Meeting Of Two Emperors Aims To Preserve Russo German Ties
St Petersburg dispatch reports a planned meeting at Pitkipas bay between Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William aboard the Polar Star and Hohenzollern yachts. Officials say the talks will reinforce friendly ties amid Balkan tensions and cover topics such as Poland, the Balkans, and Turkey. The meeting mirrors a 1905 gathering in the same area.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Iswolsky
Count von Pourtales
Polar Star
Emperor Nicholas
Pitkipas Bay
Emperor William
Germany
Pitkipas
Stummer
Ove
Staudach
Hohenzollern
Balkan
Miehace
Russia
Balkans
Turkey
Persia
William
Austria
Micholas
Willis I
Ten Die in South Bend Railway Wreck
Ten people were killed and forty injured in a head on collision on the Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend railway in Porter county Indiana. Motorman George A Reed was killed amid blame that orders were disobeyed. The wreck produced a mass of debris with rescuers improvising a temporary hospital and morgue nearby as darkness slowed relief efforts.
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South Bend
Ind
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
Porter County
H. A. Wallace
George A. Reed
Reed
Gary
Wilson
Bailey Town
Michigan City
Villa Grove
Ray EF. Merriman
Chas. Johnson
Porter
Indiana
Edward Gilbertson
Mishawaka
IF. T. Moore
William Leon
Dowagiac Motor Works
Dowagiac
Mich
A. Lake
H. Hutson
Niles
Chas. Swantson
E. R. Borg
Toledo score board death shocks city man dies at St Charles
George W. Hull former Toledo customs collector collapsed at the St Charles hotel while viewing a baseball score board showing the Toledo Amrican association losing to Minneapolis 4 to 3. Death blamed on a sudden stroke of apoplexy. Hull was a friend of Senator Calvin Bryce and held several political posts.
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Toledo
Ohio
George W. Hull
St. Charles
Toledo Amrican Association
Minneapolis
Calvin Bryce
Clergyman Quits for Banking Job in Cleveland
Rev. Carmello Luci recently left Euclid Avenue Baptist Church to join a major bank in Cleveland. He will assist foreigners seeking to deposit savings and learn American banking practices, aiding their integration into U S financial life.
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D.’s Church
Cleveland
Ohio
Carmello
John D. Rocke- Luci
Euclie Avenue Baptist Church
Luci
Train Wreck Wounds Many in Elmira New York
Westbound passenger train No. 9 derailed near Waverly with most cars leaving the rails. Passengers suffered cuts and shock from flying glass but no serious injuries were initially reported.
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Elmira
New York
Waverly
Missouri Exhibit Vetoed For Seattle Alaska Fair
Governor Hadley vetoed a bill to appropriate 20000 dollars for a Missouri exhibit at the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition in Seattle. Missouri will not be represented at the fair.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Hadley
Town Honors Wee Boy for Heroic Rescue in Mansula
Citizens gathered in the opera house to present a gold medal to Desire Fontanille a 5 year old boy for saving a 4 year old from drowning on June 2 at personal risk.
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Mansula
Louisiana
Opera
Desire Fontanille
Foreclosure Forces Woman to Surrender Wooden Leg
Mrs Harridin of Des Moines surrendered her wooden leg, listed as household property, to mortgagees during foreclosure. She pleaded for mercy, hid the limb in her bed, but it was found as belongings were removed.
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Des Moines
Charles Harridin
East Fifth
Walnut Streets
Harridin
Army encampment set at Dallas fair grounds
General A I River of the United States army selects the Dallas fair grounds for the southwest encampment and maneuvers. Tents to be pitched August 21 and occupied until August 28.
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Dallas
Texas
A. I. River
United States Army
Fair Grounds
United States
Duchess of Aosta to Visit America for Several Months
The Duchess of Aosta will travel to America for a several month stay. Her sister the Duchess of Guiz has already sailed from Rome aboard the Berlin bound for New York.
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Duchess of Aosta
Rome
Italy
the Duches of Aosta
America
Duchess of Guiz
Berlin
New York
M. K. & T. Shops Destroyed by Fire at Dennison
A blaze at Dennison Texas leveled the M., K. & T. railroad shops and planing mill causing about 80000 dollars in losses. Heavy rain prevented further damage to adjacent structures.
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Dennison
Texas
Alligator Snatches Boy on Pacuare River Bank
A 6-year-old boy, son of Mrs. Gabriel Bustilles, was seized and carried away by a large alligator while playing along the Pacuare river. Local authorities investigate the incident and search the area for the missing child.
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Colon
Pacuare River
Gabriel Bustilles
Track patrols guarded as Wabash threats loom
Wabash officials received letters demanding 5000 and warning of three blown trains if unpaid. Robert Leslie Hayes, 27, a baker from Lebanon Kentucky and Cincinnati Ohio, was arrested at the post office. Officials and section men kept night vigil on the Wabash line between East St Louis and Edwardsville Junction. Henry Mil…
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St. Louis
Missouri
Wabash Railway
Robert Leslie Hayes
Lebanon
Cincinnati
Ohio
East St. Louis
Edwardsville Junction
Henry Mil
Ler
Mr. Miller
Creecy
Smith
Lion Fatal Attack on Roosevelt Party in Africa
In Naivasha British East Africa Colonel Roosevelts party including F G Selous and W H McMillan faced a fatal lion attack. English hunter H Williams in the Sotik region was wounded when the lion struck after being shot, breaking his shoulder and ripping flesh. The tragedy chills the expedition but spurs renewed caution and resolve.
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Naivasha
British East Africa
Rooseeylt
Africa
H. Williams
F. G. Selous
W. H. McMillan
Sotik
Roosevelt
Williams
Tumbwa
Tft
Jury Disagrees in Calhoun Bribery Trial
In San Francisco the jury in the Patrick Calhoun bribery case failed to reach a verdict after five ballots, eight for acquittal and four for conviction on the first vote. Judge Lawler discharged the jurors, urging legal reforms while noting the court’s helplessness over deadlocked trials and thanking them for their service.
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San Francisco
Cal
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Patrick Henry
Lawler
Threats Prompt Vigilant Harlan Railroad Response
Letters threatening sabotage demanded a $5000 cashiers check sent to St. Louis post office. Officials including Miller and Creecy alerted Warren Dickson who coordinated a staged reveal. An undercover arrest followed and trains were guarded with crews walking tracks. no damage occurred.
Grant II to Likely Replace Taft Aide as Building Superintendent
Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant III, grandson of the general and former president, may become superintendent of the large government office building in Washington. Captain John H. Poole is relieved as military aide to the President and as superintendent of the state war and navy building. Grant is expected to fill both posts.
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Washington, D. C
Ulysses S. Grant III
John H. Poole
Corps of Engineers
Taft
State
War and Navy Department
Grant
Haymarket Survivor Dies Suddenly
Chicago deputy sheriff D. W. Nickerson who witnessed the May market killings dies of apoplexy in Mason City Illinois at the county where Sheriff S. F. Hanchett and Chief Clerk W. H. Gleason connected with the anarchists trial also died of the same complaint.
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Haymarket
Chicago
Illinois
D. W. Nickerson
Mason City
S. F. Hanchett
W. H. Gleason
Colonel Newton Wins at G A R Encampment Vote
New York City reports Col. Charles H. Newton of Marietta was elected department commander at the state G A R encampment by a 3 to 1 margin over Gen. H. A. Axline of Columbus.
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Newton
New York City
Charles H. Newton
Marietta
H. A. Axline
Columbus
Hunters urged to carry adequate weapons after misdirected shot
A hunting party faced a near mishap as a runner arrived early, leaving the group unsure if the hunt had yielded any success. Authorities urged hunters to ensure sufficient firearms are on hand to guard against misdirected shots in the future.
Kiss Hungry Jailed in Milwaukee Front Gate Episode
Agnes Sobzak faces dis orderly conduct charges after kissing fifteen men at her home gate. Judge Neelen quips about her kissing, while Patrolman Loetzinger recalls her activity. She receives ten dollars and cost. her workhouse sentence ends with divorce secured by her husband.
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Milwauke
Wis
Agnes Sobzak
Mayor Nizen Targeted in Arson and assassination attempt
An assassin hurled a blazing bottle through a large parlor window at the home of Bellefontaine mayor William R. Nizen, while he was away. His two sisters and a niece were rescued by firemen and police as the blaze caused about $1000 in damage. Nizen, a longtime anti saloon advocate, has pressed liquor law prosecutions and Sunday fruit sales restrictions.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
William R. Nizen
Nizen
King Honors Chicagoan Knighted by Swedish King
Chicago city engineer John B. Ericsson is named a Knight of the Order of Vasa by King Gustav of Sweden for conspicuous merit and distinction.
Penna of Brazil Dies in Rio War Cabinet Veteran
Dr Alfonso Augusto Moreira Penna, longtime adviser to Brazil’s emperor and later president of the state committee for the republic constitution, died at 7:30 Monday. Born 1847, he studied law in Sao Paulo, served three provincial terms, and led Minas district deputies before rising to national service. He became governor of Belo Horizonte and later president of Brazil during the republic transition.
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Washington, D. CC
Alfonse Penna
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Alfonso Augusto Moreira Penna
Minas Geraes
Catholic College of
Caraca
Saoa Pola
Penna
Belle Horizonte
France
Francisco Rodriguez Alves
United States of Brazil
Blindness Ends Admiral Lambert’s Public Career
Rear Admiral Lambert, once chief of staff to Dewey at Manila Bay, has gone blind due to strain from the battle. He spends his days with family in a Washington home, active in church work, and remains cheerful and in good health aside from the vision loss.
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Washington, D. C
Lambert
Dewey
Manila Bay
Washington
Dynamite Blasts Destroys Calienta Depot and Town
A massive dynamite explosion near Calienta California obliterated 25 buildings and caused about 50 000 dollars in damage. Sparks from a passing locomotive sparked the depot fire and an alert agent halted a passenger train that might have been struck.
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Los Angeles
Cali
Calienta
Cal
Southern Pacific
Earthquake Shocks Worshipers Across Toulon
Tremors of intense nature were felt at multiple points in Toulon. Fountains heated noticeably and church bells rang, prompting worshipers to flee from their buildings in fear.
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Toulon
Half Million in Gold Dust Shipped to Seattle
The steamer Tanana arrives at Dawson with $500,000 worth of Fairbanks gold dust, bringing this season total to $2,000,000 as it proceeds toward Seattle.
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Dawson
Yukon
Fairbanks
Seattle
Veiled Society Golfers Spark Newport Casino Trend
Newport Rhode Island society girl golfers this season arrive at the Casino course wearing heavy veils and keep them on throughout play, adding a new fashion wrinkle to the sport.
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Newport
General J S Kountz Dies After Long Illness
General John S Kountz former commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1884 85 died in Toledo Ohio after a long illness of Brights disease He enlisted as a drummer boy and lost a leg at Missionary Ridge.
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Toledo
Ohio
John S. Kountz
Bright
Missionary Ridge
FIRED ON THE ENGLISH NEAR NORT HALL BAY INCIDENT
A British steamer the Northburg was fired upon by a Russian torpedo boat near Wiro lah ti Island of Bj erg ke while Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William met in Finland. One crewman was wounded as nerves ran high during the encounter.
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Vilborg
Finland
Emperor Nicholas
Emperor William
Northburg
Roberston
Wirolahti
Bjerke
Pitkipas Bay
Hohenzollern
Imperor William
Standart
Cyclone Strikes Monett Missouri Killing Farmer
A cyclone hit Monett Missouri Wednesday night killing farmer Andy McCormick and seriously injuring his 12 year old son named Neod. Six other children were badly bruised as the storm wrecked the McCormick home. One daughter was blown 40 feet and McCormick's body was found in a nearby pond. The cyclone formed west of Monett and caused more damage south of town.
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Monett
Missouri
Andy McCormick
Neod
McCormich
Alonett
Morse Freed on Bail in Bank Case After Conviction
Charles W. Morse the banker was admitted to bail of 125000 in the New York banking case. Bondsmen were arranged after court modified its decree to allow one bondsman for 15000 and another for 20000. Morse planned a brief stay before resuming his effort to rebuild his fortune.
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New York City
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Mr. Morse
Toombs
Explosion Fatal to Two Texas Children
In Dallas a farmer J W Pearce lost his two young children when a kitchen fire exploded after a boy of seven poured oil into the flames. The girl died instantly. the boy died three hours later after telling his father how the accident occurred. The mother had died recently.
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Dallas
Texas
J. W. Pearce
Smugglers Plead Guilty in U.S. Circuit Court
Mrs. Elizabeth Kilgannon her husband and George White admitted guilt before Judge Ray for smuggling dressmaking goods from Europe. They acted with connivance of customs inspector Lorne B Walker who also pleaded guilty and awaits sentence at the Tombs.
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New York City
Elizabeth Kilgannon
George White
United States
Europe
Ray
Lorne B Walker
Fireman Killed, Engineer Injured in Ranger Wreck
Fireman C. K. Thompson died and Engineer J. P. Kane was fatally injured in a Texas and Pacific freight wreck at Ranger, Texas, about 100 miles west of Fort Worth. The train derailed and several cars splintered.
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Fort Worth
Texas
C. K. Thompson
J. P. Kane
Texas & Pacific
Ranger
Here
Thieves Loot Postoffice in Bloomington Heist
Odello post office in Bloomington Illinois was robbed by safeblowers who secured 1300 in cash and stamps. They fled without waking residents.
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Bloomington
Ilinois
Odello
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Pena
State Department
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Gen. J. S. Kountz
Finnish
C. W. Morse
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