Evidence Mounts of Beeker Links in Rosenthal Slayings
New York August reports Deputy District Attorney Whitman gathering evidence that Police Lieutenant Beeker may have conspired with assassins in the Rosenthal murder. Witnesses identify Sullivan as present. Stanich corroborates seeing the shooting and Sullivan departing.
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Morning Journal
New York
Charles Beeker
Rosenthal
Whittian
Leutenant
Decker
Becker
Merntdt
Whitman
Geeker
Jack Sullivan
Jack Rowse
Bridgie Webber
Uarry Vallon
Giovani Stanich
Richward GG. Carter
Hecker
John W. Hlatt
Jack Rose
Harry Pollock
Barter
Hart
Pollock
Rose
Herman Rosenthal
Rosenthals
Stannish
Tie
Democrats Agree On One Great Warship
The House reaches a compromise on naval appropriation to authorize one super dreadnought. Delegates plan a caucus next Wednesday night to push the program. factions favor lighter cruiser dreadnoughts over heavier, slower battleships. Assurances from opponents promise a quorum at the caucus.
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Defenel
Washington
Lattleship
Oval Affairs Committee
Congress Debates Panama Canal and Trust Legislation
The day in Congress opened at 10 am with debate on preserving railroad owned ships from using the Panama Canal. Kenyon's anti trust jail sentence bill moved to calendar. The Panama bill passed 47 to 16 with amendments on tolls and registry. cotton tariff unfinished. Taft veto of wool bill noted. Wireless regulation bill passed. Stanley steel trust probe resumes after a 5:37 pm recess.
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Panama Canal
Panama
Kenyon
Senate
Stanley Steel Trust
Corporations Have Sent No Funds to Wilson
The Morning Journal notes no corporate contributions have reached Governor Wilson’s campaign fund and none are expected. Joha Wells, former mayor of St. Louis, will serve as treasurer of the national Democratic committee. Wells said corporations would not provide strings attached gifts. Wilson travels to Seagirt after a studio session preparing a charcoal campaign sketch and plans a Brooklyn Democrats’ delegation meeting tomorrow.
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Hy Morning Journal
New York
Wilson
Joha Wells
St. Louis
National Democratic Committee
Wells
Seagirt
Brooklyn
Sixteen Aldermen Arrested in Detroit Graft Probe
Detroit August reports say sixteen aldermen were arrested on charges of conspiracy to defraud the city by bribery and related acts. Prosecutor Hugh Shepard plans eighteen warrants, targeting years of official business transactions. seven other aldermen remain under bond in the Wabash railroad street Closing case. Bail released for all.
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Morning Journal
Detroit
Mich
Hugh Shepard
W. J. Burne
Sheriff’s Posse Pursues Local Murderer Near Granite
Leadville Colorado Aug A posse from Sheriff W and Brewster Chaffee county surprised Charles Bruno who had been sought by reformatory officers for ten days near Granite in a revolver battle no one was injured Bruno escaped Tonight two posses are in pursuit Bruno is alleged to have murdered Stephen Marko a companion who escaped with Bruno about ten days ago from Buena Vista reformatory
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Leadville
Colo
W. & Brewster
Chaffee County
Charles Bruno
Granite
Brono
Bruno
Stephen Marko
Buena Vista
Escaped Murderer Reported Near Evanston
Fishermen along the Bear river say Bert Dalton, convict of the late Marshal Hanson, who fled the county jail two days ago, was seen on horseback at sundown near Myers about ten miles south of Evanston.
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Evanston
Wye
Aug
Bear River
Bert Dalton
Marshal Hanson
Myers
Idaho school abuse tales shock governor board
Testimony from St Anthony Idaho alleges brutal beatings at the state industrial school with sole leather slaps used by superintendent and staff. Charlies Partridge and others report severe injuries and lasting wounds while bandmaster Fitzgerald is named for flogging a boy. female pupils also describe repeated slaps and whippings.
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Morning Journal
St Anthony
Idaho
State Industrial School
State Board
Charlies Partridge
Shelley
Allen
St. Anthony
Lallard Hamilton
Hamilton
Thomas C. Wilson
Humphreys
Louise Moultrie
Gardner Grills Roosevelt on Trust Stance in House
In Washington a Morning Journal dispatch reports Representative Gardner of Massachusetts pressed Colonel Roosevelt to state his view on trusts. Gardner argued Roosevelt’s position could support dissolution or big‑corporation conciliation under the progressive banner. He posed a direct question about the International Harvester Company’s monopolistic status.
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Harvester Company
Morning Journal
Washington
Gardner
Republican
House
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Mr. Gardner
International Harvester Company
Mcculleuddy
Tennessee Coal and Tron Company
Steel Trust
Colorado Petitions Must Be Filed Today
Secretary of State Pearce announced the office will stay open until midnight tomorrow to accommodate many petitions for candidates. Tomorrow is the final filing day for petitions for the progressive republicans and progressive democrats named, plus numerous independent nominees seeking nomination by petition.
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Denver
Pearce
Panama canal bill passes senate with free tolls for American ships
The Panama canal administration bill passed the Senate by 47 to 15 with free tolls for American coastwise ships and amendments aimed at railroads owning steamship lines. The Bourne amendment strengthens anti-railroad provisions, allowing the Interstate Commerce Commission to force disposal of steamship interests found injurious to the public. The measure also lets foreign built ships owned by Americans be admitted to registry if operated wholly in foreign trade.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Senate
Reed
Bourne
Great Britain
United Stat
Panama Canal
House Bu
Inter- State Commerce Commission
British ship owners condemn American Panama policy
British ship owners in London express indignation at the U S senate action on Panama. They foresee a large future trade once the canal opens but fear preferential treatment for American ships will push traders to old routes. Some say foreign protests could alter policy before opening. The foreign built vessel registration amendment may spur British shipbuilding.
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London
Panama
Canal
Stubbs Defeats Curtis for Senator in Kansas Nomination
Returns from across Kansas show Governor W. K. Stubbs winning the Republican senatorial nomination over Senator Curtis. The governor says he carried about 100 of 165 legislative districts. Judy W. H. Thompson claims the Democratic nomination over Hugh F. Parretty.
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Topeka
Kan
W. K Stubbs
Curtis
Judy W. H. Thompson
Hugh FP. Parretty
Lead for Governor Nomination Narrowed in Missouri Primary
Attorney General Major leads Governor race by 2258 votes over Cowherd in the Democratic primary. Official tallies released tonight cover 104 of 114 counties in Missouri.
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St. Louis
Aug
Major
Prominent Englishman Arrested in Boston Conspiracy Case
Francis Vernon Willey of Bradford England son of the former Bradford lord mayor was arrested in Boston on a charge of conspiring to bring English operatives into the United States in violation of the contract labor law.
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Boston
Francis Vernon Willey
Bradford
England
Francis Willey
Chinese City Looted Reported from Shanghai Cablegram
A cablegram announcing that the city of Yachontu in western China had been looted was received today by the American Baptist Society from Roy D. Stafford, its business agent in Shanghai.
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Boston
Aug
Yachontu
China
American Baptist Society
Roy D. Stafford
Shanghai
Introduction of Evidence in the Darrow Case Concluded
The state and defense rested in the bribery trial as final arguments to the jury are set to begin on Monday. The case centers on alleged illicit dealings involving the defendant and key witnesses, with both sides presenting evidence and closing statements anticipated.
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Darrow
My Morning Journal
Los Angeles
John D. Fredericks
Earl Rogers
Clarence
Prosecution Faces Setback in Darrow Bribery Trial
In Los Angeles on August 9 the Darrow bribery trial neared conclusion as Judge Hutton ruled the defendant could not be impeached on collateral matters. Final arguments were scheduled for the following week with Darrow’s defense team and the prosecution set to present lengthy addresses.
Government Looks With Suspicion On Wireless
Washington observers report a Sayville wireless station controlling New York harbor, run by a firm thought to be German influenced. Navy and Commerce officials monitor its progress to assess if it breaches the Lodge resolution restricting foreign control on American soil for military use.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Sayville
L.a
New York Harbor
Navy Department
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States Senate
United States
Thirty Five Hurt in Mobile Ohio Train Wreck Near St Louis
Louis Missouri August 9 Thirty five persons were injured when Mobile and Ohio train number 25 en route from mobile to St Louis was wrecked near here this evening Trainmen said the steel coaches prevented loss of life.
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1. Louis
Mobile & Ohio
Mobile
St. Louis
Father Alexander Doyle Dies in San Francisco Visit
Father Alexander Doyle a priest of international reputation died in San Francisco from heart disease during a visit to friends. He formerly served in Washington and New York.
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Alexander Doyle
San Francisco
Washington
New York
American Woman Climbs Mt Morea in South Seas
Katherine M. Douglas a Fresno schoolteacher arrived in San Francisco from Tahiti and recounted climbing Mt Morea in the South Sea Islands. A native guide with Miss Douglas quit at one third of the way to the 7000 foot summit, leaving her to complete the ascent alone making her the first woman to reach the top.
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San Francisco
Katherine M. Douglas
Fresno
Hawaiian steamers tied by strike blocks inter island traffic
Honolulu reports the strike by masters and mates halted all inter island steamship movement. Attorneys A and Humphreys called for a federal probe accusing steamship firms of excessive profits and possible traffic rebates. The halt shows no settlement in sight and no vessels moved. Separate item notes Westbound Fast Mail Train No 5 derailed near Baker Oregon with no fatalities.
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Honolulu
A. & Humphreys
Interisland
Gardner urges drastic trust regulation in House
Washington Aug 9 Representative Gardner of Massachusetts ranks minority member on the house committee urged drastic trust regulation. He said trusts arise from industry needs and that dissolution provisions miss the point. He proposed compulsory licensing for corporations over 50.9 million assets and a strong interstate commission with price control powers.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Gardner
Massachusetts
Th House Steel Trust
House
Gardne
Mr. Gardner
Interstate Commission of Industry
Two Hundred Rebels Raid Otto Smith Ranch Across Border
Mexican looters from Texas soil raid the Otto Smith Ranch, where two hundred rebels cross the international boundary in pursuit of horses. Named Americans pursue the invaders. Local authorities report the incident amid regional tensions.
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Chase
Texas
International
Otto Smith Ranch
United States Forces Pursue Rebels Across Border
Forty Americans mounted with arms pursue two hundred Mexican rebels who crossed the border near Sierra Blanca. Sheriff P J Edwards, 25 deputies, Texas rangers, and a train crew join Fort Bliss infantry and border cavalry in a border patrol aimed at trapping rebel riders. Mexican regulars led by Major E Pina assist from the east as raids report along the Rio Grande threaten Nelson Morris cattle holdings at the T J ranch near Bosque Menite.
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Sierra Bianca
Tex
Here
Otte Smith Ranch
P. J. Edwards
Texas Rangers
el Paso
Fort Bliss
United States
Fort Hancock
Third Cavalry
Texas
Mexico
Ojinaga
E. Pina
Fapete Tebela
Pascual
Juares
Rio Grande
Fabena
Brown Paschal
Bosque Menite
Nelson Morris
Hernandez Denies Orozco Conference
El Paso’s Rafael Hernandez denies any negotiations with rebels and says he has not seen General Pascual Orozco. Orozco also denies any conference, suggesting if one occurred it was by telephone or letter after the suspected meeting on the international line east of El Paso.
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el Paso
Rebel Invaders Exit Texas After Border Raid
Aug 9 Austin report says Mexican invaders crossed the Rio Grande and raided Texas ranches but left quickly. Governor Colquitt sought federal protection from Washington and asked if the U S would repel the intrusion. Col Steever in El Paso said federal troops were sent to the scene and found no rebels remained.
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Austin
Tex
Rio Grande
Armerican
Texas
Celquitt
War Department
Washington
United States
Clovernor Colquitt
BE. Z Steever
el Paso
Taft Signs Bill for Homesteads
President Taft signed a bill enabling settlers on reclamation projects to obtain patent and water right certificates within three years for a marketable title, replacing the prior ten year requirement. The measure aims to prevent land from remaining undeveloped for long periods.
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Washington
Taft
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