Riot turmoil in Springfield tests troops as city fears flare
Springfield Illinois endures violent clashes as guardsmen quell mobs near city hall. Two deaths from earlier injuries mark the unrest. A court of inquiry absolves Private J B Klein of killing Earl Nelson while defending a baggage car. Guards quell wire cutting attempts, rioters flee, and refugees seek shelter at the arsenal amid intensified security measures.
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Springfield
Ill
J. B. Klein
First
Illinois Infantry
Earl Nelson
Kankakee
Wells
Klein
James Miles
J. Judson
S. F. High
F. A. Guilford
Illinois
Scott
Kleins
Illinois Central
Guilford
Nelson
Cooper
Democratic National Committee to act on novel idea in Bryan visit
Lincoln Nebraska August 17 A novel suggestion aimed at strengthening the Democratic party during the campaign will be considered by the Democratic national committee during W J Bryans Chicago visit next week The plan centers on bank deposit guarantees and Bryan will expand on the issue in a Topeka speech August 27 The literary bureau will profile communities with bank failures to present arguments supporting the guaranty plank Bryan attended morning services at Fairview Methodist Church and later hosts from Lincoln visited his farm with Mayor Frank W Brown among the automobilists He joked about golf versus baseball noting baseball is more cooperative and golf demands more individual effort.
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Lincoln
Neb
Democratic National Committee
W. J. Bryan
Chicago
Denver
Topeka
Bryan
Little Methodist Church
Fairview
Frank W. Brown
Body Found in Trunk Near Mount Ephraim
Picnickers near Mount Ephraim, Camden, discover a badly decomposed man wedged inside an old trunk tied with ropes. A breast wound indicates he was shot, turning a casual outing into a homicide case.
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Camden
N. J
Mount Ephraim
Democratic Drive Aims for Northwestern States Campaign
In Chicago on August 17 the Democratic national committee outlines a vigorous plan to swing the Northwestern states into the party. Chairman Mack may tour the West to rally leaders, with Montana and other mountain states seen as promising battle grounds. John A. Atwood of the speakers bureau plans to dispatch top speakers to Western districts, while Wade travels to Buffalo to launch the national campaign in New York state.
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Chicago
Mack
Pacific
Democratic
Montana
John A. Atwood
Martin J. Wade
Iowa
Buffalo
New York State
National Committee
Fire destroys Minnedosa engine house and four locomotives
The Canadian Pacific railway engine house at Minnedosa Manitoba and four locomotives were burned. The blaze began in an engine under repair. The freight office rolling stock and elevators were also destroyed. Minnedosa, 100 miles northwest of Winnipeg on the Yorkton branch, is a divisional point and the fire will disrupt traffic this season.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Engire
Minnedosa
Here
Yorkton
War Minister Redjeb Pasha Dies in Istanbul
Constantinople Aug 17 reports the sudden death of War Minister Redjeb Pasha from heart disease. The new cabinet’s programme is published, pledging reform across laws, army and navy, and government departments, with inclusion of non Mussulmans in military service. It also seeks renewal of commercial treaties and improved relations with all powers.
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Constantinople
Redjeb Pasha
Husband and wife slain near Columbus grocery store
Arthur Neidlander, 34, and his wife, 19, were found shot and stabbed. He lay in a room above his grocery store while she was in the adjacent street. Police arrested neighbor John Newkirk who allegedly threatened to kill them after his mother was bitten by their dog.
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Columbus, O
Arthur Neidlander
John Newkirk
Severe Squall Hits Duluth Yachting Parties
A severe squall with heavy rain struck Duluth and nearby areas causing narrow escapes for several yachting parties. One boat carrying Frank Farrell and five others remains missing.
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Duluth
Frank Farrell
Retirement of Admiral Evans Ends Fighting Bob Era
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans known as Fighting Bob retires after forty five years of service. He commanded the greatest fleet of ships under the American flag and led a notable voyage around Cap e Horn though ill health. Born 1846 Floyd County Virginia he joined the navy in 1860 and served from Fort Fisher to Santiago.
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Washington
Robly D. Evans
Bob
United States Navy
Evans
Fort Fisher
Congress
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
Floyd County
Virginia
Samuel Andrew Jackson Evans
Naval Academy
Territory of
Utah
Young Evans
Iowa
Santiago
Hampton Roads
Cape Horn
Chile
Yorktown
Valparaiso
Bob” Evans
Taft to take fishing trip before campaign work
Taft and party will leave Hot Springs Virginia on Friday August 28 for a week fishing on Lake Erie and then proceed to Cincinnati for election day activities. The trip features a Middle Bass club visit with Taft hosted by Charles T. Lewis and J Warren Keifer. A Virginia rally is expected to draw 5000 Virginians from several counties.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Virginia Hot Springs
Lake Erie
Cincinnati
Middle Bass Club
Middle Bass Island
Put-in- Bay
Hayes
Garfield
McKinley
Cleveland
Charles T. Lewis
Toledo
J. Warren Keifer
Mr. Taft
Virginia
Charlottsville
Shenandoah Valley
Augusta
Highland
Bath
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Page
Rock Bridge
Bote Tout Counties
Three Drowned While Bathing in Lake Champlain
Grand Isle Vermont reports three drowned while swimming in Lake Champlain. Miss Lucy Perry and Miss Sarah Dishasway of Plattsburg New York and Miss Elizabeth Dishasway of Brooklyn New York were the victims.
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Grand Isle, Vt
Lucy Perry
Sarah Dishasway
Plattsburg, N. Y
Elizabeth Dishasway
Brooklyn, N. Y
Lake Champlain
Man Held in Murder Bid Ties to Milk Unions
Stephen C. Sumner, a former prominent trades figure and a candidate for the appellate court, was held in connection with a shooting at Wirt B. Steyer's Kensington milk center. Steyer, shot in a rear barn, is expected to die. Two men, Harry Ferry and George Turner, were arrested alongside Sumner.
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Murer Chicaes
Stephen C. Fummer
Thiai
Chia
Wirt B. Steyer
Kensington
Steyer
Milk Drivers’ Union
Sumner
Milk Wagon Drivers’ Union
Harry Ferry
United Teamasters’ Union
George Turner
Motor Boat Sinks in Niagara River Tragedy
In Buffalo on August 17 three people drown after a motor boat is struck by a pleasure barge on the Niagara River. Victims include Mrs. William Pagels Mrs. Charlotte Meyers and ten year old Raymond Pagels. Henry Schauss steered the motor boat aiming to pass under the barge bow but was unable to avert collision.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara River
William Pagels
Charlotte Meyers
Raymond Pagels
Henry Schauss
Woman Burns Through Window As Fire Destroys Home
Miss Fannie Dudovitz, 590 Temperance street, leaped from a window with her ten year old daughter Eva escaping a blaze that consumed a buggy with a two month old asleep inside. J O Connor entered to rescue the infant as the fire department fought the flames started by a gasoline stove. The mother suffered serious burns and was taken to the city hospital.
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St. Paul
Fannie Dudovitz
Temperance Street
Eva
J. O'Connor
Poisoning scare at Langford hotel hospitalizes guests
Arlington reports twenty guests at a Langford hotel were poisoned by what appears to be tainted canned vegetables. The entire hotel was turned into a temporary hospital as doctors labored overnight to stabilize the victims and prevent further fatalities.
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Arlington
Langford
Lynching Report From Prospect Impending in Burton Chase
Blood funds were sent from Baton Rouge to Burton as a posse pursues a Black man who attempted to assault a twelve year old white girl. If captured the suspect will likely be lynched.
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Baton Rouge
Burton
Chicago Great Western Railway Ortho Bound Timetable Fragments
Partial train timetable shows outbound and inbound schedules for the Chicago Great Western Railway with times for the Orth Bound and South Bound routes, listing connections to Fort Dodge Mason City Lyle Manly Omaha and Mason City lines with arrival and departure times.
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Chicago, Great Western Railway
Pie Teotene
Fort 66
Omaha
Lyle, Manly
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Lylesone
Three Grand Prizes Drawn at Local Store Sale
In an August evening promotion a local store offers three prizes to customers who pay cash or on account. First prize a 56 piece best ware dinner set worth 8.50, second prize a Mission lamp valued at 4.50, third prize half a dozen solid silver knives and forks valued at 3.50. Draw is at 9 PM with music.
Fresh Baked Goods and Household Goods Sale
Local store advertises dried prunes peaches laundry soap tea and soap bars at low prices. It promotes Mother’s Choice tea per pound 50c and announces 500 pairs of sample shoes with free mending and a Sacrifice sale by The Foot Schulz Co.
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Gibson
Foot Schulz Co
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Homer F. Pierson
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