Melbourne Awaits Fleet Amid City Decoration
Melbourne prepares for the American battleship fleet arrival with ten days of decorations. Ministers and MPs will greet the fleet at Port Phillip head as a reception committee leads a citywide illumination display. Flags of the United States and England adorn government buildings alongside portraits of King Edward Roosevelt and Admiral Sperry.
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Melbourne
Port Phillip Head
United States
England
King Edward
Roosevelt
Admiral Sperry
Naval visit program includes dinners and reviews for fleet
The fleet's visit features a governor dinner and a Parliament House banquet for officers, a state government reception for 7 000 guests in the exhibition building, a Flemington meet with Stars and Stripes and Roosevelt handicaps, and trips to Dalhart with a miners’ demonstration plus reviews, luncheons, theatre parties, and rail and motor tours.
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Carmichael
Parliament House
Mammoth Exhibition Building
Flemington
Dallarst
Golden City
Remarkable Alaska wheat yield reported by rancher
Abra ham Adams of Juliaetta Idaho grows 700 acres of Alaska bearded wheat near Juliaetta southeast of Spokane. The crop, sown in fall 1906, yields 75,000 bushels with stalks six feet tall and 100 to 250 kernels per stalk. Agronomist W. M. Jardine will visit to investigate the field.
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Spokane
Wash
Abraham Adams
Juliaetta
Ida
Alaska
W. M. Jardine
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Bluefield Telephone Directory Closes September 1
The Bluefield Telephone Company announces its new directory closes on Tuesday September 1. Those planning moves or desiring telephone service should contact the contract agent at phone 334 to ensure their names are listed. Sincerely, W P Hawley General Manager.
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Bluefield Telephone Company
Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Excise Violators in County Seat
A county grand jury defies court orders and declines to return indictments against liquor law violators. The confrontation centers on enforcement of state liquor statutes and the attorney general's push for action. Local authorities warn of potential consequences if duty is not fulfilled.
Predicted Liquor Proclamation Tightens Lid Next Sunday
Governor Fort issued a proclamation threatening to send troops to enforce New Jersey liquor laws in Atlantic City prompting a public stir. In May's Landing the grand jury refused to indict excise violators, prompting Supreme Court Justice Trenchard to discharge it in anger. It is predicted liquor purchases will be much harder next Sunday at the seaside resort.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Thomas W. Trenchard
Sergeant G. E. Orr Wins Pistol Match at Camp Perry
Sergeant C Ek Orr of Ohio won the national pistol match at Camp Perry on August 27, sealing the United States Army annual tournament. The event concluded the second annual meeting, noted as the largest and most successful in army history.
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United States Army
Camp Perry
C. Ek. Orr
Ohio
Brown & Co. Fight Bankruptcy Petition in U.S. Court
New York August 27 A O Brown & Co announces it will contest the bankruptcy petition filed against the firm in federal court by Frank V Strauss and others Edward F Buchanan a member of the suspended brokerage house said the action was announced tonight
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New York
A. O. Brown & Co
United States
Frank V. Strauss
Edward F. Buchanan
Hud son miners refuse work after charter revocation defied
Terre Haute Indiana August 27 miners district No 11 officials openly defy President T L Lewis by recognizing Hudson mine workers as union men The local union backed by district officers refuses to return to work until the driver is reinstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
T. L. Lewis
Hudson Mine Workers’ Union
Golf Championship Field Set for Seventy-Two Hole Test
The event runs over sixty six holes today and tomorrow with ten prize purses led by a $300 winner's and a gold medal. entrants include eastern pros and top amateurs, plus western players. Willie Anderson and Willie Smith are among favorites along with Joe Lloyd who beat Anderson in 1897. A winning score in the 290s is forecast as three opens this season stayed under 300.
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Willie Anderson
Willie Smith
Joe Lloyd
Anderson
Four speeches in one day by Mr Bryan
In Topeka Kansas W J Bryan spoke to a full auditorium on the guaranty of bank deposits. He delivered three earlier talks including a Garfield Park picnic speech on Fraternity and planned remarks aligned with the Kansas Republican convention backing deposit guarantees. He argued for a national guaranty bank over a postal savings option and rebuked Taft for favoring broader government reach.
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Topeka
Kan
W. J. Bryan
Garfield Park
Knights of Pythias
Fraternity
Bryan
Kansas City
Kansas
Postal Savings Bank
Guaranty Bank
Taft
Taft Farewell Gifts At Hot Springs Event
Three hundred fifty guests at the Homestead Hotel in Hot Springs Virginia presented Judge and Mrs Taft and Master Charlies Taft with silver loving cups as a farewell gesture. Purr McIntosh lectured and screened views of Judge Watt’s stay, with light speeches, music, and a reception for Judge Horace H Lurton of Tennessee.
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Hot E Springs
Homestead Hotel
Taft
Charlies Taft
McIntosh
Judge Watt
Horace H. Lurton
Tennessee
Miss Scherr Hurt In West Virginia Auto Crash
A motor car crash near Webster Springs injures Miss Scherr daughter of state auditor Arnold Scherr and Miss Sweet Mollohan daughter of Wesley Mollohan both from Charleston. Mollohan loses a leg and may have the other limb amputated. Lee Gorrell of the Holly River and Addison railroad driven car and suffers minor injuries, while Scherr and Mollohan ride in his private gasoline car.
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Miss Sweet MollOhan
Lee Gorrell
Clarksburg
W. Va
Webster Springs
Holly River
Addison
Motion for Change of Venue in Beach Hargis Trial
In Lexington Kentucky on August 27 Judge Adams heard a motion for change of venue in the Beach Hargis case. The state's attorney filed the motion days ago and one prosecution witness was examined today. Many witnesses have been summoned, indicating the motion's hearing will extend several days.
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Lexington
Beach Hargis
Jackson
Adams
Rehearing Denied in Imitation Whiskey Case
United States Judge Thompson denied a motion for rehearing in the Union Distilling Co. et al. vs. Collector Kettemann et al. suit. The ruling held artificially colored spirits are not whiskey and must be branded as Imitation whiskey by revenue officers.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Thompson
The
Union Distilling Co. and Others
Collector of Internal Revenue Kettemann
Neal named vice chairman of West Virginia Democrats
Parkersburg August 27 The Democratic state executive committee selected Hon George Neal of Huntington as vice chairman He is empowered to conduct the state campaign in conjunction with Chairman W L Bennett in this action aimed at guiding party efforts statewide.
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Huntington
Parkersburg
W. Va
Hon
George. Neal
Neal
Eoijuness
W. L. Bennett
Battleships Alabama and Maine Headed to Mediterranean Route
Washington reports the battleships Alabama and Maine have separated from the Atlantic fleet and, about a month ahead, approach Aden on a around the world voyage. They will pass the Red Sea and Suez into the Mediterranean to complete their mission.
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Washington
Alabama
Maine
World
Aden
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Fifty Year Jubilee in Freeport
A large celebration marked the fiftieth anniversary of the 1858 Freeport Lincoln-Douglas debate. Gen. Smith D. Atkins chaired the exercises with speakers including Senator DPolliver of Iowa Col. W. G. Davidson of Lewiston and Congressman Frank O. Lowden.
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Freeport
Gen
Smith D. Atkins
Dpolliver
Iowa
Col
W. G. Davidson
Lewiston
Frank O. Lowden
Open Golf Championship at Myopia Hunt Club Opens
The fourteenth annual Open Championship begins today at the Myopia Hunt Club in Hamilton. Professionals and amateurs compete on equal terms for the national title under favorable conditions on the Boston links.
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Boston
Mass
Myopia Hunt Club
Hamilton
Christian Socialist Conference Opens in Asbury Park
The Asbury Park conference of the Christian Socialist Fellowship opened today with delegates from Connecticut New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland and Delaware. Speakers this afternoon included Miss May Coghlan Fitzpatrick of Brooklyn.
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Asbury Park
N. J
The
Christian Socialist Fellowship
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
May Coghlan Fitzpatrick
Brooklyn
Kev
Notable Names Listed in City Proceedings
Maurice Thorner of New York Rev James L Smiley of Annapolis and George Strobell of Newark are named in the recent city proceedings as participants or witnesses in the ongoing matter.
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Maurice Thorner
New York
James L. Smiley
Annapolis
George Strobell
Newark
Democrats Open Eastern Headquarters in Hoffman House
The Eastern headquarters of the Democratic national committee opened today in New York. By early next week the campaign machinery is expected to be fully operational. The committee occupies nineteen rooms on the parlor floor of the Hoffman House, longtime Democratic headquarters in New York.
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New York
Democratic National Committee
Hoffman House
Regatta Opens in Astoria With Northwest Oarsmen Watch
Astoria Oregon August 27 The fourteenth annual lower Columbia river regatta opens for three days drawing oarsmen from the northwest to Astoria. The program includes marine and land spectacles beside yacht racing launch racing and rowing contests.
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Astoria
Ore
Northwest
Lower
Columbia River
Augusta Flood Forces Night in Trees Across City
In Augusta Georgia floodwaters receded to about forty feet with extensive damage estimated at 750000 to 1000000. Many residents spent the night in trees as water rushed through the city at high speed. Causes included ruined bridges, canal breaches, and disrupted services.
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Augusta
Savannah River
Augusta Electric Railway Company
Blue Ribbon Vanilla Says Cooks Prefer It
A note on Blue Ribbon Vanilla widely used by top cooks for flavor over the past decade. The piece touts the bottle as a trusted staple in professional kitchens.
Vigilante mood in Pulaski hills after attempted assault
Roanoke dispatch reports a fourteen year old girl Margie Bosang assaulted at Magazine Street Pulaski. A mob searches hills north of town while the Sept 7 circuit court nears. Authorities warn to trust law, but lynching talk runs high.
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Roanoke
the Times
Pulaski
Margie Bosang
Magazine Street
M. J. Bosang
Capt
J. N. Bosang
Jesse N. Bosang
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Genasco
the Miller Supply CO
Bluefield, W. VA
Bluefield Telephone CO
W. P. Hawley
Telephone Building
Bland
Bak
Luefield, W. VA
Union Bank and Trust Company Uefield, W
Flat Top National
E. L. Bailey
C. B. Hancock
J. D. Honaker
T. K. Peery
L. E. Tierney
W. D. Thornhill
Robt
M. Garrett
B. A. Heller
P. J. Kelly
Pedigo
W. H. Thomas
C. O. Wright
R. E. Bolling
W. B. Hicks
Edwin Mann
W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
First National Bank of
Prock- Holby
Governor Fort
G. E. Orr
Lewis
MR. Bryan
Miss Scherr
Lincoln
Miss Mollohan
MR. Gorrell
Neal Vice
Superior Supply CO
Christian Socialists
Pulaski Hills
Brute
Elliston
Bud Miller
Malcolm Meeks
Miller
the Duvall Music CO
Princeton Avenue
Henry Rodgin
Busy Bee
Princeton Ave
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