Fierce Battle Near Monastir Ends Turkish Losses
A six hour combat near Monastir saw three Turkish battalions attack insurgents. Turkish casualties reached about 210. insurgent losses are not provided. Russian warships may reach Turkish waters to press demands after the Monastir incident. Reports also note refugees, burning villages, and suspensions of rail traffic on lines serving Salonica Monastir and Uskub.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Monastir
Constantinople
Sebastopol
Turkey
Russia
M. Roetkovak
Monseth
Russla
Rostkovsk
Krushevo
Grecka
Emir Rushd Pasha
Turkish Commissariat Department Fa
Vilayet
Adrianople
Haskol
Anatolia
Salonica
Uskub Ines
Belgrade
Servia
Dulgaria
Kaiser Wilhelm II Sets Westward Atlantic Record
New York August 1. The North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II arrived from Bremen Southampton and Cherbourg after a record westward run of five days 16 hours 10 minutes over 3052 miles at about 25.1 knots. On board were Lady Charles Beresford George Westinghouse and Henrich Confeld director of the Metropolitan Opera House.
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New York
Bremen
Southampton
Cherbourg
Charles Beresford
George Westinghouse
Henrich Confeld
Metropoltan Opera House
World Apple Crop Report 1903 by Boston Chamber
The Boston chamber of commerce news release notes Britain remains short of fruits, while England's aggregate crop looks large. Maine and New York show strong yields, the middle west fair, the west heavy, and Virginia with a very large crop. Nova Scotia and Canada also anticipate heavy production. Quality is generally excellent with some regional exceptions. Globe Tonic advertised for indigestion relief. Samples free or $1 bottle at 250 20 Clayton Street.
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Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Great Britain
England
Maine
New York State
Middle West
West
Virginia
West Virginia
Nova Scotia
Canada
Globe
Clayton Street
Canal Treaty Rejected Unanimously by Colombian Congress
The Panama canal treaty was unanimously rejected by the Colombian congress in Bogota with news that President Marroquin may seek a new accord not requiring further ratification. American minister remarks and senate objections over treaty amendments influenced the vote, while U S consul Gudger commented on the outcome from Panama. The report also covers embezzlement charges in Chicago, clan gathering in Toledo, new rail yard opening in Pittsburgh, and a diabetes-related medical ad.
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Bogota
Colombia
Buena Ventura
Marroquin
Congress
United States
Senate
Panama Canal Company
Senate More Core
Gudger
New York
H. A. Gudger
Panama
Yucatan
Colon
Collision near Hong Kong sinks warship. Empress of India saves crew
The Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of India collided with the Chinese cruiser Huang Tal near Hong Kong. The Huang Tal sank an hour later. the Empress saved 170 of the cruiser’s crew while 19 perished, including the Huang Tal’s captain. The Huang Tal, a naval college tender, measured 260 feet with 36 foot beam and carried 800 men. The Empress of India, built in England, suffered heavy damage amidships.
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Hong Kong
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Vancouver
B. C
Yokohama
Huang Tal
Empress of India
Naval Engineering College
Nanking
England
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Carrie Nation Locked Up In Bayonne Disorderly Charge
Bayonne New Jersey August 15 Mrs Carrie Nation has been locked up charged with disorderly conduct after haranguing a crowd on a street corner and striking cigars pipes and cigarettes from men's mouths. Also reported quays death untrue with senator M B Quay arriving in Pittsburgh. A Baltimore?
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Wes
Bayonne
N. J
Carrie Nation
Bho
Ghastly discovery in Detroit found boy's body
Disemboweled 12 year old boy found wedged between molding boxes behind a stove works in Detroit. Hands tied, allegedly battered. police seek to identify the victim.
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Detroit
Cloudburst Bathes Greenville Killing Two
A severe cloudburst across Greenville and nearby counties floods streets and damages stores. The town loses power and two fatalities are reported as Robort Parks and his 7 year old son drown while crossing a swollen creek after riding a mule.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Sentinel
Greenville
Morristown
Greene
Hamblen
Robort Parks
Inquiry into Philadelphia baseball disaster announced
An investigation into the August 8 accident at Philadelphia National League Park began with about 50 witnesses summoned by the coroner's jury to fix responsibility for the disaster that killed 12 and injured many. No NL games have been played locally since the tragedy and none will occur until bleachers are rebuilt.
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Philadelphia
Lord Salisbury in Grave Condition at Lonidon
Lord Salisbury remains gravely ill as physicians report a quiet night and little change in his status. In Raleigh a dispensary vote is set by the city board of aldermen with broad expectation it will pass.
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Chicago
Willam Kaufmann
Isaac Leopold
Houston
Tex
Leopold
Kaufmanns
Quay
Pittsburg
Beaver
Lord Zalaury
Lonidon
Lord Salisbury
Yeatening
Raleigh
N. C
Board of Aldermen
Lord Ee
Mystery surrounds disaster near Santa Barbara
A party, including Misa Katharine Grathwol of St Paul and Frederick Lueders of the city, vanished after a mountain picnic via the Lacumbre trail. Lueders arrived reporting Grathwol dying and a raving maniac among the group. Searchers have found none of the others. Grathwol, 24, was in Santa Barbara for health.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Misa Katharine Grathwol
St Paul
Frederick Luedera
Miss Gathwol
Mise Grathwol
Fears For Polar Explorer Baron Toll Missing Since July
Reports from St Petersburg show the Imperial Academy of Science fears for polar explorer Baron Toll who vanished after leaving the yacht Zaria on July 18 1902 with two Yakuts and a zoologist Blurouall. Relief parties earlier reached New Siberia as ice remained strong and hopes persisted Toll might have returned to New Alberta.
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Associated Press
Imperial Academy of Science
Baron P. Toll
Zaria
Bennett
Ths
Baron Toll
Blurouall
New Siberia
Nuer Lena
Blurcuall
Academy
New Aiberta
Kilmer's Swamp Root Promises Kidney Remedy Sample
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney bladder liver troubles. It claims success in hospitals and homes, offers a free sample bottle by mail, and directs readers to send address information to Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
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J. F. Hughes
DaPost
Dr. King
H. R. Palmer & Bon
W. J. Smith & Bro
J—I Kilmer
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bingparton
Binghamton, N
Veterans Arrive in Frisco for Grand Army Encampment
Prominent veterans gather in Ben Francisco as trains bring G A R encampment guests. Pension Commissioner Ware discusses postwar pensions with 9 200 surviving veterans and 8 002 widows, plus 85 000 pending claims. Notables include United States Army retiree Captain GO B X Loofflar and Rev J S Bhuey. Encampment opens today.
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Ben Francisco
National Grand Army of the Republic
United States Pension
Ware
Kansas
Pension Department
Bureau
General Stewart
Woman's Flellet Association
M. A. Hall
West Virginia
GO. B. X. Loofflar
United States Army
White House
Kit Carson
Washington
T. J. Stewart
J. B. Johnson
Lincoln Monument
Springfield
Aleo
Stevenson Post
Orst
Charles F. Rand
Army of the Potomac
Hoe
Dataria
J. 5. Bhuey
Emporia
Kan
Grand Army of the Republic
Fatal boating tragedy claims five young lives in Virginia
At Launch station Giles county a boat with a group of children capsized injuring and drowning five girls aged up to 15 years. The victims include two daughters of John Robinson one daughter of John Hollaway and two daughters of Mrs. Lee. A boy and other children survived.
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Richmond
Giles County
Ohn Robinson
John Hollaway
Ls O. Lee
Wheat report signals sharp rise in flour prices
The late government wheat report shows the crop down thirty five million bushels from last year, indicating much higher flour until the next harvest. All four is higher now, with Bransford's Clifton still lagging in price but likely to rise. a good time to buy before prices climb further. Freeh flour constantly received. Wingield Cash Grocery.
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Bransford
Clifton
Wingvield Cash Grocery
President Reviews Fighting Vessels at Naval Review
Twenty one warships in four parallel columns stretched along Long Island Sound as President Roosevelt observed the first naval review at the nation’s summer capital. Rear Admiral Barker commanded two squadrons and destroyers in a display of American sea power. The Mayflower and Erin joined the ceremony with the Lipton yacht, while Secretary Root’s Dolphin attended the event.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
United Sates Navy
Wlay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Mill
Bark Tr Aint
Kearsarge
Barker
Placid
Lloyds Neck
America
Root
Dolphin
Thomas Lipton
Erin
Consolidations and Mergers Urged by Railroad Leader
Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central, endorses consolidations as beneficial to national prosperity. He argues railroads will not be controlled by one person or the government and predicts mergers will continue to reduce costs and tariffs as competition fades toward fewer large corporations.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Omaha
Neb
Osaya
Hamburg-American Steamabie Company
Pacific Ocean
Orient and
Wabash
Dickinson
Orient Railroad
London
Stillwell
Orient Line
Steamship Company
Port Stillwell
China
Hawaii
Japan
Orient
Guez
Fish Saya
New York
Roegardisa
Stuyvesant Fish
Illnois Central
Bridge Collapse Cuts Kansas River Rail and Street Car Link
The James Street Bridge, the sole route for street car traffic between two Kaneag cities, gave way as Kansas River levels rose. High water and driftwood from the west weakened the structure, threatening nearby stockyards and other facilities as flooding continued.
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Kansas River
Kansas City
James Street
Kaneag
Imperial tirade calls 62 additional battalions from Europe
Constantinople August 17 An imperial decree calls out 62 additional battalions of troops to quell insurrections in Macedonia. The force includes 10 first class reserves from the Adrianople and Salonica corps and the rest are second class reserves.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Macedonia
Adrianople
Salonica
Lake Canada tragedy claims two youths and a companion
Gloversville New York August 17 bodies of George Evans and Miss Florance, and Mrs Evans were recovered from Lake Canada after they went to take a boat ride. Coroner viewed the bodies before transport to Johnstown.
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Lake
Gloversville
N. Y
George and
Evans
Florance
Lake Canada
Stonecutters Strike in Allegheny County Demands Wages Rise
A strike of stonecutters in Allegheny County began today to press for a ten cent hourly wage increase. Workers now earn about sixty cents an hour with similar reported wages for salt dew. Over 660 men are idle, with many projects halted amid the unrest.
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Philadelptt
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Eileen Es
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