Insurgents Seize Barcelona Venezuela Amid Telegraph Wires Cut
Washington reports from Commander McLean of the Cincinnati that Barcelona Venezuela is occupied by revolutionists who arrested officials and plundered 29 foreign shops and 15 private homes. The blockade around Cape Haytien is described as ineffectual and communications with Gonavi es are cut.
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Washington
Navy Department
McLean
Cincinnati
Barcelonia
Venezuela
McRea
Cape Haytien
Son shoots father. farmer near Bussey killed
Ottumwa Iowa August 14 Special further examination of J H Sims body the wealthy farmer near Bussey who was shot yesterday by his son in an effort to save his mother from the drunken fury of the father shows Sims was shot three times any shot would have been fatal Young Sims arrested coroner jury returned a secret verdict
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Ottumwa
J. H. Sims
Bussey
Sims
Young Sims
Dog hides diamond rings. worth rises in Greenwich
In Greenwich Connecticut on August 14 English bulldog Sport owned by Mrs. McMaster Mills is valued higher after secreting three diamond rings inside his body. The rings once belonged to his mistress and now boost the dog’s value by about one thousand dollars overnight.
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Greenwich
Conn
McMaster Mills
Plaza Bank of New York
Queen Elizabeth Invites Tolstoi to Settle in Roumania
Vienna Aug 14 Queen Elizabeth of Roumania invites Tolstoi to settle permanently in Roumania as her guest. She notes he would receive Christian burial if he dies there. Tolstoi was excommunicated by the Russian church a few years ago over his Christian views and work among the poor.
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Vienna
Elizabeth
Roumania
Tolstoi
May Yohe and Strong Meet in Lisbon Reconcile
A Lisbon dispatch reports May Yohe and Putnam B Strong met in a hotel and settled their differences amicably Miss Yohe forgave Strong and vice versa. He plans marriage once Lord Hope’s divorce decree against her is final. The couple, living as M Anderson and wife, may travel to Genoa to redeem jewels pawned there.
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Paris
Lisbon
Yohe
Putnam B. Strong
Strong
Lord Francis Hope
M. Anderson
Genoa
Man in Tennessee sells himself to pay debt
Jenny Logan an aged black janitor of the Tennessee Supreme Court sold himself to Gerald Stuart court clerk for 1000 dollars. He signs a contract to serve as his legal master until death with Logan aiming to clear debts from his liberty. Logan previously was born a slave and is described as an ex slave with white supporters from the old regime.
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Tennessee Supreme Court
Knoxville
Tennn
Jenny Logan
State Supreme Court
Gerald Stuart
Stuart
Logan
Latter Day Saints Meet in Des Moines District Reunion
Des Moines hosts the Des Moines district annual reunion of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from August 15 to 24 at Newton fair grounds. The district covers 20 central Iowa counties with Elder J F Minton Joseph Smith president and Alexander H Smith patriarch among the leaders attending.
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Des Moines
Reorganized Church of Jesus of Latter Day Saints
Newton
Iowa
Fair Grounds
J. F. Minton
Joseph Smith
Alexander H. Smith
Roof on State House Plans Proceed in Des Moines
The capitol improvement commission has authorized Edward P. Schoentgen of Council Bluffs to draft re roofing plans for the state house. Plans due soon for cost estimates, with bid proposals to be set within ten days after a forthcoming meeting.
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Des Moines
Capitol Improvement Commission
Edward P. Schoentgen
Council Bluffs
State House
Alger May Succeed McMillan
Detroit August 14 speculation runs on who will fill the late Senator McMillan seat despite Governor Bliss saying no successor will be named yet and prefering legislative selection General Alger's name is raised often but current leaders doubt his chances in the race.
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Detroit
Bliss
McMillan
Alger
France cabinet vow on expulsion of nuns
Premier Combes announced at a cabinet meeting that resistance to the expulsion of the nuns in Finis terre stems from royalist agitation. He warned the movement will lead to serious consequences and penal punishment.
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Paris
Combes
Finisterre
Dam across the river eyed by Keokuk leaders
Keokuk Iowa August 14 river cities and regional interests plan to lobby for a dam spanning the Mississippi at Keokuk at the mouth of the Des Moines rapids. The project would end the government canal and unlock 60000 horsepower for commercial use as surveys for the war department proceed. Delegates named to push the Trans Mississippian Commercial Congress with more to follow from related river cities.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Mississippi River
Northwest
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
St. Paul
Des Moines
War Department
Dubuque
Davenport
Rock Island
Craig
Commercial Congress
Lyman E. Cooley
Chicago
James C. Davis
Edmund Jaeger
A. E. Johnstone
Landis Praises McKinley and Bryan at Chautauqua
Indiana congressman Charles B. Landis at the Columbus Junction chautauqua lauded William McKinley as a great president and his cabinet as the best in history. He predicted trusts would be controlled by the party that writes such legislation and named Captain Jack Phillips as the true hero of Santiago. Bryan was present but not at the top of Landis’s praise. He also affirmed continued U S rule in the Philippines until civilization is achieved.
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Charles B. Landis
Indiana
Columbus Junction Chautauqua
Pay Honor to McMillan Remains In State Ten Minutes
Detroit August 14 The remains of the late Senator McMillan arrived this morning. They will be in state at his residence this afternoon for ten minutes with no wheels turning on roads or in plants connected to him. The funeral tomorrow afternoon will be simple.
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Detroit
Senator McMillan
McMillan
Carmencita the Dancer Dies of Yellow Fever
News from Rio de Janeiro reports Carmencita a noted dancer has died of yellow fever in the Brazilian city. The Rio de Janeiro dispatch confirms her death as the disease spreads in port areas.
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Carmencita
New York
Riojaneiro
King and Queen depart London for Coronation Parade
The king and queen left London today to board the royal yacht and review the coronation naval parade at Portsmouth on Saturday from the vessel.
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London
Portsmouth
Royal Yacht
Typographical Union Sets Next Convention in Washington
Cincinnati reports the International Typographical Union has decided to hold its next convention in Washington, with the decision announced on August 14. The move signals the union’s plan to convene in the capital city for its upcoming gathering.
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Cincinnati
International Typographical Union Today
Washington
Chicago Markets Market review from H J Toher Co
Special market dispatch reports a nervous wheat session with opening lower due to fine weather and unresponsive cables. September slipped more than a cent, then rebounded to 70 705, before Armour pressure pushed it down. mixed activity from Weare, Trego, Montgomery, and others. Corn showed early weakness, later recovery. oats and provisions notes incomplete with lard weak.
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Harris, Gates, Bartlett
Counselman
Day
Armour
Weare Commission Co
Trego & Montgomery
A. White
Trego and
Booth
Logan, Love and
Congdon
Farnum
Evidence ties Oscar Thompson to Bartholin case in Chicago
Police say Oscar Thompson, star boarder at the Bartholin house, is increasingly connected to the disappearance of Minnie Mitchell and Mrs Bartholin. A woman witnesses him with a man matching William Bartholin and older Claffy near dawn after Miss Mitchell vanished. She warns Thompson’s violent temper and danger.
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Chicago
Hunt
Oscar Thompson
Bartholin
Minnie Mitchell
Thompson
William Bartholin
Claffy
Aagaard
Miss Mitchell
Inspector Hunt
Attempted confession ploy targets Thomp son
Weather and market wires report general cloudiness with chances of showers in Iowa and near term price moves in corn wheat oats pork and rib futures. Chicago hogs cattle and sheep receipts are listed with open and close prices and future projections as maps show light rain in Nebraska Iowa and Ohio valleys.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Iowa
Ohio Valley
Mystery Letter Claims Bartholin Case Twist
Chicago August 14 Oscar Thompson questioned again in the Minnie Mitchell and Mrs Bartholin murder case. A letter received by a local paper says Mrs Bartholin killed herself and that Bartholin hid the body to avert murder accusations.
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Chicago
Oscar Thompson
Minnie Mitchell
Bartholin
Milton Edwards
Denver
Miss Madge Pickler Visits Miss Mabel Hoffman
Miss Madge Pickler of South Dakota visits Miss Mabel Hoffman. Pickler is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Pickler formerly of this city.
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Madge Pickler
South Dakota
Mabel Hoffman
Miss Pickler
J. S. Pickler
Shaw to Stamp Ohio Campaign for Republicans
Washington Aug. 14 Secretary Shaw will accept the invitation of Senator Hanna and the state committee to stamp the GOP ticket in Ohio. He will speak to voters in the fall after a prior week in Ohio campaigning with Senator Hanna on multiple platforms.
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Hanna
State Committee
Washington, D. C
Shaw
Ohio
Detroit Honors Late Senator McMillan In Memorial Service
Nearly 1000 friends gathered at the Light Guard armory in Detroit to pay tribute to Senator McMillan who died suddenly in Manchester, Massachusetts. Mayor Maybury presided as speakers eulogized the late statesman with a draped portrait and black bunting overhead.
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Detroit
Mich
Senator McMillan
Manchester
Mass
Light Guard
Maybury
Attack Fears at Duryea Warnke Washery
Aug 14 Duryea guards backed by 50 Pinkertons and deputies face hundreds of armed miners crowding the Warnke washery area. Tension rises as a possible attack looms with strikers converging on the scene.
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Wilkesbarre
Warnke
Duryea
Farmers Form Trust in the Dakotas
Pierre S D August 14 The Farmers National Co operative Exchange company filed articles of incorporation with capital 59000000 to buy sell and deal in grain provisions live stock and produce on commission and to build elevators warehouses cold storage plants stockyards and related facilities One fourth of capital to elevators yards and offices another fourth to cash grain and provisions trading on the board farmers receive 50900000 back of their interests to secure better prices for their crops Stock book open to banks in twenty states Incorporators Hamilton White Joseph Burton and Ivan W Goodner
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Board of Trade
Ae Hamilton White
Joseph Burton
Ivan W. Goodner
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