War Clouds Loom As Submarine Mines Placed Near New England
Pequott Point Conn Aug 29 War will be declared tonight between the army and navy General MacArthur says he is inspecting Narragansett forts Engineers begin laying submarine mines in the main approach of Long Island Sound Several barges will be sunk to impede invasion Fleet seen 200 miles outbound by Nantucket wireless station Expect first battle Sunday night
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Pequott Point
Conn
Army
Navy
MacArthur
Newport
Narragansett
Long Island Sound
Fisher's Island
Little Gull
Nantucket
Eastern Oregon Irrigation Promise Arouses Hope
A Baker City observer notes eastern Oregon lands, once watered, will sustain crops with little fertilizer and proclaims strong irrigation potential. Government funds and surveys await local initiative, pledging retained water rights if residents unite. Fresno-like optimism contrasts with regional apathy.
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Baker City
Baker County
Oregon
Northwest
United States
Agricultural Department
Congress
F H. Newell
United States Agricultural Department
Weat
Corps of Engineers
Idaho
Chinese Admitted for Reshipment Under Hoyt Decision
Acting Attorney-General Hoyt will decide whether Chinese coolies from a damaged Japanese ship, transferred to the Gaelic and to be sent to the Corea, may be reshipped. He will rule that reshipment does not violate Chinese exclusion or immigration laws and they may be admitted for that purpose.
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Washington
Hoyt
San Francisco Sailors’ Union
Corea
Roosevelt and Churchill Rain Soaks Newport Park Visit
President Roosevelt and Churchill visit Corbin Park in Newport New Hampshire while a rainstorm drenches the procession. Roosevelt spends night with Secretary Hay at Newbury and greets locals from a carriage as he hopes to hunt a wild boar.
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Newport
N. H
Roosevelt
Corbin Park
Winston Churchill
Hay
Newbury
Morgan circular calls for control via voting trust
J Pierpont Morgan issues a circular urging Southern railway stockholders to back him by granting control through a five year voting trust. He warns outsiders may wrest control, with Septem ber 15 deadline to share in voting trust benefits. Virginia vows to oppose the Louisville and Nashville Seaboard merger on Northern Securities grounds.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Southern Railways
Reading Railway
Northern Pacific
Virginia
Richmond
Anderson
Morgan
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Seaboard Air Line
Northern Securities
Illinois Central to double track Chicago to New Orleans
Stockholders meeting in Chicago voted to raise the railroad’s capital from 79.2 million to 435.04 million by issuing 158,400 shares. Proceeds will fund double tracking the entire line from Chicago to New Orleans.
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Chicago, Ill
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
New Orleans
Arrest of planter for detaining twelve enslaved women
Pine Bluff Arkansas August 29 1900s report states John Burriss a negro planter was arrested for unlawfully keeping a dozen negro women in servitude. He guarded them with a shotgun and warned he would kill them if their captivity was disclosed. The women are described as in rage and emaciated.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
John Burriss
International rifle tournament opens with world class marksmen
Sea Girl New Jersey August 29 opening of the national rifle shooting tournament by the National Rifle Shooting Association of America draws prominent spectators. Teams from Massachusetts Michigan New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Illinois and others compete through next week for Hilton trophy Wimbledon cup and interstate military matches with prizes totaling 3600 in value including a Soldier of Marathon bronze and medals.
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N. J
National Rifleshooting Association of America
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Henry Hilton
National Rifle Association of Great Britain
National Rifle Association of America
Duc de Luynes Leads Noted Foreign Visitors to Gotham
New York hosts a parade of foreign dignitaries including Russian grand dukes and Siamese heir, but the Duc de Luynes draws the most interest. He sails from France with the Comte and Comtesse de Castellane. The Lac de Luynes family links to Noailles and Brissac, once immense wealth, now mortgaged estates due to lavish spending and royalist support.
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New York
Siam
Gotham
Duc de Luynes
France
Comte
Comtesse de Castellane
Lac de Luynes
Noailles
Chaulnes
Uzes
Brissac
Maille
Duc de Orleans
Luyenses
Duchesse de Luynes
Mme. de Wara
Marquise Herve de St. Denis
Luynes
McFadden Faces Hegarty In 20 Round Featherweight Bout
In San Francisco on August 29 Kid McFadden meets Tim Hegarty at the Yosemite Athletic Club. McFadden, fresh from England where he won one bout and lost to Ben Jordan in a 15 rounder, challenges the Australian champion in a scheduled 20 round contest at 126 pounds. Both fighters appear in top form for the bout.
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San Francisco
Cal
Kid" McFadden
England
Ben Jordan
Tim Hegarty
Yosemite Athletic Club
Cqnvest
Many Swedes Coming Here This Summer
Stockholm reports an unprecedented emigrant surge as hard times and conscription push Swedes to seek America. Steamer fleets are full and lines struggle to meet demand, with many traveling via Liverpool or Southampton. About 15,000 have left Copenhagen in six months, of mainly skilled farmers headed to the Northwestern states to take agricultural land.
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Stockholm
Sweden
America
Liverpool
Southamptan
Copenhhagen
Ottawa railway merger sought by shareholders
Shareholders of the Ottawa Northern and Western and the Pontiac and Pacific railway met in Ottawa Ontario on August 29 to apply to the Governor General in Council for permission to amalgamate the two lines.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ottawa Northern and Western
Pontiac and Pacific Railway
Unknown schooner burns on Green Bay incident
Name unknown at Menominee as a schooner burned in Green Bay. Tug boats cannot reach within two miles.
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Menominee
Green Bay
Adjournment sought in Northern Securities Powers case
Guthrie, counsel for Northern Securities, announced that no more witnesses would be introduced. He asked an adjournment to grant the referee time to prepare testimony believed to total a million words, to be submitted to Judge Lockren in St Paul.
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New York
Northern Securities Guthrie
Powers
Lockren
St. Paul
Clash at Mines Sparks Troop Clash and Widespread Unrest
Aug 29 reports from Tamqua Talaqua and Thurmond describe clashes as troops escort non union workers. Officers were seized and trampled. bayonet charges wounded strikers and led to arrests. Panthers Valley unrest grows with interruptions to workers and looming conflicts feared across coal regions in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Tamqua
Heim
Gerhart
Talaqua
Rioiera
William Henry
Summit Hill
Panther Valley
Thurmond
W. Va
Fire destroys Montana ore concentrator in Butte
A blaze in Butte Montana destroyed the concentrator of the Montana Ore Purchasing Company. The loss is about a quarter of a million dollars leaving around one thousand men idle.
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Butte
Mont
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Hoar Celebrates 76th Birthday Amid Congratulatory Messages
Worcester reports a flood of congratulatory messages nationwide for Senator George F. Hoar on his 76th birthday. He is serving a fifth Senate term and enjoyed good health this summer. He aided Roosevelt’s New England trip planning and engaged in Clark University affairs.
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Worcester
Mass
George F. Hoar
Senator Hoar
Senate
Roosevelt
New England
Clark University
Eureka Athletic Club Opens Season With Lightweight Bout
Baltimore on August 29 patrons attend the Eureka Athletic Club opening show featuring a two round bout between Tim Searns of Boston and Herman Vier of this city.
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Baltimore
Eureka Athletic Club
Tim Searns
Boston
Annual Rifle Tournament Opens in Seagirt
Seagirt New Jersey August 29 The annual rifle tournament of the National and New Jersey Rifle Associations and States Revolver Association opened this morning with a large entry from the state marine corps.
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Seagirt
N. J
National
New Jersey
States’ Revolver Association
Marine Corps
Coronation Speech Echoes Legacy of Script Reform
Judge notes humor in speech as speakers recall letter shifts from b to p and from x to v while attending a ceremonial event. Conversation highlights linguistic play and tradition amid formal proceedings.
Opera House Destroyed in Fire at Ray City
Fire at Wood's opera house in Ray City Michigan early today leveled the building and damaged adjoining structures. Loss placed at 120080 dollars. Spectator Eugene Zaramba perished, his body recovered from the ruins.
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Ray City
Mich
Wood
Opera Hovee
Eugene Zaramba
Grain markets strengthen ahead of Labor Day shutdowns
Report by I. L. Ray & Co. notes stronger grain markets with buying by shorts as New York and Chicago markets pause until Tuesday for Labor Day. Prices moved up across exchanges with New York opening 72% and closing 72% and Chicago at 66% to 67% with further range 24 to 72. Wheat prices in Chicago listed at 619 70%.
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I. L. Ray & Co
Pendleton
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Chicago
T24
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Steel
Balti more & Ohio coal chute collapse kills two
In Chillicothe Ohio a Balti more and Ohio Southwestern Railway coal chute collapsed dumping an engine and four coal cars four feet to the ground. Fireman Baseler and Hoastler Adam Falter were fatally injured. Engineer and trackmen were seriously injured.
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Ohio
Chillicothe
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway
Baseler
Adam Falter
Advance Guard Prepares For International Mining Congress In Butte
Butte Montana August 29 progress toward the international mining congress sessions to begin Monday. Secretary Mahon and delegates establish headquarters badges assigned quarters and flexible daily program. Speakers include F H Newell W H Fraser J A Holmes Walter H Weed S W McCallie 8 R Everetts Dr George W King and Robert S Fulton with topics on water resources intelligent mining expositions overland ore deposits and mining law amendments.
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Butte
Mont
International Mining Congress
Mahon
Weat
F. H. Newell
United States Geological Survey
W. H. Fraser
Mullan Idaho
J. A. Holmes
University of North Carolina
Montana
Walter H. Weed
Georgia
8. W. McCallie
Atlanta
W. BR. Everetts
Chicago
George W. King
Helena
Robert 8. Fulton
University of Mississyopl
Dedication of Two New Buildings at Michigan College of Mines
Notable ceremonies marked the dedication of two new buildings at the Michigan College of Mines in Houghton. Prof Calyla M. Woodward of Washington University gave the dedicator y address for the engineering building, while Prof Edward Orton Jr of Ohio State spoke at the chemical building dedication. The graduating class was addressed by Chase Overs, Michigan state railroad commissioner. The projects cost about $100,000 and provide modern facilities for mining engineering and chemistry.
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Claus
Chase
Michigan
WAS FUNERAL DAY TWO WOMEN AND GIRL BURIED IN ONE DAY
In Walla Walla three funerals were held in one day for Maude Freese H A Blackman and Annie Smith. Freese died after an appendicitis operation at the hospital. Blackman was accidentally killed by a revolver discharge with unknown cause. Annie Smith was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Conrad Smith and popular with local children. The first man to face execution under the new law will be A P Vance for murder in Eatonville, with date to be set. A pumping plant on Blalock Island was destroyed by fire causing unspecified substantial damage.
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Walla Walla
H. A. Blackman
Maude Freese
Littl Annie Smith
Miss Freese
State Penitentiary
A. P. Vance
Vance
Tierce County
Charles F. Franklin
Eatonville
Tacoma
Blalock Farm
Blalock
First Dir Negroes Vote Democratic Ticket in N C
Greensboro Aug 29 for the first time in state history the negroes will vote the democratic ticket solidly due to a split in the Republican convention.
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Greensboro
N. C
Corbett M'Govern Fight Draws Larger Advance Sales
Advance sales for the Corbett McGovern fight indicate higher attendance and larger receipts than the recent San Francisco bout. Report from Louisville notes growing interest as fight night approaches.
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San Francisco
Louisville
Geare
Corbett McGovern
Roosevelt Arrival Promises Warm Vermont Welcome
Vermont prepares for President Roosevelt as he arrives in Burlington to be greeted by a citizen committee at the depot and municipal officials with a guard of honor. He will speak in the public square, dine with ex Governor Woodbury, then sail to Thompson's Point for a night with Secretary Shaw before touring Proctor Rutland Bellows Falls Brattleboro and other towns the next day.
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Vermont
Burlington
Roosevelt
Woodbury
Thompson's
Polot
Bhaw
Proctor
Rutland
Bellows Falle
Brattleboro
Brotherhood of Tra men denies general strike in 0 percent wage push
Milwaukee August 29 chair man Leak of the grievance committee issues an official statement denying a general strike for 0 percent wage increase. He says they will seek a slight advance November 1 and anticipates no trouble.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chairtian Leak
The
Brotherhood of Tratamen
Conversation on looking back in a Boston Transcript note
A brief quoted exchange between Gomes and Mrs Grimes about looking back at a passing woman. Gomes implies checking if she looked back. Mrs Grimes says she only looked to see if he was looking back.
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Gomes
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Morgan Circular
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Struggle
Charleston
New River Region
Sululte
Covington
Emma Bankhart
Here
New York Market
Shute
Michigan College of Mines
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