Revenue rebate claims filed for tobacco tax cuts expected
Washington reports Commissioner Yerkes of the Internal Revenue Bureau will start processing rebate claims under the revenue reduction act. About 32.7 million dollars was set aside, but officials expect more funds will be needed as up to 5,000 claims may be filed. Twenty clerks from Civil Service lists were chosen for temporary duty handling rebates.
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Washington
Yerkes
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Civil-service Commission
Miles delays Manila departure for Pacific coast inspection
Lieutenant General Miles plans an artillery defenses inspection along the Pacific coast before sailing to the Philippines. Departure from Washington is postponed beyond the 4th with a possible voyage on the Creek from San Francisco on the 7th, subject to board meetings and fortifications before leaving. The Pacific coast defenses are organized into four districts: San Diego, Francisco, Puget Sound, and Columbia.
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Washington
Miles
Pacific
Philippines
West
Board of Ordnance and Fortification
San Francisco
Manila
Oregon
California
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Francisco
Puget Sound
Columbia
Transfers and Leaves for Army Officers in Sept Dispatch
Washington Sept 4 Contract Surgeon Alexander P Bacon now at Fort Clark Texas ordered to temporary duty at Fort Yates North Dakota then Fort Snelling Minnesota as surgeon of the department Leave of absence granted to multiple officers including Capt James B Erwin D M Roberts Glen H Davis John Roberts Robertson Richmond St Bernard Sharp Stanley Howard Benpan D Foulois Augustus F McManus Captain George J Newgarden relieved to Fort Mason Charges for chaplain examinations at Fort Sheridan Illinois Capt L W Jordan Jr promoted assigned to Twenty seventh Infantry P E Pierce granted sickness leave J Williams Scott ordered to Jeffersonville to head the general depot during Col Marshall absence.
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Washington
Alexander P. Bacon
Fort Clark
Texas
Fort Yates
North Dakota
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
James B. Erwin
Fourth Cavalry
D. M. Roberts
Glen H. Davis
Twelfth Infantry
John Roberts Robertson
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Richmond
Bernard Sharp
Stanley Howard
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Benpan D. Foulois
Augustus F. McManus
Twenty-fifth Infantry
George J. Newgarden
Sergeon
General
Quartermaster's Department
James M. Marshall
Deranged Signal Corps Captain to Return Home
Washington dispatch reports Captain Joseph E. Maxfield of the Signal Corps, stationed in Alaska, suffering a mental breakdown from exposure and privation. He faced alleged life conspiracy thoughts and is being sent home to recuperate. the War Department also notes a shortage of officers for college instruction.
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Washington
Joseph E. Maxfield
Signal Corps
Army
Alaska
Maxfield
Valdez
War Department
United States
Cuba Trade Gap Seen For American Makers
Washington reports from Minister Squiers in Havana dated August 22 say American manufacturers neglect key steps to win and hold Cuba’s cotton goods market. He urges Spanish speaking reps in Cuba and criticizes reliance on New York export houses. He notes Britain leads Cuban trade with the US and Spain in second place.
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Washington
Cuba
Squiers
Havana
State Department
Export Commission
New York
United States
Spain
Militay loss report from Mindanao engagement
Acting adjutant general reports from Manila that James Foley and Henry C Carey of Company G Twenty seventh Infantry were killed at Vicars Mindanao on the 12th last. Otis Van Dorn seriously wounded and Peter Christensen slightly wounded in the same engagement.
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Washington
Chaffee
Manila
James Foley
Henry C. Carey
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Vicars
Island of Mindanao
Otis van Dorn
Peter Christensen
Navy boat Marietta reaches Laguayra from Venezuelan coast
Washington reports Commander Rodgers telegram that the gunboat Marietta has arrived back at Laguayra after a brief voyage along the Venezuelan coast. Rear Admiral Rodgers, chief of the Asiatic station, also cables his arrival at Hakodate in Japan.
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Marietta
Laguayra
Asiatic Station
Department
Hakodate
Japan
Darling
J. B. Coghlan
North Atlantic
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Navy Yard
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Higginson
Tompkinsville
New York Navy Yard
Naval Hydrographic Office
Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Buzzards Bay
Cuba
Guantanamo
Delaware
East River
New Bedford
Mass
Judge Reinhard Chosen Law Dean and Vice President
Bloomington Sept 4 The university board elected Judge G L Reinhard as dean of law and as vice president to succeed Dr Bryan. Prof H S Clemens was named associate professor of law and R M Melburn acting professor for fall and spring terms. Construction bids for the science hall were let to Clark & Son for 4765 and heating to Thomas & Smith for 12870. FAIRMOUNT Sept 4 A public schools list shows 15 teachers for the new term opening Sept 14.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
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W. P. Rogers
Dr. Bryan
Science Hall
Clark & Son
Indianapolis
Thomas & Smith
Chicago
H.S. Clemens
Mount Vernon
R. M. Melburn
F. M. Springer
Reinhard
Lots Law School
Rockport
Clemens
Fairmount
C. H. Copeland
Public
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H. C. Brandon
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Osha Starr
Lucia Parrill
Grace Hobbs
Elizabeth Stewart
Gertrude Coyle
Anna Freeman
Mattie Charles
Emma Duling
Stella Davis
Edith Ellis
Dea Molder
Marion teams hire IU coach Roy Pike for season
Marion Indiana fans await a strong football season as Owl Club and High School teams prepare. Roy Pike, renowned Indiana University coach last year, was secured by a $300 subscription to lead both Marion squads before key games. Palmer University announces fall registration and start dates.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Owl Club
Roy Pike
Indiana University
Pike
Fleet actions near Fisher's Island and Block Island
Battleships Kearsarge Massachusetts and Alabama engage forts at Fort Wright and Mont Prospect while Brooklyn and Olympia fire on targeting positions as they pass the race. Forts Terry Michie return fire. landing feared. Reports detail mortar and gunfire counts and possible landing attempts.
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Mont Prospect
Kearsarge
Massachusetts
Alabama
Indiana
B. L
R. F
Ieee Elie
Official Military Report on Fort Rodman Engagements at Sea
Review from New London with Major General MacArthur and General Davis detailing fort bombardments by the Brooklyn Olympia Puritan Mayflower Montgomery Aileen and the fleet actions around Montauk Point Narra gansett and Fort Wright. Reports note fog limits on range and a landing attempt, with ships later sighted off Fisher's Island and reported actions through the afternoon.
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Conn
MacArthur
Washington
Fort Rodman
Brooklyn
Olympia
Montgomery
Aileen
Fort Roeman
Black Island
Fort Wright
Mansfield
Kearsarge
Indiana
Alabama
Massachusetts
Wright
MacArthur Reports on Joint Maneuvers Progress
Major General MacArthur publishes daily reports on joint maneuvers. The documents guide colored map indicators in the adjutant general’s office. Army officers track invaders and defenders and observe campaign tendencies from MacArthur headquarters reports.
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Washington
War Department
MacArthur
Adjutant General
Wreck on cable line injures many in Chicago
A Milwaukee avenue cable train wreck in Chicago injured over twenty people early today. The grip car struck a raised plate, causing the front car to plunge and the trailer to crash into it. Rescue teams, patrol wagons, and police aided the victims, with two brothers Louis and Frank Bending among the more seriously hurt.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue
Girard Street
Evergreen Avenue
Louis
Frank Bending
Suburban Train Collides With San Mateo Electric Car
A Southern Pacific suburban train bound for San Francisco and a city bound San Mateo electric car collided early today. The electric car was demolished and passengers were injured. Six of the seriously hurt were taken to St Luke's Hospital, and no fatalities are believed.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
San Mateo
St. Luke's Hospital
Harrisburg Store Goes Into Assignment In Fire Department Row
Einstein and Co proprietors of a Harrisburg department store assign to creditors. Liabilities listed at 117 dollars and assets at 40,000 dollars. The firm has been in business five years and faces about 200 creditors in the filing.
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Harrisburg
Einstein & Co
Fires
Pitadenie
Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Endures for Teething Relief
An old remedy endorsed for teething pain, teething gums, wind colic, and diarrhea with claims of universal use and gentle effects. Sold in stores worldwide at 25 cents a bottle. Also promotes Glenn’s Sarsaparilla or ointment for skin diseases and general care.
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Winslow
San Francisco Publishing Scandal Leads to Violent Shooting
Fred Marriott publisher of the San Francisco News Letter was shot three times at his home. Suspects Truxton Beale and T. H. Williams Jr. claimed they acted to avenge a slanderous story about a society woman. Both men were released on $10,000 bail as Marriott faces possible recovery.
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Fred Marriott
San Francisco News-Letter
Thomas H. Williams
California Jockey Club
Truxton Beale
United States
Persia
Greece
Marriott
Williams
Beale
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General Beale
California
T. H. Williams
Frederick Marriott
News-Letter
Overland Monthly
San Rafael
Mount Tamalpais
Hey
Eight Cars Wrecked in Montana and Pennsylvania Freight Crash
Two train wrecks are reported. In Montana, the Northern Pacific westbound passenger train derailed at Scudder's spur, eight cars overturned, Engineer C S Owen killed, Conductor Straub badly injured, passengers injured but not believed fatally. In Pennsylvania, a New York Central freight collision near Keating killed brakeman Ash J. Chapman, injuries to engineer Andrew Miller and another brakeman, a locomotive toppled onto a telegraph station and a water tank burned.
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Williamsport
New West Branch
New York Central Railroad
Keating
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ash J. Chapman
Sunbury
Andrew Miller
Jersey Shore
Aughinbach
American Book Company Wins in Topeka Court
Judge Hazen denied the state's bid for a temporary restraining order against the American Book Company over a state contract with the text book commission. The court ruled the contract not void, noting the company acted on the attorney general's advice, paid the charter fee, and had been allowed to do business in Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Hazen
American Book Company
State Text Book Commission
Charter Board
Police Pension List Pruned in Chicago
Luke P. Colerain former chief of detectives along with thirty other annuitants was removed from the police disability pension list. The medical board's findings cut 31 of 47 disability cases from further annuities, saving the fund about 15 166 dollars annually.
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Chicago
Luke P. Colerain
Medical Board
Sacramento Murder Suicide At Lodging House
Charles Bowden killed Maggie Russell with a razor at a Sacramento lodging house and then took his own life by cutting his jugular vein. The woman, about thirty, was likely asleep when attacked. Bowden died before hospital transport.
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Sacramento
Cal
Charles Bowden
Maggie Russell
Bowden
Postoffice Clerks Reject Federation Affiliation
The Association of Postoffice Clerks voted to decline joining the American Federation of Labor, citing potential conflicts with government duties. Resolutions praised the Federation’s aims, offered support that avoids government conflict, and extended congratulations to President Roosevelt after his injury scare. Officers were elected with locations noted, and Nashville will host next year’s convention. The National Association of Letter Carriers in Denver sent Roosevelt congratulations for his Pittsfield accident, as officers’ elections were postponed.
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Association of Postoffice Clerks
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
F. T. Rs
Chicago
H. J. McGee
Buffalo
R. C. Loeffier
Milwaukee
J. H. McDonough
New York
William A. Hickey
St. Paul
Nashville
Denver
National Association of Letter Carriers
Pittsfield
Mass
Trades Union Congress Rejects Compulsory Arbitration Plan
At the Trades Union Congress session in London on September 4, delegates debated a Dock Wharf and Riverside Union proposal for a supreme court of arbitration with mandatory power. Opponents argued unions would lose leverage and the plan would erode labor gains. the resolution was voted down 961,000 to 303,000.
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London
Trades Union Congress
Dock, Wharf and Riverside Union
Supreme Court of Arbitration
Supreme Court
Trades Union Act
Canvass Planned by A F of L for McKinley Memorial
Canton Ohio September 4 The American Federation of Labor president Gompers has approved a state canvass by the local committee to raise funds for the McKinley Memorial Association. State locals are being prepared and letters of appeal will go out. Gompers initially hesitated but sanctioned the canvass as per federation regulations. Local members are expected to respond generously.
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Canton
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
McKinley Memorial Association
A. F. of L
Stained glass workers end Philadelphia strike nationwide labor notes
Stained glass workers in five Philadelphia shops returned to work after a satisfactory settlement. In Montana 200 machinists walked out at the Northern Pacific in Miner following a union clash with Master Mechanic Clarkson. Tugmen’s strike in the Great Lakes area lingers with most tugs idle though two run by nonunion crews. Illinois United Mine Workers long-running St Louis Big Muddy shaft not yet declared off, remaining nonunion. Emissaries urge colored workers to move south with Lafollette Tennessee seeing departures. Coal Creek near Knoxville workers quit over wage scales. Coal Creek Coal Company rejects United Mine Workers agreement, Jellico and Coal Creek districts unsettled.
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Philadelphia
Clarkson
Northern Pacific
Miner, Mont
Cleveland
Buffalo
Great Lakes Tug Company
Illinois United Mine Workers
St. Louis
Big Muddy
Lafollette
Tenn
Coal Creek Coal Company
Knoxville
United Mine Workers of America
Mine Workers’ Committee
Jellico
Coal Creek Districts
Odeon Fire Endangers Cincinnati Music Hall
Fire at Cincinnati's Odeon and adjoining Music Hall causes major damage. Origin under the stage of the Odeon unknown. Odeon destroyed in about an hour, south wing of Music Hall damaged with vast organ. Estimated losses exceed $10,000 with $300,000 insurance. Odeon owned by Music Hall Association and leased to the College of Music.
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Music Hall
Odeon
Damiag
Music Hall Association
College of Music
Dor
Fire at Odeon gallery destroys College of Music buildings
A blaze damaged the Odeon building and Lyceum, destroyed the College of Music including pianos and pipe organ, and scorched Horticultural Hall. The Fall Festival president says the event opens as planned with a temporary roof to be erected, and the art gallery gains slight damage.
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Hitory
Call of Music
Odeon
Lyceum
College of Music
Horticultural Hall
Lehly
Purtoontay
Fire drives Ohio Machine Tool plant to ruin
Kenton Ohio September 4fire severely damages the Ohio Machine Tool Company plant. Loss estimated around 60 thousand dollars and 60 workers are left jobless. Brookville Massachusetts September 4fire destroys the Town Hall and adjoining fire engine house. Loss around 70 thousand dollars.
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Kenton
Ohio Machine Tool Company
Brookville
Mass
Eastman Company Purchases Seed Dry Plate Plant
In St Louis on September 4 the Eastman Company of Rochester, New York bought the entire tar stock of the M A Seed Dry Plate Company. The Woodlawn plant, the largest in the county, will remain in operation and the Seed stock valued at about $100,000. Eastman aims to gain broader control of the U S plate industry and is said to be courting other major concerns.
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ST. Louis
M. A. Seed Dry Plate Pany
Woodlawn
City
Eastman Company
Rochester
N. Y
United States
Confederate Home to Locate at Villa Ridge Inn
The Kentucky State Confederate Home location committee closed an option on Villa Ridge Inn in Pewee Valley owned by A. N. Gordon. The home will serve indigent Confederate veterans and become a key state institution with the available funds.
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Lexington
Confederate
Villa Ridge Inn
Pewee Valley
A. N. Gordon
Confederate Veterans of
Kentucky
Stage coach hold up near Cortland shocks Sacramento
A Walnut Grove Sacramento stage was robbed by a highwayman near Cortland, sixteen miles from Sacramento, last evening. Passenger Joseph Fisher and driver Ed Bryan were robbed. Fisher wrestled the pistol away from the robber, who then fled. Fisher remained unharmed.
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Sacramento
Cal
Walnut Grove
Cortland
Joseph Fisher
Ed Bryan
Fishman
Vanderbilt denied aiming to set new speed record
NEW HAVEN Conn Sept 4 Alfred Vanderbilt with two friends and a chauffeur arrived just before 6 pm en route to New York. He reportedly denied attempting to establish a new record.
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New Haven
Conn
Alfred Vanderbilt
New York
Vanderbilt
Cardinal Gibbons Improves Sighting Recovery Expected
Cardinal Gibbons' condition has improved to the point he is up in his rooms with his doctors reporting from Dr E Mil land that recovery from his nephritis attack is assured within a day or two.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
E. Milland
Woman murdered in Ohio near Gallipolis by Andrew Ward
Andrew Ward shot and killed Mrs. Taylor near Gallipolis Ohio after she asked him not to tear down a fence she had built on their property line. Ward was arrested and jailed at Pomeroy.
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Gallipolis
Andrew Ward
Taylor
Ward
Pomeroy
Grape-Nuts Said To Prevent Travel Sickness
A traveler recounts using Grape-Nuts with milk and sugar during a five day trip to California. He reports steady strength gain, no illness, and weight increase, praising the product as easily digested and best in the world. He urges readers to try it themselves to verify benefits.
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