Mitchell arrival stirs United Mine Workers convention
John Mitchell, key figure in the UMW disruption, arrives in the city as a regular delegate from Illinois. He declines to discuss issues on the floor, pledging to keep the union intact while weighing his stance. Illinois delegates estimate strong support and seek Western miners to join the AFL aligned movement.
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John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Tom Lewis
Mr. Mitchell
Eng- Neb
Mitchell
Ilinois
Lewis
Illinois
Walker
Spring Valley
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
West
Duncan McDonald
Illnois
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Tokio Flood Crisis Claims 700 Lives In Unprecedented Disaster
Tokio faces a catastrophic flood with 700 dead and potential thousands more. Relief efforts via boats are failing to reach victims as transportation cuts curb food supplies and an epidemic threat looms. Submerged areas stretch across one third of the city and suburbs, with comparable devastation in Yokohama and Nagasaki.
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Tokio
Tonewaga
Yokohama
Nagasaki
German farmer patroness dead in California murder case
A California ranch owner Mrs. Freda Schultz Castine, originally from Germany, was found murdered near her Lancaster ranch with an ax injury. Otto Schultz, a young German farmer, is wanted after authorities traced his movements from the station to Los Angeles and back toward Germany following the crime. The victim had recently sent a large sum of money and was connected to German royal circles.
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Lancaster
Cal
Otto Schultz
Freda
Schultz-Castine
Germany
Berlin
Here
Emile Castine
Express
Schultz
Los Angeles
Fletcher American Bank Approved for Indianapolis National Bank
The controller of the currency approved the application by Stoughton A. Fletcher John Perrin Hervey Bates Ferdinand Winter and Charles Latham to organize the Fletcher American National Bank of Indianapolis with a capital of 2 million dollars. Also the census bureau released population figures for Pittsburg noting 823005 residents and a separate figure 451512 for Allegheny with SH ts.
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Washington
Stoughton A. Fletcher
John Perrin
Hervey Bates
Ferdinand Winter
Charles Latham
Fletcher American National Bank of Indianapolis
Census Bureau
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Montenegro to crown Nicholas I as king and rename Montenegro Zeta
Vienna dispatch reports Montenegro plans a jubilee celebration for Prince Nicholas. He will proclaim himself king, joining Serbia and Bulgaria in Europe’s kingdoms, and rename the principality to Zeta. Nicholas, born 1841, became ruler in 1860 and holds Russian and Serbian regimental commands. His heir is Prince Danilo, born 1871.
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Vienna
Principality of
Montenegro
Nicholas
Servia
Bulgaria
The
Black Mountains
Russia
Nicholas I
Prince Nicholas
Danilo II
Danilo
Milena
Cupid and Fence Picket in Police Court Drama
Irate father and lovers clash over Melvina Lockhart and William Rodgers in a stagey police court skit. The couple declare dedication amid a tense scene as the judge questions their betrothal and love.
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Police Court
Collins
Rodgers
Gaynor Surpasses Sixth Day Crisis at Hospital
In Goboken New Jersey Aug 15 attendants report Mayor William J Gaynor of New York has passed the sixth day of illness with no blood poisoning. He awoke refreshed and asked for breakfast while doctors note advancing recovery. Temperature at 98 5 degrees shows progress from prior reading as he grows more alert and receptive to callers.
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Goboken
N. J
Willliam J. Gaynor
New York
St. Mary’s Hospital
William J. Arlitz
Charles D. Dowd
Gaynor
Murderers Escape From Asylum In Canada
Toronto report says Gunner Moir killed Sergi Carruthera in London and another murderer Taggart escaped from the Hamilton asylum Monday morning.
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Toronto
Moir
Sergi
Carruthera
London
Taggart
Hamilton
Indiana Weather Forecast Summary
Weather outlook shows showers Monday night and Tuesday with continued warm temperatures. Local forecast notes sunrise and sunset times and hourly temperatures, though OCR text is garbled with unreadable segments.
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Indiana
Governor Calls Troops to Duty as Ohio Strike Escalates
Gov. Harmon orders the First regiment C N G to report for strike duty in Cincinnati and Columbus amid daylight mobs. Eighteen arrests, nine injured, 25 disturbances logged as riots threaten barns and streets. An explosion damages the South High street car barns and surrounding homes. Emmet Hoover is wounded.
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Ohio
Columbus
Harmon
Cincinnati
Adjt
Weybrecht
Schiller Park
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Mt. Vernon
St. Clair
South High Street
Emmet D. Hoover
Spruce and
Park Streets
Johnson
Fourteen Men Killed In Massena Powerhouse Collapse
A powerhouse foundation collapsed in Massena New York killing fourteen men Monday morning with many others injured and possibly fifty dead or entombed. Relief was sent from towns in New York and Ontario as responders ferried the injured to Cornwall Ontario.
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Massena
N. Y
Cornwall
Ont
Helief
New York
Ontario
Here
St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence
Crippen Wife Said She Would Die Months Before Disappearance
Belle Elmore wife of Dr H H Crippen predicted her death two months prior to her disappearance in a second inquest at Islington, adjourned to Sept 9. Testimony included Miss Le Neve, Miss May, and cellar remains discovery, with officials noting Crippen case pending trial.
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London
Belle Elmore
H. H. Crippen
Thomas
Williamson
Islington
Froest
Scotland Yard
Newton
Watts
Crippen
Miss le Neve
Pepper
Home Office
John E. Nash
America
Melinda May
London Music Hall Artists’ Guild
Miss May
Ethel le Neve
Fire destroys Brussels fair filled with art treasures
A Brussels fire at the international exposition Sunday night and Monday morning caused estimated losses of 20 million dollars. Many artworks and historic furnishings burned or were destroyed, with several bodies recovered and guards engaging looters amid chaos as authorities fought the blaze.
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Brussels Fair
Brussels
Prussels
Fair Grounds
Avenue Solbosch
Five fatally hurt in auto collision near Cynthiana
Five prominent Lexington business men were fatally injured when a Louisville and Nashville freight train struck their automobile near Cynthiana, Kentucky, early Monday. The tragedy involved local business figures, with authorities investigating the crash and notifying families.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Loulaville &Nashville
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Melvina Lockhart
William Rodgers
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Kensington Museum
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Antwerp
Italy
Spain
Alfonso
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