Absinthe and Strong Drinks Under New Monopoly Bill
Paris reports a sweeping liquor regulation bill shifting to a state monopoly. It doubles alcohol taxes to fund the budget while prohibiting the manufacture or sale of spirits deemed dangerous by the medical academy, including absinthe bitters and pick-me-ups. The measure faces Senate approval with minor changes.
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First Sentencing of a South Carolina Jointist for Violating the Law
Judge Bushan at Lumber sentenced John T H Bowen a Charleston liquor dealer to pay 200 dollars and four months hard labor in the penitentiary for violating an injunction restraining him from selling liquor. This case marks a new method allowing circuit judges to try dispensary law violations without true bills.
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Light Guns in Favor Over Heavy Navy Armament
Consul Morgan at Chemmils Germany reports naval powers favor lighter calibre guns with stronger construction. He notes talks of steel bound paper tubes but no tests yet. Morgan cites German interest in a hardening process using gas heat to deposit carbon, aiding armor steel plates.
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Chemmils
Germany
State Department
Moneghan
Desire good relations Bulgarians visit St Petersburg
A Bulgarian deputation visited Prince Lobanoff of Russia in St Petersburg to lay a wreath on the late czar’s coffin. They stated the aim was to dissipate Russia Bulgaria tensions and restore good relations. Also notes provincial political race in Sixth Judicial District and theater manager history in New York.
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St. Petersburg
New Yeak
Petersburg
St Petersburg
Russia
Bulgaria
GOOD HORSES IN DEMAND AT AUCTIONS DESPITE CARS
The Philadelphia Times notes demand for good horses remains strong as auctions draw buyers willing to pay high prices. Dealers paused breeding last year, but this season buyers who sold previously are returning, with prices reflecting gait, action, and fearlessness of steam or electric transit.
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Philadelphia Times
Herkness
Robbery at Lancaster Music Store Leads to a Crackdown
Police traced a $500 theft from Kirk Johnson’s music shop on a principal Lancaster street to the Bitner brothers Frank 21 and Fred 27. A later discovery under a tool house yielded further items and a suspect. a Pepper package and a ruined map of more pieces emerged as investigators continued gathering roughly $300 in recovered instruments. A Philadelphia link to the Ruble brothers emerged from the case.
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Lancaster
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Fred Bitner
Fred
Ruble
Philadelphia
Bitner
Eastern
Water Street
Five Green Witch Drownings After Squelch Capsize Near Greenwich
Five young men in a Greenwhich area sailboat were capsized by a squall near Dunk's bar. George Taylor, 21, drowned after helping William Warrington, who swam to shore but suffered bites from greenheads and mosquitoes. Warrington survived after reaching land amid salt marsh grass. Other companions were rescued by a passing vessel.
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William Warrington
Dunk’s Bar
Bayside
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Warrington
Sudden Extinction of a Family at Warrenton Farm
Johannesburg reports a Warrenton tragedy where a farmer loses his entire family in one hour. Three children reach a rock crevice for bird eggs and are bitten by a deadly snake. two die on the way home, the third dies after the mother attempts to carry him to help. The mother then finds a fourth child drowned in the bath, leaving no survivors.
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Eustis says no decision yet on presidential run
Paris July 3 The Figaro quotes United States ambassador James B Eustis saying nothing has been decided regarding his candidacy for the U S presidency He denies a secret treaty with Japan and asserts the U S adheres to non intervention in European and Asiatic affairs He comments on Canada Spain Cuba and the Sino Japanese war noting U S sympathy for Cuban insurgents and questioning Spains ability to sustain costly expeditions
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Confederation of States
Cuba
America
Spain
New Way To Send News By Telephone Receiver
Milwaukee reports a rapid press transmission method after telegraph failures between Milwaukee and Chicago. Typewriter operators in Milwaukee listened via telephone receivers as Chicago spoke the news at eighty words a minute. The Chicago operator noted the novelty of hearing the message plainly over the wire instead of the Morse click from Milwaukee.
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The Medicine Habit And Deep Breathing Advice
A Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette warning on widespread medicine taking and its dangers. It promotes deep nasal breathing as healthful and shares thrifty mattress renovation methods by German housewives, noting a mention of Santa Fe in transit.
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Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
Robbing the Dead in Winona Disaster Reports
Flood horror at Winona Ma unfolds as bodies of Rev. G W Dungan and daughter Mattie are recovered with other victims under timber. Visitors are accused of looting remains and goods while wreckage stretches for miles. Over two hundred searchers work to recover more bodies amid stench from drowned livestock and debris.
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G. W. Dungan
Mattie
Mies Nevins
Ysld
George Evans
Lloyd Wrights
Open Lane Street North of King Street Proposal
City committee discusses widening Lane Street to ease encroachment from unplatted land near King Street. No decision yet due to unknown costs. Also reviews water issue on 5 G Bailey’s Rural Homes property near Pierce and Fifteenth Streets. no recommendation until on-site inspection.
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Pierce
Fifteenth
Negros in Durango Colony Reported in Poor Health
Dr Trol inger returns from Durango Mexico colony where 900 enslaved African Americans are kept under guard. About half suffer malaria like illness with many deaths. the colony plans 52400 acres of farmland and the U S state department will be asked to investigate. Death notices from Oshford and other local items follow.
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Mexico
Saffar
San Antonio
Tex
Trolinger
Tlabuililo
Alabama
Georgia
United States
Department of State
Washington
Today's Market Report Sparks Mixed Grains and Livestock Moves
Wheat opens weak as a large Russian shipment weighs on prices. Corn and oats ease with steady to lower futures, while live hogs fall on the easy market. Cattle receipts and prices show slow to steady movement, Texas steers and beef values subdued amid fluctuating official receipts and shipments.
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State Journal
Chicaco
Tike
Texas
Timothy
Prairie
Market reports from Kansas and New York grain and livestock sales
Estimated receipts and top sales figures from Topeka Grain and Stock Exchange show hogs, cattle, and sheep trading steady to firm. Wheat, corn, oats and provisions move with fluctuating prices amid European crops reports and domestic demand.
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