Tornado and Wind Storm Ravage Upper Midwest Regions
A series of late July and August storms the nation reports a tornado across Winnebago County Iowa destroying Joice with multiple injuries or deaths, and widespread damage across Minnesota Wisconsin and northern Iowa. Rail lines disrupted, towns darkened, and crops devastated with hundreds of thousands in damage.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northern
Iowa
Winona
Wir
Train wreck in New Berlin kills score of 20
New Berlin Pa Aug 7 a passenger train derailed between Posgen and Thorn. By noon today the bodies of 20 persons have been recovered from the wreck.
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Pennsylvania
New Berlin
Posgen
Thorn
Catarrh Said Major Cause Of Blindness
London brief reports Dr H Manning Fish of Joliet Illinois told the British Medical association that catarrh in the upper nasal cavities accounts for most blindness. He cited three cases where vision improved after treating the nose and roof of the nasal cavity with noticeable gains, including one reader able to read again.
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London
British Medical Association
H. Manning Fish
Joliet
Fish
Officer Punished for Insulting Mother in Army Letter
Washington D C Aug A court martial at Port Monroe Va finds First Lieutenant George A B Trumbo of the 12th United States Cavalry guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer by writing to Mrs Nettie Sims of Clarksburg W Va that her son Earl Sims an enlisted man is deserter and worthless The judge advocates sentence calls for reprimand and confinement to station limits for two months Maj Gen Grant deems the sentence inadequate.
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Port Monroe
George A. &. Trumbo
12Th
United States Cavalry
Nettie Sims
Clarksburg
W. Va
Earl Sims
United States Army
Trambo
Grant
Senator Beveridge Weds Katharine Eddy in Berlin
Senator Beveridge of Indiana and Katharine Eddy of Chicago married in Berlin. Civil rites occurred at the registrar's office followed by a noon religious service at the American embassy conducted by Rev. Thomas C. Hall of Union Theological Seminary.
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Indiana Statesman United
Berlin
Katharine Eddy
Chicago
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Thomas C. Hall
Union Theological Seminary
Steering Gear Jammed Auto Wreck Kills Two in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee crash killed former Alderman Kusehbert and chauffeur George Poss when steering gear jammed causing the auto to ditch. Two others were injured. In Naples a couple from New York died by their own hand after gambling losses at Monte Carlo. Mrs Fitzhugh Lee announces Virginia Lee engaged to Lt John Carter Montgomery. Three suits totaling 120000 filed against four saloonkeepers over a man’s death in Sterling.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Kusehbert
George Poss
Naples
Buckingham
New York
Castellamare
Monte Carlo
Sterling
RAID ON MARKET Stump of Gort Life Though Serves to Show Weakness in Certain Quarters
New York stocks dropped at noon as heavy selling orders and rushed profits led to a broad market raid. Enormous blocks of Union Pacific and United States Steel were dumped, signaling widespread liquidation. Rumors of closing out speculative accounts unsettled sentiment and prompted anxiety. General action by corporations remained a dominant theme among sellers.
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New York
Nion Pacific
United States Steel
Ohio's Oldest Man Jefferson Sears Dies at TES Years
Jefferson Sears a half breed born July 4 1794 in Halifax County North Carolina rumored eldest man in Ohio dies at Seneca county firn where he lived for three decades. Records from North Carolina allege his father was a full blood Cherokee and his mother mulatto.
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Efferson Scott
Iffilu
Ohio
Jefferson Sears
Seneca County
North Carolina
Scott
Halifax County
Cottage promised to every bride in canal zone policy
Panama dispatch reports the government promises detached cottages for any man who marries or brings his bride to the canal zone. The policy has spurred rapid marriages with brides outpacing cottages, as couples rush to secure housing near the work in progress. Also includes brief notes on Wilson's improved condition and a Iowa cyclone injuring residents and destroying homes.
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New York
Herman Weeks
Colona
Panama
United Rail and Oil Alliance Stirs Indictments
Alabama grand jury indicts Southern Railway for operating without a license amid tension with Governor Comer as talks aim to resolve the dispute. Jefferson City reports include Missouri Pacific facing charges for daily passenger service on the Bagnell branch and broader rail violations.
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Southern
Montgomery
Ala
Southern Railway Company
Perry County
Julien
Thompson
Record Sale of Rodolphe Kann Collection in Paris
The Rodolphe Kann collection of paintings in Paris sold for 5 million dollars to Duveen brothers, setting a potential record for a single collection. Rembrandts headline the group, with works by Ruysdael Hals Fyt Tiepolo Guardi Canaletto Fragonard Boucher Watteau Lancret Hobbema Cuyp Gainsborough Van Dyck and Rubens The Martyrdom of Saint Lievin. Some canvases may go to America.
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the Times
London
Rodolphe Kann
Paris
Duveen Brothers
Joseph Duveen
America
Rembrandts
France
Rembrandt
Dr. Lode
Royalmuseum of
Berlin
Duveens
Berlin Royal Museum
Jacob Ruysdael
Franz Hals
Jian Fyt
Tiepolo
Guardi
Canaletto
Fragonard
Boucher
Watteauer
Lancret
Hobbema
Cuyp
Gainsborough
Anthony van Dyck
Rubens
the Martyr
Dom of
Saint Lievin
Man with mania for smearing gowns finally caught in Indianapolis
William R. Gadd, 30, an art student described as of excellent character, is under arrest after a three year search. Police say he lured near opera crowds and left filth on gowns. He confessed but gave no motive. Detectives witnessed him throw filth on a gown and seized him at a streetcar. Authorities deem him possibly insane.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jack
William R. Gadd
Gadd
Darrow Ousted as Counsel for Western Federation of Miners
Denver August 7 Attorney Clarence S Darrow winner of the Haywood murder verdict has been dismissed from the Western Federation of Miners and will not defend George A Pettibone on October 1 Richardson Hawkins of Denver will replace him as chief attorney Haw ins and Richardson will handle the defense duties following Darrows removal from the case
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Denver
Clarences. Darrow
William D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Idaho
Western Federation of Miners
George A. Pettibone
Darrow
Richardson & Hawins of
F. F.ardson
H. N. Hawkins
Rocky Mountain
Venezuela to pay Belgian creditors per Hague verdict
Venezuela informed Belgium it would settle $2,000,000 in disputed Belgian claims in line with The Hague tribunal decision. The move reinforces President Castro in refusing to reopen the five American claims against Venezuela, already arbitrated.
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Caracas
Vii Winemstad
Car
Mine Mill Burning Down at Golden Cycle Plant
Colorado Springs Aug 7 The Golden Cycle Mining Mill Company's huge Colorado City plant is burning with loss estimated around 750000 dollars. Fire is under control and the plant is reportedly fully consumed in the blaze.
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Colorado City
Colorado Springs
Col
Golden Cycle Mining Mill Company
France Will Maintain Integrity Of Morocco
Four Morrison County property owners allege that William Beeler caused a deadly accident after securing drinks at local saloons on December 12. The case involves claims concerning responsibility and liability amid the community dispute.
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Morrison
William Beeler
Wen
Troops seize Belfast streets amid police unrest
Troops took possession of Belfast streets this morning with strong guards at Custom House Square and other centers. Thousands of citizens watched the inauguration of military control amid strikes and insubordination in the police, reflecting mixed public reaction to the move.
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Belfast
Ireland
Befast
Custom House Square
Safeguard the People Paris Aug 7 Morocco clash vows protection
Paris notes from the French government affirm France will safeguard the sultanate of Morocco and the empire’s integrity while guaranteeing security for Casa Blanca inhabitants and commerce. It pledges punishment for the recent massacre and cites heavy bombardment casualties.
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Algeciras
France
Sultain
Morocco
Casa Blanca
Tangier
Sidi Marouf
Modern Lady Godiva Parade Draws Coventry Crowd
Coventry England August seven mounted on a white palfrey the modern Lady Godiva rode through the streets in a display described as decorous with hair pink fleshings and gauze. About one hundred thousand spectators lined the route to witness the spectacle.
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Coventry
England
Godiva
Logan Relics for Illinois War Souvenirs Sent
Mrs John A Logan widow of General John A Logan shipped two memorial collections of Civil War relics to Springfield Illinois. The state capitol will house the items including the generals saddle and side arms along with many tributes. General Scott of Illinois will oversee reception and arrangement of the collection valued at $10 000.
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Washington, D.C
John A. Logan
Springfield
Log
Logan
Scott
Ilinois
Politician Delamater Dies by Own Action in Pittsburgh
George W. Delamater, former Republican candidate for governor in 1891, committed suicide this afternoon in Pittsburgh. He had been associated with the Prudential Insurance office and was driven to the act by ill health and despondency.
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George W. Delamater
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Prudential Insurance Company
Dying Syracuse Millionaire Widow Found On Doorstep
Mrs Cordelia A Crippen aged 80 widow of Alonzo Crippen one of the sa it millionaires died in poverty at Dr Belchs home in Syracuse New York found sitting on a doorstep after her husbands death in 1878 she was believed to be worth nearly a million but lost all through poor investments. Four Die in Train Wreck Near Pittsburg Four killed and twenty injured as a passenger and freight train collide on the Buffalo and Allegheny division of the Pennsylvania railroad at Kelly thirty five miles from the city. Prohibition Bill Signed in Georgia Governor Hoke Smith signs prohibition measure making it law effective January 1 1908 in Atlanta. Bright Comet Visible in Arequipa A bright comet sighted last night in Arequipa with no known name.
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Cordelia Crippen
Syracuse
N. Y
Cordelia A. Crippen
Alonzo Crippen
Belch
Pittsburg
Buffalo & Allegheny Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kelly
Georgia
Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Statewide livestock shipping rates cut by 25 percent
Madison Wis Aug 7 In a sweeping decision today by the railroad ratecommission all charges on livestock between nearly all parts of the state and Milwaukee are reduced approximately from 20 to 25 per cent.
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Madison
Wis
Railroad Rate Commission
Milwaukee
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