Canadian Judge Frees Gaynor and Greene From Custody
In Quebec on Aug 14 Colonel John F. Gaynor and Captain Benjamin D. Greene were discharged from custody by Judge Caron in a ruling that questioned the extradition warrant. The decision cited issues with the offense date and treaty scope, potentially ending the immediate U S pursuit over harbor work frauds in the millions.
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Quebec
John F. Gaynor
Benjamin D. Greene
United States
Caron
Langelier
Valee
Montreal
Colonel Gaynor
Greene
Chateau Frontenac
Gaynor
Washington
Lafontaine
Great Britain
Erwin
Lafortaine
Police gain lead in Bartholin case with morning sighting
Chicago police announce a witness saw Oscar Thompson and John Claffy with a third man near a laundry in dawn light after Annie Mitchell's disappearance. Thompson and Claffy are detained, Bartholin remains at large as officers pursue latest clues.
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Chicago
Bartholin
Inspector Hunt
Annie Mitchell
Comany
William Bartholin
Oscar Thompson
John Claffy
Arn
Thompson
Minnie Mitchell
Claffy
Barthol
Mitchell
Tompson
Clairy
Boy Seeks Commitment Over School Beatings
Cincinnati Aug 14 Dr L Logan testified in police court that his fourteen year old son Harry is partially demented due to repeated trouncings in public schools. He said the boy’s wounds required bandaging and his mind was affected. The judge ordered commitment to the house of refuge.
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Cincinnati
L. Logan
Harry
Suit Compromise Near as Power May Return to New York
Montreal reports Peter Power who is sought in New York in the Northern Pacific suit is advised by a Montreal lawyer that arrangements are being made for his return and a possible compromise in the case.
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New York
Montreal
Peter Power
Northern Pacific
Peter
Davenport Floods Cut City Off After Cloud Burst
A cloud burst north of Davenport Iowa sent floodwaters into streams, isolating Davenport from surrounding areas. Three inches of rain drenched the region in minutes as the Mississippi rose to a high level.
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Davenport
Mississippi
Shrewd Victor Hugo Shows Theatrical Managers Ways
The article explains how Dumas the elder and Victor Hugo jockeyed for control of new plays at Porte St. Martin. Hugo used concessions, ensemble focus, and staged changes to secure cast, settings, and even paper hangings, while threatening withdrawal to gain advantage.
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Dumas the Elder
Victor Hugo
Dumas
Porte St. Martin
Mile
Georges
Mme
Hugo
Frederick
Horel
Hargeo
Raucourt
Laferriere
George
Liorel
Northwestern Telephone reaches 92 000 cities in four states
Of interest to you to know the Northwestern Telephone Co's long distance lines and connections reach over 92,000 cities and towns in Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin. Copper metallic circuits offer first class service and low rates.
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Minnesota
Daketa
Iowa
Wisconsin
Surprise ruling in Montreal on extradition case
United States counsel and Canadian defense lawyers react to Judge Caron's decision freeing the accused and discharging extradition actions. They note two motions were before the court: quashing the habeas writ and moving the extradition hearing on its merits. The decision cites lack of date in the warrant, but the complaint specifies the offense dates and details. Counsel say they will decide on next steps.
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Quebec
Messrs
McMaster
Dandurand
United States
Gervaise
Gaynor
Greene
Montreal
British Empire
Caron
Cusgedy
Oberlin M. Carter
Carter
Canada
Typographical Union Ends Day With Wide Rule Changes
In Cincinnati on August 14 the International Typographical Union adopted major rule changes. The oldest substitutes receive first vacancies, weekly hours capped at fifty four, evening papers with Sunday editions moved to seven day publication, and several minor adjustments implemented.
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Cincinnati
The
International Typographical Union
Farmers' National Co Operative Exchange formed at Pierre
The Farmers' National Co-Operative Exchange company files articles of incorporation with $50,000,000 capital to buy sell and deal in grain provisions livestock and produce. It plans elevators warehouses cold storage stockyards and cash grain operations with stock allotted for farmers banks and board of trade. Incorporators are Hamilton White Joseph Burton and Ivan W Goodner.
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Farmers’ National Co-Operative Exchange
Pierre
D. Pierre
S. D
Farmers’ National Co-Operative Exchange Company
Board of Trade
Hamilton White
Joseph Burton
Ivan W. Goodner
Keokuk Dam Hopes Rally Support From Mississippi Towns
Mississippi river cities and Northwest lumber interests back a plan to push the transmississippi congress in St Paul to favor building a great dam across the river at Keokuk Iowa. The dam would end the government canal and provide about 60 000 electrical horsepower for commercial use as a War Department survey proceeds. Local cities within fifty miles include Dubuque Davenport and Rock Island and the next session of Congress will be asked to authorize the project.
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Mississippi River
Keokuk
War Department
National Congress
Congress
Dubuque
Davenport
Rock Island
Pope's Gift to Roosevelt Arrives From Vatican Visit
Bishop O Gorman of Sioux Falls who accompanied Governor Taft to the Vatican returns bearing a mosaic gift for President Roosevelt. He will visit Oyster Bay on Saturday to present the piece showing the pope on a Vatican terrace with Rome in the background and has been invited to dine with the president. He plans to visit Cardinal Gibbons in Newport afterward.
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New York
O’gorman
Sioux Falls
Taft
Vatican
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Vatican Gardens
Rome
Newport
Cardinal Gibbons
Chicago packing dispute to be taken to Interstate Commerce
The Chicago Live Stock association will file a formal complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission against Western railroads for cutting packing house and dressed meat rates without reducing livestock rates. W. T. Tomlinson, in Washington, will draft the live stock discrimination claim before returning. It is expected the traffic will pursue a full investigation.
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Chicago
Chicago Lve Stock Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western
W. T. Tomlinson
Washington
Ex-Slave Jerry Logan Sells Freedom to Court Clerk
In Knoxville on August 14 Jerry Logan a 60 year old former slave and janitor for the state supreme court sold himself to Gerald Stuart court clerk for 1000 dollars. He signs a contract to serve and obey Stuart as his master until death. Logan has debts to settle with the payment. He was born to slave parents and is noted to have many white friends from the old regime.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Jerry Logan
State Supreme Court
Gerald Stuart
Stuart
Logan
Governor Gage Arrested For Criminal Libel
California Governor Henry T. Gage was arrested in Los Angeles after a San Francisco detective served a warrant for criminal libel sworn by a San Francisco Call editor. He was released shortly after on a writ of habeas corpus.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Henry T. Gage
San Francisco
Buchanan Says Eight Hour Day Won for Iron Workers
President Buchanan of the International Structural Iron Workers association arrived in Philadelphia and announced the American Bridge company granted an eight hour day at 60 cents an hour in the Philadelphia district. The general sympathy strike ordered last Saturday by the union's executive board will be declared off.
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Philadelphia
Buchanan
International Structural Iron Workers’ Association
American Bridge Company
Philadllphia
General Jacob H. Smith Seriously Ill at Brother-in-Law Home
In Portsmouth Ohio on August 14 General Jacob H. Smith is reported seriously ill at the home of James W. Bannon. Doctors were summoned as the illness, a serious collapse, follows strain from his Samar campaign court martial and retirement news upon landing in San Francisco.
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Portsmouth
Jacob H. Smith
James W. Bannon
Samar
San Francisco
Elder Booth’s Skull Ties Hamlet Tale to Horse Theft
A bizarre tale from Seen and Heard recounts Edwin Booth acquiring a horse in Kentucky amid a capital offense era. He claimed Fontaine stole the horse, sparking a jailhouse revelation that Fontaine himself had been captured. The real Fontaine was later executed, and he left a skull to Booth by will for use in Hamlet.
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Booth
Louisville
Kentucky
Fontaine
Thomas
Mant Mrs Nocknoodle Oh Norris Exchange
A playful exchange illustrated with dramatic tempers and witty back and forth. The Chicago Tribune parody tone shows Mr Nocknoodle losing temper as he is pressed about constant goodness and kindness.
Hope For the Future Candidate Encouraged In Rally
A candidate's friend urges resilience saying the candidate should not be disheartened and that those who run and fight can still live to run another day. The exchange appears in the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Catholic Standard and Times
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Extra
R. Murphy
Austin, Minn
Lowing
Hunt
Western Telephone
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Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
Liberation of Gaynor and Greene
American Counsel
Golden Ladle Clothing House
Gage
St. Paul, Minn
Ireland
Pope
Bishop O'Gorman
Chicago Live Stock Association
California
General Smith
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