Trans Mississipp i Congress Opens in Portland for Session
Portland hosts the sixteenth annual Trans Mississipp i Congress with several hundred delegates and notable speakers. Sessions in the Auditorium on exposition grounds cover Oriental trade rivers and harbors commerce and raila irrigation mining and home industry policy while governors Senators and mayors welcome delegates. Major addresses highlight Oriental trade and future Orient markets along with river and harbor importance and Panama Canal impact.
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Portland
United States
Mexico
Canada
Ita
Alaska
trans-Misilesippi
Pacific Coast
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Bishop Cranston
Rufus P Jennings
San Francisco
Theodore B Wilcox
Oregon
Washington
Piles
Fulton
Pacific Northwest
Lane
California
Colorado
Nebraska
Honr . Thurston
New York
U8 Export Association
Orient
Gov Blanchard
Louisiana
Department of Commerce and Labor
Jack Noble
the Interior
Victor A Metcalf
Shaw
Panama Canal
J O Richard
Boise
American Mining Congress
Geof Maxwell
Chicago
National Irrigation Aezociation
Fever cases rise with nineteen new infections and four deaths
In New Orleans on August 16 a public health update reports nineteen new fever cases and four fatalities identified by local authorities at one o'clock this afternoon.
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New Orleans
Quarantine Drive Resurfaces in New Orleans Saloon
In New Orleans, two Italians collapsed in a saloon and were found with yellow fever symptoms. Local citizens push to reestablish shotgun quarantine despite mayoral opposition as the governor warns to enforce state health orders. Soldiers stand on alert as talks of mobilization intensify. Vicksburg orders a sugar cargo reloaded, causing railroad revenue losses in the millions.
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Monroe
Twe
State Board of Health
Vicksburg
Mysterious Mr Dove Suspect George Lawrence Arrest Bid
Chicago reports police telegraph Brockton Massachusetts to arrest George Lawrence alias Bennett Marshall. He is named as the enigmatic Mr Dove suspected of murdering William Bate in an automobile near Lamont Illinois on November 19. Brockton authorities say they do not know Lawrence.
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Chicago
Hrockton
Mase
George Lawrence
Bennett Marshall
Dove
William Bate
Anautomobile
Lamont
Ill
Brockton
Lawrence
Men Buried in Cement at Ormrod Cement Works
Allentown report states thirty men were buried under earth in a cavern at the Portland cement works in Ormrod around noon. Fifteen were recovered dead by 2 PM. survival of others is doubtful. Rescue teams searched the site amid collapsed walls and debris.
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Allentown
Portland Cement Works
Ormrod
Jews Granted Entry to Assembly Under Russian Reform
In St Petersburg on August 10, pressure from American Jews leads Russian ministers to permit Jews with university degrees who own shops to join the proposed representative assembly, relaxing the traditional restraints on Jews in Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Marek to Fight Extradition as Bastardy Warrant Charged
Brockton Mass August 15 Marek held as fugitive from justice will fight extradition. Also charged on an old bastardy warrant and prest is not guilty. Both trials are set for Saturday.
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Brockton
Mass
Marek
Prest
Riots In Russian Towns Cause Heavy Losses
Warsaw reports detail rioting in Bialstok with bombs against soldiers leaving at least two dead and two wounded. Troops were summoned as about 30 rioters died and over 200 injured. Estimates say 19 villages destroyed and 2000 buildings burned with 241 injured and nine missing. Property losses reach five million dollars.
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Warsaw
Bialstok
Eagles in Convention in Denver with 8576 Delegates
The Grand Aerie of Eagles opened its meeting in Denver with 8576 delegates from across the United States. A contest for officers looms as Pelletsen and Davis supporters claim victory, while Grand Trustee McGinty positions himself as grand president candidate. Western states tilt toward Milwaukee or San Francisco as next meeting site with a $40,000 entertainment fund offered.
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Denver
Grand Aerie of Eagles
United States
Pelletsen’s
Davis
McGinty
Bar
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Powder Explosion at Judson Works Hits Jeminga Point
A double blast at the Judson Powder Works at Jeminga Point near Oakland at 12:50 today caused debris and fire across the complex. Many female workers were present and probable dead reported. gun cotton plant nearby exploded without injuries as no one was nearby.
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Oakland
Judson
Jeminga Point
West Berkley
Point Richmond
Debrie
Reinforcements Move to Linevitch from Petersburg
Berlin reports the thirteenth Russian army corps and two artillery brigades will depart for Manchuria in a few days to reinforce General Linevitch from Saint Petersburg.
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Berlin
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Linevitch
Saghalin Bugbear at Portsmouth
Portsmouth Aug 16. Discussion at the peace conference centers on article seven as delegates recess to resume at three. The Russians reportedly ready to cede the Eastern railroad owned by the Bureau-Chinese bank with compensation to private owners.
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Portsmouth
Saghalin
Portamouth
Ihs
Rioters Force Landlords to Flee in Andalusia Riots
Madrid reports 100000 laborers in Andalusia lacking necessities as rioters take over districts. Many landlords seek safety as unrest spreads, with areas left at the mercy of the mob.
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Madrid
Andalusia
Taggart Offered Sliver Service While Acting as Quartermaster
General Taffee announced that if Taggart, noted for divorce cases, accepts a silver service while serving as quartermaster on an Army vessel, the incident will be reviewed under rules governing officers accepting gifts in such situations.
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Berippe News Association
Washington
General Taffee
Taggart
War Department
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Ore
Transsesissippi Commission
Handrede
Gulf of Mexico
Comueroe Commission
Opera
Ecripos News Association
Bscrippa News Association
Scripps News
GUN Cotton Plant
Horippe News Association
Newlin Drug CO
Welche
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