Hitt Struck Ill On Return to Mount Morris
Chicago August 19 Congressman R R Hitt chairman of the foreign affairs committee fell seriously ill on the way to the train to return to Mount Morris Illinois He suffered acute indigestion and a summer complaint doctors expect him to improve within a day or two He is 66 and has served in Congress since 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mount Morris
Ill
R. R. Hitt
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Stratford
D. R. MacMartin
Hitt
Dr. Scott
The
Dr. MacMartin
Great Northern
MacMartin
Union Depot
Congress
Freedmen Missionary Reverend Downing Dies at 67
Rev. Nathan H. Downing of Chicago died in Lake Harbor Michigan at age 67 from a complication of diseases. He left a widow and four adult children. Downing was among the first freedmen missionaries sent by the Presbyterian board after the Civil War and helped establish schools for the colored people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan H. Downing
Lake Harbor
Mich
Chicago
Mr. Downing
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
Tragedy on the Bayou Texas Trestle
Nancy Mitchell, an actress, was stabbed and her body placed on the Bayou Texas railroad trestle in Pensacola. An incoming train mangled the body. She married two hours after reaching the city hospital and reportedly named her killer before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Nancy Mitchell
Night Tragedy On Hudson Claims 13Yearold Fisherman
In New York a 13 year old, Gustave Gruenwald Jr., of 384 Central Park West, died instantly when a fish line sinker struck him behind the left ear while he fished with his father and brother in the Hudson River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gustave Gruenwald, Jr
Central Park West
Hudson River
Canton Opium Monopoly Seized by Hong Kong Leader
Negpilao former chief consul at Singapore Straits Settlements gains Canton opium monopoly by promising to contribute 1,000,000 dollars annually toward the indemnity China pays to the powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Negpilao
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Canton
China
Morristown Teens Wed as Parents Plan Home Life
Morristown New Jersey on August 13 1910 Mamie Dunster age 14 and Charlie Benjamin age 16 were married by Rev Father Donovan. Mr and Mrs Benjamin announce they will soon begin housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
N. J
Mamie Dunster
Charlie Benjamin
Donovan
Benjamin
Gladys Deacon Denies German Crown Prince Betrothal
Miss Gladys Deacon asks papers to contradict rumors of an alleged betrothal to Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Deacon
London
Gladys Deacon
Crown Prince
Frederick William
Germany
Desperado’s Friends Fatally Stab Cananea Officers
Cananea Mexico August 19 Leonardo Torres and Captain Gomez special police were killed by the desperado’s friends whom they had arrested and were trying to convey to prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cananea
Mex
Leonardo Torres
Captain Gomez
Special Police
Kerosene Blast Kills Two in Gering Nebraska
In Gering Nebraska on August 19 a kerosene fire started by C N McComsey when lighting a wood stove led to an explosion that burned McComsey his wife and a newborn baby, a two year old, and two neighbor children. The blaze destroyed the McComsey residence and left two dead and three others gravely injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gering, Neb
Gering
C. N. McComsey
Luther A. Cook
McComsey
Wolcott quits Colorado after political setbacks
Ex Senator Wolcott announces retirement from Colorado after repeated rebuffs. He orders liquidation of state interests including Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and Colorado Telephone Company, with millions invested in 100 other Colorado corporations. In Milwaukee J F Dale survives a fire by being rescued from an attic window as flames trap him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Wolcott
Colorado
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Colorado Telephone Company
Knox to be supreme justice for Shiras’s vacancy
Washington reports a Supreme Court vacancy likely in October as Associate Justice Shiras plans retirement. The President considers Attorney General Knox, a Pennsylvania lawyer, for the post and relies on him as the administration’s chief legal adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiras
Washington
Supreme Court
Knox
Frank C. Andrews Given Fifteen Years at Jackson Prison
Judge Murphy in Detroit Circuit Court refuses bail for Frank C. Andrews and sentences him to fifteen years at hard labor in Jackson prison for wrecking the City Savings Bank. Attorneys plan an immediate appeal to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Detroit
Mich
Murphy
Frank C. Andrews
Supreme Court
City Savings Bank
Andrews
Emperor Franz Josef Celebrates 82nd Birthday in Austria
Emperor Franz Josef marked his sixty second birthday with nationwide celebrations and a grand review of 30,000 troops in Vienna. All prisoners accused of lese majeste, totaling 210, were pardoned across Austria and Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Franz Josef
Ishl
Austria
Hungary
Empire
Cholera Claims Thousands in Philippine Provinces
Manila reports show few cases locally but a large outbreak in provinces. Total cases to date reach 23,636 with 17,596 deaths. estimated unreported cases bring the total to about 30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Threats Reach Czar Over Russia Constitutional Move
Vienna reports the czar received a missive from a revolutionary committee threatening death unless he grants constitutional government in Russia. The czar was greatly alarmed by the warning and its implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Russia
Chinese Viceroy Names Chief Foreign Adviser
Pekin reports Wuan Shi Yai viceroy of Chi Li province has engaged Charles Denby Jr secretary of the provisional government and son of a former United States minister to China to be chief foreign adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Wuan Shi Yai
Chi Li Province
Charles Denby, Jr
United States
China
Breaks Her Husband Knee in Picnic Test
In East St. Louis area during a picnic Emile Vetter claimed wrestling skill. His wife challenged him and a strength test followed. Vetter was thrown and his knee died located, ending the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Emile Vetter
Vetter
Tiffany Scion May Contest Vast Tiffany Estate
Burnett Y. Tiffany, heir to part of the Tiffany & Co fortune, says he has not decided whether to contest the will, following the death of his father who headed the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffany
New York
Burnett Y. Tiffany
Tiffany & Co
Flooding Douses Forest Fires Near Florence Wis
A heavy rain in Florence Wisconsin on August 19 drenched the area and helped smother forest fires that had burned for days, ending several hours of downpour and relief for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Wis
Senators Quay and Penrose Aim to End Coal Strike
Washington era report from Atlantic City notes Senator Quay and Senator Penrose plan arbitration talks with miners and operators. J P Morgan George Baer and John Mitchell to confer in Philadelphia with other leaders to seek settlement. Delegation from Wilkesbarre argues for fair weighing ten hours pay for eight and possible nine hour day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Morgan
George Baer
The
Reading Railroad
John Mitchell
Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Senator Quay
New Hampshire Avenue
Quay
Penrose
Reading Railway
Philadelphia
People’s Alliance of
Wilkesbarre
Quay and
J. Pierpont Morgan
Coal mine deal nears closing in Sangamon and nearby counties
Springfield news reports the purchase plan for all shipping coal mines in Sangamon and Menard counties and Christian county north of Taylorville, nearly closed. Twelve expert accountants from the Audit Company of New York have arrived to audit the companies and appraise property values for a syndicate backing twelve million dollars of eastern capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Sangamon
Menard
Christian County
Taylorville
Audit Company of
New York
Only Woman In Party Is Killed in Drunken Carousal
In Morrow Ohio on August 19 Frank Brace Carrie Price were visited by Jerry Kersey Jesse Whitacre and Robert Day during a drunken carousal Carrie Price was shot and killed while others were injured The visitors escaped and Brace was arrested The coroner withholds verdict until Kersey is caught It is claimed Kersey fired the fatal shot
Kansas Judge Ill Prompting Move to Kenosha
Atchison Kansas Aug 19 L P Wagner left for Kenosha Wis in response to a telegram announcing the serious illness of his law partner Albert H Horton ex chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Atchison, Kan
L. P. Waggener
Kenosha
Wis
Albert H. Horton
Kansas Supreme Court
Boycott Hits Lafayette Street Railway Cars
Lafayette Ind Aug 19 The strike and boycott declared by the Central Labor Union reduce passengers on the Lafayette Street Railway Company lines leaving cars sparsely filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boycott Traction Line
Lafayette
Ind
Lafayette Street Railway Company
Central Labor Union
Fire kills Mrs Bundy Denny and infant in Tuscola
In Tuscola Illinois on August 19 Mrs Bundy Denny and her one year old child died in a fire started with kerosene. The baby sat near the stove when flames enveloped them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscola, Il
Bundy Denny
Body of Berne Court Chief Judge Found Near Mount Dom
The body of Dr. Largin, chief judge of the Berne court, was discovered at the base of Mount Dom after he climbed the peak last Saturday. Police say the death appears accidental. The Mount Dom area is a popular hiking site near Zermatt Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zermatt
Switzerland
Largin
Berne Court
Mount
Dom
Brakeman Killed in Centralia Yard Accident
A. D. Weber of Effingham Illinois Central brakeman fell between railroad cars in Centralia and died from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
A. D. Webber
Effingham
Illinois Central
Boxers Burn and Kill Christians in China
Mission board reports from China describe the Boxer uprising with violence against Christians. Rev. W Edward Manly and Rev. Spencer Lewis report the Red Lantern group burned a chapel at Tien-Ku-Chiao and killed a preacher and four members, while officials had decapitated six and crucified one elsewhere, amplifying regional unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Methodist Mission Board
China
Joseph Beech
Chung King
West China
W. Edward Manly
Spencer Lewis
Red Lantern Society
Tien-Ku-Chiao
STOP PRAYER TO CHASE THIEF INDIANA HORSE NABBED
In Washington Indiana on August 19 church services were halted as locals chased a horse thief who stole a horse and buggy from Joan Hendricks. A man named William Hamm fled with the rig but was captured after an overnight pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Christian Church
Here
William Hamm
Joan Hendricks
Hamm
Utah Veteran Tired of Life Ends Self with Morphine
Calvin B. Potter a Salt Lake City attorney and former Michigan political figure died by suicide taking morphine. A Civil War veteran Potter had sought a pension for twelve years and despondency over the denial is blamed. He had been wealthy in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Calvin B. Potter
Michigan
Potter
Life Prisoners Freed by Supreme Court Ruling
Leavenworth Kansas August 19 Charles Farris white and Fred Morris colored were released from the federal penitentiary after the Deming decision. Both men were sentenced from Manila to life terms for murder and were tried by a court martial of regular army officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kas
Chas. Farris
Fred Morris
Federal Penitentiary
Deming
Supreme Court
Manila
Wreck at Bluffton Crossings Injures Two Fireman
A passenger train from the Lake Erie and Western and a Northern Ohio train collided at Bluffton crossing near Lima on August 19. Fireman Charles Peltier and Brakeman Lon Lawson were badly hurt as cars piled in a confused mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Lake Erie and Western
Ohio
Bluffton
Charles Peltier
Lon Lawson
Robber Steals Diamonds From Bank President’s Wife
In Columbus on West Broad Street Mrs. Frederick W. Prentiss wife of Hayden Clinton National Bank president was held up in her home by a masked robber who at gunpoint forced her to surrender $2600 worth of diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Frederick W. Prentiss
Hayden-Clinton National Bank
West Broad Street
Court voids Rogers law extending street railway franchise
Cincinnati officials report the Superior Court with Judges Dempsey, Smith and Ferris concurring declaring unconstitutional the Rogers law. The act granted the Cincinnati Street Railway Company a fifty year franchise extension expiring in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Superior Court
Dempsey
Smith
Ferris
Rogers
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Train Wrecked Near Letts Ignores Fatalities
El Paso limited on the Rock Island road derailed by a washout one mile west of Letts Iowa. Five coaches and the engine were pushed into the ditch. The heavy passenger train reported no fatalities though several passengers were likely injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
el Paso Limited
Rock Island Road
Letts
Fatal Runaway In Menasha Leaves Child Dead
Mrs Lena Wesselhoeft and her children of 630 West Nineteenth Street Chicago were involved in a runaway accident in Menasha Wisconsin on August 19. Clara Wessel hoeft aged 3 died and four others were severely injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menasha
Wis
Lena Wesselhoeft
West Nineteenth Street
Chicago
Clara Wesselhoeft
Wreck on the Big Four Near Rising Station
Big Four passenger train No. 4 from Indianapolis to Peoria wrecked at Rising Station near Champaign about 4 am. Engineer and fireman badly injured. Local crews respond as passengers unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Indianapolis
Rising Station
Champaign
Knights Veto Sanitarium Plan At Hot Springs
San Francisco Aug 19 The Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias defeated the plan to build a sanitarium at Hot Springs Arkansas for sick and disabled knights by a vote of 96 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Veto Sanitarium
San Francisco
Cal
Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Hot Springs Ark
Rev. Dr Edward G Benson Dies at 79 in Gambier
Rev Dr Edward G Benson senior Kenyon College professor of Latin died aged 79 in Gambier Ohio The alumni endowed his professorship in Latin Nominated for Congress in the 4th Wisconsin election F Donvan D California Jet Nebraska
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Benson
Gambier
Edward GC. Benson
Kenyon College
Wisconsin
F. Donvan
California
Nebraska
Storms ruin many houses in Iowa and Illinois
Severe storms lashed Nauvoo Illinois and surrounding towns causing widespread damage. Lightning and wind toppled corn, grape crops suffered, bridges and telegraph lines were washed out, and about 100 farmhouses and barns were struck along Hancock and adjacent counties. Fort Madison and Carthage reports of damaged structures accompanied widespread crop losses across Lee County and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Hancock
Illinois
Carthage
Burlington
Wabash
Toledo
Peoria
Western
Nauvoo
Ill
Bowen
Iowa
Mississippi River
Fort Madison
Farmington
Lee County
Lightning Kills Ice Wagon Driver in St Louis
John Grannam, a driver for an ice wagon, was killed by a lightning strike on Manchester Avenue while chopping ice on the rear step of his wagon. A ball of fire rolled along the trolley wire overhead, bursting above him and causing his death shortly after. Flood Threatens in Iowa with Des Moines River rising and Ottumwa flooding. Heavy rains raise the Raccoon River and prompt basement evacuations in Ottumwa’s business district. Urbana bears the heaviest rainfall in a decade with 3.10 inches causing widespread crop and area damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis, Mo
John Grannam
Grannam
Manchester Avenue
Iowa
Ottumwa
Des Moines River
Des Moines
Keokuk
Urbana
Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Lost Springs Kansas
A tornado struck Lost Springs causing destruction to a grain elevator a church and five homes. Three men were seriously injured with several others lightly hurt as three freight cars were blown off the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
Lost Springs
Tornado Kills Four Persons In North Dakota
A severe storm moving from the Turtle mountains struck east of Rolla, North Dakota, killing four people. A settler’s house was blown down, killing his wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
N. D
Turtle Mountains
Rolla
Mercy to an Illinois Knight
The supreme tribunal modified the punishment of W D Kennedy supreme recorder of the Illinois grand tribunal. Kennedy faced exposure for allegedly misappropriating 5000 dollars from the order and saw expulsion reduced to a three year suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MERCY
Illinois
Supreme Tribunal of Pythlanse
Kennedy
San Francisco
Cal
Supreme Tribunal
W. D. Kennedy
Supreme Recorder
Illinoia
Farmer Killed in Fight In Guthrie
Guthrie Oklahoma August 19 Charles Berlew recently from Illinois was shot dead in a four handed fight. Rodney Sipes was seriously wounded in the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Guthrie
Okla
Charles Berlew
Illinois
Rodney Sipes
Elgin Butter Market No Sale at Elgin Board of Trade
Elgin Illinois August 19 no butter was offered for sale at the Elgin board of trade. Official market price fixed at 20 cents steady. Output reported at 640000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Elgin Board of Trade
Charity Gets King's Gift From Maharajah
London report says King Edward dedicates fifty thousand dollars received from the Maharajah of Gwalior to the hospital fund. The gift strengthens charitable support and highlights royal philanthropy during August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Gwalior
Rochester First Baseman O Hagan Completes Unassisted Triple Play
In Jersey City Rochester of the Eastern League defeated Jersey City. First baseman O Hagan of Rochester made an unassisted triple play, a feat not repeated since Paul Hines did it for Providence decades ago. The play began with a bunt and infield fly, then O Hagan touched first, then went to second to beat Mack, while Shoch was advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Rochester
O'Hagan
Paul Hines
Providence
Shoch
Mack
O’hagan
Wrestling Match Turns Fatal In Hugging Tangle
In Coles County Illinois on a Redman farm Bryan Long a noted wrestler was critically injured when opponent Jack Ryan squeezed him during a bout Longs ribs were torn and his shoulder ligaments ripped. The incident followed a barn scuffle where Henry Davis was killed in a fall. Morton Dare claimed the death was accidental and was arrested pending coroner's findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iinds
Mattoon
Ill
James North
Redman
Edgar County
Bryan Long
Jack Ryan
Long
Ryan
Henry Davis
Morton Dare
Dare
Dewey
Davis
Results Of The Ball Games Across Leagues
American League scores include Philadelphia 12 Chicago 6 and Baltimore 11 St Louis 1 in ten innings. National League sees New York 5 Chicago 0 and Boston 11 Cincinnati 2. American Association with Toledo 4 Milwaukee 1 and Indianapolis 4 Minneapolis 1. Western League Milwaukee 4 Colorado Springs 8. Three-eye League results Terre Haute 7 Cedar Rapids 1 and Cedar Rapids 2 Terre Haute 1 in ten innings. Davenport 4 Evansville 0 and Davenport 8 Evansville 3 in seven innings. Rock Island 1 Decatur 0 and Decatur 5 Rock Island 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chicago
Baltimore
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Detroit
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Toledo
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Colorado Springs
Terre Haute
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Evansville
Rock Island
Decatur
Impaled by Wagon Shaft Leaves Builder Dying
James Cotter a prominent City Island builder lies dying in New Rochelle hospital after being impaled on a wagon shaft while coasting on his bicycle in New York on August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Cotter
City Island
New Rochelle Hospital
Obituary notices of Casimir Arcouet Giles Hall and others
Casimir Arcouet a 60 year old Aurora Indiana sculptor died after thirty years in the same house and born in Lyons France in 1842. Giles Hall inventor died in East St. Louis after a mining patent dispute in Albuquerque New Mexico. Chief Benjamin Raitz Toledo died of illness born in Switzerland. George L. Zink prominent lawyer died at 63 in Litchfield Michigan served as city attorney mayor legislator and 1896 gold Democratic delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casimir Arcouet
Aurora
Lyons
France
New York City
Giles Hall
East St. Louis
Albuquerque
N. M
Benjamin Raitz
Toledo
Po Nce
Switzerland
C. B. Law
Mobile
Ala
George L. Zink
Litchfield
Indianapolis
Will of Rev Hasbrouck Du Bois Becomes Testamentary Gift
The will of Rev. Hasbrouck Du Bois, a minister of the Reformed church in America, who died in New York on August 5, bequeaths $1,000 to the boards of foreign missions domestic missions and education of the church. Watkins Newman a prominent citizen near Jefferson City Tennessee was robbed murdered and his home set on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasbrouck du Bois
Reformed Church In America
New York
Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church In America
Board of Domestic Missions
Board of Education of the Church
Watkins Newman
Jefferson City
Tenc
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