G A R Reunion in Salt Lake City Draws Vast Attendance
Thirty thousand veterans and visitors are quartered in Salt Lake City with numbers rising toward sixty thousand by tomorrow. A reception for Commander in Chief Nevius and staff drew three thousand guests hosted by the Woman's Relief corps. St Louis and Atlantic City bid for the 1910 encampment while Denver backs 1911. Ex Governor Van Sant and W. Ketcham remain active candidates for chief.
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Nevius
St. Lowry
Atlantic City
Ketcham
van Sant
Salt Lake
S. &. Burdett
Washington
EU Torrance
Minneapolis
John KR. King
Baltimore
James Tanner
Charlies B. Burton
Nevada
Woman's Relief Corps
St. Louis
Denver
Minnesota
Indiana
Murder near Rochester a seventeen year old girl found
Autopsy by Coroner Henry Kleindienst concludes Anna Schumacher was choked and beaten to death after a brutal assault. The body was buried in Holy Sepulcher cemetery near Rochester. Authorities have a possible clue a broken spade but the killer's identity remains unknown.
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Rochester
N. Y
Anna Schumacher
Holy Sepulcher
Henry Kleindienst
Union Printers Enjoy Outing at Waterworks Hill
Delegates and visitors at the International Typographical Union fifty fifth annual convention were taken by special train to Waterworks hill for an outing. Extreme heat caused six prostrations among attendees but none serious. Minneapolis appears to lead Atlanta and Salt Lake for the next meeting site.
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St. Joseph
Ffty
International Typographical Union
Waterworks Hill
Minnneapolis
Atlanta
Salt Lake
Veterans meet formally open tenth annual reunion in Pittsburg
The Army of the Philippines and American veterans of foreign service opened their conventions with reveille blown by Bugler Fabian Sebast, famed for the Santiago flag-raising call. The events mark the tenth and ninth annual reunions respectively in Pittsburg on August 10.
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Bugler Sebast
Pittsburg
Army of the Philippines
American Veterans of Foreign Service
Irrigation Congress Chooses Next Meeting City Debate
Delegates to the National Irrigation congress meet in Spokane to pick next year’s gathering place. San Francisco El Paso Chicago St Louis and Rochester compete. Governor Shafroth of Colorado is a likely candidate for president.
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Spokane
Wash
National Irrigation Congress
San Francisco
el Paso
Chicago
St. Louisa
Rochester
Shafroth
Colorado
Thaw's Fate in Court Hands as Judge Weighs Freedom
In White Plains New York on August 7 final arguments were presented before Justice Mills in the Harry K Thaw case. The judge will file his decision with the county clerk on the morning of August 12, determining whether Thaw regains his freedom.
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White Plains
White Plaines
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Mills
Two Lumber Yards Destroyed Flames Kill Two Men
A lumber yard fire between St. Paul and Minneapolis killed two men when they were struck by a live wire. The blaze tore through the yards of St. Croix, Transfer and H. B. Wall Lumber companies, causing a total loss of 75000 dollars.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Croix
The
Transfer
H. B. Wall Lumber Companies
Taft Signs Tariff Bill After Senate Vote 47 to 31
Chronology of the Payne tariff bill from Taft calling an extraordinary session to revise duties through the July conference, House and Senate passage, presidential signature, and the August 1909 effective date. Key milestones include Payne of the Ways and Means Committee, provisional bill introduction, and final conference agreement.
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Taft
Congress
Payne
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Conference
Taft signs Payne bill ending extra session and tariff revision
Washington Aug 6 the tariff was revised and the extraordinary session closed. The conference report passed 47 to 31 in the Senate and a leather schedule change was adopted by both houses. President Taft signed the measure, calling it the Payne bill, while listing Republican dissenters. In Cape Town the British steamer Maori sank near Slang Bay with forty six crew drowned.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Taft
Bristow
Clapp
Cummins
Dolliver
LaFollette
Leveridge
Nelson
Payne
House of Representatives
Cape Town
Slang Bay
Can non reshuffles three Rules Insurgents from committee posts
Speaker Cannon announced changes in house committees on August 6. Fowler of New Jersey Gardner of Massachusetts and Cooper of Wisconsin lost their chairmanships for opposing the rules. Vreeland New York takes over banking and currency, Rodenberg Illinois heads industrial arts and expositions, Olmstead Pennsylvania replaces Cooper, Davidson Wisconsin remains head of railways and canals.
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Washington
Cannon
Fowler
N. J
Gardner
Maes
Cooper
Wis
Vreeland
N. V
Banking and Currency
Rodenberg
Olmstead
Davidson
Flood of sugar from Cuba arrives in New York
The steamship Mercedes Laringes from Clenfuegos, Cuba, brings a record 41,3097 bags of raw sugar under the Payne bill lower duty. It is the first such cargo and signals a flood of Cuban sugar with more ships en route or loading, as Cuba’s cave crop is the largest in years.
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New York
Mercedes Laringes
Clenfuegos
Cuba
Steamer Dubuque Rescue Reaches St Louis
One hundred fifty passengers marooned two days after steamer Dubuque struck a sandbar four miles above Grafton arrived in St Louis tired and hungry. The vessel became stuck late Friday night and freed itself Sunday. Slow river-town news delayed tidings until Saturday night due to lack of telegraph links.
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St. Louis
Aug
Dubuque
Grafton
Mrs Castle Released After Waldorf Shooting Bail Set
Mrs Mary Castle, former California actress, shot at lawyer William B Craig in the Waldorf. She was released from Jefferson Market prison on 3000 bail after six days. Her brother Captain Henry Harrison Scott of the U S Army posted bonds.
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Bondaman
W. B. Craig
New York
Mary Seom Castle
California
William B. Craig
Waldorf
Jefferson Market
Clarkson Found After Three Weeks Missing Near Sabula
Kenosha Wis Aug 7 Judge Joseph K R Clarkson who disappeared July 14 was found at Sabula Iowa by friend John Burns who had searched for him since he left Kenosha. He was aboard a Pearl button factory job and showed memory loss about the weeks wandering. He had vanished before from Omaha years earlier under similar circumstances.
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Kenosha
Wis
Joseph KR. Clarkson
Sabula
John Burns
Judge Clarkson
Burns
Omaha
Clarkston
Balula
Clarkson
Japs Push Work on Road Near Antung Mukden Line
Tokyo reports no armed clashes along the Antung Mukden railroad as Japan resumes reconstruction. Officials say China will refrain from warlike measures and acknowledge the gravity of resisting Japanese plans. Japanese press largely supports the government.
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Marichuria
Tokyo
Antung-Mukden
Japan
China
Acute Turko Greek Crisis Worries Europe
London reports the Crete dispute between Turkey and Greece has reached an acute stage causing anxiety in European capitals. Turkey has issued only verbal protests while four protecting powers press for an amicable agreement through representations to Constantinople and Athens.
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London
Turkey
Greece
Crete
Europe
Constantinople
Athens
Freeman Knowles in Jail for Unpaid Fine
Freeman Knowles editor of the Lantern at Deadwood was jailed in Rapid City until paying a $510 fine from a federal court. The 63 year old Civil War veteran refused to pay, defiant to stay in jail rather than surrender a cent.
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Deadwood
Freeman Knowles
The
Lantern
Rapid City
Pennington County
Carlanud
Knowles
Harriman Still a Sick Man in Munich Visit
Magnate E H Harriman arrives in Munich with wife and children. Though death fears fade, he appears worn and listless, with friends noting improvement and expecting steady progress toward recovery after stays at Bad Gastein.
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Magnate
Munich
E. H. Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Bad Gastein
More rioting in Montreal as bakers strike intensifies
Montreal August 7 continued violence in the Hebrew bakers strike. In a grocery store melee a woman was stabbed and in serious condition, another woman clubbed, a man stabbed in the wrist, and several others injured. The trouble began over the grocer's refusal to obey a boycott order.
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Montreal
Hebrew Bakers of
Simple Homelike House Design with Mission Details
Simple attractive home plan featuring a broad front porch and square columns. Main hall with window seat leads to living room via arched opening with mission capitals. Dining room has a five leaded glass bay and coved ceiling. kitchen finishes in natural and mission oak. Basement includes furnace and laundry. size about 26 by 38 feet. estimated cost $3,000. Architect Thomas L. West.
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Thomas L. West
Wanted Girls to Work at Alliance Steam Laundry
Help wanted at Alliance Steam Laundry offering steady employment and good wages for girls. Apply in person at the Alliance plant for immediate work and reliable hours.
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Alliance Steam Laundry
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