Bryan day in New York greets Nebraskan hero
William J. Bryan visits New York on a welcome tour following his yacht stay. Delegations, a German singing society serenade, and a planned Madison Square Garden rally mark the day. He meets officials, heads to receptions in New Haven and Bridgeport, then Newark and Jersey City before westward travel.
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New York
Gravesend Bay
Bryan
Colonel Goltra
Illini
Madison Square Garden
Lewis Nixon
Stapleton
Staten Island
Mr Nixon
Jacob H. Tann Association of
Tompkinsvill
M. G. V. Emighest German Singing Society
Kentucky
Mr Bryan
Burton C. Harrison
Irene
Hoboken
Normal
Kirksville
Pier A
Folk
Missouri
Mer Gowan
City of
New
Nixon
East
New Haven
College Green
Bridgeport
Archibald McNeil
Newark
Jersey City
Ten
West
Hearst
Roger Sullivan
William J. Bryan
Bryan Day Event Highlights and Spelling by Sound
In New York a Bryan event featured spelling by sound appealing to boys, with Mrs. Forgan and her Dashund Richard Croker drawing laughs. Attendees included Miss Grate Bryas, guest of Nixon, as activities moved from Grand Central to Manhattan.
Steamer Reports Terrific Sea Cyclone
The Italian steamer Mongibello reached port from the Mediterranean after a cyclone on August 24 lasting about a day. Winds shifted through compass points, seas peaked at sixty feet, and decks flooded. The ship bore no damage but rode violently. Greyhound of New Bedford was sighted nearby, suspected to be harmed.
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New York
Mediterranean
Greyhound
New Bedford
Mass
Panama Canal Locks May Be Expanded to 100 Feet
Washington reports plans for Panama canal locks potentially widening to 100 feet with 1000 feet usable lengths. Congress adopted 95 feet wide and 900 feet lengths. isthmian canal commission would act within discretion if sizes change. Two years until construction begins, while cement manufacturers press for better shipping facilities and bidders to arrange own transport.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Congress
Isthmian Canal Commission
Stevens
Association of
Cement Manufacturers
United States
Canal Commission
Walker Canal Commission
Funeral of General Vonliarliarski in Warsaw
Extraordinary precautions surrounded the funeral in Warsaw Russian Poland marking the death of General Vonliarliarski who was shot while driving on August 27. Shops were closed and mounted police and Cossacks with triggers on revolvers and rifles guarded the procession to deter spectators. Pedestrians entering streets were forced indoors by police or troops.
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Warsaw
Poland
Vonliarliarski
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Taona and Arica
A Taona Chile cable to the Herald reports heavy shocks felt throughout Taona and Arica reaching Peru’s frontier. The tremor caused great distress as people took to the public squares. The first quake lasted about thirty seconds with lighter aftershocks continuing at intervals.
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New York
Herald
Taona
Chile
Arica
Peru
Grand jury finds no indictment in fee trust probe
New York August grand jury presented to Judge Rosalsky stating they reviewed a great mass of evidence on the alleged fee trust but found no sufficient basis for indicting any company or individual.
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New York
Rosalsky
Fee Trust
Petition to Su Newchwang on Manchurian duties
The chamber of commerce cites Japan's notification that it will continue duties at Newehwang and asks the consular party to suspend collections pending regulation of Manchurian customs.
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Newchwang
Japan
Chamber of Commerce
Newehwang
Ice price cut approved for Boston ice shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorizes the Boston and Maine Railroad to reduce ice rates on five dates instead of the usual thirty due to ice scarcity in Boston. The action aimed to ease shortages amid hot summer conditions and affects transportation pricing across the line.
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Washington
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston & Main Railroad
Weather forecast for Connecticut shows showers tonight
Readable forecast notes showers across Connecticut with easing by nightfall and clearing later. No significant temperatures listed. Forecast emphasizes wet roads and potential brief thundershowers in some counties.
Free Hand Demand Echoed by Stolypin in Russia
St Petersburg Aug 30 reports allege Premier Stolypin seeks an absolutist cabinet rule and uses controlled newspapers to fend off court influence. He supposedly told friends that only an emperor granted free hand could sustain his program amid post August 25 bomb tragedy unrest. He fears a return to reaction and aims to curb extremists to preserve the monarchy.
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St Petersburg
Stolypin
Novoe Vremya
M. Stolypin
Alexander II
Russian Consul Murdered by Russian Contractor
M Laptev the Russian consul here died at 2 this morning after being shot yesterday by Levinsky, a Russian contractor. The murderer is not a revolutionist.
Imperial ukase authorizes 26 million in four percent rentes
In St Petersburg on August 30 an imperial ukase empowers the minister of finance to issue 26,000,000 dollars in four per cent rentes to fund relief for districts hit by crop failure. A second ukase extends existing martial law for one more year.
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St Petersburg
Minister of Finance
First Armenian General Conference Opens at Etchmiadzin
The first general conference of Armenia opened today at the Etchmiadzin monastery, seat of the Armenian Catholic patriarch. The principal topic is reorganizing schools following church property restoration by Russia. The congress may also seek measures to end the Armenian Tartars race war.
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Erivan
Russia
Armenia
Etchmiadzin
Conway Stuck to Colors Memorial Unveiled In Camden
In Camden Maine Aug 30 the North Atlantic squadron Maine commandery of the Loyal Legion local Grand Army posts and townspeople unveiled a boulder memorial to William Conway a Camden native who refused to haul down the American flag at Pensacola naval yard at the Civil War outbreak A parade of Dinejackets from the battleship division preceded the ceremonies President Roosevelt sent a letter through Major Henry S Burrage praising Conway as a model of enlisted fidelity and patriotism.
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Camden
North Atlantic
Maine
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of United States
Grand Army
William Conway
Pensacola Navy Yard
Congregational Church
Conway
Roosevelt
Henry 8 Burrage
Togus
Conway Memorial
Army
Navy
Open quarrel tops Cuban leadership amid insurgent threats
In Havana Aug 30 rumors suggest a conspiracy among police and an open quarrel between President Palma and Vice President Capote. Claims of Capote negotiating with insurgents surface while palace silence continues. Reports vary on insurgent clashes near Calabazar Artemisa and Guanajay with no confirmed outcomes.
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Havana
Palma
Mendez Capote
Capote
Calabazar
Artemisa
Pinar del Rio
Guanajay
Pino Guerra
Puerto Cortez
San Juan de Martinez
Wreck Blocks Four Tracks Near Palatine Bridge NY Central
Four tracks of the New York Central railroad were blocked near Palatine Bridge NY after a freight car derailed and toppled a dozen ends of cars. One track was cleared later and traffic resumed. Passenger trains were diverted via the Westduore road between Utlen and Rotterdam. Three through trains from Schenectady to Watertown were delayed.
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Little Falls
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Palatine Bridge
Westduore Road
Utlen
Rotterdam
Schenectady
Watertown
Ambassador Tower Presents Barry at Berlin Palace
Berlin Aug 30 Ambassador Tower presented Brigadier General Thomas H Barry and his party to War Minister Von Ninen and Chief of the General Staff Von Moltke. The American officers, invited by the emperor, attended the ceremony of nailing flags to their staffs and were presented to the emperor who spoke cordially with General Barry and Brigadier General William P Duvall.
Court affirms mandamus denial on Mutual Life ticket
Albany August 30 The appellate division of the supreme court affirmed Justice Powers special term order denying a mandamus to remove four Mutual Life Insurance policy holders committee members from the administration ticket. An appeal will go to the court of appeals.
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Albany
Supreme Court
Order of Justice Powers
Kelsey
State Insurance Department
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mutual
Court of Appeals
Army to fingerprint and photograph soldiers for ID
Forty enlisted men from eastern posts will be ordered to Washington for instruction in fingerprinting and photography. The War Department plans to maintain at least one post expert in fingerprints and photos to support the new army identification system.
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Pinger
Washington
United States
War Department
Cunard Liner Ivernia Arrives with Over Two Thousand Passengers
The Cunard liner Ivernia reached Boston from Liverpool carrying 252 second class and 1,976 third class passengers. Notable travelers included Bishop William Lawrence and Mrs Lawrence.
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Boston
Cunard
Ivernia
Liverpool
Bishop William Lawrence
Mra Lawrence
Quarantine at Delaware Breakwater on Elswick Lodge
The British steamer Elswick Lodge, from Mexico, was placed in quarantine at the Delaware breakwater today after the second mate appeared to have yellow fever.
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Philadelphia
Elswick Lodge
Mexico
Delaware
Yearly watch care urged for accurate timekeeping
Reading from a local notice advises owners to have watches cleaned and oiled annually to preserve precision. It warns that delicate machinery wear accelerates with use and suggests subscribing to the Evening Democrat to access a leading magazine on the topic.
German envoy in Havana lacks authority says foreign office
Berlin asserts the German representative in Cuba will attend to consular duties and citizens interests only not engage in political negotiations. The Berlin note denies any official bloc with Havana on the Drago doctrine and ridicules Persian dispatches. In Maine, the National Anti-Saloon League endorses Cobb and Littlefield for reelection for prohibition stance.
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Ang
Foreign Office
Associated Press
New York
Cuba
Havana
Germany
Baron von Nordenfigeht
New Orleans
London
Rome
London Daily Mail
Persia
Portland
National Anti-Saloon League
William T. Cobb
Charles E. Littlefield
Rev. E. Nicholson
League
Jem
Littlefield
Congress
Rumford mill strike over pay misunderstanding sparks shutdown
About 250 Continen tal Paper Bag Co workers in Rumford Me quit after learning the promised raise was only 1 dollar not 1.50 a day, ending in a mill shutdown. In New Britain a 16 year old girl Gusta Ostland died suddenly from a hemorrhage after collapsing on Maple street near Park Street.
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Rumford Fall
Continental Paper Bag Co
New York
New Britain
Gusta Ostland
August Ostland
Park Street
Maple Street
August E. Waller
Anderson
Negotiations Began Over Wages for Electric Engine Operators
New Haven on August 30 reported pending negotiations between the New Haven road and its engineers and firemen. An officer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers said talks aim at readjusting wages for engineers who become operators of electric engines once electric service starts.
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New Haven
Ne Haven Road
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
City News: Egan Returns From Five Weeks Abroad
Miss Sara Egan comes home after a five week Boston vacation. Dr George W Herr returns from country rest and plans to practice in Pinehurst this fall and winter after receiving a flattering offer. Rewritten jury test paper returned to Town Clerk Brett with minor changes.
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Sara Egan
Boston
George W. Herr
Pinehurst
Brett
Tonih
Roosevelt to Fill Army Vacancies After Maneuvers
Washington reports that after naval maneuvers ends Roosevelt will move to fill major army vacancies with General MacArthur slated to succeed Corbin who retires September 16. Jesse M. Lee to be promoted to major general, Taft may oversee army arrangements when he returns from Maine. Sea Girt, Maine and Philadelphia Troop events noted with a carbine shoot victory by City Cavalry.
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Washington
Oyster Bay
Dent Roosevelt
Corbin
MacArthur
Pacific
Jesse M. Lee
John J
Japan
Dodge
Tower
Sniffin
Saiffin
Saifin
Grant
Taft
Maine
Jary
Tive
Last Days of the August Furniture Sale
All through the store a thoroughly good line of furniture odds and ends of fine pieces suitable for every room in the house at reduced prices.
25 Percent Discount On Home Furnishings Sale
A local store advertises 25 percent off sideboards china closets dining chairs and parlor sets including brass bedsteads. It boasts record August sales, promises genuine bargains, and emphasizes quality workmanship and a shop guarantee to attract customers.
Autumn Furniture Show Promises Better Display Than Before
The Autumn Furniture Show promises a superior exhibition soon, aiming to exceed prior offerings with improved displays and a refined showcase. The note hints at readiness and anticipation for shoppers seeking enhanced selections.
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