Tornado Kills Woman as Burwell Suffers Severe Damage
A tornado struck Burwell Garfield county Nebraska Friday evening killing Mrs. E B McKinney and seriously injuring several others. Fifteen residences and five businesses were destroyed while barns and outhouses were scattered across the prairie. Estimated damage exceeds fifty thousand dollars in town and comparable losses in surrounding areas.
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Burwell
Neb
Garfield County
E. B. McKinney
Frank Hornick
Leeper
Dinnell
Town
Finances of Porto Rico Given to the Public
William F. Willoughby, Porto Rico treasurer, reports to the census bureau on insular and municipal finances for 1902-3. Beginning the year the insular treasury carried 1,157,569 dollars with 1,084,448 dollars in trust funds, leaving a real balance of 314,600 dollars for current expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wiliam F. Willoughby
Porto Rico
Census Bureau
A Methodist Preacher Attacks Negro Question
Osceola Iowa reports Dr. J W Lee of St. Louis told a Methodist church conference that after forty years of freedom blacks are still below the station of 240 years of slavery. He argued caste and race prejudice are divinely planted and that the negro should be grateful merely to live in this country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
J W. Lee
St. Louis
Methodist Church Conference
Dr. Lee
Lee
Fighting in the Baku Districts Across the Front
A Tiflis dispatch reports Friday night clashes in the Baku districts with heavy casualties. Five infantry battalions, artillery, and Cossacks are sent to Kutais, while Cossacks go to Shulayevy as Tartars and Armenians clash. A Baku journalist is killed amid threats against operatives and newspaper works in reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Tiflis
Baku
Kutais
Shulayevy
Kutals
Shulavery
Both Sides Willing to Yield on Fortifications
London Times correspondent reports a mutual readiness to yield on fortification demolition and an arbitration treaty. Sweden opposes demolishing historical fortresses, and would consider an arbitration pact if Norway agrees to dismantle modern forts, but not to readdress current disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Times
Karstad
Sweden
Norway
Custains Treaty Cabinet Ministers Advised to Stay
In Tokyo the cabinet ministers submitted a statement to the Mikado asking whether to stay in office or retire amid martial law. The emperor advised they should retain their posts. A special privy council session lasted four hours with no bill, only a cabinet report on peace talks. Opposition groups push on police riot grievances.
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Privy Council
Katsura
Progressives
Shihs
Tokio
Uncle Sam Getting Heavy Postal Receipts
Washington reports postal receipts for the fifty largest U S cities for August totaled 5 819 151 dollars, up 9 07 percent from August 1904 Portland Oregon leads gains with 44 965 dollars, a 54 05 percent rise due to the Lewis and Clark exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Portland
Org
President Urges Speed on Isthmian Canal Decision
President addresses Oyster Bay meeting of the board of consulting engineers urging rapid progress toward a canal plan. He avoids favoring a lock or sea level option and asks for candid reports to Congress. Most members have returned to Washington as next meeting date remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oyster Bay
Congress
Low Railroad Rates Fuel Southwest Colonization Efforts
The Western Passenger association executive committee plans cheap home seekers trips in October to December then cheap colonists rates in January and February to Texas New Mexico Arizona Oklahoma Indian Territory Arkansas and parts of Kansas Nebraska. The Chicago round trip minimum is 1650.
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Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri Governor Folk Honored at Portland Exposition
Thousands gathered in the Lewis and Clark exposition auditorium to honor Missouri Governor Folk. He appeared with Oregon Governor Chamberlain and local officials as applause rang out, with welcoming remarks from Chamberlain Portland Mayor Mane and Exposition President Goode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Missouri
Folk
George EB. Chamberlain
Oregon
Chamberlain
Mane
Goode
Ministerialists Secure Majority in Madrid Elections
Full results show ministerialists win 240 seats while the opposition takes 167. Disturbances reported from Ferrol left several injured as unrest followed the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Ferrol
Governor Folk Emerges as Democratic Presidential Candidate
Portland report notes Governor Folk gains prominence as Cham berlain endorses him during Missouri day at the Lewin and Clark fair. The event frames Folk as a leading figure for the Democratic ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folk
Portland
Ore
Chamberlain
Lewin and Clark Fair
Armistice Implemented as White Flags Rise at Front
General Linevitch issues armistice stipulations from Ovanovski and Fukushima. Outposts retreat from the neutral zone, a communication post is set, and all other contact ceases. Gunshu Pass reports white flags and back-move of main positions about two thirds of a mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godziyadini
Manchuria
Linevitch
Ovanovski
Fukushima
Gunshu Pass
Peking
Yuan Shai Kai
Red Cross Administration
Red Cross
ST. Petersburg
Berlin
Medvid
Novgorod
Eddy
Will Sail for Home
Washington reports Japanese minister M. Takahira plans to sail for Japan in a few weeks to join Mme. Takahira who has been there for almost two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
M. Takahira
Japan
Mme. Takahira
Mrs Neil Burgess Dies at Highlands Home in N J
New York Mrs Neil Burgess wife of actor and niece of J H Stoddard died Sunday at her Highlands New Jersey home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Neil Burgess
J. H. Stoddard
Highlands, N. J
Anti-Pass Law to Be Tested in Wisconsin Case
Plainfield Wisconsin W B Angelo an attorney for Wisconsin Central Railway and notary public was placed under arrest on complaint by W H Berry editor of a Shawara newspaper. The action seeks to test the anti pass law passed by the last legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Wis
W. B. Angelo
Wisconsin Central Railway Company
W. H. Berry
Waushara
Colton Reports Santo Domingo Customs Receipts
Washington prints the first full Colton report as controller and general receiver of the customs service of Santo Domingo. It covers island revenues since April and notes a favorable month with a trade balance of 473,224 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Colton
Customs Service of
Santo Domingo
Treasury
Republic
Naval Paymasters Embezzle Public Funds
TOKIO reports three naval pay masters embezzled 165000 dollars over a year. Public reaction is calm but the extended period of concealment may erode trust in naval administration and empower opposition political factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Naval
Letton Nominated for Nebraska Supreme Court at GOP Convention
In Lincoln the Republican state convention nominated Charles B. Letton of Jefferson county for Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court. The ticket also included W. G. Lyford of Richardson county and Fred H. Abbott of Platte county for state university regents. The platform backs the Roosevelt program, calls for strict interstate commerce control, direct primaries, and opposes free railroad transportation. Judge Letton, a long-time Jefferson county resident, has served as county attorney, district judge, and on the supreme court commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Charles B. Letton
Jefferson County
Regents
State University
W. G. Lyford
Richardson County
Fred H. Abbott
Platte County
Roosevelt
Nebraska
C. B. Letton
Fairbury
Supreme Court Commission
Department No. 1
Record Electrocution Marks Fast Auburn Death
Henry Manzer met death at Auburn prison in a rapid electrocution. Witnesses entered at 6:05 p m. He was brought to the chair within a minute and pinned as the mask was set. State Agent Davis activated the lever and 1 780 volts passed for thirty seconds.
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Auburn
N. Y
Henry Manzer
Auburn Prison
Manzer
Davis
Favor Sea Level Canal in Isthmian Project Vote
The consulting board of engineers sees majority foreign support for a sea level canal over a lock system. Their view could shape ratification decisions as the group weighs vast data from the canal commission. Meeting in Washington discussed dams, with a dam enlargement plan for Boston cited as a parallel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Consulting Board of Engineers
Canal Commission
Enginter Stearnes
Boston
New York
Mr. Bunan-Varilla
Linden W. Bates
Japanese battleship Mikasa sinks after magazine explosion
TOKIO reports the flagship Mikasa destroyed by fire and a magazine explosion. The blaze began at midnight Sunday, killing 599 sailors including rescuers from other ships as the hull was breached and the vessel sank after a port side explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea of Japan
Tokio
Navy Department
Quieter Feeling Prevails Over Nordic Peace Efforts
Reports from Karlstad await details of a compromise as Sweden and Norway move toward peace. The press expresses relief if the accord endures, while some misgivings linger about the durability of the settlement.
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Christiania
Sweden
Norway
Karlstad
Manchurian Ports Opened by Imperial Decree
London dispatch reports an Imperial decree ordering many ports in Manchuria opened to all treaty powers. The Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post notes the move broadens access and reduces exclusive control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
Morning Post
Manchuria
Cholera Toll in Prussia Reported in Official Bulletin
Berlin bulletin reports sixteen cholera cases and six deaths from Sept 9 to Sept 10 and fifteen cases with six deaths from Sept 10 to today. Public health officials note continued spread across Prussia as authorities monitor the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Berlin
Armistice Protocol Outlines Rules for Russo Japanese Truce
The Japanese legation released the armistice protocol detailing a demarcation zone in Manchuria and the Tumen region, bans on bombardment of each side territory, and restrictions on reinforcements until the treaty is signed. Fukushima and Russian commissioners met at Shaboth near Chantung to work out terms, with details expected to take days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchuria
Tumen River
Corea
Mukden
Harbin
Russia
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Baron Komura
M. Takahira
Fukushima
Oyama
Shaboth
Chantung
Not a Candidate Bryan Shuns Presidential Bid Again
William Jennings Bryan after a Jefferson club banquet in Chicago stated he is not now a candidate for any office and warned against announcing a candidacy for him or by others. He praised his supporters from Kentucky and Connecticut and urged patience for the party’s choice three years hence. The event drew 300 guests at Randolph and Clark streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Jefferson Club
Bryan
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
James B. Tarvin
Covington
Alexander Troup
New Haven
Conn
Randolph and
Clark Streets
Quarantine Boundaries Narrow Despite Scabies Findings
Washington announces removal of the cattle quarantine on September 15 after a finding that scabies exists to a slight extent if at all. The affected zones include Washington and Oregon, eastern Kansas, western Colorado, western Wyoming, and eastern Texas regions defined by specific county lines and meridians.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Oregon
Kansas
Smith, Osborn, Russell, Barton, Stafford, Pratt and
Barber
Colorado
Medicine Bow Range of Mountains
Larimer
Boulter
Gilpin
Jefferson, Teller, Custer, Huerfano and
Las Animas
Fremont County
Big Horn
Fremont
Sweetwater
Uinta
Wyoming
State of
Texas
Greenwich
Charges of Mae Wood Called Silly Fabrications
Washington reports the state department is probing charges by Mae Wood of Omaha against Robert J. Wynne consul general at London and J. Martin Miller consul at Aix-la-Chapelle. The papers sit with the department for weeks. Miller calls the charges silly fabrications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Mae Wood
Omaha
Robert J. Wynne
London
J. Martin Miller
Aix-la-Chapelle
Germany
Wynne
Consul Miller
Mae Woods
Trade Review Signals Strong Confidence In Next Year
Dun and Company Weekly Review of Trade reports continued progress across industrial, commercial, and agricultural sectors. Confidence remains high with plans extended into next year as demand broadens and capacity expands, aided by forward business in dry goods and robust retail apparel distribution amid favorable harvest prospects for corn. Labor disputes persist at minimum and mercantile collections stay prompt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Unrest in Baku Districts Amid Skirmishes and Dispatches
Reports describe firing Friday night across Baku districts with numerous clashes causing unease. Tartars and Armenians are feared to clash in Shu lavery as Cossacks are deployed. Tar sacks have been spent to Kutals in the ongoing tensions.
Scheme on Hand for Discharging Mayors
Havana general Freye Andrade secretary of the interior says he uncovered a Liberal party plot in which Nebras governors of Santa Clara Camaguay and Pinar Del Rio proposed to discharge all mayors and other leading municipal officials who were partisans of President Palma. The plan surfaced after the mayor lieutenant mayor of Glanapay and the mayor and treasurer of Cabanas were discharged.
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Havana
Freye Andrade
Liberal Party
Nebras
Santa Clara
Camaguay
Pinar del Rio
Palma
Glanapay
Cabanas
Desertion blamed on pay. Fort McDowell to be abandoned
General Funston of the department of California cites his judge advocate's report blaming desertions on poor enlisted pay versus civilian wages. He criticizes Presidio San Francisco facilities as not a credit to the United States and calls for replacement, concluding Fort McDowell should be abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Funston
Department of California
Judge Advocate
Presidio
San Francisco
United States
Fort McDowell
Wilson Speaks to Farmers at State Fair Dedication
In Huron South Dakota the state fair grounds were dedicated before a large crowd. Governor Elrod and James W. Wilson secretary of agriculture delivered addresses. Wilson praised farmers for progress in agricultural resources and exhibits, noting exceptional stock and products. Applause interrupted his speech and three cheers followed.
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Huron
8. D
Elrod
James W. Wilson
Wilson
Otder
Loubet Will Visit Portugal
Paris President Loubet accepts King Charles invitation to visit Portugal after Madrid stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loubet
Portugal
Paris
Charles
Madrid
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Uncle Sam
Neutral Zone
Ledger
the Supreme Bench
Chas. B. Letton
Board of Consulting Engineers
Tartars
Secretary of Agriculture
South Dakota Fair
Butte
Mont
William Frost
Battle Creek
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