Two Killed in Oklahoma Storm After Lottery Towns Open
A Oklahoma storm killed two men W T Tevis of Weatherford Texas and Felix Antone of Lamar County Texas. Dana Warren of Stark County was badly bruised but will recover. Property damage around Anadarko and Hobart ran to thousands with many tents wrecked and stock, while Anadarko and Hobart, newly auctioned Kiowa Comanche towns, rapid growth before the disaster.
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EV Reno
Okla
Anadarko
Erican
W. T. Tevis
Weatherford
Tex
Felix Antone
Lamar County
Texas
Dana Warren
Stark ‘County
Sam P. Nelson
Kansas City
Dan Warren
Storey County
John Antone
Antone
W. P Tevis
Tenth
Flo Jeaves
Tevis’ Place
W. H. Kitchener
ZI. CG. Bell
Hobart
Oklahoma
Washita River
E Reno
Rock Island
French Warship Heads Toward Turkish Waters
Paris reports the French cruiser Cassard has started for Turkish waters with a naval division ready to follow. Officials say no naval demonstration is planned and provide no new details on the Turkish imbroglio. A dispatch cites Constantinople expecting quiet settlement within 48 hours.
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Paris
Cassard
Foreign Office
Toulon
Hey
London
Constantinople
Constans
France
Balloonist Benjamin Falls From Balloon at Hoboken Park
Benjamin Benjamin, aeronaut, fell from his balloon during an ascent at Hoboken Schuetzen Park. Parachute failure led to the fall likely from 100 feet into Hackensack Meadows, where he sank in mud and water before a boatman rescued him. Mosquitoes swarmed him, adding to injuries from the shock of the crash.
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New York
Ug 23
Benjamin Benjamin
Hoboken
Schuetsen Park
Benjamin
Hackensack Meadows
Mills Won’t Resume as Strike Grips Steel Towns
Joliet Illinois reports no official move to resume mills as August 23 sees no changes at South Chicago Amalgamated positions. In Pittsburgh the Tin Plate Star plant opens guarded by police as 100 nonunion workers enter under escort while strikers observe, with further progress and arbitration talks awaited. Isaac W Van Schaick ex congressman dies at 84 in Milwaukee.
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South Chicago
American Tin Plate Company
Star
Chicago
Pittsburg
American Tin-Plate Company
Star Plant
Twelfth Street
Lindsay and McCutcheon
Allegheny
Painter
Star Tinplate Works
Asurder
Union Station
John E Cramer
Nonunionista
Pennsylvania Tube Works
Harper
Carregie
Uaivo
McKeesport
Demmler Tin Works
Irondale
Ion Plate Company
Pnstrier
Wellsville
Headquaters
United States Steel Corporation
Demmiler
Demmler
Milwaukee
Wis
Baltimore
Wisconsin
Isaacc W van Schaick
van Schaick
Missouri hunter perishes near Bonita Falls in California
Melville Nevin aged 28 a Missouri resident died after falling from a precipice while hunting in Lyttle Creek canyon about 15 miles northwest of San Bernardino California. The accident occurred on August 23 and Nevin broke his neck in the fall.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Melville Nevin
Missouri
Lyttle Creek Canyon
Bonita Falls
Post Office Burglary At Hall Iowa Reported
A hall Iowa post office was burglarized Wednesday night. Three explosions shattered the vault and destroyed the safe, with $474 in stamps and about $150 in money stolen. The Bangs Co. of St Paul reported the incident via a dispatch.
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Peat Ofice
Mall
Bt. Paul, Minn
Anger Turns to Violence as Mob Seeks Lynchings in Alabama
In Ashville on August 23 a mob attacked Jim Brown, condemned for rape, killing Walter Blankenship and wounding Arthur Blankenship and a boy. Court officials and Judge Pelham faced the crowd but Brown was safely moved to Birmingham after deputies protected him. In Leadville two miners, George Kline and John Eckstrand, died in a shaft accident at Iron Silver Mining.
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Ashville
Ala
Jim Brown
Walter Blankenship
Arthur Blankenship
James Hanley
Blankenships
Walter
Arthur
Brown
Peach
Goa
Sheriff North
Jalil
Birmingham
Springville
House of the Garretts
Anniston
Atlanta
Charleston
D. C
Leadville
Col
George Kline
John Exckstrand
Stevens
Iron Silver Mining Company
Ecketrand
Kline
Colombian Rebels Defeated Near Tomaco In Ecuador Report
A report from Quito states Colombian revolutionaries were defeated near Tomaco with arms, ammunition, and prisoners seized. The letter endorses stable Ecuador Colombia relations and dismisses fears of an Ecuador invasion. It also notes Liberal forces led by Sergio Veres and A Rosas triumphed at Pasto against clericals.
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Washington
Martinez Silva
Colombia
Quito
Ecuador
Tomaco
Colombo
Fcuador
Colombe
Pasto
Sergio Veres
A Rosas
Restrepo
Pate
Columbia
Wen Uribe
Uribbe- Uribe
New York
World wide copper combine rumored by major interests
Denser reports from Aug 23 claim a world wide copper combine has formed, affecting Amalgamated, Calumet and Hecla, Senator Clark, and the Rothschilds. Long term papers are signed, with National City Bank of New York named as depository for consolidated concerns. Brussels dispatch notes potential Russian mediation with South Africa and private audience with Kruger to frame a plan.
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Denser
Col
Amalgamated
Calumet and Heels
Clark
Rothschilds
Intercats
National City Bank of New York
Consolidated Concerna
Brussels
Belgic
Copenhagen
William
Loubet
France
Kruger
Potatoes Sell High Amid Poor Homegrown Crop
Kansas City reporting on August 23 notes choice northern grown potatoes sold Wednesday at fifty cents a peck, two bushels priced a year ago. A single bushel now costs $1.90 from retail dealers or about $1.60 wholesale. Homegrown potatoes are small and of poor quality.
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Kansas City
Mortly of Ohio Constitution Fame Dies in Ohio
McConnellsville Ohio Aug 23 Hon. D H Mortly author of the Ohio Constitution of 1832 died Thursday night One member of that convention remains alive and in the state
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McConnellsville
D. H. Mortly
Victims Identified in Alton Wreck Near Prentice
Jacksonville dispatch reports two men killed in the Alton wreck identified as Michael Nolan 21 and Clyde Vandervoort 24, both of Springfield. A separate note mentions an elevator company in Yonkers working on two elevators for Buckingham Palace under an Edwards-era commission.
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Jacksonville
Alton
Prentice
Michael Nolan
Clyde Vandervoort
Springfield
New York
Ti Ts
Yonkers
Buckingham Palace
England
Edward
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Anthony's Hospital
Brouebitts
Joliet
Thin City
Shaffer
Gome
Gay W A. Stone
Alabama
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Fifteenth Street
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