Limbe recaptured by provisional government forces in Haiti
In Limbe eighty-two miles north of Port au Prince fighting lasted twelve hours as provisional government troops recaptured the town from Firminist forces. Reinforcements by marines from Crete A. Piesrto aided the defenders before a retreat and fire, with heavy casualties reported on both sides. General Norde led the provisional troops. Marmelade and St Michel were reported captured earlier. The US cruiser Cincinnati arrived at Cape Haitian amid calm conditions.
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Provisional Government
Limba
Cape Haitien
Limbe
Port Au Prince
Artibonite
Alexis Norde
Marmelade
Cincinnati
la Guayara
General Norde
Salnave
Norde
St Michel
Culver Lumber Company Placed in Receivership
Culver Lumber, successor to Kansas City Southern Lumber, with timber holdings at Craighead Oklahoma and lumberyards in Kansas City Missouri and a factory in Kansas City Kansas, is in receivership. Assets are about 650000 with 250000 liabilities. a receiver also for property valued over 500000. Receivers appointed on petition by majority stockholders Harry C. Culver and H. A. Culver amid management dispute. chief creditor National Bank of Commerce, Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
Culver Lumber Company
Kansas City Southern Lumber Company
Craighead
Okla
Kas
Arkansas
Green County
Sedewick
Harry C. Culver
H. A. Culver
National Bank of Commerce of
Sensational pacing at Narragansett Park in Great Park Brew stakes
Providence Aug 27 Ed George drove Direct Hal to victory in three straight heats of the Great Park Brew stakes worth 10 000 at Narragansett park lowering the record from 2 06 to 2 04 with Twinkle breaking near the wire. Twelve thousand spectators roared as the last half ran 1 01 and the final quarter 29 seconds.
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Providence
R. I
Narragansett Park
Ed George
Direct Hal
Scott Hudson
Twinkle
George
Anomalous Cape Colony Politics Quiet News Jumps
A London desk report notes uneasy Cape Colony politics under Sir Jordon Spriggs and Colonial Secretary Chamberlain. Royalists depend on Dutch mercy for indemnity laws as mining revival slows amid instability. Meanwhile heat waves sweep Oklahoma and Choctaw Nation with record 110 and 104 degrees. Ithaca mourns John C. Stowell, 86, longtime grocer, bank director, and Trinity Rice investor who supported education.
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New York
Cape Colony
London
Jordon Spriggs
Chamberlain
Bombardment of Ciudad Bolivar Wounds Many Victims
Reports from Caracas say Ciudad Bolivar the Bolivar capital was bombarded by Venezuelan government warships Bolivar and Restaurador with about 600 shells. Civilians suffered heavy casualties while both sides accuse each other of atrocities.British residents urge a protective warship though none are present in the Orinoco.
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Caracas
Ciudad
Bolivar
Great Britain
Ciudad Bolivar
Restaurador
la Guayra
Orinoco River
Outlook for Corn and Wheat in Northern Belts
The report notes corn needs warm dry weather in the northern corn belt as two weeks of cool conditions slow maturity. Southern belt shows excellent early corn prospects. Iowa and central Illinois report lodging from local storms. spring wheat harvest in the northern Red River valley hampered by frequent showers. damp discolored wheat reported in Iowa South Dakota and southern Minnesota. Harvest in Oregon is about three fourths done. Washington yields near average but below expectations. Plowing progress is hindered in parts of the middle Atlantic states lake region and Oklahoma while other regions show favorable fall seeding advancement.
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Washington
Iowa
Illinois
Red River Valley
South Dakota
Minnesota
Oregon
Middle Atlantic States
Lake Region
Oklahoma
Marriage tragedy ends in self-inflicted wounds
In Bakerville, Dave Wilson shot his wife Jennie with a 41 calibre double barreled pistol. He fired a final shot into his own boy as Constable Snyder approached. Both victims suffered superficial injuries. Wilson is jailed and Jennie rests at home as domestic troubles are cited.
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Somerville
Tex
Bakerville
Dave Wilson
Jennie
F. F. Snyder
Wilson
Woman found dead in Beaumont hotel room in suspected suicide
Miss L M Vogel of Galveston was found dead in her bed at the Oaks hotel in Beaumont Texas Tuesday afternoon. Authorities believe she strangled herself with a handkerchief. She had traveled to Beaumont last week and appeared to be working on land sales near a Galveston island oil well.
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Beaumont
Tex
L. M. Vogel
Galveston
Oaks
Miss Vogel
Oaks Hotel
Galveston Island
Beaumont Oil
False Imprisonment Warrants Sworn in Omaha
Ten warrants allege Union Pacific President Burt and Indianapolis labor agent W Arnett imprisoned workers in cars at Denver shops and kept them confined until reaching the company shops in Omaha. The charges were filed by ten men claiming false imprisonment.
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Omaha
Neb
Burt
Union Pacific Road
W. Arnett
Indianapolis
Arnet
Denver
American Bar Association in session at Saratoga
The American Bar Association gathers in Saratoga New York on August 27 with large delegate attendance. President A M Rose of Little Rock Arkansas opens the meeting and delivers the opening address.
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Saratoga
N. Y
American Bar Association
A. M. Rose
Little Rock
Ark
Republican County Conventions Split Across State
Dallas August 27 Republicans meeting in county conventions statewide faced deep rifts. Bolts formed in several areas and black delegates sometimes held sway. Until full returns arrive it is unclear whether Lyon or Hawley won, and areas with rival conventions will decide which to recognize.
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Dallas
Lyon
Hawley
Death of Governor Hoadley
Watkins N Y Aug 27 Hon Geo Hoadley former governor of Ohio dies here.
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Hoadley
Watkins
N. Y
Geo. Hoadley
Ohio
Strikes End as Havana Laborers Suspend Walkout
The Havana dock strike that began April 20 ended today. J. A. Sommer a Memphis druggist was fatally shot by T. A. Sawyer in a family dispute. The battleships Connecticut and Louisiana will sport the navy’s strongest guns. In Kentucky a freight wreck near Shelbyville killed brakeman William Purden and injured William Farris and George Steer.
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Havana
Cuba
J. A. Sommer
Memphis, Tenn
T. A. Sawyer
Connecticut
Louisiana
William Purden
William Farris
George Steer
Shelbyville
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Harris County
Navasota
Houston
Ft Worth
International & Great Northern R. R
Smith Land Improvement Co
Bryan
L. Trice
V.P
G.M. Palestine
D. C
D. J. Price Gen
Pass & Tkt. Agt
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Ron
Faountain Route
Texas
Memphis
St. Louis
J.C. Lewis
Travelina Pass
R Agent
Austin, Tex
H. C. Townsend
Gen's
New City
H. E. Simmons
A. L. Zinanti
Zannaiti Block
Hack
Madisonville
Daily Hack Service
S. W. Buchanan
Central Texas
Paul Bradley
Gect
Hayth
Crete A. Piesrto
Veserel
Hal
Ing
Oklahoma City
Atoka
I. T
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John C. Stowell
Tompkins County
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Trinity Rice Company
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T Xan
James & Hart
Meget
Franklin Brothers
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Cole Bros
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IwEeo
Otto Boehme
Tyler Haswell
Hanway’s
E. Grieser
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