German Merchant Confirms Restaurador Bombardment Fraud
A Port of Spain dispatch reports a German merchant who escaped from Ciudad Bolivar swore an oath describing how the Venezuelan warship Restaurador, while nearing Ciudad Bolivar to bombard it again, flew the American flag to slip past guards and fired on the city center. He says foreign residents suffered casualties and property damage and that foreign consuls and residents protested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of Spain
Ciudad Bolivar
Panama isthmus sees free traffic amid revolutionary retreat
Governor Salazar states the Colombian government has forces to protect foreigners and enforce rights under treaties while arguing that the U S Marines landing was not justified. Commander McLean of the Cincinnati receives comms about security and prevention of battle on the isthmus as revolutionary forces withdraw to Agua Dulce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Revolutionary Army
Agua Dulce
McLean
United States
Cincinnati
Salazar
Moros Hard to Subdue As Pershing Retreats to Camp Vickers
A War Department cablegram from General Charlee reports Capt. John J. Pershing cannot reach Maciu fort due to waterlogged swamps, forcing a retreat to Camp Vickers and indicating Moro defenses are stronger than officers believed.
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War Department
Charlee
John J. Pershing
Vickers
Maciu Fort
Pershing
Camp Vickers
Attorney Banks shoots Winchester editor S E Robinson
S E Robinson editor of the News Journal was shot by attorney Banks after a political dispute and editorial clash. The men met on the street and exchanged words. Robinson died from his injuries and Banks is committed to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Tenn
S. E. Robinson
News-Journal
Banks
Robinson
Gale Widespread on Lake Michigan With No Fatalities Reported
One of the season’s strongest gales hit Lake Michigan on Thursday. Winds peaked around forty five miles per hour and fluctuated between thirty eight and forty five, but no fatalities were reported so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
Black man dies in prison after murder case connected to dance incident
Lewis Russell, a Black man accused of murdering Perry Stout at a dance at Stout's home near Princeton Indiana last April, died in a Michigan City penitentiary. In a separate freight train collision near Pardoe Pennsylvania four men died and two were fatally hurt.
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Wanged
Lewis Russell
Perry Stout
Stout
Princeton
Ind
Michigan City
Pittsburg
Bessemer and Lake Erie
Pardoe
Emperor of Corea Dead Reported From Seoul Dispatch
A Paris Figaro dispatch from Seoul reports the emperor of Corea is dead. Also, Larry Eperson a Spaniard who eloped with Mrs. William Evans of South Bend Ind two years ago after a failed kidnapping attempt shot arresting Officer Houseider of Mishawaka wounding him seriously. Rome newspapers say the grandmaster of Italian Free Masons ordered lodges to open subscriptions for destitute Boers.
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Emperor of
Corea
Seoul
Paris Figaro
Larry Eperson
William Evans
South Bend
Ind
Evans
Tle
Houseider
Mishawaka
Rome
Ceres
Strange Fatalities Shadow Presidential Tours
A historical report notes a pattern of misfortune seeming to trail recent presidential journeys. It cites Mrs McKinley's illness during a Western tour, a deadly outcome at the Buffalo Exposition tied to a following stop, and three ill events during Theodore Roosevelt's travels including his son's illness and the Pittsfield accident before a third trip was cut short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Buffalo Exposition
Roosevelt
Pittsfield
President Roosevelt Urges Tariff Reform in National Policy
In Logansport Roosevelt addresses tariff unity and nonpartisan inquiry, arguing tariff reads as a business matter affecting prices, revenue, and domestic production. He recalls the Spanish war era World position and notes the need to avoid radical changes and partisan conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
President Roosevelt Undergoes Aspiration Surgery
Dr Geo H Oliver details the Pittsfield accident causing a calf swelling above the ankle. A pear shaped serum deposit formed, forming a painful abscess. To prevent spread and ease wound discomfort the pus was removed by needle aspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Oliver
Roosevelt
Pittsfield
U S Naval Readiness and Monroe Doctrine Policy
A historical discussion emphasizes limited land forces and the need for training to command masses, arguing for a strong navy built on prepared crews and ships. It stresses that decisive war outcomes depend on naval strength and readiness when enforcing the Monroe Doctrine. It also notes a medical update on a leg injury requiring eight to ten days of rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deedy
Durand withdraws as Democratic candidate for Michigan governor
Judge George H. Durand of Flint Michigan, felled by paralysis three weeks earlier, resigns from the Democratic nomination for governor. He cites illness and gratitude to the party and convention in a letter to Justin R Whiting and the Democratic State central committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Toors
George H. Durand
Flint
Mich
Justin R. Whiting
Democratic State Central Comittee
Detroit
Payne seeks $12 million for rural free delivery funds
Postmaster General Payne asks Congress for a $12,000,000 appropriation to support rural free delivery in the coming fiscal year. Current year allocations total $7,500,000 with an expected December shortage around $506,060. The program began as a $25,000 experiment and spent $1,752,000 in the last completed year ending July 2001.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Congress
Eastern wreck and riots sweep Pennsylvania fields
A freight wreck near Conemaugh Pennsylvania killed Fireman George Freeman of Pitcairn. A six story Duquesne Sanitary Company building at Third Avenue Pittsburg was damaged for fifty thousand dollars. Gantz was hanged at Reading for murdering Anne Etter. A riot at Lebanon wounded treasurer H M M Richards and ended with a strike off for American Iron and Steel. Din of violence hit Wilkes Barre as strikers destroyed dam and railroad property. A New York artist J Charles Collins was found dead due to accidental gas death. County Treasurer Wm O Thompson was arrested for embezzlement. A shooting in Conemaugh left Miss Leorena Winnebrenner wounded and David M Goughner dead. A young hero saved a canoeing woman on the Schuylkill River. Lebanon was shaken by pistol fire at a strike site. a 17 year old messenger William Hoffman died from a gunshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Conemaugh
George Freeman
Pitcairn
Duquesne Sanitary Company
Third Avenue
Pittsburg
George Gantz
Reading
Gantz
Anne Etter
H. M. M. Richards
American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company
Lebanon
American Iron and Steel Company
Wilkesbarre
J. Charles Collins
New York
Couty
Wm. O. Thompson
York
Thompson
David M. Goughner
Leorena Winnebrenner
Mary Gruner
Salt Lake City
John I. O'Sullivan
Boston Globe
New England
Lynn
Mass
Girt Deagen
Schuylkill Haven
Eva Heim
Schuylkill River
American Iron and Steel Works
William Hoffman
Wyoming
Colorado
Nancy Webb
Canton
Ohio
Louis W. Pierce
Minneapolis
Peter Olsen
Mary Peterson
Omaha
Bancroft
Neb
Columbian Gold Mining Company
Mont
Grace Mackey
Newark
Henry Fox
Greenville
Harry Strong
Treat Payne
Salt Lake
Miles Romney
Benjamin Waddle
Marion
Howard Page
Kansas City
Toledo
Beadle County
S. D
George H. Durand
Flint
Michigan
Taylor’s Falls
Minn
Kale
Goldfield
Cola
Akron
Kent
Ravenna
Water Street
KE Yy
Leas
Columbus, Sandusky and Hocking
J. Robinson
Columbus
Paul B. Cravath
New
Western storms quench fires state wide
Heavy rain douses forest fires in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado, easing blaze conditions across the region. Damaging events and local incidents follow in nearby states as communities assess losses and safety.
Notable Disasters and Legal Moves Across Regions
A wide sweep of incidents includes a rear collision killing two and injuring twenty six near Choctaw C T. The Sells Downs show train crash prompts investigations. W J Hahn former Minnesota attorney general collapses in court. Corporate name shortening planned for the Union Printers Home. A Denver death by suicide. blue bottle venom illness and other medical notes. Roosevelt undergoes leg abscess surgery amid a near miss with children in Detroit. Feud killings in Spokogee I T. An Elston avenue crash in Chicago injures many. A Missouri river bridge project ends a dispute. Kirmse shoots a suspect in Ohio. Heirs contest $10–$12 million Stratton will for Colorado Springs home. A Rochester man’s death near a railroad. Colorado Springs ex-treasurer admits guilty plea. Major irrigation canal plans progress in Nebraska. Indiana tornado claims desolation but no lives confirmed. Oil and gas losses hit Chicago Pipe Line, Standard Oil, and Jonesboro Mining.
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Childs-Drexel International Union Printers’ Home
Colorado Springs
Secretary of State of
Colorado
Union Printers’ Home
Lucien Anderson
Denver
St. Joseph
Magdaline W. Rode
Walter H. Morris
Hex
RE. J. Williams
Washington
Roosevelt
Detroit
Spokogee
I. T
Willia Brooks
Clifford
John Brooks
Brooks
Riddle
Bowling
Elston Avenue
Chicago
Missouri River
Winfield
Stratton
Jeremiah O'Shaughnessy
Rochester
N. Y
Amherst Street
Cleveland
Ohio
Moses T. Hale
Leeds
Nebraska Central Irrigation Company
West Point
Columbus
Platte River
Grant County
Indiana
Daniel Haines
Chicago Pipe Line Company
Standard Oil Company
Jonesboro Mining Company
Crime and tragedy across states from murder verdicts to steel life loss
In Kentucky and Florida, convicts Thomas Faircloth and Theodore Smith await execution for murder of L B Lewis as a pastor conducts a funeral sermon for Caroline Bacon facing death. In West Virginia Italian miners die in a drunken quarrel. a razor attack injures one. A Birmingham fire destroys Louis Saka store causing $240000 loss. four dead and five injured in a coal shaft gas explosion at Stafford. Military retirees buy land near Kenesaw Mountain after Atlanta campaign.
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Caroline Bacon
Paducah
Thomas Faircloth
Theodore Smith
Bronson
Fla
L. B. Lewis
Tom Mirateh
Raffle Mirateh
Browle Shifton
Berryburg
W. Va
Jimmy Puebali
Louis Saka
Birmingham
Ala
Miners’ Hospital
Fairmont
Stafford
Daniel McCook
Atlanta
Angie
Kenesaw Mountain
Park Planned At Site Of McCook Death In Civil War Message
A historical note recalls a famed assault on Confederate troops that cost General McCook his life and states a park will be established at the location honoring the event and figure.
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Gen. McCook
Will
Noted orthodox theologian Prof Luthardt dies in Leipsic
A dispatch reports Professor Luthardt, Germany’s leading orthodox theologian, died in Leipsic at age 80. Also noted: Emperor of Ceres reported dead. Abel Bowie and family killed near West Pownal Maine. Colonia lands Pacific cable end at Bamfield and sails to Fanning Island.
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Luthardt
Germany
Leipsic
Montreal Express
Grand Trunk Railroad
West Pownal
Abel Bowie
Rebecca Bowie
Addie Bowie
Colonia
Bamfield Creek
Victoria
B. C
Fanning Island
St. Croix
Great Britain
St. Petersburg
Kursk
London Daily Mail
Sydney Flyer
Intercolonial Railway
Peary
New York
New Glasgow
N. S
Lieut. Peary
Estimates for rural free delivery and global affairs mix in record
The report notes rural free delivery costs for next year between 11 and 12 million dollars. It cites Dr. Koch’s intent to attend the 1904 tuberculosis congress in St. Louis. Other items: naval inquiry absolves Coghlan and Brooklyn crew. Cuba troop withdrawal urged. European tensions block Hay note actions. Chihuahua fire causes 500000 dollar loss. Frank Buchanan elected IU union president with NY HQ. Porto Rico renomination race. Peary abandons North Pole attempts. long trolley trek by Robert Darragh. 1902 rice outputs for Louisiana and Texas. Post Office envelope contract awarded to Hartford Manufacturing. Hammons to report on Alaska Canada boundary. forest protection plans outlined.
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R. Koch
St. Louis
Naval Board of Inquiry
Coghlan
Brooklyn
Palma
United States
Cuba
Hoot
State Department
Hay
Roumania
Chihuahua
Mexico
Kansas City
Frank Buchanan
Indiana
International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Milwaukee
New York
Porto Rico
Frederico Degetau
Washington
Berosa
House of Delegates
Lieut
Peary
Robert H. Darragh
Flint
Mich
Boston
Ohio
Darrag
Ageute
Louisiana
Texas
Madden
Post Office Department
Hartford Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Alaska
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DemocrAt
Corydon, Indiana
Thomas & Ellis
Moros
American League
Berlin
Tashkent
Russian Turkestan
Kashgar
Surkestan
Astyn
Jangi
Aksuksitche
Charlemagne Tower
Russia
Mr. White
White
Foreign Office
Wittsfield
Cortelyou
G. B. Cortelyou
Uluun
Durand
George H.ourand
Western
Southern
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