Premier Stolypin Bombing Tragedy Rocks Capital
A bomb at a public reception at Aptekarsky Island injures Premier Stolypin of Russia and kills thirty two others. Stolypin is slightly wounded. his son and daughter are seriously hurt. Four conspirators die or are wounded, with several prominent figures among the dead and injured. The premier had a miraculous escape moments before the blast.
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Stolypin
Russia
Aptekarsky Island
M. Stolypin
Sts. Peter and Paul
Gen. Zamentin
M. Khovostoff
Province of
Penza
Col. Federoff
Prince Shalovsky
Attempt to Kill the Czar at Peterhof Palace
Two men armed with a bomb entered the Peterhof palace courtyard during a period when Premier Stolypin’s palace was attacked elsewhere. Guards detected the intruders, found the explosive device hidden in a fruit basket, and placed the pair in solitary confinement.
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Peterhof
Stolypin
Dead birds blamed for typhoid outbreak in Three Oaks Md
Board of Health member climbed the standpipe at the town water works and found thousands of young sparrows dead and decaying on the water surface. Mayor ordered emptying and painting of the standpipe. Sparrows built nests around the summit ledge and young birds likely fell into the uncovered pipe. Over 21 typhoid cases reported in the town.
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Three Oaks
Board of Health
Indictment for Standard Oil and Railroads at Jamestown
A federal grand jury at Jamestown New York returned two indictments one against the Standard Oil Company of New York and the other against the New York Central railroad. The railroad count alleges failure to file interstate rates with the commission. The Standard Oil indictment contains 126 counts alleging unlawful discrimination during 1904 by fixing a 15 cent rate from Olean New York to Burlington Vermont versus 43 cents for shipments from Bradford Warren Struthers Clarendon Oil City and Titusville Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Grand Jury
Federal Grand Jury
Jamestown
N. Y
Standard Oil Company of New York
New York Central Railroad
Failuure
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York Central
Central Vermont Railway
Olean
Burlington
Bradford
Warren
Struthers
Clarendon
Oil City
Titusville
Pau
Arms for Cuba shipment on Ward One steamship Mexico
The Ward One steamship Mexico departed Pier 16 Brooklyn on August 25 bound for Havana with 15,000 Remington rifles 800000 rounds of ammunition and six gatling guns for President Palma’s forces in Cuba. The Kansas will sail next Thursday carrying 290900 rounds and 6000 Remingtons for Palma aid.
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Cuba
Ward One
Mexico
Pier 16
Brooklyn
Havana
Palma
Kansas
Reign of siege declared in Valparaiso after earthquake
Pernander Blanco the Governor Proclaims Valparaiso in a state of siege and grants emergency authority to navy Captain Gomez Carreno. Police to collect and distribute food. Water mains damaged. repairs progress at Baron Hill, Viña del Mar, Ramadillas. Electric service expanding. corpses numbered 48 up to Aug 21. many buildings damaged. 3000+ houses to be demolished in Santiago.
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Pernander Blanco
Valparaiso
Gomez Carreno
Baron Hill
Vina del Mar
Liaillai
AL Cabildo
Ministry of Public Works
T Hau
Santiago
Bandera and followers killed in Cuba ambush
General Bandera the noted insurgent leader and two companions were killed by rural guards after a three day manhunt between Mariano and Hoyo Colorado. About 190 guards surrounded Bandera as he camped for the night. Two followers were captured and Bandera believed wounded in head. He was about 60 and long active in Cuba’s wars. Body sent to Havana for examination.
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Quentin Bandera
Mariano
Hoyo Colorado
Bandera
Vandera
Havana
Insurgents Grow as Cuban Forces Clash at Guines
The Cuban government reports 4 detachments totaling 38 soldiers attacked insurgents led by Colonel Albert on Flor da Mayor hill near Guines Pinar del Rio. Insurgents, with about 87 fighters, ambushed the government detachment, killing four and capturing one. death toll reported as nine by other reports. Survivors retreated in disorder as bands multiply in Havana and Pinar del Rio. insurgents are well armed and mounted.
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de Strampes
Guines
Pinar del Rio
Albert
Flor da Mayor
Havana
Desperate Battle Near Sonora Reports 82 Indians Killed
Official War Department reports recount a fierce clash near Las Gasimas Sonora between Federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Jose M Corona and Yaqui forces. The battle lasted hours with 82 Yaquis and seven soldiers killed in the current uprising.
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Las Gasimas
Sonora
Jose M. Corona
War Department
Comet Located by Kopff and Observers At Several Labs
The comet discovered by Professor Kopff at Heidelberg University August 22 has been observed since by Professor Fath at the Lick Observatory and Professor Praybylock at Koenigsburg, according to advices received at the Harvard College Observatory.
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Kopff
Heidelberg University
Fath
Lick Observatory
Praybylock
Koenigsburg
Larvard College Observatory
Man Dies After Being Shot By Officer In Pittsburg Raid
Herbert Gowlind, 20, of McKees Rocks, attempted to break away from Officer David Bowles during an arrest at Third avenue and Grant street. Bowles, part of Inspector R. H. Robinson's raiding squad from Central station, shot him. Gowlind died 15 minutes later. Bowles remained in Central station pending coroner action.
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Third Avenue
Grant Street
Pittsburg
Herbert Gowlind
McKees Rocks
David Bowles
R. H. Robinson
Central Station
Bowles
Czar Yields Much Land in New Agrarian Policy
Conferees at Peterhof discuss immediate crown land distribution to peasants and 2,000,000 dessiatines via Peasants' Bank. Landlords sell with marketable script redeemable in installments. Forests and state lands kept. no free gift from the imperial family. Policy aims to win peasant support amid revolutionary agitation.
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Peterhof
Agrarian Commission
Crown
Peasants
Hanged and Shot Near St George Dorchester County
William Spain a 21 year old black man was seized by a mob near St George Dorchester County after a report he tried to enter the home of C S L Connor manager of Dorchester Lumber Company. He was identified by Connor’s 11 year old daughter and then executed by hanging and gunfire by about 40 men.
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William Spain
St. George
Dorchester County
Spain
Earthquake aid and rail concession highlight notes
Brazil votes 666000 for Valparaiso quake relief. J J Hardwick wins Mexican railroad concession for 500 miles in Sonora. San Bernardino woman sets fire to herself. dies. Atlantic City drowning: Louis Simpkins. Ohio Gov Iv y poisoning after Tuscarawas visit. Yale emeritus prof cites horseflesh as food. Francis N Leggett brings 11 million ft lumber raft to San Francisco harbor.
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Brazilian Congress
Valparaiso
J. J. Hardwick
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Sonora
Josephine Burton Young
San Bernardino
Cal
Atlantic City
Louis Simpkins
Harris
Ohio
Tuscayawas County
Wiliam H. Brewer
Yale University
American Veterinary Medical Association
Francis N. Leggett
San Francisco
Astoria
Gen Min assassinated in Peterhat railway station
Gen Min commander of the Semnovsky Guard regiment was shot dead at Peterhat railway station by a young girl who fired five shots into his back. Madame Min restrained the attacker until police arrived. The girl showed a bomb at the scene and warned authorities.
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Min
Seminovsky Guard
Moscow
Peterhat
Hts
Madame Min
Secretary Shaw Drives National Deposits Increase
Secretary Shaw has moved to raise deposits in national depositories to $30,000 per bank, as allowed by law. The measure affects about 150 banks and is expected to add roughly $3,000,000 in new deposits nationwide.
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Shaw
Fighting in Morocco Ends with Sultan's Victory
Renewed clashes between the Pretenders and the Sultan's troops in Morocco leave only light casualties on both sides, with the Sultan's forces claiming victory.
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Morocco
Ohio Democrats Nominate State Ticket With County Option Debate
Ohio Democrats nominate for state offices Samuel H. Hosking for Secretary of State Rodney J. Diegle for Dairy and Food Commissioner Charles A. Haupert for State School Commissioner George H. H. Nolswonder for Board of Public Works Tarvey Garber of Darke County as state chair. County option in temperance is debated and defeated in platform amendments.
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Bryan
Democrats
Ohio
Samuel H. Hosking
Auglaize County
Rodney J. Diegle
Erie County
Charles A. Haupert
Wayne County
T Board of Public Works
George HH. Nolswonder
Darke County
Tarvey, Garber
United States
Congress
General Assembly
Pattison
William Jennings Bryan
America
Venezuelan Rebels Finance Plan Arrests in New York
Secret service officers nabbed Capt. George Boynton and Ll. M. Thompson in New York on counterfeiting charges tied to producing dies for a standard Venezuelan silver dollar to fund a revolution. Bail set at $5,000. Joseph and Sidney Keller also arrested. The defendants claim the scheme would be legalized after a successful uprising as a war measure.
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New York
Venezuela
Secret Service
George Boynton
Orinoco Corporation
Ll. M. Thompson
New York City
Joseph Keller
Sidney A. Keller
Boynton
Thompson
Weavy Mail Robbery: $75,000 Stolen From Post Bag
A mail robbery was discovered at the central post office in St. Petersburg Russia involving $75,000 in currency. The bag, en route from Etivan in Armenia, had intact seals but all valuables were removed, leaving officials puzzled by the theft.
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St. Petersburg
Central Post Office
Russia
Etivan
Armenia
Miners Ambushed by Yaqui Indians Near Las Cabreras
Four Mexican miners were ambushed by Yaqui Indians near Las Cabreras. One miner was killed another missing and presumed dead, two escaped. Mexican forces pursued the Yaquis but found them entrenched. President Roosevelt appointed Basil Miles of Pennsylvania as first secretary of the American embassy at St. Petersburg, Mile s previously private secretary to Ambassador Meyer.
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Las Cabreras
Roosevelt
Basil Miles
Pennsylvania
St. Petersburg
Mr. Miles
Ambassador Meyer
Town of Quillota Destroyed by Earthquake
Reports from the quake scene say Quillota, about 26 miles from Valparaiso with a population near 19,000, has been completely destroyed. Insurance commissioners and attorneys general from several states met at the new State Capitol to discuss a uniform code of insurance laws to be proposed for adoption by upcoming sessions.
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Quillota
Valparaiso
State Capitol
Attempted assassination of Nunez Palma shocks Havana
An unaimed revolt piece reports an assassination attempt on General Emilio Nunez, Havana governor, who fired his revolver to deter the attacker. Insurgents in Pinar del Rio seize San Luis with about 5,000 residents, establishing a base. A new insurgent band appears near Santa Cruz Del Norte, while Palma defends the government, insisting no alarm.
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Emilio Nunez
Havana
Nunez
Pinar del Rio
Pino Guerra
San Luis
Luis Pérez
Rancho Veloz
Santa Clara
Reinos
Mendieta
Santa Cruz del Norte
Palma
Ereis
Mantanzas
Gomez
Elavana
Gaines
Work Train Crash Fatalities Reported in Michigan
A Michigan Central work train collision at Charlotte Michigan leaves five dead and fifteen injured. Three Italian laborers die and two are dying while sixteen more are seriously hurt as the engine backed into the crew on the flat cars during dinner.
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Charlotte House
Charlotte
Mich
Michigan Central Railroad
Illinois Nominations In Harmony At Republican Convention
The Republican convention in Illinois nominated John F. E. Smulski for Treasurer of State Francis G Blair for Superintendent of Public Instruction and named Trustees for the State University including Corrie Alexander Fred Hunteh Alexander McLain and L L Lehman amid a tone of harmony and goodwill.
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Linois
Uchket
Ilinois
John FE. Smulski
Francis G. Blair
The
State University
Corrie
Alexander
Fred Hunteh
Alexander McLain
L. LL. Lehman
Set Date for Convention Election in Oklahoma Territory
An election proclamation sets November 6 as the election day for delegates to the constitutional convention and November 20 for the convention’s opening. Oklahoma and Indian Territory are divided into 11 districts. In Buffalo New York a fight between two Italian families on Main Street leaves two dead and four hurt, with two men in serious condition in hospital.
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Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Main Street
Buffalo
Troops Kill Peasants In Kharkoff Fair Slaughter
Reported at Kharkoff in Trussia, soldiers enraged by taunts from peasants ordered a flower of goldlars to charge the crowd. The peasants were shot down in cold blood as the commander withdrew after sixty seven killed. A bomb in Warsaw city killed police chief in Siedlce and injured two policemen and a woman.
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Kharkoff
Trussia
Goldlars
Warsaw
Siedlce
Will Abandon Fort Brown Amid Race War Plan
The President orders federal troops to leave Texas. Negro troops are moved from Fort Brown to Fort Reno Oklahoma. Fort Brown will be abandoned and units reassigned, with movable government property packed for shipment as troops depart.
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Texas
Fort Ringgold
Rio Grande
Fort Brown
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Reno
Oklahoma
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Altoona Man Wins National Sons of Veterans Convention
Edward M. Amies of Altoona Pennsylvania was elected commander in chief at Peoria Illinois where the Sons of Veterans held their national convention. Other officers elected include I. M. Johnson of Maryland as Senior Vice Commander J. R. Wolfram of San Francisco as Junior Vice Commander Horace H. Hammer of Reading Pennsylvania as Secretary James Lewis Rake of Reading as Treasurer and council members Thomas Hannon of Boston Ralph Sheldon of New York and Thomas W. Blair of Reading.
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Sons of Veterans
Peoria
Ill
Dayton
Edward M. Amies
Altoona
I. M. Johnson
Maryland
J. R. Wolfram
San Francisco
Horace H. Hammer
Reading
James Lewis
Rake
Thomas Hannon
Boston
Ralph Sheldon
New York
Thomas W. Blair
Boston Wool Market Sees Firming Quotations Rise
The wool market remains firm after gradual improvement with leading quotations across Ohio and Pennsylvania. Prices show ranges for various grades including fine unwashed and delaine washed, three-eights blood and quarter blood categories, reflecting steady demand and diverse stock levels.
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Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaine
Delaing
Post Office Changes Add Rural Delivery Route in Sandpatch Pa
Additional rural free delivery route ordered for Sandpatch in Somerset county Pennsylvania begins September 17. Route length is 20 miles serving population 351. Appointments include John M. Steele rural carrier at Brookville Oscar S. Huntinger at Haghs and Charles B. Smith at Alliance Ohio.
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Sandpatch
Somerset County
John M. Steele
Brookville
Oscar S. Huntinger
Haghs
Charles B. Smith
Alliance, O
Freight handlers strike for higher pay and union recognition
In Duluth three hundred freight handlers walked out seeking 394 cents an hour and gains for extra hours, plus formal recognition of their labor union. The piece notes broader labor unrest and wage trends across the region.
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Duluth
Johnsville
Prnmas County
Cat
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
South Dakota
Pierre
S. D
Missouri River
Montana
Santa Fe Railway
Westbury
Charles Rowland
Tig Iron
Zion City Talks Collapse as Dowie and Voliva Break Off
John Alexander Dowie announced that all negotiations with Wil ber Glenn Voliva over Zion City have been terminated. Dowie stated no further talks will occur, saying his proposal was rejected and Voliva offered nothing in return.
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Zion City
John Alexander Dowie
Wilber Glenn Vollyva
Dowie
Voliva
Mob Guns Down Black Man Etheridge After Child Assault Attempt
In Saluda County South Carolina farmer T. 11 West and residents confronted Bob Etheridge a Black man who allegedly tried to harm the seven year old daughter of West. Etheridge was dragged to the crime scene and killed by a mob as onlookers watched.
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Bob’ Etheridge
T. 11
West
Saluda County
S. C
Earthquake Shocks Residents of Zuborze and Kattowitg
A sharp earthquake shock was felt out Zuborze near Kattowitg in upper Silesia. Doors were forced open, pictures and mirrors fell to the floor, and frightened inhabitants fled into the streets.
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Zuborze
Kattowitg
Upper Silesia
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Gen. Min
Ohio Democrats
Calumet and Arizona Mining Company
Weavy Mail Robbery
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