Constitution Beaten by Columbia After Ledge Hits
The Constitution finished third a half mile behind the Columbia in a Newport race from New London. It struck twice on a ledge near Race Rock, causing major damage and forcing a later inspection by divers. Cadillac of Detroit won the Canada Cup trial, Milwaukee placing second, Detroit third, and Illinois fourth amid a tight finish for second.
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Newport
Rbl
New London
Race Rock
Duncan
Cadillac
Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Illinois
Baptists Open Young People's Convention in Chicago
The Baptist Young People's union opens its tenth convention at the Second Baptist church with Rev. W D Nowlin urging churches to give one tenth of income. Separate discussions at Haven school condemn dancing card playing and theater as distractions from spiritual life. The main convention at the Coliseum begins with about 4000 in attendance.
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Young People’s Tenth
Chicago
W. D. Nowlin
Lexington
Baptist Young People’s Union
Second Baptist Church
Haven School
F. F. Jordan
Grand Island
Neb
Coliseum
Consecrate New Bishop in St Patrick’s Cathedral Newark
Rev. J O Connor former pastor of St Josephs Newark was consecrated bishop for the Newark diocese in St Patrick's Cathedral Newark. Archbishop Corrigan of New York assisted with Bishops McDonnell and McFaul. several hundred bishops and priests attended.
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New York
J. O'Connor
St. Joseph’s Church
Newark
N. J
Diocese of
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Corrigan
Charles &. McDonnell
Brooklyn
James McFaul
Trenton
Trucked: Ben Glas Killed Crossing Train Near McCook
Ben Glas son of Nelson Nebraska was struck and killed by a passing engine yesterday near McCook in the Narrows area. He ignored the whistle and walked onto the track to cross in front of the train at a curve.
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McCook, Neb
Ben Glasson
Nelson
Neb
Narrows
McCook
Latrobe Steel abandons plan to bring workers to Melrose Park
Latrobe Steel and Coupler Works in Melrose Park abandoned efforts to bring 300 African American laborers from Alabama. A Melrose Park committee urged the men to return home as 300 armed locals awaited the train, causing fear among the passengers and delays before police and train crews managed to keep them aboard.
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Latrobe Steel Company
Mélrose
Chicago
Aerizen
Latrobe Steel and
Melrose
Park
Melrose Park
Alabama
Lagrange
Chiveago
Elks Postpone National Home Plan for One Year
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks grand lodge adjourned to meet in Salt Lake City on August 10, 1902. The convention accepted the committee report recommending postponement of the national Elks home site decision for one year while granting discretionary power to select a site earlier if desired.
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Milwaukee
Grand Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Hiks
Salt Lake City
Committee On National Elks Home
Free Homesteads Sought by Fort Randall Farmers
Sioux Falls D July 26. Settlers on the abandoned Fort Randall reservation near the Nebraska border plan petitions to Congress for free homesteads next winter. Land opened under a special act with no free homestead provision, buyers pay per acre. Kaiser as Peacemaker. London July 26. Daily Express reports Kaiser William as peacemaker in peace talks, Kruger and advisors authorize him to act for Boers to improve German popular relations.
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Fort Randall Reservation
Congress
Sioux Falls
Fort Randall Military Reservation
Nebraska
Kaiser
London
House of Commons
Daily Express
William
Kruger
Great Britain
O'Brien Must Hang for Yukon Murder
Ottawa reports the cabinet approved an order in council. George O'Brien will be hanged on August 23 for killing three men on the trail out from Dawson bearing gold. Other items note coal companies recruiting Negro miners in Knoxville and mining congress officers elected in Boise with Butte as next meeting site. South Carolina party disavows McLaurin.
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O’brien
Ottawa
Ont
George O'Brien
Yukon
Dawson
Knoxville
Tenn
McAlester
I. T
Mining Congress
Boise
Ida
E. L. Shaffer
Ohio
International Mining Congress
Fred R. Reed
Irvin Mason
Butte
Chiefs to form 1904 Theodore Roosevelt club in Kansas City
Fifty prominent Kansas City Republicans organize a 1904 Theodore Roosevelt club amid national civic activity. The week also reports a Cincinnati Barnett Carriage Co building fire causing extensive losses and other wartime and local incidents.
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German Riesco
Chile
Kansas City
Theodore Roosevelt
Barnett Carriage Company
Cincinnati
War Department
Department of Alaska
Department of Columbia
B. H. Conn
Newport
August Helmer
Cripple Creek
Buena Vista
Colo
Neoga
Tus
J. B. Jaynes
Jay Gould
Kan
Spaulding
United States
Porto Rico
Workers return as Allis-Chalmers Scranton strike ends
Allis-Chalmers Scranton shops resume after nine weeks of strike for nine hour days without wage cut. Over 1,200 men back to work, plus 300 at Finch's foundry and Brooks and McClane works, with no concessions. Showers in corn belt. heat and drought persist across Nebraska Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio. Temperatures reach 95 to 100 plus. Nebraska sees two prostrations and a fatal heat case in Columbus.
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Scranton
Allis- Chalmers Company
Finch’s
Brooks and McClane Works
Iowa
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Washington
Corn Belt
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Last Day of Registration in Kiowa Comanche Apache Areas
Tonight at 6 oclock registration booths in El Reno and Lawton close. Applicants for homes in Kiowa Comanche and Apache reservations must register by midnight. A total of 161 992 persons had registered in the two districts by the end of yesterday.
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el Reno
O. T
Lawton
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