Many Events Reported In National News Digest
A seven day period shows 179 business failures in the United States, diplomacy at Oyster Bay with Germany's von Sternburg, and Lima oil merger plans. Reports cover storms near Pittsburg Kansas, a Philadelphia park accident, drowned Italians at Vulcan Michigan, a beheading case in Columbia DC, and the Logan transport arrival from Manila. Baseball standings and scores are listed for both National and American leagues.
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United States
von Sternburg
Germany
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Lima
F. S. Goodman
Government Service
National Association of Postmasters
Boston
Freeman B. Dickerson
Detroit
Devon
Ila
Philadelphia
Vulcan
Mich
Michael McMullen
Antone Sarto
Pittsburg
Kan
Henry K. Crocker
Frank F. Veazie
Raymond G. Hall
Charles W. Holmes
Rockland
Lizzie Aiken
Columbia
D.C
Logan
San Francisco
Manila
U. S. Infantry
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Melville
Navy
Bar Harbor
Young
Cleveland
Washington
Hattiesburg
Miss
Amos Jones
M. M. Sexton
Langley
Potomac River
Cantrell
Indianapolis
Iowa
Gov. Durbin
Indiana
World News Roundup of Wars, Fires, and Politics
A sweeping international summary notes incidents from the Brooklyn navy yard where sailors refused to mess with a black man, a Milwaukee bank relabeling currency, and bond actions for the Columbian Celebration. It covers disasters, politics, trials, rail payrolls, and maritime news with many named places and people.
Notable Deaths Across States Include Officials and Philanthropist
William Judson state oil inspector dies at home in Ann Arbor Maj Joseph Rowland 73 former governor of soldiers home Leavenworth John Gilbert Shanklin Evansville Courier editor dies in Evansville Brig Gen A E Woodson retired dies Paola Kansas aged 62 served 41 years Phoebe Moulton celebrates 103rd birthday La Crosse Wisconsin William E Dodge New York financier dies at Bar Harbor aged 71 Charles C Beveridge Nebraska prohibition party state chairman dies Excelsior Springs Missouri
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William Judson
Ann Arbor
Mich
Joseph Rowland
Leavenworth
Kan
John Gilbert Shanklin
Indiana
Evansville
A. E. Woodson
U. 8
S. A
Paola
Phoebe Moulton
la Crosse
Wis
William E. Dodge
New York
Bar Harbor
Charlies C. Beveridge
Nebraska
Prohibition
Excelsior Springs
Turmoil and disasters sweep multiple regions
Reports describe Bulgarian insurgents wrecking the governor's palace in Krushevo with 50 Turks killed, Russian troops sent to Manchuria, China fearing terror, reformers facing death sentences, and escapes to Japan. Other items mention a Velez factory explosion killing 16, Ladrones jailed near Surigao, earthquakes in Oaxaca and Pochutla, Colima activity, a village massacre near Monastir, and four boys drowned near St. George.
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Krushevo
Manchuria
China
Japan
Pius X
Vatican
Velez
Spain
Surigao
Philippines
Mexico
Oaxaca
Pochutla
Colima
Djivarek
Monastir
John Chambers
George Phillips
Guy Henry
Gilbert Henry
St. George
N. B
Paris Underground Fire Claimed Nearly 100 Lives
A deadly panic on an underground electric railway in Paris killed about 100 people and injured many more as passengers fled amid flames and smoke. The disaster prompted a broad inquiry into safety and emergency protocols.
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Paris
Pius X
Rome
Vilayet
Okheida
Philadelphia
United States Express Company
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Martinique
Kent Stow
Buffalo
N. Y
Dakotas
Minnesota
H. W. Jones
Nebraska
Lincoln
George J. Wright
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Rutland
John Mzutchler
Said Mar
Dele Rawlins
Russia
Turkey
Monastir
Mme. Humbert
Macedonian Revolutionary Committee
Payne
United States Postal
Minor News Items Highlight Notable Figures and Events
The snippets note M L Meyer creator of Sarah Bernhardt’s London link dies. Honolulu pushes immigration. Wabash line plans Baltimore to Reading to New York. Dr Gartner of Vienna patents a pulse recorder under anaesthetic. Thomas B Mimaham elected AFSC president. Root approves 350000 for militia gunnery. Carnegie donates 2500000 in steel bonds to Dunfermline. Lake View bankers face coal theft charges. Trans Pacific baggage won’t be inspected in Honolulu. Philippine teachers resignations blacklist. Mabel Main 24 dies after parental stage ban. Edison notes X ray harms blood cells. Slaby confirms earth as wave conductor. Alden descendants meet in Duxbury reunion.
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Dr. Gartner
Vienna
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Atlantic City
Thomas B. Mimaham
Columbus
Root
Andrew Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Dunfermliine
Scotland
Lake View
Treasury Department
Honolulu
Mabel Main
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Prof
Slaby
Berlin
John Alden
Longfellow
Duxbury
Mass
Alden
Miles retires after long service as army head
Washington announces Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles retires from active duty at age 64. The aging commander states his pride in the army’s fidelity and devotion, recalling the trials of war and urging citizens to remain true to democratic principles.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Army
Congress
Miles
Secretary of War
Corbin
Tive
Army of the
United States
Destructive hailstorm hits Colorado and Wyoming plains
A severe hailstorm traveled along the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and southern Wyoming. Reports from Greeley and Eaton describe ice chunks up to ten inches, destroying farm buildings and crops and injuring livestock. A man near Greeley was badly bruised and knocked unconscious by hail. In Lafayette two storms struck within fifteen minutes, with greater force.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Wyoming
Greeley
Eaton
Johnson
Lafayette
Col
Mock War in England Naval Maneuvers Open
London August 6 war declared between the home fleet under Admiral Wilson and the Mediterranean fleet commanded by Admiral Domville. The annual maneuvers begin with 26 battleships and 43 cruisers entered in a contest for command of the sea between two maritime powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Wilson
Domville
Admiralty
Dowie Becomes U S Citizen In Chicago Court
John Alexander Dowie, general overseer of the Christian Catholic Church, was made a citizen of the United States by Judge Gary in Chicago. He renounced allegiance to Britain and Ireland and swore to support the U S Constitution.
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Dovwie
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Christian Catholic Church
United States
Gary
Superior Court
Dowie
Great Britain and Ireland
Advertising Match Box Gimmick Baffles Advertiser
A Chicago man tried a novel ad stunt leaving match boxes with notes. A friend repeatedly returns them, gathering a gross of boxes and undermining the campaign. The advertiser now questions the value of this give away strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Freshlywed pair on Broadway pick publicity over stealth
A newly married couple walks down Broadway attracting attention. The bride grows angry at the crowd while the bridegroom suggests she carry the suitcase to avert suspicion. She finally chooses publicity after consulting a thermometer, per a New York Letter.
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Broadway
Awaile
N. Y
Music Praise From A Diffident Niece
A lady asks how the niece is faring with her music. The niece modestly notes neighbors have stayed awake listening, a compliment she cannot claim yet acknowledges as true.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Bring Relief to Suffering Woman
Nellie Barfoot of Maplehill Iowa describes misery and thoughts of death, then credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a cure. She urges other sick women to try the remedy, claiming it restored her health and happiness.
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Maplehill
Nellie Barfoot
Miss Barfoot
Financial strain remark sparks charity joke
Quote from the Philadelphia Press highlights a joke about Scharper and his friends. One friend notes he is in financial straits while another retorts that some friends are charitable, prompting the label financial crooks from the uncharitable.
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Scharper
Philadelphia Press
Get What You Ask For Advertising and Genuine Goods
Advice warns readers to insist on genuine advertised articles and avoid counterfeits. Cites Casecarets and Candy Cathartic examples and notes imitators benefit from popular goods. A proverb about judging by actions rather than noise is included.
Katy pamphlets and local district fortunes urged by Star quotation
The piece notes interest in She Town That Jack Built and money making in the nearby district. It invites readers to mail two cents for pamphlets from Katy publications in St. Louis Missouri. A Washington Star quotation about luck and a four leaf clover is cited.
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Katy
Suite A
St. Louis
Uncle Eben
Washington. Star
Shake Into Your Shoes advert promotes Allen's Foot-Ease
A market ad urges readers to use Allen's Foot-Ease for painful swollen feet and sweating. It claims easy relief, lists Druggists and Snoe Stores as sellers, and offers a free sample from A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. It closes with a quip about would-be great readers.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Fragmented 1900s quotes and ads blend in chaotic collage
A collage of memoranda and ad blurbs from early 20th century papers includes health product pitches such as Stopa the Cough and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Piso's Cure for Consumption claims, watermelons stoled reminiscences, and varied quotes from Farm and Home, Ram's Horn, and Chicago papers, alongside transit references and moral aphorisms.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Gains National Attention
Skeptics earlier doubted Lydia E Pinkham's Reme dies cure claims but over time a growing number of women cured by the new discovery have impressed scientists and physicians. The compound earns wide attention for its perceived merit and effectiveness among American women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
America
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