United States Ships Set For Beyrut Amid Turkish Tensions
Washington reports no new developments in the Turkish situation beyond Admiral Cotton leading the cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco toward Beyrut. Secretary Hay has not heard from Minister Leishman and the European squadron proceeds, with Tehran’s unrest prompting swift American naval protection of interests as Chekib Bey and Constantinople monitor potential threats after an attempted attack on the vice consul Nagelsson.
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Washington
Cotton
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Beyroot
United States
Lelihman
Hay
Turkey
Associated Press
Chekib Bey
Sayville
L. L
Chelkib Bey
Constantinople
Navy Department
Selahman
Nagelsson
Reverse for Rebels in Smilovo Battle
Bulgarian insurgents suffered a sharp defeat near Smilovo as Turkish forces under Servet Pasha stormed a Bulgarian position. About 1,000 insurgents were killed, while Turkish losses remained light. Dispatches also report uprisings near Salonica and ongoing insurgent activity at Monastir and Adrianople.
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Salonica
Smilovo
Servet Pasha
Sofia
Bulgaria
Contantinople
Monastir
Adrianople
Macedonia
Vesuvius Eruption Draws Crowds Overnight in Rome
In Rome the Vesuvius eruption continues in dramatic display with no immediate danger to nearby residents. Hundreds of spectators stay up through the night to witness the fiery spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Antowan Killed by Train in New Mexico
In Cerrillos New Mexico R W Hos of Cedar Rapids Iowa was struck and killed by a train on Sunday.
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Antowan
Albuquerque
N. M
R. W. Hos
Tetter
Cedar Rapids
Cerrillos
Agitation in Servia Shows Support for Macedonians
In Belgrade a crowd of thousands gathered in the theater square on Sunday afternoon to demonstrate sympathy with the Macedonians. Speeches by notable politicians condemned Turkish rule and urged Serbians to aid the Macedonians in their fight for freedom, declaring that Serbia Bulgaria and Montenegro should occupy and rebuild the Turkish empire.
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Servia
Belgrade
Wisrule
Bulgaria
Monte-negro
Reliance Wins Historic Cup Defeat Ends Time Limit
New York report on the America’s Cup race as Reliance defeats Shamrock II by a wide margin, finishing within time but the contest halted after five and a half hours as the time limit expired. Shamrock II trails far behind throughout the race.
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Falla
Reliance
Shamrock VI
New York
Shamrock II
Friends of
Thomas
Shamrock
Windward
Regatta Committee
Turkiye Turmoil Sparks Massacre Threats in Salonica
Tur kehins in the vilayet of Salonica fear insurgent Bulgarians may ignite widespread arson and violence threatening Vodena and other towns. Turkish residents evacuate Bulgarians as tensions rise. A Bulgarian attack on Urgas with dynamite reportedly killed about 200 people.
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Salonica
Turkey
Vienna
Newe Freie Presse
Constantinople
Urgas
Injada
Favors a Nebraska Idea at Universal Peace Union
Mystic session hears Hezekiah Butterworth on Pan American Canal uniting mankind. Delaware Supreme Justice Charles B Lore condemns lynching in Wilmington case and praises Falls City method for criminal assault. Alfred H Love and Henry W Wilbur speakers outline Union aims. Wilbur F Copeland explains Straight Edge Cooperative industries.
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Mystic
Conn
Hezekiah Butterworth
Boston
Universal Peace Union
Charles B. Lore
Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Falls City
Alfred H. Love
Philadelphia
Henry W. Wilbur
New York
The
Defender
Wilbur F. Copeland
Salvadorean Congress to Convene Over Burrell Claim
San Salvador will hold extraordinary sessions to address payment of the Burrell claim after a Washington settlement through Senor Lopes. Alfred H. Burrell sued the republic over Triunfo company treatment. arbitration in Washington awarded $448000 in gold. The government's refusal to pay prompted renewed negotiations.
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San Salvador
Congresa
Burrell
Washington
Senor Lopes
United States
Alfred H. Burrell
Republic of Salvador
Triunfo Company
Court of Arbitration
Allen seen in Mexico prompts minister report
A Boston dispatch to Chief Inspector Watts from United States Minister Powell notes reports that Willard S. Allen, former treasurer of the Preachers' Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was seen in Mexico City last Sunday. Powell has no personal knowledge of Allen's presence, only the reported sighting.
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Boston
Watts
United States
Powell
Mexico
Willards. Allen
Preachers
Methodsat Episcopal Church
Allen
Diplomatic Aide Corrects Beyroot Shooting Report
United States Vice Consul William Magelesen at Beyroot Syria was reported assassinated but officials say he was shot at and not injured. Cipher translation error caused the initial report, easing tension and shaping possible peaceful adjustment with Turkey as European squadron plans remain under review.
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Washington
United States
William Magelasen
Beyroot
Syria
Magelesen
State Department
Leishman
Constantinople
Oyster Bay
Looms
Leish- Toans
Magelssen
President gratified by Magelssen escape from Beyroot attack
President Roosevelt learned the report of the assassination of Vice Consul William C. Magelssen at Beyroot was false and praised his escape from an attempted murder. He kept plans for the European squadron and American warships in Turkish waters, while Hay and the president reviewed the Turkey situation at Sagamore Hill. Hay said he would return to Washington after the talks.
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Ravendal
Beyfoot
Magelssen
Hay
Turkey
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Washington
Settlement Made For Hanna Mines Victims Widows and Orphans
Rawlins Wyoming W C Hussey claim agent of Union Pacific reports settlement with forty one estates of Hanna mines deceased miners. Each widow receives 800 each child 50 and each single man 45 in the distribution announced for June 30.
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Rawlins
Wyo
W. C. Hussey
Union Pacific
Hanna Mines
Premeditated Attack Missed Vice Consul at Beirut
Mr Fryer treasurer of the Presbyterian missions board in Beirut states the assault on Vice Consul Magelssen was evidently premeditated yet the bullet missed him and he escaped unharmed.
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New York
Conaul Magelesen
Beirut
Syria
Fryer
Board of Presbyterian Missions At
Associated Press
Magelssen
Doings of Turks Said to Aim at Bulgarian Extermination
Sofia reports Turkish measures in Macedonia reaching barbaric limits with plans to exterminate Bulgarians. Twelve Christian villages burned, prisoners murdered en route, and Turkish forces gathered near the Bulgarian frontier raise fears of a larger conflict.
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London
Sofia
The
Times
Macedonia
Anys
Monastir
Adrianople
Mustafa-Pasha
Kreylagach
Balkans
Constantinople
Bulgaria
India
Bosphorus
Ismid
Asia Minor
Belgrade
Lou Dillon Sets New World Record Mile At Readville
Readville Mass crowd watches Lou Dillon trotting a mile in two minutes a new world record. Pacemakers Peggy from Paris and Carrie Nation push the race as Millard Sanders guides the great mare with help from Doc Tanner and Scott McCoy. The field starts fast but Dillon finishes ahead after a flawless back stretch.
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Readville
Mass
Lou Dillon
Millard Sanders
Sidney Dillon
Peggy
Paris
Doc” Tanner
Carrie Nation
Scott McCox
Walker
Tanner
Sanders
McCoy
Prospects of War Discussed in Japanese Papers
Victoria residents read Japanese editorials on the Empress of China voyage with Mainichi claim that Japan arranged a $100,000,000 loan for military needs. The report is editorially believed by the papers.
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Victoria
B. C
Orient
Mainichi
Gorman's Son Nominated To State Senate Race
Baltimore report says Colonel A P Gorman Jr the son of Senator A P Gorman was nominated by Howard County Democrats for the state senate after a decisive victory over rivals. At 20 he begins a political career begun by his father thirty years ago.
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Baltimore
A. P. Gorman, Jr
United States
A. P. Gorman
Howard County
Democratic Convention
Senate
Gorman
Beirut Assassination Report Reassures Families In Wisconsin
News reached the Magelssen family that the vice consul assassinated at Beirut is alive and uninjured. The message went to the family of the vice consul’s brother, Rev. I. G. Magelessen, in Lacrosse Wisconsin and to the consul’s parents in Highland Prairie Minnesota. Arrangements are planned for a family reunion and thanksgiving services likely at the Norwegian Lutheran church in Lacrosse.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Magelssen
Beirut
Syria
I. G. Magelessen
Highland Prairie
Minn
The Century for September Highlights Horse in America
The September Century features John Cimer Speed on The Horse in America with a rare collection of famous horses and a discussion on American equine development. It includes William C. Dreher’s Berlin Bourse comparison with New York methods and portraits of the late Pope, plus related art and essays by Cardinal Gibbons, Hovey, Washington, and Usher.
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America
John Cimer Speed
United States
Berlin
William C. Dreher
New York
Pope
Andre Castalgne
H. T. Tobin
Cardinal Gibbons
Leo XIII
Pelee
Hovey
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Leila Usher
Red Cross Ball Blue Deemed Best for White Clothes
Consumers urged to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep laundry white. Advertisers claim it preserves snowy textiles and is stocked by grocers at five cents per package.
Johnston’s giant oak tree cut down in Indiana
The Johnston oak on Joseph M Johns ton’s Amora Indiana farm was purchased and felled by James Trister. The monumental tree measured six and a half feet at the base and produced four logs each twelve feet long totaling 6790 feet of lumber.
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Indiana
Johnston
Joseph M. Johnston
Amora
Ind
James Trister
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It states the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces to address the disease at its foundation. The promoters offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and reference testimonials.
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Hall
Ddr
Cheney & CO
Toledo
England Faces Alarm Over Cancer Death Rates Rise
England weighs rising cancer death rates after 1890 to 1900 figures show 68 to 83 per 100 000 and cancer share among over 35 rising from 1 in 20 to 1 in 12. A conservative student notes improved vital statistics may reflect broader reporting from new areas.
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England
Great Britain
Italian Electric Railways Lead In European Progress
The Adriatic line from Lecco to Sondrio 67 miles is electrified with trains averaging over forty miles an hour. The Mediterranean line from Milan to Puerto Ceresio covers 45 miles, with motor car and three carriages reaching fifty miles per hour.
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Marconi
Italy
United States
Adriatic Company
Lecco
Lake Como
Sondrio
Meditrranean Company
Milan
Puerto Ceresio
Lake Lugano
A New Route The Road to Wellville Health via Postum
A customer recounts quitting coffee for Postum Food Coffee and regaining health and energy. She notes relief from sick headaches, improved routine, and lasting use for herself and neighbors. The ad invites readers to look for The Road to Wellville booklet inside Postum packages.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Christmas Gift Ideas Prompted by Atypical Thoughts
A reader asks whether people have considered what to buy for Christmas gifts and reflects on planning ahead. The question implies curiosity about early shopping and gift preferences during the holiday season.
Greatly Reduced Rates Via Wabash Railroad Excursions
Wabash Railroad offers home visitors excursions to Indiana Ohio and Kentucky on select dates with long return limits and half fare to Baltimore. Detroit Little Rock and southern homeseekers runs described with one way and round trip options. The line promotes direct access to the World Fair Grounds and deluxe train equipment. Contact Omaha office 1601 Farnam Street or Genl Agt Harry F Moores for rates and folders.
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Baltimore
Return
Little Rock
Ark
Detroit
Mich
Many Pointe
Oll
Wabash
Wabash City
Farnam Atreet
Harry FE. Moores
Dept
Omaha
Neb
Ministerial drive targets Sabbath work by contractor
Lan caster county ministers led by Rev A N Stubblebine push to arrest Patrick McManus a Pennsylvania road contractor for Sunday work citing a 1794 law. Neighbors say the move is an overzealous show rather than a Sabbath violation.
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Old Lane
Ministerial Association
Lancaster County
A. N. Stubblebine
Quarryville Reformed Church
Patrick McManus
Pennsylvania Road
Stubblebine
De fiance Starch Gains Ground Among Dealers
Hundreds of dealers report the extra quantity and superior quality of De fiance Starch is taking the lead over all other brands. Many say they cannot sell any other starch.
His Family and a Ragged Urchin Dialogue
Dr. Gillespie recalls a chat with a ragged urchin who cannot name his parents. The boy says his father is dead and his mother is dead too, and he has no sister. He mentions a brother at Glasca college who was born with two heads and kept in a bottle.
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Gillespie
Church of Scotland
Yin
Glasca’ College
$1.00 Big 500-Pound Steel Range Offer Spreads
An advertisement promises a free trial and home delivery of a 500 pound steel range for $1.00. It urges readers to mail to Sanes Borsack & Co. in Chicago for a picture of the stove and related cooking and heating products, claiming the offer enables any family to obtain the best range regardless of income.
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Sanes, Borsack & Co
Chicago
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