Proclamation Urges Rebels to Prolong War to 1904
General Uribe calls revolutionaries to keep up fighting until 1904, when he says the Panama Canal franchise will be invalid and direct talks can begin between Colombia and the United States. Colombian officials in Washington question the legality of the extension but say it does not affect canal negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uribe Uribe
Panama Canal Company
Colombia
United States
Panama Company
San Clemente
Maroquin
Magdalena
Nicholas Carroll
Navy
Federal Court Rooms
Carroll
Uncle Sam
Bombardment Hits Ciudad Bolivar as Warships Fire
Caracas Aug 27 reports say Ciudad Bolivar the Bolivar state capital, bombarded by Venezuelan government gun boats Bolivar and Restaurador. Many killed or wounded, 3000 British residents seek British protection as fighting continues with landings attempted and shells fired nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Ciudidad Bolivar
Bolivar
Great Britain
Ciudad Bolivar
Restaurador
LaGuaira
Orinoco River
Holding His Ground in Agua Dulce Siege
From Colon Colombia on August 27 the government lacks authentic news but believes General Berti remains holding his ground under siege. Insurgent attacks persist as supplies fail to reach his forces and his followers endure the ongoing privations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Colombia
Agua Dulce
Berti
Cable reports hint US on verge of joining war partners
Washington reports from Europe suggest movement toward U S joining Germany and France to suppress the disorder. Officials note the situation is unsettled and under consideration by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
United States
Germany
France
Venela
Owensboro Twins Recovered After Owens Pink Mixture Healing
A Kentucky mother's account credits Owens Pink Mixture with saving twin girls aged four after severe bowel trouble and teething. The Sweeneys praise the remedy's safety and efficacy, noting improved health within a week and recommending it for similar cases. A. G. Sweeney, a reputable Owensboro businessman, endorses the product alongside the Floyd Medicine Co. offer of trial bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Street
Owensboro
A. G. Sweeney
Sweeney
William Sweeney
Kentucky
J. W. McCulloch
Floyd Medicine Co
Detroit
Mich
Roosevelt Enlivens Three States on Whirlwind Tour
President Roosevelt toured through three states delivering eight speeches before a crowd of about 250000. He was greeted warmly from Haverhill to Portland with floral tributes and late stops at Lisbon and Brunswick. In Augusta he stayed with Governor Hill in Blaine’s former bedroom.
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Gov. Hill
Blaine
Augusta
Roosevelt
New England
Haverhill
South Lawrence
Mass
Banan
Medura
N. D
Portland
Charles F. Damn
Old Orchard
Congressman Littlefield
Rockland
Littlefield
Danville Junction
Payne
Garret A. Hobart
Chas. Emory Smith
Jreyne
Lewiston
Lisbon
Lisbon Falls
Brunswick
Governor Hill
James G. Blaine
Valparaiso Man Finds Family Dead on Return Home
Valparaiso Indiana August 27 Tobe Minor a local business man had gone to Montreal to visit his parents and relatives. He returned to learn his father mother and siblings were long deceased and he had not known they were dead. He found their names in the mortuary records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Minor
Montreal
Canada
Tobe
Busy Senator Fairbanks Hits Indiana Campaign Trail
Indianapolis text tracks Senator Fairbanks as he tours Indiana after adjournment, planning a Labor Day address in Kansas City and a Sept. 20 keynote. It notes rival Dan Storms and Nat Hill courting support, tax board activity boosting state revenue, and Navy recruiting plans in Indianapolis as sports fervor for the pennant heats up local fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Illinois
New York
Indiana
Senate
Westport
Decatur County
Kansas City
Committee On Arrangements
Minneapolis
Dan Storms
Lafayette
Columbus
Storms
Nat A. Hill
Bloomington
Hill
Movement Claim Lacks Official Form, Says Party
A local report states that despite suggestions a movement has not taken formal shape, with officials denying any sanctioned organization or structure. Community debate continues as residents weigh potential actions and implications.
Dutch Will Not Recognize Venezuelan Blockade
Willemstad Curacao August 27 The Dutch government informs Venezuela it refuses to recognize the blockade of Venezuelan ports as non effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemstad
Island of
Curacao
Venezuela
Venezuelan
Limbe Changes Hands Amid Fierce Fighting in Haiti
Limbe, eighty two miles north of Port au Prince, was attacked and recaptured by provisional government troops after Firminist forces held the town from Artibonite. Fighting lasted from midnight Monday night to midday yesterday, many killed on both sides, and the town was left in ashes.
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Cape Haytien
Limbe
Port Au Prince
Provisional Government
Artibonite
First wire message from Valdes reports rich Nazine mines
Seattle August 27 The first press wire from Valdes reached the city yesterday after the telegraph line was completed. Robert Blei the expert sent to the Nazine silver district by Captain Delamar reports the Nazine district contains the greatest mines in Alaska.
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Seattle
Wash
Valdes
Robert Blei
Nazine
Delamar
Alaska
Battleships Connecticut and Louisiana to bear strongest guns
Washington reports two new battleships, the Connecticut and the Louisiana, authorized by the recent naval appropriation bill, will carry the most powerful armament available. The vessels are part of a broader program to enhance fleet strength and project naval reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Connecticut
Louisiana
Naval
Surprising Parents College Boys Held for Horse Stealing
Muffman and McDonough college students were brought to Michigan City to plead guilty before Judge Tuthill. Fugitives from several states, their families’ wealth and influence are shaping efforts to avoid penitentiary. The boys confessed to horse theft while their families believed they were on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Ind
Muffman and McDonough
Michigan City
Prominent Hart County Farmer Dies After Family Tragedy
Jacob Weisman, aged eighty one, died at the county infirmary from a broken heart. Once a successful farmer who built a fine estate, he deeded the farm to his son who pledged to care for him. After the son died and the farm sold, the aged father was left helpless at the poor farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
Jacob Weisman
Women raid Belmont saloon after reopening in Nashville
In Nashville Indiana on August 27 the Belmont saloon reopened after being wrecked by a women’s mob. A notice to close was ignored and the store was again raided with stones. the proprietor fled and the liquor was already removed. The women vow ongoing raids on the unlicensed establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Ind
Belmont
Jury Likely to Try Wilbur Sherwell in Three-Death Choking Case
Evansville Indiana August 27 The circuit court jury chosen will likely try Wilbur S Sherwell former patrolman charged with choking to death three women The trial date remains unsettled but expected to be set for September Attorneys agreed to call it up The case was postponed three months due to defense attorney Albert Funkhouser illness
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Evansville
Ind
Wilbur S. Sherwell
Albert Funkhouser
Bull Attack Wounds Indiana Teen at Farm
In Dillsboro Indiana on August 27 eighteen-year-old Fred Baas son of Peter Baas of Ripley county was attacked by a savage bull while milking cows in his father's barnyard. The bull gored him severely tearing the groin and rupturing the peritoneum with intestines bruised. his condition is critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillsboro
Ind
Fred Baas
Peter Baas
Ripley County
Keck Arrives to Open Naval Recruiting Station in Rvansville
Coxswain Charles G. Keck arrives from New York to open a naval recruiting station in Rvansville Indiana. Lieutenant Dismukes is expected to arrive soon to take permanent charge of the station. This marks the city’s first naval station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rvansville
Ind
Charles G. Keck
New York
Dismukes
Negro laborers start rolling mills in Lebanon strike
In Lebanon Pennsylvania the American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Co opened rolling mills last night with Black workers imported from Reading and other towns. About a thousand workers struck and twice as many were jobless after May 1 shutdowns over pay. New workers are housed inside the mills while strikers protest the shift.
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Lebanon
American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company
Reading
Cholera Epidemic Blamed on Filipino Civil Negligence
Washington August 27. Army medical corps officers say the cholera spread and tenacity in the Philippines is largely due to widespread neglect by Filipino civil authorities in many inland towns who were supposed to maintain the sanitary work performed by US Army medical officers after garrisons withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Medical Corps
Philippines
Terse telegrams reflect varied historic events
A telegraphic snapshot touches on a train robbery attempt in Washington, Alaska gold booms, a fatal hump jaw in Kansas, Mrs Miles to the Philippines trip, iron and steel trade lifting British prices, tariff impacts on US Russia trade, winning by Direct Hel in 2.10 pacers at Narc Jovansett, Milwaukee hosting the National Association of Postmasters, Troy collar and cuff industry dominance, Louisville missing teen Maggie Schuler, Peter Hoe of R Hoe & Co. dead, Dover NH presidential visit, and South Bend approving park gifts and land condemnation.
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Northern Pacific
Washington
Alaska
Pratt
Kas
Narc Jovansett
National Association of Postmasters
Milwaukee
Troy
Maggie Schuler
Louisville
Peter S. Hoe
Frm
Dust and ash sighted from Mont Pelee eruption
Do minica reports describe clouds of dust observed between 10 am and 3 pm in the Mont Pelee direction on Martinique with intermittent detonations heard all morning. Light volcanic dust showers fell on Dominica during the period.
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St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Dominica
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Kokomo Pythians Return. Cain Not Seriously Hurt
The Kokomo Pythian special returns home from Elko Nevada wreck. Miss Blanche Cain of Indianapolis, injured there, is only slightly hurt. James H. Watson, Kokomo capitalist and manufacturer, was more seriously injured than initially thought and is in critical condition.
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Kokomo
Ind
Kokomo Pythian
Blanche Cain
Indianapolis
Elko
Nev
Jas. H. Watson
Grain and Livestock Prices Recorded for Aug 26 in Indianapolis
Prevailing prices listed for wheat at 630 wagon for No 2 red, corn steady at No 2 mixed, oats stronger at No 2 mixed. Cattle slow at 33.50, hogs steady at 68780, sheep steady at 23 76, lambs steady at 35.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
jNo
Fe Tege
Grain and livestock prices steady across markets
Wheat No 2 at 67 cents per bushel and corn No 2 white at 6 cents lead a mixed grain report. Cattle hold at 275.96 to 276.78, hogs at 0.00 to 7.40, sheep 2009 to 2100, lambs 5.30 to 5.50 with steady trends across the board.
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Gen. Uribe-Uribe
Proclamation
Ciudad, Bolivar
Sweeney Twins
Owensboro, Ky
Messenger
Charles EF
Hoosierdam
Ayer
F.C. Ayer Oe
Lowell, Mass
Busy Man
Senator Fairbanks
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Parks M. Martin
Sherwell Case
Hoosier Naval Station
South Bend
J. M. Studebaker
Board of Public Works
Pelee
Market Report
Chicago
Ewee
Louisville Grain and Livestock
Chicago Livestock
New ‘York Livestock
Esst Buffalo Livestock
Toledo Grains
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