Train Collides East of Weath éehy Missouri Fractures Tracks
A freight and a passenger train collided near Weath éehy Missouri, derailing the Rock Island and Santa Rosa lines. The crash injured several passengers. engineer and fireman escaped with minor injuries. Two trains, No 1 and No 96, crossed with engines and cars scattered along the Rock Island track, telegraph lines down, both trains halted.
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Kanes Chiy
Omaha
Ion Contrede
Crueapres City & Eastern
Tenk Wes Ieft Lins
Solliwion
Wilehting
Rock Island
St. Josephs
Tross
Eeerdenlig
Bot Zante
Nome steamer John and Himble brings 675000 gold value
The steamer John and Himble returned from Nome with 675,009 gold and two passengers. Freight issues and steamer mishaps near St Micheart and St Paul are noted, including a vessel grounded on a beach and later refloated, with other Yukon arrivals reported.
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Brattie
John & Himble
Nome
St Michart
Kfontika
Yukon
Sabie
Maine
St Paul
Megurice
St. Micheel
Mies
Soute
Fouth
Ridlevin Bay
Treasury reports revenue surge after tax cut and stamp switch
Revenue receipts for the first ten days of the new fiscal year totaled 10 084 495 02, with 5 681 581 16 for the old year and 1 45 0) for the new year. Officials attribute the rise to beer tobacco cigarettes and snuff stamp purchases, as old stamps were replaced with new stock after July 1. The cigarette tax shows about a 50 cent drop per unit, and substantial savings occur from changes in beer and tobacco duties.
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Washington
Eetc
Treasury
Omiclala
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
Risciener Yerkes
Bewers
Tobsecunists
Smull
Ube
Akerwellen
Ttme
Gold Seekers Fall Out Over Kansas Gold Field Deal
In a district court case Poole W H Poole and Howard W Hlasnes sue Quinton Poindexter and others over a failed negotiation for a $100000 gold deposit and a land sale tied to gold findings. The dispute centers on contract modifications and the parties authority in the Kansas field.
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Ott
Kansas
ES. Quinten
Paladexter
Tsaldtup
Case B. Poole
W. H. Poole
Howard W. Hlasnes
Quinton
Poindexter
Sioux City Soldier Dies in Philippine Theater
News from Sioux City reports the death of James P. Sheeley of Sioux City a member of battery APHA activoes in the Philippines He served with the Firry second Iowa in the Spanish war He is the first Sioux City soldier to die in the ongoing campaign in the Philippines.
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Sioux City
Dias
James P. Sheeley
Battery Apha Activoes
Sheeley
Iowa
Philippines
Died at Breakfast Table After Lightning Strike
From Marietta Oregon July the lightning struck a person who died at the breakfast table this morning. A magistrate charged the operator with having displayed a visible token of support. The report notes feverish skin and widespread suffering. Dean's Ointment advertised as the cure sold for 60 cents.
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Marietta
Prisoowr
Dean
Old Letter Reveals Cuban Bond Debt Figures
New York dispatch notes Cuba’s bonded indebtedness at 3 122400, pledged to pay Revolutionary War bonds. The Herald cites a letter from treasurer Benor Guerra, disclosed to a limited circle, claiming the revolutionary government held the treasurer’s estate and warned of bond use near the US intervention.
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New York
Cuba
Washington
Herald
Cuban Republic
Syain
United States
Willams Alden Smith
Alicbhean
JGB
Benor Cgiterra
Spain
Ture
Regre
Sraor Guerra
Revolutionary Government
Funston to Quit Army After Aguinaldo Capture
Washington reports say General Frederick Funston may resign his brigadier general rank as peacetime military life tests officers. His capture of Aguinaldo is praised as a modest complete account, with praise for Paytor and other subordinates, though rumors of postwar business offers persist.
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Washington
Manassay
Frederick Funston
Cigil
Fooste
War Department
Upathy
Punston
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Brigutter
Funsten
Linnt ‘Paytor
oMeern
Gilicork
United States
Box car robbery and yard thefts shock Wichita
Two men robbed a German traveler of 9% and trapped him in a box car near the stock yards at about 2 AM. They forced entry, bound him, and fled. A second robbery occurred around 3 AM at Rock Sand yards where two Missouri country boys were relieved of about 5. The police arrested two men on suspicion but the victims did not identify them.
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Wichita
Lins
Rocksand
Miscouri
City Electric Upgrade Proposal for new dynamo
Major Gughes and C. Afunson propose installing a new dynamo at the city plant to supply city buildings. The project costs about $1,008 and would be funded by potential monthly electric and gas savings. Current budget shows about $100 monthly debt for utilities, suggesting annual savings could cover the upgrade.
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Gughes
C. Afunson
Amalgamated strikes paralyze steel and tin plants
The Amalgamated association-led walkout halts work across major mills from Pittsburgh to New Philadelphia. About 2,000 workers idle in New Philadelphia, Denison, and Canal Dover as plants shut down and many tin plate works halt operations. Company officials deny hidden agendas while demanding adherence to strike orders.
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Ev Ir
Asmalpasnted Association
II & mm
Serger
Sferts
Ae Fee
Zaverpool
Ik—Sol
Amalgamated Associaion
Aleve
Eer
Cenciae
Aaber
Beaver Tin Mill
Lisbon
Tin House
Eel Trust
Warner
Ofaskingwee
Morricon
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Association of Steel Workers
Federation of Labor
Iron and Steel
New
Volcanic Disaster In Northern Java Destroys Coffee Estates
Oriental dispatches report a sudden volcanic eruption in northern Java last month. Forty to fifty surrounding coffee plantations and estates were obliterated by ash, lava flows, and blast, leaving the region strewn with corpses. Seven hundred natives and several Europeans perished, including the estate superintendent and about 25 coolies.
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Tacoma
Wask
Jave
Siingapore
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank of
China Dodges as Powers Demand Five Year Suspension
A Washington dispatch reports China formally complied with a five year suspension of official examinations in cities where foreigners were harmed, but did so to avoid punishment. The emperor issued the edict to let students prepare for a new system, while insisting on maintaining prestige and resisting further terms. The United States questions the advisability of foreign ministers in Pekin demanding harsher actions and urges prompt withdrawal of powers.
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New York
Washington
Herald
Chine
United States
Pekin
China
Iron workers strike in Chicago over daily wage demand
In Chicago on July 14 nearly 1,009 iron workers walked out after employers refused a $3 per day wage scale. About 50 firms are affected and organizers expect the strike to widen in the next two days.
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Chicago
Tramps Burn Farm Buildings Near Tincotin Center
Fire at Ejrod farm just outside Tramps Set Fire destroyed three horses many farm implements and feed with about 1500 dollars loss of which 400 was insured. Fire suspected to be started by tramps. Trap shooter Chauncey Powers critically ill in London telegram asks relatives to come.
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Tincotin Center
Kan
Ejrod Farm
Ulm Londep
Chauncey Power Decatur
Europe
Lendom
Cabiegram
Frank Powers
Tin plate strike idles 1500 at McKeesport and beyond
Partly idle plantworkers at United States Tin Plate Works Demmier near McKeesport refuse to return to work as 1500 idle men gather on street corners. Employers at tube works seek higher wires. a wider strike could affect 12 000 workers, with further impact on coke production and other mills in Connellsville and Pittsburg areas.
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Amalzhmated Association
Steel Combine
United States Tin Plate Works
Demmier
McKeesport
Meeesport
Air Keesport
Menon
American Tin Piste Company
South Fifteenth Street
Pittsburg
Connellsville
New York
Tate
Wall Street
Amertorne
London
Petita Fower Ax
Polita
Biel
United States
Peini Union
Texas
St. Paul
Sitral
Tate Santa See
Lowe
Parcery
Feenanin
Gaston
Pau
Roel
Anders Welk
Lena
Supmertin
Steet
Paciow
Roe
Paris
Soedane
Bilon
Voluntary raise at Tube Works boosts wages ten percent
About 1400 National Tube Company workers at Mo powers Missouri Mo and Pittsburg area won a voluntary ten per cent wage advance. The move came after months of demand by the employees though the plant was not organized. negotiations led to the raise.
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Pittsburg
National Tube Company
Market Summary Reflects Mixed Stocks and Commodities
The report notes uneven market activity with steady oils and grains while equities show declines and limited rebounds. Traders monitor US and London sessions as jitters persist after early losses and mixed signals across railways, metals, and farm outputs.
Haunting Lines Emerge From Hidden Page Poem
A fragmentary OCR note hints at an enigmatic verse by a poet calling to mind a distant era. The piece references a place and a performance context while inviting interpretation of the cryptic lines.
Fragmented OCR stock and market report from Liverpool and New York
Fragmented OCR text covers deliveries and prices for wheat and cotton, with references to Liverpool markets and New York money market. Mentions Wheat at Liverpool and New York figures, stock actions, and general market tone. Includes unclear phrases about meat, market goals, and duties, plus partial notes on bonds and currency.
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