Lead for Gwar Veterans to meet in St Louis grows
In San Francisco Aug 18 the front runners for commander in chief of the G W V are Gen Black and Gen Miles with Black leading on first ballots. Miles says he is not a candidate but may back Black. Delegates from Pennsylvania Ohio and St Louis rally around their choices as pensions and costs of the Spanish American War are reviewed with 9,209 veterans on the rolls and 223,000 new applications pending. Total pension outlay nears 142 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Cal
Black
Miles
Jes
Exwell
Ems
States Pension
Ware
Hs Department
Captain and third crew drowned in collision at sea
A report states the Empress of India and a warship collided today. Thirteen crew members, including the captain and the third officer, drowned. The Empress of India, which sailed from Vancouver on July 27, remains afloat with the rest of its crew.
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India
Cap P
Hess OF India
Pam
B.C
WIRIED AT CHARLESTON Metias Pyke Takes a Bride
Gy Fyke of Champaign and Belle Mills of Neoga united in marriage at a surprise ceremony Tuesday morning. The couple, both prominent Neoga residents, are connected with the Illinois Central. The event drew many congratulatory messages from local friends and notable figures in the community.
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Metias Pyke
Panama Pact Rejected By Colombian Senate In Unanimous Vote
The Colombian senate rejected the Panama canal treaty citing constitutional issues and lack of prior arrangement with the canal company. President Marroquín may pursue a new treaty with the United States, possibly authorizing negotiations without further ratification. Authorities expect open negotiations to resume despite U.S. objections.
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Bogo
Colombia
Senate
United States
Marroquin
Congress
Panama Canal Company
Luis Carlos Rico
Sign Affairs
Unite:d States
Beaupre
Caro
Rico
Stipes Offers Cheaper State Street Paving Bid
The local improvements board opened bids for paving State Street between Maple and University. John W. Stipes and Thompson & Case of Peoria bid. Stipes submitted multiple brick options while Thompson & Case offered one. Stipes’ bid undercut the Peoria firm by 469.39 with exact totals pending calculation.
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John W. Stipes
State Street
Board of Local Improvements
Swigart Street
Russell
Gearhart
Maple Street
University Avenue
Joan W. Stipes
Thompson & Case
Peoria
Stipes
Quiet Double Wedding Ceremony at Dr Stedman Home
Dr HB Stedman officiated a quiet double wedding Monday evening at 703 South Third Street. The couples were Harry Lipscomb with Mayme Rodman and Arnold Foentkner with Flore Lipscomb, all residents of the city, with many friends offering best wishes.
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HB. Stedman
W. H. Stedman
South Third Street
Harry Lipscomb
Mayme Rodman
Arnold Foentkner
Flore Lipscomb
Turks Meet Bad Defeat Near Monastir
A Sofia dispatch says Turkish forces repulsed after six hours of fighting near Monastir, with about 200 killed and many wounded. Insurgent losses were not known.
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Monastir
London
Sofia
Daring Feat of New York Swimmer Glenister in Niagara Rapids
J W Glenister, the New York athlete, successfully swam the Niagara rapids at 7 o clock this morning. He was recovered twenty minutes later badly battered from rocks and is now in a Lewiston hotel. A bystander reported him as dead at Devil's Hole, though moving pictures of the swim were taken.
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New York
Buffalo
N. Y
J. W Glenister
Niagara Rapids
Lewiston
Glenister
Devil's Hole
Prisoners Fail Escape Attempt at City Bastile
A Monday night escape plan at the city jail failed as police foiled the plot. Six inmates were discovered attempting to scale a north wall and breach a screen wall. they were secured inside the jail cages before progress could continue.
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City Bastile
Forbes Mather Nuptials Unite Urbana Man and Joliet Bride
Mr Ernest B Forbes of Urbana and Miss Tydia Mather of Joliet wed at 4 PM Tuesday at the Mather home Joliet Rev George E Hunt officiated An Episcopal ring ceremony with Lohengrin played by Ethel Forbes and violin by Winifred Forbes Myra Mather was maid of honor Coates Null best man The couple, alumni of the University of Illinois, plan a northern Wisconsin honeymoon and future residence in Columbia Maine.
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Ernest B. Forbes
Urbana
Tydia Mather
Joliet
John Mather
Nicholson
George E. Hunt
Urbana Presbyterian Church
Ethel Forbes
Tein
Winifred Forbes
Myra Mather
Coates Null
University of Winds
Minneapolis
Forbes
University of Tinois
Wisconsin
Columbia
Salina Buehendry
University of Miesouri
Sledge Involved in Fatal Attack Over Watermelon Patch
In Hiefling Alabama on August 13 a Black man named Sledge allegedly shot into a crowd after a dispute over a watermelon patch. Three men died and ten were injured as a posse pursues the suspect. The incident arose when whites working on a road took melons without permission, ignoring warnings.
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Hiefling
Ala
Randolrh County
Sledge
Edison Says Germans Are Doomed To Failure
New York, Aug. 18. Thomas A. Edison lambasted German jealousy over the Slaby-Braun plan to disrupt Marconi wireless with a Baltic coast opposition station. He predicted wireless would soon cross the Atlantic at 500 words a minute and that a perfected trans Atlantic line would trivialize the need for message theft or tampering. He likened the Italian inventor’s obstacles to those faced during the advent of electric light.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Af Slaby-Braun
William
Marcon
Baltic
Atlantic
Pepper for Captor in New Jersey incident
Richfield New Jersey August 18 George Martin escaped arrest by blinding his captor with a handful of red pepper Then he rode his bicycle into a flock of geese where the owner holding him for arrest used pepper. Washington August 13 Chinese regulations ready for distribution create a registry of all Chinese laborers arriving and departing Berlin August 18 authorities arrest fifty Polish girls in Meson East on charges of conspiring to restore Poland’s ancient kingdom
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Richfield
N. J
George
Martin
Washington
Commissioner General of Immigration
Berlin
Meson
East
Kingdom
Poland
Jones seeks court aid to deed wife’s share in property
W P Jones of Sidney asks the circuit court to authorize another to execute a deed for his wife Addie B Jones. He states the property in Sidney cannot be conveyed and Addie is an inmate of the hospital for the insane at Kankakee. He seeks relief to relinquish her right of dower and homestead.
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Sidney
W. P. Jones
Dill
Addie B. Jones
Jones
Hospital For
Kankakee
Track Nearly Finished For City to Danville Rail Service
Chief Finineer W H Tarrant of the McKinley railway syndicate is in the city on an inspection tour. He says grading is done in the deep cut east of Danville and track laying will be completed within a week. He predicts cars will run between this city and Vermilion county seat by early September.
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Danville
W. H. Tarrant
McKinley Railway Syndicate
RATS OVERRUN MICHIGAN TOWNS
Roving rat incursions plague Homer and Tekonsha in Calhoun County with thousands invading from rural areas. Residents fear attacks as pests swarm homes, prompting fights with freazine, clubs, and poison. Arc departments struggle to curb the infestation amid warnings of danger.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Homer
Tekonsha
Calhoun County
Arc
Halstead to Lead Journal School at Columbus University
Cincinnati Aug 12 reports Murat Hateseed veteran editor of this city is to head the school of journeles provided by Joseph Pellteer and to be part of Colembis university.
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Halstead
Cincinnati
Murat Hateseed
Joseph Pellteer
Cotembis University
Western Union may discharge noncontracted workers in union cases
Judge Rogers ruled in St Louis that the Western Union Telegraph Company may discharge employees not under contract for any reason or without cause and may publish a blacklist listing union members. The decision upheld the demurrer in the Boyer et al. vs Western Union suit alleging union membership led to discharge and the creation of a blacklist distributed to others for employment discrimination.
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St. Louis, Mo
Rogers
United States
Western Union
Boyer
Western Union Company
Arthur Boyer
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Lodge No. 3
St. Louis
Western Union Telegraph Company
Unnion
Union
Ern Union Company
Louis
Uch
Homecoming of Col and Mrs J Wolfe from Europe
Col and Mrs J Wolfe return from a long trip to Ireland and England and receive a hearty welcome home from friends. The colonel’s appearance shows signs of robust health and the visit is described as fruitful though demanding, leaving both travelers feeling stronger and grateful.
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Col
RATS BITE MAY PROVE FATAL Assemblyman Willems of Cambria
An entry reports Assemblyman Willems of Columbia County near Cambria bitten by rats several days prior. His condition worsened despite medical care. doctors feared he might not recover as blood poisoning set in and efforts to treat him continued.
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Williame
Cambria
Wistasy
Poiaoning
Milwackes
Asseer
Wiliams
Columbia County
Camebrs
Willems
City Council approves pavement assessment on State Street
In Champaign county court, residents oppose a proposed pavement on State Street. Six property owners argue lack of valid petitions and improper procedure by the city council. The original assessment lists costs per property, totaling $1800 plus, with objections citing petition signatures and majority requirements.
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Counell
Biete
Isa
Eis
Jeph Golie
Jocal Ynenta
Champaign
Athena
Laey Order
Sakt
Hincke
Enid Rept
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Eald
Erty
Elty Council
Eldridge
Perry
Dedeon
Bim
Pavtog
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