Boers Meet British Leaders in Southampton Welcome
Aug 16 steamer Nigeria docks at Southampton with Boer generals Botha Doer and De Wet aboard. Colonial Mary Chamberlain Lords Rob and Kitchener greet the visitors who display cordiality with the crowd and royal officials. The generals decline an immediate meeting with the king but plan to visit Cowes and later visit the United States before returning to the Transvaal.
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Don
Southampton
Botha
Dewet
Mary Chamberlain
Roband Kitchener
Nigeria
Chamberlain
An Chamberlain
Harts
Cowes Rrow
Ing
United States
Transvaal
Plot to Kill German Emperor Revealed in Unsigned Letters
In Hamburg a criminal’s pockets held unsigned letters pointing to a plot to assassinate Emperor William during his visit. The letters were discovered in Frankfurt Court, stirring police excitement as investigators assess the alleged scheme. In Venezuela, Puerto Cabello remains quiet with government forces in control after earlier reports of palace capture. Washington reports confirmation from Commander Nickel on the naval situation.
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Mim
Hamburg
Terin
Frankfort
Emperor William
Washington
Aut
Navy Department
Nickel
Topeka
Puerto Cabello
Venezuela
Miners charged in Bartholm murder ordeal escalate
Writs of habeas corpus returned for Oscar Thompson and Claffey as police push for confessions in the Minnie Mitchell case. Thompson reports no sleep since last Sunday and a state of mental and physical drain while authorities accuse operators of planning trouble by reopening a washery to provoke troops. Three Duryea miners visit Warnkewashery to gauge work resumption. Wilkes-Barre reports quiet but tension remains high. President Mitchell accuses mine operators of deliberate provocation to trigger broader clashes.
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Cage
Oscar Thompson
Claffey
Minnie Mitchell
Bartholin
Thompson
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Two Rulers Targeted by Five Anarchists Aboard Imperial Yacht
Vienna reports five anarchists attempted to board the German imperial yacht off Reval as the Kaiser and Czar dined. The leader reached the vessel but was slain and forced to confess the plot to kill both rulers with a single blow. the others escaped.
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Vienna
Aus
The
Reval
Russia
Royal Yacht Review at Portsmouth Acelebrated Fleet Pageant
King Edward aboard Victoria and Albert reviews a vast fleet at Portsmouth. Four lines of battleships and cruisers, British and foreign ships, with the Prince of Wales in command, amid cheering crowds and a grand naval pageant lasting hours.
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London
King of
Portsmouth
Edward
Victoria and Albert
Horse Sand Fort
Spithead
Amana
Takassea
United States
Denmark
France
Germany
Ruasia
Spain
Argentine Republic
Boers in London Feted by Crowded Streets
Boer generals arrive in London amid cheering crowds lining the route from the station to their hotel. Authorities note the reception reflects strong public interest as the visitors move through the capital.
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London
THE FAIR BODIES SHIPPED FOR FUNERAL IN NEW YORK
In Paris on August 16 the bodies of the Fair sisters were moved to a vault at Sainte-Chapelle church awaiting legal steps to ship the remains to the United States. The arrival hour was not announced. only Mr Paquet the American consul and Ellis Turner from the Fritz hotel were present. A funeral mass will be held in New York. Cottage club gossip says the sisters will relinquish all claims to the estate in favor of the late Fair heirs, though a challenge to the will is unlikely.
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Aris
Paris
Eline Church
United Tes
Paquet
Elliser
Fritz Hotel
New York
Newport
R. L
Cottage Chelub
Sisters of Will
Fair
Quiet in Venezuela Reports From Washington Cable
Washington dispatch reports Minister Bowen stated no blockade exists at Campano Cano and The Ciudad ports. Government forces showed courtesy and non combatants in the Orinoco region were safe. Rebels were described as equally quiet.
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Washington
Mezvela
American Interests Secure in Slam, Bangkok Cable Says
Washington dispatch reports Minister King in Bangkok cables that calm is restored in Slam and American interests are secure. The cable asserts stability and protection for U S assets amid ongoing tensions.
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Washington
King
Bankok
Slam
Nate Department
Typo Graphic Union Votes 5000 for Striking Miners
Cincinnati Aug 16 The Typo graphical Union convention adjourned this morning after voting five thousand dollars to aid the striking miners.
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Cincinnati
Fearful Holocaust at Salama Nine Hed elson Children Die
Fire devastated the residence of M L Hed elson in Salama West Virginia last night cremating nine children who were in the building. Father and mother are overwhelmed with grief as facts about others in the house remain unclear.
Deputy Sheriff Ritchie Shot Near Athena
Deputy Sheriff Pat Ritchie was shot in the leg by Cofer during an attempted arrest at a house near Athena. Lawmen and armed pursuers centering in the hills near Athena believe Cofer is surrounded, with the suspect linked to a prior hold-up at Freewater.
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Taylor
Pat Ritchie
Cofer
Athena
Freewater
Gendarmes at Bay as Douarnenes Convent Clash Grows
Paris reports a fierce confrontation at Douarnenes as gendarmes attempt to close the convent. Several thousand armed inhabitants have held back troops since early morning, creating a tense standstill.
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Douarnenes
Paris
Race Clash Leaves Villages Tense In Texas
Houston August 16 eleven white men jailed after a race clash at the Southern Creosote works. Casualties include Nelson Randall killed. Bill Anderson colored badly wounded. William Anderson white possibly fatally wounded. An unknown negro shot in the leg.
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Houston
Tex
Southern Creosote Works
Nelson
Randall
Bill Anderson
William Anderson
Tidal wave devastates Atala and coast towns
A Culican, Mexico dispatch reports the lower city of Atala on the Pacific coast west of Culican is completely destroyed by a tidal wave with at least 60 confirmed drowned. Heavy property loss and similar devastation hit several nearby towns. relief is being organized from Culican.
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St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Austin
Texas
Culican
Mexico
Atala
Pacific
Bank Wrecker Convicted in Detroit Case
Detroit news reports Frank Andrews, former president of City Savings Bank, found guilty of misappropriating 80,000 dollars. The trial notes a possible maximum 20 year sentence and claims misappropriation totaling 1 million dollars.
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Detroit
Frank
Andrews
City Savings Bank
Irish Champion Murray Wins World's 100 Yards
In Clifton Ville Ireland Aug 16 Murray the Irish champion defeated Duffy of Georgetown for the world championship in a hundred yards dash. Murray finished in 10 seconds flat.
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Clifton Ville
England
Murray
Duffy
Georgetown
Counterfeiter Convicted in San Francisco Case
In San Francisco Judge D Haven of the U S district court sentenced Mace A Hayes to six years in San Quentin for passing counterfeit money.
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Mace A. Hayes
San Quintine
San Francisco
D. Haven
United States District Court
Alger Announces Succeed McMillan in Senate Race
Detroit August 16 Alger announces bid to succeed the late Senator McMillan and is expected to face opposition from McMillan’s eldest son William.
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Detroit
Alger
Senator McMillan
McMillan
William
Big barley sale in Dayton sets regional record
Dayton Washington August 16 Co B Leatherman agent for Kerr Gifford Co closed the largest barley deal in the region with 160 sacks at 774 percent per hundred exported to Turners Whetstone Dayton Huntsville and Copper. Other large sales include Alex Price 30000 sacks J A Turner 20000 sacks Grant Low 20000 sacks Thomson Bros 16000 sacks and more. The sale is the town’s top topic pending a future rival record.
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Dayton
Wash
Co. B. Leatherman
Kerr, Gifford & Co
Turners Whetstone
Huntsville
Alex Price
J. A. Turner
Grant Low
Thomson Bros
F. M. Weatherford
Lorenzo Low
L. M. Vernice
John Morris
G. M. Rice
Put Off Of Train At Gibbon On O R N Line
Miss Bel A Adams of Pittsburg was taken off a Pendleton bound train at Gibbon on the O R N line after the conductor declared her ticket a scalper’s. She remained on the platform with Miss Jessie B Coventry and Sir James Brownlee until the westbound train returned her to Pendleton. The Pittsburg agent confirmed the ticket was valid and properly sold to her.
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Gibbon
Umatilla
Bel A. Adams
Pittsburg
Pendleton
Yellow Stone Park
Miss Adams
Jessie B. Coventry
S Ir
James Brownlee
West Sound
Hammer and Burrows Improve Medford Fruit Dryer System
John H Hammer and Grant Burrows plan a season's upgrade to J C Wells' dryer in Medford. They will add a coal burning furnace for even heat and replace the lye bath with a pricking machine to pierce prunes for better drying and safer, more uniform fruit quality.
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John H. Hammer
Grant Burrows
J. C. Wells
Medford
Messrs
Hammer & Burrows
Oder
Democratic Times
Hammer
May Yohe and Putnam Strong Arrive in Paris
May Yohe and Putnam Strong arrived in Paris today and refused to talk to newspaper reporters. The pair landed amid curiosity over their visit and offered no comments on the occasion or goals of their stay.
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Paris
Putnam Strong
May Yohe
Simpson Young Household Affairs Manager Remark
Simpson Young sentence hints at household management. unclear names and context with fragmented punctuation. No distinct event or facts to summarize into a coherent news item.
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Simpson
Young
Bamnenn
Balt
Pair of lovers argue over tying the knot in quarrel marked by long tension
The fragment depicts a heated exchange between two individuals, Nel and Hello, with Hunched inflections about marriage after years of strain. A cryptic line asks why they do not marry, reflecting unresolved tension and a possible humorous or dramatic tone.
Important Rate Conference in Chicago for Central Passenger rates
Chicago August 16 rate clerks of the Central Passenger Association convene an important meeting to revise the basis rate sheet for the territory, a change not seen in four years and expected to attract wide interest among rail workers and carriers.
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Chicago
Central Passenger Association
Seasion
Republicans Meet to Set New York State Convention
New York Republicans met at the Fifth Avenue hotel by call of Chairman Geo W Dunne and announced the state convention will be held at Saratoga the week of September 22, after the primaries week.
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New York
Republican State Committee
Fifth Avenue
Geo. W. Dunne
Saratoga
Wheat market report from New York and Chicago notes
New York market summary dated Aug 16 reports lower cables and a near cent decline for wheat. Liverpool closed 6 10% higher, New York opened 72 and closed 72%. Export shipments for the week total 4,600,000 with strong buying. Other quotes include St Paul 185 Union Pacific 108 N 162 and Steel 40. Wheat in San Francisco and Chicago summaries follow.
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J. L. Ray & Co
Pendleton
Chicago
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Steel
San Francisco
Ee Franccisco
Claims tossed in Walla Walla disaster suit
Three claims totaling sixty thousand dollars against the Pacific Coast Company for loss of life in the steamer Walla Walla disaster were rejected on a bill of exceptions to the circuit court in San Francisco.
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Walla Walla
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Company
Inmate Rejects Suit of Man With $30,000 Funds
Preferred the Poorhouse Syracuse Aug 16 An inmate of Onondaga county poorhouse rejected the advances of Michael McMeley who is said to have bank accounts in Syracuse and Buffalo totaling $30,000.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County Poorhouse
Michael MeMley
Buffalo
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M’millan
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