Riot at Nebraska City over Sunday baseball game
A Law and Order League attempt to stop a Sunday game led to a riot at the Nebraska City baseball grounds. Sheriff Brewer arrested four players after seizing their bonds. an angry crowd surrounded him and a rock struck the Rev C M Shepperd, who sought police protection for himself and church property amid threats following the vote in favor of Sunday ball. The incident capped a long fight over Sunday play.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska City
Laws and Order League
Brewer
Justice's
C. M. Shepperd
Methodist Church
Law and Order League
Friends of Sunday Ball
Charles Estes Dies at 87 in Worcester City Hospital
Charles Estes, 87, oldest inmate at Odd Fellows Home, died this morning at City Hospital of senile gangrene in Worcester.
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Worcester
Charles Estes
Odd Fellows
City Hospital
Still Waiting Lovers Coming on Cunard Ship Ivernia
Igna Brynilson a Norwegian detained on the Cunard steamer Ivernia waits for news from Sigvart Anderson in Minnesota. She spent a lonely day aboard in steerage with a Swedish companion, hoping for word from her brother or lover as the ship plans its return voyage.
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Igna Brynilson
Cunard
Ivernia
Sigvart Anderson
Minnesota
Miss Brynilson
Stearage
Post
Sigvart
Millionaire Mackay Dies in London of Heat Prostration
John William Mackay died at Carlton House Terrace in London at 6 30 pm after a rapid decline from heat prostration. Three physicians counseled as pneumonia and congested lung symptoms appeared. Present were Mrs Mackay and Countess Telfener with Princess Galatia Colonna arriving shortly after. Mackay, born Dublin 1881, left Ireland for America as a youth and later became a noted millionaire.
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Carlton House Terrace
Mackay
Mr. Mackay
John William Mackay
Dublin
Ireland
America
New York City
California
Havana cigar pricing and luncheon concept ad
An odd ad compares a 20 cent Havana cigar to a 10 cent Cuba Big Brother Cigarros as five luncheons. It touts meals from Havana filler and promises 10 luncheons for the price of one cigar dinner. Also features a Soap Sale Extraordinary with Savons Carnation Petals and other scents, three cakes for 25c and $2 per dozen by express from Metcalf Co.
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Havana
Savons Carnation
Violette de Navarre
Roses Des Alpes
Express
Metcalf Co
Court St
Boston
Unknown Woman Killed on Track at Junction
A woman about 30, 5 ft 6 in, 138 pounds, was struck and killed by a Boston & Albany freight train at the South Utica junction. Her body lay unclaimed in Jones's funeral rooms. No identification or home found. many locals knew her, but her name remains unknown. Train crew Conductor George Baird and Engineer Charles Pierce administered the accident response. The motive and exact circumstances remain a mystery.
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South
Utica
Jones
Lagrange Street
Boston & Albany
George Baird
Charles Pierce
Turks Reported Killed in Strumitza Engagement
Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports a clash at Strumitza European Turkey between 300 Bulgarian troops and Turkish irregulars. Twenty five Turks were killed in the action, according to the dispatch.
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London
Constantinople
Daily Telegraph
Strumitza
European
Turkey
Weather Outlook for New England Rough forecast
Rain is expected in New England on Monday with possible showers into Tuesday. Tuesday should be warmer with light to variable winds along the coast, and Boston area residents can expect cloudy skies and occasional showers on Monday.
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Washington
New England
Boston
Vicinity
Arrest of Entire Chinese Colony in Winchester for Gambling
Winchester police arrested the town's Chinese population at 3 am for gambling on the Lord's Day. Chief McIntosh and officers Brown Harrold and O Connell surprised players in a rear Chinese laundry at 19 Pleasant Street. Five men were taken to headquarters and bailed out. arraignments set for the District Court in Woburn.
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Winchester
Woburn
McIntosh
Brown
Harrold
O'Connell
Pleasant Street
Tseng Arrives in Washington as China’s secretary
The Hon. C. K. Tseng secretary to the Chinese legation at Washington arrived on the Umbria from England with his English wife formerly Miss Burnett of London. Mrs. Tseng plans to spend winter in Washington. Tseng praises Liang Chen Tung the new minister and notes Wu Ting Fang’s recall as recognition of his greatness.
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New York
C. K. Tseng
Washington
England
Miss Burnett
London
Eng
Tseng
Wu Ting Fang
China
Choate Keeps Up Golf Mania in London Home
Ambassador Choate is believed to be secretly practising golf in a Carlton House Terrace apartment. He has rented Cheylesmore Lodge at North Berwick for autumn, joining visitors including Prime Minister Balfour, the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Rothschild, and Mr. and Mrs. Asquith at the golf headquarters.
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London
Choate
Carlton House Terrace
Cheylesmore Lodge
North Berwick
Balfour
Duke of Cambridge
Lord Rothschild
Mrs. Asquith
President Roosevelt's Quiet Sunday at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt spent a quiet Sunday at Oyster Bay Sagamore Hill. No callers were expected and none were received. The President and family attended morning services at Christ Episcopal Church, of which Mrs. Roosevelt is a member.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Christ Episcopal Church
Fastest Ocean Yacht for John Jacob Astor
New York reports John Jacob Astor plans a record setting pleasure craft at Lewis Nixon shipyard. The yacht measures 240 feet on the water line and 280 feet overall with a 32 foot beam and 16 foot draft. Six Mosher boilers and four quadruple expansion engines totaling 6000 HP are expected to drive the vessel to about 22.5 knots, making it faster than any other yacht afloat.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Lewis Nixon
Mosher
Arrow
Snake charmer John Sonwell dies after museum bite
John Sonwell, a professional snake charmer, was fatally bitten by a rat tlesnake during a Saturday night museum exhibition. He died in City Hospital early yesterday. A snake snagged in a cage wire when he risked freeing it, and the bite occurred between the thumb and forefinger. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
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John Sonwell
Sonwell
Sheriff Pearson of Portland Ill at Poland
Sheriff Pearson of Portland Maine is very ill with heart trouble at the White Oak Spring Hotel in Poland He is reported in serious condition but under care of two physicians who observed the case and expect his recovery The illness is being treated as a medical emergency with hopes for improvement
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Sheriff Pearson
Portland
Poland
Pearson
White Oak Spring Hotel
Mississippi flood devastates farms from Keokuk to Hannibal
A planned AP dispatch from Cornlands describes widespread destruction along the Mississippi from Keokuk southward. Floodwaters cover corn belts, ruin crops, and leave farmers penniless as the river rises and levees face breach threats.
Peoria Braces as Illinois River Rises Threatening Flood
The Illinois River near Peoria is forecast to rise beyond the 21.38 foot high water mark, risking thousands in damages to lowland businesses and factories. Rivermen report no recede in sight for 36 hours as water climbs about half an inch per hour and residents move stock to higher ground.
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Peoria
Illinois
Three Cloudbursts Strike Broome County Hit Towns Hard
In Broome county New York a July cloudburst caused dams to fail washouts and bridge damage. Four people were killed two seriously injured and damage reached about 200000 dollars. Coventry reports a mill dam collapse near Afton damaged factories and a freight train plunged into a washout near Harpursville injuring and killing workers.
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Binghaimton
N. Y
Broome County
Coventry
I. W. Seeley
Afton
Taft
Joseph Conk
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Harpursville
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O’brien
John W. Mackay
San Francisco
St Louis
Winchester Chinamen
MR. WU
Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Sewer Tees
Serpent
Keokuk
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Associated Press
Missouri
Hannibal
Des Moines
Alexandria
Gregory
St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern
Lagrange
Silver Crescent
Louisiana
Canton
Quincy
Warsaw
Muskrat Hollow
Quincey
Holton
Illinois Bluffs
Missouri Bluffs
Burlington Bridge
Lone Tree Prairie
Bluffs
Fabius River
Mississippi
Fox River
Lamotte
Silverton
Busch Station
Clemens
Ashburn
Anton
LA Granger
Ireokuk
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