Parker Approves Campaign Moves Amid New York Feud Settlement
De Lancer Nicoll, vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, meets Judge Parker at Rosemount with Mrs Nicoll to outline the national campaign. Dowling named to state executive committee. Murphy and McCarren reconciliation praised. Reform Club guests invited Parker to speak. Parker undecided on speeches for now. Included visitors Ores H Wood and Joe Seed York.
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Hsopus
N. Y
Judge Parker
de Lancer Nicoll
New York
Democratic National Committee
Rosemount
Victor J. Dowling
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Ball
Reform Club of New York
Murphy
Tammany Hall
McCarren
State Executive Committee
Ores H. Wood
Joe Seed
York State
Woud
Rosina Watkins Dies Retired Comedienne of Stock Stage
Philadelphia obituary notes the death of Rosina Watkins aged seventy six at her Edwie Forrest home. Born in Liverpool she starred in Britain and the United States with the McCready company and later at Niblo's Garden and Hamblin's Bowery. She was sister to D. T. Shaw and mother to actress Amy Lee.
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Philadelphia
Rosina Waikins
Edwie Forrest
Liverpool
Great Britain
Country
Watkins
Rosina Shaw
McCready
Niblo’s Garden
New York
Hamblin
Bow
Fatal Hand Car Accident at Lincoln Park
Six Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad workers were injured when a hand car wrecked at Lincoln park. After starting, the men crowded the car. Andrew John was pushed off and run over, tipping the car at about ten miles an hour and dumping the men into a ditch. Two men are reported to be in critical condition.
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Rochester
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad Company
Lincoln Park
Andrew John
Murder follows autopsy in Sherman. Taylor shot by shotgun
In Sherman Connecticut autopsy by Coroner Doten finds Taylor murdered near Sherman. The right side was shot with a shotgun tearing the lower right lung. skull crushed by gun stock and other wounds show a fierce struggle. Suspect Schmidt is missing. robbery appears the motive.
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Nerr Sherman
Conn
Sherman
Doten
Taylor
Schmidt
Bitter dispute over Canada and Newfoundland claim in Labrador
Bitter feeling grows over Iransuda's plan to set up a custom house in Hamilton Inlet Labrador. Newfoundland claims the area due to a century of occupation, while Canada has recently asserted its own rights. The government is urged to block the station and will protest to the British government against the encroachment.
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Canada
Fohn
Child Drowns After Fall From Steamer Louise
In Baltimore on August 24 a nine year old, Leo Winkler, fell from the hurricane deck of the steamer Louise en route to Telchester Beach. He reached for a cord attached to a flying kite, lost his balance, and drowned before the steamer could stop and rescue him.
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Child
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Leo Winkler
Louise
Telchester Beach
Death of Samuel M Burdette Burdette in Kentucky
Samuel M Burdette, about fifty, reporter for the Chicago Chronicle and a widely known journalist, died suddenly at his cousin's home in Munction City near Danville Kentucky. He was about fifty years old.
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Samuel Mi Burdette
Danville
Samuel M. Burdette
The
Chicago Chronicle
United States
Munction City
Fleway
Horse Races Highlight Busy Card at Saratora Track
The meet at Saratora featured a string of close finishes and favorites, with winners including a three length victory by Shor Se in the second, Lochinvar beating Prince Ching by a length and a half in the third, Jetie Caf frey taking the fifth by a wide margin, and Homestead clearing by a neck from Keynote in the sixth. Headmaster delivered an easy win in the seventh steeplechase.
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Saratora
NLFL
Sik
Claude
Molly Brant
Yoscan
Shor Se
Cott Nd
Prince Ching
Shorstrese Pa Workman
Lochinvar
Jetie Caffrey
Homestead
Keynote
Viexion
Headmaster Wage Easy
Molly Hamticwy
Secim
Auto record attempt from Chicago to New York begins
Jengre E Bilis and Arthur G Schmitt of the Chicago Automobile association started this morning to break the Chicago to New York record. They aim for sixty hours and even fifty five. The current record is seventy six hours held by B B Haledinb of Hartford Conn.
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Chicago
Jengre E. Bilis
Arthur G. Schmitt
Chicago Automobile Association
New York
B. B. Haledinb
Hartford
Conn
Robin Hood Wins Tight Hawthorne Race Amid Backing
In Chicago on August 2 Robin Hood, heavily backed in the Hawthorne third race, narrowly held on for money with a late surge. Katie Zeitt, also favored, won the first race after finishing outside prize money frequently.
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Robin Hood
Hawthorne
Chicago
Mindgeidl
Katie Zeitt
National rifle match scores at Fort Riley
The second part of the national team match at Fort Riley Kansas shows New York national guard 2880 and New Jersey 2810. Army teams guard Infantry 2806 United States Marines 2788 United States Navy 2756 with Massachusetts 2730 Pennsylvania 2700 and Connecticut 2550.
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Wationer
Fort Riley
Kan
New York National Guard
New Jersey
Army
Infantry
United States Marines
United States Navy
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Barney Oldfield Breaks Half Mile Record Twice
Omaha records say Barney Oldfield, famed auto racer, twice lowered the half mile mark on the Omaha Driving Association track. He first posted 1 15 2 5, then improved to 1 13 3 3, eclipsing the former 1 16 record previously set by Oldfield.
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Barney Oldfield
Omaha
Neb
Omaha Driving Association
Barney Oldfeld
Oldfield
Old Stone Dominates at Fair Grounds Handicap
At St Louis on August 24 Old Stone won the mile and one sixteenth handicap by a length over Toby Tosa with His Worship Ola Stone and Aggie Lewin among the favorites.
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Old Stone
ST. Louis
Toby Tosa
Worship
Ola Stone
Aggie Lewin
Frances Everett dominates Western Golf qualifier medal
Miss Frances Everett of xmoor Country Club led qualifiers in the fourth annual championship of the Women's Western Golf Association with a medal score of 4.
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Everett Lenda
Chicago
Frances Everett
Xmoor Country
Western Golf Association
Bertie Named British Ambassador to Paris in Peer Review
King Thwarg approves Sir Francis Leveson Bertie as British ambassador at Paris succeeding Sir Edmund J. Monson who retires from the post. Bertie serves as assistant undersecretary of state for foreign affairs prior to appointment.
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Bertie
Paris
London
King Thwarg
Francis Leveson Bertie
Edmund J. Monson
Woman killed at Hoosick crossing in railroad accident
A woman identified as Rose McManus, 70, was struck by a Bangor and Maine rail switch at the Hoosick crossing near Falls, N.Y. She received injuries that proved fatal. Local authorities investigate the incident.
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Wooniekeee
Ys Falls
N.Y
Rose McManus
Boston and Maine
Hoosick
British consul halts repairs on Russian ships at Shanghai
Advices from Shanghai report the taotai ordered the Chinese repairs on the Russian cruiser Askold and the destroyer Grozovoi stopped through the British consul. The action follows noncompliance with disarmament deadlines as a Japanese fleet looms outside the harbor. Reports from Port Arthur claim Fort Etseshan fell to Japanese forces while Taipangtze and railway advances were noted.
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Fort Etseshan
London
Shanghai
Taotai
Askold
Grozoyoi
M. Kleinmenoff
Goodnow
Stirling
Chefu
Etseshan
Port Arthur
Golden Hill
Taipangtze
Liaoyang
Taitse
Mishtchenko
St. George’s Cross
Korea
Anshanshkan
Secretary Morton Visits Brooklyn Navy Yard for Connecticut Launch
Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton toured the Brooklyn navy yard with Rear Admiral Rodgers. He inspected departments with focus on the battleship Connecticut, due to be launched September 29, and he will attend that ceremony.
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New York
Paul Morton
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Roosevelt
Rodgers
Connecticut
Bicyclist Leander Dies From Paris Fall
American cyclist George Leander died in Paris from injuries after a crash at Pare au Princes. He was pacing a one hour record event when he collided with a motorcycle, was thrown over the handlebars, and struck his head while riding at about fifty seven miles an hour.
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Paris
George Leander
Uere
Pare Au Princes
Leander
Booker T. Washington Jr Fined for Speeding in QUINGY Mass
Booker T. Washington Jr son of the Tuskegee Institute president was fined $15 in the local police court for riding his motor bicycle above the legal speed of ten miles an hour. The Washingtons keep a summer home at South Weymouth near the city.
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Booker T. Washington, Jr
Quingy
Mass
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Washingtons
South Weymouth
Miss Johnson to appear in "Brother Jack" stage production
Miss Bessie Johnson daughter of Mayor Johnson signs with Charles Frohman to take part in the forthcoming production of "Brother Jack" in which Annie Russell will star this season. Johnson will have an important part in the play.
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Miss Johnson
Brother Jack
Cleveland
Bessie Johnson
Mayor Johnson
Charles Frohman
Annie Russell
Miss. Johnson
Runaway Strike Breakers From Hammond Plant
Two boys aged fourteen and fifteen, John McGarry and Raymond Deary, were taken from the Hammond Packing Company's plant in Chicago and returned to their Detroit parents. They ran away on July 25.
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Chicago
Hammond Packing Company
Detroit
Mich
John McGarry
Raymond Deary
Nicholas II manifesto ends corporal punishment and grants amnesty
In St. Petersburg the birth of an heir prompts a manifesto from Emperor Nicholas II. It abolishes corporal punishment for rural classes and first offenses in the armed forces, remits land purchase arrears, allocates 1.5 million for Finland landless benefits, grants Finnish and Jewish amnesty related to military service, and reduces common law sentences with limited political offense amnesty excluding murder cases.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Finland
Railroad Trains Cut Sparks Complaint at Hearing
At a public hearing state railroad commissioners challenge New Haven Road officials over removing trains used by commuters to New Rochelle Mount Vernon and nearby towns. Buckland for the railroad defends timetable changes but faces sharp questioning and applause from local passengers and citizens.
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New York
Buckland
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
New Rochelle
Mount Vernon
New York City
Frank M. Baker
Afr
Baker
New Haven Road
Woodruff Visits President in Oyster Bay
Former New York Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff met the president in Oyster Bay. He did not seek the New York gubernatorial nomination. the main purpose was to discuss a new assistant secretary of agriculture to replace the late J. A. Brigham.
Postmaster General Payne Served as Witness in Depew Case
Chicago August 24 Postmaster General Henry G Payne was served with four summons to appear in a justice court on August 26 as a witness in Chauncey M Depew’s case He reportedly refused to accept the process and tossed 50 cents plus 10 cents for mileage back at Constable John Simmons remarks he threw the money in the official’s face during the encounter in Chicago headlines report the tense scene.
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Chicago
Henry G. Payne
Chauncey M. Depew
John Simmons
Simmons
Six privates escape Fort Ethan Allen during repairs
Six privates serving short sentences at Fort Ethan Allen escaped during the night by cutting through wooden partitions and crawling under the floor. Cavalry troops are conducting a search for the escapees.
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Burlington
Fort
Ethan Allen
Beckham Disappears After St Louis Exposition Visit
Washington, Aug. 24. Considerable concern is felt over the complete disappearance of J. Thomas Beckham, formerly of Alexandria, Virginia, who two weeks ago told his brother he was at the St. Louis exposition. Since then all efforts to locate him have failed.
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J. T. Beckham
Washington
J. Thomas Beckham
Alexandria
Here
W. H. F. Beckham
St. Louis Exposition
J. £. Beckham
Hoar Holds His Own Medical Bulletin Says Condition Steady
Worcester Aug 24 General Hoar releases bulletin on Senator Hoar noting pulse still weak but even and no marked change in condition. No further setback reported and it appears he is holding his own.
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Senator Hoar
Worcester
Mass
Hoar
Storm toll rises as storms devastate southern Italy
Terrific storms sweep the peninsula causing great damage. Thirty houses destroyed and twelve deaths reported. At Sorrento the monastery of St Paul was seriously injured. Weather continues to threaten southern regions.
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Rome
Sorrento
St. Paul
James Elected President of Illinois University
Dr. Edmund J. James, president of Northwestern University, was unanimously elected president of the University of Illinois at a board of trustees session in Champaign on August 24.
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Champaign, Jil
Edmund J. James
Northwestern University
University of Illinois
Board of Trustees
Cholera Expert Anton Tivasche Dies in Vienna
Vienna reports the death of Professor Anton Tivasche a leading member of the Austrian sanitary council known for cholera research. He was celebrated for investigations into the disease and died August 24.
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Vienna
Anton Tivasche
Austrian Sanitary Council
Maybrick Arrives in New York to Crowd of Women
Mrs Florence Maybrick lands in New York after 23 years away, greeted by a thousand curious women at the pier. She travels incognito with a brief note of gratitude to supporters and plans a Catskills visit before returning to Mobile and Norfolk.
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New York
Florence
Maybrick
American Line Pier
Waterland
Emmet Densmore
Bay Ridge
Air
Hayden
Rouen
Paris
Brussels
Antwerp
Vaderland
Mobile
Ala
Norfolk
Colored Bathers Barred Riff Raises Atlantic City Row
Atlantic City on August 24 reports a clash as lifeguards barred colored bathers from the surf. Mayor Keep, blamed for the order, is on vacation leaving officials to face possible protests and rising tensions over segregated beach access.
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Atlantic City
N. 3
Keep
Fourth CORZTCSS Congress Adjourns in Stuttgart
The fourth CORZTCSS session in Stuttgart Germany concluded after papers on ethnology geography and academic questions. The conference adjourned with next meetings planned as delegates wrapped up discussions. A separate report notes a Baltimore fireman and a man named William Franklin perished in river incidents near the Potomac and a bridge collapse near Oliia.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Amu
International Americanisto
Hee
A. Baltimore
Lakerick
Potomac River
Joken
William Franklin Dan
Elijah Despair and Recovery in the Desert Journey
The article recounts Elijah fleeing Jezebel, entering a wilderness solitude at the broom tree, and being helped by angels with food and rest. It compares his despondency to prophetic trials, notes his forty day journey to Horeb, and links his experience to Moses and Jesus in solitary prayer and divine encounter.
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Ahab
Palestine
Jezreel
Beer-sheba
Simeon
Judah
Jesus
Zare
Phath
Jonah
Elijah
Paran
Heypt
Jehoshaphat
Job
Peare
Rasphael
Ijah
Moses
Mount’ Sinai
Beersheba
Horebig
Lsjah
Tlijah
God
Mosess
Belmont Farm Fire Feared Spontaneous Combustion Suspected
A Belmont area fire destroyed seven buildings and numerous animals including cows and seven carriage horses. Reports indicate possible spontaneous combustion as the cause, with grazing fields and farm stock affected.
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Belmont
Babylon
Avent Belmont
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