Turmoil Urges Fleet Send To Syria After Beirut Murder
Washington reports state department seeks immediate Turkish action after the assassination of Magelssen the Beirut vice consul. Admiral Cotton is ordered to proceed with the entire fleet to Syria at once and will act at his discretion. Magelssen, an avid golfer, was slain while walking alone outside Beirut as threats against him had been noted.
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Cotton
Syria
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Washington
Leishman
State Department
Foreign Office
Magelssen
Beirut
Macedonia
Suit Aims for 5250 Damages Over State Fair Stand
L Q Swarner of Tipton Mo will sue in circuit court for 5250 damages over the closing of his State Fair refreshment stand for cigars. Defendant may be T W East or the Missouri State Fair or its association. Swarner claims police removal and handing out his stock to the crowd unlawfully harmed his business and seeks 250 for stock and 500 for alleged malice.
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Circuit
L. Q. Swarner
Tipton
T. W. East
the Fair Association
W. D. Steele
Swarner
Bast
Roosevelt weighs response to Magelssen murder in Beirut
Washington orders European squadron to Beirut as President Roosevelt seeks factual details on the assassination of Vice Consul Magelssen. Officials consider punitive action if Turkish authorities are found responsible, with Rear Admiral Cotton sent as a precautionary measure. Secretary Hay to join Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill to determine next steps.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Beirut
United States
Magelssen
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Villefranche
Machias
Genoa
Oyster Bay
N. Y
State Department
Department
Cotton
Turkey
Hay
Sagamore Hill
Gunboat Machias ordered to Port Said. Brooklyn and San Francisco head to Beirut
Washington dispatch reports the gunboat Machias is to coal at Port Said immediately. As a result the Brooklyn and San Francisco will proceed to Beirut without waiting for the Machias.
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Washington
Machias
Port Said
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Beirut
Magelssen Assassinated Beirut Vice Consul Was 30
William C. Magelssen vice consul at Beirut Syria was assassinated Sunday. A Minnesota native born 1873 he was 30. He studied in Decorah Iowa and Minnesota common schools and worked as Sioux Falls city assessor assistant and Echo editor before his 1900 appointment. He was consul Rayndal’s brother in law and a consular clerk in Turkey. He was born in Brautsburg Fillmore County Minnesota.
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St. Paul
Minn
William C. Magelssen
Beirut
Syria
Rayndal
Magelssen
Minnesota
Lutheran College
Decorah
Sioux Falls
S. D
the Echo
Turkey
Nelson
Bratsburg
Filmore County
Wholesale Hold-Up Hits Rock Island Depot
Six masked men robbed conductor Monnehan and baggageman Toler at the Rock Island depot in McFarland Kansas. They beat the men, robbed roundhouse employees, and locked six railroad workers in a refrigerator car to prevent pursuit. No shots fired. pursuers headed toward Topeka with Sheriff Frey in hot pursuit.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
McFarland, Kas
Monnehan
Toler
Rock Island
Round House
Topeka
Frey
Mrs Jacoby Stricken by Severe Hay Fever Attack
Mrs. Jacoby wife of Rev J C Jacoby pastor of Trinity English Lutheran church suffers a severe hay fever attack.
James Larrimore arraigned for disturbing the peace
James Larrimore was arraigned before Justice Smith today and fined one dollar plus costs for disturbing the peace.
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James Larrimore
Ex Mayor Mills Wounded In Shootout With Police
In Seymour Indiana last night ex mayor Mills and two police officers Baughman and Addington were involved in a shooting incident over political differences. Mills was critically wounded and the officers seriously hurt.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Seymour
Ind
Baughman and Addington
Mills
Insurgents Defeat Turkish Troops Near Kirkkilise
In Constantinople on August 28, Imperial troops moved from Adrianople into Kirkkilise district but were defeated by insurgents. The rebels now field over six thousand fighters and continue to swell in numbers each day.
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Scripps-McRae Press’ Association
Constantinople
Adrianople
Missouri Pacific Freight Trains Crash Kills One
St Louis Aug 28 Fireman Meyer was killed and Engineer Christian fatally scarched in a collision of Missouri Pacific freight trains at Barretts Missouri this morning.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
St. Louis
Meyer
Christian
Missouri Pacific
Barretts
Kaw River Rises, Bridges Threatened as Flood Worsens
In Topeka the Kaw river rose three feet overnight and continues rising two inches an hour. Temporary bridges are endangered again and replacement work halted. A 180 foot section of the James street bridge was washed out at noon. Forecast calls for two to three more feet by Saturday morning.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Kansas City
Kaw
James Street
Weather Bureau
Sedalia Hopes to Book Younger James Wild West Show
W L Sherrill of Kansas City, advance agent for the Younger James Wild West show, is in Sedalia seeking to book the attraction for the town.
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W. L. Sherrill
Kansas City
Younger
James
Rumors of Francis Joseph Abdicating Hungary Throne
Vienna reports circulate that Emperor Francis Joseph may abdicate as King of Hungary due to ongoing political strife. Officials and opposition mock the rumors, while Budapest sources say the emperor is not prepared to concede army demands.
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Joseph
Hungary
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Buda-Pesth
Kaw river floods threaten Topeka as districts inundate
The Kaw river rose to thirteen feet this morning, eight feet above June flood peak, while Manhattan saw a two foot drop. Smoky Hill, Republican Vermillion and Blue rivers remain at bankfull levels flooding bottom lands and halting Union Pacific train service along the river district.
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Topeka Kas
Kaw
Manhattan
Smoky Hill
Union Pacific
Powers Defends Self in Goebel Case Before Packed Court
Caleb Powers addressed a full Scott county courthouse in Georgetown Kentucky arguing political persecution and his innocence in the Goebel assassination trial. He claimed prosecutors targeted others while he faced ongoing imprisonment despite two prior verdicts being overturned.
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Georgetown
Scott County Court House
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Powers
Commonwealth
Goebel
Taylor
Howard
Finley
Bourbon
Cutting Teeth at Ninety
Mrs. Polly Card aged ninety five in Missouri regains a second childhood by growing a second set of baby teeth. She had been toothless for thirty years and eight teeth have already grown with good prospects for a full set. She is in good health and receives many visitors admiring her new teeth.
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Joplin
Polly Card
Verona
Washable Skirts and Wear Stock Reductions
Remainder stocks of women's washable wear for summer include white piques trimmed with bands, white ducks with black polka dots, blue and black ducks with white polka dots, and prettily trimmed cloth folds. A few white mohair shirts are half price and some shirt waist suits have parallel reductions as Sedalia store outfits many women.
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Sedalia
Muslin Underwear Sale Promises Inexpensive Garments
The ad touts muslin underwear with prices such as 98c for 1.48 gowns 1.25 to 2.00 and 7Sc to 1.25 drawers and 90c to 89c for drawers. It describes a strenuous sale where garments are examined and massed from handling yet none are soiled and emphasizes tucked and trimmed details and time saving compared with making full garments.
Fall Hat Styles Preview From Leading Millinery Store
Fall styles highlight plushes felt bands and chenille braids with spangle free trims. Cerise and purple ribbons, three shade yellows or greens rosettes, ostrich feathers and paradise aigrettes lead the novelties. Large steel buckles and gold buttons garnish hats and coats.
Kentucky death penalty case cited in lengthy speech
A speaker criticized the partisan composition of the legislature and accused witnesses of being bought with money while claiming a $100000 state reward funded his conviction. He argued guilt or innocence became a political issue in Kentucky during a 3 hour 50 minute afternoon session following T C Campbell’s death penalty case, noting Kentucky’s homicide records and pardons from 1896 to 1901.
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Kentucky
T. C. Campbell
Ohio
New York
Telegraphic Fragment compares States to North and East
A fragment notes a comparison of the states to the north and east, implying regional distinctions. Details are sparse, with no clear event, date, or named entities available in the readable text.
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North
Death of Rebecca Wilson Prompts Family Departure
Mrs O E Parsons receives notice from Fall City Nebraska that Rebecca Wilson, a cousin and sister of Mrs Parsons, has died. The Parsons family plans to travel to Fall City tonight for the funeral. Wilson was a Boston Conservatory graduate and a valued musician connected to the Seeley family.
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O. E. Parsons
Nebraska
Jennie S. Ewart
Fall City
Neb
Rebecca Wilson
Santa Fe Railway
Seeley Hospital
Galveston
Wilson
Boston Conservatory of Music
Parsons
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