Brother of Countess Waldersee Dies in New York
The sudden death of David Bradley Lee, in his seventies, was announced in New York. He was the brother of Countess Von Waldersee, formerly Miss Mary B Lee, and of the Baroness De Walther. His sisters are traveling to the United States and will land in this city Sunday morning.
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Countess Waldersee
New York
David Bradley Lee
Mr. Lee
Countess Von Waldersee
Mary B Lee
Baroness De Walther
Reliance Wins Narrowly in Hard-Fought Cup Race
New York August 26 in a brisk 10 mile beat and 30 mile course Reliance defended the cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger Bellanre. Captain Wringe's British ship faltered at the start, but Reliance surged ahead by windward gains and a faster finish, nearly breaking the course record of 3 12 15 if wind had held.
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Reliance
New York
Bellanre
Thomas Lipton
Sandy Hook
Columbia
Shamrock II
Wringe
Fife
rai
Barr
challenger
raciis
Anish
Relaance
ampia
Shamrock
Lipton Saga
Nightly New York Foundling prayer scene and race chaos
A chaotic collage describes a New York Foundling asylum depiction with children reciting prayers as sailors and crowds riot nearby. The piece follows the Lipton cup race, noting Corsair Monmouth collision and a ferocious storm endangering Shamrock III Reliance and other yachts as night winds whip the fleet.
Roosevelt Names Wright Governor General and Taft Secretary of War
President Roosevelt announced significant promotions with Secretary Root resigning formally, to be replaced as secretary of war by Judge Taft, who will assume duties after Root steps down in January. General Luke Wright of Tennessee, a Democrat and member of the Philippine commission, will become governor general of the Philippines, praised for his executive ability and popular with both Americans and Filipinos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Taft
Oyster Bay
Root
TUDGE Taft
Jeagt
William H. Taft
Philippines
Secretary Root
Luke E. Wright
Memphis
Tenn
General Wright
Wright
Philippine commission
islands
Trafi
Wht
Four Workmen Killed as Derrick Swept Into Newark Bay
A fierce storm toppled a central railroad derrick on the New Jersey bridge across Newark Bay. Eight men were at work. four drowned, several injured, and Gustav Fisher survived atop the rigging only to swim ashore after the derrick plunged into the river. In Newark theatre a thunderstorm caused a panic. Florence Tiger, 6, likely fatally injured by a fall from a fire escape.
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New York
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Newark Bay
Bayonne
Elizabeth
Gustav Fisher
laddss
Fisher
great pole
John J. Conlon
Charles Tingley
John SirFaun
Otto Hillinson
Daniel Murphy
Thomas O'Brien
Newark
Bilaney
Florence Hel- Tiger
Quarantined man hanged in Media jail yard
Robert Kilpatrick was executed in the jail yard at Media amid smallpox quarantines. Sheriff Howard met him at the door, Rev. W Reese Scott offered prayer, and the trap was sprung in under two minutes. Separate items note Tom L Johnson's favorable early Democratic nomination contests in Columbus and Knights of Mystic Chain officers named in Atlantic City.
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Robert Kipatrick
Media
Delaware county
Robert Kilpatrick
Elisabeth Bearmore
Chester
William E Howard
W. Reese Scott
Kilpatrick
Sherif Wolfe
Howard
Tom Johnson
Columbus
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
John L. Zimmerman
Springfield
state central committee
Sandusky
Johnson
School of Whales Driven Ashore at St Johns
A school of 143 small whales drifted ashore at St Marrs Gay near St Johns Florida on August 26. Local residents waded into the water and killed the animals with hatchets pitchforks and improvised tools. The event recalls a similar occurrence five years ago when three whales stranded and were disposed of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Johns
N. FL
St Marrs Gay
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FINOLA
perature
FREDERICK GAS CO
R. EBERT & SONS
WEST PATRICK
GROVER GRAHAM
GEORGE MOTT
Omeimnati
Olio
Jending
GROVER GRAHAM CO INC
NEWBURGH
STEINER BROS
Frederick
J. DANIEL GRIMMINS
Market Street
HELFENSTEIN
W. Patrick Sr
Frederick, Md
DEY
DEVILBISS & URNER
INSURANCE
Doil & Albauch Building
North Market Street
dawlr
PAT
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HAVANA
ABLIANGE
OLIVER ISELIN AND
THE AMSTANCE
Woo M. Vander Weryde
New York Foundling asylum
Corsair
Monmouth
gaiety
Shamrock ITI and I
Portland
Fort Williams
Fort McKinley
Fort Levett
Forts Williams
Levett
Fort Preble
Fort Levetts
sas
Fort Probie
GEN
Wyoming Valley
Wilkesbarre
eTops
Pittston
Susquehanna rier
Yarrisburg
Paing
Charles Lawlett
Baltimore
raizas
Bnigeport Lan letts
tas al Wooibary Md
M. C
Atlantic City
N. J
Castle
Knights of Mystic Chain
Blackwood
Joseph S. Turner
Port Norris
A. L. Armstrong
Winslow
E. Drayton
Millville
S L. Peer
Frenchtown
Charles L. Fisher
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