McDermott Denies Brewers Campaign Pay Claims
Illinois representative J. T. McDermott testifies before the House lobby committee denying charges of a $2000 brewer’s payment in 1910. He admits borrowing large sums from pawn broker George Horning and says Mulhall McMichael allegations are unfounded. He confirms a $500 brewer contribution was for friendship and recalls Burns affidavits to Samuel Gompers.
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Washington
J. T. McDermott
Illinois
House Lobby Committee
M. M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
I. H. McMichael
House
Brewers’ Association
George D. Horning
Mulhall
McMichael
Brewers
McDermott
Burns
Samuel Gompers
Muhall
Harold F. McCormick
I W Cunningham & Sons Win NH State College Building Contract
The contract for the new $80,000 science building at New Hampshire State College was awarded to I W Cunningham & Sons of Portland Maine. James H Ritchie of Boston will direct the project with work to be rushed for occupancy at the 1914 college year start.
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Durham
N. H
I. W. Cunningham & Sons
Portland
New Hampshire State College
James H. Ritchie
Boston
Chauffeur Dies Pinioned as Auto Unplunges Near Montpelier
An automobile carrying Mrs. W. G. Ross of Montreal and passengers from Bretton Woods to Burlington plunged down an embankment near Montpelier Vermont. Chauffeur Oliver Gendreau was killed when the car overturned twice and pinned him under the wreckage. Mrs Ross suffered a broken leg and ankle while James Van Wagoner of New York had internal injuries. Mrs Alice Ross was lightly hurt.
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Montpelier
W. G. Ross
Montreal
Oliver Gendreau
Ross
James van Wagoner
New York
van Wagoner
Alice Ross
Bretton Woods
N. H
Burlington
Gendreau
Czar Declares He Favors Peace
Emperor Nicholas I I sends telegram to Queen Wilhelmina congratulating The Hague Peace Palace inauguration. He expresses hope the palace will advance peace efforts and form a new bond between nations.
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Czar
ST. Peterburg
Nicholas
Wilhelmina
the Hague
Maid Guilty of Stealing Jewels in Lynn Case
Miss Sarah Childs housemaid was found guilty by Judge Stevens in Lynn Court of stealing nearly $2000 worth of clothing and jewelry from Mrs Edmund J Phelan of 43 Bassett Street Lynn She was sentenced to one year with probation at the women's reformatory.
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Sarah Childs
Edmund J. Phelan
Bassett Street
Lynn
Stevens
Women’s Reformatory
Haldane predicts Ireland home rule soon during New York visit
Viscount Haldane, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, arriving on the Lusitania for a five day visit, tells American reporters that Irish home rule should be an accomplished fact soon. He praises US intellectual growth, discusses suffrage limits, war relations, and US legal system, and visits West Point and Albany before Montreal.
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New York
Viscount Haldane
Great Britain
Cardinal Wolsey
France
Lusitania
Canada
England
Supreme Court of the
United States
American Bar Association
Association
Montreal
C. A. Severance of
St. Paul
West Point
Albany
Lord Haldane
Germany
Ireland
Ulster
Marshall
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
William Randall Cremer Bust Unveiled at Peace Palace
In The Hague on August 29 a ceremony unveiled a bust of Sir William Randall Cremer in the Hall of Justice at the new Peace Palace. The event drew a large demonstration in support of the peace movement. Cremer originated inter parliamentary conferences, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and served 37 years as secretary of the International Arbitration League.
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the Hague
Andrew Carnegie
William Randall Cremer
Carnegie lauds peace crusade and German progress
The crowd heard Andrew Carnegie praise world peace and the abolition of war at a ceremony attended by leaders of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and related groups. He urged cooperation among leading powers, noted Germany's peaceful reign, and urged Americans to invite Teutonic nations to seek peaceful seas.
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Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
The
International Arbitration League and
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Cremer
Germany
Grand Duke Alexander Arrives Incognito at Newport
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch of Russia arrives in Newport Rhode Island incognito to visit shipyards and army posts as a guest of Mrs. John Astor. He is 38, a vice admiral in the navy and a cousin of Czar Nicholas.
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Newport
R. I
Alexander Michaelovitch
Russia
John Astor
George Bakhmetoff
Alexander
Nicholas
Xenia
Grand Duke
Navy
Bulgaria to Enter Direct Negotiations with Turkey
After an eight hour cabinet sitting in Sofia on August 29, Bulgaria resolved to enter direct negotiations with Turkey to avert an Ottoman invasion. Officials argued war must be avoided as Bulgaria cannot sustain a fight at present.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Four Wounds On Body Of Slain Man in Unionville
A deceased, well dressed man of indeterminate origin believed to be French or Spanish was found in a northern Unionville lot. The corpse shows severe wounds including throat slashing severed jugular eye gouged out deep breast stab and a bullet to the heart. No identification beyond appearance.
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Unionville
Conn
Mystery Murder Near Unionville Deepens in Foreign Connection
Authorities and state detectives search for three killers in a Unionville murder. A straw hat with Boston address and a New York belt hint at outside involvement. A Hartford trolley conductor saw the victim with three foreigners last Tuesday afternoon. Medical examiner Ripley cites a neck gash as fatal with a rusted razor found nearby. no blood on it. The body, found by a track walker near the Northampton division of the New Haven railroad, lies 30 feet from the tracks. The victim, dead about two days, bled to death from the neck wound. A Swiss watch stopped at 12 34 was found in a pocket. Shoes of a smaller size were found near the body. Sheriff Robotham and State Policeman Flynn lead the inquiry amid signs of a desperate struggle.
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Cczi
Boylston Street
Boston
New York City
Unionville
Hartford
Here
E. M. Ripley
Northampton
New Haven Railroad
Collinsville
George S. Robotham
David Flynn
Indian Guide Accused in Warden Shooting near Jackson
Harry Hilton of Kingsbury, a game warden, was found with a head wound in the woods near Jackson. He regained consciousness briefly at the hospital to accuse an Indian guide of shooting him. Authorities scour the woods searching for the alleged murderer.
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Bingham
Harry Hilton
Kingsbury
Jackson
Cohasset Horse Show Opens With Dominant Turkeys Trot Win
In Cohasset on August 29 Esther Foss and the Governor's daughter teamed in the saddle tandem event to win blue ribbon and first prize. The show benefited the Bonnie Bairns Hospital and featured the popular turkey trot and soda glide.
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Cohasset
Turkey
Sodiy
Esther Foss
Bonnie Bairns Hospital
Girls Sweep at Horse Show Amid Rainy Day Crowd
Miss Helen Foss won saddle horses riding Cinderella owned by Fred C. Rennex. Glorious Vanity air, owned by Miss Jean Lawson, bought in England for 20000 dollars, won high steppers. Eight year old Richard Dixon drove a Shetland pony to win small ponies. Boston society attended the Henry M Whitney estate despite rain and fog as 12 classes ran with 12 postponed. Notables present included Mrs. James Fuller Lord and Misses Helen Foss and Esther Foss.
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Miss Foss
Helen Foss
Cinderella
Fred C. Rennex
Vanity Air
Jean Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
England
Richard Dixon
Boston
Henry M. Whitney
James Fuller Lord
Sidney Taber
Jeannette Chappell
Dorothy Mandell
Gertrude Sylvester
Hugh Bancroft
Helen
Esther Foss
Philip Cabot
E. B. Bayley
Howard F. Chappell
Lyneham
Crocker
J. Pennington Gardiner
Arthur Williams, Jr
Sydney M. Williams
H. K. Bartow
Edward Emerson
P. G. H. Bennet
D. W. Gilbert
Williams
Charles Mason
A. H. Fitch
E. 8S. Burns
A. H. Lovesy
Horse Show Results Include Numerous Local Winners
The listing records class by class winners from a carriage and pony show. Names include John J. Dickson and Miss Ruth Wilbur in various pony and carriage divisions, Beatrice Smith, R. F. Bolles, Jeannette Chappell, and others winning in classes 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 and 11 with horses and ponies such as Glorious Vanity Fair Brown Betty and Turkey Trot. No entries were noted in class 12 half mile.
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Piedmont
John J. Dickson
Ruth Wilbur
Black Eagle
John J. Dixon
Betty
Jessie Bancroft
Jacy
Chester
Beatrice Smith
Perfection
R. F. Bolles
Sir Percy
Jeannette Chappell
Vanity Fair
Jean Lawson
Sidney Taber
Cigarette
Dr. Reid
Riverview Farm
C. Griggs
Marcus
Jack Sprat
Hugh Bancroft
Frank Donoven
Marie
Sparkle
Charles Mason
Cleopatra
Josephs
Sylvester
Brown Betty
Dorothy Mandell
Joseph
William W. Hobbs
Esther Foss
Joseph &. Sylvester
Barbette
Juno
Miss Gertrude Bradlee
Charlton on Voyage for Genoa in Murder Case
Porter Charlton, extradited from the United States to face a murder charge in Italy, continued the voyage to Genoa aboard the Re D Italia guarded by two Italian military police. He stayed in his cabin and refused to see anyone, accompanied by Captain Procaccini, who notes Charlton’s behavior may reflect genuine cynicism as he is examined for motive.
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Naples
Porter Charlton
United States
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Genoa
Lake Como
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Francis Lynde Stetson
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