Washington Notes on Global and Domestic Affairs
The United States may be compelled by treaty to take part in the Colombian revolution. Japanese officers praise American naval methods as models after two years study. Admiral Schley approves Rear Admiral Howison for the court of inquiry. Congress’ refusal to fund river and harbor improvements may raise future costs. Senator Custom hints limited tariff action but possible reciprocity treaties. James W. Allen’s death sentence is commuted to life imprisonment. Postmaster General Smith urges amending classified service rules for Philippine veterans. Miners report Palestine treasure discoveries and an industrial awakening chance.
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United States
Schley
Howison
Court of Inquiry
Congress
McKinley
Canton
Custom
Senate
James W. Allen
Company F. Twenty-fourth Infantry
Allen
Humingan
Luzon
Smith
Civil Service Commission
Ernest L. Harris
Elbenstock
State Department
Palestine
Holy Land
Notable Obituaries and Elections from the Week
Of the Week People Talked About lists figures who died or were elected. Reinhard Kekule von Stradnitz elected rector of Berlin University. David I Hill prominent sewer pipe manufacturer dies at Akron Ohio. Carlton Foster Oshkosh lumberman dies aboard his steam yacht Heart disease blamed. Hans Lugiig Forshell former Swedish finance minister dies in San Bernardino Switzerland. Judge William H Claggett Spokane death at 63. Charles Burton Thwing named head of Syracuse physics department. Jesse Haney dies in New York, early comic paper publisher born 1829 Germantown Pa.
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Reinhard ‘Kekule von Stradonitz
Berlin University
David I. Hill
Akron
Ohio
Carlton Foster
Oshkosh
Wis
Northwest
Hans Lugiig Forshell
San Bernardino
Switzerland
Sweden
William H.claggett
Washington
Idaho
Spokane
United States Senate
Charles Burton Thwing
Eugene Haanel
Syracuse University
Bonn
Syracuse
Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Jesse Haney
New York
Germantown
Sol Eytinge
Walt Whitman
Artemus Ward
Paralyzing disasters sweep across towns and cities
A driver racing a nitro glycerine load collided with a train and exploded. an ore train collapsed a bridge in Eastern Minnesota. a Marion Indiana fire gutted Indiana Pulp and Paper except the finishing room with losses about 175000. Other calamities include injuries to William Coston and Doyle Riggin family fire fatalities. a York Pennsylvania shooting. a streetcar fatality in Montgomery Alabama. a drowning at Amesbury Massachusetts. and a Provo Utah hospital patient self immolation tragedy.
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Minnesota
Marion
Ind
Indiana Pulp and Paper Company
William F. Coston
Coston Marine Night Signals
Lynn
James H. Wilson
Provo
Utah
Wilson
Kruger Calls Boer Commandants to Continue Fight
The report states Kruger urges Boer commandants to persist in resistance as Allied moves and regional tensions evolve around the war. Brigands gather near Pekin as evacuation nears completion and Cape Colony faces worsening conditions amid ongoing conflict.
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Kruger
Jamaica
America
Pekin
Cape Colony
Discovery
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Antarctic
House of Jords
Edward
Robbery at Le sing's jewelry store in Allentown
In Allentown Pennsylvania Leonard G Le sing's jewelry store was robbed of between four and five thousand dollars. Two young men suspected of the crime are missing one was an apprentice. A Warwick New York resident William Miler was shot while escaping a sheriff under an indictment for assault on an eleven year old girl.
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Allentown
Leonard G. Lesing
Warwick
N. Y
William Miler
Charlote
N. c
David L. Short
Morris Myers
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Tombs
New York City
Famine Fears and Transport Talks Stir Chicago News
A vegetable and fruit famine grips Chicago while reports note an underground river found in Ohio and a severe potato shortage nationwide. Rear Admiral Howison shores up naval board positions as American testimony in the Neely case faces Cuban jurisdiction questions. R F Malone named Chicago Great Western assistant general passenger agent with Chicago base. Mrs. Lillian Barnes Allen relinquishes claims to Lorillard stud farm. Mrs. Dick Chatham dies in Gainesville from hydrophobia after a mad dog bite. her daughter also bitten. Vermont frigate fate debated. hull to be kept as a relic. Pan-American exposition attendance reaches 2 424 508 in three months through July 31. Chicago Milwaukee wireless line promised, first commercial link in U S. Reed teased as a possible New York mayor candidate. Emperor William may attend St Louis fair.
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Chicago
Ohio
Howison
Naval Board of Inquiry
Sampson
Neely
R. F. Malone
Chicago Great Western Railway
Lillian Barnes Allen
Rancotas
Pierre Lorillard
Dick Chatham
Gainesville
Pug
Vermont
Signor Crispi Dead After Long Illness
Naples Aug 13 Sig Crispi died at 7 45 last evening surrounded by family and friends. News telegraphed to King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helene. The body to be sent by steamer to Palermo for a public funeral arranged by the municipality. Rumor says his will authorizes a politician to publish his memoirs.
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Tatat
Naples
Sig. Crispi
Victor I Emanuel
Helene
Patermo
Requiem for Dowager Empress Held With Royal Attendance
Crowds gather in Cronberg as Emperor William and King Edward attend a solemn requiem for Dowager Empress Frederick. British and German dignitaries fill the church while guards keep vigil over the coffin and wreaths adorn the bier.
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Edward
William
Cronberg
Frederick
Frank Lascelles
Emperor William
Hamburg
Posen Hussars
Alexandra
Empress Augusta Victoria
Princess Victoria
Frederick William
Dugander
Shamrock 11 Arrives Near Sandy Hook for America's Cup
Shamrock 11, Sir Thomas Lipton s second challenger for the America's Cup, in tow of the Erin, reached off Sandy Hook lightship and anchored inside the breakwater after a calm voyage. David Barrie aboard as Lipton s representative. tugs reported fine weather but offered few details of the trip.
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Sandy Hook
Erin
Matthews
Sycamore
Challenger
Four youths rescue ten at Chicago lakefront beaches
Chicago August 13. Ten people were saved from drowning at the Barry Avenue and Diversey Boulevard beaches by four young men who risked their lives. The rescuers were Peter Baer, Charles Mazer, Peter Andrews, and James Egan. One saver saved a woman and the rest were boys and young men.
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Chicago
Barry Avenue
Diversey Boulevard
Peter Baer
Charles Mazer
Peter Andrews
James Egan
Mother Kills Injured Son In Insane Act
In Glenmore on August 13 Alvin Seaton aged ten died after his mother, momentarily insane, cut his throat from ear to ear with a razor while alone with him in the house. The tragic act followed a fall from a horse.
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Tome
Iying
Alvin Seaton
Glenmore
Storms Cause Widespread Damage in Arizona and Sonoma
Rainstorms rage across Southeastern Arizona and Northern Sonoma. The Benson to Guayamas road washed out, halting trains. A hurricane and rainstorm hit Tucson destroying gas works and blacking out gas service. Smokestacks, buildings toppled, many trees felled. damage extensive.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Sonoma
Benson
Guayamas
Noted Philanthropist Dead in Cincinnati Fall
Cincinnati August 13 Mrs George F Ireland noted for philanthropy died from injuries after a fall from a street car last Monday. She founded the fresh air home and a hospital in the city.
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Cincinnati
George F. Ireland
Fresh Air
Sheriff Posse Clashes Leave One Dead in Jacksboro
In Jacksboro Texas a pitched battle between a sheriff s posse and two suspects named Miller and Roberts results in the death of posse man Leftwitch. The suspects evaded capture.
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Jacksboro
Tex
Miller
Roberts
Crop expert tallies 1901 wheat crop for three states
H. V. Jones reports Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota combined wheat yield at about 183 million bushels from 14.45 million acres. North Dakota leads with 75 million bushels, Minnesota steady near last year, and South Dakota lower due to blight and bad weather. The expert notes true bumper yields are unlikely given heat and disease across regions.
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H. V. Jones
Minneapolis Journal
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
N. Dakota
S. Dakota
Northwest
Chicago
Red River Valley
Cheyenne River
Tetus
Carver
Sibley
Kittson
Polk
Pope
Red River
Polk County
Norh
Crookston
Warren
Struck
Marshall County
Kittson County
Northern Pacific Railroad
Becker
Wadena
Otter Tail
Douglas
Stearns
Big Stone
Traverse
Wilkin
Renville
Redwood
Minneapolis
Parkston
Sioux Falls
Mitchell Road
James River
Missouri
Aberdeen
Adulterated Milk Crackdown in Chicago Rail Depots
Chicago rail depots will confiscate adulterated milk and cream and dump contents if formalin is found. The policy targets receiving depots across the city to curb contaminated dairy products.
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Chicago
Chicago Introduces Girl Caddies at Local Golf Courses
Chicago golf clubs unveil girl caddies as a novel accessory to golf the first of its kind in the links history. The innovation aims to modernize the game and attract broader interest among players and spectators.
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Chicago
First Auto Stage Line to Link Buffalo and Sheridan
An Auto Stage Line, Wyoming plans the nation’s first auto mobile stage linking Buffalo and Sheridan. The regular nine-passenger covered coach will cover 100 miles round trip daily, propelled by a ten-horsepower gasoline motor. Weighing 1,500 pounds and priced at 1 per pound, the line operates nine months in good road conditions and three months in fair conditions.
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Wyoming
Buffalo
Sheridan
To See De Cotton Growin
Aunt Sylvia Reed, a ninety year old ex slave, is saved from the town poor house and sent back to Waynesboro Virginia to spend her remaining days where she lived as a child. Her letter to Miss Emily Stuart Webb recalls returning home and hoping to see cotton growing again before she dies, with help from James G Willson a town selectman and Miss Weed of Greenwich.
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Sylvia Reed
Dixie
Emily Stuart Webb
Waynesboro
Miss Weed
James G. Wiilson
Reed
Greenwish
New York
Live Wire Thwarted by Bartender in Siwash Bar
A rough man from Siwash issues bold threats but the courteous bartender neutralizes the danger. He grips the dangerous live wire with ice tongs and escorts the aggressor outside, ensuring safety. The scene unfolds with sharp wit and quick action in a Cleveland Plain Dealer tale.
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Siwash
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Curzon Accepts Washington Ambassadorship After Term
Lord Curzon viceroy of India informs Lord Salisbury he will take the Washington post after completing his current term, surprising the British foreign office and diplomats in general.
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Curzon
Washington
London
Lord Curzon
India
Geveral
Lord Salisbury
Tesla closes Wardenclyffe wireless telegraph plant contract
New York Nikola Tesla has secured the contract to build a building and plant at Wardenclyffe on the sound nine miles east of Port Jefferson for the main station of his wireless telegraph system.
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New York
Nikola Tesla
Wardenclyffe
Sound
Port Jefferson
Gold Rush Draws Montana Miners East of Helena
An old fashioned mining stampede begins toward the Big Snowy mountains 160 miles east of Helena after a copper ore sample rich in gold is found. Residents of Martinsdale Twa Dot Harlowtown Ubet and Garnell abandon towns as crowds flock to the area seeking payable sand and ore. A sample reportedly assays $1200 in gold per ton.
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Helena
Mont
Snowy Mountains
Montana
Lewis Penwell
White Sulphur Springs
Martinsdale
Twa Dot
Harlowtown
Ubet
Garnell
Careless Creek
Farmhouse Looted Near Jamestown by Five Men
Jamestown North Dakota August 11 five men driving overland in a light wagon burglarized the Mawhinney residence eighteen miles south of Jamestown taking viands cutlery and other goods. The thiefs outfit was traced to a nearby camp near the city and five men were arrested with most of the stolen property recovered.
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Jamestown
N. D
William Mawhinney
Mawhinney
Masked Man Robs Sleepers in Huron Apartment
A man with a masked face burst into Arthur White’s sleeping room in Huron South Dakota on Tuesday night and forced him to surrender about ten dollars cash a gold watch and trinkets. No clues were found.
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Huron
S. D
Arthur White
Potatoes Abundant as South Dakota Crop Prospects Rise
Yorkton S D Aug 11. Farmers in South Dakota enjoy a bumper potato crop with some areas returning little more than seed. Overall the state will yield a large surplus to sell beyond its borders.
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South Dakota
Yorkton
S. D
Worthington Elevator Destroyed by Lightning
Skemis and Moen's elevator at Worthington Minnesota was struck by lightning and burned completely. Heavy rain and prompt fire department work saved neighboring structures. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Worthington
Minn
Skemis & Moen
Old Man Paterson Run Over by Train at Ackley
Austinville reports a fatal accident near Ackley Iowa yesterday afternoon when sixty five year old resident Mr Paterson was struck and killed by a passenger train while crossing the Illinois Central Railway at Ackley.
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Ackley
Iowa
Austinville
Illinois Central Railway
Patterson
Priests Circulate Petition for Bishop Clarey in Sioux City
Catholic priests of Northwestern Iowa circulate a petition among themselves asking Rome to appoint Father Clarey of Minneapolis as bishop for a new see to be created in Sioux City after the Dubuque archdiocese division.
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Father Cleary
Sioux City
Iowa
Rome
Father Clarey
Minneapolis
Northern Pacific to Start Triple Westbound Passenger Service
Helena Montana August 11 due to unprecedented traffic the Northern Pacific will inaugurate a triple passenger service west of Billings on August 15. Two will be regular Northern Pacific trains and a Burlington line train will run through from St Louis and Kansas City to the coast.
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St. Louis
Helena
Mont
Northern Pacific
Billings
Burlington
Golid
Kansas City
Whitford Convicted of Perjury in Hold-up Cage Case
Deadwood August 11 The jury finds C A Whitford of this city guilty of perjury in the Herbert Caddy hold-up cage case. He is the third man to be found guilty. one more defendant awaits trial for the same offense.
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Deadwood
S. D
C. A. Whitford
Herbert Caddy
Brice Executed for Wife Murder in Tacoma
Eben L. Brice was hanged in Tacoma Washington for the murder of his wife. He collapsed at the march to the gallows, revived, and upon stepping onto the scaffold spoke I am a soldier still. The fall broke his neck and the execution was completed.
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Tacoma
Wash
Eben L. Brice
Lime Springs Fire Destroys Business District in Iowa
Elma Iowa Aug 11 The business portion of Lime Springs was wiped out by fire yesterday. Loss is $150 000. Two banks and a hardware store remain standing adding a note of resilience to the blaze.
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Elma
Iowa
Lime Springs
Old Resident Dugan Shoots Self in Melancholy
Wabasha Minnesota August 17 1916 William J Dugan an old prominent resident died by self inflicted gunshot in a melancholy fit.
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Wabasha, Minn
William J. Dugan
Armstrong buys $10,000 school bonds at premium
M. K. Armstrong, at St. James Minnesota, purchased $10,000 in school bonds paying a premium of $240. The transaction reflects a strong interest in local educational funding and securities.
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St. James, Minn
M. K. Armstrong
Lost Hand in a Thresher at Stoddard Wisconsin
John Rob son Jr a farmer near Stoddard Wisconsin suffered a crushed right hand in a threshing machine. Blood poisoning followed and the hand was amputated.
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la Crosse
Wis
John Robson, Jr
Stoddard
Dakota Potatoes Scarce In North Dakota Harvest
Aug 11 argo North Dakota reports a small potato crop with tubers drowned in the valley and overall reduced acreage across the state leading to a tight supply for the season.
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Dakota
Argo
N. D
North Dakota
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