Beirut Riots Kill Seven as Beiruti Tensions Rise
U S State Department reports a Beirut riot left seven Christians dead and several wounded with churches and Christian homes pillaged. Naval officers and consular staff are investigating while Admiral Cotton signals readiness to land Marines if needed to protect American property.
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Washington
State Department
Leishman
Constantinople
Beirut
Admiral Cotton
Rayndall
Sublime Porte
Chas. H. Hussey
Navy Department
Cotton
United States
The Emperor Won Umpire Rotten
Halle, Prussia, Sept 8. The emperor at army maneuvers led a cavalry corps of sixteen regiments against the Saxon blues while the empress and Princess Victoria Louis observed from a four horse carriage. Dust and maneuver revealed Saxon artillery positions as they repelled the assault. The Saxons eventually retreated after the emperor’s cavalry breach caused disarray.
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Halle
Prussia
Rossbach
Frederick the Great
Soubise
Empress
Victoria Louis
Turkish riot tale from Beirut shocks Constantinople crowd
A Beirut dispatch reports a Sunday night clash between Muslims and Christians over a shot fired at an American college employee. A Christian was wounded and the Brooklyn cruiser carried Rear Admiral Cotton’s party home. Conflicting official versions say Christians attacked Muslims. Authorities fear renewed disturbances.
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Constantinople
Beirut
Mussulmans
Mussulman
American College
United States
Brooklyn
Cotton
Mystery of Girl's Deaths Solved in Baltimore
Charles Jones a twelve year old colored boy confessed to police that he murdered Miss Caroline Link on August 28 in Baltimore. He said he entered the candy store to tap the till, struck her twice with a club, then fled. Miss Link died after remaining unconscious.
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Baltimore
Charles Jones
Caroline Link
German temperance bill to bar credit and limit saloon sales
Berlin reports the government will push a temperance bill in the next reichstag. It requires saloonkeepers to sell only non intoxicants like lemonade milk coffee and tea and cold foods. Credit would be forbidden reducing use in rural areas and among students, with barmaids limited.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Count Douglas
Prus
No Increase in Patrolmen Pay Remains Debateful
At a city council fees and salary committee meeting last night no raise for patrolmen was recommended. The panel suggested adding a few new officers to ease duties while debating a potential pay rise later with next year’s appropriations. Fire department pay also discussed with small increases likely. sprinklers and street cleaning cited by Mayor Berghoff as justification.
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Pfeiffer
Board of Public Works
Council
Broadway
Scott Avenue
City Limits
de Wald Street
Hanna
Rockhill
Berry
Jefferson
Jackson
Main
Michigan Avenue
Nelson Street
Creighton Avenue
Calhoun Street
Wayne Avenue
van Buren Street
Berghoff
C. B. Woodworth
Committee On
Murray Street
Drunk man assaults watchman at Broadway Wabash crossing
Peter Harrison, intoxicated, demanded the Broadway Wabash crossing gates be raised by watchman Killian Vandrau. On failure to comply he tried to tear the gates and assaulted the watchman. He was knocked down, held, and later sent to headquarters. He was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication and faces an assault and battery charge.
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Peter Harrison
Broadway
Wabash
Killian Vandrau
Harrison
Johnson
Funeral of Bishop Thomas March Clark in Newport
The funeral for Right Rev. Thomas March Clark D D LL D bishop of Rhode Island will be held Thursday at Trinity church Newport with interment at Portsmouth. A large attendance of bishops and clergy from many dioceses of the United States is expected and sympathy telegrams have arrived from across the U S Canada and Great Britain.
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Newport
R. L
Thomas March Clark
D. D
Rhode Island
Trinity Church
Portsmouth
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Honest watch recovered by Huntington girl prompts reward
Mrs. Clara Kohl of Huntington received a valuable gold watch found on the streets by Alice Johnson of 8369 Baker street. Johnson took the item to police headquarters after finding it yesterday. Kohl plans to reward the girl for her honesty. At the same station, Roswell Stalin reported an attempted burglary at his store on Calhoun street and Winter street, noting damage but no entry. Henry Timmes said two men held him up at Findlay tracks, demanded ten cents, and struck him when he refused.
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Clara Kohl
Huntington
Alice Johnson
Baker Street
Roswell Stalin
Calhoun Street
Henry Timmes
Winter Street
Findlay Tracks
Jake Riis
Richmond Hill
Grading Progress Reported On Interurban Route
Chalmer Schafer traveled to Fort Wayne Sunday by automobile to inspect the interurban grade. He reports the grading is progressing very nicely with about a mile and a half completed. The grade is noted as attractive in many spots, due to high fills required by the landscape.
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Chalmer Schafer
Fort Wayne
Obituary and Notices From Northern Indiana and Nearby Areas
Benjamin Nickerson of Brimfield Noble county dies. Christopher Holdeman aged 83 pioneer of Kosciusko county dies near Milford. Albion Daily Record suspended after brief run due to lack of support. McClellan bank creditors to receive 10 percent dividend September 15. Della Phillier, 18 of Wabash, weighs 364 pounds and is said to be very attractive of feature.
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Toledo
Decatur
Christopher Holdeman
Kosciusko County
Milford
Albion Daily Record
McClellan
Auburn
Waterloo
Della Phillier
Wabash
Roosevelt Returns to Oyster Bay and Plans Washington Return
President Roosevelt arrived in Oyster Bay from Syracuse and heads back to Washington on Sept. 28. He will attend Antietam monument ceremonies and visit Ellis Island on Sept. 16 before a midnight train to Antietam with New Jersey officials. He discussed financial legislation with officials and received various callers including Winthrop Sheldon Cooley Myers Shepard and the Sound Money league.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
Syracuse
Sagamore Hill
Washington
Antietam
Sylph
Ellis Island
New York Bay
Jersey City
Murphy
New Jersey
Robert Dudley Winthrop
George R. Sheldon
New York
Alfred W. Cooley
Civil Service Commission
Commissioner Cooley
Commission
Mr. Sheldon
J. C. Myers
Ohio
John L. Shepard
Commercial Travelers’ Sound Money League
League
Congress
Roosevelt greets Richmond Hill crowds at Hoboken stop
President Theodore Roosevelt arrives at Hoboken on a early morning Delaware, Lackawanna & Western train and journeys by tug to Long Island City. He thanks local residents and Riis, praises decency, honesty, and the value of work with moments of cheer.
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New York
Roosevelt
Hoboken
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Syracuse
W. H. Truesdale
Jacob A. Riis
Dr. Stokes
Loeb
Scranton
Battery
East River
Long Island City
Oyster Bay
Richmond Hill
Twentieth Century Club
Richmond Hill Republican Club
Jacob Riis
Riis
Kimball
Dr. Kimball
Beavers Surrenders as Beavers, Beavers. Beavers
Washington reports indicate seven indictments in postal cases by a federal grand jury, with six defendants and one double indictment. George W. Beavers surrendered in New York, posting 5000 bail, arraignment set, and a prior Brooklyn indictment links him to a Brandt-Dent check and alleged conspiracy with Congressman Driggs and George F. Miller.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
New York
George W. Beavers
Post Office Department
United States
Hitchcock
Henkel
Beavers
J. R. Brown
Burnett
Brooklyn
Brandt-Dent Manufacturing Company
Middletown
Wis
Driggs
George F. Miller
Brandt-Dent Company
Congressman Driggs
Mr. Beavers
Jailed for Contempt in Topeka Court
Topeka Kansas September 8 Judge Casen today sentenced mine operator for contempt of court after failure to comply with prior orders in a civil proceeding.
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Topeka, Kas
Casen
Stern Located in Toronto in Carrier Satchel Case
Washington reports Leopold J. Stern, indicted for conspiring to defraud the government in supplying letter carriers satchels, has been located in Toronto. Officials expect his arrest within 24 hours as extraditability is debated with the state department. A new Canadian complaint may be drafted to pursue surrender.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Leopold J. Stern
Toronto
Canada
Stern
State Department
Greene-Gaynor
Curt Jett Faces Another Charge in Kentucky Case
Curtis Jett's murder case for the 1902 killing of Town Marshal James Cockrill was called in Cynthia Kentucky. Judge Osborne overruled defense demurrers and set trial for September 14 due to attorney absence. County Attorney Webster sought a contempt charge against Jasper King for juror interference. next hearing for King scheduled Friday.
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Cynthia
Curtis Jett
James Cockrill
Jackson
Osborne
J. I. Blanton
Judge Black
Webster
Jasper King
King
Jett
White
J. B. Marcum
Made Auxiliary Bishop in Cuba
Havana reports Mgr Chapelle apostolic delegate to Cuba presiding over church affairs as he elevates a new auxiliary bishop. Details and full ceremony remain scarce in today’s brief dispatch.
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Havana
Mgr. Chapelle
Cuba
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Cockrill
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