Bandits Laugh At Their Work In Texas Train Robbery
Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train No 3 southbound was held up near Caney I T by armed robbers. They boarded the tender and forced the crew to stop at Caney water tank then blew open two safes with dynamite and looted valuables including jewelry. Passengers were robbed and the attackers left after a two hour siege pursued by marshals with bloodhounds. preliminary reports say two suspects may be captured with losses estimated around 200 to passengers and nothing for the express.
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Lanham
Caney Station
United States
Express Company
Dolan
Caney
de. de Witt
New York
Phow
Ms Farther
Oarlier
Tome
Father
David
Tsaiah
Ren
Heaven
Earth
Abraham
Isaar
Jacob
Paul
de Quincey
Charles Lamb
Theodore Hank
Fidwin Forrest
Carth
Christian
Eterni
God
Angels
Seven Arrested in Train Robbery at Ciney Bottoms
Fort Worth news reports seven men arrested in Ciney bottoms on robbery charges tied to the Missouri Kansas and Texas train. A section hand and six locals, including several youths, are detained. Part of the loot has been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Ciney Bottoms
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Wholesale Smuggling Ring Linked to Chinese Labor in California
Santa Barbara reports discoveries indicating a large scale smuggling scheme bringing Chinese workers from British Columbia into the United States via Puget Sound routes. Revenue cutters have patrolled the Santa Barbara channel for weeks, with ships reportedly using oversized crews and abalone fishing diversions to move workers and possibly opium into Southern California ports.
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British Columbia
United States
Santa Barbara
McCulloch
Santa Barbara Channel
Puget Sound
California
Vancouver
B. C
Port
Har
Ford
San Pedro
Revenue Cutter
Secret Service
Guerrilla Fighting Reported Between Colon and Panama
U S consul Oscar Malmros reports to the state department on July 29 that guerilla fighting continues at points between Colon and Panama. He says traffic remains unhindered and the railroad is not under alarm. Consul General Brigard disputes rebels claim of 8000 armed men and notes Marroquin issued decrees for liberal freedoms. The steamer Alene arrived with limited news from Savannah and Cartagena.
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Washington, D. C
Oscar Malmros
United States
Colon
Colombia
State Department
Panama
Panama Railroad Company
J. Edward Simons
Brigard
Department of
Marriquoin
General Uribe
Bogota
Alene
Savaniila
Cartagena
Colombian consul general reports Panama guerrillas quieted
Washington Aug 13 Mr Herran the Colombian charge d affaires in Washington received a letter from the Colombian consul general in New York stating a cablegram from the acting governor of Panama says guerrilla hands thereabouts are not causing uneasiness. The governor has gone to Cartagena for troops and supplies. No other information on South American affairs reached Mr Herran.
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Washington
Mr. Herran
New York
Panama
Cartagena
Herran
Colombia
South America
Colombian Consul General Receives Dispatch on Situation
Senor Aturor Brigard, Colombia’s consul general in New York, has received a cable from the Acting Governor reporting on the current situation. The message outlines official reactions and potential measures being considered. Local officials await further details and instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senor Aturor Brigard
Colombia
London to Edinburgh rail record wars 1890s era races
The article traces long distance London to Edinburgh and related routes, noting Empire Express times, 1888 to 1895 gains, and comparisons with New York Buffalo and Perth routes. It cites Midland Railway aims to regain traveler interest and a Times commissioner’s cross Atlantic run comparisons.
Trains Race Time Between London Edinburgh and New York Links
The article compares running times of lines from London to Edinburgh and from New York to Buffalo. It notes east and west coast trains reaching Edinburgh at 6 15, with Midland earlier by ten minutes. Distances differ, but Buffalo route takes 8 hours 15 minutes, while London to Edinburgh shows variations with delays and early arrivals among the lines.
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West Shore
London
Edinburgh
Midland Road
Journal of Commerce
New York
Buffalo
Dundee
Perth
Aberdeen
East Shore
London Times
West Coast
Midland
France
How Wm Bell Was Killed
A letter from Sol D Bayless lodge reports the death of brakeman William R Bell on an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train that derailed near Glorietta New Mexico. The wreck buried him, presumed instant, with remains sent to Columbus Ohio for interment. The master of Chapman lodge Las Vegas New Mexico wrote the letter.
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Sol D
Bayless Lodge
A. M
William R. Bell
Mr. Bell
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Glorietta
New Mexico
Columbus
Ohio
Chapman Lodge
Las Vegas
N. M
Night shift at Fort Wayne Electric Works Foundry
Due to high demand the Fort Wayne Electric Works foundry operates day and night with the night gang on duty from 6 PM to 6 AM. The crew includes J. J. Horstman J. B. Horstman J. F. Weaver Fred Dickey and D. Weihe. New equipment and added staff aim to match output with other departments of the works.
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Fort Wayne
Russian finance minister to stay in Crimea this year
In Vladivostok dispatches the Japanese press and officials expect M Leitte to visit Japan for better ties with Russia. AAP correspondent learns he will not travel abroad this year and will remain on his Crimean estate.
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St. Petersburg
Vladvistock
M. Leitte
Japan
Associated Press
M. DeWitte
Pittsburg Blacksmiths Ordered to Twelve Hour Days
Instructions issued for blacksmiths at Pittsburg car shops to work twelve hours daily until further notice. Shops building many box cars now and will take on an order for 300 gondola cars, requiring all irons to be made. Overtime is mandated to meet the demand.
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Pittsburg
Bridge Washed Away Closes Rail Traffic at Wa Tauga
A section of the east end of the Southern Railway temporary bridge over the Wa tauga river was washed away by high water. Traffic is suspended as heavy rains swell streams across upper east Tennessee since Sunday.
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Bristol
Tenn
Southern Railway
Watauga River
Upper East Tennessee
Tolstoi to Travel to Crimea
A Moscow dispatch reports Count Tolstoi will go to the Crimea soon with a special railcar arranged by the ministry of railroads.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Count Tolstoi
Crimea
Ministry of Railroads
Resin Ship Arrives Despite Duty at St Petersburg
In Spite of Duty reports a Pensacola resin shipment reaching St. Petersburg despite a protective tariff against American imports. The arrival underscores ongoing trade frictions and enforcement challenges in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
United States
Pensacola
Fla
Chinese Minister Yang-Yu Returns After Illness Interruption
The Chinese minister Yang-Yu, whose accident and illness interrupted Russo-Chinese negotiations over Manchuria, returned to St. Petersburg from abroad yesterday. The notice also reports the death of Lalah Harte of Detroit, formerly of the city, whose mother died after a long illness.
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St. Petersburg
Yang-Yu
Manchuria
Lalah Harte
Detroit
Mich
Mass Meeting Planned to Show Sympathy for Striking Steel Workers
Fort Wayne Trades and Labor Council will call a mass meeting to express sympathy with the steel workers on strike. A committee will draft resolutions, and delegates were elected for the Indiana Federation of Labor convention at Brazil September 23 to 25. Labor day plans include invited merchants, parades, Swinney park events, a balloon ascent, and an evening masque carnival.
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Fort Wayne
Big Steel Combine
Trades and Labor Council
Baker
Henry Cohen
Gart Shober
O. P. Smith
Logansport
H. I. Smith
Swinney Park
Indiana Federation of Labor
Brazil
C. F. Baker
H. C. Hoeltje
J. C. Mitchell
E. E. Tanner
Theodore Tegtmeyer
Henrietta Tanner
Charles Redrup
John Brown
Laundry Workers’ and
Miller
Fruit House
Mitchell and
Cohen
Drowning on Gallup rapids aboard yacht Rhea
Four Prescott residents including yacht owner Charles White and guests James Whitney Edgar Lane perished when the private yacht Rhea sank in Gallup rapids near Ogdensburg. Whitney Lane and White remained aboard as others escaped to shore. the craft vanished after entering the cellar and no bodies were recovered.
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Ogdensburg
Chas. White
James Whitney
Edgar Lane
Gallup
Rhea
Whitney
Lane
White
Hugh Raney
McPherson
Raney
Prescott
Royal party aboard Ophir reaches Durban
The British steamer Ophir bringing the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrived at Durban today after departing Mauritius on August 8 and is reported to have left Mauritius on August 8 with the royal couple aboard.
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Durban
Ophir
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Mauritius
Preacher Champions Gospel Well Amid Thirst for Souls
In a 1901 discourse, the preacher uses Jacob and Rachel at the well to urge gathering all to the gospel. He rebukes pride, urges removing obstacles to faith, and promises comfort through Christ, ending with visions of heaven and calls for universal invitation.
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Louis Klopseh
Dr. Talmage
Mesopotamia
Jacob
Ja‘ol
Rachel
Mroucht
Crand
Tauntine
Chaareea
Dis
Notosu
Amlao
Jess
New York
Ewing
Laplander
Patagonian
Christ
Croesus
Rothschilds
Wells
Jesus Christ
Man's inhumanity to man makes gquatless thousands mouse Burgs
A fragmented line notes cruelty from people toward others causing widespread fear and disruption in a town named Burgs. The readable text implies a large number of residents feel unsafe as social tensions rise. No further specifics are available.
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Indian Territory
Cal
Ornor Aristides Arjona
WM. Bell
Tolstoi
MASS
Labor Notes
Edward Miller
Laber League
Clinton Street
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Toledo
DREAD
Modate
Houn Street
Rustic Jacob
Hachel
Jesus
Daniel
Beshazzar
Amy
Episcopalian
Hoboken
N. J
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