Retirement of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis Ends 40 Years of Naval Service
Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis retires from the United States Navy after over forty years of service. He commanded the second squadron of the Atlantic fleet and contributed to latitude and longitude expeditions, naval intelligence, and the Dixie cruiser during the Spanish American War. Edwin C. Pendleton succeeds him as rear admiral, bringing a long career from the Naval Academy class of 1867 and commands including the cruiser Atlanta.
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Charles S. Sperry
The
Hague
Davis
Naval Academy
New York Harbor
Atlantic Ocean
Or East
Naval Observatory
Spain
Dixie
Cuba
International Commission
Aris
Russia
North Sea
Kingston
Admiral Davis
Swettenham
Order of Isabella
United States
Infanta Laulalie
America
Chicago
Edwin Conway Pendleton
Pendeton
Virginia
Navy
Atlanta
Naval Gun Factory
How to Choose Extracts and Fresh Sea Foods
A guide suggests selecting Blue Ribbon Lemon and Vanilla extracts to ensure quality. The Bluefield Inn offers a variety of fresh sea foods served promptly at reasonable rates.
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Bluefield Inn
Syndicate to Take New York's Bonds
New York city plans a September 10 bid on a $49 million bond issue offering 4.5 percent interest. Reported ties to J P Morgan & Co and other houses suggest a syndicate may bid for the entire issue to attract foreign capital and reassure the market.
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New York
Financial District
J. P. Morgan & Co
West Virginia Weather Forecast Fair Thursday and Friday
A compact forecast for West Virginia calls for fair skies on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will be mild with light winds and no precipitation expected.
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West Virginia
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Fort DeFrance No Damage Reported
Across several locations including Fort DeFrance and Atlantic City reports describe a strong earthquake shock yesterday. Other items note a postmaster appointment in Columbia South Carolina a missing steamship near Tangier a fire at the Western Union in Arkansas and beachgoers told to wear stockings on New Jersey shores.
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Fort DeFrance
Island of
Martinique
Striking Telegraphers Plan Appeal to President
New York, Aug. 28. Telegraphers union to appeal to President Roosevelt urging action to end the strike. The plan calls for signing by business leaders before sending the appeal to the president. At Western Union and Postal offices operations continue as usual. Long Island Railroad’s General Superintendent McCrea met with telegraph operators on their wage demand. Operators now earning 50 to 80 dollars monthly seek 10 to 15 percent raises based on service.
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New York
Roosevelt
Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
Postal Companies
McCrea
Long Island Railroad
Alabama Farmers May Adopt a Union Label
Delegates from Alabama branch unions gather in Andalusia for a three day session. Main agenda includes establishing a Birmingham farm products exchange to cut middlemen and propose a union label to aid labor supporters. State officers to be elected with President J A Worley presiding.
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Andalusia
Ala
Alabama
Farmers’ Educational and Co-Operative Union
Birmingham
Organized Labor
Farmers’ Union
J. A Worley
Red Headed Editor's Wife the Better Half
Watonga Oklahoma August 28 Tom Ferguson Watonga's red headed ex governor editor and present congressional candidate has a wife who is a more capable statesman than he is He admits the charge that she supplied much of the gray matter used in his political ambitions and says this is the only substantiated scheme of the campaign
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Watonga
Okla
Tom Ferguson
Congress
Ferguson
Oklahoma
Movement for Reduction of Fares in South Dakota
The South Dakota state board of railroad commissioners is poised to consider reducing passenger rates to 24 cents per mile. The proposal, authorized by the legislature last winter, would affect all railroads operating in the state. Railroad passenger traffic representatives are to appear before the board to oppose or support the measure.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Prince Wilhelm a Guest at Roosevelt Luncheon in Oyster Bay
Prince Wilhelm grandson of King Oscar of Sweden and son of the crown prince was hosted by President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt at luncheon in Oyster Bay. He arrived aboard the Swedish cruiser Fylgia and will stay until tomorrow morning before proceeding to New York and then Sweden. The prince will visit Coney Island and attend social functions in New York before the Fylgia sails next Tuesday.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Prince Wilhelm
Oscar
Sweden
Roosevelt
New York
Coney Island
Fylgia
Fifty Colleges Represented at Fraternity Convention
Col James B Curtis of New York was elected president of the Delta Tea Delta fraternity at the thirty ninth bi annual convention in Chicago Illinois. Other officers chosen include Secretary Henry Truck of Baltimore ritualist Stuart McLean of Cleveland editor F F Rogers of Toronto treasurer John L Kind of Madison Wisconsin. Fifty colleges were represented.
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Chicago
Ill
James B. Curtis
New York
Delta Tea Delta
Henry Truck
Baltimore
Stuart McLean
Cleveland
F. F. Rogers
Toronto
Canada
John L. Kind
Madison
Wis
Boy Who Took care of Lion's Cage Arrested
Pittsburg PA Aug 26 A police and coroner inquiry into the death of Mrs Anna A Pucke 64 who was fatally injured by an escaped lion at Luna Park led to the arrest of Clarence Chappelle 19 the man who cleaned the lion's cage He is jailed Mrs Pucke died of heart disease Three women who were with her are under medical care tonight.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Anna A. Pucke
Luna Park
Clarence Chappelle
Chappelle
Pucke
Fez Report: Zrahna Tribe Defeats Sultan's Troops
Advices from Fez state the Zrahna tribe attacked a Sultan’s tribute column near Tangier, killing twenty soldiers. The clash ended with the sultan’s forces defeated and the attackers repelling the expedition.
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Tangier
Fez
Colonel Amos Stickney Retired as Brigadier General
Washington Aug. 28 Colonel Amos Stickney of the corps of engineers was retired from the army today as a brigadier general having reached the age limit for active service.
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Washington
Amos Stickney
Corps of Engineers
Army
Murder Fugitive Nabbed After Two Years On Run
Chicago police arrest Charles F. Burbage who had eluded capture for two years after the murder of Gus Tanner in a Greenleaf Delaware County saloon brawl. Burbage, found asleep at the Illinois hospital, confessed to the crime and showed letters from the South Carolina governor offering leniency.
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Chicago
Frank Walsh
Illinois Hospital
Walsh
Charles F. Burbage
Greenleaf
D. C
W. P Rawley
Gus Tanner
Rawley
Burbage
Burberse
South Carolina
Washington, D. C
Election unrest in South Longford amid protest over policy
Speakers at political meetings urged residents to drive off cattle from grazing lands as a protest against government policy. The region, South Longford, faces an upcoming election to fill Edward Blake's vacancy due to ill health. Those involved face trial for their actions.
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S South Longford
Fii
Edward Blake
Picturesque Ceremonies Mark Parliament Close
London notes a traditional close to one of the longest sessions as royal assent was given to over sixty bills. Members moved from the Commons to the Lords where the King's speech was read, signaling routine statements about royal visits and relations with other powers.
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Money to Move Crops Will Be Forthcoming
Assistant Treasurer Edwards returned from New York where he met with Secretary Cortelyou on public funds to ease the fall crop movement. The plan will be carried out with weekly deposits for five weeks, though the exact amounts and banks remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Edwards
Washngton
New York
Cortelyou
Telegraphers Strike Develops Pathetic Feature
Chicago August 28 The telegraphs strike adds a sad note as George E Purington aged 81 a longtime figure in Chicago's business and religious life lies dead at his home His daughter one of two surviving children is in Northern Michigan possibly unaware of his death due to the strike turmoil.
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Chicago
George E. Purington
Michigan
Engineer Killed and Fireman Fatally Harmed in Collision
Chattanooga August 28. A collision occurred this morning between the Florida Limited passenger train and a Southern railway switch engine north of the city. Engineer Carter was instantly killed and Fireman Thompson fatally injured. Six engines were demolished though the coaches remained on the track. No passengers harmed.
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Chattanooga
Florida Limited
Queen and Crescent
Southern Railway
Carter
Thompson
More Irish Nationalists Arrested at Longford
A. R. McKenna, Irish Nationalist candidate for South Longford, and seventeen supporters were arrested in Longford, Ireland, on a charge linked to participation in an unlawful assembly likely to call toots. The arrests echo earlier motions of Jan P. Jarrett and forty others who faced trial.
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Longford
Ireland
A. R. McKenna
South Longford
Jan. P. Jarrett
Esterday
Secretary Taft Colorado's Choice After Roosevelt
Denver residents prepare for Secretary Taft arrival with broad hospitality as Colorado Republicans back Roosevelt. Taft may gain support if Roosevelt declines renomination, while beet sugar interests oppose him over Philippine tariff policy and labor unions challenge his position.
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Denver
Colo
Taft
Colorado
Pittsburgs Nineteenth Annual Exposition Opens
Pittsburg Pa August 28 The nineteenth Pittsburg exposition opens with a floral foyer daily decor bright with evergreens plants and vines. Exhibits come from across the nation including Tacoma Washington and Pacific coast cities. Music hall is dedicated tonight with Theodore Thomas orchestra and later Sousa Herbert Damrosch bands headline through October 26.
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Pittsburg
Miachinery Hall
Music Hall
Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Coast
Theodore Thomas
Sousa
Victor Herbert
United States Marine Band
Damrosch
One Man Killed and Six Fatally Injured
Theodore Miller died in Elkins West Virginia after a donkey engine exploded near Emmart station on the Coal and Coke railroad. Six other men employed by Jacksonville Coal and Coke Company were fatally injured when the engine derailed toppled a car and the boiler exploded showering them with scalding water. Miller died in hospital. others were beyond hope of recovery.
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Elkins
W. Va
Theodore Miller
Jacksonville Coal and Coke Company
Emmart Station
Coal and Coke Railroad
Miller
Marshal Cargell Shot and Killed in Georgia
Eugene Cargell, marshal of Cacrlo, was shot and killed near Moccasin Gap La by Coren Simus, a Black man. Simms surrendered after the volley. Cargell led a posse that tracked Charles Williams, accused of Sheriff Tytus's murder, to Simms’s house. Simms shot back, killing Cargell as deputies pursued Williams.
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Thomasville
Eugene Cargel
Cacrlo
Coren Simus
Moccasin Gap
Stumes
Cargell
Charles Willlams
Tytus
Grady County
Simms
Caryell
Presidents Roosevelt Diaz Reach Accord on Central America
Acting Secretary Atlee announced that President Roosevelt and President Diaz of Mexico are in full accord on the future of Central America and on resolving disputes among the five republics.
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Washington
Atlee
Roosevelt
Diaz
Mexico
Central America
Chester Runyan recounts downfall and payment to Carter
Chester B Runyan, former Windsor Trust teller, testified in New York court that Laura A Carter, accused of receiving part of the stolen cash, tempted him. He described meeting her, taking nearly 100000 dollars, and hiding until his arrest a week later. He claimed he gave Carter 5000 then 10000 under pressure. About 25000 remains missing.
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New York
Chester B Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
Court of General Sessions
Laura A. Carter
Runyfn
Runyan
Ruanyan
Striker Butler Fined in New Orleans Court
Fred W. Butler, a telegrapher on strike, was fined 2.50 in the first recorder's court for insulting Chief Clerk Thomas Discon of Western Union. He faces trial in September for assaulting a loyal operator as the strike pushes on. Postal Telegraph opens new branch offices while both firms add staff amid ongoing walkout.
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New Orleans
Fred W. Butler
Recorder’s Court
Thomas Discon
Western Union Telegraph Company
Butler
Postal Telegraph Company
Powers Says Beckham Transcends His Authority
Georgetown Ky August 28 Caleb Powers criticizes Governor Beckham and Commonwealth Attorney Robert Franklin for proposing a military escort for W S Taylor to testify in the Powers case He argues that granting this escort exceeds Beckham authority since any Kentucky officer or private citizen could arrest Taylor who has been indicted for murder The piece frames Powers claim as a conflict over legal process and testifying arrangements.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Beckham
Robert Franklin
W. S. Taylor
Powers
Taylor
Kentucky
Faithful Dog Guards Woman Found Dead Near Knoxville
A woman's body was found just north of Knoxville guarded by a faithful dog. The body showed a desperate struggle with a crushed forehead and insect-eaten face, making identification impossible. No missing woman reported. police have no leads.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Woman's Negro Attacker Lynched by Mob in Mississippi
In Columbus Mississippi a mob lynched John Lipsey a Black man accused of raping Mrs Windham at her Pickensville Alabama home. Lipsey died as a result of the mob action leaving Mrs Windham in critical condition.
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Columbus
Miss
John Lipsey
Id Windham
Pickensville
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