Sinking of Firminist gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot by German Panther
Reports from Cap Haitien and Port au Prince detail the sinking of the Firminist gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot at the harbor entrance of Gon aives after German Panther demanded surrender. Crete-a-Pierrot was set afire by its crew and disappeared under flames as Panther fired thirty rounds. The incident prompted local concern but no international consequences.
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Cape Haytien
Hayti
Cretea-Pierrot
Gonaives
Panther
Port AU Prince
Gonalves
Crete-a-Pierrot
Admiral Killick
Creté-a- Pierrot
Creté-a-Pierrot
St. Marc
Manchester
Mass
Moros Refuse Talks as Philippine Crisis Looms
Captain J J Pereshing commanding at Camp Vicars Min danao reports to General Chaffee that several Moro chiefs have rejected friendly overtures and no understanding is reached. Renewed Moro attacks are expected to trigger American retaliation after twelve assaults since May for four Americans killed and twelve wounded including one officer.
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Manila
J. J. Pereshing
Camp Vicars
Mindanao
Chaffee
Couple blame trusts before murder suicide in Des Moines
James B. Taylor and his wife Anne Taylor blamed greedy corporations for unemployment. They shot themselves in a boarding house room at 202 West Eighth Street after moving from Ottumwa two weeks earlier. James was dead at noon and Anne was dying.
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Des Moines
Sept
James B. Taylor
Anne Taylor
West Eighth Street
Ottumwa
Former Senator Roach Dies in New York
William Nathaniel Roach former United States senator from North Dakota 1893 to 1899 died in New York after a long illness from cancer.
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New York
William Nathaniel Roach
United States
North Dakota
Guidi to Be Consecrated by Cardinal Rampolla
Rome reports Guidi, recently named apostolic delegate in the Philippines, will be consecrated September 29 with Cardinal Rampolla officiating for the ceremony and assignment in Manila.
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Guidi
Rome
Philippines
Cardinal Rampolla
President Roosevelt Westward Rail Trip Itinerary Revealed
The official plan lists Roosevelt’s western journey with stops in Chicago Milwaukee Lacrosse St Paul Yankton Sioux City Arion Denison Omaha and Kearney with arrivals departures and transfers to multiple railways ending in an Omaha review of the electrical parade. The schedule spans September 23 to 27 detailing exact times for each city visit.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee
Lacrosse
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Sioux City
Arion
Illinois Central
Denison
Omaha
Union Pacific
Kearney
Navy strengthens policy amid Haitian revolution dispatch
Commander McCrea of Machias reports from Cape Haytien on August 16 detailing steps to protect world commerce during the Haitian insurgency. His actions cover nearly all European trade and his stance toward Admiral Killick signals a tougher approach to South and Central American revolutions impacting global commerce.
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Washington
Navy Department
McCrea
Machias
Cape Haytien
Heytien
Navy
Killick
Body of Chicago killer identified near Riceville
The exhumed body buried near Riceville, Indiana, is positively identified as the Chicago double murderer Bartholin. Identification was made by William Mitchell and Detective Andrew Rohan, aided by Dr. A. J. Coey who removed the jaw bearing gold crowns. The body was found six miles from Riceville near a flax field by J. G. Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
Wiliam Bartholin
Chicago
William Mitchell
Bartholin
Andrew Rohan
A. J. Coey
Rohan
J. G. Pratt
After Fifty-One Years Reunion of Irish-Sisters in Springfield
Mrs. John Doley and Mrs. John Carney, sisters, met in Springfield after fifty-one years of fruitless searching. They had separated in New York harbor after landing from Ireland.
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Springfield
John Doley
John Carney
Doley
New York Harbor
Ireland
Lynch In Hempstead Ends Juryless Trial
Jesse Walker, a colored man, was lynched by a crowd of several hundred in Hempstead Texas after an alleged assault on a white woman. Local authorities reported the mob acted without legal process and the incident sparked protests from civil rights observers.
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Jesse Walker
Hempstead
Tex
Porcupines Threaten Trees in Crow Creek Reserve
Cheyenne report from the Silver Crown forest reserve near Crow Creek headwaters describes widespread damage to young trees. Porcupines and norma are stripping bark, not fires, leaving most saplings skinned and likely doomed to die.
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Wyo
Crow Creek
Cheyenone
Silver Crown
Doomed Island Martinique Sees Mount Pelee Eruptions Grow
Reports from Sept 6 describe Mont Pelee erupting violently since Aug 30 with Morne Lacroix fallen into the crater. The ash covered area reaches Fort de France as survivors recount flames, heat, and near misses during retreat from Morne Rouge.
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Mont Pelee
Morne Lacroix
Pelee
Morne Capote
Fort de France
Constantine Carra
Morne Rouge
Ths
Governors Meets Hazleton Panel On Coal Strike
Gov Stone plans to meet a Hazleton based committee from the people’s alliance to discuss ending the anthracite coal strike next Thursday. He welcomes any meeting with interested parties on strike matters. Senator Quay and Senator Platt say their Fifth Avenue hotel talks did not involve the coal strike and remain vague about private topics.
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Harrisburg
Stone
People's Alliance
Hazleton
New York
Quay
Pennsylvania
Senator Platt
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Quay
Senator Quay
Lord Detained in Kansas Embezzlement Case
Independence Kansas September 6 William D Lord of Minneapolis was arrested on embezzlement charges totaling 15000 dollars from S S Hall Co of Minneapolis after eighteen months of official pursuit.
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Lord Ia
Kansas
Independence
Kan
William D, Lord
Minneapolis
H. Hall & Co
Lord
Quits Army for Civil Life
The president accepted the resignation of First Lieutenant Grant T. Trent of the Eighth Infantry to permit him to accept a senior civil government post in the Philippines. Trent served with the Taft commission and previously held the office of district attorney in Manila before his regiment was sent home.
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Army
Washington
Fiest
Grant T. Trent
Eighth Infantry
Philippines
Trent
Taft Commission
Manila
Locating the Responsibility in Roosevelt Car Incident
Pittsfield Massachusetts September 6. Citizens debate who bears blame for a street car clash with President Roosevelt that narrowly avoided disaster. A fatality occurred and the governor narrowly escaped, intensifying calls on the Pittsfield Street Railway to heed the mayor’s request to halt cars during the president’s visit. A joint city government investigating committee was formed led by the mayor.
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Pittsfield
Masc
Roosevelt
United States
Commonwealth
Pittsfield Street Railway Company
Anarchy Reigns in Hayti Amid Political Strife
Dispatches from Hayti dated September 1 report growing chaos in the republic. In the chamber of deputies Pierre leads over Fouchard for the presidency while Firmin's revolutionary faction gains ground. Business is suspended in major towns as public workers quit over unpaid wages after General Sam resigned. Suspects in the Petit Goave blaze are said to have fled to Curacao en route to Jamaica.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Hayti
Chamber of Deputies
M. Pierre
M. Fouchard
M. Firmin
Revolutionary Party
Sam
Petit Goave
Curacao
Florence Strike Turns Violent At Pignone Iron Works
In Florence on September 6, metal workers at Pignone Iron Works began striking after directors rejected union recognition and dismissed dissenters. A director incited strike anger and workers sought his removal, with arson attempts aimed at his house amid the labor dispute.
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Florence
Italy
Pignone Iron Works
Leghorn
Pignon Works
Pignone Company
Atrikera
Lady Managers to Meet for St Louis World's Fair
St Louis September 5. Secretary Joseph Flory of the national committee calls a meeting of the board of lady managers of the world’s fair to be held in St Louis on September 29 to organize.
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St. Louis
General Chicoye Captured After Petite Goave Fire
General Chicoye, Firminist commander blamed for burning Petit Goave before evacuation August 8, was arrested at Bainet near Jacmel after a clash with government troops and volunteers. He escaped on a schooner prior to capture.
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Chicoye
Port AU Prince
Hayti
Petit Goave
Bainet
Jacmel
Fifteenth Infantry to Be Stationed at Monterey
The Fifteenth infantry regiment now en route from Manila on the transport Meade will disembark at Monterey to establish a post and be stationed there. The Meade is twenty seven days from Manila via Nagasaki and due about September 17. The naval hospital transport Solace is thirty four days from Manila direct.
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Monterey
San Francisco
Fifteenth Infantry
Manila
Meade
Nagasaki
Naval Hospital
Solace
Chicago Cuts Them Off From Police Pension List
Luke P Coleralin former Chicago chief of detectives and thirty annuitants were dropped from the disability pension list after medical board reviews. Forty seven disability men faced exams. thirty one were disqualified, saving $15015 annually for the fund.
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Chicago
Luke P. Col‘eraln
Medical Board
Funda
Volcanic Eruption Threat Looms Over Martinique
Reports from Castries and Paris detail a violent Martinique eruption with about 2000 feared dead. Evacuation efforts rise as heavy dust, dark skies, and constant detonations signal ongoing danger and potential tidal waves near Fort de France and Point a Pitre.
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Castries
Lucia
Royal Mail
Varo
Martinique
Bayan
Hunter
Trinidad
St. Vincent
Paris
Ministry For the Colonion
Guadeloupe
M. Martin
Mourne Capote
Mourne Parnasee
St. James House
Basse
Lemaire
Mont Pelee
New York Herald
Point-a-Pitrie
Special Session Proposed For Compulsory Arbitration Plan
Hazleton Pa Sept 5 a citizens alliance committee urged a special legislative session to enact compulsory arbitration and empower the state over foreign corporations within its borders. The plan also seeks an eight hour workday limit for workers under 21 and stronger state control over corporate charters and carrier interests in production sectors.
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Hazleton
Citizens’ Alliance
Shy at Beef Trust Hearing
In St Joseph the beef trust inquiry opened but no session occurred as Judge Kinley failed to arrive from Kansas City. Assistant AG Lee offered no reason for delay and the case was postponed with no continuation date set. Attending attorneys expect this to be the end of the investigation for now.
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ST. Joseph
Crow
Kinley
Kansans City
Lee
Jefferson City
Largest Tree In the World Disputed Claim
San Francisco report notes a Fresno area find claimed as the biggest tree. John Muir measured the tree after a flood melt and found base circumference 109 feet and four feet up 97 feet, challenging earlier 150 foot figure and drawing debate on size.
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San Francisco
Rept
Fresno
Sierras
John Muir
Chamberlain Bank Failure Shocks Tecumseh Community
In Trcumbeh Nebraska cashier Charles M Chamberlain, sole manager of the Chamberlain bank, is accused of reckless investment and embezzlement. The bank is gutted financially, with estimates showing a payout unlikely to exceed sixty percent of deposits, while notes and securities in the pile include overdue and worthless items. Public confidence collapsed as Chamberlain disappeared.
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Chamberlain
Charles M. Chamberlain
Chamberlain Banking House
Tecummeh
Plattsmouth Promoter Talks Canal and Electric Rail Plan
J Riley promoter of Platte river canal project visits Plattsmouth. Hydraulic engineers to inspect in Omaha. Electric railway to be built regardless of canal. Lincoln survey planned with a second line toward Nebraska City aiming for Weeping Water. Morton interests at Nebraska City want line ownership. Plattsmouth branch to be built with local right of way granted. Encouragement reportedly widespread.
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Plattsmouth
Sept
J. Riley
Platte River Canal
Omaha
Lincoln
Nebraska City
Mortons
Train Backs Into a Depot at Superior Neb
A Santa Fe freight train plowed through ten feet of platform and into the Santa Fe Northwestern freight house in Superior Nebraska. The impact knocked the frame building off its piles about four feet, causing a major wreck to the structure.
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Superior
Neb
Sept
Santa Fe
Santa Fe-Northwestern
Abundant Crops Reported in Brown County Nebraska
Brown County shows the largest small grain crop ever grown in Ainsworth with excellent corn prospects. The Niobrara canyon and Pine, Plum and Bone creeks yield thousands of bushels of wild plums and grapes, and all vegetables are described as wonderful.
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Brown County
Ainsworth
Neb
Niobrar
Edgar Man Badly Scalded at Canning Factory
Oscar Byers, an Edgar canning factory employee, was severely scalded when he tripped with a pail of boiling water. The spill struck his right shoulder head neck face right arm hand and scalded his right leg below the knee.
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Edgar
Oscar Byers
Edgar Canning Factory
Refunding Bonds Defeated in Wymore Vote
Wymore Nebraska voters rejected the refunding bond proposition by nine votes, ending the financial plan.
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Wymore, Neb
Sept
Crushed in a Horse Power in Ulysses Nebraska
Ulysses Nebraska September reports a 70 year old resident, N Ma lone, was crushed while driving a horse power when his foot became caught in the cogs. He died from the injuries.
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Ulysses
Neb
N. Malone
August 1902 Rainfall Report for Gage Beatrice Neb
The Beatrice Nebraska area reports August 1902 rainfall at 4.07 inches. This compares to 3.00 inches in August 1901. Weather observations cite measurable precipitation and neighborhood totals for the month.
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Gage
Beatrice
Neb
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