War era brief captures global unrest and disasters
The column notes a series of short items: Berlin loses its last horse tram. Admiral von Diederichs resigns, succeeded by Admiral Bueschsel. Kilpatrick sails from Manila with 518 casuals. coal and iron guards number 5000 in four anthracite counties. a pastor in Carlinville shoots his son. a ranchman near El Paso captures two smuggled Chinamen. Bowen says two war vessels can be spared from Caracas. Boers urged to migrate to Madagascar. rains save Indian crops. Gardner challenges Fitzsimmons and Jeffries. tickets sold on the Chinese Eastern. Mrs Wallack dies by her own hand. St Paul brings remains from France. Indian wheat yield estimated at 6 million tons. Manitoba wheat up about 15 percent to 60 million bushels. sugar theft in Duluth. Chicago university sex segregation plan postponed. US cruisers reach Copenhagen. Danish hosts Americans in Copenhagen. bankruptcy petition against Chauncey Forward. amnesty releases 158 prisoners from Bilibid and 30 from Lingayen. Cedric launched. vaudeville star Bessie Bonehill dies. NYC cost per capita $31.62 vs peers. Dundee fines for lighting matches on walls.
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Berlin
Bil Torrance
Washington
Admiral von Diederichs
Admiral Bueschsel
War Department
Kilpatrick
Manila
P. I
San Francisco
Carlinville
Henry Turner
Colored Baptist Church
John Graham
el Paso
Texas
Europe
South Africa
Madagascar
West India
Central Provinces
Berar
George Gardner
Jack Root
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
W. R. Holloway
St. Petersburg
Chinese Eastern Railroad Company
New York
Eleanor Wallack
J. Lester Wallack
Lester Wallack
India
Statistical Department
Government of India
McNicholl
Canadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba
Duluth
Mann
University of Chicago
Board of Trustees
United States
Chicago
Albany
Copenhagen
Cronstadt
Russia
Chauncey B Forward
Forward Reduction Company
Cleveland
Ohio
United States District Court
General Chaffee
Presidio de Bilibid
Lingayen
White Star Line
Cedric
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Bessie Bonehill
Portsea
Portsmouth
England
New York City
Dundee
Scotland
Prospective Settlement In Fair Estate Amid Talks
Mrs Hanna Nelson the late Mrs Charles Fair's mother arrived in San Francisco with A G Nelson and Fred Fowler to discuss the estate. Joseph Harvey and Charles Neal traveled from Reno. Charles J Smith from Boulder Creek. No contest expected. letters of administration sought. anticipated out of court settlement and possible money addition to the estate.
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San Francisco
Hanna Nelson
Charles Fair
Newmarket
N. J
A. G. Nelson
Plainfield
Fred Fowler
Charles S. Neal
Fair
Reno
Missionaries murdered amid superstition in Chen Chou
Pekin reports an edict ordering punishment for the murderers of English missionary Lewis and Australian missionary Bruce in Chen Chou Ho Nan province. The killings followed a cholera outbreak blamed on the missionaries, after which the mob wrecked the mission and killed the arrived workers. The government vows reparation and condemns the frenzy.
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Pekin
Lewis
Bruce
Chen Chou
Ho Nan
Hanna Abandons Efforts to End Coal Strike in Arbitration
United States Senator Hanna arrived in Buffalo from Niagara Falls and announced he has exhausted his efforts to end the coal strike. He urged operators and miners to enter arbitration but said there is no chance while only miners favor arbitration. He predicts miners will not give in while they can fight.
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Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Hanna
Niagara Stails
Oklahoma Gets Chickasha
Advices from Washington report the interior department approves the Johnson and Kidder survey of the 98th meridian placing it four miles east of Oklahoma Chickasaw boundary, adding Chickasha as a major commercial and railroad hub in the southwest.
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Guthrie
Washington
Territorial
Interior Department
Johnson and Kidder
Oklahoma
Chickasaw Nation
Indian Territory
Chickasha
Taft Defends Course in Freedom Sedition Case
Manila Aug 25 Governor Taft testified in the Freedom sedition case that many former insurgent leaders, though guilty by American standards of murder, were appointed to civil positions because they were loyal, influential among their people, and had proven honest and earnest under civil authority. He stressed they were not chosen for being insurgent generals and reported satisfactory experience with these appointees.
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Manila
Freedom
Taft
Cholera Toll Rises in Manila and Luzon Provinces
Official cholera tally shows 25 664 cases and 15 040 deaths to date with undercounts likely. Ilocos Norte reports 414 cases and 317 deaths last Saturday as cholera worsens in Luzon. Ladrones ambush native constabulary near Magdalena Sorsogon. one constable killed, two wounded, three captured as 70 more pursue the band.
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Manila
Luzon
Ilocos Norte
Magdalena
Sorsogon
Ensign Frederick R. Holman Dies by Jumping Overboard
Ensign Frederick R. Holman of the Navy died on August 13 aboard the Celtic while en route from Manila to Sydney. A navy dispatch says he jumped overboard, possibly due to ill health. He was born in Colorado and appointed from Iowa in 1893. his New York City father has been informed.
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Washington
Frederick R. Holman
Navy
Celtic
Manila
Sydney
Australia
Navy Department
Speyers
Army
Philippines
Holman
Colorado
Iowa
New York City
Taps Sounded for Sigel in Humble New York Funeral
General Franz Sigel was laid to rest with a simple ceremony in New York after his death. Surviving comrades stood by the flag covered coffin in worn field uniform. Eulogies were spoken before the body was moved to Woodlawn Cemetery. veterans followed with tattered flags.
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Sigel
New York
Franz Sigel
Seneral
Woodlawn
Laborers Scarce in Mexico Reported by Contractor
Monterrey dispatches that contractor T. B. Fitzsimmons returned from a republic tour seeking rail way laborers but found none. At Tampico local contractors had exhausted their supply and sent a boat to Jamaica for 1000 more Jamaican workers.
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Mexico
Monterey
T. B. Fitzsimmons
Republic
Tampico
Jamaica
British steamer Bernard Hall lands 600 troops at Colon
The British steamer Bernard Hall chartered by the Colombian government arrived in Colon from Savanilla with six hundred government soldiers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Columbia
Bernard Hall
Liverpool
Savanilla
Russia Shaken by Earthquakes Near St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg correspondent reports violent earthquakes felt last Friday at Andishan and Paylovsk near St. Petersburg, according to the Daily Mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Andishan
Paylovsk
Archduchess Margare Sophie Dies After Operation
Berlin reports Archduchess Margare Sophie wife of Albert Duke of Würtemburg died at Gunden Austria from complications of an appendicitis operation.
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Berlin
Margare
Sophie of Austria
Albert
Duke of Würtemburg
Gunden
Austria
Taft Receives Manila Welcome As Chaffee Seeks Moro Talks
Civil Governor Taft arrived by gunboat General Alava in Manila to a holiday crowd of about twenty thousand. He discussed Rome negotiations and urged Filipinos to work their land while avoiding senseless agitation. General Chaffee, back from the south, said Mindanao Moros remain uncertain and ordered Pershing to contact the sultan of Bacolod to explain local attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Taft
Alvala
Straits Settlement
Civil Commission
Pasig
Rome
Congress
Philippine Islands
Chaffee
Mindanao
Chaffe
John J. Pershing
Fifteenth Infantry
Lake Lanao
Bacolod
Pershing
Army and Navy to Clash in Joint Maneuvers
Washington learns the general plan for the joint army and navy maneuvers set to begin August 29. Major MacArthur and Rear Admiral Higginson have approved the framework and will issue instructions to opposing forces, mirroring prior white and blue squadron drills off the New England coast.
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Washington
D. C
MacArthur
Higginson
Newport
Zngland
War Board
Couple Charged in Mineral Claim Murder in Oklahoma
William Smiley once a deputy sheriff of St. Joseph Missouri and his wife, with accomplice Charles Dixon, were arrested in the Wichita mountains and raced to Lawton. They are charged with the murder of Edward Winn and the shooting of Alexander Winn on August 14 near Wildman Oklahoma in a dispute over a mineral claim.
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Guthrie
O. T
William Smiley
St. Joseph
Wichita Mountains
Lawton
Charles Dixon
Edward Winn
Alexander Winn
Wildman
Lipton In Automobile Accident Near London
Sir Thomas Lipton was driving his twelve horse power car from his country house when it skidded on Woodgren street car rails and crashed into the iron railing. The car was wrecked and the railing smashed for a distance but Lipton escaped with a shock and a few bruises.
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London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Woodgren
Thomas
School land lease contracts in Nebraska debated
Nebraska land office sees rising correspondence over converting old school land leases to sale contracts. Law from 1879 to 1897 allowed purchase of occupied land upon full contract fulfillment and appraised value payment, but 1897 repeal ended that. Leaseholders must pay appraisal costs and market value, with neighborhood land values guiding price, and about 1,000,000 acres affected.
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Lincoln
Neb
Land Commissioner’s Office
Wolfe
Follmer
University of Nebraska prepares for thirty second session
The University of Nebraska in Lincoln announces the 32nd annual session with anticipated higher attendance. The School of Music opens September 5 while the affiliated Medical School in Omaha begins lectures two days later. Exams and registration run Sept 16 to 19, followed by Chancellor Andrews opening address Sept 20 and class work starting Sept 22.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
University School of Music
School of Medicine
Omaha
Andrews
Brown County Woman Wins Prize
Long Pine Nebraska reports Mrs George Hulshizer a resident north of town won a $50 prize in an eastern seed company contest for the best onions grown from their seed. The winner says the result reflects Brown county’s competitive standing nationwide.
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Brown County
Long Pine
Neb
Eastern
George Hulshizer
Bassett Builds Up With Boom In Business District
Bassett Nebraska the Rock County seat shows a sweeping boom as elegant residences and business blocks rise. A new bank is soon opening and a fraternal building costing seven to eight thousand dollars is planned.
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Bassett
Neb
Rock County
Lightning destroys Deeds barn near Osceola Neb
A thunderstorm struck six miles southwest of Osceola Nebraska destroying Jacob Deeds barn and its grain hay and two horses. Firefighters battled the blaze but the structure and contents were lost in the storm.
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Osceola, Neb
Jacob Deeds
Man Run Over by Freight Car in Cedar Creek
Plattsmouth Neb Aug 25 Stephen A Davis a Cass county resident since 1856 was accidentally run down by a freight car at Cedar Creek and killed instantly He was sixty five years old.
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Plattsmouth, Neb
Stephen A. Davis
Cedar Creek
Cass County
Drowning of Roy Coleman at Wahoo Beach
Roy Coleman twenty three son of ex County Treasurer J L Coleman drowned while bathing with other young men none of whom were good swimmers at Wahoo Nebraska on August twenty fifth ongoing summer day reports say.
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Wahoo
Neb
Roy
J. L. Coleman
Restore the Old Style Recess in Fremont Schools
Fremont Nebraska reports the board of education adopting a rule that restores the old recess interval of fifteen minutes each in the morning and afternoon for students.
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Fremont, Neb
Board of Education
Sugar beet acreage in Nebraska up from last year
Deputy Land Commissioner Watson released Nebraska beet acreage figures for the current year. If yields average ten tons of twelve per cent beets, state sugar production would reach about 16,739,500 pounds, an increase over last year’s 14,912,300 pounds. county by county acreage is listed.
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Lincoln
Neb
Watson
Nebraska
Nebraska Crop Conditions Update Stirs Mixed Signals
The week brought wet cool weather in northern Nebraska slowing haying and threshing while southern and western counties saw warm dry conditions with rapid threshing. Corn across the state grew well but rain is needed in the south. some southwestern areas already show drought impact though overall a large yield is anticipated. Apples promise a good crop.
Demand for Space at Fair in Lincoln
Lincoln August 23 state fair managers report heavy demand for exhibit space at the forthcoming exposition. Agricultural hall space is nearly filled with applications, while other buildings also see strong interest. S. C. Bassett notes 00 feet of agricultural space and cites counties applying for the collective exhibit class including Washington Howard Burt Antelope Scotts Bluff Hitchcock Hayes Nemaha Franklin Kearney Frontier Cuming Saline Merrick York.
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Lincoln, Neb
S. C. Bassett
Board of Agriculture
Washington
Howard
Burt
Antelope
Scotts Bluff
Hitchcock
Hayes
Nemaha
Franklin
Kearney
Frontier
Cuming
Saline
Merrick
York
Mobilization Planned for Nebraska National Guard at Fort Riley
Adjutant General Colby says orders to mobilize part of the Nebraska National Guard at Fort Riley Kansas will be issued soon. The move would include two regiments and possibly some independent units. Maneuvers of the regular army at Fort Riley run Sept 29 to Oct 9, and Nebraska authorities aim to have state troops in camp there, pending War Department confirmation.
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Lincoln
Neb
Colby
Nebraska National Guard
Fort Riley
Kan
Nebraska
War Department
Child Drowns in Tub in Nebraska Pickling Setup
In Carroll Nebraska on August 23 a two year old boy, son of Bert Robinson, drowned in a half barrel of water his mother was filling for pickling. The accident occurred while the mother was soaking up water for preservation tasks.
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Carroll, Neb
Bert Robinson
Norfolk Man Badly Injured in Pole Accident
Norfolk Neb Aug 238 A man named W M Deering was thrown from his horse drawn wagon after the pole dropped during a return to his country home. He sustained injuries from the incident.
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Norfolk
Neb
W. M. Deering
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