Fire at Sea On Monte Rey Aboard British Transport
A New Orleans dispatch describes the Monte Rey arriving after a harrowing fire at sea twelve days from St Vincent. Fire raged in the hold as smoke and heat hindered extinguishing efforts. Fire officers Reid and Fourth Officer Harrison volunteered a rescue plan, lowering by wire while tied around their bodies to spray water into the burning hold from the sea. Desperate but effective, their actions helped contain the blaze.
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Chicago
New Orleans
Monterey
Cape Town
St. Vincent
Reid
Omeer
Harrison
Maps Describe Mexican Geography For Trade and Railways
A Washington tool outlines Mexico's political divisions railroads water routes mineral distribution and agricultural zones. It compares maps of Mexico Guatemala and Costa Rica with hydrographic charts aiding importers exporters and investors, noting coffee cotton and other crops and rail towns' markets.
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New York
Washington
Republie
Muna
Tirsting
Mezicg
Mexico
United Teien
United
Wetec
Guatemala
Tica
Apathy in England over South African war aid
New York dispatch notes public indifference to South African relief efforts, citing Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Tellis as parallels to Cuban aid. It observes Boers in camps receiving shelter while areas under suppression are cleared by different methods, reflecting varied humanitarian responses and public apathy.
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New York
The
Tribune
London
Henry Campbell-Ranmernga
South Africa
Tellis
Cuba
the & H
Family Food and Grape-Nuts Prompt Health Recovery Tale
A woman recounts how visiting Charlotte and hearing Mayor and physician advice led to starting Grape-Nuts. She used the food daily and saw her 1 month old baby recover from convulsions after nine weeks of illness. The family later faced a flu outbreak, yet credits Grape-Nuts with improving health.
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Charlotte
Telegraphic items from around the globe on June 27
A string of brief telegraphy items reports on diverse events: Alabama association excursion numbers, Leipzig bank affairs, Porto deaths from toathonic disease, Santiago election outcomes, a Texas election result, U S Senator Mitchell’s family illness, Hay’s summer trip plans, Postal Telegraph links to Alaska, issues around a pope Gibbons conference and Philippines, Wood’s illness, a dynamite blast at American Car and Foundry, Philippine insurgent totals, a California fire near Banos, and a Cambridge mass meeting note.
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San Francisco
Alabama Association
Leipzig
Herr Exner
Leipziger Bank
Madrid
Oporto
Portugal
SECTION MEN STRIKE SHUTS CANADIAN PACIFIC SERVICE
Montreal dispatch notes the Canadian Pacific Road faces disruption from a trackmen strike. The Imperial Limited westward bound was delayed at Calgary, pilots required for western trains, telegraph wires to Winnipeg down, and 145 special constables sworn in at Calgary amid hostile public opinion.
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Canadian Pacific
New York
Montreal
the Times
Imperial Limited
Calgary
Canadian Pacific Railroad Telegraph Company
Winnipeg
Iron Trade Remains Quiet with Strong Steel Orders
New York June 87 The Iron Age reports markets steady and balanced. Demand from western and New England sectors supports continued activity. 6,000 ton orders and renewals in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia indicate resilience. Talks between unions and the Amalga mated Association in West Virginia may delay coke shipments for about two weeks. Boston note reports a marriage to a rich heiress.
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New York
Iron Age
Cincinnat
Southern Iron
Leus
Western
New England
Pitts Bure
Bes~ Semer PLC
Wun Ioehenterereiva
Ittel Falla
Cannes
Amalga Association
Unites Roll
West Virginia
Tutnspet
Towartal
United States Steel Corporation
Tt Ie
Cuban tobacco farms face weather and market moods in Cuba
Pinar del Rio reports show Cuban tobacco growers depend on timely rain and stable weather to keep yields and prices fair. Despite occasional discouragements, the crop remains the province’s wealth, with potential gains as weather and curing methods improve and canning warehousing evolve.
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New York
Pinar del Rio
Tribane
Washington
Havana
Weather Bureau
Aprba
Ono
Towa
Tennesseet
Doweal
Pinar
de Cp
Américas
Vuelta Abajo
Grant
Kaiser’s Place Damaged in Far Reaches of Prussia
Reports from Rontinten Prussia state the Hotninten district was devastated by storms and cloudbursts since aires 24. Relief funds were ordered and a large sum forwarded for distribution to sufferers. Separate notes cover a Kansas funeral directors’ meeting in Abilene and a Wichita boy returning mistakenly exchanged gold coins to a bank after receiving face value for nickels.
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Berl
Rontinten
Prussia
Hotninten
Feifed
Bank Robbery Report in Parsons and Edna Area
Reports from Parsons and Edna indicate a robbery last night theft of 187 dollars and a draft for 1800 dollars. McGrady, who had recently sold a fret and received the money, says the sums were hidden under a bed and police suspect a former employee discharged by Aire.
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Parsons
Kan
Mra&Louise McGrady
Aviuit
Edna
McGrady
Abe
Hand
Aire
Sprinter Long Sets 94 6 in World Record Attempt
Sprinter Long sails to a 94 6 seconds world record attempt and is reported in excellent condition. Friends expect him to lower the mark. Knights and Ladies of Secrity Wit run a special train to Beatrice on Sunday June 30 via the Rock Island route. Tickets are $110 round trip from the committee.
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Long
Knights and Ladies of Secrity Wit
Beatrice
Hock Island
Epworth League
San Francisco
Rock Island
Topeka
Onity
A. M. Fuller
Ephone
Crooked Banking in Leipzig Bank Collapse Worsens
Berlin reports reveal the Leipzig bank assets inflated by 21 million marks obscured by 67 million lent to the Cassel Treber Trocknune concern, with only a small portion realizable. Directors’ policy allegedly fostered negligence, prompting arrests and calls for board reform after a wave of failures.
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Berlin
Leipzig
Cassel-Treber-Trocknune
Tageblattanys
Lelpalger Bank
Hxner
Leipate
Dresston
Leiparger Bank
Vossloche Zottune
No More Horses Now In The Philippines War Cease
Beattle Washington June 27 The government plans to stop buying horses for use in the Philippines due to the apparent end of hostilities there. Fort Lawton horse corral is empty and Quartermaster Ruhlen says no more purchases will be made in eastern Washington. Transport ships Kintuck and Pakling will be released on arrival in the region within weeks.
Safe Life Craft Rafts for War Ships
The Navy plans to equip some warships with a new life raft. An elliptical copper tube with tight compartments and fins is wrapped in cork and canvas, water tight, with a three foot deep rope netting and wooden slatted bottom. The netting rests inside the float, ready to use without adjustment. It cannot sink or capsize, and any number aboard cannot overwhelm it. The Army may adopt the design for transports.
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New York
Navy Department
Washington
War Department
Catarrh Tablets Offer Easier Cure Against Sinuses
A long-quoted endorsement outlines transition from douches and sprays to internal remedies for catarrh. It highlights a new palatable tablet, Stuart’s Catarrh Tablets, praised for efficacy and convenience, noting past inhalers were messy and tablets fit the vest pocket for ready use.
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Mollesi
Cataect
Adinost
Ant
Beautiful Ladies Advise Suffering Sisters on Peruna
Readers Kathleen Graham and Florence Allan share testimonials praising Peruna as a tonic for women. They urge others to seek Hartman Sanitarium advice and promise free guidance from Dr. S. B. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio during summer cases of female catarrhs.
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Sxathleen Graham
Arhieen Graham
Florida Ave
Wash
D. C
Kathleen
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ghia
Ohio
Refunds for Porto Rican duties amid treasury power dispute
The New York report details Assistant Secretary Spaulding urging a treasury opinion on the secretary’s authority to settle duties protested by merchants on Porto Rican goods imported after ratification of the Paris treaty and before the Foraker act. Dooley & Company seek refunds. treasury officials weigh whether Congress must authorize a special appropriation. If allowed, refunds could trigger many similar claims. the exact amount remains undetermined. The piece notes past refunds and treasury constraints as the dispute unfolds.
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U. & Merchants
New York
Controller of the Treasury
Washington
Tribunessus
Spaulding
Secreary
Treasury
United States
Supreme Court
Dooley & Company
Illaion
Congress
Porto Iticé
Congress I
Treacury
Dooley
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