Narrow Escape in Yard Collision Wrecks Switch Engine
A passenger train plowed into a yard switch engine in Livingston on August 20. The switch engine and three cars were destroyed while the passenger train's crew escaped with minor injuries. Miner John Rolla survived with a bad head wound after leaping from danger. The wreck blocked No 2 for hours as repair crews cleared the track.
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Standard
Livingston
North Coast Limited
Frank Clow
A. L. Wells
Jack Campbell
Wells
Frank Crow
John Rolla
Carbon County
Rolla
Butte
General Gordon Responds to Confederate Reunion Debate
John B. Gordon, commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans, replies to a New Orleans camp’s resolution condemning the Atlanta blue and gray reunion and opposing his Chicago G A R invitation. He states his conscience guides him, notes he declined the Chicago invitation two months earlier, and pledges to seek sectional harmony and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
John B. Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
Gordon
Chicago
Kirkwood
Confederate Association of the Army of Tennessee
Chaleron
Elttzgene
Pam
Missouri Democratic Campaign Opens with Torchlit Parade
Ex governor William J. Stone and Colonel Wetmore met with Chairman Jones to plan a Bedalia Missouri rally. General Stevenson will be principal speaker with Webster Davis and other Missouri orators. A parade and torchlight procession will mark the campaign kickoff in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Overnor
William J. Stone
National Democratic Committee
Wetmore
St. Louis
Jones
Stone
Bedalia
Stevenson Wilh
Webster Davis
Missouri
Fifth Annual Convention of Local Fire Insurance Agents
Milwaukee will host the fifth annual convention of the National Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents from August 20 to September 3. The group gathers 1,000 to 1,500 delegates from over 40 state associations, with emphasis on proposed legislation affecting agents, companies, and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
National Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents
United States
Mahon Defeats Haines on Fouled Victory in Trenton Bout
Petey Mahon defeated George Haines known as Klondike in a 20 round scheduled bout at the Trenton Athletic Club. Mahon won by foul in the fifth round after flooring Haines five times and Haines grabbing Mahon’s legs and striking him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Petey Mahon
George Haines
Chicago
Klondike
Trenton Athletic Club
Mahon
Haines
Kansas City Firemen Win World Championship Cup
In Paris on August 20, Kansas City firemen won the world championship cup for a class created at the exposition for paid firemen. Officers received gold and silver medals while the 600 francs prize was shared among officers and men. General Andre awarded prizes to Captain Hale and the volunteers who claimed the championship.
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Paris
Kansas City
France
Andre
Hale
Eetages
Planter Shot by Suitor Over Marriage Demand
A Bloomington Grove message reports J. McCann, a Davis County farmer, shot and killed H. K. Chipley, a wealthy planter, after Chipley refused to allow McCann to marry his 14 year old daughter. McCann is jailed.
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Davis, Tex
Bloomington Grove
J. McCann
H. K. Chipley
Chipley
McCann
Jeffries Hands Fitzpatrick Narrow Decision in New Fight
In Buffalo on August, Jim Jeffries of California beat Jim Fitzpatrick of Albany, North Carolina by decision. Fitzpatrick appeared nearly finished at the end of the final round.
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Buffalo
Aug
Jim Jeffries
California
Jim Fitzpatrick
Albany
N. C
Fitzpatrick
Bloodied Missouri Physician Kills Three Then Falls
Dr Starley Harrington of Farley Missouri killed James Wallace and Mrs Wallace and Sheriff J P Dillingham. He seized a clerk's money in Farley then fled to Leavenworth. Harrington shot by Harry Dillingham and both men died minutes later. His 12 year old daughter witnessed the shootings.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Farley
Missouri
Starley Harrington
James Wallace
William Wallace
Harrington
J. P. Dillingham
Platte County
Harry Dillingham
Wallace
William Wehee
Dillingham
Bosse
Sheriff
Five killed as Arlington farmer slays family
A farmer Theodore Wallart eight miles from Arlington Minn killed his wife Sophia and four Steinborn children with a butcher knife then wounded a fifth child. He set fire to barns and fled toward Glencoe as Sheriff Gattke organized a posse. Baby Terry Osterman aged two was uninjured.
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St. Paul
Minn
Arlington
Theodore Wallart
Sophia Wallart
Justus Steinborn
Helena Steinborn
Annie Steinborn
Reynold Steinborn
Otto Steinborn
Terry Osterman
Wallert
Glencoe
Gattke
Kansas City Post Office worker shoots and kills Mrs Tyson
Earl Burnham 24, a Kansas City postoffice employee, shot and killed Mrs Annie Tyson and wounded her husband at 1931 Vine Street. The two lived in the same house and had prior rent disputes but no immediate cause for tonight's shooting. Burnham was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Earl Burnham
Annie Tyson
Vine Street
Burnham
Tyson
Mr. Tyson
Wife
Miss Fosburg Shot by Burglars in Pittsfield
Miss May Fosburg a 24 year old daughter of Kk L Fosburg Buffalo N Y contractor was shot and killed early today by burglars in Pittsfield Mass Her brother FE F Fosburg was badly beaten while trying to capture one of the men Three burglars escaped as Fosburg lies in the city working for an electrical company meantime
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Pittsfield
Mass
May Fosburg
Kk. L. Fosburg
Buffalo
N .Y
FE. F. Fosburg
Miner deaths in Brookside holdups near Florence
Florence dispatch reports George Remash killed and Joe Jubasz fatally wounded in Brookside a coal mining town five miles from Florence Colorado during a holdup. Sheriff and authorities investigation underway as the victims are identified.
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Denver
Colo
Florence
Saya
George Remash
Joe Jubasz
Brookside
Renash
Jubasz
A. Havens
Murder in New York: Miss Scharn slain. clues point to companion
Police traced a Bloomingdale store purchase tied to Miss Scharn from a well dressed man about 23. Clerks identified the purchaser and said Miss Scharn was with him Saturday afternoon. Frederick Scharn and Lincoln Price are held for the crime as detectives doubt burglary and suspect a man from a dance hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miss Scharn
Bloomingdale
Harley
Frederick Seharn
Katherine Scharn
Lincoln Price
Riot follows shooting during Wild West show argument
Milwaukee dispatch to the Sentinel reports special policeman Vavra shooting Charles Triangle an artilleryman of the Wild West show in the leg. The incident sparked a riot as Vavra escaped to a saloon protected by Marshall Lindner and Policeman Merrill who were injured. The mob wrecked the saloon and Vavra's house. Colonel Cody calmed the crowd. order restored by midnight.
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Milwaukee
the Sentinel
Prairy du Chien
Wis
Vavra
Charles Triangle
Marshall Lindner
Merrill
Colonel Cody
Buffalo Lili
Midnigt
Populists Plan Bryan Notification Rally in Topeka
Topeka August 20 ex governors and state leaders form a special committee to meet William Jennings Bryan at 6 30 am August 23 and escort him to the National hotel for the notification ceremonies. The program opens at 9 o clock with welcome by David Overmeyer and Marion Butler in charge, followed by Bryan's notification address and a reception at the speaker's stand. Bryan departs on the Union Pacific at 6 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Bryan
John W. Leedy
L. D. Llewelyn
John &. St. John
J. G. Allen
John W. Breidenthal
John Madden
W. A. Harris
E. C. Little
O. T. Boaz
Jerry Sinmupson
Bryann Atchison
National Hotel
General State Committee
Crawford Opera House
Ridgely
State Central Committee
David Overmeyer
Marion Butler
T. M. Patterson
At & O'Clock
Drowning at Cape May Beach Claims Two Women and Man
A trio from Philadelphia Ellen Young Salina Newhouver and Albert J Schwab drowned in the surf at Cape May Point while bathing. Schwab struggled to save his companions and sank as rescuers neared. His body had not yet been recovered.
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Cape May
XI. J
Ellen Young
Salina Newhouver
Albert J. Schwab
Philadelphia
Cape May Point
Schwab
Iowa Senator Appointment Looms After Gear Death
Governor Shaw plans to fill the vacancy created by Senator Gear’s death and will name a choice tomorrow. He notifies A B Cummings that Hepburn could be appointed if endorsed, but Cummings will not endorse and aims to run for the legislature. The field narrows to Dolliver and Minister Conger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Moines
United States
Gear
Shaw
Friends
A. B. Cummings
Hepburn
Cummings
Pennsylvania
Dolliver
Conger
British forces capture Krupp guns and report Boer surrenders
London war office dispatch from Lord Roberts notes Ian Hamilton captured two Krupp guns at Oliphant's Nek on August 17. Hamilton engaged Boers at Roode Kopjes and Crocodile River on August 19 with few casualties. Rundle reports 684 Boers surrendered in Harrismith district on August 19.
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London
War Office
Lord Robets
Ian Hamilton
Oliphant’s Nekt
Hamilton
Roode Kopjes
Crocodile River
Rundle
Harrismith
Floods Hit Arizona Irrigation Dams and Valleys
An exceptional flood flows from Northern Central Arizona with the Salt River rising. One foot of water covers the Arizona canal head dam as irrigation canals overflow. The Verde and Balt valleys face losses worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Salt River
Arizona Canal
Verde
Balt
German police halt anarchist meetings in Germany
Berlin reports the police will stop all anarchist meetings and suppress four groups. Since the assassination of King Humbert, 186 foreign anarchists have been expelled from Germany, including 163 Italians.
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Berlin
Germany
Humbert
Opening of Spires tombs uncovers Conrad II sarcophagus
In Berlin on Aug 2, diggers reveal this site at the Cathedral of Spires. The first find is the sarcophagus of Emperor Conrad II the Salique of Franconia, who died in 1039, with remains found undisturbed.
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Berlin
Stewart for McKinley Defends War Policy in Philippines
William M. Stewart of Nevada announces support for President McKinley at Republican HQ. He argues the war with Spain and the Philippine Treaty justified U S sovereignty, details Aguinaldo’s prior dealings with Spain, condemns the Anti Imperialist League, and criticizes Bryan for anti imperialist stances and calls to extend the Monroe Doctrine to the Orient.
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New York
William M. Stewart
Nevada
Republican National
McKinley
United States
Spain
Democratic
Bryan
Philippine
Washington
Manila
Pacific Coast
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Luzon
Dewey
Anti-Imperialist League
Tagal
Congress
Mr. Bryan
Chicago
Kansas City
Stewart
Cuba
Indianapolis
Orient
Morri son Announces G A R Delegation To Chicago Encampment
James Morri son state commander of the G A R says Philadelphia will send three posts with 7000 members to the national encampment in Chicago next week. Dr Morrison notes the invitation to W J Bryan sparked the move, and soldiers protest political involvement at the encampment. The Philadelphia delegation will include about 150 men, the smallest in 20 years.
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Philadelphia
James Morrison
Chicago
Judge Denies Revocation in Neely Case Awaiting Further Developments
New York August 20 Judge Wallace of the United States circuit court denied United States Attorney Burnetts request to revoke his order remanding Neely to the custody of the United States marshal pending appeal to the Supreme Court from a denied habeas corpus writ. He stated he would await developments in extradition proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wallace
United States Circuit Court
United States
Burnett
Neely
United States Supreme Court
Bryan to Tour Nebraska with Endorsement Talks
The article notes a populist nomination and a Monetary league endorsement being considered for Mr. Bryan. He will travel to Wahoo tomorrow afternoon for a speech and then head to Topeka tomorrow night, planning four or five addresses in southeastern Nebraska on Wednesday.
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Monetary League
Bryan
Wahoo
Topeka
Nebraska
State boards to meet on Butte bonds purchase
The state board of land commissioners and the school of mines trustees plan a joint meeting in Butte to address minutes from the purchase by the state treasurer of 120000 in school of mines bonds. The treasurer aims to retire warrants issued before March 7, 1897 with interest details hinging on court rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Board of Land Commissioners
Board of Trustees
School of Mines
Butte
Collins
Roosevelt visits McKinley at White House dinner
Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York arrived in Washington to meet President McKinley. A dinner with cabinet members followed, with discussions among presidential candidates and other officials until midnight. Roosevelt plans to stay through tomorrow before returning to New York.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
McKinley
White House
Cortelyou
Executive Mansion
H Roosevelt
Smith
Wilson
Hitchcock
Corbin
Dawes
Supreme Court Grants Writ in Water Right Contempt Case
The Montana Supreme Court granted Northern Pacific Railway Company a writ of certiorari to compel Judge C H Loud of the seventh judicial district to show cause why he has not heard contempt proceedings against J B Kempton for alleged violation of a water right injunction. The company says Kempton interfered with a water supply in Custer county used for a water tank at Terry and that Loud declined to hear the contempt case, claiming he was in chambers and not at a regular Miles City term. The writ returns September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Supreme Court
Northern Pacific Railway
Comany
C. H. Loud
Seventh Judicial District
J.B. Kempton
Kempton
Custer County
Terry
Judge Loud
Miles City
Discovery on Bright's disease by Dr. Ovid Brown
Rome dispatch quotes The Pall Mall Gazette reporting an important discovery on the cause of Brights disease by Dr. Ovid Brown former New Yorker now in Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Rome
Bright
Ovid Brown
New York
Viceroy reports heavy rains. crops promise in central provinces
London Aug 20 Lord Curzon reports continued heavy rainfall across most affected tracts. Crops show promise in central provinces and Berar, sowing active elsewhere, relief kitchens may close soon. Prices remain high nationwide, cholera prevalent in Hyderabad and Bombay. 5,688,000 people receive relief.
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London
India
Lord Curzon of
Keddleston
Berar
Hyderabad
Bombay
Bryan completes Topeka speech prep at Nebraska farm
In Lincoln Nebraska on August 20 William Jennings Bryan spent the day at a farm to avoid interruptions while finishing the Topeka address. The prepared speech will be about half the length of the Indianapolis version and will respond to criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Topeka
Indianapolis
Defense seeks continuance in Goebel murder case
In Georgetown Kentucky Aug 20 the defense for Henry E Youtzey requests a continuance to the October term claiming illness of the defendant and attorneys and absence of key witnesses. Affidavits note subpoenas unserved and testimony from ex Governor W S Taylor Charles Finley W J Davidson R N Miller. Trial postponed to determine if Youtzey can stand trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Henry E. Youtzey
Goebel
W. S. Taylor
Charle Finley
W. J. Davidson
R. N. Miller
Taylor An Miller
Youtzey
Tha Goebel
Charlies Finley
C. E. Nason
Bradley
W H. Culton
Nex
J. Crawford
Taylor
Charles Finley
R. N. Mille
Cantrill
Johnson Appointed Assistant Postmaster General
William M Johnson of Hackensack New Jersey has accepted the vacancy left by Heath as assistant postmaster general. He will assume duties in a few days after a surprise appointment following a conference with the president and postmaster general. Johnson is a state senator and president of the New Jersey senate with banking and commercial interests.
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Washington
William M Johnson
Hackensack
N. J
New Jersey State Senate
Heath
Johnso
Theople
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Butte, Mont
General Gordon
Kansas
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Scharn
Iowa
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Fioods
Mpkieley
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M’kinley
Proceedings
Kalo
Tnedin
Youtzsxy
Ostover
Jersey
Siegel
Montana
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