San Mateo Action Delivers Three Killed In Reconnaissance
In the San Mateo engagement near Manila, Gen. Samuel Young’s brigade met strong resistance as Filipinos held high ground. American losses were three killed and 13 wounded including a 21st Infantry lieutenant, while Col. Burt’s colored troops supported the attack and held the town as Maj. Cronin and Capt. Rivers pressed from Novaliches and the south.
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Masira
Samuel B. M. Young
San Mateo
San Juan Reservoir
Manila
21St Infantry
Cronin
25Th Infantry
Novaliches
Rivers
4Th Cavalry
Parker
12Th New York Volunteer Regiment
21St
24Th Infantry
Gringua
Malolos
Guiguinto
Bulacan
Port Arthur Sunken Canal Seaport Welcomes Steamer St Oswald
Port Arthur Texas proclaims a seaport as the steamship St Oswald enters the canal at 1 o clock Sunday. The vessel cruises through at eight knots amid a citywide royal welcome. Doubts about completion faded as the canal is now finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Tex
St. Oswald
Florists Convene in Drersxorr for Floral Exhibition Week
Delegates gathered Sunday in Drersxorr Michigan for the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists convention. The main event is a floral and plant exhibition at Harmonic Hall where sessions are scheduled this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drersxorr
Mich
Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
Harmonic Hall
German Celebration In Chicago Opens German-American Rally
In Chicago on Sunday a large German celebration marked the opening of the fourteenth annual convention of the Kreisverband and the twenty-fifth annual reunion in America of the Deutsche. About one hundred thousand German-American citizens participated in the event.
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Chicago
America
Attack on Dreyfus Defense Lawyer Labori Near Rennes
Maitre Labori, counsel for Dreyfus, was ambushed and shot in the back while walking to the Rennes courthouse. He was reported alive but gravely wounded with the bullet entering the stomach or temple. two assailants fled and a possible arrest followed. Witnesses were few as Labori left his house at dawn.
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Rennes
Maitre Labori
Dreyfus
Labori
M. Labori
Lycee
Vilaine
Maire Labori
Chicago
Dewey
Cervera
Gotham
Spain
Lake Michigan
Lake City
Kiss
Jim
Moon
Prairie
Gripman
Chinese Arrivals for Philadelphia Exposition Village
A Nippon Maru line steamer sails from Hong Kong with 250 Chinese men and women bound for the Chinese village at the national export exposition in Philadelphia. They will travel to San Francisco by September 1, be photographed, and guaranteed return to Hong Kong. The remaining 200 are due to sail soon, with Treasury approval ensuring each person’s return.
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Philadelphl
Yan Phou Lee
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Philadelphia
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Dallas Duel Ends in Death as Officers Die in Street
In Dallas on a Sunday morning Policeman A P Rawlins and Charles A Daniels fought a fatal duel with forty five caliber revolvers at three paces. Rawlins died ten minutes after being shot three times and Daniels died about an hour later after staggering into a drugstore. A sensational scene with surrounding glass shattered marked the deadly encounter.
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Dallas
Tex
A. P. Rawlins
Charles A. Daniels
Rawlins
Daniels
Awlins
Robbery of a Mail Pouch Reported in Detroit
A Grand Trunk railway porter reported a bold mail pouch robbery en route from Chicago to Canadian points. The pouch with opened letters was found Sunday afternoon under a railroad station platform after theft Friday night between Michigan Central and Grand Trunk lines.
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Detroit
Chicago
Northwestern
Grand Trunk Railway
Michigan Central
Grand Trunk
New York Defeats Louisville in Weehawken Tilt
New York defeated Louisville in a postponed Sunday game at Weehawken New Jersey. The New Yorks won easily with heavy timely hitting as the score shows 9 13 4 for New York and 5 8 for Louisville.
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New York
New Yorks
Louisvilles
Weehawken
N.J
Louisville
West Indian hurricane appears to be weakening
Washington expects the West Indian hurricane to spend itself soon as it slows and no longer threatens major damage. In Jacksonville the wind was 22 miles per hour Sunday and forecasts say Charleston will see only an ordinary blow, with signals lowered in Wilmington and Norfolk.
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Washineron
Weather Bureau
United States
Jacksonville
Charleston
Wilmington
N. C
Norfolk
Warrants Issued as Anti Semite Troubles Erupt
Demonstrations erupted outside the offices of the anti semite league in Paris as warrants were issued Saturday for Jules Guerin and Max Reis on charges of conspiring to change the government. Police besieged the protesters and several arrests followed, with 27 of 37 warrants executed. A storm then moved toward Florida, affecting shipping routes and prompting warnings.
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Paris
Anti
M. Godefrey
Jevenesse Royalists
Saint Lo
Department
Manche
M. le Menuet
League of Patriots
M. Manuel-Habert
Chamber of Deputies
Rambouillet
The Relief of Derry Riot at Londonderry
Protestant anniversary celebration in Londonderry sparked riotous scenes as 400 Belfast visitors were denied entry. nationalist band caused clashes with police. eight constables seriously injured. riot act read and garrison called out. further violence at the railway station as excursionists departed.
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Loxpondenry
Derry
James II
Belfast
Londonderry
Storm in Portio Rico Report from Ponce Aug 14
Dispatch from Ponce describes orderly relief efforts after the hurricane. Food distribution continues under military supervision while repairs to bridges and roads proceed. Merchants and planters fear numerous failures as the steamer Australia wrecks near Arroyo and the Vasco near Arecibo.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Australia
Arroyo
Arecibo
Fatal Fall From a Window In Trenton
Charles Howard Haven, founder of the St. Louis park of fruits with 400 vineyards and orchards, dies after a fall from a window at his Trenton home. City notes his death and related reminiscences from Chicago newspapers appear in the fragment.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles Howard Haven
Senator Beveridge At Banff Reports Health Status
Friends of Senator Beveridge Indiana report he is well while taking waters at Banff NWT. Lieutenant Commander Percy St John of HMS Peacock arrives and protests recent interviews about Gen Otis and the Filipino campaign. Jamaica Agrarian Riot trial at Guadaloupe Kingston reports 600 rioters attacking three Englishmen blamed on socialistic propaganda.
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Percy St. John
Canadian Park
Banff, N. W. T
Banff
N. W.T
Beveridge
Indiana
Canadian National Park
Peacock
Gen. Otis
Victoria
Guadaloupe
Kingston
Jamaica
Island of
The Bridegroom By Jove A Husband’s Humble Moment
A witty exchange features the bridegroom downplaying his own importance while his friend humorously counters with marriage insights. The dialogue hints at evolving perspectives after years of matrimony in a Brooklyn setting.
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Jove
Brooklyn le
SHORT SPECIALS AND BOLD HAZARDS ACROSS THE GLOBE
A roundup of dramatic incidents includes George H. Barber struck by lightning in Penu New York. two Denver police officers murdered by a recruit at Fort Logan. the Panoboto sunk off Lowestoft with five drowned. Olympia arrives at Leghorn with cheers for Admiral Dewey.
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George H. Barber
Penu
N. Y
Denver
Col
34Th Volunteer Infantry
Fort Logan
Lowestoft
Hercules
Albany
American Protective League
Gov. Candler
Charles Page Bryan
United States
Brazil
South America
Reading
Solomon Quinter
Raile Road
Annié
Edward H. Kitzmiller
Austria
Francis
Helene Vladimirovna
Russia
Maxmilian
Baden
Olympia
Leghorn
Italy
Naples
Tripoli
Adm
Dewey
Lizzie MacNichol
Chorura
N. H
Washington
North Atlantic Squadron
Adm. Sampson
New York
Brooklyn
Indiana
Massachusetts
Texas
Bar Harbor
Newport
Train tragedy in Carlisle man mangled by L N train
Carlisle Kentucky August 14 Jack Purecell of Pleasant Valley was brought to the Conley hotel after being run over and severely mangled by an L and N train. He died shortly after from injuries.
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Carlisle
Jack Purecell
Pleasant Valley
County
Conley Hotel
Seismic Disturbance Shakes Lisbon Sunday Night
A severe seismic disturbance lasting five seconds was felt in Lisbon on Sunday at 9 o'clock. The event caused noticeable shaking across the city and was reported by residents and local authorities.
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Seim
Lisbon
Market Report Cincinnati Wheat and Livestock Prices
A readout of commodity prices in Cincinnati listing wheat, hogs, cattle, sheep, lamps and related values. Contains multiple line items with prices for No 2 red wheat, hogs at select and butcher levels, cattle grades, and sheep ranges, plus miscellaneous notes and fractions.
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Cincinnati
UBS
Chicago plans lavish welcome for Admiral Dewey
Chicago considers a costly reception for Admiral Dewey with proposals to borrow Cervera and stage a lakeside naval pageant on Lake Michigan. Wheels await compensation, while the city imagines grand trains, rail routes, and a celebratory spectacle beyond Gotham.
Marshall Field Charitable Gift Fails to Fit Amputee
A Chicago charity tale recounts Marshall Field aiding numerous disabled people with artificial limbs. One case shows a man with a near stump unable to receive a new leg despite Field’s generosity and the limb maker’s assessment.
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Marshall Field
Mr. Field
Perfection In Street Cars in a Wisconsin Town
A sunburned man signals a Madison streetcar to stop and is nearly dragged as the gripman ignores him. He scoffs at Chicago gripmen, then admits liking Chicago street cars after a rough ride in a small Wisconsin town with a distant terminus and a long wait.
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Madison Street
Chicago
Wisconsin
Chicago debate over a name for the automobile
The South Park dispute over naming the automobile drags on as Chicago residents propose autobaine autobaineer autobaineeress rig iron and other options. Newspapers invite public input while the city remains undecided and Gotham keeps calling it automobile.
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Chicago
South Park Board
Lake City
London
Paris
Gotham
Lavender scam at the newspaper office
An elderly man in a newspaper office sold lavender packs for a nickel claiming moth protection and pleasant odor. Several editors bought a package and soon discovered the contents were wet sawdust with a hint of lavender water as the man slipped away.
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Chicago
Ataira
Made Brave by Toothache in Wartime Tale
A veteran recalls a night of severe toothache before a battle. He stood in line with his regiment as nerves ran high, yet his focus shifted to the throbbing tooth leading to a sudden, loud cry from the front.
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Dept
Donbifal
Fla
Charleston, D. C
Jeuenisse Royalists
Florida
Jupiter
Titusville
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Mgr
Diomede Falconio
Dominion of Canada
Mgr. Martinelli
Mgr. Falconia
St. Bonaventure’s
Allegany
St. Anthony's Church
New York City
Acrenza
Portio Rico
Chicago Post
Senator Beveridge
Baltimore
George Grauers
Tony Rixes
Centennial
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