Hundred Dead as Montserrat Storm Ravages Islands
An Aug 9 to Aug 11 hurricane devastated Montserrat and Guadaloupe with about 100 deaths on Montserrat and hundreds drowned overall. Port Rico reports extensive damage, with many homes lost and destitution widespread. authorities urge aid and a dedicated relief board.
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Montserrat
Guadaloupe
Porto Rico
Ponce
Kingston
Jamaica
Turks Island
St. Thomas
British West Indies
Paris
la Pointe-a-Pitre
le Mourle
Washington
Secretary of War
Davis
San Juan
Custom House
United States
Obscene Press Suppression Sparks Cuban Debate in Havana
In Havana on August 11 a debate erupted over General Ludlow’s suppression of El Reconcentrado with Cubans including Chief Justice Mendoza and Secretary Desvernines defending the action as widely approved. Ludlow maintains the paper was obscene and unpublishable even in the United States. The Haraldo and Diaro de la Marina discuss broader impacts and a proposal for a boys reform school for street Arabs and children of criminals.
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Havana
Carlos Garcia
United States
el Reconcentrado
Mendoza
Supreme Court
Senor Desvernines
Lidlow
General Ludlow
New York
Reconecentrado
Rafel Cardenas
Reconcentrado
Ricardo Arnauto
McKinley
The
Heraldo
Cuba
Diaro de la Marina
Knights of Pythias Iowa Grand Lodge Opens in Davenport
The Iowa Grand Lodge meeting opened with 1,450 knights present. Officers elected include Grand chancellor B. I. Sallinger of Manning and Grand keeper of records and seal H. D. Walker of Mount Pleasant. A grand parade reviewed by Major General Carnahan of Indianapolis concluded the day, with the long procession featuring the Jews brigade of the Uniform Rank.
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Davenport
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias of
Iowa
B. I. Sallinger
Manning
H. D. Walker
Mount Pleasant
Carnahan
Indianapolis
Knights of Pythias
Mrs Baldwin Poisonings End in Suicide and Homicide
Aug 11 Indianapolis report says Mrs Clara Baldwin of Irvington poisoned her husband Enos Baldwin and children James 18 and Mary 15 with strychnine at dinner. She then shot herself in the head, dying instantly. the family members remain unconscious as doctors treat them. Authorities cite insanity. she had been in a private sanitarium.
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Indianapolis
Clara Baldwin
Irvington
Enos
Baldwin
James Baldwin
Mrs. Baldwin
Calumet to Host Upper Peninsula Firemen Tournament
At the Upper Peninsula Firemen association convention in Marquette on August 11 Calumet was chosen as the next tournament site. Officers elected include President R G Jackson Negaunee first VP G F Van Wyck Sault Ste Marie second VP Casper Brand Houghton Secretary T J Flynn Negaunee and Treasurer M V Mullally Marquette. About 3 300 people traveled by rail and boat for the event though Ishpeming and Negaunee sent few attendees. The base race concluded with Calumet winning 31 35 to 32 25 over Negaunee Crystal Falls 32 35 among eleven teams.
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Marquette
Mich
Upper Peninsula Firemen’s Association
Calumet
R. G. Jackson
Negaunee
G. F. van Wyck
Sault Ste. Marie
Casper Brand
Houghton
T.J. Flynn
M. V. Mullally
Upper Peninsula
Ishpeming
Ringlings
Dreyfus Case Proceeds in Rennes Session
Maitre Demange the Dreyfus defense lawyer says he is satisfied with how proceedings are moving the court aims to fully examine the dossier. He notes no surprises and expects the judgment by late month as the court seeks full light on the accusations.
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Rennes
France
Maitre Demange
Dreyfus
Associated Press
M. Demange
M. Labori
Michigan Wheat Crop Poorest In Years In 1899 Report
Aug 11 Lansing report says state wheat yield averages eight bushels amid widespread plowing up of fields. Corn likely to reach 91 percent of average. oats 25 percent. potatoes 91 percent. beans 93 percent. Clover 86 percent and pastures 92 percent. Apples expected very poor.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Secretary of State
Illinois State Pair Privileges At State Fair Sale
The sale of privilege for the coming state fair began yesterday at the fair grounds. Despite poor weather a good number of bidders attended and good prices were realized. Applications for space by regular exhibitors far exceed previous years. machinery hall is full and exhibitors clamor. The board of agriculture is cramped due to lack of legislative funds for an extension to the hall.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ills
Board of Agriculture
Major Indiana Oil Deal Nets 500 Acres and 15 Wells
Wabash Indiana reports one of the season's largest oil deals as Byram Oil company sells 500 acres of territory and fifteen producing wells with all machinery for 35000 dollars. The purchasers are believed to be Titusville operators. The Byram plant is electric powered and highly valued.
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Wabash
Ind
Indiana
Byram Oil Company
Indianapolis
Titusville
Byram
Baseball Scores From League Games Yesterday
Yesterday's results include Baltimore 7 over Baltimore 4 at Baltimore St Louis. Washington 5 over Chicago 4. Philadelphia 3 over Pittsburgh 2. New York and Boston rainout. Western League results show St Paul 11 over Milwaukee 6. Minneapolis 13 over Kansas City 7. Grand Rapids 9 over Detroit 2. Rain also affecting Buffalo.
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Chicago
Baltimore
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis -Kansas City
Minneapolis
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Buffalo
Defender Edges Columbia In Wart Weather Race
Defender almost wins a race against the Columbia in a rough climate for a yacht club cruise. Time allowance would have given Defender the victory as the 37 mile course from Brenton's Reef lightship to West Chop buoy saw a four second margin over a minute.
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Columbia
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Brenton
Five Americans die as Filipino forces sustain heavy losses
Manila August 11 official toll reports five U S killed and twenty nine wounded among MacArthur's men while about one hundred insurgents died and perhaps three hundred wounded in renewed fighting near San Fernando. Otis closes Rebel ports. gunboats bombard San Fernando with little ground action.
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Otis
Aguinaldo
San Pernando
Manila
MacArthur
United States
Europe
Calulet
San Fernando
Seventeenth Infantry
O'Brien
Angeles
Twelfth Infantry
Porac
Calulum
Guagua
Santa Anita
Tarlac
Concord
Yorktown
Callao
Pampanga
Davis Erects Monument Commemorating Cycling Career
Thomas W. Davis, veteran bicycle rider and holder of national long distance medals, has erected a monument in his Springdale cemetery lot. Contractors carved a large bicycle on the shaft by his order to honor his career, as he notes he has ridden 60,000 miles since age 61 and is now 72.
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Peoria
Uls
Thomas W. Davis
Springdale Cemetery
Davis
Bloomington couple wed in ring ceremony at bride’s home
Allen L. Winter and Esther M. Simeral, both of Bloomington, married at 10:30 am Wednesday in the bride’s home with Rev. Stanley A. McKay officiating. Nearly 100 guests attended as Lohengrin’s bridal chorus accompanied the ceremony. The couple, after a Chicago departure, will summer at Williamsown Mass. where they will stay at a cottage fraternity house. Winter studies medicine in New York and is cited as son of John L. Winter, a longtime U S consular official.
News of Fighting in the Movement Under MacArthur
Des Moines reports cable from Manila dated Aug 10 describes the Fifty-first Iowa in heavy combat near San Fernando with 6,000 enemy engaged. MacArthur’s forces included the Ninth and Twelfth regiments plus others. fifteen guns supported the advance. Casualties included several killed and about twenty-five wounded among Iowa troops.
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Des Moines
Des Moines News
J. C. Lopez
Manila
Iowa
San Fernando
MacArthur
Mexico
Angeles
Harry P. Brenholts
Lamont Williams
Peter Clarriff
A. M. Slatten
James F. Stuffit
Fatal Falls and Fires Darken Midwest News
Three year old Earl Franzmann died after a porch fall in Chicago. Postmaster Hovda was killed by a Burlington train at a railroad crossing in Earlville Indiana. The John Paul Lumber Co sawmill at LaCrosse Wisconsin closed permanently due to exhausted logs. Jennie Worrell, once a famous beauty and actress, likely fatally burned while grass caught fire at the Coney Island meadows.
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Earl Franzmann
Chicago
Hovda
Burlington
Earlville
Ind
John Paul Lumber Company
LaCrosse
Wis
Jennie Worrell
Coney Island
Devastating North Dakota hailbeats grain harvests
Fargo reports two million bushels of wheat lost as hail storm devastates nearly 250000 acres across Cass Traill counties. Many farms wiped out with 50 to 100 percent losses, some holdings unrecoverable. Ada Minnesota also hit with severe hail damaging thousands of acres and breaking windows.
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Fargo
N. D
Cass
Traill Counties
Argusville
Gardner
Kelso Tn Trail
Trail
Traill
Grandins
Stanfords
Kelso
Ada
Minn
Twin Valley
Here
Cloud burst floods Indiana towns with damaged crops
Reports from Dubois and Warrick counties describe a cloud burst between Ferdinand and Huntingburg causing thousands of dollars in crop and stock losses. Trains traversed flooded tracks. some road beds damaged. No deaths reported yet.
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Evansville
Ind
Ferdinand and
Huntingburg
Air Line
Dubois County
Werdinand
Dubois
Warrick
Joseph Puecher
Buecher
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Alton
George B. Simpson
St. Louis, Peoria and Northern
Kansas City
S. H. Fulton
Ann Arbor, Mich
M. Rockwell
Rockwell & Snyder
Ann Arbor
Saline
Adrian
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Kenosha
Charles H. Steg Manufacturing Company
Fred Morgan
Morgan & Wright
Bicycle Trust
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Ils
John R. Gray
Gray House
Cray
Ingersoll Memorial Association
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Shaw
Prime
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Klondike
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Judd M
Grant Elliott
LaSalle
Dawson
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William L. Strong
Protective Tariff League
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Philippines
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John Adams
Frank Davis
Nolan
Royal Baking Powder CO
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North Dakota
Path of the
G. A. Knight
Grandin
Alstad
Hendrum
New Rockford
Eddy County
Minnesota
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Joseph Keck
Chas. H. Keck
Prank Stewart
C. M. Keck
Casey Bros
Feed and Sale Stable
Hotel Allen
J. M. McConaughy
Orvion
Kleto's
J. R. Burroughs
Oortob
Southeast Corner Square
Columbia Corner
Wartlonton, la
Nat'l Bank
East Matin Verre
P.W. McElwain
Washinaron Lowa
Marsh W. Bailey
City Hall
C. J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Oreice
Bear Alberson's Grocery
Temple Huilding
W. E. Anderson, M. D
Klein's
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Washington, Towa
Union Stock Yards
Richmond
Dublin
Pulaski County
Finley
Muscatine
Ann Resley
Resley
Ida Bailey
Geo. W. Hay
Graham Opera House
East Washington Street
Northwestern University
Evanston
Proto. CO. Luthin
Wusie Hall Evansten
Kemble
Kemble Flower Co
Oskaloosa
Lowa
Frank Rogers
Schneider
R. A. Riley
G. H. Pratt
I. Klein
Garmen
Oeterna Grocery
T. T. Keeley
Omece
W. Washington Street
H. Sanford
Selephone
T. J. Dempsey
Side Square
National Bank
Does
General Banking
J. Hh, Young
W. KR. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
J.T. Anderon
Washington County
Capital
Wings Bank
Cotobero
Jon. Keo
A. Wurrgt
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V. P
M. Kuon
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
A. A. Valleeeph Keck
D. H. Keck
L. D. Robinson
Fran Stewart
J.’. Henderson
W. H. Butterfield
Crall
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