President Roosevelt Heads a 22-Ship Naval Review at Oyster Bay
The first peaceful fleet review in U S history showcases 12 battleships and 9 destroyers in Long Island Sound. The Mayflower leads a two column parade of 22 vessels as Admiral Dewey and Brigadier Generals observe. An accident when Barry rammed Decatur interrupts the scene but causes no serious damage. The President and Mrs Roosevelt remain composed as officers, foreign diplomats, and guests join a lavish luncheon aboard the Mayflower.
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Dale
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L. H. Chandler
Stendls
Dever
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Dewey
Long Island Sound
Mayflower
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Columbia
Army
Navy
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James A. Sands
James B. Coghlan
William J. Wise
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W. C. Boutakoff
Jiam Takeshika
Maer
Sir Thomas Lipton
Cs Oliver Iselin
Butler Duncan
Commodore Bourne
New York Yacht Club
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Britain
Geneny
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Barker
President Addresses Navy Crew Aboard Kearsarge
The President aboard the Kearsarge saluted by twelve ships, thanks Navy and Army enlisted men, praises gun pointers, notes Olympia’s May victory, and emphasizes duty, courage, and fighting edge. He bows to Admiral Dewey as the band plays. Readers learn the names and birthplaces of gun pointers.
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Wreck on Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul lines kills trainman
A head-on collision on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway near Langlke results in the death of a trainman and serious injuries to an engineer and fireman. Several passengers, many Chicagoans bound for Wisconsin lake resorts, are also hurt. A mistaken train order is cited as the cause. Names listed include W A Northway, Milton Twichell, Albert Heart, William Higgins, Albert Raeman. All injured trainmen were on the eastbound train from Madison.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Lang
W. A. Northway
Madison
Wis
Powers on the Stand Former Secretary of State Repeats Testimony
Caleb Powers testified in his murder trial for Senator William Goebel in Georgetown Kentucky. He repeated prior accounts, denied Frank Cecil’s claim of seeking an assassin, and suggested He Youtsey fired the shot. The defense pressed explanations as court corrected errors.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
William Goebel Powers
Jere R. Morton
Frank Cecil
Bell County
Cecil
Franklin
Campbell
Mountain Army
Frankfort
General Assembly
Powers
Youtsey
Robert Noakes
Corbin
Whitley County
Charles Finley
James Howard
Goebel
Sims
Vesuvius Eruption Reaches Two-Week Mark Near Naples
Naples reports Vesuvius remains active with the eruption continuing for two weeks. At moonless nights, the crater spits flames and smoke reaching about 4400 feet, viewed as a spectacular and dangerous spectacle by residents. Local belief in Saint San Gennaro offers no halt to lava flow visible in a second stream extending toward 2.50 feet.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Ormly
San Gennaro
Vincennes Assault Leaves Woman Stranded in Fear
In Vincennes Indiana Miss Anna Ueding twenty is held up choked and beaten on the way home from a visit to Ter re Haute. Dr C W Benham fears a dangerous head blow but she escapes and reaches the Croegen home. Peter Greemore ten miles south of Vincennes is missing after being robbed by footpads amid fears of foul play or suicide.
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Ind
Anna Ueding
Miss May Ueding
Terre Haute
Henry Cramer
Mike Croegen
C. W. Benham
Miss Ueding
Theresa Yeding
Peter Greemore
Here
Both Sides Unbending in Gemmer Works Strike
Marion Ind August 17. After a conference between striking machinists and company rep Mr Burke demands were rejected and negotiations ended. Employers Council backs Burke while machinists vow to continue the strike and support the telephone workers. Governor Durbin praised order and law in Marion.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Gemmer Enging Works
B. F. Burke
Durbin
City Deliberates Firemen Pay Hike of 815000 Annually
Controller Breanig says the city cannot fund higher wages and opposes an annual 815000 rise for firemen. The ordinance proposal faces fiscal hurdles while officials weigh the impact on the budget and services.
Fire department pay hike proposed as city debates funding
An ordinance to raise the fire department payroll by about 15000 dollars was introduced by Councilman Sourbier with a plan to raise top salaries for chiefs and truck drivers. City Controller Breunig opposes any wage increases citing financial strain and hints at police raises following. The measure classifies staff by service length, with grade based daily and yearly rates and outlines roles from stokers to telegraph operators.
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Sourbier
Committee On Public Safety and Comfort
Breunig
Police Department
Committee On Finance
Contemmien
Metzler Arrested Over Notorious Dive Faces Court
Adam Metzler keeper of a famous city dive linked to Stella Rivers and Anna Sanborn both fifteen, arrested on three warrants for separate offenses. He is held on $100 bond and must appear in Police Court today. prosecutors seek maximum penalties if guilty. Judge Whallon signaled strict enforcement amid reformist actions.
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Adam Metzler
Stella Rivers
Anna Sanborn
Leet
Blumberg
Monninger
Metzler
Stubbs
Whallon
Window saboteur in Marion faces jail time
In South Marion an assault case arose after four youths, all under sixteen, captured a large Black man named Elmer Evans attempting to raise a bedroom window. Evans fought, was overpowered, and jailed for twenty one days after pleading guilty to assault and battery. He awaits further charges for housebreaking when released.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
South Marion
Elmer Evans
Father of Hess Returns to Indiana in Blackmail Case
In Goshen Indiana Aug 17 the father of Fred Hess who attempted suicide after arrest on blackmail suspicions arrived from Columbia City Officials agreed to drop the local charge and return Hess to Columbia City for trial or insanity proceedings He spoke with visitors but was reticent regarding the motive behind his son’s letters and the nature of the crime reportedly connected to a factory in Ligonier.
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Indianapolis Journal
Goshen
Ind
Fred Hess
Columbia City
Elkhart County
Hess
Young Hess
Mrs Edwin Roberts Dies After Skull Fracture in Denver
Denver, Aug 17. Mrs Edwin Roberts a well known young society woman died today from a fractured skull. Her husband suffered a dislocated chest injury in the accident. Mrs Roberts was formerly Miss Ann Phillips of Kalamazoo Michigan.
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Denver
Col
Edwin Roberts
Roberts
Anche Phillips
Kalamazoo
Mich
Moriarty Pushes Standard Oil Ordinance Amid City Debate
Council debates a new Standard Oil measure limiting luminating explosive oil to 100 barrels, replacing an old 100 gallon limit. The old ordinance was tabled after opposition from major manufacturers. residents near the Standard Oil plant pressed for tighter controls. Other measures include headlights screening for interurban cars and fund reallocations for bridges, River Avenue improvements, and new railroad switches.
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Moriarty
Standard Oil Company
Council Coucilman
Negley
River Avenue
Graceland Cemetery
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
West Market Street
Peoria & Eastern Railroad
Reed & Graham
Cornell Avenue
Harry M. Pittsenberger
Edward Orme
Warmon Avenue
James B. Layman
Irvington
Platter Confesses Fake Kidnapping Tale Tainted by Carnival of Crime
Carl Platter admitted that his sensational report of Miss Katie Fortner being abducted by three alleged officers and assaulted in Heekin Park woods was a planned lie devised with the young woman to avoid compromising charges. The hoax followed a string of robberies and hold ups in Muncie as residents guard against a nightly carnival of crime with six robberies reported in the past week and no trace of looted Wachtell department store merchandise.
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Muncie
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Carl Platter
Katie Fortner
Miss Fortner
Heekin Park
Wachtell
New Rural Mail Routes in Indiana Take Effect
Rural free delivery will start Sept. 15 in Indiana with Bowling Green in Clay County serving 464 people over 21 square miles and Center in Howard County serving 558 people over 21 square miles. Postage money order bids canceled except for Paul Hermann forms. new bids for about 600,000 unwatermarked forms opening Sept. 5 for awards by Sept. 15. Wynecoap Healback & Co. previously supplied blanks. Glidden reports 4,50 miles Arctic crossing during Europe tour. Philippines overprint stamps to be required for U S mail in Philippines starting Oct. 1. National banks in solvency case declare dividends for creditors. Indiana mentions Henry Leonard and Theodore Rore among locals.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Indiana
Bowling Green
Clay County
Center
Howard County
Paul Hermann
Wynecoap, Healback & Co
Russian fleet sails with four battleships and escorts
The report states the Russian fleet has sailed with four battleships, four destroyers, and six transports, signaling a notable naval movement. Key entities include Russia, battleships, destroyers, and transports, with no additional dates or locations specified.
Balkan crisis worsens as Bulgaria fears war with Turkey
Aug 11 dispatches report Bulgaria’s government under pressure from rising Macedonia unrest. Italy, Vienna, and London discuss the issue. Aug 17 Turkey orders 52 000 troops from European provinces amid Macedonia insurrection. Train derailment near Amators and Karasonis injures several. rail managers deny damage to lines. Austria urges moderation as Russia contemplates a naval demonstration in Turkish waters. Vienna cautions Russia against harming Russo Austrian relations.
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Uskub
Debre
Okrida
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Sona
Turkey
M Etroenemeet
Rome
Greece
Vienna
London
Constantinople
Adrianople
Salonica
Amators
Karasonis
Russia
Associated Press
Austria
Petersburg
Russian Fleet Sails for Turkish Waters
The Russian Black Sea squadron under Admiral Krueger sailed today from Sebastopol bound for Turkish waters. The fleet includes battleship Catherine II and Rostislav, Dveneton, and four torpedo destroyers with mine transports. Preparations mark a shift to the Kish coast as the squadron moves toward possible action.
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Sebastopol
Krueger
Optimism in London Diplomats See Macedonian Tensions Contained
A London diplomat says there is no current reason to fear a wider crisis over Macedonia. Notes exchanged among powers suggest caution and no immediate spread beyond Turkey. The source, speaking to Associated Press, notes signs of confidence despite ongoing issues.
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Macedonia
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