Senator Allison dies suddenly in Iowa
United States Senator William B. Allison died of heart failure at 1:45 PM in Dubuque Iowa while friends were with him. A veteran of over 25 years in the Senate his death ends a long influence in appropriations and national finance.
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Dubuqne
United States
William B. Allison
Allison
Senate
Mr. Allison
Perry
Iowa
House of Representatives
William Boyd Allison
Ohio
John
Mary A. Allison
Allegheny College
Pennsylvania
Western Reserve College
Ashland
Anna Carter
Wooster
Dubuque
Chicago
Congress
The
Treasury
Marr
McKinley
Brussels
Primary elections held across Missouri and neighboring states
Kansas City reporters note primary elections conducted statewide in Missouri and Oklahoma with candidates chosen for most offices except school posts. Oklahoma voters embraced first use of direct primary while Kansas adopted state wide primaries for all offices. Kansas and Missouri see parties field full tickets though some races lack opposition.
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Kansas City
Ams
Mis Souri
Fron Xoverner
United States
Superdor
Herbert S. Hadley
Itrtney General
Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Curvie
Okhku
Oklahoma
Touschy
Canada
Sinte Senate
Congress
State Corporation Commission
United States Senate
Thomas P. Gore
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Constable
Six Hurt in Riot and 87 Arrested in West Homestead
In Pittsburgh area riots at a Hungarian bail Tuesday in West Homestead six people were injured and 87 guests were arrested. Among the injured are Chief of Police McDermott and three officers, as the unrest shocks the nearby borough. Priest Banished by Vatican in Rome. Felix Savigny of Trebizond diocese expelled after Vatican action.
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Pittsburg
West Homestead
McDermott
Vatican
Rome
Felix Savigny
Trebizond
Turkey
Nesta Ot
Falling Wall Sinks Fire Tug Milinois at Chicago Port
The fireboat Milinois of the Chicago fire department sank after the east wall of grain elevators collapsed by the Sixteenth Street riverfront. Losses reached 1 558 000 with two elevators and several buildings destroyed. Crew rescued after a dangerous crash that knocked a pipeman unconscious. the boat valued at 200 000 crushed by the falling wall.
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Chicago
Milinois
Chicago Fire Department
Sixteenth Street
Danver
Patrick Lyons
Brooklyn Saloonkeeper Kills Tenant Robber
In Brooklyn Leopold Weninger hired a private detective after burglaries. Guard Michael K. Kelly shot intruder Liga Sherman during a struggle. a second shot felled Sherman. Sherman, a tenant, died. Three hurt by gas blast in Winona causes widespread damage and prolonged gas outage.
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New York
Brooklyn
Leopold Weninger
Michael K. Kelly
Weninger
Liga Sherman
Sherman
Npen Kelly
Winona
Minn
Anton Pellowski
Winona Gas Co
Bank of Austin Nevada Fails in Temporary Suspension
Reno Aug 5 The Bank of Austin Nevada one of the oldest banks in that town has failed. Cashier J A Miller Jr says the failure is only temporary with about 410 000 in assets including loans and 120 000 cash. The bank owes about the same amount and slow collections caused the embarrassment.
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Austin
Nev
Bank Falks
Reno
Bank of Austin
Nevada
J. A. Miller
Severe storm sparks regional fires in Grand Rapids
Lightning struck during a historic storm in Grand Rapids causing nearly twenty fires. The Grand Rapids Paper Box Company factory at Fulton Street was destroyed with about 50000 dollars in losses. Roylan's livery on Ottawa Street sustained heavy damage. Fires also burned in homes and barns.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Rapids Paper Box Company
Fulton Street
Roylan
Ottawa Street
Fernie Fire Rumors Tie Black Hand to Town Destruction
Sensational reports claim three bush fires in Fernie were started to free five Black Hand suspects jailed there. Fire has caused up to 150 deaths and 7.5 million dollars in damage with 25 thousand dollars in relief donations. Rescue operations continue as fires threaten Hosmer Michel areas.
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Fernie
B. C
Granprook
Cranbrook
Nelson
Hosmer
Michel
Friends
Elk River Valley
Charged with Sire's Murder in Batavia Jail
George Vail Jr, son of wealthy farmer George Vail, who vanished last September, is now jailed in Batavia Ohio on charges of murdering his father.
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Sire
Batavia, O
George Vail, Jr
George Vail
Bank Clerk a death by own action in New York
Charles W. Westerfield a 23 year old clerk at the Produce Exchange bank 10 Broad Way shot himself in the basement of the bank on Tuesday in New York Aug 6 1913 in a suicide.
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New York
Charles W. Westerfield
Produce Exchange Bank
Broadway
Plunge 300 Feet in Auto on Honeymoon Trip
U S District Attorney Baker of Washington, his wife West, and several friends survived a 300 foot plunge on Walnut mountain near Liberty New York. The big car rolled three somersaults and hung top down in a tree, injuring all aboard though none seriously aside from the chauffeur who suffered a skull fracture and ear injury.
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New York
United States
Baker
Washington
West
Walnut Mountain
Liberty
N. Y
Money Commission sails on trip to study foreign systems
Senator Aldrich says a comprehensive monetary system will likely supersede the Vreeland Aldrich plan. He sails for Europe with the National Monetary Commission subcommittee to study monetary banking in leading nations and examine revenue collection and distribution methods in Europe.
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New York
Vreeland-Aldrich
Aldrich
Europe
The
Monetary Commission
National Monetary Commission
London
Real estate man and lumber magnate S. T. McKnight dies
S. T. McKnight of Minneapolis a prominent real estate man and millionaire lumberman died of heart disease Monday night in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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T. McKnight
Minneapolis
Minn
Pittsburg Man Shoots Self in East End Yard
Isaac W. Taylor, 45, son of a former Pittsburg dry goods merchant, shot and killed himself in the yard of the old East End hotel on Tuesday following an earlier trip to the city.
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Pittsburg
Isaac W. Taylor
East End
Peoria
Eines
Frank Denton
Jair
James A. Ryan
Long airship trip by Count Zeppelin across Rhine voyage
Count Zeppelin commands a great airship on a secret eastward journey from Friedrichshafen at dawn. The craft traces the Rhine from Konstanz to Basle and Strassburg, drawing cheering crowds in every city and sending back cards reporting progress. The voyage includes stops near Schaffhausen, Mannheim, and Mayenz with an official present Maj Gradnitz.
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Germany
Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Unis
Schaffhausen
Rhine
Basle
Count Zeppelin
Mayence
Metz
Stuttgart
Major Gradnus
Oppenheim
Here
Switzerland
Maj
Gradnitz
Basie
Strassburg
Muelhausen
Mayenz
Mannheim
Worms
Earthquake Strikes Constantine Algeria Causes Panic
An August 5 earthquake shook Constantine with ten seconds of violent shaking. No fatalities were reported in the city, but nearby towns are said to have suffered several deaths. The quake sent the Arab population into a state of panic.
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Constantine
Algeria
Socialist candidate Preston jailed as proxy tour continues
In Seattle on August 5 during a state speaking tour, Gillhaus of New York acted as proxy for Martian Preston the Socialist labor candidate for president. Preston is reported to be in a Nevada jail serving a 25 year sentence for murder.
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Seattle
Wash
Gillhaus
New York
Martian Preston
Preston
Nevada
Rourder
Special Notices From A Dated City Chronicle
Condensed specials report a cyclist killed in Coshocton theater death circle attempt. New York weekly mortality shows 16.62 rate vs 21.96 in 1907. Arrests include George Vail near Batavia for patricide. A 16 year old in New York commits suicide after infant removal by society. Seven US Army officers walk 50 miles in San Francisco to prove fitness. Marquis de Montcalm gifts antique lace to The Little Church Around the Corner in NYC. John Ti. Rapp and Pearl Ruppell wed in Newport after Rapp carried her from a railroad accident. Elizabeth Barrett, acquitted graffiti forgery case, rumored to have escaped custody near Saginaw Bay.
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William Wilson
Coshocton
New York City
George Vail
Batavia
Mario Sicaria
New York
Children’s Society
United States Army
San Francisco
Marquis de Montcalm
Church of the Transfiguration
John Ti. Rapp
Seattle
Wash
Pearl Ruppell
Portland
Newport
Elizabeth Barrett
Bay City
Micah
Oscar Peterson
Saginaw Bay
Syrians in America plan to gift a modern battleship to Turkey
In New York leading members of the Syrian colony propose raising funds among 200000 Syrians in the Americas to build a warship named the Syria in the United States to honor Turkey's new constitution. Committees will recruit Syr ians across the hemisphere to contribute. In Guthrie Kentucky a threatening midnight raid fears arson after a caller says hundreds of nocturnal bandits head toward the town.
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New York
Turkey
New World
North
South
Central America
West Indies
Mexico
United States
Syria
Mysterious Insect Bite Kills 16 Year Old in Harlem
In New York on August 5, William Brenz aged 16 died in Harlem Hospital. Surgeons, while reticent, admit the death results from the bite of a mysterious insect.
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New York
William Brenz
Harlem
Grain Markets Mixed as Wheat Dips on Weather News
Chicago and New York markets report firm flour trade with mixed wheat values. September wheat around 1.02, December 1.01, corn and oats steady to active, butter and eggs showing varied retail quotes, new potatoes and live poultry priced for nearby buyers.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Imec
New York
Live Stock and Hogs Prices from Omaha and Wheatago Markets
Aug 4 market notes show cattle and hog prices across regions. Cattle range from good to prime steers to common stockers with values listed. hogs feature heavy packers and mixed barrows, with precise bid ranges. Also includes sheep market and notes a slow cattle market with declines in Omaha and Wheeling areas.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
Lambe
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