Crete a Pierrot sinks at Gonaives by German Panther
Cape Haitien dispatches report the Firminist gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot was sunk at the entrance to Gonaives harbor by the German gunboat Panther after demanding surrender in five minutes extended to fifteen. The crew abandoned ship while flames spread, and the Panther then opened fire until the vessel disappeared. The incident follows seizure of the Markomannia in Cape Haitien and reflects tensions in Haiti amid Firminist actions and German interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Crete-a-Pierrot
Gonaives
Panther
Paloma
Port-au-Prince
Admiral Killick
Crete-a-Pier
Cape, Haitien
Markomannia
Nansen
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Berlin
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Firmin
Cretea-Pierrot
Creten-Pierrot
Killick
Crete a-Pierrot
Firmsh
Paris
Republic
German Commodore Seeks Instructions Before Panama Voyage
Captain Scheder, newly appointed German commodore on the American station, meets Emperor William for special instructions before departing for his Panther post. Count Quadt Wyradt Isny discusses the Crete-a-Pierrot sinking, expects no international complications, while Washington awaits official word as embassies shift and Powell reports from Port-au-Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheder
Emperor William
Washington
State Department
Germany
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Crete-a
Baptism Denounced as Heathenish by Dr McArthur
New York reports Dr R MccArthur at Evangel tent denouncing infant baptism as heathenish and un Scriptural He says baptismal regeneration harms souls and condemns innocent babies The crowd applauded his critique of centuries of church practice and superstition citing God as tyrant for denying unbaptized infants отличный
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McArthur
Mrs McKinley’s Sorrow Through Public Grief in Canton
In Canton on September 7, Mrs McKinley continues daily visits to her husband’s casket and the graves of their two daughters, dressed in black with veil and cloak. Despite deep grief, her physician says she is in strong physical and mental condition, taking evening veranda walks with her attendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
McKinley
Unlucky Sunday on Pennsylvania Rail Road
Five freight wrecks on the Pennsylvania system between Johnstown and Harrisburg. Incidents included a runaway at McGarvey’s Station derailing ten cars and a locomotive, injuring Fireman W G Allison. Brakemen Gutchall and Steel died in separate crashes near Fru gallity and Port Royal wrecks destroyed nine loaded cars. Additional wrecks at Milleretown and Ryde caused further car damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Johnstown
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
McGarvey’s Station
W. G. Allison
Cresson & Clearfield Road
J. E. Gutchall
C. E. Steel
Port Royal
Milleretown
Ryde
President Roosevelt Tours Chickamauga Battlefields in Tennessee
President Roosevelt visited Chattanooga to attend the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen events and toured Chickamauga Park with General Boynton. He reviewed the Seventh Cavalry, attended divine services, and accepted a cane from Georgia citizens inscribed with Union and Confederate generals. The day featured a hot horseback ride, a drill demonstration, and a public address to soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge
Orchard Knob
Lookout Mountain
First Baptist Church
J. W. Brougher
McMillin
A. W. Crambliss
John A. Moon
H. W. Boynton
A. P. Stewart
J. P. Smart
Chickamauga Park Commission
A. W. Wylie
J. F. Shipp
Chickamauga Park
Seventh
United States Cavalry
Baldwin
Boynton
Park Commission
Niles
Manigault
Hindman
Wilder
Seventh Cavalry
Evangelist Porter
State Guard
Fyffe
Garryowen
The
Littl Big Horn
Custer
H. R. Harper
Rome
Seventh Congressional District
Chicakamauga
Longstreet
Wheeler
Hood
President in Chattanooga Tour Sees Lookout Mountain Forts
The President toured Missionary Ridge Orchard Knob and Lookout Mountain, viewing battlefield monuments and commanding views. General Boynton greeted him and recounted battles around Chattanooga while crowds cheered and children waved flags. He thanked attendees, recalled old comrades, and planned a Knoxville departure after addressing the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Chattanooga citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Santiago
Hood
Boynton
Cortelyou
Hanrahan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Snodgrad
Smart
Kentucky
Barnes
Missionary Ridge
Orchard Knob
Lookout Mountain
General Boynton
Point Lookout
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Lookout Inn
Cuba
Cartwell
Palmer
Seventh Cavalry
Mr. Crocker
Georgia
San Juan
Knoxville
Explosion at Fort Winthrop Kills One in Boston Area
A powder magazine at old Fort Winthrop on Governor's Island exploded at night, killing Albert H. Cotton of Somerville and wounding five others. Two men, James E. Wakefield and James Ryan, are missing. The blast rattled East Boston and South Boston, damaging windows and shaking structures. Police believe the six ton detonation, housed in granite casemates, was caused by unknown factors after initial fire-bonfire theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Old Fort Winthrop
Governor's Island
Boston Harbor
Albert H. Cotton
Somerville
James E. Wakefield
James Ryan
James A. Crowley
Christian Knudson
Charles Flannigan
Dennis J. Swanson
Paul Barry
Thomas J. Shaw
War on Resorts Crusade by Churchmen
In Kansas City Kansas a raid by about a dozen churchmen on a disorderly resort left two men wounded one shot and stabbed and another seriously hurt. A mass meeting at Washington Street Methodist Church raised funds to start a crusade against the houses. Proprieter Andrew Mathey fled, a church leader will close the place tomorrow. Paul W. is hospitalized in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Washington Street Methodist Church
Enright
Andrew Mathey
Paul W
Anthracite Strike Drags Into Eighteenth Week as Lockout Persists
Philadelphia dispatch reports the anthracite miners enter their eighteenth week of idle work with no end in sight. Operators express surprise at the prolonged resistance while shipments rise toward normal levels, about one million tons weekly, with only a tenth moved last week. Governors and union leaders weigh possible legislation to end the stalemate as mine owners and workers foresee a slow reopening and continued price pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Stone
Mass meeting rails at radical blame for mining unrest
In Chicago on September 7 a mass meeting at the First Methodist Church condemned President Baer Governor Stone Roosevelt and mine owners while urging immediate arbitration between miners and corporations. The gathering, organized by the carpenters union, featured pastors lawyers and sociologists and called on Governor Stone to act. Bishop Fallows presided with speakers including Judge Dunne Dr. Thomas Rev J P Brushingham Rev Dr Polemus Swift and Clarence S Darrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baer
Stone
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
First Methodist Church
Carpenters’ Union
Bishop Fallows
Judge Dunne
Thomas
The
People’s Church
J. P. Brushingham
First Methodist
Strong
Oak Park Congregational Church
Polemus Swift
Clarence S. Darrow
Miners urged to stay out as Norfolk & Western area resuming
Keystone West Virginia September 7 organizers from New River and Kanawha river coal fields spoke to crowds of miners urging them to remain idle through sympathy or otherwise. Despite little response, it is claimed all operations will resume on the Norfolk and Western Railway tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
W. Va
New River
Kanawha River
Norfolk & Western
Norfolk & Western Railway
Strike Solidarity Funds Raised by Unions for Miners
Huntington, September 7. Secretary treasurer Wilson of the United Mine Workers collected several hundred dollars in contributions from local labor unions for the striking miners. He denies reports that the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway mines have been settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Wilson
United Mine Workers
Chesapeake & Ohio
G A R National Encampment to Meet in Huge Tent
The Grand Army of the Republic plans a monster tent at Camp Roosevelt south of the White House for its national encampment in October. Veterans expect a memorable experience if weather cooperates as usual for October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Camp Roosevelt
White House
Civil War Veterans Camp Plans Big Capitol Encampment Tent
In the national capital a large encampment is proposed with a 2000-seat circus tent for veterans. The site will be floored and furnished with chairs and a platform, draped in national colors, a military guard patrol will oversee it, and about a dozen smaller tents will host encampment committee meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capitol
Fight on a Train Ends in Fatal Shooting in Osceola
On a passenger train near Osceola Arkansas two men were killed and two wounded in a clash with a negro man who fired on white passengers after trying to seat two black women. Baldy Taylor was arrested as a mob formed to lynch him. Hume and Fisher, Rosa business leaders, were among the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Ark
Baldy" Taylor
Taylor
H. G. Fisher
Rosa
EB. R. Hume
E. W. Schulte
Hume
Fisher
After Fifty One Years Meeting of Doley and Carney Sisters
Mrs John Doley and Mrs John Carney sisters reunite in Springfield after fifty one years of fruitless searching. They were separated in New York harbor after leaving Ireland and traced each other to Albany, New York, only weeks ago. The meeting was deeply affectionate.
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Springfield
John Doley
John Carney
Doley
New York Harbor
Ireland
Daley
Albany
N. Y
Deaf man killed crossing Monon bridge over Fall Creek
William G. Stellar aged 34 of 1955 Columbia avenue was struck by Monon fast train No 38 as he crossed the bridge over Fall Creek near the fair grounds about 1 pm. He was deaf since boyhood and did not hear the bell or whistle. The engine crew stopped and pulled his body from the water. he worked at Atlas Engine Works and was unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Stellar
Columbia Avenue
Monon
Fall Creek
Fair Grounds
Stellar
Thomas Cline
Chicago
Cline
Dickinson
Twenty-second Street
City Ambulance
Atlas Engine Works
Fletcher M. Noe
Pershing reports Moro chiefs reject overtures crisis nears
Moros at Mindanao refuse friendly talks and may trigger a crisis as attacks on American troops continue. Since Bayan in May twelve Moro assaults have killed four Americans and wounded twelve, including one officer, prompting possible retaliation by U S forces.
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Manila
J. J. Pershing
Camp Vicars
Island of Mindanao
Chaffee
Pershing
Ten Passengers Hurt In Fort Snelling Line Collision
Ten passengers were seriously injured when a heavily laden motor car and trailer collided with a single electric car on the Fort Snelling line in St. Paul. Many others suffered jolts and bruises as wreckage and debris filled the track. Ambulances responded quickly to the scene.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Fort Snelling
Fort
Vesuvius Erupts With Large Flames From Crater
A Naples dispatch reports Mount Vesuvius emitting large volumes of flame from its crater on Saturday morning. The event was observed from Naples and described in a special dispatch dated September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Tragic Iowa murder case tied to Chicago dentist work
In Riceville Iowa a body is identified as William Bartholin the Chicago double murderer. The dentist Dr A Caye who extracted Bartholin's two gold crowned teeth confirms the work. Police in Chicago and Iowa pursue charges against Glaffy Thompson and Counselman as more evidence emerges from Bartholin's confession and letters from Minnie Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
William Bartholin
Chicago
William Mitchell
Bartholin
Andrew A Han
A. Caye
Rohan
J. G. Pratt
Pratt
Elma
T. S. Carpenter
J. B. McCook
Carpenter
Howard County
Bartholintos
Thompson
Claffy
Od Ak
Minnie
W. J. Bartholin
Mitchell
Olin
William Asan
Will
Bartho
Iowa
O'Neil
Coye
Minnie Mitchell
Corns
Glaffy
Counselman
Ene
Getaath
The Bartholin Case Tragedy and Developments
July 7 Mrs Ann Bartholin vanished from 4310 Calumet Avenue prompting a rumor of Milwaukee visit. July 30 Minnie Mitchell left with William Bartholin from 444 Forty Fourth Street and was never seen again. Bartholins reportedly disappeared from their neighborhood with police unable to locate their whereabouts.
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Ann Bartholin
Calumet Avenue
William Bartholin
Milwaukee
Minnie Mitchell
Forty-fourth Street
Bartholin
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Maitien
Count Quadt
Manchester
Mass
Quyadt Wyradt Isny
DR. Marthur
Mrs. M’kinley
Chickamauga National Military Park
W. B. Wilson
Engi
Neer
Americang
San Francisco
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Cornelius Gardener
Haford
Gardener
Vesuvius
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