Varsity Four-Oared Race Lead by Indiana and Pennsylvani a
Indiana won the varsity four-oared race at Poughkeepsie by half a length with Pennsylvania second, Wisconsin third, and Columbia fourth. Time 11 33 25. Fire at Milwauke e malting plant caused $1,000,000 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Poughkeepsie
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Columbia
P. H. Worden
Carmel
Edith Roscoe
Sherman, Conn
Sherman Roscoe
Garfield McCoy
George McKinney
Wiley
Newtown
Delaware
Wilmington
John R. Brooke
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Boston
National League
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Harvey Logan
Knoxville
Tenn
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Shamrock If
Shamrock I
Jesse McClain
Wilson
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
M. W. Thornton
Del
Mechanics’ Hall
Denver
Society of Christian Endeavor
West Virginia
Rock Island
Grand Island
World News Roundup of Fires Politics and Labor Strife
A compilation notes municipal Staten Island ferry control by Mayor Low, Payne's illness, Hooker statue dedication in Boston, and discussions of race war at an African Methodist conference in Milwaukee. It covers the World’s Fair cash outlay, anthracite coal conciliation, tobacco station move to Texas, a Monon wreck near Lafayette, Roosevelt’s Russia protest, unions striking in Chicago, Yale winning all scull races, peonage in Alabama, and multiple social and political tensions nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
Low
New York
Payne
Gen
Joseph Hooker
Statehouse
Boston
African Methodist Sunday School Association
Milwaukee
World’s Fair Company
St. Louis
Board of Conciliation
Wilkesbarre
Department of Agriculture
Nacogdoches
Tex
Monon
Lafayette
Ind
Roosevelt
Russia
Chicago
Yale
Philippine Islands
Richmgnd
Delaware
Wilmington
Kohlsaar & Co
Corbett
Kid” Murphy
Denver
F. C. Fwler
Cleveland
Lake Fiie
Plano
Til
Bedford
Lamb Whitely
Monterey Landing
President Roosevelt
Emperor William
Kiel
United States
Olmutz
Kan
Frederick Hartman First Illinois Stage Driver Dies
Frederick Hartman, the first stage driver in Illinois, died in Eureka, Illinois at an advanced age. Details about his exact age and years of service are not included in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Hartman
Illinois
Eureka
Consistory and Hats as Pope Leo Grants New Cardinals
News items report Pope Leo XIII holding what’s believed to be his last consistory in Rome with the conferring of red hats on new cardinals. Other items note international events including Germany-US ties and Spain’s train disaster with 90 dead and 60 injured, plus a Swiss snowslide tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Rome
Peter
Servia
National Council
William
Kiel
Germany
United States
Reichstag
Roosevelt
Russia
Edward
London
Chamberlain
Bilboa
Saragossa
Spain
Zurich
Alps
Opponents of the Panama Canal Defeated in Colombia Session
In Bogota a special Congress session defeated opponents of the Panama Canal project. The debate focused on the canal route with bills advancing toward potential approval amid political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Bogota
Emperor William
United States
Tower
Meteor
Kiel
Two Day Celebration for John Wesley Birth in Boston
Celebration by the New England conference Methodists began in Boston marking the two hundredth anniversary of John Wesley's birth. reports include races, indictments, accidents, and notable deaths across multiple cities and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley
New England
Boston
Kiel
Admiral Evans
China
Northwest
Riley Brock
Gen. Clay
Whitehall
Longview
Lou Dillon
Cleveland
Samuel
London
Russia
August W. Machen
Groff Brothers
New Cup
Reliance
Columbia
Constitution
Newport
R. I
Bilboa
Spain
Pittsburg
Cyrus L. Pershing
Schuylikill
Pottsville
New York City
Adolph Wuth
South Bend
Ind
Illinois
Ilinois and
Michigan Canal
Thompson
Springfield
Colombia
Congress
C.A. Gardiner
State of New York
Albany
Minor News Items Highlight Diverse Global Yet Local Affairs
A roundup notes 17 murderers await execution in New Peter I. of Servia lauded as the era's most intellectual monarch. Santos-Dumont flies No. 9 over Paris then returns. Guam reports the first American child born there a girl father Paymaster Ryan. The US library association reports donations totaling 10.3 million for new libraries.
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Peter I
Servia
Chicago Cereal Food Company
Queen Alexandra
England
Britain
American Locomotive Company
John Mitchell
Coal Miners’ Union
Santos-Dumont
Paris
Guam
Ryan
M. Lebaudy
Africa
R. T. Daniel
Spokane
Trail
B. C
Cuba
Glasgow
Maj
Fred Muller
Santa Fe
N. M
Department of Agriculture
Samuel R. Cox
Bristol
Brown & Fleming
New York
Jerome
Tammany Hull
American Library Association
Niagara Falls
Terrible snowslide buries Zurich excursion party
A Swiss Alps excursion by a Zurich college class ends in catastrophe as seven students and a professor die when a snow mass collapses. Sixteen climbers were involved, with nine surviving by taking shelter. The report catalogs historical Alpine fatalities and lists victims from 1898 onward, reflecting mounting peril on Swiss peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Zuricher College
Alps
Groebli
Airolo
Canton
Tessin
St. Gotthard
Val Bedretto
Mount
Mount Blanc
Saussure
Hamel
John Hopkinson
Royal Society of England
Dent de Weisin
Hopkinson
Fraf
Nasse
Berlin
Plasz
Wreck of Bilbao train near Neferilla river kills many
Madrid reports 14 bodies recovered and 50 injured after a Bilbao train overturns on a bridge. Officials say 90 killed and 100 seriously injured. only six of 300 passengers escaped unhurt. The wreckage trapped many and a guard was arrested for robbing the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Bilbao
Neferilla
SLAIN AT A CROSSING IN CHICAGO TRAIN ACCIDENT
In Chicago on June 29 a Archer avenue trolley car struck a Belt line freight train at Archer avenue and Forty-seventh street at one am. Two passengers died Minnie Mal strom and an unknown man. Motorman John Sloan was badly injured. Many passengers were seriously hurt and buried under debris as the car wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Archer Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Minnie Malstrom
John Sloan
Vacationing tourist meets husking bee on blade of grass
A summer tourist encounters a bee described by a judge and guide. The bee sits on a grass blade and is deemed a husking bee. The guide explains it has no work yet for the season and will not be active until fall.
Old-Time Railroad Wreck and a Farmer’s Pass
A past railroad wreck leaves a burly farmer seeking 50 cents for his injuries. The superintendent pays, then offers a pass home, but the farmer refuses, declaring he will not ride the railroad while his pins sting. The anecdote appears in National Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Magazine
Woman Cures Back Pain with Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs. Fred Chalker of Dublin Michigan suffered long with back pain and fatigue. After reading a testimonial she tried Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports complete relief after two boxes, praising the remedy and recommending it for back pain. In a separate note a barnstormer line and audience reaction appear from Mexico Saturday Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Mich
Fred Chalker
Dodd
Summer Tours Guide Promises Easy Travel Options
Advertisement urges readers to obtain a brochure detailing pleasant stops on the Michigan Central as well as New York and New England resorts. Send two red stamps to O W Ruggies, G P T A Dept Adv g Chicago for the copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Central
New York
New Engand
O. W. Ruggies
Dept. Adv
Chicago
Boston N E A Meeting Souvenir From Michigan Central
The Michigan Central issued a quaint souvenir of the Boston N E A Convention with accounts of Boston from old histories and facsimile cuts from the New England Primer. Sent for a red stamp by O W Ruggles, G P & T A, Dept Advg, Chicago. Never advertise your troubles. If you have bowlegs don't wear striped trousers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston N. E. A
Michigan Central
Boston
Chicago Journal
Bird's-eye View of 1904 World’s Fair Offered
A short notice invites readers to obtain an 18 by 36 inch bird's-eye view of the St. Louis World's Fair 1904. Send 10 cents to Georgie Morton G P A The Katy Box 91 St Louis Mo for delivery by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Georgie Morton
Katy
Fare offer for round trip with extensions in Atlanta
One fare round trip plus 25 cents. Tickets on sale July 7 to 10, return valid to July 15 with extension to August 15 on deposit of ticket and 50 cents at Joint Agency in Atlanta. Experience earns low wages but teacher Carl leans strongly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller After Allen's Foot-Phase
Cure for swollen feet and foot discomfort advertised by A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. Trial package free. Sold by druggists at 25 cents. Ac cept no substitute. The ad ends with a Sterne quote about self interest and integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Asheville and Return Fare Notice
Round trip fare of one fare plus 25e offered for travel from July 22 to 27 via Queen and Crescent Route. Instructs to ask Ticket Agent for particulars. Ends with a misquoted line about courage and cowardice attributed to Lucan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Return
Queen & Crescent
Fibroid Tumors Cured by Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A reader’s letter extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing fibroid tumors and restoring health. The testimonial claims relief from ovarian troubles and uterine issues, urging others to try the product. The letter, dated from Roxbury Boston, endorses the remedy as peerless and essential to women’s well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. K. Hayes
Dudley St
Roxbury
Boston
Underdog Remains Key to Keeping the Golden Rule
An editorial from the Detroit Free Press emphasizes the enduring importance of the underdog in society to remind people of the golden rule. It argues humility, fairness, and empathy arise from recognizing the value of those deemed unlikely winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
True Merit Like a River Quiet Beyond Noise
None
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazlitt
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted in Early Ad Campaign
A testimonial from Taylorville Massachusetts recounts relief from back pain dropsy swollen limbs and frequent urination after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The writer claims improved sleep and reduced heart palpitations after a free trial and two boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Taylorsville
Mass
J. N. Lewis
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Thur
State of
Mexico
Crescent
Sterne
Lucan
Carter
Carters
Hapgoods
Monadnock Building
Free Kidney
Dean
P.O
Foster-Milburn Co
Budfalo
West Branca
Micr
B. BF
Banas
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