Prosperity Through West Tour Says Chamber of Commerce Directors
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States report West travels show widespread prosperity and rising land values. They note strong crops, abundant wealth, more building, diversified agriculture, irrigation, and a thriving tourist industry in California, with educational efforts by the Department of Agriculture improving farming standards nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
United States
West
Taft
Middle West
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Dakotas
Pacific
Montana
Californa
Department of Agriculture
Tent Homes Replace Houses In Toledo And Philadelphia
In Toledo Ohio residents have built tent colonies on city outskirts due to housing shortages and slow construction. The tents serve as living dining and cooking areas with gardens and even chicken parks. In Arden outside Philadelphia colonists have erected tree top bungalows with cooking utensils and rain shelters. The piece notes a growing demand for sleeping porches and a reaction against crowded city housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Arden
Philadelphia
Owen and bankers clash over Federal reserve board control
The piece critiques Senator Owen's reply to Banker Talbert arguing that a bank dominated reserve board would threaten political manipulation. It contrasts railroads and courts, questions appointive norms, and muses on future governance of currency and law with caution about looming deluge imagery.
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Owen
Talbert
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Currency
Senate
Democrats
Supreme Bench
Supremes Court
Modern Noah Declares Messiah in Penonome Peru
In Pangma Penonome, Segundo Sanches proclaims himself the Messiah and gathers 80 followers to build an ark. The group collects regional animals in pairs, male and female, amid fears of a coming flood. He prophesies and plans to survive with his house as others doubt the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatapeti
Ararat
Sanchez
Robinson Crusoe
Robert Chambers
Jack
Jack London
U. S
Pangma
Penonome
Segundo Sanches
Noah
Panama
Chimborazo
Wittpen Drops Out in New Jersey Gubernatorial Race
The retirement of Mayor Wittpen from the New Jersey governorship contest after Wilson’s request improves Democrats’ outlook. Gov Fielder and Frank Katzenbach remain as anti-Wilson choices while regulars and progressives fail to unite, promising a three way race in November. The piece notes low voter turnout and criticism of political machinery, with broader quips on national issues and party organization.
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Wittpen
New Jersey
Wilson
Fielder
Frank Katzenbach
Beveral Gables
Thomas H Birch
Wittphen
Col. Birch
Katzenbaugh
Hudson County
Fielder and
Hudson
Génatur Smith
Katsenbaugh
H Katsenbaugh
Essex County
Gov
Kaiser Wears Out Court Attendants With Endless Demands
Emperor William strains his entourage, wearing out older officials like Count August Eulenburg Baron von Lyncker and Field Marshal von Plessen as new younger aides step in. The article notes long service dating to the era of Frederick and Edward VII and highlights ties through marriage and royal households in Berlin.
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William
Edward
Edward. VII
Kaiser
Count August Eulenburg
Baron von Lyncker
Field Marshal von Plessen
Field Marshal
von Plessen
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Baron von Lynecker
Count Eulenburg
Berlin
William II
United States
Far Orient
Emperor Wraderick
Ap Ald-De Camp
Count August
Botho Blulenburg
Auguetzta
Frederick
Emypercy
Empress Frederick
Philip Eulenburg
Hugo Baron von Reischach
Peter Bonn
Frankfort
Margaret Hohenrohe
Duke of
Ratibor
Baroness Reischach
Frederick William of
Hohentohe
Grand Champerlain
Congress Condensed Senate Debates Tariff and Appointments
Senate discussions on the tariff bill included criticism of executive interference and caucus control, with Warren denying election returns. Diplomatic posts were confirmed, including Joseph E Willard as Minister to Spain and John W Davis as solicitor general. The chamber adjourned at 12 noon. the House session lasted three minutes amid a Republican filibuster on Digits-Caminett cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Townsend
Warren
Joseph E Willard
Virginia
Spain
John W Davis
West Virginia
Mulhall
la Follette
Cummins
Smoot
House
Howard
Georgia
Civil Service Commission
Federal
Atlanta
Austin
Secretary of the Interior
Pension Bureau
Hay
Twin youths fined for park flirting in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on July 2 Magistrate Morris fined Frank Wartz and Harry Wartz, 18, eight dollars and fifty cents each, unable to tell which had been guilty of flirting in the park. Woodford park guards had complaints of two young men matching descriptions near horticultural hall. Long, the park guard, tracked two youths fitting the description. the only difference noted was one wore white socks and the other lavender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Frank
Harry
Wartz
Morris
Woodford Park
Horticultural Hall
Long
Weston Nears Goal in Wisconsin Walk to Minneapolis
Payson Weston arrived in Baldwin Wisconsin at noon after leaving Wilson. He rested, resumed the journey, and is now within 50 miles of Minneapolis. The Rev John Robertson of St Paul University joins Weston walking with him toward Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Wis
Minneapolis
Doward" Payson Weston
Wilson
John Robertson
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Weston
Insanity Rates Among Army Troops Compared
Figures from the surgeon general show more mental ailment discharges among U S troops than in the Philippines. Discharges per 1000 are 278 in the United States and 219 in the islands, disputing the belief of widespread insanity among troops in overseas service.
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Philippines
Army
United States
Islands
Army Orders Detailed Staff Movements and Transfers
Army orders list leaves of absence for Capt William A Wickline and Second Lieuts Rudolph Kuldeia Max Wainer with various units. Brig Gen Carroll A Devol will inspect water supply at Winchester. Maj Charles Miller and Maj Thom Capron appointed to exam board at Fort Leavenworth. Maj Willard D Newsill to Hot Springs for hospital treatment. Officers assigned to Camp Perry for national and international marches with multiple captains and lieutenants named. Coast artillery officers relieved from assignment and transferred. resignation of First Lieut James B Jones accepted. Second Lieut Herbert A Smith to Wort Porter N for illness coverage. Transfers include Thomas I Steere, Franklin Kembly, Leonard L Barrett to different coast artillery units.
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William A. Wickline
Medical Corps
Rudolph & Kuldeia
Corps of Engineers
Max R Wainer
Carroll A Devol
Quartermaster Corps
Winchester
Cavalry
Charlis Miller
Seventh Infantry
Lieve Thom Capron
Twenty-third Infantry
Tod
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Willard D Newsill
Fourth Field Artiltery
Hot Springs
Ark
Army and Navy General Hospital
Camp Perry
Ohio
William P. Jackson
Third Infantry
Stewart McC Decker
Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry
Miles K. Tau
Coast ‘Artillery Corp
Orrell M Mills
Guy T Scott
James 8 Jones
Herbert A Smith
Medical Reserve Corps
Wort Porter N
Sanford H Wadhams
Coast Artillery Corps
Thomas I. Steere
Franklin Kembly
Leonard L. Barrett
Naval Orders Commissions Lieut J F Shaforth and Others
Lieut Comdr A T M Proctor transfers to inspector of ordnance duties at EB Bliss Company Brooklyn. Officers commissioned include Lieut junior grade W R Monroe Lieut gunner grade J F Shaforth Lieut gunner grade WALTER LE R HEIBERG Lieut gunner grade C LL Best Lieut junior grade F T Chew Lieut junior grade FC J En Wings and Assistant Burg J Jo OA McMullan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordnante
EB W Bliss Company
Brooklyn
WR Munroe
Gunter
J F Shaforth
Walter LE R Heiberg
C LL
F T Chew
FC Jen Wings
Assi
Movements of Naval Vessels
Movements show vessels arriving and sailing between ports including California ports at Gibraltar and Bremerton, Maryland at Cordova, Petrel at Tompsiasville, Alabama from New York to Bermuda, Tacoma to Bremerton, and Vera Cruz from Gaveston, with Montgomery from Seapot to Pertmouth and notable ships Saratoga from Siakwan to Kiukiang while Alaska, Lordova, and Kiukiang appear in transit.
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Llinda
Gibraltar
California
Bremerton
Marietta
Hoboken
Wheeling
Fronterara
Mexico
Maryland
Cordova Petrel
Tompsiasville
Cincinnati
Kinkiang
Alabama
New York City
Berymuda
Tacoma
South Carolina
Gaveston
Vera Cruz
Montgomery
Seapot
Pertmouth
Maryland Front Ralder
Alaska
Lordova Algg
Saratoga
Siakwan
Kiukiang
The Horse in Summer. Don'ts From a Faithful Servant's View
If a horse could speak in summer he would urge water in small amounts through the heat, no grain when warm, watering after feeding, and a cool stable. He would need shade, breathable headgear, and rest between 9 and 10 pm. He warns against tight, noncirculating gear, urges cooling baths, and stresses humane handling, cooling methods, and fly protection for comfort and safety.
Seance wedding shocks guests in New Jersey parlor
Mrs Mary Hoppell of Union Hill New Jersey hosted a spirit seance for friends. A light revealed her marrying Frederic Bruescher a retired baker from Tompkinsville Staten Island. The Rev Isaac Gowen officiated a spiritual ceremony.
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Tompkinsville
Wreck of 2000 Years Ago Revealed by Sponge Divers
London correspondence reports Prof Bosanquet detailing a 86 B C shipwreck found by sponge divers off Tunisia.Five years of diving uncovered marble columns and bronze works with evidence of faulty loading. A 1900 Cerigo find yielded well preserved bronzes including a Eras statue and other realistic dancer figurines.
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London
New York Sun
B. C
C. Bosanquet
Society For the Promotion of Roman Studies
Tunia
Cerigo
Praziteles
Frigorifico described what meat freezing plants mean to South America
The Breeder's Gazette explains frigorifico as a South American freezing plant that freezes fat cattle and sheep for shipment north by refrigerated ships. New facilities at Rio Gallegos San Julian and Bahia Blanca enable vast lamb and mutton exports toward Europe and possibly the United States. Cattle are killed north of these plants near Buenos Aires Uruguay hosts large cattle-killing establishments, while Patagonia railways are built to move livestock inward.
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South America
Europe
United States
Terra del Fuego
Equator
Rio Gallegos
San’ Julian
Bahia Blanca
Buenos Aires
Uruguay
Patagonia
Army Captain labeled a Manchu faces pay penalty
An Army colonel sent Capt F P Holcomb of the Tenth Cavalry to interservice polo matches. Holcomb’s absence from his regiment led to the colonel losing his pay and allowances. The officer was deemed a Manchu and ineligible to detail, with Congress to be asked to remit the penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gresham
F P Holcomb
Tenth Cavalry
Congress
New King for Gypsies Elected in Mexico Missouris City
Gypsy caravans moved from Illinois to Mexico Missouri for the election and coronation of Emil Mitchell as the new king of the Mitchell or Nicholas tribe. He is the late king’s nephew and already claimed ruler of all Gypsies in the United States after a 30 year reign by King Tom Nicholas. The Mexico gathering serves as ratification of the succession following the old king’s death.
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Champaign
New York
Himoig
Mexico
Illinoia
Danville
Tom Nicholas
Nicholas
Mitchell
Bear meat not wanted in northern California market
Sacramento dispatch reports bears emerging from hibernation near Donner Station seeking food and falling to hunters. A. W Lorraine shipped a 160 pound bear to sell locally, noting strong demand could exist, yet public taste remained negative and bear meat is unlikely to gain popularity in northern California markets.
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Sacramento
Cal
New York World
Donner Station
Sierras
A. W Lorraine
Beaux Not Mills Timid Maidens Ban Summer Boarders
Millerton villagers form the Beau Nots to bar summer male visitors for June through September, pledging no callers or courtships in that period while Cupid remains active the rest of the year. Local young men express relief at the change amid the Dutchess county tale from Poughkeepsie dispatch.
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Village Maids Farm Club
Poughkeepsie
Phila North American
Millerton
Dutchess County
Beau Nots
Cy Youtha
Alis
Cupid
Weather conditions from the Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
High temperatures linger in interior regions due to a low pressure area across the northeast and northwest. Thundershowers continue in the South Atlantic and east gulf regions with additional showers in New England and the middle Atlantic. Showers Tuesday in the Atlantic states followed by fair weather midweek. conditions vary by region with fair weather in the upper lakes and central plains. Temperatures change little, winds shift along coastlines, and sunshine totals show modest variation across cities.
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Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Lake
South Atlantic
East Gulf State
New England
Middle Atlantic
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Central Plains States
Upper Lake Region
Southwest
Atlantic
East Gulf States
Middle Atlantic States
Missouri
Upper
Mississippi Valleys
North Atlantic
South Atlantic Coast
East Gulf Coast
West Gulf Coast
Lower Lakes
Upper Lakes
Willard Talks Reveal Political Currents Across States
West Virginia leaders reflecting on Republican strength praise Nathan Goff and Judge Mason and predict a solid GOP delegation. Hawaii’s view on leprosy cases is framed as non contagious, amid a Willard lobby discussion. Public sentiment hints at broaderManufacturers Association influence and potential congressional testimony to shape policy.
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Goff
West Virginia
Willard
Internal Revenue
Nathan B Scott
United States
National Committee
J M Mason
Republican National Committee
Joseph & Miller
Virginia
Cleveland
Internal Revenue Department
Nathan Goff
Senate
Scott
Judge Mason
New York
Garfield
Marshall Jewell
South
Blaine
Brent
Elkins
Congress
Houge
John Davis
Hawaii
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