Miles Praised by Grand Army in Encampment Farewell
In San Francisco the Grand Army of the Republic adopted a resolution honoring General Nelson A. Miles for a forty two year service record from Massachusetts infantry through Civil War campaigns to Indian wars and postwar reforms. The body planned pension advocacy, memorials, and continued veterans’ support while adjourned to meet in Boston next year.
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San Francisco
Grand Army of the Republic
P. H. Coney
Topeka
Kan
Nelson A. Miles
Twenty-Second
Massachusetts Infantry
Manasses
Miles
Roosevelt
Committee On
National Soldiers
Fort Sherman
Ida
Florida
Oklahoma
South
Congress
Meade
MacArthur
Black
C. EB. Patridge
Ilinois
BE. B. Western
Iowa
Tillinois
T. B. Scott
Indiana
H. A. Root
Michigan
E. B. Fenton
Minnesota
L. W. Collins
Wisconsin
Philip Cheek
Boston
Judge steps aside in Kennedy murder case
Judge John W. Wofford resigns from Lula Prince Kennedy murder trial claiming bias and appoints Judge Joshua W. Alexander to preside over the November 16 hearing. Kennedy previously received ten years for killing Phillip H. Kennedy, an agent for a railway transport firm, in a forced marriage.
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Kansas City
Lula Prince-Kennedy
John W. Wofford
Joshua W. Alexander
Gallatin
Death Looms Around Lord Salisbury as Family Stays Near
London reports Lord Salisbury remains in a critical condition with his family gathered near the sick room. Viscount Cranborne Lord Arthur Cecil Lord Robert Cecil Rev Lord William Cecil Lady Gwendolin Cecil the Earl and Countess of Sborne and Premier A J Balfour have come from Scotland and await the final call. The bulletin notes the patient is making a wonderful struggle though death is inevitable.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Viscount Cranborne
Arthur Cecil
Robert Cecil
William Cecil
Gwendolin Cecil
Countess of
Secretary of the Army War College Named
Washington August 22 Major Samuel Reber of the signal corps and general staff has been detailed as secretary of the Army War College. He is the son in law of Lieutenant General Mills and formerly served as Mills military secretary.
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Washington
Samuel Reber
Signal Corps
Army War College
Mills
Drowning Death Of Local Teen In Kitchen Bucket
In South Bend Indiana on August 22 a sixteen year old child of Joseph Blasz szack fell headfirst into a water bucket in the family kitchen and drowned.
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South Bend
Ind
Joseph Blaszszack
Fami
She Has Seemed an Angel An Actress’ Theatrical Right
A Chicago Post quote notes the actress’s ascent, calling her the "angel" of the stage and sparking envy among rivals who question her legitimacy. The exchange frames her peak appeal as a public judgment of talent and charisma.
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Chicago Post
Destiny Complaints Reveal Inner Frustrations
A brief aphorism notes that lamenting fate exposes personal weakness and fragile resolve in the soul. Maeterlinck’s reflection links external misfortune to internal frailty.
Prosperity Draws Followers Amid Subtle Class Distinction
A study notes Prosperity leaders attract supporters while quietly differentiating groups. It outlines how economic emphasis shifts allegiance and frames loyalty through selective messaging and policy emphasis.
Remington Will Sparks Sioux City Court Fight
Mrs. Frederick A. Remington asks the court to contest her late husband Dr. Remington's will. The physician left most of his estate to other doctors and a young stenographer, Miss Netta Kneebe, while his wife received a small portion. Mrs. Remington, now on a Dakota farm, denies separation rumors and seeks a legal decision on the will's validity.
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Sioux City
Frederick A. Remington
Remington
Mies
Kneebe
Dakota
Many Marriages Fail in Polk County
In Polk County Iowa twenty eight percent of marriages show as failures in divorce records. Last year 1240 marriage licenses were issued and 145 divorces granted. Judges ordered that no more quick divorces would be granted and these cases must take regular court time with others.
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Des Moines
Polk County
From Stable Boy to City Lodgings in Omaha Tale
Omaha report recounts Jack Whelley once a stable boy earning six dollars weekly who now occupies rooms at the finest hotel after lawyers for the late John Kellar offer fifty thousand dollars or proof of identity. Nebraska cattlemen drop effort to defend government land boundaries and plan to reveal ranges by September first as barriers come down.
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Omaha
Jack Whelley
John Kellar
Rock Island
Kellar
Ucle
Nebraska
Cattle Men’s Association
Robbery at Elwood Fair Grounds Strips Millionaire
William Newland of Anderson, a wealthy saloonkeeper, was robbed of a $2,000 diamond as he entered the fair grounds in Elwood Indiana. The thief clipped the gem from his shirt-front with diamond pliers and vanished into the grounds.
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Elwood
Ind
William Newland
Anderson
Weather Forecast From The Official Report
The forecast notes generally fair and warmer conditions with fresh southerly winds in Indiana. Lower Michigan expected thunderstorms in the north and partly cloudy skies in the south with brisk high southerly winds. Wisconsin to be partly cloudy and cooler with brisk southwest winds. In the west portion cooler with brisk southerly winds.
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Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices and East Buffalo Quotes
The Chicago market reports day’s hog receipts about 12 000 with varied price ranges from 6.00 to 6.60 per cwt for different qualities while cattle and sheep also show broad price spreads. East Buffalo quotes show hogs 5.75 to 6.60, cattle steady, and lambs mixed. St Louis grain notes futures for wheat corn oats and rye with mixed cash and futures levels.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Louis
Going Too Far Fashion Fad Sparks Window Fall
In a humorous illustrated bit a woman, while checking another’s attire to imitate fashion, falls from a window. Mr. Boffin comments that some women go too far in following trends, reflecting light gossip from the paper.
Grouchy man would fear arrest for a smile
A wry Ohio State Journal quip notes that some people are so grouchy they imagine a burglary from a smile.
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Ohio State Journal
Colombia's President Endorses Panama Canal Position
President Marroquin faces a dilemma over the Panama inter-oceanic canal treaty. He favors opening through Colombia but would accept reduced sovereignty or indemnities. He urges congressional approval, stressing grand national benefit and strengthened US relations amid a Bogota demonstration after senate rejection.
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Marroquin
Panama Inter-Oceanic Canal
Caracas
Venezuela
Bogota
Cucuta
Colomian Senate
Women of Montgomery Tackle Saloon Hours Change
In Washington Indiana Montgomery town women petitioned to curb saloon hours. Led by Mrs Arthur Lewis Mrs Julian O Neall and Mrs Uriah Hipshur they warned saloonkeepers to stop violating the Nicholson law. Saloons now close at 11 PM and Sunday operations are restricted with back doors barricaded and front blinds raised.
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Washington
Ind
Montgomery
Here
Arthur Lewis
Julian O'Neall
Uriah Hipshur
Women Join Riot At Port Vue Strike In Mekersport
In Mekersport California on August 22 women joined men in a street riot near Thirteenth street and the Port Vue plate mill where a three month strike remains unresolved. The crowd of over 100 attacked non unionists, beat several workers with nonfatal blows, and chased others for blocks. Police could not suppress the mob.
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MeKersport
Thirteenth Street
Port Vue
Plate Mill
Coal dealer charged with defrauding government in weight
Grand Rapids, Aug 2. Henry Leppink of Lep pink & Co., long standing coal dealers, is accused of defrauding the government of about nine tons by short weight. An inspector found a burr on the scale beam end causing 840 pounds variance per load. The firm previously faced municipal contract disputes and alleged inferior coal sales to the school board.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Henry Leppink
Leppink & Co
Federal Building
Leppink
Burr
Misconstruction over baggagemasters as mail custodians
Washington reports that the postoffice department clarifies baggagemasters may act as custodians of lose newspaper mail on certain trains to aid prompt delivery. It rejects broader claims that all railway workers would be enlisted, noting existing laws allow regular trains to carry mail if compensation is accepted and that the department only seeks to facilitate outside newspaper delivery.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
India
Simms backs O'Brien for Indiana governor nomination
Daniel W. Simms of Lafayette, Democratic committeeman from the Tenth district, says Chairman William H. O'Brien of the state committee is his choice for the gubernatorial nomination and that an official candidacy announcement will be made soon.
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Laporte
Ind
Wiliam H. O'Brien
Democratic State Committee
Daniel W. Simms
Lafayette
Simms
O’brien
O'Brien
Turmoil Grows in Balkans as Insurgents Capture Vasiliko
Reports from Sofia dated August 22 describe rising tensions over Macedonia with insurgents capturing Vasiliko in the Adrianople vilayet. Turkish officials were taken prisoner and moved to the Bulgarian frontier where they remain under guard. Villages burned and a Turkish post attacked near Elijah monastery as fighting continues with unknown insurgent strength.
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Adrianople Vilayet
Vasiliko
Dulgarian
Vasilike
Burgas
Hherty
Elijah
Tirneve
Adrianople Vilayette
Ghetriots
Gehgele
Missing Joliet heiress vanishes after ladder clue
In Joliet Miss Ireda Van Horne daughter of A C and Mrs Van Horne disappeared from home. A ladder outside the window indicated she left, with a letter claiming marriage to Edward Lynold of the Michigan Central in Milwaukee. In Logansport Italian Tommy D Fazzio charged with outraging a twelve year old girl and an affidavit filed over an eleven year old girl.
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Ireda van Horne
William van Horne
A. C. van Horne
Joliet
Edward Lynold
Michigan Central
Lynold
Milwaukee
Logansport
Ind
Isaac Binney
Tommy D’fazzio
Broadway
Cass County
Margaret Stotler
Walters
D'Fazzio
Anna Stotler
Man Held For Murder In Kentucky Case Repeats Return
Danville reports Dode Carrington suspect John Cook of Cripple Creek Col released after arrival to answer murder charge. He threatened to sue officers and bears a striking resemblance to Carrington. In Wichita unknown Indiana youth shot near Augusta after sleeping with four tramps. robbers took watches and money.
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Danville
Nortonville
Dode Carrington
John Cook
Cripple Creek
Kentucky
Carrington
Wichita
Kan
Indiana
Augusta
Sherman Enters Illinois Governor Race From Macomb
Lawrence A Sherman of Macomb announced to Chicago political friends that he will actively seek the gubernatorial nomination. The former speaker of the house is understood to enter conditionally, depending on the strength of the Deenen movement he supports.
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Chicago
Lawrence A Sherman
Macomb
Deenen
John Q Thompson Chronicle editor dies at 64
Washington newspaper notice reports John Q Thompson editor of the Washington Chronicle dead in the capital at age sixty four. Thompson, a native of Indiana, was a noted political writer and traveling correspondent who contributed to the Chicago Times the New York Tribune and the Cincinnati Commercial among other papers.
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Washington
John Q. Thompson
Washington Chronicle
Indiana
Chicago Times
New York Tribune
Cincinnati Commercial
Baseball scores from Chicago and across leagues
Baseball scores dated Aug 22 show results from the National League American and minor associations. Highlights include Cincinnati defeating Boston 7 4 in Boston and 10 2 in the second game, New York beating Pittsburg 3 5, Philadelphia sweeping St Louis 7 3 and 8 3, Chicago defeating Brooklyn 9 4, and Milwaukee 4 over Columbus. Other notes mention Detroit 1 0 over Philadelphia and Cleveland 10 over Washington 0.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Vostoy
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Ast. Louis
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Western
Omaha
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
Denver
Peoria
Copperhead in Logansport Dies After Nicotine Dose
Aug 22 Logansport Indiana reports a copperhead snake sent by George Barnett custodian of the state forestry to John J Wildebrand was killed by a drop of nicotine from an old pipe stem placed in its mouth. After an hour the snake twisted and died.
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Logansport
Ind
John J. Wildebrand
George Barnett
State Forestry
Train accident in Springfield kills iron molder
Hugh Westmoreland formerly of South Pittsburg Tennessee an iron molder was killed when struck by a train in Springfield Missouri. L Weddle a fellow worker was badly injured as they slept on the track.
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Springfield
Hugh Westmoreland
South Pittsburg
Tenn
L. Weddle
Santos-Dumont to Brazil to restore health
Paris reports M. Santos-Dumont will travel to Brazil to recover his health. The Temps notes that experiments with military automobile balloons have been postponed.
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Paris
The
Temps
M. Santos-Dumont
Brazil
Evolution of Breeches Trousers and Pantaloons Compared
Historical note explains how pantaloons began as long stockings worn in Italy by St. Pantaloon devotees. Breeches originally extended from the waist to the knee and later to the knee with a buckle. Trousers emerged as the modern leg wear combining elements of both prior forms.
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Italy
St. Pantaloon
Governor LaVollette Attacks Opponents at Paddock Lake
In Kenosha Wisconsin on August 22 Governor LaVollette criticized political opponents at the old settlers gathering at Paddock's lake. He charged public service corporations offered members of estate senate money to defeat him at legislation.
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Kenosha
Wis
LaVollette
Old Settlers
Paddock's Lake
Estate
Senate
Imya
Slipper Throw at Wedding Reflects Ancient Customs
The act of throwing a slipper after the bride harkens to barbarous times when wife husband relations echoed master slave dynamics. An old Anglo-Saxon practice gave the groom a shoe from the bride's father as transfer of control, with the groom lightly tapping the bride on the head to mark new authority.
Davenport Man Confined After Overexertion
Davenport IA August 22 W F Mattes who recently arrived sought a corner on the day of the country and as a result of over ex ertion is confined in the padded cell of the police station a maniac.
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Davenport
W. F. Mattes
I Move to Amend by Omitting All After Hand
A congressman who courted a young woman attended sessions with her. On the final day he offered flowers and asked to present a handful of flowers. She quickly moved to amend by removing all after the word hand, and the amendment passed unanimously.
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Congress
No Cause for Complaint in Trade Review
New York August 72 0 G Daw Co Weekly Review of Trade reports business well maintained aside from vacation season quieting trade and slower collections. Adverse factors fade and labor disputes curb some output but crops look brighter. rail freight earnings show gains, coke production down, prices low, primary market timing surprise. Fails to reflect activity in overall trade despite favourable prospects.
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New York
G. Daw & Co
Save Today
Collinaville
United States
Canada
Sixty Seven Years Wed Celebration Records Illinois Couple
M Mr and Mrs William Hi Storey of Moomington Illinois celebrate their sixty seventh wedding anniversary the longest marriage in the state with Storey claiming to have wed within Illinois since 1816 and arriving from Kentucky before snow fell but no formal party was held due to Mrs Storey’s illness.
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Moomington
William Hi. Storey
Illinois
Storey
Tilinoia
Eulnots
Kentucky
Dare
Missing Chicago lawyer feared drowned at Walloon Lake
Albert W. Barnum a Chicago lawyer with a summer house at Castle Air Point Walloon Lake is missing since being guided to a boat to row home. No trace of him has been found. In Chehalis Washington three men died in a logging railroad accident when a locomotive derailed and overturned.
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Petoskey
Mich
Albert W. Barnum
Chicago
Castle Air Point
Walloon Lake
Barnum
Winona Assembly Plans Open Air Auditorium and Improvements
At a stockholders meeting on August 22 Winona assembly members approved building an open air auditorium with a target capacity of 20,000 and outlined further improvements for the facility.
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Winona Take
Tne
Winona Assembly
Auditoriaa
Assaults and riots highlight volatile news round up
Samuel Pressler of Chicago reports assault by union men. A British column defeats rebels in Burma and Nigeria with 700 killed. A Halifax riot hanged a rape and murder suspect. Senator Sullivan convicted of bribe solicitation for votes on an anticalom bill. Chinese studying military science told to prepare for Manchuria defense. German textile workers strike for shorter hours in Saxony. A. Aloe & Co building in St Louis burns for 150000. Swiss minister Lardy declines to arbitrate in Venezuelan case. Bertha Harmon 14 dies from golf ball blow. Japan may lift America’s cap in races. Bissell alleged healthy. Roosevelt busy with financial legislation. Massachusetts battleship Massachusetts heads to dry dock. L. J. Hammond named receiver of General Automobile. Humorous snippets close the column.
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Chicago
London
Burma
Nigeria
Halifax
N. C
Mary Jenkins
William P. Sullivan
Jefferson City
Manchuria
Saxony
Germany
St. Louis
A. Aloe & Co
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Paris
Switzerland
Bertha Harmon
Philadelphia
Japan
Bissell
Roosevelt
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