Roosevelt Not to Interfere in Cuban Insurrection
Secretary Loeb said President Roosevelt has not indicated any determination on Cuba policy. Enlistment of volunteers is paused while Palma offers amnesty to insurgents. Palma's son and daughter have joined the army and nurse corps. Government forces defeated Guzman’s insurgents near Cienfuegos with 17 rebels killed and one defender dead. Insurgency is described as shaky with Guerra vowing to annul the last presidential election to seek peace.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Cuba
Loeb
Havana
Palma
Pama
Guzman
Cienfuegos
Calle
Associated Press
Pinar del Rio
Seagirt Hosts National Rifle Association Opening Day
Opening day of the 1906 NRA shoot at Seagirt New Jersey features rain and wind across a 1090 yard range. Fourth Regiment New Jersey wins the Columbia trophy match while Company H Sixth Massachusetts Regiment takes the company team event with Private Minervinnie posting top Columbia score of 188.
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Seagirt
N. J
Old Guard
Massachusetts
National Rifle Association
Old Guard of
New York
Fourth Regiment
National Guard of New Jersey
Company H
Massachusetts Regiment
Minervinnie
Michigan Woman Dies After Self Immolation
Mrs H D Hatch a Hart matron and former Traverse City asylum patient poured benzine on her clothes and set a blaze. She died several hours later in Muskegon where she was staying fearing insanity.
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Michigan
Muskegon
Mich
H. D. Hatch
Hart
Banker's Son Sentenced for Forgery in Kansas City
Clarence O Short, son of Ellis Short, a banker from Independence, Missouri, was convicted in criminal court and sentenced to three years and six months in the penitentiary for forgery. The August 28 ruling follows the trial held yesterday in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Clarence O Short
Ellis Short
Independence
Alice Opens Fifth Cincinnati Fall Festival Exposition
Mrs Nicholas Longworth daughter of President Roosevelt opened the fifth Cincinnati fall festival exposition with a ceremonial tap of a golden baton in the music hall. A large crowd witnessed the event and cheered her as the bells rang signaling the start of the festival.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Longworth
International League of Press Clubs Opens in Denver
The International League of Press clubs held its first session in Denver today with President T. J. Keenan of Pittsburg presiding. The meeting marks the start of the league's activities in the city on August 28.
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Denver
Col
International League of Press Clubs
T. J. Keenan
Pittsburg
Missouri Republican Club Invites Cummins and Fairbanks
An invitation was extended to Vice President Fairbanks and Iowa Governor Cummins to speak at Fairmount Park during the September field day organized by the Missouri Republican Club.
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Kansas City
Fairbanks
Cummins
Iowa
Fairmount Park
Missouri Republican Club
Royal Decree in Spain Ends Religion Declaration for Marriage
Madrid August 28 a royal decree restores civil marriage formalities and ends the requirement for couples to declare their religion The move opposes papal nuncios and is expected to spark political scrutiny when Parliament sits again
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Spain
Madrid
Heinz Co Fire Destroys Large St Paul Warehouse
Fire at St Paul today destroyed a large Heinz Co plant and a three story building, with a loss reported at 355000 dollars. The Heinz company operates warehouses nationwide in Chicago Denver St Louis Buffalo Boston and other major cities. the St Paul site matched Chicago in size.
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St. Paul, Minn
Heinz Co
American Can Co
Heinz Company
Chicago
Denver
St. Louis
Buffalo
Boston
St. Paul
USGS investigates Colfax flowing wells
Howard E. Simpson of the United States Geological Survey is in Colfax this week to inspect the flowing wells. He will analyze samples for a government report that will be distributed free to the public and explained in plain language for general readers.
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United States Geological Survey
Colfax
Howard E. Simpson
Howard Simpson
Former Elk Head to Marry in Omaha
George P. Cronk of Omaha former grand exalted ruler of the Elks will wed Mrs. Cora Lathrop Patterson the divorced wife of a Richmond tobacco heir. The couple's engagement follows Cronk's prior involvement after his first wife assaulted the heir's son in Council Bluffs three years ago.
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G. P. Cronk
Omaha
Neb
George P. Cronk
the Elks
Cora Lathrop Patterson
Richmond, Va
Cronk
Council Bluffs
Government adopts phonetic spelling for all public documents
Washington August 28. The Presidents order on phonetic spelling extends to all government work. Public documents will be printed in the new form. Chiefs clerks from各 departments met and appointed a committee to draft the implementation rules.
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Washington, D. C
Two Schooners Lost Off Cleveland in Gale
The schooner Agnes Potter burned near Cleveland this morning while the schooner William Grady foundered. The Rhoda Stewart towing them shifted cargo and endangered the steamer. No lives reported, a forty mile gale ongoing.
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Cleveland
Agnes Potter
William Grady
Rhoda Stewart
Train Kills Girls in Illinois Accident
A Milwaukee train struck a buggy at Rock City near Freeport killing two young girls, including Louis Pothast’s daughter and the 11 year old daughter of John Tilkemeier. A third girl was severely injured.
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Freeport
Ill
Rock City
Louis Pothast
John Tilkemeier
Lightning Kills Brothers Near Roswell
Two brothers Victor and Thomas Simpson were found dead in a wagon with four mules dead in harness near Kenna New Mexico. They were killed by lightning while driving from Roswell to their farms near Lida.
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Roswell
N. M
Kenna
Victor
Thomas Simpson
Lida
Real Estate Trust Company Closed After President's Death
Philadelphia reports Frank K. Hipple died suddenly last week as officials disclosed a serious condition at the Real Estate Trust Company. Directors pledged millions to save the institution which closed doors as bankers met to decide on aid. Deposits totaled 7.5 million, with 26 million in trust bonds and 60 million held as depository for bonds.
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Philadelphia
Frank K. Hipple
Real Estate Trust Company
New York
Philadelphia Trust Companies
Hipple
Samuel Houston
Hippie
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
George H. Earle, Jr
The
Finance Co
Pennsylvania
N. Y
Reading
Standard Oil Denies Plan to Acquire Distilleries
New York August 28 M F Elliott general counsel for Standard Oil Co denies a Peoria Illinois report that the company has taken or will take steps to acquire all principal U S distilleries as a result of the denatured alcohol law passage by Congress.
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New York
N. Y
M. F. Elliott
Standard Oil Co
Peoria
Ill
Standard Oil Company
United States
Congress
Old Man James F. Sloane Murdered in Spokane Alley
The body of James F. Sloane a pioneer Spokane merchant was found behind rocks in an alley. His 17 year old son Sidney Sloane was arrested and confessed saying he killed his father with an ax to obtain $500.
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Spokane
Wash
James F. Sloane
Sidney Sloane
Steamer Charles A. Eddy Burns. 21 Rescued Off Lake Huron
The steamer Charles A. Eddy was destroyed after a fire off Sanilac in Lake Huron. Twenty one people including the captain's wife and two young children were rescued unharmed by the steamer City of Mackinaw. All survivors escaped without injuries.
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Detroit
Mich
Charles A. Eddy
City of Mackinaw
Sanilac
Lake Huron
Hurry up Yost unhappy with new football rules
Cleveland on August 28 reports Michigan coach Hurry up Yost criticizes new rules that ban exciting contests and boost sprinting and punting, arguing big scores will be impossible and victory will hinge on speed and kicking.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Yost
Michigan
Clothier Wins Allcomers Final in National Lawn Championship
William J. Clothier of Philadelphia defeated Karl Behr of New York in three straight sets to win the Allcomers final of the national lawn tennis championship in Newport Rhode Island.
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WW. J. Clothier
Karl Behr
Newport
R. C
William J. Clothier
Philadelphia
New York
Allcomers
Interstate Commerce Finds High Hastings Coal Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that Hastings Minnesota’s coal rates are unreasonably high and should not exceed 1.50 per ton for anthracite and 1.25 per net ton for bituminous coal. The decision notes no authority to fix current rates under the old law and cites Duluth’s rates as comparable, with Minnesota having authority to act. The ruling also found undue discrimination in east west woodenware freight rates from Menasha but did not find rates unreasonably excessive. No order was issued.
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Washington, D. C
Hastings
Minnesota
St. Paul
Interstate Commerce Commission
Duluth, Minn
Superior. Wis
Commission of Minnesota
Santa Fe
Menasha
Wis
Commission
Chicago
Walls Dies Civil Engineer Linked To Lincoln
E S Walls former Burlington railway civil engineer and Springfield friend of Abraham Lincoln died at his Atchison home at age 73. He was among the early engineers for the Burlington railway.
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Atchison, Kan
Clerks in a Union May Be Organized
In Chicago on August 28 a new national union for government postoffice clerks was launched as the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks. Six cities including Chicago and Milwaukee already enrolled with AFL backing from Samuel Gompers via Jefferson Davis Pierce. The move aims to influence Congress and secure reform in post office administration.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
Briggs House
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Postoffice
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Nashville
Louisville
Salt Lake City
Post Office Service
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Jefferson Davis Pierce
National
Congress
Clerks
National Labor Organization
Post Office Department
Ball Declines Run for Congress in Iowa City
George W. Ball mayor of Iowa City states he is not or will not be a candidate for congress in the second district. When asked about a possible democratic nomination he said if offered he would decline and could not accept the honor.
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Iowa City
George W. Ball
Congress
Journal
Assistant Appointed to Treasurer Post in Eagles
South Bend Indiana August 28 Fred H Fritzen of this city has been appointed assistant treasurer by Frank E Hering the national treasurer of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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Fred H. Fritzen
The
Eagles
South Bend
Ind
Frank E. Hering
Order of
Eazies
Airship Flies Over Iowa State Fair in Grand Display
Thousands witness Knabenshue airship ascent at Des Moines fair. Flight lasts 1 hour 13 minutes, circles state house dome, waves to crowd from 500 feet. Daily exhibitions planned with no incidents. swine show, Armour team, and racing events also draw crowds.
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Des Moines
State House
Ain
Fair
State Fair
Great Armour
Armour
No Passes To City Dads In West Burlington
West Burlington officials likely to resign under a new anti pass law. Most residents work for the Burlington railroad, and officials who accept passes lose eligibility for public service under Iowa law. With railroad workers dominating the town, finding replacements may be impossible as many would decline due to the rule.
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Burlington
West Burlington
Burlington Company
Iowa
Weather for Iowa From Chicago Brief
Showers to night or Wednesday with warmer nights. Sunrise at 5 11, sunset at 6 34, moon sets at midnight.
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Chicago
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