Eleven Die as Lake Superior Steamer Sevena Wrecks
Eleven crew members perished when the steel steamer Sevena struck Sand Island reef on Lake Superior late Friday night. Eleven others, including four women, were rescued after a brutal 24 hour voyage to shore. Captain E S McDonald, first mate Louis Darwin, and others volunteered to stay aboard to aid survivors.
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Sand Island Reef
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
M'Donald
Northeast
Louis Darwin
Medina
Ohio
Phillips
McDonald
Bomb In A Crowd Injures Dozens In Barcelona Parade
A conical bomb filled with nails and scrap iron exploded among pleasure seekers on a Barcelona parade route, injuring nearly 60 and killing one. The perpetrator is unknown. Rescue efforts continued as boats and tugs searched for missing crew and survivors.
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Barcelona
Regeneration in Plant Life Controlled Say UC Scientist
Berkeley Cal Sept 4 William Albert Setchell head of UC Berkeley botany finds regeneration can be directed by steering nutrient flow in a plant. Buds form where absent and strong buds at tips fade away under controlled conditions. He believes polarization problems may be solved by similar experiments.
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Berkeley
Cal
William Albert Setchell
Botany
University of California
Setchell
Taft Visits Scrapped Over Canton Posters Controversy
Hongkong on September 4 Consul General Lay demanded an apology from the viceroy for insulting Canton posters that led Secretary Taft to cancel his Canton visit. The viceroy pledged to arrest leaders and mete out severe punishment. Taft and Miss Roosevelt were hosted at a luncheon by Sir Matthew Nathan, governor of Hong Kong.
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Lay
Canton
Taft
Miss Roosevelt
Matthew Nathan
Death of George C Miller Ends Mysterious Board of Trade Case
Chicago reports George C Miller former board of trade operator died from a self inflicted wound after shooting his divorced wife and her husband. Police fear Miller may have been the killer in the Mrs Mize murder, mistaking her for his former wife. Detectives pursue links he had been sighted where Mrs Mize was killed and admitted seeking his former wife.
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Chicago
George C. Miller
Board of Trade
Louis B. Hill
Miller
Mize
Forty Leap Overboard On Gasoline Launch
Four people drown in a panic on the Ben Hur gasoline launch at St. Clair flats near Detroit. A party of 40 was returning from a dance when fuel leaked and exploded, causing many to jump overboard. Rescuers saved those found. by 8 a m only four remained unaccounted for but uninjured.
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St. Claire Flats
Mogg
Cleveland
H. J. Weisanger
Decker
Neman
San Suci
Clerk Confesses to Stealing Mail in Dead Letter Office
Washington reports Charles A. Moore of Colorado once a post office clerk confessed to taking railroad tickets and foreign stamps from letters in the dead letter office and selling them. He was dismissed after the admission.
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Charles A. Moore
Colorado
Post Office Department
Moore
Yellow fever updates in New Orleans area
In New Orleans on Sept 4 new fever cases totaled 15 with 4 deaths, bringing the city’s totals to 2,039 cases and 291 deaths. Outside New Orleans, conditions remain unchanged.
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New Orleans
Carpenters Refuse to Take Part in Labor Day Parade
Chicago observed Labor Day with a parade featuring thousands of marchers but several unions including carpenters and hod carriers stayed away to hold separate outings for members and families. Nationwide turnout ranged from 5,000 to 50,000 in multiple cities as Teamsters behind a non union band caused a brief halt before unions resolved the clash and resumed the march.
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Chicago
New York
Carpenters
Waitresses Union
Boston
Teamsters’ Union
Steamer Cowles and raft damage fatal to bridge engineer
LaCrosse Wisconsin Sept 4 While opening the draw on the Mississippi bridge Engineer W E Boycott fell dying at his post The partially opened span let the steamer C W Cowles and raft crash into the structure The steamer was badly damaged and the raft smashed to pieces The engineer will die Former Swedish Minister Dead Maj Gen Bjormatjerna former minister of foreign affairs is dead
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Cowles
Stockholm
Bjoermatjerna
Iowa Odd Fellows Home Destroyed in Mason City Fire
Mason City Iowa a blaze last night destroyed the Iowa Odd Fellows home with estimated losses of 65000. Fire drill rescued forty five children and thirteen aged residents just in time to safety, preventing greater harm.
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Mason City
Iowa
Iowa Odd Fellows
Forty Hurt In Wreck Of A G. A. R. Special
Pueblo Colorado reports a Santa Fe train wreck near Boone Colo on the first section bound for Denver with G. A. R. excursionists. Forty persons were injured most with minor injuries and none are expected to die.
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Pueblo
Colo
Boone Colo
Santa Fe
Denver
Danville Editor Fatally Injured in Auto Crash
Danville editor John H Harrison of the Danville Commercial News and state prison commissioner was fatally injured when his car skidded on a high embankment near the Bash river. The crash also injured three others, while Harrison was pinned beneath the vehicle.
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Danville
John H. Harrison
Wabash River
Charles Creelman
Hammond
Ind
Hammond Electric
Cressman
Nineteenth
Sheffield
Not Yet Alarmed Restrictions Tighten Freshment Houses Along Vistula
Berlin reports growing cholera concern with cases emerging in isolated farmhouses near the Vistula. Freshment houses along the river are ordered closed except in towns to limit spread. Cholera totals: 66 cases and 23 deaths in Prussia, with several new infections in Thorn Grabowka Meiker Treuil Nakel Stoewein Czarnifu Briefendorf Walkewitz and Bromberg districts. Yellowstone National Park visitation hits a new high with over 20,000 visitors this season surpassing last year’s 13,000.
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Imperial Health Office
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Prussia
Marienwerder
West Prussia
Thorn
Grabowka
Meiker
Treuil
Culm
Bromberg
Nakel
Stoewein
Czarnifu, Briefendorf
Walkewitz
Weissenhoch
Bromburg
Rioting at Libau Leaves Dozens Feared Dead
Rioters attacked during a reserve departure in Libau on Saturday night. Ten persons were killed and fifty wounded, including women. Troops fired from a house, cavalry charged, and a troop detachment stormed the accused house. Twenty one wounded were hospitalized. In Berlin, war correspondent Baron Karl Von Binder Kriegelsten reportedly shot himself accidentally while cleaning a rifle in Harbin.
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Berlin
Baron Karl von Binder Kriegelsten
Lokal Anzeiger
Harbin
LACKS IN LODGE FUNDS Odd Fellow Secretary Charged
Memphis TennesseeSeptember 4 Richard M Hilton former financial secretary of Shelby lodge S O O F has been found 2444 25 short in his accounts A bond of 500 given by Baltimore Fidelity company is held by the lodge The balance has not been made up Hilton was formerly day station house keeper and stood high in local political circles Fred M Dyer named to succeed him in this largest body of Oddfellows in the world Friends of Hilton claim they will make up the deficit.
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Tenn
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Shelby Lodge
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Hilton
Fred M. Dyer
Oddfellows
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Refuses to Leave the Jail by Darlington Bank Wrecker
Oliver O. Jones, the Darlington bank wrecker who escaped Rushville jail with Obediah Bowman, tried to recruit Mrs. Sylvester Bankett, who killed William Cook, to flee to South America. She refused, stating she would leave only as a free woman, not as a prisoner.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Oliver O. Jones
Rushville
Obediah Bowman
Sylvester Bankett
William Cook
South America
Jones
Bankett
First frost seen in western Nebraska region
Omaha reports several western Nebraska spots showing light frost last night. Officials say damage appears limited and no serious results are expected. Wind, cold temperatures, and early season forecast noted as contributing factors to the frost event.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Royal Arcanum Amends Laws Striking Out Option D
Supreme Secretary Robison announced at Put in Bay that the royal arcanum convention amended its laws striking out option D by a decisive vote. Options B and C will apply to present membership only.
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Royal Arcanum
Put-in-Bay
Robison
Robert Bacon to Succeed Loomis as Assistant Secretary
Oyster Bay date line reports Hebert Bacon of New York named assistant secretary of state succeeding Francis B Loomis who resigned. The appointment reflects a transition in the state department with Bacon taking the post.
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Loomis
Oyster Bay
Hebert Bacon
New York
Ly Francis B. Loomis
THIRTY NINTH CAMP OPENS FOR GRAND ARMY TODAY
The 39th annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opens in Denver with expected crowds of up to fifty thousand visitors. Veterans receive hearty welcomes as headquarters and state offices open across the hotels. Colossal preparations mark a week of reunions and ceremonies amid a bustling city.
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Grand Army
Denver
Grand Army of the Republic
Plea for Freedom Succeeds in Nebraska Commute
Nebraska Governor commutes Hubbard Savary from life to ten years for the killing of Theodore Thompson near Humboldt. The leniency follows plea from Adlai E. Stevenson and others in Illinois including Mrs. George W. Studderfield and James S. Ewing. Also notes manslaughter vs murder argument and good time credit. Post office clerks meet in Cedar Rapids with about 200 delegates attending the sixth annual convention.
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A. E. Stevenson
Lincoln
Neb
Mickey
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Hubbard Savary
Theodore Thompson
Humboldt
Savary
George W. Studderfield
St. Louis
Jamess. Ewing
Bloomington
al. Gav
Post Office
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
New York Villages Hit By Cloudburst Damage
Utlen New York Sept 4 Villages of New Berlin and Edmeston faced near destruction from a cloudburst last evening Communication was cut off hindering full details A woman reportedly drowned Several small towns also affected Officials report limited news due to disrupted lines Police Commissioner Assassinated in Gori Caucasia Avaloff shot dead assassin fled the scene
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N. Y
New Berlin
Edmeston
Gori
Caucasia
Avaloff
Revolt fears rise in Japan over Russia peace terms
From Tientsin comes word of deep dissent in Japan over concessions to Russia in the peace treaty, with reports of unrest in Tokyo and cables cut as authorities seek to control the situation. In Portsmouth officials anticipate the Portsmouth treaty signing slipping to tomorrow while both sides stress the historical record of the 29th. President Roosevelt received a thanks from Emperor Mutsuhito for his peacemaking efforts, the emperor praising the U S for its role in establishing peace in the Far East.
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Tokio
London
Tientsin
Russia
Portsmouth
Formosa
Mikado
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Far East
Mutsuhito
Fifty Vessels Not Reported Since Terrific Storm on Lake Superior
Saulte St. Marie Mich Sept 4 As the result of a terrific storm which prevailed over Lake Superior the past 26 hours only two steamers have arrived here in that time and there is great anxiety among vesselmen for the safety of 50 or more craft which are on the lake. The steamer R L Ireland arrived with the forward deck lowered five inches by the water she had shipped. Mate Smith was washed over board and drowned.
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Harrow
Phillips
Lake Superior
Saulte St. Marie
Mich
R. L. Ireland
Mate Smith
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