Turkish Atrocities in Macedonia Report Terrorizes Inhabitants
Bulgarian memorandum to powers details three months of Turkish rule in Macedonia marked by murder, pillage and terror by Ottoman soldiers and irregulars. Prisoners number in the thousands across Salonika, Monastir and Adrianople vilayets, with women and children driven from homes and villages.
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Sefia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Aline Ii
Gates
Tayes
Poe
Salonica
Vilavet
Sabona
Tessope
Staudeu
Hms
S.i
Pater
Salon
Bahéevo
Banirea
Belacourhese
Bartd
Delroloum
Berg
Gees
Gornah-Ribnita
Tioutenets
Dabriiagi Amd
Omen
Womeun
Choildrent
Sanjak
Seres
Kirkhlisse
Vilayect
Salonen
Uskut
Monastir
Adrianopic
Vilayets
Sultan's Offer Rejected by Widowed Consulate Murder Victim
A St. Petersburg cable reports the widow of the murdered consul refuses the sultan's apology and money. Russia plans a naval squadron toward Turkish waters to press demands for punishment, restitution, and stricter controls in Monastir and surrounding vilayets.
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St. Petersburg
Black Sea
Sevastape
Constantinople
Usin
Resthovsi
Monastir
Camedond
Forester
Ainovieff
Con Stantingpie
Ahimed
Srader
Usk
Vilayet
Liusevo
Ismail Hakhi
Judge Gray opposes current coal miners pay system
Birmingham article notes Judge Gray, chairman of the arbitration board for Alabama coal operators and miners, has stated opposition to the present method by which miners are paid. The statement signals a challenge to the wage arrangement amid ongoing labor discussions.
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Birmingham
Akla
Gray
Alabama
Handicap for Reliance sets margin for Shamrock II
In the Erie basin Reliance and Shamrock II were measured by NYYC official EL Mower. Reliance will concede the challenger one minute forty five seconds over thirty miles. Shamrock II was longer on the water line but Reliance carried about 2900 square feet more sail, giving the American boat the edge in sail area.
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New York
Erie Basin
EL. Mower
New York Yacht Club
Danville Prepared for Trials as Troop Arrives
Col Tanner of the Fourth Regiment said Company A from Arcola will remain here until August 22 when it is expected to march to Camp Lincoln. Judge Thompson has issued a venire for sixty petit jurors to report August 24 for trials of the rioters. Some defendants may plead guilty.
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Danville, Hl
Col. Tanner
Arcola
Camp Lincoln
Thompson
Civic and Military Societies in Big San Francisco Parade
San Francisco hosts a grand parade honoring the Grand Army of the Republic with diverse units including Naval Reserves Spanish American War veterans and California National Guard. Generals Miles and Shafter receive cheers as excitement builds for Gen Black or Miles to be elected commander in chief. Thousands attend a reception for Commander Stewart at Mechanics Pavilion as affiliated women nurses and turner groups participate.
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San Franciso
Grand Army of the Republic
Naval Reserves
National Guard of
California
Order of Red Men
Turner
League of Cross Cadets
Miles
Shafter
Mechanics
Grand Army
Stewart
John C. Back
Ilinois
Crard Army of the Republic
Flack
Nelson A. Miles
Mile
Black
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the Grand Army
National Association of Army Nurses
Thos. F. Stewart
Mechaniccs
Ger
George Stone
W. R. Shafter
Department of
Colorado
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Sckhmits
S. J. Taylor
Woman's Reef Corps
Anna
Funeral Scene Sparks Outcry at Richmond Service
At Albert Selby’s funeral in Richmond Indiana a storm arose when Rev Allen Jay spoke of him as dead Mrs Mary Frame Selby his mother who rejects death groaned and fled the room She refused to accompany the body to Waynesville where interment occurred and remains active in philanthropy despite the tragedy
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Richmond
Ind
Albert Selby
Mary Frame Selby
Allen Jay
Friends’ Church
Pcasion
Masons
Waynesville. O
Miles for Governor Suggested by Boston Globe
The Boston Globe reports that General Nelson A Miles, a Massachusetts native, is urged by some Democratic leaders as a potential Governor candidate. Supporters say he would be a logical presidential nominee if chosen and Miles’s friends indicate he would accept the governor nomination.
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Boston
the Globe
Nelson A. Miles
Massachusetts
Miles
Irrigation Plan Proposes Large Public and Private Loans
Simla reports the irrigation commission proposes 150 million dollars in twenty years for protective works and 2 million dollars annually in loans to support private irrigation projects. The plan aims to boost irrigation across the region through sustained public funding and private loans.
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Simla
India
the Irrigation Commission
Bulgarians Mobilize 70,000 Amid War Watches
The Balkan state reports more than 70,000 troops under arms in the principality, doubling its peace strength. Bulgaria avoids immediate action against Turkey to keep Russian support, hoping Russia will press government aid as a Russian squadron sails toward Turkish waters.
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Rome
Balkan Peninsula
Bulgaria
Turkey
Russia
Rioters in Danville Court for Mass Indictment Brawl
Sixteen of twenty five rioters indicted in Danville Illinois Tuesday morning appeared in circuit court two by two in handcuffs guarded by deputies. Notable defendant Winfred Baker faces additional murder charges after leading mob to the jail and firing on Sheriff Whitlock.
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Danville
Circuit Court
Winfred Baker
Whitlock
Pesce
Baker
M. W. Thompson
Keslar
Cour
Bessie Armstrong
A. B. Dennis
Richard Roberts
John Islam
John Robertson
John Kress
John Walton
Clay Biddle
Thomas Bell
William Petters
Horace Murphy
Isaac N. Slade
Herman Cundiff
Charles Roth
Francis Davis
O. L. Mansfield
Adam Mundy
Winfield Baker
Salman & Brown
Edward Hart
Fifer and
Perkins
Divorced Couple Reunite in Chicago and Des Moines
Lawrence Alonzo Ring of Chicago and Abbie Barber Ring of Pawucket were remarried after twelve years apart. The ceremony at St Pauls Episcopal Church was led by Rev Marion Law amid Rings reconciliation following Mr Ring’s illness. The priest explained the church allows a second marriage service for spouses separated by court action.
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Pawucket
Lawrence Alonzo Ring
Chicago
Abbie Barber Ring
Marion Law
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Ring
Law
Republicans Meet in Lincoln Nominate State Officers
The Nebraska State Republican convention in Lincoln nominated a Supreme Court candidate and university regents, chose a state committee, and endorsed President Roosevelt for 1904. Judge J. B. Barnes of Norfolk was nominated for Supreme Court, John L. Webster of Omaha for Vice President, with Webster described as a longtime Nebraska lawyer and stalwart party member.
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Lincoln
Neb
Republican of
Nebraska
Supreme Court
University Regents
Co. Ifstaan
Geneva
H C. Lindsay
State Committee
Sloan
Fusion
Roosevelt
John L. Webster
Omaha
J. B. Barnes
Norfolk
United States
Webster
Mexican Croesus Dead in Parral State
Fedro Alvarando a multi millionaire mining man dies in Parral Chihuahua Mexico. Once a barefootted peon earning 30 cents daily he found the Pal Millo mine and his wealth reaches about 85 900 000 dollars. He distrusted banks and kept silver bars secured in a steel cage at his grand home near Parral guarded by a strong guard.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Fedro Alvarando
Parral
Pal Millo
Psrral
Currency Bill Discussed During All Night Senate Meeting
The Senate finance subcommittee met with the President at Sagamore Hill and on to Providence, debating general financial legislation for Congress. No draft was offered, but ideas for an elastic currency and Cuban reciprocity were explored as an extraordinary session potential loomed.
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Oyster Bay
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Aldrich
Pratt
Conn
Alison
Spooner
Sagamore Hill
Providence
Warwick
Senate
House
Saloon Smashers Egg Attack in Derby
Carrie Nation followers raided a Derby saloon five miles from Wichita. Sam Amidon former county attorney and T H Mahan bottling-plant owner arrived by auto to warn the women. A clash followed as they argued and were pelted with ancient eggs.
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Wichita
Kas
Carrie Nation
Sam Amidon
T. H. Mahan
Derby
Amidon
Mahan
Inquiry Opened into Extent of Massachusetts Damage
Bar Harbor Maine reports a board of inquiry as navy engineers assess the battleship Massachusetts after striking Egg Rock shoal. Forward compartments flood and leaks extend aft while divers search for the source. Collier Lebanon and a government tug remove ammunition and heavy stores to lighten the vessel as it sits higher in the water.
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Bar Harbor
Massachusetts
Egg Rock
Lebanon
Indiana
Hartford
Bald Porcupine
Eaton
Emeory
The
The Bond of Jonathan and David
A Sunday school lesson outlines the friendship of Jonathan and David from 1 Samuel. It explores the pledge of loyalty between them, the tests of hate and faith, and lessons on divine friendship, selflessness, and service toward God. The study links their bond to the ideal of Christ’s perfect fellowship.
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Jonathan
David
Saul
Abner
God
Christ
Canadian cutter fires on Silver Spray near Lake Erie
The fishing boat Silver Spray from Erie Pennsylvania arrived in port after a midlake clash with the Canadian revenue cutter Petrel. The American crew, led by Captain Chris Shaw, reported heavy gunfire but no injuries or sinking. Authorities in Washington will review the incident amid long standing tensions with American fishermen near Canadian waters.
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Washington
Chris Shaw
Official Ax Will Fall Washington Special
Bristow has prepared a list of about twenty five minor chiefs and high grade clerks in the post office department to be recommended for dismissal as the long investigation nears completion. He will submit the list to Mr Payne within days and declare the inquiry closed.
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Washington Special
Bristow
Ofice Department
Payne
Iron Mountain Twins Born Aboard Train En Route To St Louis
Twin boys arrive Saturday on an Iron Mountain train near Knobel with mother Mrs. Lucy Murray. She names them Austin and Green Murray honoring conductor and brakeman, after traveling from Arkansas where hospital access was denied. A doctor from Walnut Ridge aided the delivery.
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St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Lucy Murray
Austin Murray
Green Murray
Mamma Murray
Martin
Greenville
Murray
Little Rock
Austin
E. P. Merriweather
Walnut Ridge
Ark
J. J. Norwine
Missouri
Arkansas
German Army to Grow by Thirty Nine Thousand Men
Berlin reports the government will ask the Reichstag to expand the permanent military establishment by about 39 000, lifting the standing army to roughly 47 000. The annual cost is estimated at 9 009 000 dollars, excluding equipment.
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Berlin
Lnder
Reichstag
Rumors Tied McCall to War Secretary Post
In Washington and at the Metropolitan Club, close to Secretary Root, word spreads that Col. John A. McCall, president of New York Life Insurance, has been offered the secretary of war portfolio and is weighing the position. McCall has visited Oyster Bay to meet with the President.
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Washington
War Department
Metropolitan Club
Root
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
McCall
Oyster Bay
Fruit Tree Dilemma Stirs Sunday School Thought
A Yonkers Statesman quirk ponders praise of George Washington for the fruit tree incident versus Adam’s mishap. A thoughtful youth asks why honesty mattered then and now, contrasting conduct and accountability in a reflective classroom moment.
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Robbie
George Washington
Adam
Yonkers
Definition by lustration. Calvert Jr and Mrs De Swelle
A fragmentary feature from the Chicago Post questions the type of woman Mrs De Swelle is as Calvert Jr replies asking about her appearance notably her brows and rings drawing attention to the era’s social queries.
They Say Willie Say Nonagenarian Misunderstanding
A Philadelphia Press snippet explains a nonagenarian is a man in his nineties, noting a pa and son discussion about tobacco addiction from youth. The brief uses a folksy question and answer tone to define the term.
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Willie
Philadelphia Press
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