Fierce Moors attack repulsed near Casablanca
Aug 11 dispatches from Tenacier and Tangier report heavy fighting between Moors and French forces outside Casablanca. General Drude’s Algerian Tirailleurs drive back tribesmen after artillery and ship bombardment. Casablanca remains quiet but heavily damaged. rumors persist of Moroccan sultan movements. Casualties include two killed and eight wounded. refugees continue to arrive.
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Thurscey
Drude
Casablanca
Fez
Rabat
Nazagan
Rahat
Magnus
Aube
Mazagan
du Chayle
Saffi
Galilée
Rebat
Rabati
Caid
Harry MacLeen
Raisuli
Kmass
Oren
Algeria
Tangier
Alse
Paris
Philibert
Mazafer
du Chayla
Sam
Desperate fighting in Casablanca as Arabs attack consulates
Aug 11 dispatches describe Casablanca scenes of desolation with Arabs attacking European consulates after plundering Moorish and Jewish quarters. French forces aboard Du Chayla and Galilée fight back with bayonets and a rooftop machine gun, halting but not stopping the surge.
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Lepton
Casablanca
de Tyssiers
Galilée
de Tussiers
du Chayla
Fierce Belfast Riots Amid Strike Turmoil
Serious disorders erupted in Belfast as strike meetings drew crowds to the dock quarter. Troops and police clashed with rioters using bottles stones and bayonets causing multiple injuries among soldiers police and civilians. Cavalry cleared Grosvenor Road area and order was restored by 10 pm after heavy rain aided dispersal.
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Belfast
Queen's Square
Severa Times
Faulls Road
Grosvenor Road
Welsh
Rebellion in Congo Meets Violent Resistance
Report from Antwerp cites a widespread Congo Independence State revolt said to have been incited by English missionaries in Bengali and Abir. Captain Van der Cruyssen with 175 soldiers fights to restore order as natives refuse the work tax and martial law may be extended. a native chief Ely is said hanged for involvement in killing two whites.
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Antwerp
Congo
Eeopold
Albertville
Bengali
Abir
van der Cruyssen
Britain to lay keel on giant 30000 ton battleship
Washington reports British Admiralty plans a 30000 ton vessel bigger than the Dreadnought with up to eighteen 12 inch guns in six turrets. Some American designers push for a 40000 ton battleship at $20 million, arguing such a ship would secure naval dominance and deter war.
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Washington
America
Two Siblings Drown in Gravesend Bay Outing
In Gravesend Bay, Thomas Larocco eighteen and Tony Larocco twelve drowned while in water near their father Vincenzo and brother Jacob twenty. The family from Manhattan had rowed to West 36th street after a day on the yacht channel when the younger boys waded too far into deep water.
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Gravesend Bay
Thomas Larocco
Tony
Vincenzo
Jacob
Gravesend
No. & Elizabeth Street
Manhattan
West 36Th Street
Thomas
Four Die as Launch Sinks in Raritan Bay Accident
A power boat accident in Raritan Bay opposite Port Monmouth sent four Newark residents to their deaths. Captain Charles Guenther and Gustave Mezer among the victims, with two others missing. Nine others aboard survived after the craft sank when a pump punctured the hull as the flywheel spun and water flooded in. Coroner Tetley deemed an inquest unnecessary.
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The
Tribune
Red Bank
N. J
Raritan Bay
Port Monmouth
Newark
Charles Guenther
Savoy
Gustave Mezer
Charles Weber
Schiver
August Freund
John Gertsner
John Weber
Harvenjohn
Anton Krether
Anton Brex
Mezer
Meter
R. Hand
Guenther
Weber
Tetley
Drownings End in Crowd’s Cold Watch at Harlem River
John Kelley, nineteen, drowned while a crowd of Italians and others watched from a sand barge and nearby boats at Harlem River 231st Street. A police patrolman arrived late as Kelly’s father and others could have aided, and a motor boat crew refused to help when his daughter later fell overboard.
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Harlem
Third Avenue
Harlem River
231St Street
John Kelley
Kelley
Harry Hansorm
Gunda
Boatmen Refuse Aid in Drowning Tragedy
George Clement, a 22-year-old mason from Hackensack, drowned after he and Dell Henderson toppled from a boat on the Hackensack River. Henderson, smaller in size, kept Clement’s head above water ten minutes before exhaustion forced him to abandon the effort. Two nearby canoes passed within feet as Henderson pleaded for help, but aid was refused.
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The
Tribune
Paterson
N. J
Hackensack River
George Clement
Hackensack
Dell Henderson
Frank Henderson
Henderson
Clement
Lees
Courageous Rescue Saves Drowning Brooklyn Child at Oyster Bay
Grace Harris aged six, visiting from Brooklyn, narrowly escaped drowning in the bay near Schiller Hotel. Witnesses watched as E. C. Ellison, a hotel patron, leaped from a veranda and swam through shallow water to reach her, reviving the girl after she sank. Locals praised his bravery as bystanders assisted.
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Oyster Bay
Grace Harris
Brooklyn
Schiller
E. C. Ellison
Yellow Fever Outbreak Hits Cienfuegos Garrison
Havana August 11. Yellow fever in the American garrison at Cienfuegos grows worse with eighty new cases reported, totaling ten. Hospital corps conduct strict quarters inspections and tight precautions aim to stop spread to the rest of the garrison.
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Havana
Cienfuegos
Man Dies of Rabies After Three Week Battle
John Roach of Sheepshead Bay died at Bellevue Hospital after a three week struggle with rabies. He was bitten by a dog three weeks earlier, had the wound cauterized, then grew ill and was treated at Pasteur Institute before hospital care. Physicians noted his unusual endurance as rabies patients typically die quickly.
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John Roach
Bellevue Hospital
Roach
Sheepshead Bay
Pasteur Institute
Bellevue
Tornado Ravages La Crosse Causes Flooding and Drownings
A tornado swept through La Crosse Wisconsin today causing heavy damage to factories homes churches and electric facilities. It toppled thousands of shade trees making streets impassable. Torrential rain accompanied the storm and boats with picnickers were swamped on the Mississippi River with reports of drownings arriving tonight.
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la Crosse
Wis
Mississippi River
Fire Threatens Town After Carriage Plant Blaze
A blaze at the Fredonia Carriage Company in Youngstown on August 11 threatens the city, causing estimated losses over 100000. Embers swept across roofs as hose wagon from Station No 4 raced Market street viaduct held by a strong south wind. Fireman Harvey Leedy and one horse were badly burned while others escaped unharmed.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Fredonia Carriage Company
Market Street
Snake causes auto wreck in Waterbury with stage figures
Five aboard a large covered auto from Plattsville escape injury after the driver faints and the vehicle strikes a farmer’s wagon and fence. A field snake dropped from a tree is blamed for the fainting fit. Miss Comstock is the injured passenger. The party includes F G Burton of Boston and others, with stage people heard in conversation. A lost pin and hatpin are reported after the crash.
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Tribune
Waterbury
Conn
Plattsville
Northampton
Frank Scovill
F. G. Burton
Boston
Ralph F. Comstock
New York
George Dillingham
Newark
Miss Comstock
Springfield
Mass
Gould
Philadelphia
Prisoners Confirmed at Hart's Island Chapel
Fifty three prisoners were confirmed yesterday in the Hart's Island chapel. Of the class fifteen were from Blackwell's Island penitentiary, thirty two from Hart's Island Reformatory, and the rest from the workhouse. The ceremony was organized by St. Joseph's Seminary Dunwoodie with Bishop Cusack preaching. Assistance came from Father Lyons and Father Jutz, chaplains at Hart's and Blackwell's Islands.
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Hart's Island
Blackwell's Island Penitentiary
Hart's Island Reformatory
St. Joseph's Seminary
Dunwoodie
Bishop Cusack
Father Lyons
Hart’s Island
Father Jutz
Blackwell's Island
Springer family in America avoids share of large estate
Miss Susan S Corbett of Brooklyn denies any claim to the rumored fifty million dollar Springer estate in Wilmington Delaware. She says she has sufficient income and seeks information about other claimants for a history of the Springer family. An advertisement notes the Usher's the Scotch highball line.
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Springer
America
Wilmington
Del
Susan S. Corbett
Gates Avenue
Brooklyn
Wilson
Telegraphers Weigh Strike After Arbitration Offer
Local telegraphers vote to delay strike until Friday noon while Chicago seeks arbitration. President Small reports a peace offer to Commissioner Neill, with a threat of a general strike if conciliation fails. The national secretary orders members in Chicago to refuse work with non union men, risking nationwide action.
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Chicago
Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
San Francisco
Neill
United States
Canada
Charles P. Neill
Labor
Commissioner of Labor
Western Union
Board of
Nichols
Los Angeles
Ss. J. Small
Wait Strike Word Small Still For Peace In Telegraphers Union
A mass meeting of Local No.16 in Manhattan discussed looming nationwide strike by the Commercial Telegraphers Union. Archibald outlined a plan to go to Chicago with Civic Federation leaders to seek arbitration with Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies. Meeting deferred any action to Friday noon pending negotiations and possible government mediation.
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Commerceial Telegraphers’ Union
Manhattan
American Federation of Labor
Charles P. Neill
United States Labor
Chicago
Small
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
United States
Canada
The
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Joseph M. Sullivan
New York
M. J. Reidy
Boston
St. Konenkamp
Pittsburg
R. J. Fowler
Russell
Reidy
J. Charles Barclay
Percy Thomas
Commercial Telegraphers” Union
Daniel E. Russell
National Executive Committee
Herman Robinson
Mr. Archibald
John T. Mitchell
Milan W. Russell
the Telegraphers
Archibald
Daniel L. Russell
Universal strike set for telegraphers in US and Canada
Chicago aug 11 union telegraphers follow New York action by declaring a nationwide strike within 24 hours. Russell national secretary treasurer says workers will not back down and will refuse to work with nonmembers. 1500 strikers hear promises of unity and support from the Railway Telegraphers with a 1 million dollar treasury.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Russell
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
New York Union Telegraphers
Mr. Russell
Small
Brand’s Hall
Quick
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Smail
National
Russell At
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Gemters
Roosevelt
Chicago Wires Clear
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