Roosevelt Rides 30 Miles Across Wyoming Plains
Theodore Roosevelt spent the day in Wyoming riding wiry cow ponies and an auto to reconnect with cowboys he knew 27 years ago. He visited Senator Warren’s sheep ranch and returned to Cheyenne, where crowds greeted him after attending church and greeting locals. Bets circulated on whether the colonel would complete the entire journey.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Theodore Roosevelt
Plains
Wyoming
Senator Warren
Colonel Roosevelt
First Congregational Church
Cavalryman Rides Three-Horse Relay Across Plains
A cavalryman described as riding three spirited horses like a cavalryman completed a long plains ride. He said he enjoyed every minute and felt no stiffness. Accompanied by Lt Thompkins of Fort D. A. Trussell and ranchmen Van Tassle and Nat Baker, they cantered and paused to chat with cow punchers along the way.
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Thompkins
Fort D. A
Taft Defends Payne Tariff and Republican Unity
President Taft defends the Payne tariff as a step in the right direction and urges campaign education. He praises Republican Congress for historic levels of useful legislation and calls for harmony while denying immediate broad tariff revision. New York report notes GOP unity ahead of campaign.
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Congress
New York
Taft
William B. McKinley
Republican Congressional Committee
West
President Signs Tariff Bill Defends Measure Amid Defects
The president signed the tariff bill and issued a memorandum defending the measures while admitting its imperfections. He called attention to the creation of related administrative steps and suggested corrective actions in due course.
Baseball and skating notes from early league play
The item notes American and National league betting leaders with Cobb, Lajoie and Wagner gaining prominence. It mentions the Chicago White Sox with Lord and McConnell due today and records for Boston clubs. It also records Harness horses ready for Rendville opening day, and reports the death of ex-champion skater McCormick with Johnny Mack introducing a new trick at an athletic meet.
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Chicago White Sox
Lord and McConnell
Boston
Rendville
Johnny Mack
Kater
McCormick
Twelve Drownings Reported In Sunday Accidents
Twelve drownings occurred across New England in 24 hours from bathing and boating accidents. In Warren Rhode Island five picnic party members drowned when a boat capsized. eight others were rescued. Revere Beach saw George N. Hallett die in waves near shore. Sydney Jones and his son perished in a canoe upset at Katahdin Iron Works Maine.
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New England
Warren
R. I
Revere Beach
George N. Hallett
Katahdin
Five Die in Back-to-Back Drownings at Warren Rhode Island
Aug. 28 Two drown ing accidents cost five lives and eight rescues. Two men a woman and two children died in the first incident just after 5 PM and the second later in the evening claimed four more lives. Several rescues were dramatic with some victims revived after exhaustion.
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Warren
R. I
Sail Vessel Alone for 48 Hours in Thick Fog
James Slocumb navigated the Wilfred I. Snow singlehanded for two days through fogs and storms off Point le Preaux before bringing the schooner into Digby Nova Scotia. The crew set trawls and left Slocumb aboard to man the wheel as seas washed over the vessel. He lashed himself to the wheel and endured nearly 48 hours without food.
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Digby
N. S
James Slocumb
Wilfred I
Point le Preaux
Cook Slocumb
Slocumb
Woman Hid Jewels in Hat Arrest Smuggling Case
New York August 28 customs officials say Mrs L Reymonds Adriance of Poughkeepsie N Y socially prominent will be summoned to appear at the customs house to answer why she should not be arrested for smuggling a 16000 pearl necklace found hidden in her hat after a search of her person aboard the White Star liner Baltic. Adriance who arrived today failed to mention the dutiable goods in her declaration according to inspectors.
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New York
Burdett College Opens Fall Session in Boston
The college highlights modern teaching and equipment, plus active graduate placement. Seats are being taken for the fall session starting Tuesday September sixth at 18 Boylston Street Boston.
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Burdett College
Boylston Street
Boston
Aviators Prepare Squantum Field Amid Airship Ambitions
Horace F. Kearny, leading aviator for W. Starling Burgess, seeks ground flight clearance at Squantum. The field’s main hangar nears completion as Curtiss and Farman machines, including the Wright and Vendome models, converge for the first practice sessions.
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Harvard Aviation Field
Squantum
Horace F. Kearny
W. Starling Burgess
Marblehead
Charles J. Glidden
Kearny
Charley Taft
Mr. Burgess
Mr. Kearny
Glidden
Curtiss
Glenn H. Curtiss
Jias
England
Cunard
Boston
Farman
Clifford B. Harmon
Long Island Sound
Wright
S N Brown at 84 plans marriage to Boston widow
Samuel Newman Brown 84, vice president at Fairbanks Scale and director in many firms, has decided to marry again. His bride will be Mrs. Charlotte Thompson Bradford, a well known Boston widow active in club and society circles.
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Swampscott
Samuel Newman Brown
Fairbanks Scale Company
Charlotte Thompson Bradford
Boston
Wealthy Bostonman Brown Sets Romance With Mrs Bradford
Mr Brown a noted state figure and real estate owner announces a romance at the Ocean House where he met Mrs Bradford a Brockton widow and guest for the season. With limited family ties the pair form a bond of shared loneliness as their story unfolds across the hotel pages.
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Mr. Brown
Boston
Marblehead
Ocean Slouse
Mrs. Bradford
Ocean House
Joel Bradford
Brockton
Mrs French’s Revealing Copper War Claims Endorsement
Thomas W. Lawson vouched for Mrs. Lilian Hobart French’s disclosures about F Augustus Sleinze and the Amalgamated Heinze copper war. Lawson confirms her statements and notes surprise at her factual knowledge. She asserts Heinze was paid 12 million dollars to settle the conflict.
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Lillian Hobart French
F. Augustus Sleinze
Thomas W. Lawson
Mr. Lawson
Mrs. French
Heinze
Remarkable Woman Behind Heinze Downfall Rumor Spreads
Statements claim a beautiful Standard Oil employee accessed Heinze fortunes and fed secrets to Standard Oil causing his fall from power. The unnamed red haired operative allegedly influenced rivals, lobbied for senators, and quieted a major international scandal, according to Mr. Lawson who declined to name her.
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Amereica
Rogers
Standard
Broadway
United States
Mr. Lawson
Standard Oil
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