Frontier Afpray: Two Dead and Many Wounded on Danube Frontier
In Vienna on September 1 a frontier clash between Roumanian and Bulgarian peasants near Vhromyoa at the Iron Gate left two Bulgarians dead and many wounded on both sides amid Romanian demands to suppress Montenegran activity. Eight Colonials posted along a Boer retreat line captured twenty eight prisoners including the general and his sons.
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Vienna
Montenegran Revolutionary Committee
Vhromyoa
Danube
Queenstown Volunteers Capture General Olivier in Boer Action
A Queenstown dispatch reports colonial riflemen trapping Boer forces in a donga near Winburg. They captured General Olivier and his three sons along with 25 other Boers, then opened fire as the group withdrew, killing six and scattering the rest.
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London
Queenstown
Olivier
Winburg
Donga
Edison’s New Invention for Power Without Dynamos
Thomas Edison unveils a machine that generates electrical power directly from coal without engines or dynamos. He claims the system will popularize electricity in homes offices and vehicles with lower costs and could revolutionize public lighting. Electrical engineers note the machine’s completion could expand practical electricity use beyond prior limits.
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Edison
New York
Thomas Edison
St Paul Men Get Big Contract for Brainerd Shops
Northern Pacific officials at Brainerd have received official advices that the contract for enlarging the shops has been let to Butler, Ryan & Co. of St Paul for 300000 dollars. Work will begin as soon as material is on site.
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Brainerd, Minn
Northern Pacific
Brainerd
Butler, Ryan & Co
St Paul
Large Earth Removal Contract Awarded Near Hibbing
Corrigan McKinney & Co. awarded a contract to Drake Stratton & Co. to remove 1,000,000 cubic yards of earth over ore at the Stevenson mine in the Mesaba range near Hibbing. It is described as one of the largest earth contracts ever let.
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Del.vary
Corrigan, McKinney & Co
Drake, Stratton & Co
Stevenson Mine
Mesaba Range
Hibbing
Presbyterian Committee Seeks Presbyterians View On Creed Revision
The Presbyterian committee on creed revision sent a circular to church members asking if they desire a revision of the confession, a supplementary statement, a briefer statement of core doctrine, or no change. Fifteen committee members sign the circular, with votes to be recorded by presbyteries amid divisions in the Pittsburg and Allegheny districts. Also reported is the death of E S Washburn, president of the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis railroad.
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Fittsburg
Allegheny
Kansas City
The
Star
E. S. Washburn
Kansas City, Fort Scott
Memphis Railroad
Washburn Home at Rye Beach Maine Ailing Leader
The article notes Mr Washburn, ill for some time, left Kansas City for Maine in June seeking health and a move to Rye Beach.
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Mer
Rye Beach
Washburn
Kansas City
Maine
Chicago Gas War Heats Up Between Municipal and Ogden Firms
Chicago launches a gas price war as the Municipal Gas company cuts to 69 cents per 1000 feet net in the North Side. Ogden Gas chief Roger Sullivan vows to meet any cut, signaling a hard battle to the end.
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Chicago
Municipal Gas
Ogden Company
W. P. Martin
Municipal Gas Company
North Side
Roger Sullivan
Ogden Gas Company
Municipal Company
Hundred year lease ties Milwaukee Road to Twin Cities-Duluth line
Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul secures use of St Paul and Duluth tracks under a 100 year agreement. Milwaukee Road gains access from Duluth to Minneapolis and St. Paul with optional future operation of its own trains over Duluth lines. The deal provides a practical outlet from the Twin Cities to Duluth, aligning long sought routes.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Duluth
Curiaco
Milwaukee Road
Twin Cities
Railroads Pact to End Unprofitable Transcontinental Rivalry
The Great Northern Northern Pacific and Union Pacific have reportedly agreed to stop unprofitable competition for transcontinental business and to raise rates to their nominal figures. They aim to include Santa Fe in the deal, which has been a strong competitor for cross country traffic.
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Cuicano
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific Railways
Santa Fe
Final Drive of Forty Melon Feet About to Be Secured
Merril Wis Sept 1 About 40 600 000 feet of logs remain in the river between Merrill and Tomahawk Arrangements are being made to release water at the Tomahawk dam to drive these logs into Merrill The completion is expected in a few days and then all logs on the Wisconsin river and eight tributaries will be secured
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Merrityp
Wis
Merrill
Tomahawk
Wisconsin River
Cabinet Meeting Reviews Cape Nome Miners Crisis
Washington reports the regular cabinet discussed the Alaska miners and native tribes issue. The War Department will send a transport to Cape Nome to rescue penniless miners and provide provisions to destitute Indians. France reportedly agrees with the American stance on the China matter.
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Cape Nome
Washineron
United States
China
Alaska
War Department
France
National Real Estate and Mortgage Agents Form National Body
In Caiiaco on Sept 1 real estate and mortgage loan agents formed a national organization. Fifty agents from seventeen states and territories attended. Letters from C60 mora were read showing intent to join. A principal New York office will host a secretary overseeing society interests under the executive committee.
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Caiiaco
Mora
New York
Pension scales for military injuries from the era
An officer who loses a limb or eye receives pension equal to a year s pay plus the cost of an artificial limb. After a year a permanent annual pension is granted based on rank, with lieutenant general 400 pounds, general 380, colonel 800, major 200, captain 100, and other ranks 70. Scottish American.
Russo American Proposals Strain Allied Unity in China Debate
London dispatch reports that Russo American proposals threaten allied unity over the Chinese settlement. German authorities fear policy divergences, while Britain and Germany await Russia and America's moves. Editorials warn that withdrawal from Peking could fracture the coalition and invite widespread consequences.
Chinese Negotiations for Peace Report
Washington reports the Chinese peace talks show no conclusion yet on the Russian withdrawal proposal or on recognizing Li Hung Chang as envoy. However a pathway may exist to settle the Li issue if Li is reinforced by Prince Ching and the viceroys of Nanking and Hankow, who favor foreign influence and peace terms.
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Washington
Li Hung Chang
Hawever
Prince Ching
Nanking
Hankow
Li Hyng Chang
Conger
Ching’s Peking Return Signals Possible Allied Approval
The dispatch suggests Ching may gain broad support as Japanese terms appear likely to pass with powers. State Department cannot locate Li Wan Chang in Shanghai but assumes he remains there given his rank and visibility.
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Ching
Peking
Li Wang Chang
State Department
Shanghai
Germany Embarrassed by Russio American Peking Proposal
Berlin reports the German government shocked by Russia and the United States offering to withdraw from Peking and recognize Li Hung Chang as intermediary. Foreign Minister von Buelow may cancel his vacation. Germany has not yet answered Russia's withdrawal request. Li Hung Chang could be accepted as peace envoy if properly accredited.
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China
Russia
Times
England
Germany
Li Hung Chang
Peking
Forbidden City
Sautocracy
Nothy Jng
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Berlin
United States
Count von Buelow
Foreign Office
Russians Capture Summer Palace in Peking Report
General Linovitch reports Russian forces seized the imperial summer palace in Peking on August 19. Russian artillery unearthed 80 cannon and many rifles, with silver found at the tsungliyamen. Suppressed native newspapers in Canton claim to curb false reporting.
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Summer Palace
St. Peterssure
Linovitch
Peking
Imperial Summer Palace
Tsung l Yamen
Hona Kona
Canton
Baseball scores and standings from American and National Leagues
The report lists multiple game results and team standings. American League results show Indianapolis 2 Milwaukee 4 and Cleveland 4 Kansas City 3 among others with club positions: Chicago .613 Milwaukee .664 Indianapolis .643 Kansas City .502 Detroit .504 Cleveland .478 Buffalo .438 Minneapolis .863. National League results include Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 9 and New York 3 Boston 5, plus Chicago 1 Cincinnati 1 with Brooklyn leading at .610 and other teams listed by percentages.
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Art Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Indiagnanolis
Park
Minneapolis
Bivelah
Kansas City
Cleveland
At Buffalo
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Buffalo
National Leagus
Ait Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittspourge
Cicago
Booker T Washington addresses Afro American council in Indianapolis
The Afro American council closed its sessions with Booker T. Washington delivering an educationally focused speech. He urged race uplift without friction with whites as the Philadelphia meeting site for 1901 was announced.
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Indianapolis
Booker T. Washington
Hoe
Philadelphia
Didn't Take Vaccination Analogy Highlights Marriage Talk
In Philadelphia Press excerpt, a child jokes that a failed first attempt mirrors marriage plans. Mrs Bayley’s husband’s status is questioned as Ethel puzzlingly compares life events to vaccination outcomes. The exchange uses playful misinterpretation to reflect social norms.
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Ethel
Scientists predict earth becomes a vast ball of ice
A fragment from the Atchison Globe notes scientists forecast the world aging into a frozen ball in two million years. It contrasts bold claims with skepticism about predicting outcomes for unrelated topics like dog fighting or elections, and ends with a quip about the most wretched people who work to stay young.
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Coward
Jimmy
Johnny
Puck
Atchison Globe
Anthracite Strike Talk Heightens Mine Workers Tensions
Indianapolis reports President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers predicts a possible nation altering strike in the Pennsylvania anthracite region. He cites demands for a 20 percent wage rise and removal of onerous working terms, estimating up to 140000 miners could walk out if authorized.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
United States
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Hazleton
Executive Council of Organization
Mine Workers’ Organization
READY TO FIGHT JEFFRIES EYES CARBETT OR FITZSIMMONS
James J. Jeffries says he will fight Carbett if he seeks a match with clear terms. He adds Fitzsimmons can secure a bout with proper approach and time to train, proposing venues like Carson City California or Cincinnati.
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Riewmort
James J. Jeffries
Carbett
Carson City
California
Cincinnati
Soo Line Acquisition Rumor Joins Wisconsin Michigan and Northern
Railway circles report Soo line may acquire the Wisconsin Michigan and Northern at Marinette Wisconsin. If not, Soo must build its own alignment or face loss of ore business as Milwaukee Road docks open at North Escanaba next season.
Canadian Pacific Conductors Face Suspension and Possible Strike
Canadian Pacific suspends two conductors who refused to surrender equipment on Southwestern trains to Montreal auditors. Indignant crews vow to stand by the suspended men amid reports of broader unrest within the railway’s了解.
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Canadian Pacific
Wisnipse
Man
Southwestern
Montreal
Unscritable Moves In Chess
A writer discusses chess move possibilities calculating first four moves per side totaling 348 979 564 000 and projects enormous counts for extended play. He claims even with world population 1 483 000 000 and one set per minute it would take over 600 000 years to exhaust the sequences.
Early bank notes traced from China to England
The piece notes ancient Chinese use of currency long before Europe and cites a 14th century specimen in the Bank of England collection. It states power money appeared in China by 7 AD and mentions the Bank of Stockholm and Bank of England issuing high denomination notes in 1690.
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Europe
Threadneedle Street
China
Bank of
Stockholm
Bank of England
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