Should Flirting Be Abolished A Stubborn Debate
A long editorial questions abolishing flirting noting a Minnesota court case in which a man sued for damages over a sweetheart's flirtations. The piece argues flirtation fuels social activity and courtship, while highlighting abuses by those who flirt without intent to marry and urging clearer honesty in romantic pursuits.
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St. Paul
Minn
Brown
Jones
Ananias
Tomkins
Charity With an Eye to Profit Reputation for Generosity
A medical adviser describes how some use charity as a business to gain public notice and customers. He recounts a tale of giving away money to build a clinic’s name, arguing some exploit philanthropy to forge a profitable, public relations strategy.
Change in Cabinet as Taft to Succeed Root
Oyster Bay reports a cabinet reorganization with Elihu Root resigning as Secretary of War and William H Taft named to succeed him. Roosevelt confirms Taft will assume duties after Root’s departure in January. Luke E Wright poised to replace Taft as Secretary of War. Henry Ide named as successor to Wright as vice governor in the Philippines.
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Taft
Root
William H. Taft
Philippines
Secretary Root
Roosevelt
Luke E. Wright
Gov. Taft
Gen. Wright
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Henry ¢. Ide
Philippine Commission
Robbers Kill Two at Chicago City Railway Barns
Three masked men robbed the Chicago City Railway company at Sixty first and State streets before escaping with 3000 dollars. Two men were killed and two wounded as workers in the cashier's office and a motorman asleep in the outer office were shot without warning. The robbers broke into the inner office with a sledge hammer and stood guard while they seized the bills.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
State Streets
Powers Convicted in Goebel Murder Case in Kentucky
Georgetown Ky Aug 31 The third trial of ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers for complicity in Gov William Goebels January 1900 murder ended with a verdict of guilty and the punishment of death. The jury was polled and Powers sat unmoved as his lawyers sought a new trial. He had prior acquittals on two earlier trials.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Powers
Fatal live wire accident claims two Beaver lives
In Windy Gloul, Beaver County, a fallen electric line from Bea Electric Power severed by a storm electrocuted Owen Bowen 15 and George Adams 30 on a farm. Ernest Bowen 16 was shocked while rescuing Owen, and Adams died as rescuers tried to free the boy. The live wire caused two deaths and a failed rescue attempt.
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Beaver
Bea Electric Power Company
John Galey
Owen Bowen
George Adams
Ernest Bowen
Owen
Adams
Mest
Himboy
Missouri Valley Flood Deluges Hit Three States
Missouri River valley from Missouri Valley to Pacific Junction becomes a lake as floodwaters rise. Two men H. H. Larue of Corning and A. R. Fash of Clinton lose lives trying to save horses. Darne is electrocuted while guiding a boat under a live wire. Three others are missing amid flooded fairgrounds.
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Missouri Valley
Council Bluffs
Missouri River Valley
Pacific Junction
H. H. Larue
Corning
A. R. Fash
Clinton
Darne
Fash
Damages from cloudburst reach 590000 in Kansas farms
Damage to farms in Nevada and Marshall counties from Tuesday's cloudburst rises to 590000. Hay, wheat, and oats in stacks were swept away along with wheat and corn in bins. many farmers lost cattle and hogs as reports come from the flooded district.
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Frankfort
Kan
Nevada
Marshall Counties
Two Miners Die In No 5 Colliery Disaster At Plymouth
In Plymouth Pennsylvania on Wednesday a top coal collapse in the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company No 5 colliery instant killed J. W. Stevers aged 52 a miner and Peter Kronok aged 32 a laborer. Tons of coal sand and rock crushed them in a brutal burial.
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Wilkesbarre
Delaware & Hudson Coal Company
Plymouth
J. W. Stevers
Peter Kronok
New Rice Pest Seaweed Spreads in Louisiana
Estherwood Louisiana August 28 seaweed identified as a new rice pest. It grows rapidly and can ruin the best fields quickly once established. Found only on land where salt water was applied last year. Hundreds of acres may be lost to seaweed and grass.
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Estherwood
Louisiana
Youngest Bank President Elected in New York
Carl Rudolph Schultz aged 27 has been chosen president of the Equitable Bank in New York. He is the youngest national bank president in New York and one of the youngest in the United States, after graduating Yale at 21.
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New York
Carl Rudolph Schultz
Equitable Bank
United States
Schultz
Yale
Nationa
Creaghe Breaks Five-Mile World Record at Lamar
Dick Creaghe set a five mile world record of 9 minutes 42.5 seconds at the state fair in Pueblo, surpassing the Matson string’s 10:01. In Philadelphia Kolb's Bakery, covering about a half block in the southern city section, burned Wednesday causing an estimated $150,000 in losses and damaging ten nearby dwellings.
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Lamar
Col
Dick Creaghe
Matson
Pueblo
Philadelphia
Kolb
Penrose Dies in Salt Lake City at Age Senior Rank
Brig. Gen. William H. Penrose A S A retired died of typhoid fever at his Salt Lake City home Saturday night. He began as a second lieutenant in 1861, led the Fifteenth New Jersey infantry in 1863, and ended the Civil War as brigadier general of volunteers. He returned to the regular service in 1866 and retired as colonel of the Sixteenth regiment in 1886.
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Salt Lake City
William H. Penrose
This City
Penrose
Michigan
Fifteenth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
Collision Ends in Murder in Kentucky Town
In Maysville Kentucky on August 31 David Daily and William Malone clashed with Clarence Thomas and William Jackson during an early Saturday quarrel over ten dollars. Daily was shot and killed. the two colored men were jailed as authorities investigated the incident.
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Maysville
David Daily
William Malone
Manchester
Clarence Thomas
William Jackson
Thomas
Engine Explosion Kills Fireman in Weatherby Oregon
In Baker City Oregon on August 31 a boiler explosion destroyed a big Oregon Railway and Navigation through freight engine near Weatherby. Fireman Faust was killed instantly and Engineer Gilman was severely mangled and not expected to live.
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Baker City
Ore
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Weatherby
Faust
Gilman
Vesuvius Eruption Left Unharmed as Fissures Grow
Naples reports Vesuvius active with three new horizontal fissures each about 509 feet long. The lava flow toward Pompeii has slowed and remains largely insignificant with no damage reported.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Two Killed In Nickel Plate Freight Wreck at Bellevue
Toledo reports a Sunday morning freight wreck in the Nickel Plate yards at Bellevue resulting in the deaths of engineers James Rodenburg and J G Bartholomew. The incident occurred early in the hour before dawn and details are scarce as investigators assess the scene.
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Toledo
Bellevue
James Rodenburg
Oue
J. G. Bartholomew
Neaut. O
Belleoi Con
Deadly hurricane devastates Grand Cayman and Jamaica coast
Jamaica reports a violent storm that swept Grand Cayman destroying 160 Georgetown houses and leveling all trees. Twenty three vessels wrecked and 50 seamen drowned. Shore residents plead for relief as earlier hurricane survivors hope Jamaica aid. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac reportedly swept clean.
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New Orleans
Jamaica
Grand Cayman
Georgetown
Little Cayman
Cayman Brac
Portland War Maneuver Ends with Fort Fire Response
In Portland Maine on August 31 a night long squadron demonstration drew fort fire but caused no damage. Vessels withdrew to Richmond's Island as the maneuver time expired at noon. Col Dunwoody praised wireless telegraphy as the defense signal backbone and noted rivalries between army and navy signal corps.
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Portland
Richmond
Col. Dunwoody
Signal Corps
War Department
Army
Navy Signal Corps
Amrs
Union approves Parks as business agent from Sing Sing
New York August meeting of the United Housesmiths and Bridgemen's union dedicates funds and support to Sam Parks enabling him to continue as business agent while confined at Sing Sing. He will resist signing the employers arbitration agreement, with salary set at 48 dollars weekly despite imprisonment. Prison doctor reports Parks has tuberculosis and a year or less to live.
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New York
United Housesmiths
Bridgemen’s Union
Sam Parks
Sing Sing Prison
Parks
Sing Sing
Six Men Found Guilty in Danville Jail Riot Case
Six men Winfield Baker John Walton Adam Murry Isaac Slade John Robertson and Thomas Bell were found guilty of taking part in the July 25 race riot in Danville Tl The jury found William Redwine and Clay Biddle not guilty The sentence calls for fine and imprisonment The case centered on the attack on the jail during the mob attempt to lynch Henry Wilson Sheriff Whitlock and deputies identified the six men involved
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Danville
Winfield Baker
John Walton
Adam Murry
Isaac Slade
John Robertson
Thomas Bell
William Redwine
Clay Biddle
Henry Wilson
Whitlock
Bartender Beaten to Death in Kansas City Saloon
Michael Hoolihan, a bartender, was beaten to death with a club in a saloon owned by his brother John Hoolihan at Sixth and Broadway. The body was found slumped in a chair with a bloodied table leg nearby. pockets rifled. Will Lee, a Black man, was arrested on suspicion.
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Kansas _ City
Michael Hoolihan
John Hoolihan
Sixth and Broadway
Hoolihan
Will Lee
Tragedy at White Bear Lake Drowns Three in Boat Accident
In St Paul Minnesota Aug three people drowned when a rowboat overturned on White Bear Lake after a day at the lake. The victims are Wilbur Carlson and his wife and Seth Johnson all of St Paul. The party entered a rowboat and began horseplay near the dock. Efforts to rescue were hindered by the overturning and rough water.
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St. Paul
Minn
White Bear Lake
Wilbur Carlson
Seth Johnson
Shaw to Inspect World Fair Grounds in St Louis
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw conferred in Chicago with Louisiana Purchase Exposition officials and arranged his Tuesday inspection of the St Louis fair grounds. Lightning killed John J. Baker at Hazard courthouse and stunned six others as the building burned.
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Fair Grounds
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
St. Louis
Hazard
Court House
John
J. Baker
Milk Industry Bulletin Highlights Milk Transport and Prices
A Washington rural department bulletin on milk quality discusses transport issues and calls for better handling. It notes no universal regulations in many towns, advises on ideal conveyance methods, and reports city consumption and distribution data including New York stores and wagons. Milk prices vary by region and season from two to three cents per quart for producers to about six to seven cents per quart for consumers.
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Washington
New Orleans
New York City
Agricul
Uniform wage scale agreed for window glass workers
Detroit and Pittsburgh reports confirm a union and two company groups have reached a tentative accord. A uniform wage scale of 10 percent above Burns scale will be adopted, with a yearlong plan for generalized stoppage and resumption of work across cooperatives and factories, effective when a national restart is ordered.
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Detroit
Mich
Window Glass Workers of America
Independent Window Glass Co
Federation Window Glass Co
Pittsburg
Swiss American Saengerfest Awards Prizes at Detroit
The Schwei zer Club Saengerbund of Chicago won first prize in the fourth saengerfest held in Detroit. Graeth Mannerchor of Chicago took second, with Helvetia Mannerchor Columbus and Gemischter Choir Cleveland among top finishers. The event ended with a ball and plans to hold the next fest in 1905 at Hamilton, Ohio.
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Detroit
Mich
Schweizer Club
Saengerbund
Chicago
Turner Hall
Graeth Mannerchor
Helvetia Mannerchor
Columbus
Gemischter Choir
Cleveland
Allegheny
Schweizer Mannerchor
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Alpenroesli Mixed Choir
Canton
Buffalo
Gruetli Mannerchor
Akron
Bank owner shot in Philadelphia bank murder
Vincenzo Til li proprietor of an Italian bank at 22 South Eighth Street was shot and killed by Giovanni Viola. As Viola fled a pursuing crowd, he turned and fired on them. Police officer Thomas Conley was wounded in the breast and taken to hospital in serious condition. Viola was captured after a struggle.
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Philadelphia
Vincenzo ‘Tilli
South Eighth Street
Giovanni Viola
Thomas Conley
Viola
Preacher Sues Clergymen for Libel in San Francisco
Rev. R. E. Harper, pastor of Cen tenary Methodist Episcopal church, files a 50 000 libel suit Monday against church clergy Ker J E Moore presiding elder Rev J A Wailes Rev W E Vaughn Rev Wo Wagener and Rev J J N Kennedy over a circular accusing him of immorality.
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San Fransisco
R. E. Harper
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
Ker
J. A. Wailes
W. FE. Vaughn
Wo. Wagener
J. J. N. Kennedy
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