Knox in Cafe Fight at Atlantic City Ends in Scuffle
Attorney General Knox and three companions were dining when Theodore Cramp and two associates, including Charles Schoen, created a disturbance and exchanged insults. Cramp struck Knox, knocking him against a wall. waiters restrained the others as Knox and his party retreated to their hotel.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Knox
Roosevelt
Theodore Cramp
Philadelphia
Mr. Knox
Cramp
Charles T. Schoen
Mr. Stevenson
Aml
Sehven
Stevenson
Cafe
Mr. Sehoen
Nnox
Mr. Schoen
Mr. Cramp
Schoen
New York
Bryan Declines 1904 Presidential Candidacy
In Muscatine Iowa W J Bryan announced he would not seek the 1904 presidency and prefers to remain a private citizen. He stated clearly he is not a candidate and plans no campaign activity.
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Bryan
Muscatine
Iowa
W. J. Bryan
World record Berkshire hog prices set at Roscoe sale
The Berkshire hogs average price of 107.80 at A. J. Lovejoy’s Roscoe Illinois sale surpassed the 1900 Biltmore record. Forty seven hogs sold with Roy McCutcheon of Holstead La purchasing, and buyers included C H L Sessions of Los Angeles and G G Council of Williamsville Ind. Lovejoy is a game warden, state fair superintendent, Interstate Fair president, and long time Berkshire director.
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Berkshire
Teeford
A. J. Lovejoy
Roscoe
Ill
Here
Biltmore
W. Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Roy McCutcheon
Holsetin
C. HL. Sessions
Los Angeles
G. G. Council
Williamsville
Ind
Lovejoy
Sta
Interstate Fair Association
American Berkshire Association
United States
Boy Evangelist Edward Coster Shouts Courtship Demand in Muncie
Edward Cosler a 19 year old evangelist pursued a Parker City woman in Muncie streets claiming divine union and vowing to marry before sundown. The frightened woman sought refuge and authorities ordered his removal to a train, with a ban on returning. The pair had known Cosler from his meetings at the Old Christian church.
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Muncie
Ind
Parker City
Edward Cosler
Hell
Coster
King
Old Christian Church
Delivery Wagons Strike In Chicago For Higher Wages
In Chicago on August 8 hundreds of delivery wagon boys from State Street stores walked off the job demanding wage increases.
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Chicago
State Street
Rescue Work Stops as Fire Damp Halts Bowen Mine
At Bowen mine Trinidad Col Aug 8 rescue party suspends efforts after a blast and fire damp halted operations. 11 bodies recovered among about 12 men believed dead. Officials deem the accident a premature shot and deny any gas presence. The incident is not connected to a trust dispute.
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Bowen
Trinidad
Bloomingtons Annual Festival at Miller Park Lake
Bloomington Illinois hosted the third annual public fishing day at a ten acre lake in Miller Park. Thousands gathered for fishing and picnics as merchants and workers attended in large numbers.
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Bloomington
Ils
Miller Park
Must Hang for Killing Two Men in Sioux City Case
Judge Rice sentences Ernest Loveswar to death by hanging for the murders of George Puck of Sioux City Iowa and George Ostrander of Climbing Hill Iowa. The execution is set for September 19, 1902.
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Sturgiss
Ang
Rice
Ernest Loveswar
George Puck
Sioux City
George Ostrander
Climbing Hill
King Edward thanks public as healing wound advances
The king expresses gratitude for public sympathy on the eve of his coronation noting the postponement caused trouble but the nation bore it calmly. Buckingham Palace reports his health improving and his wound nearly healed as he avoids public drive and focuses on official duties.
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London
Edward
Colonies
India
Edward R. and
Buckingham Palace
C.T. Tellehie
Home Secretary
Queen Victoria
Westminster Abbey
Lord Knolls
Cowes
France Faces Clerical School Closes Sparks Uproar
In Landerneau near Brest, crowds resist closing Roman Catholic schools. Troops charge after a drumbeat, with Emile Villiers appealing for calm and Vicomte Lagatinais risking arrest to support the cause. Women shielded by lying before advancing horses. few injuries reported.
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France
Brest
Aus
Landerneau
Theh
Emile Villiers
Chamber of Deputies
Finisterre
Ealm
Vicomte Lagatinais
M. Villiers
Crozen
Landernean
Dead List Sixteen and Forty Injured in Milwaukee Wreck
Fifteen killed and about forty injured when freight wreck occurred on the Milwaukee Road near Rhodes, Iowa. Named dead include S Dana Marekres Perry engineer M Braman Worcester laborers Thomas Sey Jack Richardson and others. many injured listed with mixed recoveries expected. Names cover Rhodes Perry Chicago Omaha and other locations with several unknowns among the laborers.
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M. & St Marshalltown
Milwaukee Road
Rhodes
S. Dana Marekres
Perry
Ed M. Braman
Per Ta
Thomassey
Worcester
Mass
Jack Richardson
Dan Sullivan
Patrick Sullivan
Frank Ray
Lulu Edgar
Hadl Bruiged
Wi Thorpe
Firman
Newell
Craig
John Flannagan
Wood
Alfonso Sees For Himself In Tunnel Door Breakage
Madrid Aug 8 A traveler alarmed people as King Alfonso rode from Oviedo to Leon when the saloon door in a tunnel near Livares was suddenly opened and broken off. The king personally assured that the incident was accidental.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Oviedo
Leon
Livares
Claim to Marcus Island Underpins Honolulu Expedition
Honolulu reporters say a company leads an inland guano expedition to Marcus Island. A war vessel was sent by Japan to contest the claim. The ship departed with Manse on board, under orders to plant the American flag and keep it raised until forced to retreat. Captain A A Rosehill, who discovered Marcus Island, commands the expedition, with the company asserting its title filed in Washington.
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Marcus Island
Honolulu
San Francisco
Japan
A. A. Rosehill
State Department
Washington
Kruger Not Forgiving Myer Ex Chief Glorified
Vienna reports General Myer was not invited to the Boer conference due to past behavior in London when he dined with Lord Kitchen. In The Hague the ex-President attended a pro-Toer exhibition, sitting among portraits while girls laid flowers at his feet. Kruger praised the five men who died in a justice seeking struggle.
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Myer
Toer
Vienna
Neues Wel Tagblatt
Meyer
London
Lord Kitchen
Hague
Tle
Tthe Duteh
Bition
Kruger
Wve
Meat Packers See Congress Move On Beef Tax
The Retail Meat Dealers Protective Association adjourned in Washington with a plan to elect congress members who support ending the cattle and live stock tariff. A resolution denouncing the beef trust was rejected by the policy committee as ineffective. President Wagner of New York was elected. D. J. Haley of Troy named secretary.
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Meet Trust
Washington
vAug
Beef Trust
Committee On Policy
Much Lumber Lands Destroyed by Fires in Wyoming
Battle Lake Wyoming August 5 Thousands of dollars worth of valuable timber have been destroyed by immense forest fires burning near this town. Queen of the Bike Carnivals Sault Ste. Marie Michigan August Miss Mayme Baldwin will receive the crown and freedom of the city from Mayor John G. Stradley during the Midway court ceremony. London August 4 The Liberal party and others in the commons attacked foreign relations, Viscount Cranborne defending Britain’s position as stronger than ever. Joplin Missouri August 5 James McArkin, 60, arrested for counterfeiting after tools and devices for making counterfeit money were found in his home. Indianapolis August 8 Simeon F. Carey of Layman Carey Co. dies after a long illness, a former vice president of the firm.
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Battle Lake
Wyo
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Mayme Baldwin
John G. Stradley
London
Viscount Cranborne
Salisbury
Great Britain
Cranborne
Russia Sees Setback as Korea Ties Stir Tensions
A Russian expert in St. Petersburg cites a Korean newspaper report on England and Japan pledging support to Korea in internal and external matters and Korea’s bid to develop marine and army forces. The piece notes Russian protests over appointments and telegraph line disputes, with warnings of broader dangers if British naval presence rises near Vladivostok. It also reports unrest among southern Russian peasants and official warnings against political agitation.
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St. Petersburg
Miatnikoff
Eter
Novoe Vremya
Korea
Kato
England
Japan
America
M. Syoff
Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Russhe
M. Alexiel
Guances
M. Kate
Seoul
Peking
M. Syro
Kor
Vladivostock
Port Arthur
wWe
Meshelevsky
Orel
Toula
Evddent
Sixty Houses Burn In Port au Prince Fire
A midnight blaze in Port au Prince Haiti destroyed sixty houses causing about two hundred thousand dollars in damage. In Wisconsin Frante mourns after a husband and five children died within a week from diphtheria. A. A. Braun then drowned himself in the Mississippi, leaving a crippled thirteen year old boy as the sole survivor.
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Port AU Prince
Port Au Prince, Hayti
Aug
Griet LaCrosse
Wis
Frante
A. A. Braun
Mississippi
Ill at Denver Gen Frederick Funston Feels Fever After Philippines
Beaver Col Aug 8 Gen Frederick Funston is ill at his home with fever linked to a prior Philippines illness. Fear remains that another appendicitis operation may be needed though officials say his condition is not alarming.
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Beaver
Frederick Fouston
Philippines
Funston
Charged With Perjury by Grand Jury In Manila Question
Corporal O'Brien of Company M Sixth Volunteer Infantry was indicted for perjury by a grand jury after testimony before the Senate Philippines committee on May 19. He was arrested at North Adams and faces trial in autumn with United States District Attorney Gould handling the case. Witnesses named include Captain Fred H. McDonald of Company H, Twenty-sixth Infantry, accused by O'Brien of various delinquencies.
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O'Brien
K. T. O'Brien
Ixth Volunteer Infantry
North Adsuins
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Senator Lodge
O Bren
United States
Gould
Atte Gould
Fred TH. McDonald
Company H
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Quite a Family Affair S Game at Detroit That Ended in a Police Co
Joseph Norejke of 151 Superior street sought warrants for Peter Gralki of 13 Superior and Joseph Opalewski of 155 Superior for assault with intent to do great bodily harm after a bloody family quarrel in Detroit. Norejke claims Mrs Opalewski beat his wife with a board, prompting an attack by the Opalewski family and kin. He says he was forced into a ditch and beaten. his wife lost much hair. Friends trying to intervene were also struck.
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Detroit
Ang. S
Joseph Norejke
Superior Street
Justice Whelan
Peter Gra 1Ki
Joseph Opalewski
Opalewski
Grabowski
Norejke
Navy Ordered to Prevent Cape Haytien Cable Cutting
The Navy Department has ordered the commander of the Machias to stop possible cutting of the cable at Cape Haytien amid escalating tensions.
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NAVY
Washington
Aug. S
Navy Department
Cape Haytien
Man Robs Benefactor After Release From Reformatory
A 22 year old Mount Forest Illinois man named Manners, freed from the Pontine reformatory through C H Meyer, is said to have robbed his benefactor. Detectives Zimmer and Gleason at Central station will send him back to Pontiac for continued confinement.
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Chicago
Pontine Reformatory
C. H. Meyer
Mount Forrest
Manners
Zimmer
Gleason
Central Station
Pontiac
Official appointments in British government named
London reports announced August 8 that Austen Cherlain becomes postmaster general after Londonderry resigns. Likely successors include Earl Dudley as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Charles Thompson Ritchie as chancellor of the exchequer, and Arthur Akers-Douglas as home secretary.
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London
Austen Cherlain
Marquis of Londonderry
Earl Dudley
Jord
Preland
Charles Thompson Ktehie
Ardas Akers-Douglas
Crocker Brigade Set for Biennial Meet in Muscatine
Council Bluffs Iowa August call issued for the eleventh biennial gathering of Crocker’s Iowa brigade. Composed of the 11th 15th 5th and 6th regiments, Iowa volunteer soldiers entitled to membership urged to attend.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Crocker
A. HL. Reed
Muscatine
Iowa Volunte
Just Ordinary Tramps The Burlington Train Robbers Arrested
Five men arrested in St Paul Minnesota yesterday on suspicion of Burlington train robberies were found to be ordinary drifters. Local authorities released the men after questioning.
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Burlington
St. Pat
St. Paul
Minn
Groesbeck Reply Pending Publication
Col Groesbeck of the advocate general's department has sent a reply to the adjutant general regarding an interview published on his arrival from the Philippines. The reply awaits General Corbin's return before publication.
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Groesbeck
Washington
Advocate General's Department
Adjutant General
Requist
San Francisco
Philippines
Geeral Corbin
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British Trades Union Gathering
Curran
Leicester
British Trades Unions Federation
Europe
Edward VII
Spain
Joplin
Indianapolis
Simeon FB. Carey
Layman & Carey Co
Pennsylvania Street
John Carey
Uth
Eunston
Denver
G. Toombs
Carrie Larson
Toombs
Peerless
Robert Keissig
Athens
Keokuk
Towa
Missouri
Des Moines River
Jamaica
Kingston
Hampton, Ia
Fourth District
A. L. Sorter
Musen City
Austen Chamberlain
Mer
Sharon
William W. Staith
Miinois
Crawger
Captain Smith
Baumgarten
Manistee
Mic
Alex. Baumgarten
Illinois
Auz. S
United State
Dwight F. Davis
Kansas City
D. M. Estey
Owosso
American Flint Glass Makers’ Union
Tes Moines
Great Western
Orilla
Venice
San Stefano
Thombs
Louis Thombs
Supreme Court
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