Veterans Parade At Lake Manawa Draws 25000 in Council Bluffs
Ex soldiers of two wars march in a sham battle ending in victory for the Philippines forces. General Irving Hale leads Civil War veterans and regulars through the parade route with Iowa and Nebraska governors. An afternoon meeting adopted a revised constitution allowing sons of members to join the society.
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Army of Philippines Society
Lake Manawa
Council Bluffs
National Society
Army of the Philippines
Philippines
Irving Hale
Fort Crook
Iowa Military
Thurston and Millard Rifles
Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
Cross Atlantic Launch Adventure Ends in Falmouth
Captain Newman and his son Edward arrived in Falmouth England aboard the 38 foot kerosene launch Abbot Low after sailing from New York June a perilous 3008 mile crossing. They faced gales gear failures kerosene leaks and severe exposure. The elder captain lost thirty pounds while the boy recovered from homesickness amid long days at sea.
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Newman
Falmouth
Eng
Edward
Abiel Abbott Low
New York
Associated Press
Atlantic
Scilly Islands
Elks Set Baltimore Reunion Date During Grand Lodge Session
The grand lodge of Elks adjourned after fixing the 1903 reunion in Baltimore for July 26. Newly elected officers were installed and the national home committee report adopted locating a home for aged Elks at Bedford City Virginia. Street fairs and carnivals sponsored by Elks lodges were prohibited.
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Elke
Salt Lake
Grand Lodge of Elks
Baltimore
Grand Lodge
Elks’ National Home Committee
Elks
Bedford City
Elks Lodges
Troops to Remain at Shenandoah in Pa Underscored by Action
Troops stationed in Shenandoah Pennsylvania will stay on duty after being called out to quell lawless acts. Officials report continued presence to ensure order and safety in the town as investigations proceed and residents await further guidance from authorities.
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Shenandoah
Troops Hold Ground as Strike Prolongs Stay in Camp
For two full weeks the forces have confined themselves to guard duty with little action. Board floors are being laid in all camp tents signaling the troops will stay in the field until the strike ends.
Rioting at Duryea Washery Leaves Deputies Under Arrest
A mob besieged the Warnke washery in Duryea Pa. Deputies fired over barricades as stones flew. Harry Collins was shot in the leg and others wounded as twenty five deputies were later arrested in Wilkes Barre on blighting warrants. The United Mine Workers group condemned the shooting as uncalled for.
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Duryea
Wilkesbarre
Warnke
Jacobs
Harry Collins
Andrew Marlack
United Mine Workers
Thompson’s Bogus Confession Tossed as Lie in Bartholin Murder Case
Oscar Thompson, detained in the Bartholin-Mitchell murders probe, unexpectedly recanted a forged confession during interrogation, declaring every confession line false as Inspector Hunt pressed for truth. The twist emerged as investigators hoped for a breakthrough.
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Thompson
Bartholin
Chicago
Inspector Hunt
Oscar Thompson
Bartholin-Mitchell
Calumet Avenue
Englewood Prairie
Negroes Open Exposition in Chicago Aimed at Showcasing Black Achievement
An exposition conducted entirely by colored men opened at the First Regiment Armory in Chicago Aug 15 and runs for thirty days. It displays work by Black workers from slavery to present and includes a functioning post office and telegraph office run by Negroes to prove capability. Thurston Goes to Honolulu Former U S Senator John M Thurston sails from San Francisco Aug 15 on private business for clients. It is said he will oversee the legal side of syndicating major sugar plantations in the Islands.
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Chicago
Regiment Armory
Thurston
Honolulu
San Francisco
United States
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Islands
Auto Crash Kills Mr and Mrs Fair Near Evereux France
Charles Fair and his wife Virginia Fair, American relatives of Mrs W K Vanderbilt Jr, died when their car swerved into a tree near Chateau Dalsson Dumas. The speeding vehicle, capable of 74 mph, was at 62 mph before the tire burst caused the crash. Chauffeur survived in shock.
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Evereux
France
Charles Fair
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Virginia Fair
Paris
Trouville
Chateau Dalsson Dumas
Chateau
Mrs. Fair
Mr. Fair
M. Berson
John W. Mackay
Senator Fair
Resistance at Brest as gendarmes close unauthorized schools
French peasants barricade streets and resist authorities in Brest as gendarmes rush to close unauthorized schools. In Ploughonverein crowds unhorse a guard and barricades hold for an hour and a half before being cleared. The piece also notes Knights of Pythias events and crop yield estimates.
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Brest
Louisville
Tracey R. Bangs
Grand Forks
N. D
Brothers Drown Together in Rapid Creek
Ralph and Walter McCain sons of a Rapid Valley rancher drowned while swimming in Rapid Creek below Rapid City. Bystanders pulled them from the water and doctors, called to the scene, found them dead despite revival efforts.
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Rapid City
S. D
Ralph
Walter McCain
Rapid Valley
Rapid Creek
Fatal gasoline explosion wrecks Chinese laundry in Pittsburg
A gasoline explosion at a Chinese laundry in Pittsburg August 15 started a fire that destroyed three houses. Wing Lee suffered fatal burns, and Harry Fald a worker was seriously burned while attempting to rescue him.
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Pittsburg
Wing Lee
Harry Fald
Britain and Canada Form New League of Alliances
A report states Canada will subsidize up to 160000 and Great Britain up to 75000 annually as a new league of alliances is established between the two nations.
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Rapress Asserm
Canada
Great
International Typographical Union Chooses Washington for Next Meet
The International Typographical Union selected Washington as the site for its next annual convention after a close vote with Newark. A key policy banned interchanging type matter between newspapers or job offices not under the same firm. The body also denied re admission to Charlie Love of Lincoln Neb and announced night sessions to finish convention business this week.
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International Typographical Union
Selecte
National Capital
Cincinnati
Internaional Typographical Union
Tte
Washington
Newark
Charlies Love
Lincoln
Neb
Union Printers
Colorado Springs
Love
Lynch
Transcontinental Line Meeting Proposes Grain Rate Cuts
At the Great Northern building in St Paul a meeting of Northwestern and transcontinental lines reached a partial agreement on grain rate reductions. Some cuts are 1 percent and 2 cents per hundred pounds, lowering Chicago through rates to 1914 cents from 214 cents and saving about 1.25 million dollars overall across grains. The changes are expected to take effect before the current crop movement.
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St. Paul
Great Northern
Chicago
Pythians Elect Officers at Supreme Lodge Meeting
Tracey R. Bangs of North Dakota is exalted to supreme chancellor by unanimous vote at the Knights of Pythias gathering in San Francisco. New officers named include Charles E. Sechriveley as supreme vice chancellor and George E. Church as supreme prelate. Louisville was chosen for the next supreme lodge meeting.
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Tracey R. Bangs
North Dakota
San Francisco
Grand Forks
N. D
Supreme View
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Lodge
Ogden H. Fethers
Charles EE. Sechriveley
Indiana
George E. Church
California
C. F. Easley
New Mexico
Willliam Simmons
Delaware
Church
Simmons
Easley
Supreme Master of Arms
L. F. Carnueworth
R. L. C. White
Thomas D. Mearest
First Step Toward Chicago St Louis Ship Canal Feasible
The board of army engineers appointed to survey the Chicago to St. Louis ship canal held its first meeting in Chicago. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Allen and Major L. J. Casey were among those present as discussions indicated the canal is feasible.
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Chicago-St. Louis Ship Canal
Chicago
St. Louis
Board of Army Engineers
Charles Allen
Washington
L. J. Casey
Steamer De Lano Pounding to Pieces on Rocks
St John Aug 15 The steamer De Lano is pounding to pieces on the rocks A portion of her cargo is being recovered
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St. John
Delano
Funston Returns to Office After Hip Operations
General Funston was back at army headquarters in Denver for the first time in over a week. He underwent two hip operations for an abscess from a bullet wound he received in Cubs and now believes he is permanently relieved.
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Funston
Denver
Army Headquarters
Cubs
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