heavy Gain in Two Months on Northwestern Railroads
Trade on the Northwestern railroad shows steady lift over two months with increased business at Minnesota Transfer. Rail traffic rose sharply in freight and building materials as imports from Canada influence demand and volumes grew across sectors.
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Northwestern
St. Paul
Ave
Canada
Ieee
Crisis in Spain Ends Amid Tumult and Tortured Reports
Reports from Madrid and Barcelona indicate a dramatic shift as fragile peace fronts and military tensions appear to wind down. Authorities describe rapid developments, with observers noting lingering unrest and international concerns over the swift changes in government and regional control.
Indictments Recharged by Grand Jury in Parish County
A jumble of names and places shows indictments renewed by the grand jury of Merville parish. The case involves John Tole Frese, a pastor, with reference to Pearwanne Louisiana and local wealth figures. Three daughters of Milton Youne, a Kentucky timberman, reportedly left Lexington for nunhood at the Sacred Heart convent in Albany.
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Mirtgane
John Tole Frese
Peywanne
Merville Parieh
Kao Cranes
Erhurial
Cincinnati
Milton Youne
Kentucky
Lexington
Sacred Heart
Albay No
Grain and provision prices in Minneapolis and Duluth markets
The report lists wheat and flax prices across Minneapolis and Duluth markets with several grade labels and delivery months. It notes May wheat at 104 and November futures around 134 with flax prices and arrival expectations, reflecting a volatile grain trading day.
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Duluth
Northern
Tees
Slas
Ook
Dee
Cattle and Hogs Prices Mixed at St Paul and Chicago Markets
The St Paul Union Stock Yards lists cattle bids with steers at around 81.40 to 80.50 and cows and heifers near 45.25, while hogs run around 87. Lambs and spring lambs show varied bids. Chicago grain and provisions report wheat, corn, oats prices and dairy items with mixed futures, plus livestock quotes for Texas and Western steers and sheep prices.
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St. Paul Union
St Pau
Chicago
Texas
Land sale and loan ads mingle with odd prose
A jumble of ad copy and stray phrases urges land listings with E Wakefield and Abraiam Jett Bentley, plus loan services and a note on a new well treating method. The text devolves into unrelated legal and moral musings about tobacco and restraint laws, ending with a stray line about bone meal for poultry.
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