Star Pointer Triumphs Over Joe Patchen in Empire City Pace
Fifteen thousand spectators at Empire City trotting track watched Star Pointer win the first heat by a neck and Joe Patchen take the second heat by a length. Star Pointer broke badly in the final heat as Joe Patchen finished strongly, clocking 2 04 24 for the last heat. It was stated Star Pointer would never race again.
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New York
Empire City
Star Pointer
Jos Patchen
R. R. Gentry
Joe Patchen
Patchen
Joe Pathan
John R. Gentuy
Rochester
Goshen
Jowans to Return Soon From Luzon Duty
The Iowa regiment, last volunteer unit on Luzon, is withdrawn from Calulet to barracks at Caloocan and readied for depart home. About 800 remain on duty. 75 reenlisted, 39 wounded, nine died of disease.
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Caloocan
Manila
Iowa
Luzon
Calulet
Malolos
San Fernando
Pension debate marks Grand Army encampment in Chicago
Sept 7 in Pamapnrpria dispatches report the Grand Army of the Republic gathering opening in the Grand Opera House. Delegates choose Chicago for next encampment by acclamation while debating pension reforms and a resolution to remove the pension commissioner sparks vociferous discussion before a quick adjournment. Colonel William C. Johnson of Cincinnati appears likely to be elected acting commander in chief for a two day unexpired term.
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Penssenk
Chicago
Kansas
McKinley
Maryland Republicans Name State Ticket by Acclamation
The Maryland state Republican convention nominated Governor Lloyd Lowndes comptroller L Goldsborough and ex Congressman John V L Findlay by acclamation in a harmonious session. The platform supports the gold standard strong import duties and a trust crackdown while praising Spanish American War records and calling for stable governance.
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Maryland
Battmany
Lloyd Lowndes
L. Goldsborough
John V. L. Findlay
Spain
Philippines
Rejected suffrage bill and notable obituaries toll
Victoria rejects woman suffrage in the legislative council. Arkansas politician Hon. W. S. Hanna dies at 60, cousin of Senator Mark Hanna. Other items note a fire in Hortonville Wisconsin causing nearly 100000 in damage, legal and diplomatic updates from Paris, Minnesota recruitment costs, and a murder in Alton Illinois along with a divorce prior to the crime.
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Legislative Council of
Victoria
Hanna
Arkansas
Mark Hanna
Hortonville
Wis
George Asquith
Great Britain
Venezuela
Paris
Minnesota
San Francisco
Charles ¥. Wheeler
Firth Sterling Steel Company
Pittsburg
New York
Mr. Wheeler
Burlington
Kidneoids Promoted by Atlantic Residents Opinions
Local Atlantic residents advocate Morrow's Kidneoids and Liver-lax amid testimonials. Mrs J H Power of 903 Linn St reports relief from kidney backache and sleepless nerves after using Kid-ne-aids and Liver-lax for torpid fever and biliousness. Products sold as yellow tablets and red granules at drug stores for fifty and twenty five cents respectively, manufactured in Springfield Ohio.
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Atlantic
J. H. Power
Linn Street
Saye
Morrow
H. G. Weber & Co
John Morrow & Co
Chemista
Springfield
Ohio
Mabini for Supreme Judge Nominates Conservative Men
Aguinaldo presided at a Tarlac session Aug. 24 naming Mabini as supreme court president and Gonzaga as attorney general. The moves mark a conservative, temperate faction. Mabini recently resigned as foreign secretary and Gonzaga led the last peace commission. The congresses’ actions rebut rumors of Aguinaldo declaring dictatorship.
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Aguinaldo
Manila
Tarlac
Revolutionary Congress
Mabini
Supreme Court
Gonzaga
Seven Lie in a Wreck at Dingess Tunnel
Norfolk and Western freight No. 21 broke in two inside Dingess tunnel near Williamson West Virginia. Two brakemen and a fireman were killed along with four unknown tramps found in the wreck. Wrecking train slow to arrive, fire started, survivors crawled out exhausted.
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Williamson
W. V
Norfolk and Western Road
Dingess
Tfrann R. Archer
Konosa
Charles Boots
Wayne
John Chaffin
WY. A. Riton
Walter Hale
Fifty Passengers Hurt in Baltimore and Ohio Collision
A rear end crash at Connellsville station injures about 50 on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Engineer John Haggerty's presence of mind saved lives as two coaches of the emigrant sleeper train were wrecked. no fatalities reported.
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Baltimore , Ohio
Connellsville
Baltimore and Ohio
John Haggerty
Cumberland
Telegraphic Briefs Highlight Stormy Global Events
The Hanna M Bell steamer runs ashore near Key West while Bryan draws crowds in San Francisco. J M Chapman halves a world paced mile record at Salt Lake. Atchison Santa Fe pays four percent on adjustment bonds. Robert Miller convicted for Ward murder with execution in Yokohama Sept 19. Creek Nation elects P Porter as chief by narrow margin. Lake Superior shipping losses from the blockades top $1 million after Houghton and Frits sink in the St Marys. Cincinnati’s Robinson Opera House struck by lightning but limited damage. Examiner Johnber chosen to run Omaha exams Nov 14–22 for Nebraska and South Dakota. American apples boom in Germany with shipments advancing earlier. Lahn departs Hudson river district. Total barrels exported last year reached 22,851. this year may hit 100,000.
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Hanna M. Bell
Key West
William Jennings Bryan
San Ncisco
J. M. Chapman
Georgia
Salt Lake
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Robert Miller
H. M. Ward
Yokohama
P. Porter
Lake Superior
Houghton and Frits
St. Marys River
South Dakota
Germany
Hudson River District
Transvaal Reply Accepts Conference On Franchises
London dispatches report the Transvaal government agreeing to a further conference on franchise and representation while British leaders urge immediate parliamentary action. Kruger is urged to terms, and war talk intensifies with preparations in Johannesburg and a plan to safeguard the city.
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London
Colonial Office
Transvaal
Chamberlan
Lord Salisbury
Evelyn Wood
Times
Chamberlain
the Times
Moneypenny
Johannesburg
Kruger
Cape Town
Daily Mail
J. H. Bosmeyer
Cape Colony
Stein
Orange Free State
Great Britain
War Commission
Itia
Viljoen
Yellow fever report and other era items headline
Yellow fever spreads from Key West to Tortugal detention camp planned in three to four days hospital organized five deaths among about 40 cases and no panic noted. A plan for a gigantic railway trunk line consolidation across several states is described. Lincoln court to decide fate of food commission salary warrant. Havana discussion of union and conciliation urged by General Gomez. Oil industry inquiry resumes with Boyle defending Standard Oil’s stake and role.
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Key Weat
Fla
Kay West
Porter
State Board of Health
Key West
Pictezurg
the Post
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
Western
Buffalo
Rochester
Philadelphia
Reading
West Virginia
Lincoln
Supreme Court
F. B. Hibbard
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la Guayra
Washindon
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State Department
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Calhoun
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William J. Calhoun
Ilinois
Gould Nei
Miles
A. d. Vanderres
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DR. Miles
Dru
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Morrill
Des Moines
Samuel Merrill
J. H. Merrill
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Shaw
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Dewey
Washington
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Root
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Drs Morris
Yowa Christian Church Convention
Zeigler
Burns
Owen Zeigler
Broadway Athletic Club
Charles Burns
Cincinnati
Cheyenne Firebug Caaught
Joseph W. O'Neill
Durant Fire Company
O'Neill
Conroy
Phillips House
Iowa State Traveling Men’s Association
F. E. Haley
T. M. Jangan
Kent County
Hias
Johnson
United States
Napley
Alan Harris
Robert Wickes
Bonsay
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Zounderabad
D. B. Cargile
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Vick Empert & Co
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Seatila
Otto Thews
Primrose
Copper River
Alaska
Scientific Prospecting Company of
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Miller
Alderman
Schutz
Peter Siegel
Butner
Baumgartner
George Hooker
Thome Farris
Mead, Mead
Nob
Thomas Farris
Saunders County
John Johnson
Mead
Farris
Ma. Ounteago
Bricklayers’ and Stonemasons’ International Union
Gubbins
Cook County
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Burlington Company
Memphis Road
Omaha
Memphis Company
Brnapy Island
Neb
Jon Zebra
T. Stevens
Borr
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Havana
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Gomez
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Industrial Commission
P.O. Boyle
Oil City
Standard Os
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C. Cone
Teautit
AEN
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H G. Weber & CO
Lowe
Morphreys’ Med. CO
Willem St
Colorado
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Colorado Springs
HNL
Denver
Great Rock Island
John Sebastian
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