Anarchy in Nicaragua Reported by Weitzel
American Minister Weitzel in Managua reports conditions bordering on anarchy as more American forces arrive. Government forces capture 80,000 rounds of ammunition from a rebel convoy near El Guayadal, weakening Mena's rebels and complicating supply lines from the east coast.
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Washington
Weitzel
Managua
State Department
Granada
Mena
Baca
Leon
Nicaragua
Corinto
el Guayadal
Pacific
Child Causes Fire at 1615 Avenue B Home
At 11:35 this morning a 3-year-old boy, son of Mrs. J. Markleine, playing with matches, set fire to an awning on the second-story window of the house, causing only minor damage. The home is owned by Mrs. Agnes Schmidt and occupied by both women. A separate incident last evening saw a telegraph pole at Travis street and Main avenue ignite from crossed wires. Company No. 2 responded to a still alarm with no damage reported.
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Wright
J. Markleine
Avenue B
Agnes Schmidt
Markleine
Travis Street
Main Avenue
Company No. 2
Three New Appointments by City Mayor
Mayor Jones announced three new appointees today George Surkey becomes river and ditch commissioner replacing Huntress Sr. Charles Troilo is inspector of weights and measures succeeding Norton and John H Parker takes over as city market master from Bart Crowther. New officials begin duties tomorrow morning.
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Jones
George Surkey
F. G. Huntress Sr
Charles Troilo
W. H. Norton
John H. Parker
Bart Crowther
S&s
City Electrician
Jury's Work Not Ended In Textile Strike Inquiry
Boston August 31 the grand jury examining the Lawrence Avenue dynamite panting case will reconvene next week for the September term. William M Wood president of the American Woolen Co Denis J Collins and a third man not yet arrested are tied to the investigation. The third man fell ill when police visited his home but intends to surrender Tuesday if able. The figure is prominent in social and financial circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Lawrence
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Denis J. Collins
Colquitt Refuses to Settle with Lane Over Expenses
Governor Colquitt declines to approve 402 in clerks expenses for detective work aiding prosecutions of liquor law violations and license cancellations. He cites control over investigations and states the claims must go to the legislature claims committee for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Lane
Comptroller’s Department
Comptroller’s
Galveston
Burglars and Police End Fatal Clash in Haspe
In Haspe Westphalia Germany a five man burglary gang fought police for hours. A village constable was fatally shot, another constable died, and four officers were wounded. The gang was cornered in Milspe by military police after a fierce exchange, three gendarmes wounded and one gang member disabled, then arrested.
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Haspe
Westphalia
Germany
Milspe
Taft Back at Beverly for Brief Vacation
Taft returns to Beverly Massachusetts for a short vacation. He arrives from Boston at Paramatta the summer white house at 8 20 a m. after breakfast with Mrs Taft he travels to the Myopia golf links for his morning game. He will stay in Beverly until next Tuesday evening before leaving for Washington to attend the International Congress of the Applied Chemistry.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Boston
Paramatta
White House
Washington
Tragedy Near Mattawa Fatal Train Collision
A CP fast freight derailed by a misaligned switch at Mattawa and collided with a work train. Conductor Thomas Duncan and brakeman Wallace were killed. Cableman Ellerdial reported dead, with brakeman W. A. Graham and several laborers seriously injured.
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North Bay
Ont
Mattawa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Thomas Duncan
Wallace
Ellerdial
W. A. Graham
Weather Readings Show Warm Weekend Across Cities
St Louis reports 78 degrees with clear conditions and an 8 mph southwest wind. Kansas City notes 78 with sunny skies and a south wind. Chicago records 76 with a 12 mph southwest breeze and Sunday clouds. New York at 60 with cloudy skies and a southeast wind. Boston 56 with clouds and a southwest breeze. Washington records 66 with 64 tied to the last 24 hours.
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ST. Louis
Kansas
Chicago
New York
Boston
Washington
Unfounded claim about AP leased wire carried by other papers
A statement alleging that the day leased wire of the Associated Press into San Antonio is carried by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is deemed unfounded and without basis in fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Fect
Cuban reporter Maza arrested again after Gibson protest
Havana August 31 Cuban paper attacks Gibson and reports Enrique Maza was seized for a third time by audiencia court and jailed awaiting indictment. Protests by Hugh Gibson prompted removal of secret service guards while papers defend Cuban honor and discuss a public subscription idea.
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Havana
Hugh Gibson
Enrique Maza
Maza
Audiencia Court
Secret Service
Legation
Gibson
Becker seeks venue change for murder trial in Rosenthal case
New York August 31. Becker's lawyers aim to move trial out of current county to avoid prejudicial period. District Attorney Whitman plans to try Becker before Justice Goff on September 11. McIntyre vows to resist delay and may seek venue change if necessary. Conspiracy will be the defense, as McIntyre alleges witnesses crafted a plot to convict.
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New York
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Whitman
Goff
John F. MclIntyre
McIntyre
Titus Oates
Judge Crawford Named First Assistant Attorney General
Judge R. E. Crawford of Houston was appointed first assistant attorney general of Texas to fill the vacancy from James D. Walthall's promotion to attorney general. Walthall also said vacancies from resignations of Brady and Robertson would not be filled at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
R. E. Crawford
Houston
Texas
James D. Walthall
Walthall
Jewel P. Lightfoot
Brady and Robertson
Churchill seeks ship names from Shakespeare and Scott
The Times reports that Winston Spencer Churchill first lord of the admiralty visited works of Shakespeare and Scott while choosing names for twenty new torpedo boat destroyers. He aims for literary names to symbolize Britain's naval heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Times Today
Winston Spencer ‘Churchill
Admiralty
Shakespeare
Scott
Swiss town rocked by soldier’s rampage in Romanshorn
In Romanshorn on Lake Constance, a native named Schwartz opened fire from his home injuring six and killing four before barricading himself. Armed residents and a besieging crowd exchanged fire, leaving about a dozen wounded. Schwartz fled into the forest and remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
Romanshorn
Lake Constance
Schwartz
Porce
Flagman blamed for Western Springs wreck
The Interstate Commerce Commission assigns responsibility to Flagman Woodworth for the July 14 Chicago Burlington and Quincy rear end collision at Western Springs Illinois that killed 11 passengers and two employees and injured 26 passengers and two employees. Bureau chief Belknap cites excessive speed in foggy conditions and says railroad managers could cut most such disasters.
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Washington
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Western Springs
Lll
Interstate Commerce Commission
Woodworth
H. W. Belknap
I. C. Ryce
Belknap
Choir boys strike in Chicago over long‑time director
Forty four members of St. Mark's Episcopal church choir walked out in protest after the resignation of assistant director William J. Core after friction with Rector William White Wilson. A strike committee was named to picket the church on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
William J. Core
William White Wilson
Core
Mr. Core
Lumber Rates Suspended by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed lumber rate increases from 1 to 6 cents per hundred pounds for south to Canada routes from Sept 1 to Dec 30. A supplemental order kept in abeyance 11.38 to 21.25 cents per hundred on lumber from Ohio River transfer points to Canadian destinations. The measures affect traffic across southern railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Canada
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio River
Auto wreck kills man near Wheaton during race trip
One man died and two were injured, likely fatally, when an automobile traveling to Elgin auto races was struck by an interurban near Wheaton. Victim was H. B. Landon of South Elgin. injured were C. B. Landon of South Elgin and B. K. Landon of Syracuse, New York.
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Wheaton
Ill
Elgin
H. B. Landon
South Elgin
C. B. Landon
B. K. Landon
Syracuse
N. Y
A Babel of Tongues in New York Steamer Arrival
Fifty European scientists of prominence on the Kaiser Franz Josef I arrived after Mediterranean ports. Conversations aboard the steamer covered thirteen languages with ease among the scholars. Some visitors will attend the international congress of chemists and others the engineering congress in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mediterranean
International Congress of Chemists
Washington
Roosevelt Campaign Tour Draws Vermont Crowds With Bandanas
Colonel Roosevelt spoke in Barre Randolph Bellows Falls and Brattleboro as he closed his Vermont trip before the state election. He praised women suffrage through Jane Addams, attacked Archbold and Penrose, and said big trusts back both major parties. In Cheyenne, Gov. Hiram Johnson addressed a large audience at the Capitol theater with bandana waves.
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ST. Jonesbury
Vermont
Roosevelt
Barre
Randolph
Bellows Falls
Brattleboro
Oyster Bay
West
John D. Archbold
Senator Penrose
Progressive Party
Israel
Jane Addams
Chicago
Stanley Congressional Committee
Department of Justice
Stanley Committee
House of Representatives
Department of the Justice
Or Department of Justice
Cheyenne
Woyo
Hiram Johnson
California
Capitol Theater
Cherrs
Astor heir served in case to probate late father’s will
John Jacob Astor the posthumous heir of Col. John Jacob Astor was served papers in New York for reprobating his father Dr Edward B Oragin’s will. The infant is to appear in court September 4 by person or guardian as the probate is reopened due to the baby’s birth making him a beneficiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Jacob Astor
Edward B. Oragin
Astor
Brackenridge Retires. San Antonio Bank Elects New Officers
George W. Brackenridge, founder and longtime president of the San Antonio National Bank, retires from the business as a new set of officers is elected this afternoon. He is a renowned figure in Texas banking and has driven much of San Antonio and Southwest Texas financial growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio National Bank
George W. Brackenridge
Brackenridge
San Antonio
Texas
Plans for Speeches in Sea Girt and Beyond
Vice Chairman William G. McAdoo met with Governor Woodrow Wilson in Sea Girt New Jersey to discuss campaign speaking engagements with several midwest possibilities under review. The governor’s day included a rifle association review near the summer capital and a planned Labor Day speech to be delivered in Buffalo New York.
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Sea Girt
N. J
William G. McAdoo
Woodrow Wilson
Middle West
National Rifle Association
Builafo
N. Y
Rioting at Michigan State Prison Emerges from Food Grievances
At Jackson state prison only trustees work while other inmates stay in cells. Two hours of loud yells and noises disturbed the area as Warden Nathan F. Simpson returns from Chicago to probe yesterday's riot sparked by complaints over the meal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
State Prison
Nathan F. Simpson
Chicago
Centenary of first passenger steamboat launch celebrated
In Glasgow on August 31 the century mark was marked for Henry Bell's Comet which set sail on the Clyde, inaugurating European steamship passenger service. A grand review of shipping recalled the event and its impact on trade and travel.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Henry Bell
Clyde
East Texas Superintendent Misses Appearance in Exam Papers Case
An East Texas county school superintendent cited to appear before State Superintendent I M Bralley to answer charges of selling examination papers failed to appear in person. He appeared through attorney E B Robb of Lufkin who denied guilt. Bralley said the case would be considered and an opinion rendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
East Texas
I. M. Bralley
E. B. Robb
Lufkin
Bralley
Not Same Otto Klaus
Otto Klaus, manager of the Iron Front saloon, clarifies he is not the Otto Klaus arrested and fined $25 for vagrancy on Friday. The youth claiming the name, known to police as Skeeter, is a different person from the saloon manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Klaus
Iron Front
Skeeter
Smallest Chicago deposit in years made by numismatist
Chicago on August 31 recorded a historic bank deposit by W. F. Dunham, a numismatist, the smallest in years. The sum was a United States half cent dated 1834, which will now be included in bank records and taxed accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. F. Dunham
United States
Katy System Moves Headquarters to Dallas in September
W A Webb vice president and general manager and President Schaff of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway met in Dallas August 31. The Katy system headquarters will operate from Dallas instead of St. Louis starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaff
Attempt to Burn Steamer Sparks Antwerp Fire
Dock strikers in Antwerp tried to set fire to the Red Star line steamer Finland carrying the Olympic team to Stockholm. Flames were quickly extinguished with only slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Belgium
Finland
Red Star Line
Stockholm
Want Ads For Sundays Light Taken Up To 10 O'clock Tonight
Classified notice explains want ads for Sunday light inserted by 10 pm tonight. Ads may be placed by phone with billing later. Ten day ads run two Sundays at half a cent per word per insertion. Rates: fifteen words for ten days and two Sundays cost 75 cents. twenty words cost a dollar. Refund for unused insertions. Phones listed as 176.
Rebels, Federals clash near Coyame in border fight
Six ty rebels killed as 500 federal troops from Ojinaga confront 400 of Orozco at a narrow pass five miles from Coyame. Federals, reinforced by cavalry, plan attack on Coyame where 1200 rebels are based. Huerta moves headquarters to Juarez. 200 troops en route, aided by three Chihuahua trains. Coyame lies 45 miles south of Chihuahua city near the U S border.
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EL Paso
Tex
Ojinaga
de la Luz Soto
Orozco
Coyame
Chihuahua
Coy
Victoriano Huerta
Juarez
Sonora
Mexico City
Pasena‘ Orozco
CAMPA HOLDS OFF ATTACK NEAR EL TIGRE
Aug 31 report from CAMPA in Sonora notes Rafael Campa has not attacked El Tigre, shifting forces north along the Bavispe river. Rebels camp near Nacozari are said to loot Transvaal Min. company property as troops move to Nogales and across the border.
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Douglas
Ariz
el Tigre
Rafael Campa
Sonora
Bavispe
Ita
Morelos
Oaxaca
Fourth Cavalry
Fort Huachuca
Nogales
Eschabosa
Alatorre
Cam
Nacozari
Transvaal Min Company
Paperty
Cincinnati Capi
Fall to Begin Probe In Mexico Revolutions
El Paso Aug 31 United States Senator Fall of New Mexico joins Senator Alden to investigate American money connected to Mexican revolutions. They will question Orozco and others and broaden inquiry to the Madero revolt and Diaz era. Fall denies involvement in peace talks.
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EL Paso
Tex
A. EL Fall
United States
Ni Mexico
Los Angeles
Senate Foreign Affairs
Madero
Orozco
William Alden
Fall
Chihuahua
Senator Fall
Mexico
Diaz
Francisco Madero
Cuba
J City
Cual Orosco
Tent Revelation
Te Ut
Orosco
Cal
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Oas Weitzel
Littl Boy
Senues
Comptroller's Department
Golf Links
Mrs. Taft
el Siglio
Hotel Miramir
Mr. Gibson
Reilly
Alberto Varini
J. Cornell Taylor
Crawford
Commission
Thirtee
Ned Dandanas
Young Astor
Baby Millionaire
UTS
McAdoo
Wilson
Warden
Daozgo
Goyame
Campa
el Tigre Aves
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