Fortieth Grand Army Parade in Minneapolis Draws Crowds
The Fortieth Grand Army Veterans parade in Minneapolis drew two miles of marchers and spectators. A drill corps of twenty two young women drew ovations followed by Chief Marshal ex governor S Kr Van Sant and General Fred B Wood. Veterans from many states, including Rock Island county HL, marched with a 90 year old and a 20 year old enlistee. Casulaties noted five deaths eight injuries and forty six prostrations with 20000 riders transported to city lines.
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Minneapolis
Boys In Blue
Union
S. Kr. van Sant
Fred B. Wood
Minnesota
Minnesota National Guard
Columbia Post
Chicago
Tanner
Grand Army
Illinois
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Veterans
Rock Island County
Buck
Rock Island
Anson H. Hubbard
Moline
Lydston 1. Howe
Streator
Ill
Olonel Charles T. Keeling
New O Orleans
Thomas A. Martin
Washington
St. Paul
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Henry Wirz
Friends of
Commader-In-Chief
The
Coroner and Police Clash Over Todd Death in Decatur
In Decatur Illinois Chief of Police Albert and Coroner Buxton dispute whether saloonkeeper James Todd was killed accidentally or murdered by Mary Jones who stood with a smoking revolver at the doorway. The coroner argues murder by jealousy. a coroner’s jury says Todd died from a bullet fired by Mary Jones with murderous intent. The jury recommends she be held without bail. Jones remains jailed.
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Decatur
Ill
Albert
Buxton
James Todd
Mary Jones
Patrick O'Keith
George Prescott
Todd
Kansas Wheat Crop Estimated At 91585676 Bushels
F D Coburn secretary of the state board of agriculture reports Kansas wheat crop at 91 585 676 bushels based on conditions observed by board correspondents as of August 8.
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Kansas
Jopeka
Kan
F. D. Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
Coburn
Accused Man Refuses to Plead in Bond Battle Creek Case
Harry Cowley, alleged signer of fraudulent Union Pacific stock, stood mute at arraignment before Justice Howard Battlort in Battle Creek Michigan. He refused to plead until his attorney arrived and was held on a $3,000 bond.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Harry Cowley
Union Pacific Railway
Howard Battlort
Authorities Terrified Rise in Desperate Overthrow Riot
In St Petersburg and Warsaw vast street battles surge as mobs clash with police and soldiers. Reports claim authorities fear a successful uprising. In Pittsburg a miners clash leaves one dead and twenty-five wounded. a non union man is fatally stabbed and a man named Stephen Morely is missing.
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Stephen Morely
Convicts May Be Freed If Supreme Court Backs Blashfield Case
About 100 inmates at Tonia and possibly more in Michigan state prisons could be released from further service if the Supreme Court rules Judge Davis of Ionia was correct in the Blashfield decision. Blashfield pleaded guilty to forgery in Flint and was sentenced in 1905 to one to fourteen years at Ionia, a sentence argued void due to a change in indeterminate sentence law.
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Lansing
Mich
Tonia
Supreme Court
Davis
Ionia
Charles E. Blashfield
Blashfield
Flint
Secretary Root Lauds US Argentine Bond at Buenos Aires Banquet
In a grand government house banquet, President Alcorta and the diplomatic corps honor Secretary Root. He stresses shared democracy and mutual friendship, noting no formal alliance yet describing a sea of common ideals and liberty. Root thanks Argentine leaders and people, praising progress and collaboration.
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Buenos Ayres
Government House
Alcorta
Root
North
South America
United States
Argentine Republic
United States of America
Washington
Percy Seeks Harder Life of Toil and Adventure
A quotation from Life expresses a desire for a rougher, more thrilling existence. The speaker proclaims fatigue with ease and seeks danger and excitement, suggesting an impulsive appeal to a paternal figure for permission or guidance.
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Percy
Papa
Heir to Austrian Throne Faces Diminished Line of Succession
The aging emperor of Austria is near abdication. Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand, seventeen, would be next in line if not for dynastic marriage restrictions. Otto, Karl Franz's father, renounced rights amid opposition from the people and Francis Joseph II, elevating Franz Ferdinand's position.
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Austria
Holy Roman Empire
Franz Ferdinand
Karl Franz
Otto
Francis Joseph II
No Enmity Between Argentina and United States Declared
The text states there are no political questions between Argentina and the United States. It emphasizes absence of grievances and old scores and expresses willingness to aid each other’s development and share in prosperity.
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United States
Banker Killed by Lightning in Iowa Storm
Des Moines reports B. A. Lamason banker and Bank of Ankeney cashier struck dead in a barn during a severe electric rain storm that caused Iowa’s sole fatality.
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Des Moines
B. A. Lamason
Bank of Ankeney
Lamason
Iowa
Probe for Some Officers in the Philippines Commission
Major General Leonard Wood has summoned a commission to the Philippines to investigate the conduct of certain army officers on duty in the islands. The commission members will learn their instructions on landing in Manila and include Captain Ira L. Fredendall Captain Fred W. Cole Major Amos W. Kimball Clerk Edward Person and DPD McChesney the inspector of supplies at Jeffersonville Indiana.
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San Francisco
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Philippines
Manila
Ira L. Fredendall
Fred W. Cole
Amos W. Kimball
Quartermaster’s Department
Edward Person
DPD
N. McChensy
Jeffersonville
Ind
Red Cross Trade Mark Use Banned Nationwide
Washington reports that antiseptic barber shops pharmacies and patent medicine makers would be barred from using the red cross emblem as a trade mark if the Geneva conference agreement is enforced across the United States.
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Washington
United States
Red Cross
Geneva
International pact urges member nations to curb red cross usage
The document outlines that signatory countries should enact laws to prevent misuse of the red cross emblem for commercial purposes and proposes implementing these measures within five years.
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United States
Red Cross
Nwa
Topeka Man Offers 87000 to Settle Treasury Shortage
Topeka August 16 Frank Ei ex treasurer proposes to pay 87000 to the state treasury to compromise charges in an experts’ report on an alleged shortage. Grimes proclaims innocence but admits no funds to account for the shortage.
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Topeka
Kan
Frank Ei
Atte
Grimes
Kane to Return to Wabash College Fall Term
Dr W O P Kane president of Wabash College will resume duties at the start of the fall term after improvement in health. He was seriously ill during commencement week but is now progressing sufficiently to resume college work.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
W. O P. Kane
Wabash College
Williams survives double-gunshot wound in Mississippi attack
In Wkittiesburg Mississippi on August 16 Charles Williams a Black man bore a .38 caliber bullet through heart and another through temple from a fellow Black man at close range. He lingered three days before recovering with doctors aiding before the funeral wagon arrived.
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Wkittiesburg
Miss
Charles Williams
Williams
Fire at Sibley causes extensive damage and losses
Telegrams report a fire at Sibley causing about 20000 dollars in damage. The note mentions Miss Isadora Duncan rumored secret marriage to a son of Ellen Terry. Robbers struck the Wabash and Vandalia station at Lakeville Indiana gaining a small sum and occupying the town briefly until authorities intervened. Women of Columbus were raided.
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Sibley
Til
Isadora Duncan
Ellen Terry
Wabash and Vandalia
Lakeville
Ind
Women of Columbus
Chicago Market Reports Irregular but Firm cattle and hogs
Market summaries show mixed receipts and strong demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Prices vary by grade with light hogs and heavy packing grades showing gains amid steady to higher cattle and lamb values reflected in Chicago trading notes.
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Chicago
Carnage by Extremists Hits Warsaw and Other Cities
Reports from St Petersburg dated August 16 describe a coordinated wave of assassinations and bombings by extremist groups across Poland and nearby cities. At Warsaw a bomb attack on a police station killed multiple officers and soldiers. civilians and police were targeted in several towns, with civilians among the injured and several terrorists killed.
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St. Petersburg
Poland
Samara
Ufa
Yalta
Kiev
Chita
Vallee Gorpiichenko
Elmost
Warsaw
Dmg
Bal
Vietslossk
Chi
Plock
Sanguinary clashes as revolutionists massacre police in Warsaw
In Warsaw on August 16 revolutionists staged coordinated attacks killing seven policemen four gendarmes and four infantry patrolmen and wounding many more. Soldiers fired on crowds. about 15 killed and 150 wounded. Police and rioters fought in Ostrovskaia and Torgovia streets as infantry dragoons and Cossacks restored order.
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Warsaw
Revolutionista
Vraga
Oiny
Cir
Ostrovskaia
Torgovia
Cholog Street
Proor
Wild Beasts Invade Towns Reported Fires Threaten Areas
Biwabik Minnesota August 16 large forest fires burn south of town threatening hundreds of acres of second growth. Flames sweep on unresisted and wild animals invade village limits. Rain within 24 hours needed to save valuable tracts from destruction.
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Biwabik
Minn
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Cities Today
Evening Journal
Empire
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the Evening Journal
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Stef Reany
Benjamin Rush
James Monroe
Archduke Karl Franz Josef
Dr Kane
Texas
Grain Market
Mard
Assassina Pacape
D'Armes
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