Roosevelt Slapped By Party as Sherman Chosen Temporary Chairman
In New York on August 16 the New York State Republican Committee chose Vice President Sherman over Col. Theodore Roosevelt to serve as temporary chairman of the state convention at Saratoga on September 27. The decision reflected Barnes Woodruff faction support and followed Roosevelt's previous primary defeats in Albany.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
New York State Republican Committee
Sherman
Saratoga
Roosevelt
Barnes-Woodruff
Hughes
Albany
Republican State Committee
Lloyd ©. Griscom
Jr. Sherman
Grissom
Widow of Civil War Hero Lacks Pension and Comforts
In New York an aged widow of Brigadier General George W. Von Schack lives in a sparsely furnished room near a luxury building. After an 82 year old Civil War hero, he left a small life policy and no pension due to lack of divorce documentation. The widow laments poverty and requests help from pension authorities.
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New York
George W. von. Schack
Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg
von Schack
Washington
Mass Meeting at Industrial Club planned for Frontier invasion
A large crowd of Cheyenne citizens will meet tonight at the Industrial Club to perfect plans for an invasion of Denver next Saturday and Sunday by Frontier boosters. All invited to attend to help arrange the event and attract the largest possible turnout to the Colorado capital.
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Tonkhit
Chévenine
Denver
Frontier
Colorado
Man wins aerial race against birds in Amiens cross-country event
Amiens France August 16 The first race pitting nature against production saw Le Blanc in a Farman biplane fly fifty miles to Amiens as 47 carrier pigeons from Doual were released. The plane outpaced the birds and arrived ahead of the flock, with pigeons finishing minutes later and Le Gagneaux following after a longer flight.
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Amiens
France
Doual
le Blanc
Farman
Amieng
le Gagneaux
All Veniremen Are Dismissed In Browne Trial
Chicago August 16 Judge Kersteau dismissed the panel of seventy one veniremen in the Browne election case. Nearly all said they had been approached about service as jurors and were ordered to report for further investigation. One venireman joked he would stick with Browne till hell froze over.
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Chicago
Kersteau
Lee O'Neil Browne
Iinole
Wriberg
United States
William Lorimer
Wayman
Venlreman
Browne
Fifteen Japanese Plead Guilty in West Seventeenth Street Gamble
Fifteen of eighteen Japanese arrested last week at a West Seventeenth street gambling hall pleaded guilty yesterday. Each received an $18 fine, totaling $595. the remaining three defendants were discharged.
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Bruner
West Seventeenth Street
Santa Fe executive James Hurley dies suddenly
James B Hurley general manager of the Santa Fe Railroad dies in Carlsbad from heart disease age not given. His son Harlow Hurley learned of the death at the Trans Mississippi golf tournament and rushed to Las Vegas to join his mother and sister. Hurley had been in poor health but his death was unexpected.
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James Hurley
Santa FE
Denver
Noel
James
Hurley
The
Carlsbad
Edeath
Harlow Hurley
Country Club
Las Vegas
Talbot Home Ransacked in Estate Case Turmoil
Unknown intruders struck the Talbot residence at the corner of Twenty seventh and Snyder yesterday afternoon ransacking every room in search of papers affecting the estate of Major Talbot. Mrs Talbot, summoned to her attorney General John Charles Thompson, learned of the break in upon return two hours later.
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John Talbot
Twenty-seventh
Snyder
Robbers Steal Thousands From Pullman Passengers
In Belleville Kansas on a westbound Rock Island train No 7 two men robbed sleeping passengers in the middle of the night and escaped with several thousand dollars in cash negotiable papers jewelry and clothing. Police from Leavenworth aided by Kansas and Nebraska towns pursue suspects with private detectives on the case but no arrests yet.
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Denver
Leaver
Kansas
Nebraska
Rock Island and
Pullman Company
Pullman
Rock Island
Belleville
Kanes
Freight Trains Collide Near Grand Junction Injuring Three
Two Rio Grande freight trains collided head on near Woodside about 2 am injuring three men from Grand Junction. Engineer Frank Mush and engineer Harry Lopas were hurt, Lopas severely with two broken ribs and a crushed arm. A wreck crew cleared the track after the crash caused by orders being disregarded and the westbound train not waiting at Green River.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Rio Grande
Woodside
Frank P. Mush
Harry Lopas
Lloyd Smith
Lopas
Green River
Cannon Not Ousted as Speaker Says He Will Recontest
Chicago August 16 Speaker Joseph G Cannon vows to run for speaker again after a potential retirement. He denounces insurgents and defends his record with the Republican majority, saying he expects re election to congress and will remain in opposition only to forced removal. He criticizes the so called insurgents and defends protections for states and industries.
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Congress
Chicago
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Beverly
Aunon
Taft
Capartel Binjorey
Aldrich
Hale
Man arrested at pen door seeks murder confession
Columbus Ohio August 16 Charles Clayton alias Riley Price arrested at the penitentiary door while receiving discharge after four years for horse stealing. He confesses to killing his sweetheart Anna Wilmore in Heaton Ith in 1901 by beating her with a club and concealing her body in a well. He says he later led a life of crime.
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Columbus, O
Charles Clayton
Riley Price
Clayton
Anna Wilmore
Heaton
Ith
Wilmore
Plan to Exhibit Farm Products in Western Campaign
E R Kelly of the Union Pacche passenger department in Onisha Nebraska arranged farm product exhibits for a western advertising campaign. He contracted with the Land and Securities company to supply exhibits from the state and to gather crop samples for shipment to Omaha. The Union Pacific will exhibit products in Des Moines Chicago and St Paul for national stock show purposes.
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E.R. Kelly
Union Pachee Passenger Department
Onisha
Omaha
Union Pacific Company
Chicago
Cheyenne Council Authorizes Temporary Dams and Sign removals
The Cheyenne city council approved building temporary dams on North and South Crow creeks to redirect water into new lines to be completed in two months. It also ordered removal of signs obstructing sidewalks and authorized water use concessions for Cheyenne Securities Co at a rate of 1 per year for years, plus sidewalk repairs and a potential filtration plant study. Alderman Henderson opposed the concessions.
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Cheyenne
Poliee
Carnegiebrary
Cheyenne Securities Company
Central Avenue
Sixteenth Streets
Henderson
CC. C. Carlisle
Martin
Counel
Round Top
Crow Creeks
Murders and personal crisis reports rise in United States
Washington reports show murders increasing and personal crisis reports climbing due to insanity says Dr. J H Kellogg superintendent of a Battle Creek sanatorium. He cites 10 000 murders last year and 17 000 personal crises with a 60 percent seven year rise.
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Washington
United States
J. H. Kellogg
Battle Creek
Mich
India
Gaynor
Prowdott E Kinley
Kellogg
Midlonagies
Tula
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Rufus Gaynor
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Talbot
Pam
Yumote
Theoe
William Ef. Taft
House of Representatives
Wyoming
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