Race for the Cup Defenders and Valkyrie Measured
Dense crowds from across the United States and Europe descend on New York as Defender and Valkyrie prepare for the first America’s Cup race. Excursion steamers and hotels fill while officials guard a clear course. Official measurer Hyslop examined the yachts at Erie Basin. Valkyrie designer Watson predicts defeat.
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New Yorr
Defender
Sandy Mook
Boston
Philadephia
Baltimore
Chicago
Cup
Laosl
James D. Hiyslop
New York Yatch Club
Erie Basin
New York
Yecht Club
Watson
The
Valkyrie
Outlaw Williams Arrested After Cripple Creek Robbery
Aliyah, Leanving, and Cola report Sept 6 as Bill Williams alias Lloyd Sayre alias John McMahon, a noted west desperado who swore he would not be taken alive, was arrested and fled in jail. linked to leading the Wells Fargo press company robbery at Cripple Creek last winter that netted $20,000. He was found with a cart, a sod revolver, and sizable funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HN Williams
Aliya
Bill Wiliams
Lloyd Sayre
John McMahon
Feader
Wells-Fargoe Press Company
Cripple Creek
Wiliams
Drill And Sham Battle Opens Militia Camp
The encampment opens with a rain shower and company drill. An immense crowd witnesses the sham battle as modern methods with fast firing guns are demonstrated. Major Hisckell and Captain Cavanagh call the encampment a success. camp to break up tonight or tomorrow.
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Emponta
Sepi
Hisckell
Ceptain
Cavanagh
Morehead Named Chaplain at Penitentiary
The board of penitentiary directors chose Hen. Jew Morehead of Baldwin as chaplain, amid fifteen applicants for the post paying $1000 yearly. At the directors meeting, a Hag presented by Mr. T. W. Eckert topped the list over the prison buildings.
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Board of Penitentiary Directors
Jew Morehead
Baldwin
T. W. Eckert
Feg
Pricon
Lightning Strikes Neiswanger House in City
The Neiswanger residence at Fifteenth and Dillon streets was struck by lightning at about 6:15 this morning. The north chimney was damaged, soot filled the room, and a hole burned through the hall wall. Neiswanger received a severe shock, while hay and grass fields nearby may be harmed by the rain and lightning.
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W. A. Neiswanger
Fifteenth
Dillon
Neiswanger
Camp Morrill Notes Brighten Soden Grove Visit
Bugle notes recount camp life at Morrill with Major Haskell of the Twenty Fourth Infantry delivering his maiden speech at the Normal. Officers, wives, and visiting dignitaries mingle as weather, mosquitos, and drills frame daily routines. The Second regiment band performances and camp social quirks color the scene amid reports of uniforms, salutes, and camp humor.
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Morrill
Soden's Grove
Haskell
Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry
England's Greed and a Boundary Claim Debate
Entitled observers discuss alleged English boundary encroachment on American territory. Two English boundary surveyors describe plans to photograph views to create a claimed mountain boundary, arguing there is none and that a boundary is being manufactured. A returning Alaska trip witness notes a grasping spirit behind the move.
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United States
Starks
J. W. Kummer
Alaska
Hoglish
England
Will Sells Circus Faces Pacific Coast Criticism
A San Francisco paper rips Will Sells show as deceptive and a younger Sells outfit using ahead of the main circuit advertising. It argues the plan profits from others’ ads while Sells Jr. simply boards dates, condemning the morality of the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deeo
Will Sells
San Francisco
Sells
Sells Jr
Mt. Curwen Girls Strike Over Male Gym Instructor
All girl students at Mt Curwen college protested a daily gym visit to be conducted by a male instructor. A faculty committee met after which the faculty agreed to the demand and announced a female instructor would be employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aluance
Mt. Curen College
Holmes' trial set. Canada to follow if US fails
Toronto reports that H. H. Holmes faces trial in Philadelphia for the murder of Benjamin F. Peitzel. If convicted cannot be secured in the United States, Canadian and Indianapolis authorities will assume custody, with Canada to pursue capture only after US efforts prove abortive.
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United States
Canada
Toronto
H. H. Holmes
Philadelphia
Benj. F. Peitzel
Holmes
St. Vincent Street
Cottege
Indianapolis
Helen Gould funds two Missouri Pacific scholarships at NYU
Helen M Gould established two endowed scholarships at New York University in memory of her father Jay Gould. Open to residents along the Missouri Pacific system, each endowment is $5000 with an expected annual yield of about $250. One prize targets college students, the other teachers in the school of pedagogy.
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Missouri Pacific
New York
Helen M. Gould
New York University
Jay Gould
Circus Train Smash Injures Eight In Wild West Show
In Pine Bluff Arkansas a Pawnee Bill's Wild West show train was jolted while being coupled in Iron Mountain yards for a trip to Little Rock. The crash injured six show attaches and several performers. Names include John Ross of Hamilton with a crushed foot, John Me of Sing Sing New York with back injuries, Mike Ryan of Leavenworth Kansas with a dislocated shoulder, Frank Smith of Whithampton Missouri with a broken foot, John Beams of Erie Pennsylvania with a badly sprained ankle, and one Indian performer with non serious injuries.
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Pine Buver
Ark
Iron Mountain
Little Rue
John Ross
Hemilton
John Me
Mike Ryan
Leavenworth
Kan
Frank Smith
Witthampton
Magship
John Beams
Eric
Purify Chicago Crusade to Curb Social Evil
Civic Federation plans active crusade against Chicago's social evil. Meetings at Palmer House discuss enforcement gaps, refuge for drifting women, and stopping vile books. Leaders urge licensing, public morality actions, and stronger police measures. speakers cite London contrast and need for female watchers in stations.
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Cuienco
Civic Federation
Chicago
Palmer House
Catherine Waugh McCulloch
Nutter
Justice Underwood
Jjow
Isabella W. Lake
Fallows
London
Mary E. Holmes
Young Womens Christian Association
Cox
Corinne Brown
Woman’s Alliance
Charlotte Perkins Stetson
Many Gold Shipments Ahead of Tomorrow
Gold shipments across the U S rise to nearly two million dollars with New York firms promising up to 1.25 million. W H Crossman & Broe and others project large exports while Hoskier Wood & Co forego tomorrow’s steamer. Canada’s Bank of Commerce plans 100 thousand, with Handy Herman and others sending up to 150 thousand each. Sub treasury adjustments may keep reserves near 100 million.
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New York
Nesslate & Falfer
W. H. Crossman & Broe
Hoskier, Wood & Co
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Canada
Hard & Mead
International Metal Company
Handy & Herman
Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co
Aub-Treasury
Chicago
ENGLISH ON YALE'S FIELD Athletes Satisfied at Yale Ground
Cambridge athletes gathering in New Haven express satisfaction with Yale field praising its quality except for a cinder track to be improved by wetting and rolling Practice starts at 4 p m due to heat Captain Horan says spectators may watch but not hinder training English visitors abandon diet rules and drink ale and smoke freely before the contest Several men keep English habits despite the day’s approach to competition
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Atridge
New Haven
Conn
Cambridge
Yale
Feld
Ito
England
Horan
Horea
Coronado township denounces Topeka aid request as frauds
In a letter to Governor Morrill forty five Coronado township citizens of Kingfisher county Oklahoma denounce the solicitors in Topeka seeking aid for their township as Trauds. The signers say their wheat crop failed but they have since raised copra and the county is able and willing to care for its own poor. They claim unprecedented abundance in the county.
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Oklahoma
Seakers
Kansas
Morrill
Coronado Township
Kingfisher County
Eld
Topeka
Mob Hangs Black Man After Fayetteville Attempted Assault
In Fayetteville Tennessee a mob of about 200 men seized Doc King, a Black man, from the local jail and hanged him last night after he was identified by Mrs. Jones and her sister as the man who attempted to assault Mrs. Charles Jones. King denied the charge. Local authorities reported no immediate action against the mob.
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Indiana
Scimyvas
Ind
Todixar
James Ward
Alireo Hunter
John Hunter
Nashville
Tenn
Payetteville
Doc King
Charles Jones
Fayetteville
King
Rothschild
Bin
France
Merry-Go-Round Breaks at Waverly Fair Injures Several
A Newark fair merry-go-round collapsed injuring four women who required stretchers and hospitalization at St Michael's Hospital. Names listed include Emma Goldberg, Victoria Jones, Rachel Mask, and Mrs J. Westsope. Conditions described as serious but believed recoverable.
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Newark
Waverly Fair
St Michael’a Hoapital
Emma Golderg
Victoria Jones
Rachel Mask
Mra J. Westsope
Harrison Eyes Adirondack Lots Near First Lake Summer Home
Ex president Harrison pursues purchase of Adirondack land near First Lake and Big Moose area as potential summer estate. Negotiations with Dr. Seward Webb focus on five lots near Dodd Camp, amid litigation over Big Moose property.
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Orn Foren
Nyy
Hurrican
Seward Webb
Adirondack
Bis
First Lake
Dodd Camp
Gen. Harrison
Old Forge
Wabb
Moose Lake
Ges
Harrison
Dr. Webb
Webb
General Harrison
Hiiy
Lt iv
New York Women Plan Free Transport for Atlanta Exhibit
Leaders of New York City women's department at the citizens states and international exposition in Atlanta gathered at Mrs. Joseph Bradley Read's home to finalize exhibit labels. The labels will allow free transport of exhibits and furniture to the New York room, which is expected to be a highlight of the exposition grounds.
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Mra
Johnson
Minnie Johnson
St Marya
Peter Olsson
Taylor Street
Oscar Johnson
St. Marya
Qisaon
St Marys
New York
Woman's Department of
New York City
Atlante Mus
Joseph Bradley Read
Allanta
Exposition Grounds
New York Room
Jolting Costs Hit Lower Courts In A Redmondville Case
A chaotic jury delay over two teenagers for assault in Redmondville ends with mistrial and double pay for jurors. Justice Grover criticizes delayed verdicts as wasteful, noting over $50 in constable and juror fees and a new trial looming, while a constable recalls a past holdout case.
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Grover’s Court
Seveeteen
Redmondville
Stein
Grover
Asa Bright
Alfred Jacobs
Emily Jacobs
Redmundville
North Topska
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Carl Cooper
Col. Holsington
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Thirteenth
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Paola
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Pittsburg
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McCrum
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Flanders
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St,ays
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Mr. Elliott
Emporia
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Sons of Veterans
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Yard
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Marshall
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Vile Books
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Supreme Court
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Edwards
Edwin H. Snow
Secretary of State
Tom
Mimsat
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J. B. Whitaker
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Kittle GQ Whitaker
Ft Riley
Union Pacific
Chickamauga
Atlanta
Georgia
Adirondacks
N. Y
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