Royal Canadian Yacht Club to challenge for Canadian cup
The Royal Canadian Yacht club will challenge for the Canadian cup now held by the Rochester Yacht club. The note mentions other diverse items from newspapers: strikes in Cleveland cloak shops, Adirondack log cabins, a Russian exhibit portrait, and various incidents and appointments around 1903 1904 era.
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Japan
Jules Verne
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Rochester Yacht Club
Cleveland
Adirondacks
Michael ‘Alexandrovich
Czar Nicholas Jr
Russia
St Louis
St. Louis Terminal Association
East St. Louis
Taft
Chautauqua
N. Y
President Chase
Jamestown
W. W. Tinker
Joe Tinker
Chicago
Kansas City
McCormick
State Department
Vladivostok
Arabia
Holland
Zaandam
Peter the Great
Japanese Victory Sinks Rurik After Five-Hour Sea Battle
Vice Admiral Kamimura engaged the Vladivostok squadron near Tsushima Strait at dawn. The Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk while Russia and Gromobol escaped northward damaged. Tokyo rejoices as Japan asserts naval dominance and Russian battleships face disarmament possibilities.
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Tokio
Kamimura
Vladivostok
Tsu Island
Strait of
Corea
Rurik
Russia
Gromobol
Navy Department
Adsuma
Idsuma
Iwate
Takashiko
Japan
Port Arthur
Czarevitch
Tsing Chou
Hiroyasu Kwacho
Mikasa
Washington
Legation
Tokyo
Tsushima Island
Rosebud land rush opens Roosevelt area to settlers
The Rosebud reservation opened at 9 am with William McCormick filing on a quarter section near Roosevelt while Talus Rugge drew No 2 nearby. Fears of armed squatters surged as Governor Herried arrived to review troop deployment. Locating agents claim railroad towns to be built, but officials withhold details. The land office remains protected by guards with filing money inside.
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Rosebud
Bonesteel
William McCormick
Roosevelt
Burke
Gregory
St. Elmo
Talus Rugge
Cormick
Herried
Northwestern Railroad
Treasury Balances in General Fund Report
Washington reports the general fund cash balance excluding the $150 million gold reserve. Available cash balance stands at $150,425,598.
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Treasury
Washington
Senator George Graham Vest Dies in Missouri
Sweet Springs Missouri reports former United States Senator George Graham Vest has died after weeks of illness. Vest, age 60, was nearly unconscious for days, lingered in a coma since Sunday, and lost speech only Saturday. His remains will be moved to St. Louis for interment.
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Sweet Springs
United States
George Graham Vest
Ufe
St. Louis
Murder Suspect Nabbed in Denver After Omaha Warning
George Van Haller, sought by Omaha police for murder, was arrested by Detectives Saunders and Kenny in a Denver house near Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. He will be held awaiting word from Omaha authorities.
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Nebraska
Denver
Colo
George van Halter
Omaha
Saunders
Kenny
Seventeenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
van Haller
George Gudnardt
Sarpy County
South Omaha
Sarpy Mille
Mr. Gudhardt
Wreck of World’s Fair Flyer Near Pueblo Kills Many
Denver and Rio Grande train plunges from a trestle over Steele’s Hollow near Eden on a Sunday night. Two passenger cars and a baggage car go into the torrent. seven to eight miles downstream more bodies are found. Sixty plus identified. many more believed lost amid drifting sands. The two sleeping cars and a diner on the opposite track escape unharmed.
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Pueblo
Colo
Eden
Steele's Hollow
Dry Creek
Fountain River
First Street
Steele’s Hollow
Edeng
No word from Leishman yet in Constantinople
Washington reports no contact from Minister Leishman since last Monday when he said the porte promised to obtain the sultan's answer to his representations on American citizens' rights in Turkey. If today fails to bring word, the State Department will likely issue new instructions and Leishman may travel to Smyrna to meet Admiral Jewell aboard the Olympia, signaling a diplomatic crisis.
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Washington
State Department
Leishman
Constantinople
Porte
Turkey
Smyrna
Jewell
Olympia
Notification planned for Vice Presidential candidate H G Davis
Elkins W Va prepares for formal notification as H G Davis leaves for White Sulphur Springs with a party including Col Tom Davis Mrs Arthur Lee and John L McGraw aboard Graceland. The group also includes Miss Sheridan Mrs R C Kerens and Secretary Charles S Robb awaiting formal ceremony.
Ministers Report Progress in Turkish Negotiations
Cabinet discussion focused on the Turkish situation and a tentative line of action if Leishman’s efforts fail. A dispatch from Constantinople noted more favorable exchanges and a hoped for quick settlement, with Turkey to provide concrete terms to avoid future guarantees. Leishman met with Naoum Pasha and Izzet Pasha to shape an acceptable reply for American citizens in Turkey.
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Washington
Leishman
Hay
State Department
Griscom
Tokio
Port Arthur
America
Constantinople
Foreign Office
Naoum Pasha
Therapia
Bosphorus
Turkey
Izzet Pasha
Selim Pasha
Togo Reports Naval Battle Near Gugan Rock
Admiral Togo reports August 10 action where the combined fleet attacked Russian ships near Gugan rock. Heavy fighting from early afternoon to sundown, with many Russians fleeing toward Port Arthur and Czarevitch possibly sunk. Japanese damage minimal and fleet power intact.
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Togo
Tokio
Gugan Rock
Port Arthur
Askold
Novik
Czarevitch
Carevitch
Pallada
Appeal for Mrs Maybrick in British papers
The Daily Chronicle prints a correspondent letter by Heathcote Hardinge urging Mrs Maybrick's innocence and a free pardon. An editorial backs the views. Parliament also sees a retrial bill introduced by two prominent lawyers in the Commons.
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London
Heathcote Hardinge
Daily Chronicle
Former Wives Die or Run as Result of His Brutality
George Fourcloud, a Winnebago man about 24, is jailed for the murder of Cora Bik and accused of killing or harming multiple women. The article details alleged assaults on his partners and a recent death, with Fourcloud bound over to the U.S. court and moved to Omaha for safekeeping.
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Pender
George Fourcloud
Winnebago
Cora Bik
John Hill
Mary Anne Decora
Whiteboy
John Fourcloud
Washington
George
United States
Omaha
Albion Fire Touches $2000 Loss In State At Large
The state column reports a fire in Albion causing an estimated $2000 damage. Other items note a successful North Platte street fair, a Geneva castle organized by the Royal Highlanders with 50 members, and preparations for the Cass county old settlers reunion at Union on August 19 and 20.
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Albion
North Platte
Royal Highlanders
Geneva
Cass County
Old Settlers
Union
Child Struck by Plow Team Near Columbus
Earl Studley a 6 year old son of Henry O Studley farmer five miles west of town was riding a sulky plow with his father when a horse kicked at a fly and stopped suddenly. The team then moved forward and ran over the back of the boy's neck causing serious injury but he is expected to recover.
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Fred M Shaughnessy
Plattsmouth
Burlington
Mills County
Iowa
Pacific Junction
Herman Smith
Murray
Dargan
Chadron
Fort Robinson
Tom Ratkin
Company
Tenth Cavalry
Columbus
Pay for Cells and Warrants Draw From State Treasury
The Van Dorn iron works of Cleveland received 27610 dollars from the state treasury as the balance due on its contract for new cells at the penitentiary. The treasurer bought the warrant and other warrants, reducing the permanent school fund from 96000 to 6100 dollars. The treasury also cashed 20099 dollars in warrants for university building payments.
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The
van Dorn Iron Works
Cleveland
Pickpocket Robs Denver Man on Omaha Train Ride
Walter Fairbanks of 1435 Vine Street Denver Colorado lost 1100 dollars on a train trip home from a Minneapolis golf tournament after being warned pickpockets were aboard. The theft occurred before reaching Union Station in Omaha.
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Omaha
Walter Fairbanks
Vine _ street
Denver
Colo
Minneapolis
Forest Fire Threatens St Johns Asylum In Newfoundland
Fires along the outskirts of St Johns threaten the asylum housing about 200 inmates. Police and blue jackets from the cruiser Charybdis and the French warship Troude have joined the effort to stop the blaze, which has spread so widely that trains cannot reach the area.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Asylum For the Insane
Charybdis
Troude
Stop Shooting Birds At Midway Island Cable
A cablegram from Lieutenant CG Owen at Midway Island reports cable company employees threaten to leave the island. The navy department orders disarmament and prohibits shooting the island birds, but the department insists the order must be strictly enforced.
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Washington
Owen
Midway Island
Pacific Cable
Cable Company
Navy Department
Department
Paroled killer returned to penitentiary in Norfolk
Max Spahr, once sent to the penitentiary from Norfolk for cutting a man’s throat with intent to kill and rob, was paroled by Governor Mickey but escaped. Sheriff Clements of Madison recaptured him after discovery in Pennsylvania via a sweetheart’s aid.
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Norfolk
Max Spahr
Mickey
Clements
Madison
Pennsylvania
Canning Plant Opens In Nebraska City
Otoe Preserving factory starts operations employing over 300 people to can sweet corn and tomatoes at the new plant in Nebraska City.
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Nebraska City
Otoe Preserving Company
Farmer Amputates Arm After Corn Sheller Accident
Plattsmouth report says farmer Herman Smiifai injured when his left arm was pulled into a corn sheller. Amputation was required to save his life.
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Plattsmouth
Herman Smiifai
Farmers Seek Freight Rate Reductions at Twin Brooks
A petition filed with the state board of railroad commissioners by Twin Brooks and vicinity residents protests high freight rates. Farmers report grain rates from Twin Brooks are too high compared with eastern towns and pledge efforts to secure reductions.
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Sioux Falls, S. D
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Twin Brooks and Vicinity
Milbank
Twin Brooks
Nebraska Guard Troop A Upgrades with Krag rifles
Troop A of the Nebraska National Guard has received new equipment upgrading from older carbines to Krag Jorgenson rifles marking a modernization step in the unit.
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Nebraska National Guard
Hail Wrecks Crops Across Nebraska County
A severe hail storm in this county caused extensive damage. A strip eight miles long and a mile wide west of the city nearly stripped corn blades, stripped tree leaves, and damaged fruit. Nearly two inches of rain fell in affected areas.
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Nebraska City
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