Motive in Bayside Yacht Club killing sparks army rally
Boston August reports a possible motive for Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. to kill William Annis at Bayside Yacht Club. The signal involves Mrs. Hains charging her husband with gross immorality before divorce. Army officers defend Hains amid the controversy and echoes of a German noble case.
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Boston
William Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Hains
Zu Eulenberg
Knight of the Round Table
Divorce case demands open court trial amid cruelty claim
Captain Hains faces charges in a divorce action with Libbey alleging his daughter suffered the greatest cruelty. The demand requests the case be tried in open court.
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Hains
Libbey
Remarkable heart massage saves patient during knee surgery
A surgeon at Emergency Hospital performed a seven minute heart massage after chloroform halted the pulse during an infected knee operation. The heart resumed beating after 18 minutes and functioned normally for a day and a half before blood poisoning from the knee caused death.
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Washington
Medical Science
Normal conditions resume as troops depart Springfield
With the departure of two infantry regiments the city moves toward normalcy. The special grand jury begins its investigation as two more regiments leave tomorrow, reducing the military force to about 1,500.
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Springfield
Rioting Fear as Troops Move in Springfield
In Springfield Illinois fear grips the Black community as two infantry regiments depart for home and two more leave soon. Negro residents say the mob will come if troops withdraw while authorities report the grand jury examined nearly twenty witnesses with no report yet. A coal mine closed again due to white and Black workers refusing to cooperate underground.
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Springfield
Ills
E. C. Young
Deneen
Jos
B. Klein
Chicago
First Infantry
Earl Nelson
Kankakee
Scott
Wines
Trick Mule Presentation Sparks Bryan Visit in Lincoln
In Fairview Nebraska on August 19 a trick mule presented to W. J. Bryan by the Minneapolis State Agricultural Society caused a memorable incident. An eastern newspaper correspondent became a central figure as the event unfolded in the afternoon.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Minneapolis State Agricultural Society
Mule's wrath halts ride as correspondent is hurt
A correspondent was hurled into the air by a trained mule causing a bruised leg and sore head. Mr. Bryan watched with concern as the mule was returned to the stable and may not perform again. Ryan avoided visitors to finish speeches before leaving Des Moines and preparing labor remarks for Chicago’s celebration.
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Bryan
Ryan
Des Moines
Chicago
Gov John A Johnson Named By Acclamation At Dmp Crt
Minneapolis reports Governor John A Johnson was renominated for Minnesota governor by acclamation at the Democratic state convention after a long demonstration sparked when Aitkin county yielded to Ramsey county. Lawler announced Johnson’s name and the crowd cheered for over an hour before formal nomination. Johnson later said he had not yet been officially notified and had no comment.
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Minneapolis
Minn
John A. Johnson
Minneasota
Aitkin County
Ramsey County
Daniel W. Lawler
St. Paul
Johnson
St. Paul, Minn
Bigamist and murderer captured in Cumberland Mountains cave
Charls Moore of Sergeant Kentucky, a bigamist and murderer, freed last week by his alleged wife Mary Moore in men's clothes, was re arrested Friday in a cave near the Kentucky Virginia line. He is delivered to Robert White for return to Kentucky to face murder charges and is wanted in five states for bigamy.
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Williamson
W. Va
Cnas
Moore
Sergeant
Mary Moore
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky- Virginia
Robert White
Kentucky
Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup and Vanilla Brand Ad
An old advertisement touts Blue Ribbon Vanilla made from fine vanilla beans and Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup that acts gently on the bowels to drive the cold out of the system. Sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
Dilworth Porter Leads With Standout Play
A compact sports note highlights Dilworth and Porter delivering key spikes and decisive performances. The text emphasizes reliability and stock of genuine quality, urging readers to buy where they can get exactly what they order.
Guests of President at luncheon discuss campaign issues
Oyster Bay will host a presidential luncheon with national committee leaders including Chairman Frank Hitchcock and James Sherman. Finances and work division for the campaign are on the agenda as a nine member advisory panel is formed. Senator Foraker signals willingness to stump for Taft in the east while voicing disappointment over not being invited to speak in Ohio.
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New York
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Frank H. Hitchcock
National Committee
James §. Sherman
Hitchcock
Chas. F. Brooker
Connecticut
Wm. L. Ward
George B. Sheldon
J. Franklin Port
New Jersey
Sheldon
Fred C. Upham
Chicago
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Youngstown
Eastern Democratic head- quarters to open in New York
Eastern headquarters of the Democratic national committee will be formally opened in New York on August 27. National Chairman Mack will announce the eastern sub-committee and name the chairman in charge, with uncertainty over the selection. Former Senator James Smith of New Jersey was expected as eastern chair but declined. Chairman Mack is aged and awaits decisions.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
New York
Mack
James Smith
New Jersey
East
Smith
Bryan to Confer with New York Democrats on Chairmen
Mr Mack announces W J Bryan will arrive Saturday to meet with him and heads of bureaus and other prominent Democrats to appoint a New York man as committee chairman.
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New York
Mack
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Miners Reject Indiana Resumption Proposition
The district No. 11 miners executive board at Terre Haute turned down President Thomas L. Lewis’s proposal to halt contract relations with the United Mine Workers and instantly resume all Indiana mines including the Hudson mine. The plan, earlier accepted by operators, would have the president investigate the Hudson mine’s merits the day after resumption.
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Indianapolis
Ind
District No. 11
Terre Haute
Thomas L. Lewis
Indiana
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Hudson Mine
Elopes with Schoolgirl in Kentucky Mountain Town
Riley Webb a 48 year old farmer from near Vilas Ky elopes with Lizzie Isaacs a school girl daughter of a prominent miner. They walked fifteen miles over rough mountain roads to Mandrake where Elder Simpson Adams performed the marriage. This is Webb's third marriage. The couple returned to Vilas by foot.
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Vilas
Riley Webb
Lizzie Isaacs
Mandrake
Simpson Adams
Foot
Fleet near Sidney welcomes American fleet
Lord Northcote the governor general of Australia sent a wireless message to Admiral Sperry commander of the American battleship fleet, inviting a hearty welcome on behalf of the commonwealth of Australia. Admiral Sperry replied thanking the United States for the cordial reception.
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Sidney
Lord Northcote
Australia
Admiral Sperry
Commonwealth of Australia
United States
Horrific mine explosion leaves no survivors at Wigan shaft
At May Pole coal mine in Wigan England the explosion trapped 60 to 79 men. Rescue teams found eighteen mutilated bodies near the shaft bottom. Women and children waited all night at the pit head for word as officials confirmed no one survived the disaster.
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Wigan
England
Pole
Bluefield Telephone Directory closes September 1
The Bluefield Telephone Company announces the directory will close on Tuesday September 1. Those planning moves or needing telephones listed should contact the contract agent at phone 834 to ensure proper listing. Also notes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Little Risers pills are sold by druggists and ads for Daily Telegraph and Flat Top Book Store.
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Bluefield Telephone Company
Bluefield Telephone CO
W. P. Hawley
DeWitt
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