Royal Fleet Review Ends Coronation Naval Pageant
King Edward reviews a hundred ships off Spithead as crowds watch from shore and pleasure craft. Some vessels are out of date or underarmed yet the show dazzles with illuminations and a midnight salute amid a thunderstorm and racing crowds.
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Portsmouth
Edward
Spithead
Calliope
Apia
Devastation
Dreadnaught
Camperdown
Edinburg
Solent
Charles Hotham
Royal Sovereign
Isle of Wight
Asascio
Isle of Ig
Asama
Takasago
Carlo Alberto
Don Carlos I
Ante
Cra
Nist
Viciia
Sng Edward
Queen Alexandra
Osborne
Alberta
Victoria and Albert
Perages
Royal Yacht
Coronation Exitus From London Continues Public Flight
London reports a continuous exodus of residents since coronation day as crowds depart the city. The article notes a steady flow of people leaving, reducing the urban population and altering daily life during the post coronation period.
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London
Royal naval pageant and travel lull mark summer end
The capital’s activity shifts to the Solent as the royal yacht Victoria and Albert hosts receptions for the Shah of Persia and Ras Makonnen while many guests depart. Steamers carry tourists, rail lines report light weekend traffic, and critics slam Admiralty for transport crowding. colonial troops suffer disease aboard ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solent
Paris Tragedy of Mr and Mrs Fair Auto Crash
Eye witness Mme Hourd describes the crash as the auto struck a tree and occupants were hurled into the air. Dr Perriquet concludes both died instantly from crushing head wounds. Chauffeur Brotey recounts the deflated tire and loss of control. Coffins arrive in Paris with US consular presence and church prayers for the deceased.
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Perriquet
Pacy Sur
Eure
Mme
Mr. Fair
Mrs. Fair
Chateau
Brotey
Missing Will Found in Mrs Charles L Fair Estate
Attorney Charles J Haggerty announced discovery of Mrs Charles L Fair last will in San Francisco on August 16 The document reportedly disposes of her palate as part of the estate proceedings continuing on page 6 column 4
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San Francisco
Charles J. Haggerty
Charles
Naval Pageant at Spithead and Other City Items
Summary of today’s journal lists multiple pages. highlights include a naval pageant review by King Edward at Spithead, arrests in a Barthol murder case, a story that Mr and Mrs Charles L Fair died simultaneously, and various political, labor, and social notes across states and topics including Indiana politics and patriotic events.
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Spithead
King Edward
Barthol
Charles L. Fair
Michigan
Farmer Boys
Navy
Mitchell
Samuel Gomperson
Indiana
Bethany
England
United States
Sporting News
Venezuela
Express
Wreck on the CR&M Engineer Killed in Collision
A southbound Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie passenger train derailed near Druleys Station four miles south of Richmond Indiana. Engineer Werien, about 30, was killed after leaping from the engine. fireman injured mildly. twenty passengers shaken but unharmed. Railroad has a history of recent accidents in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie
Druley’s Station
Druley's
Werien
Bloomington
Ill
Lodge of Engineers
Kansas City
Springfield
Cincinnati
Richmond & Muncie
Pope's Letter From Vatican Gardens Ties With Taft Talks
Bishop O Gorman presented President Roosevelt with an autographed Vatican letter in French and a mosaic garden picture as Taft negotiations neared a satisfactory result for church state relations. The Pope mentions ongoing questions on church funds land division and friars lands, while Roosevelt and family enjoyed an Eaton's Point outing.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
S. D
Roosevelt
Pope !.Co
Vatican Gardens
Taft
United States
Philippines
Mer. O'Gorman
Vatican
Leo XIII
Rome
Gorman
Sagamore Hill
New York
Apostolic Delegate
Manila
Theodore, Jr
Philip
Eaton
Sun
Elgin Creamery Co Fails Largest Creamery Reach Ends in Receivership
The Elgin Creamery Company, operating 135 creameries across Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, failed today with liabilities estimated at 350000. American Trust and Savings Bank named receiver with bond at 500000 as nearly 19000 creditors, including over 8000 farmers, await settlement while efforts continue to operate plants to prevent farmers’ losses. The firm claims assets around 900000 against 350000 in liabilities. bankruptcy petition filed hours before court closure.
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Chicago
Elgin Creamery Company
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
American Trust and Savings Bank
United States
Sidney C. Eastman
Eastman
Alleged kidnaping on railroad car reported in Cheyenne
Twenty two Fort Wayne shopmen arrived in Cheyenne claiming they were bound for Milwaukee road shops in Omaha when the coach was locked and guards stationed at doors, keeping them aboard until Cheyenne. They hired an attorney and secured return transport to the East. railroad officials deny kidnapping, saying locks and guards were to prevent striker interference, not imprisoning new workers. Some men accepted local positions in Cheyenne shops.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Fort Wayne
Milwaukee Road
Omaha
East
Murder charges shadow Des Moines suspect Bartholin case
Chicago police hold Oscar Thompson for murder of Anna Bartholin and John Claffy for accessory after the fact. They are moved to county jail to escape harsh treatment. Bartholin, said to have been in Des Moines last Thursday, is sought and described as nervous, with new leads on July 15 furniture sale and a $60 money request.
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Chicago
Oscar Thompson
G. W. Patton
Anna M. Bartholin
John Claffy
Daddy
Minnie Mitchell
Thompson
Claffy
Inspector Hunt
Michael W. Meagher
Patton
Julius Aagard
Meagher
Murry
Joseph D. King
King
Englewood
Hyde Park
Edward Counselman
Hunt
William Bartholin
Bartholin
Des Moines
Burlington
Morgan House
A. K
Union
Suspects Arrested in Police Killing Case in Chicago
Police say two men Stanley Magor and Frank Kroll fit descriptions of the alleged murderers of Policemen Devine and Pennell. Kroll, wounded in the thigh with gangrene developing, was brought to St Mary of Nagzarths Hospital. Mayor was also shot, bullet through the thigh. Both suspects’ whereabouts and stories conflict, heightening suspicion.
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Chicago
Devine
Pennell
Stanley Magor
Frank Kroll
Kroll
St. Mary of Nagzarth's Hospital
Murder on Memphis Street Car Leaves Man Dead
In Memphis on August 16 Henry Glenny, a noted Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad man, was shot and killed by Cobb Teel aboard a street car. Teel and companions allegedly used profane language toward the conductor after Glenny and his wife objected, sparking a fight during which Glenny was shot.
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Memphis
Tenn
Aus
Henry Glenny
Oklahoma & Gulf
Cobb Teel
Teel
Glenny
Tee
Vessels Wrecked in Cape Town Storm
A fierce storm off Cape Town wrecked the British bark Highlands under Captain Smith from New York and the British bark Brutus under Captain Dalla chi e from London. The British transport City of Lincoln also went ashore, with at least twenty three men drowned reported as part of the disaster.
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Cape Town
Highlands
Smith
New York
East London
Dallachie
London
Table Bay
Lincoln
German steamer Kaiser sinks after damage near Hamburg
The German steamer Kaiser from Hamburg en route to East Africa on July 15 is reported damaged. Chief Official Bourke of the Highlands says the bark sank instantly after damage. twenty three crewmen drowned. The captain, ten men, and Bourke clung to the bridge as it floated. the captain and others were washed off. Bourke and two others were rescued after about two hours in the water.
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Kaiser
Hamburg
East Africa
Bourke
Highlands
Burke
Lively War on Rates Cuts Blood-Soaked Ticket Prices
Passenger rates to St Louis Kansas City and Chicago were slashed in a Texas rate war. Railroads posted lower open rates sparking scalper activity and promotions such as a broker offering a box of cigars to entice buyers. Many tickets were sold at counters and for one way travel.
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Houston
Tex
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Yellow Stone Special Passes Through Indians Well
INDIANIANS ARE WELL. DICKINSON N D Aug 16 The Yellow Stone special left Indianapolis Thursday with 135 persons bound for Yellowstone Park passed through here this afternoon on schedule time no hitch since leaving Indianapolis The train includes a baggage car day coach two dining cars five Pullmans and is vestibuled from end to end Northern Pacific officials say it is better equipped for sightseeing and pleasure than any that ever passed over their line The weather is fine and all on board are well and enjoying themselves.
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Indianapolis Journal
Dickinson
N. D
Indianapolis
Yellowstone Park
Northern Pacific Railway
Parry Rejects Political Ambition Amid Business Ties
David M. Parry issued a statement denying any desire for the vice presidency. He cited his large manufacturing and carriage industry interests and his role as president of the National Association of Manufacturers, saying politics would distract from his business priorities.
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David M. Parry
Parry
National Association of Manufacturers
Indians In The List Award Of Prizes In Pythian Drills
The San Francisco convention of the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias closes features with prize awards in drills. Indiana teams Terre Haute and Kokomo win classifications in Class A, while John A. Hingy faces suspension from the Grand Lodge amid misappropriation allegations.
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Terre Haute
Kokomo
John A. Hingy
Grand Lodge
San Francisco
Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Rathbone Sisters
Uniform Bank
Pacific Coast
Supreme Ledge
John A. Hinzy
Board of Control
Endowment Bank
Supreme Lodge
J. E. Watson
Indiana
Hinzy
Grand Tribunal of
Illinois
Victor Company
Colorado
H. A. Nayior
A. ©. Duddleston
Vigo Company
Captain Combs
Kokomo Company
R. L. Jacobs
D. Raum Company
Missouri
Riverside Company
Liberty Company
Oakland
California
Furniture City Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
R. BR. Moore
Deranged Mother's Deed in Victoria Stabbing Ax Killing
In Victoria British Columbia on August 16 Mrs F Flemine aged fifty suffering delusions that her deceased husband summoned her and her daughter to heaven fatally attacked her daughter with an ax as she slept. She then attempted to bury herself alive in the garden. Both women described as devout Christians.
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Victoria
B. C
Navy recruits seek farmer boys in middle West districts
Washington reports strong interest in enlisting farmers’ sons in the navy. Officers in three midwestern districts are recruiting and submitting daily updates. Recruits begin as apprentices with staged pay progression from landsman to various skilled ratings. Navy discipline includes a strict service term and absence penalties. Mothers urged to understand enlistment rules.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Middle West
Navy
Navy Department
Department
Moody
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Neval
Jackies
Naval Review
Dus
Cowes
Shah of Persia
Ras Makonnon
Calais
France
Admiralty
William Laird Clowes
Brittanic
Drayton Orange
Australia
Mme. Hoard
Paris
Associated Press
Chateau Buisson du Mali
Evreux
Charles Fair
Mme. Hourd
Charles L
Fair
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Europe
George Ade
Sylvia
Druly
Bishop O'Gorman
President Roosevelt
Friar
THE
Trust Company
Care Theaven
MR. Parry
M'Millan
Alger
Pingree
Uncle Sam
Evansville
Congress
McMillan
General Alger
Senator McMillan
War Department
Senate
Rery
Indiana Farmer Boys
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