France and Spain Plan Dual Move on Moroccan Ports
France and Spain intend to seize key Moroccan ports and establish provisional police through the international force, after Morocco cannot protect European instructors. The plan targets Mazagan Mogador Safi Rabat by France and F Arish Ténan by Spain, with Casablanca and Tangier jointly occupied. The move could stretch into a long term occupation and risk broader conflicts.
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Paris
Associated Press
Morocco
France
Spain
J1 Gabbas
Algeciras
United States
Mazagan
Mogador
Safi
Rabat
Fl Arish
Tenan
Casablanca
Tangier
Twelve Die As Trains Crash North of Cedar Falls
A Rock Island line northbound from Cedar Rapids to Minneapolis derailed after jumping a switch three miles north of Cedar Falls. Eleven deaths were recovered at the scene and one on the way to hospital, with twelve severely injured and many more lightly hurt. Fire-ruined smoking car telescoped by baggage car. four men found lifeless at the smoker end as engine and four cars left the tracks.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Rock Island
Roosevelt Peace Congress in Washington Quiet Talk
A Washington rumor claims President Roosevelt plans a peace congress inviting ambassadors to Washington after summer duties. An anonymous diplomat says Roosevelt seeks broader results beyond The Hague conference and would convene the gathering soon.
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Chicago
Record Herald
Washington
The
Hague
President Roosevelts vacation to focus on message to Congress
President Roosevelt will spend the rest of his vacation drafting his annual message to Congress and finishing a series of speeches planned for his western and southern tour. Secretary Iobb displayed a blank appointment list for the next three weeks.
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Oyater Bay
N. Y
Rooseell
Congress
Obb
Wisconsin Harvester Pleads Guilty in Texas Antitrust Case
The International Harvester company of Wisconsin pleaded guilty to a Texas anti trust violation and paid a 35000 fine. The court also ordered a perpetual injunction preventing operations in Texas.
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Chicago
Record- Herald
Austin
Tex
International Harvester Company of
Wisconsin
Texas
Lord Chancellor Leaves UK for Canada on Historic Trip
London reports Lord Taoreburn, the lord chancellor, sailed for Canada on Friday. He will visit Niagara and perhaps New York. This marks the first time a lord chancellor has left the United Kingdom, with the great seal normally kept in his personal custody, not to be taken abroad.
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London
Lord Taoreburn
Canada
Niagara
New York
United Kingdom
Fleet Heads to Philippines on Global Cruise
Reported plan details Admiral Evans fleet movements from California ports to Liawan and the Philippines with a later return via the Suez Canal. Roosevelt directs a second Atlantic fleet built around New Hampshire and Mississippi with Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts, and faster cruisers Chester Birmingham Salem to bolster a six‑ship core and two 16,000‑ton vessels Michigan and South Carolina.
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New York
Evans
Pacific
The
Times
Liawan
Philippines
California
Suez Canal
Globe
Atlantic
Roosevelt
Navy Department
New Hampshire
Mississippi
Cramps
Iowa
Indiana
Massachusetts
Chester
Birmingham
Salem
Michigan
South Carolina
North Carolina
Montana
Connecticut
Monument to McKinley Dedicated in Buffalo
The New York state memorial to William McKinley was unveiled in Buffalo on a site donated by the city. An obelisk of white marble fifty six feet tall stands at Niagara Square at the intersection of Niagara and Court streets and Delaware avenue. It rests on a fourteen foot pedestal atop a twelve foot base, surrounded by a crenellated promenade with ornate parapets balustrades and splashing fountains.
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City of Buffalo
Buffalo
N. Y
Wiliam McKinley
State of New York
City of
Niagara Square
Niagara and
Court Streets
Delaware Avenue
Kansas Follows Nebraska 2-Cent Fare Order
Kansas board of railroad commissioners issues a limited 2-cent fare order directing Kansas roads to charge 2 cents for passengers over twelve and one cent a mile for ages six to twelve within thirty days. The order applies only while the Nebraska rate case is in litigation and becomes void when Nebraska settles.
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Nebraska
Topeka
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Kansas
Nebraka
Bankers Hit Hard by Grain Bourse Closure
Odessa gangs suffer blow as Grain Bourse closes amid anti-Semitic outrages on September 2. Three people were killed and fifty to sixty wounded in the attacks, prompting bankers to threaten suspending further transactions in protest.
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Odessa
Neill visits New York to meet Immigration commission
United States Labor Commissioner Charles P. Neill is in New York City to confer with the Immigration commission. He declined to discuss the telegraph strike beyond stating the visit was not prompted by the strike.
Postoffice Safe Robbed in Wincott Wyoming
The Wincott post office east of Ft. Laramie was robbed taking $54 and some stamps from a drawer. Officials are on the case but no culprits have been found yet.
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Ft. Laramie
Wyo
Wincott
Constitution Stays at Boston in Navy Yard
Washington acting secretary Newberry has postponed indefinitely the action on moving the old frigate Constitution from the Boston navy yard to Annapolis or to this city.
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Constitution
Boston
Washington
Newberry
Boston Navy Yard
Annapolis
Bonaparte Refuses Comment On Chicago & Alton Case
Lenox Massachusetts attorney general Bonaparte left for Boston without adding to his prior statements on the Chicago and Alton case. He acknowledged a letter from Chicago District Attorney Sims but would not disclose its contents at this time.
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Lenox
Mass
Bonaparte
Boston
Associated Press
Chicago & Alton
Sims
Chicago
Borah Indicted in Boise Timber Fraud Conspiracy
The federal grand jury indicted Senator William E. Borah and others for conspiring to fraudulently secure timber stands in Boise County Idaho. Names include Frank Martin J T Barber Summer Moon and several others with John Doe and Richard Roe listed as unnamed defendants. Borah to face separate trial. government team led by B M C Burch and S H Rush with Buick in advisory role.
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B. M. C. Burch
Denver
S. H. Rush
Omaha
Rush
Department of Justice
Buick
Reese Extends Lead in Supreme Court Nomination
Partial returns show Judge Reese defeating Judge Sedgwick for the nomination. Douglas County gives Sedgwick a 1,718 plurality while Lancaster portions show Reese ahead by 1,241 with missing precincts expected to widen the gap.
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Omaha
Reese
Sedgwick
Supreme Court
Douglas
Lancaster
Venezuelan Delegate Gil Fortoul Ordered to Withdraw
The Hague reports that Venezuelan minister to Germany and head of the Venezuelan delegation to the peace conference, Senor Jose Gil Fortoul, received by cable an order to withdraw and return to Berlin. He suspects a delay in transmission and will await fuller mail advices.
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Hague
Jose Gil Fortoul
Germany
Berlin
San Francisco Business Exec Convicted in Franchise Bribery
San Francisco executive Louis Glass, VP of Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph, was convicted of bribing Supervisor Joonergan to vote against granting a home telephone franchise. He received a five year prison term at San Quentin.
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San Francisco
Louis Glass
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Joonergan
Home Telephone Company
San Quentin
Two-Cent Fare Ordered by Railroad Board
The Board of Railroad Commissioners in Topeka Kansas ordered railroads to implement a flat 2-cent fare by October 1. Railroads have not announced plans and are expected to dispute the order as in other states where similar measures await resolution.
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Topeka
Kas
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Lane to Probe Car Shortage During West Coast Tour
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Frank N. Lane will tour the west for five to six weeks to study car shortages and anti rebate compliance. He will meet railroad officials in Chicago St Paul Spokane Seattle and Portland and urge carriers to meet shipper demand and avoid further legislation.
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Chicago
Record- Herald
Washington
Interstate Commerce
FrankNn K Lane
West
Mr. Lane
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Roads
James J. Hill
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
Pacific Coast
Harriman
Union
Southern Pacific
Good Rains Boost Nebraska Farm Prospects
The Burlington soil and crop report shows widespread rain across Nebraska from a quarter to three and a half inches. The 1907 winter wheat crop has been harvested and partly shipped. Fall plowing, held up by dry weather, has resumed.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Burlington
Rioting Grows in Antwerp as Dockers Riot
In Antwerp the locked out dock laborers and sympathizers attacked strike-breakers and steamer crews. At least a dozen people were wounded as police fired on rioters who reassembled after dispersing. Troops were ordered to mobilize and gatherings of more than five were banned.
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Antwerp
Roosevelts Conference on Harriman Cases in October
A high official says President Roosevelt and advisers will decide after October whether to sue in federal courts to breakup Harriman railway combinations or drop the action. The administration weighs whether the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific merger should be attacked, with the ICC noting improvements under Harriman management.
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Presidene
Washington
Warriman
Roosevelt
Harriman
Sixtieth Congress
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Funeral for Mansfield Held in New London Cemetery
Richard Mansfield was buried at the Little Garden cemetery near his summer home Seven Acres in New London. Dignified family led services at the house with no eulogy or address, and many friends attended the simple ceremony.
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New London
Conn
Richard Mansfield
Httle Garden
Day of Prayer For Public Schools Observed Nationwide
Sunday September 8 is set aside by churches nationwide for a day of special prayer for public schools. The plan was suggested by the national reform association and endorsed by the Presbyterian general assembly and other church conventions.
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New York
National Reform Association
Presbyterian General Assembly
Iron Judge John Jay Jackson Dies at 83 in Atlantic City
John Jay Jackson known as the Iron Judge died in Atlantic City from heart disease at age 83. He gained fame for imprisoning Mother Jones and other leaders during the 1902 West Virginia miners strike.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John Jay Jackson
Mother Jones
West Virginia
Oil Strike Reported on George Flanders Place
In Topeka Kansas a good flow of oil was struck on the George Flanders place near Highland Park along the Une wood trolley line three miles southeast of the state house at a depth of 574 feet.
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Topeka
Kas
George Flanders Place
Highland Park
Unewood
State House
Former Actress Grace Bothner Found Dead By Suicide
Grace I. Bothner a theatrical manager in New York committed suicide at her home by shooting. She had suffered ill health for some time.
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New York
Grace I. Bothner
Fatal cholera case reported in Yokohama port
The first fatal cholera case in Yokohama involves the Japanese super cargo of the steamship Takasigo Maru. It is believed he contracted the illness at an earlier port between Yokohama and New Chwang. Passengers were landed before discovery and are being sought.
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Yokohama
Here
New Chwang
Airship Construction Reported at Aldershot
It is learned that for two years construction of a British military airship has been in progress at Aldershot. The vessel, likely resembling the French La Patrie balloon, is expected to be launched within the next month and will be named for King Edward who recently inspected it.
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Aldershot
England
Edward
Plague Cases Rise in San Francisco Area Halts Vessels
Washington reports nine plague cases and six deaths in San Francisco since August 12 with two sailors among the victims. Quarantine officers are ordered to inspect incoming ships, fumigate vessels from San Francisco, and destroy rats. Cooperation between state boards and the public health service expands disinfection of departures.
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Washington
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
State Board
Public Health and Marine and Hospital Service
Philippines
Revenue Critter Service
Secretary of the Treasury
Marine
Collapse of St. Lawrence Bridge Kills Dozens
A Quebec A section of a new St. Lawrence bridge near the city collapsed late Thursday, sending about ninety workers into the river. At least sixty lives are feared lost, with estimates possibly rising. Sixteen bodies have been recovered as the remaining workers fled toward shore.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence
Oregon Trust banker proposes land deed to pay depositors
Portland leader Walter H. Moore announces intention to deed 6000 acres of Sherman and Gilliam counties wheat land worth about 300000 to receiver T. C. Devlin to satisfy bank depositors of the defunct Oregon Trust and Savings Bank.
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Portland
Ore
Walter H. Moore
Oregon Trust and Savings Bank
T. C. Devlin
Sherman
Gilliam
Butch Consul Found Dead in St. Louis
The body of an elderly man pulled from the river was identified at the morgue by Albert R Haagsma as Broer B Haagsma consul in St. Louis for the Netherlands. The son said he did not believe his father harmed himself.
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St. Louis
Albert R. Haagsma
Broer B Haagsma
Netherlands
Canal Commission Denies Racial Labor Change Rumor
Col onel Goetals, chairman of the Isthmian canal commission, told the Associated Press that reports of a move to remove negro laborers are unfounded. The denial follows a recent reduction in forces in some divisions of the canal work.
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Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Goetals
Associated Press
Barnstable Balloonist Survives 2000 Foot Fall
At Barnstable county fair Prof. Maloney a balconist fell 2000 feet after his parachute line tangled above the crowd of nearly 5000. Observers watched as he plummeted to a cedar post and miraculously escaped death. A misdriven rope prevented his parachute from opening.
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Barnstable
Mass
Barnstable County Fair
Maloney
Fair Grounds
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Kansas Board of Railway Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Egan
Sharriman
Mansfield
Tonceka
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