Thaw case roils Sherbrooke with extradition talk
The Thaw affair in Sherbrooke focuses on possible international implications as ex‑Gov. Stone asserts Americans’ rights under Canada US treaty and Jerome arrives to push for habeas corpus legal steps. Thaw’s temper over a late breakfast and erratic statements frame a day of tense developments ahead of immigration hearings and potential deportation to the United States.
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Sherbrooke
Quebec
William Travers Jerome
Harry Thaws
William A. Stone
Pennsylvania
Roger O'Mara
Pittsburg
Stanford White
Matteawan
Jerome
Willie
Thaw
Stone
Canada
United States
Mr. Stone
Superior Court
Immigration Board
Vermont
Karluk Struck by Ice Blocks Stefansson Polar Ship
At Point Barrow Alaska the old whaler Karluk of Stefansson Canadian polar expedition hit heavy ice and may unload cargo. The hull is said to have a large hole and the vessel drifts between floes. A crewman quit at Barrow and notifiedRevenue Cutter Bear officers of the plight. Exact damage unclear.
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Name
Alaska
Karluk
Vilhjalmur Stefanssen
Arctic
Point Barrow
Bear
Stefansson
Aird Henton
Barrow
Revenue Cutter
School Hygiene A Great Problem Over Plans
A brief note outlines concerns over school hygiene and pending plans to address sanitation. Officials flag ongoing challenges in facilities, staffing, and preventive measures, urging coordinated action and timely improvements.
Progress and Race at International School Hygiene Congress
Dr. Eliot warns that modern civilization harms human vitality and race perpetuity. Delegates from four nations discuss school hygiene, hookworm loss of vitality, and the need to segregate the defective and insane to prevent breeding of so-called bad stock.
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Eliot
Paris
London
New York
Chicago
Troops Ordered as Calumet Mines Face Riots
Calumet Michigan August 25 1913 troops called to duty as 17 shafts operate during miners strike. Pickets clash with deputies and soldiers at Isle Royale Superior Calumet Hecla mines. 53 strikers bound over. two parades planned at 6 am with women and children present.
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Isle Royale
Superior
Calumet & Hecla
Mohawk
Aillouez
Ahmeek
Wolverine
Centennial
North
South Ranges
Houghton
Calumet
Girl and dog break Yellowstone park rules
Parsons Kansas August 25 1913 A girl and her pet dog with help from President Wilson have breached the ban on dogs in Yellowstone park Miss Ethel Provost of Parsons received word the interior department granted her request to bring her dog Fanny into the park after she appealed in a letter to the President noting her age and companionship with the dog and pleading for approval
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Parsons
Kan
Wilson
Yellowstone Park
Ethel Provost
Department of the Interior
Fanny
Yellowstone National Park
Leo Frank Found Guilty in Mary Phagan Murder Case
Atlanta, Aug 25. Leo Frank, superintendent at the National Pencil factory, was found guilty of murdering 14 year old Mary Phagan. Spectators were excluded. a large crowd outside the courthouse reacted with demonstrations as Frank learned the verdict with his wife present and collapsing.
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Atlanta
Leo Frank
Mary Phagan
National Pencil Company
Frank
Attack on interurban car shocks Indianapolis strike
An inbound interurban on the Brazil Terre Haute and Indianapolis Eastern line near Indianapolis was shot at from the left of the track as it approached the city. A stone was also thrown through a window during the incident, marking the first violence reported near Indianapolis in the four-line motor men and conductors strike which began last Saturday.
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Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Alpine Re-Elected at Plumbers Convention
Boston, Aug. 25. John R. Alpine of Chicago was reelected general president of the United Association of Plumbers Gas Fitters and Steam Fitters and Steam Fitters Helpers at the close of its triennial convention today. Thomas F. Burke of Chicago was reelected general secretary treasurer. The next convention will meet in Cleveland in 1916.
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Boston
John R. Alpine
Chicago
United Association of Plumbers
Thomas F. Burke
Cleveland
Sulzer's Attorneys Not Back of Indicting Plan
Albany August 25 A sharp split among supporters surfaces as former Judge D C Herrick says Sulzer counsel have nothing to do with any criminal proceedings against Charles F Murphy Senator Frawley or Assemblyman Levy though Judge Lynn Arnold and others in Albany say indictments may be pursued Governor Sulzer is said to be aware and in accord with the move with a spokesman stating the governor will appear before the New York grand jury if needed and DA Whitman is said to know the facts.
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Albany
Sulzer
D. C. Herrick
Charles F.murphy
Senator Frawley
Assemblyman Levy
Lynn Arnold
New York
New York County
Whitman
Sanford
Envoy Lind Mission Ends and Wilson to Read Message
In Today’s Standard q Page item 1 notes Envoy Lind’s mission ended and President Wilson to read a message today. Jerome arrives to fight against Thaw and school hygiene is highlighted as an important movement. Lawyers for Sulzer not back of indictments and a girl with her dog breaks into a park. Caminetti confident of acquittal.
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Wilson
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Sulzer
Caminetti
Anaconda
Wiliams
M’loughlin
Sporting News
Goldberg
MacRaes
Goodfriends
Anaconda News
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Workingmen's Union
Butte
Bell Company
Davis
Portland
Milwaukee
Financial News
Montana
New Church
Three Forks
Western Fuel cases set for quick trial in San Francisco
In San Francisco on August 25 the Western Fuel case joins the Diggs Caminetti matters for trial in U S district court. Indicted executives include John L. Howard James B. Smith Joseph L. Schmitt Robert Bruce Snyder Smith Fred C. Smith Edward J. Smith and Edward H. Mayers. The charge claims weight manipulation cheated the government on duties for imported coal over years with criminal conspiracy. Penalties up to two years imprisonment and or a $10000 fine. Edward J. Smith, former city tax collector, fled in 1905 with large funds, was captured in St Louis, pled guilty and received 10 years in Folsom. later paroled after serving half.
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San Francisco
Diggs- Caminetti
Western Fuel
United States District Court
United States
John L. McNab
John L. Howard
James B. Smith
Joseph L. Schmitt
Robert Bruce
Snyder Smith
Fred C. Smith
Edward J. Smith
Edward H. Mayers
St. Louis
Folsom
American ranchman and two cowboys jailed in Sonora
Stewart Hunt a Sonora rancher and cattleman, with two of his cowboys, was arrested at Fronteras on orders of insurgent governor Maytorena. Charged as an enemy of the Sonora state government, Hunt allegedly bought cattle from a wealthy Mexican federal sympathizer whose stock had been seized by the state. American cattlemen on both sides seek Hunt’s release through constitutionalist leaders.
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Hunt
East St. Louis Deficit Hits City Finances
The report to the city council shows a deficit of 300 721 44 dollars in East St. Louis municipal finances and a 725 502 dollar decline in city resources over two years. Mayor Chamberlain submitted the special accounts tonight, detailing the financial shrinkage in DL city funds.
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St. Louis
Aug
East St. Louis
Chamberlain
Finlay Chosen Final Member of Railroad Wage Board
Dr John H Finlay president of the College of the City of New York is named the sixth and final member of the arbitration board to settle the wage dispute between eastern railroads and their trainmen and conductors.
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New York
John H.finlay
The
College of the City of New York
Lind’s Mission in Mexico Ends in Mexico City
President Wilson's representative John Lind leaves Mexico City for Vera Cruz after a goodbye to Foreign Minister Gamboa. Negotiations appear terminated with Lind, Bayard Hale likely departing soon, amid rumors about a provisional Mexican president and Huerta’s calls to officers. Washington awaits Wilson's message on Mexico at the Capitol.
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Mexico City
Wilson
John Lind
Vera Cruz
Lind
Gamboa
Mexico
William Bayard Hale
General Trevino
Huerta
Felix Diaz
Washington
Capitol
Congressional Committees of Foreign Relations
White House
Bryan
Huerta Troops Fight to Regain Central Sonora
In Hermosillo on August 25 the federal forces resumed battle above Guaymas at sunrise. Emplame cannonading continued on insurgent positions while three Huerta advances were repulsed. Insurgent losses totaled 10 killed and 10 wounded. federal casualties about 200 killed and wounded.
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Hermosillo
Mex
Guaymas
Huerta
Sonora
Emplame
Tampico
Slavers face punishment sought after Mexican attack
Washington reports say Mexican federals attacked a Madera Lumber Co. employee in Madera Mexico. Edmond Hayes Jr. and a man named Tom were killed in the incident. General Cor is mentioned in dispatches.
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Washington
State Department
Madera Lumber Company
Madera
Mexico
Edmond Hayes Jr
Tom
Cor
Caminetti Predicts Acquittal in Mann Act Trial
San Francisco reports F Drew Caminetti expects to plead not guilty and go to trial tomorrow in the Mann Act case after Maury Diggs was convicted. Caminetti defends his Reno trip with Lola Norris and Marsha Warrington while asserting he did not violate the law in spirit. Lola Norris is the key government witness as the court limits audience entry and bailiffs control access.
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San Francisco
F. Drew Caminetti
United States District Court
Maury I. Diggs
Caminetti
Reno
Lola Norris
Marsha Warrington
Maury
Diggs
van Fleet
Sacramento
Pe Wn
Ose
Blan
Lola
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