Assault on Sentries Spurs Eighth Regiment Brace
In Shinnandoah Pennsylvania Aug 4 a mob attacked camp with stones forcing Brig Gen Gobin to impose stern measures. One Lithuanian suspect William Steponits is arrested others pursued as the number of assailants may exceed a dozen.
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Shinnandoah
Gobin
William Steponits
Eighth Regiment
Theodore F. Hoffman
Payne
Company I
Mahaong City
Steponitz
Hoffman
Battle Rages Near Agua Dulce in Panama Rebellion
A dispatch to the Colombian legation from General Salazar says fighting continues at Agua Dulce where government forces about 7,000 clash with revolutionaries estimated at 4,000. Officials await further word on the engagement and its progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Salazar
Department of Panama
Agua Dulce
Scandal Among Explorers in Arctic Voyage
A dispatch from Tromsoe reports Captain Johannes Sen of the steamship America has asked for examination before a marine court over incidents aboard the America during the Baldwin Zeigler arctic expedition. Evelyn B. Baldwin accompanies the ship at Honningsvag. August 1. Augsburg?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana
Norway
Morgen Bladet
Tromsoe
Johannessen
America
Honningsvag
Baldwin
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Baldwin-Zeigiler
Freak Electrical Storm Forms Cross In Ground At Troy
In Troy Illinois a severe storm created a cross shaped ground feature with a 40 foot long arm and a 20 foot long arm near a school. A two foot diameter hole and a 150 foot line weighted with lead were observed, prompting theories of a lightning entry though no bolt was seen. Elias Burke, local carriage maker, reported the sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Tll
Whith
Elias Burke
Lotteam
General Jacob Smith Arrives in San Francisco from Manila
General Jacob Smith landed today on the transport Thomas in San Francisco. He declined to speak to reporters or be interviewed, stating he did not wish to invite further criticism. Major Davos delivered his retirement order aboard ship, and Smith avoided visitors after he went to the Occidental hotel.
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San Francisco
Jacob Smith
Manila
Thomas
Smith
M. H. Shields
Davos
Transport Service
Setting a Good Example by Straightening Rail Lines
The Brooklyn Eagle praises Union Pacific engineering work to straighten curves and simplify grades. It argues straight tracks reduce train sickness and engine wear, improving safety and reliability. It urges other railroads to follow the example to extend and improve nationwide mileage.
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Union Pacific
Brooklyn Eagle
Plans for New Gunboats Follows Marietta Type
Washington August 2 The board of construction of the navy department met and adopted general plans for two new gunboats. They will follow the Marietta type with 1050 ton displacement, slightly slower speed about twelve and a half knots, using identical batteries to the Marietta and Wheeling with six four inch guns, four six pounders and two one pounders.
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Washington
Board of Construction of
Navy Department
Marietta
Wheeling
Court Martial for Penrose Charged with False Balances
An order from the navy department announces the court martial of Passed Assistant Paymaster Charles W. Penrose of the Michigan for false returns embezzlement and negligence. The shortage is about $300. The trial opens August 7 in Erie Pennsylvania with Commander Perry Garst presiding.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Charles W. Penrose
Michigan
Erie
Perry Garst
Miners Ordered Released by Federal Judge
Judge Nathan Goff saved a writ of habeas corpus for Thomas Haggarty and other strike leaders sentenced to jail at Parkersburg for alleged violations. He ordered the marshal to bring Haggarty and the prisoners to Clarksburg for appearance next Tuesday at 10 o clock.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Nathan Goff
United States Circuit Court
Thomas Haggarty
Parkersburg
Jackson
Goff
Thomas Haggerty
Forty Four Sugar Vessels on the Move to Coast Refineries
In Philadelphia amid a sugar trade surge forty four steamships are now headed to the Delaware breakwater or loading in Java and will deliver no less than 250000 tons of raw product to Atlantic coast refineries. Each vessel averages about 5500 tons.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Java
Pleza
Atlantic
Rebels and Government Clash Near Agua Dulce, Heavy Losses Reported
Revolutionary forces under General Herrera clash with government troops near Agua Dulce. By July 30 rebels reportedly exceed 200 dead with 8 government dead and 11 wounded. Armistice granted to bury dead, fighting resumes as supplies are sent and officials express hope for a decisive battle.
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Panama
Columbia
Herrera
Agua Dulce
Associated Presse
Moreno
Salazar
Menarles Bert
Berti
Desirable Burial Arrangements for Omaha Woman
Mrs. Julia C. Howell, a Chicago-born widow and daughter of artist J. S. Howell, killed herself with laudanum after moving to Omaha two weeks ago. She wore costly mourning gowns and left instructions for burial in Prospect Hill cemetery, Omaha, with a note citing illness. Coroner ordered the body sent east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Julia C. Howell
Chicago
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Omaha
Miss Hay Weds in September at Fells Newbury NH
The marriage of Miss Alice Hay to James Wadsworth Jr will be on September 30 at the Fells Newbury New Hampshire the secretary of state home. Only intimate relatives and friends present. After a short wedding journey the couple will go to Geneseo NY for autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Alice Hay
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
the Fells
Newbury
N. H
Circulation Figures From Comptroller of the Currency
The July 31 2002 circulation statement shows national bank notes at 358.95 million, up 2.31 million for the month and 2.83 million for the year. Bonds-backed circulation totals 316.61 million, up 2.38 million for the month but down 10.42 million for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Comptroller of the Currency
National Bank
United States
Baldwin Returns From Arctic Ex expedition
HONNINGSVAAG Norway Aug 2 Evelyn B Baldwin arctic explorer arrived today reporting all his men in good health and stating we have been baffled but not beaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Honningsvaag
Norway
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Bryan and Ruth Bryan Travel to Burlington New Jersey
William J. Bryan and his daughter Ruth arrived from New Haven and left for Burlington New Jersey after a stop in New York.
Launch Cruiser Des Moines Set for September 20
The cruiser Des Moines will be launched at the Fore River yard in Quincy Massachusetts on September 20 with Miss Helen West of Des Moines as sponsor.
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Des Moines
Washington
Fore River Yard
Quincy
Mass
Helen West
TRAIN FOR THE ROAD MAKERS
Great Northern places a railroad train at the disposal of the U S Department of Agriculture for demonstrations in road building. The train travels from Chicago August 16 to Minneapolis in September for demonstrations at the state fair grounds and continues west to the Pacific coast stopping in major cities for practical lessons in road construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geat Northern
Road Commission
Pacific Coast
Nebraska Boy Surrenders After Training Ship Escape
F F Nelson one of thirty boys who ran away from the training ship near San Francisco May 7 surrendered at Richmond Indiana. He enlisted in January as an ordinary landsman and was assigned to Pensacola. After missing the boat, he wandered east, left the Ogden Utah group, feared his Nebraskan reward, and finally gave himself up. He will be held awaiting Washington advices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Neb
War Department
Washington
Engineer Dies in Elm Grove Train Collision
An August 1 collision in Elm Grove Wisconsin between a Waukesha bound passenger Scoot and a westbound freight killed passenger engineer Dennis Connell instantly. Fireman Thomas Chamberlain suffered serious injuries and several passengers were bruised. Connell died at his post attempting to save his train.
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Elm Grove
Wis
Waukesha
Dennis Connell
Thomas Chamberlain
Connell
Cholera Epidemic Spreads Rapidly Across Manchuria
Official dispatches from St. Petersburg report a fast spreading cholera outbreak across Manchuria with hundreds dying daily. In Inka 834 cases and 650 deaths occurred over six weeks, Harbin 1,463 cases and 939 deaths since the outbreak began, and Mukden 49 deaths from 76 cases in eight days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Manchuria
Inka
Harbin
Mukden
Port Arthur
Kirtin
Jealous husband shoots wife then shoots himself in Kansas City
Fred Falkenburg a teamster shot his wife as she slept at their West Argentine suburb home and then shot himself. He cannot recover and jealousy is suspected as the motive.
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Kansas City
Fred Falkenburg
West Argentine
Hon John D Lyman Dead In Exeter At 79
Exeter New Hampshire August 1 Hon John D Lyman noted national writer on agricultural subjects died here today aged 79 years He was widely known for his contributions to farm literature and public advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Lyman
Exeter
N. H
Record crop prospects from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
The August crop report notes Iowa Nebraska and northern Kansas show rank corn and late green growth but likely the west’s largest corn crop ever. Wheat is very heavy with an average of at least thirty bushels per acre. Oats are good.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Earthquake terror reshapes Santa Barbara valley overnight
Residents fled as a night of tremors fractured hills and created new fissures in Los Alamos valley, Santa Barbara County. A severe 11:30 AM shock toppled hills, split land, and altered the landscape while hundreds evacuated to safety amid a string of quakes since Sunday.
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Ban Luis Crispo
Cal
Aug
Los Alamos
Santa Barbara County
Pacific Coast
Western Union Ol Company
Carriga Ranch
New York Delegation Seen for Roosevelt at Convention
Senator Thomas C. Platt disclosed a solid New York delegation to the upcoming Republican national convention after a Sagamore Hill conference with President Roosevelt. Platt and Col. George W. Dunn, NY Republican committee chairman, traveled aboard the government yacht Sylph to Oyster Bay for a two hour talks.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
New York State
Thomas C. Platt
New York
Sagamore Hill
Platt
George W. Dunn
Binghampton
Republican Committee of
Dunn
Sylph
Craven Lynched After Murder Accusation Near Herndon
Charley Craven the Black man charged with killing William H Wilson near Herndon Virginia was captured this morning and taken to Leesburg Virginia where he was Lynched this afternoon by a mob witnesses report the event as a swift extrajudicial punishment under a tense county climate in August.
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Washington
Charley Craven
William H. Wilson
Herndon
Leesburg
Kipling buys new country place near Tunbridge Wells
London August 1 Rudyard Kipling, irritated by Brighton excursionists at Rottingdean, has purchased a new country residence near Tunbridge Wells.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Brighton
Rottingdean
Tunbridge Wella
Earl Beauchamp Joins Liberal League
Earl Beauchamp joins the Liberal league signaling a defection from the Conservative ranks. The move comes amid high interest following a Liberal victory in the North Leeds by election and his prior tenure as governor of Newark succeeding Viscount Hampden, a post he left in 1900.
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Earl
Liberal League
London
Earl Beauchamp
Leeds
Viscount Hampden
Newark
Ohio River irrigation plans discussed by state engineers
State Engineer Dobson and Assistant Forbes return from Platte valley inspection in Wyoming and Nebraska to plan irrigation work. They favor Wyoming reservoirs for elevation reasons and note Mead of the USDA will visit Lincoln on August 7 to discuss interstate rights and further irrigation investigations.
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Dobson
Lincoln
Forbes
Platte Valley
Wyoming
Nebraska
Guernsey
State Line
Mead
United States Department of Agriculture
Irrigation Board
State auditor flags insurer in Hastings address
Deputy Insurance Auditor Babcock informs George H. Work of Hastings that the International Agency Company, based in the Rialto building in Chicago, is not authorized to conduct insurance business in the state and cannot access court resources for losses.
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Lincoln
Babcock
Hastings
International Agency Company
Rialto
Chicago
Elevator Fire Explodes in Bloomfield
Bloomfield Nebraska August 4 The Farmers Grain and Live Stock association elevator burned with its contents The fire is believed incendiary and residents feel strong anger toward the arsonist Two corn bins were destroyed one held lumber the other corn Insurance on the elevator was 1500 dollars
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Bloomfield
Neb
Omaha Aeronaut Burned As Balloon Catches Fire
Prof. Samuel Murphy an Omaha aeronaut was badly burned in Scotia Nebraska when his balloon caught fire just before ascent. He rescued an assistant who was slightly burned as the balloon was consumed. More than a thousand spectators watched the accident.
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Omaha
Farmer Injured as Mules Run Away near York County
Thomas Reardon, a pioneer farmer from York County, was cutting alfalfa when his team of mules ran away. He escaped serious harm, was carried to town for medical care, and is reported to be improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcool Junction
Neb
Thomas Reardon
York County
Disappearance of Holt County Resident James Stewart
Stuart Nebraska August 4 James E Stewart a twenty year Holt county resident vanished a few days ago and remains missing He recently suffered financial reverses that may have affected his mind The horse he rode when leaving was found Officials think he may have suicided or wandered away
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Stuart
Neb
James E. Stewart
Holt County
Beatrice Canning Plant Sold to Dempster Mill
Beatrice Nevada August 4 The Dempster Mill Manufacturing company has purchased the Lang Canning company's property adjoining the Dempster plant on South Sixth street for 4500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Canning
Beatrice, Nev
Dempster Mill Manufacturing Company
Lang Canning Company
Dempster Plant
South Sixth Street
Beatrice Holdups Fined in Nebraska Incident
Beatrice Nebraska August 4 Elmer Calin and Charles Pennington were fined $100 each for attempting to hold up Mrs John Marlow a prominent resident of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Holdups
Beatrice
Neb
Elmer Calin
Charles Pennington
John Marlow
Lawsuit Seeks 5000 In Damages Over Husbands Death
Susan R. Greathouse files in Furnas County District Court claiming 5000 damages from Furnas County after her husband drowned July 1 in a canyon south of Oxford. She alleges bridge repair negligence led to his death. defense contends Greathouse was intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver City
Neb
Susan R. Greathouse
Furnas County
Oxford
Greathouse
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Rudyard
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