Cruiser Boston Sinks After Rock Stranding Near Blaine
Scripps News reports the cruiser Boston, hauled off rocks on Orcas Island, is sinking in Seattle harbor with seven compartments flooded. The 500 man crew and the Paul Jones aid in pumping and rescue as the ship nears doom at 2 50 PM while en route to Bellingham for target practice off Point Blaine.
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Scripps News Associations
Seattle
Boston
Orcos Island
Bellingham
Paul Jones
Point Blaine
Secretary Root Visits Valparaiso After Chile Riot
Secretary Root and his party left for Valparaiso to inspect ruins and assess the situation after local unrest. The visit is described as a goodwill move, with heightened friendship between Chile and the United States following the riot.
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Scripps News Association
Santiago Chile
Root
Valparaiso
United States
Grain Markets Open and Close Mixed in Chicago
Wheat opened at 7 15 and closed at 70 percent, corn opened 4 14 and closed at 41 percent, oats opened 5 0 and closed at 20 percent in Chicago trading.
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Scrippe News Association
Chicago
Johnson renominated at state Democrats convention
At Bryans Runing Mate St on September 4 Governor Johnson was renominated by state Democrats and is discussed as a stable running mate to Bryan in 1908. The convention erupted when Bryan's name was mentioned and order took five minutes to return.
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Scripps News Association
Pau
Johnson
Democrats
Bryan
Team Rifle Shoot Opens in Sea Girt
The national team rifle shooting contest begun this morning at Sea Girt New Jersey under the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and the National Rifle Association. A large attendance and many contesting teams participate as conditions mirror last year except rapid fire at 500 yards is eliminated and only one skirmish is run.
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Scripps News
Sea Girl
N. J
National Board For the Promotion
National Rifle Association
Navy selects Pacific wireless stations sites
The Navy Department has chosen locations and begun installing wireless stations along the Pacific coast. All stations are expected to be operational within five months, with several already in service.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
Navy Department
Pacific Coast
Suspects Arrested Near Minute Camp Acted as Mexican Agents
Three suspects were arrested near the Minute camp by immigration inspectors. Letters found on them suggest they acted as agents for Mexican revolution leaders.
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Scripps News Association
Tucson
Ark
Minute
Rebels press in Cuba amid larger engagement near Cienfuegos
Dispatches report an ongoing major clash near Cienfuegos with insurgents gaining advantage. Loyalist forces under Colonel Valle, outnumbered three hundred to fifteen hundred, await reinforcements as the battle unfolds. Separately in Roslyn New York, Mrs. Clearance Mackay, as school board member, is accused of openly directing schools and abolishing corporal punishment amid fears teachers may resign. Floods devastate Behar district in India, destroying villages.
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Seripps News Association
Havana
Cienfugos
Valle
Scripps News Association
Roslyn
L. J
Clearance Mackay
Board of Education
Roosevelt Nomination Seen From Bryan Rail Ownership Stand
Cleveland on September 4 reports Mayor Tom Johnson linking Bryan's railroad ownership stance to Roosevelt's 1908 nomination. Johnson argues government ownership will draw many Democrats to Bryan while predicting ten defectors to the opposing party. He calls government ownership the key issue likely to sweep the nation.
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Scripps News Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Tom Johnson
Bryan
Roosevelt
Bryan's Ovation in Chicago
Chicago greets William Jennings Bryan with arrival friendly by Major Dunne and Major Dahlam of Omaha. He attends a Jefferson club banquet and then a public meeting at the Auditorium before continuing to Lincoln and Louisville for subsequent ovations. Criminal notes recount bunk house robbery suspects in Hilgard tied to a recent city burglary.
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Scrippa News Association
Chicago
Ill
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Tommorrow
Louisville
Cincinnati
Kansas City
W. J. Bryan
Major Dunne
Major Dahlam
Omaha
Bryan
Iroquoise Club
Jefferson Club
Dietrich Attorney Signals Arrests Linked to Bank Looting
Philadelphia report notes Dietrich Attorney Ball expects arrests on criminal charges tied to the Real Estate and Trust Company closure. Looting alleged to have occurred for four years or more with state examiners failing to properly inspect the bank. Fred Sanford, a Cove figure, was sighted in the city on business.
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iSurippe News
Philadelphia
Senn
Dietrich Attornley Ball
Ptate
Fred Sanford
Cove
Prohibitionists Open New York State Convention at Tabernacle
The New York Prohibitionists convene at the Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal church in Binghamton. Chairman J H Durkee of Rochester will call the meeting to order, with Homer L Castrac expected to headline as keynote speaker. A full ticket is likely to be nominated.
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Thomas
Damon
Ancient
Furre
Hele
Scripps News Association
Binghamton
N. Y
Prohibitionists of
New York
Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church
J H. Durkee
Rochester
Homer L Castra
Pennsyvania
Prohibitionists
Governor Folk Stricken by Malaria Fever
Jefferson City reports Governor Folk returned from the Bryan reception and is very ill with malaria fever. He is confined to bed and listed in critical condition by physicians. Exposure to late hours and crowded halls in New York is blamed along with climate change.
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Stripps News Association
Jefferson City
Folk
New York
Veterans train to Gettysburg from Chastota connects with historic battlefield tour
A special train departed from Chastota at six this morning carrying veterans of the Sevanty sixth and the one hundred fifty seventh N Y Infantry and the Tenth N Y Cavalry along with many excursionists. They were bound for Gettysburg to visit the battlefield and other points of interest and will stay in Gettysburg and surrounding areas for several days before returning home.
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Hillgard
Thomas Burk
Hilgard
la Grande
Scripps News Association
Chastota
N. Y
Sevanty Sixth
N.Y. Infantry
Tenth
N. Y. Cavalry
Gettysburg
Strikebreakers Compete With Pickets In Frisco Rail Fight
February or September dispatches describe 400 strikebreakers arriving in Frisco via Southern Pacific from Stockton escorted to company barns, with about 800 on site and expectations to start cars amid limited protests. The report notes potential trouble and minimal violence from nearby pickets.
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Scripps News Association
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Stockton
Bay
Gans Wins Big Fight Amid Goldfield Revelations
In Goldfield fans hail Gans as a popular fighter after a fierce bout with Nelson. Siler’s win decision stirs debate over a possible foul, with Nelson supporters denying intent and claiming no foul occurred while some believe it was premeditated.
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Scripps News Association
Goldfield
Gans
Baltimore
Nelson
Siler
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Frisco
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St Petersburg
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