Sultan Breaks Promises as France Cuts Ties in Constantinople
Aug 27 reports from Constantinople and Paris say the porte lists diplomatic relations with France as broken. The Turkish ambassador is recalled, and negotiations halt as France cites complete disregard of promises. Constans informed the porte on Aug 26 that none of the promises were kept and left Constantinople.
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Constantinople
Porte
France
Paris
Foreign Office
Turkey
Constans
Asregard
Postal Cards Bids Opened for Four Years Supply
Bids from seven bidders were opened in Washington for supplying government postal cards for four years. The low bid comes from Albert Daggett of Piedmont West Virginia. He offers 3 000 600 000 large size cards at 21.75 cents per 1 000, small cards at 17 50 cents per 1 000 and double cards at 42 cents per 1 000.
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Washington, D. C
Albert Daggett
Piedmont
W. Va
Clam Shell Poisons Woman At Madison Beach
Mrs. Cook of Toledo Ohio, guest of her sister Mrs. George Tompkins at Madison Conn, cut a finger while clamming at Madison Beach. Blood poisoning followed, swelling spread to her arm, surgeons amputated her hand to save her life and may need to remove her arm.
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New Haven, Conn
Cook
Toledo
Ohio
George Tompkins
Madison, Conn
Madison Beach
Four Miners Killed In Chenoa Coal Mine Accident
Four miners died when a car cable broke at the Chenoa coal mine at noon. A man and a boy escaped as the car dropped 247 feet, killing four others instantly. The victims were Italian workers Rhetto Biuseppi Biaretti Rico Bonino Balletti and Welshman Thewas Jones.
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Bloomington
Chenoa
Rhetto Biuseppi
Biaretti Rico
Bonino Balletti
Thewas Jones
Ex Judge Hyatt Dead After 1898 Break
Webster City Iowa August 27 Judge Hyatt prominent in state Democratic politics until the 1896 break and a leading attorney of the state also grand high priest of the Grand Chapter Masons of Iowa died last night.
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Webster City
Hyatt
Grand Chapter Masons of
Iowa
Oil at Almost Nothing in Beaumont Field
Charles Anderson, Beaumont oil producer, says small companies with Spindle Top Heights wells lack pipelines and transport, offering oil as low as 7 cents a barrel with no buyers. He favors unifying field output under one large firm to prevent prices dropping to 2 cents per barrel.
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Austin
Tex
Charles Anderson
Beaumont
Anderson
Bullet in his leg during squirrel hunt in Morning Sun
Morning Sun Iowa August 27. W H Anderson was accidentally shot in the left leg by a companion at a timber northwest of town while raising a gun to shoot a squirrel. The bullet lodged above the foot and doctors later located it. The wound is painful but not expected to be serious. he will remain home for some time.
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Here
W. H. Anderson
Knights Parade Opens 28th Templar Conclave in Louisville
In Louisville on August 27 the Knights Templar grand encampment opened its twenty-eighth annual conclave with a long, impressive parade through a decorated city. About twenty thousand knights, banners flying and bands playing, marched to the grand asylum at the girls' high school where ex-Congressman Breckenridge gave the welcome address and Grand Master Lloyd gave the response. Weather was perfect and the procession lasted hours.
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Louisville
Knights Templar
Grand Asylum
Lloyd
Girls’ High School
Breckenridge
Bashford Denies Election At Northwestern University
President J W Bashford of Ohio Wesleyan University denied reports that he was elected president of Northwestern University of Chicago. He said trustees had not held a meeting to appoint him and the claim was erroneous.
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Delaware
Ohio
J. W. Bashford
Ohio Wesleyan University
Northwestern University of Chicago
British warship Alphion sails with ammunition toward Panama
In Victoria British Columbia on August 27 the warship Alphion loaded a large ammunition supply and plans to proceed to Panama soon, escorted by torpedo boats Virago Sparrowhawk and a destroyer. Reports mention possible revolution to overthrow the Salvadorean government. A Vienna cyclone near Fiume caused heavy shipping damage and 26 deaths as eighteen coasting vessels sank.
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Victoria
B. C
Alphion
Panama
Virago
Sparrowhawk
San Francisco
Vienna
Fiume
Dresser Contest Ends With Dundore Victory in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on Sunday, W H Dundore from Chicago defeated Frank Doubek in a $50 side dressers match. Ten chickens were dressed in one minute forty five seconds with Dundore winning by a chicken and a half as judged by referee John Dorsey. Chicago dressers attended.
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Chicago
Illinois
W. H. Dundore
South Water Street
Frank Doubek
Milwaukee
Dundore
John Dorsey
Woman Claims Maltese Cat Delusion In Unionport
In Steubenville Aug 27 Mrs Rebecca Tipton of Unionport is declared insane by probate court after a malted milk suggestion triggers the belief she is a Maltese cat. She now laps milk and food like a cat and faces transfer to the state hospital in Columbus.
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Steubenville
Columbus
Chinese inspector dies in yard accident near Tucson
B F Josy a Chinese inspector at the station was killed by an accidental shotgun discharge while trying to kill a skunk in his yard in Tucson Arizona. Some claim he killed himself as part of a supposed smuggling scheme with Huey.
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Huey
Steamer St Paul Brings 1 500 000 In Gold Dust
The St Paul arrived from Nome with 1 500 000 dollars in gold dust. It reports Judge Wickersham will not hold court at Nome during Judge Noyes absence and that cases pending will be tried at Unalaska.
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San Francisco
Cal
St. Paul
Nome
St. Michaels
Wickersham
Noyes
Unalaska
Des Moines Leader Prohibitionist Evans Switches
E B Evans of Des Moines a lifelong Democrat endorses prohibition. He has supported the Democratic ticket for twenty years and writes State Chairman Campbell explaining he opposes both major parties in this year's campaign to prevent the rollback of the current mole tax law by the next legislature.
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Des Moines
E. B. Evans
Anti-Saloon League Opens Iowa Convention in Des Moines
The Anti-Saloon League of Iowa opened its annual convention in Des Moines with forty delegates. Oliver N. Stewart, Chicago national chairman, will be placed on the campaign trail against A. B. Cummins, Republican nominee for governor. Officers to be elected tomorrow as prohibition speakers plan statewide pulpits.
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Des Moines
Cummins
de Moines
Anti-Saloon League of
Iowa
L. S. Coffin
Ft. Dodge
League
F. T. Campbell
State Prohibition Committee
Oliver N. Stewart
Chicago
Thresher Burned Near Lemars Farm
A separator and three stacks of wheat were burned on John Allison’s farm just north of Lemars on Saturday afternoon, causing $900 in losses. The threshing crew labored to save the farm buildings, and authorities suspect a hot box in the separator caused the fire.
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Lemars
John Allison
Hungarian telegraph system proves remarkably successful
London reports the new Hungarian telegraph, introduced eighteen months ago, now links Buda Pesth and Fiume over 375 miles at 40 000 words per hour. Messages use Roman characters without transcription. France and Germany potential adopters, with Berlin to Cologne trial planned.
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London
Buda Pesth
Fiume
France
Germany
Berlin
Cologne
Cave acquitted in Sullivan death case
Sioux City August 27. Coroner's jury at Correctionville exonerates J H Cave in the death of Joseph Sullivan an employee of the Wild West show.
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Sioux City
J. H. Cave
Correctionville
Joseph Sullivan
Trust plan to import nonunion workers blocked in Pittsburg
The Alamgamat men conducted missionary work that thwarted the trust plan to import large numbers of eastern non union workers to Pittsburgh mills. The Star scout, after an extended eastern tour, reports he blocked several schemes and that men were deceived by trust agents about the real situation.
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Pittsburg
Trust
Paddy Kearns the miser dies in New York suburb
Tarrytown New York August 27 Paddy Kearns a hermit and eccentric died at his North Broadway home after reportedly starving himself to death He had lived alone for over fifty years and refused medical help claiming he could not afford it His cousin Mrs Thomas Fallon checked on him occasionally but he kept to himself until the end
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Paddy” Kearns
North Broadway
Kearns
Thomas Fallon
Woman and child crushed by falling tree in Illinois
In Jonesboro Illinois Mrs Mary J Seaver and her 9 year old son died when a tree fell in the southwest part of the county this morning. A strange feature was that the woman's heart was found about thirty feet from her body indicating the force of the impact.
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Jonesboro
Iil
Mary J. Seaver
Five-Mile Limit to Be Agitated
Des Moines reports a meeting of the Anti-Saloon league will consider pushing the five-mile limit law in the next general assembly. Senator Wallace and opponents in Cedar Falls and Ames face possible renewal of the measure, with Iowa City affected. The league may back Wallace or seek introduction by request if he fails.
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Des Moines
Anti-Saloon League
General Assembly
League
Abrams
E. F. Brockway
Iowa City
Joseph Wallace
Eidon
Cedar Falls
Ames
College
Wallace
Senate
House
Webster City
Riot Spurred By Rail Order At North Platte Saloon
Union Pacific order banning drink among employees sparked a clash at North Platte Nebraska as a spotter photographed engineer Fred Jorgensen at the Golden Rule saloon. The photograph prompted a dash for exit, rough handling, a broken camera, and several shots fired. The rule, issued two weeks earlier, bans alcohol at for employees under threat of dismissal.
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North Platte
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Golden Rule
Fred Jorgensen
Pearl boom hits Davenport as river pearls pour in
Pearl buyer J. Fred Nabstedt of Nabstedt & Sons reports a record flow of pearls within 50 miles of Davenport. He showcases hundreds of small Baroque pearls and dozens of larger globes valued from 50 dollars upward, noting the flourishing trade despite rumors of dwindling clam fishing.
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Davenport
J. Fred Nabstedt
M. FE. Nabstedt & Sons
Mr. Nabstedt
Nabstedt
The
Democrat
Paul Morton touted for Southern Pacific presidency
A private dispatch reported by the Express says Paul Morton second vice president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe has been offered the presidency of the Southern Pacific to succeed C M Hayes. Santa Fe and Wall Street sources lend credence to the story.
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Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Cal
the Express
Paul Morton
Atchinson
Topeka
Santa Fe
C. M. Hayes
Wall Street
Satisfactory Explanation Keeps Distance After Refusal
A flirtatious exchange turns distant as he laments a refused kiss and she cites medical advice to take more exercise, signaling a cooling mood between them. The dialogue hints at tension over affection and health.
Des Moines Carousing Nightspells Crowds At Fair
Des Moines police report 53 people involved in weekend carousing near the state fair. Incidents include an attempted self harm, three street brawls, alcohol intoxication, petty thefts, and one notable robbery claim by Saulter Duncan of Indianola who says he lost most of his $50 after a day of drinking.
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Des Moines
Saulter Duncan
Indianola
Iowa
Second
Third
Court Avenue
Explosion at Ashley Drug Store Kills Clerk
In Ashley Indiana a gas explosion at the George Ott drug store injured and possibly killed the proprietor and killed the clerk Fred Nicoli. Nicoli died from a crushed head and broken arms. Ott is unconscious with internal injuries and burns.
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Nicoli
Ott
Milwaukee Road plans new Chicago Kansas City line cuts
Milwaukee Road aims to create a Davenport Ottumwa cutoff as part of a broader Chicago to Kansas City route. A second cut off from Davenport to Hampshire near two thirds of the way to Chicago is proposed. Kansas City dispatches say work may be underway as a through passenger service competition grows.
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Milwaukee Road
Davenport-Ottumwa
Chicago
Kansas City
Mississippi River
Hampshire
Kan
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Rutledge
Davenport
Monarch Enters Port With Shell Barges and Court House Clean
The Monarch arrives in port with three barge loads of shells. Mise Mulford hosted another launch party this afternoon. Court house activity is light today as crews clean the large room ahead of the September term opening on September 19. Painters work on walls and ceiling to freshen the space.
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St. Leo
Mise Mulford
Weather forecast for Iowa and Chicago area
Partly cloudy conditions with possible local showers tonight and Wednesday. Warmer temperatures expected in the eastern portion tonight. Chicago report notes similar unsettled conditions with a chance of showers extending to the region.
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Chicago
Iowa
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