Harrity Ousted as National Committeeman Seat Vacant
In Reading Pennsylvania on September 1 the state Democratic committee voted 53 to 26 to declare vacant the seat of William F Harrity of Pennsylvania on the national committee. James M Guffey of Pittsburg was selected to fill the vacancy after a heated debate and a disturbance by Timothy O Leary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Democratic Committee
Reading
State Democratic Committee
William F. Harrity
National Democratic Committee
the Americas Club
National Committee
Man
Garman
Timothy O’ Leary
Pittsburg
John R. Keene
Westmoreland
Harrity
Democratic Party
James M. Guffey
William J. Bryan
They Failed to Agree on Mayor Candidate in New York
The Citizens' Union executive committee will back Seth Low as the sole mayoral candidate for Greater New York, rejecting state and national issues. A three hour anti-Tammany conference adjourned without agreement, as regular Republicans indicated they would not endorse Low and might renominate Mayor Strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Citizens’ Union
Seth Low
Greater
James B. Reynolds
The
Union
Lemuel E. Quigg
Republican County Committee
Erastus Corning dies at 70 wealthy Albany figure
Erastus Corning died in Albany at age seventy from apoplexy. A descendant of Samuel Corn ing, once governor of Massachusetts, he was noted as one of New York’s wealthiest men with extensive charitable works and generosity.
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Albany
N. Y
Erastus Corning
Samuel Corning
Massachusetts
Great Venice Fire Claims Nine Lives Near City Center
A major blaze tore through Venice near the city center on September 1, leaving nine men dead. Their bodies are believed buried beneath the debris, authorities report.
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Venice
Passes Blocked By Afridis On Afghan Border
Pheets report the Kohal pass closed by Afridis halting a planned British advance. With Khyber and Kohal in enemy hands the situation grows grave. Shinwari and Kahi police posts on the Samana range were attacked evacuated and burned. Orakzais looted Nariab Samana bazar and burned the school. Kohal pass entry is commanded by Fort Mackeson near Kohal about 40 miles from Peshawar.
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Peshawaur
Kohal Pass
Khyber
Kohal
Shinwari
Kahi
Samana
Nariab, Samana, Bazar
Mackeson
Peshawar
Greece replies on indemnity loan revenue
Athens has offered to set aside 6,000,000 drachmas yearly as revenue for a guaranteed indemnity loan. Austria proposes rejecting the British plan and urges the five powers to conclude peace between Greece and Turkey. In Constantinople Lord Salisbury's joint guarantee plan collapsed due to Russia's reluctance and Germany's jealousy.
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Athens
Constantinople
Lord Salisbury
Turkey
Greece
Russia
Germany
Deed of a Chicago Hero Rescues Five Children
Chicago story reports Gus Lowenstein aged 22 risked his life to rescue five children trapped on the second floor of a burning home at 158 Blue Island avenue. He repeatedly ran through flames, becoming almost delirious after saving all the children as the fire raged.
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ChicaGo
Isadore Kline
Blue Island Avenue
Gus Lowenstein
Lowenstein
More Troops for Cuba as Reserves Called Up
Maprio, Sept. 1. Spanish cabinet decides to summon 40,000 reserves for service, with 27,000 to Cuba and 13,000 to the Philippines. Ministers deny focus on colonial or political questions.
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Maprio
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Saloons Raided in Kansas City and Liquor Seized
Police raided ten saloons in Kansas City Kansas on September 1 and seized liquor worth $5,000. Furniture and fixtures filling ten drays were also seized and taken to headquarters to be burned. Similar action is to follow against other joints.
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Kansas City
Kan
Burglars Hit Do minion Bank Branch for 32000
NaPaNee Ont Sept 1 Burglars entered the Dominion bank branch on Friday night and stole 32000 in checks and cash. Officials found no visible evidence when the bank opened Saturday.
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Napanee
Ont
Dominion Bank
Fire destroys two elevators in Mountain Lake
A September 1 blaze in Mountain Lake Minnesota destroyed the elevators owned by E G Terwilliger of Minneapolis and H P Goertz of Mountain Lake. Citizens saved Herbert Bros elevator and Goertz Jansen lumber sheds from ruin. The fire is described as incendiary.
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Mountain Lake
Minn
E. G. Terwilliger
Minneapolis
H. P. Goertz
Herbert Bros. & Co
Goertz & Jansen
Carlisle's Ex Secretary in Trouble
Washington report states Herman W. Van Senden former secretary to Secretary Carlisle and Dennis J. Canty ex clerk at the Interstate Commerce Commission were arrested on warrants charging embezzlement of 4887 dollars from Wilkins & Co. brokerage firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Washington
Herman W. van Senden
Dennis J. Canty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilkins & Co
Luetgert Trial Opens With Two Witnesses conduz
The Luetgert murder case begins in earnest with Diedrich Bickness, brother of Mrs Luetgert, and Louis Luetgert, the 12 year old son of Adolph H Luetgert, testifying as the trial starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luetgert
Adolph H. Luetgert
Diedrich Bickness
Louis Luetgert
Five Men Drowned Near Gladstone Bay
Five men drowned when a sail boat capsized opposite the furnace in Gladstone Michigan on September 1. Names listed include Gus Erickson John Fandt Gust Anderson John Henanson and Holp Erickson. Grappling parties recovered the first three bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Mich
Gus Erickson
John Fandt
Gust Anderson
John Henanson
Holp Erickson
Richer Phan Klondike Strike On MacMillan River
A letter from Alaska recounts a fabulously rich strike on the MacMillan river tributary near Richer Phan Klondike. George Lemmon and a partner reportedly found a gold-rich locality, earning $55,000 in three months after traveling from the Yukon with guidance from an Indian. The MacMillan river lies 200 to 300 miles south of the Klondike and has been largely unexplored until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
North Fork
MacMillan River
Alaska
George Lemmon
Yukon
Klondike
Jam at Skaguay breaks as rush of riders and horses moves on
Seattle dispatch reports the Skaguay trail jam loosening with hundreds of outfits already past the bottleneck. An immense, varied mass of horses and vehicles crowd the trail while steamers unload near the shore to furnish freight, and rates hover around forty cents a pound for those willing to wait and contract by sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Utopia
Associated Press
Skaguay
Skaguay Trail
American Bar Association Opens 20th Annual Convention in Cleveland
The first session of the 20th annual American Bar association meeting convened at Association hall in Cleveland with about 150 delegates. President James Woolworth of Omaha presided, welcomed by Samuel E. Hunt and James J. Hoyt. Woolworth delivered the annual address as the evening session then discussed reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bar Association
Cleveland
American Bar Association
Association Hall
James Woolworth
Omaha
Samuel E
Bound for Copper River from Los Angeles expedition
Port Townsend reports the steamer City of Topeka carried 25 men from Los Angeles who will join the steamer Doria at Sitka to prospect Copper River. Led by J. D. Brooks, the party, with 16 months of provisions each, expects 130 more Los Angeles men in September and asserts the Copper River country is richer than the Klondyke.
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Port Townsend
Wash
City of
Topeka
Alaska
Los Angeles
Cal
Sitka
Doria
Copper River
J. D. Brooks
Copper River Country
Brooks
Exaggerated Gold Find Rumor at Fort Meade Black Hills
Rapid City reports that eastern papers claim large gold discoveries on the Fort Meade wood reserve in the Black Hills. The dispatch is false. the reserve measures two by six miles, not 16 by 16. Prospection has occurred for years and the best ore assay is only 1.60 per ton.
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Rapid City
Washington
Government Wood Reserve
Fort Meade
Black Hills
Commissioner discourages Klondike travel in talks from Seattle
SeaTtLe Washington Sept 1 In speaking of the Klondike gold fields William Ogilvie Dominion commissioner for the Northwest Territory discourages all strangers from going into that bleak country He denies any difference regarding the boundary line exists between Canada and the United States.
Gold at Edgemont diggings record a pan yield
During sewer excavation in Edgemont on Sept 1 fine sand appeared and old miners speculated gold lay within. A pan produced gold and expert miners estimate the diggings could yield about 20 dollars daily for the finder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgemont
Corn Leads Market as Wheat Slips on Heavy Receipts
Corn headed the market at Change as September wheat fell sharply on heavy selling and shift to December. September wheat closed 3 4 cents lower and December down 0.5 to 0.6 cents. Oats rose 0.3 to 0.4 cents while provisions gained 0.5 to 1.24 cents, buoyed by corn.
Farmers Urged to Attend Pan American Congress in St Paul
In Curiaco Aug 27 the secretary Colonel John M. Stahl said the next annual meeting of the Farmers national congress and Pan American agricultural parliament will run Aug 31 to Sept 7 in St. Paul. Governors appointed more than 7 000 associate delegates, making it the largest gathering of farmers yet. Farmers nationwide are urged to attend to hear a program of unusual interest from the country s ablest agricultural thinkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Farmers’ National Congress
Pan-American Agricultural Parliament
John M. Stahl
Pan- American Agricultural Parliament
St. Paul
Discriminating Duty Questioned on Foreign Vessels
Assistant Secretary Spaulding ruled that cargoes imported into the United States in Norwegian ships from any country are not subject to a 10 percent discriminating duty under the Sweden Norway treaty. The department has not yet ruled on other nations vessels nor on whether the tariff act imposes the duty on British French Portuguese Japanese ships.
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Washington
Spaulding
United States
Sweden
Norway
Department
Ashland Mines Sold to Milwaukee and Cleveland Partners
Ashland Wisconsin August 27 The Newport mine a major Gogebic range property has been sold to Ferdinand Schleisinger of Milwaukee and Mark Hanna of Cleveland who assume control The Iron King name returns as the mine reopens with 125 workers and expected growth next week The Newport Bonniex mine and unexplored territory are included in the sale for about 250000 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
Newport
Ferdinand Schleisinger
Milwaukee
Mark Hanna
Cleveland
Iron King
Bonniex
Prince Luigi of Savoy Summit Mt. St. Elias
A Nanaimo dispatch reports Prince Luigi of Savoy and 51 Italian expedition members reached Mt. St. Elias summit on July 31 at noon. The barometer indicates 18 100 feet. The voyage lasted 51 days on snow and ice without sickness or accident, and the party sails home aboard the Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Post Intelligencer
Nanaimo
Prince Luigi of Savoy
Mt. St. Elias
Topeka
Gold quarta discovery reported in Cantor Illinois
Cantor Illinois on August 27 reports a new gold quarta find said to be rich in ore. Steps will be taken to determine the value of the lode.
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Cantor, Ill
Twenty Women Die in Valencia Water-raising Accident
Maprio reporting twenty women were killed in an accident involving a water-raising apparatus near Mono nda in Valencia province. The incident occurred on Aug 27 and details indicate a tragic industrial mishap with the device failing during operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maprio
Mononda
Valencia
Wellington Delegates Ousted At Maryland GOP Convention
Ocean City Md Aug 28 By a close vote 61 to 56 the Maryland Republican state convention refused to endorse Senator George L Wellington and his leadership. The anti Wellington faction gained control after a key resolution voided Baltimore city primaries of Aug 22 1897 and called for new primaries on Sept 11 with delegates and a new municipal ticket to be chosen. The convention adjourned to meet in Baltimore Sept 15 at noon.
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Ocean City
George L. Wellington
Maryland
Wellington
State Central Committee
National Congress
McKinley
Baltimore
Claybaugh
Committee On
Raines Hall
Republican state convention nominating Bea com and McCauley
In Harrisburg the 363 delegate Republican state convention nominated James S. Beacom for state treasurer and Major G. McCauley for auditor general. The platform backs the St Louis principles, praises the Dingley bill and prosperity, and endorses McKinley and Hastings. Delegates showed calm harmony with cordial welcomes for the nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Jamess. Beacom
Westmoreland County
Major G. McCauley
Chester County
St. Louis
McKinley
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Congress
Nebraska Republicans Nominate A M Post for Supreme Court
Lincoln Neb Aug 28 Republicans held a record convention with smooth harmony. The session closed by 6 pm after nominating A M Post of Flathead county for associate justice of the supreme court and approving a quiet slate for state university regents. The platform avoided any money question, with the consensus that the silver issue is a dead one. W Kaley of Kearney county was renominated for regent and J N Dryden of Buffalo county named as second regent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
A. M. Post
Flatte County
Supreme Court
State University
Committee On Resolutions
Nebraska
Everhardt and McPartland Fight Twenty Rounds in New Orleans
Jack Everhardt and Kid McPartland battled twenty rounds at catchweights before the St Bernard Athletic Club in New Orleans. McPartland showed science and aggression, drawing blood and scoring with his left, but could not stop Everhardt. The bout ended after the twentieth round with no knockout.
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Everhardt
McPartland
New Orleans
Jack Everhardt
Kid McPartland
St. Bernard Athletic Club
Oxfords famed oarsman E R Balfour dies at 76
London reports the death of E R Balfour the famous Oxford oarsman a former Rugby captain and dark blue crew member in 1896 97 He rowed No 5 for Leander at Henley this year and with Guy Nickalls won the pairs Pneumonia was given as the cause of death
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London
E. R. Balfour
Oxford
Henley
Guy Nickalls
Beresford to Be Promoted to Rear Admiral
London reports Lord Charles Beresford will be raised to the rank of rear admiral. He is currently a captain in the Royal Navy and awaits the forthcoming promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Charles Beresford
Charles
Royal Navy
Minor Items Of Interest From Various Regions
A brief roundup reports Japan and Portugal signing a commercial treaty. Georgia’s Hon. Thomas Watson plans to retire from politics. Washington hears the Korean minister will be recalled soon. Lowell’s Lawrence cotton mills resume after four weeks idle. William Allen White announces candor for Congress in Kansas Fourth District. General Weyler reportedly deposited over 7 million dollars in London and Paris since taking command. The Columbia from Yokohama carried 1700 bales of silk valued at 500 thousand dollars on an eight-car special train. Admiral Miller’s report from Honolulu notes Beardslee was relieved on August 14 and his flag hoisted on the Philadelphia.
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Japan
Portugal
Thomas Watson
Georgia
William Allen White
Kansas
General Weyler
London
Paris
Columbia
Yokohama
Navy Department
Admiral Miller
Honolulu
Beard
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Cuffey
National
W. F. Harrity
Richer Phan Klondike
MacMillan
Skaquay
James W. Woolworth
Rational Congress
Ashland Mines
Mark Hanna and
Prince Luigi
St. Elias
Illinois
New Pri
Royal
ROYA
Oyal
Royal Baking Powder CO
Oarsman
Balfour
Lord Beresford
Lawrence
Lowell
Mass
Miore
Hood
Hopd
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