Personal Fitness The New Political Athlete Trend
In New York the campaign era shifts to athletic standards for nominees. Voters and interviewers seek details on Judge Parker’s swimming and daily rides while President Roosevelt’s tennis and camping are noted. Democratic vice presidential candidate Davis faces questions on farm work and exercise. Senator Fairbanks is described as highly active with a hustling walk.
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York
Parker
Roosevelt
Mr. Davis
New York
Judge Parker
Davis
Senator Fairbanks
Bill’s character mirrors New York politics
The remark notes many politicians resemble Bill in city politics and asserts he is very American, despite skepticism about his prospects.
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Metropolis
Bill
New York
Exiled Vander Bilt and Jerome Hold Line on New York Gambling
Reggie Vander Bilt remains an exile marked by District Attorney Jerome who seeks his attendance in the investigation of Gambler Canfield. Adams seeks release from Sing Sing, hampered by Jerome. Western Union suspends race track telegraph service amid Jerome driven crackdown, yet gambling persists across New York with new gilded halls arising and police constraints shifting. Jerome remains active, determined to intervene in the gambling network.
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Reggie Vanderbilt
New York
Jerome
Gambler
Canfield
Vanderbilt
Jérome
al’’ Adams
Sing Sing
Telegraph Company
The Return of Big Bill Devery in New York Politics
The piece centers on William S. Devery’s return to influence as a district leader candidate in New York. It describes his nightly pump headquarters, Deveryite banners, and portraits endorsing him while outlining his vow to reclaim district leadership and challenge rivals tied to Tammany Hall. He accuses rivals of graft and claims payoffs from district jobs. The narrative portrays him as a colorful, fading political figure.
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Big Bill
Bill Devery
Deverites
Parker and Davis
Devery
William S. Devery
New York
Tammany
Goodwin
Young Noonan
The Girl Who Wins in New York Arts Circles
The column notes the grim odds for female students in music art literature and stage but cites recent success stories. It highlights Miss Boyd Dillon of Kentucky, a Cooper Union gold medalist whose draughtsmanship proves beauty is not required for achievement.
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New York
Boyd Dillon
Cooper Union
Dillon
Kentucky
Preferring Death to Capture in War Ethics
The text argues that Russians take few prisoners not due to a lack of mercy but because the Japanese refuse surrender, preferring death to dishonor. It notes surrender is dishonorable except in besieged towns or when wounded, reflecting military ethics and attitudes toward captivity.
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Europe
Slaughter at Port Arthur in Japanese Russian War
Telegrams from Chefoo report fierce fighting near Port Arthur with heavy casualties. Japanese claimed about 10 000 killed and Russian losses around 1 500 over three days, while Gen Stoessel lauded troops and coastal bombardment aided defense. Additional dispatches note Kuropatkin surrounded, Kuroki and Oku advancing, and naval actions near Port Arthur with Japanese torpedo boat destroyers.
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St. Petersburg
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Stoes
Oku
Nodzu
Kuropatkin
Stakelberg
Zaroubaieff
Tokio
Togo
Akebono
Obasa
Iwasuma
Ave
War Office
London
Kuroki
Yushu Pass
Yangtse Pass
Liaoyang
Count Keller
Simoucheng
Haicheng
Strike Flares In Chicago Bank Run And Stockyards Clash
Striking conditions trigger a run on the Drovers' Trust and Savings Bank at Forty second and Halsted with about 250000 deposited in a day. President Donnelly prompts plans to halt meat delivery from cold storage as workers and families march in a labor parade amid ongoing conflict at the stockyards.
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Chicago
Drovers’ Trust and Savings Bank
Halsted
Donnelly
Butchers’ Union
Call
Sharnahan
Packing House Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters
Oswald’s Grove
Fifty-second
European squadron sails to press U S demands on the sultan
Washington August 8 Rear Admiral Jewell's European squadron is ordered to cruise Turkish waters to enforce U S demands on the sultan. The president and advisers deem delay risky and say the sultan has insulted the United States. A World correspondent telegraphs that Smyrna could be seized if time is not met. No money involved in Turkey dispute. Ville Franche France August 8 American squadron also sails for Smyrna.
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Washington
Jewell
United States
ATE
New York World
Smyrna
Turkey
France
Germany
Leishman
Sultan
Ville Franche
C. T. Jewell
Tragic double-train collision claims Pelans in Omaha
Mr and Mrs Michael Pelan of the suburbs were killed on the Union Pacific tracks between Albright and South Omaha. They stepped from one track to avoid an incoming train and were struck by a passing train on the opposite side. both died instantly.
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Omaha
Neb
Michael Pelan
Union Pacific
Albright
South Omaha
Union Votes to Cut Wages in Boston
Boston August 5 union members of the Housesmiths and Ornamental Iron Workers vote to reduce wages to 42 cents an hour to aid employers. Some employers paid 45 cents while others paid 42, and the union aims to prevent unfair advantage.
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Boston
Housesmiths and Ornamental Iron Workers’ Union of
Chicagoan Loses 3000 In Waukesha Bunko Swindle
Jeremiah Cassady a wealthy Chicagoan, summering in Waukesha, fell for a tin box bunko scheme. He was cheated out of 3000 in cash plus about the same amount won in a card game, only to find stones and dirt inside the box. No arrests have been made.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Waukesha
Jeremiah Cassady
Fire wipes out Albion druggist shop and eight businesses
Fire of unknown origin destroyed A. J. Kupka’s drugstore and eight other small businesses in Albion Iowa on Wednesday. The main business street burned away before crews controlled the blaze. Losses were estimated under 15000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Albion
A. J. Kupka
Earle Dies in Newark After Escape Attempt
Herbert Earle tried to flee Detective Sergeant Farrell after his arrest on a forged check charge and was fatally shot by the officer in Newark New Jersey on August 4.
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Newark
N. J
Herbert Earle
Farrell
Britons Enter Lhassa In Historic Himalayan March
Maj. Gen. MacDonald with 5 000 British and Indian troops occupies Lhassa the sacred city of Thibet after a moonlit advance. Lamas resist through the Himalayas while Col Younghusband insists the treaty must be signed in Lhassa and pledges no monastery fires unless fired upon.
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London
MacDonald
Lhassa
Thibet
Asia
Himalayas
Col. Younghusband
lLhassa
Dalai Lama
Cloudburst FloodSaves Several In Fisher Canyon Tragedy
A cloud burst in Fisher canyon near Trinidad Colorado caused two deaths as William Haigh general manager of the Trinidad Coal company his son George Haigh and employee William Richardson were overtaken by floodwaters while driving through the canyon. Haigh and Richardson drowned and Haigh’s body was found five miles downstream after being swept to the rocks where his son clung until rescue.
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Trinidad
Col
Fisher Canyon
Here
William Haigh
Trinidad Coal Company
George Haigh
William Richardson
Richardson
Decline in Wheat Crop Across Plains States
Reports from about 300 grain men and millers in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma indicate a wheat crop 69,000,000 bushels below 1903. Excessive June and July rains hit fields ready for harvest and wheat in shacks awaiting threshing. Kansas July 1 forecast over 80,000,000 bushels. losses tally 3,000,000 in Oklahoma and 7,800,000 in Nebraska.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Tragic Capsizing Near Bear Island Claims Seven Lives
In Annapolis basin a ten foot tender from the yacht Ouida sank after carrying eight campers and crew toward Pinkney Point. Only Vedito survived. seven others including Mrs O'Reilly and her 13 year old son perished. Captain Hersey commanded the Ouida, owned by Commodore Irving of the Digby Yacht Club.
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Halifax
N. S
Vedito
Bearriver
George Leach
Nasonville
R. I
Charles Hersey
Digby
O'Reilly
New York
Annapolis Basin
Bear Island
Commerdore Irving
Digby Yacht Club, and Was In Charge of Capt. Charles Hersey
Sever
Pinkney’s Point
Bear River
Smith’s Cove
Bear River Station
Commodore Irving
Ouida
Digby Yacht Squadron
Bear Island Bar
Hersey
Jackson
Vedno
Democrats Nominate Ferris for Michigan Governor
The Michigan Democratic state convention nominated Woodbridge N. Ferris of Big Rapids on the first ballot for governor, with Justus S. Stearns of Ludington stepping aside after joining the Democratic ticket. The platform backs direct election of officials, constitutional amendments for railroad regulation, and popular voting for U S senators. Other ticket choices include Hiram Hudson for lieutenant governor James Balch for secretary of state Edwin Smith for treasurer George Curry for auditor general John Measley for superintendent Henry McCarty for land commissioner H Kirk White for board of education O Gaffney for attorney general and Adsit Roberts Boyle for supreme court judges. Presidential electors at large: Thomas Carroll and Gilbert Stark.
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Grand Rapids Mich
Justus S. Stearns
Ludington
Mr. Stearns
Woodbridge N. Ferris
Big Rapids
Ferris
Stearns
Hiram 3. Hudson
Mancelona
James T. Balch
Kalamazoo
Edwin R. Smith
Clinton County
George A. Curry
Ironwood
John E. Measley
Plymouth
Henry McCarty
Newaygo
Board of Education
H. x Kirk White
Owosso
O. Gaffney
Missaukee County
Supreme Court
Allen C. Adsit
Grand Rapids
Clinton Roberts
Flint
Thomas A. Boyle
Ann Arbor
Thomas F. Carroll
Gilbert M. Stark
Saginaw
Fire destroys stores in Hutchinson with 360000 loss
Fire swept Hutchinson Kansas destroying the George Irven Company Gry goods store Poehler and Co drug store and several adjoining businesses. Total losses are placed at 360000. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night. Local officials investigated the cause.
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Hutchinson, Kan
George Irven & Co
Poehler & Co
Horces
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