Lovers Adrift on Lake Rescued After Two Days
Zelda E Stewart and John Chartres, renting a Montrose Beach flat bottom boat, drifted 41 hours on Lake Michigan with little food before being found 40 miles off Evanston by the Erin. They arrived safe at the Chicago Power Boat Clubhouse, telling how an oar broke, leaving them to bale water and ride swells. The rescue drew cheers from nearby yachtsmen as Stewart, burned and exhausted, recounted their ordeal.
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Scripps M'Rae-Press Association
Chicago
Zelda E. Stewart
Thelbert Stewart
John Chartres
Montruseave
Lake Michigan
Evanston
Erin
Chartres
Stewart
C. H Bullock
Miss Stewart
Zelda
Montrose Beach
Parkelow
Three Firemen Hurt In Building Blaze
ECRIPPS MRAE PREGS ASSOCIATION Oroville Cal Aug 2 Three fire men were fatally hurt and an entire block of buildings burned Wednesday morning John Preston Soak and Abs Frost may not recover A number of persons are reported missing Loss 150 000
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Ecripps-M'Rae Pregs Association
Oroville
Cal
John Preston
Soak
Abs Frost
Marsh I8 Released By Chicago Police Suspect in Bate Case
George Le Marsh, held as a suspect in the Bate murder case, was released in Brockton Massachusetts on August 23 after Chicago police dropped the charge against him.
Woman Killed by Robber Near Del Prado Hotel
Mrs. F. Be. Mize, guest at the Del Prado hotel in Chicago, was shot through the heart and killed while resisting a highwayman on Washington Ave. She was returning to the hotel with Mrs. A. M. Wilson after shopping. Police have arrested several suspects, but identification is inconclusive. Mrs. Blize is the widow of F. A. Mine, a retired New York coal merchant.
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Scripps-M'Rre Press Association
Chicago
F. BE. Mize
del Prado
Washington Ave
A. M. Wilson
Shoret
F. A. Wilson
City Record For A Day Births And Deaths Report
Births list numerous households with names and addresses including George and Minnie Denny and Robert and Sue Porter. Deaths cite Dorothy May Fultz, Loran Hindman, Catherine Reid, and others with causes such as bronchitis cancer and dysentery. Building permits issued for multiple cottages and repairs with values listed in dollars across several properties.
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Dorothy May Fultz
New Jersey
Loran Hindman
Central Hospital
Baresis
Catherine Reid
George R Moore
J. Wallace Miller
John Thomas
W. Washington
Viviora Thompson C. Laughlin
Delaware
Flore Edwards
Fannie Morris
John Wabnitz
New York
Mary Bristow
W. Market
John Christian
Carey
Victor K. Potts
Broad Rinple
Liberty
Dr Light Sues Reed Over Stock Delivery Dispute
Robert C Light sues William Reed for 20000 damages claiming Reed failed to deliver 4000 shares of Indianapolis and Northwestern Traction stock Light arranged to sell 40 shares on June 9 1904 and sold 4000 to Medford S Wilson at five cents on the dollar Light sought payment for services and damages asserting promised delivery by July 1 1905 was not honored. Yellow fever reports in New Orleans worsen with new cases and deaths including Arthur Hill as nurses rush to Paterson.
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Robert C. Light
William 8. Reed
Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Company
Light
Reed
Light Savd
Medford S. Wilson
Indianapolis
J. H. Whyte
New Orleans
Covington
Patternon
Arthur Hill
New York
San Francisco
Rach
Wyman
Lear
Assails Graft Critics at Municipal Convention
Toledo reporting on delegates of the American League of Municipalities. Chief Engineer John Wood of St Louis urges lighting streets to curb crime and denounces public corruption in city contracts. cites arc lamp costs and gas lighting expenses. criticizes Mr Folk and Missouri governors in a stern attack.
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Scripps-M'Rre Press Association
Toledo
John Wood
St Louis
American League of Municipals
St. Louis
House of Delegates
Folk
Missouri
Roosevelt Accepts Conger Resignation as Ambassador to Mexico
Special to the 8UN from Oyster Bay reports President Roosevelt accepted Edwin H. Conger of Iowa resign as American ambassador to Mexico. Likely successor is David E. Thompson of Nebraska, currently ambassador to Brazil. Conger, former U S minister to China during the Boxer uprising, was in Pekin when allied powers rescued the legations. In Vandalia Illinois a local Alderman was assaulted in a separate incident with eye injury and arrests following the clash.
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Amabassador Conger
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Edwin H. Conger
Iowa
Mexico
David E. Thompson
Nebraska
Brazil
Conger
United States
China
Pekin
Soldier blamed for near miss at Fort Sosa maneuver
Aug 23 Denver report says a bullet narrowly missed Gen Frank Baldwin during a Fort Sosa maneuver. An investigation began. officers think a private soldier likely fired the shot with intent to kill. Baldwin is now stationed in Oklahoma City.
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Scripps-M'Rre Press Association
Denver
Col
Frank Baldwin
Fort Sosa
Baldwin
Bald- Baldwin
Oklahoma City
Dispute Over Buying Paper Scripps M Rre Parish
Reports describe a quarrel between Grant Bont de Castelane and his wife Anna Gould of New York. She refused his request to buy the newspaper Freese and let him edit it, citing his costly past purchases. The Pamp Presse, linked to Balzac, faces sale after owner Jules Jahtzet’s financial failure following a sugar crash.
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Scripps-M' Rre Presb Association
Paris
Grant Bont de Castelane
Mies Anna Gould
New York
Freese
Bast
Pamp Presse
Emile Girardi
Balzac
Jules Jahtzet
Wheat and livestock prices across markets show gains
Chicago and New York markets report mixed grain futures with September and December contracts firming. Pork, lard, and ribs firm. hogs strongest in Chicago and Indianapolis with moderate gains. Beef and cattle receipts rise in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati as meat prices edge higher across regions.
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Chicago
Wholesale millinery openings attract buyers to Indianapolis
The four week wholesale millinery openings draw large trimmer forces as hats and trimmings move to display new styles. Feather hats in heliotrope tones, torpedo shapes, fraize shades, olive and burnt leather dominate. White fur hats and jet accents appear, while Indianapolis remains a key millinery hub drawing thousands of buyers from Indiana and beyond.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
States
Lost Rhodes mine search leaves Salt Lake City
Led by a woman a party departed Salt Lake City for the Uintah Indian reservation to pursue the rumored Rhodes lost mine said to hold gold large enough to repay the national debt. Mrs Rhodes widow of Caleb Rhodes claims her husband disclosed the location on his death bed and officials see a potential government patent tied to the Uintah opening.
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Scripps-31
RRE Press Association
Salt Lake City
Utah
Uintah Indian Reservation
Caleb Rhoades
Uintah
Rhodes
Maniac Attacks New Haven Worker At Rowallon
Duartes Lynch a New Haven railroad tower man in Rowallon Conn faced a brutal assault by a maniac who entered his telegraph shack on Tuesday. Lynch remained conscious and sent a warning telegraph while fighting the attacker. A freight train arrived shortly after, rescuing Lynch and subduing the madman, later identified as Richard Kennedy a former U.S. Marine who had deserted and wandered the woods for days. Kennedy to be sent to an institution.
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New York
Duartes Lynch
New Haven Railroad
Rowallon
Conn
Hes Tomer
Lynch
ny +hole
Arsas
Richard Kennedy
United States Marine Corps
Brooklyn
Kennedy
Lioness Escapes At Electric Park Provokes Panic
A full grown lioness named Louise escaped from a cup shaped cage after a rider was thrown from Tourbillon. The beast darted into the crowd causing a panic as employees fired shots and attempted to recapture her. After several standoffs the cage was moved and the lioness was driven back inside.
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Scrippr-Mare Press Association
Newark
Electric Park
Tourbillon
Louise
Ark
Russia plans for Douma elections as Duma agenda grows
The Interior Minister outlines a program for the upcoming elections to the new Duma, with plans to model the Russian diet after, and municipalities already compiling lists of eligible voters under the czar’s ukase, as the article notes preparations across regions.
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Bcripps-M'Rae Press Association
Petersburg
Mindel
Jyuma
Local worker killed by explosion in Bpring Valley
A newspaper item reports a worker died in an explosion in Bpring Valley. Details are sparse with OCR errors obscuring names and exact location. The brief notes the tragedy and hints at official inquiries or subsequent reports to follow.
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Scripps-M'Rae Press Association
Produce Prices Across Indiana Market Listings
Indianapolis August market bulletin lists vegetables and fruits with varied pricing. Texas Bermuda onions, carrots, beets, radishes, lettuce, kale, tomatoes, cucumbers, green corn, celery, and potatoes appear alongside fruits such as watermelons, apples, bananas, pineapples, grapes, lemons, oranges, peaches, plums, cantaloupes, and berries. Prices shown include per crate, per bushel, per dozen, and per basket across multiple vendors.
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Indianapolis
Aug
Texas
Bermuda
Michigan
Indiana
Indiana Gems
Dairy Products Eyeing Fresh Butter and Cheeses
A fragment lists dairy items including creamery butter from Wisconsin, country creamery butter, domestic Swiss cheese, imported Swiss cheese, brick cheese, Limburger, and fresh items. The text appears as a catalog-like inventory line without full sentences or dates. Names of products and origins are present but no broader context.
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Brata
Wisconsin
Limburger
Wagon Markets Indias Joplia Aug
Grain prices and feedstuffs listed for wagon markets with oats corn and hay values. Includes entries for oats timothy clover and straw with varied price points across August and unrelated garbled text.
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Indias
Joplia
Sas
Timothy—Hogal
Ieee
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