Foreign Army Threatens to Capture New York
Bridgeport reports a simulated invasion as 10 000 troops encamp and maneuver from Danbury to New Haven. Helmets flash, planes circle, and a water supply bottleneck around the city reservoir becomes the strategic key in the ten day exercise.
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New York
Bridgeport
Conn
Danbury
New Haven
Telegraph
New Bedford
Mass
New England
New York City
Albany
Tasker Hi. Bliss
Great Reservoir
Suffragettes Defy Court in Dublin Sentencing
The Women's Social and Political Union denounces Dublin’s sentences for Mary Leigh five years for wounding John Redmond, Gladys Evans five years for arson at Theater Royal, and Azzie Baker seven months as Evans’s accomplice. They call the punishments an outrage meant to terrorize other women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Women’s Social and Political Union
Dublin
Mary Leigh
John Redmond
Tjrrish
Asquith
Gladys Evans
Theater Royal
Tazzie Baker
Alleged Briber Caught After Fleeing 18 Months
Frank M. A. Jane, indicted in Atlantic City for bribery and padding election lists, was arrested in Seattle by a deputy U S marshal after an 18 month fugitive period. He said a group of Atlantic City politicians funded his travel through Europe and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M.A. Jane
Atlantic City
Seattle
Wash
Frank M. A. Jane
N. J
United States
Jane
Europe
Canada
Wool Bill Passes Despite Present Vote Ruling
Speaker Champ Clark ruled ten members who voted present would not count for the tally. With 254 voting members, 174 yeas were needed for a two thirds majority, and the wool bill was carried over the President's head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Washington
Champ Clark
Cyclone Kills Four in Neola Iowa and Roiling Damages
The Aug. 13 report from Omaha says four people died when a cyclone hit Neola Iowa. Wires were down blocking news. a courier brought the first details to a nearby town. The district suffered heavy damage and a relief expedition has been sent to Neola.
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Neola
Courier
Omaha
Iowa
Professor Hangs Self in Granville Bridge Tragedy
Newark Ohio August 13 James H Correy professor of English at Denison University committed suicide by hanging himself from a Granville area bridge. His body was found by a boy and his wife is reported dying from shock.
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Newark
James H. Correy
Denison University
Granville
Flis
Aldermen in Court on Bribery Charges Over Wabash Plot
Detroit August 14 nine Detroit aldermen faced bribery charges in police court amid hints of a broader conspiracy. Prosecutors alleged a detective posed as a bribe source and marked bills were found on several arrestees. Hearing set for August 20 for ten more suspects and a key secretary Schreiter awaiting further action.
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Detroit
Mich
Josnowich
William Koenig
Richard M. Watson
Patrick O'Brien
William F. Zoeller
Stephen Skraycki
William Hindle
Joseph Ne
Shepherd
D. Rosenthal
A. Deimel
Louis Tossy
M. J. Ostrowski
J. L. Thiesen
Louis Brozo
A. J. Walsh
F. J. Mason
T. E. Glinnan
H. C. Mindle
Stephen Skarzycki
Patrick O’brien
R. M. Watson
Thomas Lynch
G. H. Ellis
J. F. Merritt
W. F. Zoeller
Edward R. Schreiter
Council Committee
Schreiter
Higher ups head grafters in New York graft ring
District Attorney Whitman received information from private detectives linking a lawyer a hotel proprietor with political ties and a police official as the heads of a graft syndicate profiting from police protection. Two inspectors are said to profit from graft and $2,400,000 was said to be collected from gambling houses in one city section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Whitman
Rosenthal
Jack
Rose
Army Flyers Plunge in Plymouth Harbor Wrecks Hydro Plane
The Army hydro aeroplane flown by Lieutenants Arnold and Kirtland during a training voyage from Marblehead to Stratford Conn. crashed in Plymouth Harbor. The craft struck the water hard breaking a pontoon and the propeller while the pilots were ejected but uninjured. They wore life jackets and were towed ashore by a motor boat.
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Plymouth
Mass
Army
Arnold
Kirtland
Marblehead
Stratford
New Chicago Racing Dope Publication Ordinance Enforced
A Chicago ordinance effective August 14 forbids publishing racing charts, form sheets, or other dope related to races.
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Chicago
Corsican Strikes Iceberg. No Serious Damage Reported
The Allan line steamer Corsican carrying 287 passengers from Montreal to Liverpool struck an iceberg near Belle Isle east of Newfoundland. Stem above water line damaged. ship proceeded slowly with no water intake. no medical emergencies reported. Reports of other ships aiding were denied. A second vessel, the Prince George, ran ashore in thick fog off Nova Scotia. passengers were evacuated briefly, then returned aboard.
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Montreal
Allan Line
Liverpool
Belle Isle
Newfoundland
Cook
Corsican
Glasgow
Halifax
N. S
Dominion Atlantic
Prince George
Boston
Nova Scotia
Yarmouth
Rebels Shell Managua During Nicaragua Capital Bombardment
The Aug 14 dispatch reported one death and multiple injuries among women and children as rebel artillery bombarded Managua. Dozens of buildings were hit while rebels avoided foreign property and fired near consulates. US gunboat Annapolis protected the consulate area during the bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Managua
Luis Mena
Zelodon
Lema Hill
United States
Annapolis
Catlin Unseated by House in Missouri Election Row
Representative Theron E. Catlin of Missouri was unseated after a contested election. Patrick F. Gill, his Democratic opponent, was seated amid Democratic cheers as the vote to unseat stood 121 to 71. The case cited spending of 10200 dollars, violating Missouri campaign limits of 662 dollars.
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Washington
Theron E. Catlin
Missouri
House of Representatives
Patrick F. Gill
Catlin
Congress
Woman plunges 500 feet on Mount Rainier
Miss Helen Hunt a Seattle school teacher fell to her death from Pinnacle peak Mount Rainier after the descent began Her body struck a gulch 500 feet down and every bone was broken She was part of a climbing party with other women who were lowered with ropes Miss Hunt traveled to Seattle from Tama Iowa.
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Tacoma
Wash
Helen Hunt
Seattle
Pinnacle Peak
Mount Rainer
Miss Hunt
Mount Rainier
Tama
Senator Crane Rescues Laborer Buried in Cavern
Senator W. Murray Crane directed the rescue of Martin Fahey of Dalton after a cavern collapse in Pittsfield Massachusetts. Fahey was lacerated by debris but survived with no broken bones.
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Pittsfield
Mass
W. Murray Crane
Martin Fahey
Dalton
Fahey
Portsmouth Bank Robbery Shocks Town
The state bank in Portsmouth Iowa was robbed on August 14. Approximately $1,300 was taken by masked men who fled by railroad in a gasoline car, leaving a much larger sum behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
State Bank
Sugar trust letters read in inquiry on Havemeyer influence
Denver reports reveal letters and telegrams from 1903 showing Havemeyer allegedly dictating Colorado beet sugar prices and consolidation plans. Testimony includes Morey denials and notes on Oxnard senatorial ties, plus a Brighton factory shutdown tied to sabotage.
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Denver
Colorado
H. O. Havemeyer
American Sugar and Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Chester 8S. Morey
Great Western Sugar Company
Morey
Havemeyer
New York
Henry T. Oxnard
Western Beet Association
Oxnard
United States
California
C. H. Keyes
Brighton
Colo
Five English yachtsmen freed after espionage arrest
Kiel Germany Aug 9 five English yachtsmen arrested Aug 4 at Eckernfoerde Schleswig Holstein on espionage charges were released. Police say they appear to have engaged in foolhardy photography of harbors bays and coast but did not intend harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel
Germany
Eckernfoerde
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig- Holstein
Darrow Trial Near End Defense Opens Pleas
Los Angeles reports defense attorney Horace H. Appel begins the Darrow defense in the McNamara jury bribery case. He argues the prosecution relies on uncorroborated testimony and accuses Assistant District Attorney Ford of contemptible lies, as jurors await verdict predictions.
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Los Angeles
Horace H. Appel
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
McNamara Brothers
Darrow
Ford
Clarence Darrow
McNamara
Bert Franklin
Horace Appel
Judas Iscariot
John R. Harrington
Franklin
Mce Namara Talesman
Appel
Mail at Post Office in Tampere Senate Row
Senator La Follette charged postal officials with rifling his mail while investigating the department. He cited 12 000 to 15 000 circulars sent to clerks and carriers all reportedly opened. The Senate debated a provision giving postal workers the right to organize and petition Congress. An amendment restricting affiliations with outside labor groups failed 81 to 20.
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Washington
Senate
la Follette
House
Postal Service
Postoffce
Wisconsin
Congress
Jones
Finances of Lieut Becker Probed Amid Murder Case
New York August 12 police lieutenant Becker now in custody for the Rosenthal murder is said to have deposited thousands of dollars in several savings banks under assumed names. D A witnesses report accounts in Newark and Elizabeth totaling about 21000 with detectives seeking more details before a grand jury.
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New York
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Rochester
Savings Bank
Newark
Elizabeth
N. J
Grand Jury
Whitman
Manchester
Harry Horowitz
Louis Rosenweig
Dago Frank
Cirofici
Whitey” Lewis
First Woman Reaches Summit of Mount Morea Alone
Katherine M. Douglas, a Fresno teacher arriving from Tahiti, climbed Mount Morea in the South Seas. She began with a native guide who quit at one third of the way, leaving Miss Douglas to complete the ascent solo. The peak, about 7 000 feet, is noted for its difficulty and she is said to be the first woman to reach the top.
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San Francisco
Katherine M. Douglas
Fresno
Cal
Tahiti
Morea
South Sea Islands
Miss Douglas
First casualty of mimic war in Bethel
Charles Mullins thirty a color bearer of Battery C Second Regiment New York National Guard Birmingham New York was crushed by a fractious horse after troops detrained to march to camp He died en route to Granbury hospital urged to hospital in a dying condition
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Bethel
Conn
Charles Mullins
New York
Birmingham
N. Y
Mullins
Granbury
300 Dead in Turkish Quake Reports Rise of Loss
Constantinople Aug 12. Government officials estimate about 300 deaths from the earthquake. A Turkish torpedo boat and a transport carrying provisions medical supplies and clothing were sent to shore towns with reports of heavy damage. Refugees say many towns along the Sea of Marmora littoral suffered the quake.
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Constantinople
Sea of Marmora
Warship Nebraska damaged after reef collision
Newport R I August 12 A wireless dispatch reports the battleship Nebraska struck a reef near Point Judith during maneuvers and is badly damaged. She is proceeding to Boston at slow speed for possible dry dock service as the Boston navy yard prepares to receive her immediately.
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Newport
R. I
Nebraska
Point Judith
Boston
Boston ‘Navy Yard
Aviator Narrowly Escapes Death in British Flight
Captain Burke of the aviation corps aboard a British army plane from Salisbury Plain suffered a motor failure and was forced to make a precipitate landing at Church Crookham. The machine was wrecked, but he survived the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
England
Burke
Aviation Corps
Salisbury Plain
Church Crookham
Art Teachers to Meet in Dresden Congress
Dresden reports that Hinest A Batch elder from Leland Stanford University John J Ankenny of Missouri and James Fredericks Hopkins of Baltimore will represent the United States at the international congress of art teachers in Dresden for a week long session.
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Dresden
Hinest A. Batchelder
Leland
Stanford
University
John
Ankenny
University of Missouri
James. Fredericks Hopkins
Baltimore
United States
International Congress of Art Teachers
Texas Governor vows to act against border rebels
Governor Colquitt, frustrated by Washington’s silence, warned of sending four cavalry troops to the border to quell Mexican rebels raiding Texas ranches. State troops will be mobilized. U S troops and a rough rider band form as border violence intensifies.
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Ft. Worth
Tex
Colquitt
Washington
Fort Braunfels
Sierra Blanca
Posse
U.S
el Paso
Fabens
Ft. Hancock
United States
Texas
Rough Rider Band
George Vinnedge
Roosevelt
Rough Rider
Steever
War Department
Fabons
Bull Moose Barbecue Near Detroit Heads Party Delegates
The first real bull moose barbecue in the United States is planned at Lakeside on August 17 alongside the Progressive county convention. Candidates for state offices and Michigan suffragist leaders are expected to speak as delegates dine on the roasted emblem of their party. The morning session will reopen after lunch to tackle convention business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
Progressive Party
Lakeside
Michigan
Knox to Attend Japanese Emperor Funeral Mission
President Taft will send Secretary of State Knox as the official representative to the funeral of Emperor Matsuhito in Tokio. Mrs. Knox will accompany him. The mission departs August 15 from Seattle aboard a naval vessel.
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Taft
Japan
Washington
United States
State Knox
Matsuhito
Tokio
Knox
Seattle
Aviator A Gastenger Plans London Round Trip Flight
Paris reports aviator Gastenger left Issy to fly a round trip to London. He said he would return via Brussels.
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London
Paris
Gastenger
Issy
Brussel
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Boston Navy Yard
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