Men of Note Come Home From Oceanic Voyage
New York August 190. Notables aboard the Oceanic from Liverpool include J P Morgan Bishop Potter Clement Griscom and P A Widener among others. Morgan declined to comment Potter praised the trip but lamented the ongoing coal strike and warned operators must recognize union rights. Griscom spoke on possible steamship combine timing while Armour denied knowledge of a beef trust and any consolidation of imported beef packing interests.
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New York
Liverpool
J. P. Morgan
Bishop Potter
Clement A. Griscom
P. A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
Patrick Campbell
Morgan
Ogden Armour
Chicago
Consi
Not enough detail on capital proposal mentioned
A quoted fragment reports Mr Armour stating he had heard of the matter but did not know the proposed capital amount. No further specifics are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour
Describes His Own End
Dr. S. L. Foote, 80, died in his Argentine office after a morphine dose by mistake. He left a note detailing his death struggles and directing property disposal. He wrote at 3 o'clock that he felt dying, brain clear, then a spasmodic attack would end his life.
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Kansas City
S. L. Foote
Argentine
Rioting by downtown stablemen shocks Chicago crowd
In Chicago on August 20 striking stablemen at State and Fifteenth streets gathered around barns and urged drivers to strike. As wagons prepared to depart, the workers threw bricks and stones. Fifty police responded to a riot call, one man was arrested, no injuries reported.
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Chicago
State
Fifteenth
Schwab Plans Europe Trip After Breakfast in New York
Charles M. Schwab president of United Steel Corporation arrived in New York and took breakfast at the Loraine. He said he felt well and planned to visit his office, with a Europe voyage expected on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles M. Schwab
United Steel Corporation
Loraine
Schwab
Europe
Killed by a tree near Campton in Yuba County
Louis Bishop a prominent Oak Valley cattle owner in Yuba county was killed Monday night when a dead tree toppled onto him as he rode eight miles from Campton to salt cattle. A search party found him early Tuesday morning seated on his horse, his hands gripping the bridle. He leaves a widow and young child.
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Nevada City
Cal
Louis Bishop
Oak Valley
Yuba County
Campton
Bishop
Desperate Convicts Capture the Guards Riot at Kentucky Prison
Frankfort, Ky August 20 Desperate murderers Lafayette Brooks Wallace Bishop and T Mulligan started a prison riot at 6 pm and held guards at bay. Bishop was fatally wounded Mulligan and a Louisville man Albert Ransom were hit. Warden Captain Lilliard and guards attempted rescue but were repelled. by 10:30 pm the inmates were back in cells after the wounding of Mulligan and Bishop. Thousands of citizens gathered outside the prison as the crisis ended.
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Frankfort
State Penitentiary
Lafayette Brooks
Wallace Bishop
T. Mulligan
Bishop
Mulligan
Albert Ransom
Louisville
Brooks
A. H. Hill
F. F. Hurst
Gill
Madigan
Lilliard
Captain Madigan
Frank Brooks
Reed Department
Grain house fire causes heavy losses in county
The blaze began in Etter Bros.'s grain house and caused $20,000 in damages with $5,000 insured. Chalrey Jacobson's warehouse and contents were valued at $3,000 and insured. The Shasta County Democrat reports total loss at $2,000, partly insured.
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Erty
Etter Bros
Chalrey Jacobson
Shasta County Democrat
Alger Declares Senate Candidacy in Michigan
Gen. R. A. Alger announced his bid for the United States Senate to fill the seat of the late Senator James McMillan in Michigan. The statement came from Detroit where Alger made the candidacy public today.
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Detroit
Mich
R. A. Alger
United States
James McMillan
Japanese Elections in Tokyo Report Indicates Stable Party Balance
A Tokyo dispatch reports incomplete returns from Japan’s House of Representatives election showing no major shift in party strength and indicating Marquis Ito’s followers maintain pre dominance.
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Berlin
Tokio
Japan
House of Representatives
Ito
Bond issue for Redlands street improvements rejected
The city of Redlands failed to issue the $50,000 street improvement bonds after the two highest bidders rejected the bid due to a Supreme Court ruling. The decision holds that a sixth class city cannot issue such bonds, blocking the proposed project funding.
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Redlands
Cal
Supreme Court
Lancaster inventor Joseph Shirk dies at 83
Joseph Shirk, inventor of the Colt revolver and the grain cradle, died today at his home near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was 83 years old.
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Lancaster
Joseph Shirk
Colt
Here
The Persian Shah Visits Edward on Board Royal Yacht
The Shah traveled to Portsmouth with the Prince of Wales to visit King Edward aboard the Victoria and Albert. A gun accident aboard the Victory during the royal salute exploded a charge prematurely, blowing a seaman through a porthole and tragically leaving his body unrecovered.
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London
Shah
Portsmouth
King Edward
Victoria and Albert
Prince of Wales
Suite
Victory
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
No Word of McKinney Reports from Randsburg District
There has been no news from the Randsburg district today. The Californian's special correspondent sent no report on McKinney, so it is presumed there is nothing to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randsburg
Californian
McKinney
Whole Town Destroyed in Babahoyo Fire
GUAYAQUIL Ecuador August 20 The town of Babahoyo capital of Los Rios province was totally destroyed by fire yesterday A fire steamer left for assistance but arrived too late Much merchandise from Guayaquil in transit to the interior was burned Babahoyo or Bodegas sits seventy miles from Guayaquil on the Guaymas river with about 2000 residents
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Babahoyo
Los Rios
Bodegas
Guaymas River
Generals Dewet and Delarey Visit Kruger in Utrecht
Boer leaders Dewet and Delarey with Dr. Leyds and others arrived from The Hague to meet former President Kruger and discuss the South African situation. Large crowds greeted them and sang the Boer national anthem at Utrecht station.
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Utrecht
Dewet
Delarey
Leyds
Messrs
Fischer
Wessels
Wolmarans
Reitz
Hague
Kruger
Roosevelt to Start New England Trip Friday
Oyster Bay August 20 President Roosevelt will begin his New England journey on Friday. His immediate party includes his doctor Secretary Cortelyou his stenographers Latta and Weaver and two messengers. Newspaper correspondents will join at New Haven at 2 PM Friday.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
New England
Cortelyou
Latta and Weaver
New Haven
Cornie Pendleton Nominated for State Senate
Former Assembly Speaker Cornelius W. Pendleton won the Thirty-fourth District Senate nomination at a Los Angeles convention after a second ballot. He led with 81 votes to Haas 70 and Lewis 16. 84 were needed. Pendleton secured the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornie” Pendleton
Los Angeles
Assembly
Cornelius W. Pendleton
Walter F. Haas
Thomas Lewis
Pendleton
Haas
Lewis
Russian Grand Duke Boris Heads East from Chicago
Grand Duke Boris of Russia to depart Chicago on Saturday with his suite. They will visit Niagara Falls on Sunday and depart Monday morning for New York.
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Chicago
Grand Duke
Boris of
Russia
East
Niagara Falls
New York
Fierce Blaze at Redding Destroys Property
A fierce fire at Redding California today destroyed property valued at about 25 thousand dollars. Fire department units fought the flames, preventing spread to nearby structures as crews tackled the blaze through the afternoon. No injuries were reported, and the cause was under investigation.
Condition Of Crops In The United States In August
The weekly Department of Agriculture crop summary notes a cool, wet week north of the Mississippi and in portions of Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, with hot dry weather in the south and protracted drought in the middle Rocky Mountains. Corn remains promising in northern states, wheat harvests near finished in the Dakotas and progressing in northern Minnesota, but slowed by showers in the south. Harvesting is halted on the north Pacific Coast while Washington runs well ahead. Apples are reported favorable in New England Michigan Kansas Oklahoma Illinois Ohio and Virginia.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Mississippi
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Dakotas
Minnesota
Colorado
North
Pacific
New England
Michigan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Ohio
Virginia
New York pair sail to Argentina undercover
Go to Argentina. Lisbon August 20. Putnam Bradlee Strong of New York and May Yohe sailed for Argentina today under the name of Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson. Dresden August 19. War Minister Planitz died this morning at Hoserwitz.
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Lisbon
Putnam Bradlee Strong
New York
May Yohe
Argentina
Mrs. Atkinson
Dresden
Planitz
Hoserwitz
War game at sea pits Blue and White squadrons
In Rockport Mass a coastal war exercise begins at noon pitting Admiral Higginson’s Blue squadron against Commander Pillsbury’s White squadron. Pillsbury sails from Provincetown. the White fleet aims to land and hold a coast position for six hours. No actual combat expected. signaling shots only if a hostiles found at night.
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Rockport
Mass
Admiral Higginson
Pillsbury
North Atlantic
Provincetown
Higginson
Progress of the Libel Suit in San Francisco
R P Roper a Sacramento Comptroller's clerk testified in the libel suit by Louis Boardman against the Call. He identified numerous altered bills from local and San Rafael merchants showing inserted items totals changes and pasted bill heads. The bills passed by the State Board of Examiners with Governor Gage as president and Daniel Kevane secretary. Judge Fritz allowed the record to proceed pending future ruling while some bills showed pasted slips and altered bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
R. P. Roper
Comtroller
Sacramento
Louis P. Boardman
Preston
Roper
San Rafael
State Board of Examiners
Governor Gage
Daniel Kevane
Mr. Whiting
Boardman
Aguirre
Fritz
Cananea Yaqui River Railroad Proposal Extends North South Route
A circular from Cananea Yaqui River and Pacific Railroad suggests building an international north south line into Mexico’s coal fields. The plan would run from Cananea through Sonora to the Gulf of California with land concessions from the Mexican government.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Cananea
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Beef Trust
P. Cox Shoe Co
K. P. Reid & Co
French Shoe Co
Tycoon
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Charles Willis
Rocker Department
Willis
Alger
Colt's
Dom Paul
The
American “Court
Redding
Uncle Sam
A. H. Grenell
Nineteenth Street
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