American minister urges warning as Ottoman crisis grows
Cable from Minister Leishman in Constantinople warns of increasing peril to American lives amid Mussulman fanaticism. President Roosevelt orders Admiral Cotton to move his squadron toward Turkish waters. Magelssen murder report proven false and Beirut rendezvous undecided.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Leishman
Constantinople
Roosevelt
Magelssen
Beirut
Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Hay
Admiral Cotton
Magelsson
United States
Hay Returns to Duty as Turkey Turmoil Grows
Secretary of State Hay resumes work at the State Department in Washington after an Oyster Bay departure. He notes Turkish uprisings resemble a revolution while cables clarify a false report of an assassination. A missions committee will seek full facts from him.
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Washington
Hay
State Department
Turkey
Oyster Bay
Leishman
Magerssen
Board of American Missions
MAGELSSEN NOT DEAD DENIAL FROM CONSTANTINOPLE
Washington reports Vice Consul Magelssen in Constan tine was not killed as earlier telegrams claimed. A cipher translation error caused the assassination notice, a separate dispatch said armed assailant fired but missed. American warships will move to Turkish waters to protect citizens and property as Beirut officials pledge arrests.
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Washington
State Department
Leishman
Constantinople
Magelssen
Ravadai
Beirut
Vali
Warned Turkey to Protect Americans, State Dept Says
Washington dispatch notes that in Harpoot and Beirut Americans face danger from possible uprisings but current reports are not as grave as before. Minister Leishman says he will inform the Turkish government it must maintain peace and be held strictly accountable for any acts against American citizens.
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Washington
State Department
Leishman
Harpoot
Beirut
Imperial Moroccan relief force ambushed near sultan's troops
Dispatch from Paris reports a 3000 strong imperial force en route to aid the sultan was surprised by insurgents in Morocco. More than 1000 soldiers were killed or wounded, including seven native governors, in the engagement.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Morocco
Temps
Unconfirmed report on attacks near Adrianople sparks Bulgarian unrest
An unconfirmed report circulates that Turkish troops’ Adrianople barracks were blown up. Bulgarian frontier residents condemn government measures, complain of arrests at Constantinople, and villages in Dubnitza frontier district are said to be burned amid diplomatic tensions with Turkey.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Adrianople
Constantinople
Dubnitza
Turmoil and clashes reported in Macedonia frontier zones
No one was hurt. Constantinople Aug 31. Foreign consulates report unrest in Macedonia. Austrian detachment fired near Uskub consulate. Kuruh Burun lighthouse wrecked. War minister expects a revolution soon in Seres Strumitza Raslog districts. Bulgarian presence aids operations in Eastern Macedonia.
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Constantinople
Macedonia
Uskub
Kuruh-Burun
Imiada Bay
Seres
Strumitza
Raslog
Bulgaria
Cham berlain's Proposals Outlined in British Plan
The Daily Mail reports an outline of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's fiscal plan. It includes duties on wheat 3 to 5 shillings and higher flour duties, small duties on meat eggs and dairy, revised duties on tea sugar and tobacco, and two duty scales for manufactured goods at 10 and 20 percent. Proceeds would cut income tax or fund tea sugar and tobacco relief, with aim to secure reciprocity pacts abroad.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Chamberlain
U S Citizen Ira C Bradley Killed in Cuba
Dispatch from Minister Squiers in Havana reports the murder of Ira C Bradley an American citizen at his Holguin area home on the night of June 30. Machete attack described as revolting with brutal mutilation by the killers.
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Washington
State Department
Squiers
Havana
Ira C. Bradley
Holguin
Yellow fever cases rise in Yucatan peninsula
Mexico City reports eighty five yellow fever patients in Merida and nineteen in Progresso. Sanitary authorities deploy active measures to curb spread to other areas in the Yucatan peninsula.
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Mexico City
Merida
Progresso
Yucatan Peninsula
Tin plate works close in Wales wage dispute
Swansea August 31 thousands face job disruption as all South Wales tin plate plants run by the Employers' association shut down for an indefinite period over a wage dispute. An estimated 20 000 to 30 000 workers are affected.
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Swansea
Wales
South Wales
Employers’ Association
Lightning Strikes Hazard Courthouse Killing One Man
A lightning bolt struck Hazard Kentucky courthouse killing John J. Baker who stood in the doorway and stunning six other men. The courthouse caught fire and was practically consumed by the blaze.
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Hazard
John J. Baker
United Fruit to Replant Jamaica Estates After Hurricane
Kingston Jamaica August 31 It is announced that the United Fruit Company will immediately replant the estates devastated by the recent hurricane thus giving employment to thousands of people.
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Kingston
Jamaica
United Fruit Company
Powers Found Guilty in Goebel Conspiracy Case
Ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers is found guilty of complicity in the Goebel assassination plot and sentenced to death. This third trial follows two prior life terms and cites Democratic judges on appeal. Arthur Goebel, brother of the slain Governor, reacts emotionally as defense funds and tactics draw scrutiny.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Powers
Court of Last Resort
Goebel
Arthur Goebel
Cincinnati
Diplomatic Push Over Beirut Consul Murder Sparks Naval Move
Washington reports Minister Leishman demands immediate Turkish investigation into the Beirut vice consul Magelssen murder. Aiming to protect Americans, Rear Admiral Cotton may seize ports if Turkey resists. Brooklyn and San Francisco head to Beirut with Machias to follow. The American squadron guards nationals and offers a coastal refuge amid rising Macedonia tensions.
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Turkey
Washington
Leishman
Loomis
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Beirut
Porte
United States
Macedonia
Parks to remain union business agent from Sing Sing
The United Housesmiths and Bridge men's union voted confidence in Sam Parks while he is confined at Sing Sing, allowing him to continue earning $48 weekly as business agent and resist signing the employers arbitration agreement. A Sing Sing physician reports Parks suffers tuberculosis and may have at most one year to live.
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New York
United Housesmiths and Bridgemen’s Union
Sam Parks
Sing Sing Prison
Parks
Sing Sing
Roosevelt Receives Turkish Cable On Magelssen Murder
President Roosevelt receives a telegram from the state department translating a Turkish foreign office cable disowning responsibility for Consul Magelssen's murder and expressing regret. Secretary Hay arrives to meet the president as officials consider the evolving situation and await fuller details.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Roosevelt
State Department
Foreign Office
Magelssen
Hay
Bullet in His Breast: John Kostich Mortally Wounded Near Centerville
Ottumwa Iowa August 31 John Kostich found by the roadside near Centerville almost fatally shot in the breast He is expected to die The police are undecided whether the wound was self inflicted or the result of involvement with conspirators in the murder of his noble blood parents in Austria
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Ottumwa
John Kostich
Austria
Centerville
Kostich
Niagara Falls Reports Historic Lake Ontario Storm Halting Traffic
A Niagara Falls dispatch says a tremendous sea on Lake Ontario has stalled navigation. Niagara River line boats cannot run between Toronto and Lewiston as the storm is the worst in eighteen years.
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Lake Ontario
Toronto
Lewiston
Anthrax outbreak hits cattle near Palatine in Cook County
In Palatine area of Cook County a cattle herd is reported to have anthrax. The Chicago health department has moved to protect the city milk supply drawn from the Palatine region.
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Chicago
Palatine
Health Department
Beirut A Progressive City
Paris reports the Turkish embassy has no information on Mr Magelsen's assassination. Ambassador Munir Bey is absent at Berne and his secretary says the act has no link to the Macedonia troubles. Beirut is described as progressive with no foreigner hostility, favored by tourists.
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Paris
Magelssen
Munir Bey
Berne
M. Chesnel
Macedonia
Beirut
Washington Cables Probing Beirut Assassination Fallout
Acting Secretary Loomis cabled Consul Ravndal in Beirut seeking further argument on the Magelssen assassination and the Beirut situation. Loomis also asked Consul Norton at Harpoot about outbreaks and risks to Americans. Secretary Hay is expected here next week.
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Washington
Loomis
Ravndal
Beirut
Magelssen
United States
Thomas Norton
Harpool
Hay
Warships on the Way to Beirut
United States cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco, now at Villefranche, sailed in the afternoon for Genoa to rejoin the Machias. After coaling at Genoa the American ships will sail for Beirut. Venice dated Aug 29 reports the move under navy orders from Washington.
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Venice
Navy Department
Washington
United States
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Villefranche
Genoa
Beirut
Why He Wept and a Boy’s Young Proposal
Walter, a seven year old, asks Helen to marry him after placing a footstool before her. Helen, four times his age, defers saying she needs time to think. The boy sobs that she would be dead long before he is old enough to marry.
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Walter
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