Battle at State Fair Grounds Claims Multiple Wounds
During a sham battle titled The Battle of San Juan at Columbus Ohio the event results in the death of 10 year old Charlie Krag and fatally wounds Revitta Smithson while Max Guggenheim sustains serious injuries. Authorities speculate loaded shells may have mixed with blanks despite inspection.
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Spec Acle
San Juan
Columbus
Charlies Krag
Revitta Smithson
Max Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Peaceful assurance from London on Transvaal war risk
Mr Montague White, South African Republic Consul General in London, assures there will be no war with the Transvaal citing a Pretoria telegram and the Queen's sanction to peace. Rockefeller donates 250000 to Brown University endowment. Faunce inauguration set for Oct 17.
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London
Montague White
South African Republic
Associated Press
Transvaal
Pretoria
Peace Party
England
Poison Plot Aimed at Anderson Family
In Anderson Indiana an attempted poisoning targeted Llenry Bronnenberg and family. Arsenic placements were found on meat milk stewed fruits and other foods after Mrs. Bronnenberg discovered a contaminated slice of meat examined by a chemist revealed lead and arsenic. The Konnenbergs are described as wealthy.
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Anderson
Ind
Llenry Bronnenberg
Merritt to Command in Philippines Move Reported
Washington dispatch says Gen. Merritt will go to the Philippines after high level discussions with President, Root, Schurman, Beveridge, Miles, and Corbin.
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Merritt
New York Journal and Advertiser
Washington
Root
Schurman
Beveridge
Miles
Corbin
Philippines
Nebraska AG Sues to Break School Furniture Trust
The Nebraska attorney general sues in Omaha District Court to prohibit the American School Furniture Company trust composed of 22 furniture firms from doing business in Douglas County and the state. It alleges New Jersey incorporation with 10 million capital and 500000 set aside to crush competition, with a five-member committee driving up prices about 25 percent. The suit seeks to bar contracts with the state and negotiations with the Omaha Board of Education.
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Nebraska
Combine
Omaha
Neb
Smythe
Douglas County
Nebraskan
Ohio
Michigan
American School Furniture Company
New Jersey
Omaha Board of Education
Clash Over Tax Claims Hits Minnesota County Fight
St Louis County Minnesota and the state face a potential suit over tax apportionment. The county seeks $17 300 24 from the state as its share of losses in failed banks and plans two counterclaims. It will contest iron ore tonnage taxation and railroad gross earnings apportionment, arguing each should be shared with relevant counties and not kept by the state.
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St. Louis
Minnesota
Lorgerheads
St. Louis County
Minn
Duluth
Confession Reveals Black Hills Miner Murder Plot
Oliver Benson pleads guilty to taking part in the Deer Lodge County killing of Eugene Cullinan, 02, found dead August 8. Benson names Clinton Dotson and Elias Possenger as accomplices who tracked from Helena and camped near the cabin before three shots were fired. All three men are in custody.
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Eugene Cullinan
Black Hills
Oliver Benson
Benson
Clinton Dotson
Elias Possenger
Helena
Cullinan
Deer Lodge
Dotson
Possenger
Cullinga
Tragic Brooklyn Double Crime Ends in Suicide
Michael Burne killed his wife Annie in a Brooklyn tenement while their young son slept nearby. After a drink, Burns fatally slashed his own throat, leaving the child an orphan. Neighbors say jealousy over the wife’s relatives may have driven the act. authorities consider him temporarily insane.
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Michael Burne
Brooklyn
Michael Burns
Annie
King
Burns
Duel with Desperadoes in Sedan Leaves Sheriff Dead
In Sedan Khan a desperate fight broke out between Clem and Marcus Darnell and lawmen Marshal A A Wilson and Sheriff O G Kiser. Wilson was shot and killed, Kiser was wounded in the arm, and the Darnells are wanted in Missouri on horse stealing accusations.
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Sedan
Khan
Clem
Marcus Darnell
A. A. Wilson
O. G. Kiser
Chautauqua County
Marshal Wilson
Clem Darnell
Kiser
Darnells
Missouri
Wreck Blocks Lake Traffic On Great Lakes
The steel steamer Douglas Houghton, largest on the lakes, sank across the St Marys river channel after colliding with the Fritz, blocking Lake Superior commerce for days. The tug Red Cloud was wrecked off Cedar Point with three lives lost. engineer John O'Donnell and fireman James McDonald saved themselves, while Captain Fred Hale, an extra fireman, and a boy vanished after fleeing to a raft.
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Douglas Houghton
St. Mary's River
Lake Superior
Houghton
Fritz
Red Cloud
Lorain
Cedar Point
John O'Donnell
James McDonald
Fred Hale
Tragic Salt Lake Carpenter Kills Children Then Himself
In Salt Lake City a carpenter named Van Guilder gave his two children morphine and shot the girl in the head, killing her. He then shot the boy, likely fatally, and fatally ended his own life.
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Salt Lake, Utah
van Guilder
War Department orders evacuation of Fort St. Philip and Jackson Barracks
War Department directs removal of U.S. troops from Fort St. Philip and Jackson barracks near New Orleans as a precaution due to difficulty withdrawing units from Key West. The move follows strategic concerns and aims to reposition forces after the Key West challenge.
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South
War Department
United States
Fort St. Philip
Jackson Barracks
New Orleans
Key West
Kinloch Plans Big Long-Distance Telephone Network
Hopkins y apford, Kinloch Telephone Company manager, visited St Louis from Minneapolis to map a vast new enterprise. The Kinloch Long-Distance Telephone Company will be incorporated Oct 1 with 1 million dollars capital and extend hundreds of miles in all directions from St Louis. It grows from the Kinloch Telephone Company of St Louis which has expanded local service and spent 212000 on switchboard facilities.
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Hopkins
Train Wreck Kills Three at Miller's Station
An open switch on the Erie Railroad at Miller's Station Pa caused a collision between a west bound freight and the New York Chicago express. Three men died and one was injured. another tramp was killed and a second hurt. The passenger train struck the freight at sixty miles an hour after the siding had been left open.
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Erie Railroad
Miller's Station
Bride Seeks Divorce Alleging Duress in Forced Marriage
Almeda Harris Fletcher, age 17, who disappeared from Weston Ohio and married George A Fletcher, petitions for divorce alleging threats to kill and coercion to wed. Her father John W Harris acts as next friend in the suit filed in Weston.
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Almeda Fletcher
Almeda” Harris Fletcher
Weston
Ohio
George A. Fletcher
John W. Harris
Vietcher
American Apples in Demand Shipments to Germany Start Early
Americans apples are in strong demand in Germany this year with shipments beginning a month earlier than usual. The first consignment left port and the district reports increased export activity. last year 22 consignments were sent abroad. A man named Randolph was found shot near a "blind tiger" after an altercation with its keeper and five shots were heard.
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Germany
Luhn
Randolph
Dunhams Ell Out to Trust Fight by Towing Firms
The Great Lakes towing firm has absorbed Dunham Towing Company of Chicago as part of a broader move against the trust. Only Milwaukee Tug Company remains independent, with three others joining the consolidation efforts.
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Dunhams
Great Lakes ‘Towing Company
Dunham Towing Company
Chicago
Milwaukee Tug Company
Bowling Green Narrow Tornado Sweep Strips City North
A tornado narrowly missed Bowling Green Ohio leaving a two mile by half mile strip swept clean just north of the city. One person was perhaps fatally injured and several others were hurt.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Rockefeller gift boosts Brown endowment drive
John D. Rockefeller has given 250000 dollars to Brown University in Providence Rhode Island as the first major contribution toward the 2000000 dollar endowment fund the university has been pursuing for five years.
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Rockefeller
Brown
John D. Rockefeller
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Corporation of Brown University
Minnesota proposes vast Indian lands park scheme
Dr. Northrup president of the University of Minnesota and Thomas Shevlin of Minneapolis unveil a plan to create a national park using 800000 acres of Indian reservation land around Leech and Winnibigoshish lakes. The scheme envisions expansion toward the Canadian border, excludes Walker and Hines towns, and valued the land at about 5 million dollars as government property. Congress would need to authorize converting the land to park use.
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Bian
Northrup
University of Minnesota
Minnesota ‘National “Park Association
Thomas Shevlin
Minneapolis
Leech
Winnibogishish Lakes
Walker
Hines
Deer River
Congress
Look for Heavy Business The Prospect for the Close of the Year Is Hopeful
Bradstreet reports a strong year end outlook with heavy bookings and firm prices. Cereals show weakness as wheat including flour declines while exports rise for the week. Wheat and corn shipment totals are 8,013,413 and 4,167,808 bushels respectively versus previous week figures.
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Bradstreet
Spanish Officers Freed in Madrid Acquittals
Captain Diaz Morou who led the Cristobal Colon and General Parede aboard the ship were acquitted in Madrid on charges tied to the destruction of the Spanish fleet near Santiago July 3. Separate report notes the Wabash fast mail rear-ended a freight train near Birmingham Missouri. fireman Bert Gallagher fatally injured and porter Bert Cooper lightly hurt.
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Cristobal Colon
General Parede
Diaz Morou
Santiago de Cuba
Parede
Colon
Santiago
Madrid
Birmingham
Bert Gallagher
Kansas City
Bert Cooper
Porto Rico Relief Plea Grows as Funds Sought
The Porto Rican relief committee appeals to the U S public requesting 1 5 million dollars to provide bare necessities of life for the island. Two men drown in Battam Jake near Torrington Conn a farm hand Michael Lynch and Arthur Ahearn both about 25 die in a boat accident. Ohio jailbreaker Joseph Dunn captured at Port Huron Mich. Death of Chief Black Hawk aged 90 in Brockway Wisconsin noted. Wedding guests sickened by tainted ice cream at a Middletown Conn ceremony.
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Porto Rico
Central
Porto Rican Relief Committee
United States
Michael Lynch
Arthur Ahearn
Battam Jake
Torvington
Conn
Ohio
Joseph Dunn
Toledo
Port Huron
Mich
Black Hawk
Brockway
Wis
Market Quotations Across Multiple Cities
Market quotes list cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with grains wheat corn oats rye and dairy eggs butter and creamery prices. Notable ranges include cattle 2.50 to 7.00 and hogs 2.75 to 5.00 across several markets.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Ibarley
D. C
Ehideo Wethers
New York
Record Passage Beats Own Westward Voyage
The North German Lloyd steamer Kai ser Wilhelm der Grosse arrived in New York from Bremen Southampton and Cherbourg after a record five days eighteen hours fifteen minutes beating its own westward record. A body found in Cleveland is believed murdered. A court in St Louis sets an eight fifty fine for beating a mother in law. A Norfolk and Western wreck kills seven near Williamson and four are missing. A man found dead at a scene is Groth aged sixty six years old believed to have died from a jet turn.
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New York
Bremen
Southampton
Cherbourg
Cleveland
William Kendall
College Street
St. Louis
Kinsey
First District
Boers Debate British Troop Movements at Pretoria Volksraad
In the Transvaal capital the Volksraad debated British troop concentrations on the border and possible war. Speakers denounced coercion, urged reciprocal moves, and warned of Rhodesian influence as Kruger urged peace without sacrificing independence. Advices say the Boers are ready for hostilities the moment they are declared.
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Volksraad
Fretoria
Chureday
Reitz
Alfred Milner
South Africa
Great Britain
Kruger
Stonkherr Dutoit
Transvaal
Transvra
Jonkherr Wolmarans
Mr. Chamberlain
Jonkherr van Rensburg
Sraud
Jonkherr Wolmarens
Executive Council
Jonkherr Tosen
Pietretier
Stanting
Smutts
Jonkherr Botha
Chamberlain
Kynochs
Nobel
Jameson
Chamberraain
Mr. Gladstone
British Cabinet Council
London
Foreign Office
Cape Town
Commission Files Report on Condition of Porto Rico
Secretary did not receive a formal insular commission report on the condition of Porto Rico. The document discusses enforcement and outlines a commission consisting of American system members.
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Porto Rico
Insular
Anne
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