Utah Elks convention boosts attendance but stalls commerce
A Utah dispatch reports over 10,000 visitors from outside Salt Lake attended the Elks convention, while Salt Lake merchants say it did not materially aid trade. The piece notes county fee decisions, accidents, and assorted local incidents across Utah counties, including Provo, Sevier, and Park City. Names mentioned include S. Sears, Mrs. Grenig, and Frank Andrews, among others.
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Sevier County
Salina Canyon
Louis Grenig
Salt’ Lake
Ron
Hank
Island Torishama Annihilated By August Volcano
A Yokohama dispatch reports Torishama island overwhelmed by a volcanic eruption between August 15 and 15. All 150 inhabitants are believed killed. The island lies in a chain near Japan's Ionin islands and Hondo, with debris covering houses. Submarine eruptions make approach to the area dangerous.
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Yokohama
Japan
Torishama
Ionin Islands
Hondo
British Veterans Seek U S Army Posts in Philippines
Former British soldiers who fought Boer conflicts apply at the U S embassy in London after rumors that the United States is enlisting ex-British troops for service in the Philippines. Officials report many applicants turned away as the misinformation causes annoyance.
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United States
London
Philippines
Capetown
Durban
Bondone
Militia May Be Called Out Over Nebraska Strike
Governor Savage and Linton Pactiv officials met in North Platte Nebraska with Mayor Walker and county leaders to discuss sending troops to counter the strikers who allegedly trespass on Pacific property and threaten new employees. Sheriff says no marked violence and order can be kept. Savage will decide after further inquiry before returning to Lincoln. Striker leaders pledge to aid in preventing violence.
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Linton Pactiv
Noath Matte
Neb
Walker
County
Litcolo
Gardner Wins World Middleweight Title Over Jack Root
George Gardner of Lowell Massachusetts defeated Jack Root of Chicago in Salt Lake City Monday night after seventeen rounds of a planned twenty round bout to claim the world middleweight championship. About 2,500 spectators watched Root reportedly break his left hand in the second round, but Gardner remained the aggressor throughout the contest.
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George Gardner
Lowell
Mass
Jack Root
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Root
Gardner
Struck by Sinker Kills Boy Fishing on River
Gustav Irronwaaldie, 13, fishing with his father and brother on the Sludson river, was killed instantly when a fisherman nearby cast a long line with a heavy lead sinker. The sinker struck him behind the left ear, knocking him from the string piece where he sat. the angler fled before capture.
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Sludson
Gustav Irronwaaldie
Young Grunwall
Striker Killed by Deputy in Nesquehoning Clash
In Nesquehoning Pennsylvania striking miners clashed with deputies. Patrick Sharp of Lansford was shot dead by deputy Harry McEnroyle. Sheriff’s men arrested the deputy, who was taken to Mauch Chunk county jail as the town returned to quiet with no other injuries reported.
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Nesquehoning
Patrick Sharp
Lansford
Harry McEnroyle
Sharp
Mauch Chuck
Cyclone Strikes Lost Springs Kansas Hit by Storm
A cyclone damaged Lost Springs Kansas on Monday at 4 30 PM injuring three men and several others lightly. The storm demolished a grain elevator a church and five residences and blew three freight cars off Rock Island tracks near Harrington. Names of the hurt were not ascertained.
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Wichita
Lost Springs
Kansas
Harrington
Mission reports Boxer uprisings damage in China
The Methodist mission board mails reports from West China dated June 22 and June 30 detailing Boxer violence. A chapel at Tien Ku Chiao is burned, a preacher and four members killed, with six decapitations and a crucifixion noted by officials. The uprisings spread across Wachoeo Chen Ta and other areas, threatening Christians outside walled towns while officials pledge to cope.
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China
Joseph Merch
Chung King
West China
Edward Mapsey
Spencer Lewis
Red Lantern Society
Tien Ku Chiao
Mr. Herch
Wo Kwang ‘Tsang
Wachoeo
Chen Ta
Cady
Fanning Isle Inhabited by British Cable Station Crew
The brig Galilee reached Port Townsend from Panning Island after departing San Francisco two months ago with thirty men and substantial building material to establish a British Cable Company station. Captain Treanor reports Fanning Island is inhabited by George S. Gregg his wife and son and thirty Gilbert Islander laborers employed by Gregg to gather coconuts.
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Port Townsend
Panning Island
de Galilee
San Francisco
Menu
Treanor
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George S. Gregg
Gregg
Kansas farmer drowns four children then kills self
Joseph Anderson of near Salina, Kansas, drowned his four children aged six and four months in a cistern before shooting himself. He left a note for the mother stating the children could be found in the cistern. Financial troubles said to have driven the act. Anderson survived.
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Joseph Anderson
Salina
Kansas
Anderson
Lut
Explosion at Essex Street furniture store causes deaths
An explosion on the storefront of a furniture shop on Essex Street in New York City set a building ablaze. Firefighters fought the blaze as rescuers worked, leaving two women and three children dead. A man and a woman were hospitalized with severe injuries and many others injured.
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Essex Street
New York City
Tension Between United States and Turkey Admitted
State department acknowledges renewed strain with Turkey though officials say the situation is not grave but tense. The friction stems from long pending claims by Americans who suffered losses during the Armenian outbreak and are unresolved to date.
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State Department
United States
Turkey
Charles Fair and wife killed in auto crash near Paris
Charles Fair and his wife Maude Nelson Fair were killed when their automobile, traveling from Trouville toward Paris at high speed, swerved and crashed into an elm by the Chateau Buisson du Mai. The chauffeur was severely injured. cause appears to be a burst tire. The Fairs, linked to the Vanderbilt and Mackay fortunes, had been visiting Trouville and had just left for Paris.
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Charles W. Fair
W. K. Vanderbilt
Virginia Fair
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Tie
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Mir
Wales
Roum Rt
Charles Fair
San
White Men in Mindanao disputed by Stone tour
Stone, ex Army engineer, toured Mindanao to test reports of a white race inhabiting the interior. He found no true Caucasian natives, only Castilian-descended individuals intermarried with Moros who had forgotten Christian faith and followed Islam. The investigation concluded the white race claim was unfounded.
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Stone
Army Engineering Corps
Orient
San Francisco
Captain Baldwin
Mindondo
Jone
Mindsavao
Mohamed
Settlement in anthracite strike anticipated by Sept one
Major John Biddle, engineer commissioner of the District of Columbia, said while in Vittisburg en route to Detroit that an anthracite operators agent in Washington told dealers to prepare for shipments after September 1. Mines will be in operation and concessions are expected from operators and miners.
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John Biddle
District of Columbia
Vittisburg
Detroit
Biddle
Washington
Auto tragedy chronicles Miss Pair death in crash
In an automobile crash, the bodies of Mrs. Clarles Pair were embalmed after the collision and placed in coffins before being shipped to San Inmesseo. The driver noted a deflated left front tire and a grinding rim as the car veered off. Witnesses described the car color as indistinct, and the vehicle had cost $12,000 with a second nearly ready for delivery. Mr. Fair, an avid automobiling enthusiast, frequently attempted to beat a one hour speed record.
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Clarles
Confesses to Murder in Iowa City Case
A Iowa City special reports Liar Charles Holaday confessed that James Gaullagher was murdered by Mrs Gaullagher with his complicity. He says the crime arose from their love affair, noting Gaullagher was a wealthy stockman. Four months ago he was killed at midnight while sleeping with his wife and child, a target rifle bullet ending his life. Holaday claims they planned poison, and that he was present the night of the murder but had no hand in shooting.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Charles Holaday
James Gaullagher
Gaullagher
Bryan Declines Presidential Candidacy in Letter
William J. Bryan states he will not run in the next campaign and has no plan for renomination. He urges nomination of a loyal candidate to the 1806 and 1900 platforms who will stand by the people against organized wealth if elected. He emphasizes loyalty to the ticket and platform and declines future candidacy thoughts.
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William J. Bryan
New Orleans Times Democrat
Bryan
Two Thousand Men at Elwood Tin Plate Plant Shuts Down
Two thousand workers at the American Tin Plate plant in Elwood Indiana received notices that the mill will suspend operations indefinitely. The plant had resumed last Monday after workers accepted a wage cut, but orders shortages prompted the ongoing shutdown.
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Indiana
Mudie Tile
American ‘Tin Plate Company
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