Race Between Columbia and Shamrock Looms in Cup Duel
The 10th America's Cup contest looms as Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock clasps with danger, while the Columbia under Commodore J Pierpont Morgan and designer Nathaniel Herreshoff boasts a seasoned crew of 39 from Deer Isle Maine. Skippers Hogarth and Wringe lead a fifty-strong Shamrock crew.
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Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Hogarth
Wringa
Pairlie
Wringe
Ailsa
Jay
Vine
Tom Ratsey
Columbia
Dreyfus dossier examiners urge full publicity traditions
Advices from Rennes say Dreyfus dossier examination ended Friday morning. Dreyfus looked brighter as observers claim the secret papers are full of forgeries. Dreyfusites press for publicity, hoping to expose conspiracies and clear Captain Dreyfus against a hostile military caste.
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Rennes
France
Dreyfa
Dreyfus
Lycee
General de Boiadeffra
M. Jaures
Republic
Bryan Says Platform For Candidate Fitting The Party
Chicago Tribune wires William Jennings Bryan in Petersburg Illinois and presses his stance on 1904 presidential prospects. Bryan replies that candidacy depends on a platform that fits the party and the nominee. News telegraph confirms Bryan’s conditional reply and emphasizes party platform alignment.
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W.Z. Bryan
Chicago Tribune
William Jennings Bryan
Cnicano
William J. Bryan
Petersburg
Ill
Pana
Lithia Springs
Inn
Tribune
Chicago
Winliam Jennings Bryan
Postoffice halts ex slave pension scam mailings
Washington dispatch reports the Postoffice Department stopping a scam that charged 25 cents to register former slaves claiming to secure a pension. Acting Assistant General Barrett ordered the denial of mail delivery to all parties tied to the scheme after an investigative probe.
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Postoffice Department
Washington Dispatch
Barrett
Fever on the Wane at Soldiers Home Hamp ton
A Norfolk special reports the yellow fever situation at the Soldiers Home in Hamp ton improving with no new cases or deaths on Friday. Quarantines for Norfolk Newport News Hamp ton Old Point to be raised and inspectors removed from transport. A week to ten days may see lifting of quarantines on Soldiers Home Phoebus if trend continues. Kentucky coal diggers quit at Mingo mines in protest over immediate wage increase.
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Hampton
Norfolk
Newport News
Old Point
Kentucky
Mingo Mines
Cleveland Business Men Take Action to End Strikes
Five hundred Cleve land Ohio business leaders met at the chamber of commerce to combat disorder and dynamiting in the city. They launched a $10,000 fund to identify criminals, with at least $5,000 already subscribed. The largely attended meeting drew broad representation and signaled strong local opposition to the unrest.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Maine Cotton Mill to Move to Fort Valley Georgia
A Biddeford dispatch reports Springvale cotton mills from Springvale, Maine, will relocate to Fort Valley, Georgia. The plant will operate with $100,000 capital, marking the second such move in York County.
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Big Maine
Fort Valley
Biddeford
Springvale
York County
Storm in the West Indies devastates Puerto Rico and outlying islands
A cable dispatch from Ponce reports a hurricane striking Puerto Rico on Tuesday morning, sweeping the south coast for nine hours and destroying Ponce including the bridge, port, and numerous towns. Dams and rails damaged, crops ruined, food supplies exhausted, and hundreds dead or missing. General Davis orders relief and appeals for United States aid, noting widespread homelessness and severe distress across the island.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Aibonito
United States
el Cayey
Catano
Standard Oil Company
Bayamon
Carolina
Ongun
Humacao
Tas Piedras
Junco
Slocum
Thomas
Mayaguez
San Juan
Single
Davin
Secretary of War
Davis
Transports in Reserve for British Troops to South Africa
The St James Gazette reports all chartered shipping firms notified to hold transports in reserve for immediate troop deployment. The steamer Dunera is ordered ready Saturday to carry a detachment of horse artillery to South Africa.
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South Africa
St. James Gazette
London
British Admiralty
Dunera
Record Breaking Wage Cut Hits Cambria Steel Workers
A Johnstown dispatch reports Cambria Steel structural workers face a drastic wage reduction from 15 dollars to about 3 dollars daily for straighteners while holdups see an average shift value of 1650 dollars per day against 6 or 7 dollars. A general strike is anticipated as workers protest the harsh conditions.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
West Indian hurricane loses force in forecast deescalation
A Washington special reports that the West Indian hurricane is gradually weakening and likely to spend itself before further progress. Weather bureau officials announced Sunday night that the storm was losing strength, easing potential impact.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Montserrat Suffered Devastation as Hurricane Hits Caribbean
Reports from St Thomas and Guadalope describe widespread ruin in Montserrat with nearly 100 dead, many injured and homeless. Guadaloupe and St Croix incur heavy losses as the cyclone travels from Porto Rico to Dominica, Cape Haytien and toward Cuba.
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Montserrat
Hyure
St. Thomas
Appeala
LaPointe-a-Pitre
Guadaloupe
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
Paria
la Pointe-a-Pitre
le Monrie
St. Jean
Troops Rout Yaquis Near Medano. Lt Calls Dies of Sunstroke
State troops clash with Yaquis near Medano, killing several Indians while suffering no fatalities. Lieutenant Francisco Calles dies from sunstroke during the forced march to overtake the Indians.
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Chicago Tribune I
City of Mexico
Mexico
Medano
Francisco Calles
Laurier Denies Report Over Chicago Festival Invitation
In a personal letter to H H Kohl saar of the Chicago Times Herald Sir Wilfrid Laurier the Canadian premier denies the truth of an interview attributed to I W Fitzpatrick of the treasury department Washington in which Fitzpatrick said Laurier stated he would not accept an invitation to the Chicago autumn festival citing strained Canada United States relations and possible incident during his visit
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H. H. Kohlsaar
Chicago Times-Herald
Wilfrid Laurier
I. W. Fitzpatrick
Treasury Department
Washington
Fitzpatrick
Laurier
Chicago
Mayors respond swiftly to Porto Rico relief appeal
A Washington dispatch reports generous responses from mayors across cities to Secretary Root's relief appeal for Porto Rico. Donations of money food and clothing are being gathered and relief work will begin immediately with full vigor.
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Washington Dispatch
Root
Porto Rico
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London Daily News
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Ohamrock
Tiength
Adl
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Hhamrock
Nathaniel Green Herreshof
J. Pierpont Morgan
G. Oliver Taelin
New York Yacht Club
Herveshoffy
Oliver Txelin
Titania
Hoe
Iselin
Woodbury Kane
Herbert O. Leeds
Newberry D. Thorne
Charles Barr
Gourock
Clyde
Allen
Barr
Deer Isle
Defender
Kaptain
Thomas J. Lipton
Deatoner
Dreyfus Courtmartial
West Indies
War Department
Transports
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