President Roosevelt reviews wartime fleet in peacetime display
At Oyster Bay Aug 18 the president and Mrs Roosevelt witnessed a grand naval review on Long Island Sound. Kermit Roosevelt rode aboard the Decatur as the torpedo boat destroyer Barry rammed a nearby ship with little damage. The ceremony featured salutes, music, and greetings to sailors including Dewey and other flag officers.
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Oyster Bay
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United States
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Decatur
Roosevelt
Kermit
Oyster Tay
Moody
Dewey
Taylor
Rodgers
Brownson
Craffee
Mayflower
Roosevelt Attends Mayflower Luncheon With Fleet and Diplomats
President Roosevelt hosts a luncheon on the Mayflower with naval attaches from Britain Germany Russia and Japan and other dignitaries including Sanger Lipton and Iselin. He toasts the great powers and jokes about an international incident, then departs for the Kearsarge with a presidential salute from the fleet.
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Edwin Schaefer
W. C. Boutakoff
Liam Takeshika
Sanger
Thomas Lipton
C. Oliver Iselin
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Japan
United States
Kearsarge
Grand Army Encampment Lights Up San Francisco
San Francisco hosts the thirty seventh annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment as the city urns with illuminated gothic arches and flags. St Louis Salt Lake City and Denver compete to host the 1904 meeting with discussions on World’s Fair ties and General Miles’s role amid leader Black’s potential election. General Miles supports no candidacy for commander in chief and echoes non opposition to General Black.
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Grand Army of the Republic
United States
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
Denver
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Black
Two Iowa Recruits Stretch to Enlist Height
John Green and William Allen of Onawa Iowa grew an inch in one week to meet army height requirements. Sioux City recruiting officer Sergeant Kearney guided them through gymnastics and stretching, achieving the needed height.
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John ¥. Green
William Allen
Onawa
United States Army
Kearney
Turkish authorities accused of backing bashi bazouks raids
A Sofia dispatch reports 600 bashi bazouks led by Albanian chiefs have looted Christian villages in Debre and Okrida. The Turkish authorities allegedly connived at the outrages and supplied the raiders with old uniforms to resemble regular soldiers.
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Secretary Shaw to Speak at Stowe Memorial Dedication
Morrisville Vermont August 18 Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M Shaw is visiting his mother Mrs. G O Shaw and will speak at the dedication of the soldiers memorial building in Stowe tomorrow.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
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Soldiers’ Memorial
Stowe
Hartington Man Dies After Beating Dispute
Hartington Nebraska on August 18 reports Charles Balliet died from injuries after a beating by his stepson Alex Blair. Blair says Balliet was abusive when he came home drunk, sparking the conflict.
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Charles Balliet
Alex Blair
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Massacre Reports Near Monastir Reach Berlin
A dispatch to the Frankfort Zeitung says the river near Monastir in Macedonia is filled with mutilated bodies of women and children allegedly killed by bashi-bazouks, signaling a grim atrocity.
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Frankfort Zeitung
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Baseball Scores From Chicago and Outlying Circuits
Baseball scores dated August 18 show results across leagues. New York beat Cincinnati 7 4 in two games, St Louis defeated Brooklyn twice, Boston beat Pittsburgh, and American games include Chicago over Washington 2 1 and Cleveland over Boston 9 3. Association and Western games include St Paul 10 over Toledo and Omaha 10 over Milwaukee as well as Denver 4 over Kansas City.
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Mason Engagement of Miss Winifred Mason
Washington reports the engagement of Miss Winifred Mason daughter of ex Senator William E Mason to Wardlee Huck of Georgetown D C The couple plan a fall wedding in Chicago Miss Mason currently stays with Hucks mother in Georgetown
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Winifred Mason
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Wardlee Huck
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Royal Clan Convention Heads to Cleveland for Four Days
The twenty first convention of the Royal Clan Order of Scottish Clans opens in Cleveland today. About 200 delegates from across the United States and Canada are expected to attend the four day gathering with conventions on various subjects.
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National Harness Group Arrives for 17th Annual Nonvotion
Detroit August 18 1950 about 150 members of the National Harness Manufacturers and Dealers Protective Association of the United States attend the 17th annual convention in the city.
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National Harness Manufacturers and Dealers Protective Association of the
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Kansas Flood Swamps Kansas City Bridges, Darkens City
Heavy rains push Kansas rivers up with rising driftwood and wrecked bridges. The James Street and Metropolitan Street Railway bridges are swept away severing the main line between Kansas City and Kansas City Kansas. Widespread flooding threatens utilities and bridges while observers expect further rises. Local reports note rising streams in Topeka Manhattan Wamego Abilene and Lawrence.
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Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions across Illinois, Indiana, lower Michigan, Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. Scattered showers possible in southern Illinois and extreme northern Michigan, with warmer temperatures and variable to southerly winds.
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Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Report from Chicago and Buffalo on Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hogs receipts around 45 000 with price ranges from 5.40 to 6.75 for pigs and heavy packers at 5.65. cattle receipts about 26 000 with steer quotes from 4.80 to 5.68 and other classes listed. sheep and lambs about 30 000 with western and native types priced to 5.90. East Buffalo quotes (N Y) list cattle receipts 178 cars and hogs 70 cars with steady markets and varied class prices. St Louis grain prices hold for wheat corn oats rye and rye futures noted. The note ends with a reflective line from the Atchison Globe.
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Texas
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East Buafflo
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Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
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T Board of Trade
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Labor man 18 removed and new appointee to police board
Governor Durbin removed Police Commissioner TD DC Rearden of Marion for failure to protect business leaders during the recent disturbances. Marx Swasey, an employers' council member, was appointed to fill the vacancy. The police superintendent resigned. a successor in sympathy with new policy will be chosen. Strikes at Gemmer Engine works and National Sweeper prompted protests and near chaos as crowds harassed nonunion workers.
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Durbin
DC. Rearden
Marion
Marx Swasey
Employers’ Council
Teandon
Glass Hottle Blowers
Gemmer Engine Works
National Sweeper Company
Iowa State Fair Facing Record Entries
Des Moines Iowa reports the Iowa state fair opens Friday with record entries across departments cattle hogs and horses. Nearly 500 cattle entries exceed last year requiring tents for housing while 2 500 hogs are expected. Top western horse importers will have major barns and judges face a busy judging period.
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Des Moines
Central West
Alton Sees Earthquake Shake Buildings in August Action
An Aug report from Alton Illinois described an eight second earthquake shock waking residents. Plaster rattled in the M F E church auditorium and bricks shook in East Alton chimneys with windows broken in several towns.
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Sixth Street
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Train crew cited for rule violation in Benton Harbor incident
Aug 18 in Benton Harbor Michigan a train engineer halted and blew alarms when a man waved his hat claiming goods for him. The conductor and engineer reportedly violated a rule in the book as they discussed the incident near Glen Dora. In Joliet Illinois a separate note describes Mrs Maren 68 attacked by a negro who demanded money after providing food at her door, the assailant fleeing on a freight train.
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Western Union case upholds right to discharge union members
Judge Rogers in the federal court ruled Western Union may discharge employees without cause, and workers cannot allege conspiracy to violate lawful termination. The decision allows a blacklist list to remain truthful, and upholds an employee’s right to quit with or without cause. Majority view regarded as settling Western Union in the plaintiffs' favor after a fifteen day amendment period.
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Colombia Senate Rejects Panama Canal Treaty Unanimously
A Bogota telegram reports the Colombian senate has unanimously rejected the Panama canal treaty citing sovereignty concerns. The dispatch from Foreign Minister Ricos to Dr. Herran notes the form is unacceptable and that the debate did not address the United States right of way issue.
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Rioters Attack Pickets at County Jail Sparks Scout Action
In Danville rioters stone jail guard pickets as shots ring out with none hitting targets. Captain Beggs sends scouting party with no success while threats from hoodlums target Sentry Ira Black and First Lieutenant Elmer Graham amid mounting tension.
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Property Owners Lose in Dretrott Extension Case
In Moree Mich Ana 18, the Dretrott extension of the Detrott Monroe and Toledo electric railway required condemning several properties just north of the city. J F Kiley attorney for the owners filed an affidavit in probate court alleging Charles Honan an officer of the road took Sheriff Dull and part of the jury to Toledo on a special car to theater biasing the jury. Sheriff Dull claimed the car ride was personal and at his expense. The probate judge has not yet ruled.
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Jones Robbed in Corbett Night of Ring Action
Reports from Sioux City describe repeated robberies linked to James J. Corbett nights in the ring. Citizens claim Corbett’s presence coincides with thefts, including a store burglary where about 400 dollars in goods were taken.
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Aug
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J. C. Jane
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Doltor's Blunders How Medical Practice Risks With Law
A New York physician, speaking at a Lawyers' club luncheon, criticizes legal publicity compared with medicine. He argues doctors face blind trials, conceal blunders, and must endure patient harm while nurses guard secrecy, warning that law would breed empirical trial if exposed. Source: New York Herald.
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Lawyers’ Club
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Tragedy in Illinois: Berry killed by locomotive near Highwood
The body of Barney Berry of Lake Forest, about 35, killed instantly by a Chicago and Northwestern locomotive near Highwood, was dragged on the pilot for three miles. He was unmarried and had only recently moved to Lake Forest. In Chicago, Dr. P M Powell, longtime superintendent at Glenwood school, died after an operation at Mercy Hospital. He was 62 and born in California.
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