Asiatic Cholera in Europe Prompts German preventive action
Berlin reports cholera spreading from two Weichsel localities to 34 cases across 12 areas from the Baltic to Warthe with Hamburg also affected. The Prussian government, led by a cabinet committee including Dr Studt and Dr Von Bethmann Hollweg, directs preventive measures as bacteriologists assist in surveillance to avert a widespread outbreak like 1892 93.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Weichsel
Baltic
Warthe
Hamburg
Germany
Russia
Studt
Herr von Sudde
Herr Moller
Commerce
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Witte a master of figures
M Kovatovsky cites Witte as an incomparable juggler with figures. He served ten years as finance minister and ruined the country yet kept revenue surpluses. Russia paid a high price for peace with Japan, and the bureaucracy gains freedom. Witte may become premier, be created a count, and attempt to prop up the tottering autocracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
M. Kova- Tevsky
Cuban Politicians Fight in Havana Street Demonstration
Liberal march at Guanabacoa turns violent as Gov Gomez fusionist candidate for president clashes with moderates. Stones fly, several shots ring out, a carriage occupant is seriously wounded by a revolver bullet, and six others are injured by missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Guanabacoa
Gomez
Wall collapses bury Broadway tracks near Biddle Street
In St Louis early today at 12 45 am the western wall of the old Round Top market building on Broad way near Biddle Street collapsed moments after Private Michael Burke had passed away. The collapse buried both Broadway car tracks under many tons of brick.
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St. Louis
Michael Burke
Round Top Market
Broadway
Biddle Street
Saloonkeeper critically wounded after pistol duel
St Louis on September 5 Fred Ernst a saloonkeeper at Page and Ferguson Avenues in St Louis County remains in critical condition at the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium with a bullet wound through his neck following a pistol duel with rival saloonkeeper A G Daily.
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St. Louis
Fred Ernst
Page and Ferguson Avenues
St. Louis County
Missouri Baptist Sanitarium
A. G. Daily
National Union Ex-Prisoners of War elect officers
The Grand Army of the Republic session in Denver elected Col J D Walker as national commander and John Kisane as national vice commander while John T Parker was named national junior vice commander. Rev John S Ferguson earned national chaplain and Gen Henry White national historian with W C McKelvey as adjutant general. The Dalzell pension bill was endorsed. Survivors of Shiloh formed a national association with Maj S K Hooper as president and S N French as adjutant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
National Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War
J. D. Walker
Pittsburg
John Kissane
Cincinnati
John T. Parker
Lynn
Mass
John S. Ferguson
Keokuk
Henry White
Indianapolis
W. C. McKelvey
Dalzell
Battle of
Shiloh
Maj
S. K. Hooper
S. N. French
Roosevelt to Return to Washington from Oyster Bay
Tentative arrangements are made for President Roosevelt to depart Oyster Bay on Saturday morning September 30 returning to Washington. Nonurgent business is postponed until he can meet with his cabinet at the White House.
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Washington
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Roosevelt
White House
Boat Capsize Death Ties Three Prominent Residents
Boze Carter drowned in the Pascagoula river near Brewton Mississippi while three men were in the boat. Charles Jamison and William Taylor were arrested in default of $5,000 bonds for their role in rocking the boat causing it to capsize. Carter protested but could not swim and was unable to be saved. All parties are described as prominently connected.
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Mobile
Ala
Boze Carter
Pascagoula River
Brewton
Miss
Charles Jamison
William Taylor
Young Carter
Makes Denial for Dunne
J Hamilton Lewis Chicago corporation counsel said in New York that Mayor Dunne had not abandoned municipal ownership plans for streets. He predicted by year end Chicago would operate the only fully municipalized street railway in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Newport
R. L
Dunne
United States
Foresters Biennial Convention Opens in Scranton
The Ancient Order of Foresters national convention opens in Guernsey hall Scranton with delegates representing 36,000 members across 38 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
the Ancient Order of Foresters
Guernsey Hall
Labor Day Parade in Chicago Checks and Ties Up Parade
Labor Day in Chicago featured 17 union bands marching in line with flags to Lemp's park for a full day celebration while non union groups held picnics. The Building Trades Council and printers also gathered as the parade paused when a teamsters unit trailed a non union band, then resumed after negotiations.
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St. Louis
Lemp’s Park
Building Trades Council
Forest Park
Chicago
Teamsters
Labor Day in Knoxville Without Parade Due to Debs
Knoxville Tennessee September 5 Labor Day event lacked the usual parade as many unions refused to join because Eugene V Debs was present Debs spoke to a very small crowd at the celebration reflecting protest or disinterest from labor groups in the socialist leader's appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
China imposes imperial ban on American boycott
Oyster Bay reads that China issues an imperial edict ordering viceroys and provincial governors to suppress the boycott against American goods. The State Department received Minister Rockhill’s cablegram summarizing the edict and sending the message to the president. The edict stresses friendship with the United States, calls the boycott wrong, and promises action by officials. Shanghai reports the situation improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
China
State Department
Washington
Rockhill
United States
Shanghai
President Roosevelt names Robert Bacon as first assistant secretary of state
Oyster Bay N Y September 5 The president officially announces Robert Bacon of New York to be first assistant secretary of state to succeed Francis B Loomis Bacon will not assume duties until about mid October after Secretary Root settles in his post Loomis likely to leave soon after a leave of absence ends
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Loomis
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Robert Bacon
New York
Francis B. Loomis
Bacon
Root
Fatal stabbing byson-in-law shocks Fort Worth scene
In Fort Worth on September 4 W H Barnes died after a quarrel with his son in law B E Towns who stabbed him in the head with a knife the blade breaking off Towns was shot in the right temple while fleeing and is recovering in hospital with injuries described as serious but not life threatening.
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Fort Worth
Tex
W. H. Barnes
B. E. Towns
Towns
Barnes
Negro Baptist conference ministers arrested in Guthrie
Prominent black ministers Rev. A. C. Buchanan Rev. 8. T. Lyons and Rev. T. Nightingale attended Oklahoma Baptist conference in Guthrie Oklahoma on September 4 they were arrested and taken to police court on charges of disturbing the peace by fighting. The First Baptist church called for help and Guthrie’s entire police force responded.
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Guthrie
Okla
A.C. Buchanan
T. Lyons
T. Nightingale
Oklahoma Baptist Conference
First Baptist Church
Thirsted for a Lynchng Butte mob tries to storm jail
Over 100 men attempted to lynch James F. Barnes after he shot and killed Patrick Hanley following a dispute. The crowd breached the stairway, fired over officers, battered steel doors, and dynamite was sought but not used. Deputies held the upper corridors with rifles and revolvers as the mob dispersed.
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Butte
Dvent
James F. Barnes
Patrick Hanley
Uus Uiite
Guardians for millionaire Wells in Grundy Center Iowa
Guardians were appointed for George Wells a pioneer citizen and millionaire landowner after his sister Mary Wells Nelson petitioned that he is of unsound mind due to advanced age. Wells, over 84, owns nearly 14,000 acres across Grundy Emmett and Kossuth counties valued at 50 to 100 dollars per acre with substantial deposits and property. R M Finlayson and Charles Biebenheimer were named as guardians with bonds totaling 1 million dollars.
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Grundy Center
George Wells
Mary Wells Nelson
Wells
Iowa
Grundy, Emmett and
Kossuth
Chicago
R. M. Finlayson
Charles Biebenheimer
Wellsburg
Lightning kills Atlas Bear at Richfield fair crowd
A bolt of lightning struck a 1,200 person crowd watching horse races at the Richfield Utah fair on Sept 6. Atlas Bear was killed and Dwight Bean perhaps fatally injured, with about 20 others seriously hurt. Over 200 were knocked to the ground and many were senseless for seconds as horses ran loose and stampeded.
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Richfield
Utah
Atlas Bear
Dwight Bean
Richfield Fair
Fatal Automobile Accident Near Aboo New Jersey
Philadelphia reports Neill Wolfe secretary and treasurer of a local automobile company and his fiancée Miss Mary Hamill were killed when their car left a bridge over the West Jersey and Seashore railroad near Aboo New Jersey. They were thrown about 30 feet to the tracks below. Miss Hamill died almost instantly and Wolfe died shortly after.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Neill Wolfe
Mary Hamill
Germantown
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Atoo
N. J
Hamill
Mr. Wolfe
Farmers Prosperity Measured In Freight Cars
Chicago reports that grain traffic this crop year will total 1,500,000 car loads. If all grain were moved at once, a single train would span 11,931 miles, not counting locomotives. Local Baton Rouge dispatch counters rumors about sugar plantations being deserted as unfounded. quarantines will be lifted before cane cutting begins and no crop will be lost for lack of labor.
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Chicago
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Bo ojornajerna, former foreign minister, dies
Stockholm reports Maj general Bo ojornajerna has died. He previously served as foreign affairs minister and held key military diplomatic roles. Authorities have not released further details on the circumstances of his death.
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Stockholm
Boojornajerna
Miller Dies After Wounding Ex-Wife and Husband
George C. Miller, once a board of trade operator, wounded his divorced wife and her husband Louis B. Hill, then shot himself. He died in Chicago on September 6.
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Chicago
George C. Miller
Board of Trade
Louis B. Hill
Encampment's Main Event Draws Packed Streets
Denver September 7 The Grand Army encampment main event drew packed streets and an unmeasured ovation for marchers of the bivouac of 1861. Veterans struggled and some faltered as two miles were trod in step. Crowds lined windows and rooftops, cheers continuous, old soldiers bowing and saluting amid the sea of humanity.
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Denver
Col
Grand Army
Recognition or a strike urged by United Mine Workers
President John Mitchell warns that after the expiration of the current wage agreement in April the United Mine Workers must be recognized or a strike is near certain. He calls for an eight hour day and higher minimum wage, with a December convention of about 1000 anthracite miners to plan a campaign if operators do not yield.
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Philadelphia
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Mr. Mitchell
Tamaqua
American Harvester Trust Menaces New Zealand Makers
The Times correspondent in Wellington reports that the American harvester trust threatens New Zealand implement manufacturers. A 20 percent tariff would not suffice, and a deputation urged action to curb the trust. The premier warned war with the United States over prohibitive measures, suggesting price controls might be possible if local makers refrain from raising prices, while preparing monopolies prevention legislation.
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London
Times
Wellington
New Zealand
American Harvester Trust
United States
Parker Is a $100000 Man for Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Former judge Alton B Parker has become chief counsel for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co at an annual salary of 100000. He succeeds Prof Collins as head of the legal office and the firm Colling and Sheehan will become Sheehan and Parker. William F Sheehan, Parker supporter in the last presidential campaign, is noted.
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New York
Alton B. Parker
Prof. Collins
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co
Colling & Sheehan
Sheehan & Parker
William F. Sheehan
Parker
Roosevelt Denied Nobel Peace Prize This Year
Nor wegian papers express regret that Roosevelt cannot be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize before February, making a 1905 award impossible. It is expected he will be chosen in 1906. In Kellerton Iowa Frank McGuire shot his wife in the neck and then shot himself, dying. the wife is expected to recover.
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Roosevelt
Christiana
Kellerton
Frank Mc
Guire
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Fusion
Guanabacon
THE
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Ancient Order of Foresters
Ihknoxville, Tenn
Oklahoma
Mariana Mob
Piancee
Bojornajerna
Great Convention of Miners
New Zea
Himach
Troy City
John Deimling
Prop
E. C. Overman
W.F. Peter
Winicu Shop
Billiard Hall
Theo. Guennewig
Troy
Illinois
Earl Bickert Corn and Feed
Onta
Theazores
Ina
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
Calla
Gr Union
Main St
George C. Morriss
Kinloch 9
Geo. Liebler
South Main Street
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