Imperator Burns At Hoboken Pier During Fire Disaster
The steamship Imperator was engulfed in flames while docked at Hoboken with 1131 steerage passengers aboard. Second Officer Gobrecht died from suffocation, seaman Otto Stumpf was rescued after being thought dead, and the ship listed as crews fought with water cannons and shore apparatus. Immigration authorities moved steerage passengers to Ellis Island.
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New York
Imperator
Hoboken
Gobrecht
Otto Stumpf
Ellis Island
Commodore Ruesser
Herman Gobrecht
Stumpf
Sen
Muffled Spoon for Soup Guzzlers at Last
Chicago, Aug 28. A mechanical genius solves soup noise with a fluted serrated silver spoon exhibited at the American National Retail Jewelers association in the Hotel Sherman. Frank H. Primo says it is ornamental, but it inhibits soup conversation.
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Chicago
Glynn Formal Recognition Set by New York Legislature
Democratic leaders in Albany prepared to finalize the formal recognition of Lieut. Gov. Glynn as acting governor. They planned to clear pending business before the extraordinary session and recessed until September 15, with anticipated senate opposition similar to the post midnight clash in the assembly.
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Albany
Glynn
Senate
Mr. Glynn
Assembly
Building Collapses in Peterboro Killing Four
In Peterboro Ontario Aug 28 a J C Turnbull company store under repair collapsed killing four or more and injuring several workers. The weakened walls gave way as hundreds of workmen clerks and shippers fell with the structure.
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Peterboro
Ontario
J. C. Turnbull Company
Man with Broken Back Expected to Recover
Davenport Indiana August 2 E D Stewart boss of a gang of workmen at the Betten dorf car shops had his back broken when a crane fell on him yet he lives with all functions unimpaired and expects a complete recovery in a few months. The last three dorsal vertebrae were crushed but the spinal cord was not injured. He wears a leather coat and can use his arms and legs freely with no pain now.
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Davenport
E. D. Stewart
Bettendorf
Caminetti Trial Recess Planned As Officials Near End
In San Francisco on August 28 Judge Van Fleet and counsel for the government and for F Drew Caminetti met to set the pace of the Mann White Slavery Act case. The government will rest tomorrow afternoon, and no defense witnesses will be subpoenaed until after Tuesday when the trial resumes. Judge Van Fleet also rebuked defense counsel Marshall Woodworth for public remarks about the act.
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San Francisco
van Fleet
United States District Court
F. Drew Caminetti
van Fleec
Marshall Woodworth
Safe blown at Lakonta store in Iowa theft
The Lakonta Lyman Bros store safe was blown open just after midnight near Oskaloosa Iowa. About $100 in cash and various merchandise were stolen. The blast woke residents as the robbers fled the scene. Advertisement mentions Sorina, queen of Havana clears.
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Oskaloosa
Lyman Bros
Lakonta
Sorina
Havana
Thaw Deportation Hurdles Rise in Sherbrooke Case
In Sherbrooke Quebec on August 28, Harry K Thaw faced a new legal stalemate as his lawyers pressed to prevent deportation. They sought provincial authority to remove him from jail while New York efforts aimed to withdraw a commitment for him to be held. Thaw remained jailed, preferring confinement to risk of deportation, amid ongoing legal maneuvering with Canadian and New York counsel. Also, President Wilson nominated Henry Morsendhau of New York as ambassador to Turkey.
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Sherbrooke
Quebec
Harry K. Thaw
Travers Jerome
Thaw
New York
Alexis Dupuys
Coaticook
Vermont
New Hampshire
Morgen
Washington
Wilson
Henry Morsenthau
Turkey
Corn at Cloge Chicago Aug 28 Prices Rally on Export Sales
Chicago August 28 prices rallied on reports of large export sales. September closed weak down 1 1 4 cents to 72 5 8 cents and December down 1 4 to 3 8 cents. Wheat values fell on heavy selling of September with a slight rally. September at 63 4 cents and December at 89 3 8. Temperature readings note a high of 39 and low of 6, with record of 82 and 40 for later times.
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Chicago
Peace Palace Dedication At The Hague Attracts Diplomats
The Peace Palace, gifted by Andrew Carnegie, opened with a ceremony in The Hague. Delegations from diplomacy attended as statues of Justice and Peace graced the facade. Sir Randall Cremer and William Stead honored in busts. Edward VII memorialized elsewhere.
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The
Hague
Palace of
Andrew Carnegie
Pertianent Court of Arbitration
Notabla Neu
Benjamin Constant
Edward Vil
Carnegie
Randalf Cremer
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Scheveningen
Peace Palace
M. Cordonniere
Brussels
Palace of Peace
Europe
Peace
Ilugo Grotius
Edward the Seventh
Randall Cremer
William T. Stead
Cremer
Inter
Annual Fall Fashion Number Previewed by Waterloo Courier
The 1913 Waterloo Evening Courier September issue will feature engraved illustrations and articles on fall and winter styles, home luxuries, and practical living. Led by carefully selected authors, the edition promises enlightenment and entertainment for readers and will showcase the Waterloo Way for broader sharing.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Courier
Waterloo
W.H. Tlartman CO
Fashion Week proposed for Waterloo September
A planning group in Waterloo envisions a September Fashion Week to showcase fall and winter goods. The event aims to elevate Waterloo as a regional hub and mirror early successes of Fashion Weeks in Los Angeles and other cities. Local merchants back a holiday style display and broader retail engagement.
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Witaterion
Waterloo
Force Red
Los Angeles
Kinsas Choyta
United States Firm Against Huerta Designs
Washington Aug 28 report says the United States remains firm against recognizing Victoriano Huerta and demands that he not run for president. Ambassadors exchange is debated. John Lind may return to Mexico City. Officials warn Americans to leave Mexico as Woot returns to oversee neutrality.
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United States
Huerta
Washington
Jean Dleg
Sone
Bbaerta
Jseter Gamlin
Heorta
Joli Lind
Wilson
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Bryan
Pesident
Congress
Mexico
Woot
Waehinp
Mexico Printed Documents in Chronological Order
A summary of printed Mexican government documents related to John Lind and the U S president’s message to Congress. It lists four items: Wilson’s original instructions to Lind. Gamboa’s reply on Aug 16. Lind’s second note on Aug 25. Gamboa’s reply dated Aug 20. The notes have been published in Washington with the president’s message and were previously released in the United States.
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Washington
Senor Game Ona
Bryan
John Lind
United States
Vicctoriana Huerta
Mexian
Senor Gambon
Huerta
Adinistration
Neint
Mexico
Trevino
Sener Gamboa
Victor
Lano Huerta
Ave
John Lindson
Toyin Riare
John I
Wilson
Ieh
Congress
Frederico Gamboa
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