Thayer to lead Fairbanks Quebec tercentenary entourage
Washington notes detail Brig. Gen. A M Thayer as ranking military officer for Vice President Fairbanks trip to Quebec for the tercentenary. Also announced James L Farnam named government agent for Alaska to attend the Alaska Yukon exposition in Seattle next year. Government appropriations of 600000 now available and forest preservation plans on military reservations discussed.
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Washington
A. M. Thayer
Fairbanks
Quebec
James L. Farnam
Alaska
Seattle
Re Department
Bureau of Forestry
Division of Information
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
New York’s crusade against unnecessary note making
New York tightens on note writing under Police Commissioner Bingham’s orders, with arrests of street hawkers. Harry K Thaw remains jailed in Poughkeepsie awaiting sanity hearing. Cyrus Kesler faces fugitive charge in Cincinnati over embezzled funds from Northern Pacific. Violent storms hit Ebro valley. king of Sweden to visit England and France in Oct–Nov. Floods wash away Juazeyna village. Archduke Stephen news. 2,000 dead in Tokai area reports. 7,000 Turkish troops in revolt. 32,000 to scene. Belgium fears assassination plot against King Leopold. anarchists arrested. South Manchurian railroad under Japanese control. Darien to Shanghai weekly service begins Aug 10. London Express shows suffrage split. Canadian cattle import debate blocked. Tokai rumors more serious. 2,000 dead, 300 prisoners drowned. Servia forms coalition cabinet under Velimirovich. Mi lovanovich foreign affairs. US stamp collectors meet in Columbus. John W Kern visits Kokomo. James J Kimmett regrows hair after sunburn scare. Bear kills 400 lb hog near Casino. three wage issues for railways. Harahan supports rate hike. Virginia Harned files Reno divorce suit. sealed case. Government balloon tests at Fort Omaha delayed. balloon house incomplete. Graham Riggs & Co. assigns. low prices for glass industry.
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New York
Bingham
Harry K. Thaw
Cincinnati
Harry A. Kesler
Northern Pacific Railroad
Valley City
Kessler
Ebro
Cain
Sweden
England
France
Juazeyna
Stephen
Monistar
Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Wen
Tokai
Asia Minor
Samsun
Blackea
Edward Strachey
House of Commons
Servia
Peter
M. Velimirovich
M. Milovanovich
ABEO
United States
Columbus
Ohio
John W. Kern
Kokomo
James J. Kimmett
Allentown
Mr. Kimmett
Hans Erickson
Casino
Schoolcraft County
Michigan
Brula
Harahan
Illinois
Great Northerns
Ian
Mr. Hill
Virginia Harned
Edward H. Sothern
District Court
Reno, Ney
American Wins Marathon Race at London Olympiad
In London July 26 a crowd of 100000 witnessed a dramatic Olympic marathon. John F Hayes led an all American top finish, while Italian Dorando Pietri delivered a heroic but failed bid, aided by officials after collapse near the end. Hayes finished second in overall drama, with American teammates strong in early placings and Yale and Cornell athletes placing in pole vault.
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Dorando
Gnally
Hayes
Minister 18 Killed in Tow Becomes Crazed Attack on Pastor
Waterloo July 25 Rev August Schlueter pastor of the German Evangelical church at Tripoli died from injuries after an attack by a cow while he was leading it to pasture. The animal suddenly became vicious, breaking the vertebrae in the neck and paralyzing his entire body. He was forty five years old and had been pastor there eleven years.
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George
G. HH
Kutches
Tama
Iowa
Eddie Morris
Muscatine
Mississippi
Sandy Esque
Soldiers
Marshalltown
Esque
Harry Morrison
John Fp, Collins
Muncie
Ind
Schlueter
Waterloo
Jows
August Schlueter
Tripoli
Trail of Death In NTA Came
Gettysburg Pa July 26 a severe electrical storm over the encampment of the national guard of Pennsylvania last night killed three troopers and seriously injured twenty six. Lieut Col Louis Beitler announced the names Burt Barber Milton Graves and Morrison. Barber's body was severed in two. The storm flooded the camp tore telegraph wires and filled the field hospital. Governors Stuart was in his tent and escaped injury. Many troopers and civilians sought shelter in the M C tent which was tossed but no injuries were confirmed among them.
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Gettysburg
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Louis &. Beitler
Philadelphia
Gov. Stuart
Burt Barber
Milton
Morrison
Sixteenth
Barber
Flela
Tenth Regiment
Stuart
Fierce Fight With Indians Kills Nineteen Papagos
July 26 Tucson reports a clash at Traculada ranch near Cetro Sonora. Mexican troops under Capt Baron attacked a Papago village, killing nineteen Indians and two soldiers and wounding several others. Troops burned houses. Indians fled to hills, then returned fire before retreat. Chief Dolores among the killed.
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Tucson
Ariz
Traculada Ranch
Cetro
Colo
Altar
Sonora
Baron
Dolores
Gald
Shippers Form Ultimatum Against Railroad Rate Increase
A new shippers’ combine formed to resist a proposed railroad rate rise sent an ultimatum to railroads. If rates are not held pending review by the Interstate Commerce Commission, they will seek court injunctions to block the increase. A conference with railroad presidents north of the Ohio and west of the Mississippi is planned to decide the next steps in what is described as a major conflict between shippers and railroads.
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Combine
Railroad
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commission
Commerce Comilest
Ohio River
Cummings Re-elected President of Ancient Order of Hibernians
Matthaw Cummings of Boston was reelected president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians over J B Dolan of New York by a vote of 275 to 188 at the national convention in Indianapolis on July 26. Jomen J Regan of St Paul was elected national vice president. Father O'Brien of Graceville Minn nominated Mr Regen.
Murderer Tells of Awful Crime in New Jersey Shooting
August Eberhard, a self confessed murderer, was captured near Paterson New Jersey after confessing to killing his aunt Mrs Ottilie Eberhard to obtain money to marry a New York girl He initially lied about the crime then admitted to an accomplice who fled west authorities seek the unnamed friend who helped plan the murder
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New York
August Eberhard
Ottilie Eberhard
New Jersey
Paterson
N. J
Hackensack
Eberhard
Stallang
Tun
Preakness
Michigan trolleys crash injures several in head on collision
An east bound limited car on the Detroit Jackson and Chicago Electric line collided head on with a westbound local car at Michigan Center near Jackson. Edward A Stewart of Jackson was probably fatally hurt. Maude Jones Samuel Brown and Charles Kempf were severely injured.
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Jackson
Mich
Detroit
Chicago
Michigan Center
Edward A. Stewart
Mre
Maude Jones
Samuel Brown
Cleveland
Charles Kempf
Chelsea
Bishop Potter Laid to Rest in Cooperstown Service
In Cooperstown New York Bishop Henry C Potter was laid to rest with services at Christchurch the church once attended by James Fenimore Cooper. The weather blessed the ceremony with serene scenery and simple dignity. In Great Bend Kansas Edward Bockemohle former bank president was found guilty of receiving defoalts after the thirty day limit following a two day two night jury deliberation.
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Bishop Potter
Cooperstown
N. Y
Henry C. Potter
Christchurch
James Fenimore Cooper
Great Bend
Kan
Edward Bockemohle
Bank of Ellinwood
Murder Theory Not Strengthened In Windom Inquest
Windom Minnesota July 26 coroner's inquest into mangled remains of a negro killed by a car near Dillingham Icke found no definite proof supporting a murder theory. Pittsburgh storms July 28 caused at least five deaths and damages estimated around a quarter million dollars as winds swept the city and surrounding areas.
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Windom, Minn
Dillingham Icke
Pittsburg
Pittaburs
Windom
Minn
Dillingham Lake
Hughes Says He Will Seek renomination If Party Wills It
Gov Charles E Hughes states he will accept renomination if the Republican party in New York desires him as candidate. He notes personal reasons once against a second term but now believes party will express public sentiment and that continued administration would reflect his principles. Saranac Inn N Y July 24 1901.
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Baranacton. N
Charles E. Hughes
Republican Party
Deere
Charles B. Hughe
Saranac Inn
N. Y
Parades On Phone Wires End With Police Subdue Man
A maniac who performed gymnastic stunts on a telephone pole and walked between wires tied up Chicago police for an hour yesterday. Firemen coaxed him down from the pole, and he surrendered after mounting a ladder. The prisoner was Constantio Bostells, an automobile mechanic.
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Chicago
Constantioe Bostells
Independents to Meet in Chicago for First Party Convention
More than 900 delegates from every state will attend the Independence party convention in Chicago on July 27 and 28 to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates. No territorial representatives will be present.
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Chicago
United State
Independence Party
St Louis Judge Fines Whistling Peddler
Judge Daniel O'Connell Tracy fined Sam Schenbaum ten dollars for street whistling that disturbed the public. The peddler had been followed by crowds and shouted from a patent whistle before his arrest in St Louis on July 26.
Markets Report From Gran Live Stock Centers
Markets note grain and livestock quotes from Gran Live Stock Centers in St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee and other locales on July 26. Prices cover wheat corn oats flax cattle hogs and sheep with regional variations and recent incident reports including a fatal shooting in Chicago and a weather related fire loss in Pittsburgh.
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Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Bronx City
Iowa
South St. Paul
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Ignacio Veintemilam
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Thomas Kinney
Manila
Dennis P. O'Sullivan
S. J
St. Joseph's College
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Tews
Louis Dyer
Oxford
Dyer
Charles W. Dyer
America
Holweck
Mrs. Gussle Benson
East Hyer
Nebraska
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
le Roy Noble
Jamestown
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W. F. Flewelling
Fredericton
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Fort Omaha
Graham Riggs & Co
Gallipolis
London
Olympic Arena
Greece
John F. Hayes
Yankees
A. ©. Gilbert
Yale
BE. T. Cooke
Nta
Hibernians
York
Republica Party
Bars Street
Lucas Bretton
William T. Braniteky
Branita ‘Ky
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