Remington Death at Newport Reading Room Linked to Engagement
Robert Reading Remington of New York died by self inflicted gunfire at the Bellevue avenue reading room in Newport after a troubled month following a broken engagement to Miss May Van Alen of the Van Alen family. The tragedy, witnessed by little notice in the summer resort, ended with three shots from a large caliber revolver, and his body removed to his rooms before burial plans in Pittsburgh.
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Newport, R. I
Bellevue Avenue
Robert Reading Remington
New York
Remington
la Forge Cottage
Bose
M. Bemlington
Misa May van Alen
James Jr. van Alen
William Astor
Newport
la Forge
New York Papers
Abge
Mr. Remington
Stewart
Remington Brothers
Pittsburg
Remingtons
West 32d Street
New York City
May van Alen
van Flen
No Will Contest Expected in Fair Estate Case
San Francisco reports Herman Oelrichs says there will be no contest over Mrs. Fair's will from Mrs. Oelrichs and Mrs. Van derbilt. He notes possible contest by other sides is unlikely and claims relatives' interests will be safeguarded. Attorneys indicate Mrs. Fair's mother may receive all due. Some foresee claimants who say Mrs. Fair survived her husband, but no unease remains.
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San Francisco
Mrs Fair Died First In Auto Crash Near Pacy
Paris reports Mrs Charles L Fair died first in a recent automobile accident near Pacy. A valise found in the car after the crash contained cash and checks totaling $80,000, indicating significant loss and mystery surrounding the incident.
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Paris
The
Temps
Pacy
Charles L. Fair
Polish Democracy Rally in Berlin Ends With Hopeful Proclamations
In Berlin on August 18 a crowd of about two thousand Poles hailed what they called the Polish Democracy. Editor Wrobel vowed Prussia would vanish as Poles resist Germanization and seek a free democratic Poland. He claimed Germans as hereditary foes of Poles across parties, including Socialists.
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Berlin
Herr Wrobel
Prussia
Photographers' Supplies Plan New New England Agency
A union of photographic supply stores is forming to create a New England distribution agency. The Boston shop will be the first in a chain planned for other major cities under a new $35 million Eastman-backed corporation formed in New Jersey to control distribution nationwide.
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Boston
New England
Eastman Photographic Combine
New Jersey
Union expands through Portland alliance in photographic supply firms
The Robey and French companies, newly incorporated at Augusta with capital stock of 150000, join the Portland organization to coordinate business in photographic supplies. The Horgan Robey and company and Benjamin French and company are the only stores affected by this union.
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Horgan, Robey,and Company
Benjamin French and Company
Portland
Robey, French Company
Augusta
Welsh Miners Back US Strike Support Fund Plan
William Abraham, MP for Rhondda Valley, urged a federation funded aid to U S striking miners. The Rhondda meeting passed a resolution to contribute. Cardiff dispatch says the federation districts should contribute 50000 dollars to help the U S miners for principles of international importance.
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London
William Abraham
Rhondda Valley
Glamorganshire
South Wales Miners’ Federation
United States
Cardiff
Wales
Boys in Temperance Town Beer Theft Case
Seven ten year old boys were arraigned in Portland municipal court for stealing four half-barrels of beer and offering it for sale by the glass. Patrick Lally John Duff and Edward Mellen had prior court appearances and were sent to reform school. The others were discharged. The beer was taken from a Boston & Maine freight car at the yards and rolled to Centre street where the barrel was hoisted and sold.
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Portland
Patrick Lally
John Duff
Edward Mellen
Reform School
Boston & Maine
Centre Street
Poisoned by Mistake In Boston Man Near Death
Boston August 18 Charles Meyer 46 of 15 Enfield Street Jamaics Plain is in critical condition at City Hospital after accidental poisoning. He took what he thought was whiskey in a dark room and found it to be a deadly poison. He was removed to the hospital by a local doctor and is on the dangerous list.
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Boston
Charles Meyer
Enfield Street
Jamaics. Plain
City Hospital
Meyer
Oregon Short Line Bonds Subscription Declared
New York dated August 18 reports Union Pacific stockholders exercised their right to subscribe for 111 of the 31 million four percent bonds of the Oregon Short Line, leaving about 503 thousand eight dollars unsubscribed.
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Union Pacific
New York
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Oregon
Daring Plot to Kill Kaisers Aboard Hohenzollern
A London telegram in the Evening Journal reports Nihilists plotted to assassinate Kaiser Wilhelm II and Czar Nicholas II during a dinner on the Hohenzollern off Reval. A launch with five men, including a man in a Russian officer uniform, boarded to deliver urgent messages but were foiled when the Stardart commander confronted the intruder and the group fled. The ringleader confessed the aim to execute both rulers in one stroke.
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New York
London
Evening Journal
Reval
Hohenzollern
Wrong man hanged in 13 year old murder case
Tacoma report reveals a death bed confession by Victor Williams that he murdered Agnes Tessant on the Umatilla Reservation, proving Phlyo, an Indian youth, was wrongfully hanged thirteen years ago. Williams explained robbing the victim led to the killing and concealed the crime for years.
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Tacoma
Wash
Umatilla
Pilyo
Agnes Tessant
Victor Williams
Chaffee Ordered to Campaign Against Insurgents in Mindanao
A cable from General Chaffee states aggressive action against the Moro insurgents in Mindanao is necessary to curb opposition to U S authority. The dispatch, repeated to President Roosevelt, notes Chaffee will act on his discretion and may stay in the Philippines beyond September 30 if the campaign extends.
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Washington
Chaffee
Mindanao
United States
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Chaffen
Manila
Philippines
Proposition Defeated By Knights Of Pythias at Hot Springs
San Francisco August 18 The supreme lodge defeated the proposition to erect a sanitarium at Hot Springs Arkansas for sick and disabled Knights of Pythias by 96 to 30 and adopted the prior committee report was disregarded The supreme lodge ruled it has no constitutional right to tax members for such a purpose
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San Francisco
Supreme Edge of Knights of Pythias
Hot Springs
Ark
Supreme Lodge
Agassiz Honored by Civil Division of Order Pour le Merit
Berlin reports naturalist Professor Alexander Agassiz formerly curator at Cambridge Natural History Museum has been named a member of the civil division of the Order Pour le Merit.
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Berlin
Alexander Agassiz
Natural History Museum of
Cambridge
Mass
Unconstitutional Rogers law blocks Cincinnati street railway extension
The Superior Court, with Judges Dempsey, Smith and Ferris concurring, ruled the Rogers law unconstitutional for extending street railway franchises for fifty years. If upheld, similar extensions elsewhere under the law could be invalid. The ruling cites arbitrary classification and nonuniform terms affecting Cincinnati Traction and related entities. Officials plan exceptions and petitions, seeking reversal and possible legislative relief next week.
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Cincinnati
Superior Court
Dempsey, Smith and Ferris
Rogers
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Supreme Court
Cincinnati Traction Company
Elkins-Weidner Syndicate
Hearing Began Into Tripler Liquid Air Collapse
In New York on Aug 18 a private hearing before Justice Julius M Mayer, acting as magistrate, opened to determine responsibility for the Tripler Liquid Air company collapse and the fate of thousands of dollars said to have been raised for stock. Only witness John M Hoen, an original promoter, testified briefly about the early history. An adjournment was taken until October.
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New York
Dist.Atty. Jerome
Julius M. Mayer
Tripler Liquid Air Company
John M. Hoen
Champion Defeats Elkes In Rainy 25 Mile Race
Boston August 18 The 25 mile motor paced race at Charles River Park between Harry Elkes and Albert Champion was halted in the 14th mile due to rain and a heavy track. Champion declared winner under prearranged rule for halted races. Champion’s 13 mile time was 18.511-5 Other events included a one mile novice won by John Mahan in 2.292-5 and a five mile motor paced race best two in.
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Boston
Harry Elkes
Albert Champion
Charles River Park
John Mahan
Three Heats Run In Race Showdown Victory By McConnell
In the first heat Charles McConnell and Louis Mettling led to victory with a time of 7.49 seconds. A second heat was not ridden due to rain, leaving the outcome pending for that segment.
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Chas. McConnell
Louis Mettling
Wireless telegraphy link eyed between Highland Light and Boston
A Boston Chamber of Commerce representative and American Marconi officials discuss establishing a wireless telegraphy service between Highland Light and Boston. The plan, seen favorably by the company, involves local steamship line agents and Elwyn G. Preston, chamber secretary, in coordinating the project.
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Boston
Highland Light
American Marconi Company
Steamship Line
Elwyn G. Preston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Ambassador Meyer Enters Hospital For Operation
Boston Aug 18 United States ambassador to Italy George Von L Meyer has entered a private hospital for an operation, a decision made long ago as part of a personal plan to return to America. The issue is not believed to be serious.
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Boston
America
George von L. Meyer
United States
Italy
Turbulent Deacon Arrested After Church Disturbance
In Roxbury Municipal Court William Dennis a deacon at St Pauls Baptist church was arraigned on charges of disturbing a religious meeting and carrying a dangerous weapon a revolver A continuance to August 27 was granted Dennis reportedly tried to stop a new preacher from delivering his sermon
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Boston
St. Paul's Baptist Church
Roxbury Municipal Court
William Dennis
Dennis
Pension changes from July 30 issue announced
Washington August 18 The following pension changes result from the July 30 issue: original names appear with increases including Thomas F Whiting Beverly 6 Caleb Harrington New Bedford 12 Charles Sheramell Lynn 8 Riley Halleck Monterey 12 Benjamin Hamlet Hatliston 12 James B Taylor Goshen 10 George Desper Coldwater Springs 8 widows Emma L Edwards Charlton Depot 8 Martha M Capen Coldbrook 12.
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Washington
Thomas F. Whiting
Beverly
Caleb B. Harrington
New Bedford
Charles O. Sheramell
Lynn
Riley Halleck
Monterey
Benjamin S. Hamlet
Hatlliston
James B. Taylor
Gosnen
Geo. Desper
Coldwater Springs
Emma L. Edwards
Charlton Depot
Martha M. Capen
Coldbrook
Old Kentucky quips on inheritance and feuds
A witty exchange from the Chicago Daily News notes Basil and Zeke discussing a deceased Stiller. Zeke claims Stiller left a mortgage and two feuds to his family, reflecting the era's humor about debts and lasting feuds.
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Old
Kentucky
Basil
Old Stiller
Zeke
Yaas
Chicago Daily News
Gardner’s Fight Ends Root’s Comeback at Salt Lake
In Salt Lake City on August 18 George Gardner of Lowell Massachusetts defeated Jack Root of Chicago in seventeen rounds. The bout featured speed and grit with both men punished. Gardner exploited Root’s stomach to gain the advantage and force a stoppage as Root sagged to his knees. Judges and seconds listed the weigh in at 165 pounds with Hynds refereeing.
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George Gardner
Lowell
Jack Root
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Utah
Mass
Chicago
San Francisco
Gardner
Root
Mos O
Jack Donnelly
Thomas Murtaugh
Alex Greggains
Dave Barry
Harry Hynds
Cheynne
Roc
Garner
Gardne
Bolth
Gardner Dominates To Stop Root In Brutal Round Finish
In a fierce boxing match Gardner overpowered Root across multiple rounds. Gardner opened Root's eye with rights, landed a brutal uppercut on Root's chin, and drove Root to the floor multiple times. Root failed to rise after a decisive stomach and body assault as the referee stopped the bout.
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Gardner
Root
McGovern Knocks Out Reed in Sixth Round at National A C
In New Britain Aug 18 Hughey McGovern outboxed Willie Reed of Brooklyn in six rounds of a scheduled twenty. Reed was floored several times and failed to rise after a knockdown, prompting Mike Donovan to throw in the towel. Preliminaries saw Jerry Maher stop Kid Lee in three and Dunn and Rice draw in six. Corbett and McGovern were introduced to the crowd and wished for a fair result.
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New Britain
Hughey
Reed
Mike Donovan
Jerry’ Maher
Hartford
Kid” Lee
New York
Joe’ Dunn
Young” Rice
Middletown
Young” Corbett
Terry’’. McGovern
Americans Defeated by Grand Trunk in War Canoe Race
At Pleasant Bay the Grand Trunk Boat club of Montreal won the American Canoe association championship race. Medford Boat club placed second and Wabewawa third as Riverside crews led early before the Canadians surged ahead to finish in 7 minutes 26 seconds, with Medford at 7 44 and Wabewawa at 7 54. Executive committee intrigue followed with Raymond A. Appolliono resigning as vice-commodore and William Crosby elected.
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Chatham
Grand Trunk Boat Club
Montreal
American Canoe Association
Pleasant Bay
Grand Trunk
Medford Boat Club
Wabewawa
Medford
Riverside
Medfords
Wabewawas
Raymond A. Appolliono
Winchester
William Crosby
Seiger Knocks Out Matthews in Four at Crescent Club
Danbury witnesses a boxing card at the Crescent Athletic club as Charles Seiger of Hoboken defeats Charles Matthews of Danbury in four rounds tonight. Seiger delivers a decisive finish to close the match. Matthews falls to a hard right and cannot answer the count.
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Danbury, Conn
Crescent Athletic Club
Charles Seiger
Hoboken
Charles Matthews
Report of Attacks on Czars and Kaiser's Ship Discredited
Vienna reports dismiss the claim that a plot to blow up the German yacht Hohenzollern near Reval endangered Emperor William and the Russian Czar. The Budapest newspaper origin is refuted by Vienna papers, including the Neues Wiener Journal, which had circulated the tale on August 16.
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Vienna
Hohenzollern
Reval
Russia
William
Germany
Czar
Budapest
Neues Wiener Journal
Striking miner shot by deputy sheriff in Nesquehonns
In Nesquehonns Pennsylvania on August 18 a clash between strikers and deputies left Patrick Sharp of Lansford dead after a deputy named McElmoyle fired. The incident sparked brief riotous excitement before calm returned and the deputy was arrested in connection with the killing.
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Nesquehonns
Patrick Sharp
Lansford
Rsoena
McElmoyle
Sharp
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Tripler Liquid Air Co
ELKS
von L. Meyer
Jim
Wen
Salt
Lake City
Hughy” McGovern
Willie” Reed
Matthews
Seiger
Kaiser
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