Powers May Combine To Reduce Armaments and Trade Plan
Rome reports a possible plan where King Victor Emmanuel and the Czar of Russia pursue reduced armaments and international understanding. Italy's ruler may meet Emperor William in Berlin later this month to continue talks aimed at cutting European arms and redirecting funds to commerce, industry, and a collective response to American competition.
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Victor Emmanuel
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Russia
St. Peters
Hague
Russia’s Note Explained Clarifies Brussels Sugar Case
Washington reports that M. Routkowsky, Russia’s financial agent in the United States, outlines for the American press the Brussels Sugar Conference note. He says a Russian countervailing duty on sugar would breach commercial treaties and that Russia would not comply if it advantaged Moscow. The note was a courtesy, not an attack on American trade, with the legality of Russia’s countervailing duty awaiting Supreme Court decision.
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United States
Russia
Brussels
United States Supreme Court
Rabbis Discuss Likely Chief Rabbi Succession
Prominent Orthodox leaders in New York say Rabbi Leventhal of Philadelphia is the favored successor to the late Chief Rabbi Joseph. Dr Maurice Fishberg backs Kasrysi H Sarasohn, with others naming Rabbi Klein and several Russians as possible choices amid a citywide call for a rabbi who speaks English well. Abraham H Sarasohn notes the dissolved organization behind Rabbi Joseph’s call, and possibilities of no appointment, while leaders push Leventhal as a strong fit given his eloquence and popular support.
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H. Sarasohn
East Broadway
Jacob Joseph
Rabbi Leventhal
Philadelphia
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Sarasohn
Pr. Fishberg
East Side Vigilance League
Klein
the Tribune
Joseph
New York
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Segol
Jewish News
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Boston
Morris Weinberger
Avenue D
Rabbi Klein
Sea Cliff
Long Island
Irish Attack Rosebery Amid Coronation Apathy in Ireland
London notes that Lord Rosebery’s speech drew little surprise yet stirred Irish opinion over English policy toward Ireland. The Irish Nationalists denounce changes, warn Liberal dependence on Irish votes, and back Campbell-Bannerman Morley while accusing Rosebery of breaking a sacred pledge. Meanwhile coronation holidays curb activity as art-collection sales in Britain reach about £470,000, with 46 items sold and several jewels commanding high prices.
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Magniac, Lyne and Stephens
I. Ae
Keep Men From Mines in Coal Strike Tactics
Wilkesbarre reports from August 3 describe President Mitchell and district leaders meeting in Scranton to plan rejoining strikers at Oxford and Cayuga collieries. Local unions discuss threats of resuming work with few workers, while Woodward and Warnke washery efforts face striker opposition and guard deployments. Two alliances form, urging arbitration and opposing coal trusts, with Citizens' Alliance criticized for misrepresenting public sentiment.
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Mitchell
Scranton
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Nichols
Mullahy
Woodward
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
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Duryea
Jacobs
Auchingioss
Nanticoke
Thomas F. Hart
James W. Dunn
Citizens’ Alliance
Public Alliance
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Ridgway Wright
State Senate
Congress
Cat and crabs trigger mass panic on ferry cabin
George Ceiss, of 20 Woodbine Street Brooklyn, attached crabs to a cat on the ferryboat Texas, causing women to shriek and faint as the cat leapt about with crabs clinging to ears and body. Deiss was arrested for cruelty to animals and disorderly conduct. the SPCA took custody of the cat and crabs.
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Woodbine St
Brooklyn
Texas
George
Deiss
Ceiss
Kraft
Celss
Manhattan
Braun
East Twenty-second St
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Fear for St Pauls Portico After Venice Collapse
London reports danger to a portico of St Pauls Cathedral due to long term loosening. Roof stones separate enough to reveal and expose worshippers below. Experts say only extensive repairs can prevent possible collapse and broader rebuilding may be required.
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Venice
St. Paul's
Window Shatters at St John and Paul Church in Venice
A thunder clap shattered a great window in the Basilica of St John and Paul, Venice. The church, second in importance to St Mark's, is judged to be in danger of collapse and contains monuments to famed Doges.
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Venice
Sts. John and Paul
St. Mark's
Chester Vermont burglar Clarence Adams admits six year spree
Chester Vermont Aug 3 partial confession by Clarence Adams the gentleman burglar adds to case excitement Adams says he was shot while fleeing a gun set in a grain mill and admits burglaries over six years but believes he is charged with too many He calls his depredations amusement amid a flurry of unrelated ad copy and river line sightseeing mentions.
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Clarence Adams
Adams
Charles Waterman
Threw Stones at Troops Shenandoah Pa Aug 3
The Sth Regiment was mobilized after attacks by a band of men throwing stones at troops in camp on the plateau inside Shenandoah. One Lithuanian, William Steponitz, was arrested. several attackers were pursued. Lead with orders to shoot to kill if repeated.
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William Steponitz
Theodore F. Hoffman
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Mahoney City
Sth
Steponitz
Restoring Northern Railway to China Agreement Reached
Peking Aug 3 Prince Ching says accords with Sir Ernest Satow British minister restore Northern Railway to China United States Minister Conger congratulates transfer expected soon Other powers seek small concessions while progress continues Also an advertising note offers a California round trip by Overland Limited via Chicago North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
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Prince Ching
Foreign Office
Ernest Satow
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Conger
California
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Overland Limited
City Enveloped in Darkness as Storm Triggers Fear and Damage
A sudden darkness fell over the city at noon signaling an approaching storm. Lights in churches, homes, hotels, ferries, and harbor ships lit up as hundreds were drenched outdoors. Lightning struck the Hotel Marlborough flag staff, injuring a man nearby, while a street cave‑in on 145th Street and Brad Hurst Ave sent residents fleeing. The severe weather also battered Coney Island and New Jersey.
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Struck by Lightning Hits Pilot House of Matteawan
During a severe electrical storm over the Sound the steamer Matteawan struck the flagpole atop its pilot house near Fort Schuyler. Captain Garry Van Pelt was knocked down but regained control, steering the vessel safely to Glen Island before collapsing from the shock and being taken home to Brooklyn. Passengers saw the shattered flagpole as the crew kept the ship on course.
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Glen Island
van Pelt
Brooklyn
Lightning bolts strike Marlborough Hotel flagpole
A thunderbolt struck the Marlborough Hotel flagpole top during a storm, shattering a 18 inch ball and splintering the pole. Guests on the top floor fled in darkness as green and blue flashes lit the halls. Clerk William J. Crawford led panicked guests to safety while carpenter Walter Suter was shocked and partially paralyzed but tended by a doctor.
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William J. Crawford
Mr. Crawford
Walter Suter
Capsized sloop at Coney Island saves two men in storm
Two Brooklyn men John Bergstrom and John Wattershoe were capsized a mile off Seventeenth Street while fishing near Coney Island. Waterlogged and exhausted, they were rescued by a passing excursion boat, then tended by a doctor aboard the Warden and taken to Newark. Life guards towed the damaged sloop to Petersen's Pavilion.
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Coney Island
John Bergstrom
John Wattershoe
Court St
Brooklyn
Seventeenth-st
Louis Girardot
Jack Starsfield
Petersen's Pavilion
Newark
G. W. Beebe
Petersen
MANY CAUGHT IN STORM OVER CITY LIGHTS AND SHOCKS
A midday thunderstorm drenched the city with heavy rain and vivid lightning. Gas and electric lights were needed in churches and crowded venues as darkness and humidity unsettled residents. Cars, ferries, hotels, and parks reported heightened activity and scattered damage while authorities ferried to safety.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
Sirius
Battery
General Slocum
Rockaway Beach
Lightning Strikes Manhattan Beach Pavilion During Storm
Bathers fled to the pavilion as lightning struck the Manhattan Beach bathing structure. No major damage occurred aside from torn shingles, and swimmers calmed once assured of safety. An advertisement notes a 5 by 11 feet picture by a German artist offered at 216 Broadway.
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Peislands
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