Cardinals In Vatican Conclave Sealed In For Papal Election
Sixty two cardinals plus over two hundred aides are prisoners in the Vatican as the largest conclave in Catholic history assembles in the Sistine Chapel to elect Leo XIII's successor. Anticipation centers on Italian candidates amid hopes for a prompt decision while foreign cardinals watch and Vatican policy may soon change.
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Rome
Sistine Chapel
Leo XIII
Vatican
Cardinal Herrera Y Espinosa
Valencia
Leo
Rampola
Serafino
Vannutelli
di Pietro
Gotti
Oreglia
Holy See
Italan
Montana Railroads Face 10 Percent Tax Increase Plan
The Montana state board of equalization will hear railroad representatives in Helena tomorrow. A 10 percent increase on roadbeds and rolling stock is planned over last year’s figures, applying to main lines but not Burlington. All railroads will attend to argue against raising valuations beyond last year.
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Lutte
Mont
State Board of Equalization
Helena
Burlington
Japanese and Russian remarks spark London commentary
London papers center on Manchurian tensions with an interview from the Japanese minister reiterating Japan will wait and watch Russia's Eastward moves. An Associated Press interview with Mr Hartwig of the Russian foreign office elicits strong critique for perceived provocative remarks. The Graphic warns severe action may be needed to avoid dire consequences.
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London
Manhaitan
Associated Press
Japan
East
Hartwig
Massive powder magazine explosion destroys mills in Lowell
A pair of small gunpowder magazines near fifty mill workers’ homes exploded. Dozens killed or injured as six men loading powder perished, four boys within 200 yards died, fourteen nearby houses collapsed and burned, fatalities rose with rescue efforts, and windows shattered for miles. The blast was heard over fifty miles away.
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Lowell
Mass
Citywide Sunday closing shuts Vancouver saloons
Vancouver Washington on Sunday enforces the state Sunday closing law with all business houses under its scope closed for the first time. Saloons and many shops including cigar stores and restaurants are shut, leaving only hotels, livery stables and undertakers open. The move follows saloonkeepers’ pressure and may trigger legal actions as baseball games will also be barred.
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Vancouver
Wash
Tunnel under Behring Sea
James Hamilton Lewis J J Healey and Count Loicq de Lobdel, agents of a company planning a Trans-Baskan-Siberian railroad, met in New York to secure rights in the US and Russia. Lewis sails to Paris for August 26 board meeting while the others may press the Interior Department. Russia seeks US assurances of strait neutrality before any tunnel plan.
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Washington
James Hamilton Lewis
J.J. Healey
Count Loicq de Lobdel
New York
Lewis
Paris
Count Lobdel
Mr. Healey
Interior
Dix Freighter Grounding Delays Philippine Exhibit Shipment
Quartermaster General reports the transport Dix went aground off the Japan coast last Saturday. She was to undergo repairs in Draga, estimated at forty days, carrying 225 tons of Philippine exhibits for the St. Louis exposition. A replacement transport may be assigned.
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Washington
Humphrey
Japan
Draga
Tornado Decimates Three Villages Near Tschernigof in Russia
A cyclone ripped through the district of Tschernigof near Petersburg on July 29. A tornado leveled three villages in minutes, causing heavy loss of life and extensive destruction.
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St. Petersburg
Tschernigof
Marriage of Mrs Davis in Washington
Mrs Anna Agnew Davis widow of Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota married Hunter Doll of Knoxville Tennessee at the bride’s Washington home on Wednesday.
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Washington
Anna Agnew Davis
Cushman K. Davis
Minesota
Hunter Doll
Knoxville
Tenn
Old Favorites of Sergeant Ross and the Frontier War
A frontier vignette recounts Sergeant Ross pursuing Chief Black Bear after a raid on Old Fort James. Corporal Stowe is killed with his family mourned as Ross vows blood for the blow. The pursuit leads to a Sioux scalp dance and a dawn scaffold, with a tender domestic interlude of children at night. An unnamed speaker reflects on warfare and loss.
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Black Bear
Crow Creek
Old Fort James
Stowe
Frontier Corps
Peska
Twain
Ross
Turkish diplomat in Russia watches orderly discipline
Mahmoud Tasha, a progressive Turk, is sent to St. Petersburg to observe reform ideas. At lunch with Russian officer Birnedott, he sees a demonstration of methodical discipline as Birnedoff tests a young officer moving through the building to retrieve papers.
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Mahmoud Tasha
New School
St. Petersburg
Turkey
Birnedott
Birnedoff
Mahmoud Pasha
War Office
Constantinople
Pasha
Effendim
The Turkish Pasha and the Russian Officer in a Dramatic Exchange
A Turkish pasha narrates a tense exchange with a Russian officer Birnedoff. Officers move between rooms, stairs, and streets as papers are delivered and discipline is emphasized. A servant and a Turkish lingo add atmosphere to the scene. The moment ends with a servant’s odd request about shoes.
New President of Liberia Era Opens With Barclay Victory
The West African republic Liberia elects Arthur Barclay as its 18th president for a two year term. Barclay, born in Jamaica to Liberian parents, has served as postmaster general and secretary of the treasury and aims to boost trade and foreign investment amid a diverse population and US ties.
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Liberia
Africa
Arthur B Barelay
Jamaica
West Indies
Black Republic
Republic of
American Colonization Society
United States
Charles I. Mercer
Virginia
Dr. Finley
New Jersey
Bishop Meade
Henry Clay
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
A Tough Proposition and France Behind the Race
A dialogue about calling a woman an angel unfolds with a chilly, businesslike tone as a moonlit sea backdrop frames the scene. A sharp contrast follows with France slipping in the global order while Germany and Britain surge in population and vitality. The piece closes with a proverb about giving one’s last dollar to a friend and having little to show.
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France
Europe
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
Austria
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