Bloody week in Russia and US rail disaster reported
Reports from St Petersburg and Warsaw outline a brutal week with official killings and exiles in Russia, revolutionary bombings and arrests in Warsaw, and a fatal train crash in Johnstown after a blinding rainstorm. Seven workers died with seven more injured in the Long Hollow wreck, as freight crews battled wreckage and failed rescues.
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Fort Wayne
Restless in Cuba reports clashes and uprisings
Havana reports confirm uprisings near Rio Hondo in Pinar del Rio province where 30 men led by Colonel Poso fled after a skirmish with rural guards. Outlaws are said active in Santiago and central western Cuba with at least one guard wounded and two outlaws captured. Police seek liberal leaders amid suspected insurrection plans near Havana. Governor Deneen absent in Springfield as party leaders attend a funeral.
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Pinar del Rio
Poso
Santiago
Secretary of the Interior
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Springfield
Deneen
Bloomington
Neville
Roosevelt Cup sailed by Caramba Auk Vim defend race
After three trial races by the Eastern Yacht club the Caramba Auk and Vim were named to defend the Roosevelt cup against three German yachts next month in Marblehead Massachusetts. Caramba won races two and three and was second in race one. Vim won race one and was third in races two and three. Auk finished last in race one and second in races two and three. Caramba owned by C H Foster Eastern YC Auk owned by Charles Francis Adams Quincy YC Vim owned by Trevor L Park American YC New York.
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Eastern Yacht Club
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American Yacht Club
New York
Freeport Flood Leaves City in Water and Damage
Freeport Newfoundland losses surpass $100000 as storm causes cloudbursts across the city. Streets flooded five to six feet, residents evacuated by boats and rafts, with washouts on the Illinois Central line toward Madison and on the Great Western and Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul rails.
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Three Autoists Killed as Express Train Hits Car
At Allaire crossing near Asbury Park New Jersey an express train struck the automobile of J George Laffargue piano manufacturer of New York city Saturday night. Laffargue his wife and Mrs Charles Lurch were instantly killed. Lurch the lone survivor was unconscious and in precarious condition.
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Jerome Willing to Run for New York Governor Nomination
District Attorney William Travers Jerome states he is willing to run for governor if the Democratic convention nominates him with no conditions beyond abiding by his oath of office. The remark comes amid a charged political climate in New York.
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William Travers Jerome
Chilean Earthquake Sweeps Coast Death Toll Mounts
The death list rises in Valparaiso with estimates near 500 as Santiago endures massive destruction. San Antonio, Casablanca, Concepcion and other towns report severe damage, with Valparaiso suffering $250 million in losses. Famine, cold weather, and homelessness worsen the crisis.
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Death by own action linked to Milwaukee Avenue bank wreck
Chicago reports another suicide connected to the Milwaukee Avenue State bank collapse. Edward Kollereth, 45, who deposited 250 dollars two months earlier, hanged himself. friends say the loss unsettled him. Receiver Dawes closed the Milwaukee Avenue Cooperative store, a Stensland enterprise.
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Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
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Stensland Enterprise
Typographical Union to Continue Fight on Shear Day
Colorado Springs Colo Aug 20 The 52d annual convention of the International Typographical Union closes with plans to persist in the shear day fight focusing on Los Angeles and Philadelphia papers. Per capita tax for the printers home rises from 10 to 15 cents, boosting annual funds from sixty thousand to ninety thousand dollars. The convention supports government ownership of the telegraph.
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International Typographical Union
Repetition of Shocks Keeps Inhabitants in State of Terror
London dispatch notes Valparaiso reports indicate widespread damage from a quake. Buildings wrecked or burned, trains stopped, martial law declared, and thousands in tents as aftershocks continue. Civilians and banks face paralysis while relief efforts mobilize across Chile.
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Lewis Morrison Dies After An Operation
New York...Lewis Morrison, celebrated for his Mephisto in Faust, died at St. John's hospital Yonkers after an operation for stomach disease. Illness struck last week. operation deemed necessary. he delayed to notify San Francisco tour. He died quietly with family present, age 61.
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Lewis Morrison
Mephisto
St. John’s Hospital
Yonkers
Both State Conventions Promise Warm Contests
Illinois delegates face a split on endorsing William Jennings Bryan as Chicago and Peoria factions clash over Sullivan’s leadership. Bryan’s letter urges rejection of any endorsement, while Sullivan supporters push for a broad pro-Sullivan platform. Springfield parallels show Hopkins aiming to unseat West as Republican chair. harmony expected in the Illinois GOP convention with treasurer and other races shaping up.
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Chicago
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Forest fires threaten Mesaba and Vermilion ranges
Duluth Minnesota August 20 Lack of wing is the only condition that now prevents a possible reign of terror from forest fires on the Mesaba and Vermilion ranges. Millions of dollars worth of property towns and mines are in peril as residents back fire to halt the encroaching fires.
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First Hour Stock Boom and Valparaiso Aftermath
In New York the opening hour saw heavy buying and gains in Harriman stocks with Union Pacific and Southern Pacific leading. First hour volume likely over 600000 shares before profit taking. Across the globe Valparaiso suffers vast destruction with 500 dead and $250 million in losses as 60% of the city is razed. Food, water, clothing and medical supplies are scarce amid encampments and fears of further quakes and epidemics.
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Lincoln tree blown down in front of Lincoln home
The remaining tree from several planted by Abraham Lincoln at Eighth and Jackson streets in Springfield was blown down amid a storm. Onlookers gathered fragments as relics. Also reported a steamship Manchuria of Pacific Mail on a reef near Rabbit Island after sailing from San Francisco on August 14 with 150 passengers and freight.
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Kewanee Man Shot at Own Door in Broadbeat Attack
Kewanee IL Aug 20 Joseph Stefanic was assaulted outside his home by unknown men after he left a party with Stefanie Primusic. As Stefanie reached his doorway the assailants beat him and Stefanie, a shot severed an artery in Stefanie neck. Stefanie died at St Francis hospital.
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Valance Primusic
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Yellow fever case near New Orleans reported
Advices from New Iberia about 125 miles from New Orleans say a negro was yesterday found with yellow fever. President Irrion of the state board of health and staff arrived early today to direct fumigation and screening. The isolated location on the town outskirts raises hope no further infections will occur.
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Six Liberal leaders arrested in Cuba plot to kill Palma
Havana reports half a dozen prominent liberal party leaders detained on charges of conspiracy against the government and assassination of President Palma. Also notes death of Rev. Joseph Warren Cross, oldest Harvard graduate and Congregational minister, in Massachusetts. Bryan tours Gibraltar aboard Prinzess Irene and expresses satisfaction. Albert Bussay sent to jail for 20 days on disorderly conduct. John Doyle fined for disturbing the peace.
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