Narragansett Club Raid Sparks Fashionable Fainting Scene
A Narragansett social hotspot was raided by Constable Cross and five deputies early Sunday. About 100 people were arrested or detained, including thirty society women who fainted amid a dramatic confrontation with armed officers. One officer was struck during the scuffle as police removed those present.
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Naragansett Pler
Narragansett Club
John G. Crosa
John
J. Hannan
Hannan
Randolph
Cross
James
Y. Ivins
Willian M. Ivins
New York
John J. Cummings
Iving
Constable Cross
T. J. McKenna
Narragansett
William Be Arnold
Kansas City Banker's Threat When Divorce Rumors Emerge
In New York Aug 8 Jerem Lillis Kansas City banker denies marrying Mrs Cudahy amid divorce reports. Jack Cudahy plans to sue for divorce and custody of four children after the March Kansas City incident where the banker was found with Mrs Cudahy. Mrs Cudahy insists she would risk life for her children as her case heads to court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tillis
Kansas City
Jack Cudahy
Cudahy
East Thirty-sixth Street
Millions Buried in Great Lakes
Captain Ellis J. Holland of San Francisco estimates $12,000,000 in wealth lies sunk in the Great Lakes. He notes iron copper steel and machinery cargoes from thousands of wrecks since 1878 to 1898, about 6,000 vessels wrecked and 1,100 total losses, with many cargos at the lake bottoms awaiting future salvage.
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Washington
Aug
Ellis J. Holland
San Francisco
Great Lakes
Woman Who Betrayed Wendling Demands Reward
Myra Cora Maena of Hume Missouri betrayed Joseph Wendling, accused of Alma Kellner murder in Louisville, to Louisville police, then left Kansas City bound for Louisville with captors. Notes tied to Wendling triggered a nationwide effort, with a reward totaling about 96000. Maena urged officers to keep him away, while Wendling smiled aboard the Pullman car under guard.
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Kansas City
Aug
Myra
Cora Maena
Murimer
Hume
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Louisville
Kansas Ciy
Wendling
Loulavilles
France
Inspector Carney
Major Lindsey
Loulavile Police
Mia
Muena
Spector Hoyle
Griffin
Kangas City
Congult
Carney
Wead- Mig
Rawarda
Congressman's Solicited Money From McMurray Charged
Jake L Hamon testified before a congressional investigation alleging Oklahoma Congressman Creager solicited loans from McMurray related to an Indian lands sale bill. Indians testified they signed McMurray contracts due to government delays, hoping for fast cash. Creager said he applied for a $4000 loan from the state school fund in Washington but was denied.
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Congress
Hamon
McMurray
Creager
Stendh
Alttorney
Parke Anderson
Eid
Muskogee
Aug
Ifamon
Washington
Nominations Plan Defeated in New York Convention Debate
In Beverly Massachusetts on August . Timothy L. Woodruff Republican state chairman of New York announces after meeting with President Taft that a compromise on primary legislation ends Hughes plan for direct nominations. Leaders reject abolishing the convention system and Roosevelt and Taft show no intent to press their own plan.
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Beverly
Mass
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York
Taft
Hughes
Woodruff
Roongvelt
Runaway Teen Killed on Freight Train Near Solon
An unknown boy about sixteen was killed near Solon when he fell under the wheels of an eastbound Union Pacific freight train while riding the rails. His body was crushed beyond recognition. Coroner’s jury summoned for inquest.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Union Pacific
Solon
Mum Is The Work Teddy Advises Politicians
The document traces Theodore Roosevelt's post Africa return and active involvement in Republican party maneuvers from June to mid July. It notes declarations on campaign strategy, urging Governor Hughes, aligning with Pinchot, opposing Taft while Ballinger remained, and clashes with figures like Wadsworth and Woodruff as Roosevelt sought influence over the 1909 party slate.
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New York
Ake
Roosevelt
Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Hughes
Elt
Drdeva
Cobb
Soldier Fights Girl Rescuer at Port Slocum
Peter Harvey, a young army private at Port Slocum on Long Island Sound, lies delirious in a fort cell after attempting suicide by drowning. He owes his life to Anna Moran, a 20 year old girl who rescued him yesterday during the struggle in the waters of Long Island Sound. The recruit had swum a mile from the fort toward Glen Island seeking escape from desertion punishment.
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New York
Peter Harvey
Port Slocum
Long Island Sound
Taving
Anna Moran
Long Ialand Sound
Arvey
Glen Island
New Colorado Line Crosses Eddy Street To Carey Avenue
Construction advances on the Colorado & Southern plan to connect its yards with Burlington. Track laying pivots from Snyder to Carey avenue with work delayed by the Bealer & Weltz saloon and the three story Recker hotel. Superintendent John Dwyer oversees the project as Union Pacific faces no current opposition.
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Colorado & Southern
Eddy Street
Carey Avenue
Snyder
Bent
O'Neil
Thomas
Colorado Railroad Company
Burlington
Union Pacific
Bealer & Weltz Saloon
Recker
Capitol Avenue
Aviators Set Record in France 489 Mile Cross Country Flight
Paris aviators and eight contestants completed the first day of a 489 mile race from Troyes through Nancy and Charleville to Troyes with high hopes for the second stage. American pilot Hubert Latham faltered in Paris then attempted to rejoin, landing near Dyoux after an hour and a half.
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al Parks
Les Molineaux
Troyes
Nancy
Mesires
Charleville
Dowal
Amens
de Hutte
Colle
Dyoux
Pars
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