Des Moines Republican convention nominates Shaw for governor
Des Moines delegates at the Iowa Republican state convention nominated Gov. L. M. Shaw of Denison for governor, J. C. Milliman for lieutenant governor, R. C. Barrett for superintendent, St. A. Dawson for railroad commissioner, and John C. Sherwin for supreme judge after a fourth ballot. The platform supports gold standard and McKinley policies, with anti trust and expansion notes, and endorses war decisions.
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Ddohi
Iepublican
J. C. Milliman
Lo@an
R. C. Barrett
Osage
St. A. Dawson
Wava@xvly
John C. Sherwin
Mason City
Sherwin
Shaw
Hames E. Pickett
Waterloo
Pickett
George Curtis
Kinley
Iowa
Congress
Obinson
Dur-ham
Fee
Sloan
Giffen
McKinley
Kaw
Wbite
Henderson
Philippines
Maryland
Baltimore
Ifor
John Walter Smith
Worcester County
Isidor Rayner
Joshua W. Hering
Carroll County
Revolt Against Goebel Moves Toward Kentucky Convention
In Lexington a anti Goebel conference convened to call a state convention and nominate a Democratic ticket opposing William Goebel. Thirty counties attended. John Wroung Brown spoke passionately as resolutions backed Bryan, the Chicago platform, and denounced Louisville tactics. A Lexington convention was slated for August 16 to declare principles and nominate candidates. Major P P Johnson was named regular chair of the Democratic central committee.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Louisville
William Goebel
John Wroung Brown
Bryan
Chicago
P. P. Johnson
Central Committee
Populists Nominate Hale for Eighth District Seat
In Jefferson City the Populists of the Eighth district nominated W. R. Hale of Phelps County to fill the vacancy in Congress caused by the death of Richard P. Bland. The nomination was announced from St. Louis on Aug. 3.
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Bland
St. Louis
Eighth Congressional District
Jefferson City
W. R. Hale
Phelps County
Congress
Richard P. Bland
Carrabelle Devastated by Terrific Storm Event
Terrific wind and rain struck Carrabelle and nearby Lanark causing near total destruction of town assets. Boats wrecked, wharf damaged, naval stores lost, and mills hit hard. Reports of drownings at St Marks and a wrecked rail line passenger train. Turpentine industry and crops damaged. Unconfirmed loss of Crescent City steamer.
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Tallahasse
Fla
Carrabelle
Gulf of Mexico
Lanark
Crescent City
Apalachicola
St. Marks
St. Teresa
McIntyre
Ashemore
Curtis Mills
Gulf
Central Anti-Imperialist League Formed in Chicago
In Chicago on August 3 the Central Anti-Imperialist League organized to oppose imperial policy in the Philippines. Led by President J Sterling Morton and a lineup of notable officers, the group aims to hold meetings across the central west and publish more tracts. Support letters arrive from George S Edmunds W Mason Charles Eliot Norton Andrew Carnegie and Bishop Vincent among others.
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Chicago
Philippine Islands
Central Anti-Imperialist League
Central West
J. Sterling Morton
A. C. McClurg
Herman i. von Holst
Baseball Scores From Yesterday's League Games
Chicago reports yesterday's results with key showdowns. Cincinnati-Brooklyn 38 to 8, Cincinnati 8. Louisville-New York 6 to 7, Louisville 7. St Louis-Boston 10 to 4, St Louis 4. Pittsburg-Baltimore 6 to 3, Pittsburg 3. Philadelphia-Cleveland 5 to 8, Philadelphia 8. In Western League Detroit over Grand Rapids 9 to 6, Kansas City over Minneapolis 10 to 4, Indianapolis over Buffalo 5 to 2, Milwaukee over St Paul 7 to 6.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Louisville
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Prank New Sends Warning to Chicago Police Captain
A letter from Prank New of company M Twenty third infantry Philippine Islands warns Chicago police captain Colleran that local crooks pose greater danger than rebels in the Philippines. New recalls assisting during the Haymarket riots and notes New says Chicago shooters cannot hit a barn.
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Flupinos
Chicago
Colleran
New
Company M
Twenty-third Infantry
Philippine Islands
Haymarket
Philippines
Wind storm damages Couillardville. man struck by lightning
A severe wind and lightning storm in Couillardville caused extensive property damage. Albert Sylvester was struck by lightning and is in a precarious condition. Howard Couillard's residence was struck and nearly destroyed by fire. Clair Whitney and William Smith observed several water spouts and, in an open boat, struggled to reach safety at the port.
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Oconto
Wis
Couillardville
Albert Sylvester
Howard Couillard
Clair Whitney
William Smith
Man Fends Off Bear on Wisconsin Farm
Merrill Wisconsin August 8 Fred Arndt narrowly escaped a bear while working in a field across Devil's creek. He glimpsed movement and, thinking it a canine, approached with a club but the bear rose before him. Arndt dodged into the barn to escape the animal's charge.
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Merrill
Wis
Fred Arndt
Devil’s Creek
Fred
Regimental Colors Presented in Springfield War Colors
Colonel D. Jack Foster presented to Illinois the regimental colors carried through the war with Spain. The ceremony took place at the western entrance to the state house and drew several hundred spectators.
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Springfield
Ills
D. Jack Foster
Sixth Volunteer Infantry
Mlinois
Spain
State House
Mystery at dinner globe warms shady side
A celebrated naturalist hosts savants who test a glass globe hotter in shade than sunlit side. After much debate on physics, the gardener reveals he turned the globe to prevent cracking from heat. The anecdote appears in London Tit-Bits.
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London
Primitive Artillery and the Sling in Early Warfare
The article discusses the origin of throwing weapons starting with the sling, noting Nimrod as a mighty hunter and citing the Bible. It highlights the sling as an early war instrument, its training requirements, and a Balearic custom where boys retrieved dinner from poles with slings before eating, illustrating ancient proficiency with the weapon.
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Nimrod
David
Goliath
Balearia Islands
Lippincott's
Curran and Roache clash in Irish Commons and drawing room
The witty Curran faced sharp barbs from Sir Boyle Roche in the Irish House of Commons as Roche mocked his honor and Curran. In a drawing room with Lady Morgan Curran lost a verbal duel over fashion with short sleeves. She laughed at his defeat, and he retorted that she could not mock him in her glove.
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Curran
Boyle Roche
House of Commons
Roche
Lady Morgan
Confraternity mail misrouted to Grosvenor Square
The Holy Family of London issued circulars and one envelope was addressed to The Holy Family, Grosvenor Square. The postman could not find such a family on his route and marked the envelope No such familly in Grosvenor square, sending it to his superiors for guidance.
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Confraternity of the Holy Family of London
Holy Family
Grosvenor Square
Welcome Home Alger Parade Rejoices in Detroit
Detroit Aug 8 1903 crowds greet General Russell A Alger former secretary of war as he returns from Toledo. more than 1 000 marchers veterans and militia parade through Campus Martius while 400 reception committee members on the train and banners announce Michigan welcomes home its honored son.
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Maypury
Goon Pingree
Detroit
Russell A. Alger
Toledo
Alger
City Hall
General Alger
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Michigan Central
Fairbanks Post
Campus Martius
Washington
Gen
War Office
Welcome Home for Alger Revered by Michigan Officials
Eulogies for ex secretary Alger echo in a welcome home by Mayor Maybury and Governor Pingree. Maybury praises character and restraint amid slander while Pingree cites the resignation and calls out press misrepresentation and political cowardice in a state gathering praising justice and fair play.
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Maybury
Gov. Pingree
Gen. Alger
Pingree
Alger
Michigan
War Department
Assassins Captured in Santo Domingo Quiet After Killings
Reports from Santo Domingo and Port au Prince on August 3 indicate two of President Heureaux’s assassins captured and shot while unrest remains low. Refugees seek asylum at the American legation and Washington backs the handling of the Port au Prince incident focusing on legitimacy and propriety rather than asylum policy. William Waldorf Astor’s naturalization costs tally eighty dollars in fees alongside related charges, with other attendees mainly German, Russian, and Polish Jews. Miss Alice Charlotte de Rothschild is noted among the prominent names.
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Santo Domingo
Heureaux
Port Au Prince
United States
Legation
San Domingo
Jondon
William Waldorf Astor
Astor
Alice Charlotte de Rothschild
Lord Rothschild
Accident to the Columbia wrecks new steel mainmast
Newport R I August 3 A collision or mishap to the Columbia marred a planned test against the Defender. In the afternoon the vessel was towed to Bristol to her builders after a total wreck above decks. The new steel mainmast bent double midway from deck to masthead because it lacked stiffness to withstand an eight knot breeze.
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Newport
R. 1
Bristol
Southern league plans meeting to exclude Negroes
Color Line in the Epworth Hillsboro Tex Aug 3. Hon. F. P. Works president of the State Epworth League says southern leaguers contemplate meeting at some southern city to consider the advisability of organizing a southern convention. The principal object will be to exclude the negro from participation in the international league meetings.
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Epworth
Hillsboro
Tex
F. P. Works
Epworth League
International League
Hansen Completes 900 Miles Then Starts Final 100
Minneapolis on August 8 reports bicyclist Hansen finished 900 miles at 4 55 p m after 82 hours 18 minutes on the road and rested until 6 p m before beginning the last 100 miles of the 1 000 mile ride.
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Hansen
Minneapolis
No Deaths and No New Cases in Hampton Report
Hampton Virginia August 3 No deaths and no new cases official report from the Soldiers' Home Two more cases of the scourge found in Phoebus Hampton remains free from the disease
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Hampton
Abbreviated Telegraphs From Otsego Michigan and Beyond
Brief items from Otsego Michigan and elsewhere note J. B. Linton picking an apple and blossom, a revived report that William Waldorf Astor will wed Lady Randolph Churchill, carpet prices rising again, Indiana shipping 800 recruits to Manila, Charles Fry convicted of forging a 14 note and fined five years in Jackson, Pennsylvania Steel shipping 43 carloads of construction steel to India, a son born to Joseph Popa’s wife, an execution at Sing Sing of Oscar E Rice and John Kennedy, bronze medals for Second Oregon Philippine veterans, and the death of General Rufus R. Dawes father of Charles G. Dawes aged 61.
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Otsego
Mich
Linton
William Waldorf Astor
Lady Randolph Churchill
Indiana
Manila
Philippines
Charles Fry
Big Rapids
Jackson
Pennsylvania Steel Company
India
Joseph Popa
Manistee
Oscar E. Rice
John Kennedy
Sing Sing
Willing to Oblige Smoking Compartment Tale
A London Figarjo anecdote from York station recalls a proud old lady confronting a schoolboy who is smoking in a carriage. The boy politely answers that a smoking compartment exists further down, illustrating seaside humor and train etiquette.
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York Station
London
Figaro
First Member Musical Committee Voice Fills or Fails Church
The Detroit Journal notes the new soprano’s voice may not fill the church while a second member says ushers report vacant gallery seats. The remark highlights skepticism about the performance drawing crowds and filling available seating.
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Detroit Journal
St Patrick's Day in the Morning A Fractured Poem
The West Union Gazette quotes a wordless air titled St Patrick's Day in the Morning described as an Irish jig with doggerel verses such as Potatoes and fish is a very good dish. It notes the folding bed for its frank open way of shutting up.
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St. Patrick’s Day
West Union Gazette
For Thirty Years Bethesda Mineral Spring Water Ad
Twenty lines advertise Bethesda Mineral Spring Water claiming cure for Brights Disease diabetes and kidney ailments with warnings to seek early symptoms. It lists A M Jones president and Waukesha Wisconsin. also testimonials for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and a device that winks an eye. For sale by Emmert Burrell druggists.
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Bethesda
Bright
A. M. Jones
Bethesda Mineral Spring Co
Waukesha
Wis
Chamberlian
Cheap Rail Rates for Homeseekers in the South
The Southern Railway offers first and third Tuesday sales through October with one fare plus 2 for round trip to Tennessee through Florida. Tickets valid 21 days from sale date. Also promotional notes on a war panorama book and reduced westward rates via the C.M. and St. P. Ry. Co. Information available at ticket offices.
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Southern Railway
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Southeastern
United States
Taylor
Louisville
J.C. Bean, Jr
Adams St
Chicago
Ill
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
J. B. Swert
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Bibliman
Kentucky Democrata
Goebel
Anti-Imperialist League
Aft
Wisconsin
Tly
Ms 'le Nee
Ata Obener
Storten of
Dominica
William Waldorf
Cale Orta
California
Oregon
Union Pacific and
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western Railway
The
Crescent
West India
Queen & Crescent
Jacksonville
Havana
F.C. &P. Railway
Miami
East Coast
Tampa
West Coast
Key West
Nassau
Santiago
San Juan
All West India Ports
New Orleans
W. A
Hayfeve
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Lichtenberger
Lichtenseraer Bros
America
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
Canada
Mexico
Warren J. Lynch
Big Four
Ohio
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