Boer Generals See King Edward Aboard Victoria and Albert
London August 17 Boer generals Botha De Wet and Delarey arrived from South Africa and sailed to Cowes Isle of Wight to meet King Edward aboard the Victoria and Albert. They were received by Earl Roberts and General Lord Kitchener, toured the fleet aboard the Wildfire, and were later escorted back to London by Roberts and Kitchener. The King praised their gallantry and kindness to British wounded and urged safe travels for their futures. General De Wet focused on writing his war book during the voyage, while Botha and Delarey enjoyed shipboard games and discussion with officers.
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London
Botha
de Wet
Delarey
South Africa
Cowes
Isle of Wight
King Edward
Victoria and Albert
Southampton
Earl Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Waterloo Station
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
General Botha
Vryheld
Natal
Spithead
Chamberlain
Boer Generals Expected in Brussels for Meyer Funeral
Boer generals De Wet Delarey and Botha are due in Brussels next Tuesday for General Lucas Meyer’s funeral. Enormous crowds viewed the embalmed body and the remains will be sent to South Africa. Wreaths include one from former President Kruger and Joseph Chamberlain, with Chamberlain’s made of splendid orchids.
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Brussels
de Wet
Delarey
Botha
Lucas Meyer
South Africa
General Meyer
Kruger
Transvaal
Joseph Chamberlain
Shah of Persia Arrives in England Aboard Empress
Muzaffer-Ed-Din, Shah of Persia, arrived in London from Dover aboard the Empress, after a slow-speed sea trip. British cruisers Galatea and Immortalite escorted the steamer as batteries fired salutes. The shah, nervous at first, spoke with Prince Arthur of Connaught at the hotel, and will stay overnight before continuing to London.
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London
Muzaffer-Ed-Din
Shah of Persia
Dover
Calais
Galatea
Immortalite
Prince Hur of Connaught
Shah
Prince Arthur
Lord Warden Hotel
Muzaffar-Ed-Din
Views of a German on Central Europe isolation
August Sartorious Von Waltershausen, professor at Strassburg University and noted German authority on American matters, contributes a striking article to a forthcoming number of the publication. He argues that Central Europe will be forced to wall itself in, adopt protective policies, and sever close economic ties with outside powers. The piece previews a broader discussion on regional autonomy and global trade dynamics.
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Berlin
August Sartorious von Waltershausen
Strassburg University
Central Europe tariff unions and economic ascendancy
Analysis argues central European states will form a tariff barrier against U S and British economic aims, favoring a sentimental federation of Germany Austria Ireland Belgium and Holland. It contends large powers like the United States retain superior recuperative powers over small western European states. It cites Civil War era U S loans at 7 percent then refinanced at 2 percent to illustrate resilience.
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United States
Assie
Europe
Strike and boycott target Lafayette street railway
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Lafayette Ind reports a central labor union session leading to a strike and a broad boycott against the Lafayette Street railway Company. Nine of forty five motormen and conductors are union members. the boycott aims to reach non members as well. Cars ran with few passengers as volunteers and unionists urged pedestrians to avoid street transit.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Central Labor Union
Lafayette Street Railway Company
Jacobs
National Amalgamation
Murder Suspect Robber Theory After Body Scattered on Track
Scattered remains found along a mile of railroad track near the fish hatchery in St Paul after a bloody handkerchief warning. A passerby alerted Milwaukee train crews. the decedent’s identity is unknown. Police suspect murder and robbery with the body placed to be mangled by trains.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Milwaukee
Murder and robbery rock Muscatine Iowa couple
The decomposed body of Mrs. Jesse Tuman was found near their home with a fatal ax blow. Mr. Tuman lay unconscious inside after a violent struggle. The couple had noted money missing, while Dan Williams, a former house guest from Texas, fled and remains missing as police seek the killer.
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Muscatine
Jesse Tuman
Dan Willams
Tumans
Williams
Texas
Outlaws Reed and Wingo Hanged by Mob at County Jail
A mob of several hundred seized Levi Reed and Bud Wingo from the Casey-Cravens gang raid near Cordell Oklahoma. They hanged the outlaws to extract the gang’s whereabouts and other crimes. Reed nearly died from strangulation and was revived. The case underscores a surge of gang-driven outrages in the region.
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Cordell
Levi Reed
Bud Wingo
Casey-Cravens Gang
Reed
Treaty with China tariff agreement signed by Sharretts
State Department notes a tariff treaty with China signed on the lith IIist. by T S Sharretts the Treasury expert who negotiated the pact. The dispatch hints rates similar to Britain's and hints at abolishing the likin tax to boost trade but provides few specifics beyond sign date and location Shanghai.
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Washington
State Department
T. S. Sharretts
Treasury
United States
China
Hay
Sharretts
Congress
New York
Shanghai
Protocol Signed By Major Powers On Tariff Treaty
Shanghai dispatch reports the protocol of the tariff treaty signed by Britain, the United States, Germany, and Japan with reservations by Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands ad referendum. China did not sign due to lacking imperial sanction, leaving future changes void. Portugal presses concessions of two islands near Macao and a Macao to Canton railroad as exchange for tariff acceptance.
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London
Shanghai
The
Times
T. S. Sharretts
United States
China
Portugal
Macao
Canton
Chinese leaders pledge bold commerce push and St Louis exhibit
Liu Kun Yi Chang Chih Tung and Yuan Shai Kai met with T S Sharretts and John Barrett in Shanghai and declared China must now mount a supreme effort to promote trade with America and Europe. They also pledged to present an unprecedented exhibit at the St Louis exposition to show goodwill toward U S policy.
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Shanghai
Liu Kun Yi
Chang Chih Tung
Yuan Shai Kai
Nan-Kin
Hankow
Pe-Chi-Li
T. S. Sharretts
John Barrett
Asia
China
America
Europe
United States
St. Louis Exposition
Victim of Policemen Dies in Chicago Hospital
Frank Kroll, a suspect in the murders of Policemen Divine and Pennell, died at St. Mary's Hospital from lockjaw linked to a leg bullet wound. He denied knowledge of the killings and claimed he was shot by a policeman while attempting to break a slot machine. Samuel Meaghers, arrested with Kroll, said he was shot at the same time and had no involvement with the murders. The record notes Kroll received no medical attention for a severe thigh wound prior to arrest.
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Chicago
Frank Kroll
Divine and
Pennell
St. Mary's Hospital
Kroll
Samuel Meaghers
Divine
Police doubt Knoll role in officer killings after deathbed claim
Lice investigators believe Kroll told the truth on his deathbed and exonerate him and the Meaghers in the killings of Devine and Pennell. Dr Brinkerhoff later identified a wounded man brought to his office August 6 as the victim, ending theories tying Knoll to the crime.
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Lice
Kroll
Meaghers
C. E. Brinkerhoff
Knoll
Devine
Pennell
Severe Storm Damages Georgia Buildings and Iowa Barns
A severe electrical storm in southern Georgia destroyed structures from Stillmore to Swannsborg and killed one man in Waynesboro. Lightning damaged a Baptist church and academy in Bartow, with cotton opened from bolts. In Iowa, more barns were struck by lightning across Keokuk and surrounding regions, with Illinois and Missouri also affected.
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Savannah
Georgia
Stillmore
Aliline
Waynesboro
Bartow
Swannsboro
Keokuk
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Suspect Counse lman questioned in Bartholin murder case
Edward Counselman, arrested in the Bartholin-Mitchell murder mystery, faced rigid questioning by Inspector Hunt in Chicago. He denied incriminating admissions, claimed ignorance of William Bartholin’s whereabouts, and admitted visiting Bartholin’s home twice without the mother’s knowledge. Thompson and Claffy remained in good spirits, maintaining innocence.
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Chicago
Edward Counselman
Bartholin-Mitchell
Inspector Hunt
Counselman
William Bartholin
Thompson
Claffy
Pope in good health amid Name Day reception in Rome
Rome August 17 Pope in unusually good health for a fatiguing day and planned audience by custom none needed. He welcomed 200 guests in private library, overruled doctor and added a hundred more. He spoke with bishops, recognized Bishop Keiley and discussed Venice Campanile collapse and Lateran roof restoration.
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Rome
Lapponi
Benjamin Keiley
Savannah
Keiley
St. Mark's
Venice
Vatican
Queen Carmen Sylva Manuscript Found Near Venice
A lost manuscript by Carmen Sylva, Queen of Romania, on women’s destiny, reportedly written in exile at Venice, was found by fishermen in a derelict boat near Venice. The discovered roll, tied with golden cords, was read by a noted sailor and literary figure in a brief encounter.
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Paris
Carmen Sylva
Roumania
Venice
Helen Vacaresco
Duribar Eeesty
Loti
Miners Strike News as Mitchell Credits No Settlement
John Mitchell, UMW president, arrives in the city amid a major anthracite strike. He reports 25,000 leaving the region, bituminous coal shipments rise, and no settlement yet. Talks with Secretary Wilson touch on conditions in idle districts and potential aid to miners.
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John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Wilkesbarre
Wilson
Mitchell
Spring Valley
Citizens’ Alliance
Wilkeshkarre
Father O'Reilly
Old Country
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
President Mitchell
Hanna
George Purcell
Terre Haute
Indiana
Kanawha and
New River
West Virginia
Engineers to Aid Miners Strike Says Brotherhood Board
The board of adjustment of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will meet at the Occidental Hotel this week to discuss railroad affairs including financial assistance for striking anthracite miners. It is reported engineers will aid the miners to win their strike.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Board of Adjustment of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Occidental Hotel
Rail unions pledge aid to miners in growing strike
A seven-railway board contemplates a substantial contribution to the miners. Engineers and other rail outfits will fund relief to strikers while preventing hardship. Conference talks involved President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson. several committee members met in Wilkes-Barre as plans press for a rapid settlement.
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Mitchell
Wilson
H. J. Underhill
Cleveland
B. F. Keeler
Mount Carmel
Oklahoma mystery coffin found empty near Guthrie
A grave near Orlando Guthrie Oklahoma was opened in front of fifty people and found empty. C Morris Madison Kansas was reported killed after a man named Cox claimed Morris died in a runaway accident and helped bury a coffin filled with ice. Cox was later arrested in Chandler for gunplay at the request of Guthrie authorities.
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Guthrie
O. T
Orlando
Morris
Madison
Kan
Cox
Chandler
C. T
John Cox
Elgin Creamery Failure Prompts Ancillary Receivers
William Warfield Wilson acting attorney for creditors of the Elgin Creamery Company, which failed yesterday, heads to Des Moines to seek an ancillary receiver for Creameries in Iowa. Joseph L. McNabb goes to Madison to pursue a like motion in Wisconsin. The American Trust and Savings Bank is already named receiver at the home office, with efforts to extend it elsewhere. The collapse stemmed from overexpansion beyond capital.
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Chicago
William Warfield Wilson
Elgin Creamery Company
Des Moines
United States
Joseph L. McNabb
Madison
Wis
American Trust and Savings Bank
Street-Car Accidents Kill Two in St Louis
In two street car crashes in St Louis on August 17, a grading foreman Charles Bronson was killed while crossing Olive street. A wagon carrying eighteen youths from a picnic was struck by a Page avenue car, overturning it and injuring Harry King, 18, Katie Brown, 16, and Patrick Brown, 16, with one fatality and several serious injuries among the others.
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ST. Louis
Charles Bronson
Olive Street
West End
Harry King
Katie Brown
Patrick Brown
Wires Cut Prompt Fordsville Express Robbery Probe
Adams Express Company officials from St Louis traveled to Fordsville to investigate a reported robbery. No trace of the $25 claimed shipped from Deanfield. A Postal Telegraph lineman found wires cut under a table in the Deanfield office.
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Owensboro
Adams Express Company
St. Louis
Fordsville
Boamer
Deanfield
Postal Telegraph Company
Woman in Columbus Takes Poison Amid Poverty Struggles
In Columbus on August 17 Mrs. Isaac Rosenbaum died by consuming carbolic acid. Once living in luxury with her husband two years prior, she exhausted the small legacy and moved from Rich Street to a modest High Street dwelling as poverty pressed.
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Columbus, CO
Isaac Rosenbaum
Wreck Near Chicago Ties Four Indianapolis Trainmen In Dicey Collision
A Monon excursion train collided with a Chicago and Erie freight near the Indiana state line, burying engineers Kline and Lewis beneath eight freight cars. Conductor Mason and baggageman Miller escaped unharmed, with one passenger killed and extensive property loss. Mason recalls a remarkable escape of 134 passengers, mostly Bartlett’s Business College students from Cincinnati, as emergency crews work at the scene.
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Morton Mason
Monon Railroad
East Michigan Street
Chicago
Indiana State Line
Monon
Chicago & Erie
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Erie
Indianapolis
Thomas E. Kline
Mason
Frank Lewis
Jack Lewis
Indianapolis Union Station
Kline
Lewis
Bellefontaine Street
Cornell Avenue
J. C. Miller
George W. Farris
Cave City
Latrobe Steel Company
Melrose
Farris
Bartlett's Business College
Cincinnati
South Haven
U4 Business College
State Line
Chicago & Western Indiana
Miller
Kit
Fs Lewis
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Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
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Brotherhood of Railway Telegraphers
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
J. J. Curran
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