Atlantic Fleet Opens Imaginary War Off Southern New England
Newsreel style dispatch describes Rear Admiral Higginson slipping seaward from Menemsha Bight as nearly 5 000 artillerymen man fortifications from New Bedford to Fisher's Island. Major General Macarthur directs drills while signal and guard units prep for a simulated landing and coastal assault.
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Newport
R. I
North Atlantic
Higginson
Menemsha Bight
Vineyard Sound
Army
Navy
New England
Fort Rodman
New Bedford
Fort Wright
Fisher's Island
Macarthur
Asignsi
Narragansett Bay
Connecticut
New York
Martha's Vineyard
Long Island Sound
Buzzard’s
Narragansett Bays
Geome
Gay Head
Admiral Higginson
Rodman
Artillerxen
No Rest at Newport as Forts Buzzed With Troops
Troops at Forts Adams and Grebel worked all day preparing big guns and mortars as visitors crowded signal stations along the Rhode Island shore. Secretary Sanger rode Nourmahal to join the fleet off Martha's Vineyard while crowds pressed at Castle Rock Bateman's Point and the Price's Neck searchlight stations awaiting orders and the late mail.
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Newport
R. J
Massachusetts
Adams and
Grebel
Price's Neck
Ocean Drive
Bateman's Point
Castile Rock
Island of
Rhode Island
Castle Rock
Bateman’s Point
Price
Sanger
Nourmahal
John Jacob Astor
Martha's Vineyard
Norinster Arriv
Fleet Fog Delays Voyage as Sanger Visits Kearsarge
The fleet paused westward amid sunset fog that thickened then thinned with a southerly breeze. Salutes marked a visit by Assistant Secretary of War Sanger aboard the Kearsarge with Senator Wetmore and Newport party. The Gay Head signal camp moved inland in anticipation of Higginson’s midnight strike. Indiana and Supply joined the fleet from New York with added reserves.
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Sanger
Kearsarge
Admiral Higginson
Senator Wetmore
Rhode Island
Wetmore
In Range of Guns as Steamer Is Target Practice
Passengers on the steamship Maine returning to New London from Newport protested what they called carelessness by Fort Terry troops. Gunners fired near the boat, with a shell landing 15 feet from the bow and another just missing the smokestack, forcing a prolonged whistle blast to end the bombardment.
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New London, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Maine
Newport
Fort Terry
Fisher's Island Watches for Warships Tonight
Summer residents at Fisher's Island New York monitor flashlight signals with New London Plum Island and Gardiner's Island. Water lit by searchlights lets observers glimpse ships as if daylight. Troops guard guns and stay alert ready to repel a possible enemy attack, officers noting tonight may see action.
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Fisher's Island
N. Y
New London
Plum Island
Gardiner’s Island
Carlisle Graham Dares Niagara Lower Rapids Swim
Carlisle D Graham swam the whirlpool to Lewiston through the Niagara lower rapids wearing a life preserver and neck float. He battled half an hour in swift current, narrowly avoided a rock near a boulder, then exited near the new trolley bridge. Spectators watched from bridges and banks. No ill effects reported after the perilous feat.
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Niagara Falls
Carlisle D. Graham
Lewiston
Graham
Maude Willard
Devil's Hole
Labor Day Orators In Kansas City And Binghamton
Labor Day events plan large parades and speeches with 10000 union workers in Kansas City led by Senator Charles W. Fairbanks. In Binghamton Wu Tingfang arrives to address labor crowds with a full day schedule and officials escort.
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Senator Fairbanks
Kansas City
Army Orders Change Medical Department Officers
Washington August 31 The army announces changes in station and duties of medical department officers. Lieutenant Colonel Louis M Maus dep uty surgeon general moves to West Point to report for duty at the Military Academy. Major Glennan is reassigned to Fort Douglas Utah to relieve Henry F Hoyt. Captain Edna P Lawton is named professor of military tactics at the Fuenay Avenue College, Fa Gone F Baitzell transferred to the Fifth.
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Washington
Medical Department
Louis M. Maus
West Point
N. Y
Military Academy
James D. Glennan
Glennan
Fort Douglas
Utah
Henry F. Hoyt
United States Volunteers
Edna P. Lawton
Ingen
Fuenay Avenue
Col State College
F. Baitzell
Doctor in Carrollton kills wife then wounds daughter
In Carrollton Illinois on August 31 Dr A O Miller shot and killed his wife and wounded his young daughter before taking laudanum. He then faced his fate and the scene was witnessed by his coach and others as the grisly deed unfolded.
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Carrollton
Ill
A. O. Miller
A Song of Labor by William S. Lord
Poem extols labor as noble and divine, celebrating freemen, toil, and the lifting of old chains. It imagines labor shaping art and peace while guiding society toward paradise as the sun shines brighter and burdens ease.
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William S. Lord
Dust and dusk blanket Guadeloupe as Mont Pelee erupts
Aug 31 reports from Guadeloupe and nearby Caribbean ports describe a ash shower, dense dust, and semi dark skies across Saint Kitts Antigua and Dominica. Seismic rumblings and loud detonations accompany Mont Pelee activity with cables cut and failed direct communications to Martinique.
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John
Antigua
Roseau
Dominica
Mont Pelee
Mar
Denver letter carriers to attend thirteenth annual convention
About 1,000 Denver letter carriers are expected by noon tomorrow to attend the thirteenth annual convention of their national association. Accredit ed delegates total 4 and 500 other carriers are planned to visit. 500 have already arrived. President James C. Keller will submit his annual report Tuesday outlining a proposed retirement fund funded by pro rata assessments and custodied by the U S government.
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Denver
Col
National
James C. Keller
United States
Keller
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Pace
Associatn
Mutual
Taft Discusses Philippine Future at Manila Banquet
Governor Taft told the American Chamber of Commerce in Manila that the United States would retain the Philippines to educate natives toward self government and a possible state arrangement. Luke Wright urged access to American markets, while cholera spread in Luzon and Mindanao news reported the Sultan of Binidayan killed after a failed escape.
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Manila
Taft
American Chamber of Commerce of
Philippines
United States
Canada
Australia
Great Britain
United States Civil Commission
Congress
Philippine Islands
Luke E. Wright
Islands
Chamber of Commerce
Wright
Philpine
Sultan
Binidayan
Camp Vickers
Mindanao
Pees Spa
Cece Eerie
Peesiren solinaAnao
Sarnee
Lippine Islands
Fight Between Blacks and Whites in Ashland Va
In Ashland Virginia a street confrontation between White and Black residents early this morning led to injuries and heightened tensions. Reports name James Morris among those involved as authorities investigate the clash and seek possible charges.
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Richmond
Ashland
James Morris
Seventieth Regiment Moves to Scene of Fatal Shooting
A detachment of about thirty men from the Seventieth Regiment was sent to the scene of a fatal shooting. The incident remains under investigation as reports indicate the victim was killed by unknown persons.
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Seventieth Regiment
Cattle Butchers threaten strike over 10 percent wage rise
Chicago August 31. Butchers employed by packers at stock yards threaten to strike next Wednesday unless a compromise is reached. Similar action is planned in Kansas City South Omaha St Louis Sioux City St Paul and St Joseph. The union demands a 10 percent wage increase and says a reply by Labor Day is awaited with Tuesday night deadline looming.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Butchers’ Union
Elr
Ardee Wilson Not Dead After Lynching Attempt
ARDEE WILSON escapes a lynching party in Sparta NL and survives despite rumors of death. He unties his hands, evades the crowd, and is later wounded with a shattered shoulder and a bullet in the leg. He is jailed in Chester in critical condition.
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Sparta
Ardee Wilson
Wilson
Chester
Narrow Minnesota tornado devastates train wreck and hero conductor
A tornado near Owatonna Minnesota 100 feet wide toppled a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train killing three passengers and injuring thirty four. Conductor W H Kenzie earned praise for heroic rescue work despite serious injuries. his fate uncertain. The storm damaged farms and barns in Medford and destroyed grain stacks at Thomas Ratke's farm as it moved northwest.
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Owatonna
Minn
Chicago & Northwestern
Here
Delmore Peterson
Waseca
Ethel Richards
New Ulm
Almira F. Bickford
Albert Lea
A. C. McConnell
Brooking
Caroline McCune
Worthington
W. H. Kenzie
Kenzie
Thomas Ratke
Medford
Milwaukee Road
Seyti Bean
Severe storm sweeps southeast Nebraska towns
Special dispatches report a heavy wind rain and electrical storm late last night across southeast Nebraska. Auburns unroofed houses and wrecked barns, trees toppled, wires down, and darkness across the town. Near Nebraska City two inches of rain fell in an hour, flooding counties, washing out bridges and houses. Beatrice and Table Rock also suffered damage.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Auburn
Nebraska City
Beatrice
Table Rock
Tornado Ravages Cochrane Wisconsin Homes and Barns
A tornado swept over Cochrane Wisconsin last night damaging a dwelling and six barns. No fatalities reported but several injured. Local authorities and responders assess the affected area and assist residents. Initiating rescue and relief operations as reports come in.
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Winona
Minn
Cochrane
Wis
John Brown Hanged After Attempted Assault Near Monticello
Aug 31 Monticello Georgia John Brown a negro who attempted to assault Miss Johnnie Chaffin a twelve year old white girl was lynched by a small posse early today after capture six hours post crime He was taken seven miles from town then hanged to a tree and shot Brown faced a preliminary hearing and was sent for safe keeping in this report from Vicksburg Mississippi trouble between races at Redwood ten miles north of here left a white man Hughes beaten nearly to death as negroes retreated to a freight car Deputies and armed forces intervened and calm was reported restored
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Monticello
John Brown
Johnnie Chaffin
Brown
Vicksburg
Miss
Redwood
Here
Hughes
Scott
Warren Light Artillery
Saloons Raided as Springfield Police Tightens Restrictions
Springfield police in disguises raided forty saloons to enforce closing laws. Three were found open, with one raided twice catching fifteen offenders and later forty more. Officers carried axes as crowds gathered and jeered, reflecting a tense enforcement scene.
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Springfield
Olterers
Sadie Gamene
Serenovia
Purdue to Open Next Week as Football Squad Reports
Nearly 500 applications have been received by Purdue University and the Popular Technical Institute as major enrollment increases are anticipated. Purdue plans to open next week with the football squad ordered to report the day after tomorrow.
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Purdue University
The
Popular Technical Institute
Purdue
Morrow
Colleges Prepare for Strong Fall in Indiana Athletics
Indiana colleges plan robust fall sports with many returning athletes and new materials from preparatory schools. Purdue leads in engineering applications while other institutions anticipate stronger teams and larger enrollments. Notable players from Shortridge and Training School target Purdue. local high schools expand to meet demand, despite Manual Training High School crowding.
Purdue Popular as Freshmen Influx Lifts University
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Lafayette Indiana reports Purdue University will start the 28th year on Sept 10 with the largest freshman class in its history. More than 40 new arrivals projected, improvements and new facilities added, including an agricultural building and dormitory renovations. Football and other athletics loom large as training tables and new quarters are prepared. Captain Harry Leslie plans training arrangements, and coach from Des Moines Iowa has arrived with prospects for a strong season.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Purdue
Harry Leslie
Iain Leslie
Des Moines
Ois
Smyth
Ers
Cornell
Davideon
Herkless
Mills
Miller
Riebel
Davideos
Cone
D. M. Allen
Blanchard
Elisa
Terea
Suchsuntan Mccann
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Press Club
Dickinson
Turkey
Central Labor Union
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Ministry of the Colonies
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Luzon
Minnesota
Carrie Nation
Indiana Colleges
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Journal
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Manual Training High
Boston
Massachusetts School of Technology
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Walter Kruil
Fred Winters
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