Prohibition Argument and Trade Shifts Stir Public Interest
An assistant secretary of the navy argued that wine spilled on a ship at christening could never harm a man when drunk, reflecting a clever prohibition stance. A new formidable financial power has emerged. Oklahoma is described as competing with Wall Street, the Bank of England, and large German and French syndicates. A strong watermelon season is noted to boost Oklahoma’s standing. Canada’s import mix shows British preference at 34 1 3 percent, with a $2,800,000 rise in Canadian imports last year and U S imports rising $13,200,000. Canada’s surtax on German goods reduced their imports by $4,000,000 in nine months. Canadian tariff experiments did not halt growth in trade with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Wall Street
Bank of England
Germany
France
Canada
United States
Advertising rhetoric of the Japanese advance illustrated
The passage extols an advertising approach praising wrapping paper strength akin to elephant hide, fast delivery like a cannon ball, fabrics as soft as a pretty woman’s cheeks and as beautiful as a rainbow, and parcels packed with the care of a young wife toward her husband.
Wheat campaign riches and risks loom in game of fortune
J Ogden Armour reportedly netted nearly a million from his bull wheat effort while Corwin H Spencer of St Louis claimed a fortune. The text notes that others lost, and the wheat wheel continues to turn, suggesting a transient peak of wealth. It questions whether fleeting riches may trump enduring poverty, as fortunes rise and fall.
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J. Ogden Armour
Corwin H. Spencer
St. Louis
Waste not in sawmills as dust earns its keep
In a trend across trades sawmill byproducts are repurposed. Ten years ago dust piles were burned after being dumped. Now many mills dry dust in Dutch ovens then burn in furnaces or convert it into paper pulp for profit.
Quaint London Street Names Through Centuries
A reader notes enduring London and Edinburgh place names such as Pickle Herring street in Bermondsey and Worlds End passage in Chel sea along with Gray's Inn near Cold Bath square and the Poultry. Paternoster row Amen corner Ave Maria lane and Cowgate in Edinburgh have preserved names since Catholic times when processions passed chanting prisons.
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London
Bermondsey
Chelsea
Gray’s Inn
Paternoster Row
Amen Corner
Ave Maria Lane
Edinburgh
Czar’s Limits on Freedom Till Russians Claim Free Manhood
The passage argues the czar grants only surface freedom and that meaningful political conditions require Russians to awaken to their own free manhood. Until the people recognize their inherent rights, they will not attain true political freedom, and the czar will continue to dispense only what the populace already holds.
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Russia
Veteran recalls real battles at St Louis World’s Fair
An elderly Civil War veteran, visiting the Boer War exhibit at the St Louis World's Fair, says the display of Colenso and Paarderburg battles by British and Boers is as close to the real thing as possible without bullets. He warns that any old veteran who misses the chance will miss the blood stirring memory of 1861 to 1865.
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St. Louis
Colenso
Paarderburg
Oriental terms and Chinese capitals explained
The text defines Chinese terms for capitals and cities. It explains king as capital, Pe king as northern capital, Namking as southern capital, and notes readings for Tokyo as kio and other names such as Mukden rendered in Chinese. The fragment outlines how place names translate across languages and regions.
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Namking
Gapan
Tokio
Mukden
Battle of Liao Yang Engulfs Armies In Deadly Clash
Dispatches from Liao Yang report heavy fighting along a seven mile front as Japanese and Russian forces clash, with early indications favoring Russia. Officials deny news of railway cuts north of Liao Yang while warning the battle may last days with heavy losses on both sides.
Second Day’s Battle Near Liao Yang Report
The second day of fighting near Liao Yang began at dawn with Russians shelling from Sanguaiship and Tao as Japanese forces advanced toward the southeast via Feng Wang Cheng road. Japanese attempts to take a hill in front of Chiao Fantun were repelled by heavy Russian fire, and fighting stretched to Wanggaot with no clear gain for either side. Casualties include a Russian war correspondent and 25 Chinese women cared for by missionary Westwater in a Chinese Red Cross refuge. Slow, persistent shelling continued into the night as wounded moved to hospitals, with Japanese losses said to be heavy on the south road and Russians prepared for all contingencies. Chinese graves near Liao Yang are being leveled to avoid hindering defense.
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Liao Yang
St. Petersburg
Sanguaiship
Tao
Feng Wang Cheng
Chiao Fantun
Wanggaot
Wentshy Mountain
Lino Yars
Chiao Fauntun
Ir. Westwater
Red Cross
Liao
Yang
Petersburg Expects Crushing Defeat on One Side or Other
Bt Petersburg September 1 Russian and Japanese forces are reported poised for a decisive clash. The city awaits a major engagement as nations prepare for a potential turning point in the ongoing conflict.
Adventurous attempt to enter Port Arthur ends in return
Maj L L Seaman US Army arrives Che-Foo Sept 1 after leaving Aug 25 to reach Port Arthur aboard a wrecked steamer's junk with four oarsmen. He sights four battleships, a Japanese cruiser, and is fired upon near the harbor. Strong tide and shore guard force return to base.
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Che
Maj
Seaman
Port Arthur
Japanese capture Russian officers bound to Port Arthur
Report from Che Foo states Japanese torpedo boat intercepted a junk carrying Russian officers and important papers. The officers left Mukden and were bound for Port Arthur. The craft and papers were brought into Port Dalny after the interception around one o'clock Wednesday morning.
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Che-Foo
Port Arthur
Mukden
Port Dalny
Steamship Independent Held at Che-Foo Port
The steamship Independent, chartered by Osakio Steamship Co to move food from Japan to New Chwang, is held by Che-Foo customs commissioner. The Independent arrived to discharge passengers and local freight.
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Che-Foo
Independent
Osakio Steamship Co
Japan
New Chwang
Two Hundred Japs Captured in Liao Yang
Mukden reports over 200 Japanese captured at the battle of Liao Yang who passed through on a train. A second train is expected as Russian forces continue an advance along the railway to the southward near Liao Yang.
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Mukden
Liao Yang
Fidelity Savings chief Johnson released on bond
Denver September 1 E M Johnson president of the defunct Fidelity Savings association was indicted by the grand jury on embezzlement and grand larceny charges and was released from the county jail in bonds of 20000 dollars on Wednesday
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Denver
Col
E. M. Johnson
Fidelity Savings Association
Favorable for maturing crops but rain hurts some regions
The weather bureau reports an overall favorable week for crop maturation across the Ohio valley and New England, with cool conditions aiding growth. Excessive rains hit the south Atlantic and east gulf, while drought affected large areas of the central and west gulf. Freezing and frost occurred in western states, corn and wheat progress varied by region, and cotton, tobacco, and potato crops showed mixed results with pests and rust noted in several districts.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
New England
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Central
West Gulf States
California
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Lake Region
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri Valley
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kansas
Minnesota
Dakotas
North Dakota
Idaho
Oregon
Alabama
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Florida
Georgia
Texas
Wisconsin
Upper Lake
Turkish embassy denies palace revolt report
London Aug 31 The Turkish embassy formally denies a circulating dispatch from Berlin via a U S news agency that the sultan’s bodyguard revolted or fighting occurred at the imperial palace in Constantinople between Turks and Arabs.
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London
United States
Berlin
Constantinople
Powder dispute ends with deputy breaking door and seizing powder
Deputy Sheriff Gust Klamm of Belleville used an ax to break into a powder house under a replevin writ against A J Meek of Marissa and transferred 1 407 cans containing about 30 954 pounds of blasting powder to box cars. Ownership arose from Meek buying a Marissa mine from Consolidated Coal Co. The mine lies in St Clair county about twenty miles from Belleville. Consolidated Coal claims the powder shipped for the mine after Meek’s contract was an error. Meek says the powder was on the ground when he took possession and belonged to him.
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Gust Klamm
Belleville
Consolidated Coal Co
A. J. Meek
Marissa
Klamm
Meek
St. Clair County
Justices Condemn Marriage Farce by East St. Louis Officials
Two East St. Louis justices say marrying by justices has become a farce. They accuse other justices of running and of using runners or barkers in the license office in the Arcade building. Similar claims are made about Belleville justices tracking couples along the car line to solicit ceremonies. One justice warns he will report the matter to the state's attorney if not halted.
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Justices of the Peace
East St. Louis
Belleville
Station agent shoots would be robber. coroner finds justifiable homicide
Alonzo Adams a C H D railway station agent and telegraph operator at Hunt City shot and killed Lewis Snyder after Snyder threatened him with a revolver while Adams was en route home. Adams fired four times, a cartridge struck Snyder in the right breast, and he died minutes later. A coroner's jury ruled the shooting justifiable. Snyder's relatives rank among Jasper county’s wealthiest. He had claimed the act was a joke in an ante-mortem statement.
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Alonzo Adams
Hunt City
Lewis Snyder
Adams
Snyder
Jasper County
Ninety Seventh Illinois Hold Reunion at Vandalia
The Ninety Seventh Illinois volunteers held their annual reunion at Vandalia. J A Bingham gave the welcoming address and Rev Green delivered the response. Of the 1000 men who joined at Camp Butler only 90 survivors remain, 42 attended the meeting. Newly elected officers include President Josiah Elliott Toledo, Vice President Phillip Hoffman Toledo, Secretary J D B Favi and Greenup.
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Ninety Seventh
Illinois Volunteers
Vandalia
J. A. Bingham
Green
Camp Butler
Josiah Elliott
Toledo
Phillip Hoffman
J. D. Bfavi
Greenup
Mine Owner Declares Victory Over Unions at Zeigler
Joseph Leiter, Zeigler mine operator, says he has won a labor dispute. He refused to bow to unions and insists the mines run on a non union basis with a full workforce and normal output. He asserts he will set wages without labor influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Leiter
Zeigler
Letter Signed Death Threatens Farmer Over Midnight Ransom
John Prescott, a wealthy Christian county farmer, found a letter pinned to his front door demanding $500 be delivered to a tree at midnight under threat of arson. Authorities seek the author of the note signed Death.
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John Prescott
Christian County
Prisoner Leaps From Train Platform Near Cape Girardeau
Robert King, a prisoner aboard a Wabash train from Cape Girardeau Missouri to Murphysboro, escaped briefly by jumping from the car platform. He landed unharmed but was pursued and recaptured after a sharp chase.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
Murphysboro
Robert King
First August Frost Reported Near Mattoon
Humboldt township farmer William Grant reports the first frost of the season near Mattoon. He observed frost indications in the morning and effects became plainly visible on vegetation later that day, marking the first August frost in the area since 1864.
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William Grant
Humboldt Township
Mattoon
Grant
Kidnapped Chicago Luminary Missing Since Abduction
Mahlon A. Vinnedge, a wealthy lumberman, was kidnapped at a busy Chicago corner. Two men seized him and forced him into a cab, and he has not been heard from since. His family has spent funds at an eastern watering place while investigations continue.
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Mahlon A. Vinnedge
Chicago
Zion City Branch Rail Line Contemplated by Railroad
Chicago and Northwestern officials consider establishing a branch railway at Zion City. Local labor organizations are reportedly tabooed or restricted in Zion City, reflecting tensions between management plans and union activity.
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Zion City
Chicago’ & Northwestern
Nine Die in Grand Trunk Train Wreck at Richmond Que
Nine people are killed and 23 injured in a head on collision near Richmond Quebec on the Grand Trunk line between Island Pond Vermont and Montreal. The excursion train bound for Sherbrooke left Richmond without waiting for a crossing causing the crash. Conductor Atkinson disappeared after the wreck. About 1,000 aboard the excursion train. Island Pond train with few passengers.
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Montreal
Grand Trunk Railway
Richmont
Que
Sherbrooke
Island Pond
Richmond
Ephraim Gaudette
St. Theodore de Acton
Charles A. Lamard
St. Hyacinthe
Chemical analysis of Mrs McVicker stomach opened
City chemist in Los Angeles begins analysis of Mrs J H McVicker stomach contents after autopsy showed no poisoning. Stomach removed on order of Horace McVicker’s Chicago representative. Personal effects valued in thousands handled by Public Administrator McGarvin for transfer to Chicago. Body held in Pasadena will be sent to Chicago relatives soon.
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Los Angeles
J. H. McVicker
H. C. Wyatt
Horace McVicker
Chicago
American Federation official arrested for assault in Kansas
RB Ireland, an American Federation of Labor official aiding the Santa Fe machinists strike, was arrested in Topeka on a charge of assault with intent to kill. He allegedly struck Wesley Z. Johnson, a non union Santa Fe worker, with a missile hidden in a handkerchief, causing a dangerous wound. Ireland left Fort Madison in custody.
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Topeka
Kas
Ireland
American Federation of Labor
Santa Fe
Lightfoot
Fort Madison
Wesley Z. Johnson
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Kuropatkin
Maj. Seaman
Central and West Gulf
Sultan
Illinois State News
Cos
Wilinois
Leiter
J. P. Blanchett
M. P
Fred Bowring
South Durham
T. H. Hackett
Belveil
P. Q. W. T. Mountain
Dubford
Athabas
Kea
San Angeles
Cal
Federation of Labor
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