Coronation of Pope Pius X in St. Peter's Basilica
Rome August 10 Pope Pius X received the triple crown before about 70 000 celebrants in St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony included the papal throne unveiling the crowd erupted in acclamations as bells rang and the pope blessed the multitude.
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Rome
Iug
Pius X
Basilica of
St. Peter’s
Cardinal Macchi
Pen
Europe
St. Peter's
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Sala Regia
Constantine
Basilica
Sacred College
Orsini
Fast Train Collides With Engine Near Capron
Milwaukee and St Paul fast passenger train No 1 at 30 miles per hour struck a light engine near Capron early Saturday. Both locomotives were wrecked and derailed the baggage car. The passenger engineer was slightly hurt and no passengers were injured, though all were shaken up.
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Marshalltown
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Capron
Walk collapses at Philadelphia ballpark killing nine
Nine people were killed and at least 12 fatally injured with about 300 others seriously hurt when a walk overhanging the left field bleachers at Philadelphia National League park collapsed. The disaster sent about 200 spectators plunging 20 feet into the street near Fifteenth Street and Huntington to Lehigh Avenue as relatives rushed to hospitals hoping for news.
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Philadelphia
Fifteenth Street
Huntington Street
Lehigh Avenue
Edward Graham
Alfred Rodgers
Edward Williamson
Matthew P. Reed
George Cunningham
Joseph Edgar
Nicholas Moses
Louis McGrath
Peter Barrett
Thomas Kane
Joseph Larkin
Douglass McCaulley
John Murphy
Joseph McConaghy
Joseph McGarrible
Lewis McGrath
Nicholas Moser
John Radcliffe
A. D. Robinson
W. Snyder
Jacob Stein
Ball Park
Killer Kansas storm leaves towns wrecked and lives lost
A severe Saturday storm swept through the mining district near Pittsburg Kansas killing Michael McMullen at Nelson and injuring his family and others. Dozens of homes mine buildings and farms were destroyed across eight by two miles of territory. Nelson Parsons and Abilene suffered heavy damage including store fronts roofs and grain losses.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Michael McMullen
Antone Sarto
Devlin-Miller
Frontenac
Morgan Shaft
Nelson
McMullen
George Banks
Parsons
Hall Dry Goods Company
Abilene
President Roosevelt on lynching and mob violence
In a letter from Oyster Bay dated August 10 President Roosevelt commends Indiana Governor Durbin for his stance on lynching. He defines mob violence as a form of anarchy and urges swift yet due process based penalties to prove law can curb crime without delay.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Gov
Durbin
Indiana
Mimic War Ends as Harbor Fleet Is Captured
Bar Harbor Maine Aug 10 The hostile fleet in the mimic war has been captured and lies in the harbor. The enemy was sighted again at 3 am by the Olympia signaling the flagship Kearsarge which with the Illinois and the Alabama pursued and forced surrender after firing.
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Bar Harbor
Olympia
Kearsarge
Illinois
Alabama
Sixteen Hurt In Interurban Collision Near Cincinnati
A collision on the Cincinnati and Eastern Interurban line between Mount Washington and Bethel Ohio left two crowded cars badly damaged and sixteen people injured four believed fatally.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati & Eastern
Mount Washington
Bethel
Pius X Elected Pope in Rome Amid Bells and Illumination
The conclave chose Giuseppe Sarto, patriarch of Venice, as pope to succeed Leo XIII. Rome lit up in his honor and bells from about 500 churches rang for an hour. Cardinal Resphigi ordered the celebration as masses were held and a reception for the diplomatic corps marked the event.
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Rome
Giuseppe Sarto
Venice
Leo XIII
Vatican
Pius X
Leo
Resphigi
Holy See
The Successor of Leo XII Said to Be a Liberal Cardinal
Giuseppe Sarto born June 2 1835 Riesi diocese of Treviso northern Italy created cardinal by Leo XIII June 12 1893 with title S Bernardo delle Terme patriarch of Venice since 1893 bishop of Mantua member of several ecclesiastical congregations. Pope Pius X praised as learned modest energetic good administrator patron of the arts and liberal in ideas. Leo XIII favored him and hinted he would be his successor.
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Giuseppe Sarto
Pope
Riesi
Treviso
Italy
Leo XIII
S. Bernardo Delle Terma
Venice
Mantua
Pope Pius X
Pope Leo
Father Perosi
Cardinal Sarto
Perosi
Pius X
Holy See
Sacred College
Sarto
Rampolla
Civic federation aims to unite labor and capital for fairness
Senator Hanna explains the Civic federation's role in easing labor disputes. He notes the group has helped settle nearly 100 strikes in two years, except the coal mine stalemate, where a five percent wage rise offer was rejected. He cites Roosevelt arbitration as yielding more and saving $200 million.
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Cleveland, O
Hanna
Civic Federation
Cleveland Builders’ Exchange
Roosevelt
Railway Wreck Kills 23 Circus Employes in Michigan
Durand Michigan August 8 Twenty three men are dead and many injured after a collision of Wallace Brothers circus trains on the Grand Trunk line. A rear air brake failure caused the crash as the first section slept in the caboose and the second approached. One elephant and two camels died in the wreck with several circus workers among the dead.
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Durand
Mich
Wallace Brothers’ Circus
Grand Trunk Railroad
Charlotte
Lapeer
Grand Trunk Road
Grand Trunk
Propst
Battle Creek
Caboose
Manila Resistance to New US Currency Slows Peso Adoption
The Philippine islands show strong prejudice against the new US minted coins despite many reaching Manila. Bankers convened with Governor Taft and pledged support to promote acceptance of the American peso as the standard of value and widespread use of the coins.
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Manila
United States
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Gov. Taft
Color line drawn on Columbia as chief petty officers refuse to work with new chief mate
The Columbia at Brooklyn navy yard faced a racial clash when chief petty officers refused to mess with Isaac Miller, a sworn in chief carpenter's mate who is not full blooded and has served many years with a good record. Captain Snow stated Miller's rights would be protected and the navy makes no color distinction.
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New York
United States
Columbia
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Isaac Miller
Snow
Miller
Wage Increase of 10 Million Spurs Rail Unions
Chicago August 7. Rock Island Railroad grants wage raises to conductors and trainmen, completing union success in a year long effort. Estimated 10 million dollars added to western railroads payrolls and about 40 thousand workers to share in the raise across 50 railroads.
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Chicago
Rock Island Railroad Company
Kansas City
Western
Interdenominational Congregational Summer Assembly Planned
Large attendance expected for the Congregational summer assembly at Potawatomi Point near New Buffalo Michigan from August 15 to September 1. United Brethren and Methodist Protestant churches support the event aiming for broad, undenominational participation with teachers including H C King Oberlin College E J Bosworth Oberlin Yale and Frank K Sanders Yale.
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Chicago
Congregational
Pottawattamie Point
New Buffalo
Mich
United Brethren
Methodist Protestant Churches
Assembly
H. C. King
D. D
Oberlin College
E. J. Bosworth
Oberlin Theological School
Frank K. Sanders
Yale Theological Seminary
Telephone proposal turns comic misdial into farce
A Chicago banker allegedly proposes marriage by long distance to a Cadiz Ohio woman and receives acceptance. The pair share a wobbly exchange as the line loops through wrong voices and misheard prompts, ending with a laugh and uncertain plans to call again.
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Chicago
Cadiz
Los Angeles Herald
Clara
Judge Declares English Proficiency Rule for Naturalization
Albany August 6 Judge Clifford D Gregory of the county court rejects 60 naturalization petitions and sets a precedent. He states he will not naturalize anyone who cannot speak English sufficiently to be understood and will demand essential citizenship questions. He asserts five years in the country without English ability shows unfitness for citizenship.
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Albany
N. Y
Clifford D. Gregory
United States
Lynching of William Hamilton by mob in Asotin county
In Asotin Washington on August 6 a mob of over 1900 men forcibly removed and lynched William Hamilton a self confessed outrager and brutal murderer of little Mabel Richards from the Asotin county jail despite 25 deputies sworn in by Sheriff Richards.
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Asotin
Wash
Sheriff Richards
Asotin County
William Hamilton
Mabel Richards
Mob violence leaves two Blacks shot in Lewisburg
In Lewisburg Tennessee on August 5 a mob of 15 to 30 white cappers killed Negro preacher John Millikin and fatally shot his son in law Joan Hunter. The killings have no stated motive and both victims were described as of good reputation.
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Lewisburg
Tenn
John Millikin
Joan Hunter
Millikin
Hunter
Cooling Diet for Heat Affects from 19th Century Advice
In hot dry weather, guidance urges cooling foods to counteract heat. Emphasizes eating cucumbers melons juicy fruits and acid foods such as salads lemons pomegranates oranges cherries and strawberries. Lemonade and wine mixed with water are seen as cooling and beneficial.
Toroato Sandwiches on Whole Wheat Bread
A Washington Star recipe describes using circular whole wheat bread slices cut with a cake cutter. Butter each round, place a tomato slice of equal size, sprinkle salt and pepper, add grated cheese, then press the rounds together to form a sandwich.
Preserve Eggs With Quick Boiling Method
A forty to fifty year family recipe from Woman's Home Companion explains dipping eggs in boiling water and counting to ten to form a fine inner skin. The eggs stay fresh with no lime taste and no evaporation, useful for rural sellers seeking value and city buyers stocking up when prices are low.
Merely Amusing and Corn Custard Recipe Note
A Philadelphia Press quip contrasts society headlines with the masses interest in a good joke. The piece also shares a simple corn custard recipe from the People's Home Journal, advising scraped corn with milk eggs salt and pepper baked briefly.
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Philadelphia Press
People’s Home Journal
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