Mrs Eddy Examined on Competency in Business Affairs
Mrs Mary Baker Glover Eddy head of the Christian Science church was examined by nine chancery masters at her Concord New Hampshire home. Counsel and a court reporter attended. Eddy said her only difficulty is slight deafness and she can read but cannot hear distinctly. She added she can work long hours without fatigue when engaged in this line of thought.
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Concord
N. H
Mary Baker Glover Eddy
Christian Scientist Church
Nineters In
Chancery
Robbers Loot a Bank at Farmers' Bank Newfolden
In Crookston Minnesota area criminals robbed a bank at Farmers' Erie and Newfolden breaking through the door and blowing the safe. About $2000 was taken and the culprits escaped on horseback. Police believe this crime was part of a regional series of safe-cracking incidents.
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Crookston
Minn
Siaw the Ming
Erie
Newfolden
Humboldton
Abc
Judge Landis Delays Grand Jury Hearing to Sept. 3
In Chicago on August 15 Judge Landis of the United States district court postponed the grand jury investigation of rebates against the Chicago and Alton Railroad to September 3. The delay follows notification from Attorney General Bonaparte that the railroad company has been promised immunity, allowing time to review case records after the Standard Oil Indiana trial conviction.
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Chicago
Landis
United States
Ibstriect
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Bonaparte
Chicago and Alton
Victims of Massacre Buried at Casa Blanca
Tangier Aug 15 The European victims of the original massacre at Casa Blanca were buried Wednesday. Foreign consuls General Drude and a detachment of troops led 500 Europeans in the funeral procession as Fez reassessed security after the bombardment.
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Tangcher
Casa Blanca
Drude
Casa
War in Central America sparks multi-nation clash fears
Government circles in Mexico City report an imminent Central American war within four days led by Guatemala against Nicaragua with Guatemala and El Salvador aligned against Honduras and Nicaragua. In Atlanta, Miss Julia McKinley, kin of the late President McKinley, dies, a founder of the Daughters of the Revolution and active in the Daughters of the Confederacy and Colonial Dames.
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Mexico City
Central America
Guatemala
Nicaragna
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Atlanta
Julia McKinley
President McKinley
The
Daughters of the Revolution
McKinley
Daughters of the Confederacy
Colonial Dames
Rev Wilt Sunday Hurt In Buggy Accident
Oskaloosa Iowa August 15 former baseball player Rev Wilt Sunday was injured when a buggy overturned he may be confined to his room for several days Ian
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Oskaloosa
Wilt Sunday
Ian
Stephenson to Seek Six Year Senate Term in Wisconsin
Isaac Stephenson of Marinette aged multimillionaire who succeeded Spooner after a deadlock will run for a new six year term. James O. Davidson plans another gubernatorial run. The fishing trip on Stephenson’s yacht on the Escanaba river is viewed as politically significant despite officials calling it recreation.
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Madison
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Marinette
United States
John C. Spooner
Anuterm
James O. Davidson
Escanaba River
Stephenson
Davidson
Minnesota Red Men Conclave Elects New Officers
The Great Sun council of the Improved Order of Red Men held a convention in Bowlby hall, completing degree work and initiating sixteen members. Dr. Thomas J. Reid of Minneapolis was elected great sachem, succeeding Vivian Prince of Eveleth, with W. S. Wright, F. E. Erickson, Vivian Prince, and others named as officers and delegates for the next council. Winona to host the next convention in August.
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St. Paul
Ane
Great Sun Conncil
Order of Red Men
Bowlby Hall
Thomas J. Reid
Minneapolis
Sachem
Vivian Prince
Eveleth
Sagamore
BE. Erickson
Red Wing
D. C. Kane
Great Council
G. F. Toffman
Winona
T. J. McKeon
Duluth
EF. G Melander
Moorhead Winona
King Edward’s Reception Praised by London Papers
London newspapers and German correspondents praise the reception given to King Edward at Wilhelmshohe. They call the meeting friendly in character and note its success, signaling a warm reception and strong diplomatic tone during the visit.
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London
Edward
Wilhelmshohe
Turning point in appeasement policy between Britain and Germany
A newspaper note remarks that a king’s journey marks a turning point in the policy of appeasement with Germany. It recalls a similar voyage two years earlier by King Ward, during which relations with Germany were so strained that his majesty did not halt in German territory.
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Great Britain
Germany
Ward
Milwaukee Strikers Demand Roosevelt Intervention
Representatives of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union in Milwaukee on August 16 urged President Roosevelt to seize and operate the telegraph lines as government property if needed. They declared they would fight to a finish in the current dispute.
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Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Telegraiets’ Union
Stivierk
Opening 55 000 Acres of South Dakota Lands Announced
Interior department announces a presidential proclamation opening 55 000 acres of former Lower Brule Indian reservation land in South Dakota. About 350 farms will form the tracts ten miles southeast of Pierre. Applicants must file affidavits in Pierre between Oct 7 and Oct 12. Drawings follow with entry beginning the next Monday. Land to be entered under the homestead law, up to 160 acres each, at $1.25 to $2.50 per acre with $1 down at entry and remaining in yearly installments.
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Washington
Aug
Interior Department
Lower Brule Indian Reservation
South Dakota
Huntley Lands
Montana
Pierre
Pierre Land Office
Roosevelt Will Not Intervene In Telegraphers' Strike
Oyster Bay Aug 15 President Roosevelt will not personally intervene in the telegraphers' strike. Appeals from boards of trade and commercial bodies have been sent to the president, urging direct action. Communications were referred to Commissioner of Labor Neill, who has not reported to the president yet and it is believed the administration views the limit of its authority as reached.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Boards of Trade and Commercial Bodies
Chicago Board of Trade
Labor Neill
Progress Toward Normal Telegraph Service In Chicago
Chicago August fifteenth reports say Western Union will reopen its Board of Trade office and Postal officials anticipate branch offices soon. Union brokers face pressure to sign contracts while many large firms have agreed to the union scale. Samuel Gompers and AFL efforts push for peace though strike impulses persist. AP operators debate arbitration with no action yet.
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Chicago
West
Western Union Telegraph Company
Board of Trade
Postal Company
Commission
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Taft Revising Speech Ahead of Columbus Address
Secretary Taft spent Wednesday forenoon revising his Columbus speech to be delivered Monday night before the Buckeye Republican club. He plans to outline the campaign keynote and address the Brownaville episode while noting no discussion of national finances with the president. He hopes to return from the Philippines by Nov. 7 via the Rainbow landing at Vladivostok, with plans to skip the Dalny route. He denied resignations amid cabinet-change rumors and commented on Filipino voter turnout, saying he expected a light vote based on his Cuba experience.
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Washington
Taft
Buckeye Republican Club
Columbus
Philippines
Manila
Manila Bay
Vladivostok
Two Continents
Dalny
Nievechwane
Manchuria
Cuba
Charge May Be Murder In Virginia District Strike
Gus Koerner, state watcher on ore interests, says ore from stock piles during the strike is moving in the Virginia district. He notes unauthorized armed deputies, non residents, and a guard who shot a striker in the back. Labor groups prepare to push murder prosecutions if the man dies.
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St. Paul
Gus Koerner
Virginia
Koerner
Black Hand threats target Brooklyn church pastor
New York August 15 police guard surrounds Church of Our Lady of Loretta in Brooklyn after Rev Father Vincent Sorrentino reports two Black Hand demands for money. A letter threatens dynamiting the church and rectory and killing the pastor unless $3,000 is left under a stone on Pacific street.
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New York
Strike situation unchanged in Los Angeles area
Los Angeles on August 15 reports Western Union and Postal have enough staff to handle normal dispatch. The Associated Press continues serving all twenty five papers in Southern California and Arizona, with one exception, keeping news transmission steady amid ongoing labor actions.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Western Union
Postal
Dispatch
Associated Press
California
Arizona
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results include Boston 8 St. Louis 6 with Boston hosting. Brooklyn 0 Pittsburgh 8. Philadelphia 4 Chicago ?. New York 4 Cincinnati. American League games show Chicago 6 Boston 5. Detroit 9 Philadelphia 2. Cleveland 1 New York 2. St. Louis 1 Washington 0. American Association notes St Paul 5 Columbus 6. Minneapolis 5 Toledo 4. Milwaukee 3 Louisville 7. Milwaukee rail rate news: 2-cent per mile rate in Wisconsin takes effect at midnight.
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Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
American Association
St. Paul
Collambus
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Wisconsin
Telegraph situation unchanged as strikers claim strength
New York August 15 There is little change in the telegraph situation in New York and eastern cities. Both telegraph companies report satisfaction with progress while strikers leaders say their cause is strengthened. No trouble in brokers offices and many big houses granted wage and hours demands. News service in the East remains practically unimpaired. Strikers hoped for union with the Order of Railway Telegraphers but that collaboration did not materialize.
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New York
Figures Do Not Agree On Telegraphers Reserve Funds
Kansas City August 15 Cal E Ryle, head of the grievance committee of the commercial telegraphers union, says the Order of Railway Telegraphers offered its 1,000,000 dollar reserve fund to striking commercial members. Minneapolis records for May show the protective fund balance at 62,404.37 as of March 31, 1907, though the order had 159,288.24 in the general fund on March 1, 1907, not all of which would be available for aiding allima minions.
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Kansas City
Cal E. Ryle
Union of the Commercial Telegraphers
Commercial New
Minneapolis
F. J. Quick
Protective Fund
Quick
Tragedy Hints As Clues Found On Santa Fe Docks
Parts of a woman’s clothing torn and blood smeared lay at the outer Santa Fe docks near a hair with blood and a black leather purse. A note signed B K warns May to meet at 8 pm or he will hurt both. Blood trails show a struggle toward the wharf as authorities investigate.
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San Diego
Cal
Santa Fe
B. K
Old Place
Postmaster General Meyer outlines postal reforms
Postmaster General Meyer visiting New York on the way to Washington outlined plans for a parcels post likely capped at ten pounds. He discussed a postal savings bank, reduced rates with steamship connected countries, and the introduction of postage stamp slot machines.
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New York
Meyer
Washington
Oyster Bay
Congress
United States
Trial of Lewis Glass Opens in San Francisco Court
San Francisco on August fifteenth marks the start of the trial of Vice President and General Manager Lewis Glass of the Pacific States Telephone company. He faces charges of bribing Supervisor Lanagan to vote against a Home Telephone franchise application. Attorney Heney argues new evidence supports the case following a previous disagreement over Boxton.
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San Francisco
Lewis Glass
Pacific States Telephone Company
Lanagan
Home Telephone Company
Typographical Union Meeting Yields Little Progress
In Hot Springs Arkansas on August 15 the Wednesday session of the International Typographical Union focused on the laws committee report, but little progress was made as discussions dominated the agenda.
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Hot Springs
Ark
International Typographical Union
Laws Committee
Stock Prices Slump as Market Panic Grips Investors
Distrust of government stance toward corporations, global monetary stringency fears, and Pope Manufacturing distress trigger a dramatic market slide. Amalgamated Copper drops to a yearly low before closing down sharply. New York Central, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Union Pacific, Northern Pacific and United States Steel all fall. Margin calls flood brokerages and talk of a bankers pool surfaces but lacks support.
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New York
Pope Manufacturing Company
New England
Pope Company
Harriman
Hill
Reading
St. Paul
Amalgamated Copper
New York Central
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
Receivers Appointed for Pope Manufacturing and Subsidiaries
Receivers were appointed in New York New Jersey Connecticut and Massachusetts for Pope Manufacturing and its Pope Motor Car Co with plants in Hartford. Illinois Ohio Indiana and Maryland will follow. The combined assets reach 11 205 570 with liabilities of 1 972 826. Albert L Pope and Egbert J Tamblyn named receivers in respective states. William A Read cited a plant strike six months ago that led to 200 car orders cancelled and later bank credit limits worsened the situation.
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New York
Pope Manufacturing Company
Pope Motor Car Company
Hartford
Pope
Albert L. Pope
Massachusetts
Connecticut
William A. Read
Egbert J. Tamblyn
Chancery Court of
New Jersey
Maclean remains prisoner as Raisuli holds him
Aug 15 Tangier reported Sir Harry Maclean still a prisoner of Raisuli, not freed as earlier stated. In another item, Sault Ste. Marie police found Charles Bee's body in the Brimley river, dead about a week with facial bruising. authorities suspect murder and investigations continue.
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Tangier
Harry Maclean
Raisuli
Liberty
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Charles Bee
Brimley
Bee
England
Goodyear Drowns While Bathing at Corona Del Mar
Albert Goodyear, manager of the Del mar Hotel above Newport Bay in Santa Anna California, was drowned while bathing. He came from Milwaukee four years ago.
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Santa Anna
Cal
Albert Goodyear
Hotel Delmar
Corona Delmar
Newport Bay
Goodyear
Milwaukee
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the Postal Service
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