Roosevelt Reviews Great Fleet as Peacetime Ceremony Ends in Collision
Oyster Bay August 18 a grand naval review by President Roosevelt of a large US war fleet in peace time. The parade featured the Mayflower guiding two long columns of ships with 2500 yards between, sailors saluting, twenty one gun salute and cheers for the commander in chief. A torpedo boat destroyer rammed the Decatur at the end but caused little damage. Kermit Roosevelt was aboard the Decatur during the mishap.
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A S Barker
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Craffee
Mayflower
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Columbia
Army and Navy
San Francisco
Cal
Black
Chicago
Miles
Thick
Department of Texas
Joseph A. Mower
Bolton
Texas
Mower Post
Gen. Black
Lunce on the President's Yacht Alights on Mayflower
President Roosevelt hosted a luncheon aboard the Mayflower with naval attaches from Britain Germany Russia and Japan plus Assistant Secretary of War Sanger and notable yachtsmen. The gathering included Captain DeChain Captain Edwin Schaefer Commander W. Co. Bontakel Lieutenant Commander Isshika and others as guests and dignitaries. The president proposed a toast to the four great powers and their sovereigns as the event concluded.
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DeChain
Edwin Schaefer
W. Co. Bontakel
Isshika
Sanger
Thomas Lipton
C. Oliver Iselin
Feet
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Japan
Disemboweled Boy Found Near Stove Works in Detroit
The disemboweled body of a four year old boy named Alphonse Welmes was found wedged between moulding boxes in a vacant lot behind a stove works. The hands were tied and gagged. the clothing suggested a family of moderate means. No clue to the killer yet.
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Detroit
Alphonse Welmes
Alton Feels Earthquake Shocks Across City
An eight second earthquake rattled Alton UL on August 18 waking residents. Reports say powder mills or lead works were suspected as the tremor shook plaster from a church auditorium and bricks and glass rattled in East Alton. No injuries reported.
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Wisconsin Man Shot and Killed in Oshkosh
In Oshkosh Wisconsin on August 18 Morgan a millionaire sash and deer maker was shot to death by Frederick Hampel a discharged employee Hampel fired three shots into Morgans back The murdered man was overpowered and taken to the police station By noon he had hanged himself in the cell Thomas Ri
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Morgan
Frederick Hampel
Hampel
Thomas Ri
Russia names Hague arbitrators in Venezuela dispute
The czar named Mourieff Russian minister of justice Lardy Swiss minister at Paris and Prof Matzen from Copenhagen University as arbitrators at The Hague over the quarrel between Venezuela and the blockading powers.
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Ameri
Ric Ble Unelle
St. Petersburg
State Department
Mour-ieff
Paris
Prof
Matzen
University of Copenhagen
Thees
Venezuela
President greets fleet after luncheon aboard Mayflower
The president, after a luncheon, returns to the Kearsarge and salutes from twelve ships. He thanks officers and crew, recalls Manila Bay service, notes peace work for war readiness, and bows to Dewey as he addresses gun pointers and sailors aboard the Olympia. He tours the fleet and salutes conclude events.
Labor case upholds right to discharge and blacklist
In St Louis federal court Judge Rogers ruled Western Union may discharge employees for any cause or no cause and may maintain a blacklist of union members. The decision allows a company to share a truthful blacklist with others, sustaining the right to terminate union members and to publish discharge reasons. The ruling is seen as a decisive win for Western Union in the dispute with Arthur Boyer and the Commercial Telegraphers' Union.
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Rogers
Arthur Boyer
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Western Union
Union
Western Union Company
Othe
Arkansy
United States Circuit Court
Labor man is removed in Indiana police board shakeup
Governor Durbin dismissed Police Commissioner D C Reardon of Marion for failing to protect businessmen during a two month labor dispute. Marx Swazey of the employers council was named to the vacancy, and the police superintendent offered his resignation. The move follows protests by employers as strikers and sympathizers gathered near Gemmer Engine works and the National Sweeper plant, with the city described as near anarchy without police action.
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Durbin
D. C. Reardon
Marion
Marx Swazey
Employers’ Council
Reardon
Glass Bottle Blowers’ Union
Gemmer Engine Works
National Sweeper Company
Court of Honor Buys the Palmer Residence
Springfield Aug 18 The supreme directors of the Court of Honor have purchased the homestead of the late Gen John M Palmer. They paid 26000 and will spend 15000 on improvements before using it as the head offices of the Court of Honor.
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Supreme Directors of the
Court of Honor
Thi City
John M. Palmer
Frisco Grand Parade and G A R Encampment Scene
San Francisco Aug 18 grand parade drew vast crowds as military naval and civic bodies marched with Gov Pardee Generals McArthur Shafter Miles and Mayor Schmitz attending. Black Miles debate dominated encampment chatter with St Louis Salt Lake City and Denver vying for next meeting site.
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Grand Army of the Republic
United States
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
Denver
Waters rise across Kansas bridges cut rail and power lines
Kansas City reports two bridges washed out by a strong river current disrupting transit and water supply. Affected lines include James Street footbridge, Metropolitan Street Railway bridge, and the main telephone cable. Other Kansas streams rise. Topeka cites river increases with limited damage expected. In Constantinople, Russia prepares a naval demonstration off the Turkish coast amid reports of a massacre at Monastir.
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Metropolitan Street Railway Company
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Street Railway
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Kaw
Smoky Hill
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Topeka
Nan
Ka Ss
Wamego
Manhattan
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Lawrence
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Sebastopol
Turkey
Russia
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Monastir
Swims the Rapids: Jack Glenister Delirious After Feat
Buffalo reports Jack Glenister swam the whirlpool rapids at Niagara Falls this morning. He is under physician care with no bones broken and is described as delirious following the feat. The report notes his safety and current medical supervision.
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Jack Glenister
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Glenister
Novel train hold up occurs in Michigan
Benton Harbor August 18 a man ran to the Indiana Illinois and Iowa train waving a bat and gesticulating wildly. He questioned the conductor about goods shipped and claimed the crew forgot to stop at the depot. The engineer and conductor allegedly violated a rule as the country stores continued down the track.
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Benton Harbor
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Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Glendora
Poisoned by ice cream sickens many in Colorado Springs
About fifty people, mostly tourists, were poisoned after consuming ice cream in Colorado Springs. Health officers believe the cream, shipped from Denver and charged with formaldehyde, caused the incident. No deaths were reported, though several cases were serious.
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Colorado Springs
Cat
Denver
Iowa State Fair Opens With Record Entries In 1900s Des Moines
Des Moines reports the Iowa state fair opening Friday will be the largest yet. Cattle entries near 800 exceed last year, requiring tents for overflow. barns will overflow. The horse show promises a west best with top central western importers attending. About 2,500 hogs expected by opening day.
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Central West
Rooster Attack Kills Two Year Old Child in Indiana
In Elwood Indiana in August a game rooster fatally injured the 2 year old daughter of William Hopkins. The bird's spurs pierced the chest and lungs and the child's eyes were pecked from their sockets.
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Elwood
Ind
William Hopkins
Philadelphia Strikers End Strike With Wage Concession Decline
Philadelphia on August 14 saw over two thousand upholstery workers and six hundred dyers return to work without concessions. Several strikers resumed work at a five percent wage cut as part of an incomplete settlement.
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Royal Clan Order of Scottish Clans Convention in Cleveland
The twenty first convention of the Royal Clan Order of Scottish Clans opens in Cleveland, Aug 18, for four days with about 200 delegates from the United States and Canada. In Detroit, the 17th annual gathering of the National Harness Manufacturers and Dealers Protective Association attracts 150 members.
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Royal Clan
United States
Canada
Iarness Makers Io
Detroit
Mich
National Harness Manufacturers and Dealers Protective Association of the
Empress of India Sinks Armoured Craft After Collision
The Empress of India, en route from Vancouver to Hong Kong, collided with the Chinese warship Huang Tai off Hong Kong. The Huang Tai sank with 15 crew drowned. The Empress of India saved 170 crew members but suffered severe midship damage. Captain remained aboard to ensure all aboard were accounted for.
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Ang. Is
Vancouver
B.C
Every Christian Was Slaughtered in Krushevo Battle
Reports from Sofia dated August 18 claim Turkish forces recaptured Krushevo and slaughtered the entire Christian population. A nearby fight near Monastir involved three Turkish battalions vs insurgents, with Turkish casualties reported as 210. Bulgarian reports allege Albanian bashi yazak chiefs pillaged Christian villages in Debar and Ochrida, aided by Turkish authorities.
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Constantinople
Krushevo
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Monastir
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Uskuh
Debre
Okrida
Bumble bees trigger chaotic runaway at picnic
Peoria on August 18 a wholesale runaway occurred during Judge Sherman's speech at a Glassford picnic. A swarm of bumble bees swept into the corral causing horses to bolt. The stampede lasted for hours as attendees scattered and several were injured.
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Sherman
Glassford
Sheryman
Western players win the tennis championship
In the 23rd annual National Lawn Tennis association tournament Collins and Wardner the western champions defeated Ward and Ware the eastern champions in the championship doubles. The victors will challenge the Dohertys the English experts.
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Wardner
Ward
Ware
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Hypnotized by a rattler aids Duluth girl at bluff
Miss Anna Herold of Duluth describes being lured by a rattlesnake at Grandad’s bluff near La Crosse. Her escort killed the reptile with a cane, averting a tragedy during a day in the country.
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la Crosse
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Anna Herold
Duluth
Grandad
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