Schwab A Sick Man Retires From Active Life
Loreto Pa report says President Schwab of United States Steel will retire indefinitely from business to seek quiet abroad. He avoids contact with visitors, rests on the veranda, and follows doctors orders to dismiss all business cares. Family and associates confirm retirement from active duties.
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Pittsburg
Loreto
Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
America
Golden
Schwabs
Secret Bertholin-Mitchell murder probe advances in Chicago
Police say fresh leads bring progress in the Bertholin-Mitchell case. Edward Counselman, Bartholin ally, is jailed on $10,000 bond as an accessory. authorities plan continued questioning amid a coercion attempt involving Counselman’s wife. A note from Bartholin to Counselman is in police hands. Kern County Board of Trade meeting canceled due to absent members. Married Bakersfield pair Frank Hoffman and Lena Atkinson wed August 16, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bertholi-Mitchell
Edward Counselman
William J. Bartholin
Bartholin
Minnie Mitchell
Bakersfield
G. E. Foster
Frank Hoffman
Lena Atkinson
Gages Famous Libel Suit Is Begun
San Francisco August 18. The case of Boardman charging John D Spreckels and Sam Leake of the Call with criminally libeling Governor Gage was called again in Judge Fritz court. The prosecution submitted the case on the showing already made as the paper was accused of calling San Quentin a hot bed of corruption and that Gage was a beneficiary of fraud. Attorney Campbell argued Governor Gage broke faith. a two week armistice was arranged, then five new libel suits followed. He alleged prison corruption, larcenies for relatives of the Governor, and convict made furniture shipped to the Governor’s Downey ranch. The defense said they will prove the article’s charges true. The court continued the case until tomorrow at 10. Governor Gage and Dan Kevane observed.
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San Francisco
Boardman
John D. Spreckels
Sam Leake
Gage
Campbell
Francis Foley
Aguirre
Downey
Aguirres
Foley
Kevane
San Quentin
Joseph Aguirre
Berkeley
Third District Renominates Metcalf In Alameda Convention
The Third Republican Congressional District meeting at Germania hall renominated Victor H. Metcalf by acclamation. Resolutions praised President Roosevelt and pledged delegates to support his renomination. Speakers included James E. Watson and Frank Coombs. Alameda delegates then chose Morel as state convention chairman. No further business was conducted.
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Oakland
Cal
Alameda
Solano
Contra Costa
Germania Hall
Victor H. Metcalf
Roosevelt
James E. Watson
Indiana
Frank Coombs
California
Mo‘re
Senator McMillan Will Probate Estate Worth Millions
The will of late Senator James McMillan, estimated at 6 to 10 million dollars, was filed for probate in Detroit. After charitable and employee bequests, the remainder goes to his wife and sons W H McMillan Philip McMillan and Francis W McMillan and their survivors as trustees until the last surviving child dies or the trust ends earlier.
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iBy
Detroit
Mich
James McMillan
W. H. McMillan
Philip McMillan
Francis W. McMilla
British veterans seek U S enlistment in Philippines
Time expired South African soldiers press American Embassy officials with a rumor that the United States is enlisting ex-British soldiers for service in the Philippines. British veterans who fought the Boers are applying at the embassy, citing reports from Cape Town and Durban.
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London
United States
Philippines
Capetown
Durban
London Embassy Turns Away Scores of Applicants
Scores of applicants have already been turned away at the London embassy leaving many disappointed and seeking alternatives. The batch affected is described as large with widespread frustration among hopeful visa seekers and advocates urging clearer guidance.
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London
Well-known Miner Ed Martin Dies in Amalie District
The Amalie district miner Ed Martin died this morning from appendicitis after an operation failed to halt the disease. He was a well known figure in the local mining community and death came despite the surgeon’s efforts.
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Ed Martin
Amalie District
Dark deed at Newport suicide death by R R Remington
R R Remington of New York killed himself in Newport Rhode Island after plans to marry Miss May Van Allen of the Van Allen family were postponed. He fired two shots in a hotel reading room around 2 PM, the bullets penetrating the brain and causing instantaneous death, according to reports.
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Newport
R. I
R. R. Remington
New York
Remington
May van Allen
James J. van Allen
Miss van Allen
Boer Generals to Visit America Visit Planned by Boer Leaders
London August 18 The Boer Generals Botha Dewet and Delarey left for Brussels tonight Captain Donnell who served on Dewet's staff will go to America to prep the visit The figure of Americans and Irish in the Boer forces is about 600 and 500 respectively
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London
Botha
Dewet
Delarey
Brussels
Donnell
America
Republicans Vote in Hawaiian Territorial Primaries
The Californian's Leased Wire reports Honolulu August 5 and San Francisco August 18 that Republican primaries across the territory drew extraordinarily large turnout, roughly doubling from the last election. Natives nonmembers may have voted, and Honolulu saw few contests. The Republican territorial convention is set for September 1 in Honolulu.
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The
Californian
Honolulu
San
Francisco
Republican Party
Blankets Mix Up Lands Man in Jail in Havilah
Thomas Rolles of Havilah was jailed for thirty days in the county jail after a petty larceny conviction for stealing a roll of blankets. He claims he took his own blankets by mistake, but the Justice of the Peace did not accept the defense and sent him to the Hotel Borgwardt as a reminder to be careful.
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Thomas Rolles
Havilah
Justice of the Peace
Borgwardt
Longest Service of General W R Shafter Highlighted
General W R Shafter returned to his San Francisco home after three weeks at his Kern county ranch directing peach crop gathering. He holds the record as the Fifth Infantry colonel for nineteen years, longer than any colonel since the nation’s founding, with Zachary Taylor as the next longest. His career promises engaging reading if he writes an autobiography.
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W. R. Shafter
San Francisco
Old Fifth Infantry
Zachary Taylor
Shafter
Kern County
Too Cold at Fresno Affects Raisin Drying and Prices
Fresno reports a fortnight of cool weather delaying drying and raisin production. Scarcity of sulphur, mainly French and Italian, drives up prices. Nevada sulphur is limited. Seven packing firms organize to cap prices, fixing a maximum of 44 1/2 cents to buy locally and 5 1/2 cents to sell to the East. Peach growers discuss forming an association to protect crops.
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Fresno
San Francisco
Nevada
Youth dies after gunpowder wound in brain accident
Joseph F. Bennett, a young man from Fresno County, died at Selma after a Winchester cartridge explosion while loading. He was found unconscious with a damaged left eye and a coroner's inquest heard that the rifle injector penetrated the brain, ricocheting and splintering brain tissue. death occurred yesterday.
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Californian
Fresno
Cal
Joseph F. Bennett
Selma
Bennett
Winchester
Store Ad Promises Intrinsic Merit and Fair Treatment
A. H. Grenell at 1406 Nineteenth Street pledges to transact on intrinsic merit, offering meritorious goods, fair prices, and respect. The ad emphasizes not chasing the lowest price but delivering greater value to customers.
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Big Steel Trust
Mr. Schwab
Charlie
Counselman
Manye
Kern County Board of Trade
P. Cox Shoe Co
KK. P. Reid & Co
French Shoe Co
Tycoon
Gages
Dan Kevane
Board of Examiners
Metcalf
Love the Stars and Stripes
A. H. Grenell
Nineteenth Street
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