China’s New Era Promises Rewards for Inventions and Railways
A long dispatch from Tecoma Washington notes radical reforms in China under the emperor, including installation of foreign news access and a decree granting rewards and official posts for inventors and skilled workers. It covers railway contracts, university reorganization at Pekin, expansions of ports and harbor defenses, and the push for industrial development across the empire. The report highlights mining prospects in the Philippines and coastal projects, with attention to foreign involvement and modernization.
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Tecoma
Washington
Mallad
Orient
China
Wong Tung-bo
Weng Tung-ho
Abes
Browine
Determin
Canton
Diaville
Gweteion
Sheng Tajen
Watson We Rich
Bault Bie
Marke
Iain Ben
Pertaba
Pekiit
Waeth Tae
Edtet
Provedis Furiin
Vurlola
Bneh
Tg Harbor
Home Kong
Shine
Japan
Lotec
Wang
Cebu
Wien
Tinian
Exet
Cub
Loriden and
Rotterdam
Petroeum
Borney
Ind
Colle
Bige Espors
Bangkok
Parton
Suel Co
London
Standard Company
Hol
Grand Excursion to St Joseph Round Trip via Santa Fe
The Knights and Taitles of Security 1 will host a round trip leaving Topeka Wednesday at 7 am and St Joseph 1 4 pm. Tickets available at the depot or K and L. National headquarters in new building Aug 3 evening. The Ladies of the GAR plan a trip to Cincinnati via Santa Fe on September 8. Round trip price listed as $16.10. An outing for families with train details and agency contact.
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St Joseph
Santa Fa
Knights and Taitles of Security
Topeka
Diet
Sonn Socurniue
St. Yoseph
L. Com- Tilliee
GAR
Ciocianati
Sante Pe
Pics Baneres
Peariess Steam Laundry
Mail Wagon for Santiago Opens New Postal Service
New York reports Cuba and Porto Rico post offices expanding rapidly. Four stations in Porto Rico at Guayama Mayaguez San Juan and Ponce now handle general mail business. A two hour mail wagon arrived at Santiago aboard the Vigilancia to bolster carriage from harbor to rail and post office facilities. More wagons may follow as demand grows.
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New York
Post Office Department
Cuba
Porto Rico
Guayama
Maynenez
San Juan
Ponce
Santiago
Vigilancia
Harbor
General Post Office
Sandlso
Deathbed toast from Rev A G P Dodge on Saint Simons Island
Brunswick Ga Aug 30 The deathbed scene of Rev A G P Dodge a wealthy Episcopalian minister who preferred his humble Saint Simons Island parish to wealth gave final instructions for a glass of sweet wine and a glass of dry wine. He blessed his associates and wished them life health and God s blessings on earth and in the next life before passing quietly.
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A. GP
Dodge
Brunswick
A. G. P. Dodge
Episcops
Yat
Bt. Simon's Island
Phelps
Foch
Divorce for Gen Clay Ends In Farm Provision for Dora
General Cascius Marcellus Clay files for divorce from his wife Dora Richardson in Kentucky. He plans to support her on a Woodford County farm near Pinckard, providing shelter and care for her after his death. Grounds reportedly hinge on abandonment and separation since November, amid rumors and multiple suitors.
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Dora Richmond
Caseius Marcellus Clay
Dora Richardson
Brutus
Willy
Dor
Woodford County
Pinckand
Pinckard
Dora
Pisintif
Kentucky
Photographs and rumors swirl around Dora Richardson in Valley View
The Valley View item hints that Dora Richardson’s elopement with a soldier lover from Chickamauga unsettles her mother and General Clay. It notes Dora’s resemblance to her mother, suggests failed matches, and mentions General Clay’s quiet summer and distant Richmond whereabouts amid talk of a previous romance and a peasant experiment.
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J. C. Jenks
Lexington
Chickamauga
Dora
Generalee
Valley View
Casein Marecellus Clay
General Clay
Richmond
Dora Richardson
Nat
Youthful Campaigner in Army Uniform Foundling
New York officers of the Children's Society encountered a uniformed army sergeant in their Twenty third Street rooms with a young negro boy in oversized cast off trooper clothes. The boy, Herbert Horner, says his father was in the Ninth Cavalry and was killed at El Caney. He formerly lived in Tampa, Florida, and later Fernandina, Florida, where his father enlisted. after his father's death, Captain West of Troop A took him as mascot before sending him to Camp Wikoff. Major Powell claims the boy witnessed Santiago and aided a Spaniard he claims to have killed. The society vows to locate the boy's mother, believed in the city, as Magistrate Flammer orders the child held for investigation.
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New York
Children's Society
Regular Army
Twenty-third Street
Fourth Avenue
Powell
United States
Rio Grande
Herbert Horner
Ninth Cavalry
el Canes
Agent King
Tampa
Fla
Fernandina
Pig
Et Caney
Captain West
Troop A
Sixth Cavalry
Camp Wikeff
Major Powell
Santiago
Sino
Center Street
Flammer
Buying Sheep in Nevada Renders Gains for Chicago Packers
Chicago buyers for Swift and Amour have spent over 250000 in Nevada to purchase lambs near Reno. In two weeks they acquired about 75000 head shipped to Chicago at 9.50 to 9.85 each, doubling prices from two years ago. Nevada stockmen profit as Southern Pacific rate shifts east.
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Chicago
Reno
Nev
Swift and Amour
Nevada
Nevada Atockes
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
GIGANTIC FLOUR TRUST AIMS FOR NATIONWIDE ELEVATORS
New York August reports Thomas A McIntyre plans a sweeping flour trust to unite major flour mills across the United States. He intends to gain London stockholder backing and expects to build elevators controlled by the Chicago wheat pit, with McIntyre and Wardwell brokers coordinating.
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New York
Aus
Thomas A. ‘Main
Tyre of
Wall Street
United States
Teeth Pulling Fatal For Boone Man
Boone Iowa August 30 a prominent businessman died from hemorrhage after teeth were extracted by a dentist. He had complained of poor health and had several teeth removed. doctors say an underlying illness made the procedure dangerous and fatal.
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Boone
Iowa
M. Wrerences
Boonee
Silk Hats In Line For Prizes At Omaha Exposition
The County Democracy Marching club plans a western trip to Omaha around October 1 with a possible Denver leg. Captain Farrell and Dorsey Patton lead a parade effort to outshine rivals, citing past victories in New York, Indianapolis, Nashville, and other cities. President Powers supports the Denver visit. the group emphasizes silk hats, umbrellas, frock coats, and a gold headed stick for Marshal Farrell as tokens of victory.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Denver
County Democracy Marching Club
Omaha
Utrle
Farrell
Colorado
Cook County Republican Marching Club
Dorsey Patton
Tigers
Marshal Ferrell
Membare
Enoch
Dersey Patton
Patton
Nebraska
Marsha Farrell
Wan
Tam
New Orleans
New York
Nashville
Memphis
Powers
County Democracy
Mount Clemens
Mich
Harlion
van Wryele
Chicaga “Tiger
York
Taggart
Indianapolis
Syracuse
Buffalo
Louisville
Alourish
Marshal Farrell
Spain
Democratic Marching Club
Prostige
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Pastor Angry at a Joke Sues for Damages
Rev. F. M. Moore of the United Brethren church sues Central Union Telephone in Hagerstown Indiana for 2500 dollars. He says a misdelivered message prompted him to travel to Falmouth for a supposed funeral sermon that never occurred, causing embarrassment and expense.
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FM Moore
Hagerstown
Ind
F. M. Moore
United Brethren Church
Central Union Telephone Company
Falmouth
Clergy Sails for Rome With Saintly Cause
New York reports Very Rev Joseph Wissel sails to Europe aboard the Rotterdam bearing clerical documents crucial to the potential sainthood of Philadelphia’s Bishop Neumann. The Redeemer order and many lay supporters have long pressed for his canonization amid intense church lobbying and public interest.
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New York
Aus
Joseph Wissel
Europe
Rotterdam
America
Sainthond
United States
Newmann
Philadelphia
Redemptorist
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Neumans
Texan Exodus as White Caps Terror Drives Negroes to Dallas
The Dallas Sentinel reports thousands of African Americans flee White Cap terror in Rockwell, Denton, Grayson, Kaufman, and surrounding counties. With no safe place, many seek refuge in Dallas where officials face urgent welfare and housing challenges as hundreds arrive daily.
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Dallas
Tex
Rockwell, Denter
Grayson
Kaufman
Family
Texas
Tor Wey
Frivolity in Spain Bullfight with Women Toreadors
Madrid reports a growingนิยม public amusements craze ending in a bullfight with young women as toreros. The bishop of Taragina condemns the festivities as pagan and mourns missing brave sons. A Republican paper likens the populace to ship passengers who loot the storeroom after a beating by the sea.
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Madrid
Taragina
Wild Man With A Flag Terrifies Lake Shore Residents
Reports from Waukegan Illinois confirm a bizarre presence roaming five miles north of town along the lake shore. A resident, John Hayes, saw a barefoot man with long black hair and a beard wearing a tattered corduroy coat and carrying a large American flag. The man fled into the woods when approached, eluding pursuit for several miles.
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Lake Shore
Waukegan
John Hayes
Banton
Hayes
Heyex
Mr. Yeason
Bat
Yukon District Official forecasts gold output and Yukon population shifts
Major G M Whish ex-commissioner of the Yukon District, arriving from Dawson en route to Ottawa, cites sensor estimates of $11,000,000 in gold output with next year's cleanups reaching about $20,000,000. He notes Dawson area remains heavily populated and urges resettlement to permit new settlement, stating the district near Dawson hosts about 10,000 people.
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Seattle
Wash
G. M. Whish
Yukon Djatrict
Dawson
Ottawa
Canada
Yukon
Walsh
Dawarr
Ubey
Store Your Awnings F. A. Anton
F A Anton operates a Kansas Avenue storefront offering awning storage and related services with telephone contact 612 and address at 215 Kansas Ave. The ad emphasizes storage solutions for awnings and prompt service for customers.
Woodbury Beauty Sample Offer Summary
A vintage Woodbury advertisement promises a sample of the Skin Beauty product and a book on beauty. It claims the cream treats skin issues and preserves a smooth complexion. Readers are directed to send for a sample and the booklet from Woodbury at 157 West aid Avenue, New York.
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Woodbury
Aid al
Case of Captain Carter Under Review for Sentence Reduction
Washington August 3 The war department has opened the Carter case to court martial review The belief grows that a sentence may be commuted from imprisonment in the penitentiary to a lesser punishment The twelve hundredth article of war is cited as applicable and public disgrace is anticipated
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Washington
O. M. Carter
Corps of Engineers
Capt. Carster
Atlanta voters to decide on buying public institutions
Atlanta citizens unanimously advocate municipal ownership of public utilities saying city controls water and lighting should be public. They acknowledge immediate takeover is unlikely but urge formation of a committee to study ownership and financing, seeking a plan to include all public facilities.
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Atlanta
Piast Rattens
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