Four Miners Die In Chenoa Coal Mine Accident
In Bloomington Illinois on August 26 an accident at the Chenoa coal mine killed four miners when a coal car broke loose after a man and a boy jumped off. The car plunged 247 feet to the bottom, breaking their necks. Betto Biuseppi, Brio Biaretti, Bonio Bailetti, and Thomas Jones were named among the dead.
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Bloomington
Ill
Chenoa
Betto Biuseppi- Biaretti Brio
Bonio Bailetti
Thomas Jones
Liquor and Acid Mix Claims Iowa Farmer Ira Godfrey
Ira Godfrey a 60 year old farmer from Bassey Iowa died yesterday from carbolic acid poisoning after a bottle of acid broke in his pocket while he was intoxicated and the liquid mixed with his liquor.
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Ira Godfrey
Bassey
Iowa
Farmer
Kitchener reports Boer forces surround and capture unit
London dispatches say three officers and 65 men sent to north Ladybrand were surrounded on unfavorable ground and captured by superior Boer forces on Thursday. One man was killed and four wounded. the prisoners were released. Kitchener notes letters from Steyn Botha and De Wet protesting his proclamation, and says Boer surrendering has increased recently.
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Kitchener
London
North Ladybrand
Steyn
Botha
de Wet
More Complications Over the Protocoll
Rome reports from Basel that Prince Chun brother of the Chinese emperor delays amid new protocol issues. Chun arriving en route to Berlin to apologize for Baron Von Keller assassination had orders from Pekin not to proceed, complicating settlement of the protocol.
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Rome
Basel
Switzerland
Prince Chun
China
Berlin
Baron von Kettler
Chun
Pekin
Proteco
Swiftwater Bills Break Elopes With Niece Lydia Boyle
Aug. 26 Tacoma Washington Swiftwater Bill Gates wed Lydia Boyle, his 14 year old niece. The sister of the girl’s mother swore out a warrant charging kidnapping. This is Gates fourth marriage in four years, two earlier wives were actresses and sisters.
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Tacoma
Wash
Swiftwater
Bill
Gates
Lydia Boyle
Oil magnate's wedding sparks legal divorce law claim
Deary M Flagler, Florida magnate, and Miss Mary Lily Kenan wed at the Kenan homestead in Kenansville. The story notes Florida passed a spring law allowing divorce from an insane wife, with Flagler said to have influenced it. His first wife reportedly resides in an insane asylum.
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Mington
Deary M. Flagler
Standard of
Jenet M. Flagler
Kenans
Kenansville
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Flagler
Can Car Crashes Into Janesville Canning Plant
A western road engine and a box car plunged through the Janesville Wisconsin canning factory causing $150000 damage to the brick building and smashing thirty million tin cans and costly machinery. The plant had just been finished and would not operate this season. The company operates other factories in Cassville Wisconsin and various Iowa locations.
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Janesville
Wis
Julon
Cassville
Iowa
Move to form new county from St Louis area
A Granite City led movement across the river seeks a new county formed from parts of St Clair and Madison counties along the Mississippi. It would include East St Louis East Carondelet Brooklyn Venice Madison Granite City Mitchell Alton and East Alton with about 50000 people. Steps to pursue the plan are said to be taken soon.
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St. Louis
Lebanon
Granite City
Mississippi River
St. Clair
Madison
East St. Louis
East Carondelet
Brooklyn
Venice
Mitchell
Alton
East Alton
Dream of Golconda Disaster Narrated by State Secretary
Secretary of State James A. Rose recounts a seven year old dream of a steamer Town Golconda that would sink on the Ohio near Paducah though no such craft existed then. He later saw a vessel matching the description just before a real Golconda wreck killed twenty persons on the stretch.
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Golconda
Springfield
Uls
James A. Rose
City of Golconda
Padneah
Ohio River
Mental Healer of Florida Faces Fraud Charge Bond Set
Helen Wilmans and Charles Burgman, mental scientists from Daytona Beach, were arrested for mailing fraud. They posted bonds of 5000 dollars each with Dr E M Sanderson and J M Lehu maker as sureties. The case proceeds to December in the U S district court at Jacksonville under Judge Locke.
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Florida
Daytona
Fla
C. C. Post
Helen Wilmans
Charles F Burgman
Sea Breeze
Jacksonville
Wen
United States
W. M. Archibald
E. M. Sanderson
J. M. Lehumaker
First National Bank
Frank Same
New Smyrna, Fla
H. L. Kochereperger
Chicago
Locke
United States District Court
Ville
Manila Contingents Surrender as Uprising Fears Rise
Manila reports a surrender of Insurgent Colonel Lorcel with seventeen officers and thirteen men to Captain Brown of the Fourth Infantry. Over a hundred contingents have surrendered. Manila’s garrison drops below 1,000, prompting plans to add four infantry companies. General Chaffee deems Manila orderly despite tax discontent, while officers welcome stronger forces to prevent a prison uprising. Belgian Haelterman sentenced to fifteen years in a wartime case reviewed by General MacArthur.
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Manila
Lorcel
Brown
Fourth Infantry
Talisay
Chaffee
Wright
Washington
War Department
Division of
Philippines
United States
Brix Haelterman
Military Commission
Haelerman
MacArthur
W Colony
Schley Rejects Howison Interview Probe
Acting Navy Secretary Hackett received Admiral Schley’s reply denying questions about an alleged Howison interview. He asks that Howison be questioned but says the department will not pursue further action, leaving the matter to the court of inquiry.
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Schley
Howison
Farmer
Washington
Ang
Navay Hackett
Admiral Schley
Department
Sehley
Lemly
Court of Inquiry
Howlson
Negotiating a Peace Secures Offer From Shaffer
Pittsburg Aug 26 Developments in the steel strike are meagre with two more Painters mills put in operation and Amalgamated reporting fewer workers than last week. A peace programme was disclosed as officials of Amalgamated consented to present concessions to United States Steel through Civic Federation mediators. No arbitration proposed. talks hint at concessions to reopen negotiations with the corporation.
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Philippine Islands
Washington
Insular Afairs
War Department
Fred W. Atkinson
Ul Superintendent of Public Instruction
Philippines
United States
Profesoor Atkinson
Manila
Atkinson
David Barrows
Barrows
Pittsburg
Combine
Painters
Amalgamated
United States Steel Corporation
National Civic Federation
Civic Federation
New York
Association
Shaffer
Widoen
Federation of Labor
Federal Steel Company
Chicago
Aus
Allis-Chalmers
Kohlsaat
Baker
United States ¢Ircuit Court
Goshen
Ind
W. B. Conkey Printing Company
Hammond
Massachusett
Hampton
P. T. Woodfin
National Soldiers
Woodfin
United States Service
Massachusetts
Bright 15 year old girl accused of horse stealing
Miss Maggie Culp, 15, living with lumber merchant Uncle Frank Case, was arrested after a lively chase across Three Rivers Centerville Leonidas and Union City. She hired multiple horses and rigs, fled toward Union City, and surrendered when capture became certain.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Maggie Culp
Frank M. Case
Shree Rivers
Centerville
Three Rivers
Leonidas
Union City
Mi Culp
Thieves Blow Safe Missing $17,000 in Petersburg Heist
In Washington Indiana on August 26 three burglars blasted open the Citizens State bank vault at Petersburg. They recovered 240 but overlooked a hidden box containing 17,000. Citizens chased as two men fled with a third guarding. One shooter fired at Charles Kiefer as he fled. no injuries reported. Police alerted, restaurant bell rang, crowd gathered.
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Williams
Noles
Washington
Ind
Citizen's State Bank
Petersburg
Charles Kiefer
Kiefer
Byron Brenton
Raid on Black workers ends in double white fatalities
Knoxville Tenn August details reach city of an attempt to drive Black workers from Elk Valley Inc property ten miles from Jellico. White men attacked the Negroe camp. James Hatfield was found dead with a bullet hole, and his brother Winfield Hatfield was fatally struck. A note outlining raid plans was found. Deputies guard the company property as tensions rise.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Elk Valley Inc Company
Jellico
Southern Railway
Ives
James Hatfield
Winfield Hatfield
James
Severe storms hit southern France amid varied world news
Telegraph briefs report storms across southern France and a Chicago visitor, tangle of notes on world figures. Cardinal Gibbons arrives in New York from Europe, U. S minister to Chili Henry L. Wilson to retire, Abbot to Syracuse for a race, platé glass prices cut, Pennsylvanian damage from rain, New York flood, a German naval expert on British fleets, Jessie Morrison seeks court release, Venezuelan govt to send facts to Washington, Malvern’s Sandy Valley Barking Co reassigned, Rouen to use trolley wires for pumps, Northwestern denies Bashford offered presidency, Tramps shoot John McGrath on a Rush City cattle train, Booth to visit Chicago, China population given as 383,253,000.
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France
Daisy Leiter
Chicago
Mexico
Rdinal Gibbons
New York
Europe
United States
Chili
Henry L. Wilson
Syracuse
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Jessie Morrison
Castle
Eldorado
Kan
Supreme Court
Venezuela
Washington
Sandy Valley Barking Company
Malvern, C
Aco
Rouen
Severe Storm Destroys Peach Orchards at Centralia
A cyclone wind storm last night caused extensive damage in Centralia Illinois. A Baptist church was wrecked and utilities disrupted as many homes were damaged by falling trees. An estimated 150000 bushels of peaches lie ruined on the ground near the city.
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Centralia
Ill
Colored Baptist Church
Terms of Settlement With Foxy Sultan
Constantinople Aug 26 The sultan agrees to pay Quay's company 700000 francs and 600000 to the Frenchmen for seizing lands in Albania. Also reports French ambassador Constans left Constantinople amid unclear motives and possible vacation. Several terse brief items follow: Columbia wins on a fluke with Lipton aboard but rain spoils race. Chicago police graft questions. Des Moines bank Home Savings and Trustee suspends. Gen MacArthur greeted by wife and son in Chicago. Arthur C Mills, Madison capitalist, dies by suicide. two men decapitated by a train near Santa Fe wedding trip. Jack the Hugger caught in Alma. Balaklava veteran William Humphrey dies. Dr J W Herrod shot at Dixon Springs. Anita loses Green Lake trophy race to Minnezuka.
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Constantinople
Quay
Albania
Constans
London
Paris
France
Turkey
Jack
Alma
Mich
Balaklava
Santa Rosa
Cal
William Humphrey
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George Parker
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Franklin County
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J. J. Neh
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Lachine
Que
Lachine Wharf
Ratterly
Rutherford
Northwestern University
James W. Bashford
Ohio Wesleyan University
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John
Paul McGrath
Rush City
Tul
Gen. Booth
General Booth
Salvation Army
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Foxy Sultan
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Erin
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Iowa Bank
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la Crosse
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Simbon Mills
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Herrod
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