Galveston Sail Pier Hit as Hurricane Wreaks Wide Damage
Ten lives lost as a gulf hurricane struck Galveston Wednesday morning. The city’s 17 foot sea wall protected main areas, but the Tarpon pier seven miles offshore washed several fishermen and workers into the gulf. Beachfront damage widespread with bath houses and piers swept away while shipping remained undisturbed. Reports also cite fatalities at Palaces and Blessing in Matagorda county and heavy impact at Bay City.
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Yes
Gulfs of Mexico
Galveston
Galeston
Gulf
Tarpon
Matagorda County
Bay City
Bank robbery attempt ends with suspect surrender
A realty dealer, Dawson of St Louis, demanded money from Zeelig, president of Ravings Trust, at a bank using a revolver. Zeelig handed Dawson $390 then fired. Dawson returned fire with all shots missing. Dawson surrendered and Zeelig went to the police station to face charges.
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Dawson
St. Louis
Zeelig
Louis
Zelig
Ravings Trust Company
Bourgeois Favored For French Premiership Amid Cabinet Crisis
Premier Fullieres plans to offer the job to Leon Bourgeois, former foreign minister, after deciding Wednesday night. Bourgeois, still in Hamburg and not expected to arrive in Paris until Friday, is believed likely to decline due to fragile health. Officials expect a brief crisis for the cabinet.
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Fullieres
Leon Bourgeois
M Bourgeois
Paris
Hamburg
Crisia
Summer Hotel Burns In Long Branch Fire
Two hotels and seven business houses burned on Wednesday night destroying a block on Lingnton avenue between Second and Saks avenues in Long Branch New Jersey. Fire caused about 100000 in damage and the local department requested aid from Asbury Park.
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Long Branch
N. J
Lingnton Avenue
Second
Saks Avenues
Asbury Park
Indictments in Chicago Tackled Protected Vice Case
Grand jury returned 105 indictments against resort keepers and gambling men on Chicago’s west side and suburban districts. Fortner extradition papers issued by France, involving Marion Dwight Fortner alias William Wells A. Sioux City live stock market quotations include Prop Leeves and top hogs. Curfew for Negroes in Magee Alabama enforces out-of-street order by 10 pm.
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Wayman
Chicago
West Side
Jevee
Fortner
Marion Dwight Fortner
Wm Wells A
Paris
Tes
Sioux City
Kloux City
Old Ammunition Sunk Off Coast After Sea Trial
Thirty one thousand Melviite shells of a caliber not matching any French ship guns were towed out to sea Thursday miles off the coast for disposal. The action occurred amid naval operations as authorities confirmed the sinking of the old ammunition.
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Thursdes
oAdiassees
Butler Strike Ends at Standard Steel Car Works
The four day Butler Pennsylvania strike at Standard Steel Car Works ends with 3500 workers returning to the plant. An 8 percent rent deduction compromise was agreed after talks led by Rev Father Beczwoski and Attorney Levi Wise. Jail inmates tied to the conflict are to be released and a separate injunction case was sustained against the Public Defense association's petition.
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Standard Steel
Standard Steel Car Company
Butler
Father Geczwoski
Levi M. Wise
Father Beczwoski
United States
Commonwealth
Ford and Brown
Common Pleas Court
Pressed Steel Car Company
Public Defense Association of
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Private O Neil Captured After Lake Merritt Standoff
Private Charles O Neil who killed his sweetheart Minnie Sharbene at Fort Leavenworth was pursued by 500 cavalrymen before being captured by Private Osthuyzer of the Fifteenth Cavalry. O Neil threatened to drown himself and waded to neck depth before surrendering. Osthuyzer was commended and promoted to corporal.
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Charles O'Neil
Minnie Sharbene
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
William Osthuyzer
Fifteenth
O'Neil
Lake Merritt
Osthuyzer
de Wet
Fall of Clemenceau Cabinet After Marine Inquiry
The Clemenceau cabinet resigned after a vote of confidence failed 176 to 212 following a critical special commission report on the marine department. Clemenceau and ministers offered their resignations to President Falhares, who accepted.
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Clemenceau
Department of Marine
Special Commission
M. Clemenceau
Falheres
Paroled ex-clerk John A Cooke from Cook County
John A. Cooke former clerk of the circuit court of Cook County Illinois was paroled by the state board of pardons on Tuesday after serving a sentence for misusing public funds. His release came without delay due to his mother’s illness and he was taken to Chicago by friends. A mob hanged Albert Lawson to a mulberry tree near the Paris jail in Tennessee after Lawson shot Sheriff R. F. Compton, then cut the body down about thirty minutes later.
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John A. Cooke
Circuit Court
Cook County
Ill
State Board
Chicago
Albert Lawson
Megro
R. F Compton
Paris
Tenn
Fire destroys Hai Leybury area Chinese restaurant
A Friday morning blaze at a Chinese restaurant on Hai Leybury road near Cobalt Ontario caused about 100000 in losses. The fire left three thousand people homeless and wiped out the business district north of the square.
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Haileybury Road
Cobalt
Ont
Forest Fire Rages in Yosemite Merced Canyon Gorge
A large wildfire continues to burn in Merced Canyon within Yosemite Valley. Firefighters and cavalrymen work along the canyon trail near Pointcliff and Panoramic Cliff to stop the blaze from threatening untouched canyon sections.
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Merced Canyon
Yosemite Valley
Pointcliff
Sir Robert Tart to Retire From Chinese Customs
Sir Robert Hlert has spent a year on leave in England and, due to ill health, has practically decided to retire from his role as director general of Chinese customs after more than twenty years in the post.
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Robert Tart
Robert Hlert
England
Hunger Strike Wins Releases for London Suffragists
In London several suffragettes in Holloway prison succeeded in securing release by the hunger strike. The tactic has prompted more suffragettes to adopt the same method to obtain freedom.
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London
Holloway
Six Tose Lives Lost on Delaware Lackawanna Route
Six men employed on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad were killed several miles from Jlais town New Jersey on Tuesday.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Jlairstown
N. J
Ella Gingles Freed Not Guilty in Lace Theft Case
Chicago lace maker Ella Gingles was found not guilty of stealing lace from Agnes Barrette after a seven hour deliberation. The verdict also deemed the charges against Barrette unfounded. Gingles planned to tell the grand jury about the case.
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Ella Gingles
Chicago
Agnes Barrette
Gingles
Miss Barrette
Wellington Hotel
French Lick Springs
Ind
Miss Gingles
Calhoun Bribe Trial Resumes In San Francisco
The second trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads, begins in superior court before Judge Lawlor with both sides ready. The first trial ended in a hung jury after five months, involving alleged bribes to former Supervisor John J Fury and related parties. Francis J Keney, who led the prosecution, is in Alaska. Langdon remains as acting district attorney for the people.
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Patrick Calhoun
San Francisco
United Railroads
John J Fury
Lawlor
Superior Court
Fred Nicholas
Francis J Keney
Alaska
Langdon
Brother slain with hoe in North Carolina fratricide
James Bivens killed his brother David with a hoe at Patterson North Carolina on Monday night. He surrendered in Goldsboro Tuesday and was released on $200 bonds after a preliminary exam. The wife testified the killing was justified and the couple saved her life. Seven injured in California when a railroad motor car struck their auto near San Diego.
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James Bivens
David
Patterson
N. C
Goldsboro
Givens
San Diego
Cal
L. Ssibbard
Genecral
Santa Fe Coast Line
Eleanor Hudson
Ruthven Girl in Free Method ist Revival Scare
Miss Ethel Dean reportedly became hysterical and unconscious during Free Methodist revival meetings in Ruthven as her parents and Rev Neal urged her to join the church. Local citizens intervened, warning arrest if the pressure continued. The story blends religious fervor with a public disturbance. Separately, Lyon county farmers report elevator deficits with Rock Rapids losses near 1500 dollars, while Doon and Lester face similar shortfalls. George claims profit. Stockholders plan to keep the Rock Rapids venture operating with increased funding, aided by supportive local merchants and heavy stock ownership.
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Ruthven
Free Methodist Church
Ethel Dean
Mr Neal
J Hanson
Ed Cole
Miss Dean
Mr. Neal
Lyon County
Rock Rapids
Doon and
Lester
George
Pail of conscience money arrives at Buffalo Center merchant
Charles Leibsohn, a trader long active in Iowa, received a pail via express in Buffalo Center, with a 65 cent charge. Inside were two penny sacks totaling 2,740 coins and a note claiming the sender is a friend who owes him this “easy money.”
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Buffalo Center
Charles Leishsohn
Iowa
Leibsohn
Interurban Rail Line Discussed for 160 Mile Route
A joint meeting of promoters and Des Moines businessmen discussed the Red Oak to Des Moines interurban railroad plan. The 160 mile route through Montgomery Cass and Adair counties was examined with Judge Horace Freemer of Read Oak leading the initiative. no stock subscriptions have been sought yet.
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Red Oak
Des Moines
Tracy fire destroys major business district buildings
A large blaze in Tracy wiped out Stephens' big general store, Masonic hall, and several outbuildings with losses around 20 000 to stockholders. Authorities report the origin unknown and the fire the town's worst in history. Nearby, an unidentified man’s body was found hanged near Council Bluffs. Other items note a Des Moines parolee poisoning himself, storm damage south of Mason City, cigarette paper advisories, and local school staff changes in Wyoming.
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Tracy
Stephens
Oskaloosa
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Swatedale
Belmond
Dows
Sheffield
Thirteen Turks Hanged After Constantinople Revolution
Thirteen persons linked to the recent revolution were hanged at Constantinople on Monday. Notables include Cherkessa Ahmed and Yusuf Pasha, former Erzurum troops commander, and Shiek Valediti. In New York, Rev William B R Huntington, rector of Grace church, remained critically ill, with his son in law Royal Robbins stating slim chances of recovery.
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Constantinople
Cherkessa A1ehmed
Yusuf Pasha
Erzercum
Shiek Valediti
Ikham
Huntington
William BR Huntington
Grace Church
New York
Royal Robbins
Engineer Murder Shocks Cairo Suburb
Hays Gratty an Minois Central engineer was shot and killed Monday while driving into Cairo Illinois from the halfway house. The slayer escaped and remains unidentified. Gratty’s family lives at Mounds.
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Hays Gratty
Cairo
Ill
Gratty
Mounds
Mure Shocks in Greece Ripple Through Analaiva Area
Major tremor rattled Greece with additional shocks felt on Monday in Analaiva and nearby regions, though no casualties were reported. Roads and buildings safety checks underway as authorities assess damage and advise residents to stay alert.
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Greece
Analaiva
Women appointed to state positions in Mitchellville and Davenport
Places for Two Women Miss Kate Hummer of Panora was Tuesday appointed state agent for the girls Industrial school at Mitchellville and Miss Charlotte Goff of Des Moines was named for a similar position in the soldiers' orphans home at Davenport New Brugleists Twenty three graduates of the state university college of pharmacy Tuesday received licenses from Secretary W Larson of the state pharmacy commission
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Kate Hummer
Panora
Mitchellville
Charlotte Goff
Des Moines
Soldiers’ Orphans Home
Davenport
New Brugelsts
State University
Colle’ge
W. Larson
State Pharmacy Ommission
Gasoline Stove Explosion Burns Family in Ida Grove
A gasoline stove exploded Sunday evening at the Ehrp home north of Cushing causing a fire that destroyed most of the house owned by Noah Williams of Ida Grove. Ralph Utter suffered serious burns on his hand and arm while rescuing others as Mrs Utter escaped after tightening the generator. Property loss exceeds $2,000 and Stribley of Correctionville was at the ship hope during the blaze.
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William Ehrp
Cushing
Ralph Utter
Mr Utter
Corner Stone Laid For St Josephs Academy Mason City
The corner stone of St Josephs Academy in Mason City was laid Sunday amid ceremonies costing at least 30 400 dollars. Rev Father Malloy of Ryan delivered the address as a large crowd gathered on the lawn. The stone contains copies of Incal papers and the names of the pope the U S president Iowa governor congressmen senators archbishop city officials and building committee members.
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St. Joseph's Academy
Mason City
St Joseph's Academy
P Malloy
Ryan
United States
Iowa
Barn Fire Kills Calves and Horse in Estherville Area
Saturday in Lynn Martin County Minnesota five year old C R Silcox jr climbed hay mow, started blaze in new barn. Fire quickly engulfed structure. two calves and one horse perished before aid arrived. Boy unharmed. barn destroyed. insurance listed at 300 dollars.
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Lynn
C R. Silcox
Estherville
Martin County
Minn
High School Graduates Fail to Pass Rural Teaching Exam
At Marshalltown the June examination papers were returned to County Superintendent Hostetter by the state supervisor. Of 72 graduates taking the test, 32 passed and 49 failed, a percentage indicating many could not pass the rural teaching exam.
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Marshalltown
Hostetter
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
New Road Section Opens Linking Sioux City to Coast
A new road section on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line opens with 109 miles remaining to complete a through trip from Sioux City to the coast. Track from Sioux City to Butte has existed since September and the Butte to Abertoon stretch about 150 miles is now finished. Sumner Chosen Secretary. The state board of health selects Dr. Sumner of Waterloo to replace Secretary Thomas effective January 1 rather than waiting for the October meeting. Harrison County Old Settlers date set for Thursday August 26.
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Chiago
Milwaukee
St Paul
Sioux City
Butte
Abertoin
Sumner
State Board of Health
Waterloo
Thomas
Harrison County
Old Settlers
Munyon's Free Medical Diagnosis Offer
A Philadelphia advertisement invites readers to request a free medical examination blank. Munyon's eminent doctors will diagnose the case and state if a cure is possible, with no obligation and no charge for the advice. Send for the examination form to Munyon's at 638d and Jefferson streets.
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Munyon's
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Turner’s clash with a Birmingham buyer over paintings
In Stories of the English Artists, Turner resists selling his works, joking that each sale is “one of my children.” Gillett, a Birmingham manufacturer, counters with five thousand pounds in banknotes, and Turner accepts, selling five thousand pounds worth of canvases. The piece ends noting New York’s long paved streets.
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Turner
Gillett
Carthage
New York City
Atlantic Ocean
Pike's Peak
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