Paris Rioters Attack Churches After Place de la Republique Clash
Paris saw violent demonstrations led by anarchists and socialists in the Place de la Republique. Faure and Faberot were arrested after clashing with police. mobs moved to Saint Ambroise and Saint Joseph churches, smashing windows and firing hosts. Over 380 injured, 61 police wounded, 150 arrests.
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Paris
le Peuple
la Petite Republique
Place de la Republique
Sebastien Faure
Faberot
Faure
Place Ae la Republique
Henri E.horr
Place de la Nation
M.geullier
D’harr
Gether
Joseph Ferrier
Jean Perrin
Chateau d’Equ
D’horr
Church of
St. Ambroise
Faubourg du 'Kemple
Rue Darboy
St. Mauri-Papincourt
Church of St. Joseph
Fatal shooting in Adirondacks misidentified deer
Utica New York August 21 William Robbins Passaic New Jersey man shot his 16 year old brother Ralph Robbins while hunting in the Adirondacks mis taking the red sweater for a deer Ralph died instantly In another item Artemus Woon Metropolitan Life Insurance assistant superintendent was struck dead by lightning on a First Avenue sidewalk in heavy rain in Eau Claire Wisconsin August 21
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Utica
N. Y
William Robbins
Passaic
N. J
Ralph Robbins
Adirondacks
Ralph
Eau Claire
Wis
Artemus Woon
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Svas
First Avenue
Wehooner Hunter Savidge Sinks in Squall. Five Die
Harbor Beach reports the schooner Hunter Savidge capsized in a Sunday squall off Point au Harques. Five crew members drowned. Capt. Sharpsteen of Alpena commanded the vessel. In a second item Gen Thomas A Davies of New York died at Ogdensburg at age 90.
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Vive
Detroit
Mich
Tribune
Harbor Beach
Savidge
Point Au Harques
Sharpsteen
Alpena
Davies Dena
New York
Thomas A. Davies
Ogdensburg
N. Y
West Point
New York Volunteers
Volunters
No Immediate Change in Philippine Command Seen by General Merritt
Gen Merritt says Otis will remain in charge with about 50 000 troops to quell the rebellion. Aguinaldo and supporters have drawn US sympathy delays in the peace treaty hinder their fight, but American victory is seen as inevitable. Secretary Root maps Philippines for multiple army operations to disrupt insurgent forces. Manila reports a lieutenant killed and another wounded near Angeles, with the 12th and 6th Infantrys engaging insurgents on Negros. Inflicts include nineteen dead insurgents and captured rifles and ammunition. Cable to Calamba repaired after insurgents cut Laguna bay line.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
McKinley
Merritt
Philippine Islands
Otis
Aguinaldo
United States
Far East
Philippines
Washington
Imzon
Manila
Root
Angeles
Lingayen
Tarlac
Twelfth Infantry
Lieut. Cole
Sixth Infantry
President McKinley and Roosevelt in Plattsburg Visit
President McKinley and Secretary Hitchcock visited Plattsburg to attend services at the First Presbyterian church. Governor Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived in a special car and had a long chat with the president, focusing on the Ohio campaign ahead of his Dayton speech in mid September.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
President McKinley
Interior Hitchcock
First Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt
Gov. Roosevelt
McKinley
Ohio
Dayton
Head-on trolley collision injures thirty near Philadelphia
A head-on crash on the Norristown Chestnut Hill Roxborough railway in Yineoth township Morton county injured thirty people Sunday. Officials investigated the collision and traffic was halted briefly as rescuers aided passengers.
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Philadelphia
Norristown, Chestnut Hill & Roxborough
Yineoth Township
Morton County
War department to send 62 thousand troops to Philippines
Secretary Root said the policy is to provide Gen Otis with all needed troops and supplies to end the insurrection in the Philippines quickly. Ten regiments were ordered, totaling about 30,000 volunteers, joining 15 regiments already called, for a combined force of roughly 62,451 combatants. In Angeles, insurgents attacked. eight hundred engaged, the twelve regiment repulsed them, three locomotives were ditched, and reporter C T Spencer of the Manila Times was killed.
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Washington
War Department
Root
Otis
Philippines
United States
Manila
Angeles
C.T. Spencer
Kentucky
Manila Times
Trade outlook strengthens as summer ends in 1900
Bradstreet reports a strengthening trade situation with rising fall demand and high production in manufacturing. Wheat and iron and steel show gains while corn yields appear exceptional in Kansas. Western markets see brisk sales and price advances, and doubts about price rises persist into next year.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
India
Kansas
R. G. Dun & Co
Russia
Delaware
United States
Canada
Dreyfus Trial Claims Conviction Nearing
Rennes and Paris dispatches report Gen. Mercier as disciplined forces press toward Dreyfus conviction. Major Cuignet testifies the case centers on bordereau and Bertillon method. Dreyfus protests lies as witnesses push for harsher penalties. Col Schneider to prosecute Mercier for forgery in Paris timing key.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Rennes
Dreyfus
Mercier
Associated Press
Dreyfusard
Maj. Cuignet
Army
Petit Journel
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Panizazardi
Cuignet
Lebrun-Renault
Bordereau
M. Bertillon
Col. Schneider
Gen. Mercier
Ems
Col
du Paty de Ciam
Maitre Demange
de Boisdeffre
Gen. de Boisdeffre
Gen. Gonse
Col. Picquart
Esterhazy
Ministry of War
Gen. Billot
Secret Service Fund
Paris
Schneider
Paris Court of Assizes
Tornado Slays 17 Year Old in Faulkton County
A Thursday evening tornado struck the house and barn of Barden Sherman in Faulkton killing and mangling John Sherman age 17, son of Mr Sherman. Reports include hail and crop destruction with wheat stacks blown away. This marks the county's second storm fatality.
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Faulkton
Barden Sherman
John Sherman
Shernan
Dewey Fixes the Date for U S Reception
Admiral Dewey set to leave Gibraltar September 12 and reach New York September 29 amid plans for a naval parade on Friday and a shore parade the following Monday after arrival in the lower bay.
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Leghorn
Italy
Gen. Butterfield
New York
United States
Dewey
Gibraltar
Langtry Weds Hugo de Bathe in Jersey Ceremony
London reports actress Lily Langtry married Hugo Gerald de Bathe on July 27 at Jersey in a private ceremony. The groom, 28, is the son of Sir Henry de Bathe, Bart., a Crimean veteran and retired general. only witness was Langtry’s daughter.
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London
Lily Langtry
Island of
Jersey
Hugo Gerald de Bathe
Sir Henry Percival de Bathe
Official Russian revision adds emperor and officials to commandment
St. Petersburg reports the fifth commandment now reads honor thy father and thy mother the emperor and his officials that thy days may be long in the land. The revision expands the traditional commandment to include rulers and government as part of filial duty.
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St. Petersburg
Americans Buy Scotch Steel in Record U S Orders
The Pall Mall Gazette reports Americans demand Scotch steel with a Lanarkshire firm winning an order for 10,000 tons destined for shipment to the United States.
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Scotch Steel
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Lanarkshire
United States
Milwaukee Wins Convention Vote Over Birmingham for Typographical Union
Milwaukee defeated Birmingham 84 to 78 to secure the next convention of the International Typographical Union, decided in Detroit Michigan on August 17.
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Milwaukee
Detroit
Mich
International Typographical Union
Birmingham
Ala
San Francisco Boxer Jin Franey Dies After Ring Injury
Jin Franey, the pugilist who was injured by Frank McConnell in a Wednesday night bout, died Thursday afternoon at 3 10 without regaining consciousness.
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San Francisco
Jin Franey
Frank McConnell
Richard Prendergast Dies at Chicago Hospital
Chicago mourns Richard Prendergast former county court judge ex trustee of the sanitary district and prominent Chicago bar member died Thursday at Chicago hospital Funeral arrangements not listed in the notice
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Chicago
Richard Prendergast
Sanitary District
Miss Dessie Garrett Killed in Columbus Streetcar Accident
Miss Dessie Garrett was struck by a West Broad street car while riding a bicycle and died within an hour. She rode onto the car track attempting to pass a wagon directly in front of an approaching car. A second item notes a large demand for gold certificates totaling over $20.8 million with further withdrawals estimated at $2 million.
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Columbus
Dessie Garrett
Dreyfus Trial enters new twists in Rennes court
The second court martial of Capt Alfred Dreyfus resumes in Rennes with Maj Carriere opposing adjournment and Col Picquart testifying about the secret dossier. Glorot, accused of the Labori attempt, is reportedly insane per doctors. Generals Zurlinden and Billot attend.
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Rennes
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Carriere
M.demange
Dreyfus
Maitre Labori
Devil's Island
French Guiana
Intelligence Department
War Office
Col. Picquart
Zurlinden and
Billot
Death toll rises from Bahama hurricane wrecks
Jacksonville reports Capt Dillon says Red Bay on Andros Island was swept away and about 300 lives lost with eyewitness estimates up to 600 on the island. Nassau records 90 mph winds and gusts to 105. New York dispatch notes widespread devastation in Guayamas with 265 houses destroyed and 172 seriously injured.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Times Union
Dillon
Cocoa
Red Bay
Andros
Nassau
New York
the Herald
San Juan
Porto Rico
Guayamas
Insurgent Faction Defeated in 18 Hour Venezuelan Battle
Washington reports that Gen. Curiano Castro's insurgent faction in Los Andes was crushed by government troops after an 18 hour battle. Insurgents suffer 00 killed and wounded while government forces lose 200. The disturbance ends in that region.
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Washington
United States
Russell
Caracas
State Department
Los Andes
Venezuela
Curiano Castro
West Chester church destroyed in early morning blaze
A fire at West Chester New York destroyed St Peter's Episcopal church and most contents. Loss estimated at 500000. The church was among the oldest in the area now part of New York city. Pastor Rev Dr Clendenning recently clashed with Bishop Potter over plans to ordain Dr Charles F Briggs.
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New York
West Chester
N. Y
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
St. Peter’s
West Chester Village
Clendenning
Potter
Charles F. Briggs
Shamrock Arrives With Erin After Fast Transatlantic Run
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Shamrock, challenger for the America's cup, reaches New York along with tender Erin. The Shamrock left Fairlie on the Clyde August 3, completing the crossing faster than expected. Erin towed Shamrock about 2,000 miles while Shamrock sailed over 1,200 miles. Best day on canvas was 268 knots.
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New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Erin
Fairlee
Clyde
Warren Arrives in San Francisco With First Colorado Regiment
The United States transport War ren reached San Francisco at five in the afternoon bearing the First Colorado regiment volunteers from the Philippines campaign. Col McCoy leads 46 officers and 924 men, about 250 fewer than last year.
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San Francisco
United States
Warren
Colorado Regiment
Philippines
McCoy
Motorman Guilty in Shelton Street Railway Disaster
In Bridgeport on August 18 the inquest verdict found motorman George S. Hamilton criminally careless for the Peck's mill pond bridge wreck that killed 30 people. The Shelton Street Railway Company was deemed very negligent.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Shelton Street Railway Company
Peck’s Mill Pond
George
Hamilton
Shelton Street Railway
McKinley Cancel Sunday Travel Plans for Trip to Pittsburgh
President and Mrs. McKinley will depart Plattsburg on Friday evening August 25 for Pittsburgh instead of Saturday August 20 to avoid travel on Sunday. The change reflects the president's objection to Sunday travel and affects the presidential party schedule.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Rise of the American Flag at Daiquiri Fort
Dr Henry La Motte recounts landing at Daiquiri Cuba on June 22 1898 during the rough riders action. He describes carrying a silk Arizona squadron flag to plant on the hilltop blockhouse as Gen Wheeler and Cols Wood and Roosevelt observe, amid shell fragments and hastily abandoned Spanish works.
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Henry la Motte
St. Nicholas
Rough Riders
United States
Yucatan
Little Cove
Daiquiri
Cuba
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Spain
Roosevelt
Col. Wood
Gen. Wheeler
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Wright
Platt
Navy
Child's Playhouse Portable lawn play house described
Portable lawn and garden play house measures six feet four inches by nine feet six inches by eight feet nine inches tall. It features one door and one window, the latter divided vertically in the...
Ideal Playhouse Offers Flexible Assembly and Furnishings
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notice describes ideal playhouses that assemble in minutes, with interchangeable sections for front or rear doors and windows. Veranda roofs, optional outside blinds, shingled gable ends, pine walls, and a two‑section floor enable complete furnishing with miniature furniture, stoves, washing machines, and other realistic amenities for parlor, library, dining room, or kitchen use.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Hoisting US Flag Over First Spanish Fortification
A Confederate narrator recounts climbing the fortification at Fortine and replacing the Spanish flag with the United States ensign. Platt helps by unrolling the flag and breaking through the roof apex with a crowbar as ships sound whistles in cheers from the fleet. Wright hands the flag up for the final hoist.
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Fortine
Platt
Wright
Fortin
Sergt. Wright
United States
Gallant British Cock at St Vincent
A cock aboard the Marlborough helped lift morale during a fierce battle at St Vincent. After a shell disabled the ship and killed officers, the fowl escaped confinement, crowed from the mainmast stump, and prompted cheers that renewed the crew’s spirits and resolve.
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St. Vincent
Tides of Southampton Harbor Create Four Daily Tides
The port of Southampton in England gains unique status from its extraordinary double tides, producing four tides each day. Its sheltered harbor and valuable geography underpin this unusual natural feature and its prominence as a seaport.
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Southampton
England
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