Fights for Canteens at Grand Army Camp
Minneapolis August 13 The rush to the annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment continues with about 100000 people arriving and rail lines overloaded. The campaign for national commander heats up around P H Coney RB Brown and Charles G Burton while debates over canteen law and a statue for Henry Wirz shape the lengthy contest.
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Minneapolis
Viattera
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
P. H. Coney
Kansas
RB. Brown
Zanesville
Ohis
Charles G. Burton
Missouri
Congress
Tanner
Henry Wirt
Wirs
Jerome Sees Democratic Governor Run Possibility
New York August 3 John EB Henneberry chief clerk in District Attorney Jeromes office and manager of Mr Jeromes campaign said he believes Jerome would accept the Democratic governor nomination if there is strong demand. Prominent party members urged consideration and a conference with four Democratic leaders is planned tonight in town after his Saratoga vacation arrival.
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New York
John EB. Hennebery
Jeromes
Jerome
Hennevery
Saratoga
Heneberry
Gompers Attacks Shonts Over Panama Canal Labor
President Gompers of the AFL issued a strong reply to an interview with Theodore P. Shonts, chairman of the canal commission, accusing him of misstatements about plans to employ Chinese labor on the Panama project. He charges Shonts with influencing Congress to repeal the eight hour work standard and reiterates promises against Chinese labor on the isthmus.
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Lebor
Panama
Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Theodore P. Shonts
Jathmian Canal ‘Commission
Panama Canal
Shonts
Congress
Bhanta
The American Habit in a New York Station
A portly benevolent porter in a New York railway station shouts cheerfully at the perspiring crowd urging hurry to no avail. His playful line makes the crowd smile, easing the rush as people realize they have time and should not be driven.
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New York
Navy officers cleared in court martial findings
Secretary Bonaparte received the findings in the court martial cases of Assistant Surgeons TN Pease and Thomas L Brown of the navy who faced charges of gouging in examinations for promotion. The accused officers’ attorney has filed exceptions to rulings, with no official announcement yet.
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Washington
Bonaparte
TN. Pease
Thomas L Brown
Navy
Neerz
Man hails foreign assassin near Coney Island incident
An unidentified man fired twice at a waiter in Starch's restaurant then four more rounds into the crowd on the Coney Island boardwalk. Four wounded include Thomas Fitzpatrick, Thomas McDonald, Annie Smith, and George White. A mob formed to lynch the shooter as police cordoned the area and searched along the oceanfront toward Brighton Beach.
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Bowery
Coney Island
Starch's Resaurant
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Fourteenth Street
Hrbakiya
Thomas McDonald
Conners Street
Newark
Annie Smith
Eckford Street
Wilamsburg
George White
Twenty Second Street
Railroad Avenue
New York
Burf Avenue
Captain Harkins
Cohey Island
Ocean Front
Brighton Beach
Annoyed Mr Roosevelt Elects Lunacy Proceeding
Nassau county authorities institute lunacy proceedings against Miss Asil Case also known as Elizabeth Case after a disturbance during a church service attended by President Roosevelt. Doctors report mental incompetence and a Mineola judge will issue a commitment order pending service Wednesday.
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George Joffman
Oyster Bay
Nassau County
Man on Car Targeted in Mysterious Razor Attack
Preston Machteney a 41 year old Pittsburg stage carpenter was slashed on a Bowery trolley by an unknown assailant after boarding at Rivington street. He and a woman named Mary Cook were injured and taken to a hospital in unconscious condition. Machteney says he does not know his attackers.
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York
Bowery
Preston Machteney
Pittsburg
Machteney
Mary Cook
New York
Philadelphia
Rivington Street
Alrmost
After 31 Years Absence Husband Returns Rich
Professor Charles H. Frye former superintendent of the Chicago Normal School returns home after thirty one years away. He hands his wife a roll of one hundred dollar bills totaling 8000 and asks “Ask me no questions.” Frye disappeared at age 31 and was later recognized despite age and altered looks. He reportedly earned money in the Philippines and has now settled back at home without discussing his wanderings.
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Charles H. Frye
Chicago Normal School
Frye
Philipinea
Emorson Moves After Drake Killing Mob Fear Grows
Anderson sheriff moves Alien Emerson to Greenville county to prevent a mob after he shot and killed T F Drake while found in Drake's daughter's bedroom. The incident follows rising ill feeling and potential lynching fears.
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Anderson
Emerson
T. F Drake
Drake
Greenville County
Greene
Central of Georgia Announces Division and Appointment Changes
Savannah August 13 Special announces circular from General Superintendent J T Johnson and General Manager T S Moise detailing division and appointment changes for the Central of Georgia. Macon Division led by J H Hall with lines Macon to Atlanta Barnesville to Thomaston M and A Junction to Athens. Southwestern Division led by H D Pollard with lines Macon to Montgomery Fort Valley to Perry and other routes. Columbus Division led by E K Crawlarnd with unspecified lines and terminals.
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Savannah
Central of Georgia
J. T. Johnson
Moise
Macon
H. Hall
Atlanta
Barnesville
Thomaston
A. Junction
Athens
Southwestern
H. D. Pollard
Montgomery
Fort Vatley
Perry
Dimitrivutsa
Lockhare
Cuthnert Junction
Fort Gaines
Bufoula
Ozark
Columbus
EK. B. Crawlarnd
Higher Wages Shorter Hours in 1905 Wage Study
A Washington report from the Bureau of Labor details 1905 wages and hours in key U S manufacturing industries. Wages per hour rose about 16 percent vs 1904, hours stayed constant, and employment rose, boosting weekly payrolls. Purchasing power of wages also increased as food prices rose less than wages. The study covers large employers with annual payrolls of at least ten million dollars and relies on visits to representative establishments.
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Maxwell
Pawtucket
Cicago
Lit
GG Bleasdale
Kimball House
Maxwell-Briscog Motor CO
Tarwi, N.Y
Washington
Bureau of Labor Today
United States
Otta
Labor Bureau
Saloonkeeper Convicted In Label Substitution Case
Jacob alias James Goldgraber, a saloonkeeper of 2300 Market Street St Louis MO, was indicted and convicted in Judge Moore's court for substituting Budweiser labels on cheaper beers. Co defendant Henry Stelman was discharged. The case, prosecuted by Campbell Cummings, marks the first of several similar actions against the brewery. The trial began Monday and verdict returned within hours.
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Jacob
James Goldgraber
St. Louie
Sing Anheuser-Busch
Moore
Campbell Cummings
Goldgraber
Henry Stelman
Stelman
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
Amd
Superintendent Routes From Columbus to Various Cities
Fragmentary OCR lists indicate a superintendent coordinating bus lines from Columbus to Birmingham Margeret Margerett Kort Valley Ame jobs Andalusia Greenville and east Alabama routes Roanoke and Chattanoor Disiser RJ Armarant. Additional garbled items mention Chickamauga Lis tat and Be Toles Hollow with unclear details.
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Columbus
Linens
Birmingham
Henry Ellen
Margerett
Kort Valley
Amejobs
Andalusia
Greenville
East Alabama Junction
Roanoke
Chattanoor
Disiser RJ Armarant
Wettie Rae Cote
Chickamauga
Toles Hollow
Engineers Survey Five Miles for Black Mountain Coal Fields
Bristol Va August 13 engineers from the Louisville and Nashville hurried to the field to parallel the Virginia and Southwestern railway and secure advantageous position in the Black Mountain coal field. Under Payton the team surveyed about five miles and secured horses after arriving at Pennington Gap. The two roads have spent a million dollars to gain incursion and the fight for control continues as the Louisville and Nashville pressures seek the best position.
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Bristol
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Black Mountain
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Ohler
Payton
Louisville and Nashville
Pennington Gap
Gettng
Murder Trial Opened for Mrs Birdsong in Brookhaven
In Brookhaven Mississippi on August 13 the murder trial of Mrs Agnes Birdsong began. She is charged with shooting Dr Thomas B Butler in his office last November after entering with a concealed revolver and pursuing him onto a veranda where he died. Her husband, Dr Birdsong of Montecito, was arrested but released after preliminary examination.
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Brookhaven, Miss
Agnes Birdsong
Longine
Mississippi
Birdsong
Thomas B. Butler
Monticello
Miss
Montecito
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Man
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United Stats
St. Petersburg
Moscow
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DR. E. CG. Griffin
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Adirondacks
New York Central Lines
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Adirondack Mountains
George H. Daniels
Grand Central Station
F Daly
Speaking
National Board of Underwriters
Southeastern Tariff Association
Atlanta Supply CO
S. Forsyth St
Atlanta, Ga
Greenfield
C. A. Peek
Willams
H. M. Ashe & CO
Y.M.C
A. Bidz
Contead
Herring Medicine Co
Louisville
Nashville
Black Mountain Coal Fields
M. N. Snow
Wilmington, N. C
Mrs. Birdsong
Dr. Butler
Spartanburg
Shemale
Ry Forma
Newspapre
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