Corbin assumes command at Manassas and Gainesville camps
Maj. Gen. H C Corbin takes command of maneuver camps at Manassas Thoroughfare and Gainesville with about 2000 to 2500 troops. Divisions leaders Grant and Bell visit, signal corps completes telegraph links, and rail facilities receive praise as preparations continue for larger forces arriving next weekend.
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Signal Corps
Gainesville
H.C. Corbin
Manassas
Thoroughfare
Gainesvile
Fourth Artillery Band
J. F. ‘Bell
Corbin
Carr
Hathaway
Jen Corbin
Brigada
Southern Railway
Cal, L. Brown
Arkansas Returns Cruise Ended Early due to Commander Vreeland Illness
The Arkansas monitor returning to Annapolis harbor ahead of schedule due to the illness of Commander Charles E. Vreeland. The ship carried forty four midshipmen, while other fleet vessels remain off Solomon Island awaiting recovery plans and leave. Marine Hospital Service officer changes listed follow through August 13 to 28 with various extensions and duties for multiple aides and pharmacists.
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Vreeland
Washington Post
Annapolis
Arkansas
First el F
Solomons Island
Annapois
Marine Hospital
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Urgeon
George Purviance
Grant
Alekness
L L Williams
Stars of
Cape Fear
Ger Bob Warren
Gen Warren
Cave
Lo L. Williams
Phiadelphia Pa
Pasged
Tallaferro Clark
Finard Francis
Arthg Amsletants
G T Simonnon
Assisiant
Jo J) Grace
Abeeaia
Alf Roehrig
American Pharmaceutical Association
Kansas
Mtv
Pharmatier
Ho Brack
Delaware Breakwaer
Topen Sec
Scouis
Enmand
Gleeen
Southard
Hustsaic Laboratory
Workington
Cleveland
Ohio
L. C Spangter
Tampa Bay
Savannah
G. |Ansess Jr
New York NY
Stapleton
Loutavitta Ke
United States Marine Hospital
N.Y
Revenue Cutter Service
A C Smith
C H Lavinder
Washington, DC
Coast Cruiser Race Ends Near Norfolk
A race down the coast between U S cruisers Minneapolis and Columbia of the coal defense squadron was announced by an officer. Columbia led from Block Island, averaging 20 knots, while Minneapolis reached 21.4 knots briefly after engine coupling delays. Prairie joined near Winter Quarter Shoal Lightship as the trio arrived at Virginia Capes in squadron formation.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
United States
Minneapois
Columbia
Coal Defense Squadron
Block Island
Columbis
Cammons
Minneapolis
Prairie
Ther
Virginia Capes
Needs of Pensacola Yard Urges Sanitary System First
The Pensacola Navy Yard commandant Captain Thomas Perry has urged Secretary Morton to halt further appropriations for the yard until a water works and sewage system are provided. He urges that money for any further yard development be voted only after these essential needs are met. Morton is preparing his annual report and may include the Pensacola dry dock among recommended improvements.
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Pensacola Navy Yard
Thomas Perry
Morton
Navy Department
Capt. Perry
Navy Yard
Naval Reservation
Capt. Perry Says ,In Concluding His Letter To the Secretary ‘of the Navy
Congress
Reception to Redmond in Carnegie Hall
New York Irishmen subscribe 10000 to the League Fund as John B. Redmond and accompanying Irish leaders are feted in Carnegie Hall by the New York Municipal Council of the United Irish League of America. Redmond lauds American aid and reports progress against English oppression and coercion, noting restored trial by jury and resisting arbitrary imprisonment.
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New York
League Fund
John B. Redmond
America
A. J. C. Donelan
Patrick O'Brien
Conor O’reily
Redmond
Carnegie Hall
United Irish League of America
Capt. Donelan
O'Brien
O'Kelly
W. Rourke Cookran
American Fund
Denial from Mrs Thaw on Yarmouth marriage rumors
Mrs Thaw of Pittsburgh denies rumors that her daughter Alice Thaw seeks advice about separation from Earl of Yarmouth. She says the countess is in New York with her sister and will travel to Pittsburgh midweek, then return to Europe mid September with the Earl, who will join her in America.
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Earl
Countess of Yarmouth
Washington
Pittsburg
America
Wiliam Thaw
Pittsburgh
Alice Thaw
New York
Europe
Ameria
Woman Held for Larceny in Washington Furnishings Sale
Mrs Mabel Hughes a thirty one year old well connected resident of Washington was arrested and held at the House of Detention on a grand larceny charge. Complainant is Mrs May Belle Cogrove wife of James Colgrove a local mail contractor. Police say Hughes rented Mrs Cogroves Fifteenth street house and sold rugs tapestries and furnishings valued at ten dollars. Detective Howlett made the arrest on an Northeast Washington street today.
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Mabel Hughes
Washington
May Belle Coigprove
James Colgrove
Fifteenth Street
Hughes
Colgrove
Hans
Howlett
Peru Inauguration Set as Political Calm Returns
Lima reports calmer politics as Josepan Pardo, elected president in June, will be inaugurated on September 24. The scene centers on reduced excitement and a broad opposition by former President Plerala Durand and the people to any revolution.
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Lima
Peru
Josepan
Pardo
Plerala
Durand
Nine Die In Antwerp Tank Farm Fire
A large fire at an Antwerp tank farm continued through the day but is now nearly extinguished. Nine bodies have been recovered with several missing. Estimated losses reach 10,000,000 francs and damages about 2,608,000 dollars.
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Antwerp
Fie
New Potomac Bridge Opens After Three Years of Work
The Pratt truss railroad bridge over the Potomac rises 27.5 feet above mean low tide and costs about 750000. It allows a wider shipping channel, fewer piers, and faster draw operation, with the Long Bridge to be replaced by a companion highway span authorized in 1901.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Port Deposit
Congress
Secretary of War
A. M. Miller
United States Engineers Corps
Crowd Fights Break Out At E Street Clubroom
Police reserves were called to quash a disturbance at 6 KE street northwest just before 9 pm. Three men Bert Harris John Casey and Michael Falliard were arrested as ringleaders after a free fight spread from a clubroom to the lower hall and onto the street crowd of over 400. Casey sustained a deep facial wound and was held at the station. Balliard was released on 20 collateral. Thomas McCarthy later faced assault charges after attempting to post collateral for a friend.
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Bert Harris
John Casey
Michael Falliard
Crowley
EB Street
Ninth
Tenth
Cavanaugh
Johnson
Roteler
Firet
Seret. Sullivan
Harris
Casey
Falllord
Balliard
Thomas McCarthy
McCarthy
Wardrobe Fire on L Street Burns Boarders’ Clothes
Night blaze in a wardrobe on the first floor of Mrs. Flora Manning’s residence at 1302 IL Street NW burned contents including gowns owned by boarders. Firemen initially sent elsewhere. engine No. 1 found nearby, extinguishing flames confined to the closet. A runaway horse at 1303 G Street NW collided with a fence, knocked senseless but caused no injuries.
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Flora Manning
IL Street
Wagner
No. 1 Engine Company
Twelfth
L Streets
Senseleas
G Street
Fifteenth Arrest
New York Avenue
J. C. Love
Five Die in Somerset County Fishing Tragedies
In Skowhegan Maine two days of fishing disasters left at least five dead and one survivor. At Hayden Lake three men from Skowhegan Weymouth Newell and Prevost plus an unnamed companion perished after Prevosts rubber coat trapped him underwater. Bolgi er survived and reported a third unseen man. In Mayfield two Burden brothers of Brighton were found drowned after a separate incident nearby.
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Ave
Somerset County
Hayden Lake
Mayfield
Thomas Weymouth
Charles Nowell
Napoleon Prevost
Weymouth
Newell
Burden
Brighton
Joseph Bolgi
Prevost
Bolgier
King Leopolds Horses Withdrawn From Belgium Class
Attendance at the World’s Fair livestock exhibit increased with last week’s figures surpassing all prior weeks except the opening day. King Leopold of Belgium withdrew his entries after a protest of awards in the Belgian draft horse class, while J. Crouch & Son of Lafayette Indiana took first and second prizes in two classes. The Fourth annual International Dental Federation convention concluded, proposing a global dental effort for soldiers and sailors and the creation of a dental review and central bureau. A number of notable international travelers headed to St Louis for the exposition and medical congresses.
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Leopold of
Belgium
J. Crouch & Son
Lafayette
Ind
International Dental Federation
Congress
A. W. Harlan
New York
Federation
Philadelphia
Platschluck
Paris
Sulivane
Madrid
Wife Furnished Poison Aimed at Escape in Yorkville
W. E. Deaton, awaiting transfer to the State penitentiary for the May murder of J. L. Patterson at Fort Mil, sought poison through his wife. A letter from Mrs. Deaton to the prisoner hinted at sending poison hidden in the hem of his pants. The package was found during a search of the trousers, containing a white powder. Deaton is now in the State penitentiary serving his life sentence.
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Columbia
S. C
Yorkville
J. L. Patterson
Fort Mil
W. E. Deaton
Deatons
State Penitentiary
Murder in New Jersey Salt Meadow Ends in Suspected Suicide
Nunzio Morano, 23, was shot and killed by his brother-in-law Guiseppe Marmanno in Wewark New Jersey. Marmanno wounded Morano’s wife and fled into a salt meadow reported to be deep and treacherous with water and quicksandlike mud. Searchers found no trace of Marmanno, presumed to have perished while eluding capture. The quarrel centered on a money remittance Morano sent Marmanno from Italy to fund his voyage to America.
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Wewark
N. J
Nunzio Morano
Guiseppe Marmanno
Morano
Marmagno
Italy
America
Springfield Leader Reports Wagar Killed In Auto Crash
Edwin W. Wagar president of the Xenia Strawboard Works was killed in an automobile accident near Springfield Ohio. His body was found under the car buried in mud and water with a broken neck. The position of the controlling lever suggests the car was moving at high speed at impact.
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Springfield
Ohio
Edwin W. Wagar
Xenia Strawboard Works
Hood's Sarsaparilla Named Greatest Blood Medicine
A claim touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the unquestioned greatest blood and liver medicine known. The advertisement emphasizes its blood cleansing properties and health benefits.
Battles Raging at Port Arthur Shifted by Aug 24
Reports from Liao-yang recount Japanese attempts to storm Fort Antstshan and Fort No 6 amid heavy losses as Russians defend a five mile front. Details describe ships, batteries, and fortifications near Port Arthur while noting underestimation of Russian resistance and ongoing heavy shelling through August.
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Associated Press
Riblingshan
Dragoon Hills
Fort No. 6
Fort No. 5
Léachi Mountain
Retvizan
Poltava
Sevastopol
Poblada
Louisa Bay
Liao-yang
Kaofengshik
Haofengshik
Tokyo
Antzuken
Shantaikou
Shuishiying
Itzushan
Dalmy
Takushan
Blackushaa
Chiaokiaweizu
Koklatune
Futashan
Chukaitung
Slaokushan
Yutashan
Koklatung
Ines
Begin to Disarm Today as Shanghai Talks Continue
Special London Times Cablegram reports the cruiser Askold and destroyer Grozovel to begin disarmament tomorrow with ammunition moved to Elangnan Arsenal. Russians seek parole for crews while Japanese demand retention in Chinese territory. Rear Admiral Urquhart’s squadron stays near Shanghai until Japanese conditions are met, with potential crew quarters in the French settlement.
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London Times
Washington
Shanghai
Askold
Grozovel
Elangnan
Mandjur
Tsingtan
Urtv
European Trade Review: mixed signals for 1900s trade conditions
London Times reports in its supplement that broad business conditions in the country show improvement with autumn activity expected. Grain prices level, wheat prospects tied to European crop failures, cotton futures trigger scares, Egyptian and East Indian crops mixed, wool steady, iron and steel mixed but some gains.
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Cial
London Times
Washington Post
London
Times’ Supplement
America
Austria-Hungary
Romania
France
Italy
Iberian Peninsula
United States
Australia
Argentina
Liverpool
New York
New Orleans
Consideration of Contraband by Joint Commission
A joint commission representing foreign and marine ministries will sit under Professor de Martens to distinguish conditional from absolute contraband of war. The panel aims to report to the British and American ambassadors by week’s end and ease ongoing friction between nations.
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St. Petersburg
Foreign and Marine Ministries
de Martens
University of
New gold fields in Japan discovered in Inwa province
Tokyo reports government engineers have issued proclamations to fully prepare development of newly found gold fields in Inwa province. Estimated value of the fields is 500 million dollars, with mining starting soon and an annual yield projected at 15 million dollars.
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Tokyo
In, Twate
Fire at Pennsylvania Depot Suppressed by Employes
A fire discovered shortly after 7 last night on a news stand at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot caused loss of FG. The fire department was summoned by alarm but employed extinguished the blaze. Origin of the fire is not known.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lebaudy's Balloon Drifts Forty Four Miles to Trees
Paris reports Lebaudy's steerable balloon ascended before gale winds forced a descent. With no person aboard the craft tore free from its anchor, rose high, and drifted toward the sea, finally landing and caught in trees near Serquigny after traveling forty four miles from Moisson.
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Paris
Clebaudy
Serquigny
Moisson
Finland Estates Summoned For December Session
An imperial decree from St Petersburg announces the estates of Finland are summoned to meet in an ordinary session on December 6. The decree also sets the next Finnish Diet meeting for 1907. The charter establishes a four estate parliament: nobles clergy burghers and peasants, convoked by the Emperor who is Grand Duke of Finland.
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Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Finland
Welsing Fora
Russia
Shot Girl and Sweetheart Tragedy in Chicago
Lorenz Lentsch tried to kill his stepdaughter Augusta Guth and her sweetheart Howard Moeller at 21 Aubert avenue, then killed himself. Augusta was shot in the back and taken to St. Joseph Hospital likely to die, Moeller wounded in the thigh, and Lentsch died by his own hand. The episode followed alleged romantic tensions with Augusta.
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Chicago
Vresious
Lorenz Lentsch
Aubert Avenue
Augusta Guth
Howard Moeller
Lentsch
Death of Frederick Hurd prominent Bridgeport manufacturer
Frederick Hurd a leading Bridgeport manufacturer and Democratic politician died today at age seventy two. He served as vice president and treasurer of Wheeler Wilson Sewing Machine Manufacturing Company and once ran for mayor against P T Barnum. In Chile, American vice consul August Moller Jr. died in Valparaiso on August 28.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Frederick Hurd
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machins Manufacturing Company
Eagainst
P. T. Barnum
Valparaiso
Chile
Molier, Jr
Chinese Leave Daly as Japanese Monopolise Trade
In Chefoo seven hundred Chinese travelers who went to Port Daly to seek business alongside the Japanese report the Japanese are monopolizing all opportunities there. A separate dispatch from Vigo notes the Russian auxiliary cruiser Don, formerly the German steamer Fuerst Blemarck, has entered the port for water.
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Chefoo
Port Danny
Don
Vigo
London
Liodys
Spain
Fuerst Blemarck
Four Passengers Injured In Collision Near Fort Worth
Four persons were severely injured in a collision late last night at the Exeter street bridge outside Fort Worth Texas between a fast Texas and Pacific passenger train and several freight cars. The Cannonball No 5 was bound eastward at a high rate of speed when cars broke loose from the train. None of the injured are expected to die.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas and Pacifica
Exeter Street Bridge
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