Venezuela Ready for Invasion of Colombia
Venezuelan steamers carried 800 troops from Maracaibo and Coro under General Davila to invade Colombia near Rio Harcha with aims to assist General Uribe Uribe. Ammunition was sent to the point and General Pietri, a revolutionary leader, was captured near Magdalena but released by order of President Castro in Caracas.
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Willemstadt
Curacoa
Maracaibo
Coro
Davila
Hernandez
Colombia
Rio Harcha
Uribe-Uribe
Juan Pietri
Magdalena
Carabobo
Guarico
Caracas
Castro
Government enforces strict censorship in Colombia
Aug. 22 report from ENFORCING A CENSORSHIP Colombia states the government has imposed a tight press censorship across the country. Officials said the measure targets publications deemed harmful to state security and order.
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Colon
Colombia
Presidents Declare War Not Imminent in South America
Colombian Minister Dr. Martinez Silva discussed AP despatches from Presidents Castro and Alfaro. He said the messages show no war exists or is probable between Colombia and Venezuela, noting internal revolutionary moves in Venezuela and Colombian efforts to keep borders quiet.
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Washington
Martinez Silva
Associated Press
Castro
Venezuela
Alfaro
Ecuador
Silva
Dr. Silva
Colombia
Warana
Quito
Pasto
Liberals Claim Victory Near Pasto in Colombia
Dr A J Restrepo Liberal diplomatic agent reports from Quito that Liberal Generals Sergio Perez and A Rosas defeated Clerical forces in the Pasto area on July 17, confirming Liberal campaign plans. Pasto lies far south in Colombia near Uribe Uribe’s operating zone.
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New York
A. J. Restrepo
Liberal Party
Colombia
Quito
Pasto
Sergio Perez
A. Rosas
Restrepo
Uribe- Uribe
Claim Judge Harney Was Unduly Influenced
Sensational affidavits filed in the Minnie Healy case claim Judge Harney of Butte was improperly influenced in a revision favorable to Heinz interests. The affidavits and Mrs Brackett letters form a large record filed with the Montana Supreme Court seeking an injunction to restrain Heinze from mining the Minnie Healy mine pending appeal. An injunction hearing is set for next Monday.
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Helena
Mont
Silver Bow
Minnie Healy
Harney
Butte
Heinzé
Supreme Court
Mrs. Brackett
Boston
Montana
Heinze
Penna
Montana Ore Fermeos Company
Yel low River floods cause large property losses
London reports from Shanghai that a serious breach in both banks of the Yellow River in the San Tung province has led to devastating floods and the destruction of vast amounts of property.
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London
Yellow River
San Tung
Shanghai
The
Standard
Mrs Schley Feted In Washington Amid Court of Inquiry Talks
Washington dispatch says Mrs. Winfield Scott Schley is the city’s most feted woman as flowers fill her Arlington apartment and a nightly levee draws old friends and strangers. She welcomes visitors tactfully and speaks of her husband’s controversy with restraint, noting only hope for the future and confidence in the court of inquiry’s outcome.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Winfield Scott Schley
Arlington
Schley
Misa Anna R. Franklin
Frank Hicks Weds Ten Year Sweetheart at Last
In New Albany this morning Frank Hicks of Bedford married Miss Gertrude Fiora Greife after years of a starry eyed romance. The couple had long been sweethearts despite parental opposition and Hicks previous publicity stunts. The ceremony was held at the Third Presbyterian parsonage with Rev. Charles Hutchinson officiating.
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Commercial Tribune
Bedford
Ind
New Albany
Frank Hicks
Gertrude Fiora Greife
The
Hicks
Miss Greife
Indiana
Seymour
Kansas City
Third Presbyterian Parsonage
Charles Hutchinson
Italian Worker Killing Near Ashdown Sparks Tense ties
A Texarkana dispatch reports Italian worker Gingotti was killed near Ashdown amid a clash after a handcar mix up on the Kansas City Southern line. An Italian foreman was beaten, later a mob forced Italians from their camp and a Winchester shot killed Gingotti. Italian authorities were notified and further developments awaited.
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Little Rock
Ark
the Gazette
Texarkana
Gingotti
Ashdown
Here
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern
Grigotti
A. Gingotti
Czar May Aid Boers In South Africa Crisis
A Copenhagen despatch cited by Independence Belge reports Russian circles say Czar Nicholas II plans to urge intervention to aid the Boers. It suggests he may work with Emperor William and President Loubet and seek Kruger’s private statement to shape a mediation plan.
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Independence Belge
Copenhagen
William
Loubet
France
Kruger
Thief Steals Boxing Gear From Findlay Police Station
A thief entered the Findlay Ohio police station yesterday afternoon and absconded with a punching bag and a pair of boxing gloves used by officers for exercise. Police vow to recover the stolen equipment and avenge the deed.
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Tribum
Findlay
Montana land sale to start September 18 in Park County
Montana will begin an auction sale of 3,000,000 acres of state lands in Park County with Red Lodge as the county seat on September 18. Flathead County sales start October 22 with 55,000 acres. No land will sell for less than $10 per acre, unsold land to be leased to the highest bidder.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Park County
Red Lodge
Flathead County
Flying machine nearing completion in Berlin with improvements
London reports R. J. Hoffman's flying machine almost ready in Berlin. It closely resembles Langley's design but adds a water tube boiler and a compressed condensing engine. Exhaust steam is vented through hollow wing ribs, with a propeller turning fifty revolutions per second and a nine foot wingspan.
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London
R. J. Hoffman
Mchine
Belin
Crof
Lan&ey’s
Exhaus
Aeronaut 4S Terribly Stung By Mosquitoes
Benjamin Benjamin, an aeronaut, fell from a balloon during an ascent at Hoboken New Jersey. The parachute failed and he plunged into Hackensack Meadows, landing in mud and water where he was rescued. He suffered injuries from the fall and mosquito bites that left his face almost unrecognizable.
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New York
Ballard Will Allocates Major Donations to Education
New York Aug 22 By the terms of the will of Stephen Ballard a wealthy Brooklyn manufacturer who died on the thirth instant the American Missionary Society of New York is to receive two thirds of property valued at 150000 and the Berea College of Kentucky one third Ethan M Forbes of Worcester Mass isqueathed 9000 in recognition of her fetes as housekeeper for Mr Ballard
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York
Stephen Ballard
Brooklyn
Saty
New York
Fire at Atlantic Refining works destroys oil tanks
The Point Breeze fire on the Schuylkill River front burned out today. Atlantic Refining Company Vice President Lloyd places the loss at about 50 thousand dollars. Fourteen tanks holding about 200000 barrels of oil were destroyed.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Company
Point Breeze
Schuylkill River
Lloyd
McCafferty Falls From Spahr Building in Columbus
Arthur Mc Cafferty plunged from the sixth floor to the cellar of the Spahr Building this afternoon, a distance of about seventy five feet, landing on a sand pile. He is not believed to be fatally hurt.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Arthur McCafferty
Spahr
Philadelphia sails from Southampton to Scampton route
The American Line steamer Philadelphia formerly the Paris finished reconversion and sailed today from Southampton for Scampton, bound for New York by August 31.
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Philphia
Paris
Scampton
New York
Mob Violence at Asheville Court Over Brown Case
A Alabama mob killed Walter Blankenship and fatally wounded Arthur Blankenship while attempting to rescue Jim Brown from a pending hanging for criminal assault. Brown confessed to the crime as he awaited execution in Birmingham Jail.
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Jim Brown
Walter Blankenship
Arthur Blankenship
North
Birmingham
Brown
Sultans expected to square with Constans in crisis
London dispatch reports official circles in Constantinople expect the Sultan to grant full satisfaction to M. Constans without French coercion and for the incident to end within forty eight hours. A Paris Armenian paper claims looting and killings by Turks in Sassoun as martial law was declared since July, with several Armenian villages wiped out.
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London
Constantinople
M. Constans
France
Paris
Sassoun
Beautiful Young Woman from Albemarle Stricken
Miss Maude Coleman Woods of Albemarle is critically ill with typhoid fever in Richmond. Doctors have been summoned and her family has been notified. she was named the most beautiful blonde young woman in America.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Maude Coleman Woods
Albemarle
America
Miss Woods
Micajah Woods
Hanover County
Croker Plans New York Sailing August 24
London August 22 Friends of Richard Croker say he intends to sail for New York on August 24 after meeting today.
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London
Richard Croker
New York
Press-Post under Typographical Union pressure
The Columbus Press-Post declares a rare labor dispute as a reporters union aligns with Typographical Union No. 5 to force compliance with carded I T U rules. The editor denies loss of control while printers threaten strikes over copy handling and independence.
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United States
Press-Post
Typographical Union
No. 5
Mrs Beckham Improves Significantly At Mansion
Bulletin from Frankfort reports Mrs Beckham in strong recovery after a day of improving vital signs. Temperature drops noted from early morning. by 2:30 pm nearly normal. Attending doctors express high hopes while nurses and relatives stay near at the Governor's Mansion.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Beckham
Cartledge
Louisville
Simpson
Noted Boer sympathizer forms odd life settlement in Ohio
William Wright in Bowling Green enters an agreement with Mary S. Titus to deed his house and live with her in return for his board clothing and medical care. Wright who resembles Paul Kruger agreed to this for life with funeral expenses covered after death. He had earlier fought with his son over a Boer War dispute and the couple separated.
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Commercial Tribune
Bowling Green
Recorder's Office
William Wright
Mary S. Titus
Wright
Paul Kruger
Exposition Executives Visit Washington from Pan-Americ an
A fifteen member delegation led by C L Swain of Cincinnati met officials in Washington this day. The group, drawn from across the United States, traveled to discuss the Pan-American and South Carolina Expositions and related efforts.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
C. L. Swain
Cincinnati
Cat and Dog Start Bloody West Side Battle in Columbus
A cat owned by John Stevens and a dog owned by Chalmers Burns sparked a free-for-all between two West Side families in Columbus. The fight turned violent with bricks knives and clubs as family members joined in. The Burns and Stevens factions caused severe injuries and a patrol wagon responded. Several injured were taken to Protestant Hospital.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
West Side
John Stevens
Chalmers Burns
Burns
Stevens
Jesse Burns
William Burns
Chalmers
Passenger Train Collides With Freight Near Fond du Lac
A Chicago and Green Bay passenger train on the Northwestern Railway struck a special freight train half a mile south of Fond du Lac Wisconsin. Four people were injured including Mrs L C Ellsworth of Milwaukee with internal injuries Mrs A B Ratchley of Milwaukee C F Hafner of New York and J Denning of Green Bay the baggage man The passenger was late and ran into the freight while rounding a curve.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Chicago and
Green Bay
Northwestern Railway
L. C. Ellsworth
Milwaukee
A. B. Ratchley
C. F. Hafner
New York
J. Denning
Death mystery as coat and shirt found near Fall Creek
A high quality madras coat and shirt missing identifiers were found north of Indianapolis. A note on the coat claims self inflicted death with no relatives, a letter in the pocket is stripped of names and dates, dated St Louis 1901 and mentions a person named Madge. Police pursue leads amid possible murder theory.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Fall Creek
St. Louis
Louis
Clarks United Verde mine plant resumes operations at Jerome
Reported today that Senator W A Clark s United Verde copper mine at Jerome Arizona is ended and the plant is again in full blast after a shutdown term closing the production string of the venture confirming the continued operation of one of the district s major mines through a period of inactivity
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Los Angeles
Cal
W. A. Clark
United Verde
Jerome, Ariz
Press-Post Battle with News Union Leaves Paper Light
In Columbus on August 22 the Press-Post battles with the Newswriters Union as foremen refuse union copy. Clarence M. Jones fights to publish a paper run on miscellany amid long-haired scribes and empty news, with the noon edition filled by ads and brief items.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. J. Keegan
Press-Post Chapel
Siam
Harry M. Ogden
Lynch
Press-Post Company
Clarence M. Jones
Newswriter’s Union
Jones
Mr. Cooper
Newswriters’ Union
P. H. Mann
T. U
Press-Post
Typographical Union
Commercial Tribune
Press- Post
Telegraph
Mr. Jones
International News Union Company
George H. Atchison
Atchison
The
State Journal
Atchinson
Atchingon
H—1
International Union News Company
Orient
Press-Post practice sparks union clash over news sharing
Controversy erupts as Newswriters and typographical unions refuse to handle or publish the latest miscellany from other papers. The dispute argues the practice blocks common property news, hurts press operations, and harms the public interest amid continued page two continuation.
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Phical
Thomasee
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