City of Trenton Steamer Disaster Claims Many Lives
Explosion of the City of Trenton boiler on a Delaware River run from Philadelphia to Trenton, NJ, leaves nine dead and at least nineteen missing. Among the dead are William Nelson 67, James McCormick 23, Elizabeth Green 21, William Dunn 38, Arthur R. Lansing 14, William Keen, Jessie Stratton, with many more feared dead or missing. Authorities fear more victims as searchers, aided by police, have found no additional bodies. Investigators from Fire Marshal Lattimer, Coroner Dugan, the police, and US boiler inspectors will probe the cause as surviving crew say high steam pressure contributed to the tragedy.
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Philadelphia
Trenton
Delaware
WN. J
William Nelson
Soldiers’ Home
Hampton
James McCormick
Wilmington
Del
Elizabeth Green
William Dunn
Arthur
R. T. Lansing
N. J
William H. Keen
Jessie Stratton
Potter's Field
Irene Weild
Clare Whild
Dora Weild
John Chew
Camden
Augustus Merkle
Freman
Mott Merkle
Anna Herr
John W. Matthews
Frank
Albert
Jake Nellie Hallantyne
Herbert Cross
Ethel Stokes
Henry Johnson
Hulmeville
Marion Ashmead
Elizbeth Gillison
James O'Connel
Edna Kinney
Edna van Schoick
Nightstown
Fannie Keen
Delaware River
Dugan
City of Chester
Brendywine
Diamond State
Lattimer
Police Department
United States Boilet
City of
Treaty
Chew
Bristol
Elizabeth Lippincott
Smith Family Convention Sought in Guthrie Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma August 29 a call went out for a convention in Guthrie October 12 of all persons in Oklahoma named Smith to form an organization for annual reunions. It is estimated there are about 2 000 Smiths in the territory.
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Smith
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Sohal Eh Tn
Prince Chun Still Tarrying and Kaiser William Fames Prince Chun
Berlin August 9 The difficulty with the expiatory mission to Germany headed by Prince Chun remains unresolved. Chinese minister Lu Hi Houan may not return to Berlin after meeting Prince Chun in Basel. Matters could simmer for weeks as German manufacturers flood Prince Chun with invitations to visit factories to secure orders.
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Prince Chun
Kaiser William Fames
Berlin
Germany
China
Lu Hi Houan
Basel
Emperor Wiliam
Trains Wreck Killings Toll Rises In 3 Incidents
A derailed accommodation train near Fairville, New York, kills engineer William Meagher and injures 28, with two likely to die. In Durango, Mother Baptiste dies after a Pullman overturn on the Rio Grande, while St Louis sees a deadly rail accident at Fireworks Street injuring two and killing one.
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Newark
Sodus Point
Northern Central Railroad
Fairville
William Meagher
Howard Tubbs
Lake Shore
Libbie Ford
Sadus Point
Meagher
Sodus
Rochester
Burges
Park Presbyterian Church
G. P. Thatcher
Wiliam Meagher
Durango
Colo
Rio Grande
Mother Baptiste
Denver
Mother Superior
Colorado
Mary Nora
Harley McCoy
Whan
Lobate
St. Louis
Southern Railroad
East St. Louis
Ani Wacefle
Elmore Drumm
Scott Mulcomery
Enjoined to the Last Degree Strike Pickets Held
Chicago August 29. Justice Doyle rules union pickets may be arrested without warrants and sent to criminal court for unlawful interference if they touch a non union worker and seek a talk. Two Iron Molders union strike committee members Brown and Voglesang were held in connection with August 2 assault on Anton L Neilson.
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Chicago
Criminal Court
Justice Doyle
Dames Brown
Herman Voglesang
Iron Molders’ Union
Anton L. Neilson
Plow Makers Reach Stage of Consolidation Plan
Nearly thirty U S plow manufacturers met in Chicago on August 29 to discuss a nationwide consolidation aimed at fixing capital at 60 million dollars. The New York Guarantee and Trust Company proposed engineering the deal, with a large majority signaling willingness to join. They cited rising costs and a ruinous credit system as motives for the merger.
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Chicago
United States
Sie
New York Guarantee and Trust Company
Itts Sale
Buchanan Engaged as Pan-American Advisor to St Louis
After a long conference with President Francis and Louisiana Purchase officials Pan-American director W D Buchanan agreed to advisory involvement with the Louisiana Purchase exposition. Francis said Buchanan will assist as official and business engagements permit. The War Department was asked to aid Cuba and Philippines exhibits, with commissions to prepare proper displays.
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St. Louis
Francis
W. D. Buchanan
Palate
Buchanan
Exposition Company
War Department
Cuba
Philippines
Insular
United States
Clarence R. Edwards
Division of Insular Affairs
Taft
Manila
Ralston Refuses Reward For Bullion Thief Case
San Francisco August 29 President Ralston of Selby smelting works says the $25,000 reward for arrest and conviction of the thief or thieves who stole over $300,000 in gold bullion on August 5 will not be paid The detectives and others who recovered the treasure and sent John Winters to jail will be compensated for their services Winters was under arrest when the reward offer was made The company suspected accomplices and possible export of the gold and that led to the large offer Some officers have been settled with but the amounts are not disclosed
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San Francisco
Ralston
Selby Smelting Works
Wvas
John ‘Winters
Winters
Three Shocks Kill Man for Murder of Mother in Law
Joseph Zachello was executed in Sing Sing prison by electric chair after murdering his mother in law, Caroline Muccio, at Tompkinsville Staten Island on January 10 1900 Three shocks were administered before death was pronounced. A separate item notes 12 year old George Hull of Fostoria Ohio killing himself by lying on tracks after his father punished him.
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Joseph Zachello
New York
Caroline Muccio
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Sing Sing
Fostoria
George Hull
Hocking Valley
Tne
Austria warns Russia Balkans policy preserved
The Roumanian premier M Sturdza met in Vienna with Count Goluchowski and General Von Beck to discuss the Balkans. Hungarian papers warn Russia against intr igues in the region and insist on upholding the 1897 Austro Russian agreement to maintain the status quo. Some Berlin papers portray the agreement as a device to keep Austria silent during Russia's Manchurian actions.
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London
August sageThe Roumanian
M. Sturdza
Vienna
Count Goluchowski
Balkans
von Beck
Goluchowski
Russia
Roumanian
Killa
Danube
Austria
Asia
Berlin
Manchuria
Famine Fears Rise As Russian Harvest Seen Poor
Russian government moves to feed districts threatened by famine as heat and drought devastate crops. Zemstvos lose funding while Interior Ministry agents buy grain amid tight press censorship. Winter grains show mixed prospects. spring harvests vary from satisfactory to very poor across regions.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Zemstvos
Ministers of the Interior
Baltic
Kleff
Podolia
Besrabia
Beherson
Black Earth
Chernioff
Pollatay
Volhynia
Howisk
Hinsk
Grodno
Kohno
Vitebsk
Smolinsk
Finland
Dnieper
The
Ural
Sultan Condemns Absent Man Dorys in Paris Trial
In Paris August 29 Georges Dorys son of the late prince of Samos and former Turkish minister is condemned to death by sultan Abdul Hamid II. The ruling follows publication of his book The Private Life of the Sultan which angered the ruler and led to suppression efforts in Europe. Dorys fled Constantinople and now aligns with the Young Turks in Paris.
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Paris
Dorys
M. Georges Dorys
Prince of
Samos
Turkey
Crete
Abdul Hamid II
Constantinople
M. Dory
Sweden
Mr. Dorys
Young Turks’ Party
Armenian Massacres by Kurds Reported in Europe Warning
London August 30 The Daily Mail publishes an article by All Nourt Bey a former Turkish collogue in Rotterdam declaring the Armenian massacre by Kurds has recommenced as part of a deliberate extermination system. He warns the number killed will depend on European outcry and pressure on the sultan and will be repeated until all are killed.
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London
Daily Mail
All Nourt Bey
Rotterdam
Europe
Torpedo Landing Struck By Britons Off La Linea
In Madrid on August 29 a British torpedo launched in Spanish waters washed ashore in front of La Linea. A rescue party attempted recovery but was blocked by Spanish carbineers. The landing party, reinforced by the fleet, overpowered the guards and seized the torpedo.
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Madrid
la Linea
Howell Woodward Called Before the Schley Court
Washington August 29 Ensigns Cronan Halligan Marble Macy Bowers and Clark Howell Woodward ordered home as witnesses for the Schley court of inquiry The court will convene September 12 at the gunner s workshop Washington Navy Yard with Admirals Dewey Benham and Shawlson to sit and prepare the room for proceedings Clark Howell Woodward son of Colonel Park Woodward Naval career noted including service on Oregon Luzon and Brooklyn and a commendation for bravery during the Spanish American War
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Washington
W. P. Cronan
J. Halligan
R. N. Marble, Jr
U.S. Macy
Schley
Macy
Atlanta
Asiatic
J. T. Bowers
Ranger
Clark Howell Woodward
Isla de Luzon
Schley Court of Inquiry
Gustaf E. Claeson
Claeson
Texas
Santiago
Gertrude Swanson
Torgenten Torllhatten
Sweden
Boston
Vermont
New York
Washington Navy Yard
Navy Department
Lane
Gunnners' Workshop
Navy Yard
Congress
Park Woodward
Atlanta Water Works Department
Boys’ High
Bigotty
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Oregon
Philippine
Woodward
Brooklyn
Admiral Schley
Luzon
Dewey
Heo
Fourth Ward League votes to veto Boulevards extension
At a Fourth Ward League meeting, members voted to begin an active council canvass to oppose the Boulevards extension franchise veto. Dr. T. D. Longina announces candidacy for alderman from the seventh ward.
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T. D. Longina
Seventh Ward
Dupont Guerry
Coweta County
Province Held by Colombians in Face of Invasion Fears
Colombian officials insist on neutrality as rebels threaten chaos near Cadiz and Venezuela. Colom�bian minister to Venezuela reports peace remains priority while fronts with insurgents press on in Santander and Cartagena. rebels concentrate around Colon and Panama, with government forces maneuvering to dislodge them.
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Iton
Colombia
Aueust
Tutsarlos Rico
Venezuela
Bogota
Senor Velez
Cartagena
Venezeula
Cadiz
Venczncla
Muaracaibo
Rangel Gurbinas
Gonzalez Valencia
Santander
New York
Associated
Inmenta
Colaman
Pedro 1D
Qspine
Ecuador
Cucuta
Pangel Garriiras
Washington
Quito
Colon
Panama
Irrea
Buensa Ventura
Bay of Whoco
Rival of the Bell Company Offers 2 Million Cash for Control
New York financier Charles W. Marse, director of Garfield National Bank and New Amsterdam, proposes to buy the Telephone Telegraph and Cable Company of America for 2 million dollars in cash. Morse represents the bid, trustees urge acceptance though many stockholders oppose additional funding. The firm, incorporated Nov 5 1899 with 30 million capital, has built trunk lines to Boston, with operations likely within a year or two. Snow falls in Alaine Pass Colorado amid hail storm. Denver reports August 299.
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Newark
Philadelphia
Missouri Posse
Schler
Ensign Clark Howell Woodward
Atlanta
Philippines
New York
Telephone, Telegraph and Cable Company of América
Bell Company
Indiana
Insanity Trust
Charles W. Marse
Garfield National Bank
Bank of New Amsterdam
Telephone, Telegraph and Cable Company of America
Bell Telephone Company
Mr. Morse
Morse
New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
William J. Latta
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Martin Maloney
Philadelpha
James E. Hayes
Camden
Whitney-Widener- Elkins Syndicate
Continental Company
Boston
Telephone, Telegraph and Cable Company of American
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Uawlson
Columbus Hall
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Glenn Byrd
Byrd
Abe Humphries
Branan
Georgia
W. T. Sanford
Floyd County
Wired
Candler
W. W. O'Callaghan
Savannah
J. Pone Brown
8. S. Fitzsimmons
South Georgia Railway
Rome
Bibb County
Knights Templars
Louisville
Francisco
Richmond
John C. Summers
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Sant Columbia
Whaley
Mills
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Austin
Tex
Switzerland
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Alaine Pass
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