Taft as Real Issue in Wisconsin Senate Fight
Madteon Wis Aug 22 President Taft’s record becomes a campaign issue as supporters of La Follette resist efforts to defeat the insurgent senator. Backed by administration influence and Chicago jackpot funds, foes admit no chance to stop Bob La Follette from seeking the Republican nomination.
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United States
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Bate
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Warner not a candidate for reelection in Missouri
Washington August 22 Senator Warner of Missouri tonight formally announced he will not seek another term. His health is described as poor and he will retire from public life.
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Lapert Marksman Arrives in Cheyenne for Frontier
Frontier week events bring Captain Hardy the famed revolver expert to Cheyenne yesterday as he renews old ties. In New Orleans cables confirm Manexqua fell with no resistance and insurgent forces seized control, per Madriz aging consul's latest dispatches.
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Susie the chimp talks and understands English
New York Aug 22 Prof Richard L Garner ANthropologist returns with Sussey a seven month old ape from Africa after seven years in a bamboo hut with two servants and wild companions He says chimps can distinguish colors and around twenty words in a growing vocabulary and may soon speak a language humans can understand
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Forest fires rage across western states kill hundreds
Helena dispatch reports vast wildfires burning in western Montana eastern Idaho Washington and Oregon with hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Officials fear the death toll may exceed 300 as firefighters struggle amid floods and blocked canyons. hundreds of firemen are missing or dead and roads rail lines and rail service workers are trapped or missing.
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Yelowstone Nations Park
Wyoming family feud ends in fatal shooting at home
In Upton Wyoming on August 22 W J Mc Comis shot and killed his son in law George Brock at the latter's home near town. Brock had killed Charlie Minter years earlier and was regarded as dangerous. McComis surrendered after the shooting, the feud having long fueled the tragedy. Brock leaves a wife and one child.
Mere Babies in Cradle Get Drug Habit
New York reports babies in cradles developing drug habits from paregoric laudanum and other household remedies. The board plans local legislation to ban sale of dangerous drugs except by prescription. President Leberle warns mothers keep paregoric on hand, fearing pain prompts dosage and drugging.
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Gorle Bolle
Horns ae Horns ae Chicago Cadets Seek Imagined Minister
Chicago Cadets pursue a youth who claimed a calling to preach. police and church officials investigate a reported religious vocation that attracted attention in the city. local observers note confusion about the claimant’s beliefs and intent.
Boy Discovers Spiritual Call Drives West to Preach Indians
In Chiefo Aug 22 detectives trace missing boy Joseph E. Gubbard age about 15 who left Dorchester with deep religious zeal. The Rev P D H O Regan says Joseph believed his life mission was to go west and preach to the Indians. No further clues found as cadets search. He planned to study for a college and leave Boston for the West.
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Wyoming Population Growth Signals Regional Shift
The article notes a projected rise in Wyoming’s population amid broader western growth. It highlights limited gains in states like Washington and Oregon, while California and Nevada see varied shifts. Manufacturing centers in the West and Pacific states influence migration, with notable activity in Idaho, Montana, and Utah, shaping the overall demographic trend.
Washington Statue Presented by Virginia to France
A bronze bust of Washington from Virginia was dedicated at Versailles in the presence of the French minister of war General Jun and the French ambassador to the United States. Robert and Mrs. Bacon attended. The statue, Houdon’s Washington, formerly in Richmond, Va, was gifted to the French republic with Lafayette among the distinguished attendees.
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Youth Walks With Friends After Forty-Eight Day Fast
Denver reports Rowland Miller, a young civil engineer, entering his forty-eighth day of total fasting to cure chronic distress. Physicians say he is in good condition and stronger, with only a lean appearance and water intake since July 6. He plans to continue until genuine hunger returns, without a set end date.
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Pedestrian Beats Weston’s Great Record In Walk
Sacramento July 22 John Enole aged 69 arrived after a long walk from New York to San Francisco. He completed the journey in seventy eight walking days and has been on the road eighty nine days in total. Emula, three years younger than Edward Raynon Weaton, expects to deliver a letter from Mayor Gaynor of New York to Mayor McCarthy of San Francisco next Tuesday evening.
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Remains of Prank Hogan Sent to Denver
The remains of Frauke Hogan who died of typhoid fever Saturday will be sent to Denver on an early train this morning.
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Confession of Pirate Romantic Story on Steamer Hold Up
The Buckman steamer near San Francisco was hijacked by two ex sailors. One pirate, George Washington Wise, is jailed. the other, French West, fled after killing Captain B. Bo Wood. Wise’s confession details a midnight bridge assault and a chaotic escape, with West missing overboard.
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Frontier celebration opens with auto race today in Cheyenne
Cheyenne welcomes Frontier Days visitors as an estimated 2000 strangers arrive, rising to 4000 by tomorrow. Accommodations headquarters at the depot report heavy lodging demand with 14 nights listed this week. The 200 mile automobile race, not officially part of the celebration, proceeds this afternoon under the Cheyenne Motor Club with prudent spectator checks.
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