Turks Defy The Powers Crete Reinforcement Sparks Tense Clash
Turkish garrison on Crete to be reinforced as Turkish naval divisions sail toward Canea and Teland. Foreign admirals warn they will oppose Turkish landings, while Tel evin and Constantinople report friction over Greco Turkish peace terms.
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Paris
Constantinople
Canea
Teland
Crete
Dardanelles
Inter
Haji Pasha
Jsland
Cretan
Jemull Bey
Porte
British Attitude Questioned In Commons Over Greek Turkish Talks
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett pressed for information on the stage reading by peace negotiators between Greece and Turkey. Mr Curzon directed him to Salisbury’s Lords statement, sparking protests over referencing statements from another place. Speaker Gully cited a present session precedent amid opposition uproar.
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London
House of Commons
Hillis Ashmead Bartlett
Greece
Turkey
Curzon
Marquis of Salisbury
House of Lords
Foreign Office
Ellis Ashmead Bartlett
William Court Gully
Ku Klux gang hearing postponed in Campton Ky
Seven men arrested for Ku Klux actions near Red River were to face a hearing today but the case was delayed due to the serious condition of Mrs. Robinson who is believed to be dying. A child born after the whipping died shortly after birth amid public outrage and concern over past evictions.
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Campton
William Robinson
Red River
Tragic Kerosene Fire Fatal to Young Anna Beane
In Norfolk on August 3 a colored girl, Anna Beane, died from burns after she poured kerosene on a fire causing an explosion at Lambert's Point. Her father heard her cries and rushed to help but could not save her. The incident highlights a deadly accident in the home.
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Norfolk
Anna Beane
Heath
Lambert's Point
Governor Atkinson Defends Free Speech Amid Miner Strike
Gov. Atkinson writes to Menera Gompers Sovereign and Ratchford for a striking miners committee. He says he cannot intervene in court injunctions but asserts utmost freedom of speech and non dangerous expression within the limits of law.
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Gov
Atkinson
Charleston
W. Va
Menera
Gompers
Sovereign
Ratchford
Public Discussion Rights and Property Protection
A government official affirms citizens may discuss public subjects in public places as long as they do not trespass or incite riot. He pledges to shield free speech while promising to use state power to end lawlessness and protect property when rights are violated.
Mysterious Murder Near Secaucus Florist Husband Sealed Silence
New York reports Mrs Lizzie Schurman found dead in bed at a lonely Secaucus cottage with a bullet in her head. Husband Frederick Schurman, a florist, slept in another room and did not notify Hoboken police until noon. Six months earlier she created a disturbance in Union Hill alleging infidelity.
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New York
Lizzie Schurman
Secaucus
N. J
Frederick Schurman
Hoboken
Agarcat
Schurman
Union Hil
Sagamore Rescues Furtor Crew After Sinking
The British tramp steamer Furtor with 21 crew aboard was abandoned July 27 after a leak and iceberg collision. The Sagamore, arriving from Liverpool, rescued and brought all hands to safety near latitude 60 50 north and long 0 0 west. The Furtor, built in Stockholm in 1880, formerly named the Tyndale, was owned by J Holmes & Sons of London.
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Boston
Sagamore
Liverpool
Furtor
J. D. Jenkins
West Hay
N. S
Barry
Wales
St. Johns
Stockholm
J. Holmes & Sons
London
Tyndale
Powderly Takes Office as Commissioner General of Immigration
Terence V. Powderly of Pennsylvania took the oath and received commission as commissioner general of immigration, succeeding Herman Stump. Attendees included A. W. Wright and Treasury officials. Powderly favored strict impartial interpretation of immigration laws and sought to prevent undesirable persons from embarking for the United States.
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Washington
Terence V. Powderly
Pennsylvania
Knights of Labor
Immigration
Herman Stump
Maryland
A. W. Wright
The
Treasury Department
Cannibals massacre miners in Papua raid
Reports from Sydney describe a deadly flare of violence as unemployed Australians chasing gold in New Guinea are killed by native groups. In retaliation, colonial forces deploy military police to protect whites and confront attackers, with the threat of shooting if required.
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Sydney
Vancouver
B. C
Australia
Papua
New Guiana
No Risks on Klondike Visitation Warned by Insurers
An inquiry reveals that major Hale and accident insurers instruct general agents in the United States and Canada not to insure lives of people planning trips to the Klondike. Firms cited include the Travellers of Hartford Provident Life and Trust and the Equitable among others.
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Chicago
Hale and Accident Insurance Companies
United States
Canada
Klondike
Travellers
Hartford
Fire destroys Canton hardware store after ramp explosion
The mammoth hardware establishment of C. C. Snyder in Canton Ohio was burned out at noon. The blaze caused a loss estimated between 75,000 and 10000 dollars. The fire started from an exploding ramp in the center of the store.
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Canton
C. C. Snyder
Ninth serial convention opens in Philadelphia boiler trade
The American Boiler Manufacturers association opened its ninth serial convention in Philadelphia with about seventy delegates meeting at the Engineers' club. President H. S. Robinson delivered a long report covering technical and general topics, followed by executive committee reports from Beortury BB, D. Meir of St. Louis, and Treasurer BR Hammond of Buffalo.
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Philadelphia
American Boiler Manufacturers’ Association
Strikers Gain Ground at De Armitt Mines Rallying Support
Pittsburg August reports show New York and Cleveland Gas Co. workers joining the strike at Sandy Creek Turtle Creek and Plum Creek camps. Camp Determination leaders announce strict military rule, arrests for intoxicated trespass, and a looming injunction against the miners. Debs and Mrs. Jones slated to speak at a major Thursday night meeting.
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Pittsburg
New York and Cleveland Company
Sandy Creek
Turtle Creek
Plum Creek
W. J. Brennan
Justice Semmes
Sol Schoyer
de Armitt
Eugene V. Debs
Mary G. Jones
Ford
Sheriff Lowry
Homestead
Chance
Dolan
Edward McKay
Supreme Court
W. P. de Armitt
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Alaska Petroleum Lake Found Near Sea, Promises Rich Yields
A San Francisco report describes a near oceanfront lake of almost pure petroleum located several miles wide and five to six miles long. A Seattle formed company plans to market the product to Alaska's mining camps when water routes allow. The surrounding hills are rich in coal and asphalt, suggesting vast development potential.
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San Francisco
Seattle
Alaska
Man shoots wife in mistaken burglary claim
Stephen Joyce, a Circuit court clerk in Green Bay Wisconsin, shot his wife in the left arm during a night incident he believed involved a burglar. She survived after a close call, and Joyce, alarmed by the act, sought help from a neighbor for a doctor.
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Green Bay
Wis
Stephen
Joyce
Tam
Murder of John O Connell at Redwood Falls Farm
John O Connell a noted politician is killed at his Redwood Falls Minnesota farm. Seven scalp gashes followed by kerosene that drenched clothing and a house fire. Authorities say Mrs O Connell acted alone driven to insanity by abuse and her dislike of drink.
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Redwood Falls
Minn
John O'Connell
O'Connell
Von Lindgren's Heroism Saves Two in Cape May Waters
Dr. Von Lindgren of Washington rescued two bathers from drowning at Cape May New Jersey on August 3. Mises L. Sears of Harrisburg and Irving Martin of Philadelphia were in distress. he saved the woman first and then pulled Martin to shore after a dangerous second struggle. Both men collapsed upon reaching shore.
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Cape May
N. J
von Lindgren
Washington
Mises L. E. Sears
Harrisburg
Irving Martin
Philadelphia
Martin
Women Riot in Madrid Shuts Shops as Tax Protests Turn Violent
In Madrid on August 3, clashes between police and voters left many injured. Women confronted mounted gendarmes as shops were wrecked along principal streets. Merchants protest increased taxes and many stores stayed closed through the evening.
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Madrid
Big hotel burned in Lewlebure blaze in West Virginia
Fire at 6 18 in the morning destroyed Stratton's hotel and two drug stores after starting in H t Bell's store in Lewlebure Ronceverte. The town was saved by the steam engine. Loss about 975 00 with 6 000 insurance. Incident deemed incendiary in a second attempt within a week.
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Ronceverte
W. Va
H.t. Bell
Lewlebure
Stratton
Steamship Arrivals Parade with North Atlantic Theaters
Steamship arrivals list ships entering New York from August include Friesland Antwerp Majestic Liverpool St Paul Southampton. Auxiliary arrivals details scarce. ships cleared and inbound routes noted.
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New York
Friesland
Antwerp
Majestic
Liverpool
St Paul
Southampton
Warned From the Yukon Country Provisions Now Required
The Northwest Mounted Police at the British line stop travelers to the Yukon without a year’s supply of provisions, sending many back to the coast. Clergymen Kummer and Captain Carroll warn against entering the Yukon before spring. Skaguay and Yuea crews report interior access blocked this winter.
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Tacoma
Wash
Queen
Alaska
Mounted Police
Northwest Territory
Yukon Country
Alfred Kummer
Oakland
Cal
Skaguay
Carroll
Yuea
Bluejackets in Japan
Washington reports no confirmed trouble between Yorktown and Boston sailors in Kobe. Navy says deserters from ships are punished in foreign ports with rewards for capture, and Honolulu reports show deserters tied and delivered aboard ship after resisting police. Naval officers note little record of abuse of American sailors in Japanese ports.
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Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Victoria
Aallors
Yorktown
Boston
Kobe
Department
United States
Honolulu
Japan in Need of Money
The steamer Olympia reports Japan faces severe financial strain after the China war. Expanded government spending on railroads telegraph lines buildings harbors and armed forces has drained treasury reserves despite the indemnity being kept in England for warships and armament.
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Tacoma
Olympia
China
England
British Retake Fort Chakdara in Chitral Action
A Simla dispatch reports the Fort Chakdara relief under General Blood with 1 lieutenant wounded and seven native British soldiers killed while thirty five wounded. Insurgent tribesmen, numbering six thousand, were repulsed by Colonel Meiklejohn’s column.
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Bombay
Simin
Meiklejohn
Murderer Escapes Rope After Avilla Milling Dispute
Loginier Indiana August 3 John Calvin a Avilla mill owner shot and killed his partner Robert Clear during a street meeting after a dispute over a saw mill. Calvin fled along the railroad track but slashed his own throat. mob intercepted him and spared him considering his wound.
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Loginier
Ind
John Calvin
Avilla
Robert Clear
Clear
Calvin
Tragic House Fire Kills a Family at Malvern Hill
A Black woman described as the wife of farmer John Roberts and her two children were burned to death at Malvern Hill yesterday afternoon. Roberts, working in a field, returned to find the dwelling in ashes. the victims were believed asleep when the fire broke out.
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Richmond
John Roberts
Malvern Hill
Roberts
Footpads Target Jewelry Pockets Near New York
Two felons probed the pockets of a New York jeweler, Max Mal, on the outskirts of the city when a neighbor’s house disturbance interrupted the street crime. Names and exact places are unclear in the fragment.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Max Mal
New York
Thugs Force Jeweler to Dance Then Rob Heist
Mal described two highwaymen who forced the jeweler to dance while they plundered his shop. They escaped with some jewelry and cash but missed a larger stash the jeweler concealed. Mal alerted police in the city, but capture seems unlikely.
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Mal
Weyler Pardons Insurgent as Lee Seeks Case Details
Consul General Lee requests confirmation from Captain General Weyler on the Chaquelo rebellion sentence while Enrique Nunez, condemned as an incendiary, is pardoned. Weyler arrived at Matanzas after departing Havana at midnight aboard the Vasco Nunez.
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Havana
Weyler
Vasco Nune
Matanzas
Enrique Nunez
United States
Lee
Fernandez Chaquelo
Ceuta
Africa
Gavin
Gerernl Lee
Gold Brick Swindlers Caught By New York Police
Two New Orleans men, Ivan Magan and Rifeiro Guiterrag, held in New York on a New Orleans case, tied to a $7,000 loss from saloonkeeper Pascal Lastell. They allegedly posed as Argentine officials with access to $100,000 in gold bricks, then fled four days earlier. The men, described as Franco Spanish Basque, claimed a father son scheme and planned a Tampa health retreat after profits.
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New York
New Orleans
Ivan Antonio Magan
Dolphin Street
Rifeiro Guiterrag
Pascal Lastell
Magan
Ralph Diaz
Buenos Ayres
Diaz
Lastell
Guiterraz
Tampa
Final meeting of Bimetallic Commission at foreign office
The Daily Chronicle says the Bimetallic Commission led by Senator Wolcott and Lord Salisbury will meet late next week at the foreign office with most cabinet members present. Salisbury is expected to announce the government’s decision on extended use of silver. The commissioners aim for concessions and will then travel to Berlin and St. Petersburg.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Wolcott
Lord Salisbury
Foreign Office
Berlin
St. Petersburg
First Mexican Cattle Imported Under Dingley Tariff
Six hundred forty head of Mexican steers owned by E. Newman entered Nogales under the Dingley tariff through the local customs house. The duty amounted to 1298 dollars above the Wilson bill rates.
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Nogales
Ariz
Custom House
E. Newman
Turke Again Defy the Powers and Gold Field Guard
Local Thunder storms probable as mounted police guard entrance to gold fields. Striking miners steady gain while Beranten Base Ball Club hosts lively events at Columbus races. Also reports on conventions and upcoming meets with notes on memory of Colonel Oakford and local racing plans.
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Hawaii
Turke
Beranten
Columbus
Cesar Carcliuc
R. A. Oakford
Protectorate and Flag Rise Forecast in Hawaii Crisis
Reports from Honolulu suggest United States Minister Sewell would declare a protectorate and raise the American flag if the Moana brings word that Congress shelved annexation. Washington clarifies no change in instructions. protection only under serious disturbance or overt act.
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San Francisco
Associated Prose
Honolulu
Belgic
Moana
United States
Sewell
Congress
Dole
Japan
Sherman
State Department
Washington
Sewall
Beardalee
Strangest Divorce Case Unfolds In Adrian Court
In Adrian Michigan Circuit Court a divorce suit between Helen Cole and Wilson Cole reveals a far flung tale. The couple wed in Morenci October 7 1908 and lived with four children in Crystal Valley until October 2 1875 when a doctor was summoned and the husband vanished. A later report claimed he drowned at sea. Helen remarried to Davie Jackson in 1878 and bore two daughters. New sheriff records show Wilson Cole alive in Crystal Valley with a Pennsylvania wife and several children. Race Liane granted the divorce.
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Adrian, Mich
Helen J. Colanenainst Wilson Coke
Morenci
Crystal Valley
Davie Jackson
Cole
Pennsylvania
Ra Ce Liane
New Microbe Found That Prefers Sick Blood
A new microbe described as vortex shaped and cornucopia like has been discovered by A. T. Rand of New York. It multiplies rapidly in twilight and dives in sunlight. It reportedly feeds on human blood, attacking red corpuscles and preferring diseased individuals. The finding is considered an important scientific discovery.
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Sterling, Col
Microscoplat
A. T. Rand
New York
Two Carpenters Die On Jersey City Scaffold Collapse
In Jersey City on August L J John Poster aged 47 was instantly killed and John Cook aged 36 probably fatally injured when a scaffold given way. The two carpenters fell forty feet to the ground during work on a building.
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New York
John Poster
John Cook
Jersey City
Weather Hazards Return Across Middle States and New England
The Herald reports fair and warmer conditions today across the Middle States and New England with sultry air, light to fresh southerly winds and higher temperatures inland. Coastal areas stay cooler with possible local rain in the north, then a Thursday with partly cloudy, sultry skies and thunderstorms, followed by a Friday of fair, cooler weather.
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New York
Atg. L
Middle States
New England
Coast Line
Bow
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