Wireless telephones on battleships tested aboard vessels
The North Atlantic fleet expects wireless telephone systems to aid command communication. After trials on the Louisiana and Virginia the plan aims to equip all battleships, with Admiral Evans cited as benefiting from ship-to-ship talks up to five miles apart. Details remain secret due to security concerns.
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North Atlantic
Louisiana
Virginia
Admiral Evans
Navy Department
Former Wealthy Cleveland Man Killed In Mysterious Circumstances
John J. Phillips, once a wealthy coal operator in Cleveland, was shot to death in his home after recent financial reverses. Police investigated but the case remains unclear as relatives recall he said he had been hurt by a trap before dying and begged not to call a physician.
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Cleveland
John J. Phillips
Vmirs Philips
Vane
Statehood fight dropped Arizona New Mexico final vote
Roosevelt accepts vote of Arizona and New Mexico as final. Gardell says no further effort to bring up statehood in Congress. Oklahoma and Indiana territories expected to adopt state constitutions when vote is taken Sept 17. Marriage for German princess to follow royal engagement details.
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Roosevelt
Arizona
New Mexico
Gardell
Congress
Ariizona
New Mesco
Mstinal Me Tsarfield
Oklahoma
Indiana
Woman Fatally Spanks Boy In Cheboygan Explosion
A Cheboygan Michigan mother spanks her son with a dynamite cap detonating in his pocket injuring him severely while she receives serious injuries. The incident sparked a police investigation and medical treatment for the boy and mother.
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Cheboygan, Mich
Big Combine of Elevators Merges Minnesota Farmers
A merger plan aims to unite 200 farmers' elevators into a single central organization in Minnesota. It is estimated that about 20 cooperatives will be represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Lake
N. Y
Minnesota
Pack of Wolves Terrorizes Duluth Area Killing Cattle
A wolf pack ranging from the far North has caused a reign of terror near Duluth. Carpenters John Robinson and Reuben Wilson were attacked and sought refuge in a pine tree before rescue. The pack has killed dozens of cattle in St Louis County and hunters with dogs pursue them at night.
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St. Louis
Millionaire to Bankruptcy: Halprin Faces $3.14 Million Liabilities
Jacob S. Halprin of New York, once in a costly home, filed for bankruptcy in the U S District Court. Liabilities total $3 141 218 with assets at $150 and secured claims around $465 250. The report details a scheme by Lalprin and two partners who built and sold profitable apartment projects, amassing millions before a rapid debt collapse.
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United States District Court
New York
Jacob S. Halprin
Lalprins
Chey
Chey~ Ind
Killed Defending His Mother in Mascoutah Tragedy
John Oster Jr aged 21 or 22 in Mascoutah Wisconsin was fatally stabbed by his father John Goster age 60 during a quarrel after which Oster pursued by his crippled father collapsed and died hours later after neighbors moved him to a nearby house. The father is under arrest for the killing.
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John Oster, Jr
Mascoutah
John Oster
John Goster
Sears
Dbursig
Oster
Soons Oster
Ile
Train Hits Street Car at Wisconsin Crossing
A railroad train struck a North La Crosse street car at a crossing injuring one man seriously. Sixty-five passengers escaped with mostly scratches as ambulances and doctors rushed to the scene. James Gaskell, 60, suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized.
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Ohne
North la Crosse
Wis
James Gaskell
Hudson's Bay to Gulf Canal A Six Foot Navigation Route
State Drainage Engineer George A. Ralph announced plans in St. Paul for a huge drainage ditch across the North American watershed connecting Bowstring and Round lakes in Ithaca county. The six foot deep canal would allow canoe navigation from Hudson's Bay to the Gulf of Mexico by linking Bowstring water to Round lake then the Mississippi River.
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Great Watershed
North America
George .A. Ralph
St. Paul
Minn
Bowstring
Round Lakes
Ithaca County
Hudson's Bay
Round Lake
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Spasiaras
Aljubarrota
John 1
Portugal
Hunyady
Janos
John Dudley
Duke of Northumberland
Tower
George Villers
Insham
John Pelton
Charles I
Nottingham
Prince of Conde
Archduke Leopold
Lens
Brothers de Witt
the Hague
Saragossa
Oswego
Montcalm
Letizia Bonaparte
Napoleon
Ajaccio
Corsica
Narthquake
Martinique
Maryland
England
London
Bristol
Pondicherry
Vi “Miera
Almonacid
Washington, D.C
Savannah
Earl of Gosford
Canada
Niger River
Isly
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Birmingham
Santa Fe
New Mexico
United States
Territory
Oregon
Venice
Ava ‘Trians
Cowes
Titusville
Louvre
Paris
Napoleon HT
Garibaldi
Catania
Fort Morgan
Alabama
Austria
Prussia
Prague
Columbus
Webb
English Channel
Foochow
China
Park Place
New York
Harrison
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Atlantic
South Africa
Faure
France
St. Petersburg
Canadian Joint High Commission
Quebec
Lord Curzon
India
Cuba
Roseevelt
Storm damages Iowa fair and fires ruin exhibits
A Des Moines windstorm damaged the Iowa State fairgrounds with losses around 100000 dollars. A live wire sparked fires on the Kna benshue airship and captive balloon, destroying both. The International Harvester tent collapsed, and Watterson's Paper burned at the Courier-Journal building in Louisville. In Hakodate Japan a major fire killed 300. A woman was killed by a lion at Lona Park Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Knabenshue
International Harvester Company
Watterson
Courier-Journal
Fourth
Green Streets
Louisville
Eveniing Times
Anna A. Hutke
Lona Park
Pittsburg
Bridge collapse hurled eighty four workers into St Lawrence river
Three quarters of a mile of the new bridge across the St Lawrence river five miles below Quebec suddenly collapsed. Eighty four workers were swept into the water as the structure fell into the river. Rescue efforts continued for survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Tragic Hotel Owner Kills Wife Child Then Ends Own Life
In Ocean Grove New Jersey Robert S Gravatt 47 a wealthy hotel proprietor shot his wife Irene wounding their daughter Mollie before killing himself Firing in the dining room during dinner Gravatt wounded his wife and child then shot himself Gravatt also owned a store in Asbury Park Domestic trouble is given as the motive The tragedy occurred in front of hotel guests
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Ocean Grove
N. J
Robert S. Gravatt
Irene
Mollie
Gravatt
Asbury Park
THIRTEEN DEAD SEVENTY SIX MAIMED IN INTERURBAN WRECK
Thirteen killed and seventy six injured in a head on collision on the Charleston and Mattoon interurban line one mile west of Charleston Illinois. A motor car and trailer collided with an express car at high speed on a sharp curve causing a tangled wreck and a mass of dead and dying. A telephone order confusion is blamed.
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Timois
Charleston and
Mattoon
Pioneer Consul Broer Haagsma Drowns in St Louis River
The body of Broer I Haagsma, 76, Dutch consul in St Louis since 1855, was found in the Mississippi. His son, m Ho Haagsma, identified him, noting possible accidental death amid alleged mental aberration. Haagsma led Holland American circles and bore Lincoln's ratification signature.
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St.Louis
Broer B. Haagsma
St. Louis
Ho Haagsma
Broer I. Tangsma
Netherlands
Hwangsma
Lincoln
Traffic in Slave Girls At Ellis Island Probe
Immigration officials appoint Helen M Bullis to question every girl landing at Ellis Island about destination and departure reasons to curb trafficking into questionable resorts. Trafficking prosecutions will follow where evidence allows. Policeman Killed by Negro in South Bethlehem. Richard Mansfield dies from liver disease at Seven Oak Ocean Avenue New London Conn. Judge rules for widow in Warner millions case. ABA rejects unwritten law endorsement at Portland.
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Ellis Island
United States
England
Europe
Immigration Bureau
Ilelen M. Bullis
Actor Mansfield
Richard Mansfield
Big Summer Residence
Seven Oak Ocean Avenue
New London
Conn
Parliament Prorogued After Long Session Fight Ends
The British Parliament has been prorogued signaling the close of one of its longest sessions. The dispute between the House of Commons and the House of Lords dominated the earlier months as lawmakers clashed over key measures.
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House of Commons
House of Lords
Explosion at lumber camp kills three men near Hagerstown
A boiler explosion at a timber camp on the Hayette farm eight miles north of Hagerstown Md killed three men and left a fourth dying. Separately Oren Root brother of Secretary of State Elihu Root died at his Clinton New York home after a year of illness. He had taught mathematics and natural sciences at Hamilton College for twenty seven years.
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Hayette
Hagerstown
Root
Oren Root
Elihu Root
Hamilton College
Clinton
N.Y
Union Urges Government Takeover of Telegraph Lines
Telegraphers union asks United States and Canada to seize control of Western Union and Postal Telegraph systems and fund a $2,000,000 campaign for government ownership. A congressional probe is sought as leased-wire operators strike and an ongoing feud with telegraph companies widens.
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United States
Canada
Western Union
Jhe
Washington
Neill
Samuel Smith
Michigan
Post Office Department
Smith
Nelson Morris Dies Pioneer Chicago Packer and Millionaire
Nelson Morris a Chicago packing pioneer and multimillionaire died Tuesday from heart disease with kidney complications. Born January 7, 1840 in the Black Forest, he emerged from poverty after exile and rode from Germany to the United States to build a vast meat empire. Morris helped supply Civil War armies, became the first to export live cattle, and secured major contracts with France England and Germany.
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Chicago
Black Forest
Germany
Black- Forest
Switzerland
Carl Schurz
Young Morris
Philadelphia
New York
Lakeville
Conn
Buffalo
Alf
Morris
Army of the West
Europe
France
England
Birth Rate Restriction Favored by Professor Ross
Professor Edward A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin told students that birth rate restriction is a salutary movement with minor or self-limiting evils and that this view counters Roosevelt’s well known stance.
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Edward A. Ross
University of Wisconsin
Studenta
Roosevelt
Language and science raise idle thoughts and public concerns
The piece cites debates on government control of communications with figures like Henry Clay and Justice Brown voicing caution. It notes Prof S F B Morse predicting private ownership downsides and includes John B Watson reporting on gulls in the Dry Tortugas developing a language. It also mentions Prof Ross opposing social ills and advocating state support for larger families.
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Washington
Baltimore
Henry Clay
Cave Johnson
S. F. B. Morse
Justice Brown
United States Supreme Court
Europe
John B. Watson
University of Chicago
Board Favors Octupus as Superior Submarine Craft
The Naval Submarine Board at Newport reports unanimous approval of the Octopus as superior to boats tested and equal to the best owned or under contract. It adds that a larger similar vessel would be a stronger naval weapon. The Oregon Trust and Savings Bank in Portland closed its doors with deposits of 2 200 000 and liabilities of 8 200 000.
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Naval Submarine Board
Newport
United States
Oregon Trust and Savings Bank
Portland
Public employment agencies expand across states
The Massachusetts Labor Bulletin notes fifteen states operate public employment agencies. Eleven have state systems with twenty eight offices in twenty six cities, and five states run eight municipal offices. Goals include curbing private agency abuses, aiding the unemployed, and pairing workers with employers to reduce unemployment.
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Massachusetts Labor Bulletin
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Kansas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Ohio
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Timeline of wars and notable events from 1188 to 1906
A dense chronology lists battles deaths and political milestones from 1188 to 1906. It covers Aljubarrota Lens and Saragossa battles, royal deaths, naval and colonial events, inventions, and political upheavals across Europe and the Americas, noting figures like Bonaparte and Garibaldi among others.
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Gaus Republic
Geneseo
Phil'delphia
Detroit
Boston -Oh
T. Toslede
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Wal
Bees
Omaha
Denver
Pueblo Vt
William
Princess Victoria
Prince Leopold
Henry of Battenberg
Fatward
Victoria
Emperor William
Spain
Prince of Siam
Harvard
Prince Nassut
Siam
New York City
Harvard University
Starvard
Barnstable County Fair
Barnstable
Mass
Maloney
Gulf
Iowa Fair
Japan
Hakodate
Agnes Maguire
Bee School
st_ Nolan's Point
Lake Hopatcong
N . J. Saterday Sight
Triple Hotel
Himself
N.S. Knsane
George Schuman
Heading
Bethlehem
Schuman
E. W. Vanderbilt
Cochran
Clinton, Jil
Vespasian Warner
Commissioner of Pensions
Warner Millions
American Bar Association
Nelson Morris
Ross
Noetes
Charles E. Hughes
Albany
William W. Prosser
Laporte
Ind
Russia
London Chronicle
Nelson-Morris
Istorar
Gov. Hoke Smith
Legis Som
Railway Commission
Sli
Henry W. Warnes
Alms Whitehead
Turnersville
Meadville
Fekag Tynwisd
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