Black predicted to lead Illinois veterans in San Francisco
Gen John C Black and the Illinois contingent of the grand Army veterans arrive in San Francisco for the encampment. Supporters expect him to be elected commander in chief. Thousands of Spanish American War veterans converge for the parade and related events as organizers prepare receptions and entertainments. Estimates place visitors at 15 000 from the east and up to 35 000 from California for the encampment week.
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San Francisco
John C. Black
Grand Army Veterans
Black
California
Archbishop J J Martin Consecrated Manila Archbishop
Rev J J Martin of St Louis was today consecrated archbishop of Manila with Cardinals Satolli and Gibbons officiating in Rome on August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Martin
ST. Louis
Rome
Manila
Satolli and
Gibbons
Fire Raze Several Towns Leaving Homes Destroyed
St Petersburg area report notes Dobrink Bobroovka Prevragenka obliterated by fire. Three hundred houses destroyed and a great quantity of grain consumed in the blaze. Authorities assess extensive property loss and ongoing relief efforts.
Lynch mob halts, railway deaths spark T J
In Lander Wyoming on August 15 three alleged murderers James Kaffer and James Dollard escaped lynching due to divided mob leadership. A new attempt was expected. In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania a Jersey Central freight train ran away at 2 am and collided with a standing train. Brakeman Charles Devitt was fatally injured and engineer Johnson seriously hurt. Twenty cars were demolished.
Weds Beside Mother's Coffin in Wisconsin
Miss Agnes Lien daughter of prominent pharmacist C. L. Lien married J. H. Searles beside her mother's coffin in La Crosse Wisconsin. Searles, a Hillsboro North Dakota lumberman, rushed by telegram to be present as the dying mother wished the ceremony before death.
Will Admit Saloonkeepers
At the Catholic Order of Foresters international convention in Dubuque Iowa on August 15 a heated session failed to adopt a committee report excluding saloonkeepers from membership by a two third vote 78 to 77. Saloonkeepers are placed in hazardous class and assessments rise 30 percent with a level premium plan adopted.
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Catholic Order of Foresters
Dubuque
Catholic Order of Fresters
Rich man in workhouse for distillery violations
James Hay of Union county Tennessee the wealthiest citizen and election commission chair was sentenced to the workhouse for distillery law violations. He had been convicted months earlier and sentenced to four months with suspension for good behavior. Recently found guilty of defrauding the government again he was placed in the workhouse.
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Knoxville
Tenn
James Hay
Union County
County Election Commission
Man with $10 bill must walk on trolley rule
Attleboro Mass Aug 15 trolley conductors face a new interstate rule requiring ejecting any passenger who offers a $10 bill for a fare and cannot or will not offer a smaller sum when asked. Conductors are not required to make change for bills over $5.
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Attleboro
Mass
Herdsman Whipped to Death by Masked Men
Fourteen masked men believed to be cattle herders abducted a man from Joseph Sturgeon’s sheep camp in Dupuyer Montana last night. They dragged him ten miles into the mountains tied him to a tree and whipped him to death.
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Dupyer
Mont
Sheen
Joseph Sturgeon
Transfixed by snake's gaze in Wisconsin berry scene
Miss Alma Herald of Duluth narrowly escaped death near La Crosse when a rattlesnake hypnotized her, leaving her unable to move. A passing farmer killed the reptile as it prepared to strike.
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la Crosse
Wis
Alma Herald
Duluth
Archbishops Keane Indorsed by Catholic Foresters
In Dubuque Iowa on August 15 the Catholic Order of Foresters elected James McGinlay and John E Stephens of Chicago as additional trustees. Boston will host the next meeting. The session addressed unfinished business and adopted a resolution supporting Archbishop Keanes temperance and educational positions.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Order of Foresters
James McGinlay
John E. Stephens
Chicago
Boston
Keane
Bank Shuts as Cashier Missing in Montgomery Minn
The Farmers and Merchants' bank of Montgomery Minnesota did not open for business yesterday or today. Cashier B A Brainerd is missing. Deposits range from 5000 to 60000 dollars, liabilities estimated at 150000. Assets unspecified.
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Montgomery
Minn
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
B. A. Brainerd
Laughing Gas Tied to Man's Insanity in Kentucky Case
In Louisville on August 15, a 25 year old man Henry Wilken was declared insane after a dentist used nitrous oxide to extract a tooth. The gas allegedly induced mania, with symptoms appearing shortly after the procedure two weeks earlier.
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Louisville
Henry Wilken
Wilken
Bride Dies Fainting After Charleston Wedding
At the ceremony completing the marriage of Charles Calhoun Tylee and Miss Sarah Malone, the bride collapsed in her husband’s arms and died within minutes. Doctors cited shock-induced hemorrhage as the cause.
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Charleston
S. C
A. B. Cornish
Charles Calhoun Tylee
Sarah Malone
Platt May Marry Loses on Each Side Jane Way
A circulated report from Manhattan Beach claims Senator Platt plans to marry Mrs. Lillian Janeway widow of a prominent physician. Platt has not confirmed the rumor but is irritated by it. Also, insurgents hold Klissura near Sirula with heavy losses reported on both sides in Vienna dispatches.
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Platt
New York
Manhattan Beach
Lillian Janeway
Vienna
Constantinople
Klissura
Sirula
Rites Held For Mrs Henry Sitter At German Lutheran Church
The funeral of Mrs Henry Sitter was conducted at 2 PM at the German Lutheran Church at Sixth and Sycamore, Rev. George Meier officiating. A large number of mourners paid last respects with many floral tributes before interment at Greenwood.
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Henry Sitter
German Lutheran Church
Sixth and
Sycamore
George Meier
Greenwood
Miss Sarah Jefferson Undergoes Skin Grafting
Buzzard's Bay Mass August 15 Miss Sarah Jefferson granddaughter of veteran actor Joseph Jefferson submits to skin grafting to save the life of Mrs George McQueen wife of the family coachman after severe burns.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Sarah Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
George McQueen
Woman Is Severely Injured In Burlington Train Incident
Mrs. Hill mother of Will J. Hill of this city was seriously hurt when the engineer applied the air brake too suddenly on a Burlington train Thursday afternoon. She suffered a severely wrenched back and possible internal injuries. Home at Oquawka, she was taken to St Francis hospital in Burlington where her condition was not considered dangerous. Will J. Hill left for Burlington to be with her.
Battleship Massachusetts Cleared for New York Voyage
Naval constructor Gilmore informed the navy department that examination of the battleship Massachusetts reveals nothing to hinder its departure for New York, despite conflicting reports.
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Washington
Gilmore
Navy Department
Massachusetts
New York
Webster Start for Republican VP Candidacy
Omaha lawyers and western newspapers discuss John L. Webster as a leading pick for the Republican vice presidential nomination. Supporters cite his legal skill and breadth of public affairs knowledge in the West.
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Omaha, Neb
John L. Webster
Omaha
Webster
Labor War Widening at Mercy Hospital Fight
In Cedar Rapids on August 15 the allied trades ordered a strike on Mercy hospital. Plumbers and painters quit while carpenters who refused face $100 fines. A bitter fight looms for control of the hospital project.
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Cedar Rapids, In
Allied Trades
Mercy Hospital
Deeds Recorded for Lincoln and Force Transactions
Frank A. Lincoln and wife transfer Lot 5 in Block 3 Brogan Addition Muscatine to Michael Aledrick for 1200 dollars. Elizabeth A. Force conveys the east sixty feet of the south 150 feet of outlet 3 in the north half of the southwest quarter of section 12 township 78 north range 4 west for 400 dollars.
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Frank A. Lincoln
Michael Aledrick
Brogan
Muscatine
Elizabeth A. Force
Charles Pugh
Beekeeping Attack Kills Team and Injures Man
In Hastings Iowa on August 15 R G Priest a local liveryman driving a traveling salesman was attacked by a swarm of bees owned by M M Eaton. The bees stung the team to death and badly stung Priest.
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Hastings
R. G. Priest
Emerson
M. M. Eaton
Priest
Peoria Enforces Fifty Year Curfew Law
Mayor Woodruff orders enforcement of the Peoria curfew ordinance. Beginning next Monday all children under 18 must be off the streets by 9 PM. The measure, long on the books, moves to active enforcement in Peoria.
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Woodruff
Peoria
Watson waives preliminary in saloon fight case
Thomas Watson waived preliminary hearing before Justice H S Howe and was bound over to the grand jury in 200 dollars. He remains jailed as authorities seek bond. The incident occurred in the rear of a Sycamore Street saloon where Watson reportedly cut Charles Bell with a knife during the altercation.
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Thomas Watson
Chas. Bell
H. S. Howe
Grand Jury
Watson
Sycamore Street
Bell
Husband and wife slain as Kansas City police hunt Evans
In Kansas City police search for George B. Evans, president of the American Transfer Co., after Mrs Maude Lillie Evans is shot in bed and later found dead in a cemetery with his own head blown off. Mrs Evans had filed for divorce earlier in the week.
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Geo. B. Evans
Kansas City
George B. Evans
The
American Transfer Co
Russians Ordered Fleet to Punish Monastir Murder
St. Petersburg reports the Black Sea fleet has orders to sail for Turkish waters to enforce punishment for those connected with the murder of the Russian consul at Monastir.
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St. Petersburg
Black Sea
Monastir
Danish Polar Expedition Fails. Two Die at Sea
A whaler from Tromsoe reports the Danish polar expedition under Henry Ette failed. Two crewmen died of scrofula and others are ill. The expedition is now returning homeward.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Henry Ette
Kokomo Politician George W. Gonser Dies by Suicide
George W. Gonser, former deputy secretary of state from Kokomo, Indiana, killed himself in Indianapolis by leaping under a Big Four train after slashing his throat. Officials cited financial worries as the motive.
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Indianapolis
Ind
George W. Gonser
Kokomo
Michigan peach growers urged to hold crop for higher prices
St Joseph Michigan August 15 President C F Hale head of the Michigan Horticultural Society informs peach growers statewide that the crop in other states is ready for sale. He urges Michigan growers to store fruit and wait for elevated prices to improve profits.
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St. Joseph, Mich
C. F. Hale
Michigan Horticultural Society
Michigan
Chicago Marketspecial market dispatch capture
Chicago markets report special market dispatch through Toher and Co Brokers H F McKay manager. Wheat and pork futures listed with Open High Low Close figures for Sep Dec May. Live stock receipts and car counts shown for Chicago and regional markets alongside bank statement summary and daily clearances.
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Mr. Toher & Co
H. F. McKay
Muscatine
Manager
Chicago
Range of prices for NYSE listed securities today
Quotations on bonds and securities in New York show the range of prices at the close of business August 15. The listing covers heading stocks and securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange with varying highs and lows across the market session.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Officer Mistakes Man as Murderer and Fires
A private officer wounds a man after misidentifying him as a killer. The incident occurred amid a police matter with the officer firing at the suspect. The wounded man is reported in stable condition as authorities review the case.
Unintentional Murderer Hidden in Barn Opens Fire in Ohio Farm
In Columbus Ohio Aug 15 police officer Solomious Hardy shot and killed George Miller a private officer at Doctor Hartmans two million dollar farm south of Columbus. Miller was checking the grounds when Hardy hidden in the barn fired thinking him the fugitive Nick Fuhrman wanted for the murder of Henry Stulz. Hardy was arrested.
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Columbus
Ohio
Solomious Hardy
Geo. Miller
Doctor Hartman
Hardy
Nick Fuhrman
Henry Stulz
Fuhrman
F Arm
Miller
Tries to Save Child and Is Killed
William Nye a fireman on a Chicago and North Western train attempted to rescue the eighteen month old son of William Steindorf who wandered onto the track. Nye reached from the engine running board but a sudden lurch caused him to miss the child, who was ground to death under the wheels.
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Rockford
William Nye
Chicago and Northwestern
Wm. Steindorf
Nye
Schwab Backing New Tailoring Trust Emerges
New York Aug 15 The latest trust is a tailoring trust with Charles M Schwab leading it. P A Schwab uncle of the steel trust president and David J Welch long associated with a major woolen mill began signing mammoth scale contracts. Both are seasoned in the field.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
P. A. Schwab
Steel Trust
David J. Welch
Twins Born on Moving Train Near Piedmont
Austin and Green Murray, twins, were born aboard the Tron Mountain train yesterday near Piedmont Missouri as their mother traveled to St. Louis. The conductor and brakeman fetched a physician, and both babies are healthy. The mother named the boys to honor the train crew.
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St. Louis
Ave
Austin
Green Murray
Piedmont
Kaw River Rampage Shuts Down KC Streetcar Links
The Kaw River continues rising three feet nightly threatening both Kansas Citys. Bridges are damaged and streetcar communications between the two cities are halted as the situation grows alarming.
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Kansas Citys
Kansas City
Kaw River
Retiring post office official rumors swirl around Louis
Washington Aug 15 M W Louis superintendent of the division of post office supplies is slated for retirement based on strong rumors Louis is described as a relic of the Perry Heath regime The report notes his long tenure and pending exit from the service without official confirmation
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Washington
M. W. Louis
Division of Post Office Supplies
Louis
Perry Heath
Juan Theater in Madrid Burns, Alleged Incendiary Fire
The Juan theater, the largest venue in Madrid, burned last night. Authorities believe the blaze was the work of an arsonist, with theories pointing to deliberate destruction of the playhouse.
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Madrid
Juan
Iowa Weather: Unsettled Tonight With Showers Possible
Chicago reports Iowa forecast for tonight and Sunday as unsettled with probable local showers. Cooler conditions in the eastern portion tonight.
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Chicago
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James Dollard
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Capes
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Archbishop Keane Indorsed
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Janeway
Slaughter
Will J. Hill
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Allied Trades Order Strike
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Justice Court
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Schwab
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