Consul General Judd Said Removed Over Hebrew Identity
Private advices say Max Judd of St. Louis, U S consul general to Vienna, has been removed. The Austrian government objected to his being Hebrew but did not protest formally as in the Reilly case. No confirmation from the state department. rumor says he may return home soon. A dispatch claimed replacement by a Kentucky man.
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Washineton
Times
Max Judd
St. Louis
United States
Vienna
State Department
Reilly
Virginia
Judd
Senate
Judds
Kentucky
Holmes Castle Fire Ravages Chicago Building Amid Suspected Arson
At sixty third and Wallace Streets the Holmes castle burned from a midnight blast of explosions, likely set to destroy evidence related to the Holmes case. Fire officials report incendiary origin with kerosene air cited, leaving Davis drug store and the confectionery wrecked and losses around ten to fifteen thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Cuicano
Holmes’ Castle
Thomas Rogers
Kenyon
Davis’ Drug Store
Race Problem Drive by Washington's Wealthy Colored Men
Wealthy colored men in Washington propose opening several stores in the business district using only colored staff to serve the colored trade. They aim to provide trades training through an industrial school to counter limited job opportunities and prejudice that blocks colored apprentices from advancing to skilled work.
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Washington
Hunt for body of Howard Pitezel continues in Indianapolis
Detective Geyer of Holmes fame returns to Indianapolis to resume the search for Howard Pitezel. He believes the boy did not survive and notes Holmes bought only two half fare tickets, likely for the Pitezel girls who stayed behind. Geyer and W A Gary of Fidelity Insurance Co. seek the original Adrian letter claiming Holmes went to Michigan with a small boy.
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Howard Pitezel
Indianapolis
Geyer
Holmes
Pitezel
W. A. Gary
Fidelity Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Adrian
Mich
Michigan
Miraculous Escape and Local Tragedies Reported
Mrs Hull and her daughter-in-law Alva Hull narrowly escaped death after a runaway horse toppled a buggy from a 50 foot Muskingum river precipice near Putnam Heights. The horse died, buggy burned, and all occupants survived. In Alliance a man named George Hamilton drowned while swimming in the Mahoning river after cramps. A St Louis fire damaged the wire and nail mill on Twenty-first streets, with losses around 20,000 dollars. Vandals stole Pace Oyang August 19.
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Mrea. Hull
Alva Hull
Putnam Heights
Muskingum
Alliance, C
George Hamilton
New Lisbon
Mahoning River
St. Louisa
St. Louis
Stratiot
Sunday Baseball Games Report and Standings
The recap covers St Louis defeating Louisville and Cleveland beating Cincinnati with detailed inning scores and player notes. It lists Saturday results including Cleveland 6 Cincinnati 0 and St Louis 12 Louis ville 8, plus league standings showing Cleveland, St Louis, Brooklyn, and Chicago near the top with win totals and percentages.
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St. Louis
Louisville
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boreman
Rhines
Vaughn
Cuppy
O'Connor
Emslie
O'Day
Rae Louisvill
McDougil
Pietz
Cunningham
Werner
Jevnoe
Creveland
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston
Forest Fires Ravage Slocan County Camps in British Columbia
Fires rage across British Columbia and surrounding mining camps as Slocan county towns Three Forks and Rossland face destruction. Residents flee with reports of unverified casualties while Kaslo, Slocan and Saltese watch for updates as forests burn and cut off lines of communication.
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Spokane
Wash
Three Forks
Slocan County
British Columbia
Kaslo
Slocan
Rossland
B. C
Saltese
Couer d’Alen
Justice Strong Dying Advices From Lake Minnewaska Report
Washington reports say Justice Strong of the United States Supreme Court has abandoned hope of recovery after a two to three day struggle. New York Lake Minnewaska updates indicate he has lost consciousness and cannot survive much longer.
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Washington
Justice Strong
United States Supreme Court
Lake Minnewaska
N. Y
Plot of armed clash feared as Spring Valley trial opens
Discovery of a planned armed return to Spring Valley to attack Italians prompts police concern. Investigations trace revolver purchases by a man described as Robinson and a color coalition pressuring authorities. In Illinois, 28 Spring Valley men face assault charges with trial set before Justice Fisher, with defense led by R. R. Gibbs and Owen Lovejoy.
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Spring Valley
Cscaco
Robinson
The
American Protective Association
Cook County
Clark
Princeton
Til
Colored People of
Chicago
London plot to blow up parliament alleged by authorities
A Sunday condensed report notes claims that London authorities uncovered a plan to blow up Parliament. Other items include a Missouri murder over whisky, miners suffocated by gas in Pennsylvania, and a Toronto inquest returning a willful murder verdict against Holmes.
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London
Old Monroe
Baird
Samuel Alston
Clearfield
Nellie Peitzel
Holmes
Toronto
Arthur Francis
Englewood
Ill
Springlake
Grand Haven
Mich
Ed Mage
Yardman
Egnew
Mt. Clemens
Ernest Oram
James ‘A. Beale
Charlottesville
Beale
Steamer St Louis prepares for speed trial in English Channel
In Sou Thaup ton on Aug 19 the steamer St Louis readies for a speed trial to prove twenty knots for four hours under the American postal subsidy law. A fitter on staging fell and died. In Winona Indiana the Lisp assembly held sermons and rallies led by Dr. R V Hunter and J Willis Baer. In Lawrence County Kentucky the remains of Patrick Ragan were brought for burial after dying in the Lexington asylum.
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SouThaupton
St. Louis
English Channel
Winona Assembly
Eacie Lah
Ind
Winons Assembly
R. V. Hunter
Lawrencesone
Patrick Ragan
Kentucky Asylum
Lexington
Tipton saloon fight looms as remonstrance blocks license
Tipton Indiana Aug 19 With the Nicholson law in force residents signaled a remonstrance to block any liquor license. The Good Citizens league gathered enough signatures to defeat applicant T M Nance unless county commissioners grant the license, then a court contest is expected.
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Tipton
Ind
Good Citizens’ League
T. M. Nance
Mr. Nince
Explosion Destroys Guin ry Hotel in Denxvasg Area
A boiler blast at the Guin ry hotel on Lawrence street in Denxvasg collapsed the five story brick building and sparked a major fire. By 3 15 am rescuers faced tangled iron wood and live wires as they searched the ruins for missing guests and staff amid shattered glass and tremors. several bodies were later reported visible in the rear yard. Six to seven people were missing at 3 am with two women seriously injured and others unaccounted for as authorities warned of continuing danger from the front wall.
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Denxvasg
Col
Guinry
Lawrence Street
Overcrowded sailboat capsizes near Ocean City
A small sailboat with ten aboard capsized after passengers overcorrected to avoid water. Three were rescued. seven died, including William Storrs and his wife Laura, their daughters Ida May and Eva, Lulu and Lena Hall, and Myrtle Stevens. Storrs family lived in Philadelphia. Hall sisters remained missing.
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Laura Storrs
Daughers
Ida May
Eva
Lulu
Lena Hall
Bishopville
Del
Myrtle Stevens
Shelbyville
Storr
Philadelphia
Lancaster Avenue
Storrs
Stevens
Hall
Storm at Pittsburgh Leaves One Drowned as Wind Tops City
A gusty east wind and heavy rain hit Pittsburgh on August 19 at 10 30 PM. The boat Lud Keifer overturned on the Monongahela River and Millie Limbaugh a chambermaid drowned while the crew escaped. Trees fell houses leveled cellars flooded and damage is expected to be heavy.
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Bost
Pirresures
Lud Keifer
Monongahels
Millie Limbaugh
Noted World Events and Local Tragedies Highlight Week
Summary of incidents includes a fatal card game quarrel near Marion Illinois with a double murder by Fred Hisholm, a pistol duel involving Capt Semitchoff and Prince Ali Fazil, and mining activity at Wolmesdorf in Randolph County. Also reports a Chicago sweatshop strike threat, a thunderstorm destroying a Sleepy Eye church, a one mile sculling race won by Rose Rosentheim, and the Kriegerfest opening in Columbus. Additional items cite a boy executed for railway track sabotage near Pachuca, Archbishop Kenrick’s frail state in St Louis, and a Yaqui raid near Ures Mexico killing three cowboys and burning a granary.
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Hie
Péror William II
Marion
Fred Hisholm
Mulkeg
Reed
Semitchoff
Ali Fazil
Egypt
Wolmesdorf
Raudolph
Chicago
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Morgan
St. Louis
Rose Rosentheim
North St Louis
Anna Fabian
North St. Louis
Deutscher Kriegerbund of America
Columbus
United States
Mexico
Garcia
Hidalgo
Pachuca
Kenrick
St. Lonia
Ures
Jose Verasrus
Serpents Slay Chickens In Barnyard Showdown
A man finds multiple snake trails and waits with a gun. A nine foot moccasin appears, killed by shotgun, revealing seven partially digested chickens inside. A second nine to eleven foot moccasin is wounded and dispatched, both described as the largest seen in the area.
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Young
Weather Forecast for Monday in Indiana Ohio Tennessee Kentucky
The forecast shows fair and cooler conditions in Indiana and Ohio with northwesterly winds. Tennessee and Kentucky expect generally fair weather with showers in extreme western portions, followed by cooler northwesterly winds.
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WasSomeTon
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Markets Record Mixed Commodities Across Cities
Cincinnati reports mixed grain and livestock prices with corn and wheat quoted by grade and delivery. Cattle and veal prices show steady to firm levels with various classifications, while sheep and lambs edge toward steady demand. New York and Toledo futures noted for reference.
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Cincinnati
Catrle
Haas
Rat Catching Clams Entertain Puget Sound Tale
Edward A. Chase of the North Pacific Fish Company in Tacoma recounts a warehouse incident where a large clam supposedly captured a rat that had invaded a crate. The tale, framed as local color, emphasizes dramatic reef and sea life lore from Puget Sound.
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CIA
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