800 MEN PURSUE FOUR NEGROES IN ALABAMA HILLS
Gadson Alabama August 27. Citizens pursue four negro desperadoes in the mountains after they killed James Hall of Collinsville Sunday night and wounded James Murphy a posse member. An armed coat with dynamite and a pistol was found on one fugitive and another is believed wounded. A violent firefight and possible lynching are anticipated if they are found.
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Gadson
Ala
James Hail
Collinsville
James Murphy
Arrests On Shipboard White Slave Case At Sea
United States Marshal Elliott and two deputies arrested Bernice Ward Jane Kelly and Jennie Heath aboard the outbound liner Manchuria three miles from San Francisco for charges tied to white slave laws. The women headed for Yokohama were seized as the ship neared dock after officers boarded by disguise. The arrests are described as possibly the first of their kind under federal statute.
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San Francisco
Cal
Manchuria
United States
Elliott
Bernice Ward
Jane Kelly
Jennie Heath
Yokohama
Seattle
Marshal Eliott
Orient
Tragic Train Crash Kills Doctor and Family Near Big Rapids
Dr. F. O. Justin a Big Rapids dentist his wife and their four year old son Howat died when a freight train struck their car near Big Rapids Michigan. His mother was fatally injured and his eleven year old son Burry survived with minor injuries.
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Big Rapids
Howard City
Mich
F. O. Justin
Howat
Burry
Blister on Toe Caused Death of Omaha Police Chief
Omaha Aug says Chief John J. Donahue died after amputation of his left foot ten days earlier due to blood poisoning from a blister caused by a tight slipper. The incident occurred in Omaha Nebraska as authorities reported the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
John J. Donahue
Escape attempt ends in fatal shot at Onondaga prison
In Syracuse on August 27 Charles Ross, with ten days left to serve, tried to escape the Onondaga penitentiary yesterday and was shot by keepers. Rose assisted in loading stone on cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N.Y
Charles Ross
Onondaga Penitentiary
Rose
Three Girls Drowned Near Bloomingdale Ind
Three girls aged 16 to 17 from a Sunday school class at Friends' church drowned in Sugar creek near Bloomingdale Indiana. The victims were Corsa McKay 16 Lydia Harvey 17 and Fay Wilkins 17. Also noted a separate item from Vallejo California reports first defect communication between Mare Island navy yard and Pribiloff station in Alaska established yesterday.
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Bloomingdale
Ind
Friends’ Church
Sugar Creek
Corsa McKay
Lydia Harvey
Fay Wilkins
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Pribiloff Station
Alaska
Rangers Gain Control of Big Timber Fire
Pasadena Calif August 27 after three days of hard work rangers and volunteers gained control of the forest fire threatening the Devil's Canyon and Hear Creek watersheds.
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Pasadena
Cal
Devil's Canyon
Hear Creek Wate
Two Boys Die Five Hurt at McKeen Tower Crash
Report from Terre Haute Indiana states two boys were killed and five others injured last night at the McKeen tower near the Southern Indiana Belt junction about two miles south of Terre Haute.
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Terre Haute
Ind
McKeen
Indiana Belt Junction
Fatal Automobile Crash Claims Two in Ashland
In Ashland Ohio on August 22 Lester Foeper, 40, and Mrs. Foster were killed when a car from the Cleveland Southwestern and Columbus team struck their vehicle. Their son was severely injured. In South Bend Indiana on August 26 Orville Webster, 17, drowned in the St Joseph River while swimming with companions. cramps incapacitated him.
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Ashland
Lester Foeper
Mrs. Foster
Cleveland, Southwestern
Columbus
J. Joe
Bouth Bend
Ind
St. Joseph
Orville Webster
Companisons
Roosevelt Plans Comprehensive Defense Against Oil Accusations
Oyster Bay August 27 Colonel Roosevelt moves to counter accusations he sought Standard Oil support for the 1904 campaign. He intends a written defense with correspondence showing relations with statesmen and the oil firm. He met Sagamore Hill with George Cortelyou who corroborates his stance against accepting oil money and returning any such contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Senate Committee
Lis
Standard Oil Company
Clapp
New York
O. K. Davis
Davis
Mr. Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
George B. Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Cortelyou
Standard Oi
Mr. Cortelyou
Emperor William Cancelled Saxony Trip Over Cold
August 27 Casse Hesse Nassau Emperor William's cold worsens and he cancels plans to view Saxony army maneuvers and attend Saxon court festivities. Crown Prince Frederick William will represent the emperor. The Kaiserin is ill and cancels her social engagements.
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Saxony
Casse
Hesse-Nassau
William
Frederick William
Three Die In Auto Wreck Near Detroit Train Collision
In the Detroit area a car collision with a train killed dentist Dr. F W Joslin his wife and their four year old son Howard. Joslin's mother was probably fatally injured and his other son Burr eleven was slightIy injured as the auto was struck by the train near Detroit Michigan on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
F. W. Joslin
Rapida
Howard
Burr
Here
Five Killed In Train Wreck Blocks El Paso Line
In El Paso Texas on August 27 a collision on the El Paso and Albuquerque line of the Santa Fe system killed three men and a tramp and track walker, causing derailment and stoppage of traffic on the line.
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el Paso
Tex
Albuquerque
Banta Fe
Schwab Robbed of $2,000 Near Loretta Pa
Charlee M. Schwab president of Bethlehem Steel was robbed of a wallet containing $2 000 while en route from New York to his summer home on a Sunday. The incident occurred near Loretta Pennsylvania and involved a loss of cash during travel.
General Booths Body Lies In State In London
London reports state that General William Booth will be buried beside his wife after a state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Gen Bromwell Booth conducts services with thousands of mourners, as Eva Booth sails to attend the funeral in London. A London cable announces William Bramwell Booth's designation as the new head of the Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Weatminster Abbey
William Booth
Bromwell Booth
New York
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
France
America
Army
Fourteenth Street
Howard
William Bramwell Booth
Predicted Tariff Warfare Between U S and Germany
Berlin reports no reply from Washington to Berlin’s inquiry about a possible countervailing duty on German imports of wheat rye four and split peas. Observers view U S moves as part of a broader tariff conflict sparked by paper pulp duties and German retaliation affecting MFN treaty benefits.
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United States
Germany
Berlin
Washington
Americans Held for Cash by Mexican Rebels
An American traveler reports two U S workers at the Mulatos mines in Sonora were seized by Mexican rebels and held in the Sonora mountains. The captives are being starved to extract a 40000 dollar ransom from Mulatos company officials in the United States. A Douglas rescue party is being considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Paso
Tex
Dolores
Mulatos
Mulatos Company
United States
Douglas
Pirate motor boat menaces Milwaukee lakes
Milwaukee police hunt a high speed pirate motor boat blamed for stealing and wrecking vessels on Lake Michigan. Teams of police boats have trailed the craft for days with no arrests. Reported headquarters are in northern Wisconsin with several rendezvous around the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Wishart Sets World Record for 200 Miles on Dirt Track
Spencer Wishart driving a 60 horsepower Mercer won a 290 mile race in Columbus Ohio before 40 000 spectators and set a new world record for 200 miles on a dirt track in three hours 28 minutes 4 15 seconds. His prize was 1000 dollars and a silver trophy.
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Spencer Wishart
Columbus
Mercer
Itis
Albanian Massacre Reported in Macedonia
Dispatches state Albanian forces massacred nearly all Servians in Stenitza and Bielopolis in Macedonia. Novibazars were threatened and Servians fled as reports arrived from Vienna dated August 27.
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Vienna
Stenitza
Bielopolis
Macedonia
Novibazars
Picnic Train Wreck Killa
An east bound excursion train carrying 300 passengers on the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton railway was ditched near Decatur Illinois on Sunday. One person was killed and many were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Iil
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Congress Deadlock Over Deficiency Bill Delays Adjournment
Washington Aug 27 Congress failed to adjourn as planned, remaining in session until 4 15 a m. The senate and house remain deadlocked over four amendments to the general deficiency appropriation bill seeking to settle century old claims from Oregon Maryland Virginia and Texas and for an extra month’s pay for congressional staff. The stalemate sparks a dramatic unprecedented legislative stand by both chambers and taft’s irritated mood as the White House watches the deadlock unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Oregon
Maryland
Virginia
Texas
United States
Taft
Beverly
Secret Service
White House
Vanderbilt Ball in Newport Astonishes Society
Newport Aug. 26 The Cor nelius Vanderbilt hosted a gala at Peaudieu described as the era’s most extravagant Newport event. The dance alone cost an estimated 75000 dollars while attendees wore jewels valued at about 10000000 dollars, with Oriental-inspired splendor throughout.
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Vanderbilt
Newport
R. I
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Peaudieu
Uniform divorce laws urged by national convention
Milwaukee Aug. 24 The National Organization on Uniform Laws plans a movement for uniform divorce laws across states to prevent sidestepping stringent rules by seeking divorces in Reno. The report to the American Bar Association next week and to the governor who appointed the commissioners. Charles T. Terry of New York elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Organization On
Milwaukee
Reno
National Convention of State Commissioners
American Bar Association
Charles T. Terry
New York
Association
Two Americans Executed by Nicaraguan Rebels
Washington reports confirm two Americans, Phillips and Harvey Dodd of Kosciusko Mississippi, were killed after being captured with loyal Nicaraguan troops at Leon. A belated Managua cable to the American legation dated August 19 describes their wounds, capture, and execution in the ensuing massacre, with the State Department seeking fuller details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon
Managua
State Department
Ministe Weitzel
Phillips
Harvey Dodd
Kosciusko
Dodd
Cannot and Grace
Zelaya
Taft Veto Override Keeps Commerce Court Funds
Washington Aug 23 House quickly overrode Taft veto of the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill to fund the commerce court until March 4. The 153 to 54 vote included 21 Republicans. Senate rejected the executive bill to abolish the court by 34 to 27. Senator Pomerene’s bills on bills of lading passed without dissent.
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House
Washington
Taft
Senate
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Commerce Court
Thornton
Dem
Louisiana
Pomerene
Gov Marshall Renominated as VP Nominee Notification
Indiana event reports Gov Thomas R Marshall officially informed of his vice presidential nomination by Judge Alton B Parker. Samuel M Ralston introduced Parker as notification committee chair during a ceremony at the state fairgrounds after a Denison hotel luncheon. A grandstand collapse injured several spectators during Parker’s remarks.
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Marshall
Indianapolis
United States
Thomas R. Marshall
Alton B. Parker
Samuel M. Ralston
Judge Parker
Denison
State Fair Grounds
Country Club
War Footing I and 20 473 684 Could Be Raised
United States could raise an army of 20 473 684 men in war, census bureau figures show. There were 18 473 684 militia age males between eighteen and forty four, up from 15 182 702 in 1900, a ten year rise of 4 290 982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Census Bureau
Lightning Kills Six in St. Louis Storm
Six people died and eight were seriously injured in a severe electrical storm that struck St. Louis on Sunday. The storm caused extensive property damage along both sides of the Mississippi River.
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St. Louis
Peking Receives Sun Yat Sen After Maneuver to Unite Factions
Dr Sun Yat Sen, ex provisional president of China, arrived in Peking on Sunday after leaving Shanghai August 19 to rally rival factions. He was royally received.
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Peking
Sun
Sun Yat Sen
China
Shanghai
Playmates Admit To Killing Four-Year-Old In Kansas City
Joseph Tizamerman died after a stone struck him in the temple during a woods outing. John Farley and John Heinberger, both ten, confessed after giving conflicting stories. They say they acted alone and are in police custody.
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Kansas City
Joseph Tizamerman
Gallley
John Farley
John Heinberger
U S Battleship Alabama Disabled for Target Practice
The battleship Alabama cannot participate in this week’s Tangier sound target practice as the forward turret guns cannot be moved. It will be sent to Norfolk or Philadelphia for repairs while Atlantic fleet ships use a skeleton mast on the hulk of the old battleship San Marcos as a target.
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Alabama
Norfolk
Tangier Sound
Philadelphia
San Marcos
Knox Sails for Japan to Attend Emperor Funeral
Secretary of State Knox and Mrs. Knox sail from Seattle aboard the Maryland with Ransford Miller to Japan to attend the emperor’s funeral. The trip begins Friday as the delegation travels to the Far East division head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox Salle
Japan
Seattle
Knox
Ransford Miller
Far East
Department of State
Maryland
Senate approves Torbet as Chicago naval officer
The Senate on Friday confirmed Lewis K. Torbet as naval officer attached to the customs service in Chicago. The appointment carries a salary of 6000 dollars.
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Senate
Torbet
Washington
Lewis K. Torbet
Customs Service of
Chicago
Two Kinds of Lapland Natives Roam the Arctic Frontiers
Stated by a Russian report the Laplanders split into two kinds both living under or near the czar but effectively autonomous. Nomadic herders roam the Arctic valleys moving on frozen rivers and marshes. Moss-eating reindeer bands force relocations every few years shaping a keen, bargaining Lapp society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russian’ Empire
Europe
Lapland
Arctic Circle
Baltimore donor gives Johns Hopkins $220000 after appetite return
New York financier Diamond Jim Brady, grateful for regained appetite after six months of stomach trouble, donated 220000 to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The feast that followed included cantaloupe, clams, gumbo, sea bass, squab, turkey, salad, demitasse, cigars, and champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim” Brady
New York
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Diamond Jim" Brady
Brady
Whole town quits phone in Checotah protest
In Checotah Oklahoma the entire town sinks its telephone receivers amid a protest against poor service. Central's promises to get subscribers to hang up or answer calls failed and residents vow to withhold use until service improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Checotah
Okla
Central
Cith
Largest Lunatics Brought to Lexington Asylum
Two of Kentucky’s largest lunatics Lilie and Louies Schataman twin sisters from Maysville were admitted to the asylum for the insane here after becoming insane at the same time. Their combined weight is about 700 pounds.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Lilie
Louies Schataman
Maysville
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Lapp Coast
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