Miles to Philippine visit authorized for inspection only
Secretary Cortelyou reiterated that Lieut. Gen. Miles travels to the Philippines with the president’s permission to inspect army conditions. Miles may observe and report but cannot issue orders or influence Gen. Chaffee’s policies. The visit mirrors prior inspections and does not alter command or authority.
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Boston
Miles
Philippine Islands
Cortelyou
United States
Philippines
Chicago
Gen. Miles
Gen. Corbin
Gen. Chaffee
Chaffee
Narrow Escape On Tennessee Mountain Cliff Edge
Monteagle August 26. Miss Vinnie Tucker slipped over a cliff at Forest Point in a mountain trip. Sidney Cowan of Nashville sprang to save her, dragging both down 35 to 40 feet. Cowan remained conscious, caught a bush to halt the fall, Miss Tucker unconscious and bleeding three feet from a 300 foot drop. Rescue parties reached the ledge to aid them.
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Monteagle
Tenn
Vinnie Tucker
Forest Point
Sidney Cowan
Nashville
Cowan
Miss Tucker
One Dead Seven Injured In Memphis Trolley Crash
Mrs. Newton E. Morris of 308 Iowa Avenue was killed when a trolley wire broke near the crossing of Georgia and Kentucky avenues as a southbound car to Jackson Mound park approached. Conductor Jones was swept from the platform as panicked passengers rushed the rear door. seven injured including a chance of death for one.
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Memphis
Tenn
Newton E. Morris
Iowa Avenue
Jackson Mound Park
Georgia
Kentucky Avenues
Jones
Morris
Veterans group seeks civil service priority for Spanish War vets
At the state assembly of Spanish war veterans held in Binghamton New York on Monday a committee was appointed to secure veteran status for Spanish War veterans. The aim is to obtain the same civil service preferences now accorded to Civil War veterans under the civil service law.
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Binghamton
N. Y
State Assembly of
Widow Hopkins Killed by Street Car in St. Louis
Mrs Marie Antoinette Hopkins widow of Edward A Hopkins former United States minister to Argentina was instantly killed in St Louis when she stepped in front of a street car moving at about 30 miles an hour. She was born in Paris in 1839.
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St. Louis
Marie Antoinette Hopkins
Edward A. Hopkins
United States
Argentine Republic
Paris
France
Bank Robbers Loot First National Bank in Aberdeen
Bank workers reported the First National Bank in Aberdeen was robbed of $38,000 in silver Sunday night. Robbers entered the building through the basement and moved upstairs, then cut a hole in the vault through its side steel.
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Aberdeen
First National Bank
Through the Rapids Carlisle D. Graham Swims Niagara Run
Carlisle D. Graham swam from the whirl pool below Niagara Falls through the lower rapids to Lewiston on Sunday afternoon. Wearing a life preserver and neck band, he battled swift currents, narrowly avoiding a rock near a boulder and finishing below the new trolley bridge with no ill effects.
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Carlislec
D. Graham
Niagara Falls
Lewiston
N. Y
Carlisle D. Graham
Graham
Maude Willard
Devil’s Hole
Trolley Bridge
Central Labor Union Attacks Gobin Over Troop Orders
The Philadelphia Central Labor Union passed a resolution denouncing Brig. Gen. Gobin for ordering troops to shoot strikers resisting authority in the anthracite fields. It calls for Gobin’s commission to be revoked, and for his indictment for threatening citizens. The union also protests Gov. Stone’s alleged broken promise not to let state troops escort non union men to mines and demands a protest letter be sent to the governor.
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Philadelphia
Central Labor Union of Philadelphia
Gobin
Pennsylvania
Gov. Stone
Secretary of the Union
Union
Nicholls
Duffy
Fahy
Harrisburg
Airship Wrecks in Colorado Storm Lift
Three aeronauts Thomas Baldwin L Sherman and Percy Hudson set out from Denver to reach New York by balloon. After a storm damaged their airship north of Florence Colorado for more than a day, they survived with minor injuries. The craft was dumped to shed weight during a rough ascent over Pike's Peak, aiding a daylight landing before reaching Florence.
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Denver
Col
Thomas Baldwin
L. Sherman
Percy Hudson
New York
Florence
Pike’s Peak
Balloon flight aims for transcontinental record from Denver
From Beariver to New York by Balloon Denver, Sept 1. Big Glory, one of the largest balloons ever built, started Sunday to break world long distance and speed records in balloon sailing. It carries 140000 cubic feet of hydrogen with aeronauts T S Baldwin and Percy Hudson and Denver Post’s S E Sherman. Messages will be dropped by parachute to trace the journey.
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Beariver
New York
Denver
Col
Big Glory
T. S. Baldwin
Percy Hudson
Aeronauts
S. EE. Sherman
The
Denver Post
Earth
Coal Output Increasing in Lackawanna District
Scranton September 2 The Bliss colliery at Nanticoke opened yesterday bringing to five the number of collieries and five washeries operated by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Co The Delaware and Hudson Co runs one colliery and three washeries the Ontario and Western Co three washeries and other firms and individuals operate about a dozen more washeries The district’s estimated daily coal output is 15000 tons according to Ontario and Western superintendent Bryden.
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Scranton
Nanticoke
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Co
Delaware & Hudson Co
Ontario & Western Co
Lackawanna District
Bryden
Ontario & Western Coal Department
Mulligan Sets Standing Long Jump World Record
Dr J B Mulligan of the Knickerbocker Athletic club set a world record in New York against Ray C Ewry at the Irish American Athletic club games. He totaled 116 feet 3 3/16 inches in ten standing long jumps, surpassing Malcolm Ford’s 113 feet 5 3/4 inches from 1886. Mulligan had already beaten Ewry in the three standing long jumps by two inches.
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Malcolm Ford
Brooklyn
Dr. Mulligan
Ewry
Fatal excursion train wreck near Berry Alabama claims 21 lives
A Southern railway excursion train derailed on a 60 foot embankment near Berry Alabama killing 21 and injuring 81. Except for two whites, most victims were Black travelers from Mississippi. rescuers rushed doctors from Columbus Mississippi and Birmingham Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
Berry
Southern Railway
H. M. Dudley
Roscoe Shelby
Columbus
Miss
Mississippi
Jim Smith
Lilly Martin
Charley Carp
Ezel Patterson
Ed Clark
Newt Green
Willie Thompson
Terrifying Mont Pelee eruption devastates Martinique villages
The Ko rona reports Mont Pelee eruption causes massive destruction across Morne Rouge Le Carbet and surrounding coastal areas. About 200 lives lost with many more feared dead as ash rain tidal waves and electric displays accompany the volcanic activity. Residents flee to interiors while authorities mobilize boats to move coastal inhabitants.
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Mont Pelee
Castries
St. Lucia
Fort de France
Martinique
Morne Rouge
le Carbet
St. Pierre
Lorraine
Basse Pointe
Crater
Takachiko Reports Yorishima Island Destroyed by Eruption
The Japanese cruiser Takachiko reports Yorishima island was wiped out by a volcanic eruption between August 13 and 15. The captain says the eruption left no survivors and over 150 people were killed.
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Yokohama
Takachiko
Yorishima
Carpenters Union Votes 55 Cents Hour Wage Rise
St Louis carpenters local union No 313 votes to raise pay from 45 to 55 cents an hour starting April 1 1903 seven months notice aims to aid world’s fair builders and related work planning. Other carpenters unions expected to follow with same effective date.
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St. Louis
Carpenter’s
Striking Miners Turn to Prolonged Fight in Coal Fields
Report from Wilkesbarre and Tamaqua, Pa., Aug 29, describes a hardened standoff in the Pennsylvania coal region as strike authorities expect no quick settlement. Troops arrest five after a clash in Coaldale and Lansford, with Captain Gearhart wounded, and orders to enforce an obscenity law amid tense Panther Creek valley conditions. In West Virginia, similar clashes near Rush Run and Kanawha River involve 2,000 workers active, 6,000 to 8,000 idle, and property losses, while Bluefield reports a fatal shooting at Crane creek.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
J. P. Morgan
Wyoming
Tamaqua
Twelfth Regiment
J. Beaver Gearhart
Coaldale
Lansford
Summit Hill
Panther Creek
Heim
Thurmond
W. Va
New River
Caperton
Rush Run
Rushton
Daniel
Kanawha
Roanoke
Times
Bluefield
Crane Creek
Simmons Creek
John Ruble
Sagamore Coal and Coke Company
Ruble
Barney Shumate
Se Mob
Shumate
Winchester
Ada Gray Dies After Years in East Lynne Role
Ada Gray aged about 69 died at the Fordham Home for Incurables after years in the leading role of East Lynne. The Actors' Fund of America buried her Thursday, having provided support for seven years.
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Ada Gray
New York
East Lynne
Fordham
Actors’ Fund of America
President Roosevelt Tour Draws Enthusiastic New England Welcomes
The president’s tour through Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts draws large crowds. In Augusta Bangor Waterville and Nashua crowds listen intently while governors and committees greet him. A Maine holiday suspends business and New Hampshire hosts several receptions including a Grand Army reunion.
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New England
Ellsworth
Pine Tree
Augusta
Bangor
Fair Grounds
Waterville
Maine
Newbury
N. H
Roosevelt
Hay
Lake Sunapee
New Hampshire
Nashua
Manchester
Wiers
Concord
Newport
N.hs
Corbin Preserve
Croydon
Burlington
Shaw
Lake Champlain
Elfreda
Shelburne Farms
W. Seward Webb
Thompson's Point
East Northfield
Mass
Vermont
Brattleboro
Grand Circuit Races Highlight Narragansett Meet
At Narragansett park the grand circuit featured the Park Brew $10,000 pace where Direct Hal, piloted by Ed Geers, won three heats though his mark fell from 2 06 to 2 04 14. The Roger Williams $10,000 trotting stake saw multiple records smashed with Dulce Car and Alice Carr among heat winners as Rythmie faltered. Dan Patch paced an exhibition mile in 1.59 ¾ near world record pace, while Gail Hamilton won the Charter Oak Futurity for 3-year-olds in Hartford.
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Direct Hai
Providence
R. 1
Narragansett Park
Ed Geers
Direct Hal
R. J
Roger Williams
Scott Hudson
Rythmie
Dulce Car
Alice Carr
Wentworth
Nutbearer
Anaconda
Prince Alert
Rogel Williams
Rythmic
R. I
Dan Patch
Joe Patchen
Star Pointer
Readville
Hartford
Conn
Charter Oak Grand Circuit
Gail Hamilton
Cuban press revolt against President Palma grows
In Havana on August 29 President Palma faces unified Cuban editorials opposing his leadership. Only Diario de la Marina supports him, a paper once tied to the Spanish government and now representing the colony. The opposition centers on his grant of an electric light plant concession in Havana.
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Havana
Palma
Diario de la Marina
Cuba
Beneficial Consolidation Shapes Future Harvesting Industry
The formation of the International Harvester Company unites five major harvester makers to cut costs and stabilize prices for farmers. Led by Cyrus H. McCormick, the firm stresses conservative capitalization, no public stock, and major plants in Champion Deering McCormick Milwaukee and Plano. The venture aims to lower production costs and continue affordable harvesting machines to boost global agriculture.
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International Harvester Company
Cyrus H. McCormick
Charles Deering
George W. Perkins
Harold F. McCormick
James Deering
Wm. H. Jones
John J. Glessner
Richard
Champion
Deering
McCormick
Milwaukee
Plano
Canada
Wireless station linked Sagaponack ships to Marconi system
The Postal Telegraph Cable Company has established a wireless telegraph station at Sagaponack Long Island in cooperation with the Marconi Company of America. Messages reach ocean liners at sea with the new service, which is costly but popular among affluent users. A Marconi official statement disputes reports that Marconi pledged credit to Marquis Solari and notes patent filing details.
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Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Marcconi Company
Marconi Company of America
Sagaponack
L. I
Marconi
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
New York
Marquis Solari
Italy
Signor Mareconi
The
Patent Office
Simple string cure ends three year hiccoughs
Miss Sarah Blockson a young Russian girl at Bellevue New York was plagued by hiccoughs for three years and melancholia. Doctors bound a cord around her waist to restrain diaphragm spasms and after ten minutes she stopped hiccoughs. The cord was removed and she remained cured.
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Manila
Tennessee
Alabama
Crane Creek District
Col. Clement
National Guard
Harriston
Idaho
Cameron Lumber Company
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