Child Stolen Hazel Patterson in Wisconsin Abduction
Little Hazel Patterson, eleven, was abducted in Kenosha Wisconsin last night. Abductors escaped in a waiting carriage. Authorities say the bold theft arose from a family dispute over the child custody and involve the mother’s remarriage and prior guardians.
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Hazel Patterson
Wenn Wi
Kenosha
Wis
Mansfield
William Maloney
Pleasant Prairie
Enet
Soldiers Hone Officers In Minneapolis Board Race
A lively contest for commandant and secretary of the Minneapolis soldiers home board is expected. Candidates for commandant include J C Donahower and Capt James Compton, with Maj Norton also in consideration. For secretary, George N Lamphere leads, followed by George N Lavaque and Capt C W Fisher. Lamphere favored for the secretary post. Inmates request retention of present commandant Thomas N McMillan.
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St. Paul
Soldiers’ Home Board
Minneapolis
J. C. Donahower
United States Marshal
James Compton
Public Examiner's Office
Maj. Norton
George N. Lamphere
George N. Lavaque
Duluth
C. W. Fisher
Minnesota
Board of Trustees of
the Home
Thomas N. McMllan
Alamar on Way to Walla Walla After Sea Sagas
LMS WNIT: Board of Central Storm tlm Alomar on his way to Walla Walla St Paul Aug 15 Punlap McAdams head who is on his way home to Walla Walla Wash will be forwarded for a distance toward that palat by the board of control The boy related to the members of the board how he started with his father Dunlap Mc Adams from Seatle about a year ago They went to Australia then to Algiers and from there to New York His father was third engineer on the steamer Main which burned at Hoboken He lost his life and young McAdams escaped The fright has made him subject to epileptic fits His mother and family of six live at Walla Walla McAdams says the steamship company paid him 2 and said his services were no longer needed The wages due His father the company promised to send to his mother.
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Board of Central Storm Tlm
Alomar
Walla Walla
St. Paul
Punlap McAdams
Wash
Board of Control
Dunlap McAdams
Seatle
Australia
Algiers
New York
Hoboken
McAdams
Steamship Company
South Bakera Chicken Crow Sioux Falls Aug. 15
Game wardens across the state are on high alert to prevent shooting granite chickens before September 1. Reports indicate chicken populations are higher than in several years, likely due to a lack of heavy rains during hatching.
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South Bakera
Crow
Sioux Falls
Lightning Strikes Free Baptist Church Damages David Steeple
A thunder shower in Brownsville Texas Aug 15 reports lightning hitting the Free Baptist church at David blowing out front masonry and causing about 20 dollars in damage. The building appears insured.
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Morm
Brownsville
Towa
Free Baptist Church
David
Fire destroys Rockford millinery stock in August blaze
Fire at the Rockford millinery store of Patience Bogart destroyed the stock mostly by water. The flames were spotted early and the fire department protected adjacent buildings. Loss valued at $1,000.
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Rockford
Patience Bogart
Canning Factory Starts at Reedsburg Wisconsin
Reedsburg Wisconsin August 15 The Reedsburg canning factory has commenced operations with about 125 employees. Corn and tomatoes will be the only products this year but there is a large acreage and a low run is anticipated.
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Cp. Reedsburg
Wis
Eedsbure
Seattle Sees Gold Cargo From Skagway Arrive
The City of Seattle reaches Port Townsend with a sizable gold shipment from Skagway. Senator Mason of Illinois is aboard as a passenger.
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Mason
Seattle
Wash
Port Townsend
Skagway
Senator Mason
Illinois
Pheee Men Killed in NYC Steam Plant Blast
New York report says three men were fled and seven others badly scalded by an explosion in the basement of the New York Steam Heating company power plant.
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New York
New York Steam Heating Company
Markets Show Mixed Grain and Live Stock Prices Across Cities
Reports from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul detail wheat and corn prices, oats, rye and barley along with cattle hogs and sheep quotes. Prices vary by grade with No 1 and No 2 hard wheat leading gains and cattle and hogs showing varied ranges across regions.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Aug
Northern
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
Sioux City
Towa
Babb
South St. Paul
Young People's Alliance Convenes in Faribault
The Young People's Alliance convention in Faribault Minnesota drew 200 to 300 delegates. Rev. F W Gesch of Nerstrand preached the sermon. Mrs Tesch spoke on church attachment, with F M Lamb and Prof W F Boviter of Kenyon presenting talks on the future of the country. Rev Albert Zabel of Faribault was elected president with Mrs F W Tesch secretary and Edward Elgenbruder treasurer.
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Albert Oble
Furibault
Minn
Aux
Young People's Alliance
F. W. Gesch
Nerstrand
Tesch
F. M. Lamb
Kenyon
W. F. Boviter
Albert Zable
Faribautt
Albert Zabel
Faribault
F. W. Tesch
Neratrand
Edward Elgenbruder
Prairieville
Spanish minister to attend WHE encampment in Chicago
Word reached the G A R Invitation committee that Duke Arcos the Spanish minister to the United States along with the duchess and legation attaches would reach Chicago August to attend the encampment. The date for the first illumination of the Court of Honor has been postponed to that date.
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Chicago
Duke @Arcos
United States
Washington
Court of Honor
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sets record passage
The North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse captained by Englehart, sailing from New York on August 7 to Bremen, completes the fastest Sandy Hook to Cherbourg run. She covers 8,184 knots in five days nineteen hours and forty four minutes at an average of 22.79 knots per hour.
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London
Englehart
New York
Bremen
Sandy Mook
Cherbourg
Drowning of Two Children in Necedah River
Sadie Lauk nine and Libby Lauk four years old drowned when a raft tipped and they fell into four feet deep water in Necedah Wisconsin on August fifteenth. Local authorities investigated the incident and notified the families, with no further details provided.
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Necedah
Wis
Sadie
Libby Lauk
Fire destroys two Meriden grain elevators
Much grain consumed by blaze in Meriden Iowa Aug 15 destroying two elevators. One contained ten thousand bushels of grain while the other held eighty bushels. Also reported is the death of chess master William Steinitz in New York Aug 15 at Manhattan State Hospital.
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Meriden
Towa
Dena
New York
Manhattan State Hospital
William Steinitz
Jeffries and Stitt Fight Ten Rounds To Draw
In Denver on August 16, Jack Jeffries of California and Billy Stitt of Chicago battled ten rounds to a draw before the Olympic club.
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Tenton
Denver
Colo
Jack Jeffries
California
Billy Stitt
Chicago
Olympic Club
Narrow Escape of Bryan Jr. by Gen Wheeler in Chicago
Gen Joseph Wheeler, commander of the Department of the Lakes, saved William Jennings Bryan Jr. from a fatal fall when the 12-year-old leaned from a window to watch a toy experiment. The boy dangled by his toes before Wheeler pulled him to safety, narrowly averting tragedy. In a second note, a revenue stamps dispute from St Paul discusses sheriff’s certificates and conveyance tax rules after twelve months.
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William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
Joseph Wheeler
Department of the Iakes
Wheeler
Brian
Joe
Ward
Gen
Young Bryan
Bryan Rew looks to amplify campaign via phonograph
Chicago August 1 Bryan Rew replays his acceptance speech to stress sections promising to seek an extra congressional session to address the Philippine issue. The phonograph versions of the remarks are expected to influence the ongoing campaign as a key element.
Advance in Wages and Conditions Set for B&O Operators
After conferences with the Baltimore and Ohio railway, the Order of Railway Telegraphers wins recognition and a wage adjustment for two thousand plus operators. Some raises range from five to ten dollars monthly, with hours reduced. Also notes Edenhorn ore cargo record on the Great Lakes and a Populist report from Lincoln about Butler and McKinley.
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Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Aflelain
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Baltimore & Ohio
Paris Fears Deserted by Americans as Withdrawals Rise
Deserted by Americans, Paris reports a rapid exodus with nearly all travelers heading to watering places or home. The note adds that securing passage on transatlantic steamers before September seems impossible due to demand.
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Paris
Death of Russell Chief Justice of England
London reports Baron Russell of Kilcowen, lord chief justice, died yesterday after ill health and an operation performed by Dr Treves. Widespread rumor attributed his illness to a gastric disorder or a stomach tumor. Russell was regarded as the most famous and popular figure in England's legal profession.
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Justios
England
Mina
London
Baron Russell
Kilcowen
Baron Russe
Treves
Lord Russell
War Not Yer Ryde or Denien the Honort That He Intends to Surrender
London Aug 12 The Daily Express Lourenzo Marques correspondent reports President Kruger denied plans to surrender stating war will last long. A Boer bulletin claims a major battle near Lysenburg and Middleburg with 600 British casualties and burghers recapturing Heilbron De Villiersdorp and Frankfort. Boer reports from Lourengzo Maraties Tately are deemed unreliable.
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Denien
London
Daily Express
Kruger
Lysensburg
Middleburg
Itgig
Heilbron
de Villiersdorp
Frankfort
Roberts in Good Health Despite Boer Rumor
Pretoria August 12 The rumor that Lord Roberts is dying is denied as false. Roberts is reported in excellent health with strong energy, riding long distances daily. The note mentions Lord Methuen arresting General De Wet’s march, per reader rumors.
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Dytna
Pretoria
Lord Methuen
Gen. de~ Wet
Lord Roberts
Roberts
Sultan orders talks with German firm for six cruisers
In Constantinople on August 12 the sultan, after reviewing a report from Foreign Minister Ahmed Tevvak Pasha on warship orders to the United States shipyards, ordered the foreign minister to begin negotiations with a German firm for the construction of six cruisers.
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Kiem
Constantinople
Ahmed Tewhk Pasha
United States
Direct German-American Cable Link Opens At 6 A.M.
New York today notes the Commercial Cable company will begin the direct connection with Germany at six o clock in the morning. The line, sanctioned by the U S president and the German emperor last year, will join the United States with the Azores via Coney Island.
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New York
United States
Germany
Coney Island
Azores Islands
Coroner Probes Sudden Death in Herrick Home
Chicago August 12 The sudden death of Edward T Herrick while seated at home triggers an official inquiry. Death initially linked to heart disease and heat but now viewed as a mystery prompting coroner and police to investigate amid past similar fatalities in the same household.
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Calla
Chicago
Edward T. Herrick
Morrison Ordered Held Without Bond for First Degree Murder
Judge Randall ordered Jessie Morrison committed to jail without bond to appear at the next term of the district court on the charge of murder in the first degree. He remanded the prisoner to the Wichita jail after Morrison cut Mrs. Olin Castle's throat with a run lator on June 20. Morrison pleaded self defense.
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Eldorado
Kan
Randall
Jessie Morrison
District Court
Wichita
Democratic State Ticket Nominated at Waco Convention
At the Democratic state convention in Waco Texas on August 12 the ticket was named with Governor J. D. Sayers from Botrop county as nominee and other officers including Lieutenant Governor James M. Browning Potter Attorney General Thomas B. Smithy Hill Commissioner of the Land Office Charles Rogan Brown Controller I. M. Love Limestone Treasurer John W. Robbing Wilbarger.
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Texas
Waco
Tex
J. D. Sayers
Botrop County
James M. Browning
Potter
Thomas B. Smithy Hill
Land Office
Charles Rogan
Brown
I. M. Love
Limestone
John W. Robbing
Wilbarger
Extensive coal beds found near Dalton trail in British Columbia
The Dutch from Skagway reported extensive coal beds near the Dalton trail not far from Whitehouse discovered by Gustave Gervaise who formerly mined in Lethbridge. Also noted is the death of C J Anderson, longtime Cokato postmaster, at Fergus Falls Insane hospital leaving eighteen thousand dollars to three sisters and money found in hidden places in his store.
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Vancouver
B. C
Skagway
Dalton Trail
Whitehouse
Gustave Gervaise
Lethbridge
Cokato
Minn
C. J. Anderson
Fergus Falls
Drowned Bathing Belle Miss Flossie Swetland at Pat-in-Soy
Miss Flossie Swetland, a prominent Fredonia society belle, drowned yesterday while bathing at Pat-in-Soy near Toledo Ohio. The tragedy occurred during a routine swim and authorities investigated the incident for details.
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Toledo
Ohio
Flossie
Chaffee Reports Advance Toward Peking From Ho Si Wu
The American commander in China reports reaching Ho Si Wu and closing to within about thirty three miles of Peking as Yang Tsun fell earlier. Dispatches detail Yang Tsun fight losses, relief column progress, and a united Allied stance on entering Peking to safeguard ministers while negotiations continue.
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Ho-Si-We
Peking
Chaffee
Im City
Mertin Pate
Yang Tsun
Ho St Wu
Root
Adjt
Corbin
Gel Chistes
Chefu
Generith Washington
War Department
Ho Si We
Ho SL Wu
Pekjig
Ly Ho Si Wu
France
Yang Tam
Tientsin
United States
Kcina
Pacific
China
Europe
Washington
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Adee
Russia
M. de Giers
Aguinaldo fears surrender under Amnesty Proclamation
Washington Aug 15 Copies of Manila papers received at the War department include a letter said to be from a personal friend of Aguinaldo. It claims he does not take advantage of the amnesty order because he once ordered followers to form guerilla bands. The note says the amnesty excludes violators of the laws of war and that Aguinaldo fears being in the excluded class if he surrender.
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Agatunino
Washington
Manila
War Department
Aguinaldo
Aguinallo
Goodman to lead Consolidated Natath Superior Trolley
Thomas Lowry arrives in Superior Wisconsin to organize the street railways system, planning to spend over half a million dollars on new trackage and improvements modeled after the Twin City system. C G Goodrich will head the company locally. Drowned in Mintnatoy Minnesota John Pala Biel twenty eight perished after drowning in the Mississippi River following a boating accident while fishing.
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Natath-Superior
West Superior
Wis
Thomas Lowry
Superior
Duluth
Twin City
C. G. Goodrich
Epidemic and quarantines hit Valley City area
An epidemic of diphtheria spans Valley City and nearby counties with four deaths last week. Major Frank White, a Republican lieutenant governor candidate, has his home quarantined due to asthma. two other homes are quarantined. In Chicago, W J Bryan will skip the Aug 28 Grand Army parade to avoid a counter demonstration. and in Maryland, a farmer Joseph Schaeffer is found murdered with his body recovered from the Patapsco river near Woodstock.
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Diptthert Valley City
N. D
Maj
Frank White
Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Grand Army of the Republic
McKinley
Baltimore
Joseph Schaeffer
Howard Counties
Patapsco River
Woodstock
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