World News in Brief From Across the Globe
Summary of international dispatches reports typhoid in Tientsin Zeeman troops Andrew Carnegie invited to become Aberdeen university rector Navy orders Machias to Colon for American interests Heavy rains flood Newark and Jersey City McKinley condolence to King Edward Dowager Empress Frederick fires at Kellogg Idaho Crockett Selby robbery puzzles gold bullion missing Fire at Oregon livery stable 50 horses killed Canada census rise Knights Templar conclave in Louisville Embezzlement warrant for ex mint clerk Dimmick US Steel plant move to McKeesport AFL pledge to Amalgamated MacArthur reports progress in Philippine peace Chadwick visits Long Sampson deteriorating Victoria Meades shoots self Forest fires Western Washington Iowa sails to Panama Witebek fire 1000 houses burned Pernod absinthe factory destroyed Crispi dies in Naples US Mine Workers Council plan Gompers Amalgamated support Clark gains Santa Rosa route talks Naples funeral for Crispi Joe Washington burned at stake after mob execution
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Tientsin
Andrew Carnegia
Roscome
Aberdeen University
Stuart
Navy Department
Machias
Boston
Colon
Newark
Jersey City
McKinley
Edward
Empress Frederick
Germany
Kellogg
Idaho
Wardner
Coeur d’Alenesa
Selby
Crockett
Vallejo Junction
Portland
Oregon
John Kerr
Sixth
Couch Streets
Dawson
Grenngulch
Rampart
Great Northern Railroad
Sultan
Charles Warmer
William Gunderman
Peter Jackson
Roma
Sydney
Canada
Knights ‘Templar
Louisville
United States Court
Heacock
Secret Service
George W. Hasen
Walter N. Dimmick
United States Mint
San Francisco
United States Steel Corporation
De‘wees-Wood
McKeesport
Kiskiminetas
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chadwick
Long
Hingham
Sampson
Boston Navy Yard
Victoria
B. C
Edward G. Meades
Washington
United States
Iowa
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Panama
Daily Mall
St. Petersburg
Witebek
Pernold
Pontarlitier
France
Signor
Francesco Crispi
Bismarck
Ribera
Siciy
Crispi
The
United Mine Workers
Amalgamated Association
Chicago
Roswell Miller
Charles M Hayes
B. L. Lomax
Clark
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Senator Clark
Mr. Clark
Dynamite blast kills man in Chicago saloon on Clark Street
A blast at George Little’s saloon on South Clark street killed Vinces Alfino and injured Ruby Fox, George Mc Connell, Peter Diamond, Thomas Little, and Ed Black. A dozen witnesses were nearby but only those listed were hurt. Police suspect the dead man caused the explosion amid jealousy toward Ruby Fox.
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Chicago
George Little
South Clark Street
Vinces Alfino
Ruby Fox
George McConnell
Peter Diamond
Thomas Little
Ed Black
McConnell
United States Consul Browdinski Dies in Germany
Edmond Z Browdinski United States consul at Solingen died suddenly at a friend's house in Phersawalde Berlin Aug 13 he left Solingen Friday night and passed through Berlin in perfect health His wife arrived at Eberswalde The remains will be buried there He was first appointed consul at Breslau but the foreign office refused to grant exequatur and his appointment was moved to Solingen
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Berlin
Edmond Z. Browdinski
United States
Solingen
Phersawalde
Browdinski
Eberswalde
Browdnski
Breslau
Foreign Office
Invader Wins Second Race in Yacht Championship
In Chicago on Aug 13 Invader beat Cadillac by Detroit Boat Club in the nine mile windward and return course to claim the second race of the international series for the world championship.
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Chicago
Detroit Boat Club
Cadillac
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Great Steel Strike Grows Across the Nation
Pittsburg reports a widespread steel strike under Amalgamated Association leader Shaffer with thousands quitting jobs and unions pledging peaceful methods. Demonstrations reach outlying towns as plans for arbitration are proposed and rumors swirl about plant dismantling by American Tin Plate and Steel Hoop companies. Gompers and Morrison meet Shaffer in Pittsburg but offer no public plan, while New Castle hosts Shaffer as he urges restraint and wages-focused action.
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Pittsburg
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
American Tin Plate Company
Monessen
American Steel Hoop Company
Warren
Ohio
Dewees-Wood
McKeesport
New Castle
Cascade Park
Trust
Gompers
Morrison
Notable Killings and Political Telegraphed Notes Across Nations
A street duel in State Line Utah ends with the death of Him Hedges, killer Jim Glendenning jailed. In Havana, General Gomez declines Cuba presidency and suggests Estrada Palma Maso. Falls River mills vote 17 cents per weave wage cut to take effect September, about 14 percent. Mont. judge Harney claims bribery attempt in Minnie Healy case. A vendetta murder occurs in Vienna at a church with seven dead and 23 wounded. Seattle boxing: Denver Ed Martin defeats Fred Rusem in 10th round on a foul. Tampa cigar workers strike worsens as two wrap houses close. Vancouver Island mine explosion. one fire boss missing. Wickes Montana mine accident injures two, kills two. Count von Weldersee hails German backing and China ventures under Kaiser William.
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Edward W. Harney
Butte
Mont
Minnie Healy
Amalgamated Pet Company
London Daily Mail
Vienna
Obotti
Denver
Ed” Martin
Fred Ruseem
Grand Opera House
Seattle
Resistencia Cigarmakers’ Union
Tampa
Fla
International Union
It Sa
Extension Mine No. 3
Vancouver Island
Quinn
San Francisco
Minah
Wickes
el Gunville
Martin Johnson
Count von Weldersee
Hanover
Germany
China
William
Shamrock II Arrives Off Sandy Hook For Cup Bout
The Shamrock II with Erin in tow reaches Sandy Hook lightship after an 11 am arrival, tugs James A Lawrence and Robert Hadden assist, both captains keeping quiet on voyage details. Lipton officials report Shamrock II nine minutes faster than Shamrock I, with Oxford Cambridge athletes invited aboard. Trade notes cite strong July volume despite heat and labor tensions, with wheat and iron markets mixed and improvements seen in wool and shoe sectors.
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Sandy Hook
N.J
Shamrock N
Thomas Lipton
Erin
James A. Lawrence
David Barrie
Thomas
Mathewes
Sycamore
Shamrock
Matthews
St. Michaels
Azores
Constitution
Columbia
Sharpe
Robert Haxtden
Sir Thomas
Tomkneville
Erie Basin
Edward
Associated Press
Shamrock Il
Oxford-Cambridge
Canada
Uni
Oxford
Cambridge
Commonwealth
Boston
Montreal
Bradetreet
Trade Week
Flour on the Free List and Yachts Race Update
The state department reports a final protocol draft agreed with a 5 percent ad valorem tariff to take effect two months after signing, with flour in the Chinese free list aiding Pacific shippers. In Bateman's Point the yacht Columbia edged Constitution in time allowance by 58 seconds, Constitution finishing at 4 25 40 and Columbia at 4 26 38.
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Washington
State Department
Rockhill
Pekin
Bateman
Admiral Sampson Relieved by Navy Change
Washington Aug 12 Rear Admiral Mortimer L Johnson selected to succeed Rear Admiral Sampson as commandant of the Boston navy yard due to Sampsons ill health. North Yakima Aug 13 The N H Lilly house at Toppenish used as a hotel burned causing about 6500 with 4000 insurance. The average man gets angry every time he is in the wrong and knows it.
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Washington
Mortimer L. Johnson
Port Royal Navy Station
Sampson
Boston Navy Yard
North Yakima, Wash
N. H. Lilly
Toppenish
Whitman County Wheat Crop Reaches for 10 Million Bushels
Colfax Washington August 11 The Whitman county wheat crop may total 10 million bushels this year according to estimates rising 10 to 20 percent over early forecasts The county assessor reports 654654 acres under cultivation with conservatively 400000 acres in grain averaging 25 bushels per acre to hit the 10 million bushel mark and many yields above 40 bushels per acre are noted across the county
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Whitman County
Colfax
Wash
Venezuelan Invasion Defeated Message from Caracas
Consul general E. Gonzales Ec taves reported President Castro of Venezuela said the second Colombian invasion was defeated completely. Twenty two thousand patriotic soldiers defended the frontier, ending the insurrection, according to a cable from Caracas dated August 7.
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New York
Boers Capture Blockhouse Near Brandfort
A Pretoria dispatch says Boers rushed and captured a blockhouse near Brandfort in the Orange River Colony after severe fighting on the night of August 7. Elliot has captured 70 prisoners and large quantities of stock and wagons, which he is sending in. No further details available.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Brandfort
Orange River Colony
Elliot
Three Hundred Persons Killed On Quelpart Island
Washington reports state department detailing mail advices about a revolt on Quelpart island near Korea. About 300 people were killed, mostly Christians, with other details aligning with earlier sources.
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Washington
State Department
Quelpart
Korea
Fire destroys much of Armstrong business section
A large portion of Armstrong business district in Vancouver British Columbia was burned out causing an estimated loss of 90000 dollars with 23000 dollars insured. The blaze was started incendiarily by a man named Eagles who confessed his guilt and was arrested and jailed.
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Vancouver
B. C
Armstrong
Eagles
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Telegraph
Naples
Signor Crispi
King Emmanuel
Queen Helen
Palermo
Savannah
Joe Washington
J. J. Clark
Invader
Shafer Speaker
Steel Trust Office
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Amalgamated
Will
Cep
Robert Hadden
Lipton
R. G. Dun & Co
Iron and Steel Industry
Walla Walla
Admiral Sampson
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