Peace Terms Rejected by Insurgent Leaders in Cuba
Havana reports show rebel leaders reject government peace terms amid calls for American intervention. Bejucal meeting ends with denial of peaceful proposals and hints of continued armed stance. Cienfuegos under siege with telegraph lines cut. British and American interests suffer as tension rises. Roosevelt address follows in Oyster Bay.
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Havana
Cuba
America
Bejucal
Tlavana
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Washington
Cuban Central Railroad
Western Railroad
Eos Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Plans Cuban Peace Efforts and Military Aid
The United States prepares a diplomatic push and a show of force in Cuba. Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Bacon head to Havana to secure a lasting peace while 2000 Marines and six cruisers stand ready. The move aims to protect American lives and property and observe neutrality until Congress acts.
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Denver
Dixie
Cienfuegos
Des Atoines
Cuba
Taft
Bacon
Paiman
United States
Senor Quesada
Lisbon
Ruaservel
Havana
Rooselass
Roosevelt
Cuban
Bonaparte
Oyster Bay
Washington
Tait
Baccon
Palma
Palme
United ’ States
Colwell
Denyer
Chban Congress
Hotel Robber Shot Dead in Wichita Bank Hotel Heist
In Wichita the Hamilton hotel robbery attempt ended with one robber dead Joseph Fitzpatrick and accomplice John Moran arrested in Hutchinson. Oil magnate Cad Wes York report notes death in dispatch from California town Tiburon fire destroyed business district leaving two hundred homeless.
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Wichita
Kan
Hamilton
Joseph Fitzpatrick
John Moranas
Hutchinson
Cad
Wes
York
California
Tiburon
Cal
Twenty-second United States Infantry
Colorado Democrats Rename Adams in Pueblo Nominating Slate
Colorado Democrats rename Adams of Pueblo on a nominating slate while campaign chatter surrounds the party slate and potential leadership. The fragmentary item hints at political reorganizing and candidate positioning in Denver.
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Colorado
Adams
Denver
Alva Adams
Pueblo
Sicily Sees Several Strong Quakes Cause Panic and Damage
Earthquakes in Sicily rattled several areas with days of aftershocks felt locally. Homes were badly damaged and residents panicked as tremors continued.
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Sicily
Travia
Hotel Fire Destroys Gilmour Inn on Bank Street Ottawa
A hotel on Bank Street in Ottawa, the Gilmour hotel, was destroyed by fire. No further details on injuries or casualties are provided in the readable text.
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Ottawa
Gilmour
Bank Street
Star League adopts Carnegie spelling rules in Indiana
The Star newspapers in Indianapolis Terre Haute and Muncie announce adoption of Carnegie spelling board rules in news and editorials, with 111 words kept in old forms. They state reform will follow public sentiment and avoid too revolutionary forms. Indiana men named on administration ticket slates for New York Life and Mutual Life. names to be released Sept 18. Governor Hanly urges policyholders to hold proxies until then and notes intent to back anti administration candidates.
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Indianapolis
Star League
Terre Haute
Muncie
Star
Indiana
Hanly
International Policyholders’ Committee
New York
Andi Administration
Policyholders’ Committee
New York Life Insurance Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York Superintendent of Insurance
Evolution debate in pulpit draws church leaders ire
Bishop J W Hamilton of San Francisco denounces modern evolution and biblical criticism in sermons at the Northwest meeting. In Terre Haute a man named Otto Hoffner deceived locals for a week, exploiting credulous residents who trusted his claims.
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J. W. Hamilton
San Francisco
Terre Haute
Otto Hoffner
Methodist Conference Aims for Faith Over Theory
Report describes emphasis on faith over rationalism as guiding Methodism. Three candidates for conference admission George Reedy Terre Haute L F Freeland Harmony and Manford P Wright Greencastle were admitted to avoid certain theories in pulpits. Praise for Gov Hamly administration by Dr Irwin Chapman Los Skeles and eGumphress drew applause.
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George Reedy
Terre Haute
L. F. Freeland
Harmony
Manford P. Wright
Greencastle
Hamly
Irwin Chapman
Los Skeles
eGumphress
Eagle
Editor Challenges to Duel in Posey County
Mount Vernon editor B O Hanby a socialistic writer invites John D Rothe Mount Vernon Democrat ex state senator to a combat with pistols bricks or swords. Hanby had opposed Roche for county auditor candidacy months earlier over county printing. Roche will ignore the challenge per friends advice.
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Mount Vernon
B. O. Hanby
Posey
John D. Rothe
Roche
Friends
Vandals Loot Fremont Cemetery in Steuben County
Vandals raided the Fremont cemetery in Steuben County overturning headstones and monuments from about 50 graves. Some stones were broken with a hammer and the intruders also entered the adjacent Lake Shore railroad ticket office and smashed furniture.
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Fort’ “Wayne
Fremont
Steuben County
Lake Shore Railroad
Peru lineman fainting atop pole ends in rescue
Edward Foster and another man fainted while working atop a utility pole in Peru. A passing woman saw the incident and alerted a nearby lineman about a quarter mile away, who then brought Foster down to safety.
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Peru
Edward Foster
T. Fost
Purchasing agent linked to large city hotel and auto deals
A purchasing agent from St Louis aimed at major investments including a $50 000 hotel near a depot and a $5 000 automobile contact. He failed to close with a real estate agent raising swindle suspicions, paid a $5000 hotel installment by check from an eastern bank, and dispersed other checks across town. A witness recalls a year ago in Terre Haute buying a large retail store.
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St Louis
Hei
Zency
Cal Estate
Terre Haute
Compromise in 1905 suit over funds at Rushville
A $20,600 damage suit filed in September 1905 by Alvan Moor against directors of Equitable Building Loan Fund and Savings Association was compromised for $2,500. Special Judge Edsgar A. Brown entered the decree in Indianapolis.
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Rushville
Alvan Moor
Equitable Building Loan Funds and Savings Association
Jude Edsgar A. Brown
Indianapolig
Eighteen Pound Baby Born to Boonville Mother
A Boonville woman Mrs D A Harmon adds a son weighing 18 pounds at birth, setting a local record for weight.
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Boonville
D. A. Harmon
Lutheran Synod at Richmond Olive Branch Event
A brief fragment notes a Lutheran synod gathering at Richmond with reference to Olive Branch and mentioning includes many cats in attendance.
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Lutheran Synod At
Richmond
Athan
Age of Machinery and Its Civilizing Effect
The piece argues that machinery boosts employment and living standards, citing sewing machines, printing presses, and paint production as examples. It notes workers often resist new tech, but history shows benefits to labor and broader demand, including painted houses and book production. A second item describes a mine cure for whooping cough in Irwin, Jeannette, and Pittsburgh areas, where a father carries his sick infant daily to mine surfaces for relief.
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Elbert Hubbard
Ede Gure
Irwin
Penn Mines
Pittsburg
Clyde Fitch Recites 1873 Hamlet Criticism at Dinner
At a dinner honoring a noted dramatic critic, Clyde Fitch read from his scrapbooks a western 1873 critique of Hamlet. It laments lack of action and suggests a detective framed plot with hair raising suspense and a risqué song and dance to replace sensational scenes.
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Clyde Fitch
Hamlet
Pension chief trims costs for savings of government
Commissioner Warner of pensions reports economies in the service saving the government $201,346 in the last fiscal year. He reduced bureau expenses by $92,852 and cut examiner costs by $60,398 and surgeon expenses by $30,000, with further savings in salaries and clerks at agencies totaling $7,242.
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Washington
Pensions
Warner
What Became of Old Glasses
A Boston mother tries to curb her three year old daughter’s curiosity by fabricating a tale about new water glasses. The child later questions what happened to the old ones, exposing the plan in a humorous domestic anecdote.
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Boston
Mr. Whipling
Mrs. S
Sarah
Stearns
Robert
Rhodes and Beit join hands to control diamond output
Mr Rhodes recalls meeting Beit and their pact to dominate diamond production before age. The tale contrasts Rhodes sharpness with Beil s patience. Also noted is Miss Henrietta Leavitt s discovery of 25 variable stars and Lady Huggins aiding Sir William Huggins in a London observatory with a teleScope gifted by the Royal Society.
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Alfred Bell
Cecil Rhodes
Peton Fleming
Royal Astronomical Society
Henrietta Leavitt
Lady Uuggins
Willian Huggins
London
Royal Society
William
Lady Huggins
Wine flagon yields 1783 building memo in England
Workmen unearth a wine flagon in a Tocking room brickwork. A foolscap page dated August 15 1783 records the chimney’s construction for Josiah Reeve owner with names of master carpenter and master bricklayer. It notes Reeve wife Elizabeth B Houston of Great St Helens London and marriage on March 18 1773.
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Tocking
England
Josiah Reeve
Elizabeth B Houston
Great St. Helens
London
Scandal Spoiled By a Creekside Clothes Theft Tale
The dialogue recalls a rumor about Dracon Goodley returning home upset after a creekside accident involving a tramp stealing his clothes. Kidfer dismisses the tale as gossip while EF questions temperance hypocrisy and the hearing ends with a chuckle.
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Kidfer
Dracon Goodley
Tyrant Cat demands house rules with a stubborn pet
A humorous exchange features a tyrant cat dictating domestic limits. The owner argues against keeping a cat, but the feline insists on residence, revealing a comical clash over household order.
Doctor Recommends Postum Nutrient Drink Over Coffee
A physician notes Postum as a superior nourishing beverage replacing coffee in his practice. He reports rapid adoption by grocers and households and cites improvements in indigestion and nervousness. The doctor claims patients continue long term use and that Postum aids convalescence from pneumonia typhoid fever and other illnesses.
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Remai
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Hoosier
Carnegie Board
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Northwest Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference
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Rhodes
Beit
Tyrant
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