Telegraphic Brevities: Notable deaths and incidents
A series of brief items reports Nelson Morris’s death in Chicago, Prince George of Greece with Princess Napoleon Bonaparte engagement rumors, Col Amos Stickney’s retirement, Anna Hucke’s fatal lion attack injury, L H Carter’s electric death, Col B W Leavell’s death in Tempe, a fatal Oklahoma City fire, a lightning death near Lake St Louis, Albert Stemmel’s murder-suicide in Detroit, a Mesa train incident, Assistant Secretary Edwards’s funds plan, and a modified British arbitration proposal at The Hague.
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Rome
George of
Greece
Napoleon Bonaparte
English Walnut Crop Expected to Repeat Last Year
P McGaigh a Rivera district grower notes the English walnut outlook is as good as last year with few nuts dropping after August. He says the drop now from foggy nights benefits trees and that yield will be about the same or higher than last year, though not a full crop. quality appears good.
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P. McGaigh
Rivera District
Herald
Admirals Review Pacific Coast Naval Needs
San Diego report says Admirals Caprs and Cowles of the navy department, sent by the administration, are assessing Pacific coast naval facilities. They visited Point Loma naval reservation and noted a coaling station under construction with space and deep water for additional facilities. They planned to leave that night.
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San Diego
Caprs
Cowles
Navy Department
Administration
Pacific Coast
Chambers of Commerce
Naval Reservation
Point Loma
Quebec Bridge Disaster Toll Grows as Rescue Extends
Report recounts 75 to 85 dead or missing after the Quebec cantilever bridge collapse into the St Lawrence. At least 16 American workers are among the victims. Fifteen bodies lie in the morgue as salvage continues with tugboats and divers.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence
Tevis
St Lawrence
Phoenix Bridge Company of Pennsylvania
France to demand war damages from Morocco
Reported plans state France will seek heavy expenses from Morocco for military actions. Britain and other powers may join, demanding compensation for losses suffered by their subjects in Morocco as fighting continues near Casablanca.
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France
Morocco
Aris
Girae
Britain
Atti
Regal Lgerian
Aerostatic Corps
Meudon
Casa Blanca
Gloire
Casablanca
Ara
Casa Blanes
Mavagan
Safia
Rabat
Movader
Aeronaut survives entanglement in San Francisco wire net
John E. Drexler a young aeronaut mounted a balloon ascent in San Francisco. He cut his parachute midair and landed near the S anvean street entrance to Golden Gate Park. The parachute tangled in electric wires causing a fuse blowout. Drexler then freed himself and landed safely thirty feet below with no serious injuries.
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San Francisco
John E. Brexler
S‘anvean Street
Golden Gate Park
Drexler
Czar Bravos City Bombs Czar Brav es City Bombs
Police guard the imperial family as Emperor Nicholas attends a church consecration in St. Petersburg amid heightened security after Red Sunday. Traffic on the Neva halted, marines patrol, and gendarmes watch from windows during the three hour ceremony.
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ST. Petersburg
Nicholas
Alexander the Second
Trafic
Neva
Peterhof
Gulf of
Lineman Dies After Live Wire Accident
Coast dispatches report Fred C. DuVall, a lineman at Piedmont, was killed when he stepped on a live wire and was thrown from a pole thirty feet. Other items note San Francisco voting machines to be retired for Australian ballot and various regional incidents in Victoria and Portland.
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Oakland
Piedmont
Fred C. DuVall
San Francisco
Election Commission
Finance Committee
Board of Supervisors
State envelope from 1881 opened for July 4 2000
Harrisburg reports a sealed envelope held since 1881 by the state treasurer is to be opened on July 4 2000. The document titled Contract of C F McKay with the Girard Title and Trust Company instructs that proceeds go to state debt, potentially turning over 20000 pounds in state bonds.
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Harrisburg
State Board of Revenue Commissioners
C.F. McKay
Girard Title and Trust Company
Hart
Escaping Convicts Scale Wall With Hook and Rope
Edward Quin and Harry Harmon, inmates at the state penitentiary in Joliet, carried out a dramatic escape by sawing through a hospital window bars, dropping into the yard, and using an iron hook and a rope sewn from sheets to breach the wall. A watchman detected the attempt but the convicts vanished before officers arrived.
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Joliet
Edward Quin
Harry Harmon
State Penitentiary
Quin
Harmon
Chicago
Imperial settlers safe from loss of holdings in valley
In Los Angeles General Prescott, head of the land office, states Imperial valley settlers who filed entries since March 31, 1906 are not in danger of losing their claims. He notes they may file a new entry after new plats are completed, provided desert entrants swear the lands were unappropriated and unsettled at possession.
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Los Angeles
General Prescont
the Land Office
Imperial Valley
General Land Office
General Prescott
Keep Philippines, Is Ambassadors Advice
Luke E. Wright former ambassador to Japan arrived at Seattle on the steamer Minnesota. He declares there will be no war with Japan, arguing Japan cannot wage war financially and favors peace. He urges retention and development of the Philippines to strengthen trade with the Orient.
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Portland, Ore
Luke E. Wright
Japan
Seattle
Minnesota
Philippines
Mexico and U S to act as peacemakers in Central America
Acting Secretary of State Atlee announced Roosevelt and Diaz are in accord on Central American peace. A joint note to invite the five republics to a conference seeks a treaty for permanent peace, with all five nations reportedly ready to participate. Diaz will telegraph Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua to offer Mexican mediation.
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Washington
Atlee
Roosevelt
Diaz
Central America
United States
Mexico
Adee
Mexico City
Guatemala
Salvador
Nicaragua
Sheep Herders Fined For Destructive Grass Fire
In Delano Justice Timmons presided over a short trial finding Yokum Neton and Anton Aberne guilty of starting a June grass fire near Kimberlina. The two French shepherds received the minimum penalty, a $25 fine each, amid prosecution by Kern District Attorney Laird and Government Forester C. H. Sellers.
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Bakersfield
Timmons
Delano
Yokum Neton
Anton Aberne
Kimberlina
Laird
Kern County
C. H. Sellers
Vienna Struck by Smallpox Epidemic
Eighty smallpox cases reported in Vienna over ten days cause great public concern. Free vaccination stations operate across districts but crowds overwhelm service as supplies of lymph run out and officials seek consignments from provincial towns and Berlin and Munich.
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Vetty
Berlin
Munich
Cholera Death Toll Rises in Chinese Port Cities
Shanghai reports a cholera outbreak among Chinese in lower Yangtze ports. About 200 people died in the streets of Wu Hu in Nean Hwi and Kiangsi's Kiu Kiang province, as the epidemic spreads.
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Shanghai
Yang-tse-kiang
Wu Hu
Nean Hwi
Kiu Kiang
Kiangsi
Canada seeks Japan immigration limit
Ottawa reports the dominion government is negotiating with Japan to restrict Japanese migrants. The current plan allows 500 to 600 yearly from Japan, but arrivals from Honolulu boost totals. Proposal aims to cap at 500 per port, including Honolulu arrivals.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Japan
Canada
Honolulu
Balloonist Falls 2000 Feet at Barnstable Fair
Prof Maloney, a balloonist, fell 2000 feet after failing to cut his parachute at Barnstable county fair. The gas leaked as he drifted two miles before crashing onto a cedar post, injuring his back and arm. Governor Guild and a convoy of cars rushed to the scene. doctors say no internal injuries and he will recover.
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Barnstable
Mass
Barnstable County Fair
Maloney
Fair Grounds
Governor Guild
Machines Replace Stenographers at National Business Show
Officies of the future will be run by automatic devices as new inventions debut in New York and Chicago. Demonstrations include automatic letter writing, stamp handling, document conveyors, hands off accounting, voice recording, and remote vision tools. Show dates: Madison Square Garden October 12 to 19 and Chicago Coliseum November 9 to 16.
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Chicago
New York
Hubby
Wifey
Madison Square Garden
Colliseum
Los Angeles County Records Lead State School Census
The Los Angeles county school census shows 82,228 children, the largest in the state, with San Francisco second. The San Francisco roll drops to 77,267 after a fire year, while Los Angeles grows by about 6,304 since 1906.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
San Francisco
Dent Farm Once Owned by General Grant Sold at Auction
The Dent farm of 538 acres outside St. Louis county was sold at auction for 75000 dollars. The site includes the old Grant log cabin and has attracted attention as a historic landmark near the city.
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ST. Louis
Dent
General Grant
St. Louis County
Plan for Battleship Route to Pacific Faces Debate
Congressman Roberts and naval committee members argued the Suez route is cheaper and safer for the Pacific deployment, while Pacific fleet plans move ahead from Washington. Four more battleships may be authorized, and Puget Sound will host most of the ships with limited anchor chains and deep waters to ensure safe practice.
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New York
Rollof Massachusetts
Naval Committee
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pacific
Straits of Magellans
Suez
Representative Foss
Congress
Washington
South American
Admiral Evan
Connecticut
Navy Department
Puget Sound
Sound
Bremerton
Rst
Chesapeake
Admiral Evans
Hampton Roads
Shingle Cap Explosion Wounds Mother and Fatal Injury to Son
In Sheboygan Wisconsin Mrs Fred Williams of Bear Point on Crooked lake spanks her son with a shingle cap from dynamite. The cap exploded in the boy's hip pocket injuring the boy fatally while the mother suffered severest wounds including the loss of two fingers.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Fred Williams
Bear Point
Crooked Lake
England builds airship for military purposes
Aldershot reports a two year construction of a military airship. The craft, named for King Edward after inspection by the king, is expected to appear over parade grounds within a month, following a model akin to the French La Pritue.
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Aldershot
England
Edward
Great Ditch Across Watershed Proposed
George A. Ralph state drainage engineer announced a six foot deep ditch to connect Bowstring and Round Lake across North America’s watershed. The canal would route Bowstring water toward Hudson Bay and Round Lake toward the Mississippi, enabling canoe navigation from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.
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ST. Paul
George A. Ralph
North America
Bowstring
Round Lake
Itasca County
Hudson Bay
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Coal for Monster Fleet Ordered to Coast to Coast
New York reports government orders for 34 000 tons of coal to be distributed from the fleet route Atlantic to Pacific 125 000 tons total needed to carry the fleet to the Pacific five shipments to ports where warships are already under way are planned.
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New York
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Pursued by Posse in Autos, Negro Surrenders in Florida
Gov Brower orders local militia to stand by as George Simms, a Georgian, surrenders to the sheriff in Tallahassee after being pursued by ten armed men in autos. Simms is jailed on a charge of killing Marshall Cargel of Cairo, Georgia, Tuesday night during a posse raid seeking outlaw Charley Williams.
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Tallahasse
Fla
Brower
George Simms
Simms
Marshall Cargel
Cairo
West
Charley Williams
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