Russian Demands on Turkey Stir Balkans Tensions
Constantinople reports Russia formalized demands after the Monastir murder, with fears of Macedonian intervention and possible Christian governors. Turkish officers resist European gendarmerie control, while incidents near Uskub and Salonica raise alarms. Ambassadors press for protection of consuls and nationals as unrest spreads.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Monastir
M. Rostkovski
Yildiz Palace
Russia
Porte
M. Zinovieff
Macedonia
Austria
Uskub
Salonica
Italian Fleet Sails to Macedonian Waters Increases Naval Strength
A Rome dispatch says Italy ordered a squadron to Macedonian waters with no reason given. The move aims to protect Italian interests near Salonica and deter Turkish abuses against Christians. Diplomats expect limited action, with Britain seen as satisfactory and Russia and Austria influencing reforms. The Minerva and Re Umberto are positioned near Lemnos and Sicily respectively, while the main fleet is off Cagliari.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Foreign Office
Salonica
Associated Press
Macedonia
Turkey
Russia
Austria
Italy
Great Britain
Turkish
Europe
Minerva
Lemnos
Aegean Sea
Re Umberto
Argosta
London Dispatch From Vienna Bulgaria
A terse London dispatch notes unsettled conditions in Vienna Bulgaria with sparse details and cryptic pagination hints indicating continued coverage on page six. The report gives no further names dates or outcomes in this fragment.
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London
Vienna
Bulgaria
Millionaire stockholders greet Colorado Fuel and Iron directors
In Denver the annual stockholders meeting of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company was held with about four fifths of stock represented. Directors chosen included John C. Osgood Geo J Gould John D Rockefeller Jr F J Hearne Fred T Gates E H Harriman Edwin Hawley Ben Niccola J H McClement James H Hyde E W Ogiebay and E Parmalee Prentiss. Directors meeting postponed due to no quorum and will be held next week in New York. Executive committee members agreed upon include Osgood Gould Hearne Rockefeller Jr and Gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
John C. Osgood
Julian A. Kebler
Geo. J. Gould
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
F. J. Hearne
Fred. T. Gates
E. H. Harriman
Edwin Hawley
Ben Nicolla
J. H
Reckless buggy shaft kills valuable horse in Merritt Long cab
A buggy shaft penetrated the neck of a valuable horse drawing Meredith Long's cab near Thirty fourth and Meridian, killing the animal. Long and James Scanlan pursued the intruder, but the driver fled as police search for him.
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Merritt Long
Meredith Long
Thirtyfourth
Meridian Streets
Long
James Scanlan
Fair Grounds
Illinois Street
Thirty-fourth Street
Meridian Street
Hemenway to Lead Indiana Man for Cannon's Mantle
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Washington Aug 19 James A Hemenway of Indiana will be the actual leader of the Republicans in the next House He will succeed Joseph G Cannon as chairman of the appropriations committee Payne of New York retains the leadership while Hemenway handles floor work Cannon prefers a young aggressive on floor leadership but will appoint a reliable on floor representative Hemenway is seen as the likely man to bear Cannon's mantle and lead the party on the floor
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
James A. Hemenway
Indiana
House of Representatives
Serena E. Payne
New York
Hemenway
Joseph G. Cannon
Great Committee On
Congress
Cannon
Payne
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Henderson
Nelson Dingley
Maine
Linvis
Grosvenor
Mr. Cannon
House
Messrs
Sherman
Babcock
Wisconsin
North
Middle West
James Hemenway
Committee On Appropriations
Tawney
Minnesota
Burton
Ohio
Hemeoway
House Republicans
John E. Monk
YACHT RACE TODAY SHAMROCK TIL AND RELIANCE WILL CONTEST
Betting stands two to one on the defender. Great confidence is expressed that Shamrock will win as the race opens today with Til and Reliance in the hunt.
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Shamrock Til
Reliance
Lipton Seeks Cup as Shamrock III Remeasured for Twelve-Second Edge
New York August 19 Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock III faces Reliance in tomorrow's ocean race outside Sandy Hook with a reshaped time allowance adding twelve seconds to the challenger. Weather forecasters warn of a light breeze, complicating the five-race series that will decide the America’s Cup. Lipton and his team express strong confidence as final spins completed and crews prepare for a potential accident-free start.
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New York
Ocean Racecourse
Sandy Hook
Thomas Lipton
Reliance
Friends of Reliance
Sir Thomas
Fife
Windward
Leeward
Shamrock III
Oliver Iselin
Lipton
Lipton requests remeasurement of Shamrock II
Sir Thomas Lipton sought a remeasurement after a throat-halyard block was lowered three feet affecting topmast length and sail area. Secretary George A. Cormack stated Lipton was not dissatisfied with previous figures, only wanting the updated measurement.
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Erin
Sir Thomas
Shamrockii
Thomas Lipton
George A. Cormack
Sir Thomas Lipton
Mower
Mr. Cormack
Thomas
Plans for $5,000,000 Financing in Indianapolis South
Announcement reveals a 5 million dollar financing issue for Indianapolis South with bonds to be absorbed by Eastern capitalists, whose representative is in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Southern Railroad plans Sullivan division in a year
D M Parry announces five million dollar five percent first mortgage bonds will be issued soon to fund the Indianapolis Southern Railroad from Indianapolis to Sullivan. A New York financier and Eastern capitalists are expected to purchase. Construction contracts to be let within weeks and the line to Rockport via Sullivan aims for operation within a year.
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Indianapolis Southern Railroad Company
A. F. White
New York
Indianapolis
Sullivan
D. M. Parry
Southern Construction and Equipment Company
Fred Cline
Frank N. Fitzgerald
W. L. Lacey
Harry Weill
Alfred E. Kaltere
Indianapolis and Sullivan
Rockport
Perry
Parry
Rockera Terminus
Rock
$100 000 Park for Waverley Project by I S Traction
The Indianapolis & Southwestern Traction Company plans a large park and summer resort on the White River at Waverly, seventeen miles from Indianapolis. It will buy 227 acres, spend about $100,000 for park and golf links, and dam the river at about $85,000 to generate power for the line to Martinsville, with Evansville as the southern terminus, making it one of the state's longest electric roads.
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White River
Waverly
Indianapolis
Indianapolis & Southwestern Traction Company
Martinsville
Evansville
Indianapolis & Southwestern Tractions
Woman horse theft prompts all night police search
Police tracked an overnight horse theft involving Kita Adams and an unknown male accomplice who hitched Mrs. Rice’s horse at a West Pratt Roadhouse. They rode the rig through the city before abandoning it near a livery barn and fleeing into an alley. Neither suspect has been arrested as of early morning.
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Rice
West Pratt Street
Jim Scanlon
Kita Adams
Rope Rule at Jail Plan to Bar Revolvers and Knives
Sheriff unveils plan to prevent prisoners passing revolvers and knives to dangerous inmates. The measure aims to reduce violence behind bars by tightening contraband controls and improving oversight of inmate movements.
Mystery of morphine fiends at the jail solved by sheriff
Two men caught passing morphine to prisoners. Sheriff Metzger imposes rope barriers on visitors day to keep distance from inmates. Guards monitor ends of the rope. packages tossed over the barrier were seized and inmates disarmed. New rule aims to prevent further drug passes and weapon smuggling.
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Metzger
Log of the Petrel reports firing on American boat on Lake Erie
The captain of the cutter Petrel fired on the American fishing vessel Silver Spray after signaling to stop. The Canadian government is reviewing the incident, receiving the captain’s log at the Fisheries Department and requesting a detailed report. The log notes the Silver Spray did not alter course and the Petrel fired across its bow.
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Ottawa
Ont
Lake Erie
Department of Fisheries
Dowie to Move 4000 for Oct. 14 New York Crusade
Passenger representatives say John Alexander Dowie will bring at least 4000 people from across Western states and adjacent territory for his October 14 expedition to New York. Railroads grant one fare round trip from many regions, making it the largest single-day railroad movement in history.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
New York
Zion City
Dan Patch Breaks World Pace Record at Brighton Beach
Dan Patch sets a new world pacing record at Brighton Beach clocking 1 59 to beat Breese, the unbeaten racer, by a quarter of a second. The showdown featured a stiff challenge as the modern pacer surpassed the previous mark to claim victory.
Dan Patch Sets World Pacers’ Mile Record at Brighton Beach
Dan Patch, driven by McHenry, clocked 1:59 for a mile at Brighton Beach in a world record pace despite a headwind. The previous record was 1:59 4/5 set by Star Pointer in 1897 and later by Dan Patch in 1902. Tracks was slow but wind offset by running a front man.
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New York
Dan Patch
Brighton Beach
McHenry
Star Pointer
Controversy Flare in Government Printing Office
Washington Aug 15 The Bookbinders Union charges against William A Miller assistant foreman in the government printing office surface anew Public Printer Palmer delivered the accusations after a day’s work Miller replied the charges rely on hearsay and date back up to twenty five years Officials say Miller’s status in the office is unlikely to be affected while a union scouting committee gathers data in Pennsylvania to support the case
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Washington
Government Printing Office
Loth
Mr. Miller
Bookbinders’ Union
Pennsylvania
Miller
Wabash Bridge and Iron Works Assigns Under Strain
Wabash bridge and iron works of Angola assigned today. Liabilities estimated near 200000 to 225000 with assets uncertain around 100000. Four-fifths of creditors banks in Indianapolis Chicago New York and other cities. S.H. Godman major stockholder and borrower with offices and officers named. Plant likely to continue operations though local capitalists who endorsed notes may be involved.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Inc
Wabash Bridge and Iron Works
Bank
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Marion
Muncie
Anderson
Peru
Logansport
Delphi
Bluffton
Monticello
S. H. Godman
John B. Latchem
W. S. Hood
Mr. Dempsey
James Lynn
William V. Pressier
Indiana
Angola Bank Failure Tangles Kinney Co Debts
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Fort Wayne Indiana reports Kinney & Co bank failure in Angola Steuben County. The National Mill Water and Light Company owes the bank over a reported amount likely above 4000 dollars unsecured notes while the mortgage Fort Wayne Trust Company holds 25000 dollars the mill itself worth about 70000. Kinney led the bank and used resources for the milling operation which provides electric light water and traction line power with annual income near 7500 dollars. Banking prospects look poor with assets limited to farm properties and town real estate. Uncertain if creditors will be paid in full while partners claim bank will recover dollar for dollar. Nearby Pittsburg Company lien and traction plant issues noted. In Beaumont Texas the Citizens Bank was closed by Bank Examiner Logan after a period of review and a prepared statement for the currency controller was refused.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Itad
Kinney & Co. Bank
Angola
Steuben County
National Mill, Water and Light Company
Fort Wayne Trust Company
Pilliod
James Lake
Inet
Pittsburg
American Bond and Guaranty Company
Beaumont
Tex
Ciizens’ National and Savings Bank
Logan
Rod Oliver
Cullinan
Big Texas Oil
R E. E. Marsha
Ene Brooks
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Morel
Belgeria
Colorado Fuel and
Appropriations Committee
Transcontinewta
A.R. Cos
Challenger
Wringe
Tithere
Bev
Indianapolis Southern
OPERA
Waverley
Indianapolis & Southwestern
Adams
Companion
Bridge and Iron Works
William Faulkeer
Sixteenth
Mist Court Streets
Faulkner
Gigi
Letha Davis
Thirteenth Street
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