Bryan and Kern Nominated in Indianapolis Trust Talks
John Worth Kern was formally notified as Democratic vice presidential nominee during a large Indianapolis gathering at the Coliseum. William J. Bryan led remarks attacking trusts and contrasted Democratic and Republican platforms while Kern and Bell pressed for limits on corporate power and for tariff reform amid a mood of broad, nonpartisan attendance.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Worth Kern
State Fair Grounds
Vern
William J. Bryan
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Steel Trust
American envoy hurt in Mexico City bike accident
American ambassador to Mexico David E Thompson was struck by a bicyclist in central Mexico City on Tuesday. He suffered a fractured arm and facial contusions. an X ray checked for further injuries. His condition was not serious.
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Mexico City
David E Thompson
Mexico
Chicago men shot by Italian in Rochester quarrel
In Winona Minnesota on August 26 Archie Larrabee of Chicago and O J Biege of Lake Benton were shot down near Rochester by an Italian named Franzo Guoio of Chicago. The two men, former construction laborers, had quarreled prior to the shooting.
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Winona
Minn
Archie Larrabee
Chicago
O. J. Biege
Lake Benton
Rochester
Franzo Guoio
Tragedy in Domestic Tangle in Allison Ohio
C H Watson shot and killed his son in law Elijah Crabtree in Allison Ohio on August 26. Crabtree had eloped with Watsons daughter sparking a fatal family quarrel and domestic difficulties ending in murder.
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Allison, Ohia
C. H.watson
Elijah Crabtree
Crabtree
Watson
New Yorks Biggest Brokers Quit Deals Assignee Named
New York Aug 26 headlines report A O Brown Co a leading brokerage suspends to straighten tangled affairs D W Noel named assignee. Liabilities likely in millions with offices in Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Detroit Erie Utica Toronto Paterson N J The firm organized in 1902 and founders include A O Brown G Lee Stout E F Buchanan Samuel C Brown and W Rhea Whitman The market reaction less dramatic than feared, volumes rose while prices fluctuated and unsettled contracts compelled stock deliveries and related selling.
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New York
A. O. Brown &_Co
D. W. Noel
Wall Street
A. O. Brown & Co
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Erie
Utica
Toronto
Paterson
N. J
A. O. Brown
G. Lee Stout
E. F. Buchanan
Samuel C Brown
W. Rhea Whitman
A O. Brown & Co
State parties pick officials in Illinois meeting
Springfield August 26 meeting of Republican and Democratic state central committees elected officers. Republicans choose Chairman Roy O West Chicago. Secretary Edward St Clair La Salle. Treasurer B A Eckhart Chicago. Democrats select Chairman Charles Boeschenstein Edwardsville. First Vice Chairman A W Charles Carmi. Second Vice Chairman Thomas Scully Chicago. Secretary George F Cook Aledo. Treasurer Earnest Hoover Taylorville.
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Springfield
Ill
Roy O. West
Chicago
Edward St. Clair
la Salle
B. A. Eckhart
Charles Boeschenstein
Edwardsville
A. W. Charles
Carmi
Thomas Scully
George. F. Cook
Aledo
Earnest Hoover
Taylorville
Cummins Calls Special Session for Primary Law
Des Moines Iowa August 26 Governor A B Cummins announced he will convene a special session of the Iowa legislature to amend the primary law and allow the people to elect the successor to Senator Allison. The decision followed a Republican conference in Des Moines Tuesday.
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Cummins
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Allison
Forest Fires Threaten Pulp Wood Near East Tawas
Forest fires raged Tuesday near East Tawas Michigan with acres of pulp wood destroyed. Deputy fire marshals organized crews with timbermen to halt the advancing flames.
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Michigan
East Tawas
Mich
Guards on Trains In Omaha Rail Service
Union Pacific has again placed extra guards on its overland trains for protection after reports of train robberies in the northwest, the Aug 26 Omaha dispatch says.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Northwest
Fatally Attacks Wife in Johnstown Area
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on August 26, Frank Haladay of Rosedale allegedly fatally slashed his 19 year old wife with a razor. Reports say jealousy prompted him to lock her in a room and strike repeatedly.
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Johnstown
Frank Haladay
Rosedale
Here
Haladay
Lone Highwayman Holds Up Yellowstone Stage Line
A single bandit robs sixteen stagecoaches in Yellowstone park forecourt, stealing about $10,000 in money and valuables. Troops search the trail from Fort Yellowstone and a $1,000 reward is posted as authorities pursue the elusive robber through the Jackson Hole area.
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Yellowstone Loch
Livingston
Mont
Yellowstone Park
Allen
Jackson Hole
Fort Yellowstone
Young
Park
Northern Pacific
Outlaw
Old Faithful Inn
Lake Yellowstone
Old Faithful
Sternburg Funeral Friday at Leipsic estate
Heidelberg Aug 26 Announcement that the funeral service and burial of Baron Speck von Sternburg German ambassador to the United States will be held at Lutzchena the family estate near Leipsic Friday at 3 p m.
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Sternburg
Heidelberg
Baron Speck von Sternburg
United States
Lutzchena
Leipsic
Lad Kills Self in Pique
In Belle Fourche on August 26 a 14 year old, John Calkins of Bakakaka Montana, killed himself after being refused a trivial request by his parents. The incident was reported as a local suicide linked to a moment of pique across the state line.
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Lad
Self
Belle Fourche
John
Mr. Calkins
Bakakaka, Mont
State Line
Train Hits Bull Four Dead In Oregon Crash
Eugene Oregon August 26 four persons were killed when the Cottage Grove local train of the Southern Pacific struck a bull on the track and was piled up in the ditch near here.
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Eugene
Ore
lFour
Cottage Grove
Southern Pacific
Spectacular Waukegan post office raid nets stamps and cash
Dynamiters used dynamite to force open the safe at the Waukegan Illinois post office on North Genesee Street. They carried away about $38,000 in stamps and cash and removed a stairway section to reach the workplace. A nationwide manhunt was launched with Chicago police and nearby marshals notified as Postmaster Watrous prepared a list of stolen items amid a regular yearly revenue of about $70,000 for the office.
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Waukegan, Ill
Waukegan
Charles G. Watrous
Postoffice
Genesee Street
Chicago
North Shore
Watrous
Jerome Is Warmly Approved After Jerome Probe
Richard L. Hand, appointed by Gov. Hughes, concludes in a report to Albany that none of the charges against District Attorney William Travers Jerome are proved and that all are disproved. He recommends dismissal, stating Jerome has zealously served the public good.
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Albany
N. Y
Richard L. Hand
Elizabethtown
Hughes
William Travers Jerome
New York County
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Hand
Teacher Beats Father and Son at Dewey Schoolhouse
Hot Springs Arkansas August 26 Henry Fisher 50 prominent farmer of Lincoln township was cut and fatally wounded and his son stabbed and seriously hurt at the Dewey schoolhouse by Garfield Lewis a schoolteacher who allegedly punished the boy for a misdeed and quarreled with the father when he went to investigate.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Henry Fisher
Lincoln Township
Dewey
Fire Damage at Omaha Wagon Works Inferno
Fire in East Omaha coal chutes caused about $100,000 in damage. The building, filled with wood and inflammable material, was quickly enveloped in flames after ignition Tuesday. No injuries reported. Authorities investigated cause and extent of the blaze.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha Wagon Works
East
Not a Crime in New York Says Hand on Dice Gambling
Albany Aug 206 Commissioner Hand submitted findings on charges against District Attorney Jerome. He exonerates Jerome and states that shaking dice in a licensed restaurant for drinks or a dollar a shake was not a crime under common law. The report notes the licensee's lack of knowledge and rejects criminal liability for the proprietor absent proof of culpable involvement.
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New York State
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Richard JL. Hand
Win
Travers Jerome
New York
Jerome
Hand
Raines
Roosevelt in the Fight Returns to Washington
President Roosevelt will return to Washington on September 20 from Oyster Bay. The move signals a surge of congressional and political visits as the campaign heats up with expectations he will steer Republican strategy and urge action on many issues in his forthcoming message to Congress.
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Congress
Taft
Washington
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
White House
Oyster Bay
Trig
Wellknown Brokers Fail A. O. Brown Co Shock Market
The suspension of A. O. Brown & Co, a leading New York brokerage, reportedly exceeding 1 million dollars, sent a nervous chill through the stock market. The move followed a turbulent Saturday session and was seen by exchange leaders as an early step to untangle the recent extreme trading unless the crisis deepens.
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New York
A. O. Brown & Co
Chloroform Saves Life In Suicide Attempt
Willie Campbell aged 18 attempted death by taking chloroform and carbolic acid after being expelled from his mother-in-law Mrs. Charles Levin's home in Waterloo. He inhaled chloroform and fell asleep before drinking the acid, left a note to his wife and baby boy asking forgiveness, and was revived by doctors.
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Waterloo
Charles Levin
Willie Campbell
Ellis Wills Accept Place in Taft Administration
Hot Springs Virginia August 26 Wade H Ellis attorney general of Ohio may accept the post of assistant attorney general to succeed Milton D Purdy promoted to a federal judgeship in Minneapolis Taft expressed belief in Ellis acceptance after a conference Ellis declined to comment.
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