Reform Is A Fact in Civil Service on a Better Footing
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt says the commission is on a far better footing for efficient work due to its own clerks funded by new legislation. He denounces the Byrum bill for political purging, warns it could set a bad precedent, and urges stronger action against letter solicitation in government buildings. He notes convictions of an Ohio postmaster and an internal revenue officer for electioneering, and calls for written reasons for dismissals and greater classified service scope.
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Wadstsoron
Ang
Civil Service
Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Cockrell
Civil Service System
Migasere
Theo
Mevett
Etter
Ohio
Pensor Internal Revenue Officer
Kent
Commission
Guy
Inuwaruch
Congress
Panic on a steamer Northwest stranded at Bar Point light
The passenger steamer Northwest of the Great Northern line ran aground near Bar Point light on Lake Erie after dense forest fire smoke obscured the lightship. Passengers panicked as life boats were urged into use and crew attempted to restore order after the vessel settled on the water.
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Mar Point
Leake Erie
Ont
Great Northern Railroad
Bar Point
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Good Citizenship League draws 300 church group leaders
In Indiana at a city meeting 300 representatives from churches of all denominations temperance societies and other groups discussed a public morality reform effort. The gathering addressed the adoption of a reform platform aimed at cleaning up politics and promoting civic virtue.
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Good Citiswastip Laagee
Tad
Good Citizenship League of
Indiana
Aots
Nominations and failures in Senate session summary
The Senate released a list of nominations during the just-concluded session. Confirmed: Supreme Court justices William and Hornblower, Wheeler H. Peckham, Benjamin Leuthier as consul, Edward J. for district of Niagara, J Scott Harrison for Kansas City customs, Henry W. Long as land office registrar in Gainesville, Postmasters Hayes in Orono, Treadwell in Babylon, Marion in Herkimer, Van Den in Tompkinsville. Not confirmed due to adjournment: Porter as U.S. District Judge Tennessee, Beekman for New Jersey, Marbury for Maryland, Wilson for Floral, Augustine Healy for New York, Browne for Montana, Ball for Yakima, Thomas B. Teter for Hall agency, Petit for Klamath, Galway for Steam Vessels Eighth district Michigan, Beard in Camile, Pardy Ottawa, Trousdale Monroe, Hickok Flint, Murray Port Huron, Guck Lake Linden, Tyrrell Pomeroy.
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Wasarxoron
Senate
Sesson
Pitty
Supreme Court of the United States
William & Hornblower
Wheeler H. Peckham
Benjamin Leuthier
Hhor
Edward J. O
District of Niagara
J. Scott Harrison
Kansas City
Henary W. Long
Gainesville
Pla
Jonas S. Hayes
Oro
Treadwell
Kellum
Babylon
Thomas H. Marion
Herkimer
George F. van den
Tompkinsville
N. Y
Tennessee
Jamies D. Porter
United Staates
John W. Beekman
District of
New Jer Sy
Wiliam L
Yuquina
Ore
Tadian
Thomas BE. Teter
Hall
Iiaho
Marshall Petit
Klamath Agency
Orogon
John Galway
Michigan
John Beard
Camilie
Til
James A. Pardy
Ottawa
RACE RIOT THREATENED IN Harlem City Amid Cotton Conflict
Governor Tillman learned of an imminent race riot in Harlem City Orangeburg county after a cotton picking dispute. Negro workers unionized to refuse prices under 60 cents per hundred for whites and 40 cents for blacks. A Black man beaten for picking for a white farmer. Militia could quell with no bloodshed.
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Treatie
South Caroll
Corrumsia, Sr
Trovernor Tillman
Harlem City
Orangeburg
Santee Rifles
Wishes for an Annexation Chief Clarence Aims at Mexico
Mexico City reports Chief Clarence of the Mosquito reservation, now in Kingston, Jamaica, plans to travel to Mexico seeking protection and possibly proposing annexation of his country to end Central American troubles. The idea of Mexico annexing the warring republics has been floated previously.
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Clarence
Mexico
Mosquito
Mexico City
Mosquito Reservation
Kingston
Jamaica
Nicaratoua
San Marino President Pietro Tonnin Dies
Briefs report the death of Pietro Tonnin, president of the republic of San Marino. The wire items cover a fire at Brooks lumber yards in St Paul, a Hartford race horse death, a New Bedford mill startup, a Hillsboro congress nomination, a Havana trip blast in Ohio, and a fatal scalp injury in Tipton Indiana. Also noted is the death of Pauline Wallenstein in an accident in Wichita.
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Pietro Tonnin
Republic of San Marino
Pamlico
Charter Oak Park
Hartford
St Paul
New Bedford
Mass
Ambrose Leklider
Robert Tuchs
Huron
Ohio
Havanas
Rand
Tipton
Ind
George League
Pening
Pauline Wallenstein
Henry Wallenstein
Atchigan, Lawrence and
Wichita Dry
Murderer Abbe Bruneau Dying From Laval Guillotine
Abbe Bruneau, convicted of murdering Abbe Fricot, faced execution in Laval France. Crowds of about eight thousand witnessed the early morning guillotine release at 5.05 am after a brief last confession and prayers. He had reportedly committed multiple robberies and other murders, including a widow’s shop, with stolen money linked to him.
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Casimir Perier
Laval
Maitre Dominique
Sroesraeets
Beudests
A Lic
Magistare
Abba Bruseen
Abbe
Abbe Broneau
Bruseau
Diebler
Faust
Bourdeis
Sole
AbLe Bruneau
New Order of Iron Hall Formed In Cleveland Session
The Indianapolis Iron Hall defecting after receivership spawns district No 4 in Cleveland. The district covers Ohio Michigan Minnesota Iowa Illinois Missouri Alabama Texas. About 10 000 members transfer claims to the new order and receive new certificates. EK E Deeming of Kansas City elected representative to the serene commandery meeting Philadelphia September 4.
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Indianapolis
Cleveland
Ohio
Iron Hall
Haltimore
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Hilneis
Missouri
Alabama
Texas
EK E Deeming
Kansas City
Distri
Serene Commandery
Philadelphia
Damp camp and prize drills mark Pythian gathering
In Wettston, a fog shrouded camp of the Knights of Pythias as prize drills drew spectators. Pythian Sisters and Sisterhood sessions were held, the supreme lodge only noting routine business before an early adjournment. Tod Anderson, 19, died of heart disease after a political dispute scuffle near Rome.
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Ashington Pythians
Wasmineros
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Pythias Sisterhood
Wettiscrox
Kan
Ig & Quirrel
Rome
Tod Anderson
Electric Car Collides With Train at Forest Hill Crossing
A crash at the Forest Hill crossing on the Chicago and Northern Pacific line involved an electric car and two passenger trains. Three sons named Ma eens, oy see3 were shaken. the report notes a number of injuries and unknown specifics.
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Crrcaco
Forest Hill Crossing
Testing the Tariff Law Protest by Rhode Island Lumber Firm
A Providence lumber firm protests Collector Pomeroy's decision under the new tariff bill claiming the McKinley act duties of 97.50 applied despite an August 1 start date and seeks relief as the case moves to the General Appraisers in New York, with possible appeal to the U S court.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Providencer
Pomeroy
New York
United States
Highwaymen Board Freighter Train Near Hudses Lake
Three highwaymen boarded Lake Shore freight No. 55 westbound near Hudses lake in LaPorte County. They beat and robbed all aboard. James Gardner and his brother from Bertrand Mick were badly beaten. Gardner fatally shot and both men pitched from the train. Seven other tramps were beaten and dumped from the cars before the robbers fled at New Carlisle.
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Laporte
Ind
Lake Shore
Focal
Hudses Lake
James Gardner
Bertrand
Mick
Chicago
New Carlisle
Tennessee Tax Scandal Probed In Shelby County Books
Comptroller James Harris seized Shelby county officials ledgers to determine the state deficit from delinquent taxes. The probe targets a suspected fraud totaling about 4 million dollars over the past decade.
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Tenn
James Harris
Co:mptroller
Tennessee
Shelby County
Mis Injuries Kill Glass City Manager at Pittsburg Attack
James Waybrew, manager of the Glass City hotel, was shot by a United States Glass Company worker during an attack by strikers while returning from Pittsburg. He lies near death. Steve McKane is jailed. Other items report Faunie Johnson and relatives charged with murdering a newborn, bones found in an ash pile. ex-Councilman Phillip Rohan bound over on a robbery charge. and a Hamilton fair stock fire destroying cattle stalls killing about fifteen head.
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Prersnune
James Waybrew
United States Glass Company Worlds
Liew
Waybrew
Glass City
Pittsburg
Steve McKane
Mourety
Faunie Johnson
Fannie
Johnson
Johnsons
Louis
Lmay
St. Lou
Claiborne
Court of Criminal Correction
Phillip Rohan
James Campbell
Rohan
Hauittax
Negroes for Liberia contract to ship 5000 colonists
J R McMillan president of the International Immigration society says a contract has been closed with the African Steamship company to transport 5000 colonists to Liberia at a stipulated price. The society will furnish transportation and three months provisions for the migrants.
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Liberia
Brouiveam
Ala
J. R. McMillan
International Immigration Society
African Steamship Company
Society
Drowning death of infant in Missouri boiler incident
In Nevada Missouri a 13 month old girl, daughter of Willfsie Huise, fell into a boiler of water at Stotsburg fourteen miles northwest of town yesterday afternoon and drowned.
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Bavy
Nevada
Willfsie Huise
Stotsburg
Here
The History and Chemistry Behind Soda Water
The article explains how soda water is made without marble dust, detailing tartaric acid and carbonate reactions, the generator process, and the role of carbonic acid gas. It notes marble dust is used for cost but discusses magnesia substitution and the recovery of byproducts like epsom salts. It cites production costs and retail prices, highlighting high profitability of soda water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Sun
Mosquito Guards Seen in Northern Florida Baldwin Area
Report from C P Burdick describing the widespread mosquitoes in northern Florida near Baldwin. locals wear protective mosquito guards around the neck and head in exposed areas as a practical precaution. The device uses a mosquito netting collar and flat netting, once unfamiliar, now common for outdoor work. A Cincinnati Enquirer quote notes the guards as a peculiar local practice. Also mentions a bottle from Ireland drifted 660 miles across the Atlantic, found by Captain W Sehlemick aboard the Stendard, tracing a hydrographic experiment bottle from February 11 to July 18, covering 162 days voyage.
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Florida
C. P. Burdick
United States
Baldwin
Cincinnati Enquirer
W. Sehlemick
Stendard
Hydrographic Office
Colough Bay
County Cork
Ireland
Baltinmore
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Troeds
Sf Puliman
Cmiesso
Puliman
ARU
A. RU
Cotumecs
Amanda Kalb
George Kalb
Montana
Moat
Aug
Elliston
Bruneau
France
Abbe Fricot
NEW Order OF Tron Hall
St. Louis
Murrison
Madison
Fil
Or Stout
Jim Hall
Louisville
Jim Hall Esterdly
New Orleans Auditorium Athletic Club
Peter Maher
Joe Ochornski
Grove Cacaco
Timothy J. Dacey
Hyde Park
Mt Sixty-Eighth Street
Thhid Avenue
Ayer
Ramatess
Kitchell von
Marburg
Kansas Ave
Kansas
Viavi Co
Columbian Builsing
Topeka
Kanbas
Beawin
Ad. Arnold & Son’s
North Tor
Momeopathic Medici
LS Be
TROMP
Kas
Howley Bros
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