Conclave Elects New Pope Surmise Grows Among Cardinals
Rome reports the largest conclave in church history has assembled in the Sistine chapel to elect Leo XIII’s successor. Sixty cardinals and many attendants are confined to Vatican premises as ballots begin. Italians could unitedly elect a pope, but no clear preference emerges among the non Italian cardinals.
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Rome
Sietine
Leo XIII
Vatican
Cardinal Herraro Y Espinova
Valencia
Leo
Ramipella
Vannutelli
di Pietro
Gotti
Oregna
Cardinals Gather for Papal Conclave Entry
The Vatican hosts a packed conclave ceremony with cardinals arriving in black carriages, mass in the Pauline chapel, and the Sistine Choir filling Saint Peter's with solemn ritual as Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli leads prayers for a worthy pope.
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Vatican
St. Peter's Piazza
Sacred College
Diplomatic Corps
Knights of
Alta
Leo XIII
Sistine Choir
Serafino Vannutelli
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Mgr. Sardi
Preparations For Conclave In Sistine Chapel Described
The article details preparations in the Sistine chapel for the conclave. It notes Michelangelo’s dome, the Last Judgment altarpiece, a violet canopy, red velvet work, a grand throne, cardinal seats with Latin desks, canopies above each seat, and a central voting table. Candles will light during balloting and ballots burned in a nearby brazier after use.
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Sistine Chapel
Temple of Art
Michael Angelo
Sacred College
Cardinal in Coronation Ceremony and Papal Robes Room
A report describes the papal election sequence with the new pope entering a small room outside the chapel to don his robes. It also notes Cardinal Gibbons asking the Associated Press to deny interviews and private conversations reportedly given in Rome about Rampotla policy.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Rampotla
Collapse of Morrison Street Bridge Tragedy in Portland
A section of the Morrison Street bridge over the Willamette in Portland collapsed on August 1, throwing 100 plus people into the river. At least three drownings confirmed, with twenty five injured. Names given include Minnie Raymond and Lottie Cameron. a 15-year-old unidentified boy among the dead. Crowd watched Clarence Lutz swim when the structure gave way.
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Portland
Ore
Williamette River
Morrison Street
Minnie Raymond
Lottie Cameron
Morrison
Madison Street
Clarence Lutz
Lutz
Michigan man named Philippine government bacteriologist
Ann Arbor August 1 Charles B Hare accepted the appointment as government bacteriologist in the Philippines with a salary of 1500 dollars He is the student who contracted bubonic plague while working in the laboratory with Dr Noog He graduated from the University of Michigan medical department last June.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Charles B. Hare
Philippines
Noog
University of Michigan
Woman Regains Voice After Two Weeks of Silence
In Eikhart Indiana on August 1 lightning struck Samuel Swinehart's house. Mrs Swinehart screamed, the first sound she made in two weeks. Doctors attribute her silence to sciatic rheumatism and the shock prompted her to speak again.
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Eikhart
Ind
Samuel Swinehart
Peacemaker Shot After Stopping Wife Beating
In Springfield a man acting as peacemaker to stop Gus Rostick from beating his wife Gollipa Rostick was shot by Rostick’s uncle. The wife beater died at St John’s hospital.
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Springfield
Lil
Gus Rostick
Gollipa Rostick
St. John’s Hospital
Baseball Scores From Across Leagues on Aug 1
Scores recap from Chicago and across leagues dated Aug 1. Pittsburg 6 St. Louis 5 in St. Louis while New York 3 beat Philadelphia 1 in the American League. Cincinnati topped Chicago 10 to 4 in the National. Detroit routed St. Louis 10 to 5 in the American Association.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Washington
Wooston
Detroit
Association
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus - Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Indianapoli
Western
Des Moines
Peoria
Omaha
Denver
St. Joseph
Toledo
St. Paul
Trade steadiness amid speculative collapse praised
R G Dun and Co weekly review notes solid trade base and calm financial institutions after a market downturn. They say cotton price declines hurt manufacturing more than stocks, with rising railway earnings and strong summer fabric sales. Labor is largely employed and agriculture favorable as foreign trade continues.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Trade data show weekly gains versus last year
The report notes 190 failures in the United States this week, down from 18 percent last year, and 10 in Canada, compared with 18 a year ago, indicating mixed regional performance and a shift from year earlier figures.
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Ing
United States
Canada
Escape and drowningsLinked to Hagerstown reservoir incident
Three men Rufus Spietman Joseph Masters and an Hallan laborer drowned in the reservoir at Hagerstown Maryland. Separately twelve fugitive convicts from Folsom prison in California have escaped and remain at large.
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Rufus Spietman
Joseph Masters
Hallan
Hagerstown
Folsom
Cal
Mrs Hodge Insane in Utah Murder Case
Unseen Utah jury finds Mrs. Aurora Hodge insane after she shot William Ryan, the young peddler, in Salt Lake City. Sheriff Emory met with her. she remained unshaken, claiming justification and no accomplices, facing possible gallows despite her plea of innocence.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Utah
Aurora Hodge
William Ryan
Emory
Salt Lake City
Sledge
Carr
Poisoned by Candy near Bunker Hill
Ewart Checkfield seven year old son of James W. Checkfield, new Union Dairy manager, died of strychnine poisoning. A well known estate woman is suspected of giving the candy. she denies it, claiming the boy ate something another boy gave him. No motive is known.
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Bunker Hill
Ewart Checkfield
James W. Checkfield
St. Louis
Union Dairy Company
Esta le
Potential 1904 Democratic Candidate Mention Thomp son
The Bryan's Commoner previews a discussion among Democrats about potential presidential nominees in 1904. It notes Judge Owen P. Thompson of Jacksonville, Illinois, as a noteworthy figure who has supported Democratic principles but has not sought or held public office beside his profession.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Owen P. Thompson
Jacksonville
Lil
Estate of Impnel Wells Jr Valued at Over Ten Million
Milwaukee report of appraisers estimates the estate of the late Imntel Wells Jr at least 10 million dollars, most within Wisconsin or held by Wisconsin corporations. Outside the state are sixty four paroles in Chicago. Government officials will claim a legacy tax of 5 or 15 percent depending on whether the legatee, an adopted daughter, is considered a blood relation.
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Milwaukee
Imntel Wells, Jr
Wisconsin
Chicago
Weather forecast for Midwest regions today
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana and Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin. Generally fair and warmer in central and south portions with northerly winds. Lower Michigan remains fair and cool with variable winds. Eastern Iowa and Wisconsin expect fair skies while western areas turn warmer and possibly threatening.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Chicago Livestock Market Receipts and Prices Across Classes
Receipts and price ranges for pigs cattle and sheep listed for Chicago markets. Pigs sold mostly around 6.16 to 5.85 per hundredweight with fair to good averages at 6.16. Cattle receipts about 3,500 with steers from 5.10 to 5.60 for choice. stockers, cows, heifers, bulls, and veal calves shown with varied credits. East Buffalo reports slower cattle, stronger hogs with diverse weights and prices. sheep and lambs noted with mixed quality and price bands. Wheat corn and oats futures from St Louis show lower wheat and corn with explicit price quotes for futures and cash grades.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Trans Alaska-Siberian Rail Link Talk Advances
A New York conference of backers for a trans Alaska-Siberian rail scheme explored linking eastern and western hemispheres. Attendees included Count Lobel Captain Healy and ex Representative Lewis. Discussion cited Feasibility reports and Russian French concessions enabling an all-rail New York to Paris route via Behring Strait tunnel.
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New York
Paris
Loiey de Lobel
John J. Healy
J. Hamilton Lewis
Washington
Lewis
Count de Lobel
French Geographiciaal Society
Ameka
America
Siberia
St. Petersburg
M. de Lobel
Feasibility debated for Behring Strait tunnel project
Discussion notes that Russian and French engineers see the straits as solid for months with minimal water depths in navigable periods. Russia seeks U S neutralization of the straits if the road is built with foreign capital, to prevent enemies advantaging in war. No action yet. diplomatic replies expected. Also, Dr William Herbert Galland faces a $10,000 breach of promise suit in Kansas.
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Lewis
diMieultios
Behring Strait
Seine
Iudion
Count de Lobel
Russia
America
United States
England
Japan
Manchuria
Interior Department
Wichita
Kan
William Herbert Galland
Eva Dorothea Gray
Fond du Lac
Wis
Ward Family Poisoning In Ballagh Nebiricall
The Ward family of Ballagh Nebraska perished after eating sardines. D W Ward and two children died with a third child critically ill. Lawrence Murphy former NYC Stonecutters Union treasurer received five years for embezzling union funds. The American Microscopical Society concluded its meeting at Winona Lake.
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D. W. Ward
Ballagh, Neb
Ward
Lawrence Murphy
New York City
Miss Graham's Reprival Ends a Mine Stock Bargain
Helen Graham, a secretary at Sweet & Son, discovers stock in the Red Dog mine amid her employer's schemes. She leverages the information to demand a rightful apology and cash, eventually securing half a million dollars in Red Dog stock and an engagement to Tom Sweet. The tale blends sharp wit, class friction, and a clever comeback from a once-snubbed heiress.
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T C. McClure
Joan Graham
Helen Graham
Sweet & Son
Joseph Sweet
Tom
Graham
Thomas
Miss Graham
Sweet
Tam Ao
Tie
Uute
Tising Sun
Red Dog
Co. B. Lewis
Indictments Grow in Postal Bribery Probe Involving Machen Allies
Washington August 1 The federal grand jury returns seven indictments naming nine defendants in a postal affairs bribery conspiracy. Defendants include Leopold J. Sterne George B Lorene Martha Lorens John T Copper William C Long Maurice Kunkel Ther W Methegor and August Machen who posted bail or bonds. Warrants issued for out of town co defendants and more indictments expected within weeks.
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Postoffice
Hase
Federal
Grad Jary
Postal
August W. Maehen Te Nated
William Gordon Crawford
Post Office Department
ISK
Leopold J. Sterna
Baltimore
George B. Lorene
To Halo
Martha J. Lorens
John T. Copper
Lock Taven
William ¢. Long
Elfty
Machen
Maurice Kunkel
New York City
Ther W. Medhegor
Crawford
Methegor Hhewlee
Long
Public contracts and maritime and local accidents report
A department free delivery division public statement details a four year inter contract for carrier sachels with Postal Device and Lock company led by W G Crawford of Washington. Lorenz of Toledo aided securing the contract but did not supply straps. Machen supplied straps and shared profits. Also reports drowning of Fred Odett and Albert Monsen after boat capsize near lakefront, and Seawanhaka cup race where Thovrella defeated Koluteo. Fond du Lac reports a large Alaska breeze bow termed mammoth, found in a mine owned by W H Vrank.
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Inter
Postal Device and Lock Company
W. G. Crawford
Washington
George B. Loreng
Toledo
Crawford
Postal Deview and Lock Company
Givorge KL
Lorens
Lorenz
Maehen
Machen
Fond du Lac
Wis
Horella
Alaska
W. H. Vrank
Two Black men die in jail incident near Montgomery Alabama
In a related incident at a Montgomery jail, Alex Means and Will Starks, both described as Negro, died in the case involving Flem ing Poster, while nearby Le Grande Alabama a Black person was involved. Vicenza Parisso 45 and Extice Vieravando 17 were killed by a lightning bolt at Masontown Virginia. Mrs Rebecca Hubbell with eight children won the prize offered by the Chicago Fall House Woman's duty.
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Alex Means
Will Starks
Montgomery
Ala
Fleming Poster
le Grande Ala
Vicenza Parisso
Extice Vieravando
Masontown
Rebecca Hubbell
Chicago F
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Oak Park
Lynn
Mass
Smithonian
Weather Bureau
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Petlew
Chicago Harbor
Fred Odett
Albert Monsen
Western Stone Company
Kolutov Ie
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Thovrella
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J. L. Brookmart
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W. Scopield
Osteopathy
U.S. Harper
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Arthaud
Osteopath
American School of Osteopop
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JA. Cunningham
J.T. Anderson
Ass’t Cashier
A. Moore
J. A. Cunnl
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D. J. Passer
Anon McCully
Brown
A. Rerver
Wroxham
W. W. Wilson
Peorie
JH. Terremons
Barry TraMii
Ata
Marshalltown
Means & Stichter
Waet Side Restaurant
Gasey’s
Piret Baro North Motel
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T. J. Dempsey
McKeone & Shields
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Chas. Ohngemach
DM McLaughlin
A. White
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Henry Knecht
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