Scenes at the Vatican Conclave Opens Amid Ballot Smoke
Rome August 11 Cardinals rise early for Mass and then begin the first ballot in the Sistine Chapel. Ballots are folded, counted, and burned after no candidate gains two thirds. Smoke rises from St Peter's, while observers await the outcome as Paris reports Rampolla to back De Pietro and Ferrata as secretary of state.
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Rome
Pauline Chapel
Cardinal Oreglia
Sacred College
Sala Ducale
Sistine Chapel
Apostolic See
Sistine
Monsignor Cagiano
Oreglia
Are Tising
St Peter’s
Herrero
Langenieuxere
Car Oregna
Three Caret
Paris
le Temps
Cardinal Rampolla
Angelo de Pietro
Pope
Rampolla
Dominico Ferrata
Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
Twentieth Century Cutting Brings Brilliance to Diamonds
The New York Herald notes a revolutionary method by Daniel C Townsend that increases diamond brilliancy by up to 100 percent size for size. It required deep optics knowledge and costly testing, with glass models before actual stones.
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New York Herald
Daniel C. Townsend
New York
Freight wreck near Schenectady claims fireman
Report from Aug 1 describes a Delaware and Hudson freight derailment north of Schenectady where an engine plunged through an open draw and fifteen cars piled atop it. the fireman was killed, and officials would not disclose the wreck location. Also notes a Lowell explosion victim dying.
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Schenectady
Delaware & Hudson
Idle spindles plague Boston cotton mills as August pause looms
Boston August outlook sees over two million spindles idle northward due to high cotton prices and reluctant buyers delaying contracts. Fall River and Lowell portends vary with Maine and New Hampshire mills joining broader curtailments. Many operatives welcome short idle spells while leaders hope for market recovery after September.
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Boston
Coton
Fall River
North America
New England
Fajl River
Lowell
Maine
Lewiston
Lisbon
Brunswick
Queen City
Burlington
North Pownal
Pownal
Monadnock Mills
Claremont
N. H
Cocheco
Dover
Bernon Mills
Georgeville
R, IL
Quinebaug Valley
Connecticut
Canada
Seawanhaka Cup Race Sees Triangular Course in Dorval
Dorval Que Aug 1 The American yacht and Thorella Defender were towed to the triangular Seawanhaka cup course. Each leg measured about 1 1/3 miles, sailed three times with a three hour time limit. Higgineon and Burgess Said Kolutoo would perform well as Thorella won two heavy weather races previously. Several challengers from Europe were expected.
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Dorval
Que
Thorella
Higgineon and
Burgess
Ithe Kolutoo
Europe
Five Arrested For Postal Robbery in Fond du Lac County
Five men were arrested in Oshkosh on charges tied to the Van Dyne post office robbery in Fond du Lac County. Stolen stamps jewelry and paper valued over 4000 dollars were recovered and found buried near Van Dyne. The arrests and recovered loot mark a turning point in the case.
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Fond DU Lag
Wis
van Dyne
Fond du Lac County
Oshkosh
Pigs in the Parlor Survive Flood at North Lawrence
Mrs. Andrew Horton recalls her flood ordeal on the outskirts of North Lawrence. She carried 12 hogs weighing about 50 pounds each into the parlor, where they remained four days and nights. She tied the cow on the porch as water rose to the porch level, and the cow with two hogs stayed two days and nights.
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Andrew Horton
North Lawrence
Kansas City Journal
Victorious Rifle Team Home From Bisley Victory
On the Cunard line Lucania seventeen members of the U S rifle team return from Bisley Camp after winning the Palma trophy. Colonel Leslie O Bruce led the Old Guard men with prize wins in individual events. Lord Roberts and Lord Cheylesmore sent congratulatory telegrams as the team praised a warm reception abroad.
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New York
Lucania
Liiverpool
United States Rifle Beam
Bisley Camp
Kug Jami
Leslie ©. Bruce
Old Guard
Bruce
Liverpool
Col Bruce
U. S. Rifle Team
Lord Roberts
Cheylesmore
Soest
Bisley
Roberts
Lord Cheylesmore
United States Rifle Team
L. O. Bruce
Trust Company Gains Major Long Island Rail Lines
More than 200 miles of electric railways in Queens Nassau counties Long Island pass into a New York trust company. The deal likely ranks among Greater New York’s largest street railway transactions with ties to Belmont and Pennsylvania interests. Networks include New York and Queens County Electric, New York and North Shore, and Nassau County Electric, linking Jamaica Far Rockaway College Point Flushing and extending toward Suffolk with Belmont Park nearby.
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New York
Queens
Nassau Counties
Long Island
Greater
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Subway Rapid Transit
Steinway
Long Island City
East River
Manhattan
Belmont
Trust
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York and Queens County Electric Railway
Philadelphia
College Point
Flushing
Jamaica
Suffolk County
Nassau
Queens Counties
Belmont Park
Borough of
Robbers Held Up OAR on Hillyard Street Car
In Spokane on August 1 a masked gang of five halted a street car. John Kreinbuhl treasurer of the Odd Fellows grand lodge was shot twice after resisting demands to throw up his hands. A scalp wound and a through the arm injury were reported as about $200 was taken and the robbers fled.
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Spokane
Wash
John Kreinbuhl
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Hillyard Street
Kreinbuhl
Russia to bar foreigners from Manchuria now then open trade later
A St Petersburg dispatch to the Cologne Gazette reports that Russia will forbid foreigners from staying in Manchuria at present. In six years, after restoring order, the country will be opened to foreigners for free commerce. The notice comes as Pekin and Russian authorities discuss regional policy.
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Bern
St Petersburg
Cologne
Pekin
Russia
Manchuria
Presen
Steamer Basil Detained After Yellow Fever Deaths
The Booth line steamer Basil from Para and Barbadoes is kept at quarantine for disinfection as four crew members die from yellow fever during the voyage from Para to Barbadoes.
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New York
Booth Line
Basil
Para
Barbadoes
Five Missing after Portland Bridge Collapse
Five persons remain missing after yesterday's bridge collapse in Portland Pre. Three dead were listed Lejttle Cameron 15 and Edward Shank 18. The number of injured stood at eighty.
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Pive
Portland
Pre
Lejttle Cameron
Edward Shank
Connecticut Weather Forecast Forecast for Connecticut
Forecast for Connecticut calls for fair conditions tonight and Sunday with continued pleasant weather. Expect fresh north to west winds and no significant precipitation indicated. Local skies should remain mostly clear as temperatures remain mild.
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Connecticut
Strike Strikes Benedict & Burnham Buffing Dept Workers
About twenty five polishers and buffers quit Benedict and Burnham's buffing department after failed wage and personnel demands. Foreman and one beginner remain. company refuses to discharge Laplante and keeps the objectionable worker, signaling a costly coaching period might follow for new hires.
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Benedict & Burnham's
John Laplante
Trade Conditions: Dun & Co Reports Stable Business
New York August 1 8 G Dun & Co notes solid trade basis amid speculative collapse Wall Street unrest limited to brokerage failures and stock price drops. cottons high prices hurt more than stocks July railway earnings up 12.5 percent from last year and 28.1 percent above 1901. July commercial failures total 8 750 986 with manufacturing dominating. 190 failures in the U S and 19 in Canada this week.
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G. Dun & Co
New York
Wall Street
United States
Canada
Unearthing His Property in Estate of Col George T Cline
Executor Warfield reports three million dollars in property unearthed as belonging to the estate of Colonel George T Cline who died July 7 and had a probate probate. The will suggests a possible six million dollar total estate mostly land left to relatives in California and Maryland. Cline, 80, served in the Civil War and led a withdrawn public life in Chicago residing in a single hotel room in Hagiewood after the World’s Fair.
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Chicago
Warfield
George T. Cline
California
Maryland
Colonel Cline
Hagieawood
James H. Chaffee dies at 80 in Oakland
James H. Chaffee, famed as one of the heroes in Bret Harte's Tennessee's Partner, died in Oakland at age 80 after a long life shared with his longtime partner Chamberlain in mining years. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he lived for years near Second Garrotte, forty miles from Yosemite, and was known to thousands worldwide.
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San Francisco
James H. Chaffee
Bret Harte
Tennessee
Oakland
Chamberlain
Chaffee
State banks report big rise in resources
New York savings banks show a 53 million dollar increase in total resources over last year. For July 1 the combined resources reach 1,221,425,001 across 127 banks, according to figures released by the state bank department in Albany.
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New York Savings Banks
Albany
N. Y
State Bank Department
Fisherman drawn to Mississippi by large catfish drowned
William Renz of Lacrosse Wisconsin went fishing on the Mississippi and hooked a big catfish. The struggle pulled him into the river where he drowned. Patrick Dugan, twelve, attempted a rescue but encountered danger and was unable to save him.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Lacrosse
Wis
William Renz
Mississippi
Renz
Patrick Dugan
Political looks like a sure winner in city race
The article surveys a heated mayoral contest in Waterbury with contenders Thoms Lynch Kilduff and various Republicans vying for the nomination. It notes labor and business tensions, hints at Kilduff’s possible retirement, and outlines factions within Democratic and Republican camps, including favored figures like Goss Blakeslee Tracy Gross Hall White and Griegson.
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Thoms
James M. Lynch
United Labor
Lynch
Machine
QO. Goss
R. N. Blakeslee
Goss
Blakeslee
Tracy
Representative Gross
Hall
George L. White
F. W. Griegson
Doherty Emerges as Rising Political Figure in Waterbury
The piece argues that Doherty is the coming man, with Lilley backing him for the current role and a future stepping stone to higher office. Supporters insist his vote share will grow, while opponents may gain more than they lose. The intra party contest is expected to intensify soon.
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Storm Center
United Labor
Kilduff
Waterbury
Doherty
Congressman Lilley
Cef
Dunham
Not Allowed to Land: British Subjects Denied Admission
Eighteen British subjects and two Italians and one German were denied entry by United States Immigrant Commissioner North for coming as contract laborers. They claimed travel from Nanaimo and Ladysmith to Coos Bay to work as miners. Refused admission will be returned to British Columbia.
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San Francisco
United States
Sioner North
Atte Spector
Nanhimo
Lady Smith
Coos Bay
British Columbia
Surprise the Contractor Indicted in Washington Post Probe
Maurice Bunkel, a New York contractor named in yesterday's postal investigation indictments, says the findings surprise him and that he knew nothing until press reports. He notes decades of government service supplying the War and Post Office departments and claims full compliance with all contracts.
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New York
Maurice Bunkel
Washington
York Building Loan Banking Co report confirmed
Albany New York August 1 Justice Herrick confirmed Referee Farren's report in the case of the York Building Loan Banking Co. The Justice said the company’s condition was worse than the referee described PROFOND DEAD. Rome August 1 Prof Ludwig Mond chemist died this morning born March 7 1839 Hesse Cassel Germany Town almost destroyed Albany Ore August 1 Halsey town near Albany was nearly destroyed by fire last night loss around 70000 with little insurance
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Albany, N
Justice Hertrick To Lay
Farren
York Building Loan Banking Go
Profond
Rome
Ludwig Mond
Hesser Cassel
Germany
Albany
Ore
Halsey
Waterbury News Briefs Include Arrests and Local Plans
City reports Patrick Burke arrested on breach of trust charge. Albert Goldsmith and Miss Jeanette Scofield wed by Rev Bassett. Judge Burpee and daughters plan two week Canada trip. Knights of Columbus parade planning meeting in New Haven. Edward Carney killed by train. remains to Hartford. G Company N G Naugatuck excursion tickets selling fast for unveiling Ninth Regiment monument. Waterbury shuns shoppers as 5,000 travel to shore resorts on sunny day.
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Patrick Burke
Citizens Bank
Albert T. Goldsmith
Sie Street
Jeanette Scofield
Wardstret
Canada
Knights of Columbus
New Haven
Tommorrow
C. Hall
Edward J. Carney
Southport
Moriarty’s
Hartford
Edward Callahan
Moriarty & Callahan
Charles J. Jones
Ninth Regiment
Naugatuck
Mulville’s Undertaking Establishment
East Main Street
B. J. Finn
Exchange Place
Fitzmaurice
Bank Street
Waterbury
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Bert Emery
Morrisville
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Central Africa
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Jersey City
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