Gruesome Shipwreck Tragedy Ends in Rescue at Sea
The schooner Fielding from West Indian waters encountered a capsized boat with seven men and one woman. After four days without food or water nine died, eight survived and were rescued near Port au Prince by Captain King who later received government thanks.
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Providence
R. 1
W. S. Fielding
Port Au Prince
Fielding
Gonaive
King
Uayti
Mirigoane
Port
Preacher Blocks Fort Wayne Electric Franchise Bid
Rev Samuel Wagenthals wins support for injunction against Fort Wayne city council to stop granting a General Electric franchise entry. The Trinity English Lutheran pastor is praised by many citizens for opposing the thirty year electric franchise proposal.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Samuel Wagenthals
General ‘Electric ‘ Company
Wagenthals
Trinity
Electric
Senator Hanna’s health falters amid political plans
Cleveland report says Senator Hanna, ill with stomach trouble, halts public duties and follows doctor’s orders. He cancels out of town engagements except the McKinley monument dedication in Toledo. He hopes to seek re election if health allows, possibly relinquishing his post as national Republican chairman.
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Cleveland, CO
Hanna
Toledo
State Committee
United States Senate
National Republican Committee
National Republican
Falling Walls Kill a Doctor in Nashville
Fire in Nashville damages three buildings and a drug house, killing Dr. William H. Smith and injuring seven others. The blaze began at Coleman Tompkins & Co. wholesale grocers and spread to the Broad Street Store Tinware and Dr. W H Smith and Brother outlets, with losses around 125000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
William H. Smith
J. Smith
S. S. Wharton
Tcetics
Woman and dog found dead in Brooklyn house
Police found Mrs. Margaret May dead on a bed in an upper room of a Dean Street house in Brooklyn. A fox terrier lay at her feet. Once generous to the poor, she had not been seen for a month and weeds covered the garden.
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New York
Dean Street
Brooklyn
Margaret May
Plymouth Police Chief Faces $5000 Suit for Breach of Promise
Rosetta Nier of Plymouth sues Thomas F. Chaney Plymouth chief of police for $5000 damages alleging breach of promise. She says he set a marriage date and named March 25, but the nuptials did not take place. Chaney pleaded he was seeking re election and delayed. A new date for the wedding was set for August 6 but he did not appear.
Offer of $100 000 Refused for De Kalb Courthouse
Jacob Haish of De Kalb offered the county board $100 000 to place a courthouse in De Kalb. The bid was rejected 13 to 14, with Sycamore's higher competing offer and a contract already awarded to W. J. McAlpine cited as reasons. Sycamore will get a courthouse regardless of the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore
Ill
Jacob Haish
de Kalb
Board of Supervisors
Haish
W. J.mcalpine
Russian Lecture Directive at Helsingfors University
In St. Petersburg on September 11 an order mandates that lectures in literature history constitutional law and geography at Helsingfors University be given in Russian. Two new professorships have been created for these subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Helsingfors Finland
Massacres, Masses and Macedonian Turmoil Prompt Bulgaria to Act
Reports from Sofia on September 11 detail daily massacres in Macedonia with 111 villages burned by Turkish troops. Bulgaria faces pressure to resist neutrality as Premier Petroff signals readiness to oppose Turkish repression and seek intervention. The front line clashes intensify near Melnik and Monastir, with refugees and civilians bearing the brunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Petroff
Macedonian Committee
Turkey
Vienna
Djoumaia
Pomaks
Pirin
Melnik
Vilayet
Monastir
Bukovit
Krichevo
Gostiva
Midesch
Kostur
Tohakalorff
Veles
Roosevelt orders removal of Arizona surveyor general and clerk
President Roosevelt and General Land Office head Commissioner Richards remove Hugh H. Price the Arizona surveyor general and W. E Murphy his chief clerk after an interior department probe found fraudulent fees tied to expediting land claim surveys. They allegedly pocketed large sums from settlers by diverting survey costs and deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh H.price
Arizona
W. E Murphy
Richards
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Price
Surveyor General
Shootings at Wife Escort Spark Scandal in Battleground
In Lafayette Indiana on September 11 R H Layton 53 of Battleground fired twice at his wife's escort hitting nothing. The couple and Mrs Layton had gone to the law office of George D Parks where she planned to file for divorce. Layton was arrested and jailed as Battleground townspeople react with shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
R. H. Layton
Battleground
William Downs
Layton
Hermit of Rome Missing After Forty Years In Seclusion
Alexander Holton of Rome known as the hermit of Rome has vanished from his hillside hut after years of isolation. He has not spoken since youth and kept to himself, with neighbors noting his missing stock and a forced door indicating his abrupt disappearance. Local residents now search for him.
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Peoria
Holton
Results of Baseball Games Across Major Leagues
National League scores include New York 5 Philadelphia 3 and Pittsburg 3 Brooklyn 2. American League lists Philadelphia 5 New York 2 and Boston 3 Washington 0. Southern League shows Little Rock 4 Mashville 0 and New Orleans 6 Montgomery 0. Three-Eye League highlights Davenport 7 Springfield 1 and Rock Island 4 Rockford 4. Central League notes South Bend 1 Fort Wayne 0 and Dayton 6 Wheeling 3. Western League features Kansas City 8 Colorado Springs 5 and Milwaukee 2 Omaha 1. American Association reports Louisville 7 Columbus 3 and St Paul 8 Minneapolis 7. Milwaukee 2-6, Kansas City 9-2.
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New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Boston
Washington
Little Rock
Mashville
New Orleans
Montgomery
Davenport
Springfield
Rock Island
Rockford
Decatur
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Bloomington
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Dayton
Wheeling
Evansville
Terre Haute
Kansas City
Colorado Springs
St. Joseph
Denver
Milwaukee
Omaha
Louisville
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Western Union Gains a Point In Property Case
A temporary injunction was granted in the United States district court by Judge Bradford restraining the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore railroad and the Delaware Maryland and Virginia railroad branches of the Pennsylvania from taking property of the Western Union Telegraph company.
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Wilmington
Del
United States District Court
Bradford
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Western
Union: Telegraph
Sherman Statue Unveiling Planned for October 15
Washington dispatch reports the Sherman monument commission approved arrangements for the statue unveiling in this city on October 15. All available local troops will participate and a Navy request will be sent for a Marine detachment from the local barracks and sailors from nearby points to attend.
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Washington
Sherman Monument Commission
Sherman
Secretary of the Navy
Creditors Force Shut down at Wabash Bridge and Iron
Report from the receiver shows liabilities of 275000 dollars and assets of 87000 dollars for the Wabash Bridge and Iron company which recently failed. The Central Trust Company of Cleveland and two Wabash editors filed a petition in bankruptcy and formed a shutdown.
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Wabash
Ind
Wabash: Bridge and “Iron
Central: Trust Company. of
Cleveland
Moderation urged in financial reform bankers told
Senator Beveridge spoke at the Indiana bankers convention in South Bend urging moderate financial legislation to relieve money stringency without radical changes. He warned against spasmodic policy and stressed the need for steady growth, with bankers urged to maintain prudent lending and confidence as crops and commerce expand. Congressman Fowler also discussed his currency bill and defended the need for cautious but clear financial policy. Officers elected included W Bonner as president and W C Thomas as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Beveridge
Oyster Bay
Indiana
Congress
The
Republic
Charles N. Fowler
New Jersey
Fowler
Flynn
National Livestock Bank of Chicago
W. Bonner
Greensburg
A. G.lupton
Hartford City
W. F. Churchman
Indianapolis
Myron Campbell
W. C. Thomas
Logansport
Milwaukee Without Mayor as City Officials Move
Milwaukee, Wis is left without a mayor as Mayor Rose remains in Tucson two weeks. Acting Mayor Corcoran is out of the city on business. First Assistant Chief Thomas Clancy leads the fire department while Chief Meminger is in the East.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Rose
Tucson
Ari
Corcoran
Thomas. Clancy
Meminger
Rioters Taken to Penitentiary in Danville Riot Case
Ten named rioters including Baker Walton Isom and Murphy were marched through Danville streets by Sheriff Whitlock and deputies to board trains bound for Chester penitentiary. Bessie Dodge to Joliet and Thomas Bell to Pontiac reform school. Deputy Sheriff Butt recalls a court setback when Dodge protested against Judge Thompson.
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Danville
Ill
Bessie Dodge
Joliet
Thomas Bell
Pontiac Reformatory
Butt
M. W. Thompson
Big Grocers Form a Combine in Ohio
Columbus Ohio Sept 10 announces a plan by N N Letts for F C Letts of Chicago to form a 10 million dollar wholesale grocers combine under New Jersey charter. Fifty men met and agreed to subscribe for stock. The group aims to buy stock in large quantities and curb ruinous competition.
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Columbus, O
N. N. Letts
F. C. Letts
Chicago
Ohio
New Jersey
Richest Known Gold Fields in Mexican Districts
British experts from the South African gold regions visit Mexico and Michoacan districts and declare Mexico far surpasses South Africa for gold. El Oro camp is pronounced superior to Rhodesia in every way. the experts have returned to England to render a report.
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City
Mexico
Michochan
South Africa
el Oro
Rhodesia
England
McKinley Memorial Statue Unveiling Planned in Adams
Adams Massachusetts announces the unveiling of the McKinley memorial statue set for Saturday October 3. Speakers include ex Secretary of the Navy John D Long Governor John L Bates and Lieutenant Governor Curtis Guild Jr. Public subscriptions funded the statue creation.
La Follette Nominated For President At Wisconsin Fair
Dodgeville Wis Sept 10 Governor La Follette was nominated for the presidency at the town county fair by President Stratman of the Fair association. Stratman praised the Governor saying he has a national reputation and he hopes he will go to the white house.
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Dodgeville
Wis
la Follette
United States
Town County
Stratman
the Fair Association
White House
Son-in-Law Kills Father-in-Law in Indiana Home
Decatur Ind Sept 10 John Busenbeck 68 was killed at his home near Decatur by his son in law Joseph Osborne during a dispute over finances Osborne grew angry knocked Busenbeck down and pounded his head until death occurred authorities reported the incident occurred at the Busenbeck residence and Kalamazoo County police are investigating the case to determine charges or motive.
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Decatur
Ind
John Busenbeck
Here
Joseph Osborne
Osborne
Busenbeck
Blackdom Townsite Company Incorporated in New Mexico
Refuge for Negroes. Santa Fe New Mexico September 10 The Blackdom Townsite Company incorporated with capital stock of 10000 to establish a colony of Negroes from southern states in Chavez county the town to be named Blackdom.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Blackdom Townsite Company
Chavez County
Earthquakes Dine Colorado Reported in Denver Area
Earthquakes felt across Colorado including Boulder Longmont Loveland and Fort Collins with doors and windows rattling. Residents report perceptible tremors in several towns as shocks rattled houses and prompted alerts in the Denver region.
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Colorado
Denver
Boulder
Lovelatt
Longmont
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T. F. Chaney
Plymouth, Ind
Surveyor General of
Hermit OF
Rome
Alexander Holton
Western Union
the Grand
Heaee State ‘University
Whitlock
Cort Danville
Chester
M’kinley
Adams, Mass
Wisconsin
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