American Official Murdered in Syria
The State Department reports William C. Mavelsen United States vice consul at Beirut was assassinated while in his carriage. Assistant Secretary Loomis instructed Leishmann to demand immediate arrest and punishment by Turkey. Mavelsen, a Minnesota native, had been appointed to Beirut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
State Department
Leishmann
Constantinople
William C. Mavelsen
United States
Beirut
Turkey
Loomis
Magelson
Minnesota
Great floods in Che Foo cause vast loss and deaths
Victoria B C reports via Shanghai mail advices that a cloud burst and rainstorm flooded Che Foo. Torrents carried away houses and trees and left a beach strewn with wreckage and corpses. Property losses would reach millions though no foreigners were known to drown. Over $000 Chinese are said to be dead at Che Foo alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Shanghai
Chee Foo
Cable
Redemptorist Fathers Expelled From French Monastery
Paris report says Redemptorist fathers were expelled from the Les Sables d Alonne monastery in Vendee after an eight hour siege. Soldiers police and firemen surrounded the barricaded building at dawn. Missiles were thrown from windows and several besiegers injured before the monks retreated to the roof and were finally dislodged by water. Many arrests followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Les Sables d’Alonne
Department of
Vendee
Thea Roaf
Reestablish Pacific Station with North and South Squadrons
Due to rising American interests on the Pacific coast it is decided to re establish the South Pacific Station and maintain a cruiser squadron there of three to four protected cruisers. The Pacific squadron will be renamed the North Pacific squadron and operate from the Isthmus of Panama northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
South Pacific
Pacific
North Pacific Squadron
Panama
Four Masked Men Rob Atlan Alaska Mine Sluice
Four masked men ambushed the watchman at Featherston Haugh mines in Atlan Alaska and stole nearly 20000 dollars in gold dust from a day’s sluice clean-up. The watchman was gagged and bound as twenty workers left for supper. The robbers loaded the gold into canvas sacks and vanished into the darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Featherston-Haugh
Atlan
Alaska
Weorkmen
Severe Rainstorm Destroys Bridges Across Iowa
Heavy rain drenched southeastern Iowa causing widespread flooding. Rivers overflowed and small bridges were washed away disrupting railroad traffic. In Jasper Poweshiek and Bee counties homes and small buildings suffered damage and much corn crop was washed out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jasper
Poweshiek
Bee
Zionist Congress Votes to Probe East Africa Plan
The Zionist congress debated the British proposal to reserve part of East Africa for Jewish settlement. By 225 to 177 vote, it adopted a resolution to appoint a nine member committee to travel to East Africa and study the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zionist Congress
British East Africa
Congress
East Africa
Coming Attractions at Masonic Temple Fort Wayne
The Fort Wayne Masonic Temple shows films in September including The Old Plantation on Sept 5 and Sis Hopkins on Sept 1. Other titles feature A Break for Liberty Marked for Life The Scout s Revenge A Run on the Bank Quincy Adams Sawyer and Quincy Adams Sawyer through Sept 12 with show dates noted.
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Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne
Ind
Old Plantation
Sis Hopkins
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Arkansas Governor Davis Guards Campaign Speech Knock Incident
Judge Strack and Judge Carroll L. Wood of the Arkansas supreme court clashed with Governor Davis during a campaign stop in Bismark. Wood allegedly knocked Davis off a speaking stand four feet to the ground but Davis was unhurt as supporters intervened and tensions cooled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strack
Carroll L. Wood
Arkansas Supreme Court
Davis
Bismark
Explosion at Independent Powder plant kills three in Missouri
An explosion at the Independent Powder Company works four miles southwest of Carthage Missouri wrecked the mixing room killing three people and injuring three others with one death confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Powder Company
Carthage
Center County
Missouri
Seven Crowns Schooner Crew Drowns Off Norwalk
The schooner Willie L. Newton of Bangor Maine capsized near Norwalk light during a storm. The crew believed seven men were aboard and all are feared drowned with one body recovered.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Willie L. Newton
Bangor
Maine
Norwalk
Fort Dearborn centennial marks Chicago’s growth from fort to metropolis
The article reflects on Chicago’s 100 year history from the Fort Dearborn beginnings to a modern city. It cites population milestones from 1840 through 1900 and notes dramatic growth to an estimated 2,231,000 residents. It mentions Baptiste Pointe de Saible as an early settler with a cabin noted in 1779.
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Fort Dearborn
Chicago
United States
Baptiste Pointe de Saible
San Domingo
Fort Dearborn and Chicago's Early Turbulent Years
The narrative recalls Fort Dearborn built by Capt. John Whistler in 1803 and named for Gen. Dearborn, Le Mai and Kinzie figures, the massacre of Aug 15 1812, the fort’s burning and 1816 rebuilding, plus Chicago’s 1871 fire destroying 17,450 buildings and forcing a vast relocation. The piece notes centennial commemorations and a grand late September festival with illuminated floats and Mardi Gras features marking Chicago’s history.
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de Saible
le Mai
John Whistler
Detroit
Chicago
Gen. Dearborn
John Kinzie
Niles
Fort Dearborn
Isti
Hest
Lenrth
Predictions of disaster mark September in storm season
The so called astro barometer expert H K Edens foresees September as an ominous month of disaster worldwide with cyclones earthquakes and eruptions. He warns the period September 10 to 26 will bring great land and sea disasters affecting England Austria Persia India Japan Cuba the United States and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Martinique
H. K. Edens
Hamaker
West India Islands
England
Aursia
Persia
India
Japan
Cuba
United States
China
Philippine Islands
Western Pennsylvania Brewery Merger Stuns Industry
Twenty breweries in western Pennsylvania merge in a 20 million dollar deal backed by Philadelphia and Pittsburgh capitalists. The union reshapes regional brewing with significant financial backing and industry implications.
Chamberlain Heir Engaged to Miss Muriel White in London
In London Austen Chamberlain eldest son of Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain becomes engaged to Muriel White daughter of Henry White US embassy secretary. Chamberlain's father reportedly opposes the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Austen Chamberlain
M. P
Joseph Chamberlain
Muriel White
Henry White
United States
Chamberlin
Lou Dillon Breaks World Trotting Record at Readville Mass
Lou Dillon trots a mile in two minutes at Readville Massachusetts owning by C. K. G. Billings of Chicago. The two minute mark verges on the harness record while Crescens and Dan Patch are cited as possible rivals. This milestone signals a century of faster trotters and stronger horses powering road and field work. Lou Dillon is hailed as the new world trotting champion and a sign of further speed evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Dillon
Readville
Mass
Qan Patch
C. K. G. Billings
Chicago
Dan Patch
Maud E
Maud 8
Abbot
Crescens
Sally Miller
Edwin Forrest
Lady Suffolk
Pelham
RAE Flora Temple
Dexter
Goldsmith Maid
Bote Farus
St. Julien
Maud S. Terete
Sunol
Nancy Hanks
the Abbot
Cresceeus
Dol
Several Disturbing Local and National Notices Compiled
Finley Nelson sixteen of Dyersville Ohio was stabbed to death at a church festival with Jesse Hudnall fifteen a suspect. The Washington Supreme Court upholds a gambling felony law. George Creighton of New York is charged with embezzling twelve thousand dollars from Townsend and Wandell. The Riverside Coal Company files for bankruptcy capitalized at one million nine hundred thousand six hundred. Harry Simpson of Ashland Ohio is under arrest for poisoning his former sweetheart and she is in critical condition. Grasshoppers disturb cattlemen on eastern Montana ranges. Kansas rural letter carriers plan a September meeting in Emporia to organize. Postmaster Ennis at Reams Station Virginia shot a robber. Kate Augusta Carl, American artist in Paris, to paint a portrait of the Empress of China. Andrew Carnegie offers Dublin one hundred forty thousand dollars for a free public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Nelson
Dyersville
Ohio
Jesse Hudnall
Supreme Court of the
Harry Simpson
Ashland
Montana
Kansas
Emporia
Ennis
Reams Station
Kate Augusta Carl
Paris
France
Andrew Carnegie
Dublin
Weather Bureau weekly crop conditions summary 1923
The weekly weather bureau report notes cool nights early in the week across central Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Overall US temperatures were favorable, with heat in the upper Missouri and Mississippi valleys and Rocky Mountain districts. Drought affects the Ohio valley and much of Texas, while heavy rains touch the south Atlantic states. Corn progresses well in central and western corn belts. rain is needed in the upper Ohio valley, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa. Early corn may escape frost by mid October. late corn by mid October. Spring wheat harvest nearing end in most regions, with damp shocks in southern Minnesota. Harvesting finishes in Oregon and advances in Washington. grain quality high. Cotton harmed by rains and sun shortages in central and eastern belts, though fruiting remains. Limited picking occurs in southern belt. Tennessee tobacco is favorable. Kentucky crop prospects fair. Maryland and Virginia crops are fair to good. apples decline except in southern Middle Atlantic states where outlook remains favorable.
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Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Lake Region
Rocky Mountain
South Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Texas
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Iowa
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
Taft to Succeed Root as Secretary of War
President Roosevelt approval announces that Eliz John Root will resign effective Jan 1 and William Howard Taft former governor of the Philippines will become Secretary of War. Gen Luke Wright the present vice governor will be named governor of the island and has accepted the offer. Wright, a lifelong Democrat, is praised for executive ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizn Root
William H. Taft
Philippines
Luke
Root
Gen. Wright
William Howard Taft
Ilihu Root
Cincinnati
Yale
United States
Harrison
McKinley
Philippine Commision
Trade review notes gradual revival despite vacation slowdowns
R G Dun and Company reports moderate improvement in commerce with rail earnings up 9.6 percent from last year and 18.2 percent over 1901. Crops lean favorable. freight traffic faces friction from limited facilities. Shipping, iron and steel demand rise while coke output tightens. Wheat and corn exports show mixed weekly totals against prior years as weather and crop prospects brighten.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Connellsville
Boston
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Northwest
Turkish Repression in Macedonia Escalates Violence
A Sofa telegram reports Turkish measures in Macedonia reaching barbaric limits with planned extirpation of Bulgarians. Dozens of Christian villages burned, civilians massacred, and prisoners killed en route to Monastir. Rumors of war and unrest near Sofia and the Bosporus persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Anys
Monastir
Adrianople
Mustafa-Pasha
Kizylagach
Sofia
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Market price rundown for livestock grains and butter
The report lists bid ranges by city for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grain and dairy prices. Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and regional variations cover No 2 red wheat No 2 corn No 2 oats No 2 rye and hay butter eggs and potatoes with scattered price spans.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste. Milwaukee
Toledo
Ste
New York
Century Old Chronicle of 1806 News
French residents of Martinique begin defense preparations against a feared British naval attack. London seizes a score of American sailors to serve on British ships. American merchants complain of a devalued cent in exchange for a penny. New York fears American ships seized in French ports for cargo violations. Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark prepare in Louisville for the Lewis and Clark expedition ordered by President Jefferson.
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Matinique
London
New York
Meriwether Lewis
Wiliam Clark
Louisville
Kky
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Ocean
Thomas Jefferson
Early 19th Century American Developments Across Virginia South Carolina and Panama
Gold discoveries appear in Spottsylvania County Virginia. The first Durham horned stock is imported to the United States. The Panama Isthmus is protected by the Netherlands government with a canal project. Charleston South Carolina rail line construction receives Treasury aid by admitting iron at twenty five percent ad valorem instead of thirty dollars per ton.
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Spottsylvania County
Virginia
United States
Isthmus
Panama
Charleston
S. C
Treasury Department
Fifty Years Ago Highlights From 19th Century America
The Savannah logbook the first Atlantic crossing steamship was shown at New York Crystal Palace drawing large crowds. Pitro Bachi a Sicilian exile linked to Murat died at Harvard University where he taught. A fast mail route Washington to Cincinnati planned to take forty hours. Jefferson Davis secretary of war received ovation in Boston. Cholera epidemic hit Cuba decimating slaves on plantations. Union Pacific rail plan cost estimate one fifth of a cent per mile for 200 passenger cars from Mississippi to San Francisco.
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Savannah
Crystal Palace
New York
Pitro Bachi
Murat
Naples
Harvard University
Washington
Cincinnati
Jefferson Davis
Boston
Cuba
Union Pacific Railroad
Mississippi River
San Francisco
Civil War Echoes Across America and Kansas Raid
Forty years ago Quantrell’s guerrillas terrorized Lawrence Kansas at 4 a m 180 citizens died stores were looted and the town burned Gen Wilder’s artillery bombarded Chattanooga Bragg’s forces London sympathizers lost 4 million on rebel securities Confederate currency valued at eight cents Vandalia Illinois saw 400 rebel sympathizers attack a cavalry unit and several killed Brig Gen Jeff Thomson and 100 guerrillas were captured at Pocahontas Missouri narrowly escaping lynching
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Lawrence
Kan
Quantrell
Wilder
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bragg
London
Sixteenth Cavalry
Vandalia
United States Army
Jeff Thomson
Pocahontas
Nirrowly
Thirty Years of Controversy Cloud Vienna Exposition
Acre and Gen Thomas B Van Buren face accusations by a national commission over profits from government contracts as US commissioner to the Vienna exposition. The Philadelphia centennial expo risks failure over a $15 million shortfall amid rivalries. Ku Klux members allegedly killed fifty people in Kentucky in three years with nightly lashings of Black workers and their employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. van Buren
United States
Ku-klux Band
Kentucky
Don Carlos Arrives in New York From Huarre
Twenty years ago Don Carlos, claimant to the Spanish throne, reached New York from Huarre. Police were asked to guard Lord Chief Justice Coleridge during his approaching visit amid fears of assassination by Irish nationalists. Virginia sought 732 809 dollars from the U S treasury as final share of the grab bill of 1836.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Carlos
New York
Huarre
Coleridge
England
Virginia
United States
Fire destroys 25 acres in South Chicago residence area
Ten years ago a large fire wiped out the residence portion of twenty five acres in South Chicago. Debates began in the House on repealing the Sherman silver purchase bill as ex Speaker Thomas B Reed spoke on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
House “of Representatives
Thomas B. Reed
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Cade Sani
Old Fort
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
L. C. Smith & Brothers
Syracuse
N. X
Alden A. Knipe
MacLean
University of Iowa
C. A. Hooper & Co
Miss McBiel White
Home Riverside Coal Company of
Leavenworth
Ixon
Taft
L. E. Wright
Inada
Bosporus
Debi
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