Special grand jury probes Missouri legislative boodling charges
In Jefferson City Judge Hazel impanels a special grand jury to thoroughly investigate legislative boodling and bribe givers. In Carthage Colonel W H Phelps railway attorney is subpoenaed to appear before the same grand jury in Jefferson City after a lengthy search for his whereabouts.
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Jefferson City
Hazel
Legislative Department
Carthage
W. H. Phelps
Phelps
Murder and suicide slay two in Northboro yard
In Northboro Massachusetts on August 4 Frank Foss found two dead bodies near Grange hall on School street. The victims were F P Egan and Mrs Sadie Booth of Spencer. Mrs Booth aged twenty eight had her throat cut and a razor was found beneath her body. The man’s throat was cut similarly. Police theorize the man killed the woman then himself.
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Northboro
Mass
Frank Foss
Grange Hall
School Street
F. P. Egan
Sadie Booth
Spencer
Convicts Still At Large After Folsom Escape
Placerville California August 4 1880 convicts who escaped from Folsom prison remain at large after a fatal clash with pursuers at the Grand Victory mines. Militia men Fastus Rutherford and W C Jones were killed. Al Gill wounded and recovering. Glen Wedgewood shot in the hand. Two convicts were surrounded and a fight followed.
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Placerville
Cal
Folsom Prison
Grand Victory Mines
Fastus Rutherford
W. C. Jones
al Gill
National
Folsom
Glen Wedgewood
Wedgewood
Freight Trains Collide Near Cumberland Falls
In Somerset Kentucky on August 4 two Queen and Crescent freight trains collided head on due to order misunderstanding between Cumberland Falls and Greenwood. Six men were killed and one seriously injured with another badly hurt. Firemen Joseph Phillips Frank Fletcher and Walters plus an unnamed man were found dead. Two brakemen remain missing under debris as forty cars wrecked. Engines were damaged. Klein and Mainsworth escaped, as did other crew members.
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Somerset
Queen and Crescent
Cumberland Falls
Greenwood
Joseph Phillips
Frank Fletcher
Walters
Phillips
Fletcher
Klein and
Mainsworth
Jewelry Heist at Honolulu Reception Leaves $80,000 Missing
Mrs. Samuel Parker reports $80,000 in diamonds and rubies stolen after a hotel opening reception. Thieves later entered her home and took more gems. Parker, widow of J. K. Campbell, is married to Colonel Samuel Parker, a Hawaii magnate, and her daughter wed Prince David on the same day.
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Honolulu
Samuel Parker
Colonel Parker
Prince David
Execution of Tony Turchofsky in Williamsburg murder case
Ossining N Y Aug 4 Tony Turchofsky executed for the murder of saloonkeeper John Shagowski at Williamsburg last June. He protested innocence as the current was turned on and claimed a new trial. He had accused Mrs Shagowski of the crime who testified four men who refused to pay for drinks were guilty and is now jailed for perjury.
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Ossining
N. Y
Tony Turchofsky
John Schagowski
Williamsburg
Ballots Continue Unresolved For Pope’s Succession
Rome, Aug. 4. Two more ballots in the conclave for a successor to Pope Leo XIII yielded no result. Reports say Cardinal Herrera y Espinosa, ill with heart disease, received last sacraments as guards tightened inside Vatican walls. The sixth ballot also failed, with smoke from the Sistine chapel signaling no decision.
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Rome
Leo XIII
Herrera Y Espinosa
Herrera
Valencia
Spain
St. Peter’s
Sistine Chapel
Associated Press
Vatican
Guests of Admiral Cotton in Lisbon harbor visit
Portuguese cabinet ministers and civil and military authorities sail to the Brooklyn flagship Admiral Cotton. Rear Admiral Cotton and United States Minister Bryan greet the delegation at the gangway. The Marquis of Alvete invites Bryan to Ulvito for Thursday at his chateau.
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Lisbon
Brooklyn
Cotton
United States
Bryan
Marquis of Alvete
Ulvito
Postponed decision on Shanghai reform editor case
Foreign ministers debate whether they have jurisdiction in Shanghai over warrants for the editor and staff of Apao the reform newspaper. Russians French Americans favor surrender, British minister opposes awaiting London guidance. Likely no action.
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Peking
Shanghai
Apao
Taotai
London
Attack on Mrs. Ketcham at Husband's Home
Mrs. John Henry Ketcham, wife of the Twenty first New York congressman, was dangerously injured in her husband’s residence by a thief. The robber used a heavy poker, breaking her collar bone and causing a deep temple gash before nearly strangling her with a handkerchief. Jewelry and $5 were taken.
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New York
John Henry Ketcham
Twenty First
Irish land bill moves second reading in Lords
In London on August 4 the Duke of Devonshire moved the second reading of the Irish land bill. He repeated the same arguments used by George Wyndham in the Commons to justify passing the measure.
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London
Duke of Devonshire
House of Lords
George Wyndham
House of Commons
New York Governor Odell Visits Denver on West Trip
Governor Odell of New York and party arrived in Denver and toured the capitol and officials. A reception was held for General Greene, New York police commissioner, with a carriage drive through the city.
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Denver
Odell
New York
Capitol
General Greene
General strike sweeps several centers in Spain
In Madrid and cities including Barcelona Murcia Cadiz Ronda and Alcola workers strike to demand release of imprisoned labor activists. Leaders urge unions not to work until prisoners freed as authorities reinforce with soldiers and civil guards. Mayhem near Alcola as strikers exchange fire with gendarmes.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Murcia
Cadiz
Ronda
Alcola
Plot to Abdicate in Constantinople Ends in Massacre
A conspiracy by young officers and military students to kidnap the sultan and install his youngest brother collapsed under watchful guards. Albanian guards surrounded the conspirators and killed them, then a chariot bearing many dead was found at dawn. Officials estimate over 300 bodies hidden away.
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Constantinople
Military School
Belgrade
Djoubati Bey
Pasha Ali- Mohamet
Trains and Rioters Clash on Transcaucasian Line
Fresh clashes near Tiflis last Thursday saw troops ordered to fire on strikers using revolvers. Twenty-one rioters were killed as a rail was removed and a Transcaucasian train wreck occurred. Armenians are alleged to be inciting the strikers to complicate the Balkan crisis.
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St. Petersburg
Tiflis
Powder Under a Bridge Near Livingston Blows Up Nearby
An attempt by unknown parties to blow the Northern Pacific bridge over the Yellowstone River east of Livingston failed to destroy the bridge or derail an east bound passenger train. The blast shattered windows in eastern Livingston and twisted the span, with investigators attributing the mishap to inexperienced perpetrators.
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Livingston
Mont
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone River
Austrian Railroad Wreck Reported in Silesia Disaster
A Breslau dispatch to the Volkszeitung says a stone train of eleven cars broke couplings and sped twenty miles down a grade in Austrian Silesia. It collided with a passenger train, killing thirty and injuring fifty-two.
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Berlin
Volkszeitung
Breslau
Sucha
Kalvari
Austrian Silesia
Colima Volcano Eruption Alarms Nearby Villages
Dispatch from Colima reports the Colima volcano in eruption with another lava outflow feared. Dense smoke obscures events, heightening alarm as villagers flee to nearby districts.
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Colima Volcano
Mexico
Mexico City
Colima
Earthquake Hits Italian Towns in Tuscany Area
Dispatches report a quake destroyed several houses in Fillateria and Mulazzo in Tuscany near Spezia on the Gulf of Genoa. Fillateria has about 2,000 residents and Mulazzo about 4,000 residents.
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Fillateria
Mulazzo
London
Tuscany
Italy
Spezia
Gulf of Genoa
Presbyterian ordinations decline in 1903 figures
Paterson New Jersey August 4 1903 figures of the Presbyterian church show a drop of fifty two ordinations compared with 1902 while total church membership continues to grow reflecting a shift in ordination activity amid overall expansion.
Fire Devastates Armenski Mosque and 400 Shops
A major blaze in Armenski, Adan vilayet, Asia Minor, destroyed the mosque, other public buildings, 400 shops and 60 houses. The city endures great distress and a relief fund has been opened to aid victims.
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Constantinople
Armenski
Adan
Asia Minor
Rampolla Leads First Ballot In Papal Conclave
Rome reports two ballots for a successor to Pope Leo XIII with no result. Rampolla led the morning tally with about 20 votes to 12 for Vannutelli, then later ballots showed little progress as cardinals aged and ill faced the solemn rites and balloting. Smoke signaled the end of the day with no pope chosen.
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Rome
Leo XIII
Rampolla
Serafino Vannutelli
Gotti
Oreglia
di Pietro
Agliardi
Paulin Chapel
Cardinal Oreglia
Cameriengo
Sacred College
Santa Ducaile
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter’s
Russia to open Manchuria to foreigners after six years
A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Cologne Gazette reports Russia will bar foreigners from Manchuria for six more years. After that period of quiet and order, the country would be opened to foreign commerce.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Cologne
Peking
Russia
Manchuria
Cuban treasury hits new balance after payroll payment
New York Aug 3 after government employees were paid Friday a Tribune dispatch from Havana reports the Cuban treasury held 3 500 000 dollars, up 400 000 from the June 30 balance.
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New York
Tribune
Havana
Special G A R Train to National Encampment West via Omaha
Chicago and North Western announces a special G A R train departing Chicago at 10:30 p m Tuesday Aug 11 with stops at DeKalb Clinton Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine Tama Marshalltown Ames and Boone before reaching Omaha at 2 00 p m and returning via Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Salt Lake City. Trains run three daily Chicago to the Coast and escorted tourist cars are offered. For itinerary and folders contact Chicago and North Western agents.
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Chicago & North-Western
San Francisco
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Seattle
Chicago
DeKalb
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Tama
Marshalltown
Ames
Boone
Omaha
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Agent
Chicago & North-Western R’y
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