Edward Crowned King in Abbreviated Ancient Ceremony
London observers noted a brisk coronation with Edward VII crowned in a shortened ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Crowds cheered from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey as the king and Queen Alexandra appeared, while officials reported the royal pair bore the day well despite fatigue and an archbishop's stumble.
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Tueca Alexandra
Canterbury
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Bled
Lord Clinton
Abbey
United States
Choate
Mia
Miung
Boya
Chapel Royal
Duke of Connaught
Prince of Wales
Archbishop of Canterbury
Arl of
Halsbury
Vivat
Alexandra
Boxa
Westmingler
Westminster
Rex Edwardus
Cralbishop
King Wiward
Tam
Seadok
York
Palace
Clubland
Constitution Hill
Tiwag
Coronation Celebrations Plague Colonies Worldwide
As the coronation was solemnized in Leongon, celebrations spread through British colonies worldwide. Cablegrams and salutes marked the occasion, with representative bodies conveying congratulations to the king amid public rejoicings.
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Leongon
Roosevelt to seek November senate extra session on Cuba
Advices indicate President Roosevelt will call the senate in extraordinary session in November. He reportedly prefers delaying reciprocity with Cuba until after elections, hoping to present a ready treaty once Congress reconvenes. The Cuba reciprocity issue is central to the upcoming campaign and party dynamics. Minister Quesada and Secretary Hay must sign the treaty to present it to the Senate, with no fixed November date yet set.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Cuba
Congress
Gemate
United States
Quesada
Hay
Four Cebu teachers killed in ambush near Cebu City
Manila reports a four teacher coaching party was ambushed twelve miles from Cebu. Two were killed at the first volley, a third ran and was shot in the back, the fourth captured man was shot in the chest while praying for mercy. Dogs dug up and devoured the bodies. Police believe enough evidence exists to convict all participants.
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Manila
Cebu
Blockade A Failure In Cape Hayden Port
Washington reports two cables from Commander McCrea aboard the gunboat Matthias noting the attempted blockade of Cape Hayden port is spasmodic and ineffective. He says he will protect innocent neutral commerce and that the blockade remains unenforced. An American schooner reports Heckader absent.
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Washington
Navy
McCrea
Mathias
Cape Hayden
Ater
Heckader
Barcelona Consul in Danger as Revolutionists Take Town
Washington reports that revolutionaries captured Barcelona, sacking the town and threatening the U S consul. Navy and State departments issued orders for immediate vessel deployment from Porto Cabello, with Captain McLean deciding whether Topeka or Cincinnati proceeds, and a bluejackets landing force ready if needed.
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Washington
Bowen
State Department
Saracas
United States
Barcelona
Navy Department
State
Navy Departments
Topeka
Porto Cabello
Barrelons
Cincinnati
Curacon
Porto Sabello
McLean
Fopeka
Norealty
Sleeper train held up in Venezuela revolution reports
Aug 14 Willematead Curacoa dispatch says Captain John Nickels of the Topeka was stopped briefly by revolutionists on returning from Cannes via La Guayra Venezuela. Train personnel were treated with courtesy and allowed to proceed. Trains La Guayra Caracas have faced hold ups amid Castro era tensions as heavy rain hinders artillery moves.
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Caracas
Castro Ad Cua
Court martial reverses verdict on Corpl Thornton in Honolulu case
In San Francisco Aug 12 Corporal Thornton who kept accounts for Seo and Lt John 8 Davis was tried for falsifying reports. The court found him not guilty of the charge but guilty of conduct unbecoming and prejudicial to discipline. He was discharged and forfeit pay, with two years hard labor proposed. Major General Hughes overturned the verdict, reversing the court martial and ordering reinstatement and service revocation.
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Thornton
Seo
John
Davis
Crump McKinley
Ha-waiian
Slamis
Fatal gun battle at Throop mining washery in Scranton region
In Throop six miles north of Scranton, deputies and strikers clashed with heavy gunfire at a washery and pumping station run by Pancoast Coal, a branch of Ontario and Western. Deputies returned fire. several houses were hit. Sheriff Shadt plans steps to prevent a repetition.
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Scranton
Throop
Acre
Pancoast Coal Company
Ontario and Western Seal Department
Shadt
Cholera Abroad Suppresses Manchurian District
Sholera in Manchuria drives residents away from Kharbin after a severe outbreak. Chinese are dying in large numbers while working at quays docks and workshops. Russians also suffer heavy deaths. Daily mortality runs from 120 to 180 in the area. Railway officials abandon posts, and those who stay seek triple salaries.
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St. Petersburg
Kharbin
Manchuria
Cattle and Sheep War In Wyoming Town
Two Mexican sheep herders were killed and several residents injured when a mob attacked a Wyoming town after authorities slaughtered 1,400 sheep. A crowd armed for possible further raids, while Missastelle Sanders suffered facial injuries from a shattered window.
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Wyoming
Battle
Wyo
Beng
Peope
Mosquito Kills a Child in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind Aug 12 The third of Adam Snider a hardware merchant died from blood poisoning caused by a mosquito bite three weeks earlier.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Adam Snider
Missouri Mob Lynches Two White Men After Slaying Farmer
In Lexington Missouri on August 13 a mob seized Charles Salyers and Harry Gates from the county jail and hanged them. They were accused of killing Geo W Johnson, a wealthy farmer who surprised them at his hen house near Big Town a week earlier. Salyers confessed to the mob that Gates fired the fatal shot, Johnson exchanged fire, and Gates later died as the mob carried out the lynching. The jail break and executions occurred in a tense atmosphere as authorities tried to intervene. the mob acted quickly and left without further incident.
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Lexington
Charle Salyers
Harry Gates
Geo. W. Johnson
Bhigg Town
Salyers
Gates
Kied Johnson
Ohease
Johnson
Tren
Tob
Patrolmen Murdered in Chicago Gun Battle
In Chicago on August 18, patrolmen Timothy Devine and Charles Pennell were killed in a dawn shootout with an assumed gang near Jackson Boulevard and Ashland Avenue. A dramatic scene followed as neighbors rushed to aid, and Pennell, after alerting a patrol box, gave a brief description of two men before being captured.
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Chicago
Timothy Devine
Charles T. Pennets
Devine
Pennell
Jackson Boulevard
Ashland Avenue
West Side
Ivon
Farley Chosen to Succeed Archdiocese of New York
Announcement that Bishop John M. Farley was selected by the pope to succeed the late Archbishop Corrigan is reported by private telegrams though no formal Vatican statement exists. Farley, born in Newton, Ireland, educated at St. Michael’s Monaghan Fordham and Rome American College, served as secretary to Cardinal McCloskey, later vicar general and auxiliary bishop, consecrated in 1895.
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New York
John M. Farley
Corrigan
Rome
Farley
John Murphy Farley
Newton
Irc
St. Macartius College
Monaphan
St. John's College
Fordham
Bu. Josepn’s Seminary
Pray
American College
Funcista
Father Farley
Cardinal McCloskey
Archdiocese of
Neo XIII
Two Payis Residents Die on Mont Blanc Rescue Mission
Two Payis residents perished from exposure on Mont Glance in Chamounix France on August 12. Their two guides were killed while descending the mountain in search of aid. Twenty six guides have gone from here to search for the bodies of the climbers and their guides.
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Mont Blanc
Chamounix
France
Payis
Mont Glance
Consuelo Coming Duchess of Marlborough To Sail
The Duchess of Marlborough will sail for New York tomorrow aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm. She had planned to cross in July but coronation postponement changed plans. She will stay in Newport for the season. Other passengers include Mrs George Westinghouse and Frederick W Hollander.
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Duchess of Marlborough
America
London
New York
Newport
George Westinghousy
Prederick W. Holla
Firebugs At Peoria Attack City Fires Rage Across Peoria
Incendiaries in Peoria Illinois attempted to destroy the business district. The Clark roller mills burned as Neumiller's livery barn with twenty horses was destroyed. A residence and other stores suffered fire damage while Horace Clark & Son mill was wiped out. Horace Clark Jr died of apoplexy. Losses run to about $178,000 plus.
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Peoria
Vic
Clark
Neumiller
Neumiller Company
Neumiler
Val Blatz Brewing Company
Horace Clark & Son
Horace Clark, Jr
Peoria County
Board of Trade
Horace Clark & Sons
Yleary Undertaking
General Jacob H. Smith Seen En Route Home From Samar
Chicago reports General Smith, recently retired after command in Samar, declining to comment on presidential action yet voices views on insurgent leaders and the Samar campaign. He praises Guevara though notes others are of lesser stamp, and reflects on his own war weariness and dedication to duty.
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Area
Jacob H. Smith
Samar
Yesleamlugy
J. W. Bannon
Portsmouth
Smith
Philippines
Island
Macobelos
Luzon
Jake
Bumar
Balangique
Thell
Platt Says New York GOP Will Ignore Cuban Reciprocity
Senator Thomas C. Platt stated the New York Republican platform this year will focus on state issues and not address Cuban reciprocity or federal concerns. He noted the Iowa GOP has a different stance and suggested Iowa should handle federal matters.
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New York
Thomas C. Platt
The
Herald
Roosevelt
Iowa
Platt
Vanderbilt A Lion Among Automobilists in France
W K Vanderbilt Jr emerges as the most talked of automobilist in France after a second speed record. His name appears in Mors ads as papers recount his Baslogne Belgium arrival for a 600 kilometer race where he finished third, then prepared the machine for Paris within a day.
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France
Perts
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Baslogne
Belgium
Paris
Emigration to United States Rises from England
London reports rising emigration to the United States with 19 922 people leaving England in June and 128 612 for the seven months ended July 31. Emigration to British North America reaches 41 242 in seven months, up from 26 557, while Africa sees large emigrants.
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United States
London
Board of Trade
England
Africa
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