Insurgent Clash Near Cienfuegos Reported. 17 Killed
Colonel Valle reports defeating Guzman’s insurgent force near Cienfuegos with seventeen rebels killed and one rural guard dead. Government offers pardon while Guerra threats to annul the presidential vote to force peace. The insurgent force, about 2000 strong, faces shortages but receives western Pinar del Rio support.
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Havana
Valle
Rural Guards
Guzman
Cienfuegos
Pino” Guerra
Faustino
Pino) Guerra
Pinar del Rio
Associated Press
Cuba
Guerra
Amnesties Offered in Peninsula Insurgency Stand Unclear
The government issued an amnesty proclamation with mixed reception. Officials clash over legality and scope, while foreign observers call the move weak. The policy pardons insurgents who repent, with detentions for captured leaders and guarantees of safety for those who surrender.
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Alfredo Zayas
Senate
Liberal Party
Montalvo
Montavio
Associated Press
Palma
Secretary of the Interior
Rodriguez
United States
Tragic Buggy Collision Kills Two Girls in Illinois
In Freeport Illinois a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul train struck a buggy at Rock City killing two young girls, one Louis Pothast’s daughter and the other John Tilkemeier’s 11 year old daughter. A third girl was severely hurt. Secretary Leslie M Shaw accepts invitation to campaign in Missouri visiting Hannibal and Kansas City and other cities.
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Freeport, Ill
Chicago
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Rock City
Louis Pothast
John Tilkemeier
Kansas City
Leslie M. Shaw
Republican State
Missouri
Hannibal
Moberly
Carrollton
Joplin
Pope's Views Approved by British Prelate on French Situation
Mrs. John B Vaughan of Westminster Abbey notes the pope's note to French clergy shows strong church resolve. He believes the Holy See has judged France well and will not yield to government oppression, expecting bishops to draft a campaign plan guiding Vatican instructions.
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New York
John 8. Vaughan
Westminster Cathedral
Cardinal Vaughan
Bernard Vaughan
France
England
Vatican
Standard Oil in Whisky Demands Shake Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana distillers report Standard Oil attorneys asked about buying their plants. Most distillers replied affirmatively. They believe Standard aims to enter denatured alcohol production. Chicago meeting predicted a 20 percent fall and winter business increase. Internal revenue receipts for the first 21 days of August exceed August of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago
Trust
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Internal Revenue Office
Sealing Clash Spurs Casualties in Alaskan Waters
The clash between American guards and Japanese poachers near Alaska left five Japanese killed and twelve captured. The incident arose as guards protected seal fisheries from alien interference. Washington and Tokyo have exchanged communications, with the animal spared from blame as the scene shows it in its northern habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Czar Takes Chances As War Turmoil Deepens In Russia
Emperor Nicholas and the Empress attend a funeral for General Min at Peterhof while threats loom after the Warsaw assassination. The slain Min will be buried in St. Petersburg with royal guards escorting the body. Investigations show the Stolypin killer’s ally was a woman using a false name living near Peterhof.
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St. Petersburg
von Siarkarsk
Warsaw
Nicholas
Peterhof
Min
Seminovsky Regiment
Stolypin
Lusina
Krons
Actor Edward Fennell Marries Lena Tyson in Kalamazoo Union
Edward Fennell a Brooklyn actor and Miss Lena Tyson of Kalamazoo Mich were wed last week. Fennell wrote to Mrs Tyson mother of the bride to ask blessing. Their romance began two years ago despite initial objections from Miss Tyson’s mother. They quarreled aboard a steamer in Australia but afterward reconciled and returned to the United States.
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Detroit
Edward Fennell
Brooklyn
Lena Tyson
Kalamazoo
Mich
Fennell
Tyson
Special car crashes into regular train near Riverton injuring four
In Springfield Illinois Aug 28 a Decatur Springfield and St Louis Electric train collided with a regular car west of Riverton. Four people were hurt Long Know of Decatur had both feet amputated Walter Baldridge of Illiopolis suffered head arm and wrist injuries O H Wilson of Decatur neck and back injuries Mrs Sarah Epler of Decatur injured on head The trolley pole snapped from the wire and power failed as the motorman failed to see the ahead car in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Decatur
Suicide in Kansas City Pawnshop Slays Patron
An unknown man about 35, poorly dressed, entered a Grand avenue pawnshop and after loading a revolver with cartridges from his pocket, pointed it at two employees. He forced them outside and then shot himself in the head, dying within minutes.
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Kansas City
Grand Avenue
Twelfth
Thirteenth Streets
Barge Burns Off Cleveland Beach
Fire on the Agnes cutter in tow of the Rhoda Stewart erupted offshore near Cleveland. A heavy sea drove the burning barge ashore where the crew was rescued by life savers. The vessel likely is a total loss.
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Cleveland
Agnes Cutter
Rhoda Stewart
Assassination Attempt on General During Carriage Ride
A general riding home in a carriage was shot at by a lone assassin as road repairs passed by. Four shots were fired, one hit fatally. The killer fled the scene and escaped.
Crown Appanage Lands Distributed to Peasants Bank
In St Petersburg the government issued an ukase transferring 4 500 000 acres of crown appanage lands to the Peasants' Bank for distribution to peasants as part of an agrarian program aimed at gaining peasant support before elections. The ruling sets payment terms to be decided later, excludes certain lands, and assigns transfer details to the imperial household minister with aid from interior finance and agricultural authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Peasants’ Bank
I Solypion
Crimea
Trans-Caucasia
Bieloviezh
Imperial
Ukase
Interior and Finance
Violent scene on Ashland Avenue car over bank loss
Johann Kindler an 18 year old passenger on an Ashland Avenue streetcar created a disturbance, alarming riders as he brooded over $80 he had deposited in the failed Milwaukee Avenue State bank. He was arrested and detained for a sanity examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stensland
Chicago
Johann Kindler
Ashland Avenue
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Kindler
Baseball Scores From League and AssociationPlay
Chicago rounds up scores from leagues and associations across cities led by St Louis Brooklyn and Chicago Boston results, rain halted Philadelphia Chicago, and Western cities Omaha Pueblo heavy 12 to 4.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago T
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Washington
Detroit
Association
Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Western
Omaha
Pueblo
Sioux City
Lincoln
Des Moines
Denver
Mad Bull at Large in Saginaw Idle on Bay City Road
A rabid bull frightens travelers on the Bay City road near Saginaw. An engineer stopped a train to avoid collision as the bull charged. Sheriff Burgess and Deputy McMillan opened fire wounding and killing the animal. the owner feared skinning it.
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Saginaw
Mich
Trombh
Bay City
Huebner Place
Ginal
Sherif Burgess
McMillan
Winchesters
Workman shot at Bellevue grounds during camp meeting
Washington Aug 28 William Workman son of Dr Samuel Workman a prominent physician was perhaps fatally shot by a police officer at Bellevue camp meeting grounds near Independence Volunteer Ira Virgin was attacked while trying to eject lawless characters from the grounds and when overpowered drew his revolver.
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Washington
William Workman
Samuel Workman
Bellevue Camp
Independence
Voliceman
Miss Flora Wilson Treads Path to Grand Opera
Washington August 28 Miss Flora Wilson daughter of the secretary of agriculture is reported to be training in Paris for a grand opera debut. She has shown notable talent and is viewed as pursuing a major operatic career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Flora Wilson
Paris
Missing Chicopee official John D. White Feared Unbalanced
Chicopee Massachusetts August 28 John D White longtime clerk and treasurer vanished from home. Authorities fear mental imbalance after extensive search with last sighting in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicopee
Mass
John D. White
Springfeld
Market Report Chicago Hogs and Cattle August 27 1906
Chicago market reports show hog receipts estimated at 19000 to 18000 with steady to slightly lower tone and varied packer prices from 86 05 to 86 60 for light hogs and 600 to 655 for mixed packers. Cattle and sheep receipts around 15000 to 18000 with natives steady and westerns and yearlings trading 3 50 to 6 00, lambs around 4 60 to 8 00 amid a market described as steady to weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves
Texas
Japan to Open Dalny Port to All Nations on Sept 1
Tokyo announces Dalny Tatren in Manchuria will become a free port from Sept 1 with no import or export duties on goods, permitting ships of all nations to trade between Dalny and Japan. Officials warn against uneven customs at Tatren and the need for Russo-Chinese frontier parity to avoid harming regional commerce.
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Washington, Ang
Miyaaoka
State Department
Mod
Adee
Japan
Dany
Kwa
Sha
Danny
Dalny
Talren
Tairen
Manchuria
Tatren
Russia
China
Taken
Toledo Heiress Inherits Nearly Million From Navarre
Three months after C. C. Navarre died in Toledo Mrs. James C. Rhoades, his favored niece, inherits nearly 1,000,000. Navarre abandoned civilized life years earlier, investing gains from Michigan hunting lands sold to a wealthy stock broker whose advice grew the fortune. He left Monroe, his home, with all relatives deserting except his niece.
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Toledo
C. C. Navrre
James C. Rhoades
Navarre
Michigan
Monroe
Frisco Street Car Strike Deepens as Calhoun Defies Demands
In San Francisco the United Railroads strike enters a long, bitter phase. Patrick Calhoun, president of the company, says the men are no longer employed and signals readiness to bring 2000 workers from the east if needed. Richard Cornelius, head of the car men's union, accuses the company of contract violations and argues the union could have secured demands by telegraph.
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San Francisco
United Railroads
Patrick Calhoun
Calhoun
Richard Cornelius
Car Men’s Union
Cornelius
Hartje Divorce Rumor Supposed Settlement Delay in Pittsburg
Aug 28 Pittsburg rumor says a settlement attempt in the Hartje divorce case may delay Judge B R Frazer from issuing a ruling.
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Pittsburg
BR. S. Frazer
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Czar
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