Lusitania Sets Maiden Voyage Record to New York
The Lusitania arrives in New York after 5 days 54 minutes from Queenstown marking a maiden voyage record for speed between the ports. Captains praise the engines as flawless with average speed at 23.01 knots, while the ship fails to beat the Kaiser Wilhelm II hourly rate. Royal welcome noted as Cunard executives affirm performance and future potential.
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New York
Lusitania
Cunard Hine
Queenstown
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Lloyd Line
Watt
Sandy Hook
Ambrose Channel
Fairway
Lucania
Cunard Line
Sandy Hook Bar
E. H .Cunard
Cunard
Mantania
Vernon H. Brown
Johnson Declines Nebraska Speaking Invitations
Governor Johnson told a group of leading Nebraskans that he is not a presidential candidate and has no intention of becoming one. He declined three invitations to speak in Nebraska.
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St. Paul
Minn
Johnson
Nebraska
Wellman Gives Up Flight From Spitzbergen
Walter Wellman, head of the Chicago Record-Herald expedition, arrived at Tromsoe aboard the Frithjof from Spitzbergen en route home. He had abandoned plans for this year after a disaster during the airship attempt to reach the north pole. The ascent on September 2 faced a strong NW wind and separation from the ship parts before recovery.
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Trondbjem
Norway
Walter Wellman
Wellman
Chicago Record-Herald
Tromsoe
Frithjof
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Lost Earthquake Found From Early September Reports
News from New York states the quake occurred in the Aleutian islands on September 1 and 2. Seattle received word via a Rush cutter officer and Washington seismographs place the event about 6,300 miles away, likely in the Alaska region.
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New York
Aleutian Islands
Seattle
Revenue
Rush
Washington
England
Ottawa
Alaska
Grand Army Ends Session in Saratoga
Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic wrap up the forty-first annual encampment in Saratoga New York adjourning until 1908. Officers elected are installed by Robert B. Brown of Philadelphia with Burton announcing appointive officers.
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Grand Army
Saratoga
N. Y
Grand Army elects Burton as commander in chief
Saratoga N Y reports Charles G. Burton of Nevada Mo elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the forty first annual encampment. The Women’s Relief corps named Mrs Kate E Jones national president. Memorial day and pension matters receive emphasis as veterans urged aid for dues and widows' pensions.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Charles G. Burton
Nevada
Grand Army of the Republic
Women’s Relief Corps
Kate E. Jones
New York City
Robert B. Brown
Joseph M. O'Neall
William H. Armstrong
W. H. Johnson
Warren Lee Goss
Republic
Grand Army
Mount McGregor
Ulysses S. Grant
Union Army
Southern Memorial Fund
South
Wirz
Brown
General Lee
Confederate Veterans’ Association
Fight Over Grain Rates Prompts Two Procedural Paths
The State Railway Commission confronts a clash with allied railroads over grain rate actions. It weighs starting hearings on non grain commodities and arresting railroad officials for violations of the commission law. Potentially it may do both. The commission considers arresting Burlington general manager George W Holdrege for alleged incomplete pass lists and non compliance with the Aldrich 15 percent reduction bill west of Grand Island.
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Lincoln
State Railway Commission
George W. Holdrege
Burlington
Winnett
Clarke
Grand Island
Bryan to Mrs Murphy in Racine letter on election defeat
Ra cine conductor Frank Murphy told Mr Bryan how sad Bridget Murphy his mother in Racine Wisconsin was over his defeat for president. On Thursday Mrs Murphy received a letter from Mr Bryan wishing she would live to see a democratic president elected.
Bandit Escapes After Bank Robbery in Nebraska
Lincoln reports a solitary bandit who robbed the Manley bank at Manley Nebraska eluded pursuers. He rode away on horseback from Manley, left his horse three miles from town, hid in a corn field, then stole a wagon near Murdock and abandoned it a few miles from Ashland.
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Lincoln
Manley
Neb
Murdock
Ashland
Western Union Board Declares 1 Percent Quarterly Dividend
The Western Union Telegraph Company board announces a regular quarterly dividend of 1 percent and adopts resolutions from the executive committee approving the conduct of the strike by President Clowry.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Clowry
Salina High School Player Suffers Broken Collar Bone
In Salina Kansas Ray Kear a senior at Salina High School broke a collar bone during a football practice game.
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Salina, Kas
Ray Kear
Salina High School
Veterans of '61 march in rain at Saratoga parade
The Grand Army of the Republic held its forty first parade in memory of Civil War days. About ten thousand veterans braved a driving storm to march a measured mile amid cheering crowds while Governor Hughes and other dignitaries watched from the reviewing stand. The encampment business sessions begin Thursday with elections likely in Toledo, and resolutions may seek higher pensions for widows and repeal of the anti canteen law.
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Saratoga
Grand Army of the Republic
Nellie
Charles B. Hughes
Govenor Hughes
Charles G. Burton
Nevada
Toledo
Brown
Congress
Patriotic, Ancient and Honorables
Grand Army
Clarke Secures Railroad Commissioner Nomination
Clarke wins nomination for railroad commissioner with a plurality near 3000 in Omaha Douglas County. Statewide returns from 90 counties place him ahead of Caldwell by 303 on final count. canvass by the state board unlikely to alter the result.
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Omaha
Douglas County
Henry T. Clarke, Jr
Clarke
Caldwell
State Board
Roosevelt Hosts Straus and Abbott at Oyster Bay Luncheon
President Roosevelt arranged a Tuesday luncheon in Oyster Bay New York attended by Secretary Straus of commerce and labor Charles P Neill commissioner of labor Lawrence F Abbott and Ernest Hamlin Abbott of New York as guests.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Labor
Lawrence F. Abbott
Ernest Hamlin Abbott
New York
Sultan Abdel Aziz Gains Support Amid Moroccan Turmoil
Paris reports indicate Abdel Aziz has more supporters than his rival Mulat Hafiq as Clemenceau cites declining popularity for Hafig. France and Spain view the armistice with General Drude and the Moors as fruitless, signaling continued instability.
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Paris
France
Spain
Sultan Abdel Aziz
Mulat Hafiq
Clemenceau
Moulal Hafig
Drude
Grain Company Sues Over Rail Discrimination
Washington Merriam Holmquist company of Omaha alleges three railroads discriminate in grain elevation charges and switching fees. They seek Interstate Commerce Commission action to stop discrimination and obtain reparations for losses.
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Washington — Merriam & Holmquist Company
Grain Elevator Proprietors of
Omaha
Interstate Commerceommission
Chicago & Northwestern
Illinois Central
Chicago Great Western
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Stok Yards Company of
Updike Elevator Company of
Hague Takes Action On Treatment Of Subjects
The Hague committee on grand warfare suppressed articles about the treatment of neutral powers' subjects in belligerent territory after a long discussion. TheLuxembourg delegate moved a motion, unanimously adopted, urging powers to have their subjects respect neutrality laws in belligerent lands.
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The
Hague
Germany
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
Two-Cent Fare Act Declared Unconstitutional
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judges Willson and Andenried ruled the 2 cent railroad fare law unconstitutional. The decision targets a measure pushed in the last campaign with both legislative chambers voting nearly unanimously. The case will be appealed to the state supreme court as October 1 set as the act’s effective date.
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Philadelphia Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
Willson and Andenried
Common Pleas
State Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Reading
Ohio State University reports diphtheria antitoxin breakthrough
Professor Blyde a physiological chemist at Ohio State University announces an anti toxin that destroys diphtheria germs in living humans within three minutes after extensive tests. The development is described as the culmination of exhaustive technical work at the university.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Blyde
President Declines Cleveland Mayoral Campaign Involvement
Secretary Loeb stated President Roosevelt will not comment on Cleveland mayoralty race or Congressman Burton candidacy. The president would refrain from any speech touching the contest, maintaining a neutral position on local political matters.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Loeb
Burton
Train Robbery Near Tomsk Gains $50,000
Siberian postal train intercepted by highwaymen thirteen miles from Tomsk. They split the engine from the freight car and seized $50,000 before escaping, authorities said.
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Tomsk
Siberia
Siberian
Assassination of Trans-Baikalia Prison Official in Pakof
St. Petersburg based Borodulin, superintendent of the Alatul political prison, was killed in Pakof on the street during a vacation. An unknown assailant carried out the assassination, with no motive or suspect identified.
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St. Petersburg
M. Borodulin
Alatul
Trans-Baikalia
Pakof
Serious Rioting in Vancouver Strains Police
Vancouver faces renewed anti Asiatic rioting as Japanese and Chinese flood local gun shops to arm themselves. Police order a halt on firearm sales while militia talk looms. No deaths yet though several wounded. 26 rioters arraigned. Japanese officials report to Tokyo as Baron Ishii cables to London.
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Vancouver
B. C
Oriental
Bohune
Ness
Montreal
Wilfrid Laurier
Gans Defeats Britt in Light Weight Championship Fight
In San Francisco at Recreation Park about 14,000 watched Joe Gans block a left swing by Jimmy Britt. A final fourth round blow shattered Britt's wrist, crippling his offense and defense as Britt soldiered through the fifth round before revealing the injury to his seconds.
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San Francisco
Cal
Joe Gans
Jimmy Britt
Recreation Park
Gans
Tinal
Britt
Wellman May Postpone Trip to Pole by Airship
Tromsoe Norway reports Captain Isachen says Walter Wellman and the Chicago Beard-Herald expedition may return at month end. They abandon plans to reach the pole by airship this year, with no start attempted by August 26.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Isachen
Artic
Walter Wellman
Chicago Beard-Herald
Pole
Venezuelan Delegate to Stay at Peace Conference
The Venezuelan representative Dr Jose Gil Fortoul remains at The Hague peace conference after a misunderstanding. He will stay as a delegate and President Castro has instructed him to vote on several questions.
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Hague
Jose Gil Fortoul
Castro
Duel challenge sparks in Buenos Aires chamber
Deputy Antonio Pinero accuses several senators including the Senate president of fostering revolutions. Senator Benito Villanueva, president of the Senate, is named among those charged as Pinero makes the duel threat in the chamber.
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Buenos Ayres
Antonio Pinero
Benito Villanueva
Senate
Pinero
Chamber
Chinese WIII Investigate Imperial Commissioners
The throne appointed Tashou Wang Ta Hei and Ting She Hmei as imperial commissioners with orders to visit Japan Great Britain and Germany to examine and report on their constitutional systems.
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WIII
Peking
Tashou
Wang Ta Hei
Ting She Hmei
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
Roosevelt's Attitude On renomination Revealed
Honolulu dispatch quotes Congressmen Longworth who has sailed for San Francisco saying President Roosevelt will not seek renomination unless the whole country demands it. He has made up his mind to stick to this course and only broader demand could alter him.
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New York
Honolulu
Longworth
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Wages and Food Prices Rise in 1906 Report Finds
The 1906 wage study shows average hourly wages up 4.5 percent across manufacturing and mechanical industries, with total employment up 7 percent. Wages and hours, as well as the retail food price index, are analyzed, noting higher purchasing power in 1906 despite price gains.
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Washington
Bureau of Laabor
Bessemer
Heavy stock shipments from central Wyoming to eastern markets
Casper Wyoming reports heavy stock shipments with over 500 cars of sheep and cattle sent out in recent weeks. Northwestern railway officials estimate 2000 cars will be shipped this fall, surpassing last year’s total of about 1600. Half are sheep and half cattle as lines shift from Burlington and Union Pacific toward the Northwestern.
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Casper
Wyo
Wyoming
Northwestern Railway
Northwestern
Burlington and Union Pacific
Treasury secretary seeks Jamestown Exposition site
Washington explains the secretary of the treasury aims to influence the Jamestown Exposition by planning to secure the government the current exposition site and some permanent buildings for the government.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States
Nebraska State Fair attendance rises but lags record
Lincoln reports total attendance at 97,880 for this year compared with 104,342 last year and 65,452 the year before. The final day showed a clear increase from the previous year but did not reach the fair’s all time last day peak.
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Lincoln
Turkish Troop Influx Reported From Urumiah Front
Persian Armenia telegraphs parliament that Turkish troops arrive daily. The council seeks status of Prince Firman Firma and notes no Persian soldier has reached the frontier.
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Persia
Urumiah
Persian Armenia
Askea
Firman Firma
Prince Prince Traveling Here
New York reports Prince Dabro from one of Egypt's oldest families is touring the United States alone. The 32 year old prince is described as a fine looking man who speaks English and five other languages fluently.
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New York
Prince Dabro
Egypt
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