Riots in New York Quelled by Police After Color Tensions
A white vender, William Isohles, was struck by an apple core sparking clashes on West Forty-eighth Street between whites and blacks. A colored woman with a hat pin and razor caused a near-lynching on Ninth Avenue before police intervened, and a separate flat-house brawl left Charles Daniels dying from a shooting by Benjamin Carter.
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West Forty-Hight Street
Ninth Avenue
New York
William Isohles
West Forty-eighth Street
Itohles
Forty Eighth Street
Kolles
Charles Brooks
Brooks
Dle
West Thirty-seventh Street
Michael Grannin
Thirty-Ninth Éetreet
Grannin
West 63d Street
Charles Daniels
Benjamin Carter
Carter
Daniels
American Battle Ships Visit Bar Harbor
The United States battleships Texas Diana Massachusetts Kearsarge and Kentucky arrived in Bar Harbor on Monday at 1 o clock and anchored west of the New York. A committee of selectmen and the board of trade visited Rear Admiral N H Farquhar, who then visited retired Lieut. Gen. Schofield and Rear Admiral Upshur and President Johnston Livingston at the Bar Harbor reading room.
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Bar Harbor
United States
Texas
Indiana
Massachusetts
Kearsarge
Kentucky
New York
Committee of Selectmen
Board of Trade
N. Hi
Farquhar
Adm
Schofield
McCall Opens Gubernatorial Campaign in Tennessee
Chattanooga report states John E. McCall the Brown low faction nominee for governor opened his campaign at Tazewell in Claiborne county on Monday. The dispatch notes the Republican factional contest within Tennessee politics as of early September.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John E. McCall
Brownlow
Republican Party
Tennessee
Tazewell
Clairnborne County
Two Policemen Die From Electric Shock in St Louis
Two policemen Nicholas Beckman and John P Looney were killed after electric shock struck them while using police telephone receivers on patrol boats in St Louis on September 4. Eleven other officers were injured but not seriously, as an 8000 volt electric light line caused the accident.
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St. Louis
Nicholas Beckman
John P. Looney
Toth
Fatally Wounded Thief Fights Deputy in Sturgis Capture
In Sturgis South Dakota deputies faced a night of danger as Lol Dittman and Norris Stanson, wanted for horse theft, assaulted Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith during cell locking. A life and death struggle followed, with Smith firing his revolver and fatally wounding Dittman. The pair had been recently captured after an exciting statewide manhunt.
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St. Paul, Minn
Sturgis
Lol Dittman
Norris Stanson
Frank Smith
Janson
Smith
Dittman
Hatfield wreck blamed on telegraph operator Ackerman
Philadelphia reports Joseph Ackerman an extra telegraph operator from Wayne Junction is believed to be responsible for the Hatfield wreck. Ackerman went to Souderton to relieve D B Beidler at the tower and arrived about two minutes before the milk train. Beidler left to meet the incoming operator and the milk train wreck occurred two minutes later killing Beidler.
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Joseph Ackerman
Philadelphia
Hatfield
Ackerman
Wayne Junction
Souderton
D. B. Beidler
Beidler
Tie
Family Trouble Leads to Fatal Shooting in St Rutledge
In St Rutledge Alabama on September 4 John B Bourley shot and killed his brother in law John A Johnson after a night of drinking and domestic conflict. Johnson, seeking his wife Bourley’s sister, broke into Bourley’s home and was killed as Bourley fired twice, one bullet striking Johnson in the heart. Both families are prominent in the area.
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John Bourley
John A. Johnson
St. Rutledge
Ala
John RB. Bourley
Johnson
Bourley
Rourley
Train wreck and fatality near Freeport on Monday
A Chicago and Northwestern passenger train derailed near Ridott in Freeport county after rails spread on a curve. Engineer Patrick Ryan was killed instantly as the engine plunged down an embankment. 12 to 15 others were injured, none seriously.
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Freeport
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Ridot
Patrick Ryan
Mosecrans Sails from San Francisco for Manila
The United States transport Mosecrans departed San Francisco Monday evening for Manila via Nagasaki carrying light batteries C and M 7th artillery under Maj. Greenough with 123 recruits and 100 hospital corps members aboard.
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San Francisco
United States
Mosecrans
Manila
Nagasaki
M. 7Th Artillery
Maj. Greenough
Negotiations Pivot on Russia Action Over Prince Ching Return
Washington reports indicate diplomacy hinges on Russia and a proposed move to name Prince Ching acting head of the Chinese government. Hill assumes acting duties at State, while ministers press for a date on Peking dispatches and a provisional government setup.
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Prince Ching
Hill Acts as Head of State Department in Adee’s Absence
Dr Will, first assistant secretary of state, returns to Washington and assumes acting head duties relieving Mr Adee amid recent Chinese negotiations. Dr Hill, who was vacationing in New England, meets the president and reviews the status of Chinese talks and will lead the department until Hay’s return. A dispatch from Perleye reports the Pei Ho river route is open and safe for passengers.
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Dr. Will
Washington
State Department
Adee
Hill
New England
White House
Hay
Perleye
Taku
Paku
Peking
Pei-Ho
Chung Li Arrested in Peking for Attacks on Legations
Reports from Peking state Chung Li of the Tsung-li-Yamen was arrested by Austrian authorities for involvement in attacks on legations. He is said to have been military governor of Peking, with Austro-Hungarian troops quartered at his palace and later turned over to Japanese custody. Dispatch notes resumed customs leadership and river disruption near Tianjin and Taku.
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Prince Ching
Peking
Yu Hsien
Shanghai
Teking
Chung Li
Isung-li-Yamen
Robert Hart
Imperial Maritime Customs
Qhung Li
Dirce
Tsung-li-Yamen
Na Tung Chong
Hsin
Sir Robert Hart
Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs
Tong Ku
Yang Tsun
Tien-Tsin
Taku
Sewall Nearing Death in Bath Hospital
Hon. Arthur H. Sewall's condition remained critical at midnight with no consciousness regained and physicians warning of imminent death. The family stays at his bedside after a stroke of apoplexy Sunday night as the end seems near.
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Bath
Arthur H. Sewall
Sewall
Labor Day Observed by Indianapolis Organized Labor
Organized labor in Indianapolis celebrated Labor Day with a grand morning street demonstration and a packed afternoon at the fair grounds. A festival program provided entertainment and novelty acts such as a cottage blown up by natural gas and a greased pig chase, avoiding political speakers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fair Grounds
Shortages Alleged in Shelbyville County Finances Report
Experts Doltz and Wallace filed a county investigation showing the net shortage of ex-Treasurer J Marsh Wilson now in prison for false claims at 45 725 43 dollars. Ex-Auditor EF Carson is 353 20 and ex-Auditor Oltman 11 50. Ledgers stolen last November to hinder the inquiry. Investigation spans four years, cost 2500 dollars. Wilson’s gross shortage listed as 104 000 dollars with 128 000 presumptive credit. No warrants found for 15 months.
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Shelbyville
Ind
John Doltz
Samuel Wallace
J. Marsh Wilson
T. Carson
Oltman
Wilson
Frank Ambrose's Death Shrouded in Mystery
Evansville Indiana September 4 police search for clues in the death of Frank Ambrose a 30 year old former Springfield Missouri banker who arrived as a bookkeeper from St Louis and died after saying he had been thrown from a window his will valued at about 40000 with his body to be shipped to Springfield Missouri for burial.
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Evansville
Ind
Frank Ambrose
Ambrose
St. Louis
Springfield
May resume operations in Muncie window plants
Muncie Indiana newspapers report that managers of the two local window glass factories of the American Association were ordered to resume work Tuesday morning. A telegram from President Burns of the workers association reached them, but the men demand terms of settlement with the striking flatteners before returning to duty.
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Muncie
Ind
American Association
Burns
Workers’ Association
Saint Paul State Fair Opens With Good Weather
Short specials note the 41st annual state fair opening in St Paul Minnesota, praised for favorable weather and preparedness. Separate items report the Batavia transport to Woosung to aid Allied detachments, a New York encampment of veterans, Miss McAfee winning the Chicago tennis title, plague-control measures in Glasgow, and a Houston kerosene accident injuring Annie Silvers, Julius Silvers, and her mother.
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St. Paul, Minn
Glasgow
Annie Silvers
Houston
Tex
Darth
Julius Silvers
Labor Day Observed and China Peace Talks Urged
Labor day was widely observed in the United States while Minister Conger presses for Chang to go to Peking for peace negotiations. General Chaffee is ordered to set winter quarters for 5,000 troops across Peking Tien-Tsin and Takow as August proves the hottest in 19 years. A Cincinnati to Nashville railroad project uses the Chesapeake & Nashville survey route. Many Americans remain stranded in Germany as travel is heavy and the German emperor charters ships to move troops to China.
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United States
Conger
Ti Flung Chang
Peking
Chaffee
China
Tien-Tsin
Takow
Cincinnati
Nashville
Chesapeake & Nashville
Scottsville
Gallatin
Enn
Germany
Arkansas Democrats sweep governor race led by Jeff Davis
In Little Rock Arkansas on September 4 the entire Democratic ticket led by Jeff Davis of Pope county was elected governor. Early returns showed lighter turnout than expected as Republican I L Remmel gained ground, with no opposition for other offices. Two Nebraska girls, Lena Stageemeier and Minnie Noltmeier, about 14, were shot by two boys while hunting in what is thought an accident.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jeff. Davis
Pope County
Arkansas
I. L. Remmel
Arapahoe, Neb
Lena Stage Emeier
Minnie Noltmeier
Slolloway
National League Labor Day Games Report
Results show Brooklyn defeated Chicago 9 to 5 while Boston edged Pittsburgh 7 to 8. Philadelphia topped St Louis 10 to 2 and New York beat Cincinnati 4 to 10. Umpires were Jurst O'Day Emslie Snyder. Batteries listed for each match. Game called on darkness in one contest.
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National League
Brooklyn
Chicago
Kitson and Farrell
Callahan and
Chance
Jurst
Rile
Boston
Pittsburg
Cuppy
Lewis and Sullivan
Waddell
Zimmer
O'Day
New York
Cincinnati
Mercer
Bowerman
Newton
Kahoe
Snyder
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pet
Sap Geces BF
Pittsburgh Aeweree
Philadelphia Heeaenree
Eaee Aceon
Chicago Aeneee
ASG
St. Louis Peeneee
Market Cattle and Hogs Prices and Movements
East Buffalo trading notes show receipts of 212 cattle cars and 84 hog cars with 114 cattle and 45 hogs shipped. Prices range from 5.49 to 5.80 for cattle and 5.45 to 5.55 for hogs, with lambs at 5.25 to 5.60 and sheep 3.30 to 3.75 per hundredweight.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Life in the Ghetto United Hebrew Charities Aid in Chicago Slums
A Chicago Letter reports on the United Hebrew Charities dispensary on Morgan Street near Maxwell, serving poverty, ignorance, and illness in the Jewish ghetto. It describes overcrowded clinics, Russian Jewish patients, and the daily Friday market bustle, plus dire living conditions, disease, and cultural barriers to care.
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United Hebrew Charities
Chicago
Morgan Street
Maxwell
Rosa Engelmann
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