Sinking steamer Sirio disaster near Cape Palos
The Italian steamer Sirio with about 300 aboard struck the Bajos Hormigas reef off Hormigas island near Cape Palos and sank stern first. Many drowned, including emigrants and a bishop. others rescued but some rescuers perished. The captain committed suicide blaming his own imprudence. Rescued survivors suffer without food or clothing.
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Rocky Reef
Cape Palos
Cartagena
Spain
Sirio
Genoa
Barcelona
Gadiz
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres
Hormigas Island
Sao Pedro
Brazil
Bajos Hormigas
Northwest needs workers for bumper crop harvest
Minnesota faces labor shortage with ten thousand to harvest a bumper northwest crop. Fifteen thousand men needed across Minnesota, Iowa, and two Dakotas. only about a thousand available. Wages from 1.75 to 3 dollars daily plus board, yet many jobs remain unfilled as Minneapolis seeks workers at high rates.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Iowa
Takotas
Last of Bigelow Dividends Paid on Ford Banker's Estate
Milwaukee August 2 final account of trustee in bankruptcy of Frank G Bigelow once bank president now in Fort Teven worth states final dividend of 1.23 percent will raise total payout to 11.42 percent on approved claims totaling 3 242 255 dollars. Archie Roosevelt completes cruise from Oyster Bay to Newport and back aboard Capt Slocums yawl Spray.
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Milwaukee
Frank G. Bigelow
Fort Teavenworth
President
Oyster Bay
L. 1
Archie Roosevelt
Newport
Slocum
Young Roosevelt
Subpoenas for Gil Men Targets Standard Oil Officials
Chicago dispatch reports 40 or more subpoenas for Standard Oil officers and employees sent to a registered package in New York. U S Marshal Henkel had not received them. Standard Oil officials in New York refused to confirm service or comment, Elliott declining to reveal company plans. He warned officials to wait until a bridge is crossed before taking action.
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New York
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
United States
William Henkel
Broadway
United States Court
Illinois
M. F. Elliott
Miner Killed In Strike Riot At Copper Mine
In Calumet Michigan on August 2 striking tramers clashed with miners under Sheriff William McFarland and a deputy guard. One man was killed another mortally wounded, several shot, and about 40 strikers were arrested in Reckland town hall.
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Calumet
Mich
Rockland
Ontonagon County
Michigan
William McFarland
Reckland
Former Mayor Belcher Sentenced In Embezzlement Case
Former Paterson mayor William H. Belcher, who vanished a year ago and surrendered this week, was sentenced in Trenton on Friday to 12 years in state prison for embezzlement. He allegedly diverted between 100000 and 150000 from personal friends and the Manchester Building and Loan Association, which was forced to suspend business.
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Paterson
N.J
William H. Belcher
Trenton
Belcher
Manchester Building and Oan Association
Treasurers Lose in Fee Cases in Illinois
The state secured judgment against former State Treasurer Henry Wulf and his bondsman Lloyd K. Whittemore for 6632.40 before Judge Creighton in the Sangamon circuit court. The suit alleged fees collected for the registration of county township and municipal bonds in violation of a special act of the legislature.
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Springfield
Ilinois
Henry Wulf
Lloyd K. Whittemore
Creighton
Sanga- Taon
State
Tinsis
Wulff
Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case in Green Bay
Henry Porter, last of the aldermen ring that defrauded contractors seeking city jobs, pleaded guilty in Green Bay municipal court on August 2. He admitted receiving 1600 dollars via ex-Alderman George J. Schwartz for the contractors, with sentencing set for five weeks by Judge W J Monahan.
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Green Bay
Wis
Henry ‘Porter
W. J. Monahan
Poiter
George J. Schwartz
Ice dealers lose on appeal in Toledo Common Pleas Court
Judge Babcock sustains Judge Kinkade and exonerates him of promising leniency in ice trust cases. The decision labels the trust’s contentions as ridiculous and unsuitable for court. Forest fires near Sault Ste Marie and Wellsburg bringing damage, with Eckerman business district burned two blocks. Fire remains active but not dangerous. Canadian Pacific line fires threaten Garden River if wind shifts.
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Toledo
Babcock
Common Pleas Court
Kinkade
Ice Trust
Trust
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Wellsburg
Eckerman
Canadian Pacific
Garden River
Demand Records From Railroads In Minnesota Hearing
The Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission ordered railroads to produce all records their statistics are based on after testimony of earnings shifts in other states. The move targets Great Northern and could extend to other lines if shippers press. The hearing faced tension as attorney Manahan attacked the railroads’ lawyer, hinting at potential court action if access is denied.
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Great Northern Company
St. Paul
Minn
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Minnesota
State Capitol
Severance
Staples
Manahan
Hastings, Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad
Iowa
Ilinois
Great Northern Railroad
James Manahan
Minnesota Shippers’ Association
Lyman Gage's Son Ends Life in Seattle Shooting
A. E. Gage, son of former treasury secretary Lyman J. Gage, shot himself with a .38 revolver in Seattle on Thursday after a period of drinking. He died minutes later. His wife, who traveled from Chicago last week, hired detectives to locate him.
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Seattle
Washb
E. A. Gage
Lyman J. Gage
Bryan endorsed for Presidency by 413 delegates
At the Minot North Dakota Democratic state convention 413 delegates unanimously indorsed William Jennings Bryan for president. He was hailed as the greatest friend of the working people and his election was predicted.
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Indorse Bryan
Minot
N. DB
Condition of Cotton Figures From July 25
Washington August 4 A noon estimate from the department of agriculture shows the average condition of cotton on July 25 at 82.9. The crew estimating board released the status indicating crops across regions are rated in good condition.
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Washington
the Department of Agriculture
Plans Trip to Canal Zone by Millard to Panama
Omaha Nebraska August 6 Senator Joseph H Millard has received an invitation from President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft to join the presidential party to Panama in November to observe the canal work He has not decided whether to accept The invitation recalls last winter when the canal question split committees and Millard pushed for a lock type plan while the administration backed sea level progress
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Omaha
Neb
Joseph H. Millard
Roosevelt
Throwel
Taft
Panama
Senate Committee
Panama Canal
Millard
Comyautes
Nebraska
Senate
RAILROADS VIOLATE THE LAW
Attorney General Moody orders vigorous prosecutions of several railroads for violations of federal safety appliance acts. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and St. Louis, Iron & Southern to face penalties totaling 77. Copper Range Consolidated raises underground miner wages in Michigan. McKinley syndicate licenses Danville & Eastern Tuliness Railroad to build electric line in Illinois. Clifford S. Hixton, Union Trust bookkeeper, jailed for embezzlement as authorities say he confessed to misappropriations around $135,000.
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Washington
aAttorney General Moody
United States
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railway Company
St. Louis, Iron & Southern Railway Company
Illinois
Springfield
Lll
McKinley Syndicate
Secretary of State
Danville & Eastern Tuliness Railroad Company
Danville
Vermilion County
Pittsburg
Clifford
Hixton
The
Union Trust Company
Naval Surgeon Dead in Honolulu Navy report
Washington Aug 2 The navy department announced the death of Medical Inspector William H Taylor senior medical officer killed while serving in Honolulu Hawaii The notice confirms his death occurred on Tuesday with details pending further official word
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Washington
Navy Department
William EL. ‘Faylor
Honolulu
Hawaii
Russian Strike Fails to Rally Mass Support in St. Petersburg
Disorder and wavering leadership mark the general strike as 70,000 workers in St. Petersburg face weak solidarity. Railroad men hesitate to join, while workmen's deputies threaten drastic action to halt transport. Printers and streetcar and ferry workers return to duty amid rain and instability.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Sveaborg
Cronstadt
Reval
Council of Workmen's Deputies
Terloki
Finland
Moscow
Nieff
Riga
Odessa
Freciden
News in Brief: strikes, offices, crimes across states
Leather workers in two Lior coin Nebraska factories strike for higher pay. H C Merrill of Cologne elected president of American Dental Society of Europe. Second Lieutenant KE P Larned resigns from Marine Corps guard at Peking. Chicago Life agents in Missouri told to stop selling special contracts. H Percival Dodge moved from Berlin to Ta k lo. George Rossett, Syrian leper, returned to Randolph County West Virginia. Elopement of Miss Lottie Thompson and George Danaher shocks Little Rock society. Yaquis and Mexican soldiers clash near Las Guasimas. seven Mexican soldiers killed and many Indians dead. House of Commons passes third reading legalizing marriage to a dead wife’s sister. Charles Hodson, longtime London embassy clerk, dies. preserves Lowell manuscripts. Dr. Rothman Jackson shot at Altamont Missouri over hotel dispute. Wm E Dowers of New Haven News assaulted over humorous article. Roosevelt names Charles Neifl acting secretary of Commerce and Labor. Mrs Charles Fenn saves her children from runaway team, dies. Alvin Hedges wins WGTU oratorical medal at Rock River Chautauqua. James Jennings, 25, crushed skull in Lafayette Indiana car accident. John W Yerkes and colleagues inspect artificial silk worms in Cologne. Prof Fingal Black to chair highway engineering at Rhode Island College. Jim Jackson, Philly Hoss, and Joe Murray arrested in Tulsa for murder of eight-year-old Harry Priester. body mutilated.
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American Dental Society of Europe
H. C. Merrill
Cologne
KE. P. Larned
Marine Corps
Legation Guard
Peking
Chicago Life Insurance Company
Missouri
H. Percival Dodge
Berlin
Taklo
George Rossett
Randolpa County
West Virginia
Little Rock Ark
Miss Lottie Thompson
George Danaher
Benton
Las Guasimas
Mexico
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Charles Hodson
London
Lowell
Rothman Jackson
Altamont
J. M. Woodward
Jackson
W. E. Dowers
New Haven
Tad
Charles Sehniaker
Roosevelt
Charles P. Neifl
Department of Commerce and Labor
Charles Fenn
Weehawkee
N. J
New York
Alvin Hedges
Dixon (Lil) College
Rock River Chautauqua
James Jennings
Lafayette
Ind
John W. Yerkes
United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue
I. R. [Lilt, Jr
A. Crampton
United States Internal Revenue Department
Fingal Conway Black
Indiana Normal University and College of Applied Science
Muncie
Rhode Island College of Agricultura and Mechanic Arts
Kingston
R. I
Jim Jackson
Philly Hoss
Joe Murray
Tulsa
I. T
Harey Priester
Priester
Seventeenth Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress Call
The executive committee issues the official call for the seventeenth annual session to be held in Kansas City November 20 to 23. The program centers on river navigation issues affecting the trans-Mississippi states and urges concerted action to develop waterways with government aid.
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Kansas City
trans-Alississippi Commercial Congress
Congress
trans-Mississippi
Wife of Thomas Lawson Dead in Scituate
Mrs Thomas W Lawson of Boston financier status died at Dreamwold summer home in Scituate after months of heart disease. All children except her son Arnold were at her bedside. Arnold arrived home shortly after.
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Scituate
Mass
Thomas W. Law 302
Boston
Dreamwold
Mr. Lawson
Simday
Stallion Blacklock Sold for Ten Thousand Dollars
Decatur Illinois reports W H Stablefield of Oran Ain sold the nearly seven year old stallion Blacklock number 207144 to C E G Billings of Chicago for 10000 dollars. The horse is out of dam Jennie Crown by Cuelvo and reportedly ran a mile in about two minutes and a quarter in a Davenport tryout this season.
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Decatur
W. H. Stablefield
Oran
Ain
Blacklock
C. E. G. Billings
Chicago
Cuelvo
Jennie Crown
Davenport
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Lyman Gage
Canal Zone
Copper Range Consolidated Company
Tri-Mountain
Globe
Champion
Baltic
C&ll
Commercial Congress
Thomas Lawson
Jamestown
Ang
Henry St. Germaine
Charles Hambiy
Pairmount Avenue
St. Germaine
Hambly
Herman Groesbeck
Piltsburg
New Yoris
Aus
Renee
IBM
Euteen Creamery
IBD
ST. Louis
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