Peace commissioners fail Panama mission amid Agua Dulce battle
The peace commissioners who left Panama July 29 on the Cana returned at noon Friday reporting a fierce two day battle between Herrera’s rebels and government troops near Agua Dulce. Rebels suffered heavy casualties. government losses numbered eight dead and eleven wounded. Armistice allowed burial of dead before fighting resumed. General Moreno praised Agua Dulce entrenchments as military masterpieces as Salazar and Morales Berti rush supplies for the government army.
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Panama
Herrera
Agua Dulce
Associated Press
Malerrera
Moreno
Salazar
Morales Berti
Berti
First Mass Meeting At Scranton Strikers Reach Seven Thousand
In Scranton Pa on August 2 1903 7000 union miners from city and nearby areas gathered in round woods for the first mass meeting of strike centers. National President John Mitchell spoke as delegates from several districts addressed the crowd with Polish and Italian remarks.
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Scranton
Round Woods
John Mitchell
T. D. Nicholls
Adam R. Ruscavage
J. T. Dempsey
Martin I. Memolo
D. T. Phillips
Ruscavage
Memolo
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Phillips
Lackawanna Avenue
Miners Return to Work After Mass Meeting
A week after a mass meeting, miners resumed work at Oxford colliery without concessions. Police kept a large squad at headquarters and twenty patrolmen guarded the area to prevent disorder as tensions lingered from an earlier confrontation with Mayor McKune.
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McKune
Oxford
Quiet Day as Shenandoah Cools Amid Strike
Shenandoah Pa August 1 The town saw absolute quiet as troops continued camp duties with few in town overnight. Community mourns Joseph Beddall killed in Wednesday riot and to be buried with Masonic honors. General Gobin warns idle crowds but expects troops to stay through the strike. Mine officials seek governor intervention, while strike leaders vow persistence until victory.
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Shenandoah
Joseph Beddall
Plaace
Gobin
Tracy again on the run in Eastern Washington
Spokane reports Harry Tracy, the fugitive, in Eastern Washington with four guns and 200 rounds. He crossed the Columbia River Thursday morning and heads toward the Idaho boundary. He plans to hold up a bank or rob an express car and offered $5,009 within a year to helpers. Tracy aims for the Hole in the Wall region in Wyoming to be “safe among thieves.”
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Spokane
Wash
Harry Tracy
Washington
Tracy
Columbia River
Fcaho
Oregon Penitentiary
Hole In the Wall Country
Wyoming
Paymaster Charles W Penrose Courtmartialed for Embezzlement
An order from the navy department calls for the courtmartial of Passed Assistant Paymaster Charles W Penrose of the Michigan. He is charged with false and fraudulent balance returns, embezzlement, scandalous conduct, absence from station and neglect of orders. The alleged shortage is about $800. The court convenes August 7 in Erie Pennsylvania with Commander Perry Garst presiding.
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Washington
Navy Department
Charles W. Penrose
Michigan
Erie
Perry Garst
Northwestern Telephone Co Long Distance Service Reach
The North western Telephone Co announces its long distance lines and connections cover over 2,000 cities and towns across Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin. Copper metallic circuits offer first class service and low rates.
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Northwestern Telephone Co
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Salinas men fatally shot by a woman. suspect arrested
Salinas California on August 2 Warren Johnson and Joseph Bordges, prominent young men, were shot and killed by a woman. The woman then attempted suicide but was stopped and placed under arrest. Johnson was struck by two bullets in the abdomen and Bordges was shot in the back with a bullet piercing the right lung.
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Salinas
Cal
Warren Johnson
Joseph Bordges
Johnson
Bordges
King Edward II Prepares for Coronation Amid Recovery
London reports King Edward II increases walking exercise with physicians approving. A movable chair is readied in case of need for Aug. 9 coronation. The king may stay aboard the royal yacht at Cowes until Aug. 18 or travel to London Thursday. He is in high spirits after a seven hour Brighton cruise and enjoyed deck walks as Queen Alexandra photographed scenes.
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London
Edward
Cowes
Brighton
Queen Alexandra
Dreyfus Admits Guilt in Published Letter
Paris reports former Captain Dreyfus admits guilt in a letter to the Radikal replying to Marquis de Gallifet who accused him of being in Russia’s pay. The Journal des Debats prints de Gallifet’s letter denying aiding Dreyfus while noting he admitted guilt when he signed a partition petition.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Radical
Marquis de Gallifet
Joseph Reinach
Russia
Journal Des Debats
Haitian forces regroup and advance toward Port au Prince
Port au Prince national army under General Juneau has reorganized after a retreat to Arcadaie and resumes marching toward the capital. Sixty four deputies form a quorum to verify the elections' validity.
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Port Au Prince
Juneau
Arcadaie
Amundsen Prepares Northward Magnetic Pole Expedition
Amundsen the Norwegian explorer has chartered the schooner Gjora for an expedition next year to investigate the magnetic pole found in 1831 by Sir John Ross, believed to have shifted its position.
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Copenhagen
Amundsen
Gjora
John Ross
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