No Trouble Expected in Fair Estate Settlement Out of Court
In San Francisco Mrs. Hanna Nelson. aged 70 from New Jersey. arrives with A G Nelson of Plainfield and Fred Fowler to discuss the Charles Fair estate. Meetings with Charles S Neal and Charles J Smith in Reno suggest a settlement without contest, with letters of administration likely and possession of certain properties and funds to be arranged.
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San Francisco
Hanna Nelson
Charles Fair
Newmarket
N. J
A. G. Nelson
Plainfield
Fred Fowler
Charles 8. Neal
Fair
Reno
Joseph Harvey
Hermann Oelrichs
Edict Calls Punishment for Missionary Killings in Chen Chou
Pekin announces punishment for the murderers of English missionary Lewis and Australian Bruce in Chen Chou Ho Nan province. Government regrets the deaths and plans reparation. Mob violence followed a belief missionaries caused a cholera outbreak by poisoning the town’s water.
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Pekin
Lewis
Bruce
Chen Chou
Ho Nan
Hanna Breaks With Efforts on Coal Strike
United States Senator Hanna arrived in Buffalo from Niagara Falls and announced he will no longer seek to end the coal strike. He urged arbitration only if miners join, saying there is no chance while miners alone push the dispute and they can fight.
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Buffalo
United States
Manna
Dufffalo
Niagara Talis
Hanna
Oklahoma Gets Chickasha
Advices from Washington state the Interior department approved the Johnson and Kidder survey of the 98th meridian placing Chickasha four miles east of the Oklahoma Chickasaw boundary. Chickasha becomes a key commercial and railroad point in the southwest.
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Oklahoma
Chickasha
Outhrib
Okl
Washington
Interior Department
Johnson and Kidder
Chickasaw Nation
Indian Territory
Taft Defends Appointments of Former Insurgents in Philippines
Governor Taft testified in the Freedom sedition case that many former insurgent leaders were appointed to civil positions for their influence and perceived honesty. He acknowledged some had murder convictions by American standards but argued they believed their wartime conduct legitimate and proved loyal in civil service.
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Manila
Freedom
Taft
Cholera Death Toll Rises as Ladrones Fight
Official Manila cholera totals show 25 664 cases and 18 040 deaths to date with undercounted figures. In Ilocos Norte province last Saturday 414 cases and 317 deaths were reported. Native constabulary engaged a sixty ladrone band near Magdalena Sorsogon. one constable killed, two wounded, three captured, seventy patrols in pursuit.
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Manila
Luzon
Ilocos Norte
Magdalena
Sorsogon
Ensign Frederick R Holman Dies In Sea Jump
Navy dispatch reports Ensign Frederick R Holman died August 12 after jumping overboard from the Celtic, en route from Manila to Sydney. A Colorado native appointed in 1893 from Iowa, his death was attributed to ill health. his New York City father has been notified.
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Washington
Frederick R. Holman
Navy
Celtic
Manila
Sydney
Australia
Navy Department
Speyers
Army
Philippines
Holman
Colorado
Iowa
New York City
Taps Sounded for Sigel at Quiet City Funeral
New York dated August 25 reports General Franz Sigel was laid to rest with simple funeral rites. The flag covered coffin bore the veteran in his worn uniform as surviving comrades, scarred veterans, and others followed to Woodlawn cemetery after brief eulogies.
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Sigel
New York
Franz Sigel
Jay
Woodlawn
Laborers Scarce in Mexico
T. B. Fitzsimmons, a contractor, returned to Monterey after seeking laborers for a railway project but failed to secure any workers. He learned Tampico contractors had exhausted local labor and sent a boat to Jamaica to bring 1 000 additional laborers.
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Mexico
Monterey
T. B. Fitzsimmons
Republic
Tampico
Jamaica
British steamer Bernard Hall brings 600 troops to Colon
The Bernard Hall, a British steamer chartered by the Colombian government, arrived at Colon from Savanilla with 600 government soldiers aboard.
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Colon
Columbia
Bernard Hall
Liverpool
Savanilla
Russia Shaken By Last Week's Earthquakes Near St Petersburg
St Petersburg correspondent reports violent earthquakes felt last Friday at Andishan and Pavlovsk near St Petersburg, signaling significant seismic activity in the region.
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Russia
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mall
Andishan
Pavlovsk
Archduchess Margare Sophie Dies After Operation
BERLIN Aug 25 Archduchess Margare Sophie wife of Albert duke of Würtemberg died at Gunden Austria from complications of an appendicitis operation.
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Berlin
Margare
Sophie of Austria
Albert
Duke of Wurtemburg
Gunden
Austria
Taft welcomed in Manila as negotiations progress
Civil Governor Taft arrives by gunboat General Alava to Manila amid a holiday welcome and demonstrations. He outlines Rome talks on church questions and urges Filipinos to till their soil while backing peaceful settlement. General Chaffee reports uncertainty with Mindanao Moros and orders mediation with the sultan of Bacolod.
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Manila
Taft
Alvala
Straits Settlement
Pasig
Rome
Congress
Philippine Islands
Atreeta
Chaffee
Mindanao
Chaffe
John J. Pershing
Fifteenth Infantry
Lake Lanao
Bacolod
Perahing
Army and Navy to Clash in Joint War Maneuvers
Washington officials confirm plans for joint army and Navy maneuvers starting August 29. Major Mac Arthur and Rear Admiral Higginson will issue instructions to opposing forces, with competition rules set by the war board and disclosed when maneuvers begin.
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Washington
D. C
MacArthur
Higginson
Newport
New England
War Board
Couple Arrested in Mineral Claim Killings in Wildman Range
William Smiley once a St. Joseph deputy sheriff and his wife, with Charles Dixon, are jailed in the Wichita mountains. They face murder charges for the August 14 killing of Edward Winn and shooting of Alexander Winn during a dispute over a mineral claim near Wildman, C T.
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Outhrie
C. T
Willam Smiley
Sherif
St. Joseph
Wichita Mountains
Lawton
Charles Dixon
Edward Winn
Alexander Winn
Wildman
Lipton In Auto Accident Near London
Sir Thomas Lipton was driving a twelve horsepower automobile from his country house when it skidded on Woodgren street car rails and smashed into the road railing. The car was wrecked and the railing damaged, but Lipton escaped with a shock and some bruises.
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Thomas Lipton
London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Woodgren
Sir Thomas
Will of Mrs. Charles Fair Leaves Wealth to Family and Husband
The will places an estate valued at about 300000 including cash real property railroads and government bonds. Legacies of 2500 to her mother and 10 000 to several brothers and sisters of New Jersey plus 10 000 to the children of a deceased sister. The remainder goes to her husband.
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San Francisco
Charles Fair
Knight and Hoggetty
Hannah A. Nelson
Newmarket
N. J
Elizabeth Bunnell
Union County
New Jersey
Fair
Joshua Leonard
Caldwell
Sarah Leffler
Orange County
Schwab Sails for Europe on Short Vacation
President Schwab of United States Steel sailed for Europe aboard the La Lorraine. He appeared healthy though leaned on a cane and said his hurried trip was for a vacation, not illness, and that he has not resigned. He planned no business abroad and would decide his destinations after arrival.
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New York
Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Europe
Retired Army Officer Shot by Former Tenant
Major George A. Ames a retired army officer was wounded at his home outside the city by J. Doland Johnson a former tenant who had threatened to shoot him. Ames seated on his porch when Johnson fired twice the first bullet hit his right breast the second misfired.
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George A. Ames
Washington
Thin City
J. Doland Johnson
Ames
Johnson
Chicago Faces Immediate Hard Coal Famine
Chicago today confronts a coal shortage with less than 60 000 tons in the city and only about 25 000 tons available for sale after contracts. Dealers have raised prices from about 7 25 to 8 50 a ton with some asking higher, signaling a supply crisis in the public market.
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Chicago
End near for Union Pacific strike, Cheyenne reports say
Rumors circulate that the Union Pacific strike may settle within two weeks. Local strikers and supporters expect President Burt to invite conference with strike leaders soon, based on a state official receiving a letter hinting at talks after Burt finalizes plans.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Burt
Young Corbett Leaves for Cincinnati Ahead of McGovern Fight
Young Corbett sails for Cincinnati to prepare for the September 22 bout with Terry McGovern at the Southern Athletic Club in Louisville. The bout is set for Louisville, with Corbett traveling to sharpen condition ahead of the match.
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New York
Young Cordett
Terry McGovern
Southern Athletic Club
Louisville
Cincinnati
Marshal of the Parade for Grand Army encampment named
General SH Torrance selects Colonel A Noel Blakeman, chief of staff, as chief marshal of the veterans parade on October 8, per precedent. The parade opens the national encampment with Blakeman commanding the march of veterans.
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Washington
SH Torrance
Grand Army of the Republic
A. Noel Blakeman
Torrance
Corn Pit Turmoil Pushes September Futures Higher
In Chicago on August 22 traders faced a volatile session as shorts chased cover while Gates et al. push prices. September corn rose from 63 to 67 cents, then closed 67 cents up 4.5. Wheat and oats advanced, with September pork and related futures showing gains on firmer feed values.
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Chicago
John W. Gates
Gates
Beara
Water Doctor Ryan Acquitted in Water Cure Case
Washington Aug 22 The general court martial of Captain James A Ryan Fifteenth Cavalry has acquitted him of administering the water cure to natives in the Philippines He admitted applying the method but claimed necessity The trial stemmed from clashes with civil authorities and a sharp report about a civil government judge The verdict favored Ryan and will be sent to the president through Judge Advocate General Davis
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Washington
James A. Ryan
Fifteenth Cavalry
Philippines
War Department
Davis
Ryan
Carpenter Dies After Fall From Roof at Local Warehouse
Thomas Boggs, a carpenter for Groneweg and Schoentgen, fell from the roof to the third floor of a warehouse under construction in Council Bluffs Iowa on August 23. He died from his injuries.
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Council Bluffs
Thomas Boggs
Groneweg & Schoentgen Compenuy
Reminder hastens Porte pledge on American demands
In Constantinople on August 32 United States minister John G A Leischman secured a pledge from the Porte to settle pending questions. One earlier demand, the return of 48 insurance policy packages seized by authorities, was complied with yesterday.
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Porte
Constantinople
United States
John G. A. Leischman
School land lease contracts facing full possession push
Lincoln August reports anxious lease holders seek to convert pre 1879 and 1897 contracts to ownership. Under old rules, pre 1879 lessees could buy by paying appraised value, a repealed law complicates current ownership hopes and costs. Estimates place leased land between 1879 and 1897 at about 1 000 000 acres.
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Lincoln
Neb
Wolfe
Follmer
University of Nebraska Opens Thirty Second Session
Lincoln Neb Aug 25 Students will gather for the thirty second annual University of Nebraska session with higher attendance anticipated The School of Music opens September 8 followed by medicine lectures in Omaha on September 10 Examinations and registration run September 16 to 19 Chancellor Andrews will give the opening address September 20 and regular classes begin September 22
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
University School of Music
Omaha
Andrews
Brown County Woman Wins Seed Prize
LONG PINE Nebraska August 26 last spring an eastern seed company offered a prize of fifty dollars for the best onions grown from their seed Mrs George Hulshizer who lives north of town sent a sample of her onions and has been notified that she is the winner of the prize This speaks well for Brown county in competition with the rest of the country.
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Brown County
Long Pine
Neb
Eastern
George Hulshizer
Bassett Building Boom Transforms Nebraska Town
Bassett Nebraska sees a business boom with new elegant residences and business blocks under construction. A new bank plans to open soon and a fraternal building valued at seven to eight thousand dollars is slated for erection in Rock County's seat.
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Bassett
Neb
Rock County
Lightning Destroys Barn in Nebraska Storm
OSCEOLA Neb Aug 25 Storm strikes barn of Jacob Deeds six miles southwest of Osceola burning the structure and its grain hay and two head of horses were lost in the blaze
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Osceola
Neb
Jacob Deeds
Run Over by the Cave Kills Man in Nebraska
Plattsmouth Nebraska August 25 Stephen A Davis was accidentally run down by a freight car at Cedar Creek and instantly killed He was sixty five years old and had resided in Cass county since 1866.
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Plattsmouth
Neb
Stephen A. Davis
Cedar Creek
Casa County
Boy Drowned Near Wahoo
Roy Coleman twenty three son of ex County Treasurer J L Coleman drowned while swimming with other young men none of whom were good swimmers at Wahoo Nebraska on August twenty sixth one drowning reported in local brief with minimal details of incident
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Wahoo
Wahoo, Neb
Roy
J. L. Coleman
Restore the Old Style Recess in Fremont Schools
Fremont Nebraska board of education adopts rule restoring the old fifteen minute recess interval in the morning and afternoon, aligning with previous school day breaks. The move aims to improve student activity and attention during classes.
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Fremont
Neb
Board of Education
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