Brakeman Fends Off Train Robber in High Speed Capture
Fort Worth Texas August 7 A lone highwayman attempted to rob the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific southbound express between Chickasha and Rush Springs. Brakeman D W Carpenter clashed with the robber injuring his hand and forcing the bandit to drop his pistol. The robber jumped from the slowed train after applying the emergency brake.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chickasha
Indian Territory
Rush Springs
D D. W. Carpenter
Carpenter
Relic Harvest From Outlaw Harry Tracy Death Scene
Crowds mobbed the Davenport morgue as the body of Harry Tracy was transported after a Spokane sheriff’s procession. Spectators cut away blood stained garments and relics, including a handkerchief and leg band, while Tracy’s bullets and cartridges were dispersed among pursuers.
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Pokane
Wash
Harry Tracy
Davenport
Lincoln County
Tracy
Posse
Escape of 16 Prisoners Triggers Western Tennessee Fear
From Nashville on August 7 the escape of 16 state prison inmates sparked a regional terror as residents west of Nashville report convicts in various dress and some nearly naked. Villages like Vaughnans Gap saw robberies such as N D Holmes store presumably by escapees. Emory Hunter, identified as one convict, was captured by a farmer.
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Nashville
N. D. Holmes
Vaughan’s Gap
Emory Hunter
Train collision injures Kansas City Southern engineer near Mansfield
Marshall Texas report says a double header freight train from Kansas City Southern collided with Texas and Pacific No. 67 at Mansfield Louisiana on Tuesday evening. Engine 277 derailed and overturned several freight cars while engineer Furgerson sustained minor injuries from jumping a barbed wire fence.
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Marshall
Tex
Kansas City Southern Railway
Texas and Pacific
Mansfield
Kansas City Southern
Furgeson
Choctaw principal chief election results clash
Early returns from eight precincts in the Choctaw election show McCurtain 340 votes to Hunter 545 amid a tight, disputed result. Regions including Kiowa Atoka McAlester Canadian Calvin Hartshorne Wilburton and Caddo report, with more counties awaiting results.
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South McAlester
I. T
Curtain
T. W. Hunter
Kiowa
Atoka
McAlester
Canadian
Calvin
Hartshorne
Wilburton
Caddo
McCurtain
Hunter
Illinois food commission targets bogus goods sellers
Afttq Bogue Food Producte Chicago Aug 7 The Illinois state food commission has begun a vigorous crusade against sellers of bogus food products Proceedings have been instituted in Chicago and nearby towns against 52 grocers against whom evidence has been secured Other prosecutions are to follow Most prosecutions are for selling impure vinegar and bogus butter.
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Afttq
Chicago
Ilinois State Food Commission
Cigar Label Forgery Case Lands Goldsmith in Custody
Isaac Goldsmith once a prosperous Chicago cigar maker is arrested on charges of running a systematic plan to forge union cigar labels in a case described as a major fraud.
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Chicago
Isaac Goldsmith
Union
Friars Lands in the Philippines Topic Dominates Catholic Societies Meeting
In Chicago on August 7 delegates at the convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies debated the Philippine question. A resolution expressing sympathy for the friars, trust in the U S government, and condemnation of unfavorable reports was adopted.
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Chicago
Philippines
Convention of American Federation of Catholic Societies
United States
Monument unveiled for Ottawa soldiers fallen in South Africa
Lord Dundonald spoke at Ottawa’s unveiling of a monument honoring soldiers who died in the South Africa conflict. The statue was donated by 30,000 children, and he praised the gift as a royal honor beyond the king or parliament. He warned that Canada would be supported by Natal and the Cape if attacked.
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Ottawa
Ont
Lord Dundonald
Canada
South Africa
Natal
Cape
American colleges appoint Egbert to Rome chair for 1903 04
New York August 7 Director of Education C Egbert of Jersey City has been selected by the American university in Rome to hold a chair at the university for the 1903 1904 term. Columbia College grants him leave of absence with full salary to accept the appointment.
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New York
C. Egbert
Jersey City
American University In
Rome
American Colleges
Columbia Collge
Egbert
Five Die in Cloudburst Near Raton and Terceo
In Blossburg five miles west of Raton New Mexico a cloudburst drowned Mrs Francesco Dominguez and three children. A man his wife and three children were also reported drowned at Terceo. They were seen before the wall of water arrived but search efforts have failed.
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Trinidad
Colo
Blossburg
Raton
N. M
Francesco Dominguez
Terceo
Miners to Seek Roosevelt Pardon After Ruling
Wilkesbarre Pa August 7 President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers says in an interview that in light of Judge Goffs habeas corpus decision for West Virginia miners an appeal to President Roosevelt for pardon is probable and will be made at once.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Goff
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Fifteen Killed in Midwestern Freight Wreck
In Marshalltown Iowa on August 7 a freight wreck on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line left fifteen dead and forty injured. Two or three of the injured are not expected to recover and more bodies may be found as wreckage is cleared.
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Marshalltown
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Big Heart Kreated Chief Elected Osage Leader in Pawnee
James Big heart wins Osage principal chief election in Pawnee Oklahoma over Ba con Rind on the progressive ticket. His two year term centers on blocking allotment of Tud iats thus delaying land drawn during his tenure.
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Pawnee
Okla
Aus
James Bigheart
Bacon Rind
Tudiats
Bigheart
Papal Delegate to Philippines Still Undecided
Rome reports the appointment of a papal delegate to the Philippines remains undecided with no new choice announced. The only change in the situation is the lack of a final selection as discussions continue.
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Rome
Philippines
Monsignor Guidi’s ruination not officially decided yet
The report notes the supposed downfall of Monsignor Guidi has not been formally determined. Guidi asserts no official ruling has been issued.
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Monsignor
Guidi
Cholera Crisis Reported in Blavovstchensk
Telegram from Blavovstchensk states medical resources are insufficient to cope with the epidemic. From July 22 to August 3, 161 cholera cases and 101 deaths are recorded in Blavovstchensk.
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Berlin
Blavovstchensk
Bohemian Man Found Hanged Near Rowena Texas
Frank Strener, a Bohemian resident two miles south of Rowena in Ballinger County, was found hanging from a mesquite tree. He leaves a wife and four small children.
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Ballinger
Tex
Frank Strener
Rowena
Girl Burned to Death In Dallas Fire
Nine year old Annie Ahfonper died after pouring oil on a fur nace which ignited her clothing in Dallas on Wednesday. The tragedy occurred as emergency responders arrived and attempted to aid her. Authorities reported the incident as a fatal accidental blaze with ongoing inquiries.
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Dallas
Annie Ahfonper
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