Sullivan on Trial for Alleged Attempted Destruction of Mother's House
In police court Thomas J Sullivan faced charges of attempting to destroy his mother's Claire Street home with an unknown explosive. Bail set at 1000 dollars for explosives and 100 for drunkenness. A week continuance granted as government witnesses were lacking. The report also covers numerous other defendants with sentences or continuances, including idle and disorderly charges and various drunkenness cases.
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Thomas J. Sullivan
Mary Sullivan
Claire Street
John J. Hogan
Donaldson
Sullivan
Prince Chen’s New York Visit Ends With Chinatown Flourish
Prince Chen’s visit to New York ends today with a Chinatown welcome. PelI, Mott and nearby streets will honor the royal guest as Chinatown decorates with flags and yellow dragons. Fireworks and firecrackers are piled high, and the anticipated din and bustle promise an unprecedented display by Chinese residents before departure.
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New York
Prince Chen
Chinatown
Pell, Mott
Believes in Strenuous Football Training
Chicago August 12 Dr E Benjamin Andrews chancellor of the University of Nebraska advocates football as essential education for strong youths He would have every child play hard and strenuously if capable saying football builds endurance courage and discipline for young men
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Chicago
E. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Andrews
University of Chicago
Bandits Rob Stage Near Mazatlan with $4000 Loot
El Correo de Sonora reports three masked outlaws stopped a stage near Mazatlan captured $4000 destined for a Mazatlan bank and fled. Driver Mariano Gordillo tried to spur the horses and was shot dead. The stage was full but passengers were left unharmed.
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Tucson
Ariz
el Correo de Sonora
Mazatlan
Mexico
Mariano Gordillo
Chicago Police Under Fire After Double Shooting
Chicago report details Policeman James Devine fatally wounded at Ashland and Jackson Boulevards. Officer Charles Pennell seriously wounded. The pair confronted burglars during an attempted arrest. City police, in an uproar, aroused all stations and ordered reserves out.
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Chicago
James Devine
West Lake Street
Ashland
Jackson B
Charles Pennell
Devine
Lynn Marries Sunday Work At Hoffman Morocco Factory
Lynn Aug 12 A B Hoffman morocco manufacturer Boston street faced a Sunday work stoppage when Deputy Marshal Bartlett ordered the plant closed after 9 am. Residents and churchgoers alerted police as the factory halted, marking the first time in Lynn history a factory attempted Sunday operation.
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Lynn
A. B. Hoffman
Morocco
Boston
Bartlett
Hoffman
Corianton Aztec Romance Debuts at Salt Lake Opera House
Corianton a spectacular drama by Professor Orestes Bean of Utah was given its first performance last night in the Salt Lake Opera House with Joseph Haworth in the title role. The Aztec romance draws on Mormon tradition of a white Christ and Nephite history, with elaborate scenery and well received dialogues.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Orestes Bean
Salt Lake Opera House
Joseph Haworth
Corianton
Children Kidnapped Near Three Rivers Quebec
In Three Rivers Quebec on August 12 H Gai ardeau from Manchester New Hampshire arrived with his two children a boy of ten and a girl of seven for a visit. While they played two men and a woman abducted the children into a wagon and fled. A pursuit followed and the wagon was traced to Champlain about 15 miles away, but the children remain missing.
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Three Rivers
Que
Professor Black of Oregon Dies on Oregon Trail
Professor Charles W. M. Black, assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Oregon, died in La Grange Oregon while en route to Colorado for health. He became seriously ill and was taken from the train in a dying condition. Relatives in Boston have been asked for disposal arrangements.
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la Grange
Ore
Charles W. M. Black
University of Oregon
Black
Colorado
Boston
CULPRIT ARRESTED IN KHARKOV SHOOTING
In Kharkov Prince Obolenzi, governor of Kharkov, was shot four times in the Tivoli garon main avenue. A bullet struck him in the neck causing a serious wound, and Bes sonoff, police chief, was wounded in the foot. The assailant was arrested.
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St. Petersburg
Prince Obolensi
Kharkov
Tivoli Gar
Prince
Bessonoff
Nichols Receives Foot Bruise Unloading Stone
Jesse Nichols a Barton contractor teamster sustained a slight bruise to his right foot while unloading stone from cars on Jackson Street this morning about 7 9 o clock. He received treatment at the emergency hospital and lives at 71 Calreth.
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Jesse Nichols
Barton
Jackson Street
Nichols
Calreth
Lynched White Man and Negro in Missouri Mob
In Lexington Missouri on August 12 a masked mob broke into the county jail at 1 30 am seizing Charles Selvers white and Harry Gates colored charged with murder of George W Johnson a wealthy farmer. Selvers claimed Gates fired the shot. The pair were taken a half mile south where they were hanged at a tree as officers failed to stop the raid. The mob dispersed afterward.
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Lexington
Charles Selvers
Harry Gates
George W. Johnson
Selvers
Gates
Johnson
Plan to Receive President Roosevelt in City
A reception committee meets to arrange Roosevelt’s visit with possible help from militia police Spanish War Veterans and Grand Army. They consider lining the South common with troops and arranging a quick carriage transfer from the station. Congressman Knox will accompany the President on the train.
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Roosevelt
City Hall
Grand Army
Chelmsford
Knox
Vast Conclave Opens In San Francisco Knights and Pythians
In San Francisco on August 12, the Knights of Pythias hosts a busy day with imperial palace of the Knights of Khorassan meeting at Pythian castle while the Supreme Lodge gathers at the Palace hotel. The Pythian Sisterhood and Rathbone Sisters also convene as brigades from New York, Philadelphia, Portland Maine and other places arrive.
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San Francisco
Knights of Pythias
Imperial Palace
Order of the Knights of Khorassan
Pythian Castle
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Palace Hotel
United States Senate
Supreme Temple of the Pythian Sisterhood
Elks Fall
Supreme Temple of Rathbone Sisters
Né&the Sons’ Hall
New York
Philadelphia
Porland
Maine
Damage by Storm Floods Myrtle Street Sewage Blockage
Heavy rain caused washouts in High lands and Tanner street while Myrtle street faced the worst effects. Water flooded cellars as a clogged sewer backed up streams, aided by sticks and grass debris left by residents. J Beals investigated and arranged remedies.
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Highlands
Tanner Street
Myrtle Street
J. Beals
Terrible Drouth Hits New South Wales Sheep Ranches
Victoria B C August 12 Advices from Australia report a severe drouth across New South Wales and Queensland destroying vast sheep ranches. Millions die, makers of wealth lose fortunes, and Samuel McCaughey reportedly loses over a million sheep from a herd of 1250000. Outlaws Kennifs captured after a three month chase. Two officers killed. bodies burned, notes left. Natives of the South Sea Islands are reported being wiped out in expeditions. Germans raid New Hebrides. 130 killed. A combined German British expedition heads to Danulo Western British North Guinea to punish natives for seven English deaths.
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Victoria
B. C
Australia
New South Wales
Queensland
Samuel McCaughey
Kennifs
New Zealand
South Sea Islands
New Hebrides
Wolff
Danulo
British North Guinea
Corporal Thornton Jailed After Court Martial
San Francisco Aug 12 Corporal Thornton who kept accounts for Sec ond Lieut John S Davis quartermaster of McKinley camp Hawaiian Islands was recently court martialled and tried on the charge of falsifying reports. The court found him not guilty of crime but guilty of conduct unbecoming his position and prejudicial to discipline. He was ordered discharged from the army to forfeit all pay and confined at hard labor for two years. Major General Hughes reversed the decision and ordered Thornton's sentence invoked and re enlistment in the service.
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San Francisco
Thornton
John S. Davis
McKinley Camp
Hawaiian Islands
Hughes
WELL KNOWN LEADER
Charles E. Pratt a renowned musician died of apoplexy in New York after Brights disease treatment He was born in Hartford Connecticut in 1841 and served as accompanist and orchestra leader with Emma Abbott Mme Bishop Robert Heller Alice Dunning Lingard and Clara Louise Kellogg
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New York
Charles E. Pratt
Bright
Hartford
Conn
Emma Abbott
Mme. Bishop
Robert Heller
Alice Dunning Lingard
Clara Louise Kellogg
Cable company balks at Roosevelt terms on long voyage
New York Aug 12 George W Clappert on behalf of the Commercial Cable Co says per Times the company is not satisfied with Roosevelt memorandum terms for laying the cable from San Francisco to the Philippines and China and will reply in a few days.
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New York
George W. Clapperton
The
Commercial Cable Co
Times
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Philippines
China
Fraternal Shielding Bartholin Faces Police Critique
Chicago police inspector in charge of the Bartholin case said a fraternal organization is shielding William Bartholin and hindering efforts to locate him. He refused to name the organization or detail its protective methods.
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Bartholin
Chicago
Unt
William Bartholin
Train plunges through open draw in Elizabeth river
A freight train on the Central railroad of New Jersey derailed after plunging through an open drawbridge into the Elizabeth river. Twelve cars are piled on the locomotive at the river bottom. One crew member's body has been recovered and another man is missing.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Long Branch
Central Railroad
New Jersey
Elizabeth River
Wigginville House Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
Unoccupied two and a half story Wiggin residence at 1198 Lawrence Street burned after a shed and barn caught fire. Fire started in the barn around 2 15, spreading to the house. Three neighboring Wiggin properties were saved, with only minor scorching. Insurance covered 1200 on the house and 300 on the barn. loss estimated higher by the owner. Fire department confined the blaze. preservation praised. Insurance placed through Fred C Church.
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Lawrence Street
Wigginville
W. H. Wiggin
Wiggin
Fred. C. Church
Pupils Exhibit Cane Seatings and Needlework From Vacation Schools
In Edson school vacation programs, children ages 8 to 14 showcase cane seating and sewing work. Miss Sarah E. B. Scales directs the overall effort, with Miss Clotilda Delaney in charge of the kindergarten, and Miss Mary F. Devine guiding sewing and recreation. About 270 pupils attended daily, with 110 chairs crafted by boys under Clarence Mahoney and Solon S. Mason supervision. Two cane seating teams, led by Joseph O Connell and William O Connell, contested a $1 purse before umpire Jack Condon.
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Edson
Sarah EB. Scales
Clotilda Delaney
Clarence Mahoney
Solon S. Mason
Mary F. Devine
Lizzie Hadley
Joseph O’connell
William O'Connell
Peter J. Brady
Jack Condon
Kaiser Wilhelm II Launched Largest Fast Steamship
Emperor William attended the launch of the new North German Lloyd Kaiser Wilhelm II at the Vulcan yard in Stettin on Aug 12. The vessel is planned as the world’s largest fast liner, with 707 ft length, 71 ft beam, 39 ft depth, 29 ft draft, 19,500 ton displacement, 39,000 hp engines, and capacity for 1000 cabin passengers.
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Stettin
Germany
Vulcan
Emperor William
Kruger and Steyn Leave Scheveningen After Farewell
Former President Kruger of the Transvaal Republic departed Scheveningen today following a cordial farewell to Former President Steyn of the Orange Free State. Steyn is reported improving in health. A meeting of the committee on polling places is scheduled for tonight at city hall with city committee chairmen invited to attend.
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the Hague
Kruger
Transvaal Republic
Scheveningen
Steyn
Orange Free State
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