Britain Proposes Annual Naval Armament Reduction Exchange
At The Hague peace conference a British proposal for annual exchange of naval project plans and armament data was adopted unanimously. Sir Edward Fry urged governments to resume study of limiting military burdens and to report ship construction costs openly. Delegates from France Russia Argentina Chile and the United States showed support for disarmament efforts.
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Hague
Pien. Wey
Sir Edward Fry
Nelidoff
Arthur Gies von Gieslingen
Austria-Hungary
Sir Edward
Russia
M. Bourgeois
France
M. Nelidoff
Edward
Rose
Argentina
Chile
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Edward Fry
Great Britain
Argetina
Chili
Drago
Concha
Doubt the Report on Laysan Island Disappearance
Washington officials are cautious about a Honolulu report that Laysan Island has vanished from the ocean surface. No official confirmation reached Washington, and without advices the story is not being accepted as correct. Laysan lies about 700 miles west northwest of the Hawaiian Islands and is shown on charts with a landing dock.
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Washington
Honolulu
Laysan Island
Luke Colon
Shortage of 72000 Unearthed in Ashtabula County Treasury
Official report to the state bureau of accounting by a special agent notes a $72,000 shortage in the Ashtabula county treasury books. The county treasurer at the time is not implicated in the shortage.
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Columbus, O
State Bureau of Accounting
Ashtabula County
Harriman Says Rail Stocks Could Be United States Ownership
In Reno on August 17 Harriman outlines a plan to control railroads if possible but says ownership time is not yet. He claims the policy is to pay dividends and to improve lines with $300 million spent since 1598 while leaving management to officials. He cites public agitation over railroad abuses as hindrance to local progress.
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Age
Coal shipments surge as Superior docks set records
Superior Wisconsin reports coal receipts and shipments breaking records with about 2,000,000 tons on hand and 48,944 cars moved May through August 1. Northwest shipments through Superior and Duluth docks exceed last year and Great Northern plans a new freight transfer shed to ease congestion.
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Superior
Wis
Uth
Duluth
Northwest
Great Northern
Wilding of New York Earns Home for Heroic Rescue
Lewis Wilding an eleven year old orphan from New York saved Rose McGowan a fourteen year old contractor’s daughter from drowning after she fell into the river while moss gathering. Wilding’s bravery earned him a potential Carnegie hero medal and a promised home from the grateful family.
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New York
Lewis ‘Wilding
Rose McGowan
Wilding
Hugh McGowan
Tor
Mob hangs suspected river attack suspect in Maple Kentucky
Will Clifford, an African American, confessed to assaulting Mary Cowen in Tiptonville Tennessee and throwing her into a river. He also claimed to have killed another woman a year earlier. Constable Burrus hid Clifford in a barn to avoid a mob, but a posse caught them at Maple Kentucky where Clifford was lynched.
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Memphis
Tenn
Will Clifford
Tiptonville
Mary. Cowen
Burrus
Clifford
Maple
Premier Botha to seek Transvaal purchase of Cullinan diamond
Pretoria August 17 Premier Botha announced plans to introduce a resolution in parliament to buy the Cullinan diamond for the Transvaal government as a present to King Edward in appreciation of the colony's constitution. The gem is valued at 71 000 000.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
Botha
Edward
Receivers Appointed for Alexander Crow Jr Estate
Receivers named for the assigned estate of mill owner Alexander Crow Jr of Philadelphia after liabilities reach 597,583 dollars. Officials say assets are expected to cover most debts.
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Philadelphia
Alexander Crow, Jr
Plague Reported in San Francisco and Actions Planned
The Marine Hospital Service received notice of plague in San Francisco with three cases and one death. Diagnosis was clinical and by stained smears. cases clustered within two blocks of old Chinatown. Authorities planned full reporting, local and state coordination, and a rat eradication campaign.
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San Francisco
Marine Hospital Service
Long
Chinatown
Austin
Inter Sanllulot Tiguonechiks Plot Print Paper Merger
A Wisconsin informant claims a merger of major paper makers led by International Paper will consolidate the U S print paper market. He cites Midwest plant acquisitions and a price rise to 4 cents to jobbers and 6 cents to small buyers within two years.
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Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
International Paper Company
American Writing Company
Firefighters Collapse After Warehouse Blaze
In Baltimore on August 19 a five story warehouse at 307 309 West Baltimore Street collapsed after hours of battle. Firefighter George G. Dill died from injuries and two others were seriously hurt. Loss estimated at 90000 dollars.
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Baltimore
West
Baltimore Street
Lee
George G. Dill
New York City Faces Bond Sale Shortfall
New York City officials acknowledge a cash crunch as the city cannot readily sell bonds to cover nearly four million dollars in pressing obligations. Only about one million dollars is on hand, risking halted progress on long awaited contracts and public works.
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New York
Naval welcome planned for Prince Wilhelm of Sweden
Rear Admiral Evans has arrived in Hampton Roads aboard the Connecticut with the Minnesota and Vermont. Preparations are underway for the official naval reception to honor Prince Wilhelm of Sweden upon his arrival aboard the Swedish cruiser Fylgja.
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Norfolk
Evans
Hampton Roads
Connecticut
Minnesota
Vermont
Prince Wilhelm of
Sweden
Fylgta
Grand Opera Baritone Killed While Deckhand in Sandusky
John Worden of London, an opera baritone, died after falling through a hatch while working as a deckhand aboard the John Harper in Sandusky. He struck his head on the hold and died from the injuries.
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Sandusky
John Worden
London
Eng
John Harper
Limitation of Armament Debate at Conference
Reported pressure on delegates to restrain discussion of armament limits. Baron von Stein may leave if Latin American delegates proceed. Sir Edward Fry notes Britain shares naval construction costs with powers willing to provide similar data to ease further talks on arms limits.
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Fean
Baron Vonstein
Sir Edward
Agreement Reached in Chicago Terminal Transfer Railway Case
New York August 17 a joint control settlement ends the test between the Baltimore and Ohio and Hill Morgan interests over possession of the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railway company. An agreement secures control by the Baltimore and Ohio and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy.
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New York
Baltimore and One
Hill-Morgan
Chicago Terminal Transfer Railway Company
Timore
Ohio
Chicago,lington and
Quincy
Concrete Dock To Rise Five Feet Above Water Line
A project will place concrete five feet above the water for a new dock described as the first on the lakes. Several additional docks are planned with estimated costs around $1.38 million.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
George Harper
Harper
Evans testifies Southern Railway rate would force shutdown
George Evans, fourth division supervisor for Louisville and Nashville, told Special Montgomery that enforcing the 244-cent rate on the Southern Railway in North Carolina would compel the railroad to discontinue operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Evans
Louisville and Nashville
Montgomery
Southern Railway
North Carolina
William Franklin Phelps Dies in St Paul
William Franklin Phelps a longtime Minnesota educator and board member died in St Paul. George Bernard Shaw escaped injury while swimming off Llanbedr Wales after being swept out to sea and reaching a sand bank with a companion.
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William Franklin Phelps
Ainesota
Boards of Trade i
St. Paul
George Bernard Shaw
Ing
Llanbedr
Wales
Boston Subtreasury official arrested for embezzlement
J Warren Hastings a longtime official at the United States subtreasury in Boston was arrested on embezzling 3000 dollars from a shipment package of 106000 dollars. Investigators traced the missing 3000 to three thousand dollar bills and Hastings was to be arraigned before United States Commissioner Hayes after arrest.
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Boston
J. Warren Hastings
United States
Cenemie Department
Secretice
Ings
United States Missioner
Hayes
Selita
Taither Hanchige
Pennsylvania officer leads Philippines Army society meeting
Kansas City reports H. A. of Connersville Pennsylvania a former captain of the Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry elected commander of the Society of the Army Philippines. The meeting will be held at Galesburg.
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Kansas City
Connersville
Pennsylvania Volunteer
Five Die In Chicago Boarding House Collapse Fire
A two story frame building housing the Old Orchard boarding house in Chicago collapsed killing five people and injuring eleven, with three in serious condition. Victims include Mrs Annie Nosal owner Kate Nosal six years old John Nosal twenty months old Albert Steven and Annie Warwarister.
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Chicago
Annie Nosal
Kate Nosal
John Nosal
Albert Ste »Ven
Annie Warwar
Two Dead and Five Injured in Bel Olpupla Fire
Fire at Bel Olpupla property killed two people and injured five as residents were driven from hotels. Refugees spent the night on beds as brushwood fires burned nearby, with a $150,000 estimate of damage.
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Old Orchard
Bel
Olpupla
Water main bursts flood Chicago avenue near Kingsbury
A 36 inch water main burst on Chicago Avenue near Kingsbury, sending a 60 foot water jet into the air and flooding basements for blocks. Police evacuated women from the Stockholm hotel and rescued children and distressed residents as nine horses drowned and property damage reached thousands.
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Chicago
Chicago Avenue
Kingsbury Avenue
Stockholm
Henry Knudson
Great Damage From Severe Storm Near Brookfield Junction
Milwaukee Aug 17 reports say a severe storm devastated farms around Brookfield Junction and Eagle in Waukesha county. Great trees fifty years old were uprooted, corn fields flattened, barns wrecked, a Brookfield barn inverted, houses moved, cattle killed, and wires torn down blocking roads. No loss of life reported so far.
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Milwaukee
Brookfield Junction
Eagie
Waukesha County
Brookfield
Wreck of American Bark Prussia Off Port Townsend
Details from Punta Arenas report the Prussia wreck in Flinders Bay after leaving Norfolk on March 20. The captain died by his own hand as the vessel ran ashore, with fourteen passengers and four sailors lost.
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Buenos Ayres
Flindero Bay
Norfolk
Port Townsend
Punta Arenas
Straits ‘of Magellan
Orion Ashore Off Gulf Island Likely Total Loss
The steamer Orion loaded with pulp wood bound for Oswego ran aground on Gulf Island in Eastern Lake Ontario. The crew reached the island safely, but the vessel filled with water and will probably be a total wreck. Owned by the Quebec Transportation and Forwarding company of Quebec.
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Watertown
N. Y
Orion
Oswego
Gulf Island
Lake Ontario
Quebec Transportation and Forwarding Company of Quebec
Alton Immunity Case Claims Lack of Judge Landis Reply
In a spoken account Attorney Morrison alleges Chicago and Alton officials sought immunity in exchange for evidence in the Standard Oil case. He says Judge Landis has not replied to his letter, and notes his letters were not published. Morrison asserts he never agreed to immunity, a pledge said to have been made by a former administration.
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Art Morrison
Suit Case Full of Cash Linked to 16 Year Old Bank Robber
Oldtown Maine reports a sixteen year old, found with a new suit case stuffed with new ten and one hundred dollar certificates, arrested near Bradley after an earlier Springfield bank robbery claim. Authorities fear connection to a $5000 Chico National Bank theft.
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Oldtown
National Bank
Springfield
Bradley
On & Bank
Marson
Thanaietan
Ceeeney W. Sern
Betis Sealer
Bier
Bae Solleeay Ley
Liquor seizure ruling voids enforcement in Bottineau case
Grand Forks judge Templeton in Bottineau liquor seizure case rules that the statute allowing seizure and confiscation of liquor intended for illegal sale is unconstitutional. Ediemee Railway Co. v McKuanon of Bottineau involved shipments of forty seven kegs from Minnesota to Bottineau. Goods to be returned to railway company. Also reports a "Disorderly Month in Russia" with July exiles and military casualties.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Templeton
Bottineau
Ediemee Railway Company
Sh McKuanon
Minnesota
Russia
Russian Empire
Dynamite Factory Blast Kills One, Many Missing in Mecklenberg
A dynamite factory at Doemitz in the grand duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin exploded during the day. One person is dead, eight missing and presumed killed, twenty seriously injured and sixty slightly hurt. Further details awaited.
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Berlin
Doemitz
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Oil Trust Declares Dividend Amid New York Confluence
The Standard Oil directors declare a dividend of eight dollars per share. Report from New York dated August 16 notes the action by the oil trust alongside related market chatter and corporate activity.
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Oil Trust
New York
Standard Oil Company
Union to Hold Annual Session in Boston
The International union votes to conduct its next annual session in Boston. Francis Kossuth, Hungarian minister of commerce, is reported gravely ill. Joseph Joachim, renowned violinist, dies in Berlin after long asthma battle. Born 1832. A freight train collision in New York City kills one boy and injures eighteen others. Julia McKinley, cousin of McKinley and founder of the Daughters of the Revolt, dies in Atlanta. Miss : a key Confederate era worker named Colonial is noted.
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Internatonal Union
Boston
Francis Kossuth
Government
Joseph Joachim
Berlin
Long Island
New York City
Julia McKinley
President McKinley
Daughters of the Revolt
Atlanta
Miss
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Bonaparte
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Cape
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