Aug 5 in History and World Events Record
A compiled list recalls events from ancient to early modern times including Xerxes murder by Artabanus in 5 B C, the 1777 Oriskany battle, 1864 Farragut’s Mobile Bay attack, torpedoes in Mobile Bay, and Sheridan’s death in 1880. It notes a 1905 peace envoy meeting aboard the Mayflower near Oyster Bay and discusses census planning, espionage, labor organization, and workers’ conditions with social and political commentary.
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B. C
Xerxes
Persia
Artabanus
Oriskany
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Hartford
Philip Henry Sheridan
Army of the United States
Resumption rumors contrast with patience as economy lags
A writer warns newspapers distort the truth about factory resumption. He notes only slight eastern gains and no general revival until crops are secured and the election outcome known. He says agricultural areas fare better from high farm prices, while Sunshine clubs push politics and market manipulation tied to Harriman and Wall Street.
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Milroy
Pittsburg
Mississippi
Sunshine Clubs
Harriman
Wall Street
Heard in Passing and Other Quick Notes
A collection of witticisms and scattered items noting Castro, a tax on bachelors, leap year proposals, weather affecting the Don't Worry club, and reflections on San Juan hill, Persia, food in heat, and New York's animated governor. It mentions Uncle Sam’s fiscal year deficit, Fourth of July casualties, and fifty Americans in China seeking opium cure concessions.
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Castro
San Juan Hill
Persia
New York
Sam
China
West
Infant Born Brainless Survives Hours Before Death
New York doctors at Bellevue report Marie Giacomo died at forty hours old after birth without brains. Father Leonardo Giacomo, 32, said he sought hospital help for a head deformity, infant nourished normally but died during feeding. Autopsy found only a rudimentary cerebrum, a unique case in medical history.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Marie Giacomo
Leonardo Giacomo
Second Avenue
Hts
Tweedell
India
How to Use Iodine for Skin Painting in Darkness
The article explains painting the skin with iodine in darkness or red light to avoid blistering. It emphasizes keeping the practice to dark conditions and repeating the process as needed for medical treatment.
Thaw Denies Summer Home Plan for Poor Children
Poughkeepsie August 5 Harry Thaw denies plans to establish a summer home for poor children at Cresson Springs this year. He supports the idea but cites heavy trial expenses as preventing funding. He suggests Pittsburg volunteers could run cottages with minimal rent, bedding kept simple, and cheap food. The plan cites two cottages for delicate children and others as dry camps with railway excursion rates aiding transport.
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Poughkeepsie
Harry
Thaw
Creason Springs
Pittsburg
Cresson Springs
B. F. Jones
Pennsylvania Railroad
Polny
Farmer with one leg captures boy leader with rope trick
Greenwich farmer Nathan Sellick, missing a leg from Antietam, pursued four apple-thief youths Charles Johnson Luke Smith Arthur Forbush and Samuel Wells. He snapped a wooden leg then used twine to splice it and recaptured Wells while the others surrendered.
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Greenwich
Aug
Nathan Sellick
Bankaville
Charles Johnson
Luke Smith
Arthur Forbush
Samuel Wells
Sellick
Antietam
Selick
Wells
Hearst Leader for Bryan from Brooklyn to Bryan
C Augustus Haviland, a Brooklyn leader of the Independence league, returned from Europe aboard the Rotterdam after four months. He denounced the Chicago Independence league convention action, backs Bryan, and says Bryan owes nomination to his popular leadership, not machine control. He warns Taft and the Independence league would bear the political fallout of an Independence league ticket.
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New York
C. Augustus Haviland
Brooklyn
Independence League
Europe
Rotterdam
Chicago
Bryan
Taft
Bryan Wins Says Ridder Tour Report
San Francisco reports Herman Ridder editor of the New York Staats Zeitung arrived on the coast with friends. He predicts Bryan will win the election and notes tariff as the key issue. Ridder believes Germans will back Bryan, silver stance won’t hurt, and Hearst’s Independence party will be minor. He also plans a fair fight in the campaign.
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San Francisco
Herman Ridder
New York
Staats Zeitung
Ridder
Bryan
Hearst
Independence Party
HoyOffers Opponent Space In Daily News As Campaign Tactics
Aug 9 Milwaukee paper reports Mel A Hoy editor offers Neal Brown one column per night in the Daily News to present his case for the United States Senate nomination. Hoy claims voters should hear both sides before deciding and asserts readers can judge Brown’s platform themselves.
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Mkwauses
Saewewe
United States
Mel A. Hoy
Milwaukee Delly 3
Neal Brown
Wauseas
Brown
Hoyt
Stere
Hidden dangers in kidneys warn of early signs
The text emphasizes that kidney trouble often begins with subtle pains and irregular urine. It warns that pain signals and urine changes indicate danger, urging early detection and correction before serious disease takes root, noting kidneys remove poisons and excess water. It cautions against delay in care.
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