Britain and United States in Nicaraguan canal debate
London dispatches report Editorial debate on Britain and the United States over the Nicaraguan canal risk of deadlock or English surrender of treaty rights. Other items note Rosebery leadership, radicals’ move, and Lowther selected for foreign affairs post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rosebery
London
St. James
Aasetté
Great Britain
United States
Nicaraguan Canal
Cri
Rosebery
the Standard
Conorvative
Earl of Rosebery
House of Commons
J. W. Lowther
Peprith
James Lowther
Forest fires menace farms and bogs in New Jersey
Fires started near Toms River on Sunday threaten farm buildings and crops as a northwest wind drives flames toward Manchester road and cranberry bogs. Volunteers and farmers battled overnight to save timber and buildings while the spread toward Egg Harbor City and McKee City continues with hundreds fighting the blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Toms River
N. J
Manchester
Egg Harbor City
McKee City
Philadelphia Syndicate Buys Sault Canal Power Venture
A Philadelphia capitalists syndicate bought rights to a new power company formed to develop the Sault Ste Marie canal and formed the Lake Superior Power Company with $2,000,000 capital. Plans include a paper pulp mill on the Canadian side and an American plant at Sault Ste Marie Michigan, not to begin operation soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Sault-Ste Marie Canal
Lake Superior Power Company
Sault Ste.Marie,Mich
Shortage Admitted by Spofford in Library Accounts
Washington report cites Expert Myers indicating Ainsworth R Spofford, librarian of Congress, is behind in his accounts due to poor bookkeeping. Spofford admits the shortage and offers to make it good while denying any robbery attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
World
Washington
Myers
Fifth Auditor's Office
Carlisle
Ainsworth R. Spof
Old River Craft John D Scully Destroyed By Fire
The steamer John D Scully one of the oldest craft on Southern waters burned while tied to the bank at Car Tilton New Orleans Aug 21. Owned by Iain M N Wood a river veteran the vessel usually operated as an independent packet during the busy Mississippi tributaries season.
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New Orleans
D. Scully
Car- Tilton
Iain M. N. Wood
Mississippi River
Democrats Adopt Silver Plank At Ohio State Convention
Springfield Ohio August 21 Democrats at the state convention adopted the national platform plank on bimetallic money. Senator Brice presided and praised Cleveland policy while urging repeal of Sherman McKinley laws. The money plank calls for gold and silver coinage with parity and paper currency at par.
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Ohio
Springfield
Senator Brice
Gov. Campbell
State Committee
M. A. Smalley
Brice
Campbell
Brice Mate
Cleveland
White House
Committee On
Calvin S. Brice
Paul
Evidence Against Durrant
Mrs. Mary Vogel reports seeing Durrant pacing before the normal school on April 3 between 2 and 3 pm. She recalls him speaking to a girl at 3 pm as classes ended, then boarding a southbound Powell street car, and she is certain the man is correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durrant
San Francisco
Mary Vogel
Normal School
Powell Street
Ecuadoran general claims major victory at Guayaquil
A dispatch from Colon Colombia reports General Alfaro leader of Ecuador’s provisional government in Guayaquil telegraphing from Rio Ram ba that half of his forces routed the rival Quinto government. He says the enemy was twice his numbers and that all artillery fell into his hands and he has decreed freedom for conquered prisoners.
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New York
Colon
Colombia
Alfaro
Provisional Government of
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Rio Ramba
Quinto
Ezra Whittaker Dies In Sackett Harbor Navy Chief Engineer
Ezra J. Whitaker 56 retired chief engineer of the Atlantic squadron of the United States navy died of heart disease in Sackett's Harbor Watertown New York Aus 21.
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Ezra Whittaker
Watertown
Ezra J. Whitaker
Atlantic Squadron
United States Navy
Sackett’s Harbor
President Extends Classified Service to Printers and Pressmen
Washington action extends classified service to all printers and pressmen in executive departments. The order, signed by the President, broadens eligibility for government personnel and unionized workers across agencies.
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Washington
Norwegian Collier Peter Jebsen Ashore on Trial Island
The Norwegian collier Peter Jebsen ran ashore in fog about six this afternoon on Trial island near Victoria B C. The vessel grounded after leaving from an unspecified port with a large cargo and crew aboard. No injuries reported and harbor authorities investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Peter Jebsen
Trial Island
Robbers on Union Pacific Flyer Expert Bandits
A Gothenburg telegram reports that an eastbound Union Pacific flyer was held up near Butter milk Hill by three men. They forced entry via the baggage car and blew the small safe with dynamite, while the engineer fled to Gothenburg for a posse. Posses are scouring North Platte and Brady Island to capture the bandits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Gothenburg
Union
Pacific
Buttermilk Hill
Lady Island
Union Pacific
Flynn
Gany
Brady Island
North Platte
Michigan Wold Up On Chicago & West Michigan Train
Detectives from Chicago were dispatched to pursue robbers who attacked the Chicago and West Michigan train near Fennville Michigan. The bandits fired on the cab blew open the baggage car door and took seven dollars and fifty cents from the conductor and other crew before fleeing into nearby woods while sheriffs in five counties conduct a widespread search.
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Chicago
Chicago & West Michigan
Fennville
Mich
E. Rice
Allegan
Ottawa
van Buren
Kent
Kalamazoo
Ask Recognition for Cuban Revolutionaries Voted In New York
A preliminary conference of Cuban junta directors and revolutionary leaders in New York voted to seek official belligerent recognition. A committee will go to Washington to urge the House and foreign affairs committee to recognize the Cuban revolution as a belligerent power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
House of Representatives
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Sad End of a Kansas City Pioneer
James McGee brother of Allen B McGee a member of the group who laid out Kansas City died by his own hand last night taking an overdose of chloral due to business reverses. Once wealthy he became prominent in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James McGee
Allen B. McGee
McGee
Salvationists to Invade Japan Expedition Planned
Oakland reports George Montgomery a Salvation Army member organizes an expedition to invade Japan and Christianize inhabitants. The force will be led by a native Japanese lieutenant who converted and joined the army in Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvationists
Japan
Oakland
Cal
George 93. Montgomery
The
Salvation Army
Leutenant
Banker shoots wife then takes own life in Brooklyn
Brooklyn story reports 35 year old William J. Winberg, a prominent East New York banker, fatally shoots his wife in a quarrel driven by jealousy and then commits suicide. Physicians say he cannot survive.
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Joplous Finsband
Brooklyn
N. Y
William J. Winberg
New York
Buleide
Winberg
Minnie Williams Telegram Opens New Holmes Twist
Philadelphia attorney W A Shoemaker reports a telegram from Minnie R Williams in Providence saying she is alive and well, contradicting Holmes alibi. Holmes reacts with emotion claiming vindication though uncertainty remains about the sender and exact filing time.
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Helmes
Ter
Philadelphia
W. A. Shoemaker
H. H. Holmes
Minnie R. Williams
Holmes
Providence
R. 1
Accident to Defender Delays New York America's Cup Trial
The first trial race between Defender and Vigilant off Sandy Hook was disrupted by wind and rigging damage on Defender. The accident caused topmast risk and forced Defender to withdraw, with a second race delayed a week, leaving yachtsmen anxious about the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Shorts
Sandy Hook
Woman shoots husband in self defense in Galveston
Hmma La Rose, 25, wife of saloonkeeper Al La Rose, is jailed after she shot her husband twice. Neighbors report he had brutalized her with severe blows and whipping prior to the attack. She fired from a sewing machine drawer after he reached for a revolver, and he is believed fatally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilm
Galveston
Texas
Hmma la Rose
al la Rose
la Rose
To Form Bimetallic Leagues in California
At the session of the non partisan silver convention called by the American Bi metallic league in San Francisco on August 21 delegates attended. George W. Baker Republican C J Clunie Democrat and Alexander Majors Populist were recommended for appointment as national committeemen for the league in California and told to organize bimetallic leagues statewide without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
American Bimetallic League
George W. Baker
C. J. Clunie
Alexander Majors
California
Brave Chicago Policeman Races Through Fire to Rescue Children
Policeman William H. Gleason of Warren avenue station saved Lena and Richard May from a burning building at 1028 Fulton street yesterday afternoon. After rescuing the children he searched for others until stairways collapsed and he leaped from a second-story window. He escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William H. Gleason
Warren Avenue
Lena
Richard May
Fulton Street
Government to start information bureau on Hawaiian islands
San Francisco Aug 21 O L Wright of Honolulu says the government plans an information bureau to supply data on Hawaii to the outside public. Thousands inquire from America and beyond about the islands and many seek to locate there. The government aims to spur development of Hawaii coffee lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
L. Wright
Honolulu
America
Hawaii
Armenia Reforms Sparks Turkish Sovereignty Clash
Constantinople Aug 21 The porte answers powers on Armenian reforms listing only minor changes and refusing foreign control, arguing it would threaten the sultan's sovereignty and the unity of the Turkish empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Constantinople
Porte
Armenia
Bullfights Dropped From Atlanta Exposition Show
Atlanta directors voted to remove bullfights from the exposition after a meeting. Resolutions instructed the president to tell the Mexican village concesionaires to discontinue the feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Fire devastates State Center business district in Iowa
A disastrous fire swept the State Center business portion early this morning, the second in eight months, wiping out four leading concerns. The loss is about 40 000 dollars with insurance covering less than half.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
State Center
Two Children Die In Kerosene Fire Accident
Two black children on the Searles ranch near Bryan Texas were attempting to start a fire with kerosene when the car exploded, killing both children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Tex
Searles Ranch
Record of Destructive Fires and Accidents Across Several States
Casualties and property losses from fires across Wisconsin Michigan Nebraska and Illinois. Incidents include a mill fire at Dubuque Town several townships in Michigan drought driven blazes killing workers in Pittsburgh area set, and a beached ship sinking with drownings in Newburyport.
Dundee Mill Strike Expands After Widespread Work Stoppage
Labor notes report mill workers in Dundee have begun a strike closing ten mills and leaving 7,000 idle. Miners vote to stay away and coal handlers in West Superior settle disputes and return. Fire destroys James Ingles planing and milling in Plainfield, Wisconsin, causing losses around 3000 dollars. Royal Mantel workers in Rockford Illinois strike over a firing amid ongoing business depression. Atlantic mine at Houghton Michigan reports all clear and operations resume.
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Dundee
James Ingles
Plainfield
Wis
Ishpeming
Negaunee
Mich
West Superior
Atlantic
Houghton
Royal Mantel Company
Rockford, Ill
Multiple arrests and crimes ripple across the nation
Postmaster Harmston of Vernil Utah faces arrest over a 2800 dollar shortage. A bloodstained knife tied to Durrant surfaces as he is jailed in Mount Diablo, California. A Wichita bank cashier, A J Lusk, is held on an 80000 dollar embezzlement charge. Librarian Ainsworth Spofford is named in a 36000 dollar shortfall. Treasury reports prompt Carlisle to seek presidential action. Santa Fe reports bribery attempts by Thomas Catron and Charles Spear in a murder case. A train robbery on the Chicago and West Michigan line yields no loot. Dunning Insane asylum abuses are investigated in Chicago. Union Pacific eastbound flyer robbed by a bandit gang. Samuel Lewis lynched at West Palm Beach as a guard is killed. A Mexican boy dies under a wagon in Ohio. Wisconsin farmer Jacob Ross fatally kicked by a horse. Don Sullivan kills Patrick Sullivan in Houghton Michigan. The Reverend O D Taylor of The Dalles Oregon is arrested for false pretenses selling lots.
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Harmston
Vernil
Utah
Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Minnie Williams
Mount Diablo
Cal
A. J. Lusk
First National Bank of
Wichita
Kan
Long Beach
Portland
Ore
Ainsworth R. Spofford
Congress
Treasury
Myers
Carlisle
Lalit
Santa Fe
N. M
Thomas B. Catron
Union Pacific
Samuel Lewis
West Palm Beach
Fla
Gustave Kaiser
Montz
Mexico
Jacob Ross
Racine County
Wisconsin
Don Sullivan
Patrick Sullivan
Houghton
Mich
O. D. Taylor
First Baptist Church
the Dalles
Ex County Treasurer M W Stewart Funds Short in Wyandotte
Reporter Pxperta notes that the accounts of ex County Treasurer M W Stewart of Wyandotte County Kansas are short 33886 dollars. Foster Holbrook, a major figure in the Christian gang, has been captured and jailed at South McAlester Indian Territory. Deputy Marshal Charles Baird brought him in. Holbrook faces multiple murder charges.
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Pxperta
Ne. I
M. W. Stewart
Wyandotte County
Kaa
Foster Holbrook
South McAlester
I. T
Charles Baird
J. T
Leutenants
Holbrook
Defeat for Quito Forces and Portete Battle Fatalities
In Portete near Cuenca Col. Talbot was killed as Quito government troops faced patriot forces led by Gen. Serrano. Amid global finance notes, Newfoundland relief funds total around 15 000 pounds with guarantees of 7 000 pounds. Also reports on St Louis steam trials, John Daly’s injuries, yellow fever in El Salvador, and Britain seeking an international inquiry into Chinese massacres.
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Quito
Col. Talbot
Serrano
Portete
Cuenca
Newfoundland
St. Louls
English Channel
John Daly
House of Commons
Cork
Sydney
Mexico
Sab _vador
Great Britain
Pekin
Rate war hits Kansas City druggists and more
A Kansas City rate war de moralizes the retail drug trade while other items note Pullman stops selling wines, Mystic hosts the Peace Union, and Atlanta blocks a bull fight. Edison injunction in Europe, Decatur merchant assignment, nail price talks in Pittsburg, and brisk trade mark a busy period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Pullman Company
Wyoming
Peace Union
Mystic
Conn
Emery
Newark
M. J
Edison United Phonograph Company
Thomas E. Edison
Europe
O. M
Decatur
J. M. Ehrman
National Association of Wire Nail Manufacturers
Pittsburg
American Pharmaceutical Association
Denver
Hallberg
Chicago
Quay
Pennsylvania
Sheffield
Cairo
Ill
Minneapolis
Thomas B. Reed
Whitney
Lamont
Herbert
Dolphin
New York
Bar Harbor
United States
Fort Smith
Ark
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
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Singapore
the Times
Netherlands
China
London & Northwestern Railway Company
Huston Station
Ipberdeen
Edinburgh
Wil Basilda
Evening News
Prince of Wales
Britannia
Daily
Telegaph
Vienna
Jaroslav
Austria
Nebraska
Michigan Wold
St. Killan
West Bend
National Linseed Ol Association
Dubuque
Michigan
Buffalo
Carnegie Works
Braddock
Gumry
Comden
Beatrice
Sweet's
Grand Rapids
Palmyra
Hebron
Cold Spring
Lake Saints
Belfast
Newburyport
Mass
Stephen Orr
George Welch
Illinois
Tacoma
Wash
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Leonard Blessing
Clay City
James Mann
Arkansas River
Labor Notes
Peoria
Beccesece Sreccese
ST. Louis
Cocesere Sone AB
Sas City
Tasveees Csesee
Toledo
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