Fierce Lake Superior Storm Claims Multiple Vessels
A furious Sunday storm on Lake Superior caused widespread destruction and 18 to 20 deaths. The steel steamer Sevena and the schooners Pretoria and Olive Jeanette are reported lost with all hands, with total property loss around $500,000 and fears of more wrecks.
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Commercial Tribune
Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Sand Island Reef
Pretoria
Bay City
Mich
Olive Jeanette
Wandig
Mary Boyle
Apostle Group
Portage Entry
Juanita
L. A. Doty
Lake Michigan
Stackhouse
the Soo
Samuel Mather
Serena
1 000 Toiler March Through City Streets
Labor Day was celebrated with a citywide march as factories shops and offices closed. Unions held a rally gathering at headquarters then paraded from Race and McMicken to the business district led by Grand Marshal Saffin and a mounted police escort.
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Race
McMicken Streets
Grand Marchal Saffin
Poppe
Monkey Creates Panic at Station in Sioux City
A monkey seized control of the Milwaukee passenger station in Sioux City Iowa for over an hour driving out passengers and workers. The ape hurled peaches through windows and attacked a policeman janitor and baggageman before being clubbed into submission by an officer who was injured in the struggle.
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Commercial Tribune
Sioux City
Milwaukee
Outbreak Feared in Tangier Amidst French Ultimatum
Panic grips Tangier as Sept 5 deadline looms for the French ultimatum. If the Legation withdraws, the British minister is expected to follow. Fears of a naval or military demonstration trigger widespread store closures amid clashes between Raisuli followers and tribesmen.
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Tangier
Morocco
France
Raisuli
Actress killed on stage during Pittsburg Exposition
Special Dispatch reports Jeannette Lawrence a 25 year old vaudeville performer died after being dashed from a window thirty feet above the stage during the performance of Fighting the Flames at the Pittsburg Exposition.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Exposition
Jeannette Lawrence
Hundred Dead in Armietan Attack on Baku
Dispatches from St Petersburg report 10 killed and many wounded in Baku Caucausia fighting on September 2 with arson destroying up to 150 buildings. Armenians and soldiers clashed as revolutionists armed themselves, spreading unrest beyond Baku into Shusha and other Caucaus towns.
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Armeatan
Baku
ST. Petersburg
Ministry of the Interior
Caucasia
Taggart Evidence May Be All In Before Tonight
WOOSTER Ohio September 4 Everything points to the end of the Taggart trial about to unfold as lawyers finish arguments and Judge Eason prepares to rule. Witnesses describe Billy Taggart's telegram to Grace and peaceful family scenes in Manila with Major Newberry noting Taggart's tender treatment of his wife and children.
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Commercial Tribune
Wooster
Taggart
Eason
Karl Ludwig
Orrville
Ludwig
Billy Taggart
Grace
Billy
Charles Newberry
Manila
Newberry
Pittsburg
Captain Taggart
Major Newberry
Riot in Kishineff Funeral Procession
During a Jewish workers funeral in Kishineff today gunfire erupted as troops charged the procession for a poor woman killed by roughs. Many workers were wounded and fifty arrested. several missing and possibly killed. Hospitals were blocked by soldiers and patrols, with no explanation given.
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Kishineff
Police Commissioner Avaloff Shot Dead in Gori
In Caucasia city of Gori on April 4 Police Commissioner Avaloff was shot and killed. The assailant escaped the scene leaving authorities to pursue leads and secure the area.
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Gori
Caucasia
Avaloff
Fire destroys Iowa Odd Fellows Home in Mason City
The Iowa Odd Fellows Home in Mason City burned to the ground last night, causing an estimated loss of 65,000 dollars. A fire drill saved forty five children and thirteen elderly residents who were evacuated safely just in time.
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Commercial Tribune
Mason City
Iowa Odd Fellows’ Home
German Naval Attache Feeds Emperor Before Return
Berlin report says Captain Hebbinghaus German Naval Attache in Washington dined with Emperor William and will return to his post at months end after a briefing meal.
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Berlin
Hebbinghaus
Washington
William
Bacon to Succeed Loomis as First Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt announced the appointment of Robert Bacon of New York to be First Assistant Secretary of State, succeeding Francis Loomis. Bacon may not assume duties until mid October after Secretary Root settles in. Loomis has sought retirement. Hay’s death prompted broader cabinet changes.
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Commercial Tribune
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Robt. Bacon
New York
Francis B. Loomis
Bacon
Root
Mr. Loomis
Bowen-Loomis
Bowen
John Hay
Elihu Root
Mr. Bacon
Robert Bacon
J. P. Morgan & Co
Mr. Morgan
Washington
Loomis
Taft Calls Chinese Boycott Unreasonable During Canton Visit
Taft and party arrived in Canton and met with the Viceroy’s Guards at the Consulate then toured the Canton Railway district. Taft defended treaty rights and urged end to the boycott, predicting it would stop within two weeks. The Viceroy ordered the boycott halted and leaders arrested. Some Canton residents view the boycott as a pretext for anti foreign demonstrations. The delegation returned to Hong Kong that night.
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Hong Kong
Canton
New Canton
United States
China
Taft Party
Old City
Hongkong
Root Visits St. Johns Arrives with Sanger in New Brunswick
Secretary of State Root arrived in St. Johns New Brunswick with his two sons and Colonel Sanger of New York. After a few hours in the city they boarded a train for Boston.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Johns
N. B
Root
Colonel Sanger
New York
Halifax
Boston
Crowd kills little girl in mob action after streetcar incident
In Clinton New York a mob attacks a motorman after a streetcar accident that killed 2 year old Anna Schrinshock. The crowd drags the motorman from the car and nearly beats him to death as a policeman is disarmed and reserves struggle to disperse the mob.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Clinton
Anna Schrinshock
Japanese Prepare for Battle Amid Peace Talks
Dispatch from Manchuria reports Japanese forces continuing war preparations on the eve of the Portsmouth peace treaty. Russian posts note dissatisfactions with the accord while soldiers and officers weigh victory versus peace. Three thousand Japanese forces reportedly burned a grass steppe near Port Dekastries on August 27.
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Lidziapudzo
Manchuria
Portsmouth
Port Dekastries
Sakhalin
Alexandrovsk
Dissent in Japan Over Russia Peace Concessions
Reports from Tien Tsin indicate unrest in Japan over Russian treaty concessions. A revolutionary wave is feared to erupt across the empire, with manifestations in Tokyo and widespread cable outages reported.
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London
Tien Tsin
Japan
Russia
Tokio
Russians Repel Japanese Attacks in Northern Korea
General Linevitch informs Emperor Nicholas that on September 1 Russian forces in Northern Korea repulsed a volley of attacks by six Japanese battalions with twelve guns. Concurrently Japanese forces began an offensive near Kiankeregoui in the Petchon golien Pass.
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Linevitch
Korea
Nicholas
Kiankeregoui
Petchongolien Pass
Treaty Signing Tame Affair at Portsmouth
The Portsmouth peace conference closes with a quiet signing of the treaty in the naval stores building at 3 pm guarded by plenipotentiaries and officials. Afterward the Russian mission attends a Te Deum at Christ Episcopal Church as delegates depart for New York and Harvard.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
N. H
Christ Episcopal Church
New York
M. Witte
Baron Komura
Oyster Bay
Harvard
Storm Drowns 15-Year-Old Crossing Creek Near Hazelton
A fierce storm hit Hazelton today as Frank Smith, 15, drowned crossing a swollen Eck ley Creek near here. Rescue efforts followed the incident.
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Commercial Tribune
Hazelton
Frank Smith
Eckley
Here
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