Edward VII Crowned Procession Through London to Abbey
Large crowds filled London on the eve of the coronation with illuminations, street scenes, and stand seating along Whitehall Westminster and the Strand. The king’s procession from Buckingham Palace escorted by the Royal Horse Guards featured royal family members and foreign dignitaries. Salvation Army envoy Bramwell Booth wore his rank uniform by royal permission. The Westminster Abbey service witnessed dramatic moments including the archbishop’s frail reading and a supporting bishop during the crown ceremony.
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London
Edward VII
Whitehall
Westminster Abbey
Strand
Empire
Tower of London
Hyde Park
Abbey
Buckingham Palace
Royal Horse Guards
First Life Guards
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
Strelitz
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg
Duke of Cambridge
Prince Frederick
Andrew and
George
Greece
Victoria and
Louise of Battenberg
Maurice
L Leopold and
Alexander of Battenberg
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Beatrice
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Duchess of Albany
Duchess of Argyll
Roumabia
Louise and
Augusta Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein
Christian
Schleswig-Solstein
Siuth
Victoria Patricia
Margaret of
Prince and Princess of Wales’ Household
Prince and Princess of Wales
Aoland Hood
Sidney Robert Greville
Mary Dyke
Sylvia Edwardes
Lord Knollys
D. M. Probyn
Victor Christian Cavendish
Lord Colville of
Culross
Lord Wolseley
Culme Seymour
Charlotte Knollys
Viscount Churchill
Earl
Pembroke
Countess of Litton
Duchess of Buccleath
Second Life Guards
Salvation Army
Weertminster Abbey
Edward
Bramwell Booth
Duke of Norfolk
Booth
Army
Nobliisty
Cantarbury
Winchester
Westminster
Windsor
County of Norfolk
Osborne House
Isle of Wight
Alexandra
Chapel Royal
St. James Palace
Crown Ceremony Fumbles as Archbishop Misplaces Crown
During a royal coronation the archbishop struggled to fit the crown on the king's head and nearly toppled, correcting the back-to-front crown as the choir erupted with God Save the King. King Edward steadied the prelate when he nearly fainted while performing homage. Bishops of London, Winchester and Durham assisted.
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Canterbury
King
Edward
London
Winchester
Duham
Fire Destroys Petit Goave After Battle In Haiti
In Port au Prince on August 11 a clash between 400 Fouchardists and a regular regiment led to Gen. Chicaye retreating from Petit Goave. The town was set ablaze, with many killed or wounded on both sides. Fifty Firminists died and 15 refugees were burned. Authorities reported reinforcements en route to aid government forces.
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Port Au Prince
Petit Goave
Chicaye
Port Au Prince August
Petit Grave
Admits He Caused Rock Island Wreck Near South Omaha
Delbert Preston a 15 year old boy confessed to authorities that he caused a Rock Island passenger train wreck near South Omaha Nebraska on July 24 by placing an iron spike on the rail. One man was killed and several others injured in the crash.
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Omaha
Neb
Delbert Preston
Rock Island
South Omaha
Domestic Tragedy Shocks Etica Community
A brief, garbled report from Etica Michigan references a farmer named Sower who has died. Details are unreadable. the item notes a tragic domestic incident prompting local concern.
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Etica
Mich
S. Ek
Ity
Fire in London Hotel wipes out structure in San Angelo
A Sunday morning blaze at the London hotel in San Angelo Texas destroyed the building and killed seven people including Mrs Landon wife of the proprietor and Mrs Fowler of Houston. Seventy five guests evacuated with seven and three others unlocated believed safe. The fire also burned three stables and several stores.
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San Angelo
Vex
London
Landon
Ed Hendrick
Waco
Tex
Fowler
Houston
Schulimpsky
T No Sons
Santiago Volcano Emitting Vapors Near Masaya
In Managua on August 11 UN report the Santiago volcano near Masaya Nicaragua has been venting vapors for 20 days with groaning sounds. Officials warn of possible eruption and note San Fernando de Masaya lies at the volcano foot with 22,000 residents in the area.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Santiago
Masaya
Department of
San Fernando de Masaya
Oil Vein Found While Digging Water Well in Michigan
John Pearson uncovered a vein of oil while digging a well on his homestead near Mase City Michigan on August 11. The gush of petroleum covered several acres several inches deep and formed a rapidly growing lake with no means to halt the flow. The oil is described as excellent quality and seemingly inexhaustible in quantity.
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Mase City
Mich
John Pearson
Moose Stocking Planned for Grand Island in Lake Superior
W G Mather of Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co plans to stock Grand Island Duluth Minnesota near Lake Superior with moose. Four young moose from Manitoba were shipped through Duluth Sunday with approval from the Canadian government to transport the animals.
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Duluth
Minn
Grand Island
Lake Superior
Marquette
W. G. Mather
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co
Cleveland
Manitoba
Venezuelan Revolutionists Capture Barcelona After Three Days Fight
News from Venezuela reports three days of heavy street fighting in Barcelona Bermudez state. Gen Penaloza’s revolutionaries seized the town from government forces, with 60 government soldiers reported lost and Gen Ru perto Bravo among the casualties. Hebrew-American Regiment noted in dispatches.
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Port of Spain
Island of
Trinidad
Venezuela
Barcelona
Bermudez
Penaloza
Ruperto Bravo
Terrible Kansas City Storm Unroofs Hundreds of Buildings
A fierce wind and lightning storm struck Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas around 4 am, lasting about 30 minutes. It ripped plate glass fronts, toppled trees, shattered windows, and felled chimneys, with over 200 buildings unroofed in Kansas City Kansas and extensive damage in Missouri. No deaths reported, sparrows drowned, and several landmarks including the Seventh Street Methodist church steeple and local schools suffered damage.
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Kansas City
City Forester
Kan
Masonic Temple
Seventh
Ann Streets
Quindaro Boulevard
Seventh Street
Methodist Church
Senator James McMillan Dies in Massachusetts
United States Senator James McMillan of Michigan died of heart failure at his summer home in Manchester by the Sea Massachusetts after a brief illness. He leaves a widow three sons W C Philip and Frank all of Detroit and a daughter The body may be sent to Detroit for Elmwood Cemetery remains rest with his son Capt John H McMillan who died earlier.
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Washington
James McMillan
Michigan
Manchester By the Sea
Mass
Congress
Manchester
Detroit
Elmwood Cemetery
John H. McMillan
W. C
Philip
Frank
Prince Tsia Chen Presents Wreath at Grant Tomb
New York August eleventh Prince Tsia Chen of China spent a day in the city touring the fire department Central Park and ending with a wreath laying at the tomb of General Grant. Col Middleton escorted the prince into the crypt as the party stood with bared heads. The wreath featured American beauty roses white roses and laurel leaves.
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New York
Prince Tsia Chen
China
Gen. Grant
Cloudburst Floods Kirkwood Lake Dam Near Camden
A Sunday cloud burst caused the Kirkwood lake dam to break twelve miles from Camden New Jersey flooding the countryside to several miles with two to five feet of water. Four hundred feet of the Atlantic City division embankment were swept away and Reading railroad tracks flooded. No trains operated on the Reading road and Pennsylvania trains ran via New Field.
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Camden
N. J
Kirkwood
Pennsylvania
S . Atlantic
Reading Railroad
Reading
Pennsylvania Company
New Field
Consolidation Notice From Philadelphia Papers
The Public Ledger and the Entesenhs Times in Philadelphia report a consolidation move dated August 11. The notice outlines merging efforts affecting publication scope and management structure with details to follow.
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Philadelphia
the Public Ledger
The
Entesenhs Times
Tragic End of Outlaw Harry Tracy in Washington
Tracy shot himself after a siege near Eddy ranch in Lincoln County. posse members escaped unharmed as Tracy crawled 75 yards, left a bloody trail, and died from a self-inflicted wound. Crowds gathered in Davenport to view the body as authorities prepared to ship remains to Salem. The $4100 Tracy body reward faces delays as claimants seek agreement and court involvement.
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Spokane
Wash
Harry Tracy
Lavenport
Tracy
Eddy Ranch
Lake Creek Country
Fellows
Oregon Penitentiary
David Merrill
Davenport
Stone's Morgue
Lincoln County
Gov. Geer
McBride
Washington
Salem
Creaton
Moscow
Great Northern
Seattle
Lou
Eddy
Lincoln ‘County
Fowler lineman walks after back injury treatment
Roscoe N. Jones of Fowler Indiana, paralyzed from the waist down since a March 30 fall from a tree in Logansport, arrived in Indianapolis for treatment and began improving. After a July 9 breakthrough he walked with help and will continue at two weekly sessions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Roscoe N. Jones
Fowler
Jones
Logansport
Ed Jones
Rescue Station Fund Drive Proposed at Indiana Conference
At the interstate conference of the National Children’s Home Society in Winona the Indiana branch urged Sunday schools to donate ten cents per scholar to build and maintain a rescue station at Westfield, Hamilton County. The society found homes for 178 children last year and expects rising demand for services. Representatives from six states attended and discussed plans and reports.
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Warsaw
Ind
National Children’s Home Society
Winona
Indiana
Westfield
Hamilton County
Ohio
Iowa
Michigan
Kentucky
Uinois
Desertion charges against Dixie sailors prompt arrest in Indiana
Warsaw Indiana August 7 Wm Evans and Chas Kirkendall charged with deserting from the U S gun boat Dixie March 16 1901 were arrested by Sheriff Smith and Marshal Moon. The men residents of farms northeast of Warsaw had warrants active over a year and were taken to Norfolk Virginia Wednesday after returning home Tuesday.
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Warsaw
Ind
Wm. Evans
Chas. Kirkendall
United States
Dixie
Smith
Marshal Moon
Evans
Kirkendall
Norfolk
Tragedy Follows Family Across Calamities in Indiana
Greenfield Indiana records a string of misfortunes for Mr and Mrs Alvin Beaver of Jackson township. A January near-fire death warning, June cyclone destruction of home and crops with Mrs Beav er injured, an August infant death, and a Tuesday accident leaving a two year old scalded to death after colliding with a bucket of water.
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Greenfield
Ind
Alvin Beaver
Jackson Township
Beaver
Infirmary Directors Refuse Tobacco for Inmates
Indianapolis officials report county infirmary directors will not restore tobacco to inmates or staff despite pleas to overlook poor food. The decision cites inmates smoking in bed. Reformatory boys found to conceal tobacco in socks after beedis bees incident.
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Indianapolis
Ind
County Infirmary
Reformatory
Quarantine Law Violations Reported in Indianapolis
Mrs Patie Reinking and Miss Grace Stevens appeared with an attorney before the city court and pleaded guilty to violating the quarantine law. They each paid a $25 fine and costs.
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Indianapols
Ind
Pettie Reinking
Grace Stevens
Indianapolis delegates prepare for jubilee convention
In Indianapolis a gathering of delegates travels to Cincinnati for a jubilee convention. The text notes plans to spend the day and continue their journey, reflecting a paused OCR fragment of a political or organizational event.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Contractor Lattin Dies Amid Damages Suit in Indiana
John R. Lattin a construction superintendent for the Wabash River Traction Co collapsed at his Logansport home from heart failure after a rival firm Logansport Rochester Northern filed a 10000 dollar damages suit alleging delay in line construction. The six month legal battle over street rights and construction had at times bordered on rioting. Lattin's home was in Stratford Connecticut and he represented the Blakesley syndicate of New Haven.
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Logansport
Ind
John R. Lattin
Wabash River Traction Co
Indiana
New England
Logansport, Rochester & Northern
Laitin
Lattin
Stratford
Blakesley Syndicate
New Haven
Mrs Tolton Found Alive After Disappearance
Estelle Tolton, who vanished July 28 amid murder suspicions against her husband, was found alive at Chicago Salvation Army barracks by Sheriff Small. She claims her husband sent her to Chicago for medical care and intends to retaliate against those who filed the warrant. he departed on foot toward Westville, fifteen miles away.
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Laporte
Ind
Estelle Tolton
Westville
Salvation Army
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Tolton
Here
Rooster Terrorizes Neighborhood In Ply mouth
A Plymouth Rock rooster of unusual size terrorizes the vicinity of Fine and Elm streets in Indianapolis. Owned by Thomas Reed, the bird attacked a 3 year old boy, chased two young women to seek safety, and has assaulted a dog and chased cats. Neighbors demand confinement or removal, while the owner insists the fowl does not trespass and will cause no trouble if left alone.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fine
Elm Streets
Thomas Reed
James Karn
Margie McGuffin
Lulu Shields
Boy Dies After Hay Rake Accident Near Windfall
In Windfall Indiana Aug 9 7 year old son of Harry Alers and his brother aged 112 were using a wooden toothed hay rake pulled by a frightened horse. The horse bolted throwing the boy onto the rake causing severe injuries. He died a few hours later.
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Ind
Harry Alers
Goshen Youth Files 5000 Suit Over Alleged Conspiracy
George Mott sues Goshen justice of the peace Swegler Young and deputy prosecuting attorney George R. Harper for 5000 alleging a conspiracy to force his marriage to Myrtle M. Carpenter, an Elkhart resident.
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Goshen
Ind
George Mott
Elkhart
Swegler Young
George R. Harper
Iyrtle M. Carpenter
Elihart
Evansville's Wealthy Albert Dutland Dies at 62
Albert C. Dutland of Evansville Indiana aged 62 longtime wealthiest man in Southern Indiana is dead at his home He earlier owned creamboats running between Evansville and New Orleans He built the first Evansville to Nashville railroad now part of the Louisville and Nashville Nashville division
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Evansville
Ind
Albert C. Dutland
Indiana
New Orleans
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
The
Louisville & Nashville
Depot Destroyed by Fire in Bedford Indiana
Fire swept through the Monon freight depot in Bedford Indiana on Thursday morning destroying the wood structure and its contents. The blaze left the depot completely consumed with all cargo reportedly lost.
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Bedford
Ind
Monon
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