King's First Gift to Nation Marks Coronation Era
London August 11 reports King Edward VII sworn in new ministers at Buckingham Palace investiture of the Victorian Order. He signals a gift of Osborne House for a Navy and Army convalescent home, with apartments for Queen Victoria, while other parts may become national property. Bulletin: king un fatigued, in good condition. Royal service at St James and Westminster Abbey marked by cheers and rain delays.
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London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Osborne House
Victoria
Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Windsor
Navy
Army
Treves
Laking
Queen Alexandra
Chapel Royal
St. James’ Palace
Edward VII
Alexandra
Westminster Abbey
Alexandra Ig
Westminster
Boiler explodes in Adrian laundry. one killed
In Adrian Michigan on August 11 an explosion in Arthur Oram’s laundry killed James Oram and injured five others, with one injury fatal. The blast hurled a 600 pound boiler section across to a distant site, shattering the Gibson hotel rear and blowing glass across the business district.
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Adrian
Mich
Arthur Oram
James Oram
Carl Hall
Ben Baughey
William Oram
Mary Mattiman
Annie Baughey
Gibson Hotel
King and Queen Cheerful Welcome Mark Coronation Day
Crowds greeted the king and queen with loud cheers throughout the day as Earl Roberts and other dignitaries drew attention during the Abbey ceremony and parade. The celebration, from 1030 a.m. to 3 p.m., proceeded with rare perfection and ended in unrestrained jubilation at Buckingham Palace.
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Earl Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Alfred Gaselee
Edward Hobart Seymour
Buckingham Palace
Robbery at Little's drug store ends with jail break
Indiana town tale of midnight robbery attempt at Little's drug store. Stranger Hardy jailed after witnesses saw two men in the shop. Early next morning the jail door was knocked off its hinges and Hardy released by two accomplices. A posse pursued but public clue vanished.
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Indianapolis
Stells
Upland
Little
Witchiman
Hardy
Pig Iron Leads Mineral Output in 1901 Survey
The U S Geological Survey released its 1901 mineral products summary showing a total value of 1,092,224,380 for the year, up from 1,064,408,321 in 1900. Pig iron tops the list at 242,174,000 with other major values including silver, copper, and petroleum across non metallic and metallic sectors.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
United States
Severe Frost Hits Northwestern Iowa Crops
Des Moines reports a severe frost in northwest Iowa with Cliverdale indicating Sibley area corn suffered considerable damage. The Aug 11 message notes heavy frost affecting the crop throughout the region.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cliverdale
Sibley
Will Be Buried at Pretoria With World Leaders Condolences
The body of General Lucas Meyer died Friday of heart disease is embalmed for shipment to Pretoria to be interred. Condolences arrive from Lord Salisbury General Lord Roberts General Lord Kitchener General Sir John Denton French and former President Kruger. In Beloit Wisconsin a woman dies of apoplexy during anger over horses trampling her garden. Mrs. Gilbert Halverson dies. Her father Carl A. Cole once owned a Milwaukee farm that became Juneau Park.
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Pretria
Brussels
Lucas Meyer
Pretoria
Lord Salisbury
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
John Denton French
Kruger
Beloit
Wis
Gilbert Halverson
Carl A. Cole
Milwaukee
Juneau Park
Bill Against Britain One Third of All She Purchases
Washington reports on Great Britain imports from 1896 to 1900 shows the United Kingdom as the main market for surplus agricultural products. The 1900 value of agricultural imports to Britain and Ireland reached 1.578 billion dollars, over 62 percent of total imports, with the United States furnishing about one third. The Hitchcock study notes US trade dominance but urges expanding sales to Britain amid competitive foreign suppliers.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Frank H. Hitchcock
Department of Agriculture
Ireland
John Bull
Nine US exports dominate British imports in 1900
A historical recap notes that nine items accounted for the majority of US share in Britain’s imports in 1900, detailing high US dominance in lard ham and beef products, cotton and corn, while butter eggs wines and oleomargarine were largely sourced elsewhere. France led farm supply competition with 103 million dollars in 1900. A separate Iowa item reports Anna Davidson assaulting murder suspect Harry Leycih in Des Moines on August 11, with Leycih facing murder charges.
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United States
United Kingdom
France
Dés Moines
Anna Davidson
Isaac Finkelstein
Harry Leycih
Leycih
Tand
Unknown Dead Identified in Milwaukee Wreck Five Names
Five unknown dead from the Milwaukee wreck at Rhodes have been identified as Michael Klynn of New Jersey, Geo. Fitzgibbons of South Omaha, L. Bing ham unknown, Michael Doyle of Chicago, and John Allen of Omsh e. Trolley Men Win Their Strike in New Haven Unconditional Company Acceptance Ends Strike.
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Marshalltown
Milwaukee
Rhodes
Michael Klynn
New Jersey
Geo. _ Fitzgibbons
South Omaha
L. Bingham
Michael Doyle
Chicago
John Allen
Omshe
New Haven
Conn
Senator McMillan Dies Suddenly In Mass Massachusetts
Washington announces the death of Michigan Senator James McMillan from heart failure after a brief illness at his Manchester by the Sea summer home. A native of Ontario born May 12 1838 he led Michigan politics and served in the U S Senate since March 4 1873. He leaves a widow three sons Phillip W C and Frank of Detroit and a daughter. His son Captain John H McMillan died recently in the Philippines.
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James M'Millan
Michigan
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mass
Washington
Congress
McMillan
Manchester-by-the- Sea
W. C
Phillip
Frank
Detroit
Ontario
Hamilton
Republican State Committee
United States Senate
Iss
John HH. McMillan
Philippines
Broom Corn Harvest Faces Uneven Crop and Recuts
Charleston Illinois reports broom corn cutting starting, with uneven yields requiring some fields to be cut twice. Heat and moist weather cause steaminess and inferior grades, with lice and kinked fiber from excessive rain. Nationally, most broom corn will be early. buyers delay purchases as manufacturers sign a no-buy agreement until the new crop is marketed.
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Charleston
Ill
Howe
President Camps Outdoors With Sons At Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt with sons Archie and Kermit and cousin Philip spent Friday evening camping on a Coll Harbor shore near Oyster Bay. They rowed from Sagamore Hill, sheltered on the beach, cooked their own supper, and slept on the bare ground from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. before returning to Sagamore Hill.
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Hunter Style
Oyster Bay
N.Y. Aus
Roosevelt
Archie
Kermit
Philip
Sagamore Lom
Coll Harbor Spring
Seral
Miles
United States
Sagamore Hill
Sugar Prices Rise In U S Refining News
New York August 11 The American Sugar Refining company of B A Howell Son Co today advanced the prices of soft sugars 10 points and that of confectioners A grade five points.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
B.A. Howell, Son & Co
Injanction Issued In Wisconsin Love Suit
John B. Mop, a Milton carpenter, obtained a court injunction forbidding Thomas Becker from any contact with the complainant’s wife. This marks a second case of its kind in Will Christen the Des Moines. Elsie Macomber, famed as a beauty in Des Moines, is chosen by Secretary Shaw to christen the cruiser Des Moines at Quincy this fall. Richmond hosts a large Christian Endeavor convention with 500 to 600 delegates from Friends' church yearly meetings.
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Janesville
Wis
Ang. U
John B. Mop
Milton
Thomas Becker
Des Moines
Elsie Macomber
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Quincy
Mass
Richmond
Ind
Christian Endeavor Societies
Friends’ Church
London hotel fire kills seven in San Angelo
Fire at the London hotel in San Angelo Texas destroyed the building at 2 a m. seven people died including Mrs Landon and Mrs Fowler plus two of Mrs Schulimpeky s family. Seventy five guests escaped as the fire spread through the dining room. Three stables and several stores burned. property damage pegged at 75000 dollars. A separate Southern Railway wreck near Gimzelmiy, Virginia killed two men and injured several others.
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San Angelo
Tex
London
Landon
Ed Hendrick
Waco
Fowler
Houston
Danville
Southern Railway
Wall Creek
Gim Zlembiy
Jerome Carter
Augusta
Gaubat
Te Brea
Bernard Carter
John
Oscar Skinner
Lynchburg
Congressman Rumple in Dangerous Condition
Iowa City Aug 11 Congressman Rumple of the Second district is in a Lansing hotel in Chicago dangerously ill from pneumonia. Hopper drugged him, says a report from Flint Michigan Aug 11. A boy named Hopper is jailed in Grand Blanc after a hold up claim tied to a liquor bottle.
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Rumple
Iowa City
Tews
Congressian
Iowa
Wyoming Hotel
Chicago
Hopper
Flint, Mich
John Alexander
Grand Blanc
Alexander
Fatal Parachute Leap Ends Life Of Aeronaut Frank Reed
In Millersburg Indiana on August 11 Frank Reed an experienced aeronaut died instantly after a parachute jump failure His wife who accompanied him witnessed the fatal fall Reed aged 36 had been making leaps regularly at the local site and had married about a year ago He had performed two or three sorties weekly prior to the accident.
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Millersburg
Ind
Frank Reed
Tracy Buried at Salem after Prison Escape
The body of Harry Tracy was received at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem two months after his escape. Prison officials identified the corpse, convicts viewed the body, and the face was destroyed to prevent exhumation before the burial in the prison cemetery. Tracy’s rifle was given to Superintendent Lee.
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Salem
Ore
Harry Tracy
Lee
Typo plagued annual Typographical union session in Cincinnati
Cincinnati August 11 The 48th annual convention of the International Typographical Union opened today with 365 delegates. President James T. Lynch urged balanced wealth distribution and warned strikes would be prosecuted if needed, while favoring arbitration to secure peace. He urged referendums on political policy and autonomy, and noted a five year arbitration trend and growing eight hour day calls. The financial report showed receipts of 151,141 and expenses 145,768, with a balance of 38,072. 39,711 members and 20 strikes, nine won, three lost, eight ongoing. Resolutions supported United Mine Workers in the anthracite strike.
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Cincinnati
International Ypographical Union
James T. Lynch
International Typograhical Union
Fehr
American Federation of Labor
Federation
J. M. Bramwood
United Mine Workers
City in Peril from Flames
Peoria Aug 11 an arson attempt damaged Neumiller s livery barns with 20 horses suffocating and stock destroyed fire risk spread to nearby buildings while Horace Clark roller mills also struck a fire started mid day and authorities fear further arrests may follow the blaze engulfed a dense business area and wiped out the mill plant through the day continuous smoke and flames.
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Peoria
Neumiller
Newmiller
Horace Clark & Son
Topeka Sent To Port Gabello In Haiti Crisis
Washington reports Germany seeks naval protection amid Haitian uprising. Commander Nichols aboard Topeka ordered to Porto Gabello to land forces if attacked. Cape Haitian rebels declare de facto blockade at Cape Haytien. Provisional government cites rebellions in Gonaives Port de Paix Petit Goave and St. Marc. Firmin troops burn Petit Goave. Bowen notes cable cut at Barcelona as revolution advances.
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Washington
Bowen
Caracalvises
State Department
Porto Gabello
Navy
State Departments
Nichols
Topeka
la Guaira
McCrea
Machias
Navy Department
Cape Haytien
Powell
Vasquez
Hayti
United States Legation
Gonaives
Port de Paix
Petit Goave
St. Marc
Firmin
Visit to President at Oyster Bay by Chinese Ministers
Prince Chen and Wu Ting Fang visit President at Oyster Bay with Liang Chen Tung and secretaries. In Trinidad Colo, coroner's jury rules Bowen mine deaths from an explosion. In Boston, Henry F. Coe indicted for stealing over 100000 from Fertilizer Co. Newark man J Herbert Ballintine files for assignment with liabilities near 1.885 million. Three Haywood men struck by lightning, killed instantly while taking shelter under a tree.
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Ial
Pierce
Oyster Bay
New York
Prince Chen
Wu Ting Fang
United
Liang Chen Tung
Trinidad
Colo
Bowen
Newark
N. J
J. Herbert Ballintine
Crooks
Brownville
Tenn
Jeptha Rhodes
Will Kircus
James Smith
Haywood
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