Compliments for the Czar on Roosevelt Maine Tour
Augusta and Bangor dispatches describe President Roosevelt's New England tour. He aroused no fatigue after a refreshed night, visited Kennebec river scenery, and spoke briefly in Bangor. In Portland crowds greeted him warmly as he visited Old Orchard and Railway Square before leaving for Lewiston. He praised Thomas Reed and urged morality and manhood in public life. Dover, N H, notes the first presidential visit in its history.
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Augusta
Maine
New England
Kennebec River
Bangor
Portland
State Line
York
Cumberland Counties
W. P. Frye
Railway Square
Union Station
Roosevelt
Boothby
Thomas B. Reed
William L. Putnam
Clarence Hale
Henry Cleaves
Joshua L. Chamberlain
James H. Baxter
Frederick Hobie
Squire
Tom Reed
Reed
Congress
Thomas Brackett Reed
Thomas Brackett Reed Was Elected Speaker. [Appaiuse
Lewiston
Knox Sets Sail for Europe
New York August 27 Attorney General Knox sailed for Europe on the Oceanic to obtain a clear title to the Panama Canal property and to study the treaty with Colombia to be transferred to the United States. He expressed agreement with the president on the trust question and anticipated action by Congress.
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New York
Knox
Europe
Oceanic
United States
Panama Canal Company
Russell
Department of Justice
Paris
Gossip Causes Divorce Ends With Second Marriage
In Anderson Indiana Flora Fenstermaker of Alexandria obtained a divorce after gossip prompted the action. Her husband James Fenstermaker rushed to the clerk’s office and learned of the decree then paid all costs and remarried his ex wife. They had been apart after letters failed to keep in touch during a year away. Neighbors misled Flora into filing.
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Anderson
Ind
James A. Fenstermaker
Flora Fenstermaker
Alexandria
Death of Miss Densard at Point Lookout Sparks Mystery
Josephine Densard a 15 year old niece of Benjamin Densard banker died at Point Lookout from carbolic acid poisoning. She came to visit the uncle’s family that day and shortly after asking for help with housework she drank poison. Her death is described as mysterious with no clear sign of deliberate self harm.
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Omer
Mich
Josephine Densard
Benjamin Densard
Monroe
Point Lookout
Miss Densard
Jeint Lookout
Henry LB. Landen
Ray City
Wou
Fire destroys Klon dike washery in Tresckow
Hazleton Pa Aug 27 the Klon dike washery owned by Joseph Seager was burned causing an estimated 7000 loss with some insurance. The washery had paused during a strike but resumed two weeks earlier. Strikers raided the plant and blocked reopens last week and attempted to resume this week. Roosevelt visit noted with militia escorted reception in Franklin Square. Also reports a 10 percent dividend declared by the comptroller of the currency for Lemars National Bank of Lemars Iowa.
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Hazleton
Tresckow
Joseph Seager
United States
Roosevelt
A. G. Whittemore
Franklin Square
F. B. Farnham
E. B. Sammers
Bengor
B. Dill
Augusta
John F. Hill
Maine
New Hampshire
Washington
Lemars National Bank of
Lemars
Osgood Arrives In New York Amid Gates Tension
John C. Osgood of Denver arrives at Grand Central with a calm, confident bearing as Gates remains offstage. Markets react as Colorado Fuel and Iron opens higher on hopes of a possible compromise. Osgood says he plans a mostly pleasure trip and declines to reveal meeting plans with Gates or Morgan.
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Lake Shore
Grand Central Station
John C. Osgood
Denver
Gates
John W. Gates
Osgood
Mr. Gates
Mr. Morgan
Chicago
Colorado Fuel and Iron dispute stirs market talk
A speaker claims stock list actions may be opposed, calling rivals speculators and pledging to obey Colorado law while weighing receivership. He plans breakfast at the Waldorf Astoria, then Wall Street or the seashore, as legal and market maneuvers unfold. Gates is unhappy and tensions with Osgood surface as John J. Mitchell handles authorization.
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Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Gates
Colorado
Stock Exchange
Osgood
Harris, Gates & Co
Saratoga
John J. Mitchell
Chicago
Iran
Guidi Appointment All But Announced
Rome August 27 The appointment of Mgr Guidi as apostolic delegate to Manila is considered as sure though not officially announced until week’s end.
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Rome
Mgr. Guidi
Manila
People's Party Nominates Ticket At Illinois Convention
At Springfield Illinois on August 27 the People's Party nominated Clerk Supreme Court W W Scott Treasurer Dietrich Balster Superintendent Instruction W C Sgullett University Trustees L H Johnson and Richard Standley Chairman Hopp is authorized to name a woman finalist for the third university trustee seat The platform endorses initiative and referendum labor unionization and opposes monopoly in natural resources praising the Louisville and Omaha Cincinnati platforms and criticizing both major parties
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Supreme Court
W. W. Scott
Dietrich Balster
W. C. Sgullett
L. H. Johnson
Richard Standley
Springfield
People's Party of
Ilinois
Hopp
Omaha
Cincinnati
Louisville
Republican Party
Democratic Party
People's Party
Philetus Jones Mystery Cleared Up
Chica August 27 The mystery of the death notice for Philetus Jones a Boston millionaire was solved by John A J Lee a Chicago real estate broker confessing he invented Jones to secure real estate commissions He planned to use Jones to buy Chicago property for hotels and secure a loan with promised commissions No prosecution expected
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Chica
Philetus Jones
Boston
Chicago
John A. J. Lee
Lee
Plead Guilty To Defrauding The State In Kalamazoo Case
Lansing August 27 J K R Hunter J W Woodworth H Kauffer and S N Bickerstaff of the Henderson company Kalamazoo appeared in circuit court and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the state through military clothing frauds Hunter Woodworth and Kauffer were each fined two thousand dollars while Bickerstaff was fined twelve hundred with two years imprisonment as an alternative if fines are not paid by tomorrow afternoon at 2 pm.
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Lansing, Mich
J. KR. Hunter
J. W. Woodworth
H. Kauffer l
Hender[eee Company
Kalamazoo
Circuit Court
Hunter
Love and Marriage Move A Chicago Girl To New York
A wealthy Chicago girl Miss Dorothy May Lotham married Aaron Cromelin in New York after leaving Berlin where she studied violin. Cromelin came from Berlin to take her home, her mother accompanying her. The couple wed at the Little Church Around the Corner as she forsook a musical career for love.
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New York
Dorothy May Lotham
Chicago
Aaron Cromelin
Berlin
Miss Lotham
Cromelin
Blood Flows in Hayti Provisional Government On Top
Reports from Cape Haytien say Nord's troops were defeated and retreated from Limbe while fighting continues. Limbe changed hands as Firminite forces reinforced, with a battle at Marmelade lacking details and U S cruiser Cincinnati arriving from La Guaira.
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Cape Haytien
Nord
Povisional
Limbe
Aux Cayes
Aguins
Simon
Department of the South
Firmin
Miragoane
Port-au-Prince
Limbe v
Artibonite
Linihe
Creten-Peirrot
Firminite
Alexis Nord
Marmelade
Cape Hayden
Cincinnati
LaGuaira
Venezuela
Provisional Government
General Nord
Albert Sulnive
Corner stone laid for Marshalltown library building
Marshalltown Iowa August 27 the corner stone of the new public library was laid by the Masonic grand lodge and lodge officers with delegations from surrounding towns. The Carnegie gift will be a two story stone library with basement and modern conveniences designed by Patton Miller Chicago at a cost of 30000 dollars.
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Marshalltown
Masonic Grand Lodge
Andrew Carnegie
Patton & Miller
Chicago
Pioneer circus man dies at Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Iowa August 27 George W DeHaven pioneer circus proprietor is dead here.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
George W. DeHaven
Mitchell Has Nothing to Say on Morgan Meeting
Wilkesbarre Pa Aug 27 President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers said he had no comment on the coal operators meeting at J P Morgan's New York office yesterday. A large number of men are reported to have gone to work today at the Dorrance colliery of the Lehigh Valley company with more applications for work arriving daily at the company's office.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
J. P. Morgan
New York
Dorrance
Lehigh Valley Company
Peter Power Suit Hearing Fails to Compel Weidenfeld Testimony
In New York on August, a hearing in Peter Power's suit to block transferring stock from Pacific Railroad to Northern Securities opened with Camille Weidenfeld summoned. Weidenfeld declined to testify further, citing legal representation and absence of counsel.
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Weidenfelt
New York
Peter Power
Pacific Railroad Company
Northern Securities Company
Guthrie
Camille Weidenfeld
Treadwell Cleveland
Weidenfeld
Cleveland
General Tracy
Thomas
Condition of the crops shows mixed statewide weather impacts
A report from Springfield on August 27 notes unseasonably cool weather statewide with heavy rains early in the week in the north and central areas but beneficial showers in the south. Threshing winds down, corn slower to mature in the north, chinch bugs in the south checked by rains, potatoes rot and yield large, fruits like apples improving but bitter rot spreading in places, and crops overall variable across districts.
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Springfield
Drouth
Sites for Public Buildings Washington Aug The secretary of the treasury selects locations
Public buildings sites in several states were chosen by the secretary of the treasury. Grand Haven Michigan at the northwest corner of Washington and Third streets with a $1 consideration. Owasso Michigan at Exchange and Park streets for $1. Sterling Illinois at Second and Fourth streets for $5,000. Champaign Illinois at Church and Randolph streets for $10,000. Boone Louisiana at Eighth and Arden streets for $11,500.
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Washington
Aug
Secretary of the Treasury
Grand Haven
Mich
Washington and
Third Streets
Owasso
Exchange
Park Streets
Sterling
Ills
Champaigh
Church
Randolph
Boone, la
Eighth and
Arden Streets
Great Floods Sweep Florence and Canon City Areas
Heavy rains in the Arkansas valley caused widespread flooding in Florence with rivers running through streets and many lowland homes inundated. A cloudburst in the mountains south of Florence flooded Canon City, and Oak Creek in Rockvale overflowed. Fruit crop damage reported.
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Florence
Col
Arkansas Valley
Arkansas
Here
Canon City
Oak Creek
Rock Vale
Clark Distilleries Deny Whisky Trust Absorption
Peoria August 27 The Clark Distilling Company owner of two large distilleries in Peoria denied that overtures had been made to absorb the plants by the recently organized whisky trust.
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Peoria
Ill
Clark Distilling Company
Monster
Whisky Trust
Last Day of the Meeting at Sab bath Sunday gathering at Sab bath sun rose clear
The last Sunday of the camp meeting at Tindall's Grove drew about five thousand people to the great tabernacle. Geneseo preacher Suaffer led services, with Medin of Moline guiding a children's program for about 200 youngsters. Reverend Brown from Kewanee closed the day with a sermon and song. Several visitors and residents attended, including Dr Segler and wife, Mrs Bradley, Dr Hendens and family, and many others.
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Tindall’s Grove
Great Tabernacle
R. Suaffer
Geneseo
M Medin
Moline
Re B. Bartel
Milan
Hobart
China
KR. A. Brown
Kewanee
Brown
Rock Island County
Ladies of the Foreign Missionary Society
Mary Sanders
Miss Sanders
Peoria
Pardee Nominated for Governor at California GOP Meet
In Sacramento on August 27 1902 the Republican state convention nominated George C Pardee of Oakland for governor on the sixth ballot. Gage supporters shifted to Pardee after failing to nominate their own candidate.
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Pardee
Sacramento
Cal
George C. Pardee
O. Oakland
Gage
Barnard Defeats Doherty in Casino Tennis Showdown
Newport match reports W. A. Barnard the champion defeated challenger R. F. Doherty in the Casino tennis tournament in four sets 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 8-6.
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Bernard
Doherty
Newport
W. A. Barnard
R. F. Doherty
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