Remarkable attempt to beat U S customs appears
Washington reports reveal an eight week probe into a conspicuous customs fraud case involving Mrs Emily Rockwell Crane Chadbourne daughter of Crane Manufacturing president and Mrs Jack Gardner of Boston. They imported nearly 100000 dollars of art objects as household goods misvalued at 8000 dollars. Penalties x70 000 already paid and Gardner faces 80000 more. Likely federal indictments follow.
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Washington
United States
Chicago
Boston
Lang
Emily Rockwell Crane Chadbourne
North Shore
Richard T. Crane
Crane Manufacturing Company
Jack Gardner
Crane
Explosion Injures Thirteen in Detroit River Work
In Detroit today thirteen men were seriously injured and six probably fatally when dynamite exploded under the vessel Destroyer in the Livingston tunnel. The charge had been left by night workers and detonated when day crews arrived, unaware of its existence.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
Livingston
Minnesota's Johnson to Aid Bryan in Nebraska
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota will travel to Nebraska to help carry the state for Bryan. The Minnesota executive says arrangements are being completed for his statewide campaign support.
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John A. Johnson
Bryan
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Minnesota
Baldwin Balloon Is Accepted by Government
General James Allen, head of the signal corps, formally accepted Captain Baldwin's dirigible balloon last night, transferring it to the United States. The machine is not expected to be on site until tomorrow.
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Washington
Jas. Allen
Signal Corps
Captain Baldwin
United States
Miners Die In Devastating Explosion. Rescue Efforts Falter
Vienna reports twenty bodies recovered after a mine blast. Rescuers were forced back by flames as dawn broke, ending hopes for saving the 65 miners still trapped.
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London
Vienna
Motive Reported in Divorce Suit Tied to Yacht Club Killing
Boston aug 19 a possible motive for the Bay Side Yacht club killing of William Annis by Captain Hains Jr may lie in Mrs Hains divorce filing served august 10 She charged her husband with sensational conduct and demanded a public hearing Also a Colorado real estate ad appears in the text.
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Boston
William Annis
Bay Side Yacht Club
Hains Jr
Canon City Welcomes Colorado Editorial Association Visit
The Canon City chamber of commerce and local business men hosted Colorado editors and their wives for a mid summer meeting. Editors praised Canon City’s attractions including apple orchards soda springs bathing pool and cement walks. The visit strengthened regional ties and promoted Canon City at the mouth of the Royal Gorge for years to come.
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Pueblo
Canon City
Jocel Newspapers
Business Men’s Association
Colorado Editorial Association
Chamber of Commerce of
Royal Gorge
Trinidad Chronicle News
Springfield miners refuse to work with negroes amid riot fears
In Springfield Illinois white miners at Woodside and Tuxhorn coal mines stop work citing fear of armed black workers after recent riots. About 500 employees with 150 African Americans, union leaders say no mine clashes yet and promise full operation soon while an examining panel weighs the issue.
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Springfield
Ill
Woodside
Tuxhorn
Clarke
United Mine Workers
Clark
For Sale and Trade Notices in The Record
For sale a fine large brick home with good condition. rent a steel safety box at Fremont County Bank for 2 to 3 dollars yearly. Trade offer on an improved fruit ranch of six acres. Also a pumping device for irrigation available through Isaac Ulrich of Canon City. Listing by H. B. McCreary.
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Fremont
H. B. McCreary
Isaac Ulrich
Canon City
Unrest at Springfield Coal Mines Sparks Racial Tension
A committee spent the day quizzing both Black and white workers over warlike preparations near Springfield shafts. White workers demand that every Black man be searched at mine mouths before descending. Disturbance reportedly centered in Tuxhorn and Woodside mines among about 6,000 miners within ten miles, of which 10 percent are Black.
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Tuxhorn
Woodside
Springfield
Official Call for Republican Convention in Fremont County
Official notice from Canon City Colorado dated August 19 1908 calling a Fremont County Republican convention to meet September 5 1908 at 2 pm in the county courthouse to select 29 delegates for the state convention in Denver on September 10 1908 and to report caucus results and hold primaries on September 1 1908. Includes delegate apportionment by precinct and a brief note on local caucus recommendations and a medical advertisement for eye ear nose and throat services by Dr Sapero at Cloud hotel August 28 and 29 with free consultation.
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Canon City
Colo
Country Central Committee
Republican Party
Fremont County
Colorado
Court House
Denver
Buchtel
Board of County Commissioners
Sapero
the &J. Cloud Hotel
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