Kansas Governor Stubbs Surges for Second Term in Republican Fight
Victor Stubbs, Kansas governor and insurgent like Murdock, seeks a second term and eyes Senate passage. A former railroad contractor, he battles corporate power with direct appeals to the people, courting educator supporters and hammering opponents while lacking a formal political machine.
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Sunflower State
Victor
Clovernhor
Walter Rosteve Stubbs
Kansas
United States Senate
Charles Curtis
Stubbs
Victor Murdock
Stubbe
Richmond
Ind
Society of Friends
Senate
Standard Oil Company
Admiral Howells Invents Amphibious Craft for Land and Sea
Experiments in Bath Maine test the Amphi I1 amphibious craft built for Rear Admiral John A Howells U S N retired. The 20 by 6 foot boat with a ten horsepower engine aims to reach 7 mph in water and 12 mph on land. Wheels, a propeller, a centerboard and rudder enable land sea use while trials are set for Popham beach Old Orchard and Long Beach NY. If successful the craft could serve lifesaving surfboats and coastal sportsmen.
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Bath
John A. Howells
Howells
Admiral Howells
Kennebec River
Popham Beach
Old Orchard
Long Beach
N. Y
Tarsus Is Lit by Electricity From Cydnus River
The ancient city of Tarsus in Asia Minor now enjoys electric power sourced from the Cydnus river. It reports 450 electric street lights and about 600 incandescent private lights operating in the city.
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Tarsus
Asia Minor
Apostle Aus
Cydnus
When gentle woman goes to vote in politics
A Chicago News essay satirizes how fashion togs influence a woman's voting, arguing a gown and hat must match her style before she supports any candidate. It mocks voting as a fashion ritual and questions if suffrage matters without presentable attire.
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Asceria
Chicago News
Emery A Fritz Found Dying After Arlington Hotel Fall
Bay City Michigan August 16 Emery A Fritz a mechanic registered at the Arlington hotel then left to lie down. He later was found on the sidewalk unconscious with injuries including a fractured skull and cuts. He is married with three children and authorities consider the death possible suicide. An aide notes his wife cannot explain the act.
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Emery A. Fritz
Bay City
Mich
Arlington Hotel
Frita
Fritz
World Coinage Planned by Ostwald for Global Use
Professor Wilhelm Ostwald of Leipzig University proposes a universal world coinage to ease international commerce and communication. He lectured at Columbia and Harvard in 1905 and will present his ideas to Berlin’s Merchants and Manufacturers Association, inviting bankers and exporters to discuss feasibility this fall. He holds honorary degrees from major universities worldwide.
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Wilhelm Ostwald
Leipzig
Germany
Columbia
Harvard
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association of Berlin
Ostwald
War on Hat Salutes Prompter Darmstadt Society Message
Darmstadt based Society for the Promotion of German Modes of Greeting condemns hat tipping as French inspired, wasteful, unhealthy, and unpatriotic. It urges a Teutonic military salute, tracing origins to Prussian grenadiers, and reports local adherence among residents and elders in public streets.
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Darmstadt
Society For the Promotion
Europe
China Favors Affordable Showy Watches
In China the trend leans toward cheap, flashy watches with slim cases rather than American dollar branded models. Swiss brands appear to dominate the market.
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China
Baled hay market readiness stated in local note
Farmers ready bale hay for sale locally urging loose hay to be sold near home. The fragment hints at frontier farming wisdom that no farm is truly productive without proper hay logistics.
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Washington, Iowa
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Dayton
West Chester and Washington Co
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Vetsopath
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