World Happenings News Notes Bulk of Week
A condensed wrap of global events and domestic politics. Roosevelt's Progressive convention selects Roosevelt Johnson on a party platform of conservation and reforms while Bryan plans no cross country tour. Prohibitionists nominate Eugene W. Chafin. Republican orators and local officials shift positions in Ohio and Indiana as party lines form.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Hiram W. Johnson
Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan
Progressive Party
United States
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
Waukesha
Wis
Eugene W. Chafin
Tucson
Ariz
Charles H. Mead
New York
Arrest of Sam Schepps energizes Rosenthal case in New York
Sam Schepps arrest in Hot Springs Arkansas provides a new impulse to the Rosenthal inquiry in New York. It marks the most significant development since Jack Rose and Bridgie Webber confessed and led to the indictment of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker as alleged instigator of the murder. Army maneuvers begin in New England with invading force heading toward Washington and defenders ready to resist in Connecticut.
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Sam Schepps
Hot Springs
Ark
Rosenthal
New York
Jack Rose
Webber
Charles Becker
New England
Washington
Connecticut
Railroads Offer Special Rates for Springfield Fair
John Bolus, traffic commissioner for the Springfield Commercial association, reports that the C P S L railway will provide special rates for fair visitors. Other lines mostly refuse or ask for more time. B and O S W says no, C and A seeks delay. Bolus aims to secure favorable rates from most entering Springfield before the fair opens.
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John Bolus
The
Springfield Commercial Association
Springfield
Bolus
Illinois factory health inspection reports 247 industrial disease cases
The medical inspection of Illinois factories shows 247 industrial disease cases from 31 establishments in the first eight months. One plant reported 173 lead poisoning cases last August from sandpapering lead paint, but use of a respirator reduced cases to zero in the last four months. Dr. Leonard W. Hatch urges physician education on registration laws to improve reporting.
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Illinois
American Association For Labor Legislation
Leonard W. Hatch
New York Department of Labor
New York State
Alton Wins Site for Illinois Charitable Institution
The state board of administration selected a Madison county site near Alton for a new charitable institution. After eight ballots, Madison county prevailed over Winnebago and Sangamon counties, with the Rogers site likely included. The state plans to buy about 1,276 acres for $500,000, and State Architect Zimmerman has nearly completed the plans.
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Alton
Illinois
Madison County
State Board of Administration
Frank P. Norbury
B. R. Burroughs
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Thomas O'Connor
Winnebago County
Frank D. Whipp
Sangamon County
Rogers
General Assembly
Zimmerman
State Institution
Doyle Resigns as Secretary of State and Calls Committee Meeting
Secretary of State Doyle plans resignation asserting duties require all his time. He calls a state central committee meeting in Springfield at 10 o clock Saturday morning August 17 to elect a successor and name a standing and campaign committee. Vacancies from withdrawing Republican electors will be filled.
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Doyle
Republican State Central Committee
State Central Committee
Springfield
State Painters Elect Chicagoan for 1913 Meeting
The Illinois Association of Master House Painters and Decorators elected officers and chose Peoria as the 1913 meeting site. Officers include President Edward Cook of Chicago, Vice President A. L. Bertrand of Kankakee, Secretary E. J. Bush of Peoria, Treasurer R. H. Langston of Chicago, Organizer J. M. Stiles of Chicago, Executive board member T. C. Will of Chicago, Delegates-at-large Fred Fueger of Peoria and C. H Swartz of Freeport.
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Illinois Association of Master House Painters and Decorators
Peoria
Edward Cook
Chicago
A. L. Bertrand
Kankakee
E. J. Bush
R. H. Langston
J. M. Stiles
T. C. Will
Fred Fueger
C. H Swartz
Freeport
Meat Prices Rise Not Packers Fault Say Farmers Institute
The State Farmers Institute in its bulletin argues that packers are not to blame for high meat costs. It pins the shortage of livestock and rising land values as the main causes, urging increased production and intelligent action to reduce living costs. It calls for study, cooperation, and less criticism of big business while stressing supply and demand dynamics.
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Institute
H. A. McKeene
Packing Trust
Fires report shows July statewide and Chicago losses
July fire data from Acting Fire Marshal F. R. Morgaridge records 701 fires with 236 in Chicago and 446 elsewhere. Chicago buildings and contents values reach 3.375 million, while outside values total 2.178 million. Incendiary suspections and July 4 fireworks are noted, with multiple counties reporting no fires.
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F. R. Morgaridge
Downstate
Pratt
Pope
Pulaski
Scott
Stark
Jackson
Jasper
Johnson
Kendall
Menard
Monroe
Moultrie
Alexander
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Clay
Edwards
Gallatin
Grean
Boone
City
Illinois Incorporations Reported by Secretary of State
Doyle issued certificates of incorporation to Central Funding Company Chicago capital five thousand dollars for university extension course purchase and sale with H. E. Eldridge E. T. Eldridge and E. D. Bosworth as incorporators and Calwell Shipping Company Chicago capital five thousand dollars for freight contracting with Thacher Franklin Sweat Jr Fred B. Schaffert and George Schaffert as incorporators.
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Doyle
Central Funding Company
Chicago
Capital
H. E. Eldridge
E. T. Eldridge
E. D. Bosworth
Calwell Shipping Company
Thacher Frantlin Sweat Jr
Fred 8B. Schaffert
George Schaffert
Corsican Strikes Iceberg Off Belle Isle Straits
The Allan line steamer Corsican with 200 passengers struck an iceberg east of Belle Isle Straits in dense fog. Despite a sudden collision, the crew halted panic and the ship continued toward Liverpool. fog likely saved lives.
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Montreal
Allan Line
Liverpool
Belle Isle Straits
St. Lawrence River
Labrador
Newfoundland
Memorial for Maj Butt and Millett Authorized
Washington August 14 The senate passed a joint resolution authorizing a memorial in Washington for Maj Archibald W Butt late aide to the president and Francis David Millett.
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Major Butt
Washington
Senate
Bacon
Maj
Archibald W. Butt
Francis David Millett
Seven Die In Chair At Sing Sing In One Day
Seven inmates were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison on Monday, the largest number put to death by electricity in a single day.
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Ossining
Sing Sing
Ty Cobb Stabbed in Detroit Attack
Tyrus Cobb, star center fielder for the Detroit club, was stabbed by three unknown men in Detroit on Monday while en route to the train. The incident occurred in Syracuse as the report notes the Detroit team quarterbacking the narrative from the road.
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Ty" Cobb
Syracuse
N. Y
Tyrus Cobb
Detroit American League Baseball Club
Detroit
Mirrors improve safety at street corners in England
English towns install cross street mirrors to aid drivers. Folkestone uses a 24 by 24 inch mirror on gas pipe standards at a tight corner to give drivers sight of oncoming traffic from two streets, with Malmesbury using a larger five by eight foot mirror at a right angle curve.
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England
Folkestone
Malmesbury
Wiltshire
Engineering News
Currant Industry Plans Turn To Reading Gains
A Syracuse businessman, aiming to convert backyard space into currant growing, shops downtown and purchases a full year’s edition of a standard work on current literature, proudly announcing success to his wife.
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Syracuse
Teddy
Stockholms Olympic Triumphs Highlight Athletic Missionaries
Edward Bayard Moss writes in Harper's Weekly about America's athletic success in Stockholm. Thirteen new Olympic and nine world records were set during the games, with Arnold Jackson of Oxford winning the 1500 meters as England's lone bright spot amid a weak display.
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America
Harper's Weekly
Edward Bayard Moss
Stockholm
Arnold Jackson
Oxford
England
Kentucky Lady Links Diet Change to Health Gains
A Kentucky woman recounts while switching from ordinary breakfast to Grape-Nuts with cream, she recovered from indigestion and nervous prostration. She reports renewed strength and mental vigor, with occasional pains only when overeating rich foods, and credits Grape Nuts with restoring her prime health.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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