Boer generals to end Transvaal service and seek Leyds exit
Brussels reports Boer generals told Transvaal employes their services will end after September as the legislation is abolished. They urged Leyds to resign or abandon his post, and it is thought Reitz may lead the irreconcilables against Britain in Europe. London notes general respect for British law and loyalty to King Edward.
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Brussels
Transvaal
Leyds
Reitz
Europe
London
Botha
South Africa
Edward
The Line Changed Adds Chickasha To Oklahoma Territory
Washington reports the interior department approved the Johnson and Kidder survey of the ninety-eighth Meridian placing it four miles east of the current boundary between Oklahoma and the Chickasawa nation. This adds the city of Chickasha, a major commercial and railroad point, to Oklahoma. A prolonged legal battle is anticipated and the case may rise to the United States Supreme Court.
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Guthrie
O. T
Washington
Interior Department
Johnson and Kidder
Oklahoma
Chickasawa Nation
Indian Territory
Chickasha
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago churchgoers count shows 204,567 attendees
The Record-Herald Sunday tallies Chicago worshippers at large churches revealing 80,844 men and 123,723 women in attendance. With 1,289,815 residents counted and 666 churches in the city, the data establish participation levels and gender distribution.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Foreman Falls To 160-Foot Cliff Fatality In City Scene
Louis L. Conway, foreman in New York City cleaning department, slept on a cliff at One Hundred Eighty Seventh Street and the Speedway. After an hour he stretched, lost balance, and tumbled 160 feet to the Parkway below, dying instantly. Witnesses described the tragic fall.
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New York
Louis L. Conway
City Cleaning Department
One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Street
Speedway
Conway
Miles to sail for Philippines in coming weeks
Gen Nelson A Miles will sail to the Philippines within weeks, but gives no clear purpose. He says he will not go as a tourist or for health and cannot decide his role until arriving. Also reported: Henry R Miller of New York, assistant secretary of the North American company, drowned at Atlantic Highlands New Jersey after a heart attack while bathing.
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New York
Nelson A. Miles
Philippines
Herald
Boston
Henry R. Miller
The
North American Company
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Miller
State revenue agent targets license violators in Austin
State Revenue Agent Cunningham issues a call to all individuals holding internal revenue licenses without state licenses. A complete list of violators exists and those listed must pay the required fees or face consequences.
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Austin
Cunningham
Sheriff and clerks funding exhausted in felony cases
In Austin on August 25 the entire appropriation for sheriff and clerk payments in felony cases and all officer fees in examining trials plus witness fees is exhausted. Deficiencies totaling $50,000 will be created to cover expenses.
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Austin
Teras Minister Goes to Chattanooga
Chattanooga August 25 Dr E C Mc Lean of San Antonio Texas accepts a call to pastor the First Cumberland Presbyterian church in this city effective October 1
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Teras
Chattanooga
E. C. McLean
San Antonio
Tex
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt to attend Firemen's Convention in Chattanooga
Peoria Ill Aug 25 President Roosevelt accepts invitation to attend the biennial session of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen at Chattanooga on Sept 8.
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Peoria
Ill
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Chattanooga
Futurity Stakes at Sheepshead Bay to crown future champion
New York Aug 25 The Futurity at Sheepshead Bay next Saturday draws about thirty starters, nearly doubling last inaugural field. The $59,440 purse awards $44,440 to the winner with the rest split among second and third and breeders. A crowded, fiercely contested field features top eastern jockeys and several two year olds from Keene Belmont and others, racing the full six furlongs for the first time in years.
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New York
The
Bugle
Sheepshead Bay
Samuel Bryant
Proctor Knott
America
Proctor Knot
Keene
Belmont
Alabama Democratic primaries nominate slate for November
Democratic primaries held in Birmingham indicate party nominees for November elections. State officers and legislators will be chosen, with county offices also up in many areas. The legislature will elect a U.S. senator to succeed Pettus, who seeks renomination without known opposition. Two candidates seek the governorship: Jelks and Johnston. Other offices include secretary of state, lieutenant governor, treasurer, auditor, attorney general, superintendent of education and commissioner of agriculture.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
United States
FE. W. Pettus
W. D. Jelks
Joseph F. Johnston
Molineaux Tees Up New Evidence for Son's Murder Trial
New York date Aug 25 General Edward L Molineaux announces new evidence he says will prove his son Roland innocent of murder in the death of Mrs Kate J Adams. He asserts absolute proof and notes more than ten months have passed since the Court of Appeals granted a new trial.
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New York
Edward L. Molineaux
Roland
Kate J. Adams
Court of Appeals
Molineaux
No Warships About Rockport Mass
No war vessels are in Rockport and none could be seen offshore as Rear Admiral Higginson's squadron left the coast after naval maneuvers ended Sunday. Ships sailed westward to Woods Hole Newport and New London as preparations begin for army and navy maneuvers planned for the latter part of the week.
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Rockport
Mass
Rebels increase strength near Colon amid Isthmus activity
Kingston Jamaica August 25 a British steamer Oronto reports Columbia rebels swelling numbers and moving toward the isthmus. The government garrison at Colon is feared unable to hold the town against the growing rebel force amid rising activity in the area.
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Kingston
Jam
Columbia
Colon
Girl killed near home in Henderson county Tennessee
Aug 25 Huntington Tenn Miss Maud Thompson was shot twice by James Greer when she refused to go away with him. He grabbed her in the road and fired. the murderer escaped.
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Huntington, Tenn
Maud Thompson
James Greer
Henderson County
Public War Game Features to Be Explained Next Friday
Washington reports a conference between army and navy officials led to a plan for a public comprehensive statement detailing the upcoming great war game. The aim is to let the public judge the merits alongside technical experts of both sides.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Burglar mistake ends in instant killing in Richmond
In Richmond on August 25 J D Wilson shot and killed G G Apperson, mistaking him for a burglar. The men were friends and shared a dwelling, with their families closely related through marriage.
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Richmond
J. D Wilson
G. G. Apperson
The Shah Bids Farewell to London Gala Waters
The shah of Persia left London after a week of festivities and departed for Paris where he will spend ten days incognito.
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London
Persia
England
Paris
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Daily Hack Service
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