Proclamation Threats Martial Law Over Atlantic City Vice
Governor Fort vows to use state troops if needed to enforce Sunday and excise laws in Atlantic City calling the area a Saturnalia of vice. He warns of an extraordinary legislative session and martial law to restore order at the famous resort. Ex Senator Vilas Dead in Madison after two weeks of illness. Seven laborers die when a 30-foot wall collapses in Chelsea Mass injuring many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Governor Fort
New Jersey
Vilas
William F. Vilas
Madison
Wis
Philip Fox
Charles H. Vilas
New York
Fox
Copperhead Found in Trousers Near New Albany
Benjamin Robison discovered a copperhead snake coiled in a pair of trousers hanging in his closet in New Albany Indiana. He moved the trousers and felt movement then shook them causing the snake to drop to the floor where it was quickly killed with a club. The snake measured thirty inches.
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Copperhead
Benjamin Robison
New Albany
Ind
Fire Badly Damages Overbrook Carpet Plant Near Philadelphia
A large blaze destroyed the Overbrook Carpet Company building on Philadelphia outskirts. About a dozen firemen were injured when a wall collapsed. District Engineer Vollinger suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized. Loss estimated at 830,000.
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Philadelphia
Overbrook Carpet Company
Vollinger
Narrow Escape From Fire In Cleveland Tenement
Fifty people narrowly escaped death in a three story Cleveland Ohio tenement fire. A dozen were overcome by smoke. One woman was injured and a child seriously burned in the incident.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sage Estate Valued at 64 Million in Transfer Tax Order
A New York dispatch reports Russell Sage's estate valued at 64,153,800 dollars. The figure surfaced with the signing of the transfer tax order marking the first public acknowledgment of the estate's size.
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Russell Sage
New York City
Speck von Sternburg Dead Ambassadorship in Heidelberg Ended
German ambassador Baron von Sternberg died in the Hotel Victoria Heidelberg from an illness attributed to lupus. Born in Leeds in 1852, he had served as ambassador to the United States since 1908 and planned a Berlin audience with the Kaiser before returning to Washington.
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Kaiser
Baron von Sternberg
United States
Leeds
England
Victoria
Heidelberg
Gerany
Misa Lulian May Tangham
Lotiaville
America
Vincent Czerny
Hag
Caerny
Berlin
Witham
Washington
Mwe
Garon von Sternberg
India
Daron von Stemberg
Roosevel
Tie
Miss Lengham
Kentucky
Postoffice Thieves Grab $3000 In Spectacular Safe Raid
A daring theft ripped open a post office safe, stealing stamps registered letters and money valued around 3000. Dynamite caused the breach as intruders descended via stairway to access the vault. investigators suspect insider knowledge due to the timing of the stamp shipment.
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Evers
Merellus
Chet
Bovis
Postimister
Pas Hieve
West Point Cadets Dismissed by President Orders
Letters from Adjutant General Ainsworth inform first class cadets William P. Tressel and Parker Weaver of their dismissal from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Six third class cadets suspended for hazing are told they must return by June 15, 1860, or resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Adjtren
Ainsworth
Arm
Willian ‘P. Tressel
Dir
Piarey
P. Weaver
Militarys Academy
Wright
Adjt
Bellboy Confesses to Diamond Theft at Alferhurst Inn
Barry Denison a 24 year old bellboy at the Alferhurst Inn Asbury Park N J confessed to police that he stole about 7400 dollars worth of diamonds from Mrs Mary E Fox a hotel guest He led detectives to a location near Bunset Lake where he buried the jewels all pieces recovered.
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Barry Denison
Alferhurst Inn
Asbury Park
Mary E. Fox
Bunset Lake
Gems of Smart Set Vanish in Newport Jewel Swindle
A $810,000 brooch owned by Mrs. W Storrs Wells vanished during a gala at The Eling in Newport hosted by Mr and Mrs Edward Berwind. The Newport fashion crowd faced a week of jewel losses totaling over $20,000 as rosing incidents spread through society gatherings.
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W. Storrs Wells
Edward Berwind
Newport
Millionaire's Wife Dies by Her Own Hand in Denver
Mrs. N Snellenberg wife of N Snellenberg a Philadelphia department store owner died at the Oaks home in Denver from eating strychnine tablets prescribed as medicine. She suffered from consumption and it is believed melancholia contributed to her act.
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N. Snellenberg
Philadelphia
Oaks Home
Denver
Glass Shard Remains From Fall Twenty Six Years Ago
Theodore Norman of Avon by the Sea New Jersey had a piece of glass three quarters of an inch long removed from his forehead. The shard had remained embedded since he fell downstairs with a bottle in his hand twenty six years ago.
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Theodore Norman
Avon-by-the-Sea
Robber in Yellowstone Park Strikes Eleven Coach Heists
A Jane highwayman in Yellowstone Park robbed eleven coaches one by one, securing more than $12,000 in booty. The bandit aided his work by carrying weapons despite park law prohibiting tourists from bearing arms.
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Yellowstone Park
Jane
Buried Treasure Tale From Paris Supposed Hid Ledger
Meriden Connecticut man William E. Moore claims a map from a Paris area butler leads to 100000 dollars in gold buried by a Pittsburg heiress and her servant. He says the butler recovered the stash then reburied it and died in a London hospital. the heiress would recover the money if found.
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Connecticut
William E. Moore
Meriden
Conn
Pitshburg
Paris
Pittsburg
Moore
Treia
Aaid Moore
Dittsburg
Londlow
30 Entombed Miners Perish In Oklahoma Mine Blast
Twenty six bodies were recovered after a fire destroyed the hoisting and air shafts at Hailey-Ole mine No 1 Haileyville Oklahoma. Authorities fear six to eight more may be found entombed as flames spread during a barrel oil ignition. Hailey-Oil owners include De M Hailey James Bilseth and Chicago and St Louis capitalists.
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Hailey-Ole
Haileyville
Okla
Conee
Ate
Coniumi- Gautier
Hailey-Oil
di de M. Hailey
James Bilseth
Chicgo
St. Louis
Brown & Co. Crash Sparks Big Stock Gambling Shock
A. O. Bribwn & Co. allegedly caused a market crash by trading millions in a single day. The sensational moves raise fears for the stock exchange’s reputation as investigators weigh the tangled affairs and possible reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Bribwn & Co
New York Stock Coxelance
Rosebud land to be opened for settlement draw
The President authorizes opening the Rosebud Indian reservation surplus lands in South Dakota for settlement. About 800,600 acres will be drawn at Dallas on Oct 1. Minimum price is 1.50 per acre. Registration runs Oct 2 through Oct 17 at Dallas Chamberlain Gregory Presho and in Nebraska at ONeill Valentine.
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Rosebud
South Dakota
Dallas
Chiamberlain, Gregory
Presho
O'Neill Or
Valentine
Neb
Lake freighters resume commission amid shipping boom
Idle lake freighters have been placed into commission as navigation opens. Increased ore shipping by United States Steel Co signals more cargoes for independents and grain traffic to start soon. Vesselmen expect a busy lake trade ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Company
Norwegian Steamer Folge Foanden Sinks With Forty Lost
The Folge Foanden, traveling from Pergen to Raugesund on Norway’s west coast, wrecked near Sko neviks and sank in three minutes. Of about seventy passengers, forty are feared dead with fifteen bodies recovered. The captain was among the survivors.
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Folge Foanden
Pergen
Raugesund
Norway
Skoneviks
Fatal Wreck Blamed on Boys Near Suwanee
Train No. 8S the Southwestern Limited on Southern Railway derailed four miles north of Suwanee. Fireman Mason Watkins was killed and the engineer Bo F. L. Dewberry was badly scarred. Three boys were seen running away before the wreck after an investigation found a bolt placed on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Southwestern Limited
Suwaneeto
Mason Watkins
Bo FL Dewberry
Beveridge Welcomes Son During Manchester Visit
Senator Albert J. Beveridge and Mrs Beveridge announce the birth of a son while staying in Manchester Massachusetts for the summer. Mrs Beveridge is Catherine Edy daughter of Mr and Mrs Augustus N Edy of Chicago and niece of Marshall Field.
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Stork
Beveridge
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Manchester
Maass
Catherine Edy
Augustus N. Edy
Chicago
Marshall Field
Flames Sweep Bow Town as Forest Fires Ravage County
A forest fire nearly wiped out Bow near Bellingham Washington with fires burning across Whatcom County. Most blazes are on logged off lands as crews battle the spread and protect structures.
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Bow
Bellingham
Wash
Whatcom County
Five killed in Chelsea post office building collapse
A three story brick building used as a temporary post office in Chelsea Massachusetts collapsed killing five people and injuring many others. Rescue operations and emergency crews work at the scene as investigators assess the cause of the collapse.
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Chelsea
Mass
Loot at Bourne Mansion Gem Heist Reaches Fifty Thousand
Commodore Frederick G Bourne’s Oakdale country mansion suffered a theft of jewels valued over 50000. The loot, worn by Bournes three daughters at major social events, was found missing after repairs began following the family departure to Dark Island. Private detectives pursued leads before notifying authorities.
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Commodore Bourne
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne
Oakdale
Commodore Lourne
Indian Neck Intl
Dark Island
St. Lawrence
Wife of late Chancellor wills five children to relatives
South Norwalk dispatch reports Mrs. Chancellor wife of Pr William BE Chancellor who died in Washington DC left five young daughters to five different relatives across the country under irrevocable conditions. Each child to be cared for until age determined with allowances provided. Dr. Chancellor a noted educator then superintendent of schools in South Norwalk versatile writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter
South Norwalk
Conn
Chancellor
William BE. Chancellor
Warhington
D. C
Chanector
Cohim- Win
Lost Woman Found in Asylum Case Exposes Kidnapping
Long Island sister files habeas corpus claiming Mrs. Lottie Kong Long was abducted from her home on a dinner night drugged with morphine and taken to an asylum by her husband and others. The woman, wife of William Long a Brooklyn American Express agent, reportedly told her brother of an offered weekly payment.
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Long Island
Lottie Kong Jaive
Charles A. Flay
Goethals Optimistic On Panama Canal Completion
Col Goethals predicts the canal can be finished in five years and at lower cost than expected He will report to Secretary Wright from the isthmus next month and plans a September trip to discuss canal zone matters including next year’s estimates for Congress
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Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
Wright
Isthmus
Congress
Jewelry Seized by Customs in New York Harbor
A Treasury agent seized jewelry estimated at 1500 dollars from J. Thomson a retired gentleman from Chicago on the Hamburg American line pier in Ibboken after the Fleutschland discharged passengers. Thomson had declared personal property worth 85 dollars. a watch and a diamond brooch were found in his pocket.
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New York
J. Thomson
Chicago
Hamburg American Line
Ibboken
Fleutschland
Thomson
Treasury
Lake Erie Grape Crop Expected To Be Large And High Quality
Reports from the Lake Erie grape belt indicate an exceptionally large crop this year with good quality. Harvests are expected to be early and prices strong, with several contracts already closed at $30 per ton.
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Lake Erie
Kern Nominated for Vice President by Democratic Convention
John Worth Kern was formally notified at Indianapolis of his nomination for Vice President by the Democratic National Convention and replied outlining the issues. W. J. Bryan spoke on trusts and analyzed Taft's acceptance speech.
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John Worth Kern
Indianapolis
W. J. Bryan
Taft
Improvement in Bank Finances Reported by Acting Comptroller
Acting Comptroller Kane in Washington says national bank reports show a decided improvement in financial conditions. The assessment highlights stronger liquidity and earnings across banks, signaling stabilization in the lending sector.
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Kane
Washington
Moroccan Usurper Confirmed Ruler Across Cities
The Moroccan usurper’s victory is confirmed and Mulai Hafid is recognized as ruler by virtually all city officials, signaling a unified front across key centers of authority.
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Morocco
Mulal Hafid
Indications of Recovery in Chicago Business Tone
The article notes sustained improvement in business activity in Chicago with rising industrial demand and shoppers visiting stores. It cites lower interior stock levels, gradual replenishment, favorable agricultural conditions, higher wages, and stronger iron and steel sectors as drivers of a healthier commerce tone, plus weekly bank clearings and commodity movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dun
Business Conditions Across Regions and Failures Report
New York shows strong buying in northern and western centers with rising distribution of fall and winter goods and optimism about crop progress. Southern markets lag, coal strikes in Alabama dampen Birmingham trade, collections improve where early harvests begin, but late settlements and weaker payments persist. Week ending Aug 20 US failures total 226, while Canadian failures reach 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Birmingham
United States
Market Quotes for Cattle Hogs and Grains Across Cities
The report lists per city price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, and grain futures across Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and hay with typical agent names and unit measures.
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Chicago
Castle
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Sic
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
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Imwa
United States Marine Hospital
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Platteville
Speck von Sternburg
Oklahoma
Brown & CO
Secnet
Kern
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