Warships Rush to Beirut After Beirut Assassination Report
A cable report claims United States vice consul was assassinated while riding in a carriage near Beirut. Minister Leishman in Constantinople called for redress while Turkish Foreign Office denies knowledge. Admiral Cotton instructed to sail immediately toward Beirut. details from the State Department indicate uncertainty about the Turkish position.
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Machias
Marseilles
Genoa
Cotton
Bherut
Mediterranean
Loomis
Leishman
Constantinople
United States
Beirut
Navy
Ring
Roosevelt orders European squadron to Beirut over Turkey murder
President Roosevelt ordered the European squadron under Admiral Cotton to Beirut at once to back U S demands on Turkey after the murder of Vice Consul Magelssen in Beirut. Aiming for precise facts, he awaits official details and consents to possible action, with Sagamore Hill talks planned and Leishman briefing the State Department.
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Loomis
Leishman
State Department
Department
Roosevelt
Turkey
Hay
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Beirut
United States
Ma- Selssen
Magelssen
Action at Washington orders Beirut assault response
United States moves to punish those implicated in the assassination of Vice Consul William C. Magelssen in Beirut Syria. Minister Leishman in Constantinople instructed to demand a full investigation and punishment while the European squadron is ordered to Beirut. President prompts Admiral Cotton to hold his squadron ready and dispatch immediately if needed. Dispatch notes threats to Euphrates College and calls for protection of Americans.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Miral Cotton
Beirut
Syria
United States
Turkey
William C. Magelssen
Washington
William CC. Magelssen
Leishman
Constantinople
State Department
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American Board of Missions
Boston
Euphrates College
Harpool
Porte
College
Wavy
Nice
France
Machias
Genoa
S'Haif
Dave Coel
Fake directory swindle nets over million, Geist arrested
Louisville detectives accuse Jacob W. Geist of leading a nationwide fake directory scheme that has defrauded merchants, bankers and others of over 1 million dollars. Geist claimed to represent a National Gazetteer and was arrested on five local counts of obtaining money by false pretenses. Investigators link him to related arrests in New York and Washington as part of a broader operation with a central office altering contracts and printing samples to trap victims.
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Louisville
Jacob W. Geist
Geist
National Gazetteer
New York
Chicago
James Fallon
Arthur Hubbard
Washington
United States
Europe
Mystery at Rochester ties Chicago jeweler to secret marriage
A body found near Rochester, Indiana, believed to be George Smith, a Chicago jeweler of 2998 Archer Avenue. The case links to his secret marriage to Annie Lindsay, a Shields school teacher, prompting a reopened mystery as authorities compare the Rochester corpse to Smith and Mrs. Smith prepares to identify the body.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lil
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Smith
Archer Avenue
Rochester
Ind
Tippecanoe River
Annie Lindsay
Shields
Brighton Park
Jreweler
England
Lindsay
Miss Lindsay
Indiana
Tragic Train Fatality Strikes Indianapolis Miner
Thomas Shank aged 25, who had come to Wheeling to organize Flat Top mine workers near Huntington, was killed instantly when run over by a Norfolk and Western train. His severed head and body lay along the embankment until recovered for the morgue. Shank's home was Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wheeling
W. V
Thomas Shank
Huntington
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Shank
Indianapolis
Portland War Game Ends In Mixed Victory
Portland Maine reports detail a naval assault off Portland in a war game. Admiral Barker’s fleet destroyed seventeen enemy ships while Long Island was captured by the navy, though the capture was deemed more significant. Long Island to be out of play until tomorrow night. The action featured the Kearsarge leading a line of battleships and cruisers, with shore batteries firing mortars at Fort McKinley as exchanges of fire occurred. The result favored both sides at different moments, with dramatic showings and strategic moves dominating the day.
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Long Island
Hartford
Barker
Terific
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Kearsarge
Ilinois
Alabama
Texas
Chicago
Olympia
Baltimore
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Essex
Yankee
Topeka
Prairie
Scorpion
Worden
Stewart
Truxton
Whipple
Vixen
Fort McKinley
Illinois
McKinley
Drowned in Dam Undertow While Saving Companions
At Herr's Island dam Pittsburg James H Acklein of Warren Ohio drowned after refusing rescue until his three Washington Pennsylvania companions John C White Walter C White and Ralph Fitzgerald were saved. In Parson s West Virginia Thomas Warner Claud Loughrey and Noel Moore boys also drowned while bathing in Cheat River as the tide carried them beyond their depth.
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Pittsburg
James H. Acklein
Warren, O
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Herr's Island
John C. White
Walter C. White
Ralph Fitzgerald
Washington
Ackiein
Acklein
Cavalry Obsolete Says General Miles In War Letter
Washington dispatch reports Lieut Gen Nelson A Miles says automobiles will replace horses in future wars and urges minimum cavalry, plus strategic roads. He dated Aug 7 and criticizes current army organization as unwise, urging rapid mobilization of mounted riflemen and broader road construction nationwide.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
Washington
Nelson A. Miles
War Office
War Department
Root
Miles
Tampa
Canada
Mexico
Hitchcock to Probe Alleged Irregularities in Indian Territory
Secretary Hitchcock announced a thorough, independent investigation into irregularities in Indian Territory at the request of the Dawes Commission. The plan involves appointing a nondepartment investigator to supplement ongoing efforts, with reforms to land sale regulations protecting Indian owners and potentially higher prices under new rules.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Department
Dawes Commission
Muskogee
Tams Bixby
T. B. Needles
Indian Territory
Department of the Interior
Secretary Hitchcock Fights Indian Lease Abuse in Territory
Secretary Hitchcock warns against improper leasing to secure tribal lands in Indian Territory. He exposes clerks denying hearings for Indian clients, notes favored methods by merchants, and reveals officers involved in land-control combines. He urges protection of Indian interests and cites Cobb's resignation over conflicts of interest.CONTINUED ON PAGE COL. 4
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Indian Territory
Hitchcock
Cobb
Ide To Be Designated Vice Governor Of The Philippines
President Roosevelt announced Henry Ide a Philippine Commission member would be vice governor of the Philippines succeeding General Luke Wright when Wright becomes governor general Ide is highly regarded by the President and War Department officials The President discussed proposed financial legislation and the post office investigation with visitors Fowler Reynolds Robb Hay Wilcox Davis and Garland at Sagamore Hill Fowler was summoned to gather views from representatives and senators on financial legislation
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Henry
Ide
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Luke E. Wright
Wright
War Department
Post Office
Fowler
New Jersey
Reynolds
Charles W. Robb
Post Office Department
Eugene Hay
Minneapolis
Ansley Wilcox
Buffalo
John C. Davis
New York
Hamlin Garland
Sagamore Hill
Pleads His Own Case Caleb Powers Protests Innocence
Caleb Powers spoke for two hours in his own defense before a packed Scott county courthouse jury, claiming innocence and alleging political persecution by state officials. He cited biased jury composition, a $100,000 reward fund, witness buying, and immunity deals, and said the verdicts were politically motivated. He planned to resume testimony next morning.
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Georgetown
Scott County
Caleb Powers
Powers
T. C. Campbell
Campbell
Kentucky
New York
Ohio
Maj
A. T. Wood
Col
John K. Hendrick
Commonwealth
Taylor
Finley
Howard
Bourbon
Rome
Iowa Populists Nominate Ticket at Des Moines Convention
The Populist State convention at Des Moines nominated L. H. Weller for governor, S. T. Harvey for lieutenant governor, J. A. Lewenberg for Supreme Court, Walter McCullah for railroad commissioner, and Hile Bunce for state superintendent. The body endorsed a plank for initiative alone and adopted the phrase Initiative and referendum to unite factions.
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Des Moines
L. H. Weller
Nashua
T. Harvey
Supreme Court
J. A. Lewenberg
Ottumwa
Walter McCullah
Davis City
Hile Bunce
Stuart
Lipton Defeated as Race for Amer icas Cup Is Abandoned
The fourth America's Cup race ended without finish as time limit expired with Reliance two miles ahead of Shamrock III. Lipton blamed poor handling and delays while waves and light wind hindered both yachts. race officials declared no result. The fleet watched from the observation boats as Reliance maintained lead until the time gun ended the event.
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Reliance
Hull
Sir Thomas
Shamrock III
Herreshoff
Shamrock
Regatta Committee
Fife
Albion
Briamrock
Wringe
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Thomas
Sandy Hook
Erin
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Windward
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Captain Barr
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