Imperial Adjutant Min Killed in Peterhof Station Attack
On a Peterhof station platform General Min commander of the Seminalery Guard regiment was killed by a revolver shot from a young woman who surrendered to police. The victim’s wife seized the killer as the motive tied to revolutionary violence expands after an earlier attack on Premier Stolypin. The death toll from the linked bombing reached thirty two with more injured.
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St. Petersburg
Min
Peterheft
Mina Wife
Off Cores
Thin Wee
Recrortets Inc
Mooscow
Babellion Ue der Bir
Ate
Secial Revolutioninte
Whic's
Hin
Saylin
Ordingry Police
Peterhof
Hin Sills
Menemee
Et. Petersburg
Btolypin
Central Committee
Social Revolutionist
Hutidrests
Railway survey for a new frontier line to China anticipated
St Petersbourg announces the government plans to survey strategic railways from Uralsk to the Todian frontier and from Orenburg through Turistan toward Yurkbond via Kirghl steppes, with military detachments installed at Varkand and Kuldor as part of northern China aims. General Koropatkin, former commander in chief, is noted in dispatches.
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Augco
MTL
Ministry of Railroads
Uralsk
Pamirs
Todian
Orenborg
Turear
Chine
Lake Delkash
Associated Press
Kirghl
Varklars
China
Varkand Toe Kuldor
Mussiu
Alma
Kuropatkin Recalled to Lead War Ministry in Russia
Rumors say General Kuropatkin will be appointed minister of war to reorganize the army and maintain loyalty to the czar. He has been living in retirement in St Petersburg and could be restored to power despite his Mukden defeat, with reports stating he may soon return to the capital to take the post.
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Mukden
Russia
Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
War Ministry
Persian constitution outlined by Tiflis paper
A Tartar newspaper from Tiflis, Agemur, claims to publish a Persian constitutional draft for Persia. It proposes a constitutional monarchy with the autocrat bound by law and a legislative body chosen by the people. It also envisions a Koran based code and a House of Justice translating the Koran to define rights and punish traitors.
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St. Petersburg
Tiflis
Persia
House
French Abbe Arrested on Murder Charge
Paris Aug 26 Abbe Cassan and his sacristan were arrested charged with causing the death of Mile Augustine Lange who died at the priest house last Saturday. The body was moved to the father's home and burial was blocked pending an inquest. Evidence suggests the girl died from an operation.
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Paris
Abbe Cassan
Fougeres
Mile Augustine Lange
Abbe
Howe
Jewelry worth forty thousand dollars missing in New York case
Mrs. Halsey Corwin reports $40,000 in gems vanished on the morning of July 18 and remains unfound. Through attorneys Jordan & Battle she offers $1,400 for the return of the jewelry, with police unable to locate any sign of the loss.
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New York
Halsey Corwin
Murder on the Way to Church in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth Ohio Aug 26 white John Hare and Flora Hughes were shot as they walked to church. Eyewitnesses identify Jarret C Hughes as the assailant, who fled his yard and was later arrested at his father’s home. Hart died at the hospital. Mrs Hughes died during surgery.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
John Hare
Flora Hughes
Jarret C. Hughes
Hart
Mughes
Streetcar strike halts San Francisco traffic
San Francisco street railway traffic was suspended except for California and Geary lines as conductors and motormen strike the United Railroads. Cars were run briefly but soon stopped amid the tie-up awaiting Patrick Calhoun’s arrival from the east.
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California
Geary
United Railroad System
United Railroads
Patrick Calhoun
Charleston and Root Reach Chile Port in Pacific Voyage
The US cruiser Charleston with Secretary of State Root aboard lands at Punta Arenas Chile on August 23 after leaving Bahia Blanca Argentina and plans visits to Lota Talepunes and Concepcion with foreign minister and Hicks. A later stop at Valparaiso and the nitrate region is scheduled before reaching Callao Peru.
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Chile
Santiago
Valparaiso
Root
Lota
Taleapunes
Concepcion
Hicks
Convencion
Ov Higgins
Valparaisyo
Nitrate
Callao
Peru
Washington
Oot
Pacific Ocean
Ailapatel
State Department
Punta Arenas
Straits of Magellan
Pangma
Greater Valparaiso Reconstruction Plan Unveiled
Valparaiso government proposes a major reconstruction to level streets with a minimum width of fifteen meters to prevent flooding. The plan includes cash land expropriation, loan facilitation for landowners, and suspended customs duties for eighteen months to support the project.
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Valparaiso
Kaiser Grandson to Be Baptized This Week
Aug 26 Waukesha and Potsdam notes: Emperor William’s grandson the newborn son of Crown Princess Frederick William will be baptized Aug 29 with King Edward and Austrian and Hohenzollern rulers as godparents. An imperial decree bans lese majeste in relation to the German royal family. Ten Waukesha residents claim to be heirs to brewer Michael Moupa’s vast estate, with 13 said to exist in total.
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Verlin
William
Frederick William of
Berlin
Waukesha, Wic
Michael Moup
Germany
Edward Reoup
Buffalo
Waukesha
Washington
Hejrae
Tammany Leader Declines Buffalo Delegation
Julius Harberger of the Tenth Assembly district says he will not serve as a delegate to the Buffalo convention and will back the Sulver home for governor, in response to District Attorney Jerome pressing leaders to state their governor choice. Diphtheria in Alaska is noted in a separate dispatch.
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New York
Tammany
Julius Harberger
Tenth Assembly
Buffalo
Sulver
Harberger
Jerome
Tammany Hall
Alamogordo Fire Destroys Two Warehouses
A morning blaze in Alamogordo New Mexico destroyed the St Laurie and St Pierce warehouses both loaded with merchandise feed and household goods. The fires origin remains unknown but both buildings were fully destroyed with partial insurance coverage reported. The Pierce warehouse contained wagons and other stock while the Laurie facility held hay hardware and household items valued in the thousands.
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Murdlog
Alamogordo
N. M
St. Laurie
St. Pierce Company
Pierce
Carrie Ds
Laurie
Meyer
GC Seipie
Bryan's World Tour Homecoming Opens Campaign in Lincoln
William J. Bryan returns to the United States aboard the North German Lloyd steamer Princess Irene and is due in New York City midweek. A Madison Square Garden reception, hosted by the Commercial Travelers Anti-Trust League and presided by Mayor Tom L. Johnson, will kickoff a nationwide campaign, with open air meetings planned for those barred from the Garden. Bryan then heads to New Haven for a conference of New England Democrats before stops in Bridgeport and Jersey City as part of a broader tour.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Conmoner
Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Commercial Travelers’ Anti-Trust League
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
United States
Madison Square
Garden
Lincoln
Nebraska
New Haven
Connecticut
Central Green
New England
Democratic National Committee
Upe
Bridgeport
Jersey City
Re Be Good President Palma Decrees Amnesty for Revolutionists
President Palma issues a thirty day amnesty allowing revolutionists to lay down their arms and seek pardon. The move aims to ease conflict as authorities offer safe surrender and potential reintegration. Local leaders report cautious optimism amid uncertain security conditions.
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Palma
American Bar Association Opens Convention in St Paul
The annual national convention of the American Bar association will begin in St Paul on Wednesday. The International League of Press clubs will meet for their annual convention in Denver on Wednesday. An urgent Canadian cabinet meeting has been called in Ottawa this week over a dispute with the United States. The life shooting contests at Sea Girt New Jersey run from August 27 to September 6.
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American Bar Association
St. Paul
International League of Press Clubs
Denver
Ottawa
Quisition
Canada
United States
Sea Girt
N. J
Telegraph Pole Gaol Calhoun Guilt Confession Fleeing
A furious posse captured a confessed murderer in Calhoun after he fled the scene amid screams from his intended victim. The man died from a shot by his captors as a threat to Wallace Chambers, a prominent Calhoun woman, unraveled after the confession.
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Guilty Man
Calhoun
Robbery Claim On Santa Fe Rail Trip Reported
Thomas Bao says a pocketbook containing thirty dollars a gold ring and his railroad check vanished from his hip pocket while on a Santa Fe train near Lamy. He traveled from Pittsburg to Albuquerque and later to Alamosa while awaiting trunk and check returns. A separate note cites the Commerce Department exposing fines against shipowners for transporting immigrants with trachoma aboard the Wing and Wing.
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Barelos
Albuquerque
Oat
Pittsburg
Kaw
Baca
Lamy
Bacaye
Kanene City
Kansas I'S
Alamosa
Cuban unrest grows as amnesty vote debated
Insurgent bands expand in the Cuban conflict as a proposed thirty day amnesty hangs in balance. President Palma weighs peace efforts while treasury funds of two million dollars back defense and army expansion climbs as labor shortages loom and volunteers rally with high pay.
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Palma
Pawie
Wotson
Liberal Party
Raneer
Palma Mendes Capote Rift Over Cuban Leadership
Havana Aug 26 The Associated Press reports grave differences between President Palma and Vice President Mendes Capote. Capote is said to have conspired with Senator Alfredo Zayas of the Liberal party to consider Palma's withdrawal and Capote's succession with liberal posts. No party comments tonight. a government dispatch notes a separate clash with insurgents near Cascabal leaving several dead or wounded.
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Havana
Palma
Cascabal
Sproule Stricken by Ptomaine Poisoning
Freight Traffic Manager William Sproule of the Southern Pacific company is seriously ill at his Pacific Avenue home from ptomaine poisoning after eating overrripe strawberries on a dining car. He has not worked for days and likely will delay his planned September 1 retirement to Harriman affairs.
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Francisco
William Sproule
Southern Pacific Company
Pacific Avenue
Southern Pacific
Sproule
Harriman
Emetter Trust
Pulajanes Seek Tall Trees in Leyte Fight
In Leyte a main Pulajane band has split into smaller groups as 1,000 troops and constabulary sweep the province. Parts south of Huyos Bay are cleared while volunteers flood in to aid the crackdown. Governor Veyra says hundreds of natives volunteer to help the Creag.
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Leyte
Manila
Ayte
Huyos Bay
Weel
Veyra
Irishman Sets World Record in Irish Carnival Record
Martin J. Sheridan of the Irish-American A.C. throws the discus 184 feet 4 inches at Celtic Park Irish Carnival, surpassing the 133 feet 1 inch mark for a new world record. John J. Flanagan also sets a mark in the 56 pound weight throw, while another noted effort falls short by a foot.
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New York
Martin J. Sheridan
Celtic Park
Sheridan
John J. Flanagan
A.C
al A Bie
Foraker Downplays Endorsement Effects at Buckeye Politico
Ohio Senator Foraker states he is not overly concerned about the endorsement from the approaching Republican convention. He emphasizes independence and refuses to be swayed by party pressure or high profile support. The piece underscores his stance amid intra party discourse.
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Ohio
Senator Farker weighs Ohio GOP action and Hepburn bill views
Washington reports Senator Farker comments on Ohio Republican caucuses and the party split over Hepburn railroad regulation. He defends past rail oversight, opposes joint statehood in Arizona and New Mexico, and says he will accept convention action without complaint.
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Washington
Foraker
Obie
Ohio
Congress
New Mexico
Montreal Star warns Britain on Canada in US settlement
The Montreal Star blasts a potential Britain United States settlement as folly and urges Canada to resist surrendering rights. It asserts Canadians understand Americans better than British public men and warns against being fooled into losing Canada’s own rights.
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Montreal Star
British Empire
Eugland
United States
Canada
Britain
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