Ammunition Shortage Warns Nicaragua Rebel Forces
The revolutionary gunboat is at Corinto to secure coal and ammo as Agua Dulce troops face scant supplies after heavy fighting. Panama officials hope Washington talks forge a cordial Colombia Nicaragua entente. General Salazar reports 3,000 Colombian troops already sent to Colon to reinforce isthmus defenses.
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Para
Panama
Corinto
Nicaragua
Agua Dulce
Washington
Colombia
Senor Concha
Senor Corea
Herrera
Salazar
Bogota
Colon
Colombia and Nicaragua Face Risks of Invasion Talks
The report says Colombia and Nicaragua have been viewing each other with concern over revolts on the Isthmus of Panama. It notes warnings of a possible Colombian invasion of Nicaragua, while Washington negotiations aim to ensure both sides respect neutrality laws and seek peaceful, lawful settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Nicaragua
Panama
Washington
Spirited Bride Away Brings Unplanned Wedding
B E Perkins and Miss Clara Scher of Deadwood South Dakota married today after she failed to appear for a planned Tuesday ceremony. Guests ate the wedding dinner and departed as several women who objected to the match detained the bride until after the hour, then released her with a promise not to marry. She reconciled with Perkins this morning and they wed quietly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Perkins
Clara Scher
Deadwood
S. D
Justice of the Peace
Fair Heirs Offered Whole Estate to Relative Claimants
The will of Mrs Charles Fair disclosed in a San Francisco dispatch leaves about $300 000 to be allocated. She provides a life annuity to her mother and legacies of $10 000 to four brothers and two sisters, plus provisions for children of deceased sisters. The remaining estate goes to her husband. To avoid litigation the Fair heirs offer relatives the entire estate if they renounce any claims on Charles Fair's estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair
Charlies Fair
Meat Inspection Fees in Germany Explained
The state department received from Ambassador White in Berlin a German proclamation detailing fees for meat inspection of imports. Fees cover sample removal and transport, notifications, registering inspection books, issuing certificates, and travel by inspectors as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
United States
White
Berlin
Germany
Death of General Franz Sigel in New York
General Franz Sigel, famed soldier, politician, and editor, died at his home in New York on Thursday morning after a two year decline from old age and general illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frees Sigel
Franz Sigel
New York
King's erratic tour shocks crowds as he mocks relics
Reports describe the king’s reception in Leon with a dazzling procession and a delayed arc photo pose, Santander where he rejects the city keys, Cabadonga shrine visit with laughter at relics, and a vow to the duke of Deveragua. Citizens fear the ruler is demented.
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Leon
Ria
Santander
Duke Deveragua
Cabadonga
Illinois grain dealers discuss preventing corn and oats corners
At a conference in Chicago on August 21 the Illinois grain dealers association considered plans to prevent corners in oats and corn. Members favored asking the board of trade to help by establishing a uniform price difference for below contract grades. Several members condemned Illinois grain inspection methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Grain Dealers’ Association
Board of Trade
Illinois
Kansas and Southern Railway Placed in Receivership
The Kansas and Southern railway operating between Blaine and Westmoreland, Kan., ten miles, was placed in receivership on Rock Creek township board's application. The board had bought $31,500 in bonds and taken stock when the road was built and now proposes to operate the line while owners, described as Kansas City capitalists, discharged all employees and announced indefinite suspension of operations. Both sides guard the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilsoa
Kansas & Southern Railway
Blaine
Westmoreland
Kan
Rock Creek
Parachutist Fatally Injured After Ballon Leap
Danville Ill. witnesses report L. A. Sartell of Fairwell Mich parachute failed to open from 1200 feet. He landed hard breaking both legs in a compound fracture. His wife had been killed similarly at Cairo Ill.
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L. A
Aguinaldo and Mabini Interest Shifts in Philippines
Aguinaldo signals future agricultural focus in Cavite province and declines political discussion. He resists being led by others and would rather die than compromise his conscience, while Mabini also draws attention to the evolving movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguinaldo
Manila
Mabini
Caevite
Chief of Star selects Chief of Star Gen Eli Torrance picks Blakeman chief marshal
General Eli Torrance commander in chief of the G A R selects Col. A Noel Blakeman, his chief of staff, as chief marshal for the veterans parade set for October 8 following precedent that the commander-in-chief’s staff heads the encampment procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Torrance
G. A R
Col
A. Noel Blakeman
Torrance
Omaha Clerk Shoots Self in Boarding House Lawn
William W. Hately a longtime Omaha clerk employed by Thomas Kilpatrick company fired a bullet at 7 45 am on the lawn of his Harney street boarding house. He left letters indicating an unbalanced mind. His wife had recently divorced him and remarried. He had moved to Montana a year ago, then returned to Omaha.
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William W. Hately
Thomas Kilpatrick Company
Omaha
Harney Street
Hately
N. P. Sass
Thomas Hately
Cross Row
Gateshead
England
Ed F. Deright
North Nineteenth Street
Charles Stierle
Newton
Mont
Montana
Aes
Sguitten
State Fair Week promises record carloads of exhibits
Master of Transportation O M Druse estimates Lincoln state fair exhibits will top five hundred carloads this year for the August 29 to September 5 event. He notes prior years saw over three hundred cars in a single night and totals near four hundred fifty, with hundreds more drayloads arriving from the city, underscoring the scale of the great show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
O. M. Druse
Druse
Faculty to Demonstrate Agriculture at State Fair
university faculty will give practical demonstrations in agriculture at the state fair in a large tent west of the cattle barn. Demonstrations run Tuesday through Thursday with two daily sessions at 10 and 2 for beef and hog judging, 10:45 and 2:45 for dairy cattle, 11:30 and 3:30 for horse soundness, 12:15 and 4:15 for fruit tree budding and grafting, and 1 and 5 for seed corn judging. Public admission opens fifteen minutes before each demo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University
Fires and burglary arrest in Crawford county
On Sunday August 17 two fires were found in Crawford Nebraska. In the rear of McDowell Smith hardware store two men were discovered taking merchandise for themselves. They were arrested and jailed in Chadron. A special term of court saw Judge Westover preside and the burglars Thomas C Burns and John Saunders plead guilty and receive two years hard labor. Authorities suspect they worked with an organized gang.
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Crawford
Crawford County
Nebraska
McDowell & Smith
Chadron
Westover
Thomas C. Burns
John Saunders
Farm H M Detrick sells 160 acres near York
H M Detrick sold his 160 acre farm near York for 12000 dollars. Detrick, who homesteaded the land in 1876, saw the first transfer in the property’s history. The farm lies 1.5 miles north of the courthouse and has no permanent improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Detrick
York
Detrick
Court House
Burned Barn Tragedy Report With Unclear Details
An incident described as a barn fire occurred Friday resulting in a death. Text contains garbled names and uncertain details, hindering precise identification of victims or locations.
Carnival at Neligh September 16 17 and 18
Carnival at Neligh announces a three day event on September 16 17 and 18 with activities and attractions planned for residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neligh
Maine Battleship Sets Speed Mark At 18.9 Knots
The Maine, newly developed, emerges as the fastest battleship in the American fleet with a peak speed of 18.9 knots and a mean speed of 18.3 knots without Whal allowances. The official figures are pending completion by the Board. The Illinois had held the record at 17.84 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Illinois
Mainé
Big cattle shipments from Belle Fourche flood markets
Within five miles of Belle Fourche South Dakota farmers ship 470 carloads about 10 500 cattle to eastern markets Sunuy and Sunday. Cattle owned by Franklin Cattle Company Wes ranches Conners Bros Driskill Bros and J H Carey Cattle Co head to South Omaha with some sent to Chicago. Demand outpaces supply after railroad expansion.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Sanuy
Sunday
Franklin Cattle Company
Wes Ranches
Conners Bros
Driskill Bros
J. H. Carey Cattle Company
South Omaha
Chi
Union Pacific Oils Roadbed to Curb Dust on Kansas Colorado Line
Union Pacific has begun oiling its Kansas Colorado division roadbed to prevent dust. Superintendent Duel says the oil comes from California and is spreading from a tank with promising results. Each year’s application will be sufficient to keep the ground deeply saturated, protecting machinery and cars and offering immense railroad benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Poon
Kansas-Colorado
California
Duel
Telegraph changes at Santa Fe appoint Topeka staff
C H Gaunt the Santa Fe superintendent of telegraphs announces the removal of LM Jones of Topeka from assistant superintendent of telegraphs. Walter N Knowd is promoted to chief clerk succeeding Jones. G D Hood ex Northern Pacific Helena Montana becomes wire chief and Topeka manager. The new assistant superintendent post creates one extra position in Topeka.
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C. H. Gaunt
Santa Fe
LM Jones
Topeka
Jones
Walter N. Knowd
Northern Pacific
Helena
Mont
Gaunt
Wellington Druggists Clash Over License Tax
A city council license tax of 100 dollars yearly for liquor sales and 300 dollars if beer is included was ruled invalid by Police Judge Shearman. One druggist was tried for refusing to pay. another paid six months, claiming attorney warned of validity, leaving two unsettled.
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Wellington
Kana
Shearman
H. F. Sith
Fleeing Farmers Flee Wet Kansas Rivers
An Emporia dispatch reports hundreds of farmers fleeing rising Cottonwood and Neosha rivers in Kansas. The Cottonwood surged, flooding crops and homes, while the Neosha river remained out of its banks below the junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Neosha
Vaen’t Insace Willis Ray Taken to Falls City
Willis Ray, who is blind, was taken to Falls City by his brother Eimer. The incident involves a family transfer and a caring relative assisting a visually impaired man.
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Vaen’t
Willis Ray
Falls City
Eimer
Western soft coal combine presses for Iowa Nebraska lease
H Morris general manager of the Marquett Coal company and C Frohman of Chicago visited the Jackson Nebraska mines of the Iowa and Nebraska Coal company to buy coal leases covering 11 000 acres. The offer was refused and Iowa and Nebraska Coal president W Petersen says the visitors signaled a western soft coal combine to control coal from Illinois Iowa Missouri and Nebraska.
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H. Morris
Marquett Coal Company
Iowa
C. Frohman
Chicago
Lackawanna Coal Company
Iowa and Nebraska Coal Company
Jackson
Neb
Peter Bekets
Des Moines
New Coal Company
W. . Petersen
Iowa and Ee Coal Company
Western
Ilinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Venezuela defies Europe as curacao notes fort reoccupation
Dispatch from London cites the Daily Mail editorial condemning Europe for tolerating a pirate state. Venezuela reportedly reoccupied Carupano Fort in Bermudez with 4,000 troops led by General Velutini from Margarit island, facing no insurgent opposition.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Venezuela
Europe
West Indies
Caribbean
America
Carupano
Bermudez
Willemstad
Curacca
Velutini
Margaret
Burlington railroad official C. P. Olson drowned in Iowa
C. P. Olson, 62, superintendent of bridges for the Burlington railroad west of the Missouri, was drowned Monday. A telegram from his brother John Olson in Burlington, Iowa, conveyed the news to Lincoln. Olson had lived in Lincoln and worked for the Burlington for about 25 years, rising from bridge carpenter to superintendent twelve years ago.
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Heath
Olsba
Burlington Railroad
Missouri
Burlington
Lincoln
John Olson
Iowa
C. P. Olson
Cuban official Emilio Terry withdraws resignation plan
Emilio Terry, who had offered his resignation as Cuba's secretary of agriculture a week ago, will not consider stepping down and intends to sail for Paris next Monday. A banquet honored Senor Terry in Cienfuegos last night. He urged unity behind a conservative policy, praised President Palma and the senate, and criticized the house of representatives for frivolous matters. He predicted a great future for Cuba.
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Emilio Terry
Cuba
Paris
Senor Terry
Cienfuegos
Palma
Senate
House of Representatives
Has Proof of Sea's Innocence In New York Dispatch
Ed ward Molineux, father of Rbland Molineux, convicted of murder of Mrs. Kate Adams, claims absolute proof of his son's innocence. The general declines to reveal the detective work that aims to save his son from the gallows. He notes his son wrote plays in Sing Sing to pass the time, but none will be published until Molineux is freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Dispatch
Edward Molineux
Rbland Molineux
Kate Adams
Sing Sing
Molineux
Botha Named Future Boer Leader After Kruger Talks
Brussels dispatch to the Daily Telegraph reports Kruger and Delarey conferences lead to Kruger resigning leadership. General Botha is said to be unanimously designated the future leader of the Boers.
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Botha
Brussels
London Daily Telegraph
Kruger
Delarey
Return of Prisoners From Cape Town Detention Camps
The transport ship carried 1,060 prisoners returning from detention camps on the islands to Capetown.
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Flor Mada
Capetown
Hazleton Strike Mob Seizes Miner and Drives Off Others
Morning crowds form a 10 000 strong cordon around Cranberry and No 4 collieries in Hazelton. Forty non union men appear, are beaten and kidnaped. August Shech is stabbed. Mob action stops shots, citizens intervene, city becomes nearly deserted. Almost all union miners join the demonstra tion.
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Hazelton
Miles to Philippine islands under president's permission
Lieutenant General Miles will go to the Philippine islands with presidential approval to supervise army conditions. A large reception was given to Miles in Worcester Massachusetts by the G A R with about 800 attendees. He spoke to the Worcester club and militia company A before departing by midnight train to West Point.
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Miles
Philippine Islands
Cortelyou
Monijav Nigat
Nelson A. Miles
Worcester
Mass
Worcester Club
State Armory
State Militia
West Point
Filipino Bandits Attack Native Constabulary Near Magdalena
A Manila dispatch reports sixty bandits ambushed native constabulary near Magdalena Sorsogon Luzon. One constabulary member was killed, several wounded, and seven is a misprint. seventy constabulary pursued the attackers. Worldwide cholera totals show 25 624 cases and 18 040 deaths with high undercount in some regions.
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Magdalena
Sorsogon
Luzon
Manila
Ilocos Norte
Western Union Messenger Boys Involved in Downtown Pursuit
In Chicago on Monday two young women were chased by striking Western Union messenger boys through the downtown streets. The girls sought refuge in a department store as pedestrians attempted to intervene but were chased away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Messenger
Chicago
Steamer J. S. Runs Aground With 2200 Passengers
The steamer J. S. with twenty two hundred excursionists aboard is fast on a sandbar in the Mississippi River, fourteen miles below Trempeleau near Dresbach Wisconsin. Most travelers were en route from Winona to La Crosse. A midnight Dresbach dispatch said lift was unlikely before morning.
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J. S
Mississippi
Trempeleau
Dresbach
Wis
Winona
al Crosse
Bank Robbery Hits The First National Bank
The First National Bank of Aberdeen, Idaho was robbed of 3800 dollars on Sunday night with most cash missing from a safe left untouched. Detectives describe the theft as likely the work of amateur burglars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Aberdeen
Sultan Orders Action Against Piracy in the Hed Sea
The sultan of Turkey, under pressure from authorities, directs the minister of marine to suppress piracy in the Hed sea. The move signals a formal crackdown and calls on naval resources to curb maritime theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Hed Sea
Crown Jewels Sold To Cover Royal Debt In Spain
A Spanish court functionary says the crown jewels were recently sold to cover a large royal debt and that the originals have been replaced by imitations.
Fatal fight in Kentucky leaves two dead
From Ousley county Kentucky reports a clash in which Jesse Nealy and a man named Allen were killed and five men and one woman wounded. No witnesses besides those involved will disclose details. President Roosevelt has accepted an invitation from the brotherhood of locomotive firemen to be present.
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Ousley County
Kentucky
Jesse Nealy
Allen
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
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