Fears for Americans in Asia Minor amid Armenian conflict
Anxiety grows for American missionaries at Marsouan near Amasia as Armenians attack suspected spies. An Armenian priest was killed in Scutari and American college pupils and faculty face suspicion and imprisonment. U.S. Minister Terrell demands prompt inquiry and punishment. attacks on Tarsus school and residences are reported.
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Constantinople
Marsouan
Amasia
Sivas
Asia Minor
Scutari
American
Tarsus
Christie
Namroun
A. W. Terrell
United States
Turkey
Porte
Insurgents Blown Up a Train near Colon and Bolondron
Reports from Cuba describe an insurgent band under Matagas engaging Spanish guerrillas near Colon with eighty five insurgents killed and seven killed on the attacking side plus two wounded. A Havana volunteers train to Santa Clara district was destroyed at Bolondron bridge with very few survivors. Also notes Espanol officials and other items from Mexico and Europe.
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Havana
Tanra
Fla
Cuba
Matagas
Colon
Eulogio Lobasto
Cocodrillas
Santa Clara
Bolondron
Campos
Juan Guulberto Gomez
Fifty Negroes Arrested in Winston Riot
Winston North Carolina August 16 Fifty negroes who took part in Sunday night's riot are jailed. The grand jury has returned a true bill against parties connected with the trouble. Private Secretary Thurber I. NiaGaksa Fanus New York August 16 Henry T. Thurber Cleveland's private secretary is ill here.
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Winston
N. C
Thurber I. NiaGaksa Fanus
N. Y
Henry T. Thurber
Cleveland
Governor Jackson Urges State Insane Asylum Plan
Dus Morris Aug 16 reports state institutions receiving updates as Governor Jackson prepares his legislative message. He advocates comprehensive care for the insane and a move to place all such persons in state asylums. To create space, he proposes a large farm to house epileptics, removing them from regular asylums to free beds.
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Jackson
Iowa
Dus Morris
New York
Big Race Meeting Planned for Lincoln With $20,000 Purses
Morris J. Jones and Palmer L. Clark of Red Oak arrange semi annual race meetings with the first event slated for late October in Lincoln. Purses totaling about $20,000 are planned for around 20 races, each purse ranging from $500 to $5,000. A new mile track is in place and $15,000 will be spent on improvements.
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Lincoln
Morris J. Jones
Palmer L. Clark
Red Oak
Mixed on Holcomb's Politics in Lincoln Aug 16
Congressman W Godfrey Hunter of Bowling Green writes Governor Holcomb asking aid to raise funds in Nebraska to help elect a Republican governor in Kentucky and break the solid south. The letter reflects partisan interference from outside Nebraska.
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Holcomb
Lincoln
Nebraska
W. Godfrey Hunter
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Englishmen Demand Kedreas and Redress After Fines
A Chadron Nebraska dispatch reports Edward Clegg and Coleman Nockalds two Englishmen fined for riding bicycles on sidewalks were jailed briefly then paid. They hired a lawyer and petitioned the U S government agent in Washington to seek proper redress from the federal government.
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OmanHs
Chadron
Neb
Edward Clegg
Coleman Nockalds
Washington
To Divide Knox County Union Proposal Heads to Vote
Knox County board of supervisors after a lengthy dispute submits the Creighton petition to voters seeking a division along the township line between townships 80 and 31 to form Union county. The proposed county would be about 1x miles wide and 42 miles long, with indications pointing to a majority yes.
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Knox County
Nioprara
Neb
Board of Supervisors
Creighton
Union
Populist Judicial Convention Chooses Two Judge Candidates
TECUMSEH Neb Aug 16 At the Populist judicial convention of the First district Hon J E Bush of Beatrice was renominated and Edwin Falloon of Falls City named as the other candidate for judge the district elects two judges.
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Tecumseh, Neb
First Judicial District
J. E. Bush
Beatrice
Edwin Falloon
Falls City
Postal Clerks Organize in Sioux City
A branch of the National Postal Clerks association is formed by local post office employees in Sioux City. The group aims to urge passage of the eight hour law and to support general classification of the service.
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Sioux City
National Postal Clerks’ Association
Charged With Selling Diseased Meat In Iowa
Orseston, Ia., Aug. 16. Mr. Willetts of Shannon City has been arrested for selling diseased meat. He is said to have disposed of lumpy jawed cattle. Willetts says he is being persecuted and intimates that a damage suit will follow.
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Orseston
Willetts
Shannon City
Grand Lodge of Iowa Opens Eight Days Session in Iowa Falls
The Independent Order Good Templars held an eight days session at Iowa Falls with 850 delegates present. A temperance rally is scheduled each night during the gathering.
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Temperance
Mason City
Grand Lodge of Iowa
The
Independent Order Good Templars
Iowa Falls
Supreme Court to hear Omaha municipal quo warranto case
The Supreme Court scheduled to hear the Omaha municipal matter on quo warranto. Each side has until Aug 22 to present its case, with a decision expected before month’s end.
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Omsha
Omana
Supreme Court
Omaha
Isaac Sweigard Nominated for State Senator
Isaac Sweigard of Garner was nominated as Democratic candidate for state senator in the Forty-third district covering Hancock Cerro Gordo and Franklin counties. The report lists other items from August 16 including Sisters of Charity recruitment, death of Hon. John Stebbins in Shelton Nebraska, and a Red Oak Iowa medical association convention.
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Isaac Sweigard
Mason Olry
Garner
Hancock
Cerro Gordo
Franklin
John Stebbins
Shelton
Neb
Buffalo County
Iowa Physicians
Red Oak
Red Oak, Ian
Southwestern Iowa Medical Association
Washburn Addicks remark sparks national interest in Delaware race
Minneapolis Aug 16 A private remark by Senator Washburn in New York that a man like John Edward Addicks should be killed triggers a public flare. Addicks replies that Washburn aimed at political, not physical punishment, and Washburn promises to reveal the full truth after telegram exchanges from Philadelphia and Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Washburn
New York
John Edward Addicks
Gas Addicks
Delaware
Higgins
Addicks
Philadelphia
W. D. Washburn
J. Hepward Addicks
J. Edward Addicks
Chosen as Next Meeting Place of Commercial Law League of America
Detroit August 16 The closing session of the first commercial law convention became heated over permanent organization and membership eligibility. The majority backed broad admission of reputable lawyers and related professionals, while a minority sought membership limits to lawyers only. W Sprague of Detroit was elected president with state vice presidents. George Hull New York became corresponding secretary, E W Summerwell New York treasurer. After contests Omaha was chosen as the next meeting city.
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Commercial Law League of America
Detroit
Commercial Law Convention
General Committee On
W. ©. Sprague
George
Hull
New York
E. W. Summerwell
Well Known Singer Olive L. Wilson Dies
Olive L. Wilson daughter of evangelist Mrs Clark Wilson and niece of P P Bliss died of brain fever in Chicago while with the Wilson family quartet. A contralto with national reputation she was born July 28 1866 in Delaware and will be interred in Towanda Pennsylvania.
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Chicaco
Olive L. Wilson
Clark Wilson
P. P. Bliss
Miss Wilson
Wilson
Chicago
Delaware
Towanda
Yankton Indians Receive Souvenirs at Treaty Signing
At Yankton Indian agency Agent Smith handed out $20 gold souvenirs to about 450 Indians in a ceremony marking the treaty ceding lands to the United States. This last payment for 20 years precedes a $500,000 due later. the tribe is now fully pledged citizens.
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Yankton
Western lines managers adjourn without harvest excursion agreement
The August 16 meeting of western lines managers adjourned without reaching any agreement on operating harvest excursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Western Lines
Rear End Collision Claims One Life in Campion N J
In Campion New Jersey on August 16 a rear end railway crash on the Camden and Atlantic line left one person dead and numerous others injured. The incident drew regional attention as investigators and local authorities began limited inquiries into the wreckage and its causes.
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Campion
N. J
Camden and Atlantic
Export Surplus Highlighted by Agriculture Secretary
Washington August 16 The agriculture secretary released a supplement to reviews on foreign markets showing United States exports in 1894 reaching 889 644 000 dollars with three quarters from farms. English speaking Europe bought 451 000 000 and Britain possessions 528 000 000 while imports from Britain were 107 000 000. Germany Canada France and others follow. The circular includes detailed tables of exports and imports by country.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Europe
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Germany
Canada
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Spanish West Indies
Brazil
Will Secure a Turkish Guard for Lentz Remains
Washington Aug 16 The state department received a dispatch from Minister Terrel in Turkey saying he has pressed Turkish authorities for three months to permit an investigation into the death of Lentz the bicyclist killed by Kurds He expects to secure a guard of Turkish troops to accompany Mr Sachtleben into Kurdish territory to recover the remains of Lentz
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WasHrington
State Department
Terrel
Turkey
Lentz
Sachtleben
Weather Service to Inspect Morals of Subordinate Staff
Washington Aug 16 Chief Moore of the weather bureau issues instructions calling for reports on the condition and qualification of all subordinate employees. It states that to improve the service standard, rigid inspection as to morals as well as official character is imperative.
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Weather Service
Washington
Chief Moore
Weather Bureau
Navy officer named on overseas outrage commission
Washington Aug 16 Acting Secretary McAdoo received a cable from Admiral Carpenter at Chefoo saying the outrage investigating commission had left Foo Chow for Ku Cheng and that Lieutenant Evans of the navy was a member of the commission.
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Evans
Washington
McAdoo
Admiral Carpenter
Chefoo
Foo Chow
Ku Cheng
Navy
Postmaster General to Attend National Letter Carriers’ Convention
Washington August 16 The Postmaster General Wilson has accepted the invitation to attend the National Letter Carriers union convention in Philadelphia next month He will review the parade and call the convention to order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
National Letter Carriers’ Union
Philadelphia
Shipping Fat Cattle to England Returns Unharmed
Samuel Degen of Chicago reports that on his recent voyage to England with 308 fat cattle none were lost. The same dispatch notes Gilbert G. Thorne named temporary receiver of the Keystone National Bank of Superior Wisconsin by the comptroller of the currency.
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England
Washinaton
Samuel Degen
Chicago
Keystone Bank
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Gilbert G. Thorne
Keystone National Bank of
Superior
Wis
Storm Ravages Chickamaugua Park In Severe Gale
A fierce storm swept over Chickamaugua National park near Chattanooga on August 16. Winds tore up hundreds of large trees, causing extensive damage to the park’s landscape and facilities.
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Chickamaugua Park
Chattanooga
Chickamaugua National Park
Patchen Fails Stallion Record Bid At Park
Joe Patchen failed to beat John BE Gen Try’s stallion mark at State park as crowds of about two thousand watched, Patchen finishing the mile in 2:04 and 1/4. In Kansas City progress, Progressive Negroes In Session begin four days of meetings with 100 plus Knights of Labor and Daughters of the Tabernacle from several states led by A. B. Moore focusing on religious education and negro advancement.
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Joe Patchen
Milwavger
State Park
John BE
Gentry
Patchen
Kansas City
Knights of Labor
The
Daughters of the Tabernacle
Kansas
Iowa
Llinois
Indiana
Texas
Missouri
A. B. Moore
Colored Voters' League Convention in Oman New York
The Colored Voters' League of New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio met in convention here. Four years old, the group aims to protest and work against alleged outrages against Negroes in the South.
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Colored Voters’ League
Oman
N. Y
Colored Voters’ League of
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
South
Huntington Returns From Abroad in New York Aug 15
Collis P. Huntington president of the Southern Pacific was a passenger on the steamer Majestic. He declined to discuss any plans regarding the future management of the railroad.
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Huntington
New York
Collis P. Huntington
Southern Pacific Railroad
Majestic
Southern Pacific
Lumbermen Strike Idle Mills in Atkinson Michigan
Several hundred Metropolitan Lumber workers in Atkinson strike for higher wages causing the mills to idle for weeks. In New York, Narette L Herbert known as Turetta Lascelles seeks divorce from actor Joseph W Herbert alleging his affair with Miss De Carleon. Buy 1000 Reserved Seats in Dalins Texas to fund Florida Athletic club amphitheater plans seating over 52000. Missouri Kansas Texas deposits 40,000 for 1,000 seats.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Metropolitan Lumber Company
Atkinson
Dailins
Tex
Florida Athletic Club
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Silver men adjourn after pro silver platform statement
The silver conference delegates swear no party authority, adopt free coinage resolutions, form a provisional national committee, and urge immediate organization to restore bi metallic prosperity. Leaders from Harris Jones Turpie Stone Hinrichsen Young named as executive committee with full power to appoint the national body.
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Democratic Party
WasHis netTon
District of Columbia
National Committee
Isham G. Harris
Tennessee
James R. Jones
Arkansas
David Turpie
Indiana
W. J. Stone
Missouri
W. H. Hinrichsen
Illinois
Casey Young
Executive
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Marblehead
McIntyre
Denver
Grand Army
National Park of
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Taylor
Prirre
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W. W. Taylor
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Mount Carmel
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Cumberland
Harry M. Clabaugh
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Billy O’donnell
Oscar Gardner
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Coloraddo City
Colorado Midland Railway
Ehagun Pass
Senator Washburn
Minnesota
Wiggins
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State Board of Equalization
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Connor
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White Metal
United Irish Societies
Phoenix Park
Ireland
Bernard McKenna
Helena
Mont
Basin
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Bradfield
J. M. Johnson
Malvern
Ark
Atlanta
G. W. McKinsey
Kokomo
Ind
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P. M
Dr. Miles Heart Cure
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
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American Medical CO
Vic Emmert & Co
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