Uneasy Cuban Expedition Suspected Near Jacksonville
US court and customs officials in Jacksonville monitor Cuban activities amid reports of arms and munitions moving toward a Cuban expedition. Spies are watching Cuban agents, and authorities say a steamer Laurada may carry arms to sea from a nearby point. Washington dispatches and surveillance by Commodore Three Friends are cited as alerts.
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Horatio Rulens
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Order Tives
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Electric telegraph to ships at anchor ground proposed
Washington reports a Danish designed system allows land to ship communication without direct land line. A shore battery and water contact energize a cable coil near the anchor with a shipboard solenoid and telephone enabling Morse voice signaling and possible direct speech in time. Public notes also mention a deadly convention shooting in Tahlequah and local arrests.
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Washington
Department of State
Robert Kirk
Copenhagen
Ready for the Races Crack Cyclists to Compete in Louisville
The Crack Cyclists of the Conatey travel to Louisville for a week of races. Weather is favorable and track conditions are excellent, drawing large crowds including many women. A planned Frankfort round trip century was canceled due to road conditions from the previous night's storm. A parade and watermelon feast followed the Wednesday events at Jacobs' Park.
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Ilabey
Jeffersonville Penitentiary
Government Depot
Jacobs’ Park
Columbus Southern railway sale ordered by special master
Special Master James W. English authorized a public sale of the Columbus Southern railway to satisfy bondholders. The 88 mile line from Albany to Columbus carries bonds over $1,000,000, with principal holders including Simon Borg and others. sale to be conducted as an entirety. The event draws wide interest in railroad and financial circles.
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Atlanta
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United States Court
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Ncipal
Simon ‘Borg
York
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Stillman Ie Hub
Reat Aew York
Little & Little
Daily Market Reports Naval Stores Summary
Market notes show turpentine and rosin prices with barrels and units listed. Figures indicate varying bids and asks for spirits tar and related products with crude oil adjustments and other commodities in a general trading snapshot.
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Turventine
Og Spirits
Virgin
Extermination Policy Alleged in Formosa Rebellion
From Formosa reports reach Victoria of Japanese troops using brutal methods to crush native resistance. Allegations describe arson, village destruction, desecration of graves, rape, and mass killings as a deliberate campaign to exterminate natives and end dissent.
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Mackay
Japan
China Mail
Campaia
Lawyers to Meet at Saratoga Annual Session
The American Bar Association will hold its annual meeting in Saratoga on August 19. Prominent lawyers from the south will attend and are eyeing possible nominations for office, with Colonel N J Hammond of Atlanta seen as a leading southern candidate.
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American Bar Association
South
Americnan Bar Association
See Inn
Sones
Eceson
Eames
N.J. Hammond
Atlanta
Tit
Refuse to Take Silver Banks Rebuff in California
California banks refuse large silver deposits as agitation over financial questions pushes gold above par in New York. Local banks balk at handling substantial coin in the subtreasury, while the era of silver coin continues to face resistance.
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California
San Francisco
New York
Heat Not So Intense Only Twelve Deaths Reported In Greater Gotham
The day’s heat eased slowly as 83 degrees was felt downtown at 8 am with humidity around 70 percent. Police logged six heat deaths by morning in New York. Philadelphia and Kansas City also reported heat tied incidents and a contractor, temporarily insane from the heat, jumped from a fourth story window in Pittsburgh.
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Cleveland
New York
500
Schenerer
Sereed
Brookly
Catherine McGrath
Frank Rooney
William Mo Gogh
Edward McCann
Pittsburo
W. D. Lally
Boyer
Irish Land Bill Faces Commons Clash After Lords Action
London Aug 12 The Irish land bill moved to the commons after passing a third reading in the lords. Gerald Balfour urged changes, backing the turbary clause but opposing certain amendments. Debate centered on limiting provisions while preserving Lord Inchiquin’s subscription ideas and procedural tweaks. The bill’s fate hinges on government stance and potential amendments.
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London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Gerald Aa Oe
Lord Inchiquin
Lord Eighton
Bryan Ill With Laryngitis. Stone To Officiate Meeting
William J. Bryan, Democratic presidential nominee, is reported incapacitated by acute laryngitis yet expected to keep his engagement with the notification committee. In New York officials and prominent Democrats gathered at a hotel during convention week as Governor Stone prepared to preside over the committee and define representation for the presidential and vice presidential nominees.
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Perak Bowen
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Ae Perma
Newee House
Chicago
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Texas
Tiller Beate Oneolina
North Dakota
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Otey
Virginia
Spark- Fred Setts
Eere
Teter
Oregon
Washington
Irginia
New Mexico
Gorman
Great Britain and Russia deny Crete peace pact reports
Reports from Loxpon state no truth to a Daily Chronicle claim that Britain and Russia were near an Armenia and Crete deal. Officials say a Russian army in Armenia and a British fleet at Crete would be needed to enforce terms, amid pressure for peace.
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Crete
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Daily Chronicle
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Armenia
Gistectine
Grete
Whitecaps Attack Negro Couple Near Montgomery
A mob of about 15 masked men beat Jim Beavers and abducted his wife from their home in Montgomery County, Alabama. Beavers escaped with injuries to his arm while his wife was carried into the woods and assaulted before dawn. Investigators will pursue charges as authorities examine the case.
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Montgomery
Montcomery
Ala
Jim Beavers
Montgomery County
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Beaver
Saipan
Elie
Beleg
Farmers trial wire ties for cotton bales at Charleston compress
In Charleston on August 12 the first bale bound with wire rather than twine was compressed at the Champion compress with Manager M P Duncan watching. The experiment drew praise from Duncan and local farm leaders who say wire could save material costs, though handlers found it harder to manage and time consuming.
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Champion Compress
M. P. Duncan
State Farmers’ Alliance Hieshange
Duncan
Consular Warning on German Sales Fraud for U.S. Makers
A U.S. consular official in Germany warns American manufacturers about frauds by supposed German agents selling goods to the German market. Materials were shipped on false pretenses to lure merchants, with no practical way to prosecute the fraud. The consul urges merchants to be cautious of deceptive representations.
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United States
Germany
Washington
British column routs Matabele in decisive August clash
In a hard fought battle near Ope Town Colonel Plumer's 1700 British troops defeated a Matabele force estimated at 5000 to 10000. Major Kershaw and Captain Beresford were among officers in action as screw guns and Maxim fire won the field after hours of intense fighting. The Matabeles suffered heavy casualties while British losses were heavy but contained.
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