Archbold Testifies Roosevelt Denies Oil Gift Record Claim
Archbold tells Senate inquiry Standard Oil gave 125000 dollars in 1904 to boost campaign funding. Bliss solicited funds and 100000 went to the national fund with 25000 to Penrose for Pennsylvania. Roosevelt denounces Penrose as corrupt in a reply from his New York office.
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Washington
Standard Oil
Cornelius Bliss
Roosevelt
John D. Archbold
Senate
Clapp
Minnesota
Bliss
National Fund
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Broadway
New York City
U. S. May Sue Bell Telephone Interests
The government contemplates a civil suit under the Sherman act to dissolve the Bell Telephone interests led by AT&T. Investigators have gathered information on the Bell combine and will report to the justice department. A dissolution or breakup is expected, with claims of a monopsony in telephony and ties to Western Union and Western Electric.
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Chicago
Bell Telephone
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Department of Justice
Monster Corporation
Bell Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Electric Company
Bell
Peace Near in Turco Italian War Amid Negotiations
Berlin reports suggest near end of Italy Turkey conflict as Paris and Berne host tentative talks. Turkey seeks suzerainty recognition and compensation for Tripceli. Italy may gain privilege rights on Penghazi and self rule for occupied islands. Egypt?
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Berlin
Italy
Turkey
Paris
Berne
Montenegro
Constantinople
Tripceli
Penghazi
Akeley Widow Seeks Case in Los Angeles
Mrs. Clara Hood Royce Akeley widow of HW C Akeley a Minneapolis lumber magnate filed for letters of administration on an estate valued at over 10 million dollars. Her daughter Florence Akeley Quirk of Minneapolis is named as heir and a box of valuables arrived from Minneapolis and is in the safety deposit vault.
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Los Angeles
Clara Hood Royce Akeley
HW. C. Akeley
Minneapolis
Akeley
Florence Akeley Quirk
Express
Anoa
Auto Hits Train Kills Three in Howard City
Three people die and two are gravely injured in Howard City Michigan when an auto collides with a freight train. Victims include Dr F W Joslin of Big Rapids Mrs W Joslin Edward Joslin aged four. Injured are Burr Joslin 11 and Mrs Henrietta Joslin the elderly mother. Milford Smith the sole non trainman witness. Train crew say warning whistle sounded and Dr Joslin allegedly drove through the crossing despite the signal.
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Howard City
Mich
F. W. Joslin
Big Rapids
W. Joslin
Edward Joslin
Burr Joslin
Henrietta Joslin
Joslin
Milford Smith
Winona Bible Conference Opens at Winona Lake
The annual Winona Bible conference at Winona Lake Indiana opened and will run through September 1. Prominent speakers include Professor W P Patterson of the University of Edinburgh Bishop Edwin H Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal church William J Bryan of Nebraska Charles M Sheldon and Rev Mark A Matthews of Seattle who will serve as moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Winona
Mrs. C H Mackey Injured in Mass Auto Crash
Mrs Clarence H Mackey wife of the Postal Telegraph Cable president and noted New York social figure is reported seriously injured in an automobile accident at Great Barrington Massachusetts.
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Postal Telegraph Company
Pittsfield
Mass
Clarence, H. Mackey
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
New York
Great Barrington
Saxony's Richest: King Frederick August Worth 6.25 Million
Berlin reports King Frederick August of Saxony as the kingdom's wealthiest figure with an estimated fortune of 6.25 million dollars and annual income of 1.25 million dollars including salary.
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Berlin
Kingdom of
Saxony
Frederick August
Cats Wealth Cause of Doctor’s Death in St. Louis
Dr. Sarah F. Wells Oberlin graduate founder of medical colleges and author dies in rags in St. Louis to leave wealth to her 15 cats, according to local reports.
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St. Louis
Sarah F. Wells
Oberlin
Medical Colleges
Knox sails as Japan funeral envoy with wreath of magnolia
Secretary Knox sails at midnight aboard the Maryland to attend Japan's emperor funeral. He travels with Mrs. Knox and officials, stressing the trip is nonpolitical while delivering a magnonia and cycas wreath. The ceremony cost is set near one million dollars.
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Flowery Kingdom
Emperor
Taft
Seattle
Wash
Japan
Maryland
Ranford Miler
Far Eastern
State Department
Alfred Reynolds
United States Navy
Vancouver
B. C
Interior
Richard Ballinger
Takahashi
America
Tokio
Yoshihito
Matsuhito
Northern Navigation Company Gains British Ship Share
Duluth Aug. 24. The Northern Navigation Company becomes part owner of a British 10 million dollar ship combine. The British maritime trust will operate a chain of boats from Duluth to Montreal with freight onward to Atlantic liners bound for English ports.
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Duluth
Northern Navigation Company
Harry Harden
Navigation Company
London
Northern Company
British Maritime Trust
Montreal
Night riders threaten western Kentucky. court to act
In Kentucky, authorities plan a court of inquiry in Trigg county after renewed night rider activity in the western part of the state. No violence yet, but tobacco growers are warned to join tobacco associations to avoid trouble.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Trigg County
Death in tight slipper claims Omaha police chief
Omaha reports Chief of Police John J. Donahue died after leg amputation below the knee ten days earlier. Doctors say gangrene from a blister caused by a tight slipper led to the operation and death.
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Omaha
John J. Donahue
Women Aid Soldiers In Nicaraguan Crisis
The cruiser Denver with forty marines and about 240 sailors heads to Corinto to support the marines amid rebel threats. California also rushes to Corinto. U S Minister Weitzel reports 24 Nicaraguan women wounded defending Managua and 120 noncombatants in the battles. Communication to Managua is unreliable due to damaged lines and delayed dispatches.
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Washington
Denver
Corinto
Annapolis
State Department
Navy Department
California
United States
Weitzel
Matiagua
Managua
Mena
San Juan del Sur
Pageant Week Opens Ohio Columbus Centennial Celebrations
The Ohio Columbus centennial kicks off with 100 gun salute and a parade. Governor Harmon and Mayor Karb welcome national representatives and Spain and Italy, outlining a week of events including a mammoth historical pageant and special days for Federal and Mothers and Children.
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Columbus
Ohio-Columbus
Middle West
Harmon
Karb
Spain
Italy
North-West
Taft
Ohio
Plot to Kill Congressman Revealed in Washington
An alleged plan to kill Representative Ben Johnson of Kentucky, chairman of the House District of Columbia committee, has been disclosed to him. An affidavit from a Washington man describes a streetcar conversation about tailing Johnson for three nights to murder him.
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Washington
Ben Johnson
Kentucky
House
District of Columbia
Johnson
Jokrreon
Clark
Lounsbury Denies Bank Robbery Link in Topeka
Wells Lounsberry confessed robber of the Union Pacific train denied any connection with the New Westminster bank robbery. United States Marshal Harrison, who questioned him, remains convinced Lounsberry had no involvement.
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Topeka
Kan
Wells Lounsberry
Rober
Union Pacific
New Westminster
RB. C
United States
Harrison
Lounsberry
Man killed by conductor in Indiana freight train incident
Lee Wrighthouse of Jeffersonville Indiana was killed by conductor Phillips of a Big Four freight train west of Bloomington after Wrighthouse was ordered from the train while seeking work in Peoria. Phillips claims self defense.
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Bloomington, Hil
Lee Wrighthouse
Jeffersonville
Ind
S’hillips
Big Four
Here
Peoria
Prulips Staims
Rage War Threat Follows Murder
A Springfield murder by Arthur Johnson, a Negro chauffeur, ends with his suicide after killing Ruth Powers, a white woman. Police hunted him. hundreds viewed the body and officials worried of a race riot repeating past disturbances. Authorities imposed gun sales restrictions to prevent arms purchases.
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Springfield
Arthur Johnson
Ruth Powers
O. B. Caldwell
Chairman McCombs Ill as Campaign Chief Faces Uncertain Return
New York August reports that National Chairman McCombs is seriously ill with intestinal poisoning and may not return to active management of the Democratic campaign. Vice-Chairman McAdoo will take charge in his absence while McCombs remains at his sister's home in Flushing Long Island.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
McCombs
McAdoo
Mr. McCombs
Flushing
Long Island
Schwab Robbed of $2,000 En Route to Summer Home
Charles M. Schwab president of Bethlehem Steel was robbed of a $2,000 wallet on a train en route from New York to Loretta Pa while he slept in his berth. Detectives suspect he was followed from New York.
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Loretta
New York
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Newcomb Estate Valued at 71155 in Tax Report
The estate of H. Victor Newcomb former president of the Louisville Nashville railroad died November 3 1911 and is valued at 71155 in the tax report consisting entirely of personal property filed in New York.
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H. V. Newcomb
New York
H. Victor Newcomb
Louisville
Nashville Railroad
Pirate boat prowls Lake Michigan eludes pursuit
Milwaukee reports a fast pirate motor boat blamed for murder and plundering vessels on Lake Michigan. Police use special boats but have not arrested anyone. The craft reportedly has multiple rendezvous with headquarters in northern Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Aug
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Emperor and Kaiserin Cancel Social Duties in Ill Health
Kaiser Wilhelm II and the empress fall ill as severe cold prompts postponement of planned visits to Saxony for army maneuvers and royal festivities. Crown Prince Frederick William will attend in the emperor’s stead.
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Cassel
Hesse-Nassau
William
Saxony
Frederick William
Taft Signs Panama Canal Bill and Toll Debate
President Taft signs the Panama canal bill and informs Congress a resolution should declare the measure not a treaty violation. He argues Britain protests on tolls show the United States is restricted by treaty from equal commerce freedoms and emphasizes US costs and control of the canal.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Panama
United States
Mr. Taft
Panama Canal
Republic of Panama
Veterans of Foreign Service Open Twelfth Encampment in Philadelphia
The twelfth annual encampment of the American Veterans of Foreign Service opened in Philadelphia with Commander-in-Chief Robert G. Woodside of Pittsburgh presiding. More than 10,000 veterans from the Spanish-American War, the Boxer uprising, and the Philippine War registered to attend, with numbers expected to double by Thursday, marking one of the largest meetings in the organization’s history.
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Philadelphia
American Veterans of Foreign Service
United States
Robert G. Woodside
Pittsburg
China
Tariff War Predicted Between Berlin and Washington
German government awaits Washington reply to a cable inquiry over reports that the United States may impose a countervailing duty on German imports of wheat rye flour and split peas. The dispute taps into a broader tariff friction following pulp duties and German exclusions from treaty benefits with Sweden and Japan.
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Berlin
Washington
United States
Germany
Clara Ward Plans Return to America Amid Lawsuit Feud
Clara Ward once Princess de Chimay will return to the United States to live sources say she is weary of ongoing lawsuits with her husbands and seeks personal freedom in her homeland. Her reported latest partner is a retired prizefighter.
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Princess de Chimay
U. S
Paris
Clara Ward
America
Ex-President Reyes Hurt In Auto Collision Near Tarbes
Former Colombian president Reyes suffered internal injuries after a car crash near Tarbes France. His daughter sustained a fractured arm and minor bruises while the secretary was severely bruised. In New York expenses for 1913 city departments show large increases in budgets across several agencies.
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Tarbes
France
President Reyes
Colombia
Gotham’s
New York
New York J Board of Estimate
Waldo
Deadlock Holds Congress After Filibuster Clashes
Washington August 26 Congress remains in stalemate as the Senate and House fight four amendments to the general deficiency appropriation bill. Old claims from Oregon Maryland Virginia and Texas totaling about 600000 fuel the stand, while Taft's plans collapse with adjournment unsure for days.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Oregon
Maryland
Virginia
Texas
United States
Wanted a Boy Ends Life in Chicago
Frank Novak, 30, a Chicago father, killed himself after saying a son would have made life worth living. He spoke to a nurse at home while his wife rested beside their one day old daughter, then shot himself in a adjoining room.
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Chicago
Frank Novak
Funeral plans for Booth draw world reps and screens
London reports that Olympia will host General Booth funeral with prayers and hymns shown on a screen due to space. Delegates from the United States Canada and many regions are expected with at least 6600 representatives from provinces across the United Kingdom invited to attend.
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London
Olympia
William Booth
United States
Canada
United ‘Kingdom
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