Britain protests for free canal to Hague arbitration
Washington notes Britain reiterates protest against the Panama canal bill and warns it would seek arbitration at The Hague if no satisfactory agreement is reached. Baron Strathcona in London regrets debate but says discriminatory coastwise provisions would harm foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
State Department
A. Mitchell Inness
Hague Tribunal For Arbitration
Taft
Congress
Innes
Panama
Hague
Root
Lodge
United States
Strathcona
London
Mother kills 3 children in gas tragedy
New York reports a 25 year old mother, Mrs Willam Fyther, after a quarrel with her husband, sealed herself and four children in a room and turned on gas. Three children died, the mother and the remaining child were dying at Bushwick Hospital. The husband returned home and forced entry to find the flat filled with gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willam Fyther
Bushwick Hospital
American slain in Mexico by bandit rebels at Pacheco
William Jackson Stevens, an American Mormon colonist at Pacheco Chihuahua, was killed defending his home and family from a raid by rebels. His wife and five children were present in the battle though their fate is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stevens
Chihuahua
Mex
William Jackson Stevens
Pacheco
Stevens
United States
Pope Growing Weaker Says Vatican Dispatches
Paris reports the pope is growing weaker daily and cannot stand for Mass, forcing a sitting posture for the sacrifice. Le Matin notes the pope’s limbs fail to bear weight, and the pope’s sister is described in grave condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pontiff
Vatican
le Matin
Rome
Dead Actress Identified in Oakland After Surgery
Oakland, Aug 29 Miss Adele Buck a moving picture actress who died here after an appendicitis operation was identified as the daughter of Jerome Buck a Brooklyn newspaper editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Adele Buck
Jerome Buck
Brooklyn
Bar Recall, Trusts Dominate ABA Convention
Milwaukee delegates discuss recall of federal judges and trusts as central issues at the American Bar Association meeting. William Morris resigns from the negro case amid calls for broader reforms while Col J Hamilton Lewis proposes a judge recall mechanism via the House of Representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
American Bar Association
Sutherland
Utah
Frank R. Kellogg
William Morris
Minneapolis
Urt
Uniform Law Committee
Col
J. Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
House of Representatives
Lewis
Severe storm devastates farms and town structures in western Wisconsin
A violent storm sweeping northwestern Wisconsin damaged farm property and many buildings from Shell Lake to Spooner. Roofs flew off box cars and a flour mill, a lakeside boathouse, and the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha station were wrecked. Communications with St Paul resumed early today. no lives were lost.
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Shell Lake
Wis
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Spooner
Here
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Monument Unveiled For General Sullivan At Newtown Field
In Elmira New York on August 29 Governor Dix unveiled a new twenty thousand dollar monument to General Sullivan famed Indian fighter. Seven companies of the Twenty-ninth regiment acted as escort to Brigadier General Albert L Mills. Governor Dix General Mis Sullivan and State Senator Murtaugh spoke. He noted the earlier monument erected at Newtown battlefield in 1779 and its later fall.
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Elmira
N. Y
Sullivan
Dix
Newtown Battle Field
Twenty-ninth Regiment
Albert L. Mills
John A. Dix
Mis
Lynne Sullivan
John F. Murtaugh
Newthon Battle Field
Two Shot From Ambush Near Muscatine
Harle Mc Dermid and J F Binney wood superintendent for Summitt Lumber were ambushed near Randolph La as they transported a payroll of eight thousand dollars. Both men were wounded with Mc Dermid mortally shot and Binney gravely injured as the assailants fled in a pursuing car. Bloodhounds tracked the attackers.
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Muscatine
Harle McDermid
J. F. Binney
Summitt Lumber Company
Randolph la
McDermid
Briney
Britons Gift Statutes to New York State Library
The British foreign office will present a specially bound set of British statutes to the New York state library in Albany to replace the collection destroyed by fire last year.
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Albany
British Foreign Office
New York State Library
Strenuous Penrose Inquiry Set for September 30 Hearings
Washington reports a Senate special committee under Senator Clapp to probe campaign fund contributions, aiming for a vigorous hearings series. Former President Roosevelt expected as first witness, with George W. Perkins and John D. Archbold among early summonses as the inquiry expands under the Penrose resolution.
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Washington
Clapp
Senate
Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
John D. Archbold
Europe
Penrose
Atlantic City
H. H. Rogers
Taft
Kaiser Is Much Improved Says German Bulletin
In Cassel Germany on August 7 Kaiser Wilhelm shows marked improvement. He is allowed to leave his bed to handle urgent state affairs. Tonsil swelling has lessened enough for solid food. Neck rheumatic pains are fading and the fever has disappeared.
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Cassel
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Man Stabbed by Best Friend in Hickman Tragedy
In Hickman Kentucky Claude Bruer died from a stab wound to the abdomen inflicted by his best friend Frank Baker after a drinking quarrel. The two men scuffled and Bruer asked that Baker not be prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman, Ky
Frank Baker
Claude Bruer
Bruer
Baker
Invasion of Menico Probable Under Zapata Reaches South
Washington reports the Zapata revolt grows stronger in southern Mexico as rebels threaten Mexico City. U S troops fire on raiders crossing the border after rebels steal horses near Culberson Texas. The Madero government faces loss of control in several southern states.
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Zapata
Republic
Washington
Mexico
Emiliano Zapata
Mexico City
United States
State Department
Orozco
Diaz
Wood
Steever
el Paso
Walter S. Schuyler
Department of California
Arizona
New Mexico
U. S
Culberson
Tex
Third Cavalry
Madero
Zapataists
Senate probes revolutions in Mexico and Cuba
A Senate committee began plans to investigate possible U.S. fomenting of revolutions in Mexico and Cuba. Senator Fall, the only member fluent in Spanish, traveled to Paso to prepare for hearings. The inquiry may involve Standard Oil and a large English oil firm, with Chairman Smith joining Fall soon. Initial focus will be on Americans in El Paso, New Mexico, Arizona, and Los Angeles.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Mexico
Cuba
Fall of
New Mexico
Paso
Standard Oil Company
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Fall
el Paso
Arizona
Los Angeles
Cal
Bar Association Adopts Race Disclosure Rule
The American Bar Association passed a resolution requiring that when negro attorneys apply for membership their race must be disclosed. Attorney General Wickersham defended the move and noted its link to members William H. Lewis and two others unseated by the executive committee. The debate was halted by former Secretary Jacob M. Dickinson to avoid criticism of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
American Bar Association
George W. Wickersham
William H. Lewis
Jacob M. Dickinson
Association
Soldiers Shoot Up Delaware Town in Town Harassment
In Dobbinsville near Newcastle, Delaware, militiamen from the Eighty first coast artillery fired on a suburb after being defeated in a fight with local youths. Up to a hundred shots shattered windows as residents hid indoors. Mayor Rodney reported the incident to Fort DuPont authorities.
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Newcastle
Del
Dobbinsville
Eighty-first Coast Artillery
State Rifle
William Mohr
John Corbett
Mohr
Rodney
Fort Dupont
Taft Men Win in Kansas Republican State Council
Taft followers win first blood in Kansas party councils as 40 to 37 vote adopts a resolution asking Roosevelt electors to resign from the Republican ticket and switch to the independent column for the general election. William Allen White notes this move creates a third party state ticket with sixteen known Progressives voting for it.
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Topeka
Kan
Taft
Roosevelt
William Allen White
Progressive Party
Kansas
Oil Steamer Rosecrans Burned Off Gaviota
The tank steamer Rosecrans carrying oil burned to the water’s edge off Gaviota after a boiler exploded while taking on oil. Fire quickly enveloped the vessel but the crew, realizing rescue was impossible, steered her seaward and all hands safely landed.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Rosecrans
Gaviota
Pitman Dies Amid Grand Jury Probe in Dynamite Plot
Ernest W. Pitman a prominent Andover mill contractor shot himself in Boston while summoned to testify before a Suffolk county grand jury probing alleged dynamite concealment linked to a Lawrence mill strike. He died amid financial worries. Several Boston mill officers were ordered to appear as investigators pursue higher figures.
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Boston
Lawrence
Ernest W. Pitman
Andover
Pitman
Suffolk County Grand Jury
John Breen
Industrial Workers of the World
Lawsuit Seeks 100 Damages Over Horse Death
Frank Tow through attorneys Giles and Doman sues Augustus Bass Oscar Gans Frank Smith Milton N Williams and W 8 Williams in Lawrence circuit court for 100 damages following the alleged killing of a horse. The complaint says Bass oversaw a gravel road project and allowed rock to pile up without warning lights, causing Tow and his son driving over the rock and the horse to be injured and die. The other defendants are said to be on Bass bond.
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Frank Tow
Giles & Doman
Augustus Bass
Oscar Gans
Frank Smith
Milton N. Williams
W. 8. Williams
Lawrence
Bass
Bass’ Bond
Young Burglar Oliver Snyder Improves at Reformatory
A report from Jeffersonville reformatory says Oliver Snyder the young burglar wounded by Chief Abell at Seymour last Wednesday is improving. He remained weakened by the trip after his leg amputation but showed remarkable vitality. The course of his punishment for the Seymour crime is not yet decided.
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Jeffersonville Reformatory
Oliver Snyder
Abell
Seymour
Jeffersonville
Opening Day Nears for Local Public Schools
The city public schools begin their fall term on September 9 as mothers prepare for the big day. Students start a week later than nearby towns, while most state schools begin next Monday, Labor Day. Country schools start September 16, one week after.
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Country Schools
Hannigan Chesnut sells Doss Spurgeon property on West 18th
The Doss Spurgeon property on West 18th Street sold today to Perdman Bruce for 1100. Gordon W Batman of Mitchell returns home after visiting here. Various residents and visitors depart or relocate including Sallie Duncan Kathleen McGeever Vivian Johnson and others. Bloomington World reports local notices and a real estate advert offering a 5 room house with six lots for sale or trade.
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Hannigan Chesnut
Doss Spurgeon
West 18Th Street
Perdman Bruce
NILE REPORTS PICKPOCKET KILLED IN ACT AT BLOOMINGTON
Reports from Bloomington indicate a Black pickpocket was killed Wednesday night while attempting to snatch a purse. The Bloomington Telephone reported a pursuer crowd overpowered the thief, though he was not seriously injured. The Daily Mail failed to obtain long distance service for full details.
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Bloomington
Daily Mail
Central Union Company
Mrs Jesse Day Hosts Dinner Party at North P Street Home
Mrs Jesse Day delightfully entertained a congenial group Wednesday with a dinner party at her North P Street home. Guests included Mrs William Skerd Mrs Oscar Skerd both of this city and Mr and Mrs Frank Spaulding of Bloomington.
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Jesse Day
North P Street
William Skerd
Oscar Skerd
Frank Spaulding
Bloomington
PublicWell Pleased Wah 101 Ranch Show
The 101 Ranch Real Wild West Show played to a crowded house on the Dunn lots in the north city. Afternoon seats were filled and latecomers stood or left after the evening performance. The general public was well pleased and felt the show was better than it was four years ago.
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101 Ranch
Dunn Lots
Willard Yatesoed Baby Dies at North P Street Home
Willard four months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Yates, died at their North P Street home Tuesday night at midnight after a two week illness. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 pm from the home with burial at Green Hill. Various social notices follow about local residents returning from visits and attending family events.
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Willard
John Yates
North P. Street
Green Hill
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Mitchell
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Kathleen McGeever
Birmingham
Ala
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J. A .Zaring
Stone City Bank
Vivian Johnson
Indianapolis
Henry Rounds
Bedford
Ethel Mulky
Fred F. Richarson
Nile
Publicwell
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West
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Ford
Bloomington World
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