Navy War Game Off New England Coast Opens
A mock naval maneuver near Rockport Massachusetts tests defensive plans as Commander Pillsbury and Admiral Higginson lead White and Blue squadrons. Ships prepare, report no shots, and the exercise runs under Navy supervision with landing and signaling drills underway.
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New England
Rockport
Mass
John E. Pillsbury
Francis J. Higginson
North Atlantic
Navy Department
Army
Navy
Pillsbury
Provincetown
Higginson
Blue Squadron
Panther
Prairie
Provincetown Harbor
Stockton
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Portland Harbor
Capt. Pillsbury
Kearsarge
Mayflower
Brooklyn
Olympia
Alabama
Massachusetts
Scorpion
Thornton
Gloucester
Montgomery
Leyden
Weather Report and Market Notes Highlight Page Contents
The snippet lists stock prices and commodities across pages 10 and 11 with Wheat, corn, oats, cotton, iron, and butter prices. It also references page 5 weather report and page 42 final estate, plus notices on ships, insurance, and legal matters. An advertisement touts Johann Hoff's Extract for summer lassitude relief.
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Marine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
Impeachment Call Over Havana Public Works Concession
In Havana the House debated whether Manuel L. Diaz overstepped authority by granting Cas Tenada a concession for an electric light plant. Some members urged Palma to revoke it or face impeachment. a vote was not yet taken. Diaz faced charges while the longshoremen struck over wage terms and port loading methods.
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Havana
Manuel L. Diaz
Sefior Castenada
House
Sefior Diaz
Palma
Senate
Diaz
Castenada
Cuba
Gen
Wood
Washington
Senor Diaz
Four Men Die After Freight Train Wreck Near Hoffman's Ferry
Four men killed and one seriously injured as an east bound New York Central freight train split near Hoffman's Ferry ten miles from Schenectady New York. The dead are William Horman Frank Harkness Frank Cross and Frank Shubert. The seriously injured is John A Jones with a severe scalp wound. About twenty five others suffer minor injuries. The workers belonged to a fence gang housed in a camp attached to a Syracuse to Albany freight.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Hoffman's Ferry
Horman
William
Palatine Bridge
Harkness
St. Johnsville
Cross
Frank
Randalls
Shubert
Canajoharie
Jones
Jown A
Coar
Syracuse
Albany
Moors Attack French Supply Column Near Ain Delkelil
A report from Oran says Moors attacked a French military supply column near Ain Delkelil. Casualties were reported on both sides and French troops pursued the attackers.
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Paris
Oran
Algeria
Ain Delkelil
Hailstorm Drops Three-Inch Stones Near Norwood
A sudden hailstorm near Norwood, Ogdensburg, New York, dumped pea to three inch deep hail. Residents say they never saw such a storm. sun returned within half an hour. People used hail for snowballing, and one man shoveled stones from his barn door before proceeding.
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New York Times
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Norwood
Hanna Takes Charge Of Cleveland Republican Campaign
Senator Hanna assumes financial leadership of the Cleveland Republicans against Mayor Johnson. As Advisory Committee Chairman he becomes key in the campaign with a Finance Committee meeting in Hanna's office attended by Abel, Akers, Hopkins, Doty, Eubanks, Flower, Conger and others. He urged an end to factionalism to win.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Hanna
Johnson
Finance Committee
Abel
W. J. Akers
William R. Hopkins
E. W. Doty
Charles Eubanks
Thomas B. Flower
W. J. Conger
Mix and Riddell Hardware Manufacturing Co organized in Stamford
Stamford notes the formation of Mix and Riddell Hardware Manufacturing Company with 500 000 capital to produce locks and hardware. Directors include George I Riddell Frank W Mix Edward H Mix and Major F W Mix the promoter. A factory site near the New York New Haven and Hartford line is bought with plans for a four story main building and separate power house and foundry.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Mix & Riddell
George i. Riddell
Frank W. Mix
Edward H. Mix
William F. Ellis
Kenneth K. McLaren
Walter A. Lawson
New York, New Haven and
Hartford Road
Power House
F. W. Mix
Eagle Lock Company
Bridgeport
P. &.F. Corbin Company
New Britain
Yale and Towne Company
G. H. Riddell
South Bend
Ind
The 20th Century Limited Train Ad
A railroad advertisement touts the New York Central and Lake Shore Limited as traveling 980 miles between New York and Chicago in twenty hours, branding it The 20th Century Limited.
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Chicago
New York Central
Lake Shore
New York
20Th Century Limited
Secretary's Arrest Ties Actor to Church Burglar Case
Frank Castle, 23, formerly Dr. MacArthur's private secretary and actor with The Belle of New York company, was arrested after a chase near Broadway while George F. Koster, Calvary Baptist Church sexton, claimed Castle burglarized Dr. MacArthur's study at the church. Koster and arresting officers provided conflicting accounts as Castle denied the charges and offered alibi details. Dr. MacArthur was reportedly traveling in Britain with Andrew Carnegie at Skibo Castle.
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Broadway
Thirty-fourth Street
Perigo
Frank Castle
West Fifty-sixth Street
George F. Koster
Calvary Baptist Church
West Fifty-seventh Street
Robert S. MacArthur
Castle
Belle of New York’ Company
London
Beerbohm Tree
Dr. MacArthur
Mr. Koster
Capt. Sheehan
Sexton
West Forty-seventh Street
Higgins
Koster
Pesky
Cincinnati
Sixty-third Street
Central Park West
Central Park
Great Britain
Andrew Carnegie
Skibo Castle
Scotland
Iron Master
Cloudburst and tornado hit Pana Illinois with heavy damage
A late afternoon cloudburst and tornado in Pana Illinois caused about 150000 in damage and injuries. The Catholic Church steeple was blown down, hotels and business blocks were roofless, windows broken, trees uprooted. The Y M C A building valued at 25000 was nearly demolished. The B and O Railroad station at Millerville collapsed. Reports of more damage followed. It was the worst storm since 1857.
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Pana
Ill
Young Men's Christian Association
Baltimore and Ohio
Millerville
Boston and Albany Engineers Indicate No Strike
Vice President Van Etten declares no strike on the Boston and Albany Division after a day of talks with the Engineers Grievance Committee over a proposed express schedule. The plan shifts the eastern terminus to Worcester from Springfield, affecting only a few workers preferring not to relocate.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
van Etten
Boston and Albany
New York Central Railroad
Worcester
Springfield
Hey
Pocono Mountain Special Feeds September Friday Saturday Runs
The Lackawanna Railroad schedule shows the Pocono Mountain Special continuing Friday and Saturday service through September. Trains depart New York at 2 PM, serving Delaware Water Gap Stroudsburg and Mt Pocono.
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Pocono Mountain
Lackawanna Railroad
Delaware Water Gap
Stroudsburg
Mt. Pocono
New York
Hill's Enemies Offer Truce Ahead of Orleans County Picnic
Ex Senator David B Hill and Bird Coler toured Rochester and Orleans County seeking to end anti Hill opposition. A delegation from the anti Hill faction pledged fair treatment in state delegate and local candidate selections. Coler support appeared strong in Monroe County with three of four districts backing him at the last state convention.
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New York Times
Rochester
N.Y
David B. Hill
Orleans County
Monroe County
Hill
George Raines
John D. Lynn
Warner
Coler
Munroe
Lawyers sue over 69500 commission in chrome works deal
Wesley M. Oler of Baltimore and William G. Crenshaw Jr. of New York sue Baltimore Chrome Works Continental Trust Co and stockholders for 69500 claiming they earned commission for securing a buyer for the Chrome Works stock. The suit alleges the Chrome Works later cut them out and sold to George R. Bower of the Kalion Co at about a 244 percent markup on a $1 million deal.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Wesley M. Oler
William G. Crenshaw, Jr
New York
Baltimore Chrome Works
Continental Trust Company
Chrome Works
George R. Bower
Kalion Company
Philadelphia
Crenshaw
Oler
Tbe Henry Ferguson
D. K. Este Fisher
Power of Attorney
Fisher
Ferguson
Mr. Bower
Oler and Crenshaw
New York Central to be tried for manslaughter in Herkimer
The New York Central Railroad Company faces trial in the Circuit Court at Herkimer on manslaughter and Penal Code violations after its roundhouse fire last winter killed several and destroyed dynamite and giant powder stored there. Judge Devendorf overruled a demurrer to the indictment, a first-of-its-kind charge against a corporation in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Herkimer Court
New York Times
Utica
N. Y
New York Central Railroad Company
Herkimer
Devendorf
Mangy dog cured with dynamite explosion tragedy
In Drifton Pennsylvania on August 20 George Mechou tied two sticks of dynamite to a mangy dog and lit a long fuse. The dog followed his master into a house and exploded under the shanty, injuring Mechou and his wife.
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New York Times
Drifton
Penn
George Mechon
Mechou
John Brown Homestead gains free use for caretaker
The John Brown Association in West Torrington announces the 100 acre John Brown homestead will be offered free to the caretaker who prevents relic hunters. The site has undergone restoration including rebuilt chimney, restored fireplaces, new sill beams, flooring, plastering, and refurbished window sashes and doors using old materials where possible.
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New York Times
Winsted
Conn
John Brown
West Torrington
John Brown Association
Burnett's Extract of Vanilla Ad Claim
Advert says Burnett's Extract of Vanilla is the best perfectly pure highly concentrated product.
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Burnett
Adv
Short Time: Short Lines to Chicago
The Pennsylvania Special train departs New York daily at 1 55 P M and reaches Chicago at 5 55 A M Adv.
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Chicago
New York
Pulp mill blast kills nine in Delaware plant disaster
Nine workers died and four were badly hurt after two steel digesters exploded at the Jessup and Moore paper mill on the Christiana River in Wilmington. Eighteen men were present. many injured were burned or crushed as the building and nearby structures collapsed. Firefighters battled flames as rescue efforts continued amid steam and wreckage.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Jessup & Moore Paper Company
Christiana River
Burke
William
Collins
Zarachery
Harris
Frank
Henry
Joseph
Lumbacher
McCormick
John
Nagle
James
Stokes
Waters
Granville
Hutton
Joel
Mousley
Woman Too Large For Court In Owensboro Moonshine Case
Jane Woolsey was arrested in Grayson County for moonshining and brought to Owensboro. At 5 feet 5 inches and 430 pounds she could not enter the Federal courtroom, so Commissioner Dudley Lindsey sought authorization to hold court outdoors on the courthouse steps or in the open air.
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New York Times
Owensborough
Washington
United States
Dudley Lindsey
Jane Woolsey
Leitchfield
Grayson County
Lindsey
Cook County assessors add 3000 corporations to tax books
Chicago August 20. The Cook County assessors report 3600 corporations listed this year up from 600 last year. Many firms have been selling state charters and underselling the state, prompting the board to remove these concerns from the lists or tax their charters.
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Cook County
New York Times
Chicago
Board of Assessors
Fight over Schultz millions rocks Ohio trust plans
In Zanesville on August 20 a secret guardian application was filed by Ethel Granger Schultz for her husband William Darlinton Schultz, heir to a $5 million estate from soap magnate Robert Schultz. The hearing is set for tomorrow morning amid claims of insanity and acomplex trust arrangement involving Bernard Van Horne Schultz and trustees.
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New York Times
Zanesville
Ohio
Robert Schultz
William Darlinton Schultz
Hadeen
Ethel Granger Schultz
Schultz
William D. Schultz
John Hage
Bernard van Horne Schultz
Ethel Granger
M. M. Granger
New York City
Champagne favored at royal state functions of King Edward VII
An advertisement notes Moët & Chandon Champagne used at every state function of His Majesty Edward VII including the Coronation Derby Dinner at the Jockey Club and the Grand State Coronation Banquet at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. It praises quality stamps "Moet & Chandon" on "White Seal" as incomparable.
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Edward VII
England
Jockey Club
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
New York Theatre Sold for 2 Million Dollars
The New York Theatre changed hands from the Sire Brothers to Klaw & Erlanger for about 2 million. Possession is set for Sept. 15, while Klaw & Erlanger sold the Criterion to Charles Frohman and Rich & Harris. The Sires paid roughly 1.01 million to the New York Life Insurance Company, with earlier Hammerstein ground ownership and Olympia theatre ventures outlined in the report.
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Sire Brothers
Kilaw & Erlanger
Criterion
Frohman and
Rich & Harris
New York
Klaw & Erlanger
H. B. Sire
Sires
Klaw & Effanger
Charles Frohman
Criterion Theatre
New York Theatre
Fae
New York Life Insurance Company
Oscar Hammerstein
Criterion Theatres
Forty-fourth
Broadway
Reese I
Olympia
Olympia Theatre
Hammerstein
New York Life
Andrew Freedman
Liberty
Forty-second Street
Charles Tfrohman
Bijou
Fortyfifth Street
Seventh Avenue
Sire
Wanamaker Finances Move For New Chestnut Street Building
John Wanamaker borrowed a total of 1,150,000 from several Philadelphia trust companies secured by properties in Philadelphia and New York. The mortgages, dated August 15, 1902, include 300,000 from Fidelity Trust Company on West Fifty-ninth Street, New York. 300,000 from Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives on Chestnut and Thirteenth Streets. 450,000 from Provident Life Insurance Company on Chestnut Street between Juniper and Thirteenth Streets. and 100,000 from Sarah Harrison on Chestnut Street between Juniper and Thirteenth Streets. The funds are to back a planned large building at Chestnut and Thirteenth for Wanamaker’s commercial use.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Penn
John Wanamaker
New York
Chestnut and
Thirteenth Streets
Wanamaker
City Hall
Fidelity Trust Company
West
Fifty-ninth Street
Pennsylvania Company
Provident Life Insurance Company
Chestnut Street
Juniper
Sarah Harrison
Veteran Criminal Captured After Long Flight
Andrew Garvey alias Wright, who in May shot Deputy Sheriff A H Brazee during a Parisville NY grocery break in, was arrested in Ashtabula Ohio after a lengthy fugitive trail. He traveled with his thirteen year old niece posing as father and daughter, and had earlier served fourteen years in prison. A Garvey brother named Young was executed in New Jersey last Friday.
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New York Times
Ashtabula
Ohio
Andrew Garvey
Wright
Parisville
N. Y
A. H. Brazee
Garvey
Akron
Barberton
Ashland
Young
New Jersey
Editor Parachutes From Balloon At County Fair
Orra L. Tipple editor publisher of a Schenevus weekly balloon ascent and parachute drop at the Cooperstown fair drew about 5000 spectators. The Fair Association official staged a widely advertised feature and Tipple’s sensational paper was noted for bold claims.
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Orra L. Tipple
Schenevus County Fair
New York
Cooperstown
N. Y
Schenevus
Vineen
Tipple
Fair Association
New York Today Chicago Tomorrow The Pennsylvania Special
A brief notice highlights a rapid travel option for a busy businessman with only 20 hours to Chicago aboard a Pennsylvania itinerary. The service promises speed and efficiency for travelers moving between major hubs.
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New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
President Roosevelts Denounces Factional Republicans
President Roosevelt denounces factional fighting within the Republican Party and urges Texas and Virginia leaders to focus on electing Congressmen. He says no Texan matters speaker certain, disclaims backing any faction, and prioritizes electoral strength over offices.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Cecil A. Lyon
Republican State Committee of
Texas
Lone Star State
Virginia
Lyon
Babcock
Republican Congressional Committee
Virginia Republican Organization
Mr. Lyon
George E. Roberts
Mint
Frederick W. Holls
New York
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Roberts
Iowa
President passes over Rockland in New England itinerary
Special to The New York Times reports that Rockland Maine was dropped from the President's New England itinerary amid speculation about a planned anti trust meeting with Representative Littlefield. Officials say the Rockland visit was abandoned by mutual agreement to avoid political backlash and to not jeopardize the triumpvirate strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
New England
Rockland
Representative Littlefield
Oyster Bay
Littlefield
Knox
President Roosevelt Travels New England Itinerary
The President and Secretary Cortelyou depart Oyster Bay aboard the Sylph on August 22 at 9 30 for New Haven arriving about 1 30. They will tour the city with the party assembling there and the train departs at 2 30 for the next stop.
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Washington
New England States
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Oyster Bay
New Haven
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Cardenas
Senator Hanna
Cleveland Republicans
Stamford, Conn
Calvary Baptist Church Sexton
Pana, Ill
Boston & Albany Engineers
Kentucky
Querrelln Party
Democratic
MR. Littlefield
Anti-Trust
Mr. Roosevelt
G. A. R. Veterans
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