Miner Scotty Intervenes In Thaw White Case Claim
Walter Scott a Death Valley miner declares he prevented Stanford White from killing Harry Thaw at Madison Square Garden last January. He says he took White’s gun and has it now with two witnesses ready to testify. Detectives seek to identify a woman who visited White the afternoon of the killing.
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New York
Walter Scott
Death Valley
Stanford White
Harry K. Thaw
Madison Square Garden
Scotty
Managery Reynolds
Garden
Tha
Thaw
Youing
Sie White
White
Mra
Hartridge
Pittsburg
Paula Donald
McConn McDonald
Local Weather Talk and Dated Rumor Tangle
Fragmentary note discusses expected showers Monday and Tuesday and references a cartoonist Brewerton. It mentions a local scene, a foreman, and a Sunday soldier, with stray phrases about rain helping conditions and prior cracking winds. Unclear specifics but signals unsettled weather chatter.
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T Jay
Stensland son reveals bank downfall and possible suicide
Theodore Stensland, son of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank’s fugitive president, asserts his father may have died by his own hand. He says his father could not have forged the notes, claims are at 67 percent of depositor claims, and details will emerge from ongoing bank investigations.
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Theodore Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Paul O. Stensland
Theodore
Boecntal
Chicago
Theodore Stenaland
Stensland
Demand for Soldiers' Home investigation gains support
A Monday session move proposes a five member joint investigation committee from both chambers to examine the Soldiers' Home. The plan aims to report to the next session and to probe management, personal property, and other affairs. The discussion includes remarks by Mr Williams as support is voiced and the matter continues on page three.
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Messrsse
Wayne
Filipinos Rally in Manila Over Race Track Betting
About 5,000 Filipinos with ten bands marched through Manila and gathered at the governor’s office to protest the stoppage of race track betting. The crowd included 300 race horses in a dramatic display supporting their cause.
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Manila
Jerome Nomination Talk Surfaces In Democratic Circles
District Attorney Jerome is lobbied to accept the Democratic nomination for governor. A. Hennebery, fresh from Saratoga, says a conference with four Democratic leaders is planned in New York, with Jerome to be contacted from Lakeville before returning to Saratoga. The remark stirs interest in local political circles.
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Hennebery
Sarat
Saratoga
New York
Lakeville
Jeromi
Turkish Sultan Hemorrhages Report Causes Alarm
An official Constantinople dispatch says the sultan’s condition is not alarming and rumors of a Friday and Saturday crisis were stock exchange maneuvers. A Paris secretavoyage telegraphs that the sultan is suffering from hemorrhages of unknown severity.
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Constantinople
Stock Exchange
Paris
Four Victims Hit by Stray Bullets at Oceanate Watlic and Howery
A late night shooting at Oceante Watlic and the Howery left eight people, including four women, wounded by stray bullets. Police say victims were taken to a hospital. one woman among the injured. The incident remains under investigation.
Bryan Eyes Federal Ownership of Railroads, Income Tax Proposed
St Louis dispatch reports William J Bryan plans to push railroads into federal and state hands, advocate constitutional income tax, and back state ownership of trunk lines while preserving local control. The wire piece notes European observations and Bryan’s US tour dates with emphasis on public utilities and money questions.
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St. Louis
Homer Bass
St. Louis Republic
Zurich
Switzerland
William J. Bryan
Bryan
New York
Base
Bryan Party
Alvan Clark
New Jersey
Mr. Bryan
London
Europe
United States
America
Fort McPherson Troops Ordered to Leyte Clash
A battalion each from the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Infantry at Port McKinley will reinforce Leyte operations against the Pulajanes. Local papers urge military administration for Leyte until the lawless are eradicated. the Sixteenth Infantry was formerly at Fort McPherson.
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Mantle
Port McKinley
Leyte
Sixteenth Infantry
Fort McPherson
Officers Are Killed by Russians Mutineers Shot Dead
Mutineers tried and shot dead as officers die in action. Peasants suffer famine like conditions amid ongoing conflict. Terrible conditions reported as authorities seek control and relief remain scarce.
Monks Guard Wealth amid Food Scarcity Crisis
Paris dispatch reports from Saint Petersburg describing famine distress among peasants under government control. Monks at the monastery, once wealthy, are said to have fled with treasures as hundreds face starvation, while guards protect the remaining wealth.
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Paris
Petersburg
Sameark
Russian mutineers shot at Helsingfors court martial finds guilty
At Helsinki Finland August 1 21 year old lieutenants Kochanowsky and Brethtnott and five soldiers were executed for mutiny at Avne borg. The executions followed a court martial verdict and were carried out by firing squad in a designated prison yard. A telegram reported the clearest details of the case, including the individuals involved and the swift punishment.
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Helingfors
Pinland
Bank Teller Charged With Embezzling $100,000
Special to The Georghan Hirreingham Ala August 1 AM uodee FR Chisholm teller at Nations Bank charged with embezzling $100,000 from bank officials. He, 26, was found in Atlantic City where he is on vacation and gambling. Bond set at $20,000. warrants to be served tonight on two prominent business men.
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Georghan
National Bank
Safe dynamited and contents taken at two stores
Special to The Georging Dahlonega Go Aug 1 burglars entered McClure's store blew open the safe took about one thousand dollars in hundred dollar bills and the contents They then entered John Clack's and carried off a large quantity of canned soft drinks They attempted to enter the office but failed
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Sonville
McClure’s
John Clack’s
Mayor in Paterson near death in prison hospital
Convicted mayor William Th. Betchert of Paterson nears death in prison hospital after beginning a one year embezzlement sentence. Private wire reports he is in critical condition with fears of mental and physical collapse as doctors monitor his end.
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Reeve
Fort Jefferson
L. L. Bie
Morris
Trenton
N. J
Aug. McMayor
William Th. Betchert
Paterson
Physicia
Discovery of gold rumored near city street
A fragment reports a laborer finding supposed ore near the city and hints at a large number of people allegedly carried off earlier. Details are unclear and the text is garbled.
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New York
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