Detective Cas Tellio Fatal Altercation At Seawannaka Yacht Club
George Castellio the New York detective recuperating from Black Hand wounds was shot and killed today by rowdies he had driven away from the Seawannaka yacht club where he served as caretaker. In Wilmington officers search for robbers who beat Robert Casey Jr. and Anna Casey at their store and home near Claymont, leaving them dead.
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Oyater Bay
George Castellio
New York
Seawannaka Yacht Club
Wilmington
Del
Robert Casey, Jr
Anna Casey
Claymont
Illinois express rates cut ten percent announced
The Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission reduced express rates by ten percent, effective October. Express companies deny any move to court action.
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Springfield
Ill
Illieois Railroad and Warehouse Commission
ONeill Browne jury trial begins in Chicago
The trial of Zee ONeill Browne started this morning in Chicago with twelve jurors seated. The case against eight alleged jury fixers will be heard before the grand jury on September 12.
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Chicago
Zee O'Neil Browne
French aviator dies after 300 foot plunge
Rome August 20 Lieut Rivaldy was killed today while flying from Givis Vecchia to Rome his machine dropped 850 feet He was a well known aviator.
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Rome
Rivaldy
Givis Vecchia
Auto turns somersault injures two in race crash
Brighton Beach reports a twenty four hour race incident where motorist Allen and driver Thomas Willame were seriously hurt when their auto flipped in a complete somersault at 4 50 this morning.
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Brighton Beach
Motordome
Allen
Thomas Wil-lame
Black Hills Riches Highlight South Dakota Visit
Sioux Falls correspondent M L Zook reports from the Black Hills noting rich mineral deposits and growing development. Custer hosts mica mines with a $10,000 monthly payroll and new offices. Mystic may yield mineral paint. lithograph stone quarries promise high quality stone. Northern Hills hold gold in Deadwood and Lead. western coal fields extend toward Wyoming. growth tied to cross-state rail expansion.
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M. L. Zook
Sioux Falls
Mystic
Deadwood
Wyoming
KR. C. B. HW
Growth and resource hopes in western South Dakota towns
The text discusses rail survey impact on coal and fuel costs, timber protection and lumber prices, and a history of Fall River County. It highlights Oelrichs as a rising agricultural town with growing grain, ample rainfall, and expanding farming. Buffalo Gap’s location, resources, and recent incorporation with plans for public improvements.
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Mystic
Fall River County
Oelrichs
South Dakota
Buffalo Gap
Hot Springs
Dahiman Leads Democratic Governor Nomination In Nebraska
Lincoln Neb Aug 20 with ten counties missing and thirteen only partly reported Dahiman was 879 ahead of Shallenberger for the democratic nomination for governor One county gave Shallenberger 232 today Dahiman still confident in his claim of the nomination.
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Lincoln
Neb
Dahiman
Challenberger
Shallenberger
Longworth and Taft seek peace amid Roosevelt rift
Oyster Bay August 20 Congress man Longworth arrives as Taft emissary to mend ties between Roosevelt and Taft. William Loeb Jr and Lloyd Griscom will travel to Beverly to meet Taft and outline a peace plan. Roosevelt supporters reportedly demand removal of Vice President Sherman, raising the possibility of a confrontation.
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Oyster Bay
Taft
Longworth
Roosevelt
William Loeb, Jr
Lloyd Griscom
New York
Beverly
Sherman
Estimated U S population rise based on census gains
A Columbia University statistician compares census figures announced in Washington with earlier counts. He finds an average gain of 29.7 percent so far, implying a national net increase near 17.8 million and a continental U S population over 63.6 million.
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New York
Columbia University
Washington
United States
Emperor to wear European style military coat in China
Report notes the emperor of China plans to adopt a European cut military coat and tuck in his shirt, signaling modernization and a shift toward Western fashion influence as China develops.
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China
Auto Victim Tossed Aside Like Car Trash
Matteawan New York August 20 A driver struck a two year old boy in Schneck Avenue and fled leaving the senseless child on a lawn. Onlookers later found the infant with a crushed chest and mangled organs, the driver having picked up something from the road and tossed it aside.
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Matteawan
N. Y
George Verdi
Schneck Avenue
Distress Warrant Seizes Owls Liquor Stock in Maryville
In Maryville Tennessee on August 20 the sheriff seized liquor and beer from the American Order of Owls under a distress warrant and sold it. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union bought the stock and poured it out before a large crowd.
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Maryville
Tenn
American Order of Owls
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Russia Cholera Scourge Reaches Italy and Death Toll Rises
London reports port officials screening arrivals from the continent as Russia endures a cholera outbreak with 112,985 cases and 60,287 deaths. The contagion has reached Rome and broadened its reach.
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London
Russia
Rome
Nightingale Memorial Draws Thousands at St Pauls
In London. Despite Florence Nightingale’s wish for a simple funeral, about six thousand people attended a memorial service at St Paul’s today. Friends could not oblige the request, and the event drew a large crowd.
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Nightingale
St. Paul's Church
London
Florence Nightingale
St. Paul's
Horse Thief Who Shot Sheriff Hought Captured
Oscar Chatwood, the horse thief who with his brother attacked Sheriff Hought at Hot Springs and shot him in the abdomen, was captured today in the woods and brought to Little Rock badly wounded after a pursuit in an automobile.
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Hot Springs
Little Rock
Ark
Oscar Chatwood
Hought
Stanley County Division Vote Sought in November
Judge Boucher ordered Stanley County officials to place three propositions on the November ballot to divide the county. It is the largest in the state. commissioners will likely appeal to the supreme court.
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Stanley County
Pierre
Boucher
Supreme Court
Dr Crippen and Miss Leneve Placed on Return Voyage
Dr Crippen and Miss Leneve were taken aboard the liner Magnetic at Sillery at 8 10 this forenoon to sail back to England on the charge of disposing of his wife without due process of law. Spectators watched from the shore as the ship prepared to depart.
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England
Quebec
Dr. Crippen
Leneve
Sillery
Much Married Nebraskan Arrested at Salt Lake
Central City Neb Aug 20 Othello M Evans of Marshall Evans building contractors for the federal building at Grand Island Neb was arrested at Salt Lake city on complaint of James German Evans was married here Aug 8 to Grace L German records show he was married to Bertha 2 Kegay of Cameron Mo in 1897.
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Central City
Neb
Othello M. Evans
Marshall & Evans
Federal
Grand Island
Salt Lake City
James German
Evans
Grace L. German
Bertha 2. Kegay
Cameron, Mo
Carey Insurgents Lead Wyoming Fight
Cheyenne Aug 20 insurgent movement spreads in Wyoming as former senator Carey declares intent to run as an independent governor, threatening Union Pacific Republican machines. Possible nominations include W E Mullen, B S Brooks, and H C Ridgeley, with infighting over who leads the party split.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Joseph M.carey
United States
Carey
Union Pacific Organization
California
Union Pacific Machine
W. E. Mullen
Sheridan
B. 8. Brooks
Casper
H. C. Ridgeley
Cody
Mullen
Brooks
Ridgeley
Denver's New Song in Honor of Teddy at Roosevelt Visit
Denver crowds will hear a new song at the Inter-State Fair Exposition grounds during August 29 events for Theodore Roosevelt. A quartet of cowboys will perform the tune at the Press Club cowboy dinner, with a chorus praising Roosevelt and urging him to trade distant duties for happiness in the United States.
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Denver
Teddy
Mr. Roosevelt
Inter-State Fair and Exposition
Far East
Real Spain clergyman clash nears fierce government clash
Cerbere France Aug 20 United Press correspondent reports Spain faces sharpening church state tensions. Both sides fear each other as anti clericals target the state church a vast vested interest. Papal administration allies with anti clericals complicating the stance of Roman Catholics.
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United Press
Cerbere
France
Spain
Papal
Conflict Between Church and State in Spain Deepens
The article argues the Catholic Church, guarding vast wealth and enterprises, opposes anti clerical movements while the state and liberal forces prepare for clash. It notes about half of Cardinals doubt Vatican support for the Spanish State Church and discusses Alfonso’s shifting stance and the uncertain royal position amid rising tensions.
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College of Cardinals
Vatican
Alfonso
Jaime
Cupid Keeps Task In Hand Amid Domestic Ties
A Baltimore American snippet portrays a widow praised for managerial skill and a strained home, noting she secured a house at little cost while quarreling over a broken engagement and a disrupted carpentry project. The exchange hints at social judgment and domestic labor tensions in a compact urban sketch.
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Cupid
Baltimore American
Constitutional question on double liability law to be decided at trial
United States vs Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad case in South Dakota district court. Judge Carland denies motion to strike damages paragraphs seeking 42 793 86 from government under the state enacted double liability law. Question of constitutionality deferred to trial in September term at Deadwood.
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Sioux Falls
Carland
United States Court
United States
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Deadwood
Detroit Population Surges Noted in Census Report
Washington reports Detroit now has 465,766 residents, up 180,062 or 63 percent, the largest city increase in the nation. Atlanta rises to 154,839, up 64,967 or 72.3 percent, and Waterbury reaches 723,141, up 27,282 or 59.5 percent.
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Washington
Detroit
Atlanta
Waterbury
Conn
One Dollar A Week Miners Assessment Proposed
Indianapolis August 20 A weekly assessment of one dollar on every employed member of the United Mine Workers of America was proposed to support miners in districts and endorse international officers and the executive board. The report also recommends endorsing the Illinois strike.
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Indianapolis
Union of the United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
Ft. Pierre Pairplay in Black Hills Tour Report
Mr and Mrs John Hayes and Miss Daphne Bennett tour the Black Hills last week. They report fine water weather and fishing with a trout rumored last summer yet unfound. Hugh Jeffries and family from Chicago return from a week in the hills praising their Overland auto and noting a delightful trip with no mishaps.
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Pierre
John Hayes
Daphne Bennett
Black Hills
John
Pierre Lodge
Hisega
Hugh Jeffries
Fairy
Mrs. Jeffries
Chicago
Hugh
County Cities Face One Point Seven Billion Debt
The county's 158 cities each with residents above zero owe a total debt of 1.718 billion dollars. This indicates not only extravagant spending but something more troubling in fiscal management.
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Yacht Club
Oneill Browne Jury
Black Hills Country
Nick Longworth
Sheriff Hought
Lady
Salt Lake
U. S
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