Bank Failure Shocks City Officials and Depositors
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank of Chicago closed by bank examiner as a deficit nears 1,000,000. Two top officials vanished, cashier Henry W. Hering sought on embezzlement charges, and a crowd of depositors including many foreigners faced police outside the doors. Visser died of heart failure after learning of the failure.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
CC. C. Jones
J. G. Visser
Royal League
Paul O. Stensland
Theodore
St. Paul
Henry W. Hering
C. C. Jones
Visser
Henry Koepke
Stensland
Theodore Stensland
Strike in St Petersburg Fails to Rally Broad Support
In the August report from St Petersburg, a Monday general strike shows limited response beyond Moscow. Printers and streetcar workers join in some cities, but major factory and railroad participation is weak, and relief measures by government printers and a few factory redeployments keep lines running with minimal disruption.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Eas
Donetz
Associated Press
Lig
Irinoff
Westinghouse
Novoe Vremya
Svet
Intention of Russian Government to Restore Order
St. Petersburg reports a semi official note on reforms after the imperial manifesto. The government offered vacant ministerial posts to reform-minded politicians but obstacles hindered progress. Princes Lyott and Guodikoff failed to join the cabinet and will remain in their current roles. The aim is to restore order with firmness while acting within the law.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Thut
Nicholas Lyott
Alexander J. Guodikoff
Suicide of Major Schofield in San Francisco
Major and Paymaster William bh. Schofield son of the late Lieutenant General Schofield U S A retired shot himself in his Twenty third street home in San Francisco He feared locomotor ataxia and left a note saying this is deliberate death by own action No one is to blame but me His wife found him at 6 pm with a pistol in his hand He served since 1898 in the Philippine and Peking campaigns and was 46 years old
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San Francisco
William Bh. Schofield
Schofield
U.S. A
Twenty-third Street
Major Schofield
Philippine
Peking
South Bend Woman Sets Fire in Delirium Tragedy
In South Bend Indiana on August 7 Mrs H F Penslow in a deluded state set gas on the parlor carpet and struck a match causing her own death by flame. Dr H E Denslow and Mrs Eugene Balfour were likely fatally burned while others including Mrs G E Hunt and a child suffered serious injuries during the attempt to aid.
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South Bend
Ind
H. F. Penslow
H. E. Denslow
Eugene Balfour
G. E. Hunt
Edgar Brown Who Discovered Mesaba Ranges Dies
Edgar Brown, credited with discovering the Mesaba and Vermillion iron ranges in Northern Minnesota, died in a Sault Ste. Marie hospital penniless. He is said to have developed the deposits to a value of about 18 million dollars.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Edgar Brown
Mesaba
Vermillion
Minnesota
Brown
Tragedy in Cattlettsburg: Wife Fatally Stabbed by Husband
In Cattlettsburg Kentucky on August 7 Mrs J H Brocker, wife of a farmer, was killed by her husband as they walked together in the street. Separated due to jealousy, they met that morning and were seized by the husband who stabbed her repeatedly. He was arrested.
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Cattlettsburg
J. H. Brocker
Ile
Heat Wave Kills Twenty In New York And Environs
New York on August 7 experienced the hottest day of the year with government thermometers at 92 and some readings 102. About twenty deaths occurred in the city from heat prostration, while hospitals and police ambulances worked nonstop. Crowded tenements emptied to parks and seashores as crowds sought relief, with Broad Street brokers suspending business and transit to beaches heavily used. Immigrants at Ellis Island received special comfort arrangements from officials.
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New York
Broad Street
Ellis Island
Two Firemen Killed in Panhandle Wreck Near Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on the Panhandle division of the Pennsylvania railroad two firemen, O. D. Cunningham and John Anstott, died when Cincinnati and New York Limited No. 16 collided with a switch engine about 11 p m. Three miles from town. The baggage car derailed and caught fire but no passengers were hurt. A wrecking crew cleared the line and the train proceeded east after midnight.
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Pittsburg
Panhandle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati
New York
O. D. Cunningham
John Anstott
Terrific Wind Storm Hits Harrisburg Show Grounds
A violent wind and rain storm in Harrisburg killed Charles M. Richwine, an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and Chic Berrandi, a Japanese acrobat, both struck by lightning. Several showgoers fainted, there was a stampede, and the horse tent collapsed fatally injuring one more.
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Harrisburg
Charles M. Richwine
Chic Berrandi
Pawnee Bill
Richwine
Pennsylvania Railroad
Berrandi
Several Drownings Reported Across Texas Rivers
Ballinger and San Angelo dispatches note a thirty foot rise in the Colorado and Concho rivers causing extensive flood damage. A Ballinger man and team drown while on a farm near San Angelo a tenant his wife and three children perish. In Pa Fire a groom fatally shoots his bride then wounds himself.
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Concho Rivers
Dallas
Tex
Ballinger
San Angelo
Concho
Bismarck
Martje Divorce Case Nears Conclusion in Pittsburg
The Hartje divorce trial neared a verdict as arguments opened before Judge Vraser. John Marron led the libelant’s case while W B Rodgers and Marcus W Acheson Jr argued for Hartje against allegations including love letters to a coachman. Emotions ran high as Mrs Hartje showed visible distress and the court schedule anticipated a fall decision.
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Pittsburg
Martje
Vraser
Augustus Hartje
Angera
John Marron
Hartje
Hartie
Tom” Madine
William B. Rodgers
Judy Fraser
President Roosevelt Hosts Large Sagamore Hill Luncheon
President Roosevelt entertained a large Sagamore Hill luncheon with guests including William J. Youngs George J. Smith and John A. Sleicher. Henry L. Stimson discussed pending federal cases in Southern New York, including sugar rebating actions. Senator Ross Penrose, visiting from Pennsylvania, attended his second appearance of the season.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
William J. Youngs
George J. Smith
Cold Springs Harbor
W. W. Cocks
New York
United States
Henry L. Stimson
New York City
John A. Sleicher
Leslie’s Weekly
Youngs
Stimson
Ross Penrose
Pennsylvania
Investigation Postponed In Chicago Grand Jury
A federal grand jury probe into rebates by Chicago railroads to Standard Oil was postponed a day due to venire shortages. U S Marshal Hoy led six deputy marshals to recruit seven more jurors, with Judge Bethea directing immediate appearance of the additional members. Eight witnesses were excused until morning.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
United States
Hoy
Bethea
Lively Times at Teamsters Convention in Chicago
The Chicago fourth annual Teamsters convention opened amid heated electioneering for the presidency between President C. P. Shea seeking re election and former leader Albert Young. The discord led to personal clashes and police had to intervene to maintain order.
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Chicago
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
C. P. Shea
Albert Young
Iowa Democratic Convention to Back Bryan as Conservative
Waterloo reports that the conservative wing of the Iowa Democratic party will control the state convention and push for Bryan’s nomination as a conservative leader. The platform will favor a conservative ticket with a notably strong tariff stance.
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Waterloo
Democratic Party
W. J. Bryan
Iowa
Bryan
Cronstadt Mutineers Report Denied
A semi official denial counters claims that 360 Cronstadt mutineers were executed, noting the information is not confirmed by authorities.
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St. Petersburg
Aus
Cronstadt
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