Hisgen Nomination News Draws Record Crowd in New Clubhouse
In New York a packed Independence League event filled the Waverly Place clubhouse to hear Thomas L. Hisgen named as the party’s presidential candidate. Hearst led the welcome as cheers rang. supporters hailed Hisgen as the trust buster and anticipated future leadership. Voters asked about John Temple Graves as vice president nominee.
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New York
Independence League
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Lttle
Waverly Place
William R. Hearst
Mr. Hisgen
Hisgen
John Temple Graves
Mr. Graves
Hisgen Nominated by Independence Party in City Rally
Mr Graves health caused plan abandonment as Henry Powell announces candidate Hisgen for president. About 8 000 to 10 000 crowd outside hears Hisgen address from clubhouse steps after a 15 minute speech inside.
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Hisgen
Melvin G. Palliser
Henry A. Powell
Powell
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Mr. Hisgen
Father and Son Die in Sunshine Mine Coal Fall
In Centerville Iowa on September 1 Antonio Debull and his son Adolf were fatally crushed by a coal fall at the Sunshine mine. The father, Belgian by birth, leaves three orphaned children.
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Sunshine
Antonio
Adolf Debull
Belgium
Melbourne welcomes American fleet amid joyous crowds
Melbourne celebrated the arrival of sixteen U S battleships with massive crowds in the streets. Lord Northcote and Prime Minister Deakin spoke at a parliament house banquet as Rear Admiral Sperry pledged friendship and urged unity among English speaking nations.
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New York
Victoria
Parliament House
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Commonwealth
Deakin
United States
Sperry
Commonwealth Pariament
Wu Ting Fang May Return to China
Washington reports that Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang denied any government discontent and said he had not spoken on politics beyond educational aims. Possible successor Liang Tun Yen had previously been named for Washington posting and was kept in Beijing before Wu’s reappointment.
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Wu Ting Fang
Peking
America
China
United States
Liang Tun Yen
Customs
Tien Tsin
Shen Tung Liang Cheng
Mr. Wu
Three Drownings In Jamaica Bay Tragedy
Mrs Richard Rudermacher aged 32 of Brooklyn and her two children Ida eleven and Richard four were drowned in Jamaica bay after a fishing accident. The boy toppled overboard from a float and the girl jumped in to save him, followed by the mother, but none resurfaced.
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New York
Richard Rudermacher
Brooklyn
Ida
Richard
Jamaica Bay
Steel Plant Platform Collapse Kills One in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia on September 1 a platform thirty feet above the ground at the Carnegie Steel Bellaire plant collapsed while workers were painting. One man died and three others were seriously injured.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Bellaire
Carnegie Steel Company
Veterans converge in Boston for fifth Spanish War encampment
More than 3,000 veterans of the Spanish war have gathered in Boston for the formal opening of the fifth annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans. Delegates from nearly every state in the Union are represented as the event begins.
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Boston
Duluth Man Sentenced for Wife’s Murder
Henry L. Wilson of Duluth received a life prison term from Judge Dibel after being convicted of first degree murder for shooting his wife to death in West Duluth last spring.
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Duluth
Henry L. Wilson
West Duluth
Dibel
Minnesota State Fair Opens With Lower Attendance
The 1908 Minnesota state fair closed its first day in St. Paul with an attendance under 48,000, and the number admitted was not more than half of the first day crowd in 1907.
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St. Paul
Robbery attempt ends with Roberts shot by masked thief
Mrs. W. S. Williams recounts a Baltimore county boardwalk shooting in Atlantic City where Charlies B. Roberts Jr. was wounded while refusing to surrender money. She described the masked robber firing as Roberts advanced, the assailant fleeing into darkness and neither Williams nor Roberts recognizing the voice.
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Long Green
Baltimore County
G. Williams
Sherlock Swann
Police Board
Charlies B. Roberts, Jr
Atlantic City
Mr. Roberts
Mrs. Williams
Remote prospects in boardwalk shooting case
Atlantic City authorities report doubt of obtaining a statement from Charles B. Roberts as he lies in the city hospital. Investigators say the circumstantial inquiry into last Wednesday night’s boardwalk shooting has stalled. Detective Wilson returns from Baltimore after questioning W. S. G. Williams who claims to have spent the night at his countryside home.
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N. J
Charles B. Roberts
City Hospital
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Wilson
Baltimore
W. S. G. Williams
Mr. Williams
Dixon Appointed Director of Republican Speakers Bureau
Senator Joseph M. Dixon of Montana was named director of the speakers bureau at the Chicago headquarters by Republican committee chairman Frank Hitchcock. The report notes Dixon's long service in Congress and wide ties with Western party leaders who will fill speaking engagements. President Roosevelt greeted Olympic athletes and officials during a White House event, praising Marathon and London team performances.
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Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Dixon
House of Representatives
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Congress
Hitchcock
New York
Hayward
Senator Dixon
Fred C. Upham
National Committee
Sherman
Hamilton Club
Tragedy in Pennsylvania near Scenery Hill leaves two men dead
Two decayed corpses found within twenty feet of each other in dense undergrowth two miles from Scenery Hill and a torn ground reveal a fierce struggle. A third hat nearby hints at a possible fourth person. A revolver and a woman may be linked to the case as farmer Joseph Frederick adds details of shots and screams heard near the scene.
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Washington
Scenery Hill
Monongahela and Washington Railroad
Joseph Frederick
Frederick
Victorious Athletes Visit the President
The American Olympic team, fresh from London victories, arrived at Oyster Bay aboard their yacht and were greeted by President Roosevelt on Sagamore Hill. The Sylph and accompanying launches aided the athletes as they disembarked.
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Oyster Bay
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London
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Roosevelt Wone
Sylph
Salamore
Dart
Gleam
Three carpenters killed in fall at Wall Street remodel
On September 1 in New York three carpenters working on a temporary scaffold on wire cables at the old custom house site near Wall Street were hurled to a skylight eighty feet below when a support cable parted. Andrew O Malley aged 27 died on arrival, Charles Clark 30 died minutes later, James Graham 30 survived briefly with a skull fracture and internal injuries before being hospitalized in critical condition.
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Rome
Custom House
Wall Street
National City Bank
Andrew O'Malley
Charles Clark
James Graham
Atlanta Fire Threatens Village in Alpena Michigan
Alpena Mich Sept 1 The village of Atlanta is fighting a blaze that threatens destruction as forest fires rage across the area. Wires are down and timber products ties logs and nearby crops have been destroyed in the flames.
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Alpena
Mich
Atlanta
Great Fire Extinguished in City of Mexico
City officials report a major blaze in Mexico extinguished after hours of effort. Fire crews contained the flames with minimal structural damage and no injuries, as authorities inspect the site for cause.
Fire at Dos Bocas Ends After Two Months
A great oil well fire near Tampico at Dos Bocas, burning for two months, has been extinguished. An estimated 3,000,000 barrels valued at about $3,090,000 were consumed by the blaze. Separately, Minneapolis Journal owner Rock of the Journal Publishing Company passes to a syndicate led by Hershey Jones for about $1.2 million.
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Dos Bocas
Tampico
Minneapolis
Capital Rock
Journal Publishing Company
Minneapoli
Minneapolis Journal
Herschel Y. Jones
Northwest
Commercial
Jones
Market Quotations Minneapolis Wheat Update
Minneapolis market report lists wheat quotations for August, Sept, and Dec contracts with prices for on track No 1 Hard at 1.01 dollars, No 1 Northern at 1.00 dollars, and No 2 Northern at 97 3/4 cents, No 3 Northern at 94 to 96 cents.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and flax futures settle on track in Duluth hour
Wheat futures in Duluth show No 1 Northern at 1.00 for September and 1.01 for May with 977gc in Dec. Flax futures quoted as arriving on track with 1.26 for September and 1.25, 1.24, 1.23% for later months.
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Duluth
Northern
Livestock Prices St Paul Cattle Hogs Sheep Report
St Paul market prices list cattle from good to choice steers at 6.00 to 6.75 with other grades 5.00 to 5.75, cows and heifers 4.00 to 5.00, calves 3.76 to 5.75. Hogs ranged 6.40 to 6.60, sheep wethers 3.75 to 4.10, yearlings 4.00 to 4.25, spring lambs 4.50 to 6.26.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Summary
Chicago grain and provisions prices on August 31 show wheat for September at 95 4, Dec 98 ¾, May 98 ½ to 91 ¾ cents. Corn for September 77 7/8, Dec 67 ¾, May 65 ¼ cents. Oats September 49 ¾, Dec 49 54, May 51 cents. Pork September 14.72 ½, Oct 14.87 ½, Jan 16.27. Butter creameries 18 22 ¾. Dairy 17 20 cents. Eggs 18 ¾ cents. Poultry: turkeys 10 10 ½ cents, chickens 10 ½ 10 ¾ cents, springs 13 4 cents.
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Chicago
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Lambs
Chicago market prices list cattle and hogs with varied grades and values. Cows calves calves calves and yearlings noted with different price ranges. Sheep and lambs show demand with price spread from good to rough.
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