Insurgents Seize San Luis Cuba After Brief Clash
Rebels capture the town of San Luis near Pinar del Rio after a brief engagement. Insurgent forces gain the railroad station and the town, with Rural Guards surrendering and many taken prisoner. Luis Perez joins the insurrection, amplifying rebel strength in the province. A new force reaches Santa Cruz del Norte as U S dealers seek hundreds of horses.
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San Luis
Pinar del Rio
Luis Perez
Pinar del
Santa Cruz del Norte
Vana
Government Encouraged by Rapid Cuban Army Enlistments
Havana reports show strong enlistments for the rural guards and local arms demand as loyalty signals rise. insurgents under Pino Guerra near Pinar del Rio threaten provincial capital. ex-Congressman Mendieta reportedly takes arms with Santa Clara ties amid uncertain mayoral loyalties.
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Havana
Govit
Cuba
del Rio
Pino Guerra
Pinar del Rio
Jouera
Tural
Carlos Mendieta
Santa Clara
Ent
Mendieta
Aguacata
Pero
No Cause For Alarm, Palma Says After Cuba Incident
President Palma tells AP correspondent there was initial unpreparedness but no real cause for alarm. He notes Santa Clara province event is limited, Matanzas is trifling, and bands in Pinar del Rio are smaller and poorly led.
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Havana
Palma
Correspondt
Associated Press
Santa Clara
Matanzas
Pinar del Rio
Princeton Runs Afloat After Ashore Incident in Narrows
Vancouver August 23 The American battleship Princeton ran aground in the Narrows while entering Seattle harbor. After four hours she was refloated unharmed. The Princeton will carry the body of Admiral Train to Seattle for transport to New York on the Empress liner.
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Vancouver
B. C
Se Harbor
Princeton
Narrows
Admiral
Seattle
New York
Endorsement of Speaker Cannon by Illinois GOP
Springfield Aug 23 The Republican state convention endorsed Speaker Joseph G Cannon for 1908 with loud cheers. The body unanimously backed Senator Shelby M Cullom for re election and named a state ticket headed by John F Smulski for treasurer and G Blair for state superintendent along with other trustees and officials.
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Springfield
Ill
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Shelby M. Cullom
John F. Smulski
Public Instruction
G. Blair
Exander
Fred Hatch
Alexander McLain
L. L. Lehman
Dowager Empress Plans Conference on Constitution
Peking August 23 the dowager empress will summon a conference of high officials and viceroys to discuss adopting a constitution. Chinese commissioners who visited the United States and Europe back from tours recommend a gradual change to constitutional government over ten to fifteen years to educate the people.
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Peking
China
United States
Europe
Earthquake Aftermath Spreads Fear and Aid Efforts
Washington reports mild aftershocks ease while Valparaiso devastation raises panic fears. American envoy Hicks notes continued anxiety and relief subscriptions, as Blass of the Thuringia confirms widespread ruin and extreme distress in Valparaiso with many homeless aboard.
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Washington
State Department
Hicks
Santiago
Valparaiso
Hamburg
Blass
Thuringia
Hei
Hill Stocks Lead Market Reversal After Opening Slump
New York August 23 The stock market opened with little excitement but rose on Hill stock strength. Great Northern and Northern Pacific led gains while Harriman issues lagged. By noon call money rose to 7 percent and a bear raid wiped out most early gains as many stocks posted sizable losses.
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New York
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Pennsylvania
Harriman
Western Commission
Half the city destroyed in Valparaiso disaster
Cablegram from Valparaiso reports about half the city destroyed and the balance damaged. More than 2000 killed or missing. Wessell, Duval & Co. note steamers safe and two thousand casualties in the damaged port.
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New York
Illinois Democratic convention ta bles Bryan endorses and Sullivan resignation tabled
At Peoria Aug 23 the Illinois Democratic convention voted 1 to 570 to table a motion for Roger Sullivan resignation while endorsing Bryan for 1908. Tension rose during debates with sharp exchanges before the motion to table passed. The ticket nominated includes N L Piotrowski Miss Caroline Grote Daniel R Caleron John Cuneo and Miss Clara Bourland.
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Peoria
Illinois
Roger ©. Sullivan
I. Sak
Ih Sullivan
Bryan
Sullivan
Committee On Resolutions
Owen Thompson
Jacksonville
Kern
Bellsville
N. L. Piotrowski
Chicago
Caroline Grote
Pike County
University of Ilinois
Daniel R.caleron
John §. Cuneo
Clara Bourland
Cemeteries urged to run undertaker services to cut costs
Frederick Green, cemetery superintendent from Cleveland Ohio, told the twentieth annual convention of the Association of American Cemetery Superintendents that cemeteries should offer undertaker services on site to curb high burial charges. He argued undertakers often profit three to five times and that burial costs could be reduced to about one quarter with this integrated plan.
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Detroit
Frederick Green
Cleveland
Association of American Cemetery Superintendents
Green
Heat Drags Detroit Factories to Shutdown
Detroit records two heat deaths as the city shuts down nearly every iron working factory. About 30,000 workers are idle while temperatures stay extreme and an ice shortage looms potential economic disruptions.
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Detroit
Chilean quake not recorded at Panama dispatch
Washington dispatch from Engineer Stevens at Culebra states Panama felt no tremor from the Chilean earthquake. The report says the quake was not recorded nor perceptible in Panama, despite Chile’s strong activity.
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Washington
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Stevens
Culebra
Lincoln Nebrions Republican Convention Promises Stirring Ballot
Lincoln Neb Aug 23 Supporters of Norris Brown state he will win over 500 votes on the first ballot for United States senator at Nebraska's Republican convention. Rosewater backers predict Brown falls short while Rosewater surges. George L Sheldon leads in pledged votes for governor as others fail to unite against him.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Norris Brown
Uni States
Edward Rosewater
Omaha
Brown
Rosewater
George L. Sheldon
Nepawka
Sheldon
Alleged lyncher testifies in Missouri case
Doss Galbraith testified in Springfield claiming he was not active in the April lynching of three Black men taken from the jail and hanged in the public square. He said he arrived after the first execution and while others were preparing the second.
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Springfield
Doss Galbraith
Nob
Galbraith
Control of Minneapolis Baseball Franchise Transferred
Milwaukee reports say control of the Minneapolis baseball franchise and its players has shifted hands. Details outline the transfer and involved parties, signaling a major change for the team amid ongoing league developments.
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Minneapolis
Milwaukee
No Diminution in Crime as Arrests Remain Scarce
The article notes police impotence as criminals go uncaptured in most cases, with one arrest in twenty five. It discusses revolutionary violence, party drift among Constitutional Democrats Octoberists and Regenerationists, and failed amalgamation efforts. A reform commission at the interior ministry works on a law extending residence limits and higher education rights.
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Siecamene Mada
Daily Chronicle
Lie BT
Constitutional Democrats
Octoberists
Regenerationists
Ministry of the Interior
Unrest Flows Through War-Torn Regions and Labor Strikes
Troops deployed to a troubled scene as casualties mount. The Koszloff estate's peanut holdings were seized and later returned to owners amid ongoing conflict. In Samara a factory hands strike has started with several agitators arrested.
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Koszloff
Samara
Thaw Defense Chooses Emotional Insanity Plea
Attorneys for Harry K Thaw reach a decision on the murder case against Stanford White. The defense will argue emotional insanity and call Mrs. Thaw as the chief witness to support that Thaw was insane at the time of the killing. The move follows earlier disagreements with former counsel over admitting current insanity.
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New York
Harry K Thaw
Thaw
Stanford White
de Vnlay
Eeiseenaas
Clifford W. Hartridge
Harry K. Thaw
White
Poison for Trepoff Supposedly Circulates in St Petersburg
A report from St Petersburg dated August 23 says an attempt to poison General Trepoff, commander of the imperial palace guards, has circulated. The general’s cook and three other servants have reportedly been arrested.
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St. Petersburg
Trepoff
Imperial Palace Guards
Unknown man shoots Count Fermor in Warsaw incident
In Warsaw on August 23 an unidentified man wounded Count Fermor a colonel of gendarmes. A soldier patrol fired a volley killing two passersby in the same event.
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Warsaw
Count Fermor
Judge Rosalsky Continues Ice Conspiracy Probe
In New York on August 23 the grand jury foreman and another member were summoned by Judge Rosalsky who presented evidence from civil suits against the American Ice company. He stated there is evidence of criminality and said the investigation would continue, possibly for weeks to obtain decisive proof.
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New York
Rosalsky
Mutiny ringleader and four soldiers executed in Deshlagar
In Deshlagar Russia on August 23 an agitator and four soldiers were executed for roles as ringleaders in a recent mutiny. The event underscores swift military discipline after the uprising.
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Deshlagar
Russia
Prisoners Exiled to Siberia in Mass Transfer
One hundred fifty political prisoners, expelled by administrative order, began their journey to Siberia today.
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Moscow
Siberia
Stensland Captured, Gov Deneen Says Information Confirmed
Springfield Illinois August 23 Governor Deneen reports he has received word Paul O Stensland president Milwaukee Avenue State Bank Chicago has been captured He notes the communication is confidential and that Chicago Police Chief Collins will release details if appropriate
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Springfield
Deneen
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
Polie Collins
Tailors Union Calls General Strike In New York
The pressers branch of the Brotherhood of Tailors orders a city wide strike with a uniform wage and workday demand. Harris Filler said 2,000 to 3,000 pressers in the city participate, affecting about 20,000 men overall.
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Pressers’ Branch of Tailors’ Union
New York
The
Brotherhood of Tailors
Harris Filler
Police await arrest order in Stensland case
Chicago on August 23 reports Chief of Police Collins awaiting Governor Deneen's order to arrest a man believed to be Paul O. Stensland. Deneen had asked Collins to act and Collins said he expects an answer momentarily, with information indicating the suspect is Stensland.
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Chicago
Collins
Governor Deneen
Paul O. Stensland
Ernor Deneen
Stensland
Silver purchases rise as mint buys 100000 ounces
The mint director bought 100000 ounces of silver at 67 cents an ounce to be delivered in New Orleans. Last week price stood at 66.62 cents.
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Washington
the Mint
New Orleans
Tammany backs Hearst for governor nomination
New York report states Charles Murphy of Tammany Hall endorses W. R. Hearst for governor. Murphy says Hearst has broad appeal and that Tammany will support the candidate chosen by a majority of voting delegates.
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New York
Charles Murphy
Tammany
W. R. Hearst
Eratic
Jerome
Hearst
Robbers Foiled on Northern Train Near Brainerd
Duluth August 23 An attempt to rob laborers on the Northern train leaving Duluth at eight p m was thwarted by Conductor O Brien and other crew. A large strong man and a smaller assailant drew weapons but the conductor and helpers overpowered the pair. The small man was captured while the other leaped from the moving train and vanished into darkness.
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Duluth
Brainerd
O’brien
Heatwave Causes Seven Deaths in Chicago
Extreme humidity and heat in Chicago on August 23 left seven dead and twenty prostrated in twenty four hours. The thermometer read 91 degrees with humidity at 88 percent, driving thousands to pools and baths for relief as police estimate about 25,000 used bathing facilities by night.
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Chicago
Cyclone Destroys Buildings in Michigan’s Jackson Area
A cyclone wrecked multiple structures damaging the John Hutchinson ring company and the National company. It endangered many workers at Jackson body works as roofs were torn away and debris scattered, with around 100 laborers narrowly escaping harm.
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Jackson Body
John Hutchinson Ring Company
National Company
Deaths and notices drift across Berlin and beyond
A child dies in Berlin apparently from cholera triggering an official inquiry. The Earl of Leven and Lord High Commissioner of the Church Assembly and keeper of the privy seal dies. Jay C. Morse of Illinois Steel, brother in law of A. Hanna, dies in Cleveland from illness. Dr A F Morris of New York, famed automotive enthusiast, dies in Warrant New Jersey at thirty five. Ten Waukesha residents claim heirs to late Michael Roup brewer of a fortune near 100 million.
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Berlin
William L. Douglas
Mass
Nnion
Earl of Leven
Milord
Assembly of the Church
Jay C. Morse
Illinois Steel Company
Ser A. Hanna
Cleveland
A. F. Morris
New York
Warrant N. J
Waukesha, W
Michael Roup
Market Quotations Duluth Wheat and Flax
Wheat to and on track No 1 Northern No 2 Northern 75c Sept 73 May 77c Flax to arrive and track 1.16% Dec 1.11%
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Duluth
Northern
Minneapolis
Unclear OCR Weather and Track Report
Fragmentary data from Minneapolis lists percentages for months August through May, with entries for track numbers and lines such as Northern and No 1 No 2. Details are garbled and lack context or clear events.
Cattle and lamb sale prices at local fair reported
St Paul report lists cattle classes with price ranges from 4.00 to 7.60 and prime lambs from 6.25 to 7.60, noting good to choice steer entries and common fair stock with respective bids.
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St. Paul
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