Reliance Defeats Shamrock III In Cup Race Misadventure
New York reports Reliance won the America's Cup challenger race over Shamrock III by nine minutes actual time, seven minutes three seconds after deductions. The intense, windward to run course covered thirty miles with ideal conditions and a record excursion fleet. Shamrock suffered a spinnaker mishap delaying its effort, while Reliance surged ahead to finish with a robust lead as spectators packed Sandy Hook and Asbury Park.
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Jersey
Burgold
Sandy Hook
Jersey Shore
Asbury Park
Plain Wringe
Sas Shamrock
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Tord
Suter
Mark Wisties
Ahen
Wreck Hints Elks Excur sion Train Boiler Explosion Kills Two
An excursion train to a Elk clambake at Olympia clashes near Chehalis Washington when rails spread. Locomotive plunges forty feet, boiler explodes. Charles Fakieman of Portland and a tramp die. Four others fatally injured, about thirty hurt. Most injuries involve scalds and broken limbs. doctors assist and wounded are moved to hospital.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Olympia
Charles Fakieman
Portland
Elkis
Leper Colony Scandal In Porto Rico Sparked by Chickens
Acting Governor Hartsell suspended Dr Nater and assistant Jose Aldrich over a Goenaga report detailing a horror at the Leper Colony entrance in San Juan. Chickens pigs and other animals roamed patients quarters. money circulated. a leper old man housed there. officials ignored records. Animals to be killed. council to meet Aug 4.
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Dr. Nater
Jose Aldrich
Goenaga
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Charities
Osterhaut
Kingston
N. Y
Rumors of Francis Joseph Abdication Circle Vienna
Reports from Vienna say Emperor Francis Joseph may abdicate as King of Hungary due to ongoing political strife. Austrian officials and Hungarian opposition dismiss the rumors, the latter suspecting government spin to soften opposition. Private Budapest dispatches claim the Emperor will not concede to military demands.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Hungary
Buda-Pesth
Canal Again Filled at Sault Ste. Marie Power Plant
At 2 10 PM water was let into the Michigan Lake Superior Power Company canal in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. A February foundation washout under the power building caused costly repairs though the structure remained undamaged. Turbines to deliver power next week after extensive fixes.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Michigan Lake Superior Power Company
White woman died after assault at negro restaurant
Coroner Tutewiler conducts post mortem on Lydia Stratton who died at City Hospital after being found unconscious in a negro restaurant at Indiana and Capitol avenues. He says several men are under suspicion and arrests are likely. a white man who escorted Stratton into the establishment is named and may be arrested. Police and detectives pursue multiple leads as stomach contents will be analyzed in coming days.
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Lydia Stratton
Indiana
Capitol Avenues
Tutewiler
Stratton
Cunningham
City Dispensary
City Hospital
Negro Resort
Geis
Automobile Upset Near Little Mountain Ends in Fatality
An overturned car on a hill toward Little Mountain, a resort 25 miles east of Cleveland, threw four people from the vehicle. Mrs W H Kirkpatrick, of Cleveland, was killed. Three others, including W H Kirkpatrick and his elderly mother, were injured. The elder woman was gravely hurt but expected to recover.
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Little Mountain
W. H. Kirkpatrick
Cavanaugh
Eight Chicago Firemen Burned In Kinney Frasier Plant Blast
An early morning explosion at the Kinney, Frasier & C. plant shattered enamel as eight firemen fought to contain a tank of liquid. The blast occurred when water was applied, causing severe burns to the responders.
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Chicago
Kinney, Frasier &C
Reliance Wins First Race and Other News Highlights
Page one summarizes Reliance winning the first race, the death of Lord Salisbury, a drowning at the Aquatic Club boathouse, a woman a victim of a Negro attack, and a leper colony scandal in Porto Rico. Page two covers Lafayette social organizations and state law actions, with other state news.
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Lord Salisbury
Aquatic Club
Porto Rico
Lafayette
Nicholson Law
Indiana
Humber
Johnson
Zimmerman
Ohio
Brazil
Angola
Sporting News
Bvewing
St. Joseph
Macedonia
Wall Street
Assault on Marion Soldier Leads to Fatal Wounding
David E. Pierce, a Marion Soldiers' Home member, was attacked by two residents of the home area, Limber Williams and Frank Kennedy. Pierce suffered deep chest wounds and a fractured skull from a knife and club blow, left by the assailants in the Dark Secret settlement near the home. Kennedy was captured while Williams remained at large. Pierce is hospitalized and expected to die.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
David E. Pierce
Williams
Frank Kennedy
Pierce
Kennedy
Soldiers’ Home Hospital
Ais Reece
Hye
Ohio Infantry
SANK WITH 200 ABOARD AQUATIC CLUB HOUSEBOAT
A Indianapolis Aquatic Club houseboat sank in thirteen feet of water near Broad Ripple last night about 10:20. With the stern pitched and passengers crowding the bow, calm men and restrained women guided everyone ashore to dry ground as the water rose. The Venetian river parade distracted attention, delaying an orderly evacuation and turning the near-disaster into a tense, frightening scene with all aboard escaping wet feet and muddy shoes.
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Indianapolis Aquatic Club
Broad Ripple
Robinson
River Fire Destroys Houseboat at Broad Ripple Night Show
A fire on a river houseboat at Broad Ripple destroyed a central feature of an evening event. Police saved spectators as water flooded the hull, forcing removal of passengers after a half hour. The vessel cost about 500 to raise and repair, with beams warped by the blaze. The incident marred a planned spectacular riverfront display of lanterns and floats.
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Broad Ripple
Bindery Union Statements on Miller Controversy
The Washington bookbinders union issued a statement accusing W A Miller, assistant foreman at the government printing office, of misrepresentations and violations of union canons. They recount his alleged false apprenticeship claim, marital irregularities, and testimony to Congress to cut binders’ pay, asserting a fair trial led to his expulsion for unfitness. They deny Miller’s claim of increased output at reduced cost.
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W. A. Miller
Government Printing Office
Palmer
Miller
Union
Congress
Government
Grover Cleveland Praises Pulitzer Journalistic School
Former President Grover Cleveland lauds Mr. Pulitzer's proposed school of journalism and calls the project a vital moral influence. He says a public press of high character is essential to national integrity and progress, noting Pulitzer’s liberal leadership and the aim to raise press standards.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Pulitzer
Fairbanks to Speak at Chicago Press Club Day Outing
Chicago Aug 2 A day’s outing for Western newspaper men will be hosted by the Chicago Press Club on Saturday Sept 12. The program includes park and boulevard tours via Chicago University visits, luncheon at the Chicago Beach Hotel, a Virginia steamboat trip from Evanston to Jackson Park, and a dinner for 250 at the club rooms. Speakers listed so far include Senator Charles W Fairbanks governor Arthur Van Sant and former Governor George W Peck.
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Chicago Press Club
Chicago University
Chicago Beach
Virginia
Goodrich
Water Front
Evanston
Jackson Park
Press Club
Indiana
C. W. Fairbanks
Minnesota
R. van Sant
Wisconsin
George W. Peck
Indiana Post Office Sites Identified in Indiana
Acting Secretary Taylor accepts locations for new public buildings in Marion and Bedford Indiana. Marion site at southwest corner Third and Hoosier streets priced at 20,000 pounds. Bedford site at northeast corner Twelfth and K streets priced at 3,000 pounds.
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Marion
Ind
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Hoot Streeia
Price
Bedford
Tid
K Streets
Salisbury Heir Passes Peacefully at Hatfield Estate
A scion of a distinguished Burleigh line died at the family seat in Hatfield after lying in a coma for hours. He summoned the will to greet his daughter in his final moments and expired peacefully, sustaining the family’s traditional standing rooted in Elizabethan court lineage.
Salisbury dies after long public life at Hatfield House
Lord Salisbury former prime minister dies peacefully at Hatfield House at 9 06 p m after a long illness requiring oxygen. Viscount Cranborne becomes Marquis of Salisbury and informs royalty while the nation mourns a leader who entered public life fifty years earlier in Stamford.
Marquis of Salisbury and His Public Service Highlights
The Marquis of Salisbury Robert Arthur Talbot Gascogne Cecil KC G played a central role in British politics as premier, MP for Stamford, and later chancellor of Oxford University. He served as secretary of state for India, participated in church affairs, and acted as ambassador during the Turkey and Serbia conflict leading to a conference at the Porte. He was involved in railway arbitration with London, Chatham and Dover and traveled through major European capitals during the peace process.
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