Reliance Beats Shamrock in Second International Cup Race
New York August 25 Reliance wins the second international cup race over Shamrock III by 1 minute 19 seconds. Official times list Reliance 2:15:30 and Shamrock 2:27:20:10 with elapsed times 1:38:14:54 and 3:18:10 respectively, as crews prepare for another bout amid favorable wind and a 30 mile triangular course. Captain Wringe’s Shamrock starts slowly while Reliance gains and leads along the Jersey shore under shifting winds and hazy conditions.
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New York
Brew York
Reliance
Shamrock III
Shamrock
Mr. Iselin
Lipton
Sir Thomas Lipton
Erin
Iselin
Boar
Navigator
Club
Hook
Swash
Regatta Committee
Jersey
Stuart
Wringe
Jersey Shore
Jin
Highlands
Re‘jance
Relance
Challenger
Seabright
Great Britain offers Jews a vast East Africa colony
Basel Aug 25 Great Britain has offered the Jews a large tract of east Africa for colonization with autonomous government under British suzerainty. The offer was made to the sixth Zionist congress of 500 delegates. Key figures include Dr Theodore Herzl Max Nordau Sir Francis Montefiore Israel Zangwill and American delegates from Columbia New York and Chicago.
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Great Britain
East Africa
Basel
Switzerland
Iself
Zionist Congress
Theodore Hertzle
Palestine
Sinai Peninsula
Max Nordau
Francis Montefiore
Israel Zangwil
Zionist Movement
Jewish National Fund
Congress
Jewish Colonial Trust
Anglo-Palestine Company, Limited
M. von Plehwe
Russia
Lord Salisbury Dies A Great British Statesman
London Aug 25 Lord Salisbury died Sunday peacefully after a long career as a leading Conservative statesman and foreign secretary. He served as three time prime minister and shaped policy through the Berlin Congress and Eastern Question. His death ends an era of vigorous diplomacy and aristocratic leadership.
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London
Lord Salisbury
William Cecil
Hatfield
Hatfield House
England
Viscount Cranborne
Marquis of
Salisbury
House of Commons
Stamford
Lord Cranborne
House of Lords
Rochester
Cinque Ports
Westminster
Oxford University
Edward
Disraeli
Lord Sailisbury
Balfour
Walter Long
Nalace
Beaulieu Villa
French
Riviera
Amerilca
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil
Gladstone
Arthur J. Balfour
Beaconsfield
Lord Derby
India
Constantinople
Berlin
Australia
Great Britain
Rosebery
Marquis
Foreign Office
Britain
Lord Palmerston
Napoleon
John Bull
Foreign Exhibits at St Louis to Surpass Chicago Show
Washington reports that foreign nations plan larger, richer displays for St Louis next year. Fifty three countries have invited to exhibit with forty two already funding their pavilions, while eleven await allocations. Exports to the U S from major nations rose sharply from 1898 to 1902 and again in 1903, underscoring strong commercial stakes in the St Louis expo.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
United States
United States Bureau of Statistics
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
France
Italy
Europe
Ln St. Louis
Cruiser Launched The Pennsylvania Takes Her First Plunge
Philadelphia Aug 25 The great cruiser Pennsylvania named by Miss Coral Quay daughter of Senator M S Quay was launched at Cramp Ship yards in front of about 2000 guests. The christening party included Senators Quay and Penrose Governor Pennypacker Mayor Weaver Rear Admiral Sigsbee and Melville and other naval leaders. After launching guests attended luncheon. The vessel uses twin screw vertical triple expansion engines and boilers to reach 22 knots for four hours. Hull and machinery cost 8780000 dollars.
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Delaware
Philadelphia
Coral Quay
M.S. Quay
Cramp Ship Company
Mies Quay
Senators Quay and
Penrose
Pennypacker
Weaver
Sigsbee
Melville
Charles H. Cramp
Edwins. Cramp
Navy
Attorney Barnum Drowns In Mysterious Lake Death
The body of Chicago attorney Albert W. Barnum son of ex judge W H Barnum was found in Welloon Lake Mich after he vanished days ago. Boatman C H Rige who rowed Barnum to his cottage has been detained to help solve the mystery surrounding the disappearance.
Grand Army of the Republic selects Boston for 1904 encampment
The Grand Army of the Republic chose Boston as the 1904 encampment site and elected officers led by Commander in Chief General John C. Black of Illinois. Details include the contested chaplaincy, preparations for next meetings, social events, and committees advancing veterans' claims and flag honor bills.
G A R Officers Report Commends Pension Commissioner Ware
San Francisco August 22 The reports of the general officers of the Grand Army of the Republic were presented at the encampment session. Thomas J Stewart commander in chief notes Pacific coast encampment history and cites gains and losses in membership and leaves memorial day ceremonies with school children and Women’s Relief Corps continuing zeal. The text mentions the Ladies of the Grand Army and Sons of Veterans.
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Ware
San Francisco
Thomas J. Stewart
Grand Army of the Republic
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Republic
March of Progresss
Bymaster
Women’s ‘Relief Corps
Grand ‘Army
Sons of Veterans
A START FOR MILES Proclaimed for Governor in Mass.
Boston Aug 22 Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles United States army retired is urged as the democratic candidate for Massachusetts governor by anti Gaston faction. They claim his nomination would unite the party and attract Republicans, giving Miles a solid veteran vote and public sympathy from his retirement. They see a path to the presidency in 1904 if elected. George Fred Williams of the Democratic National Committee has not favored Gaston and may welcome Miles.
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Enera
Republic
Stain Springs
Ala
Ware
Ana
Congress
Gases T. Aver
D. B Shuao Iy
F. A. Walsh
Charis
Burrows
Massachusetts
Boston
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Bates
Miles
Gaston
Wiles
Roosevelt
George Fred Wiliams
General Miles
Mcall in Cabinet Denied as War Secretary Pick
The rumor that Colonel John McCall of New York Life was offered the secretary of war post for Roosevelt is denied. McCall states the story is untrue and he would not accept such a position if offered. The report notes Wall Street interest in a financially connected cabinet member but remains uncertain about timing and acceptance.
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New York
Reot
Roosevelt
John McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Wall Street
McCall
Powers seek Macedonia reforms and broader Balkan plan
The Independence Belge reports an understanding among the great powers to suppress the revolt in Macedonia and apply reforms. Russia may seize the sea routes at the Dardanelles and Bosphorus, Austria would act on land and supervise Albania, with Turkish sovereignty restored after peace. London reports no major negotiations toward a settlement plan, while a Russian fleet reaches the eastern edge of European Turkey near India.
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Italy
Brussels
Independence Belge
Macedonia
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Austria
Albania
Turkey
London
Kear
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