Secret police to operate in centers with Italian population
A 30 member secret police unit will operate in the United States with New York headquarters under an inspector. The plan, approved by American authorities, allocates $50,000 for the foreign service.
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New York
Lancaster Caramel Co
Lancaster
American Caramel Co
New York City
West Indies
Che Foo
Taku
Shanghai
Che
Supreme Court
Sewell
Brooklyn
Mercantile Co-Operative Bank
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
West Virginia
York City
Sabineounty
Texas
Jersey City
Hoboken
N. J
Chicago
American Ship Building Co
Ship Building Company
Omaha
Neb
Maryinad Telephone Construction Co
Battimore
Riverview
Heuser Falls
Fort Wayns
New Brighton
Vincent Barry
Begsver Falls
New Zealand
Majestic
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Cloudland
Kan
United States
Canada
South Pittsburg
Tenn
Tenuekeee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Cowaituck
Rochester
N. Y
Census ‘Bureau
Birkenfeld Strauss Co
Havana
Re‘public Iron‘and Steel Co
Explosion injures two men near Detroit
An explosion of dynamite at the Northern Coal and Transportation Co. near Detroit injures Bert Williams and James Hook fatally. Also reports list census figures for Kansas City and other cities, a theft of gold in Helena, and a rail wreck near Reading with a fireman killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wine of the Northern Coal and Transportation Co
Detroit
Mich
Bert Williams
James Hook
Kansas City
Kan
New Orleans
Census Bureau
Pittsburg
Allegheny City
Jay Gould
Helena
Mont
R. A. Harsh
Cattle Butchers’ Union
Omaha
Pottsville Express
Philadelphia & Reading
Reading
Samuel Williams
Survivors of Brooklyn expedition captain dies after surgery
Capt. John Wall Wilson aged 69, one of two survivors of the sec tead at Brooklyn, Ne from appendicitis operation eight months prior. Wilson, famed navigator of Dr. Kane's far north expedition aiding relief for Sir John Franklin, dies in England.
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John Wall Wilson
Brooklyn
Wilson
Dr. Kane
John Franklin W. J. Bryan
Janis K. Jones
Democratic Committee
Bird S. Coler
New York State
Benjamin JH. Odell
New York
Saratoga
Odell
Jones
Democratic National Executive Committee
New York City
Stone
Missouri
Nathaniel H Harris
Gen. Lee
Mississippi
Malvern
England
Boers mass at Machadodorp with heavy artillery
Foreign intelligence notes Gens Lotha Meyer and Schalk burger with 8000 Boers assembling at Machadodorp carrying the Boer artillery, including heavy pieces formerly at Pretoria. Over 90 applications for the Legion of Honor have been made by American commissioners to the Taffs exposition.
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Lotha
Meyer
Schalkburger
Machadodorp
Pretoria
Taff Vale
Cardiff
Wales
Sonora
Mexico
Vatican notes pope renounces none of papal rights
A Vatican note states the pope renounces no papal rights over the Roman Provinces and will recognize the king only as ruler of Sardinia until Italy acknowledges the Holy See. The document underscores ongoing tensions between church and state amid European affairs.
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Vatican
Italy
Sardinia
Oregon
Batty Mont
Baltinore
Joseph Bannert
Mes
Flora M Betts
Denver
Bannett
Capt. McAlister
McAllister
Joliet
Col
George Fender
Pittsburg
New York City
Metropolitan Trust
Price, Motormick & Co
James A Sample
Treasury Department
Porto Rico
United States
China
Foreign troops clash and famine fears in China crisis
Reports from Pekin and Tien Tsin detail American British and Japanese forces defeating Boxers near Tien Tsin, with over 700 slain and 61 wounded prisoners. News notes famine risk for refugees, imperial treasury looted, and empress dowager's movements amid a siege of Pekin.
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Imperial Palace
Pekin
Imperial Granary
Imperial Bank
Washington
China
Far East
Manila
Tien Tsin
Vienna
Dorward
Lien Tsin
Vilage
Times
Imperial Domain
Tien ‘Sin
Shanghai
Kwang Su
Daily Telegraph
Mr. Morgan
China Inland Mission
Si-Ngan-Fu
Tai-Yuen-Fu
Paria
Hankow
Kang Yu Wei
Yang-tse Kiang
le Siecle
St. Petersburg
Petersburg
Indra Strands in Hurricane Loss Near Africa Coast
Information from Philadelphia reports the British tramp steamer Indra, sailing with sugar from Sambabaya, Java, June 16 bound for Philadelphia, stranded during a hurricane. Nine lives are believed lost. the crew of three men saw 29 saved while others possibly perished or were taken by natives at Sordotus near the Gulf of Aden.
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Philadelphia
Indra
Samnabaya
Java
Sordotus
Africa
Gulf of Aden
Pierce Will Grants Funds For Education Of Southern Teachers
Moses Pierce, cotton manufacturer, probate rules give his daughters life use of property and create two trusts. One $100,000 fund to the American Missionary Society for educating teachers for common schools among southern colored populations. A second $100,000 fund split among ten industrial bodies.
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Norwich
Conn
Moses Pierce
Harriett. Pierce
Thomas J. Wattles
American Missionary Society
New York City
Edwin Milman Pierce
South
Night attack on private hospital ends in deaths
A mob attacked Mrs. Dr. C. W Wright’s private hospital after a coroner’s jury ruled Bessie Salter’s death a murder. Two men were killed, two bystanders fatally wounded, and the hospital set ablaze before Mrs. Wright was arrested. John Myers, an employee, also died in the violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilman
Til
C. W Wright
Bessie Salter
John Myers
Wright
Stevenson Chosen for Populist Vice President Ticket
Chicago August meeting of the People's Party national committee accepted the declination of Charles A Towne and placed D. E. Stevenson on the ticket after a heated debate. Marion Butler urged leaving the vice presidency blank, while Washburn urged a populist substitute that failed 41 to 71. The committee adopted the Stevenson option by a viva voce vote.
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Chicago
People’s Party National Committee
Charles A. Towne
Dlai FE. Stevenson
Stevenson
Marion Butler
Bryan
Washburn
Massachusetts
Germans Lodge Protest Over Brutal Treatment in Transvaal
A German delegation in Berlin arrived to complain to the foreign office about alleged cruelty in Johannesburg. They claim 400 German subjects were arrested and sent to a seaport, then shipped to Flushing where they were landed penniless. They say arrests occurred in shops and taverns and in beds, with victims hurried away barefoot and half-clad, losing all possessions.
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Berlin
Transvaal
Foreign Office
Johannesburg
Flushing
Would-be Lynchers Arrested in Pennsylvania Case
Elmira N Y Aug 28 Eleven men all prominent farmers were arrested Monday for their implication in the attempted lynching of William McCann at Gleason Tioga county Pa last Wednesday Three have had hearings and two have been placed under bail for trial at the September term of court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
William McCann
Gleason
Tioga County
Eleven Heat Deaths Reported as New York Endures Heat
The extreme heat persisted in New York on Monday with two more days forecast. Eleven deaths attributed to the heat were reported as officials urged precautions.
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New York
Engineer and Fireman Killed in Ohio Washout Collision
Toshocton Ohio August A-Wheeling and Lake Erie's freight train struck a 100 foot washout at Chestnut street crossing. Engineer Frank Doyle of Cleveland and Fireman Dilger of Canton died. Nine loaded cars piled onto the engine as the washout swallowed the track. Thousands of tons of earth flooded the adjacent Pan Handle gravel pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toshocton
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Chestnut Street
Frank Doyle
Cleveland
Dilger
Canton
Ore Handlers Strike Ties Up Cleveland Ports
A potential general strike across lake port ore docks starts in Cleveland after 400 workers walk out at the N Y P O docks. The action follows a dispute over wet ore cargo and advance pay, igniting labor unrest from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Simon J Murphy
Struck Natural Gas in Alliance near city limits
Excitement rises over a strong natural gas vein found inside Alliance city limits. A well drilled in a timber tract shows very high pressure and audible gas escape from a mile away. Another well will be sunk immediately as experts seek an oil pocket believed to exist nearby.
Post Office Clerk Held Over Letter Copy Theft
A clerk at Station I was arrested after a decoy letter containing four $1 bills was used to trap him. Over the past two months letters containing money addressed to Station D district were reported missing, and the incident led to his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTE TE Pai
Bull
First County Library Building Nears Completion in Van Wert
The stone and steel structure, likely the nation’s first county library, rises in Van Wert County as a memorial to the late Hon. J. S Brurnback. It will cost about 45000 and was donated on the condition the county maintain it as a county library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Ohio
United States
J. 8S Brurnback
Militia Leave Akron After Armory Duty
State troops once stationed in Akron were released yesterday. The Fourth regiment moved to Columbus while the Canton company of the Fighth returned home on the morning Valley train. Members of the two local armed companies were allowed to go home from their armories.
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Akron
Columbus
Canton
Fighth
Man Slain at Valley Crossing Station in Farm Dispute
Columbus reports that Charles Horner a Norfolk and Western railway inspector was stabbed to death by James Geisler a farmer at Valley Crossing station eight miles south of the city. Geisler was arrested after a confrontation over cows from Horner s farm entering a cornfield on Geisler s land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Charles Horner
Norfolk & Western Railway
James Geisler
Valley Crossing
Geisler
Horner
Suspected Murder Arrests in Sandusky
Annie and Lillie Pruitt, both colored, along with Alfred Ferguson and George Princeswhite, were arrested on suspicion of murdering Patrick Mulheren who has been missing since Sunday. The woman admits Mulheren was at their place Monday night but says he left early Tuesday.
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Sandusky
Annie
Libbie Pruitt
Alfred Ferguson
George Princeswhite
Patrick Mulheren
Mulheren
Aeronaut Harry Davis Dies After Parachute Failure
During Delphos street fair Harry Davis an aeronaut attempted ascent reaching about 890 feet He released his parachute which failed to open He struck a telegraph wire and fell to the street He died three hours later doctors reported he was crushed to pulp with no bones broken
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphos
Harry Davis
Davis
State may prosecute rioters in Akron mob case
Lynchings and attempted lynchings are increasing in Ohio with no county arrests. The state contemplates taking over the Akron case to make an example of mob members and secure prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Akron
Tragic Fire Claims Wetzel Child In Lorain
A 3 year old daughter of Phillip Wetzel died in Lorain when her clothing caught fire from a gasoline stove. The blaze burned the child from head to foot before it could be extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Phillip Wetzel
Rioters Identified Targeted by Anonymous Letters
Akron August 28 Several witnesses who recognized rioters last Wednesday night received anonymous letters warning them to stay silent or risk personal harm or property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Peck Trouble Denounced by Mok Canton Leaders
Canton colored people led by Rev. Patterson issue a statement on the Akron Peck trouble. The address denounces the crime but urges the public to refrain from race prejudice despite his sins and also condemns the mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Patterson
Peck
Akron
Cavernous Road Collapse Near West Liberty
A segment of the Middleburg road near West Liberty caved in creating a 200 foot deep chasm. The region east of town is riddled with caverns and underground lakes.
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West Liberty
Middleburg
Wyandot County Court House Dedicated in Upper Sandusky
Aug 25 report of Wyandot county court house dedication drawing the largest crowd in local history. Distinguishing guests attended as the palace of justice received formal opening.
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Upper
Sandusky
Wyandot County
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