Would be President Killed by Lone Intruder at Roosevelt Home
Henry Weinbrenner of Syosset New York attempted to reach President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill by demanding an audience. He was detained by secret service and local guards after his gun was found and footprints were traced near the residence. He is described as demented and was jailed briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Henry Weinbrenner
Syosset
L. L
Hhe
Weinbrenner
Executiv
Sagamore Hill
Explosions Sink Austrian Steamer Vaskapu En Route to Constantinople
Three blasts on September 2nd aboard the Austrian steamer Vaskapu soon after leaving Burgas caused fire and compulsory beaching at Misira Bay. Twenty nine lives were lost including the captain and officers plus six crew. The vessel, 1076 tons, 260 feet long, belonged to the Hungarian Levant Steamship company and was built in Newcastle in 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgas
Constantinople
Black Sea
Vaskapu
Varna
Austria
Newcastle
Tragic Threshing Accident Near Loomis Claims Malm
CG F Malm of Loomis area in Phelps county suffered fatal injuries when a threshing outfit cresting a muddy draw failed to separate promptly. He was crushed between the engine and separator as workers tried to pull the machine. He died about an hour and a half after the incident and is mourned by his mother and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Malm
Loomis
Phelps County
Russia seeks space at world fair for exhibits in agriculture
Commissioner Alexandrov sky applies for five thousand feet in the agriculture building for displays of Russian serene cotton and tea and diverse forage grasses. The Illinois building permit was issued Sept 2 to James Lawrence Brown. contract price about 50 000, total cost near 60 000, excluding decorative interior work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Alexandrovisky
Illinois
James Lawrence Brown
Illinois Commission
Crop Conditions Report Sees Mixed Harvest Prospects
The weather bureau summary dated September 1 notes spring wheat harvest complete except in the northern Rocky Mountains and on the north Pacific coast due to rains. It cites moisture damage to crops in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ongoing cotton deterioration, Texas shedding, boll weevil damage, and general picking in southern cotton districts. It also reports some apple gains in the mid-Atlantic, New England, Ohio Valley, and southern Kansas, with overall fine soil for fall plowing and some Nebraska wheat sowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Weather Bureau
Rocky, Mountain States
North
Pacific Coast
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Texas
Cotton Belt
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Upper
Ohio Valley
Kansas
Engagement Announcement Tied to Heiress May Goelet
London reports the engagement of Duke of Roseburgh to heiress May Goelet, heiress to twenty million. Goelet, guest at Miss Goelet’s Newport Rhode Island home, has faced many engagement rumors and intrigues including lawsuits and proposals from European princes. Duke Henry Roxeburgh, born 1876, with Kelso castle and Brosmouth Park estates, is noted for war records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke of Roseburgh
May Goelet
Miss Goelet
Newport
R. I
Hugo von Hohenlohe
Germany
Prince Henry Haren
Bohemia
Duke of Manchester
Earl of
Shaftsbury
Boris
Henry John Irnesker
Roxeburgh
Kelso
Scotland
Brosmouth Park
Western cattlemen plan Arizona packing company
Western cattlemen met in Kansas City to draft articles of incorporation for an independent packing firm. They prefer filing in Arizona for privileges and aim to spur competition so packers pay a fair price for cattle. The group finished September 2 and withheld names of incorporators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Kansas City
Axspacking
Arizona
CG. F. Martin
National Livestock Association
Tov
Army to consider new posts and western fort rehabilitation
The general staff weighs realigning departments to match transportation changes and rehabilitating many forts and posts nationwide, especially in the west. With about 70 000 soldiers, the army may establish new posts to meet current needs.
Wreck on Kansas Rail Line Wounds Three Passengers
A special freight train on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway derailed at Enterprise Kansas after striking an open switch. Five cars of merchandise and the caboose left the tracks. Three passengers suffered serious injuries including Mrs Munn of Glasco and Joseph Kochenover of Hope with broken collarbone and internal injuries. Henry Kandt of Woodbine was also hurt with arm injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Enterprise
Kan
rMs
Munn
Glasco
Joseph Kochenover
Hope
Henry
Kandt
Woodbine
Excessive Joy Fatal to Jose Marrero in Leprosy Colony
Jose Marrero died in San Juan Porto Rico from heart disease brought on by emotion after release from the leper colony. Investigations into the leprosy scandal continue with a public report from the executive council committee slated for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Marrero
San Juan
Porto Rico
Joy
Executive Council
Bride on Train Fatality Tells Tragic Family Story
A Columbus, Nebraska wedding afternoon ended in tragedy when Mrs. Thomas Drapella was struck and killed by the eastbound Overland Limited near Schuyler. Her daughter, married that day in Columbus, was aboard the same train, watching a freight locomotive and not hearing the Limited whistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler
Neb
Thomas Drapella
Overland ‘Limited
Limited
Columbus
Trouble in Constantinople Spurs Expanded Security Measures
Minister Leishman cables that Constantinople’s disturbed conditions prompt an extra kawass at the American legation. The Turkish government pledges protection for foreigners and may allow Marines from Beirut to aid if needed. Britain, Russia, and Austria are said to have landed guards as embassies seek protection while Constantinople remains quiet.
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Leishman
State Department
Constantinople
United States
Beirut
Dardanelles
Turkey
British Foreign Office
Foreign Office
Russia
Austria
Porte
Boundary dispute over Fort McPherson lands reaches Lincoln
Judge H M Grimes and Lincoln county surveyor Charles Ross urge Senator Millard to ask the land office commissioner to order a survey along the eastern boundary of the old Fort McPherson reservation. The 19 year dispute affects settlers and aims to establish section corners for clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Nebraska
Senator Millard
Fort McPherson
H. M. Grimes
North Platte
Charles Ross
the Land Office
Grimes
Gas Company Injunctions Brought in St Louis
Attorney General Crow seeks injunction in circuit court under Judge Taylor alleging Laclede Gas Light Company seeks price control over gas ranges in St Louis. The firm, now owned by North American Company of Philadelphia with a $60,000,000 capital, allegedly notified local manufacturers to fix selling prices and deny free connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Crow
Taylor
Circuit Court
Laclede Gas Light Company
Laclede Gas Company
North American Company
Philadelphia
Descendant of Major Andre Dies at 82 in Missouri
Lineal descendant of Major Andre of Revolutionary fame, and Civil engineer, died at his home in St. Joseph Missouri at age 82. He surveyed the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad route across Iowa and helped promote the Kansas City St. Joseph Council Bluffs railroad now part of the Burlington system. He assisted in its survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Samuel
Jacobs
Major Andre
St. Joseph
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Council’ Bluffs
Kansas City
Burlington System
Boundary commission proposes river land split between Nebraska and South Dakota
A joint boundary commission of Nebraska and South Dakota met in Sioux City to propose dividing land along the Missouri river. Nebraska would take land south of the present channel and South Dakota land north, settling jurisdiction disputes in Union County South Dakota and Dixon County Nebraska. The plan awaits legislative ratification and federal approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Nebraska-South Dakota Boundary Commission
F. O. Robinson
Hartington
Neb
C. J. Swanson
Oakland
RE. A. Lundberg
Wayte
Nebraska
South Dakota
Missouri River
Congress
Naraska
Missouri
Union Counsty
Dixon County
Commonwealth
German Press Calls for Limiting Foreign Students in Technical Schools
German newspapers urge government to limit foreigners in technical universities amid overcrowding. Of 14,626 students, 2,242 are foreigners, many Russians with a few Americans. Proponents argue exclusion protects German interests and improves instruction outcomes.
Colored Men to Convene in Springfield State Convention
Representative John G. Jones calls a state convention of colored people to meet in Springfield on Monday October 12 under the Civil Rights Protective League of Illinois to plan actions promoting the interests of colored residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Jones
Springfield, Sr
Civil Rights Protective League of Illinois
Langley Abort Aerodrome Flight in Tidewater Va
Langley once more failed to launch the sixty foot, man carrying aerodrome at Tidewater Virginia when the gasoline motor would not operate owing to a broken valve in the engine. Professor Langley was greatly disappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
Tidewater
Samuel P. Langley
Collapse Kills Laborer as Wall Collapses in Indiana
A laborer William Johnson was killed and five painters injured when an iron support failed in a two story brick building in Vinton Indiana during repairs. None of the injured are expected to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Johnson
Vinton
Heat waves and quick notes from the era
Paris endures intense heat as a global roundup reports King Edward’s departure, Pittsburgh milk dealers organize, Costa Rica eyes canal bids, a death sentence case in Montana, and multiple local incidents including a fatal wreck in Kentucky and a dangerous pet suject in Nebraska City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edward
Vienna
London
Pittsburg
American Cup Defender Triumph in Fog Completess Series
In dense fog, the American cup defender Reliance won the third and final race to clinch the series, denying Shamrock III the finish line after a struggle that lasted over an hour. The victory keeps the cup in American hands as Lipton and England await a yacht design genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New ‘York
Dispatch
Ehesdnienet
Shamrock III
Thomas Lipton
Reliance
Shamrock
America
England
Herreshoff
A Word to Colombia on Canal Treaty Courtesy
The note reiterates the U S position on the canal treaty through Ambassador Beaupre in Bogota with full State Department support. It states President Roosevelt will not bind the administration and will act under the canal law if the treaty is rejected. Dr Herran’s reported criticism will be questioned at the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaupre
Bogota
State Department
Hay
Roosevelt
Herran
Moros Governed Under Philippine Commission Plan
The Moro province forms a governing council including a governor secretary treasurer engineer attorney superintendent of schools under the Philippine commission act. The province falls under Philippine courts and constabulary with further laws as long as not conflicting with American law. General Leonard Wood, resident of Zamboanga, reports unrest and requests an extra battery from Manila to bolster forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moro Province
Philippine Commission
Philippine Courts and Constabulary
Leonard ‘Wood
Zambonga
Moro
Manila
Temperance Hospital plans $75000 Chicago building
Frances E Willard National Temperance hospital directors, all women, approve a five story Chicago project costing $75,000. The new facility marks nineteen years of effort to treat disease without alcohol. One ward will serve the Loyal Temperance Legion children. The staff includes physicians from allopathic, homeopathic and eclectic schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances HE. Willard National ‘Temperance Hospital
Chicago
Loyal Temperance Legion
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Miss Alice
Miss May Goelet
Duke of
Col
Umbus
Ding
Marines of Powers
Constan
Tinople
Millard
Nebraska-South
Kota Case
Costa Rica
Colombia
Martin Zidmaier
Livingston
Mont
W.H. Penn Mercantile Company of” Brooken
Bow,Neb
Hawaiian Islands
Independent ‘Telephone Company
Filley
Gage
County
Southern Railway
Yorkville
Charles Keeler
Fremont
City
Charles” Johnson
Nebraska City
Wiil
Moros
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