Plot To Murder Grand Duke’s Palace Auto Seized In Peterhof
Reports from St Petersburg describe a planned assassination linked to revolutionaries centered near Peterhof Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaevich. A mysterious auto with a false plate is seized, searches use lights around the palace as authorities say arrests continue with vague plot details. The incident coincides with bomb explosions near Narva Gate and anti Jewish tensions elsewhere in Russia.
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Russia Refuses to Pay Sues Arbitration Offer
Dispute over claims from sinking of a British steamer during the Russo Japanese war prompts Russia to refuse payment. British Ambassador reports the matter may be sent to The Hague for arbitration. American envoy Meyer returns to St Petersburg after extended absence. Local notices include a political meeting in Richmond and several obituaries and funerals with updated details.
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Germany
Akron Banker Dies Leaving Fortune Over Million
Akron banker and manufacturer Henry Robinson of this city dies of heart disease. His fortune is estimated over two million dollars, tied to interests in many institutions and a major electric project between Omaha and Lincoln.
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Crazy Crew Seize Yacht Elsa II In New York
In New York on September 2 two young men believed insane boarded the steam yacht Elsa II owned by E R Dick and cut it adrift at East Twenty fourth Street. They steered toward the East River until the yacht struck the Twenty third Street pier. Police boarded and found Adolphus Busch, eighteen, in the pilot house shouting orders to an imagined crew. A second intruder dived overboard and swam away while Busch was restrained and taken to hospital after the vessel sustained slight damage from the collision.
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Typhoon Lost 10 000 Lives in Hong Kong Storm
Funeral fleets work to recover dead bodies as the typhoon devastates Hong Kong and surrounding shipping suffers. Royal Dutch Petroleum staff aid ten lives saved, while Chinese donors send funds, including a remittance from San Francisco. The disaster hampers shipping due to scarce stern launches and lighters. relief efforts mobilize across the region.
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Balloon Race Entrants Named for International Cup
Lieut Frank P Lahm of the Sixth United States Cavalry will replace his father in the long distance balloon race for the International Cup. The Lahm duo will start from the Tuileries September 30, accompanied by Charles Levee. The American balloon named United States has a capacity of 2000 cubic meters.
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Leishman Audience With Sultan Postponed
Constantinople September 21. The Sultan postponed the audience promised to American Ambassador Joby G Leishman due to his illness and fatigue. The Sultan had already received three other ambassadors today, making the continuation impractical.
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Raisouli Bandit Chief Believed Poisoned in Tangier
A Tangier dispatch reports Raisouli, the bandit chief, is seriously ill possibly poisoned by a foreign agent. In Mopador, the government commandant was arrested on charges of complicity in raids linked to Raisouli.
Mint Robbery Hits Royal Bavarian Mint in Underground Canal
In Munich on September 21 the Royal Bavarian mint was robbed of about 22,500 dollars in newly minted 10-mark pieces. Thieves gained entry by crawling through a dry underground canal that had been opened for cleaning, evading security and triggering a major investigation.
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Royal Heir Expected Across King Alfonso Summer Home
Semi official notice from San Sebastian dated September 21 reports that Queen Ena of Battenberg is in an expectant condition with King Alfonso of Spain. The report notes the likelihood of a royal heir, with the statement attributed to royal circles at Alfonso’s summer residence.
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Cuba Crisis Weighs Cuban Policy and Reconcentration Plans
Government officials report Havana dispatches that Cuba and insurgents remain irreconcilable while planning military occupation. Reconcentration policy, modeled on Weyler, may be adopted though less brutal. Tropical duty calls for 618 infantry to Cuba. Manila units sail westward for possible intervention.
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Taft faces Cuban crisis as rebels mass near Havana
Secretary Taft and Maj Ladd pursue a Cuban mediation effort as 6,300 Rebel troops led by Pino Guerra approach Havana from the west, supported by 1,300 from Brig. Gen. Carillo. Insurgents display strong arms, horses, and machine guns while Cuban Moderates press for U S mediation and possible intervention amid fears of a prolonged conflict and a racialized war atmosphere.
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FUNSTON LEAVES WASHINGTON FOR HAVANA TODAY
Gen Funston, in talks with War Department officials on Cuba intervention plans since arriving in Washington Thursday, will depart for Havana today. Taft wired approval for immediate travel, while State Department notes no Havana dispatches beyond a private Bacon message. Taft and Bacon act as special presidential representatives in Cuban matters with direct contact to Oyster Bay.
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Warships in Havana Harbor Surprise American Strength
Harbor in Havana hosts Louisian a Virginia Cleveland Trecoms Denver Des Moines Newark and New Jersey alongside cruiser Minneapolis and others as seven American warships anchor. Navy plans show no further Cuban orders but a possible supply vessel for fresh meat may be sent soon. London reports include Gen Berry and Gen Duvall sailing aboard the Zeeland after attending maneuvers in Germany.
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Bluejackets Fired Upon At Soledad Estate
Dispatch from Glenfuegos says bluejackets aboard the Marietta, guarding the Soledad sugar estate near Cienfuegos, were fired on by rebels. The Americans returned fire and the rebels fled. Commander Fullam reports the situation quiet with adequate guard for American interests, yard about 225 men. No reference to alleged destruction of the Esperance estate or burning of official matis from a train by insurgents.
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Fall 3000 Feet and Live Mount Orizaba Expedition Ends
Four prominent college professors including a University of Chicago member escaped death after a daring ascent of Mount Orizaba in Mexico. The party reached the summit, then slid down a snow slope for about 0.6 miles before stopping. Other members were H F Rel of Johns Hopkins, F P A Coleman of the University of Toronto, and B Wolff of Harvard. Chamberlain, then a botanist, reports on the expedition from Mexico.
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Purify Potomac Crusade Advances Against Pulp Firm
Special to The Washington Post from Cumberland Maryland on September 21 describes State game warden Milton Dennis State's Attorney Austin Wilson and Deputy Wardens Clark and Lucas acting as prosecutors against West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company. They face charges over dumping refuse into the Potomac River endangering fish life. No trial today. Dennis says an accord to divert waste from the stream may be reached with federal support as he continues the effort downstream.
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Promoted to Circuit Bench Appointed for Third Circuit
Oyster Bay September 21 Senator Knox Pennsylvania announced President Roosevelt will appoint Judge Joseph Buffington to the Third United States Circuit to serve Pennsylvania Delaware and New Jersey He will replace the late Judge Marcus W Acheson and will join Judges George Gray and George M Dallas Also noted are shifts in the Western District of Pennsylvania with Nathaniel Ewing succeeding in Philadelphia and other maritime movements and arrivals at New York and European ports.
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Wainwright settles $250000 debt to trust company
Philadelphia September 21 Joseph Wainwright and his counsel settle with receiver Barlé over a $250000 loan from the Real Estate Trust Company claimed unpaid at failure. Wainwright says Frank Eli Hippie received the note. Terms: $42000 cash and $110000 in notes due six months with $300000 in Standard Iron Mining and Foundry Company bonds as collateral. District Attorney Bell warned of prosecutions if the note isn’t taken.
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Resident William Sheers Killed in Yard Shooting
In Bellaire Ohio on September 51 William Sheers a well known local was found in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yards shot through the heart during a night gun battle with tramps. Police exchanged shots with the trespassers and believe Sheers was passing through when struck by two stray bullets.
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DROWNED BOY ELDER GRAVES AT INSTITUTION POOL
Elmer Graves nine, son of George W Graves, drowned in a pond on the Industrial Home School grounds after a nightly bathing routine. The 100 foot pond has a five to nine foot depth range with a diving board near the shallow end. Graves was last seen diving, his body recovered near the west bank after a search.
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Night Coach Row Spurs Washington Police Action
A party on a four horse coach named tally-ho sped through Pennsylvania Avenue last night causing a disturbance. Manager Samuel W. T. Comer and coach owner Clarence mith were arrested at the station after police deemed the ride unsafe and too noisy for the quiet of the city. A bystander named Witteth went off with details, while authorities warned the revelry could keep residents awake.
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