Seaboard Line Sold to Ryan Blair and Coolidge
New owners Ryan Blair and T Jefferson Coolidge Jr announce purchase of Seaboard Air Line stock held by John Williams and Middendorf. They and allies own about 25 million plus 16 million by friends, out of 62 million total. Williams interview notes Seaboard finances and futures, with completion of Atlanta to Birmingham line eyed by November 1904 and projected first-year earnings rise of 2 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams and Midderdorf
New York
Ryan, Blair
Coolidge
Thomas Fr. Ryan
Blair & Co
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Seaboard Air Line
John Skelton Wiliams
J. William Middendorf
Ryan
Hambleton- Ober Committee
Baltimore
Williams
John Skelton Willams
Richmond
Seabord Air Line
Raitlway
Atlanta and
Birmingham Road
Atlanta and Birmingham
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Seaboard Aur Laine
Atlanta
Mast and West Railroad
Rockmart
Une
Atlantea
Pell City
Ala
Birmingham
Awards in Prize Drills at Knights of Pythias Encampment
Wheeling wins artillery prize in the biennial Knights of Pythias encampment in Louisville. Class A prizes include 31,800 for Mystic No 12 of Girard Kansas and 905 for Georgia No 1 Savannah. Other awards go to Battle Creek No 13 Michigan and Ivy No 35 Rushville Indiana. New Albany wins largest company prize, Seattle claims mileage prize, Supreme Lodge session expected to continue to Tuesday.
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Wheeling
Knights of Pythias
Louisvile
Mystic
Girard
Kans
Georgia
Savannah
Kakemo
Holomo
Ind
Battle Creek
Mich
Panadena
Pasadece
Cal
Custer
Greenrike
Claus C
Mirst
Ivy
Rushville
Burne Hussars
Seh
New Albany
Nashville
Seattle
Pasadena
Supreme Lodge
Insane Woman Kills Another in Minnesota Asylum
Bertha Nichols an inmate killed Ingebuid Erikson by stamping her head with shoe heels during nurse absence at St Peter Minnesota insane asylum. Coroner's jury exonerates institution. Hotel Cambridge in Lima Ohio burned killing traveling man George Burlage by suffocation. 35 guests escaped. Also government land office draw set for Devils Lake to assign Craims reserve allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nsane
St Peter
Minn
Bertha Nichols
Ingebuid Erikson
Erikson
Institutton
Lima
Ohio
Cambridge
George Burlage
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Senator Hoars Condition in Worcester Bulletin
Worcester August 2 Senator Hoars condition remained unchanged through the night with little nourishment taken. The bulletin says he will likely sleep easily and his mind is clear though his endurance is strained. It notes no reliable sign of improvement and warns against disturbing him.
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Worcester
Mass
Hoar
Thase
Rockwood Hoar
Explorer's Skeleton Found in Portage dig
Portage Wisconsin August 2 workmen uncover the skeleton of explorer and trader Pierre Pauquette while excavating for a Baptist church parsonage historians had sought his burial site for years Pauquette born Missouri 1794 died in an altercation with an Indian over a treaty ceding Winnebago lands to the government
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Portage
Wis
Pierre Pauquette
Pauquette
Missouri
Abduction at pistol point in Washington DC
Three children were held up at a deserted house around 10 pm as Pauline Mullen six years old was abducted. Susie Sinclair of Johnstown claimed involvement and the alleged abductor used a revolver to force the exit while the other two children watched. Police investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Mullen
Washington
Johnstown
Susie Sinclair
Pennsylvania
Arnie Bell
Bell's Court
Sinclair
Mathew
Marie Jenkins
M Street
Eva Bell
Henrietta Jenkins
Mullen
Pauline
Nally
Self-Defense Claim in Covington Shooting Case
William J. Powell was shot dead in Covington Kentucky by Charles K E Bruce of Newcastle Kentucky. Bruce surrendered to police claiming self defense saying Powell attacked him with a knife after accusing him of insulting his daughter. Powell worked as a switchman for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Cimelnnatl
Ohio
William J. Powell
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Covington
Charles KE. Bruce
Newcastle
Powell
Rescued From Coal Barges In Long Island Sound
In heavy seas from a southeast storm, four passengers were saved from the coal barges Williamsburg and Ned Irish off Charles Island by the tug Vigilant. The Burtee remained in tow, while the two wrecked barges sank after their occupants, a man and his wife on each barge, had been removed.
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New Haven
Conn
Williamsburg
Ned Irish
Charles Island
Long Island Sound
Vigilant
Burtee
Retvizan an Unlucky Ship in Harbor Battle
St Petersburg reports the battleship Retvizan as the unluckiest vessel in the harbor before August 10 sortie. Of 13 enemy shells entering the town five struck the Retvizan wounding its captain and three other officers. It was the only ship hit when Japanese fired over Liao-ti Mountain at the start of operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peterspurg
Admiralty
Liao-ti Mountain
Kwang, Tung Peninsula
Arrest of loan man aged negro charged with false pretenses
George Harrison, an aged black man and complainant, says he borrowed $27 from Surety Loan Company in Washington, paid $18 after learning his furniture was held, then learned it was sold to cover the balance. John B. Skinner of the Surety Loan Company was arrested on charges of false pretenses. Harrison says he stored goods with Knox Express, sought a partial return, and alleges misrepresentation about the sale. He claims a lawyer later paid him part of the $18 and he signed a release in custody. The case awaits Police Court Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Skinner
Surety Loan Company
Warder Building
Ninth and
F Streets
Northwest
Hartigan
Bauron & Warrant
George Harrison
Harrison
New York
Washington
Knox Express Company
Metropolis
Air*on
People's Bank
Skinnert
James Hurd
Hurd
William Shields
Ohio Avenue
Adams
Grain broker under bonds in mail fraud case
Charles C. Fates known as Colgate Fates arrested by U S Marshal on mail fraud charges in Kansas City. He faces $3,000 bond and a August 30 preliminary hearing. He ran Arthur B Whitlock Co a grain speculation firm and acted as agent for traders responding to his circulars. Evidence includes 3 000 cards with names across the U S and Canada. He may be taken to St Louis for prosecution. former head of Consolidated Stock Exchange in Philadelphia and resident of New York City at different times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Neww York
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Atlanta
Birmingham
Kansas City
Charles C. Fates
Colgate Fates
United
Marshal Durham
Fales
Arthur B. Whitlock & Co
Rialto Grain Company
St. Louis
Carda
Canada
W. B. Platt
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Philadelphia
New York City
Many Italians Swindled In Chicago Scheme
A son’s trip to Italy exposed a scam that bilked West Side Italians of funds and ruined reputations. Gelsomina Cozzi, a banker’s employee, is jailed on conspiracy charges amid threats from Italians seeking information about relatives in Italy. Many illiterate Italians trusted Cozzi to forward money home, misled by tales of relatives’ hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pasquale Schiavone
Italy
West Side
Gelsomina Cozzi
Cozzi
Port Arthur Haunt: Russians Hold Forts Amid Japanese Assaults
A wartime bulletin notes Gen Kuropatkin's strong northern position near Port Arthur. Reports from Curro indicate Russians repelled Japanese bombardment from Pallchwang while denying captures of forts near Nagoysho Hill. The war office, awaiting official word since August 8-10, stresses the fierce, continuous Japanese assault over forty hours and doubts major fort losses.
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Cnervo
Pallchwang
Palung-Chang
Port Arthur
War Office
No. 3
No. 3" and “No. 4,” Just Beyond Nagoysho Hill
Bessezery
Lwing
Ryeshiteli
Russia mobilizes reserves in multiple governments
St. Petersburg dispatch reports the Emperor issued a ukase summoning reserve officers across the empire. The Official Messenger lists mobilizations in Poltava, Karst, Tver, Samara, Saratoff, Astrakhan, Ufa, Simbirsk, Perm, St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Pavey, Volhynia, Archangel, and Olonetz governates with varied district totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Poltava
Karst
Tver
Samara
Saratoff
Astrakhan
Ufa
Simbirsk
Perm
Novgorod
Pavey
Volhynia
Archangel
Olonetz
Fire hose injures crowd during Portsmouth engine test
A Portsmouth fire engine test at six o clock sent a hose spraying hundreds of gallons into spectators. Kenneth H. Gayle suffered a compound leg fracture and other injuries while Edward Broughton and Edward Alexander were hurt. Fifteen year old Matthew Glenn received a severe scalp wound. Steam and a broken safety valve caused alarms as Mrs. Ivey Luke’s home windows shattered.
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Washington Pont
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Kenneth H. Gayle
Edward Broughton
Edward Alexander
Matthew Glenn
Ivey Luke
Washington Street
Forest Fires Rage Across Regions From Kalispell to Vancouver Island
Reports from Kalispell Montana Seattle Washington Victoria British Columbia and Port Angeles Washington describe extensive forest fires spreading in multiple directions. Fires threaten railroad property coal plants telegraph lines and towns including South Wellington and areas near the Vancouver Island eastern woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
Mont
Lake Elsine
Seattle
Wash
Lester
Barret
Northern Pacific
Fierce
South Prairie
Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie Coal and Coke Company
Victoria
B. C
Vancouver Island
South Wellington
Straits
Port Angeles
Strike at Carnegie plants sparks open shop protest
The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers declares a strike against Carnegie Steel, set to start Monday, affecting three large plants in Youngstown and Girard. The action objects to wage cuts and the move to open shop operations. A separate wage conference for puddlers is scheduled in Chicago next Tuesday between Republic Iron and Steel officials and the Amalgamated committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittebire
Association of Iron, Steel, and ‘Tin Workers
Carnegie Steel Company
Youngstown
Chico
Girard
Ohio
J. H. Nutt
The
Republic I Iron and Steel Company
Chicago
Amalgamated Association
Miners Accept Operators Terms Decline Referendum Vote
Indianapolis report says coal miners in the Southwestern district of the United Mine Workers could not agree with operators at Pillshurs conference. They have decided to accept the operators terms and abandon plans for a referendum vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
Pillshurs
Russian Warships Ordered to Leave Shanghai or Disarm
Reports confirm Russian torpedo boat destroyers Grozovoi and Askold must disarm or leave Shanghai before noon, as China and Japan dispute neutrality. Tokyo accuses Russia of violating an improvised neutrality and says Chefoo harbor actions breach China’s neutrality. Moscow notes unease over China’s stance.
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Shanghai
Total
Grezovol
Askold
Tha Taptaf
Heven
Motar
Askeld
Japan
China
Russia
St. Petersburg
Grozovol
Chefoo
Mandjur
Grozovoi
Rease
London
Toroo
Pimples and Beauty in Catching Beaux
A brief item discussing advice by John H Woodbury D.I. on achieving wellness and confidence in personal appearance, referencing his address at 602 Eleventh at the corner of F. The phrasing suggests a magazine style tip or self-improvement note from a local barber or practitioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H Woodbury
D.I
Shanghai question tests neutrality duty amid naval moves
The report discusses Russia Japan and China over Shanghai naval actions. It notes Britain may use the Askold at Shanghai but China must enforce neutrality. It cites Japan’s blockade capability and the Mandjur incident where a Russian gunboat and cruiser were kept off Shanghai for two months before disarmament, arguing Japan would not repeat such conciliatory steps with a vessel like the Askold.
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Shanghai
Russia
Japan
China
Askold
Legation
Tog
Port Arthur Ships Afloat In Russian Patrol Report
Mukden dispatch notes the Russian cruiser Novik entering Korsakovsk harbor on Sakhalin and Diana arriving at Saigon. The Port Arthur squadron’s whereabouts are clarified as Togo’s fleet pressed on, with only the Vladivostok squadron's Rurik sunk. Novik may sail to Vladivostok after gathering details.
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Mukden
Novik
Korsakovsk
Gakhalim
Diana
Hongkong
Saigon
Port Arthur
Togo
Rurih
Vladivostok
Mikasa Sunk In Battle Off Port Arthur Claim
Russian naval officers believe the Japanese battleship Mikasa was sunk in the August 10 engagement near Port Arthur. They say Retvizan repeatedly aimed at Mikasa, with heavy fighting around Admiral Togo’s flagship while repairs followed a damaged turret. The conflicting reports state differing final orders from Admiral Wrangel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togo
Chefoo
Ruastansa
Tfogo
Port Arthur
Withoft
Tsingtao
Abuse of Red Cross Flag At Port Arthur Sparks Fear
Reports from Chefoo Aug 2 say fighting near Port Arthur has halted commerce as both sides accuse the other of abusing the Red Cross. Russians say Japanese use the flag to mask reconnoitering parties and a Russian sharpshooter killed a party of fifteen. Russians also note Japanese tried to trigger mines by driving cattle, while shells destroy Port Arthur buildings including the Russian church and Clarkson and Bons warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Chefoo
Red Cross
Clarkson & Bons
Attache Leaves Port Arthur in Japanese Custody
The Japanese protected cruiser Yaeyama anchored at Tsing-tau with Maj Hoffman the German military attaché, who left Port Arthur in a junk. The Japanese reportedly seized his papers and later retrieved him thirty miles out. The German official’s baggage was left aboard the junk as the Yaeyama departed at 6:08 p.m. The Yaeyama also indicated Russian warships at Port Arthur were expected to fall into Japanese hands within a day or two.
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Tsing-tau
Yaeyama
Hoffman
Port Arthur
Dishiyama
Retreat Toward Mukden In Sino-Japanese Clash
Japanese troops occupy Anshanshan as Russians retreat toward Mukden. Liaoyang reports rain ending and roads poor delaying major engagements. cossack unit seizes a village southeast of Anping and kills or captures seven Japanese. British shipping groups lift embargo on Japanese port freight and Arabian set to sail late September. A Russian dock to Hob is reported lost after breaking in two. A colored woman reports her son injured by a bicyclist and declines prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Anshanshan
Mukden
Liaoyang
Tanziapoudza
Anping
Porusug
Asiatic Greatship Company
Arabia
Vladivostok
Schwerin
Arsina
Peruna touted as cure for catarrh of kidneys
Letters from James M. Powell and George King praise Peruna for curing bladder catarrh and kidney trouble. They claim lasting health, yearly spring and fall use, and urge others to try the product. The advertisement extols Peruna as a scientific internal remedy and invites free medical advice from Dr Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perna
Bright
George King
Peruna
Feld
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Funeral for Rear Admiral Edwin Shepard Held at Columbia Road
The funeral of Rear Admiral Edwin Malcolm Shepard, who died last Wednesday in Jaffrey New Hampshire, will be at 2 PM from his 2028 Columbia Road residence. Attending will be the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and a military naval escort. Burial at Arlington with services by Rev. Dr. Thompson. Pallbearers include Capt. William Swift Surgeon Rixey Capt. William Potter and others. Escort from Arsenal Fort Myer and Marine Corps units. Navy Band to attend. Admiral Shepard, a New York native, had a long career from 1861 including service on the Vincennes Mississippi and the Kearsarge rising to rear admiral in 1901 before retirement. The procession will assemble at the National Cemetery entrance with a simple home service and escorted by military bodies.
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Edwin Malcolm Shepard
Jaffrey
N. H
Columbia Road
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Shepard
Arlington
Dr Thompson
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
William Swift
United States Navy
Rixey
William Potter
William Dixon
A. C. Pendleton
L. A. Fralley
Navy
Elliott
Marime Corps
Arsenal
Fort Myer
Marine
National Cemetery
Sdmiral
Tisarin
Admiral Shepard
New York
Naval Academy
Vincennes
West Gulf
Mississippi
Sussex
Port Hudson
Arnold
Florida
Torpedo Boat Service
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Annapolis
Constitution
St. Mary's
Naval Asylum At
Philadelphia
Kearsarge
Phantom detective ad claims reliability and advancement
An advertisement for a sensational detective agency on Colorado Ridge announces confidential service, 24th floor Suite 224, with a phone line and a path to advancement at Pathfinder Pub Co. vague details. emphasizes confidentiality and reliability and lists approximate contact info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sational Detective Agency
Colorado
Phona
Bradford
Phmale
PPRMA
Pe Pathfinder Pub CO
Langan
Weather Warnings and City Incidents Across Regions
A storm moved from the Midwest to New England bringing heavy rains and winds up to sixty miles per hour in Buffalo. by Sunday expect fair weather west of the Alleghenies with showers in the Rocky Mountain districts. A new disturbance from the Missouri Valley threatens the Great Lakes and Middle Atlantic regions with more rain and thunderstorms. Local readings list varied temperatures and humidity, with a mix of rain and sunshine across multiple cities. A sleeping man’s money was stolen, a Negro youth was charged with robbery, a man died from consumption, and a ball player broke his leg sliding home in Hunters Mill Virginia.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
New England
Middle
Missouri Valley
Atlantia
Inner Lakes
Buffalo
Allegheny Mountains
Rocky Mountain
Lake Region
Atlantic States
Midle
Great Lakes
Lake Ragon
Middle Atlantic
Missouri
Wiestagipp
Western Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Asheville
Atlanta
Bismarck
N’ D
Boston
Masy
Chicago
Itai
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cheyenne Wye
Davenport
Iowa
Denver
Colo
Des Moines
Galveston
Tex
Helena
Font
Indianapolis
Ind
Fla
Kansas City
Little Rock
Ark
Memphis
Teen
Orleans
New York
Omaha
Nebr
Pittsburg
Salt Lake City
Utah
Louis
St Paul
Minn
Springfield
Vicksburg
Stealing Diamond Stud Alleged by Domestic
Annie Tunis, a thirty three year old domestic, admitted stealing a diamond stud valued at fifty dollars from her former employer Morgan McEnnerny of Twenty fourth and G streets. She was arrested yesterday by Precinct Detective Cox of the Third precinct and the stud was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan McEnnerny
Annie Tunis
Cox
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Thomas F. Ryan
Road
M.W. Fuller
Melville . Fuller
Sorrento
Devils Lake
Grand Works
W. A. Irelands
General Land Office
Tormine
Senator Hoar
Explorer
Wisconsin
Little
Retvizan
Ward
Winona Bible Conference
Warsaw
International Gathering of
Bible Students and Christian Workers
Winona Lake
Her. Wilber Chapman
England
Scotland
Selma
Partridge
Ransom
Staniil
Cherry
Edward Bell
Bell
Laurier
Butte
Canadian Institute
Jaurier
St. Paul
Heal Seetate
Gasch & Birne
Aaa
Ave
Fortress
BEAST
Carnegie
the Sunday Post
Atnum
Isaues
Associated Press
Chimene
Wiesel
Belessuered
Chefono
SAY Mikasa
Attache
Lloyds
8&T. Petersburg
Itbau
Carry Reed
Fifteenth Street
Fitzhugh Lee Reet
Post Office Department
Oflesgt
Nell
Pe-ru-na
James M. Powell
Troost Street
IO OF
Cherryville
Rensselaer County
Troy
King Street
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Marines
Mohican
Pacific Squadron
Minnesota
San Francisco
Laterné
Pueblo Indian
Congréas
Santa Fe
N. M
Congress
Interior Department
Henry Thomas
Government Alley
Thomas Woll
Hunters Mill
A. W. Adams
Sein Bacay
Charles Berman
11Th St. N.W
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