Opening Day Brimming With Machinery at Exposition
Artania Aug 31 report notes promotional activity challenges in state press groups from Maryland to North Dakota. Foundations for engines in the machinery hall nearly complete. Seventeen steam engines, many with generators, prepared for first night operations. Electric connections and pumps installed for full function by opening night. Forces well organized, department heads in place, outlook for a brilliant opening remains bright.
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Artania
Ohidt
Lmao Onal
Maryland
North Dakota
Macau
Jane
Indiana
Kentucky
Ion
Illinois
Victim Rodenbaugh Dies in Lane Attack at Versailles
Rodenbaugh owner of Hotel Woodford Versailles dies from gunshot wounds after W N Lane's assault in Versailles Kentucky. Lane moved to Frankfort jail then to penitentiary for mob risk. Lane had also killed Rodenbaugh's son James during the rescue attempt. Three generations share a history of murder in the family line. News notes also report papal succession in Washington and Spanish troops arriving in Havana.
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W. N. Lane
Frankfort
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Kent
Portage County
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Francfort
Races Fixed by Left Fielder Trio Alleged in City
The Republic accuses Charles Murphy Fred Titus and L Cabanne of fixing a class B race in the city on August 21. Cabanne and Titus deny, Murphy allegedly carried out the plan. A California rider Terrill won the other race. Local racing board suspends Cabanne Titus Murphy pending investigation and telegrams seek swift action.
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Fidera
Murphy
Cabanne
Titus
Terrill
California
Alex Laing
National Racing Board
League
Cabanno
Titans
George D. Gideon
Philadelphia
Titan
Kansas City
East
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Minneapolis Presents Silver Service to Warship in Boston Harbor
A ceremony in Boston Harbor featured Minneapolis presenting an eight-piece solid silver service, a large picture of Minneapolis, and an upright piano to the cruiser Minneapolis. State Senator J. F. Wyman and Mayor Pratt attended, with Colonel McReeve delivering the gift amid a guard of Knights Templar and naval reception. The event included a formal introduction, a receive-and-dine reception, and a captioned portrait of Minneapolis by George H. Wadleigh.
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United States
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Colonel McReeve
Anderson Ae Kisnent
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German Americans Arrive in Berlin for Grand Welcome
The German American veterans reached Berlin at 1 o'clock and were greeted by delegations from 80 veterans associations, led by a prominent figure. The reception signaled a celebratory gathering of German American veterans in the city.
Cholera Toll Reported From Peking Month
A Shanghai dispatch reports officially that thirty thousand deaths from cholera occurred in Peking during the month of August. The message lists notable figures and places, with scattered references to editors and ministers, reflecting a chaotic transcription of names and affiliations.
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Shanghai
Peking
London News Wraps Up Homebound News and Creditors
London reports growing difficulty securing American passage home as travelers try disguise on the St Louis and are forced back to Southampton. Prince of Wales menus and cigars draw curious detail while Gladstone visits Kenworth and Hame Hall art treasures, a 70 year old crowd crush and a Peel creditors settlement conclude the item.
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Queen Hurstina Hurt in Belgium Horse Fall
Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium was thrown from a horse while jumping a ditch near Spa. She cut her head but remounted and returned to Spa. She is confined to bed but not in serious condition. The queen was born August 23, 1826.
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Dryness of Cereals At The World’s Fair Report
A government advisory notes cereal dryness at the Chicago World’s Fair compares U S flour with foreign products, finding U S cereals about eight tenths of foreign quality. It urges emphasis on nutrition, highlights oil influence on wheat quality, and cites central northern regions as poorer than southern areas.
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Eal
Retia
SIXTY LIVES LOST IN AUSTRALIAN STEAMER DISASTER
Australian dispatches report the steamer Catthernnt sank after striking rocks off Sydney at 9 80 in the morning. All hands were aboard including 16 Chinese crew, with conflicting survivor counts from 83 to 25. Investigations allege the ship was wilfully fired. second mate and a watchman charged.
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Seal Rocks
Sydney
Adelaide
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Cholera Outbreak Reported in Honolulu Deemed Local Risk
San Francisco dispatch notes cholera breaking out in Honolulu aboard the Monowai. Dr Chalmers says he does not fear spread to this port given strict regulations and vessel quarantine measures. Officials would screen arrivals and enforce health facilities to prevent passage.
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Chalmers
Vast Imports Test Sparks Naval Battle Plans
Aug 31 dispatches describe next day dates for a proposed battle plan as Pentelepee side tests armor and new battleship designs. Reports note a 7 by 16 magazine hull and cornered wine speculation amid a San Francisco agita. In New York a Le Champagne steamer bound for Havre raised $154,000 in U.S. funds.
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