United States Vice Consul Killed in Beirut
Washington reports William C. Magelssen United States vice consul at Beirut Syria was assassinated while riding in a carriage. The state department demanded Turkish arrests and punishment and Admiral Cotton’s squadron was ordered to Beirut if demands were not met. A Sagamore Hill meeting with Secretary Hay to decide U S stance followed.
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State Department
Leishman
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William C. Magelssen
United States
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Turkey
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Magelssen
Minnesota
Admiral Cotton
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Rayndal
Selishman
Oyster Bay
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Roosevelt
Hay
Sagamore Hill
Shamrock Faces Bitter Declared Off America's Cup Race
New York August 28 The fourth race in the America's Cup series was declared off as time expired with Reliance far ahead and Shamrock NT hull down on the horizon two miles back. Officials ruled no race but Reliance delivered a decisive defeat, outclassing Shamrock from start to finish.
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Reliance
New York
Shamrock NT
Hull
Friends of
Thomas
Lou Dillon Sets New Trotting Mile World Record
Lou Dillon trotted a mile in 2:00 at Readville Massachusetts before a large crowd, breaking the previous 2:02 1-4 mark set by Crescens in Columbus last year. Dillon’s prior best was 2:02 3-4, and conditions were reported as ideal.
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Readville
Mass
Lou Dillon
Crescens
Columbus
Ohio
King Peter vows iron rule after Belgrade plot
London dispatch reports King Peter intends a strict crackdown on military malcontents. Three army colonels two captains and a newspaper editor were condemned to death for involvement in a foiled plot. The correspondent says regicides influence the king and a reign of terror may follow.
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London
Daily Mall
Belgrade
Peter
Reliance Wins Cun Cup Race In Nine Minute Margin
In a brisk 12 to 15 knot breeze over 30 miles, the sloop Reliance defeated Shamrock III by exactly nine minutes actual. The result followed a windward and leeward course as spectators witnessed a striking duel off New York on August 23.
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New York
Reliance
Shamrock
Thomas Moton
America
Isle of Wight
Shamrock HI
Czar's Fleet Returns From Turkish Waters
The Russian Black Sea squadron, sent to Turkish waters after the Monastir consul Rostkovsk's assassination, has been recalled to Sebastopol. The recall followed a Porte notification that the sultan ordered all Russian demands fulfilled.
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Black Sea
Sebastopol
St. Petersburg
Imada
Turkey
Russia
M. Rostkovsk
Monastir
Porte
Johnson for Governor Nomination by Democratic State Convention
Columbus G Aug 27 Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland was nominated for governor by the Democratic state convention with all Johnson slate nominees confirmed by acclamation except John I Clarke for senator who was endorsed on the second ballot. The platform pledges the Kansas City principles and opposes monopolies while questioning Hanna as senator.
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Columbus
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Johnson
John I. Clarke
John L. Zimmerman
Springfield
John H. Clarke
Youngstown
Ohio
Sandusky
Kansas City
Hanna
Sultan Forces Vast Turkish Troops to Macedonian Front
Constantinople reports the government will mobilize the remaining European reserves of the Second and Third army corps plus other reserves, swelling Turkish forces in Macedonia to about 350 battalions. Seven battalions were sent to Florina from Monastir as order maintenance is touted. In France, Lessables Monastery in Vendee faced a siege as monks defended the bells before police and water forced retreat. The coatless man is on view.
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Constantinople
Macedonia
Turkey
Abramah Pasha
Flodina
Monastir
Salonica
Redemptions Et Fathers
Paris
Lessables
Olonne
Vendee
Farmers Co operative Shipping association chartered
A territorial charter is granted to the Farmers Cooperative Shipping association with headquarters at Topeka Kansas and stockholders across Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Indiana Territory totaling 1500 wheat growers. Capital stock 200000. Incorporators include S H Allen James Butler C B Hoffman H H Shull Robert Milton J G Goings Dr F Englehart H H Signor and Frank Wright. The group aims to hold this year's wheat crop until prices rise to 1 and to regulate freight rates while expanding membership daily.
Big Insurance Case Starts in Milwaukee
The Equitable Life Assurance company of the United States sues in Milwaukee Superior Court to enjoin Insurance Commissioner Host from enforcing his ruling that life companies must divide their surplus with policyholders at least every five years. The ongoing case seeks Supreme Court review. the ruling is suspended for other firms pending decision.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Equitable Life Assurance Company of
United States
Superior Court
Host
Equitable
Supreme Court
Bullet Discharge On Train Injures Passenger In West Virginia
Huntington West Virginia Aug 27 Frank Williams a constable accidentally discharged his revolver on a train The bullet passed through two seats penetrated the hip of Walter Morton and struck a bottle of whiskey in the pocket of a Cincinnati man All three escaped serious injury aside from the man with the hip wound
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Huntington
W. Va
Frank Williams
Walter Morton
Cincinnati
Wish to Ald Woman. Indiana author arrested in South Carolina
La Porte Indiana Aug 27 much indignation here over the arrest at Spartanburg South Carolina of Mrs Janie Stewart Boyesen a well known Indiana literary woman on theft charge Many offers of aid have been sent her Beales Railroad Rumor New York Aug 27 specific denial that Wisconsin Central has signed an agreement giving actual control to the Grand Trunk says W L Bull chairman of the board of directors
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la Porte
Ind
Spartanburg
S.C
Janie Stewart Boyesen
Indiana
Beales Railroad
New York
Wisconsin Central
Grand Trunk
W. L. Bull
Smallest Baby Emma Butts Dies in Circleville
Circleville Ohio August 27 Emma Harriet Butts aged four and a half months the smallest baby of record is dead of general collapse. She never weighed more than two and a half pounds.
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Circleville, O
Emma Harriet Butts
Lost Death Watch Returns in Lexington Mystery
Alexander McKeever, the death watch over William McCarty who took poison to avoid the gallows, has returned to Lexington Kentucky after a three month mysterious absence.
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Lexington
Alexander McKeever
William McCarty
Floods in Chefoo Claim Over Three Hundred Lives
Cloudburst reports from Shanghai indicate more than three hundred people died in the Chefoo floods. The shore was littered with wreckage and bodies, creating a graphic and terrible scene.
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Victoria
B. C
Mall
Shanghai
Chefoo
Lackawanna Dems Back Gray for Presidency
Scranton Aug 27 Lackawanna County Democrats convened and adopted a resolution recommending Justice George Gray of Delaware for the presidency.
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Gray
Scranton
Lackawanna County
Democratics
George Gray
Delaware
Thief Steals After Opening Saloon Overnight
In Indianapolis a thief opened Frank Moralein's saloon, served drinks through the night, then left with the money and most stock. A separate item from Keystone, W Va reports a free-for-all at a colored social, injuring ten to twelve of about forty participants.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Moralein
Keystone
W. Vai
Kimball
Donn's Kidney Pills Free Trial Claim Highlights Relief
The ad touts Donn's Kidney Pills with a free trial to prove efficacy for back and joint pain. It describes relief from aching backs and limb pains, mentions swelling and urinary symptoms, and claims benefits for heart palpitations dizziness and general weakness.
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Donn
Dean
Notable Maine links linger in Ingalls tale at Harrison
The text recounts Hon. M. D. Ingalls of Cincinnati, Maine roots, and yearly visits to Harrison where he began law. A village loafer jests about his reported ten thousand dollar salary, while other humor items and advertisements mix with local gossip and quips about Defiance Starch and various products.
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M. D. Ingalls
Cincinnati
Big Four
Maine
Harrison
Mr. Ingalls
Foot Comfort Cures for Sweating and Aching
An advertised remedy titled Foot Comfort promises relief from sweaty feet and aching soles. The item, priced at 5 cents, is attributed to B. R. McCarthy of Jefferson, Iowa, and presented in a small-town catalog-like format.
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B. R. McCarthy
Jefferson, Towa
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