Revolution in Earnest Moves for Jiminez North San Domingo
Reports from Cape Haytien dated August 18 recount a serious revolution in San Domingo. General Navarre’s bands reportedly captured Dajabon after a raid leaving 20 dead, with forces marching toward Monte Christi. Deschamps is expected to join and back former president Jiminez, while the north faces anarchy and commerce disruption and traffic bans.
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Cape Haytien
Hayti
San Domingo
Navarre
Riviere
Dajabon
Monte Christi
Guayabin
General Deschamps
Jiminez
Island
Harlan Named to Interstate Commerce Commission
Oyster Bay Aug 18 President Roosevelt appoints James S Harlan of Chicago to the Interstate Commerce Commission. He is son of Justice John M Harlan and former Porto Rico attorney general. The move completes the commission under the new railroad rate law, announced earlier but delayed.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
James S. Harlan
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harlan
John M. Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Porto Rico
Drago Doctrine Faces Setback at Pan American Talks
Rio de Janeiro reports the inter national American conference committee on the Drago doctrine will report urging governments to consider submitting the doctrine to The Hague tribunal for all pecuniary claims including forcible debt collection. Argentina is routed on all points. The patents committee backed forming an American union for patents trademarks and copyrights with offices at Havana and Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio de Janeiro
International American Conference
Hague Tribunal
Argentina
Committee On Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
American Union
Havana
SAY RESTITUTION WAS MADE Defense Fights Hard in Suttle Prelim inary Hearing
H A Suttle of Peoria faces embezzlement charges in the Cypress Gold and Mining case. Justice Johnson adjourned the preliminary hearing to next Tuesday morning after prosecution witnesses Dooley and Johnson testified. Defense attorneys contend the funds were properly returned.
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Suttle
H. A. Suttle
Peoria
Cypress Gold & Mining Company
Justice Johnson
C. H. Dooley
George W. Johnson
Dick Little and Hagerty Push For Continent Crossing Trip
War correspondents Richard H. Little and Christian D. Hagerty left New York Thursday in a touring cart to break the continental record. They plan to reach Chicago today and pass through DeKalb Dixon Sterling and Morrison before crossing the Mississippi at Clinton. Western communities anticipate receptions as the journey promotes good roads.
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Dick Little
Richard H. Little
Christian D. Hagerty
New York
Iowa
Chicago
Illinois
DeKalb
Dixon
Sterling
Morrison
Clinton
Fortieth Encampment Ends With protest Over Wirz Statue
The Grand Army of the Republic closed its 40th encampment in Minneapolis with adjournment to Saratoga in 1907. A protest against a statue to Henry Wirz was approved to General S D Lee, while a minority report urged no official action. Resolutions called for Bull Run battlefield sites purchase and better mortality stats from prisons. Also from Dublin a dire potato blight threatens next winter with remittances from America easing distress.
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Minneapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Saratoga
N. Y
Henry Wirz
S. D. Lee
Southern Veterans’ Association
Congress
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Ohio
Joseph W. O’neall
Charles Burrows
New Jersey
J. H. Holcomb
Philadelphia
J. W. Winanes
Wirz
William A. Ketcham
Indianapolis
Committee On Resolutions
Lee
Mr. Ketcham
E. Torrance
Grand Army
Tanner
Ketcham
Connaught
America
Ireland
Start Boom for Rodenberg Endorsed for Illinois Governor
Southern Illinois Republicans back Congressman William A. Rodenberg of East St Louis for the 1908 Illinois gubernatorial nomination. The declaration came in Nashville with a nominating speech by John J. Faulkner amid applause as support grows across southern Illinois.
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Illinois
Nashville
William A. Rodenberg
East St. Louis
Twenty-second
John J. Faulkner
Ilinois
Typographical Union Issues Compromise at Hearst Boom
Colorado Springs August 18 delegates at the International Typographical union convention moved past a heated debate by adopting a compromise substitute for a resolution. The substitute commends editors who support union labor while noting Hearst's role in the fight, avoiding any formal endorsement of William R Hearst.
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Colorado Springs
Col
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Roberts
Washington
McCullough
Omaha
International Typographical Union
Postal Office Manager Resigns for New Field
E W Schieber resigns as head of the local Postal Telegraph office and leaves Monday to begin a new line of work in Neighly Nebraska, joining his brother with a traveling amusement concern. He is succeeded by E L Dahlberg of Cable Illinois, formerly with the Rock Island road and most recently with the Postal at Denver.
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E. W. Schieber
E. W. Seers
Postal Telegraph Company
Neighly
Neb
E.L. Dahlberg
Cable
Ill
Rock Island Road
Postal
Denver
Hat Factory Burned Out in Orange City Fire
A blaze followed by an explosion destroyed the hat factory of Frederick Cummings Sons & Co in Orange City New Jersey. The loss is put at 300000 dollars and about 500 workers were left without jobs.
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Orange City
N. J
Frederick Cummings’ Sons & Co
Hearst Attacks Two Parties at Old Salem Chautauqua
William R. Hearst urged political independence before 8000 attendees in Salem Ul joining Lincoln Republicans with Jefferson Democrats on voter rights. He anathemized corporate greed naming Ryan Rockefeller Rogers Belmont and condemned corporate tools in NY politics. He donated 11000 to secure the Old Salem site, drawing enthusiastic reception.
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Hearst
Ryan
Rockefeller
Rogers
Belmont
New York
New York City
New York State
Cleveland
Jerome
Lincoln
Lincoln Republicans
Jefferson Democrats
Old Salem
Depositors to Receive 20 Percent Dividend
Chicago dated report says Judge Brentano authorized Receiver Fetzer to pay a 20 percent dividend to all depositors of the defunct Milwaukee Avenue State Bank after the bank failed.
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Stensland Bank
Chicago
Brentano
Fetzer
Milwaukee Avenue
State Bank
Chile Earthquake Devastates Valparaiso and Surrounding Areas
Reports from Santiago de Chile describe a fearful earthquake with widespread damage in Valparaiso and nearby towns. Telegraph lines were disrupted, and much of the city faced fires and blocked streets as troops restored order and residents sought refuge on ships and hills.
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Santiago de Chile
Buenos Ayres
Andes
Tacna
Valparaiso
Lima
Peru
Vina Delmar
Quiloque
Limache
New York
South American Telegraph Company
Valparo
San Francisco
Banker Stensland Reported Captured
Spokane Washington notice reports Banker Stensland has been captured. Details are sparse but the name and event are confirmed in the ad section. No further context or background provided in the readable text.
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Spokane, Wash
Adz
Stensland
La Follette's Child Heroine Six Year Old Rides Brave
Madison Wis Aug 18 Mary La Follette the 6 year old daughter of Senator La Follette rode in a buggy alone down a crowded street bravely holding the reins to check a frightened runaway horse. Her brother left to enter a store and the horse bolted Walter Wilson seized the bridle and stopped it Mary alighted unhurt and did not shed a tear.
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Senator Brave
Madison
Wis
Mary la Follette
Senator la Follette
Robert Jr
Walter Wilson
Mary
Bolt hits Indiana church killing woman and injuring two
Crawfordsville Ind Aug 18 lightning struck the Wallace Christian church during a Ladies Aid gathering killing Mrs John Bellis and seriously injuring Mrs Bessie Phillpott and Miss Ura Shoat. Shoat and Phillpott were unconscious over an hour but expected to recover. In Burlington Iowa an electrical storm struck the public library and other buildings causing a fire and shocks to several people.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Wallace
John Bellis
Bessie Phillpott
Ura Shoat
Shoat
Phillpott
Burlington
Iowa
Big Stock Market Profits Alleged From Promoters
New York August 18 opened with furious buying of Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Pennsylvania causing prices to surge then swing as traders sought to cash in. Reported profits of 25 million tied to promoters and Harriman moves spark a frenzy with unions of massive blocks traded before close.
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New York
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvannia
Toon
Union
Pennsylvania
Stock Exchange
Northern Pacific
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Intense Heat Fatal in Des Moines Area
Des Moines reports one death and many prostrations from extreme heat. Statewide temperatures rose to about 100 degrees with Clarinda among the hot spots. Ed Cottrell, a Des Moines farmer, died at Methodist Hospital yesterday as the heat crisis affected the region.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mercury
Clarinda
Ed Cottrell
Methodist Hospital
Reward Offered for Lynching in Shelburne District
A dramatic report notes Hon. W. S. Fielding, finance minister, unseated as MP for Queens Shellurne after Conservative leaders accused corrupt practices by his campaign workers. Fielding must seek reelection to resume parliamentary duties. The piece also covers Shaw family arrivals and a controversial editorial praising lynching, including a $1,000 incentive for others to join in.
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Shelburne
N. S
W. S. Fielding
Queens-Shellurne
Supreme Court
Fielding
Wilfred Laurier
Root and party attacked on train in Argentina
Secretary Root’s train was stoned near Clascones ranch as he returned from a ranch visit. Three windows were broken in his car and several party members were hurt. Police investigation underway. A Buenos Ayres banquet in his honor drew cabinet ministers and officials with eloquent praise for arbitration and peace. An earthquake in Chile may alter Root's itinerary.
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Buenos Ayres
Root
Party
Clascones Ranch
Opera Horse
Bown
Senor Drago
Foreifen
Roosevelt
United States
Sant Americs
United State
Argentine
Chile
Andalusia Aids the Interurban Plan Meeting
An interurban meeting at Andalusia town hall rallied support for a county rail link to the city. Wenks chaired with T. B. Cole as secretary as three committees were formed to gather data on freight and passenger use and minerals from the lower county. A Buffalo Prairie session was set for tonight ahead of Edgington submissions next Saturday.
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Andalusia
Edgington
Wenks
T. B. Cole
Rock Island Club
Buffalo Prairie
Krauss Heads the Eagles at Milwaukee Convention
Edward Krauss of Wilmington was elected grand worthy president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at Milwaukee. Norfolk will host the next convention. In Marblehead Massachusetts six yachts started the race with Vim leading and Sumatra second.
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Order At
Milwaukee
Edward Krauss
Wilmington
Del
Order of Eagles
Norfolk
Marblehead
Mass
Vim
Sumatra
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