Robber Locks Messenger in Express Chest Near Asheville
A masked train robber boarded Southern Railway No 13 from Spartanburg to Asheville at 1030 pm near Biltmore, seized $3000, and forced Express Messenger E F Carr of Marion into the chest, locking him inside. Carr was later freed at Asheville station with the robber eluding description. The train was an hour late.
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Railway
Spartanburg
Biltmore
E. F. Carr
Marion
Carr
Asheville Station
Reorganization of the Department of Agriculture
The general assembly adjourned with major acts reorganizing the agriculture department. A Cedar Valley Farmers Club led statewide demand last year for reform, citing political use of inspectors and bloated salary draws. Representative E S S Ault pushed the now famous investigation resolution amid department resistance.
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General Assembly
Department of Agriculture
Cedar Valley Farmers’ Club
Polk County
Agricultural Department
E. SS. Ault
Polk
Ault
Department
Nat C Goodwin Injured While Trying to Plea se a Woman
Los Angeles actor Nat C Goodwin was badly injured at Rocky Point twelve miles south of Hueneme after being thrown from a skiff and struck by its overturned hull. His companion and a woman, seeking a land deal, used a launch to reach an Indian hut but the note she carried led to the perilous trip. Goodwin was rushed to Santa Monica hospital where doctors initially feared the worst but conditions improved by night.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Nat Cc. Goodwin
Rocky Point
Hueneme
Edwin
Nora
Albert Hyder
Goodwin
Hyder
Huenome
Santa Monica
Shot in hotel leaves Oneonta woman near death
Miss Willis Yielding of Oneonta Alabama is gravely wounded by a bullet fired in a Birmingham hotel. R & Couch and John Beveridge are jailed on attempted murder charges after Yielding and Beveridge say Couch fired the shot. Beveridge and Couch claim the shooting was a setup and an accident.
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Birmingham
Ala
Miss Willis Yielding
Oneonta
R. & Couch
John Beveridge
Miss Yielding
Couch
Miss Yield
Beveridge
Migs Yielding
Darrow Defends Jury Bribery Trial in Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow resumed his defense arguing against bribery charges in his jury corruption case. He urged jurors to vote for those who testified against Bert Franklin and Harriman, Wolfe, and himself while denouncing prosecutors and Harrington's actions as infamous.
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Los Angeles
Clarence S. Darrow
George G. Lockwood
Darrow
Bert Franklin
John Harriman
Frank E. Wolfe
Franklin
Harriman
Wolfe
Lberty
John R. Harrington
National Brotters’ Association
Harrington
Heating System Patchwork Fails Girls High in Atlanta
Dr W J Auten accuses the poor heating of causing his daughter's death two months after her 1912 graduation. Education chair Walter Daley says the building is unfitted and heating is patchwork but doubts the death was due to school conditions. He urges tearing down the old Girls High and building anew, noting funds are unavailable. The issue stalled for the current year.
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Couple
Beveridge
Couch
Miss Yielding
Edith Marion Auten
W. J. Auten
Walter RB. Daley
Board of Education
Miss Auten
Auten
Daley
Atlanta
While Farmers Fed World Congress Fed The Trusts
Tampa Florida report describes a Cuban woman Victoria Ruiz lighting kerosene on her clothes after smoking. She was severely burned and died without complaints. The article notes the dramatic event and suggests police or medical response.
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Farmers Fed World Congress
Trusts
Woodrow Bilson
Tampa
Fla
Victoria Ruiz
Ruiz
U S Employees to Be Organized
Washington August 15 Special Senator Root warned of peril if postal clerks join a labor group prone to strikes but Peter J Schardt president of the National Order of Railway Mail Clerks says the American Federation of Labor seeks to organize the clerks. An amendment limits affiliation to groups not pressuring strikes and aims to keep government employees from outside unions.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Root
Senate
Railway Mail Clerks’ Association
Congress
Peter J. Schardt
National Order of Railway Mail Clerks
American Federation of Labor
American Federation
Schardt
Democrats Nominee Discusses Tariff in Farmers Address
The Democratic candidate spoke to farmers outlining tariff policies and prospects. He emphasized impacts on agriculture, rural communities, and price support programs while urging support ahead of upcoming elections.
Wilson Campaign Speech Attacks Tariff at Farmers Picnic
Gloucester N J August 15 Thousands of farmers gathered at Washington park to hear Governor Woodrow Wilson in his first campaign speech since nomination. He spoke extemporaneously on a protective tariff he termed restrictive, critiquing Aldrich and tariff builders, praising merchant marine ties to the Panama canal, and blaming express companies for blocking parcels post legislation. He urged politics as national business and addressed farmer concerns, noting they often lack legislative consideration and criticizing current tariff law.
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Gloucester
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Washington Park
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Aldrich
Maine
Panama Canal
Seagit
Wilson
United States
Ways and Means
House
Finance Committee
Gentate
Tafts Veto Mill Again In Action
Washington August 16 Democratic leaders failed in a third bid to override Tafts veto on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill. The 153 to 107 vote left the seven year civil service tenure reform doomed for now while the fate of the commerce court remains unsettled. Insurgent Republicans and some Democrats shifted votes as Representative Jackson urged enacting tenure reform to boost efficiency.
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Washington
House
Mr. Taft
Commerce Court
Senate
Jackson
Appropriations Committee
United States Rushes Marines to Nicaragua Conflict Deepens
Aboard the Justin 360 marines under Major Smedley Butler reached Corinto to assist in Managua. U S officials pledge to protect American lives and property as bombardment continues. Rebels under Zeledon strike amid ongoing fighting around the capital.
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Washington
Justin
State Department
Corinto
Smedley Butler
Terrane
Annaplis
Nicaragua
Ita
Managua
Mena
Weltzel
Zeledon
Memoatombo
Murillo
Rosetran
Thomas
Emiliano Chamorra
Frutos Belanco
Weather Prophecy Generally Fair Forecast
Readable forecast notes indicate generally fair weather with Friday and Saturday expectations. Temperature values range about 1 degree to 89 degrees with a mean near 80. Rainfall data show minimal past 24 hours and modest monthly excess, reflecting typical seasonal patterns.
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