Ex Secretary Shaw warns on financial status and psychology
New York August 19 ex secretary of the treasury Leslie M Shaw outlines the nation's wealth not yet exhausted citing farms mines forests and factories as strong pillars while warning that financial trouble stems from psychology. He says if banks withhold credit or consumers stop spending downturn could follow urging confidence and balanced policy to prevent industry retardation.
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New York
Leslie M. Bhaw
the Treasury
Monument to W. H. English in Scottsburg Courtyard
Captain William K. English and his sister Mrs. Walling of Chicago plan a bronze heroic monument to their father William H. English in Scottsburg Indiana. The dedication is set for September 20 with invitations extended to Vice President Fairbanks and Representative Cox. English was a Lexington lawyer, twice elected to the state legislature and twice to Congress from Indiana's Third district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsburg
Ind
William K. English
Walling
Chicago
William H. English
English
Crawford
Leavenworth
Fairbanks
Cox
Scott County
Major English
Lexington
Indiana
Bound to Attend a Reunion by 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry
More than 100 survivors of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry depart for a reunion in Colorado Springs hosted by General William J. Palmer who will cover all expenses. The group has met annually for 34 years, and Palmer, unable to attend due to a broken leg, funds the trip which is estimated to exceed 50 000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Colorado Springs
William J. Palmer
Palmer
Springfield pioneer merchant John S Condell dies at 89
John S Condell a longtime Springfield merchant and banker from 1840 to 1886 died at age 89 from a fractured hip. He was a climate friend of President Lincoln and a noted pioneer in the city’s mercantile and banking circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
John S. Condell
Condell
Lincoln
Veteran rides horse seventy miles for $50 wager
Lawrenceburg Indiana August 19 Captain Jacob Rief aged 65, a Civil War veteran, won a $50 wager by riding a horse from Lawrenceburg to Ohio and back, a total of seventy miles. He used the same horse both days and had five hours to go and four hours to return.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Capain Jacob Rief
Iles
President Roosevelt Sails for Provincetown and Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt sails from Oyster Bay on the yacht Mayer at 10 a m accompanied by two torpedo boats. He is expected to reach Provincetown Massachusetts early tomorrow.
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President
Provincetown
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Mayer
Provincen
Mass
Way of the Wily Turk
Moses Bahna of Grand Rapids seeks relief from Washington over an Ottoman tax on his status as a naturalized citizen born in Turkey. The Turkish government continues annual levies tied to his birth and his brother in Damascus faces penalties if payment fails. U.S. Minister Leishman has reported the case to Washington with likely government action.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Washington
Moses Bahna
Turkey
Grand Rapids
Abdul Hamid
Bahna
Kent County Court
Damascus
Leishman
United States
Mob Attacks Cardinal Merry del Val Near Marino
Cardinal Merry del Val, papal secretary of state, was assaulted by an anti clerical mob near Marino Italy while en route to Castel with police and Cardinal himself escaping injury. One officer was seriously wounded and officials fear the incident marks the start of an organized anti clerical campaign prompting heightened police precautions at the papal villa used as a summer residence.
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Castel
Condolfo
Italy
Merry del Val
Marino
Cardinal Merry del Val
Woman jailed for bigamy in Kewanee Illinois
Milka Bere, a Russian immigrant, was sent to the county jail on a bigamy charge after marrying Michael Tarbuck who claimed he could wed again in the United States. Tarbuck fled, leaving Bere to face the legally perilous situation alone as she pleaded ignorance of the law.
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Kewanee
Ill
Milka Bere
Russia
United States
Michael Tarbuck
Tarbuck
Paul Tamasovich
Senator Joseph F Johnston Succeeds Pettus in Senate
Joseph Forney Johnston chosen to replace Edmund W Pettus in the United States senate is long active in Alabama politics. Born in Lincoln county North Carolina in 1843 he joined the Confederate army rising to captain and was wounded four times. He practiced law in Selma for about twenty years and has lived in Birmingham since 1884. He has twice served as governor.
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Joseph Forney Johnston
Edmund W. Pettus
United States Senate
Alabama
Lincoln County
N. C
Selma
Birmingham
Cable Strike Enters New Phase With Closed Shop Demand
Chicago Aug 19 President Small of the telegraphers union announces a complete strike of all cable operators in the United States beginning yesterday. Women operators send an appeal to Helen Gould denouncing Western Union officials as unfit for work. The union pushes a closed shop and 17 brokerage houses have signed while 2 refused and others to be pressured.
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Chicago
United States
Small
Telegraphers’ Union
Havana
Galveston
Helen Gould
Associated Press
Western Union
Telegraph
International Paper to Form Print Paper Merger
An industry insider says International Paper will consolidate print paper assets across Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan. He expects options on mills and a $30 to $50 million western acquisition push with a planned price rise to four cents to jobbers and six cents to small buyers within two years.
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Appleton, Wis
International Paper Company
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
State of New York
United States
Middle West
General Superintendent Cook Reports Staffing Changes
General Superintendent Cook said the firm added sixty one operators on Saturday and had lost seven. The statement followed mention of a general strike order and ongoing labor actions.
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Cook
Burlington Isolated as Storms Cut City Off
Burlington Iowa suffers major isolation as heavy storms severed road connections and blocked routes. Local leaders urged caution while municipal services shifted to emergency operations and utility crews worked to restore transportation links.
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Iowa City
Storms Ravage Burlington Area Causing Heavy Damage
Two days of cyclones floods and lightning cripple a wide area around Burlington. Widespread destruction includes washed out crops and cut telegraph lines. Burlington area rail service on the Burlington line blocked by landslides. Estimated damage near 100000 within a 100 mile radius. Weather remains threatening.
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St. Louis
Keokuk
Northwestern
Burlington
Interview Repudiated Statement About Railroads Denied
E H Harriman telegraphs the Associated Press from San Francisco denying he made any statement claiming a desire to own all or any part of the railroads. The exchange follows an interview that appeared last week and was transmitted to AP newspapers.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Associated Press
San Francisco
Train wreck near St. Louis kills engineer in Lion Mountain line
The Lion Mountain passenger train from Little Rock derailed fourteen miles below St. Louis. Engineer Aaron Platt died and fireman injured when the engine and mail car toppled. Platt had planned to attend the funeral of friend Robert J. Johnson, killed by an engine boiler explosion on the same run last Thursday night.
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St. Louis
Little Rock
Aaron Platt
Platt
Robert J. Johnson
Pickpockets Dough the Way to Detroit Baseball
In Ann Arbor David Willits, a caterer, had his pocket picked of a roll of bills en route to Detroit to see a baseball game. The thief did not take $2, allowing Willits to continue his trip and attend the game. Judge E F Leland also faced a pickpocket at the game, but the thief raided the wrong pocket and found nothing.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
David Willits
Detroit
Willits
E. F
Leland
Northwest liner quarantined in Buffalo after fumigation
The liner Northwest of the Northern Steamship fleet was quarantined by the health department in Buffalo and released five hours after its scheduled sailing once fumigation and cleansing were completed. Six cases of typhoid fever, or likely future cases, were removed from the ship in the past week.
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Buffalo
Northwest
Northern Steamship Fleet
Health Department
Chicago Market Report for August 19 1907
Estimated receipts today 43000 with official left over 2827. Cattle 24000 and Sheep 17000 show steady to strong trends. market opening 10 lower than yesterday's average. Tomorrow's outlook 18000 with cattle 24000 and sheep 17000, weak.
John A. Babcock Offers Time and Square Deal
A brief note expresses commitment to fair treatment and prompt service. The speaker, John A. Babcock, promises a square deal and reliable timing in dealings.
Russia Moves Military Bases Farther East in Siberia
Washington reports Russia is shifting defense lines deeper into Siberia after losses on the Liaotung peninsula. Vladivostok communications require a new railway to Chita, strengthening fortifications beyond Port Arthur. Ministers take rest as politics pause until mid October.
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Washington
Russia
Far East
Globe
Harbin
Siberia
Liaotung Peninsula
Dalny
Vladivostok
Irkutsk
Chita
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Council of Ministers
Commerce Vilossofoff
Education
Kauffman
Finance
Kokovsoff
Western
Europe
Prince Vassilchikoff
Explosion of dynamite car endangers Kingston crowd
A dynamite car exploded amid a fire that destroyed the West Shore freight office and sheds in Kingston New York on August 19. The blast damaged thousands of spectators with windows shattered across blocks and a $200000 loss. Firemen say most cases exploded separately preventing serious injuries. only a few bruises reported.
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Kingston
N. Y
West Shore Railroad
Plague Outbreak Reported in South Manchuria
Harbin reports bubonic plague outbreak in South Manchuria with sixteen deaths. Travelers entering north Manchuria undergo medical examination at Kwangchingtsu to prevent spread.
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Manchuria
Harbin
South
North
London society wedding ties Lord Churston to actress Dennis Orme
Captain John Yarde-Buller, Lord Churston, reportedly married Miss Dennis Orme an actress and former light opera singer, with the ceremony alleged to have occurred on April 24. A separate item from Fort Wayne notes Indiana National Guardsmen of battery B facing a court martial for missing the Fort Harrison encampment, hearing held by Lieutenants Micrierity Leonard and Wood, with verdict pending.
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London
John Yarde-Buller
Churston
Dennis Orme
Fort Wayne
Ind
Indiana National Guards
Fort Harrison
Indianapolis
Micrierity
Leonard
Wood
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W. H. English
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Joseph F. Johnston
Helen
Gould
President Small
Union
Capen
Postal
Great Print Paper Merger
A. P
Burlington, Ia
Cer Om
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
The
North American Comission Company
Tehelya
Capt. Yarde-Buller
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