President's Oyster Bay Luncheon With Opponents of Reciprocity
At Oyster Bay on August 2 the president hosted a luncheon with Charles Nagle Silas Mc Bee G B M Harvey Ben Edward Kent Senator Millard and G W Hinman. Millard Dietrich had been vocal opponents of the Cuban reciprocity plan and continued discussions were expected.
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Oyster Bay
Charles Nagle
St. Louis
Silas McBee
The
Churchman
G. B. M. Harvey
Harper's Magazine
Ben Edward Kent
New York
Senator Millard
Nebraska
G. W. Hinman
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Millard
Dietrich
Goats Guarded by Armed Group at Pinon Mesa Ranch
Mrs Nancy B Irving of Grand Junction Colorado gathers armed men to defend her angora goats on Pinon mesa ranch after cattle men previously killed 600 goats. She says she will die if needed to protect the herd and has information of a planned second raid.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Nancy B. Irving
Pinon Mesa
Quakes Do Small Damage in Los Alamos
Reports of vast earthquake havoc in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are exaggerated. In Los Alamos, a series of quakes since last Sunday caused limited damage, totaling about $4,000 to property.
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Los Alamos
Cal
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Cummins to Probe Rock Island Incorporation
Des Moines Aug 2 Governor Cummins says he will investigate the Chicago Rock Island Pacific railway as to compliance with Iowa law. If violations are found he will direct the attorney general to seek to invalidate the incorporation papers filed.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Iowa
Grinnell College sues estate over promised land gift
Grinnell College files suit in Keosauqua seeking $20,000 real estate valued land promised by the late Edwin Manning, who the suit says could not complete the gift due to age infirmities.
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Keosauqua
Iowa_ college
Grinnell
Edwin Manning
Eagle Grove Receives Carnegie Library Donation
Eagle Grove Iowa on August 2 reports a $10,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie to fund a new library. A suitable site has been purchased for $2,000 through public subscription, with building plans under consideration and work expected to begin immediately.
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Carnegie
Eagle Grove
Andrew Carnegie
Quiet Among the Strikers in Shenandoah
In Shenandoah on August 2 a perfect quiet prevailed as strikers continued their campaign for troop withdrawal led by strike leaders guiding the action.
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Shenandoah
Tracy Sets Out for Hole in the Wall Bank Robbery Plan
Desperate outlaw Harry Tracy, armed with four guns and 200 rounds, travels eastern Washington toward the Idaho line after crossing the Columbia River. He aims to hold up a bank or loot an express car and promises $5,000 within a year to helpers. He heads toward the Hole in the Wall country in Wyoming to find safety among thieves.
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Desperado
Spokane
Wash
Harry Tracy
Washington
Tracy
Columbia River
Idaho Line
Oregon Penitentiary
Wyoming
Beardshear Says Farewell in Final Battle
Ames Iowa August 2 Dr Beardshear's condition is unchanged and weaker though little change is seen. He has bade farewell to his five children and urged them not to grieve. He says a hard fight is over and he is going to rest. To close friends he reports feeling better though he knows the end is near and faces it bravely.
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Ames
Lord Derby and Boralma to contest large Hartford race
In Charter Oak Park Hartford the trotting clash between Lord Derby and Boralma promises a top level afternoon. The stake is 20000 dollars with side bets pushing total value toward fifty thousand. Derby is the favorite as bettors quote about 100 to 75 and both contenders are in prime form.
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Charter Oak Park
Lord Derby
Boralma
Derby
Mining man kills taunter then dies at scene
Salt Lake City resident Lottie Russell, a waitress, was killed and Max Peters wounded when J. C. McCaslin, a mining man, shot them and then killed himself. Authorities say marital trouble and taunts by Peters and Russell may have provoked the tragedy.
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Salt Lake City
Lottie Russell
Max Peters
J. C. McCaslin
McCaslin
Peters
Bryan Visits New Haven for Third Time this Week
William J. Bryan, in New Haven, Conn., for the third time in a week, plans to address a Chatauqua assembly at Mountain Park today. In an interview he praised Iowa Republicans for tariff reform while warning it could eventually weaken the party if reform is linked to tariffs.
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New Haven
Conn
William J. Bryan
Mountain Park
Bryan
Iowa
Letter Clash Sparks Fatal Hotel Meeting
Two men who registered at the same hotel confronted over a clerk’s stray letter. W H Crocker asked about letters and a note for H E Crocker led to a near desk confrontation. The encounter ended fatally in what witnesses call an accidental disaster.
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W. H. Crocker
H. E. Crocker
Woman swims across Powers Lake setting record
Miss Hattie Puelicher of Kenosha challenged Geo. Brown of Chicago to swim a mile and a quarter across Powers lake. Brown accepted and both swam the distance with Puelicher finishing first and voiced she could have done another half mile. The feat was claimed as unprecedented.
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Kenosha
Wis
Hattie Puelicher
Geo. Brown
Chicago
Powers Lake
Brown
Pitchfork Injury Threatens Iowa Child
A child of Robert Walthall near Eagle City Iowa was struck on the head by a falling pitchfork blade from a hay load. One tines entered the skull and doctors fear possible death with no recovery expected.
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Iowa Falls
Robert Walthall
Eagle City
Here
Will Stop That Fight Declared in Norwich
Norwich Aug 2 State's Attorney Luchas announced before his trip to Canada that there will be no fight between Corbett and McGovern at New London on Aug 29. He says he has been appealed to by the best citizens and that his position is definitive.
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Norwich
Conn
Luchas
Canada
Corbett
McGovern
New London
Marshalltown Man Nominated for Naval Academy Exam
Marshalltown Iowa Aug 2 Senator Dolliver has appointed Frank F Fletcher of this city as principal candidate for the examination for appointment to the naval academy at Annapolis He will take his examination Aug 11 and if successful will go to Annapolis for the physical exam If he fails there will be five alternates eligible for examination.
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Marshalltown
Dolliver
Frank F. Fletcher
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Fletcher
Chicago man finds brother after long separation
St. Joseph Michigan Aug 2 H E Crocker of Chicago met his brother W H Crocker of Cleveland at a local hotel. They had not seen each other since May 31 1889 the day of the Johnstown flood. Both men conveyed greetings and mutual surprise at the reunion.
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St. Joseph
Mich
H. E. Crocker
Chicago
W. H. Crocker
Cleveland
Ohio
Johnstown
Mrs Martha Hille Finds Hidden Silver Coins
In Milwaukee on August 2 Mrs Martha S Hille unearthed eleven bottles buried in her yard containing $300 in silver currency. The money is tied to Dr Casper Schuerman, a wealthy yet eccentric man who left little property when he died. it is believed he buried the funds.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Martha S. Hille
Casper Schuerman
Munger confirms large loss by local cashier
H A Munger says Milwaukee officials confirmed that Cedar Rapids cashier Perkins admitted taking 80 000 with estimates suggesting a total loss may reach 160 000. Northwestern Mutual Life will cover the loss. securities held will be sold as Munger directs.
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Cedar Rapids
H. A. Munger
Northwestern Mutual Life Association
Milwaukee
Perkins
Munger
Reid on Philadelphia arrives in New York from Southampton
Special Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and party were among passengers aboard the steamer Philadelphia arriving in New York from Southampton on August 2.
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New York
Philadelphia
Southampton
Whitelaw Reid
Three Deaths From Plague Reported in July
Three deaths from bubonic plague occurred in the United States during July all in San Francisco. The Marine Hospital Service recorded the dates of death as the 13th 19th and 20th.
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San Francisco
Washington
United States
Marine Hospital Service
Train Derailment Kills Natives in Khateuli India
At Khateuli station Merrut 18 natives were killed and 21 natives along with 9 Europeans were injured by a train derailment.
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Calcutta
Khateuli
Merrut
Baldwin Ziegler dash for pole delayed in Arctic return
Honningsvaag Norway Aug 2 Evelyn Baldwin the Arctic explorer who sailed from Vardee July 30 1901 returned unexpectedly after noon on the steamer America his food stores sledges and dog and pony provisions were exhausted forcing a return to civilization He plans a new attempt in 1903 noting depots in Rudolfland Kane Lodge and at 81°33 N His ships were America and Frithiof with William Ziegler financing the expedition and F J Johansen commanding the America
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Honningsvaag
Norway
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Arctic
Vardee
America
Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
Rudolfland
Kane Lodge
Greely Island
Camp Ziegler
Franz Joseph Land
Tromsoe
Alger Island
North Pole
William Ziegler
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ziegler
Muscatine
F. J. Johansen
Nansen
Frithiof
Franz Josefland
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Disquiet in Shenandoah on Colliery Openings
Reports that collieries in Shenandoah and Scranton may reopen on Tuesday caused unease as guards were doubled yet no workers were dispatched. General Gobin declined to confirm operators' plans but warned soldiers could enforce order if needed. In Charlestown, Judge Keller moved to expedite miners’ injunction violation hearing.
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Shenandoah
Scranton
Gobin
Charlestown
W. Va
Keller
Arrested Dr Barney Inoculator Linked To Libel Case
New York August 2 Dr George Barney who inoculated Emma King with consumption germs was arrested on libel charges after a Brooklyn paper alleged Barney spread a report that the aging editor tried to blackmail him for 5000 dollars.
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New York
George Barney
Emma King
Brooklyn
Barney
Revolutionary Army Near Caracas Awaiting Decision
Minister Bow en cables from Caracas that the United revolutionary army is about a hundred miles away. The president has not announced whether he will strike or wait for an attack. A decisive action is not expected for about a week.
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Washington
Bowen
State Department
Caracas
United Revolutionary Army
Tin Rooster Didn't Change
Wisconsin farmer Henry Peterson bought a tin rooster that would turn red before storms. It failed to change color, but Peterson recovered the $30 check he paid after discovering the device had turned into $310 at the village bank. The swindler was not apprehended.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Wis
Henry Peterson
Veroqua
Peterson
Muscatine Bowled Over by Moline Team Victory
Muscatine bowled by Moline in Muscatine, as Moline posted 2 539 to Muscatine 2 319 after a first game stumble. Muscatine offered limited challenge, reflecting limited recent practice and faster Moline players.
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Moline
Muscatine
Muscatine Boys
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Davenport Times
Meline
Chicago Markets Open-High-Low-Close Dispatch
Special market dispatch from H. J. Toher & Co. Chicago markets report mixed grain and livestock activity on Aug 2. Wheat and corn show varied prices while pork lags, and hogs cattle and sheep receipts are listed with price ranges and openings. Liverpool bank holiday quiets overseas markets as reserve loans and deposits rise.
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Tod-Y-Y
Chicago
Weather Outlook for Iowa Tonight and Sunday
Chicago reports indicate generally fair weather for Iowa tonight and Sunday with possible local thunderstorms in the northeast tonight. Cooler conditions are expected in the northeast portion tonight.
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Chicago
Iowa
Baldwin Ziegler expedition retorts President entertains notables
A concise notice highlights the Baldwin Ziegler expedition responding to the president as he hosts notable figures. It mentions ongoing efforts to preserve order by soldiers and notes a $50,000 race reference amid market reports from Chicago and New York.
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Baldwin-Ziegler
Chicago
New York
Mrs Mackay Reported Seriously Ill in London
A New York dispatch states Mrs. Mackay is seriously ill in London due to heart trouble.
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New York
Mackay
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