Jeffries crushes Corbett in decisive nine and a half rounds
Ten thousand spectators at Mechanics Pavilion watched James J. Jeffries defeat Jim Corbett in the tenth round after a display of speed and power. Corbett showed grit but Jeffries’ superior timing and strength carried the bout, ending with Jeffries the uncontested world heavyweight champion.
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San Francisco
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Corbett-Jeffries
Coney Island
Corbett-McCoy
Madison Square Garden
New York
James J. Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Corbett
Graney
Jeffries
John L. Sullivan
Carson City
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim
Tommy Ryan
Hhat
George Harting
Harting
Eddie
Mrs Edward Donnell Re-elected Auxiliary Secretary
Washington August 15 Mrs Edward Donnell of Cincinnati was unanimously re-elected secretary of the Women's Auxiliary of the International Typographical Union at Friday's session.
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Washington
Edward Donnell
Cincinnati
International Typographical Union
Government May Act Over River Side Mill Work
Holyoke Massachusetts August 15 government steps may be taken if there is any attempt to prevent work by intimidation or force at the River side mill where government contracts are held.
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Holyoke
Mass
United States
Riverside Mill
Quarreled Over Jeffries Corbett Fight in Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin August 15 R D George was shot at McGregor by Mayor John W Walters during a quarrel over the Corbett Jeffries fight. The victim, though alive, will probably not live many hours.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
R. D. George
McGregor
John W. Walters
The Animal Kingdom in Istanbul and South America
Constantinople is called the city of dogs, but it might be called the city of pigeons due to numerous gray white birds. Monkeys abound along the northwest coast of South America yet are absent west of the Andes from northern Peru to the continent's southern tip, living mainly in the Amazon basin and along upper Paraguay and Parana rivers.
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Constantinople
City of
South America
Andes
Peru
Great
Amazon Basin
Paraguay
Parana
Eruption of Vesuvius Lights Night Sky Over Naples
Naples reports Vesuvius remains active for a second fortnight with crater flames and smoke rising near 4900 feet. Locals cling to faith in San Gennaro to halt lava as one lava flow nears Ottajano and the other approaches Pompeii after advancing 2650 and 2550 feet respectively.
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Naples
Vesuvius
San Gennaro
Ottajano
Pompeii
Headon Collision Near Long Lakes Injures Many
Chicago reports a head on collision between two passenger trains of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul near Long Lakes. One man was fatally injured and several others were seriously hurt. Victims were largely Chicagoans traveling to or from Wisconsin lake resorts. Some victims were trapped under wreckage and removed with difficulty.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Coutches
Long Laks
Bisa Eer Arenki
Srombey
Wisconsin Lake Resorts
Three Men Arrested for Express and Freight Theft
Buffalo detectives arrested Fred Boyd Frank O Weir and Henry Hartz at a Bellevue saloon on the charge of stealing express and freight in transit from New York to Buffalo. A moving van outside contained about $3000 worth of stolen goods. Authorities say thousands of dollars of freight have been stolen from cars in the past year.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Fred Boyd
Frank O. Weir
Henry Hartz
New York
Bellevue
WARDEN ACQUITTED OVER STREETCAR CHARGE
Beverly S. Warden was acquitted in police court after he forced a street car to stop with a revolver when no car would pick him up. Police Judge Tracy warned motormen that passing passengers on street corners would lead to fines, asserting citizens’ rights above street car company rules.
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St. Louis
Beverly S. Warden
Tracy
Philippine overprint stamps barred for US and Philippines
The post office department announced that from October 1 stamps overprinted Philippines may not be used for mail within the United States and stamps without the Philippine overprint may not be used in the Philippine islands.
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Washington
Post Office Department
United States
Philippines
Philippine
Philippine Islands
Carrie Nation Arrested in Bayonne for Disorderly Conduct
Mrs. Carrie Nation was jailed in Bayonne New Jersey after she provoked a crowd with a street corner harangue and then moved through the crowd removing cigars pipes and cigarettes from men's mouths in a disorderly act recorded on August 18.
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Bayonne
N. J
Carrie Nation
Willard E Allen Removed as NE M E Society Treasurer
Boston August 18 At a special meeting of the New England Methodist Episcopal Society Willard E Allen the society treasurer and librarian who had defaulted was formally removed from both posts the action taken by the society members.
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Boston
New England Methodist Episcopal Society
Willard E. Allen
Campbell Charged With Forgery In Chicago
Chicago on August 18 reports George M Campbell of Ohio jailed on forgery charges for 30 checks totaling about 1000 dollars. He deserted wife and child for a woman he is deeply infatuated with, according to the report.
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Chicago
George M. Campbell
Ohio
Campbell
Deputy Sheriff Murdered in Alabama Camp Incident
Aug 18 a Piedmont visitor told of the murder of Cherokee County Deputy Sheriff Price in a Seaboard Air Line grading camp near Anniston. The report places the crime at a railway labor camp with little detail on suspects or motive.
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Anniston
Ala
Piedmont
Price
Cherokee County
Seaboard Airine
Jett and White Found Guilty in Marcum Killing in Ky
Curt Jett and Tom White, known Jackson feudists, were found guilty of the Marcum assassination by a Harrison circuit court jury and sentenced to life in the penitentiary. The defense filed for a new trial, arguing evidentiary and impartiality issues as judge Osborne prepared a hearing. Prosecutors debated opposing the motion, with plans to retry Jett on Jim Cockerill murder charges.
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Curt Jett
Tom White
Jackson
Marcum
White
Jett
Osborne
Byrd
Harrison
The
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Curtiss Jett
Jim Cockerill
Jasper King
McNees
Northcutt
Tate
King
Joey
Col. Williams
Curtis Jett
Tom Waite
Lexington
Covington
Colombian Senate Rejects Panama Canal Treaty Unanimously
Washington reports a cable from Bogota indicates the Colombian senate unanimously rejected the Panama canal treaty citing sovereignty fears and objections to land lease were tied to the dispute. The decision sparks regional tension as officials in Colon Colombia react to the setback and speculation on alternatives.
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Roosevelt
Loomis
Oyster Bay
Herren
Ricos
Colombia
Baie
Congress
Sene
Nis
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Panama
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Ity
Picnic Wagon Overturns Injuring Nuns and Girls
Great Falls Montana August 17 a picnic wagon from St Peters mission overturned sending a party of nuns and Indian girls down a hill during a heavy electric storm A nun named An nunciate was fatally injured Mary Reed a half breed Indian girl was seriously hurt another nun and several Indian girls were badly bruised and lacerated sentences end.
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St. Péter’s Mission
Mary Reed
Wagon Hit by Street Car in St Louis Fatalities and Injuries
A Cherokee division street car in St Louis struck a wagon carrying 15 people near Gravois avenue and Meremac street Sunday night. John J Mauser and his wife Bertha were seriously injured along with several others including their 8 year old son Robert Mrs Otto Elchinger Miss Ida Zimmer Miss Mary Gabe and Joseph Koch who sustained minor injuries.
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Cherokee Division
St. Louis Transit Lines
Gravois Avenue
Meremac Street
John J. Mauser
Bertha
Robert
Otto Elchinger
Ida Zimmer
Mary Gabe
Joseph Koch
Italian Priest Wills 80000 to Pontiff at Deathbed
Naples reports parish priest Milone left his entire 80000 fortune to Pope Leo XIII on his deathbed. After Milone died his family challenged the will as invalid, sparking a probate dispute.
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Naples
Milone
Leo XIII
Yearling Auction Sale At Fairview Stud Noted Price
Saratoga New York August 15 yearling auction from the Fairview stud owned by Chas and A J Reed saw a brown colt by Imp Knight of the Thistle Active sell to P J Dwyer for 2500 dollars reflecting strong demand at the sale on Friday.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Fairview Stud
Chas
A. J. Reed Friday
Imp
Knight of the Thistle
P. J. Dwyer
Caldwell defeats Munroe in fast five mile motor race
In Manchester on August 15 Harry Caldwell beat Benny Munroe in a five mile motor paced race at the Coliseum. Caldwell lapped Munroe in the sixth lap of the last mile and finished in 6:25, the fastest time ever for that distance on an eight lap track in competition.
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Manchester
N. H
Harry Caldwell
Benny Munroe
the Coliseum
ApprehensionOver Balkan Jewish Refugees In Rome
Rome Aug 15 reports show unease over Jews from Macedonia suggesting the Italian consul at Monastir is in danger and could meet the fate of a Russian colleague amid tense Balkan affairs and potential diplomatic repercussions.
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Rome
Macedonia
Monastir
Pigee
Kansas City Bridges Reopened After Flood Drift
Missouri river floods cut cross river links between Kansas City and Kansas City. James street foot and wagon bridge and Metropolitan Street Railway bridge were wrecked by current. Wreckage lodged against Chicago Great Western bridge. power and phone lines in darkness brief.
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Kansas City
Kansas Cities
James Street
Metropolitan Street Railway Co
Kansas River
Kansas
Street Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway
Outrage Reported as Bashi Bazouks Loot Balkan Villages
A dispatch from Uskub says 600 Bashi Bazouks led by Albanian chiefs have pillaged Christian villages in Debre and Okrida districts. Turkish authorities allegedly connived at the attacks and furnished uniforms to mask the fighters as regular troops.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Uskub
Debre
Okrida
Clergy Urges Hats For Women At Services In Carlyle
Rev M Cairns rector of the Episcopal church in Carlyle Illinois instructs women and girls to wear hats to church saying going bareheaded is against Bible teachings. The call underscores modest dress and traditional decorum during services on August 18.
WerNicke Timber and Land Co. formed in Augusta
The Wer nicke Timber and Land Co. was incorporated Monday by O H L Wer nicke of Cincinnati and E E Adams of New York in Augusta Maine. Capitalization totals 12 million dollars in common stock and 3 million dollars in preferred.
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A Lumber and Land Company
Augusta
Wernicke Timber and Land Co
O. H. L. Wernicke
Cincinnati
E. E. Adams
New York
Electric Cars Collide Head On Near Carthage
In a head end collision on the Carthage Joplin electric railway Motorman James Baker was killed Motorman Ed Hedge was probably fatally hurt and 25 other persons were injured near Carthage Missouri on August 18.
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Carthage
Carthage-Joplin
James Baker
Ed Hedge
Death of Capt. Rafferty, Spanish American War hero
Capt. Malcolm Rafferty, a volunteer hero of the Spanish American War and manager of an asphalt company, died in Trinidad on Monday after being announced in New York. He formerly served as a captain.
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Malcolm Rafferty
New York
Rafferty
Trinidad
Panic on a Street Car in Buffalo
A fuse blew on a crowded East Ferry Street car in Buffalo on Monday night causing a fire and a panic. Ten passengers were injured with four in serious condition.
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Buffalo
N. Y
East Ferry
President Roosevelt Reviews U S Fleet at Oyster Bay
The first peacetime review of a U S war fleet by a president occurred at Long Island Sound near Oyster Bay. Roosevelt and officials witnessed two columns of 22 vessels, with salutes, music, and cheers as sailors manned the rails.
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N. Y
United States
Barry
Decatur
Long Island Sound
Roosevelt
Moody
Dewey
Taylor
Rodgers
Brownson
Chaffee
Mayflower
Jackies
Columbia
Dechair
Edwin Schaefer
W. C. Boutakoff
Isem Takeshika
Legation
Sanger
Sir Thomas Lipton
C. Oliver Iselin
Butler Duncan
Commodore Bourne
New York Yacht Club
Col. Sharman-Crawford
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Emlen Roosevelt
President Declines Ohio State Fair Invitation
Oyster Bay Aug 18 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture J M Brigham T C Cromley president of the Ohio state board of agriculture W A Miller secretary and J L Carpenter called on President Roosevelt to invite him to speak at the Ohio state fair in Columbus at month's end. The president was obliged to decline but promised to ask Secretary Shaw to address the event.
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Oyster Bay
J. M. Brigham
T. C. Cromley
Ohio State Board of Agriculture
W. A. Miller
J. L. Carpenter
Roosevelt
Columbus
Butte Jail Breaker Seeks Duel With Detective Murphy
Pat Rogers one of six escapees from the Butte jail on August 8 writes that he will surrender if City Detective Murphy agrees to a duel. Murphy accepted the challenge on Monday.
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Butte
Mont
Pat Rogers
Murphy
Battleship Massachussets repair seen before New York
The Massachusetts may be repaired enough to sail from Bar Harbor to New York by next Thursday, according to Capt Emory of the Indiana. In New York, Jefferson Sanders was released as the grand jury did not indict after the May 2 assault and shooting of policemen.
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Massachusetts
Washingston
Emory
Indiana
Navy Department
Bar Harbor
New York
Jefferson Sanders
Goff
Tragic double shooting in New Britain
In New Britain on August 18 Frank Shirtleff aged 60 shot and killed Mrs. Geo Schofield, then killed himself. He formerly boarded with her. Jealousy and unsettled love are suspected as the motive.
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New Britain, Ct
Frank Shirtleff
Geo. Schofield
Shirtleff
Receiver Appointed for Oliver Refining Co in Norfolk
Judge Wad dill in the United States circuit court appointed receivers for the Oliver Refining Co of Norfolk. Liabilities are about 272,000 dollars, and assets are said to exceed that amount.
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Norfolk
Waddill
United States
Oliver Refining Co
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