Wreck of Tug Red Cloud Near Cedar Point Reported
The Lorain tug Red Cloud was wrecked off Cedar Point in strong east winds and heavy seas. Three believed to be lost include Captain Fred Hale, an extra fireman, and a small boy. Engineer John O'Donnell and Fireman James McDonald reached shore after battling waves. Two nearby tugs could not help due to shallow water and darkness.
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Sandusky
Red Cloud
Lorain
Cedar Point
Phole
John O'Donnell
James McDonald
Fred Hale
Plague and Famine Warn of Grim Times in Bombay
A Bombay telegraph reports Lord Sandhurst the Governor of Bombay said Poona plague spread amid a monsoon failure and famine looms. He hoped for September rains to bring relief and said relief routes would be opened in the meantime.
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Bombay
Lord Sandhurst
Poona
G A R Parade Dazzles City In Philadelphia Reunion
The second day of the Grand Army reunion in Philadelphia featured a massive four hour parade. About 3500 children formed the letters GI A and sang as veterans including Admiral Sampson General Miles and other officials reviewed the march amid large crowds.
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Phiiadelphia
Washington
Blall
Admiral Sampson
Miles
Pittsburgh Bridge Firm and Peasley Held Responsible for Coliseum Collapse
A Chicago dispatch reports a coroner's jury held the Pittsburgh Bridge Company and Charles M. Peasley, superintendent, responsible for the deaths of eleven men in the collapse of the Coliseum Building arches during construction on August 28. The jury urges further investigation by authorities.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh Bridge Company
Charles M. Peasley
Colliseum
Furether
Townwide clash ends in killings and injuries in English Indiana
A mob of drunken men attacked the town prompting police to intervene. Officer Davis arrived and James Mayes was killed while Willian Byers and John James were wounded. Authorities decided not to pursue arrests to prevent further bloodshed. More trouble is anticipated.
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Davis
James Mayes
Willian Byers
John James
Fight At Bridge Over Miss Campbell Ends With Victory
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania John Murphy and John Burns quarreled over Miss Maud Campbell a beauty. They fought on a bridge with Campbell watching. Burns won in three hard rounds and Campbell kissed his wounds afterward.
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Ato Wialkesbarre
Penn
John Murphy
John Burns
Maud Campbell
Miss Campbell
Burns
Admiral Sampson Seeks North Atlantic Command Relief
In a interview Rear Admiral Sampson confirms he asked to be relieved of command after the Dewey reception in New York. He says Secretary Long has not yet fixed a definite time for relief to be ordered.
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Sampson
New York
Secretary Long
Stranger's Call Ends in Diamond Theft at Toledo Store
A young man entered Schaubach Bros. in Toledo and asked to see diamonds. While the owner fetched the safe, the stranger stole five diamond rings valued at 750 dollars.
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Schaubach Bros
Toledo
Ohio
Fatal Freight Wreck Near Maywood Kills One
Five freight cars loaded with wood and stone derailed west of Indianapolis near Maywood. Frank Boyle, a brakeman, was fatally hurt in the accident.
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Lndianapolis
Vincennes
Maywood
Iadiannapolis
Bod
Frank Boyle
Regiment Sent to the Philippines from Fort Sam Houston
The Secretary of War orders the Thirty-third Regiment of volunteers from Fort Sam Houston Texas to Sir Francisco for embarkation to the Philippines. The unit is commanded by Colonel Hare.
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Philippines
Secretary of War
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Sir Fransisco
Philipyas
Col Hare
Twenty Buildings Burned in Port au Prince Haiti Fire
An incendiary blaze on Rue Republicaine destroyed twenty buildings in Port au Prince Haiti. The special report notes the large fire outbreak and its urban damage.
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Port Au Mrinee
Hayti
Special
Ore Deposit Found Along Cae River Near Salt Water
A ledge forty feet wide was discovered on the Cae river twelve miles from salt water. It carries galena from wall to wall and appears solid with ore streaks. The find is near the Teton west coast of Vancouver.
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Cae River
Teton
Vancouver
Tskwad
Bus Bern
Multiple Hazards and Incidents Reported Across Cities
A Middlesex area wedding poisoned twenty five guests by ice cream in Middletown Connecticut. A Long Island Rail Road rear end collision injured twenty. Two youths drowned in Buffalo harbor. A Bridgeport junk yard burned, losing nearly forty thousand dollars. Five children drowned sea bathing at Black Rock Connecticut. Bankruptcy filings include Frederick Sheldon, American Hide and Leather Company and Trecht firm. Injuries include Abe Coakley stabbed in New York. Senator Warner Miller resigns as secretary of International Paper. E W Hyde named successor. An aeronaut dies from a 600 foot fall at Punxsutawney fair. A large packet freight carrier the Buffalo launched at Buffalo for Western Transit Company costing three hundred thousand.
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Middletown
Conn
Long Island
Vanderveer Park
Gilbert Benning
Abraham Tfill
Buffalo Harbor
Bridgeport
M. H. Rogers
Easton
Black Rock
Frederick M. Sheldon
Elmira
N. Y
James B. Eastman
Second Artillery
Chase's Lake
Glenfield
American Hide and Leather Company
Upper Leather Trust
Jersey City
Loo Hee Ben
New York
American Bicycle Company
A. G. Spalding
Chicago
Meyer
Bernard Trecht
Edit Bros
Henry Hofheimer
Henry Hofheimer, Son & Co
Norfolk
Lincities
Abe” Coakley
Jimmy Hope
Manhattan
William Joyce
Coakley
United States
Warner Miller
International Paper Company of New York
E. W. Hyde
N. E. Crissy
Johnstown
Punxsutawney
Fair Grounds
Wis
Buffalo
Western Transit Company
Governor nomination and a flood of midwestern calamities
John Roy McLean leads the Cincinnati Enquirer as Democratic nominee for Ohio governor at Zanesville. The report lists numerous incidents: ex Governor Merrill dies in Los Angeles after a paralytic stroke, a bridge collapse near Elgin Kansas, a fatal fire in Tiro Ohio, a jail break attempt in Toledo, and a series of violent deaths and crimes across several states, with multiple named locations and figures.
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John Roy McLean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio
Zanesville
Samuel Merrill
Ioava
Los Angeles
Tie
Cleveland, & Cir
Wilson Avenue
Wood
Maryvilly
Henry Graves
Litneelf
William Dosgney
Jefferson City
Holt’s Summit
Alliance
Harry Warnum
St. Louis
Larthon
Joseph Martin
Coffeyville
Rao
Albert Hall
Martin
Tiro
Fithn
New Washington
Southern Gov Candler to attend Blue and Gray reunion
Governor Candler of Georgia accepted an invitation to join the national reunion of the Blue and the Gray in Evansville Indiana from October 10 to 13. Other items note a killing in Atlanta, a severe assault in Huntington, a quick guilty verdict in Darien riot cases, a circus train wreck in Tennessee, a deadly Arizona fire, and a record lumber order for a Cape to Cairo railroad project.
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Gov. Candler
Georgia
The
Blue and the Gray
Evansville
Ind
Atlanta
Texas
R. BE. Boyle
A. L. Culberson
Huntington
W. Va
Henry Tusker
Darien
Ben Dunham
James Willy
Marshal Dorsey
Louisa Underwood
Maria Cur
Cooper's Circus
Tonner's Station
Tenon
Yuna
Ariz
Saginetti
Ceei Rhodes
Cape toCiiro
Africa
Louisiana
Unclear Naval, Alaska, and Agriculture Notes
The report mentions high meat prices tied to scarce supply and actions by Secretary Wilson. It notes Captain Goodrich detaching from the Newark cruiser and relieving Captain Grey on the battleship Iowa, with orders directing Grey home. Commander Behr at large travels to Valdez to pursue an all American canteen route from Valdez to Circle City. Commissioner Woodward in Paris acts on behalf of Ferdinand W. Peck.
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Saale Ue
Agticuttare
Wilsose
Goodrich
Newark
Tawa
Grey
Valdez
Alaska
Eagle
Circle City
Woodward
Paris
Ferdinand W. Peck
Open Letter Says No Gold Statue at US Exhibit
Capt Richard P Leary arrives at Guam Ladrone Islands and declares US sovereignty The naval officer born in Baltimore issues his first proclamation as governor to the island natives in a formal sovereignty assertion.
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United States
Richard P. Leary
United States Navy
Baltimore
Guam
Ladrone Islands
War correspondents on standby for Transvation action
Report from Rennes notes English papers ready to depart on twenty four hours notice for Transvation. A major Yokohama fire destroyed a square mile of buildings, killing sixteen and causing 5 to 6 million dollars in damage. Santo Domingo's President Figueroa resigns as ministers lead until provisional governance forms and elections are held. Italy reinforces its Chinese naval presence with two torpedo boat destroyers amid negotiations with China.
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Rennes
Yokohama
Figueroo
Santo Domingo
China
Italy
Alabama sets record speed on builders trial
The new battleship Alabama reached 17.02 knots during builders’ trial. Also reported are a counterfeit $2 treasury note, the death of Canadian authoress Catherine Parr-Traill, and various wartime and health items including yellow fever in Orizaba and deaths in Cordova.
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Alabama
United States Secret Service
Treasury
Catherine Parr-Traill
Lakefield
Ont
Texas Traffic Association
Southwestern Freight Bureau
San Salvador
Rio Janeiro
United States
Montgomery
Executive Council
International Typographical Union
New York Sun
North Sea Canal
Marine Hospital Service
Orizaba
Mexico
Cordova
Frank C. Ives
Progresso
Ives
Plainwell
Mich
Hermosillo
Pitaya
Col
Peinado
Bradstreet
Market Reports: Midwest and East Grain and Livestock Prices
Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices listed across Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York markets. Wheat No 2 red and No 2 yellow corn and oats quoted with bid ranges in cents per bushel with regional variations and dairy and egg values noted.
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Chicago
St. Loui -S ‘Atte
Ste
Cincinnati
Teta Ave
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Dreyfus Trial Sees Foreign Testimony and Demand for Diplomatic Inquiry
Labori moves to question foreign channels as Austrian witness Cernuschi accuses Dreyfus of treasonable communication. The court hears Esterhazy's confession via Bassett and presses to summon Schneider Schwartzkoppen and Punizazardi to prove no foreign relations.
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Dreyfus
Eugene Cernuschi
Cernuschi
Lahori
Col. Jouaust
France
Geneva
Col. Schwartzkoppen
Paris
Labori
Labort
Vienna
Martinet
Hennes
Haducek
M. Lubert
Col. Sehneider
Colstanizzardi
Dreyus
M. Labori
M. Laberi
Jouanst
Mmust
Schneider
Schwartzkoppen
Punizazardi
Carriere
Touaust
Esterhazy
Bassett
Col. Sandherr
Maj. Carriere
France braces for unrest as Dreyfus verdict near
France mobilizes two infantry regiments and one cavalry unit in Rennes to quell potential riots after the Dreyfus court verdict. Officials warn foreigners and foreign journalists may become targets amid rising anti Dreyfus sentiment and nationalist agitation.
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Dreyfus
Rennes
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