Board meeting ends after Fish blows strike on Harahan
New York report describes a quiet Illinois Central board session that ended abruptly when James Talarahan, president of the Illinois Central, was knocked from his chair by a blow from Stuyvesant Fish. The session adjourned as Fish read a resolution demanding a full investigation of company affairs. Harriman is noted as fielding influence over the board. The text of the resolution was not disclosed. A faction claimed directors were manipulated by Harriman interests.
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New York
Stuyvesant Fish
James Talarahan
Ilinois Central Railroad
The
Illinois Central
Fish
Koh. Harriman
Harriman
Linois Central
Dedication of the Obelisk in Niagara Square
McKinley monument commission chair E H Butler outlines the September 5 dedication program for the marble obelisk in Niagara Square Buffalo. Governor Hughes will speak. civil military political and judicial honors will honor the president with about a thousand Canadian troops in attendance.
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Buffalo
N. Y
E. H. Butler
McKinley Monument Commission
Niagara Square
Hughes
Agreement Likely To Come on Arbitration at Peace Conference
The Hague and British proposal on obligatory arbitration has been modified to permit a general understanding. Each nation may bind itself to arbitration by submitting to a list of cases that may arise with any other signatory nation.
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The
Hague
Presidents Offer US Mexico Mediation for Central America Peace
President Roosevelt and President Diaz have telegraphed to the five Central American republics offering the good offices of the United States and Mexico to convene a conference on peace. Acting Secretary Atlee said notes will be released after replies arrive. Nicaragua’s Senor Corea says an invitation to a Washington meeting will come, and diplomats expect the mediation to secure permanent peace.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Diaz
Central America
United States
Mexico
Atlee
State Department
Adee
Cowdery
Senor Corea
Zelaya
Cortelyou's Policy Moves to Ease Money Stringency
Washington officials report Secretary Cortelyou's plan to distribute public funds to relieve fall crop money strain will proceed. Assistant Secretary Edwards returned from New York after meeting on weekly deposits over five weeks. Amounts and banks to be named later, with deposits for the current week already made.
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Washington
Treasury
Edwards
New York
Cortelyou
Gould on stocks and the market calm
Paris interview with Jay Gould defends investors against panic noting stocks may be overcapitalized but value remains. He says a dollar is always worth a dollar and warns Roosevelt cannot control the financial tides. He blames railroads for the turmoil and opposes speculation.
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Mr. Gould
Federal Judge Rules Suit Not Against State Under Eleventh Amendment
Judge Pritchard of the U S circuit court on Tuesday upheld his court’s jurisdiction in the Southern Railway rate case against the North Carolina Corporation Commission and the attorney general. He ruled the suit is not against a state under the Eleventh Amendment and reaffirmed the commission’s duty to set railroad rates within limits. The decision emphasizes enforcement of the passenger rate act and penalties for noncompliance, with existing laws read in light of the rate act.
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Asheville
N. C
Pritchard
United States Circuit Court
Southern Railway
Corporation Commission
Attorney General of
North Carolina
United States
Attorney General
Notorious criminal identified after escape from Lansing mutiny
Benjamin Cravens, a notorious inmate who escaped from the Kansas penitentiary at Lansing on November 16, 1900, during a mutiny, was positively identified on Wednesday as being held at Osceola Nebraska.
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L.eavenworth
Kas
Osceola
Neb
Benjamin Cravens
Kansas Penitentiary
Lansing
Farmers Elevator Merger Aims to Unite Minnesota Elevators
A large merger of Minnesota farmers elevators is to be formed at a Minneapolis meeting on September 6. Presidents and managers from several elevators will seek cooperation of about 200 elevators, representing an estimated 20,000 farmers at the gathering.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Special pardon for Koyama in 1895 Shimonoseki incident
It became public that Koyama a Japanese assailant of Li Hung Chang during the 1895 Chinese Japanese peace talks at Shimonoseki received a special pardon on August 25 after his life sentence at Abashiri prison Hokkaido.
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Koyama
Tokio
Li Hung Chang
Shimonoseki
Abashiri
Hokkaido
General Carter's Son Killed in Electric Shock
Chicago's L. H. Carter son of Brigadier General W. H. Carter died at the University of Illinois Cham paign in a dairy room electric shock. He was a special student at the university and the incident was described as remarkable.
New Anglo-Russian Treaty Expected Soon
It is expected that two governments will announce the signing of the Anglo-Russian convention soon. The exact terms of the agreement will not be published at present.
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St. Petersburg
African Fight Report From Paris dispatch on Morocco
A Paris-A dispatch dated August 25 from the City of Morocco reports Mulal Hafiq made changes in his ministry before departing for the coast and liberated all prisoners jailed during Abdul Aziz's reign. A later dispatch from Vice Admiral Phili bert notes Moore assaulted the allied camp at Casablanca but was repulsed. Other Moroccan ports were peaceful.
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Paris
Morocco
Mulal ‘Hafiq
Falso
Abdul Aziz
Philibert
Moore
Casblanca
Insurance Man in Trouble in Portland Forgery Charge
John S. Hamilton a northwest general agent for Bankers Reserve Life of Omaha is under arrest in Portland charged with forgery. He allegedly secured about $5 000 by writing notes on prominent businessmen and selling them at a discount to brokers. The complaint filed by John F Sedgwich notes he took up some forged notes.
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Portland
Bankers Reserve Life
Ore
John S. Hamilton
Northwest
Bankers Reserve Life of
Omaha
John F. Sedgwich
Fairbanks Declines Interview While Touring West
Vice President Charles W Fairbanks arrived in Trinidad Colorado on Wednesday and will spend 24 hours here before continuing to Sacramento California for the national irrigation congress. He will stop at Grand Canyon Arizona en route and refused to be interviewed.
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Fairbanks
Trinidad
Colo
Charles W Fairbanks
Sacramento
Cal
National Irrigation Congress
Grand Canon
Ariz
Embezzlement Arrest In Chicago Singer Official
David Kahn a collector for Singer Sewing Machine Co is arrested on charges of defrauding the firm of a large sum. Company officials refuse to disclose the amount. Arrest followed a warrant issued by a surety company that had attached his bond.
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Chicago
David Kahn
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Kahn
Japanese Peasants Suffer From Floods and Famine
Thousands of peasants in central Japan face destitution and starvation after recent floods. Rice prices soar to record highs, and famine spreads across the region, triggering widespread hardship.
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Tokio
Japan
Woman fatally mauled by Numidian lion at Lina Park
Mrs Anna Houcke of Pittsburg was attacked by a large Numidian lion that escaped from a side show at Lina Park amusement resort. She died from her injuries after the attack.
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Pittsburg
Anna . II. Houcke
Lina Park
Lord Barrington Sentenced to Prison After Missouri Murder
In a driving rain Lord Frederick Seymour Barrington was moved from Clayton jail to Union Station and transported to Jefferson City to begin a life sentence for the murder of James P. McCann. Custodians were soaked as he left the jail and headed to the penitentiary.
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St. Louis
Frederick Seymour Barrington
Clayton
Union Station
Jefferson City
James P. McCann
Telegraphers Seek Roosevelt Appeal_to End Strike
New York leaders of the telegraphers' union plan to appeal to President Roosevelt urging action to terminate the ongoing strike. The appeal will be signed by representative business men before being sent to the president.
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New York
Roosevelt
Telegraphers’ Union
Telegraphers
Lawyer seeks curb market abolition near stock exchange
New York lawyer James A. Allen of the Mills building on Broad street contends the daily curb market across from his location is a nuisance. He wrote to Police Commissioner Bingham and secured a court order to show cause why the market should not be declared a nuisance and its use of the street forbidden.
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New York
James A. Allen
Mills
Broad Street
Stock Exchange
Bingham
Weather Summary Reports Below Normal Rainfall Across States
The week was dry with excess sunshine and near normal mean temperatures. Tuesday opened with a 38 degree low at Valentine, while the last days were hot with most highs above 90. Rainfall was scarce in most counties, with heavy storms in a few northern areas. From April 1 to date rainfall is about normal at some stations, but two thirds to three fourths of normal across most of the state.
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Retin
Ater Ocio
Valentine
Des Moines mutual insurer leader stricken at Albany hotel
Denver D Forbes president of the American Association of Mutual Insurance Companies fell ill on Tuesday at the Albany hotel with a suspected poison attempt. He was treated by a physician until 2 pm, then opened the convention and delivered his annual address though in great pain. The physician said the attack was not serious and would likely pass.
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Denver
W. D. Forbes
Des Moines
American Association of Mutual Insurance
Albany
Masked Thurston mob lynches Copple killer near Bancroft Neb
Loris Higgins alias Fred Burke, accused of killing Mr and Mrs Copple of Rosaline on May 12, was lynched by a twenty man masked mob one mile from Bancroft at Logan bridge. Sheriff Sid Young offered no resistance as the prisoner was hanged, shot, and left as officers moved in.
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Thurston County
Bancroft
Douglas County
Logan Bridge
Sheriff Young
Higgins
Murderer Higgins Hangs After Confession And Prayer
Loris Higgins faced the rope four miles east of Raselle on Walter Copple farm after a late night murder of Walter and Eva Copple. In his final statement he repented the crime and said he found peace with his God thanks to Omaha women who prayed with him in prison.
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Omaha
Loris Higgins
Raselle
Walter Copple
Walter L. Coppel
Bud
Eva
Copples
Blanche Copple
Higgins
Sum of Lost Money Shrinks in Mail Robbery Report
Officials recount the alleged $250,000 Burlington and Quincy mail robbery on a Chicago to Denver route. Three cipher numbers disappeared from the amount. inspectors in Denver say thieves and two mail pouches remain unfound.
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Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Post Office
Kimball
Denver
Oil Land Boom for Mexico
Arrangements completed for a $60,000,000 American syndicate to develop millions of acres of oil lands in Mexico. The plan includes supplying the Mexican market and shipping product to Central and South America.
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New York
Mexico
Central
South America
New Emigrant Ship Law Applies to Canada Destinations
A new provision extends official permission requirements for ships carrying emigrants to Canada starting September 1, adding Canada to the existing regimes that covered Hawaii and South America. The clause tightens government oversight of passenger vessels.
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Tokio
Hithherto
Hawaii
South America
Canada
New York to Sell 40 Million City Bonds at Public Sale
New York City comptroller announced a public sale of 40 million dollars in city bonds on September 10. The issue will carry 4 percent interest after the city raised rates from 4 1 2 percent due to weak demand for securities at the prior rate.
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New York
Congressmen to Visit Isthmus to Review Panama Canal Estimates
Representative James A. Tawney proposes that the next Congress appropriations committee travel to the Isthmus to review Taft's Panama Canal estimates for the coming fiscal year with canal officials. The plan aims to align spending with project needs and prevent misapprehensions about funding.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Taft
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
Appropriations Committee
Two-Cent Fare for Kansas Likely Immediate Action
Kansas rail commissioners may enact an emergency passenger rate of 2 cents per mile without a hearing. George W. Kanavel, chairman, said the board could meet and decide to declare an emergency and order railroads to charge no more than 2 cents per mile. Kansas could have the rate in a few days.
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Topeka
Kas
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
George W. Kanavel
Kansas
Wireless telegraphy to be added to German telegraph battalions
Berlin reports that from October 1 Germany will extend wireless telegraph stations to three existing telegraph battalions in Berlin Frankfort on the Oder and Coblenz with a fourth unit to be formed at Carlsruhe.
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Germany
Berlin
Frankfort-on-the-Oder
Coblenz
Carlsruhe
American proposals ready for submission to peace conference
The Hague reports the American proposition on collection of contractual debts is prepared for submission to the peace conference examination committee. General Horace Porter has introduced changes, incorporating Latin American recommendations. Dr. Luis Drago of Argentina is receiving congratulations on the proposition.
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The
Hague
Horace Porter
Luis, Drago
Argentina
Train Wreck in Alabama Kills Four, Wounds Dozens
A Blocton accommodation train on the Birmingham Mineral railroad between Adger and Johns wrecked by spreading rails Friday. Four persons were killed and eight or ten wounded in the Birmingham, Alabama incident.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Mineral Railroad
Louisville & ‘Nashville
Adger
Johns
Burton to Edit Daily Paper
Former United States Senator J. R. Burton of Abilene and L. C. Housel and J. H. Vetter of the Topeka Capital bought the Salina Union. The paper will be issued daily and Burton will assume editorial charge.
Raisull Defeats Morroccan Forces in Sultan's Campaign
Washington cables report bandit Raisull has defeated the large force sent by the sultan of Morocco to release Caid MacLean. The development details a decisive setback for royal troops and highlights ongoing hostilities in the region.
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Raisull
Washington
State Department
Morrocco
Caid MacLean
Philippines Troop Plan Reported by War Department
Washington reports a Japanese sourced inquiry notes U S plans to expand Philippine forces by thirteen native regiments to be led by American officers. General Mills recommended increasing the scout force by fifty companies to cut costs in the Visayas command.
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Philippines
Washington
War Department
Japan
Mills
Philip
Pine Department
The
Visayas
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