London Emigration Efforts and Global Sights in 1905
The Troy Weekly Call sketches varied topics from London emigration of British women to South Africa and a Lucknow medical college memorial for the Prince of Wales visit, to Sweden sending sons abroad and Japan’s prime minister aiming for peace. It notes nine Pan American delegates to the Santiago congress and mentions other eclectic items such as foghorns in London schools and elephant culling for billiard balls.
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London
South Africa
Lucknow
Prince of Wales
Santiago
Chile
Judge rules sheath gown debts uncollectable
A Wilkesbarre judge announced that debts for sheath gowns are uncollectable in his court. The remark reflects a court misstep as it highlights a peculiar style of error at the outset.
Wu Ting-Fang’s Rales Promise Two Centuries of Life
An obscure claim lists eight ancient rales attributed to Wu Ting-Fang that allegedly assure a person could live for 200 years. The text warns these rules test the limit of bearability, suggesting someone would have tried them by now.
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Wu Ting-Fang
Ohio college tied to 10,000 weddings in 50 years
A co-educational college in Ohio is reported to have facilitated 10,000 weddings over its fifty year history, suggesting the co-educational system may not be as unfavorable as some critics contend.
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Ohio
Italian government tests reinforced concrete barges since 1897
Since 1897 the Italian government has conducted tests on reinforced concrete barges and pontoons. The results have been so gratifying that several more of these strange constructions have been ordered.
Newspapers boycott the word suffragette
English papers combine to boycott the term suffragette claiming its use offers no assurance that a circulation solicitor would not receive a dishwater treatment when seeking a friendly reception.
John Ruskin Urges Pensions for Workers in 1857 Lectures
Historian note recalls John Ruskin urging old age pensions over fifty years ago during Manchester lectures on The Political Economy of Art. He called for pensions for "soldiers of the plowshare as well as soldiers of the sword," tying laborers to wartime veterans in social welfare.
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John Ruskin
Manchester
Chicago professor predicts English may die by 4000
A Chicago professor forecasts English as a dead language by the year 4000. Yet given its heavy use and abuse, many remain hopeful it may endure a while longer.
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Chicago
Denial of a Better World Jeers Sparks in Bee
The Omaha Bee questions the notion that the world is growing better. A man was sentenced to seven years in Goldfield Nevada for selling fake mining stock. The article notes life in the West would lose charm if frauds like this became crimes against tenderfeet.
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Omaha Bee
Goldfield
Nev
West
Harvest demand fuels mower and reaper manufacturing boom
The harvest is unusually large this year and demand for agricultural implements is high. Reports say records may be broken as Buch activity keeps manufactories busy with mowers reapers and other up to date farming machinery.
Russian Vodka Labels Face Skull and Crossbones Warning
A Duma commission proposes removing the Imperial eagle from vodka labels in Russia and replacing it with four skull and crossbones symbols. The move would serve as warnings against poison, reflecting government control of the spirits trade.
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Russia
Duma
State Judge Issues Warrant and Fine Legal Complications May Result
Chicago based report on George W. Fitzgerald former subtreasury assistant teller arraigned Monday charged with stealing 173000 dollars missing since February last year. A warrant issued by Judge Chetlain, bond set at 10000, Fitzgerald released awaiting hearing. Authorities note unclear convicting record and potential federal transfer.
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Chicago
George W. Fitzgerald
United States
Fitzgerald
Chetlain
Porter
United States Secret Service
Unsettled Prisoner Described as Calm and Ordered
The sheriff says Capt. Hains is precise in daily life and an ideal prisoner, denying reports that he intends to return to his army post. He suffered a stomach trouble but is now okay. T. Jenkins Hains is described as equally composed as his brother.
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Capt. Hains
O. K
T. Jenkins Hains
Anti election warning issued to treasury staff
Acting Secretary Beekman Winthrop issued an anti election warning to Treasury Department employees on Monday. The circular reiterates Civil Service laws and directs department officials to post the document and use all available means to direct subordinates to its provisions.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Beekman Winthrop
Civil Service
Forty Die in the Carolinas in Double Tragedy
Nineteen drown when a railway washout leads to a major structure collapse in the Carolinas. Rescue efforts focus on rescuing survivors and securing the scene as authorities investigate the incident. Local authorities report casualties and displacement across affected communities.
Mills and rails tremble as floods threaten Spartanburg region
The 1903 disaster lingers in memory as big cotton mills near Spartanburg face danger with two mills in Greenville submerged five feet. The Seaboard Air Line reports major bridge losses over the Savannah and Broad rivers. Twenty two washouts mark the Southern railway system amid rising waters.
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Spartanburg
Greenville
Seaboard Air Line
Savannah
Southern Railway
Bisbee Floodstrikes Bizbee Ariz As Hundreds Suffer
In Bisbee Arizona a sudden flood swept through the town for the third time this summer. A torrent ten feet high overwhelmed the main streets with little warning. Half a dozen people are missing and many buildings suffered serious damage. The destruction is expected to reach thousands of dollars.
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Bizbee
Ariz
el Paso
Texas
Bisbee
Illinois primary returns show Deneen leads Republican ticket
Springfield Il The state board canvassed Tuesday the official vote in state offices. Deneen 212938 leads Yates 201031 for governor. Hopkins 168385 in Senate. Oglesby 139924 for lieutenant governor. Davis leads Clerk of the Supreme Court by 1474. Democratic Stringer 127864. Blakely 27473. Stevenson 79783. Pattison 24608. Lewis 30214. Gunther 10705. Kim brough 1707. Monroe 4305.
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Springfield
State Board
Deneen
Yates
Hopkins
Foss
Mason
Webster
Oglesby
Shumway
Knight
Drew
Smith
Supreme Court
Davis
Stringer
Blakely
Stevenson
Pattison
McGoorty
Lewis
Gunther
Kimbrough
Monroe
Raiders Fire Towns In Minnesota Rail Community
Aberdeen South Dakota reports say Lowery and Alaska on the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad were partially destroyed by a fire tied to a mysterious raid by mounted men. The bank and general store were among the buildings burned at Lowery, confirmed by Col Holmes president of the Dakota National Bank and Lowery Bank.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Lowery
Alaska
Minneapolis & St
Praise for Panama Canal work by Roosevelt in report
President Roosevelt released the special commission report on the Panama Canal project praising Col. Goethals administration and recommending wage scale revisions. The panel urges equal pay and hours across the isthmian commission and Panama Railroad, notes no wage cuts due to current higher New York rates, suggests appointing a secretary to handle employee complaints, and deems disability compensation inadequate.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevlt
Special Commission
Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
Canal Commission
Isthmian Commission
Panama
New York
Press Humorists Meet in Denver for Annual Convention
The American Press Humorists association holds its sixth annual convention in Denver starting Monday and continuing through the week. On Wednesday night they stage a theater entertainment to aid the Bill Nye monument fund.
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Denver
Col
American Press Humorists Association
Bill Nye
Wabash Conference Ends With Bishop Matthews Address
The Lower Wabash conference of the United Brethren Church closed a week of sessions Monday with a mass meeting at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop G. M. Matthews of Chicago spoke, and the next annual conference is slated for Robinson.
No Prosecution in Chadbourne Gardner Customs Case
In Washington the Chadbourne Gardner case of evasion of customs laws will not lead to criminal prosecution. The government has not abandoned the intention to cite Mrs Chadbourne or Mrs Gardner to court for fraudulent entry, but it is likely the two principals will go their ways after penalties are imposed.
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Washington, D. C
Chadbourne-Gardner
Chadbourne
Discouraged minister kills self in Mills Hotel room
New York lll section reports Rev Albert H Trick, once pastor in Chicago and later at Saratoga New York, killed himself yesterday in a Mills Hotel room. He criticized the church for untruthfulness and insincerity and claimed he could not worship Americas trinity success pleasure and gold.
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Self
New York
lIll
America
Albert H. Trick
Mills’ Hotel
Chicago
Saratoga
N. Y
Bank Robbers Fail at Rushville Safe Break
Four men attempted to blow open the Bank of Rushville safe in Rushville Missouri early Wednesday. The post office next door was wrecked and stamps and cash worth about $100 were taken. The four robbers were seen entering a wagon and driving toward St Joseph.
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St. Joseph
Bank of
Rushville
Cabrera Eyes Visit to Mexico in Border Talks
President Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala reportedly desires a visit to the republic and talks are under way to invite the neighboring leader. The report circulates but remains unconfirmed by official channels.
30 Miners Buried in Burning Haileyville Mine
A fierce oil fire at Haileyville Oklahoma No 1 mine owned by Dr D B Haley trapped 30 foreign miners after a barrel of oil exploded at 8 30 am Wednesday. Rescue efforts were hampered by smoke and blocked shafts leaving families at the shaft mouth in grief as officials struggled to confirm the fate of the entombed men.
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McAlester
Okla
Southwest
Hairville
Here
Wedness
Haileyville-Oklahoma
Hife
D. B. Hailey
Oklahoma feud ends in storehouse gunfire tragedy
Tulsa Oklahoma in a west side grocery store David and William Webb brothers attacked J W Culpepper amid an old feud. Culpepper, armed with a shotgun, killed William Webb and wounded David Webb. Culpepper was stabbed by William Webb after being shot.
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Tulsa
Okla
David
William Webb
J. W. Culpepper
West Side
Culpepper
Webbs
Ellis Named Assistant to Attorney General
Washington Wade H. Ellis now Ohio attorney general has been tendered and accepted the post of assistant to the attorney general, a position recently held by Milton D. Purdy. Ellis will assume duties once the current office's business permits, a period of several weeks.
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Ellis
Purdy
Washington
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Milton D. Purdy
Forest Fires Rage Near Mount Wilson in Pasadena
Forest fires ongoing for nearly 48 hours between the third and fourth range back of Mount Wilson on government reservation continue to devastate a fine forest region. A large force of rangers has been assembled to fight the flames.
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Pasadena
Cal
Mount Wilson
Indian Agents Appointed for Oklahoma Children
Washington Sherman G. Brink and Charles J. Hunt named district agent and assistant district agent to the Indians in Oklahoma. Both residents of Oklahoma, their duties include looking after the minor Indian children.
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Washington
Sherman G. Brink
Charles J. Hunt
Oklahoma
Express Car Fire and Arm Injury Reported in Illinois News
Frank L. Rhoads of National Express Co. suffered severe burns while aiding endangered packages on a Chicago and Alton express between Gardner and Dwight. A cartridge explosion destined for militia at Springfield increased danger. In Tennessee, pitcher Arthur Reinhardt broke his right arm at South Side Park during a game, the bone snapping during a mid inning delivery.
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Bloomington
Frank L. Rhoads
National Express Co
Chicago & Alton
Chicago
St. Louis
Gardner and
Dwight
Rhoads
Springfield
Twain
Nashville
Arthur Reinhardt
Platt & Epsteins
Mascontah
Nashville Juniors
South Side Park
Reinhardt
Houseboats Need License, Bloomington Warned
State Attorney filed information in Adams County Court over a man accused of failing to obtain a liveaboard houseboat license in Illinois. The statute imposes a fine of 25 to 200 dollars per violation, and the case highlights that many houseboats exist without prior licensing.
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Bloomington
Hainois
M. F. Carrott
Adams County
William Hesling
Hesling
Sheets
Benton Woman Dies By Grief After Bank Scandal
Mrs. Ransom A. Youngblood, a noted Benton family member, died suddenly in the Southern Illinois hospital for the insane at Anna after a month there due to mental derangement linked to grief over her husband R A Youngblood’s penitentiary sentence for defalcation at the Coal Belt National Bank of Benton where he served as president.
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Duquoin
Ransom A. Youngblood
Benton
Southern Illinois Hospital For the
Anna
R. A. Youngblood
Coal Belt National Bank of
Postoffice Is Robbed at Waukegan
Robbers dynamited the post office safe in Waukegan and made off with stamps and money worth about 4000 dollars. Police in surrounding towns launched a dragnet. The safe was blown within a half block of the residence area. no one heard the blast. Postmaster Charles Waterans discovered the crime in the morning.
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Waukegan
Charles Waterans
Paris Hosts Lower Wabash Conference Mass Meeting
The United Brethren hold a mass meeting at the Methodist Episcopal Church with an address by Bishop G M Matthews of Chicago. The next annual conference will be held at Robinson Illinois.
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Paris
United Breathern Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
G. M. Matthews
Chicago
Robinson, Ill
Michigan preacher accepts call at Evansville
The Reverend William Brugman, head of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cairo Michigan, has accepted a call from Evansville congregation. He is visiting his parents and will soon assume the new pastorate.
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Michigan
Cal
Nashville
Wiliam Bruegman
Cairo
Mich
Evansville
Tragic Tank Accidental Drowning Near Fairfield
Isaac Mitchell a farmer southwest of Fairfield returned home to find his young son floating in a stock tank. A marble dropped into the water led the boy to reach for it and fall in, resulting in his drowning perished while attempting to retrieve the toy.
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Toy
Fairfield
Isaac Mitchell
Verdict in Burton Case: Death by Unknown Persons
Springfield coroner's jury, led by William Woodruff, concluded that Scott Burton was killed by unknown persons after being lynched. The finding labels the death as the result of unidentified assailants. No suspects named or charges filed.
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Burton
Springfield
William Woodruff
Scott Burton
Boy of 7 Kills Sister of 3
Juliet Bessie Gadoniski aged 3 was accidentally killed by her brother Fred aged 7 when a loaded shotgun he was playing with discharged. The incident occurred as the siblings were at home, prompting an investigation by local authorities. The boy sustained no serious injuries.
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Juliet
Bessie Gadoniski
Fred
Woman Died at 100 in Rockford Home
Mrs. Mary Torphy aged 100 died at her Rockford home. The death leaves a family to mourn in the local community and marks the passing of a centenarian resident with long ties to the area.
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Rockford
Mary Torphy
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