Roosevelt Plans to Capture Local Tickets for Third Party
July 8 Oyster Bay reports Colonel Roosevelt aims to seize local or state tickets from both Democratic and Republican parties to bolster a new Progressive third party. He envisions a comprehensive political chart detailing district strength, past election results, and potential fusion of tickets to back Roosevelt electors.
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Stoosevelt
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Claremont
Republican Club
Hadeen Republican Club
Lst
Kansas
Stubbs
William Allen White
Ald
Congo Rubber Horrors Duplicated in Peru
The State Department dispatches Captain Stuart Fuller to Iquitos to investigate alleged Congo style outrages among Deruta rubber gatherers in Peru. Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson reports Fuller will travel by steam launches up the Amazon and its Putumayo tributary to verify conditions.
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Congo
Deru Ta
State Department
Amazon
Pumanity
Huntington Wilson
Stuart Fuller
Department
Iquitos
Africa
Letglan
Fuller
Walto
Hopes Sixth Wife Will Be the Last
Jeffersonville Ind July 8 Benjamin F Sanders a 72 year old retired farmer and resident of Louisville Ky married his sixth wife Mrs Mary Dixon yesterday afternoon He says I hope this girl will stay with me and I die He has buried four as good women and stayed with them to the end The fifth wife did not su lt and they were divorced He heads a Republican voting phalanx of 27 for Roosevelt if he runs or for Wilson and Marshall else The new union adds to his household three stepsons.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Benjamin F. Sanders
Louisville
Mary Dixon
Sanders
Roosevelt
Wilson
Marshall
Pierce Must Pay Denied Reopen and Stay of Execution
The New York Supreme Court Justices Brady denied Henry Clay Pierce’s motion to reopen a judgment in the lawsuit brought by Mrs. Stier Ryecroft seeking $171,000 in damages from Pierce for funds she lent or invested. The court also refused a motion for a stay of execution to satisfy the debt.
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York
Supreme Court
Brady
Henry Clay Pieres
Stier Ryecroft
Mayor says no extra session for $2 million street bonds
Mayor Winn stated there is no need for an additional council session to act on the special committee report proposing a $2,000,000 bond issue for street improvements. He said the bond election can be called by the council and warned about financing risks under current finances. He favors bonds with proper safeguards if financing does not unduly strain annual appropriations.
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Winn
Georgia
Vaudeville at Forsyth Promises March of Acts Today
The Forsyth bill features Keith Vaudeville acts with Melnette Twins drawing sustained applause and lively songs. Lamey Winburn Coombs trio and others replace missing Thornton. Hayes and company present The Piano Mavera while DeArmond and Carter perform Bright Bits with new partners.
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Cardoza
Martinett
Sylvester
James Thornton
Rathskeiler
Jack Lamey
Howard Winburn
Coombs
N' Atlanta
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Edmund Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Hayes
Joh
Robert Archer
Roan
Marie Jansel
Isabelle DeArmond
Frank Carter
Miss DeArmond
George Moore
Rutan
Lowes
Lamey
Winburn
Lilness
Mr Thornton
Umbrella Stock in Great Demand Amid Rainy July
Weather notes from Atlanta recount a soggy July with rainfall totals surpassing norms. The July eight day total reaches 1.16 inches above average, while the year thus far sits 17.76 inches above normal. Forecasters warn of more rain this week, hoping excess stays under three inches by week’s end.
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Atlanta
Heat wave grips New York and cities nationwide
New York records 93 degrees at 3 pm with humidity high and heat prostrations reported. Across Philadelphia Boston Chicago and Pittsburgh deaths rise to five to eleven as the weeklong heat wave continues with little relief expected.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburg
Anti Trust Debate Over Newspaper Boiler Plate
Washington July 8 negotiations for a friendly settlement on whether the Western Newspaper Union Omabb is violating the Sherman act resumed today at a conference involving James A Bowler and company counsel. No definite recom mendations were reached and the meeting will continue. The case concerns alleged unfair competitive methods in providing boiler plate for newspaper use and could target both the Western Newspaper Union and the American Press Association to prevent a monopoly arising from survivor advantages.
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Western Newspaper Union
Omabb
James Aa. Bowler
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Imn
Stout
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Bestthe American Press A Association
Department of Justice
Tte
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Association to Save Lives of the Flyers
The American Aviators Association was organized at an Aero Club of Illinois field to save American flyers. A permanent body will form by July 20 with all air operators invited to join. Members vow not to fly unsafe aircraft, seek action against managers forcing unsafe flights, and exchange experiences. Founder Andrew Jorew says aviation holds many unknowns and aims to reduce the death rate through investigations.
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Chicago
American Aviators’ Association
Aero Club Oof Llinois
United States
Andrew Jorew
Berlin to Host Autumn Maritime Safety Conference
A conference in London this autumn will draft measures to safeguard sea travel. The United States and Germany initiated the effort and have waived their claims. German proposals will be drafted after another German meeting just before the London conference.
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Berlin
London
United States
Germany
Mormon Colonists Mobilize to Shield Homes From Rebels
In Agua Prieta and Colonia Morelos, Mormon settlements near Douglas Arizona, about 3,000 colonists prepare to defend against advancing rebels as Sonora border tensions rise. Federal forces shift toward Casas Grandes while Mormon leader P Brown seeks U S assurances.
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Mexico
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Monezes
Oaxaca
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Ariz
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Juares
Chihuahua
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New Mexico
Sonora
Arizona
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Rabago
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Morelos
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Conductor Fire Fight After Insult on Buckhird Car
On a Buckhord car at Peachtree and Wes Peachtree streets, conductor H B Ewing fought a pistol duel with Henry Glaze, a Negro passenger, after an insult. Ewing fired at Glaze as the car moved off, Glaze fled, then boarded again and shot Ewing. Glaze was held on $1,000 bond after a police court appearance.
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Wes
Dullet
H. BE. Ewing
Fiedmont Avenue
Peachtren
West Peachtree
Ewing
Henry Glaze
Glaze
Fred
Upton
Ginze
Tou,wyer
Hobos Convene in New York City Convention
The Brotherhood Welfare Association opened a two day meeting in an East Side hall led by founder James How of St Louis. How said hoboes are joined in the Midwest but mocked in New York, which he called the slum of hobo life. He urged better heat and hangouts with employment as a main demand. A motion praising Theodore Roosevelt’s party plan failed.
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Brotherhood
James How
St. Louis
How
Middle West
York
Oscar Thompson's Auto Found at Auditorium
The automobile of Oscar Thompson, bought by M. Rich & Bros. Co., was recovered yesterday in front of the Auditorium Armory after being stolen Friday afternoon from in front of Durend's Edgewood Aventive cafe. J. 32. McParr, friend of the owner, was at the cafe when the theft occurred. A large crowd chased the culprit but failed.
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M. Rich & Bros. Co
Durend
Edgewood Aventive
Auditoriu Armory
J. 32. McParr
Labor Federation Seeks Full Train Crews in Georgia
Georgia Federation of Labor backs a bill requiring every freight train to run with a full crew including engineer fireman conductor and three brakemen. Introduced by Representatives Brown and Jul ton, the measure excludes lines under 100 miles and trains under 35 cars. Penalty is 100 dollars. enforcement paused during strikes. If passed the bill would take effect within thirty days.
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Georgia Federation of Labor
Georgia
Brown
Harris
Julton
Taylor
Une
Army Reorganization Talks to Start at War Department
Washington July 8 a conference series of senior army officers bureaus and congressional leaders will begin at the war department to draft a broad non partisan plan for reorganizing the entire military establishment. The aim is to propose legislation acceptable to Congress, improve army conditions, modernize methods, and reconcile conflicting claims.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Three Victims Go To Electric Chair in Ossining
In Ossining New York, July state executions sent three men to the electric chair. Giuseppe Giralli, who killed a countryman over a cooking dispute, faced the chair with dignity and offered a quiet prayer before the current. Santa Zanca confessed to killing Mrs Macy Hall in Westchester last year and followed as the second to die. Five accomplices face electrocution next month. George Williams, a Black man, was executed for a Croton Lake murder that year.
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Giuseppe Giralli
Ralel
Santa Zanca
Macy Hall
Jonely
Westchester County
George Williams
Croton Lake
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