All Oceans Crossed but the Pacific Loops of Wires
Treasury monograph notes submarine telegraphs total about 20000 miles of wire with 2760000 dollars cost and over 600000 messages yearly. Atlantic and Indian Ocean lines connect continents, touching Europe Africa Americas and Asia, while Pacific routes loom as potential all American cable linking United States to Australia and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Pacific
Lohu
Africa
Europe
America
Instauttun
Oeyers Orem
United States
South America
Ines
Far East
Red Seas
Americas
Gulf of Mexico
Caeribbean Sea
South
Philippines
Jesus Ameris
Adana
Plate
Australia
New Pa
Avatralta
Newelitedsenta
Canada
United Kingdom
Vancouver
British Columbia
Gust
Klawad
Wake
Guam
Phhoijpins
Cate
Unites
Tio Ashe Ane
France
Brest
Irance
Cape Cod
Mass
San Francisco
Hawaii
Hawsaii
Wake Island
Manila
Asiatic Coast
Haiti
Pacific Coast
Bureau of Equipment
Navy Department
R. B. Bradford
Midway Island
Nero Deep Detour Proposed To Avoid Major Ocean Depression
A sounding near a large vessel identified as the Nero deep reveals a seabed depression about 31 614 feet deep, nearly six miles, with a possible depth not exceeding 20 000 feet and perhaps as low as 18 feet, to be avoided by a detour.
London to America Parcels Post Starts Sept 1
London post offices will accept parcels for the United States starting September 1. Cunard and White Star will transport and American Express will deliver. Rates are 24 cents per three pounds plus 24 cents for UK customs, with US customs added. Maximum weight eleven pounds and length girth 6 feet.
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London
Great Britain
United States
British Postal Department
Cunard and
White Star Lines
American Express Company
Two Killed and Six Wounded in Coweley County Fight
Report from Coweley county describes a deadly clash in which Jesse Newy and Allen were killed while five men and one woman were wounded. No witnesses offered details beyond the initial confrontation. Sparks was found dead near Burning Springs and McDaniel was killed in Clay county. Sparks had been arrested for that murder but acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rae
Coweley
Jesse Newy
Allen
Sparks
Burning Springs
Clay County
Squire McDanial
McDaniel
Gling
Bombardment of Ciudad Bolivar Reported Killings and Wounding
Ciudad Bolivar, capital of Bolivar state, was shelled by two Venezuelan government gunboats Belivar and Restaurada. Many killed or wounded as atrocities alleged by both sides. British subjects seek protection as a warship is requested. no foreign warships in the Crimenco river.
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Carseas
Venezueaa
Ciudad Bolivar
Bolivar
Great Britain
Judah Bolivar
Belivar
Restaurada
Laguayra
Crimenco
Washington special on Venezuela blockade and international moves
A Washington briefing notes foreign powers have proposed a movement toward action on Venezuela. The United States reportedly remains cautious, arguing the Venezuelan blockade is ineffective and no new concerted declaration has been pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasthington
Europe
United States
France
Vendelo
State Department
Unites
Venenuvela
Mont Pelee Activity Reported From Caribbean
Advices from Dominica say clouds of volcanic dust were seen from Mont Pelee between 1 and 3 PM Monday. Detonations at long intervals were heard in the morning and light volcanic dust fell on Dominica.
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St Thomas
Danish West Indies
Dominica
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Taft Arrival in Manila Met With Mass Welcome
Taft arrives in Manila aboard the General Alava at daylight amid a holiday and eight arches. About twenty thousand natives from nearby provinces join a bay parade and a large procession escorts him to the palace where he pledges progress on church questions and peace while urging soil tillage and native self reliance. General Chaffee reports cautious Moro relations and sets plans to open talks with the Sultan of Bacolod through Captain Pershing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Taft
United States
General Alava
Singapore
Straits Settlement
Civil Commission
Alava
Pasig
Rome
Congress
Philippine Islands
Chaffee
Mindanao
John J. Pershing
Fifteenth Infantry
Lake Lanao
Bacolod
Tribegan
Lake Sanao
Pershing
Pluck of a Farmer Boy Rescues Severed Foot
Daniel Crandall an 18 year old farmer boy in Terre Haute Indiana bound his bleeding leg with a hitch rein after a mowing machine accident. He then rode two miles to town for surgical help as doctors treated his severe injury. the bone is partly cut and amputation may be needed.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Daniel Crandall
Gove
Trial of the Battleship Maine Off Cape Ann Course
Navy Department receives report from Captain Truim of the Maine trial board. The Maine’s uncorrected mean speed is 17.9 knots on the Cape Ann course with tidal corrections possibly leaving the speed unchanged.
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Cape Ann
Washington
Maine
Navy Department
Truim
South Bend Man Chosen at Opticians' Association Meeting
The American Opticians' Association closed with officers elected H. E. Ellis of South Bend Ind as president Co A Longstreet of Philadelphia as treasurer William Sommers of Chicago as regent H B Holmes of Des Moines Fred Reban of Youngstown Ohio C M Jenkins of Richmond Ind and P A Dilworth of New York as directors Atlantic City was chosen as the next convention city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
American Opticians’ Association
H. E. Ellis
South Bend
Ind
Co. A. Longstreet
Philadelphia
William Sommers
Chicago
H. B. Holmes
Des Moines
Fred Reban
Youngstown
C. M. Jenkins
Richmond
P. A. Dilworth
New York
Atlantic City
Girl Beats Tramp and Forces Apology in Jersey Farm Fight
Miss Frances Beesley of Keplin's Mills Pennsylvania visiting near Richfield New Jersey rode a bicycle and confronted a sneaking tramp. After he demanded money she grabbed his hand twisted it forced an apology and delivered a left hook and shoulder blow to knock him down. He begged her not to hit again and she finished her ride.
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Richfield
N. J
Frances Beesley
Keplin’s Mills
Beesley
Miss Beesley
Miss Beeseley
Oklahoma Rounday Adds Chickasha City to Oklahoma
Advices from Washington to territorial officials say the interior department has approved the Johnson and Kidder survey of the ninety eighth meridian placing it about four miles east of the present boundary between Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation. This adds Chickasha, a major commercial and railroad point, to Oklahoma. A prolonged legal battle is expected and the case will likely reach the United States Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
O. T
Washington
Interior Department
Johnson and Kidder
Oklahoma
Chickasaw Nation
Indian Territory
Chickasha
United States Supreme Court
New French Ambassador Sought for Washington Post
Paris reports indicate the successor to Jules Cambon as French ambassador in Washington is not yet chosen. M. Jusserand, minister to Copenhagen, is named as candidate and would bring an American wife. Cambon may be posted to Madrid to replace M. Patonotre.
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Paris
Jules Cambon
Washington
M. Jusserand
Copenhagen
Rute
Cambon
Madrid
M. Patenotre
Woman Starves to Death in Baltimore Home
Mrs. Sarah Schumacher aged 70 was found dead in her room and her daughter Martha wandered the lower floor in a distressed state. Coroner says starvation caused the death. Martha says poverty kept them from eating for several days. Relatives live in Philadelphia and Virginia. Martha, ill health, had been sole support recently.
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Baltimore
Sarah Schumuacher
Martha
Jones
Schumacher
Martha Schumacher
Schumachers
Philadelphia
Virginia
Hanna abandons coal strike effort and backs arbitration only by operators
United States Senator M A Hanna arrived in Buffalo with his daughter Ruth Hanna and Miss Phelps from Niagara Falls. He declares he has exhausted his efforts to end the coal strike and advocate arbitration only if operators join. He warns of a prolonged fight raising coal prices and hardships for miners families. He notes Morgan would not actively seek settlement and his stance remains unchanged.
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Buffalo
United States
M. A. Hanna
Niagara Falls
Ruth Hanna
Miss Phelps
Cleveland
Hanna
Morgan
Europe
Roosevelt urged to call Congress to end coal strike
The Central Federation Union representing 250000 workers voted to ask President Roosevelt to call a special session of Congress. A mass meeting by New York labor unions will adopt resolutions urging immediate action to end the coal strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
Central Federation Union
New York City
Poison in cookies in Bedford Indiana mystery
Fourteen people mainly the Mary Collier family in a double tenement were stricken by arsenic poisoned cookies. Matt Collier was arrested on a charge of poisoning and held after a preliminary hearing. officials say the arsenic came from flour he procured and that he fled home before symptoms appeared.
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Bedford
Ind
Mary Collier
Collier
Coller
Lena Cook
Jessie Cook
Frank Laff
Kate Laff
Willie Laff
Carl Laff
Cecil Laff
May Laff
Jennie Laff
George Pennington
Farmer Dies After Eating Fifty Roasting Ears of Corn
In Winona Minnesota a farmer near Timpereau Wisconsin named William Hafner died after eating fifty ears of corn over the day. He ate twenty four ears at dinner and fifteen for the evening meal. He later consumed eleven more ears of cold corn during the night before dying. His wife found him dead beside her the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
William Hafner
Timpereau
Wis
Fatal Blow in Logansport Saloon Brawl
Logansport junk dealer Nells Hansen was murdered Saturday night by Tom Hiles in Patrick Burns’s saloon over a disputed job. The attack broke Hansen’s neck with a lower jaw blow and sparked threats of lynching as Hiles fled, later captured by police amid a large crowd.
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Logansport
Ind
Nells Hansen
Tom Hiles
Hiles
Hansen
Patrick Burns
Missing Washington banker absconds with ten thousand
Pleasant Durham of Elnora Daviess county claimed Chicago ties and opened a bank in Washington. He drew deposits totaling ten thousand dollars then disappeared after sending his wife away and reporting a missed train. A Chicago lawyer then confirmed Durham was in Chicago stranded and the bank suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Pleasant Durham
Chicago
Elnora
Daviess County
Terre Haute
Durham
Mckinley Memorial Proclaimed for Buffalo Churches
Buffalo Mayor Knight issues a proclamation marking the first anniversary of President McKinley’s death urging memorial services in all city churches and flag display. A committee is named to plan related observances. He also suggests the day after school is to be nonattend.
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Buffalo
Knight
President McKinley
Pryor’s Band Founder Samuel Pryor Dies in St Joseph
Samuel Pryor, founder of Pryor's Band, died in St Joseph Missouri at 58 from a gastric disease. He never worked a day other than music, and as he died his musicians played lively airs, several of which were his own compositions.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Samuel Pryor
Pryor
Professor Pryor
Fall of an Aeronaut at Homer Fair
12 000 people witnessed L. A. Sartell of Fairwell Michigan fall from a balloon after his parachute failed to open at the Homer fair. He suffered a compound fracture of both legs with feet driven six inches into the ground and may recover. His wife died two months earlier from a balloon fall near Cairo Illinois when a parachute also failed to open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ill
L. A. Sartell
Fairwell
Mich
Sartell
Cairo
Forgeries Alleged Against Martinsville Farmer William Flake
Martinsville special report says William Flake a farmer near Waverly left town last Sunday amid accusations by Rue ben S. Aldrich that Flake forged Aldrich and other names on notes totaling 640 dollars. Aldrich also claims a 340 dollar note with Davis Flake as security. Brother Davis says his signature was forged. Flake reportedly admitted the forgeries.
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Martinsville
Ind
William Flake
Rueben S. Aldrich
Waverly
Aldrich
Frank Paul
el Thomas, Sr
Thomas Ferry
J. W. St. John
Sarah M. Shirley
Davis Flake
Flake
Mr. Aldrich
Deed of a Young Man in Salem Missouri Tragedy
William Upshaw twenty years old returned home after a quarrel last spring and killed his father by a breast shot and wounded his stepmother twice before killing himself near the railroad tracks. The motive cited is opposition to his father’s remarriage and a bitter dislike of the stepmother.
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Salem
William Upshaw
Laborers Strike Stops Dock Work at Havana Wharves
City workers sent to unload cement for public works were met by a dockers strike and refused to work. They marched to the palace and were dispersed by police. The crowd cheered for Spain and for General Weyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Palace
Spain
General Weyler
Humphreys County Farmer Shot Sleeping by Wife
John E. Wright a prominent Humphreys County farmer was shot in the head while sleeping Saturday night at Waverly Tennessee. Investigators arrested his wife who confessed to the sheriff but claims it to be kept quiet to avoid further violence amid intense public feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly. Tenn
John E. Wright
Humphreys County
Wright
Editor C Fran cis Knowlton Injured in Montpelier Accident
Hartford City Indiana report says Dunkirk News editor C Fran cis Knowlton broke his right arm near the shoulder after a fall while exiting his car during a gas belt tour. He completed the trip after the injury.
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Hartford City
Ind
Francis Knowlton
Dunkirk News
Dunkirk Corn and Glass Palace
Montpelier
Panic on a Lake Steamer in Wisconsin
A panic broke out on the Barry line steamship Empire State between Kewaunee and Algoma after a kerosene blast in the cook’s galley. Passengers surged and some would have leaped overboard if not restrained, but the danger subsided with limited injuries and no loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Empire State
Kewaunee
Algoma
Lene
Healer Perkins Flogged and Expelled From Town
Texarkana Ark report states Perkins an alleged divine healer posed as an angel of Christ for ten days. He was dragged out of town by whitecaps Wednesday night and flogged with his hair cut short. A notice on his door warned sympathizers of the same fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Ark
Perkins
Cable car derailment injures many at Union Station
A Kansas City cable car on the steep incline to Union Station broke from its cable Friday night and rushed down the slope crashing into a car at the terminus. A large number of people were injured.
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Kansas City
Union Station
Murder near Toledo: Stonemason Peter Riley slain
Peter Riley a 70 year old stonemason from Metamora was found by the roadside with his head chopped open. An ax lay nearby. Three tramps are suspected, but police have not located them. A large roll of money was taken from his pockets.
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Toledo
Peter Riley
Metamora
Desperate Outlaws Cornered in Lick Fork Cabin
In Middlesboro special, T. E. Mullin and a companion with George Potter, a notorious criminal, are besieged in Mullin’s father’s cabin on Lick Fork Virginia. A posse of relatives and locals surrounds them ready to kill if they do not surrender. The fugitives are heavily armed and refuse to surrender.
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Middlesboro
T. E. Mullin
George Potter
Virginia
Lick Fork
Mullin
Their first railroad ride Ubunu king of Swaziland
Ubunu the young Swaziland king rode a coal truck behind a locomotive after a hesitant start. Indunas followed in near naked procession and fled at speed during the first burst of motion, then returned to ride again with growing courage on a short South African line journey.
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Ubunu
Swaziland
Barberton
Uwburn
Avoca
Abunu
Guarding State Secrets and Diplomatic Ciphers
The article discusses strict secrecy in handling treaties with Japan, describing cipher creation costs of £500–£700, stingent messenger protection, two-key bag security, and spies and detectives guarding the dispatch on long journeys. The role pays £400 yearly plus travel expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock
Foreign Office
England
Farm Boarder Shot at Target in Pasture Incident
In a rural pasture a city boarder fired at a target but missed the bull's-eye. The shot struck a cow’s ear, causing concern for the farm. No injuries reported and authorities may review the incident.
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Zeke
Mandy
Phile Gelphia Bening Bulletio
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Mart Collier
Wisconsin
Elnora Bank
M’kinley
Willi
Morgan County
Weyler
Indianapolis
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