Interesting mix of events from around the world and US
John Clark Ridpath dies in New York. Lightning and flood damage strike Washington and Brooklyn. China and Russia war news pile up as Pekin hostages, legations under threat, and Japan contemplates talks. Monsoon famine fear, Boer surrender, Chile floods drown 12 and homeless 8,000. U S politics mix as Hobart estate value and Roosevelt campaign notes appear.
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John Clark Ridpath
New York
Stock
Centralia
Wash
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pekin
Record of Global Turmoil and Local Incidents
Large fire in Ashland Wisconsin causes 1 million dollars in damage. News notes U S claim to the porte and ongoing Sino Western conflict with Boxer uprising and Pekin advance. A Colorado passenger was shot by train robbers. Eddyville Oregon bridge collapse killed one. Reports of Philippines, China, and naval talks, with various political appointments and local incidents across Oregon and nearby states.
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United States
Colorado
United States Civil Commission
Phillipines
Columbia River
Towne
Philippines
Altstaetter
Eddyville
RE. Hl. Harriman
White River
Yukon Territory
Sheng
Pekin
Instrument of cession signed for Tutuila Samoa operations
Commander Benjamin F. Tilley reports an instrument of cession by 22 Tutuila chiefs transferring control of Tutuila Auna and surrounding waters to the United States. The district of Tutila is created with chiefs retaining town rights under US law while land rights are protected. Rose Island claimed. strict bans on firearms explosives and restricted alcohol imports issued.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Tilley
United States Naval Station
Tutuila
Samoa
Navy Department
United States
Tilley
Tutila
Auna
Pago Pago
Rose Island
Magua
Tivoli raid yields arrests and legal actions in New York
Eighty-one women and 11 men were arraigned in police court after Tivoli arrests. Two women were fined for disorderly conduct, one jailed as a vagrant, while all other cases were postponed. J F O Conner the Tivoli manager was held on 2000 bail and J F McAve the waiter faced 100 bail amid counter charges and a claim by State Senator Ford as complainant.
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New York
Tivoli
J. F. O'Conner
J. F. McAve
Ford
MeoAvo
Italians of San Francisco react to King Humbert's assassination
The Italian community in San Francisco voted to send a sympathy cable to the Italian foreign minister and to hold memorial services on the king's funeral day. Consul C F Serra, then in Rome, was asked to represent the local colony at the funeral.
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San Francisco
Humbert
C. F. Serra
Rome
Cable
Louisville Population Reported At 204 791
Washington on August 5 census officials announced Louisville Kentucky has a population of 204 791 an increase of 42 602 since 1890.
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Louisville
Washington
Six Dead and Many Injured in Tampico Revolt
A Tampico disturbance left six dead and many wounded after clashes between about 60 Bahama Negro insurgents and the Tampico police aided by government troops. Four of the wounded Negroes and two soldiers died, with 21 Negroes still hospitalized and at risk of death.
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Chicago
Tampico
Mexico
Donna Cecilia
Six Armored Cruisers Planned With Bids Opened
The Navy issued a bid circular for six armored cruisers two authorized by the 1809 act and three by the 1900 act. Plans to bidders November 8, with sheathed or unsheathed options, minimum tonnage and speed limits, and penalties for delays. Vessels feature twin screws, heavy guns, and multiple smaller weapons, with cost limits of 4 million for 1809 ships and 4.25 million for 1900 ships.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Nine Injured as Iron Girders Fell at Broadway Walker Site
At Broadway and Walker streets a load of five iron girders weighing over a ton slipped from hoists during a construction project. Three workers aged 16 to 19 suffered serious injuries. six others were badly cut and bruised. Alfred Norton, foreman, was arrested for criminal neglect. Over 100 workers were present. no fatalities reported.
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New York
Broadway
Walker Streets
Fannie Cohen
Morris Beichere
David Waldemann
M. Goldberg & Co
Walker Street
Alfred Norton
Center Street
Fires Raging in Sierra Madre Threaten San Gabriel Reserve
Great forest fires burn in the Sierra Madre as a Camp Sturtevant report notes the threat to nearby areas remains, with 15 to 20 square miles already devastated and more land at risk if flames are not checked soon.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Sierra Madre Mountains
Sturtevant
San Gabriel Forest Reserve
Beheadings and massacres reported amid Boxer turmoil near Pekin
A Shanghai dispatch notes Christian casualties and executions around Pekin as the conflict widens. Reports claim 10 000 to 15 000 Christians killed outside Veiling while imperial troops are blamed. Captain Hen Chien is named among beheaded officials. Prince Ching loses solid support for peace policy.
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London
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Hsi Ku
Standard
Chee Foo
Pekin
Cheltmwan
Claude MacDonald
Squiers
United States Legation
Daily News
American Association
Chinese Association
China Association
American- Asiatic Association
Hong Kong
The
Daily Express
San Francisco
the Times
Tsung
Defied British Nation Dr Charles Tanner Suspended in Irish crisis
London August 6 Dr Charles Tanner Nationalist MP Cork middle division was suspended for one night after clashing over supply votes Bleeding into the scene he attacked the chairman and parliament declaring defiance and leaving amid uproar The report also notes a separate Pretoria dispatch where Kruger Botha issue a proclamation promising to pay farm damage by the burghers if they stay with the commandos
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London
Charles Tanner
Cork
Tanner
Sle
Dr. Tanner
Kruger
Indewalty
Pretoria
Botha
Glanders outbreak halted at Presidio stables
Glanders found among cavalry horses at the Presidio stables. Eight infected animals were shot after discovery this morning. Commanding officer orders strenuous effort and expenditure to stamp out the disease before it becomes an epidemic.
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San Lranchco
Glandere
Presidio Etables
Chola
Nicaragua Seizure Won't Halt Canal Construction
Washington reports from inside sources that Nicaragua's seizure of Maritime Canal Company property will not affect U S canal construction. The United States will negotiate terms once authorized and consider concessions already granted to avoid tensions Eyre Cragin concession proclaimed in Nicaragua and rail extension planned. A string of unrelated incidents follow including a fatal accident in New Rochelle and military recruitment moves in Lexington.
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Washington
Maritime Canal Company
United States
Cragin-Evre
Eyre-Cragin
Manafua
Nicaragua
Galveston
Zelaya
Dewet Surrounded by Boers Short of Ammunition
London dispatch reports General Christian Dewet nearly surrounded near Reitzburg with no escape from a British cordon. Boers vow to stand at Machadodorp while facing shortages of ammunition and food. Exile sentences for Pretoria residents vary up to 26 years amid war tensions. Transvaal claims Baden-Powell wounded at Rustenberg with Boer captures and 324 wagons taken.
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London
Pretoria
Christian Dewet
Reitzburg
Machadodorp
Hamilton
Botha
United States
Stowe
Honing Spruit
Kroonstad
Laurenco Marques
Daily Express
Transvaal
Baden-Powell
Rustenberg
Train Robbery Near Hugo Ends in Fatal Shooting
Two masked men held up Union Pacific east bound No. 4 near Hugo Colorado, robbing passengers of cash and valuables. An elderly California traveler named Fay resisted and fired at a robber, was shot in the mouth and killed. Robbers fled after forcing conductor and passengers to reveal possessions. About $100 and jewelry were taken.
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Kansas City
Salina
Kan
Union Pacific
Denver
Hugo
Colo
Fay
California
St. Louis
Simon
Cab Drivers Strike And Fire Hit Paris Company
Paria Cab drivers strike for lower rental rates with guards at stables. A fire at the Caramee Cab Company in St Owen destroyed all cabs and 16 horses injuring ten aiding firefighters.
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Paria
Paris
Caimlee Cab Company
St. Owen
Heat and accidents mark hot day across cities
Detroit records 96 degrees as the hottest day of summer. In Chicago heat costs two lives and causes several injuries. In Columbus an electric car collision injures six, with Julian Rose of Boston among the more severely hurt. Injury details list fractures and spinal injuries. Our foreign trade continues to show great increase.
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Detroit
Columbus
Julian Rose
Boston
Masa
Fred Geleller
C. B. Puller
Carl Kilbert
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Peklo
Heuw Ching Chien
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