New Rail Rates Go Into Effect Tonight Across Interstate Lines
The interstate rail rate overhaul takes effect at midnight with full tariffs to be filed and charges consolidated. No extra fees will be added, but many firms failed to complete schedules, while the Interstate Commerce Commission may grant limited delays for sincere compliance.
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Weather and crime notes from Washington and Rome
Weather forecast from Washington reports cool conditions with a light frost in parts of the Mississippi Valley and southwestern interiors while high barometer System extends east. In Rome a detached story claims a marchioness and a priest used a cardinal uncle’s name in a fraud scheme, police report unsettled details.
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Japan Opens Dalny to World Commerce
Washington reports Japanese charge Mr Miyoki told the state department that Dalny will become a free port after September 1 with no import or export duties on goods. From that date ships of all nations may trade between Dalny and Tairen. Dalny is the town now known as Dalny.
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Turko French quarrel patched up and displaced troops
Paris reports progress toward settlement of the dispute over Tripoli frontier and the French Sahara. Turkey orders evacuation of Djinet or returns troops, reestablishing the status quo pending a boundary arrangement between the Ghal Qasis and French possessions. Earlier reports noted strained relations and Turkish occupation under suzerainty claims.
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Cuban insurgent leader Guerra seeks U S election guarantees
A dispatch from Havana reports Pino Guerra, insurgent chief in Pinar Del Rio, demanding a new Cuban presidential election under U S supervision. He criticizes the Palma government, says his 2000 strong force can hold out, and notes amnesty offers as fragile amid ongoing clashes with Guzman’s forces near Cienfuegos.
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Siler to Referee Nelson Gans Title Fight
Veteran official Siler will serve as third man in the ring for the lightweight championship bout between Battling Nelson and Joe Gians on September 2 in Goldfield. Promoter Tex Rickard confirms Siler will officiate despite rumors. Gians will be weighed at or under 132 pounds for the bout.
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Simplified spelling board gains British supporters
Brander Matthews reports two eminent British linguists join the simplified spelling board. Dr J A Murray, editor of the Great Oxford Dictionary, and Professor Joseph Wright, editor of the English Dialect Dictionary, testify to their sympathy with the spelling reform.
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Ahumada Succeeds Ysabel as Sonora Governor
A Bonora Mexico source reports Governor Ysabel has been replaced by ex governor Miguel Ahumada who previously led Chihuahua state. The report notes Ahumada's appointment as the new Sonora governor.
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Breprore Compromise Reported by Juan Martinez
Fragmentary record notes a compromise event involving Juan Martinez in August date unclear. The readable text mentions an agreement or settlement tied to a local matter with no further details or affiliations available.
Petersburg Feels Tense After Assassination Threats
Reports from St. Petersburg say authorities tightened security after threats following the killing of a governor general in Warsaw. Emperor Nicholas and the Empress left the palace amid precautions, with body transport by royal train and guards clamping down on the regimental district. A suspect ringleader from a bank robbery was to be court martialed for an escape.
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General killed in Warsaw driving incident
Warsaw reports General Yor Litlarski, military governor, was shot dead at 2 pm while driving in ash. The assassin escaped. This morning an unknown man warned residents not to drive any generals in the city.
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Rebellion Fears Grip Cubans In New York Exile Rush
Hundreds of Cubans flocked to New York from Saratoga and Adirondack resorts to return home as fears grow over Palma era revolt. Wealthy planters and government insiders predict government suppression will be challenging but swift.
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Mixed heritage and future prosperity in Cuba described
A historical observer predicts increasing intermarriage between Americans and Cubans leading to a blended population and wealth. The account likens Cubans to other Spaniards in the western hemisphere and notes the current unrest as foreseeable.
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Octopus Tenacles Reaching For Alcohol
Chicago August 27 The Standard Oil company plans to acquire ownership of major U S distilleries. A Peoria price was set for all distilleries and talks in Chicago last Friday indicate a deal to pass plants to Standard Oil soon. If terms fail Standard Oil may build distilleries itself due to the alcohol bill passage.
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Twenty Fifth Colored Infantry at Fort Reno
A special dispatch reports the Twenty fifth colored infantry arriving at Fort Reno from Brownsville Texas following army orders after recent Brownsville trouble. Troopers are barred from El Reno without a pass as the camp remains quiet tonight.
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Democrats Choose State Officers in Alabama Primary
In Montgomery on August 27 the Alabama Democrats elected state officers and picked two candidates for U S senator. Governor alternates will be chosen by the governor or legislature if incumbents die or become disabled. BK Comer led for governor over M Cunningham. H F Gray and J J Meader led for lieutenant governor. John J Morgan and Edmund W Pettus faced no opposition for U S senator. Joseph F Johnstone John H Bankhead and John A Knox led for alternates.
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Famine Threat Pressures Russian Government Amid Harvest Decline
Aug 27 St Petersburg grain shortage worries czarist authorities as rains hit wheat provinces 24 percent below average Peasants refuse harvest Export ban contemplated Rumor of state bank plan and new finance committee surfaced while famine looms in Nijni Novgorod Kagan districts and peasant food supply tight A council proposes universal primary education bill to be sent to the new Duma in November
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Earthquake Shakes Valparaiso. Mont Attends Rebuilding Talks
A heavy quake struck Valparaiso on August 27 causing no damage. Prominent locals gathered at the Mercurio building hall to discuss city rebuilding plans with President-Elect Pedro Mont in attendance.
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James H Lewis Appeals Jail Sentence In Illinois Case
James Hamilton Lewis corporation counsel of Chicago filed notice of appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals after being sentenced to sixty days in Bungamon county jail for alleged injunction violation. Judge Humphrey had restraining order regarding operations at Alton in the southern district of Illinois.
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Postoffice Changes in New Mexico Announced
The Brownhorn postoffice in Hepevet county is renamed Melrose under Ai lie Montgomery. The tar route mail service between Shandon and Garfield NM ends on September 14. A new star mail route schedule runs Beier to Oscure Sr with Mats departing Estey at 3 pm daily except Sundays and returning by 9 pm. Oscure to Estey departs at 7 am and arrives at 1 pm daily except Sundays. Commissioner Allen Nye presents a revised roster of attorneys with various rates before the United States offices.
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Mutiny on Battleship Panteleimon Lands Flag at Benegan Island
Reports from St. Petersburg say twenty-one sailors from the battleship Panteleimon formerly Kniaz Potemkin seized a cutter and landed on Benegan island where mutineer Lieutenant Schmitt was executed and the red flag planted. Meetings of Black Sea Fleet seamen are noted at various locations as troops are sent to Odessa and Sevastopol.
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Crown land appanages released to peasants in Russia
The ukase transfers 4,500,000 acres of crown appanage lands to the peasants’ bank for distribution, part of an agrarian program to win peasant support. The move follows Stolypin’s assassination attempt and precedes details on payments and further land transfers.
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