Veterans Muster for Last G A R Parade in Rochester
Eight thousand veterans reportedly registered for the 45th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Rochester New York with a large parade expected Wednesday. Governor Dix, Mayor Edgerton, and department Commander George B Loud will welcome attendees while Commander-in-chief John H Gilman is slated to speak.
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Rochester
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Dix
Edgerton
George B. Loud
John H. Gilman
G A R and W R C Open National Encampment Hubs
National encampment headquarters for the G A R and the W R C opened at the Hotel Seneca. The executive committee of the G A R national council of administration convened at 10 o clock with others holding sessions across affiliated groups. A social reception by C J Powers post drew visiting comrades and guests.
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Seneca
National Council of Administration
C. J. Powers
Rye Satiates Curiosity With Stripped Morning Entrants
In Rye New York two young women on horses drew crowds when they rode into town in linen robes and topboots to a tavern by the railroad station. Eyewitnesses described one as plump and the other as plumper, with uncertainty over their appearance, hair colors, and identities fueling speculation about a wager between Rye and Harrison.
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Rye
N. Y
Mons. Bouguereau
Greece
Harrison
Atwood’s Air Flight Delayed By Nightfall Near Syracuse
Boston aviator Harry N. Atwood, flying from St. Louis toward New York, wandered in the air for nearly an hour between Lyons and Auburn and was forced to land five miles west of Syracuse as darkness halted his progress. The eighth day covered 40 miles with 1 hour 28 minutes of flying time leaving 295 miles to New York on a 1265 mile trip.
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Atwood
Lyons
N. Y
Auburn
Belle Island
Syracuse
St. Louis
New York
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
Pope Pius Holds Mass Amid Heat and Considers Private Audiences
In Rome today the heat wave kept the Pope from an planned Vatican garden outing. He nevertheless heard mass and spoke at length with Cardinal Merry del Val, then worked at his desk longer than in recent weeks and expressed a wish to resume private audiences for those waiting since his illness began.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Vatican Gardens
Merry del Val
Pius
Robbers Take $5000 in Gems From Bronx Jewelry Shop
Thieves smashed the back of Jacob E. Cohen’s safe at 674 West Chester Avenue Bronx and stole 67 loose diamonds 24 diamond rings 24 watches plus cash and customer repairs valued at $5000. Police photographed finger prints as clues.
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New York
Jacob E. Cohen
West Chester Avenue
Bronx
Cohen
Forecast for Boston and Washington Weather
Fair conditions for Boston and vicinity with warmer temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday. Moderate southerly to westerly winds. Forecast from Washington notes fair skies in England with warmer trend Tuesday and Wednesday, winds moderate from the southwest.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
England
Weather snapshot and pale yacht triumph noted
Yesterday's temperatures ranged from 59 to 74 with a high near 61 and a low around 59. Average temperature yesterday was 69 with a year ago value of 67. Early notes mention fair weather a year ago and Yacht America winning the International Cup at Cowes, England.
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Thompson's Spa
America
Cowes
Eng
Beattie Smiles At Wife Murder Charge
Chesterfield Court House Va Aug 21 Henry Clay Beattie Jr today faced his murder trial for killing his wife during a motor ride. He appeared cheerful as jurors were selected amid national attention and sensational expected testimony from Beulah Binford 17 mother of his child.
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Chesterfield Court House
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Beulah Binford
Beattie
Evelyn Thaw
Stanford White
Miss Binford
Jury seeks pardon for Captain Hains in murder case
Jurors who convicted Captain Peter C. Hains of the Bayside yacht club murder petition Governor Dix for clemency. Hains, serving eight to 16 years in Sing Sing, had jurors recall their mercy as they note provocation. Aaron Bearman said he gathered signatures with help from Hains’ brother and spoke with jurors who expressed sympathy for the captain and his aging parents.
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New York
Peter C. Hains
William EB. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Long Island
Dix
Hains
Sing Sing
Annis
Brooklyn
Aaron Bearman
Bearman
T. Jenkins Hains
Astor Madeleine Force Rumor Denied in New York
A dispatch from Robbins Island Peconic Bay says rumors of a wedding between Colonel John Jacob Astor and Miss Madeleine Force were denied.
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New York
Robbins Island
Peconic Bay
John Jacob, Astor
Madeleine Force
Rumor of Astor Force Marriage Denied by Cleric
The Rev Dr Wasson says he did not unite Colonel Astor and Miss Force by marriage. A Robbins Island rumor and a Fairfield Conn report claimed plans for a wedding in Fairfield. The Glover home was named as a possible venue while Mrs Force and her daughter Katherine stayed there after the Astor yacht Noma left Newport.
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Wasson
Mattituck
Colonel Astor
Miss Force
Robbins Island
Fairfield
Conn
Congress Plans Early Adjournment This Afternoon
Congress will adjourn at 3 today as the Democratic majority wraps up work. Lawmakers acted on the Payne Aldrich Bill revision efforts and pressed to finish the session promptly.
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Congress
Special Session's Work at a Glance
The extra session enacted reciprocity reapportionment statehood for Arizona and New Mexico and campaigned before elections. Taft vetoed woolen free list tariff revision and statehood until judges recalled. Senate 3344 bills House 14066 messages 17 arbitration and loan treaties failed. Session April 4 to Aug 22 121 days adjourned 3pm tomorrow.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Taft
Senate
House
France
Great Britain
Honduras
Nicaragua
Congress Near Adjournment Amid Veto Shakeup and Debates
The House and Senate prepared for adjournment with a three member House and three member Senate committee to notify the President that Congress is ready to adjourn. President Taft’s veto of the cotton bill was ready for presentation, with Underwood directing its referral to the Ways and Means Committee. A caucus set adjournment terms, while the Senate delayed until noon tomorrow. A later night session saw Mann filibuster to block a rules change, then allow a Taylor system inquiry to proceed.
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Senate
Congress
Representatives Underwood
Alabama
Dixon
Indiana
Ways and Means
Mann
Illinois
Taft
Underwood
Ways ‘and Means
Sherman
White House
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Taylor
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