Alaska Boundary Commission Opens Talks At Foreign Office
The Alaska Boundary Commission met at the Foreign Office with a cordial exchange of compliments. Ord Alverstone elected chairman, Reginal Tower secretary. Ridgeley Carter and Mr Pope named associate secretaries. American commissioners, with Lord Alverstone, pressed for timing on oral arguments. Canadian counsel resisted. Adjournment planned with the Attorney General to prepare the British case by September 16 and six advocates to complete by October. Elihu Reot, with Captain Reutier Mott, attended, hosted by Lord Roberts and later by Lord Alverstone. he shows strong interest in War Office reform and US army general staff precedents. Senator Lodge to return to Paris the next day.
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Alaska Boundary Commission
Foreign Office
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Reginal Tower
Ridgeley Carter
Mr. Pope
Lord Alverstone
Elihu Reot
Reutier Mott
Paris
Lord Roberts
War Commission
War Office
Mott
Senator Lodge
Associated Press
Tandon
Reginald T Tower
Washington
Siam
R. Carter
United States
Pope
Alverstone
Lady Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
John W. Poster
Ambassador Heat
Turner
Louis Jetté
Superior Court of
Quebec
Province of Quebec
Chts
Root
Snater Ledge
A. R. Aylexworth
Justion Armour of
Canada
Tester
Chifford Sefton
Hadeen
Tower
Carter
Jomseph Pope
Councel
Robert B. Finley
John M. Dickinson
Finlay Engersted
Comen
Phas
Senat Cork
Taondon
Ledyard Carter
Scot
London
Lodee
Congress
First Meeting of Alaskan Boundary Commission
The Associated Press reports the first meeting in London of the Alaskan Boundary Commission. Lord Alverstone named president with Reginald Tower as secretary and Carter and Pope as assistant secretaries. Oral arguments set to begin September 15 with sessions five days a week until October.
America's Side of the Alaska Boundary Case
Washington reports that the American presentation on the Alaska boundary comprises three text volumes and two map volumes totaling about eleven hundred pages. The largest text volume holds the commissioners statement, with a smaller volume containing the American counter to the British case and another the commissioners questions. Topics include where the line should begin, the Portland Channel, the line’s path to the entrance, and the fifty sixth parallel. The discussion covers the coastal strip extent conveyed to the United States and related demarcation issues. Continued on third page.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Portland
United
Kempner Smuggling Report Shocks Post Office Officials
The Tribune exclusive on Kempner's smuggling claims triggers top Post Office officials to seek full inspector findings. Kempner apologizes for nothing, insisting cigars from Cuba were gifts and arguing duty exemptions were misapplied. He notes a $7 per box sale detail not referenced in the report.
Payne Hopes to Wind Up Post Office Inquiry by Oct 1
Washington reports Postmaster General Payne stating the federal grand jury in Washington will nearly finish the post office cases, with New York matters remaining. He aims to close the entire post office investigation by October 1, though he cautions against a firm forecast. Bristow is rushing his report as the grand jury prepares potential indictments.
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Washington
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Tribune
Postoffice Department
Payne
Bristow
Madden
The
the Tribune
Post Office Department
Cuba
Ras
Tam
Post Office
New York
Hot Springs
Steamer Klampenborg Fires. Crew Lands at Shields
The Danish steamer Klampenborg, 1137 tons net, en route Birth Cronstadt, was abandoned after a fire. The captain and part of the crew arrived at South Shields. The third engineer was killed and six crew members are missing.
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Cronstadt
South Shields
Finish Fight on Docks Deluge Threats in New Orleans
New Orleans on September 3 reports a sharp clash between steamship lines and labor unions as agents threaten a lockout by noon tomorrow unless demands are withdrawn. Steamship lines, citing months of harassment and port damage, pledge a fight to the finish if unions resist. United Fruit orders ships to discharge at Mobile. about seven thousand workers face potential job loss amid the standoff.
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New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Mobile
Central America
Mosquito Bite May Cost Sight in South Jersey Leader
Philadelphia report states Democratic leader William J. Thompson of South Jersey faces possible loss of sight after using perfumed acid to treat a mosquito bite near his eye. The bite swelled and inflamed, and three days earlier he was bitten over the eye.
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William J. Thompson
South Jersey
Camden
Thompson
Seibert Reunites With Daughter After 32 Years Dream
John Seibert of Portland Oregon finds his daughter after thirty two years. She was twelve when separated in 1871 and is now married to M Grean. He credits a dream predicting her as a mother of six living near Baltimore. The boarding school was near here and no contact since.
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John Seibert
Portland
Ore
Here
M. ©. Grean
Seibert
Acquittal Stirs Newark Trolley Officers Free
In Newark Circuit Court Chief Justice Gummere and two associates freed eleven trolley men charged with manslaughter over the Clifton Avenue crossing disaster. The decision prompted public outrage, questions about prior investigations, and vows from victims’ families to seek reindictment and a new trial.
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Dixon
Newark
Cliftonave
J. Roosevelt Shanley
Nat
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Ave Crossing
Board of Works
Reimer
Clifton-ave
Henry Youngs
Board of Public Works
Henry II
Viola III
Burglars Fire On Iselin Estate In New Rochelle
Noise of gunfire and barking dogs woke Davenport Neck residents as two or three men attempted to rob Adrian Iselin's home near the Sound. A private detective fired at them and they fled toward the water, leaving a black mask behind. Police suspect the Sound pirates gang.
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New Rochelle
Adrian Iselin
Sound
William F. Iselin
Iselin
Georgine Iselin
New-Rochelle
Congress debates new Panama Canal treaty in Colombia
Bogota Colombia August 29 Congress debates a bill giving President Marroquin authority to negotiate a new Panama Canal treaty with the United States. The Opposition strives to block approval as discussions continue.
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Colombia
Congress
Marroquin
United States
Colombian Senate in Confusion Tower of Babel Metaphor
Panama Sept 3 One Bogota Senator writes to a friend that confusion rules the Bogota Senate while the government supporters are divided and the opposition is united blocking measures The Nationalists hope to control the canal treaty and believe Marroquin could be difficult to overthrow if a treaty is signed
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Bogota
Senate
Tower of Babel
Marroquin
Drexel Jewels Lost and Reward Offered
Newport report states Mrs. John R. Drexel misplaced two pendants, a pear shaped diamond set and a pear shaped emerald, lost around July and August. Suspected theft unlikely and police not informed. Jewels recently advertised with a large reward. value listed as 16.00.
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Newport
John R. Drexel
Wandering in a trance returns with strange tale
Brookline resident W L Fairbanks reappears after disappearing May 17 and claims to have wandered through several countries in a trance covering thousands of miles. He remembers nothing of the travels until he awoke in a Baltimore hospital. He says he rode cattle steamers and traveled to West Virginia mountains to supervise railroad construction, fearing a return of the nervous disorder. Hudson River Day Line trips are noted as orderly with good music.
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Tribune
Brookline
Mass
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Fairbanks
Baltimore
West Virginia Mountains
Reliance Keeps Cup Here In Foggy Finish
London reports the Reliance defeated Shamrock in a dense fog with the American boat dominating all sailing aspects Captain Barr hailed for tactical mastery Lipton praised for effort and sportsmanship While British observers discuss possible changes to timing rules and fairness the final result stands as an American victory and a waning interest in the Cup races off Sandy Hook.
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Barr
Thomas Lipton
Sandy Hook
Lipton Cup Challenger Shamrock TI Defeated in London
Reports from London and Glasgow reflect universal regret over Sir Thomas Lipton and Shamrock TI after the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup challenge ends in defeat. Papers rushed special editions while dispatches tracked the race progress. Canadian hopes rise that Canada may contest next year instead.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Lipton to Sell Yachts After Shamrock Victory
Sir Thomas Lipton weighed plans after Erin discharged passengers at the Highlands of Navesink. He spoke of sending the crew home Tuesday, possibly attending a New York dinner, visiting Mr Woodruff in Brooklyn, and attending the New York State Fair. He also said talks with buyers for Shamrock III would proceed, and refused further on the Shamrock II defeat claiming the American boat was better.
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Navesink
Sir Thomas Lipton
America
Sir Thomas
England
New-York
Mr. Woodruff
Brooklyn
Fife
Wringe
Ett
Barr
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Reliance
J. P. Morgan
Corsair
Hook
Oliver C. Iselin
Mr. Iselin
Thomas
Woman leaps to death at Niagara Falls Terrapin Point
A fifty year old woman, unnamed, crawled under the Iron railing at Terrapin Point and plunged into the Horseshoe Falls. Three witnesses saw the dive. The body was not recovered.
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the Tribune
Niagara Falls
Terrapin Point
Horseshoe Falls
Policeman Thrown From Streetcar in Free Ride Scuffle
Lieutenant Walter M. Jenkins of the South Chicago police was forced off a city streetcar by a lightweight conductor after attempting to ride without paying. He filed an assault warrant against the conductor and a railroad officer. The incident prompted a police trial inquiry.
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Chicago
Walter M. Jenkins
Eighth day final race results in yacht handicap event
The report records the last of eight days in a racing series for am ries, detailing a fifteen mile course wind from south to southeast, and notes times for Reliance and Shamrocke in the handicapped division. Shamrocke did not finish with a time of 1.51 on handicap, while Reliance posted 5:30:02 with £28.08 in prize or tally.
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Reliance Toda
Secomis
Wark
At«Tendant Fleet Inn
Indiana
Annapolis
Shamrock
Barr
Reliance
Jersey
Reliance Defeats Shamrock in Fog Shaped Final Yacht Race
The Reliance beat Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock III in the fifteenth mile final as fog and mist hampered the fleet. Shamrock failed to finish, drifting east of the mark before hearing foghorn signals, while Reliance extended a commanding lead and secured a third win for the American yacht.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
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