Musical Treat at Scherschell Home Recital on West 14th
Seventy guests attended a recital by Miss Scherschell's musical pupils at the Scherschell residence on West 14th Street. The program was well executed and refreshments followed. Guests included Mrs. Joseph Diedrich and the guest Miss Coleta Diedrich and Grace Hurtie staying with Mrs. Fred Scherschell in Coxton.
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Joseph Diedrich
Coleta Diedrich
Grace Hurtie
Fred Scherschell
Coxton
Merchants Challenge City Professionals After Victory
After a Wednesday win over City Hall and Court House, the merchants issued a challenge to physicians dentists and pharmacists. The merchants boast a strong lineup of husky hitters and claim to be among the best amateur groups in the area.
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City Hall
Court House
Woods
Coal Prices Set to Rise in Bedford Area
Bedford residents with winter coal shortages should prepare for a price increase as dealers in several cities report a mid summer rise. The July raise added 25 cents a ton, and another 25 cent bump is expected within 30 to 60 days due to spring mine shutdowns and a shortage of railroad cars from grain traffic.
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Bedford
On Trial Burch Of Oolitic Charged With Stoning
Burch of Oolitic stands trial charged with stoning Bedford business men. Evidence details and court proceedings are set to unfold as defense and prosecution present their cases. Local officials said the incident drew significant attention from residents and reporters.
Stones Thrown at Bedford Men In Oolitic Incident
About a dozen Oolitic youths were tried in a Justice's court for throwing stones at two Bedford businessmen on July 23. One victim suffered facial injuries from a sharp stone. Authorities believe the assailants mistook the men for others in the dark. Earlier, Bedford boys were egged.
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Bedford
Oolitic
Merchants Win Game In City Hall Derby
The Merchants defeated the City Hall and Court House team 19 to 0 in a hard hitting Wednesday afternoon baseball game at Wash. John Miller starred with three three base hits driving in multiple runs, while John McCormick and Lynn Rutchback made standout plays. Ralph Cosner was hit by a pitch but not seriously hurt and the losers planned a victory banquet at a local hotel.
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Washington Park
John Miller
Merchants
John
John McCormick
Lynn Rutchback
Tapp
Mitchell
Marley
Ralph Cosner
Miss Genevieve Iseminger Guests with Judge Iseminger
Miss Genevieve Iseminger of Columbus Ohio visits at the Webster house as a guest of her father Judge Iseminger.
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Genevieve Iseminger
Columbus, Ohio
Judge Iseminger
Webster House
Jordan and Greiffe open Friday with new soda fountain
Jordan and Greiffe announce Friday evening opening of a new ice cream soda fountain with flowers and music. Visitors include Lewis and Ethel Ramey staying with relatives in Bedford. Edna Pitts returns from Oxford Ohio. Charles Sculley visits from California after sixteen years. Jennie Jackson visiting the Ramseys in Binghamp ton. I N Lake of Indianapolis in city. Emma Taylor returns to Bedford after visit with Mr and Mrs T H Murphy.
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Jordan & Greiffe
Emma Taylor
Bedford
T. H. Murphy
Washington Herald
Pension gridlock as Congress stalls on appropriation
The pension bureau reports a historic cash crisis with San Francisco at 7 cents and Detroit at 4 cents, unpaid pensions to 200,000 veterans, and Congress delaying the pension appropriation bill. Paymaster General Smith may disburse limited funds if the deficiency bill fails this week. Taft vetoes the steel tariff bill for lacking tariff board input and for revenue only claims. Senate passes cotton bill with an 86 to 19 vote, cutting schedules by about forty percent.
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Washington
Pension Bureau
San Francisco
Detroit
Congress
Indianapolis
Knoxville
Louisville
New York
Philadelphia
Topeka
Smith
Senate
House
Tariff Board
Taft
Act of Congress
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
U S Vice Consul Slain in Cartagena
American vice consul William Bruce McMaster was shot and killed in Cartagena Colombia. Dispatches say the death occurred while he was hunting last Sunday. An investigation is under way as officials seek the cause and whether it was accident or murder.
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William Bruce McMaster
Cartagena
Colombia
Washington
State Department
McMaster
Kemper
Lfe
Harriman Raised 240000 for Campaign in 1904
Former Gov Odell testified before a Senate committee that Edward Harriman raised 240000 for the 1904 campaign after a White House meeting with President Roosevelt. Odell said 200000 went to New York state efforts while the rest stayed with the Republican national committee. He noted possible misstatements by Cornelius Bliss to George Sheldon.
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Washington
Benjamin B. Odell
New York
Senate
Edward H. Harriman
George R. Sheldon
Odell
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Sheldon
Bliss
Roosevelt
Harriman
White House
New York State
National Committee
People's party ends fifth national convention in St Louis
The People's party of the United States closes its fifth national convention in St Louis with a new platform and elected officers. Samuel Williams of Vincennes Indiana becomes chairman F J Robinson of Cloverdale Indiana is secretary and Joe A Parker of Parma Missouri is vice president. The money platform first adopted in Omaha in 1892 is reaffirmed with the statement that the quantitative theory of money is now universally conceded.
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St. Louis
People’s Party of the United
Bereaved thanks for kindness from neighbors and Buff Stone officials
Horatio Pritchett and family express gratitude for the sympathy shown after their bereavement. They single out the Red Men and Buff Stone Company officials for thoughtful acts and kindness.
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Buff Stone Company
Horatio Pritchett
Local visitors from Ft Ritner spend day with Wickers
John Wicker of Ft Ritner arrives with his mother Mrs. 2.5 Wicker and aunt Mrs. Margaret Clark of Chicago to visit Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wicker on West 18th Street for the day.
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John Wicker
Ft. Ritner
Cincinnati Couple Guests of Frank Techs Wednesday
Mr and Mrs T Dunihue of Cincinnati were guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Tech on their way home from Atlantic City, stopping for a Wednesday evening visit.
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T. Dunihue
Cincinnati
Atlantic City
Frank Tech
Hilles Picks Talented Advisory Committee for Campaign
Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the Republican national committee, announced the advisory committee members including William Barnes Jr and John Wanamaker among others from New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Indiana, Rhode Island, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
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New York
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
William Barnes, Jr
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Col
Austin Colgate
New Jersey
Thomas H. Devine
Colorado
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Maryland
John Hays Hammond
Massachusetts
Joseph B. Kealing
Indiana
Adolph Lewisohn
Ury F. Lippitt
Rhode Island
David W. Mulvane
Kansas
Harry S. New
Herbert Parsons
Samuel L. Powers
Elihu Root
John Wanamaker
Pennsylvania
George R. Sheldon
Otto F. Stifel
Missouri
Fred W. Upham
Illinois
Pardon for Dietz Sought in Cameron Dam Case
Governor McGovern will hear today the pardon application for John Dietz of Cameron Dam fame who barricaded his home and resisted a sheriff s posse two years ago. A deputy sheriff was killed in the clash and Dietz was sentenced to life. The request comes through Mrs. Dietz.
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Madison, Wis
McGovern
John Dietz
Cameron Dam Fame
Dietz
Eighth Slayer Is Electrocuted in Auburn
John Maruszewski, an Erie county murderer, was executed by electric chair in Auburn New York on August 15 becoming the eighth name added to the week’s toll. He killed Policeman Frank Shafer and Charles Kosack in the crimes cited by authorities.
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Auburn
N. Y
John Maruszewski
Erie County
Maruszewski
Frank Shafer
Charles Kosack
MacVeagh Accused Resigns Refusal At New Orleans
Louis P Bryant refuses to resign as surveyor of customs at New Orleans after Treasury Secretary MacVeagh requests his stepping down. Bryant says the move stems from his support for Roosevelt in the presidential race. The exchange highlights political tensions as the secretary seeks administrative changes.
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New Orleans
Treasury
MacVeagh
Louis P. Bryant
Roosevelt
Special Campaign Rate Offer for The Weekly Mail
The Weekly Mail will be mailed to any address until after the election for 25 cents paid in advance.
Ohio Progressives Plan Third Party State Ticket
In Cleveland on Aug 15 Ohio Progressives meet to plan a full third party state ticket after a Garfield fall. A state convention will be organized to name electors supporting the Roosevelt ticket.
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Cleveland
James R. Garfield
Ohio
Roosevelt
Senate Passes Post Office Bill with Parcels Post Plan
The senate approved a post office appropriation around 160 million dollars after two days of debate. The bill creates a parcels post with a flat 12 cent per pound rate, limits weight to 11 pounds, and allows postal employees to organize without joining outside labor groups. It also permits government clerks to form organizations that avoid strike obligations.
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Washington
Post Office
Senate
Post Office Department
House
Congress
Root
la Follette
New York
United States
Mill Strike Threat Looms in New Bedford Mills
New Bedford Massachusetts August 15 The Industrial Workers of the World plan a renewed strike across all cotton cloth mills in the city following a union led stoppage backed by the Textile Council. After a brief walkout in 12 mills workers 13 000 strong were sent home while seven mills granted concessions and ended the dispute.
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New Bedford
Mass
Industrial Workers of the World
Weavers
Textile Council
New Evidence Shows Sugar Trust Piracy
Denver reports a government inquiry into the sugar trust reveals letters claiming Great Western Sugar and Refining Company controlled the industry. Testimony shows C S Morey, and Havemeyer interests blocked a Monte Vista beet sugar factory and warned managers to withhold information.
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Denver
Great Western Sugar and Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Ward Darley
Montevista
Colo
Durango
C. S. Morey
Great Western Sugar Company
Western
Havemeyer
Darley
John L. McNeil
Mr. Morey
Stevens
Colorado
Morey
Heike
Henry O. Havemeyer
W. B. Thomas
American Sugar and Refining Company
Congress
Whence the Term Gazette and the Venetian News Sheet
A note explains that the word Gazette comes from a small Venetian coin that priced the first news sheet published in Venice. The insight links currency to the origin of a term used for newspapers.
It Isn’t Every Woman Who Will Make You a Good Wife
Epigram from satire notes that not every woman will make you a good wife nor a good husband. The quip reflects gendered expectations in a wry, cautionary tone.
Astor Baby Born Heiress Son Named John Jacob
John Jacob Astor's posthumous son was born at 1 o'clock in New York and christened John Jacob after his father. Mrs Madeline Force Astor, the young widow, rests at the Astor mansion on Fifth Avenue. The baby is valued at 3 million dollars, with 8 million set aside for him in Colonel Astor's will. Vincent and Muriel Astor are abroad with Ava Willing Astor. Vincent sailed for Europe recently. News of the birth drew wide public interest following Colonel Astor’s death and the Titanic rescue sequence.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
John Jacob
Madeline Force Astor
Astor Mansion
Fifth Avenue
Colonel Astor
Vincent
Muriel Astor
Astor
Europe
Ava Willing Astor
Madeline Force
Edwin B. Craigin
William Vincent Astor
Ava
Darrow Lawyer Defends Dynamiters In Bitter Attack
In Los Angeles on August 15 Earl Rogers continued his vigorous argument for the defense in the Darrow case. He attacked witnesses and prosecutors with a knife like precision while dissecting prosecution testimony. After Rogers, Clarence Darrow himself is to present his defense before the jury, with John D. Fredericks for the prosecution set to close. Separately, Washington reported the death of Dr. T B McClintic of the Public Health Service from Rocky Mountain spotted fever, noted as a leading specialist in the disease.
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Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow
John
James B. McNamara
Earl Rogers
Chicago
Rogers
Darrow
John D. Fredericks
Washington
T. B.mcclintic
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Rocky Mountain
Montana
McClintic
Astor's Titanic Baby Born On Liner Carpathia
Bulletin from Dr. Craigin announces Mrs. Astor and newborn John Jacob Astor aboard the Carpathia after the Titanic wreck. The baby weighs 7.34 pounds and is in good condition. Colonel Astor provides $3,000,000 to each surviving child, with provisions for multiple offspring.
Frontier Show Is Open in Cheyenne Annual Celebration
Cheyenne Wyoming hosts the sixteenth frontier celebration with 5000 guests and packed trains. Cowboys from Wyoming and visitors from Denver attend events including roping bucking for the world championship, shooting contests, cowboy races, fancy riding exhibitions, Indian races, branding contests, and U S military maneuvers by troops from Fort D A Russell.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Wyoming
United States
Fort D. A. Russell
Two Resorters Die in Beach Lake Fire
Two persons were burned to death in a blaze that caused heavy damage at Beach Lake in Wayne County, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, during the summer resort season. Local authorities reported the fatal fire occurred in the resort area and investigations were underway.
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Honesdale
Knights Tour Colorado Heads to State Excursion
Denver August 15. Most of the 165 representatives to the supreme lodge Knights of Pythias left Denver for a multi day excursion over the state.
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Knights
Colorado
Denver
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Markets Report Shows Varied Price Lines Across Commodities
Markets list winter and spring wheat, jute, and rye with quoted prices for patent and clear grades. Butter and eggs show multiple quality tiers with different DC and packing terms, while New York trading notes flour and wheat with spot and future prices, and clover seed and alike contracts appear with monthly quotes.
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Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Live Stock Prices Across Markets Including Chicago and Omaha
Market reports show Chicago cattle ranges from good to choice steers at 9.00 to 10.25 dollars and hogs from about 7.85 to 8.65 per cwt. Omaha lists native steers around 6.00 to 6.38, hogs mostly 7.80 to 8.25, with sheep and lambs near 4.50 to 7.50. East Buffalo quotes cattle steady, hogs strong with heavy at 8.90 to 9.00, sheep and lambs slow with lambs 6.00 to 6.75 and yearlings 5.00 to 5.50.
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Chicago
Omaha
Texas
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South K Street
Charles Sculley
California
Jennie Jackson
Binghampton
W. A. Ramsey
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I. N. Lake
Veterans IN Want ‘Steel
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U. S
People's Party
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William D. Barnes
Wisconsin
Cameron Dam
SUGAR
Mrs. Astor
Frontier Show
Duluth
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