Fear American coal Britons urged to combine against enterprising Yankees
London dispatch reports a British consular view that the United States seeks a monopoly of coal imports at Marseilles. It warns British traders must unite or risk losing trade to American enterprise, noting a planned American coal combine could dominate unless Britain forms a counter coalition.
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London
Marseilles
United States
Marseillles
France
United Kingdom
Von Waldersee Returns Amid Funeral News At Cronberg
Berlin reports the Count Von Waldersee’s homecoming overshadowed by the Dowager Empress Frederick’s funeral. He awards medals to ship officers, and may soon become Statthalter of Alsace Lorraine as German press debate his China mission. In Simla, Mahsuds sack a Kashmirkar militia post, seizing rifles and uniforms after surrender. In Yokohama, Perry celebration strengthens US Japan friendship with Admiral Rogers honored and a grand civic welcome.
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Count von Waldersee
China
Cronberg
Far East
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Columbia
Herr Ballin
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Line
Germany
Frederick
Neuste Nachrichten
Alsace-Lorraine
Simla
Kashmirkar
Yokohama
Victoria
B. C
Perry
America
Japan
Admiral Rogers
Engagements and honors in Europe and British empire
London reports a Vienna engagement of Count Hoppolyte Pallavicini to Miss Meta Richards with a 5000 pound dowry. Other items note Gladstone's son’s upcoming marriage, espionage arrest of Wilhelm Beyermann, German Antarctic expedition plans, bequests to charity from James Toleman’s will, and promotions in the Royal order of chivalry.
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Hoppolyte Pallavicin
Meta Richards
Bertram Richards
Philadelphia
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Herbert Gladstone
Wm. E. Glad Stone
Richard Horner Paget
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Kiel
James Toleman
Save Annt
Andrew Carnegie
Ford
University Ofberdeen
Leroy of Honor
A. B. Valois
Lewis S
Legion of Honor
Hans Blum
Bismarck
Hank
Tie
Robertum
Japanese cranes and parrots bought through German dealer
Officials of the Russian embassy in Berlin deny Koenigsburg Allgemeine Zeitung report that M. De Witte urged Russian representatives in Germany to halt preliminary work on commercial treaties. London and Indian Docks Commission chair Mr Stott announces Jan 1 shipping duties rise to 1s 6d per ton to fund expanded dock accommodation. Countess of Warwick starts an agricultural college branch in Reading to aid young women, continuing her philanthropy after aiding tenants’ daughters in Essex with needlework and a shop initiative.
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Koenigsburg Allgemeine Zeitung
M. de Witte
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Agricultural College
Reading
England
Lady Warwick
Lady Brooke
Essex
New Town of Hobart Sees Banks and Newspapers Arrive
Hobart Oklahoma reports rapid growth with two banks operating and new Republican newspaper plant arriving for first issue next week. Auctioned business lots range from zero to 356, tents multiply, express money flows rise, while two banks supply currency and demand grows. Lawton reports settlers choosing claims near town, favoring proximity and speculation. Oil claim activity rises in Wichita mountains with thousands attempting locations despite government reserves.
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Express
Lawton
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Wichita Mountains
Autocar Battery Sets Long-Electric Run Record
Nearly two hundred miles on one battery charge marks a new limit for electric cars. The machine is built by two Cleveland firms and a Chicago company, with advances in battery motor and running gear boosting range to more than double prior results. Test ran on Chicago boulevards from 3 pm Monday to 2 30 am.
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Cleveland
Two Men Charged in Abduction and Murder at Wheeling
John Cline and Clayton Rodgers were arrested on a charge of abducting and murdering 17 year old Mayport. The father’s warrant alleges forcible seizure, rape, murder, and disposal of the body in the Ohio River. The girl was taken from her sweetheart Walter Hanerion and fled. body not yet found.
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Wheeling
W. Va
John Cline
Clayton Rodgers
Mayport
Ohio
Walter Hanerion
Elite Glenn seeks 5000 damages in kidnap case
Attorneys for Elite Glenn filed a $5000 damage suit in U S court alleging she was kidnapped in Illinois and illegally brought to West Virginia. The case follows her sensational trial where identity and sex were contested by attorneys and witnesses.
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Ang
Elite Glenn
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William Richardson
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Three Double Plinys on Line Hits In St Louis Game
In Cincinnati and Pittsburgh reports, three double plays on line drives aided Phillips in a tight contest. Dobbs made a superb catch preventing a homer in the ninth as Taylor endured heavy contact from Crawford and Beckley. St Louis suffered three first inning errors in a loss to Pittsburgh under the sixteen players rule.
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Doheny
Umpire Scandal at Cleveland Milwaukee Game
Cleveland barely trailed until a ninth inning dispute where umpire Mannassau ruled Bracken safe on a ball near the left foul line. Milwaukee protested, Duffy charged the umpire, and a melee followed with Cleveland players and police. Bracken pitched well for Cleveland as the final score read 14 22 5 to 4 6 6.
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Terre Haute tops Cedar Rapids in extra innings race
In Terre Haute Indiana Cedar Rapids fell in ten innings with Carter Brown and Wilkinson driving in the deciding runs in the top half. Also noted Birmingham beat Memphis 12 to 4 and Little Rock beat Selma 8 to 6 while Nashville defeated New Orleans 5 to 4. Hart of Baltimore suspended by Ban Johnson for assaulting Umpire Haskell in Baltimore not long ago.
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Selma
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Mackessey Stars
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Hancock county fair opens with Durbin guest of honor
Greenfield Indiana August 7 Governor Durbin and Col Wilson attended the Hancock county fair opening day. Crowds grew beyond last year as racing thrilled attendees with 2:40 trot won by Kittie L and 2:17 pace led by Bill Jeffries. A dinner at the Columbia Hotel honored the officials while Company M of the Indiana National Guard was reviewed from the hotel balcony.
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Ind
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Winfield T. Durbin
Charles E. Wilson
Slickaway
Allen W
Bill Jeffries
Julia
Billy Almont
Nelile Trigger
Seminole
Walnut Robel
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Eph Marsh
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Bob Evans
Jesse Jones
Sulphur Springs
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Fort Wayne Beats Columbus In Thrilling Game
In Columbus Fort Wayne defeated the Columbus team in a tightly contested contest. Umpire Latham was barred from rounds again despite President Myers's edict. Batteries McMaxin Zinram and Locke backed by Thornton w and Fuller. Attendance 64.
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Thornton W and Fuller
Paterson Anarchist Reds to stage The Assassination of King Humbert I
Red placards in Paterson New Jersey announce that the Right of Existence anarchist group will present at the American Theater on Sunday August 1 a grand tragedy titled The Assassination of King Humbert I The play portrays Kreser drawing the fatal lot at a group meeting his journey to Mary the assassination scene and Bread’s imprisonment and death by his own hand
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Mary
Bread
Evansville Defeats Davenport Twice in Day Baseball
Evansville swept Davenport in a doubleheader as Kenne Day delivered a ninth inning three bagger to clinch the second game. First game scores show Evansville 9 Davenport 0 with Miller Roth and Shennon pitching. Second game ended Evansville 7 Davenport 5, aided by late runs and strong defense.
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Kenneday
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Roth
Bruce
Shennon
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Venport
Aderhold Returns From Transvaal Red Cross Service
TOPEKA Kan Aug 7 Thomas Aderhold reached his home today direct from the Transvaal where for eighteen months he has been ministering to the sick and wounded Boers as a Red Cross surgeon He went to South Africa with the Irish American hospital corps of Chicago He says the Boers are not far from defeat and are confident of winning His return was due to being captured by the British and sent from the were paentey Tee ees wes ecky mae.
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Kan
Thomas Aderhold
Transvaal
Red Cross
South Africa
Chicago
Aderhold
Were Paentey
Tee Ees Wes Ecky Mae
National amateur meet at Pan-American Exposition features Hurley win
Massive crowd witnesses Marcus Hurley defeat Frank Denny in the one third mile final at Buffalo. Denny leads early but Hurley takes the front and wins by a wheel. Races also include qualifiers for the one half mile and a big hour event won by George Wiley. Boston meet reports a world record by Champion in the one mile heat and Taylor suffers a track fall.
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Frank Denny
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Hurley
Hoffman
Ingraham
Grady
George Wiley
Troy
Wiley
Walter Smith
Kings County Wheelmen
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Charlies River Park
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Major" Taylor
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Xayior
Tragic Child Homicide Shocks Tuckerton Family
In Tuckerton New Jersey on August 7, during a temporary parental absence, nine year old Ethel Hanly shot and killed her five year old brother Elmer using a 38 caliber revolver. The bullet passed entirely through the boy’s head.
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N. J
H. F. Hanly
Ethel
Elmer
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