Strikes Persist as Talks Fail and Mills Resume
Pittsburg reports no change in strike talk as leaders meet to build a larger relief fund. Corporations hold firm with no settlement or proposals, while mills resume and non unionists rise to two hundred, signaling a fading strike. In Denver, Regina Strong sworn administratrix of her millionaire husband’s estate with a $600,000 bond. Estate valued around three million with two children from a prior marriage.
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Pittsburg
Denver
Regina Strong
Cripple Creek
Strong
Valet Jones improving after murder charge in New York jail
Valet Jones charged with killing his employer William Rice attempted suicide in custody. He is improving and considered out of danger soon, with guards watching him closely day and night in the New York jail.
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New York
Valet Jones
Wm. Rice
Princess Accepts Six Million From Huntington Estate
San Francisco reports Princess Hatzfelt, adopted daughter of the late C P Huntington, abandons suit for payment of 6 000 000 from the Huntington estate. Russian troops mobilize along the Turkish frontier with torpedo boats reported near Deinster and Delta from Galatz. Vienna notes the mobilization.
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San Francisco
Hatzfelt
C. P. Huntington
Vienna
Galatz
Deinster
Delta
Trouble Caused by Negro Guests Strains London Hotels
Americans in London protest hotel policies after attendants at the Economical council event admit Black guests including bishops and clergy. Angry patrons depart for establishments that do not welcome people of color. Hotels defend their stance by backing the Black attendees.
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London
Nine years nine times over as a murderer's nine year fight ends
In Seattle on August 23 Charles W Norstrom was hanged at 9 am for killing his employer Charles Mahon nine years earlier over a small sum. He was rich, appealed to the supreme court on insanity grounds, filed habeas corpus petitions, and fought the case for almost a decade before the gallows claimed him.
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Seattle
Wash
Charles W. Norstrom
Court House
Nordstrom
Charlies Mahon
Supreme Court
Postal Bank Deposits and Telegraph Deficit Highlighted
A Blue book from London on August 23 reports that postal banks held forty million pounds in deposits during the year. The Telegraph Department shows a deficit of over half a million, though total revenue reaches sixteen million with expenditures at ten million.
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London
Telegraph Department
No Worries As Turkish Situation Holds Steady
Paris reports the Turkish situation unchanged with no excitement and an early settlement expected. In London, August 23, the twelfth anniversary of Mrs Maybrick's imprisonment is observed and authorities appear set to let her serve the full term.
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Paris
France
British Win Another at Kalkeenplatz Action
British forces near Kalkeenplatz after a march engage in a sharp fight and seize eighteen Boers eighty six wagons nine thousand rounds of ammunition stock and a telegraph operator with a wire tapping apparatus during the Pretoria dispatch dated August twenty third.
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Pretoria
Kalkeenplatz
Jumps to His Death in New York
John C. Topping of the Topping Hardware Company, a well known figure in the trade, leapt from a third story window early this morning and died. Police say insomnia and nervous prostration were suspected as motives in the suicide.
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New York
John C. Topping
Topping Hardware Company
American Bar Association Adjourns After President Elected
Denver August 23 The American Bar Association ended its sessions this afternoon after electing A. M. Rose of Arkansas as president. The annual banquet will be held tonight with women and newspaper writers excluded. The association will journey through the state on a special train tomorrow.
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Denver
American Bar Association
A. M. Rose
Arkansas
Oxford Cambridge athletes arrive in New York for training
A party from England's Oxford and Cambridge universities arrived in New York and will train immediately. They are scheduled to face Montreal and Toronto on September 12 and 13, then meet Yale and Harvard on September 21.
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New York
England
Oxford
Cambridge
Montreal
Toronto
Harvard
Officer Fires As Mob Raiders Jail In Lebanon
In Lebanon Kentucky on August 23 a second lynching attempt failed as Officer Brentz shot to scatter a mob that had seized the sheriff's keys and battered the jail door while Clarence Shipp, charged with murder, faced the siege.
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Lebanon
Horton
Clarence Shipp
Brentz
Shamrock Makes First Trial Run Under Full Sails
New York reports the Shamrock steered by her captain sailed fast down the bay in favorable winds for her initial trial. The scene drew broad public interest as she headed from the narrows into open waters. The Old Man Settle line from Baltimore American contrasts financial responsibility with the crew’s efforts.
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Shamrock
New York
Gambling houses closed after shooting in Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek on August 23 reports the mayor ordered all gambling houses closed following a shooting of millionaire Sam Strong. Police are to arrest those carrying concealed weapons. Strong's body was taken to Denver and the coroner's jury has viewed the remains but not yet returned a verdict.
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Cripple Creek
Sam Strong
Strong
Denver
Mill Girls Mob Others for Working in Pittston
Rioting erupted at the Pittston silk mills as non union workers were mobbed for working. A large crowd gathered and battered the mill with stones, but no serious injuries were reported. Authorities dispersed the mob and fear further trouble lingers as workers prepare to quit for the night.
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Pittston
Denied guilt, hanged for murder in Baltimore
August 23 John Butler, a prominent Baltimore Republican, was hanged for murdering his wife. He denied guilt and many believed him innocent.
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Baltimore
John Butler
Longing for Krugerism Refers to Past Liberty in Cape Town
Cape Town letters express nostalgia for Krugerism as a preferred system of liberty, contrasting it with what readers describe as the harsher Kitchenerism era. The message reflects political sentiment amid imperial tensions and nationalist discourse.
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Cape Town
Johannesburg
Feud Sparks Vendetta After Tennessean Shooting at Cincinnati
A ten year feud between prominent families erupts in Cincinnati when Frank Hopkins and two sons shoot Mack Keldy at his home in retribution for an insult to a Hopkins girl. The two families mobilize and a vendetta escalates amid tense retaliation warnings.
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Cincinnati
Tennessee
Frank Hopkins
Mack Keldy
Hopkins
Cyclone Roars Through West Texas Wrecks Abilene Hotel
A west Texas cyclone last night hit Fort Worth and Abilene area with sixty mph winds. No deaths reported though the Windsor hotel in Abilene and other buildings were wrecked, and the Sweetwater schoolhouse was blown away.
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Fort Worth
Tex
West Texas
Windsor Hotel
Abiline
Sweetwater
Czar Emperor and King to View Naval Maneuvers
The czar of Russia will attend naval maneuvers with Emperor William and King Edward of England, forming a trio of powerful rulers. Local weather for Cheyenne reports possible thunder showers tonight and Saturday with warm, fair conditions elsewhere. maximum 82, minimum 49. Union Pacific sells round trip Cheyenne to Buffalo tickets June 1 to October 31 1901 at one fare plus 1 dollar.
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Berlin
Czar
Russia
William
Danish
Edward
England
Mississippi Valley
Idaho
Rocky Mountains
South Dakota
Nebraska
Lake Region
Buffalo
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
N. Y
W. Swent
Union Pacific Railroad
Mandamus Suit Blocks Bawdy Houses in Cheyenne Mayor
West End property holders file a mandamus petition against Mayor J G Murray to force enforcement of the 1874 city ordinance prohibiting bawdy houses. The petition alleges depreciation of property values in West Seventeenth to Nineteenth streets and seeks court orders to prosecute owners of such houses. The suit, led by D W Elliott for six relators, promises to be pressed to the supreme court if needed.
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D. W. Elliott
Charles E. McGarvey
James Talbot
James C. Thompson
Charles W. Rogers
Henry ©. Jefferson
I. N. Bard
J. G. Murray
Cheyenne
Houses of A Ll Fame
Elliott
J. L. Murray
Charles B. McGarvey
Henry C. Jefferson
Isaac N. Bard
Supreme Court
Cahill Bros Offers Chocolates Cigars Books and Soda
Cahill Bros announces Allegretti s Chocolates, exclusive cigars and tobacco, latest books and magazines, and praise for their soda and ice cream.
France Considers Ambassador’s Ultimatum to Sultan
Paris reports the cabinet debating the French ambassador’s ultimatum to the sultan of Turkey. If Turkey does not settle issues with France, a demonstration is implied. Officials are reticent but imply endorsement of the ambassador’s action. No naval demonstration is planned at present.
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Paris
Turkey
France
Palatable Delicacy Stand Prominent In City
An orderly stand in the city invites patrons to bring friends for a tasty offering. A lazy attendant staff the counter at 208 West Fifteenth Street, opposite the depot.
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Rivagerald Brum
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Chey Hind
Cook’s Rin Golden Beer
Ted
Golden Beer
Cheyenne Distributing Agency
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Eneral Transfer Business
West Sixteenth Street
Wyoming
Palach Cigars
Ag Gunther
Will
Frankfort
Wilhelmina III
the Hague
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Duke
Duchess of York
Waldersee
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The
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Dr. Curem
Mr. Goople
Gulf Coast
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Ingles
Turner Hall
Bubscriba
Mandamus
West End
Cahill Bros
Allegretti’s Chocolates
Ambasador
Cheyenne Business College
D. C. Royer
Prin
Highteenth St. P. O
BON Ton
W. E. Dinneen
Wis
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Wheeler
Goodale
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J. F. Schmitt
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Golden Rule
Hert, Schaffner & Marx
HN Tarkington
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