Constitution Precedes Flag as Hawaiian Law Applies
Honolulu reports Circuit Judge Gear ruled U S laws extend to Hawaii on Newlands resolution signing, freeing three inmates deemed not properly convicted. Decision sparks fear of mass jail releases as immigration to Japan resumes and tensions rise across island governance.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
United States
Hawaii
George D. Gear
First Circuit Court
United States Supreme Court
Hawaiian Islands
Gear
Newlands
Dole
Supreme Court
Harness races at grand circuit meet draw 5000 in Columbus
In Columbus on August 1, over 5000 spectators witnessed harness racing on a perfect track. Multiple heats featured Dr. Book Vauban and Gracie Onward with times around 2:10 to 2:14 amid pacing and trotting divisions with purses of 2000 dollars. At Hawthorne in Chicago results include Par nassus and The Conqueror II in sprint and distance events with times from 1:08 to 1:48 amid handicaps.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dr. Book
Vauban
Gracie Onward
Nancy King A. J. D
Dot Miller
Dainty Queen
Xavia
Mike Gertrude
Jean Cuyler
Charlie Hoffer
Ethel Brown
Edith W
Hetty G
Bonnie Direct
Eyelet
Milton
Egeson
Canter
Captain Broecker
Algonetta
Vel Reto
Big Dutch
Delmar Day Falls to Horse Races at St Louis Fixture
At St Louis on August 1 the Delmar meeting featured six races. Winners included Bonnt Coosa in five furlongs, The Way in six furlongs, Toby Tosa in five and a half, Lee Bruno in the mile and a quarter, Charlies C in seven, and Lord Neville in six furlongs. Second and third place finishers were Kosuta, Badger, Nannie J, Little Henry, Lady Brockway, Mise Dora, Beana, Irving Mayor, Bue Johnston, Dan Paxton, Bard, and Kazan with times ranging from 1:04 to 2:08.
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St. Louis
Delmar
Bonntcoosa
Kosuta
Badger
The
Way
Nannie J
Little Henry
Toby Tosa
Lady Brockway
Mise Dora
Lee Bruno
Beana
Irving Mayor
Charlies C
Bue Johnston
Dan Paxton
Lord Neville
Bard
Kazan
Socialist convention adjourns elects Greenbaum headquarter move
The national socialist convention in Indianapolis adjourned after electing Leon Greenbaum of St. Louis as national secretary and designating St. Louis as the national headquarters. Delegates approved clauses barring socialists from office in capitalist parties and from joining state militias. Chicago faction faced defeat as unity was proclaimed amid protests from Debs followers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Social Convention
Leon Greenbaum
St. Louis
Socialist Party
Marseillaise
Chicago
Berger
Milwaukee
Debs
Warships Depart Under Secret Orders Off Hong Kong
Naval officers in Hongkong deny a Glory stranding report and say Eclipse Daphne and Pigmy sailed under secret orders after loading coal ammunition and provisions. Many circulating rumors lack definite details about movements of the British squadron.
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Hongkong
Here
Shanghai
Glory
China
Admiralty Says Warship Departure From Hongkong Of No Significance
London officials state the departure of three warships from Hongkong has no significance. The ships sailed in the ordinary course of duty and the battleship Glory is not ashore.
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London
Admiralty
Hongkong
Glory
Madrid Cabinet Proposes Unified Public Service Ministry
Under One Ministry Madrid August first reports the cabinet has received a committee report on reorganizing public service and proposes to merge the war and maritime departments into a single ministry.
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Madrid
Missoula Cigar & Tobacco Co. Opens in Style
Missoula witnesses the grand opening of the Missoula Cigar and Tobacco Company store this evening. A quartet of colored singers provided music and the store appeared elegant, promising a pleasant venue for friends to gather.
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Standard
Missoula
Missoula Cigar & Tobacco Company
Lady Hilda Broderick Dies After Brief Illness
London reports the wife of the secretary of state for war Lady Hilda Broderick died this morning after a brief illness. The death removes a prominent society figure and the loss is noted across political and social circles.
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London
Hilda Broderick
Phillips firm suspends trades in corn pool to reorganize
The George H. Phillips company halted open trades and transferred them to McReynolds & Co amid a full books audit. Attorney John S. Goodwin said no criminal irregularity found, only massive clerical needs. Markets briefly dipped but recovered with customers urged to file claims for audit.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
George H. Phillips Company
McReynolds & Co
Iesa
Associated Press
John 8. Goodwin
Phillins Company
May Corn Pool
Phillips
Mr. Goodwin
Shorts
Inaccurate Charts Implicate Nunivak Coast In Lane Wreck
Seattle seamen blame navigation charts for the Charles D. Lane wreck near Nunivak Island. They claim the west coast position is seven miles off on US government maps, causing vessels to run aground in fog. Captain Ames relied on charts leaving him dependent on faulty guidance.
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Seattle
Wash
Aug
Charles D. Lane
Nunivak Island
United States
Captain Ames
Purser Bailey
Hering Sea
Jealous bartender shoots woman then dies in Seattle
In Seattle Washington Aug l Dieck Foley a bartender shot a woman named Kittle Gray at a lodging house and then killed himself. The woman survived. Foley was driven to violence by jealousy after she ended their relationship and testified against him in a prior court proceeding where he faced charges for biting off several of her fingers.
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Seattle
Wash
l.Dieck Foley
Kittle Gray
Foley
Tragic End After Foley Shooting Escapes Mob
After Foley shot the woman he attempted to flee. A mob pursued him but he hid in an alley and, before the crowd reached him, pressed the revolver to his head and killed himself.
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Gers
Foley
Yellow Jack Case Sent Back for Retrial
The Montana supreme court reverses the lower court in Patrick Mullins vs Butte Hardware and sends back for a new trial the partition action on the Yellow Jack quartz lode within Butte city. It also reverses Patrick Sweeney vs Montana Central railroad, sending for a third trial due to prejudicial error.
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Standard
Helena
Aug
Butte
Supreme Court
Patrick Mullins
Butte Hardware Company
C. MH. Nickle
Pigott
Patrick Sweeney
Montana Central Railroad
District Court
Cascade County
Milburn
Sweeney
Belt Creek
Neihart
Water Color Wins Rich Brighton Derby at Brighton Beach
In New York the Brighton derby of 10000 dollars winner Water Color led from start to finish over All Green and Mortallo. Water Color carried 126 pounds with Spencer up and finished in 2 34 1 5 for one and a half miles. All Green placed second with Shaw aboard and Mor tallo a distant third.
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New York
Brighton Beach
Water Color
All Green
Mortallo
Ivory Bells
Dunwell
Chickadee
Dr. Preston
Inshot
Tavera
May W
Water Cure
St. Finnan
Brighton
Spencer
Shaw
O'Connor
Ascension
Sombre
Magaravate
Scurry
Whistling Con
Lone highwayman robs stage north of Fort Brown
Ukiah California August 1 a lone highwayman halted the northbound stage to Potter Valley one mile north of Fort Brown and near the prior robberies. The driver Raymond Hall and passengers were ordered to surrender valuables. about five dollars was reported. The bandit used similar methods to a robbery two weeks earlier, and authorities believe the suspect is local and may be the same man. The sheriff and posse chased the fleeing culprit after the alert.
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Ukiah
Cal
Potter Valley
Fort Brown
Raymond Hall
Stolen Registered Mail From Salt Lake City Post Office
A night clerk was away from the distributing room when a package of registered mail containing 11 pieces mostly from Idaho and including one from Butte was stolen from a desk. A rifled envelope and fading slip were later found in the alley behind the office. A window was left unbarred to admit air, and the thief apparently crawled through it to escape. Value of the package is unknown.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Butte
Roosevelt visits Kansas City on way to Colorado Springs
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt spent an hour in Kansas City en route to Colorado Springs for the state quatercentennial celebration. Local politicians greeted him at the depot. When asked about the newly organized 1904 Roosevelt club he nodded but did not comment.
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Kansas City
Theodore Roosevelt
Colorado Springs
Roosevelt Club
Roosevelt
Mines and Mining leaders chosen for Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The department of mines and mining at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition forms its first organization. Dr David T Day of the Pan American exposition is named head of the department and will begin service immediately. W S Ward of Denver is appointed field director of the department of mines and mining.
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St. Louis
Department of Mines and Mining
Committee On Mines and Mining
David T. Day
W. S. Ward
Denver
War Minister Resigns as Venezuelan Turmoil Deepens
Port of Spain Trinidad August 1 Venezuelan minister of war Senor Pulido resigns after a cabinet clash over Castro’s orders to recognize Colombian revolutionists as belligerents and to grant a passport to Senor Rico. The government claims victory while rebels win near San Cristobal as uprisings spread. Senor Guerra succeeds Pulido.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Senor Pulide
Castro
Colombia
Senor Rico
Senor Pulido
San Cristobal
Senor Guerra
Venezuela Crisis Deepens as War Minister Resigns
Washington reports the Venezuelan cabinet splits after War Minister Pulido quits. Diplomats question the passport offer to Colombian minister Rico, while San Cristobal battles yield conflicting dispatches. Guerra, Pulido’s successor, is a noted military figure amid cordial Venezuela Colombia ties. New York confirms a second San Cristobal clash with Colombians defeated. Castro’s cable announces 5000 Colombian rebels routed at San Cristobal.
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Washington
Senor Pulido
Senor Rico
Venezuela
Colombia
San Cristobal
Port of Spain
New York
Senor Guerra
Gonzales Esteves
Castro
Gardiras
Colombian Revolutionary Committee
Train Robbers Still At Large After B and O Heist
Chicago detectives pursue the Baltimore & Ohio limited bandits who stopped the train near Miller's Station Indiana. Three suspects Edward McCoy John Becker and Albert Israelson were found near Albion with others seized in Albion. A reward of 500 dollars offered. masks and disguises hinder identification.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Limited
Miller's Station
Ind
Edward McCoy
John Becker
Albert Israelson
Albion
Edgemoor
Lake Michigan
Collins
Deveny
J. W. Collins
July US commercial failures total 697 with 7.04 million debt
New York reports to Dun and Bradstreet that U S insolvencies for July total 697, with aggregate indebtedness of 7,035,938 dollars. This compares to 793 failures and 9,771,775 dollars last July, with most gains from the manufacturing sector and 85 Canadian failures totaling 455,233 dollars.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
No, Unable to Identify Full Headline From Fragment
The fragment reports manufacturing value of 84,886 and trading value of 320,347 for the month. It notes the month’s total is below average in both number and amount and compares liabilities to the previous year with a decline of 251,311.
Coast Artillery Adds Nine Companies
Washington Aug 1 Lieutenant General Miles ordered immediate organization of nine more coast artillery companies bringing total to 106. Law limits 126. New units include 105th at the Presidio San Francisco led by Captain L R Burgess and 106th at Fort Lawton Wash led by Captain Charles H Summerall.
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Washington
Miles
Army
Coast Artillery
L. R. Burgess
Presidio
San Francisco
Charles H. Summerall
Fort Lawton
Wash
Colorado's Celebration Opens With Guard Parade
Boulder Colorado August 1 1926 about 20000 persons attended the opening exercises of the quarto centennial celebration of Colorado admission to the Union. The parade by national guard and civic societies was reviewed by Governor Orman and other guests. A mass meeting at Chautauqua auditorium was addressed by Governor Orman Senators Teller and Patterson Congressman Bell and others. Tomorrow's program will feature athletic contests.
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Colorado
Boulder
Colo
National Guard
Orman
Chautauqua Auditorium
Teller and Patterson
Bell
Portland July Averages Tie 29-Year Low
Portland Oregon officials report July mean temperature 62.8 degrees, the lowest in 29 years, with a July high of 83 degrees according to the weather bureau.
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Portland
Ore
Weather Bureau
Canning Plant Transfers Begin On Puget Sound
Portland date Aug 1 report that 26 salmon canneries on Puget Sound and in Alaska started transfer to the Pacific Canning and Navigation company.
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Portland
Ore
Puget Sound
Alaska
Pacific Canning & Navigation Company
Coronation Privileges Spark Royal Scramble For Duties
The piece imagines a mock scramble of coronation roles in England with noble claims for who will carry the king’s shirt and hand it to him, who will guard the royal spurs, provide a glove, and even who sleeps in the heir’s bed before the ceremony. A playful satire on privilege and precedence.
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England
Duke of Norfolk
Duke of Cornwall and
York
Chinese origin ideas show ancient compartment ship design
The article notes William Barclay Parsons observations from 1898 on China’s motionless engineering versus motion, highlighting cage-like building construction and early bulkhead compartment systems in vessels. It references multi owner ships with separate watertight compartments dating back before the 16th century.
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China
United States
William Barclay Parsons
John H. Morrison
Cayster's Magazine
Save the Elms From the Elm Beetle Threat
The Providence Journal reports New England towns face elm beetle danger. Elms in Providence and Connecticut show rising damage with New Haven the epicenter, sparking alarm for the famed city of elms as losses threaten scenic canopies and urban shade.
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The
Providence Journal
New England
Providence
Connecticut
New Haven
Boers Murder Natives Warning From Kitchener
A London dispatch reports Lord Kitchener citing Boer commander Kritzinger threatening to shoot all natives in British service. It also notes recent Cape Colony killings and an incident near Doorn River where 2 6 yeomanry and native scouts were ambushed, with executions of captured natives and a wounded yeoman.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Kritzinger
Cape Colony
Doorn River
Orange River Colony
Boer Commando Enters Portuguese Territory at Guanetz
Lourenco Marquez reports a Boer commando with two guns entered Portuguese territory and encamped at Guanetz. Five hundred Portuguese troops are already at Guanets with artillery moved to the area, and three hundred more are ready to advance unless the Boers surrender.
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Lourenco Marquez
Guanetz
Guanets
Lords Vote £100,000 Grant for Lord Roberts
The house of lords unanimously approved a grant of 100000 pounds praised by King Edward for Field Marshal Lord Roberts and his service in South Africa.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Roberts
Edward
South Africa
Martial Law Declared in Bermuda Islands
Martial law proclaimed in Tucker's and Morgan Islands where Boer prisoners of war are confined. The British transport Manila, sailing from Port Natal July 4 and Table Bay July 5, arrived here today with the prisoners aboard.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Tucker's
Morgan Islands
Manila
Port Natal
Table Bay
Indian Exhibits At National Education Meet
Miss Estelle Reel reports the Indian education department showcased pupil literary and industrial work from multiple U S Indian schools at Detroit during the National Education Association meeting. Notable praise greeted exhibits from Blackfoot agency Fort Shaw Fort Peck Crow agency and Fort Belknap for their civilizing and Christianizing efforts.
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Standard
Washington
Estelle Reel
Detroit
National Educational Association
Department of Indian Education
United States
Blackfoot Agency
Fort Shaw
Fort Peck
Crow Agency
Fort Belknap
Utah town flooded after canyon cloudburst
A canyon cloudburst sent a wall of water toward Manti Utah flooding the city. Thousands of logs and debris blocked channels and tore through streets damaging fences yards and homes. By night the town lay in mud with large boulders and debris scattered while the flood subsided.
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Salt Lake
the Tribune
Manti
Utah
Manti Creek
Mant
McGovern and Robertson Reach 126-Pound World Title Match
In New York on August 1 Sam Harris and Sam Fitzpatrick managers of Terry McGovern and Jack Roberts agreed on a title bout for the world featherweight championship at 126 pounds to be staged in London.
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New York
Sam Harris
Sam Fitzpatrick
Terry McGovern
Jack Roberts
London
Record Broken by Fulton in Amateur Bicycle Meets
Springfield Mass August 1 Joseph F Fulton of Brooklyn breaks the two mile amateur bicycle record lowering it from 3 24 2 5 to 3 23 and also lowers the seven mile record from 11 51 8 5 to 11 51 at the event noting the prior record holders Leander of Chicago and Duer respectively.
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Springfield
Mass
Joseph F. Fulton
Broklyn
Leander
Chicago
Duer
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George H. Phillips & Co
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Agricultural College
Koch
State Agricultural College
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Lone Highwayman
Mines and Mining
Cannery Trust
Kitchener
Roberts
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Schatzlein Paint Company
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