Iowa Candidate Dolliver Names Shaw for Presidency
In Chicago Senator Dolliver of Iowa announced Governor Leslie M. Shaw as a presidential candidate and stated Iowa and much of the Middle West will back Shaw. He noted Roosevelt may not be launching a 1904 boom yet and defended Shaw as a safe, capable leader with statewide and national appeal. Separately Bradstreets estimated not less than 1.4 billion bushels of corn yield for 1901 with a 40 percent gain in farm prices, though a large regional drop was noted from July drought effects.
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Chicago
Dolliver
Iowa
Shaw
Middle West
Roosevelt
Leslie M. Shaw
New York
Bradstreets
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
South Dakota
United States
WRECK OF THE TRENTON EXPLOSION CLAIMS MANY LIVES
Philadelphia reports that at least 28 people are presumed dead from the City of Trenton boiler explosion on the Delaware River above the city. Eleven bodies are recovered and 17 relatives are unaccounted for while investigators search for the exploded boiler.
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Philadelphia
Trenton
Delaware
Neafie & Levy
Murphy
United States Inspector of Steam Vessels
State Considers Open Air Camps for Consumptives
Dr. F C Suiter of the Wisconsin state board of health says the board is considering establishing open air camps for tuberculosis victims. The plan mirrors New York and would place camps in Wisconsin pine forests at high altitude where residents would live outdoors year round, using only felt blankets for protection.
Wreck Near Kalispell Kills Several Italians
Great Northern officials report a freight train runaway on a steep grade east of Kalispell collided with a passenger train. Several Italian laborers in a car were killed outright and others injured. Wreck sparked fire and telegraph lines burned. names of the dead unavailable.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Kalispell
Mon
Four Italians Wounded in Plum Lake Shootout
In Vila County near Plum Lake a clash between Milwaukee Road Italian laborers and American section hands left four Italians wounded after about one hundred shots were fired. Two workers were seriously injured while the sheriff arrested numerous participants and restored order.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Pium Jake
Hee
Vila County
Milwaukee Road
Plum Lake
Whiteman Charged With Swindling Brokers in Boston
Boston reports arrest of Alonzo J. Whiteman former Minnesota state senator on charges of swindling two Boston brokerage firms. Whiteman has prior New York swin dling sentences and awaits a certificate of reasonable doubt as he faces new charges.
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Boston
Alonzo J. Whiteman
Minnesota
Whiteman
New York
Hanna
Local Suspect Confesses After Arrest
Police report a suspect admitted his identity after being arrested, following initial allegations of involvement in a crime. The case details indicate ongoing investigation by local authorities.
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UWU
Placed Ties On The Track In New Ulm Area
For the third time in a year an attempt to wreck trains on the Minneapolis and St. Louis road south of New Ulm involved ties laid on the track at night. A northbound passenger train hit a pile between New Ulm and Searles, the first station south, and the fireman, walking ahead, found additional ties within a mile.
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New Ulm
Minn
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Searles
George H Phillips Grain Company Incorporation in Springfield
Secretary of state issues articles of incorporation for the George H Phillips Grain company of Chicago with capital stock of 590000. The general brokerage and grain business will be run by incorporators George H Phillips Jacob Ringer and William Wilhartz of Chicago.
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Springfield
George H. Phillips Grain Company
Chicago
George H. Phillips
Corn King
Jacob Ringer
William Wilhartz
Presbyterian Committee Adjourns Inive Westminster Revision
In Saratoga New York on September 2 the Presbyterian general assembly committee on revision of the WestminsterConfession heard progress reports from its three sections and adjourned to reconvene in the Covenant Washington district.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Presbyterian General Assembly
Oa of the Covenant
Washington, c
South African War Turmoil Grows Across Cape Colony
Cape Town dispatches reveal Scheeper’s commando advancing into southwest Cape Colony, with stricter controls to sever lines between regions. Reports describe a “seething mass of disorder and alarm” across Cape Colony as Boers gain outside support. The Morning Post notes heavy mortality in concentration camps, and Lord Kitchener faces criticism over government policy and censorship while preferring harsher penalties and decisive military action.
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London
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Scheeper
Cape Colony
Cologne Gazette
Edgar Wallace
Lord Kitchener
Morning Post
The
Standard
Rumors of Balkan Tension Reach Romania Frontiers
In Vienna and Bucharest circles rumors claim Russia massing troops on the Roumanian frontier and sending torpedo boats into the Danube arm Kilia. Romanian Prime Minister Sturdza met with Count Goluchowski and General von Beck to discuss the Balkans amid Austro Russian tensions.
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London
M. Sturdza
Lenna
Count Goluchowski
Balkans
von Beck
Goluchowski
Russia
Roumanian
Kilia
Danube
Austria
Asia
Berlin
Manchuria
General Ludlow Dead at Convent New Jersey
Brigadier General William Ludlow United States Army died of tuberculosis at the house of Mr Griscom in Convent New Jersey. The New York native entered West Point in 1860, served in the Civil War and Spanish American War, and held key posts including military governor of Havana. He was advanced to major general of volunteers and later brigadier general in the regular army. His illness began in the Philippines in May and he was sent home for treatment.
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New York
William Ludlow
Convent
N. J
Santiago
Philippines
Havana
Phillips endorses Iowa Democratic platform stance
Burlington Hawkeye publishes a signed statement from Hon. Thomas J. Phillips Democratic candidate for governor admitting the interview in The Hawkeye a week earlier was correct. He confirms he is satisfied with the platform and that he will stand on the Butler substitute and the convention’s nomination.
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Burlington
Hawkeye
Thomas J. Phillips
Iowa
The
Phillips
Silver
Butler
Storm Rips Through St. Joseph. City of Milwaukee Reaches Harbor
A sixty mile gale lashes St. Joseph Michigan as the City of Milwaukee arrives from Chicago after hours of rough sea. Over 400 passengers disembark with difficulty amidst fears for the City of Chicago which sailed for Chicago as the gale rages.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Milwaukee
Chicago
City of Chicago
Drowned While Fording Trinity River Tragedy Claims Officials
Huntsville Texas September 2 Former law partner of Congressman T H Ball H M Randolph and his driver were drowned while attempting to ford the Trinity river. The bodies were recovered.
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Huntsville
Tex
H. M. Randolph
T. H. Ball
Trinity River
Record hog price in Sioux City hits seven year high
Sioux City Iowa September 2 hog market posted the highest price in seven years at 6.25 dollars with an average day price of 6.01 dollars.
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Sioux City
Armenian Massacre Extermination System Declared
London report cites Ali Nour Bey former Turkish consul in Rotterdam asserting Armenian killings by Kurds form a deliberate annual extermination system. He warns death toll rises with European outcry and pressure on the sultan.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Ali Nour Byy
Rotterda
Europe
Expiatory Mission Standoff Delays Chin German Talks
Berlin reports the Chinese expiatory mission headed by Prince Chun remains unresolved as Lu Hi Houan plans not to return to Berlin after meeting the prince in Basel. The situation may simmer for weeks while German manufacturers invite Prince Chun to visit factories to seek orders.
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Berlin
Germany
Prince Chun
China
Lu Hi Houan
Basel
William
Three Nominees Picked for Fusion Mayor Ticket
The Citizens union conference committee in New York selects three of six candidates for thefusion nomination for Greater New York mayor. Chosen are George Foster Peabody Independent Democrat, Bird S Coler Democrat controller, and Seth Low Republican president of Columbia University. Remaining three names are not revealed.
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New York
Citizens’ Union
anti-Tammany Organization
Greater
George Foster Peabody
Bird S. Coler
Seth Low
Columbia University
Minnie Healy Mine Closed as Heinze Injunction Respected
Monday August 31 the Minnie Healy mine was shut after the state supreme court injunction against F. Augustus Heinze. All workers were laid off while awaiting a court hearing on vacation of the injunction. A hearing was set for Wednesday, but court arguments had not concluded by adjournment.
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Butt
State Supreme Court
F. Augustus Heinze
Minnie Healy
Harney
Heinze
Steamships for the Pacific Trade Envisioned by Northern Pacific
The Mail and Express reports the Northern Pacific plans two large steamships for Pacific and China trade. Each ship, including Taney, will be around 18 000 tons and comparable to the Great Northern vessels under construction in New London.
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New York
The
Mail and Express
Northern Pacific
New London
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Wisconsin Board of Health
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Corn King’s” New Company
Presbyterian Committee
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Kitchener
Ube
the Sultan
Ludlow
St. Joseph, Mich
Peabody
Cash Shoe Store
Lass
Sporting Goods
U.G. Fowler & CO
D. W. Smith
Red Cross
de Laval
Collier’s
Foremost Illustrated Journal
Hall Caine
Collier’s Weekly
West Thirteenth Street
Beadle County
WM. Waibel
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