Eucharistic Congress Ends With London Procession
Cardinal Vannutelli led a vast Catholic procession in London to close the Eucharistic Congress. Police were overwhelmed by crowds, with jostling and faintings as the papal legate carried the host amid archbishops and bishops. The return march inside Westminster Cathedral followed outside ceremonies.
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London
Cardinal Vannutelli
Duke of Norfolk
Queen Victoria
Bourne
Westminster
Westminster Cathedral
MITCHELL IN COURT OVER AFL MINE WORKERS BOYCOTT
Former United Mine Workers president John Mitchell testified in a contempt case tied to the Bucks Store and Range Company boycott. He claimed no role in drafting the resolutions or distributing them to workers and noted years of detective surveillance of his movements.
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Washington
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Compers
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Bucks
Albert Harper
Examiner
Mitchell
Mine Workers
Mine Workers’ Journal
Davenport
van Vleave
Dreyfus’ assailant acquitted in Pantheon incident
Paris reporters say the jury acquitted Louis A. Gregori who fired at Major Dreyfus during the Zola Pantheon ceremony last June. The verdict ends a 12 year split in French opinion over the Dreyfus affair.
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Paris
Assize Court
Louis A. Gregori
Dreyfus
Emile Zola
Pantheon
iPrance
Postmasters Meet Chooses Gainesville for Next Convention
Indianapolis report details the fifth annual convention of the National Association of Postmasters of the Second and Third Classes. Gen. John C. Black addressed the closing session. Jesse Parmenter was elected president, D. M. Turner vice president, and H. A. Hopkins reappointed secretary-treasurer. Gainesville Ga won first ballot as next convention host over Washington Lawton and Chicago with 50 of 97 votes.
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Indianapolis
Gainesville
John C. Black
Civil Service Commission
National Association of Postmasters
Claypool
Jesse Parmenter
Wabash
Ind
D. M. Turner
Towanda
H. A. Hopkins
St. Clair
Mich
Washington, D. C
Lawton
Root's Daughter a Mother in Boston Birth
A daughter was born to Lieut. U S Grant and Mrs. Grant in Boston. The Lieut. is assigned to the United States engineer corps and resides in Brookline, linking the birth to Elihu Root's family lineage.
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Boston
Mass
U.S. Grant
United States Army
Grant
Elihu Root
United States Engineerg Corps
Brookine
Rockefeller Jr and family leave Bar Harbor retreat
John D. Rockefeller Jr and his family have retired from Bar Harbor. They are living in the attic of their completed mansion while awaiting the father’s new home to be finished.
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Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Bar Harbor
Rockepies
Cuban Presidential Election Set for November 14
Havana reports Special Governor Ma goon issues decree setting November 14 as the election date for president vice president representatives and senators.
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Havana
Magoon
Enormous forest fire smoke blankets Midwest towns
A vast pall of smoke from Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan fires covers 300000 square miles seven times Ohio. Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland report dense haze with odor of burning timber delaying trains and hindering navigation as rain is forecast to end the week.
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Chicago
Ohio
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Detriot
Cleveland
School of Matrimony Proposed in Kansas Public Schools
Prof. F. N. Blackmar of the University of Kansas urged in Topeka that the public schools offer a preparatory course on marriage. He called for strict physical and mental examinations of all marriage license applicants and said those with pulmonary or mental diseases should be barred from marrying.
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Topeka
Kan
F. N. Blackmar
University of Kansas
Kansas
Blackmar
New National Bank Organized in Indianapolis
The Continental National Bank of Indianapolis organization is complete and name reservation approved. The bank will have at least 500000 capital and about 125000 surplus with downtown Indianapolis location and organizers including Holtzman Boyd Carter Coleman Richardson Nichols Furnas Emley Allison and Cope.
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Indianapolis
Continental National Bank of Indianapolis
John W. Holtzman
Bert A. Boyd
Mord Carter
Lewis A. Coleman
L. G. Richardson
George J. Nichols
John H. Furnas
John R. Emley
William D. Allison
Three Thousand Seek Porter Job at London Hospital
In London an estimated 3,000 unemployed men surrounded a hospital that advertised for a porter at four fifty a week with meals. Extra police were required to maintain order during the attempt to gain employment.
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London
Australia Seeks British Fleet Depiction to Aid Colony
Melbourne Premier Alfred Deakin urges the British Government to dispatch a fleet to Australia matching the size of the U S contingent shown at this port. The move aims to secure protection and prestige for the colony amid imperial tensions.
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Melbourne
Alfred Deakin
Australia
United States
Fear an Uprising in Texas and Mexico on Independence Day
Galveston reports fear of an uprising as reinforcements move toward the Mexican border. Mexico plans to deploy troops fearing disturbances during the Independence Day week.
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Galveston
Tex
Mexico
Court Dismisses Federal Suits Over Coal Commodities Clause
United States circuits court in Philadelphia dismissed the government suits to enforce the Hepburn act commodities clause against Pennsylvania anthracite railroads. Judges Gray and Dallas filed opinions. Buffington dissented. Appeal likely to reach the Supreme Court. Attorney General Bonaparte prepared to pursue.
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Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
George Gray
George M. Dallas
Joseph Buffington
United States
Bonaparte
Pennsylvania
United States Supreme Court
Gray
Dallas
Inters
Congress
Charles J. Bonaparte
Roosevelt
United States Department of Justice
Warrant Issued in Rustin Murder Case in Omaha
Omaha authorities filed murder in the first degree charges against Charles E. Davis in the Sept 2 shooting of Dr. Frederick Rustin. Dr. J. P. Lord reported a man matching Davis near the Rustin home early that morning, a clue not raised at the inquest. Police search for the missing revolver continues around the Austin home area.
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Omaha
Neb
English
Charles E. Davis
Frederick Rustin
J. P. Lord
Rustin
Davis
Dr. Rustin
Dr. Lord
Donahue
Austin
Preacher Berg Declines Salary Increase at Catskill Church
Two years after Rev Irving H Berg served as pastor at the Catskill Reformed Church the officers voted a 500 raise to 2500 but Berg refused the higher pay, asking they rescind the increase and keep 2000. He offered no reason but the higher salary may be offered again next May.
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Catskill, N
Irving H. Berg
Catskill Reformed Church
Mr. Berg
King Frederick is Victim in Copenhagen Bank Fraud Case
Ex minister M Alberti is under arrest in Copenhagen charged with fraud and has filed a bankruptcy declaration. His estate is believed to be worth up to 300000 dollars. Rumor says King Frederick, a creditor, invested 400000 dollars in the savings bank where Alberti served as president.
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Copenhagen
M. Alberti
King Frederick
Savings Bank
Alberti
Swears He Will Live in Night Court
Frederick W. Schucker of Pleasantville New York faced Magistrate Corrigan in the Night Court after threats to kill himself. He raised his right hand and swore before God not to take his life and was discharged.
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New York
Frederick W. Schucker
Pleasantville
N. Y
Corrigan
Schucker
Proud that he led mob lynching Ned Patton
In Oxford Mississippi a former U.S. senator W V Sullivan confessed to leading and orchestrating a lynch mob that stormed the jail and resulted in Ned Patton's death. He claimed to have encouraged violence, supplied a revolver to a deputy, and believed his bullets helped kill Patton.
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Oxford
Miss
Ned Patton
United States
W. V. Sullivan
Roane
Patton
Cummins Urges End to Iowa Legislature Standstill
Des Moines report shows Cummins and allies in a deadlock with stand patters and progressives. After a caucus, Cummins called for adjournment to November 24, to reconvene for electing the senator chosen by November primary voters. He urged party peace and victory over minority actions.
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Des Moines
Cummins
United States
Senate
Harriman Banqueted in Omaha During Railway Stopover
E H Harriman and family were banqueted at the Field Club by the Omaha Commercial Club during a three hour layover on a special train to New York. He recalled banker panics and praised Union Pacific's independence, noting the line survived the last crisis without banker aid and left at 9 PM for the East.
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Omaha, Neb
E. H. Harriman
Field Club
Omaha
Union Pacific
United States Court
Harriman
Southern Stars Observation Expedition Heads South
Prof Lewis Ross and Robert Vernum of Dudley Observatory with R H Tucker of Lick Observatory depart for South America to observe and catalog over 25000 southern meriting stars. A temporary Argentine observatory at San Luis will host four to five years of nightly work under Carnegie Institution direction.
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San Francisco
Lewis Ross
Robert Vernum
Dudley Observatory
Albany
N. Y
R. H. Tucker
Lick Observatory
South America
Argentine Republic
San Luis
Carnegie Institution At
Washington
Jones Wins Washington Senatorship
Seattle special indicates Rep Wesley J. Jones leads Levi Ankeny for United States senator in the Sept. 8 Republican primaries. The gubernatorial race appears decided for Samuel G Cosgrove as Henry McBride concedes and pledges support.
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Seattle
Wash
Wesley J. Jones
United States
Levi Ankeny
Samuel G. Cosgrove
Henry McBride
Cosgrove
Infernal machine plot nearly killed New Jersey Governor Fort
Suspicious package found in the mail addressed to Governor Fort of New Jersey contained powder bullets and matches arranged to explode if opened. Postal inspectors traced the infernal machine to Philadelphia and noted the sender hinted at a foe of constitutional government. The mail was sent Aug 28 after a liquor sale proclamation at Atlantic City. Glasgow unemployed council scene shows crowds demanding work as troops standby amid fears of unrest.
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Seagirt
N. J
Governor Fort
New Jersey
Post Office
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Glasgow
George Square
Fifty-two Pupils Suspended Over School Frat Row
Chicago reports a clash between Hyde Park High School students and the school board as 52 pupils are suspended for keeping a fraternity charter. About 40 fraternity members from various schools consider hiring an attorney to challenge the board’s action. Superintendent Cooley links the trouble to lax athletic standards, arguing sportsmanship and national values affect honor and suggests English standards are higher.
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Chicago
Schneider
Hyde Park
Cooley
America
Will Marry Duke Sure
A high official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told our correspondent the Duke of the Abruzzi will marry Miss Katherine Elkins despite family hostility and newspaper jokes. Navy officers have commissioned a goldsmith to prepare a wedding present for the groom.
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Rome
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
Jones's Big Majority Over Ankeny
Seattle voters report a Republican sweep in state primaries with Jones winning the senator race by about 12,000 over Ankeny. Cosgrove leads Mead for governor by 5,000 on combined first and second choices. Coon leads Hay for lieutenant governor by over 5,000.
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Jones
Ankeny
Seattle
Wash
Judge Root
Supreme Court
Chadwick
Humphreys
Cosgrove
Mead
Coon
Hay
President Starts Auto Races at Brighton Beach Track
At Brighton Beach Race Track in New York eleven cars began the 24 hour endurance race. Nine are American with one French and one Italian entrant. President Roosevelt signaled the start by telephone from Oyster Bay.
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Brighton Beach Race Track
N. Y
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Early Wheat Movement Reports Across Northwest Rail Lines
Freight agents of northern railroads report the wheat crop movement has started two to three weeks earlier than last year. Duluth and Superior show 500 to 600 cars daily in the last two days of last week for trans shipments down the lakes.
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St. Paul, Minn
Northern Railroads
Northwest
Duluth
Superior
Cigarette Habit Cited in Ohio Divorce Inquiry
Special Judge John M. Brodrick drew wide attention after noting cigarette use as a possible ground for divorce. Women from New York and Connecticut wrote seeking guidance on Ohio citizenship and dissolution, prompted by a wife who told of her husband smoking at night.
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Ohio
Bryan’s Property Valued at 82625 Lincoln Special
Lincoln Neb Special: William J Bryan's property valued by the Lancaster County Assessor at 82625. Personal property on his farm and home listed at 12800. The Commoner valued at 19250. A 159 acre farm four miles east of Lincoln city center was valued at 50575 with 318 per acre.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Toledo
Lancaster County
Brayn
Miller
Doyle Buys Option on Franklin House in Paris
Michael J. Doyle of Philadelphia says he obtained an option for an American syndicate on the Franklin House in Paris once occupied by Benjamin Franklin. The house, famed for receptions in the colonial era, later hosted Napoleon. Doyle declines to reveal interested parties or purposes.
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Paris
Michael J. Doyle
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
France
Franklin
Napoleon
Josephine
Doyle
Cuba's Tobacco Crop Says 1908 Harvest Tops Prior Years
Havana reports this year’s tobacco crop quality superior and El Tobaco notes raw tobacco sales from Aug 30 to Sept 3 reached 259,726,000 pounds, the largest for that period. August exports total 10,848,000 pounds more than 1907, while manufactured cigar exports have fallen.
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Havana
el Tobaco
Birth of Royal Heir Reported Premature Death
Telegraph dispatches from Apeldoorn confirm the stillbirth at the royal castle last Saturday evening. The Queen's health is stated as satisfactory following the misfortune.
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Amsterdam
Casle
Wilhelmina
Appldoorn
Typos propose government exit from stamped envelopes
At a Thursday business session a three member committee was appointed to work with the National Paper Trade Association and the National Editorial Association. They aim to persuade the government to halt the printing of stamped envelopes.
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Boston
United Typothetae
National Paper Trade Association
National Editorial Association
Rain Ends Forest Fire Danger Near Duluth Chisholm
Rain dampens the spread of fires that damaged the area. Militia members at Chisholm have orders to take exceptional precautions to prevent any reign of crime or violence after accusations that alien workers started the blazes.
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Duluth
Chisholm
Minnesota
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